Scaling Bulldozer, Gulftown, Sandy, Shanghai

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 (Gulftown and Sandy Bridge) for a future article on Phoronix.com. Also results from a dual AMD Opteron 2384 (Shanghai) workstation. All systems were running Ubuntu 11.10 x86_64 with a patched Linux 3.1 kernel that supports the IC aliasing fix for AMD Family 15 (Bulldozer) CPUs while other hardware is untouched.

HTML result view exported from: https://openbenchmarking.org/result/1110227-AR-AMDSCAL0184.

ProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioMonitorNetworkOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerDisplay DriverOpenGLCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionIntel Core i7 990XIntel Core i7 2630QMIntel Core i5 2500K2 x AMD Opteron 2384AMD FX-8150 1 Thread 2 Threads 4 Threads 6 Threads 8 Threads 12 Threads 1 Thread 2 Threads 4 Threads 6 Threads 8 Threads 1 Thread 2 Threads 4 Threads 1 Thread 2 Threads 4 Threads 6 Threads 8 Threads 1 Thread 2 Threads 4 Threads 6 Threads 8 ThreadsIntel Core i7 990X @ 3.47GHz (1 Core)MSI X58M (MS-7593) v1.0Intel 5520/5500/X58 + ICH10R3072MB160GB Western Digital WD1600JS-00MAMD Radeon HD 4870Realtek ALC889VA2431Realtek RTL8111/8168BUbuntu 11.103.1.0-rc10-ic-aliasing-patch+ (x86_64)Unity 4.22.0X Server 1.10.4radeon 6.14.992.1 Mesa 7.11 Gallium 0.4GCC 4.6.1ext41920x1080Intel Core i7 990X @ 3.47GHz (2 Cores)Intel Core i7 990X @ 3.47GHz (4 Cores)Intel Core i7 990X @ 3.47GHz (6 Cores)Intel Core i7 990X @ 3.47GHz (8 Cores)Intel Core i7 990X @ 3.47GHz (12 Cores)Intel Core i7-2630QM @ 2.00GHz (1 Core)Compal PBL21Intel 2nd Generation Core Family8192MB128GB Super Talent STT_FTM28G225HNVIDIA GeForce GT 555M (672/900MHz)Realtek ALC259Realtek RTL8111/8168B + Atheros AR9285 Wirelessnouveau 0.0.162.1 Mesa 7.11Intel Core i7-2630QM @ 2.00GHz (2 Cores)Intel Core i7-2630QM @ 2.00GHz (4 Cores)Intel Core i7-2630QM @ 2.00GHz (6 Cores)Intel Core i7-2630QM @ 2.00GHz (8 Cores)Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.30GHz (1 Core)SAPPHIRE Pure Black P67 Hydra3072MB500GB Western Digital WD5000AAKX-0AMD Radeon HD 6000 1024MBRealtek ALC892DELL P2210HMarvell 88E8057 PCI-E GigabitamdIntel Core i5-2500K @ 3.30GHz (2 Cores)Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.30GHz (4 Cores)AMD Opteron 2384 @ 2.70GHz (1 Core)TYAN S2932/S2932-ENVIDIA MCP554096MB165GB Western Digital WD1600YS-01SATI Device 9456ATI R6xx HDMIDELL S2409Wradeon 6.14.992.1 Mesa 7.11 Gallium 0.4AMD Opteron 2384 @ 2.70GHz (2 Cores)AMD Opteron 2384 @ 2.70GHz (4 Cores)2 x AMD Opteron 2384 @ 2.70GHz (6 Cores)2 x AMD Opteron 2384 @ 2.70GHz (8 Cores)AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core @ 3.61GHz (1 Core)ASUS Crosshair V FormulaATI RD890 PCI to PCI bridge8192MB60GB OCZ VERTEX2NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 768MB (675/1800MHz)Realtek ALC889Intel 82583V Gigabit ConnectionNVIDIA 285.05.094.2.0 NVIDIA 285.05.09AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core @ 3.61GHz (2 Cores)AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core @ 3.61GHz (4 Cores)AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core @ 3.61GHz (6 Cores)AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core @ 3.61GHz (8 Cores)OpenBenchmarking.orgSystem Details- Intel Core i7 990X: 1 Thread, Intel Core i7 990X: 2 Threads, Intel Core i7 990X: 4 Threads, Intel Core i7 990X: 6 Threads, Intel Core i7 990X: 8 Threads, Intel Core i7 990X: 12 Threads, 2 x AMD Opteron 2384: 1 Thread, 2 x AMD Opteron 2384: 2 Threads, 2 x AMD Opteron 2384: 4 Threads, 2 x AMD Opteron 2384: 6 Threads, 2 x AMD Opteron 2384: 8 Threads, AMD FX-8150: 1 Thread, AMD FX-8150: 2 Threads, AMD FX-8150: 4 Threads, AMD FX-8150: 6 Threads, AMD FX-8150: 8 Threads: Compiz was running on this system.

c-ray: Total Timesmallpt: Global Illumination Renderer; 100 Samplesgraphics-magick: Local Adaptive Thresholdinggraphics-magick: Sharpencompress-7zip: Compress Speed Testx264: H.264 Video Encodingnpb: BT.Anpb: EP.Bnpb: FT.Bnpb: LU.Anpb: UA.Aclomp: Static OMP SpeedupIntel Core i7 990XIntel Core i7 2630QMIntel Core i5 2500K2 x AMD Opteron 2384AMD FX-8150 1 Thread 2 Threads 4 Threads 6 Threads 8 Threads 12 Threads 1 Thread 2 Threads 4 Threads 6 Threads 8 Threads 1 Thread 2 Threads 4 Threads 1 Thread 2 Threads 4 Threads 6 Threads 8 Threads 1 Thread 2 Threads 4 Threads 6 Threads 8 Threads218.056171615377223.063049.3132.781355.122603.7312.600.98108.963083028744235.335923.6766.472558.064948.3423.091.9354.3515450481417771.1010520.47131.544314.798566.6138.143.4637.56105666417992104.7413910.01198.754991.0610656.8149.214.3649.8310174741936699.8611097.48202.113926.9310081.3942.835.3435.7176929423538127.5213300.45296.253946.8211642.7153.985.45309.177911211280018.612462.3725.491291.742201.909.990.98280.365562020396921.202818.9040.081452.502767.8711.291.74140.612793535786639.265342.9479.842817.375141.5020.293.2494.1618648481116359.477441.65119.383995.757163.9026.824.0773.4015858591308577.989435.31158.544908.939348.3932.064.85195.345551716411726.433655.8736.431822.723135.1013.880.98100.522863129713938.376894.7270.893371.405873.5524.101.8353.1415351481262275.8411547.46133.695816.619931.7535.243.19504.508981314218614.681762.7519.31933.481444.756.190.98251.904492325441921.393366.4338.671766.182722.3610.941.70126.232253842879142.085943.9076.922970.604792.7017.522.9284.2615049541284363.707804.62115.904582.296337.6729.233.2063.3811256631614480.9910718.64154.596261.158908.9038.603.51307.237741613329921.022168.8023.141474.152241.167.620.98188.203892923489627.933558.5443.612110.583512.9212.711.5794.131914740937854.266647.9387.174126.736969.1223.332.5363.0812861551427281.879305.96130.965629.399626.7132.502.5851.34104686517963102.2511208.12162.666573.2711702.0338.562.46OpenBenchmarking.org

C-Ray

Total Time

Intel Core i7 990XIntel Core i7 2630QMIntel Core i5 2500K2 x AMD Opteron 2384AMD FX-8150OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterC-Ray 1.1Total Time1 Thread2 Threads4 Threads6 Threads8 Threads12 Threads110220330440550SE +/- 1.14, N = 3SE +/- 0.55, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.14, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 3.07, N = 3SE +/- 1.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.75, N = 3SE +/- 0.40, N = 3SE +/- 1.04, N = 3SE +/- 1.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.50, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 1.74, N = 3SE +/- 0.64, N = 3SE +/- 0.49, N = 3SE +/- 0.24, N = 3SE +/- 0.19, N = 3SE +/- 1.61, N = 3SE +/- 0.08, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.34, N = 3SE +/- 0.24, N = 3218.05108.9654.3537.5649.8335.71309.17280.36140.6194.1673.40195.34100.5253.14504.50251.90126.2384.2663.38307.23188.2094.1363.0851.34

Smallpt

Global Illumination Renderer; 100 Samples

Intel Core i7 990XIntel Core i7 2630QMIntel Core i5 2500K2 x AMD Opteron 2384AMD FX-8150OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterSmallpt 1.0Global Illumination Renderer; 100 Samples1 Thread2 Threads4 Threads6 Threads8 Threads12 Threads2004006008001000SE +/- 0.88, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 1.15, N = 3SE +/- 1.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 4.80, N = 6SE +/- 0.88, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 2.52, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 6.59, N = 4SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 361730815410510176791556279186158555286153898449225150112774389191128104

GraphicsMagick

Operation: Local Adaptive Thresholding

Intel Core i7 990XIntel Core i7 2630QMIntel Core i5 2500K2 x AMD Opteron 2384AMD FX-8150OpenBenchmarking.orgIterations Per Minute, More Is BetterGraphicsMagick 1.3.12Operation: Local Adaptive Thresholding1 Thread2 Threads4 Threads6 Threads8 Threads12 Threads20406080100SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 1.25, N = 4SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3163050667492122035485817315113233849561629476168

GraphicsMagick

Operation: Sharpen

Intel Core i7 990XIntel Core i7 2630QMIntel Core i5 2500K2 x AMD Opteron 2384AMD FX-8150OpenBenchmarking.orgIterations Per Minute, More Is BetterGraphicsMagick 1.3.12Operation: Sharpen1 Thread2 Threads4 Threads6 Threads8 Threads12 Threads20406080100SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 1.25, N = 4SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3152848647494112035485916294814254254631323405565

7-Zip Compression

Compress Speed Test

Intel Core i7 990XIntel Core i7 2630QMIntel Core i5 2500K2 x AMD Opteron 2384AMD FX-8150OpenBenchmarking.orgMIPS, More Is Better7-Zip Compression 9.13Compress Speed Test1 Thread2 Threads4 Threads6 Threads8 Threads12 Threads5K10K15K20K25KSE +/- 2.73, N = 3SE +/- 16.29, N = 3SE +/- 116.39, N = 3SE +/- 29.19, N = 3SE +/- 32.03, N = 3SE +/- 365.38, N = 6SE +/- 0.88, N = 3SE +/- 1.76, N = 3SE +/- 1.86, N = 3SE +/- 23.07, N = 3SE +/- 97.19, N = 3SE +/- 9.07, N = 3SE +/- 55.83, N = 3SE +/- 25.78, N = 3SE +/- 1.00, N = 3SE +/- 5.70, N = 3SE +/- 19.29, N = 3SE +/- 164.24, N = 3SE +/- 41.58, N = 3SE +/- 4.10, N = 3SE +/- 26.74, N = 3SE +/- 29.08, N = 3SE +/- 132.87, N = 3SE +/- 81.72, N = 337727442141771799219366235382800396978661116313085411771391262221864419879112843161443299489693781427217963

x264

H.264 Video Encoding

Intel Core i7 990XIntel Core i7 2630QMIntel Core i5 2500K2 x AMD Opteron 2384AMD FX-8150OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is Betterx264 2010-11-22H.264 Video Encoding1 Thread2 Threads4 Threads6 Threads8 Threads12 Threads306090120150SE +/- 0.76, N = 6SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 1.28, N = 3SE +/- 3.89, N = 6SE +/- 2.99, N = 6SE +/- 8.42, N = 6SE +/- 0.32, N = 4SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.29, N = 3SE +/- 0.43, N = 3SE +/- 0.41, N = 6SE +/- 0.21, N = 3SE +/- 0.51, N = 3SE +/- 0.28, N = 6SE +/- 0.17, N = 3SE +/- 0.15, N = 3SE +/- 1.20, N = 3SE +/- 1.36, N = 4SE +/- 0.35, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.11, N = 3SE +/- 0.19, N = 3SE +/- 0.69, N = 323.0635.3371.10104.7499.86127.5218.6121.2039.2659.4777.9826.4338.3775.8414.6821.3942.0863.7080.9921.0227.9354.2681.87102.25

NAS Parallel Benchmarks

Test / Class: BT.A

Intel Core i7 990XIntel Core i7 2630QMIntel Core i5 2500K2 x AMD Opteron 2384AMD FX-8150OpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: BT.A1 Thread2 Threads4 Threads6 Threads8 Threads12 Threads3K6K9K12K15KSE +/- 13.07, N = 3SE +/- 7.01, N = 3SE +/- 20.59, N = 3SE +/- 18.83, N = 3SE +/- 17.37, N = 3SE +/- 32.70, N = 3SE +/- 6.88, N = 3SE +/- 2.70, N = 3SE +/- 3.78, N = 3SE +/- 8.02, N = 3SE +/- 29.26, N = 3SE +/- 3.30, N = 3SE +/- 44.59, N = 3SE +/- 46.35, N = 3SE +/- 0.69, N = 3SE +/- 0.65, N = 3SE +/- 3.06, N = 3SE +/- 65.81, N = 3SE +/- 168.09, N = 6SE +/- 1.51, N = 3SE +/- 2.96, N = 3SE +/- 10.33, N = 3SE +/- 18.45, N = 3SE +/- 11.62, N = 33049.315923.6710520.4713910.0111097.4813300.452462.372818.905342.947441.659435.313655.876894.7211547.461762.753366.435943.907804.6210718.642168.803558.546647.939305.9611208.12

NAS Parallel Benchmarks

Test / Class: EP.B

Intel Core i7 990XIntel Core i7 2630QMIntel Core i5 2500K2 x AMD Opteron 2384AMD FX-8150OpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: EP.B1 Thread2 Threads4 Threads6 Threads8 Threads12 Threads60120180240300SE +/- 0.18, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.78, N = 3SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.46, N = 3SE +/- 0.83, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.13, N = 3SE +/- 0.10, N = 3SE +/- 0.14, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.11, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.28, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.11, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.60, N = 332.7866.47131.54198.75202.11296.2525.4940.0879.84119.38158.5436.4370.89133.6919.3138.6776.92115.90154.5923.1443.6187.17130.96162.66

NAS Parallel Benchmarks

Test / Class: FT.B

Intel Core i7 990XIntel Core i7 2630QMIntel Core i5 2500K2 x AMD Opteron 2384AMD FX-8150OpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: FT.B1 Thread2 Threads4 Threads6 Threads8 Threads12 Threads14002800420056007000SE +/- 1.07, N = 3SE +/- 2.30, N = 3SE +/- 3.00, N = 3SE +/- 6.61, N = 3SE +/- 1.41, N = 3SE +/- 3.41, N = 3SE +/- 0.57, N = 3SE +/- 1.13, N = 3SE +/- 0.73, N = 3SE +/- 1.72, N = 3SE +/- 32.89, N = 3SE +/- 0.18, N = 3SE +/- 1.11, N = 3SE +/- 1.42, N = 3SE +/- 1.43, N = 3SE +/- 2.39, N = 3SE +/- 16.14, N = 3SE +/- 5.84, N = 3SE +/- 14.51, N = 3SE +/- 2.87, N = 3SE +/- 24.68, N = 3SE +/- 23.06, N = 3SE +/- 41.04, N = 3SE +/- 36.57, N = 31355.122558.064314.794991.063926.933946.821291.741452.502817.373995.754908.931822.723371.405816.61933.481766.182970.604582.296261.151474.152110.584126.735629.396573.27

NAS Parallel Benchmarks

Test / Class: LU.A

Intel Core i7 990XIntel Core i7 2630QMIntel Core i5 2500K2 x AMD Opteron 2384AMD FX-8150OpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: LU.A1 Thread2 Threads4 Threads6 Threads8 Threads12 Threads3K6K9K12K15KSE +/- 1.44, N = 3SE +/- 17.50, N = 3SE +/- 11.41, N = 3SE +/- 39.73, N = 3SE +/- 102.95, N = 3SE +/- 100.23, N = 3SE +/- 2.57, N = 3SE +/- 10.98, N = 3SE +/- 17.22, N = 3SE +/- 18.63, N = 3SE +/- 30.41, N = 3SE +/- 2.79, N = 3SE +/- 6.66, N = 3SE +/- 22.99, N = 3SE +/- 0.75, N = 3SE +/- 1.34, N = 3SE +/- 3.27, N = 3SE +/- 54.01, N = 3SE +/- 131.43, N = 3SE +/- 4.51, N = 3SE +/- 15.32, N = 3SE +/- 22.67, N = 3SE +/- 45.57, N = 3SE +/- 30.06, N = 32603.734948.348566.6110656.8110081.3911642.712201.902767.875141.507163.909348.393135.105873.559931.751444.752722.364792.706337.678908.902241.163512.926969.129626.7111702.03

NAS Parallel Benchmarks

Test / Class: UA.A

Intel Core i7 990XIntel Core i7 2630QMIntel Core i5 2500K2 x AMD Opteron 2384AMD FX-8150OpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: UA.A1 Thread2 Threads4 Threads6 Threads8 Threads12 Threads1224364860SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.11, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.08, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.11, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.27, N = 3SE +/- 0.77, N = 6SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.17, N = 312.6023.0938.1449.2142.8353.989.9911.2920.2926.8232.0613.8824.1035.246.1910.9417.5229.2338.607.6212.7123.3332.5038.56

CLOMP

Static OMP Speedup

Intel Core i7 990XIntel Core i7 2630QMIntel Core i5 2500K2 x AMD Opteron 2384AMD FX-8150OpenBenchmarking.orgSpeedup, More Is BetterCLOMP 3.3Static OMP Speedup1 Thread2 Threads4 Threads6 Threads8 Threads12 Threads1.22632.45263.67894.90526.1315SE +/- 0.00, N = 5SE +/- 0.01, N = 5SE +/- 0.04, N = 10SE +/- 0.05, N = 5SE +/- 0.06, N = 9SE +/- 0.12, N = 10SE +/- 0.00, N = 5SE +/- 0.01, N = 5SE +/- 0.00, N = 5SE +/- 0.01, N = 5SE +/- 0.02, N = 5SE +/- 0.00, N = 5SE +/- 0.00, N = 5SE +/- 0.00, N = 5SE +/- 0.00, N = 5SE +/- 0.00, N = 5SE +/- 0.03, N = 5SE +/- 0.07, N = 10SE +/- 0.05, N = 10SE +/- 0.00, N = 5SE +/- 0.00, N = 5SE +/- 0.02, N = 5SE +/- 0.02, N = 5SE +/- 0.02, N = 50.981.933.464.365.345.450.981.743.244.074.850.981.833.190.981.702.923.203.510.981.572.532.582.46


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