PC-BSD Multi-Core Scaling

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

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PC-BSD 8.1: 1 Core
February 13 2011
 
PC-BSD 8.1: 2 Cores
February 13 2011
 
PC-BSD 8.1: 3 Cores
February 13 2011
 
PC-BSD 8.1: 4 Cores
February 13 2011
 
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February 13 2011
 
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February 13 2011
 
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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

System Notes: .

PC-BSD 8.1: 2 Cores

Changed Processor to Intel Core i7 970 (2 Cores).

PC-BSD 8.1: 3 Cores

Changed Processor to Intel Core i7 970 (3 Cores).

PC-BSD 8.1: 4 Cores

Changed Processor to Intel Core i7 970 (4 Cores).

PC-BSD 8.1: 6 Cores

Changed Processor to Intel Core i7 970 (6 Cores).

PC-BSD 8.1: 6 Cores + HT

Changed Processor to Intel Core i7 970 (12 Cores).

PC-BSD Multi-Core ScalingOpenBenchmarking.orgPhoronix Test SuiteIntel Core i7 970 (1 Core)Intel Core i7 970 (2 Cores)Intel Core i7 970 (3 Cores)Intel Core i7 970 (4 Cores)Intel Core i7 970 (6 Cores)Intel Core i7 970 (12 Cores)111510 RSDT16313038MB280GBNVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX/9800 GTX+ 512MB (675/1100MHz)FreeBSD8.1-RELEASE (x86_64)KDE 4.4.5X Server 1.7.5NVIDIA 256.353.3.0 NVIDIA 256.35GCC 4.5.1ufs1920x1080ProcessorsMotherboardMemoryDiskGraphicsOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerDisplay DriverOpenGLCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionPC-BSD Multi-Core Scaling BenchmarksSystem Logs- .

build-php: Time To Compilec-ray: Total Timecompress-7zip: Compress Speed Testgraphics-magick: HWB Color Spacegraphics-magick: Blurgraphics-magick: Local Adaptive Thresholdinggraphics-magick: Resizinggraphics-magick: Sharpenhmmer: Pfam Database Searchnpb: FT.Bnpb: LU.Anpb: MG.BPC-BSD 8.1 1 Core 2 Cores 3 Cores 4 Cores 6 Cores 6 Cores + HT86.79222.753923904016541558.911393.852526.201462.7146.80110.7962811206329832730.372663.404607.462833.0145.5474.4163641166330762829.622360.382175.8234.3555.58116041257840883820.412983.042834.1223.6836.951782915399641276212.214975.848931.724926.0422.1234.8322129158116901389011.364144.56643.214242.32OpenBenchmarking.org

Timed PHP Compilation

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterTimed PHP Compilation 5.2.9Time To Compile6 Cores + HT6 Cores4 Cores3 Cores2 Cores1 Core20406080100SE +/- 0.31, N = 3SE +/- 0.36, N = 3SE +/- 0.37, N = 3SE +/- 0.18, N = 3SE +/- 0.29, N = 3SE +/- 0.13, N = 322.1223.6834.3545.5446.8086.79
OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterTimed PHP Compilation 5.2.9Time To Compile6 Cores + HT6 Cores4 Cores3 Cores2 Cores1 Core1632486480Min: 21.58 / Avg: 22.12 / Max: 22.64Min: 23.05 / Avg: 23.68 / Max: 24.31Min: 33.69 / Avg: 34.35 / Max: 34.96Min: 45.32 / Avg: 45.54 / Max: 45.9Min: 46.21 / Avg: 46.8 / Max: 47.1Min: 86.59 / Avg: 86.79 / Max: 87.02

C-Ray

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterC-Ray 1.1Total Time6 Cores + HT6 Cores4 Cores3 Cores2 Cores1 Core50100150200250SE +/- 0.22, N = 3SE +/- 0.26, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.24, N = 3SE +/- 0.27, N = 334.8336.9555.5874.41110.79222.75
OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterC-Ray 1.1Total Time6 Cores + HT6 Cores4 Cores3 Cores2 Cores1 Core4080120160200Min: 34.57 / Avg: 34.83 / Max: 35.28Min: 36.68 / Avg: 36.95 / Max: 37.47Min: 55.51 / Avg: 55.58 / Max: 55.68Min: 74.34 / Avg: 74.41 / Max: 74.53Min: 110.46 / Avg: 110.79 / Max: 111.26Min: 222.42 / Avg: 222.75 / Max: 223.28

7-Zip Compression

OpenBenchmarking.orgMIPS, More Is Better7-Zip Compression 9.13Compress Speed Test6 Cores + HT6 Cores4 Cores3 Cores2 Cores1 Core5K10K15K20K25KSE +/- 445.45, N = 6SE +/- 44.24, N = 3SE +/- 66.02, N = 3SE +/- 14.50, N = 3SE +/- 57.32, N = 3SE +/- 21.00, N = 3221291782911604636462813923
OpenBenchmarking.orgMIPS, More Is Better7-Zip Compression 9.13Compress Speed Test6 Cores + HT6 Cores4 Cores3 Cores2 Cores1 Core4K8K12K16K20KMin: 20946 / Avg: 22129.33 / Max: 23561Min: 17743 / Avg: 17829 / Max: 17890Min: 11475 / Avg: 11604.33 / Max: 11692Min: 6338 / Avg: 6364.33 / Max: 6388Min: 6186 / Avg: 6280.67 / Max: 6384Min: 3881 / Avg: 3923 / Max: 3944

GraphicsMagick

OpenBenchmarking.orgIterations Per Minute, More Is BetterGraphicsMagick 1.3.12Operation: HWB Color Space6 Cores + HT6 Cores4 Cores2 Cores3 Cores1 Core306090120150SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.88, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 315815312512011690
OpenBenchmarking.orgIterations Per Minute, More Is BetterGraphicsMagick 1.3.12Operation: HWB Color Space6 Cores + HT6 Cores4 Cores2 Cores3 Cores1 Core306090120150Min: 157 / Avg: 157.67 / Max: 158Min: 153 / Avg: 153 / Max: 153Min: 125 / Avg: 125.33 / Max: 126Min: 119 / Avg: 119.67 / Max: 120Min: 115 / Avg: 116.33 / Max: 118Min: 89 / Avg: 89.67 / Max: 90

OpenBenchmarking.orgIterations Per Minute, More Is BetterGraphicsMagick 1.3.12Operation: Blur6 Cores + HT6 Cores4 Cores3 Cores2 Cores1 Core306090120150SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 31169978636340
OpenBenchmarking.orgIterations Per Minute, More Is BetterGraphicsMagick 1.3.12Operation: Blur6 Cores + HT6 Cores4 Cores3 Cores2 Cores1 Core20406080100Min: 116 / Avg: 116.33 / Max: 117Min: 99 / Avg: 99.33 / Max: 100Min: 78 / Avg: 78 / Max: 78Min: 63 / Avg: 63 / Max: 63Min: 63 / Avg: 63 / Max: 63Min: 40 / Avg: 40 / Max: 40

OpenBenchmarking.orgIterations Per Minute, More Is BetterGraphicsMagick 1.3.12Operation: Local Adaptive Thresholding6 Cores + HT6 Cores4 Cores3 Cores2 Cores1 Core20406080100SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3906440302916
OpenBenchmarking.orgIterations Per Minute, More Is BetterGraphicsMagick 1.3.12Operation: Local Adaptive Thresholding6 Cores + HT6 Cores4 Cores3 Cores2 Cores1 Core20406080100Min: 90 / Avg: 90 / Max: 90Min: 64 / Avg: 64 / Max: 64Min: 40 / Avg: 40 / Max: 40Min: 29 / Avg: 29.67 / Max: 30Min: 29 / Avg: 29 / Max: 29Min: 16 / Avg: 16 / Max: 16

OpenBenchmarking.orgIterations Per Minute, More Is BetterGraphicsMagick 1.3.12Operation: Resizing6 Cores + HT6 Cores4 Cores2 Cores3 Cores1 Core306090120150SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 313812788837654
OpenBenchmarking.orgIterations Per Minute, More Is BetterGraphicsMagick 1.3.12Operation: Resizing6 Cores + HT6 Cores4 Cores2 Cores3 Cores1 Core306090120150Min: 138 / Avg: 138 / Max: 138Min: 127 / Avg: 127 / Max: 127Min: 88 / Avg: 88.33 / Max: 89Min: 82 / Avg: 82.67 / Max: 83Min: 76 / Avg: 76.33 / Max: 77Min: 54 / Avg: 54 / Max: 54

OpenBenchmarking.orgIterations Per Minute, More Is BetterGraphicsMagick 1.3.12Operation: Sharpen6 Cores + HT6 Cores4 Cores3 Cores2 Cores1 Core20406080100SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3906238282715
OpenBenchmarking.orgIterations Per Minute, More Is BetterGraphicsMagick 1.3.12Operation: Sharpen6 Cores + HT6 Cores4 Cores3 Cores2 Cores1 Core20406080100Min: 90 / Avg: 90 / Max: 90Min: 62 / Avg: 62 / Max: 62Min: 38 / Avg: 38 / Max: 38Min: 28 / Avg: 28 / Max: 28Min: 27 / Avg: 27 / Max: 27Min: 15 / Avg: 15 / Max: 15

Timed HMMer Search

This test searches through the Pfam database of profile hidden markov models. The search finds the domain structure of Drosophila Sevenless protein. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterTimed HMMer Search 2.3.2Pfam Database Search6 Cores + HT6 Cores4 Cores3 Cores2 Cores1 Core1326395265SE +/- 0.49, N = 6SE +/- 0.40, N = 6SE +/- 0.51, N = 6SE +/- 0.51, N = 6SE +/- 0.45, N = 5SE +/- 1.18, N = 311.3612.2120.4129.6230.3758.91
OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterTimed HMMer Search 2.3.2Pfam Database Search6 Cores + HT6 Cores4 Cores3 Cores2 Cores1 Core1224364860Min: 10.82 / Avg: 11.36 / Max: 13.81Min: 11.78 / Avg: 12.21 / Max: 14.2Min: 19.84 / Avg: 20.41 / Max: 22.97Min: 29 / Avg: 29.62 / Max: 32.19Min: 29.76 / Avg: 30.37 / Max: 32.14Min: 57.66 / Avg: 58.91 / Max: 61.26

NAS Parallel Benchmarks

OpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: FT.B6 Cores6 Cores + HT4 Cores2 Cores3 Cores1 Core11002200330044005500SE +/- 4.93, N = 3SE +/- 23.65, N = 3SE +/- 11.38, N = 3SE +/- 1.70, N = 3SE +/- 5.29, N = 3SE +/- 0.22, N = 34975.844144.562983.042663.402360.381393.85
OpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: FT.B6 Cores6 Cores + HT4 Cores2 Cores3 Cores1 Core9001800270036004500Min: 4967.57 / Avg: 4975.84 / Max: 4984.61Min: 4105.58 / Avg: 4144.56 / Max: 4187.25Min: 2961.2 / Avg: 2983.04 / Max: 2999.51Min: 2661.16 / Avg: 2663.4 / Max: 2666.73Min: 2354.03 / Avg: 2360.38 / Max: 2370.88Min: 1393.59 / Avg: 1393.85 / Max: 1394.29

OpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: LU.A6 Cores2 Cores1 Core6 Cores + HT2K4K6K8K10KSE +/- 135.54, N = 3SE +/- 14.09, N = 3SE +/- 1.97, N = 3SE +/- 42.72, N = 68931.724607.462526.20643.21
OpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: LU.A6 Cores2 Cores1 Core6 Cores + HT16003200480064008000Min: 8722.43 / Avg: 8931.72 / Max: 9185.58Min: 4591.83 / Avg: 4607.46 / Max: 4635.58Min: 2522.44 / Avg: 2526.2 / Max: 2529.13Min: 473.03 / Avg: 643.21 / Max: 799.89

OpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: MG.B6 Cores6 Cores + HT4 Cores2 Cores3 Cores1 Core11002200330044005500SE +/- 4.56, N = 3SE +/- 33.70, N = 3SE +/- 2.63, N = 3SE +/- 13.61, N = 3SE +/- 18.15, N = 3SE +/- 3.13, N = 34926.044242.322834.122833.012175.821462.71
OpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: MG.B6 Cores6 Cores + HT4 Cores2 Cores3 Cores1 Core9001800270036004500Min: 4921.47 / Avg: 4926.04 / Max: 4935.15Min: 4186.51 / Avg: 4242.32 / Max: 4302.94Min: 2829.91 / Avg: 2834.12 / Max: 2838.96Min: 2812.75 / Avg: 2833.01 / Max: 2858.88Min: 2139.59 / Avg: 2175.82 / Max: 2195.99Min: 1458.73 / Avg: 1462.71 / Max: 1468.88

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

System Notes: .

Testing initiated at 13 February 2011 14:03 by user phoronix.

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

System Notes: .

Testing initiated at 13 February 2011 14:59 by user phoronix.

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

System Notes: .

Testing initiated at 13 February 2011 15:40 by user phoronix.

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

System Notes: .

Testing initiated at 13 February 2011 16:50 by user phoronix.

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

System Notes: .

Testing initiated at 13 February 2011 17:49 by user phoronix.

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

System Notes: .

Testing initiated at 13 February 2011 18:24 by user phoronix.