Fedora Multi-Core Scaling
Multi-core scaling performance examination under Fedora 14 64-bit.


Fedora 14: 1 Core: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7 970 @ 2.67GHz (1 Core), Motherboard: ASRock X58 Super, Chipset: Intel 5520/5500/X58 + ICH10R, Memory: 3072MB, Disk: 320GB Seagate ST3320620AS, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX, Audio: Realtek ALC889A, Monitor: DELL S2409W

	OS: Fedora release 14 (Laughlin), Kernel: 2.6.35.6-45.fc14.x86_64 (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 2.32.0, Display Server: X Server 1.9.0, Display Driver: nouveau 0.0.16, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 7.9, Compiler: GCC 4.5.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Fedora 14: 2 Cores: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7 970 @ 2.67GHz (2 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock X58 Super, Chipset: Intel 5520/5500/X58 + ICH10R, Memory: 3072MB, Disk: 320GB Seagate ST3320620AS, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX, Audio: Realtek ALC889A, Monitor: DELL S2409W

	OS: Fedora release 14 (Laughlin), Kernel: 2.6.35.6-45.fc14.x86_64 (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 2.32.0, Display Server: X Server 1.9.0, Display Driver: nouveau 0.0.16, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 7.9, Compiler: GCC 4.5.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Fedora 14: 3 Cores: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7 970 @ 2.67GHz (3 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock X58 Super, Chipset: Intel 5520/5500/X58 + ICH10R, Memory: 3072MB, Disk: 320GB Seagate ST3320620AS, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX, Audio: Realtek ALC889A, Monitor: DELL S2409W

	OS: Fedora release 14 (Laughlin), Kernel: 2.6.35.6-45.fc14.x86_64 (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 2.32.0, Display Server: X Server 1.9.0, Display Driver: nouveau 0.0.16, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 7.9, Compiler: GCC 4.5.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Fedora 14: 4 Cores: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7 970 @ 2.67GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock X58 Super, Chipset: Intel 5520/5500/X58 + ICH10R, Memory: 3072MB, Disk: 320GB Seagate ST3320620AS, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX, Audio: Realtek ALC889A, Monitor: DELL S2409W

	OS: Fedora release 14 (Laughlin), Kernel: 2.6.35.6-45.fc14.x86_64 (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 2.32.0, Display Server: X Server 1.9.0, Display Driver: nouveau 0.0.16, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 7.9, Compiler: GCC 4.5.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Fedora 14: 6 Cores: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7 970 @ 2.67GHz (6 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock X58 Super, Chipset: Intel 5520/5500/X58 + ICH10R, Memory: 3072MB, Disk: 320GB Seagate ST3320620AS, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX, Audio: Realtek ALC889A, Monitor: DELL S2409W

	OS: Fedora release 14 (Laughlin), Kernel: 2.6.35.6-45.fc14.x86_64 (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 2.32.0, Display Server: X Server 1.9.0, Display Driver: nouveau 0.0.16, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 7.9, Compiler: GCC 4.5.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Fedora 14: 6 Cores + HT: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7 970 @ 2.67GHz (12 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock X58 Super, Chipset: Intel 5520/5500/X58 + ICH10R, Memory: 3072MB, Disk: 320GB Seagate ST3320620AS, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX, Audio: Realtek ALC889A, Monitor: DELL S2409W

	OS: Fedora release 14 (Laughlin), Kernel: 2.6.35.6-45.fc14.x86_64 (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 2.32.0, Display Server: X Server 1.9.0, Display Driver: nouveau 0.0.16, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 7.9, Compiler: GCC 4.5.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080


Timed Apache Compilation 2.2.17
Time To Compile
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Fedora 14: 1 Core ....... 43.80 |==============================================
Fedora 14: 2 Cores ...... 23.74 |=========================
Fedora 14: 3 Cores ...... 15.11 |================
Fedora 14: 4 Cores ...... 12.57 |=============
Fedora 14: 6 Cores ...... 10.29 |===========
Fedora 14: 6 Cores + HT . 9.76  |==========


Timed PHP Compilation 5.2.9
Time To Compile
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Fedora 14: 1 Core ....... 58.45 |==============================================
Fedora 14: 2 Cores ...... 29.92 |========================
Fedora 14: 3 Cores ...... 13.17 |==========
Fedora 14: 4 Cores ...... 10.59 |========
Fedora 14: 6 Cores ...... 8.06  |======
Fedora 14: 6 Cores + HT . 7.21  |======


C-Ray 1.1
Total Time
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Fedora 14: 1 Core ....... 364.94 |=============================================
Fedora 14: 2 Cores ...... 182.46 |======================
Fedora 14: 3 Cores ...... 121.69 |===============
Fedora 14: 4 Cores ...... 91.29  |===========
Fedora 14: 6 Cores ...... 60.94  |========
Fedora 14: 6 Cores + HT . 57.71  |=======


7-Zip Compression 9.13
Compress Speed Test
MIPS > Higher Is Better
Fedora 14: 1 Core ....... 2492  |=======
Fedora 14: 2 Cores ...... 3891  |===========
Fedora 14: 3 Cores ...... 3985  |===========
Fedora 14: 4 Cores ...... 7838  |======================
Fedora 14: 6 Cores ...... 11520 |=================================
Fedora 14: 6 Cores + HT . 16243 |==============================================


GraphicsMagick 1.3.12
Operation: HWB Color Space
Iterations Per Minute > Higher Is Better
Fedora 14: 1 Core ....... 55 |=============================
Fedora 14: 2 Cores ...... 73 |======================================
Fedora 14: 3 Cores ...... 82 |===========================================
Fedora 14: 4 Cores ...... 87 |==============================================
Fedora 14: 6 Cores ...... 93 |=================================================
Fedora 14: 6 Cores + HT . 91 |================================================


GraphicsMagick 1.3.12
Operation: Blur
Iterations Per Minute > Higher Is Better
Fedora 14: 1 Core ....... 25 |==================
Fedora 14: 2 Cores ...... 39 |============================
Fedora 14: 3 Cores ...... 48 |===================================
Fedora 14: 4 Cores ...... 54 |=======================================
Fedora 14: 6 Cores ...... 62 |=============================================
Fedora 14: 6 Cores + HT . 68 |=================================================


GraphicsMagick 1.3.12
Operation: Local Adaptive Thresholding
Iterations Per Minute > Higher Is Better
Fedora 14: 1 Core ....... 10 |=========
Fedora 14: 2 Cores ...... 18 |=================
Fedora 14: 3 Cores ...... 24 |======================
Fedora 14: 4 Cores ...... 30 |============================
Fedora 14: 6 Cores ...... 39 |====================================
Fedora 14: 6 Cores + HT . 53 |=================================================


GraphicsMagick 1.3.12
Operation: Resizing
Iterations Per Minute > Higher Is Better
Fedora 14: 1 Core ....... 33 |===================
Fedora 14: 2 Cores ...... 51 |==============================
Fedora 14: 3 Cores ...... 61 |====================================
Fedora 14: 4 Cores ...... 69 |=========================================
Fedora 14: 6 Cores ...... 78 |==============================================
Fedora 14: 6 Cores + HT . 83 |=================================================


GraphicsMagick 1.3.12
Operation: Sharpen
Iterations Per Minute > Higher Is Better
Fedora 14: 1 Core ....... 9  |========
Fedora 14: 2 Cores ...... 17 |================
Fedora 14: 3 Cores ...... 23 |=====================
Fedora 14: 4 Cores ...... 29 |===========================
Fedora 14: 6 Cores ...... 38 |===================================
Fedora 14: 6 Cores + HT . 53 |=================================================


Timed HMMer Search 2.3.2
Pfam Database Search
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Fedora 14: 1 Core ....... 90.98 |==============================================
Fedora 14: 2 Cores ...... 46.31 |=======================
Fedora 14: 3 Cores ...... 31.64 |================
Fedora 14: 4 Cores ...... 24.32 |============
Fedora 14: 6 Cores ...... 17.39 |=========
Fedora 14: 6 Cores + HT . 16.49 |========


NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3
Test / Class: BT.A
Total Mop/s > Higher Is Better
Fedora 14: 1 Core ....... 1894.35 |=========
Fedora 14: 2 Cores ...... 3748.11 |=================
Fedora 14: 3 Cores ...... 5444.19 |=========================
Fedora 14: 4 Cores ...... 7006.04 |================================
Fedora 14: 6 Cores ...... 9685.16 |============================================
Fedora 14: 6 Cores + HT . 9491.15 |===========================================


NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3
Test / Class: FT.B
Total Mop/s > Higher Is Better
Fedora 14: 1 Core ....... 900.15  |=========
Fedora 14: 2 Cores ...... 1759.87 |==================
Fedora 14: 3 Cores ...... 2562.23 |==========================
Fedora 14: 4 Cores ...... 3325.12 |==================================
Fedora 14: 6 Cores ...... 4364.13 |============================================
Fedora 14: 6 Cores + HT . 4058.65 |=========================================


NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3
Test / Class: LU.A
Total Mop/s > Higher Is Better
Fedora 14: 1 Core ....... 1491.78 |========
Fedora 14: 2 Cores ...... 3141.59 |================
Fedora 14: 3 Cores ...... 4521.16 |=======================
Fedora 14: 4 Cores ...... 5776.18 |=============================
Fedora 14: 6 Cores ...... 7930.60 |========================================
Fedora 14: 6 Cores + HT . 8676.05 |============================================


NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3
Test / Class: MG.B
Total Mop/s > Higher Is Better
Fedora 14: 1 Core ....... 888.43  |=========
Fedora 14: 2 Cores ...... 1805.48 |==================
Fedora 14: 3 Cores ...... 2639.76 |==========================
Fedora 14: 4 Cores ...... 3451.17 |===================================
Fedora 14: 6 Cores ...... 4383.56 |============================================
Fedora 14: 6 Cores + HT . 4327.53 |===========================================


NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3
Test / Class: UA.A
Total Mop/s > Higher Is Better
Fedora 14: 1 Core ....... 7.65  |=========
Fedora 14: 2 Cores ...... 14.97 |=================
Fedora 14: 3 Cores ...... 21.17 |========================
Fedora 14: 4 Cores ...... 26.69 |==============================
Fedora 14: 6 Cores ...... 35.80 |========================================
Fedora 14: 6 Cores + HT . 40.79 |==============================================