PC-BSD Multi-Core Scaling
A look at Intel multi-core scaling under PC-BSD/FreeBSD 8.2 on an Intel Gulftown Core i7.


PC-BSD 8.1: 1 Core: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7 970 (1 Core), Motherboard: 111510 RSDT1631, Memory: 3038MB, Disk: 280GB, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX/9800 GTX+ 512MB (675/1100MHz)

	OS: FreeBSD, Kernel: 8.1-RELEASE (x86_64), Desktop: KDE 4.4.5, Display Server: X Server 1.7.5, Display Driver: NVIDIA 256.35, OpenGL: 3.3.0 NVIDIA 256.35, Compiler: GCC 4.5.1, File-System: ufs, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

PC-BSD 8.1: 2 Cores: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7 970 (2 Cores), Motherboard: 111510 RSDT1631, Memory: 3038MB, Disk: 280GB, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX/9800 GTX+ 512MB (675/1100MHz)

	OS: FreeBSD, Kernel: 8.1-RELEASE (x86_64), Desktop: KDE 4.4.5, Display Server: X Server 1.7.5, Display Driver: NVIDIA 256.35, OpenGL: 3.3.0 NVIDIA 256.35, Compiler: GCC 4.5.1, File-System: ufs, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

PC-BSD 8.1: 3 Cores: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7 970 (3 Cores), Motherboard: 111510 RSDT1631, Memory: 3038MB, Disk: 280GB, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX/9800 GTX+ 512MB (675/1100MHz)

	OS: FreeBSD, Kernel: 8.1-RELEASE (x86_64), Desktop: KDE 4.4.5, Display Server: X Server 1.7.5, Display Driver: NVIDIA 256.35, OpenGL: 3.3.0 NVIDIA 256.35, Compiler: GCC 4.5.1, File-System: ufs, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

PC-BSD 8.1: 4 Cores: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7 970 (4 Cores), Motherboard: 111510 RSDT1631, Memory: 3038MB, Disk: 280GB, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX/9800 GTX+ 512MB (675/1100MHz)

	OS: FreeBSD, Kernel: 8.1-RELEASE (x86_64), Desktop: KDE 4.4.5, Display Server: X Server 1.7.5, Display Driver: NVIDIA 256.35, OpenGL: 3.3.0 NVIDIA 256.35, Compiler: GCC 4.5.1, File-System: ufs, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

PC-BSD 8.1: 6 Cores: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7 970 (6 Cores), Motherboard: 111510 RSDT1631, Memory: 3038MB, Disk: 280GB, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX/9800 GTX+ 512MB (675/1100MHz)

	OS: FreeBSD, Kernel: 8.1-RELEASE (x86_64), Desktop: KDE 4.4.5, Display Server: X Server 1.7.5, Display Driver: NVIDIA 256.35, OpenGL: 3.3.0 NVIDIA 256.35, Compiler: GCC 4.5.1, File-System: ufs, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

PC-BSD 8.1: 6 Cores + HT: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7 970 (12 Cores), Motherboard: 111510 RSDT1631, Memory: 3038MB, Disk: 280GB, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX/9800 GTX+ 512MB (675/1100MHz)

	OS: FreeBSD, Kernel: 8.1-RELEASE (x86_64), Desktop: KDE 4.4.5, Display Server: X Server 1.7.5, Display Driver: NVIDIA 256.35, OpenGL: 3.3.0 NVIDIA 256.35, Compiler: GCC 4.5.1, File-System: ufs, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080


Timed PHP Compilation 5.2.9
Time To Compile
Seconds < Lower Is Better
PC-BSD 8.1: 1 Core ....... 86.79 |=============================================
PC-BSD 8.1: 2 Cores ...... 46.80 |========================
PC-BSD 8.1: 3 Cores ...... 45.54 |========================
PC-BSD 8.1: 4 Cores ...... 34.35 |==================
PC-BSD 8.1: 6 Cores ...... 23.68 |============
PC-BSD 8.1: 6 Cores + HT . 22.12 |===========


C-Ray 1.1
Total Time
Seconds < Lower Is Better
PC-BSD 8.1: 1 Core ....... 222.75 |============================================
PC-BSD 8.1: 2 Cores ...... 110.79 |======================
PC-BSD 8.1: 3 Cores ...... 74.41  |===============
PC-BSD 8.1: 4 Cores ...... 55.58  |===========
PC-BSD 8.1: 6 Cores ...... 36.95  |=======
PC-BSD 8.1: 6 Cores + HT . 34.83  |=======


7-Zip Compression 9.13
Compress Speed Test
MIPS > Higher Is Better
PC-BSD 8.1: 1 Core ....... 3923  |========
PC-BSD 8.1: 2 Cores ...... 6281  |=============
PC-BSD 8.1: 3 Cores ...... 6364  |=============
PC-BSD 8.1: 4 Cores ...... 11604 |========================
PC-BSD 8.1: 6 Cores ...... 17829 |====================================
PC-BSD 8.1: 6 Cores + HT . 22129 |=============================================


GraphicsMagick 1.3.12
Operation: HWB Color Space
Iterations Per Minute > Higher Is Better
PC-BSD 8.1: 1 Core ....... 90  |===========================
PC-BSD 8.1: 2 Cores ...... 120 |====================================
PC-BSD 8.1: 3 Cores ...... 116 |===================================
PC-BSD 8.1: 4 Cores ...... 125 |=====================================
PC-BSD 8.1: 6 Cores ...... 153 |==============================================
PC-BSD 8.1: 6 Cores + HT . 158 |===============================================


GraphicsMagick 1.3.12
Operation: Blur
Iterations Per Minute > Higher Is Better
PC-BSD 8.1: 1 Core ....... 40  |================
PC-BSD 8.1: 2 Cores ...... 63  |==========================
PC-BSD 8.1: 3 Cores ...... 63  |==========================
PC-BSD 8.1: 4 Cores ...... 78  |================================
PC-BSD 8.1: 6 Cores ...... 99  |========================================
PC-BSD 8.1: 6 Cores + HT . 116 |===============================================


GraphicsMagick 1.3.12
Operation: Local Adaptive Thresholding
Iterations Per Minute > Higher Is Better
PC-BSD 8.1: 1 Core ....... 16 |=========
PC-BSD 8.1: 2 Cores ...... 29 |===============
PC-BSD 8.1: 3 Cores ...... 30 |================
PC-BSD 8.1: 4 Cores ...... 40 |=====================
PC-BSD 8.1: 6 Cores ...... 64 |==================================
PC-BSD 8.1: 6 Cores + HT . 90 |================================================


GraphicsMagick 1.3.12
Operation: Resizing
Iterations Per Minute > Higher Is Better
PC-BSD 8.1: 1 Core ....... 54  |==================
PC-BSD 8.1: 2 Cores ...... 83  |============================
PC-BSD 8.1: 3 Cores ...... 76  |==========================
PC-BSD 8.1: 4 Cores ...... 88  |==============================
PC-BSD 8.1: 6 Cores ...... 127 |===========================================
PC-BSD 8.1: 6 Cores + HT . 138 |===============================================


GraphicsMagick 1.3.12
Operation: Sharpen
Iterations Per Minute > Higher Is Better
PC-BSD 8.1: 1 Core ....... 15 |========
PC-BSD 8.1: 2 Cores ...... 27 |==============
PC-BSD 8.1: 3 Cores ...... 28 |===============
PC-BSD 8.1: 4 Cores ...... 38 |====================
PC-BSD 8.1: 6 Cores ...... 62 |=================================
PC-BSD 8.1: 6 Cores + HT . 90 |================================================


Timed HMMer Search 2.3.2
Pfam Database Search
Seconds < Lower Is Better
PC-BSD 8.1: 1 Core ....... 58.91 |=============================================
PC-BSD 8.1: 2 Cores ...... 30.37 |=======================
PC-BSD 8.1: 3 Cores ...... 29.62 |=======================
PC-BSD 8.1: 4 Cores ...... 20.41 |================
PC-BSD 8.1: 6 Cores ...... 12.21 |=========
PC-BSD 8.1: 6 Cores + HT . 11.36 |=========


NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3
Test / Class: FT.B
Total Mop/s > Higher Is Better
PC-BSD 8.1: 1 Core ....... 1393.85 |============
PC-BSD 8.1: 2 Cores ...... 2663.40 |=======================
PC-BSD 8.1: 3 Cores ...... 2360.38 |====================
PC-BSD 8.1: 4 Cores ...... 2983.04 |==========================
PC-BSD 8.1: 6 Cores ...... 4975.84 |===========================================
PC-BSD 8.1: 6 Cores + HT . 4144.56 |====================================


NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3
Test / Class: LU.A
Total Mop/s > Higher Is Better
PC-BSD 8.1: 1 Core ....... 2526.20 |============
PC-BSD 8.1: 2 Cores ...... 4607.46 |======================
PC-BSD 8.1: 6 Cores ...... 8931.72 |===========================================
PC-BSD 8.1: 6 Cores + HT . 643.21  |===


NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3
Test / Class: MG.B
Total Mop/s > Higher Is Better
PC-BSD 8.1: 1 Core ....... 1462.71 |=============
PC-BSD 8.1: 2 Cores ...... 2833.01 |=========================
PC-BSD 8.1: 3 Cores ...... 2175.82 |===================
PC-BSD 8.1: 4 Cores ...... 2834.12 |=========================
PC-BSD 8.1: 6 Cores ...... 4926.04 |===========================================
PC-BSD 8.1: 6 Cores + HT . 4242.32 |=====================================