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&grs&rdt.

ProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioNetworkMonitorOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerDisplay DriverOpenGLCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionAMD FX-8150Intel Core i7 990XIntel Core i7 2630QM2 x AMD Opteron 2384Intel Core i5 2500K 8 Threads 4 Threads 2 Threads 1 Thread 6 Threads 12 Threads 6 Threads 4 Threads 2 Threads 1 Thread 8 Threads 8 Threads 6 Threads 4 Threads 2 Threads 1 Thread 1 Thread 2 Threads 4 Threads 6 Threads 8 Threads 4 Threads 2 Threads 1 ThreadAMD FX-8150 Eight-Core @ 3.61GHz (8 Cores)ASUS Crosshair V FormulaATI RD890 PCI to PCI bridge8192MB60GB OCZ VERTEX2NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 768MB (675/1800MHz)Realtek ALC889Intel 82583V Gigabit ConnectionUbuntu 11.103.1.0-rc10-ic-aliasing-patch+ (x86_64)Unity 4.22.0X Server 1.10.4NVIDIA 285.05.094.2.0 NVIDIA 285.05.09GCC 4.6.1ext41920x1080AMD 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) v1.0Intel 5520/5500/X58 + ICH10R3072MB160GB Western Digital WD1600JS-00MAMD Radeon HD 4870VA2431Realtek RTL8111/8168Bradeon 6.14.992.1 Mesa 7.11 Gallium 0.4Intel 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)Intel Core i7-2630QM @ 2.00GHz (8 Cores)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 (6 Cores)Intel Core i7-2630QM @ 2.00GHz (4 Cores)Intel Core i7-2630QM @ 2.00GHz (2 Cores)Intel Core i7-2630QM @ 2.00GHz (1 Core)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)Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.30GHz (4 Cores)SAPPHIRE Pure Black P67 HydraIntel 2nd Generation Core Family3072MB500GB 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 (1 Core)OpenBenchmarking.orgSystem Details- AMD FX-8150: 8 Threads, AMD FX-8150: 4 Threads, AMD FX-8150: 2 Threads, AMD FX-8150: 1 Thread, AMD FX-8150: 6 Threads, Intel Core i7 990X: 12 Threads, Intel Core i7 990X: 6 Threads, Intel Core i7 990X: 4 Threads, Intel Core i7 990X: 2 Threads, Intel Core i7 990X: 1 Thread, Intel Core i7 990X: 8 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: Compiz was running on this system.

npb: UA.Ax264: H.264 Video Encodinggraphics-magick: Sharpennpb: LU.Anpb: BT.Agraphics-magick: Local Adaptive Thresholdingnpb: FT.Bclomp: Static OMP Speedupnpb: EP.Bc-ray: Total Timesmallpt: Global Illumination Renderer; 100 Samplescompress-7zip: Compress Speed TestAMD FX-8150Intel Core i7 990XIntel Core i7 2630QM2 x AMD Opteron 2384Intel Core i5 2500K 8 Threads 4 Threads 2 Threads 1 Thread 6 Threads 12 Threads 6 Threads 4 Threads 2 Threads 1 Thread 8 Threads 8 Threads 6 Threads 4 Threads 2 Threads 1 Thread 1 Thread 2 Threads 4 Threads 6 Threads 8 Threads 4 Threads 2 Threads 1 Thread38.56102.256511702.0311208.12686573.272.46162.6651.341041796323.3354.26406969.126647.93474126.732.5387.1794.13191937812.7127.93233512.923558.54292110.581.5743.61188.2038948967.6221.02132241.162168.80161474.150.9823.14307.23774329932.5081.87559626.719305.96615629.392.58130.9663.081281427253.98127.529411642.7113300.45923946.825.45296.2535.71762353849.21104.746410656.8113910.01664991.064.36198.7537.561051799238.1471.10488566.6110520.47504314.793.46131.5454.351541417723.0935.33284948.345923.67302558.061.9366.47108.96308744212.6023.06152603.733049.31161355.120.9832.78218.05617377242.8399.867410081.3911097.48743926.935.34202.1149.831011936632.0677.98599348.399435.31584908.934.85158.5473.401581308526.8259.47487163.907441.65483995.754.07119.3894.161861116320.2939.26355141.505342.94352817.373.2479.84140.61279786611.2921.20202767.872818.90201452.501.7440.08280.3655639699.9918.61112201.902462.37121291.740.9825.49309.1779128006.1914.68141444.751762.7513933.480.9819.31504.50898218610.9421.39252722.363366.43231766.181.7038.67251.90449441917.5242.08424792.705943.90382970.602.9276.92126.23225879129.2363.70546337.677804.62494582.293.20115.9084.261501284338.6080.99638908.9010718.64566261.153.51154.5963.381121614435.2475.84489931.7511547.46515816.613.19133.6953.141531262224.1038.37295873.556894.72313371.401.8370.89100.52286713913.8826.43163135.103655.87171822.720.9836.43195.345554117OpenBenchmarking.org

NAS Parallel Benchmarks

Test / Class: UA.A

AMD FX-8150Intel Core i7 990XIntel Core i7 2630QM2 x AMD Opteron 2384Intel Core i5 2500KOpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: UA.A8 Threads4 Threads2 Threads1 Thread6 Threads12 Threads1224364860SE +/- 0.17, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.11, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.08, N = 3SE +/- 0.11, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.27, N = 3SE +/- 0.77, N = 6SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 338.5623.3312.717.6232.5053.9849.2138.1423.0912.6042.8332.0626.8220.2911.299.996.1910.9417.5229.2338.6035.2424.1013.88

x264

H.264 Video Encoding

AMD FX-8150Intel Core i7 990XIntel Core i7 2630QM2 x AMD Opteron 2384Intel Core i5 2500KOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is Betterx264 2010-11-22H.264 Video Encoding8 Threads4 Threads2 Threads1 Thread6 Threads12 Threads306090120150SE +/- 0.69, N = 3SE +/- 0.11, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.35, N = 3SE +/- 0.19, N = 3SE +/- 8.42, N = 6SE +/- 3.89, N = 6SE +/- 1.28, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.76, N = 6SE +/- 2.99, N = 6SE +/- 0.43, N = 3SE +/- 0.29, N = 3SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.32, N = 4SE +/- 0.28, N = 6SE +/- 0.17, N = 3SE +/- 0.15, N = 3SE +/- 1.20, N = 3SE +/- 1.36, N = 4SE +/- 0.51, N = 3SE +/- 0.21, N = 3SE +/- 0.41, N = 6102.2554.2627.9321.0281.87127.52104.7471.1035.3323.0699.8677.9859.4739.2621.2018.6114.6821.3942.0863.7080.9975.8438.3726.43

GraphicsMagick

Operation: Sharpen

AMD FX-8150Intel Core i7 990XIntel Core i7 2630QM2 x AMD Opteron 2384Intel Core i5 2500KOpenBenchmarking.orgIterations Per Minute, More Is BetterGraphicsMagick 1.3.12Operation: Sharpen8 Threads4 Threads2 Threads1 Thread6 Threads12 Threads20406080100SE +/- 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 +/- 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 = 3654023135594644828157459483520111425425463482916

NAS Parallel Benchmarks

Test / Class: LU.A

AMD FX-8150Intel Core i7 990XIntel Core i7 2630QM2 x AMD Opteron 2384Intel Core i5 2500KOpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: LU.A8 Threads4 Threads2 Threads1 Thread6 Threads12 Threads3K6K9K12K15KSE +/- 30.06, N = 3SE +/- 22.67, N = 3SE +/- 15.32, N = 3SE +/- 4.51, N = 3SE +/- 45.57, N = 3SE +/- 100.23, N = 3SE +/- 39.73, N = 3SE +/- 11.41, N = 3SE +/- 17.50, N = 3SE +/- 1.44, N = 3SE +/- 102.95, N = 3SE +/- 30.41, N = 3SE +/- 18.63, N = 3SE +/- 17.22, N = 3SE +/- 10.98, N = 3SE +/- 2.57, N = 3SE +/- 0.75, N = 3SE +/- 1.34, N = 3SE +/- 3.27, N = 3SE +/- 54.01, N = 3SE +/- 131.43, N = 3SE +/- 22.99, N = 3SE +/- 6.66, N = 3SE +/- 2.79, N = 311702.036969.123512.922241.169626.7111642.7110656.818566.614948.342603.7310081.399348.397163.905141.502767.872201.901444.752722.364792.706337.678908.909931.755873.553135.10

NAS Parallel Benchmarks

Test / Class: BT.A

AMD FX-8150Intel Core i7 990XIntel Core i7 2630QM2 x AMD Opteron 2384Intel Core i5 2500KOpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: BT.A8 Threads4 Threads2 Threads1 Thread6 Threads12 Threads3K6K9K12K15KSE +/- 11.62, N = 3SE +/- 10.33, N = 3SE +/- 2.96, N = 3SE +/- 1.51, N = 3SE +/- 18.45, N = 3SE +/- 32.70, N = 3SE +/- 18.83, N = 3SE +/- 20.59, N = 3SE +/- 7.01, N = 3SE +/- 13.07, N = 3SE +/- 17.37, N = 3SE +/- 29.26, N = 3SE +/- 8.02, N = 3SE +/- 3.78, N = 3SE +/- 2.70, N = 3SE +/- 6.88, N = 3SE +/- 0.69, N = 3SE +/- 0.65, N = 3SE +/- 3.06, N = 3SE +/- 65.81, N = 3SE +/- 168.09, N = 6SE +/- 46.35, N = 3SE +/- 44.59, N = 3SE +/- 3.30, N = 311208.126647.933558.542168.809305.9613300.4513910.0110520.475923.673049.3111097.489435.317441.655342.942818.902462.371762.753366.435943.907804.6210718.6411547.466894.723655.87

GraphicsMagick

Operation: Local Adaptive Thresholding

AMD FX-8150Intel Core i7 990XIntel Core i7 2630QM2 x AMD Opteron 2384Intel Core i5 2500KOpenBenchmarking.orgIterations Per Minute, More Is BetterGraphicsMagick 1.3.12Operation: Local Adaptive Thresholding8 Threads4 Threads2 Threads1 Thread6 Threads12 Threads20406080100SE +/- 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 +/- 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 +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3684729166192665030167458483520121323384956513117

NAS Parallel Benchmarks

Test / Class: FT.B

AMD FX-8150Intel Core i7 990XIntel Core i7 2630QM2 x AMD Opteron 2384Intel Core i5 2500KOpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: FT.B8 Threads4 Threads2 Threads1 Thread6 Threads12 Threads14002800420056007000SE +/- 36.57, N = 3SE +/- 23.06, N = 3SE +/- 24.68, N = 3SE +/- 2.87, N = 3SE +/- 41.04, N = 3SE +/- 3.41, N = 3SE +/- 6.61, N = 3SE +/- 3.00, N = 3SE +/- 2.30, N = 3SE +/- 1.07, N = 3SE +/- 1.41, N = 3SE +/- 32.89, N = 3SE +/- 1.72, N = 3SE +/- 0.73, N = 3SE +/- 1.13, N = 3SE +/- 0.57, N = 3SE +/- 1.43, N = 3SE +/- 2.39, N = 3SE +/- 16.14, N = 3SE +/- 5.84, N = 3SE +/- 14.51, N = 3SE +/- 1.42, N = 3SE +/- 1.11, N = 3SE +/- 0.18, N = 36573.274126.732110.581474.155629.393946.824991.064314.792558.061355.123926.934908.933995.752817.371452.501291.74933.481766.182970.604582.296261.155816.613371.401822.72

CLOMP

Static OMP Speedup

AMD FX-8150Intel Core i7 990XIntel Core i7 2630QM2 x AMD Opteron 2384Intel Core i5 2500KOpenBenchmarking.orgSpeedup, More Is BetterCLOMP 3.3Static OMP Speedup8 Threads4 Threads2 Threads1 Thread6 Threads12 Threads1.22632.45263.67894.90526.1315SE +/- 0.02, N = 5SE +/- 0.02, N = 5SE +/- 0.00, N = 5SE +/- 0.00, N = 5SE +/- 0.02, N = 5SE +/- 0.12, N = 10SE +/- 0.05, N = 5SE +/- 0.04, N = 10SE +/- 0.01, N = 5SE +/- 0.00, N = 5SE +/- 0.06, N = 9SE +/- 0.02, N = 5SE +/- 0.01, N = 5SE +/- 0.00, N = 5SE +/- 0.01, 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 +/- 0.00, N = 52.462.531.570.982.585.454.363.461.930.985.344.854.073.241.740.980.981.702.923.203.513.191.830.98

NAS Parallel Benchmarks

Test / Class: EP.B

AMD FX-8150Intel Core i7 990XIntel Core i7 2630QM2 x AMD Opteron 2384Intel Core i5 2500KOpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: EP.B8 Threads4 Threads2 Threads1 Thread6 Threads12 Threads60120180240300SE +/- 0.60, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.83, N = 3SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.78, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.18, N = 3SE +/- 0.46, N = 3SE +/- 0.14, N = 3SE +/- 0.10, N = 3SE +/- 0.13, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.28, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.11, N = 3SE +/- 0.11, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3162.6687.1743.6123.14130.96296.25198.75131.5466.4732.78202.11158.54119.3879.8440.0825.4919.3138.6776.92115.90154.59133.6970.8936.43

C-Ray

Total Time

AMD FX-8150Intel Core i7 990XIntel Core i7 2630QM2 x AMD Opteron 2384Intel Core i5 2500KOpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterC-Ray 1.1Total Time8 Threads4 Threads2 Threads1 Thread6 Threads12 Threads110220330440550SE +/- 0.24, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.08, N = 3SE +/- 1.61, N = 3SE +/- 0.34, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.14, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.55, N = 3SE +/- 1.14, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 1.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.40, N = 3SE +/- 0.75, N = 3SE +/- 1.09, N = 3SE +/- 3.07, N = 3SE +/- 1.74, N = 3SE +/- 0.64, N = 3SE +/- 0.49, N = 3SE +/- 0.24, N = 3SE +/- 0.19, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.50, N = 3SE +/- 1.05, N = 351.3494.13188.20307.2363.0835.7137.5654.35108.96218.0549.8373.4094.16140.61280.36309.17504.50251.90126.2384.2663.3853.14100.52195.34

Smallpt

Global Illumination Renderer; 100 Samples

AMD FX-8150Intel Core i7 990XIntel Core i7 2630QM2 x AMD Opteron 2384Intel Core i5 2500KOpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterSmallpt 1.0Global Illumination Renderer; 100 Samples8 Threads4 Threads2 Threads1 Thread6 Threads12 Threads2004006008001000SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 6.59, 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 +/- 0.88, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 4.80, N = 6SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 1.00, N = 3SE +/- 1.15, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 2.52, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.88, N = 310419138977412876105154308617101158186279556791898449225150112153286555

7-Zip Compression

Compress Speed Test

AMD FX-8150Intel Core i7 990XIntel Core i7 2630QM2 x AMD Opteron 2384Intel Core i5 2500KOpenBenchmarking.orgMIPS, More Is Better7-Zip Compression 9.13Compress Speed Test8 Threads4 Threads2 Threads1 Thread6 Threads12 Threads5K10K15K20K25KSE +/- 81.72, N = 3SE +/- 29.08, N = 3SE +/- 26.74, N = 3SE +/- 4.10, N = 3SE +/- 132.87, N = 3SE +/- 365.38, N = 6SE +/- 29.19, N = 3SE +/- 116.39, N = 3SE +/- 16.29, N = 3SE +/- 2.73, N = 3SE +/- 32.03, N = 3SE +/- 97.19, N = 3SE +/- 23.07, N = 3SE +/- 1.86, N = 3SE +/- 1.76, N = 3SE +/- 0.88, N = 3SE +/- 1.00, N = 3SE +/- 5.70, N = 3SE +/- 19.29, N = 3SE +/- 164.24, N = 3SE +/- 41.58, N = 3SE +/- 25.78, N = 3SE +/- 55.83, N = 3SE +/- 9.07, N = 317963937848963299142722353817992141777442377219366130851116378663969280021864419879112843161441262271394117


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