AMD Bulldozer vs. Intel Gulftown Scaling Seeing how well the AMD Bulldozer FX-8150 scales under Linux when controlling the core count from the BIOS/UEFI of the ASUS Crosshair V Formula motherboard. Using Linux 3.1 kernel and multi-threaded tests. To be compared to other Intel CPUs for a future article on Phoronix.com.
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Processor Motherboard Chipset Memory Disk Graphics Audio Network Monitor OS Kernel Desktop Display Server Display Driver OpenGL Compiler File-System Screen Resolution AMD FX-8150 Intel Core i7 990X 8 Threads 4 Threads 2 Threads 1 Thread 6 Threads 12 Threads 6 Threads 4 Threads 2 Threads 1 Thread 8 Threads AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core @ 3.61GHz (8 Cores) ASUS Crosshair V Formula ATI RD890 PCI to PCI bridge 8192MB 60GB OCZ VERTEX2 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 768MB (675/1800MHz) Realtek ALC889 Intel 82583V Gigabit Connection Ubuntu 11.10 3.1.0-rc10-ic-aliasing-patch+ (x86_64) Unity 4.22.0 X Server 1.10.4 NVIDIA 285.05.09 4.2.0 NVIDIA 285.05.09 GCC 4.6.1 ext4 1920x1080 AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core @ 3.61GHz (4 Cores) AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core @ 3.61GHz (2 Cores) AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core @ 3.61GHz (1 Core) AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core @ 3.61GHz (6 Cores) Intel Core i7 990X @ 3.47GHz (12 Cores) MSI X58M (MS-7593) v1.0 Intel 5520/5500/X58 + ICH10R 3072MB 160GB Western Digital WD1600JS-00M AMD Radeon HD 4870 VA2431 Realtek RTL8111/8168B radeon 6.14.99 2.1 Mesa 7.11 Gallium 0.4 Intel Core i7 990X @ 3.47GHz (6 Cores) Intel Core i7 990X @ 3.47GHz (4 Cores) Intel Core i7 990X @ 3.47GHz (2 Cores) Intel Core i7 990X @ 3.47GHz (1 Core) Intel Core i7 990X @ 3.47GHz (8 Cores) OpenBenchmarking.org System Details - Compiz was running on this system.
c-ray: Total Time smallpt: Global Illumination Renderer; 100 Samples graphics-magick: Local Adaptive Thresholding graphics-magick: Sharpen compress-7zip: Compress Speed Test x264: H.264 Video Encoding npb: BT.A npb: EP.B npb: FT.B npb: LU.A npb: UA.A clomp: Static OMP Speedup AMD FX-8150 Intel Core i7 990X 8 Threads 4 Threads 2 Threads 1 Thread 6 Threads 12 Threads 6 Threads 4 Threads 2 Threads 1 Thread 8 Threads 51.34 104 68 65 17963 102.25 11208.12 162.66 6573.27 11702.03 38.56 2.46 94.13 191 47 40 9378 54.26 6647.93 87.17 4126.73 6969.12 23.33 2.53 188.20 389 29 23 4896 27.93 3558.54 43.61 2110.58 3512.92 12.71 1.57 307.23 774 16 13 3299 21.02 2168.80 23.14 1474.15 2241.16 7.62 0.98 63.08 128 61 55 14272 81.87 9305.96 130.96 5629.39 9626.71 32.50 2.58 35.71 76 92 94 23538 127.52 13300.45 296.25 3946.82 11642.71 53.98 5.45 37.56 105 66 64 17992 104.74 13910.01 198.75 4991.06 10656.81 49.21 4.36 54.35 154 50 48 14177 71.10 10520.47 131.54 4314.79 8566.61 38.14 3.46 108.96 308 30 28 7442 35.33 5923.67 66.47 2558.06 4948.34 23.09 1.93 218.05 617 16 15 3772 23.06 3049.31 32.78 1355.12 2603.73 12.60 0.98 49.83 101 74 74 19366 99.86 11097.48 202.11 3926.93 10081.39 42.83 5.34 OpenBenchmarking.org
C-Ray Total Time AMD FX-8150 Intel Core i7 990X OpenBenchmarking.org Seconds, Fewer Is Better C-Ray 1.1 Total Time 8 Threads 4 Threads 2 Threads 1 Thread 6 Threads 12 Threads 70 140 210 280 350 SE +/- 0.24, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.08, N = 3 SE +/- 1.61, N = 3 SE +/- 0.34, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.14, N = 3 SE +/- 0.07, N = 3 SE +/- 0.55, N = 3 SE +/- 1.14, N = 3 SE +/- 0.04, N = 3 51.34 94.13 188.20 307.23 63.08 35.71 37.56 54.35 108.96 218.05 49.83
Smallpt Global Illumination Renderer; 100 Samples AMD FX-8150 Intel Core i7 990X OpenBenchmarking.org Seconds, Fewer Is Better Smallpt 1.0 Global Illumination Renderer; 100 Samples 8 Threads 4 Threads 2 Threads 1 Thread 6 Threads 12 Threads 170 340 510 680 850 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.33, N = 3 SE +/- 6.59, N = 4 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.88, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 104 191 389 774 128 76 105 154 308 617 101
GraphicsMagick Operation: Local Adaptive Thresholding AMD FX-8150 Intel Core i7 990X OpenBenchmarking.org Iterations Per Minute, More Is Better GraphicsMagick 1.3.12 Operation: Local Adaptive Thresholding 8 Threads 4 Threads 2 Threads 1 Thread 6 Threads 12 Threads 20 40 60 80 100 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 1.25, N = 4 68 47 29 16 61 92 66 50 30 16 74
GraphicsMagick Operation: Sharpen AMD FX-8150 Intel Core i7 990X OpenBenchmarking.org Iterations Per Minute, More Is Better GraphicsMagick 1.3.12 Operation: Sharpen 8 Threads 4 Threads 2 Threads 1 Thread 6 Threads 12 Threads 20 40 60 80 100 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 1.25, N = 4 65 40 23 13 55 94 64 48 28 15 74
7-Zip Compression Compress Speed Test AMD FX-8150 Intel Core i7 990X OpenBenchmarking.org MIPS, More Is Better 7-Zip Compression 9.13 Compress Speed Test 8 Threads 4 Threads 2 Threads 1 Thread 6 Threads 12 Threads 5K 10K 15K 20K 25K SE +/- 81.72, N = 3 SE +/- 29.08, N = 3 SE +/- 26.74, N = 3 SE +/- 4.10, N = 3 SE +/- 132.87, N = 3 SE +/- 365.38, N = 6 SE +/- 29.19, N = 3 SE +/- 116.39, N = 3 SE +/- 16.29, N = 3 SE +/- 2.73, N = 3 SE +/- 32.03, N = 3 17963 9378 4896 3299 14272 23538 17992 14177 7442 3772 19366
x264 H.264 Video Encoding AMD FX-8150 Intel Core i7 990X OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better x264 2010-11-22 H.264 Video Encoding 8 Threads 4 Threads 2 Threads 1 Thread 6 Threads 12 Threads 30 60 90 120 150 SE +/- 0.69, N = 3 SE +/- 0.11, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.35, N = 3 SE +/- 0.19, N = 3 SE +/- 8.42, N = 6 SE +/- 3.89, N = 6 SE +/- 1.28, N = 3 SE +/- 0.33, N = 3 SE +/- 0.76, N = 6 SE +/- 2.99, N = 6 102.25 54.26 27.93 21.02 81.87 127.52 104.74 71.10 35.33 23.06 99.86
NAS Parallel Benchmarks Test / Class: BT.A AMD FX-8150 Intel Core i7 990X OpenBenchmarking.org Total Mop/s, More Is Better NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3 Test / Class: BT.A 8 Threads 4 Threads 2 Threads 1 Thread 6 Threads 12 Threads 3K 6K 9K 12K 15K SE +/- 11.62, N = 3 SE +/- 10.33, N = 3 SE +/- 2.96, N = 3 SE +/- 1.51, N = 3 SE +/- 18.45, N = 3 SE +/- 32.70, N = 3 SE +/- 18.83, N = 3 SE +/- 20.59, N = 3 SE +/- 7.01, N = 3 SE +/- 13.07, N = 3 SE +/- 17.37, N = 3 11208.12 6647.93 3558.54 2168.80 9305.96 13300.45 13910.01 10520.47 5923.67 3049.31 11097.48
NAS Parallel Benchmarks Test / Class: EP.B AMD FX-8150 Intel Core i7 990X OpenBenchmarking.org Total Mop/s, More Is Better NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3 Test / Class: EP.B 8 Threads 4 Threads 2 Threads 1 Thread 6 Threads 12 Threads 60 120 180 240 300 SE +/- 0.60, N = 3 SE +/- 0.04, N = 3 SE +/- 0.04, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.06, N = 3 SE +/- 0.83, N = 3 SE +/- 0.12, N = 3 SE +/- 0.78, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.18, N = 3 SE +/- 0.46, N = 3 162.66 87.17 43.61 23.14 130.96 296.25 198.75 131.54 66.47 32.78 202.11
NAS Parallel Benchmarks Test / Class: FT.B AMD FX-8150 Intel Core i7 990X OpenBenchmarking.org Total Mop/s, More Is Better NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3 Test / Class: FT.B 8 Threads 4 Threads 2 Threads 1 Thread 6 Threads 12 Threads 1400 2800 4200 5600 7000 SE +/- 36.57, N = 3 SE +/- 23.06, N = 3 SE +/- 24.68, N = 3 SE +/- 2.87, N = 3 SE +/- 41.04, N = 3 SE +/- 3.41, N = 3 SE +/- 6.61, N = 3 SE +/- 3.00, N = 3 SE +/- 2.30, N = 3 SE +/- 1.07, N = 3 SE +/- 1.41, N = 3 6573.27 4126.73 2110.58 1474.15 5629.39 3946.82 4991.06 4314.79 2558.06 1355.12 3926.93
NAS Parallel Benchmarks Test / Class: LU.A AMD FX-8150 Intel Core i7 990X OpenBenchmarking.org Total Mop/s, More Is Better NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3 Test / Class: LU.A 8 Threads 4 Threads 2 Threads 1 Thread 6 Threads 12 Threads 3K 6K 9K 12K 15K SE +/- 30.06, N = 3 SE +/- 22.67, N = 3 SE +/- 15.32, N = 3 SE +/- 4.51, N = 3 SE +/- 45.57, N = 3 SE +/- 100.23, N = 3 SE +/- 39.73, N = 3 SE +/- 11.41, N = 3 SE +/- 17.50, N = 3 SE +/- 1.44, N = 3 SE +/- 102.95, N = 3 11702.03 6969.12 3512.92 2241.16 9626.71 11642.71 10656.81 8566.61 4948.34 2603.73 10081.39
NAS Parallel Benchmarks Test / Class: UA.A AMD FX-8150 Intel Core i7 990X OpenBenchmarking.org Total Mop/s, More Is Better NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3 Test / Class: UA.A 8 Threads 4 Threads 2 Threads 1 Thread 6 Threads 12 Threads 12 24 36 48 60 SE +/- 0.17, N = 3 SE +/- 0.04, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.07, N = 3 SE +/- 0.06, N = 3 SE +/- 0.07, N = 3 SE +/- 0.11, N = 3 SE +/- 0.02, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.08, N = 3 38.56 23.33 12.71 7.62 32.50 53.98 49.21 38.14 23.09 12.60 42.83
CLOMP Static OMP Speedup AMD FX-8150 Intel Core i7 990X OpenBenchmarking.org Speedup, More Is Better CLOMP 3.3 Static OMP Speedup 8 Threads 4 Threads 2 Threads 1 Thread 6 Threads 12 Threads 1.2263 2.4526 3.6789 4.9052 6.1315 SE +/- 0.02, N = 5 SE +/- 0.02, N = 5 SE +/- 0.00, N = 5 SE +/- 0.00, N = 5 SE +/- 0.02, N = 5 SE +/- 0.12, N = 10 SE +/- 0.05, N = 5 SE +/- 0.04, N = 10 SE +/- 0.01, N = 5 SE +/- 0.00, N = 5 SE +/- 0.06, N = 9 2.46 2.53 1.57 0.98 2.58 5.45 4.36 3.46 1.93 0.98 5.34
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