diff --git a/vlib/v/builder/builder.v b/vlib/v/builder/builder.v
index cbc37270b9..6591a02868 100644
--- a/vlib/v/builder/builder.v
+++ b/vlib/v/builder/builder.v
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ mut:
 	out_name_c    string
 	out_name_js   string
 	max_nr_errors int = 100
+	stats_lines   int // size of backend generated source code in lines
+	stats_bytes   int // size of backend generated source code in bytes
 pub mut:
 	module_search_paths []string
 	parsed_files        []ast.File
@@ -283,6 +285,9 @@ pub fn (b &Builder) find_module_path(mod string, fpath string) ?string {
 }
 
 fn (b &Builder) show_total_warns_and_errors_stats() {
+	if b.checker.nr_errors == 0 && b.checker.nr_warnings == 0 && b.checker.nr_notices == 0 {
+		return
+	}
 	if b.pref.is_stats {
 		estring := util.bold(b.checker.nr_errors.str())
 		wstring := util.bold(b.checker.nr_warnings.str())
diff --git a/vlib/v/builder/c.v b/vlib/v/builder/c.v
index 6c28cc697f..3f41365ebb 100644
--- a/vlib/v/builder/c.v
+++ b/vlib/v/builder/c.v
@@ -46,23 +46,8 @@ pub fn (mut b Builder) build_c(v_files []string, out_file string) {
 	f.writeln(output2) or { panic(err) }
 	f.close()
 	if b.pref.is_stats {
-		mut all_v_source_lines, mut all_v_source_bytes := 0, 0
-		for mut pf in b.parsed_files {
-			all_v_source_lines += pf.lines
-			all_v_source_bytes += pf.bytes
-		}
-		mut sall_v_source_lines := all_v_source_lines.str()
-		mut sall_v_source_bytes := all_v_source_bytes.str()
-		mut slines := (output2.count('\n') + 1).str()
-		mut sbytes := output2.len.str()
-		//
-		slines = util.bold('${slines:10s}')
-		sbytes = util.bold('${sbytes:10s}')
-		sall_v_source_lines = util.bold('${sall_v_source_lines:10s}')
-		sall_v_source_bytes = util.bold('${sall_v_source_bytes:10s}')
-		//
-		println('          V source code size: $sall_v_source_lines lines, $sall_v_source_bytes bytes')
-		println('generated C source code size: $slines lines, $sbytes bytes')
+		b.stats_lines = output2.count('\n') + 1
+		b.stats_bytes = output2.len
 	}
 	// os.write_file(out_file, b.gen_c(v_files))
 }
diff --git a/vlib/v/builder/compile.v b/vlib/v/builder/compile.v
index 6d8c5e73e8..05f5e21959 100644
--- a/vlib/v/builder/compile.v
+++ b/vlib/v/builder/compile.v
@@ -45,8 +45,28 @@ pub fn compile(command string, pref &pref.Preferences) {
 		.x64 { b.compile_x64() }
 	}
 	if pref.is_stats {
-		compilation_time := util.bold(sw.elapsed().milliseconds().str())
-		println('compilation took: $compilation_time ms')
+		compilation_time_micros := 1 + sw.elapsed().microseconds()
+		scompilation_time_ms := util.bold('${f64(compilation_time_micros) / 1000.0:6.3f}')
+		mut all_v_source_lines, mut all_v_source_bytes := 0, 0
+		for mut pf in b.parsed_files {
+			all_v_source_lines += pf.lines
+			all_v_source_bytes += pf.bytes
+		}
+		mut sall_v_source_lines := all_v_source_lines.str()
+		mut sall_v_source_bytes := all_v_source_bytes.str()
+		sall_v_source_lines = util.bold('${sall_v_source_lines:10s}')
+		sall_v_source_bytes = util.bold('${sall_v_source_bytes:10s}')
+		println('        V  source  code size: $sall_v_source_lines lines, $sall_v_source_bytes bytes')
+		//
+		mut slines := b.stats_lines.str()
+		mut sbytes := b.stats_bytes.str()
+		slines = util.bold('${slines:10s}')
+		sbytes = util.bold('${sbytes:10s}')
+		println('generated  target  code size: $slines lines, $sbytes bytes')
+		//
+		vlines_per_second := int(1_000_000.0 * f64(all_v_source_lines) / f64(compilation_time_micros))
+		svlines_per_second := util.bold(vlines_per_second.str())
+		println('compilation took: $scompilation_time_ms ms, compilation speed: $svlines_per_second vlines/s')
 	}
 	b.exit_on_invalid_syntax()
 	// running does not require the parsers anymore
diff --git a/vlib/v/builder/js.v b/vlib/v/builder/js.v
index ea5ae26653..f92345fb6d 100644
--- a/vlib/v/builder/js.v
+++ b/vlib/v/builder/js.v
@@ -36,6 +36,10 @@ pub fn (mut b Builder) build_js(v_files []string, out_file string) {
 	output := b.gen_js(v_files)
 	mut f := os.create(out_file) or { panic(err) }
 	f.writeln(output) or { panic(err) }
+	if b.pref.is_stats {
+		b.stats_lines = output.count('\n') + 1
+		b.stats_bytes = output.len
+	}
 	f.close()
 }
 
diff --git a/vlib/v/builder/x64.v b/vlib/v/builder/x64.v
index 4e8accf50a..6e8fb1c817 100644
--- a/vlib/v/builder/x64.v
+++ b/vlib/v/builder/x64.v
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ pub fn (mut b Builder) build_x64(v_files []string, out_file string) {
 		markused.mark_used(mut b.table, b.pref, b.parsed_files)
 	}
 	util.timing_start('x64 GEN')
-	x64.gen(b.parsed_files, b.table, out_file, b.pref)
+	b.stats_lines, b.stats_bytes = x64.gen(b.parsed_files, b.table, out_file, b.pref)
 	util.timing_measure('x64 GEN')
 }
 
diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/x64/elf.v b/vlib/v/gen/x64/elf.v
index ff702d297c..b25b1a0c9b 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/x64/elf.v
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/x64/elf.v
@@ -103,5 +103,7 @@ pub fn (mut g Gen) generate_elf_footer() {
 	os.chmod(g.out_name, 0o775) // make it an executable
 	unsafe { f.write_ptr(g.buf.data, g.buf.len) }
 	f.close()
-	println('\nx64 elf binary has been successfully generated')
+	if g.pref.is_verbose {
+		println('\nx64 elf binary has been successfully generated')
+	}
 }
diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/x64/gen.v b/vlib/v/gen/x64/gen.v
index 60563aceb2..ae7e199b71 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/x64/gen.v
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/x64/gen.v
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ mut:
 	warnings             []errors.Warning
 	syms                 []Symbol
 	relocs               []Reloc
+	nlines               int
 }
 
 // string_addr map[string]i64
@@ -81,7 +82,7 @@ enum Size {
 	_64
 }
 
-pub fn gen(files []ast.File, table &ast.Table, out_name string, pref &pref.Preferences) {
+pub fn gen(files []ast.File, table &ast.Table, out_name string, pref &pref.Preferences) (int, int) {
 	mut g := Gen{
 		table: table
 		sect_header_name_pos: 0
@@ -96,6 +97,7 @@ pub fn gen(files []ast.File, table &ast.Table, out_name string, pref &pref.Prefe
 		g.stmts(file.stmts)
 	}
 	g.generate_elf_footer()
+	return g.nlines, g.buf.len
 }
 
 pub fn (mut g Gen) stmts(stmts []ast.Stmt) {
@@ -272,6 +274,7 @@ fn (mut g Gen) jle(addr i64) {
 }
 
 fn (mut g Gen) println(comment string) {
+	g.nlines++
 	if !g.pref.is_verbose {
 		return
 	}