Scientific Linux 6.1 CPU Core Scaling Intel Core i7-3960X Sandy Bridge Extreme Edition multi-core scaling performance under Scientific Linux 6.1 (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.1 derivative) with the Linux 2.6.32 kernel. Testing for a future Phoronix article by Michael Larabel. Scientific Linux 6.1: 1 Core: Processor: Intel Core i7-3960X @ 3.20GHz (1 Core), Motherboard: Intel DX79SI, Chipset: Intel Sandy DMI2, Memory: 4 x 4096 MB DDR3-1600MHz, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 5450 512MB, Audio: Intel Patsburg HD Audio, Monitor: DELL P2210H, Network: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection OS: Scientific 6.1, Kernel: 2.6.32-131.0.15.el6.x86_64 (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 2.28.2, Display Server: X Server 1.7.7, Display Driver: radeon 6.13.0, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 7.10, Compiler: GCC 4.4.5, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Scientific Linux 6.1: 2 Cores: Processor: Intel Core i7-3960X @ 3.20GHz (2 Cores), Motherboard: Intel DX79SI, Chipset: Intel Sandy DMI2, Memory: 4 x 4096 MB DDR3-1600MHz, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 5450 512MB, Audio: Intel Patsburg HD Audio, Monitor: DELL P2210H, Network: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection OS: Scientific 6.1, Kernel: 2.6.32-131.0.15.el6.x86_64 (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 2.28.2, Display Server: X Server 1.7.7, Display Driver: radeon 6.13.0, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 7.10, Compiler: GCC 4.4.5, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Scientific Linux 6.1: 4 Cores: Processor: Intel Core i7-3960X @ 3.20GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: Intel DX79SI, Chipset: Intel Sandy DMI2, Memory: 4 x 4096 MB DDR3-1600MHz, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 5450 512MB, Audio: Intel Patsburg HD Audio, Monitor: DELL P2210H, Network: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection OS: Scientific 6.1, Kernel: 2.6.32-131.0.15.el6.x86_64 (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 2.28.2, Display Server: X Server 1.7.7, Display Driver: radeon 6.13.0, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 7.10, Compiler: GCC 4.4.5, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Scientific Linux 6.1: 6 Cores: Processor: Intel Core i7-3960X @ 3.20GHz (6 Cores), Motherboard: Intel DX79SI, Chipset: Intel Sandy DMI2, Memory: 4 x 4096 MB DDR3-1600MHz, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 5450 512MB, Audio: Intel Patsburg HD Audio, Monitor: DELL P2210H, Network: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection OS: Scientific 6.1, Kernel: 2.6.32-131.0.15.el6.x86_64 (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 2.28.2, Display Server: X Server 1.7.7, Display Driver: radeon 6.13.0, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 7.10, Compiler: GCC 4.4.5, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Scientific Linux 6.1: 12 Cores: Processor: Intel Core i7-3960X @ 3.20GHz (12 Cores), Motherboard: Intel DX79SI, Chipset: Intel Sandy DMI2, Memory: 4 x 4096 MB DDR3-1600MHz, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 5450 512MB, Audio: Intel Patsburg HD Audio, Monitor: DELL P2210H, Network: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection OS: Scientific 6.1, Kernel: 2.6.32-131.0.15.el6.x86_64 (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 2.28.2, Display Server: X Server 1.7.7, Display Driver: radeon 6.13.0, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 7.10, Compiler: GCC 4.4.5, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Apache Benchmark 2.2.17 Static Web Page Serving Requests Per Second > Higher Is Better Scientific Linux 6.1: 1 Core ... 8539.02 |================= Scientific Linux 6.1: 2 Cores .. 11414.04 |====================== Scientific Linux 6.1: 4 Cores .. 16149.92 |=============================== Scientific Linux 6.1: 6 Cores .. 18458.28 |==================================== Scientific Linux 6.1: 12 Cores . 15058.80 |============================= Timed Apache Compilation 2.2.17 Time To Compile Seconds < Lower Is Better Scientific Linux 6.1: 1 Core ... 63.04 |======================================= Scientific Linux 6.1: 2 Cores .. 36.87 |======================= Scientific Linux 6.1: 4 Cores .. 24.64 |=============== Scientific Linux 6.1: 6 Cores .. 21.09 |============= Scientific Linux 6.1: 12 Cores . 20.11 |============ Timed ImageMagick Compilation 6.6.3-4 Time To Compile Seconds < Lower Is Better Scientific Linux 6.1: 1 Core ... 195.69 |====================================== Scientific Linux 6.1: 2 Cores .. 101.84 |==================== Scientific Linux 6.1: 4 Cores .. 56.62 |=========== Scientific Linux 6.1: 6 Cores .. 40.90 |======== Scientific Linux 6.1: 12 Cores . 35.98 |======= Timed Linux Kernel Compilation 3.1 Time To Compile Seconds < Lower Is Better Scientific Linux 6.1: 1 Core ... 430.34 |====================================== Scientific Linux 6.1: 2 Cores .. 219.64 |=================== Scientific Linux 6.1: 4 Cores .. 113.70 |========== Scientific Linux 6.1: 6 Cores .. 78.29 |======= Scientific Linux 6.1: 12 Cores . 64.59 |====== Timed MPlayer Compilation 1.0-rc3 Time To Compile Seconds < Lower Is Better Scientific Linux 6.1: 1 Core ... 190.90 |====================================== Scientific Linux 6.1: 2 Cores .. 98.10 |==================== Scientific Linux 6.1: 4 Cores .. 50.72 |========== Scientific Linux 6.1: 6 Cores .. 37.43 |======= Scientific Linux 6.1: 12 Cores . 34.20 |======= C-Ray 1.1 Total Time Seconds < Lower Is Better Scientific Linux 6.1: 1 Core ... 259.70 |====================================== Scientific Linux 6.1: 2 Cores .. 129.58 |=================== Scientific Linux 6.1: 4 Cores .. 64.71 |========= Scientific Linux 6.1: 6 Cores .. 43.17 |====== Scientific Linux 6.1: 12 Cores . 41.48 |====== CLOMP 3.3 Static OMP Speedup Speedup > Higher Is Better Scientific Linux 6.1: 1 Core ... 0.98 |======= Scientific Linux 6.1: 2 Cores .. 1.87 |============= Scientific Linux 6.1: 4 Cores .. 3.41 |======================== Scientific Linux 6.1: 6 Cores .. 4.29 |============================== Scientific Linux 6.1: 12 Cores . 5.68 |======================================== 7-Zip Compression 9.20.1 Compress Speed Test MIPS > Higher Is Better Scientific Linux 6.1: 1 Core ... 4052 |====== Scientific Linux 6.1: 2 Cores .. 6282 |========= Scientific Linux 6.1: 4 Cores .. 12994 |==================== Scientific Linux 6.1: 6 Cores .. 19157 |============================= Scientific Linux 6.1: 12 Cores . 25862 |======================================= Parallel BZIP2 Compression 1.0.5 256MB File Compression Seconds < Lower Is Better Scientific Linux 6.1: 1 Core ... 44.35 |======================================= Scientific Linux 6.1: 2 Cores .. 22.26 |==================== Scientific Linux 6.1: 4 Cores .. 11.34 |========== Scientific Linux 6.1: 6 Cores .. 7.57 |======= Scientific Linux 6.1: 12 Cores . 6.09 |===== GraphicsMagick 1.3.12 Operation: HWB Color Space Iterations Per Minute > Higher Is Better Scientific Linux 6.1: 1 Core ... 88 |======================= Scientific Linux 6.1: 2 Cores .. 119 |=============================== Scientific Linux 6.1: 4 Cores .. 146 |====================================== Scientific Linux 6.1: 6 Cores .. 158 |========================================= Scientific Linux 6.1: 12 Cores . 151 |======================================= GraphicsMagick 1.3.12 Operation: Blur Iterations Per Minute > Higher Is Better Scientific Linux 6.1: 1 Core ... 38 |============= Scientific Linux 6.1: 2 Cores .. 62 |====================== Scientific Linux 6.1: 4 Cores .. 88 |=============================== Scientific Linux 6.1: 6 Cores .. 103 |==================================== Scientific Linux 6.1: 12 Cores . 116 |========================================= GraphicsMagick 1.3.12 Operation: Local Adaptive Thresholding Iterations Per Minute > Higher Is Better Scientific Linux 6.1: 1 Core ... 15 |======== Scientific Linux 6.1: 2 Cores .. 27 |============== Scientific Linux 6.1: 4 Cores .. 47 |======================== Scientific Linux 6.1: 6 Cores .. 62 |=============================== Scientific Linux 6.1: 12 Cores . 84 |========================================== GraphicsMagick 1.3.12 Operation: Resizing Iterations Per Minute > Higher Is Better Scientific Linux 6.1: 1 Core ... 55 |================ Scientific Linux 6.1: 2 Cores .. 83 |======================== Scientific Linux 6.1: 4 Cores .. 116 |================================== Scientific Linux 6.1: 6 Cores .. 133 |======================================= Scientific Linux 6.1: 12 Cores . 139 |========================================= GraphicsMagick 1.3.12 Operation: Sharpen Iterations Per Minute > Higher Is Better Scientific Linux 6.1: 1 Core ... 14 |======= Scientific Linux 6.1: 2 Cores .. 25 |============ Scientific Linux 6.1: 4 Cores .. 45 |====================== Scientific Linux 6.1: 6 Cores .. 60 |============================== Scientific Linux 6.1: 12 Cores . 85 |========================================== Timed HMMer Search 2.3.2 Pfam Database Search Seconds < Lower Is Better Scientific Linux 6.1: 1 Core ... 59.17 |======================================= Scientific Linux 6.1: 2 Cores .. 30.22 |==================== Scientific Linux 6.1: 4 Cores .. 15.73 |========== Scientific Linux 6.1: 6 Cores .. 11.01 |======= Scientific Linux 6.1: 12 Cores . 9.72 |====== NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3 Test / Class: BT.A Total Mop/s > Higher Is Better Scientific Linux 6.1: 1 Core ... 3174.34 |======= Scientific Linux 6.1: 2 Cores .. 6301.39 |============= Scientific Linux 6.1: 4 Cores .. 12019.87 |========================= Scientific Linux 6.1: 6 Cores .. 16979.84 |==================================== Scientific Linux 6.1: 12 Cores . 16493.24 |=================================== NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3 Test / Class: CG.B Total Mop/s > Higher Is Better Scientific Linux 6.1: 1 Core ... 645.22 |======= Scientific Linux 6.1: 2 Cores .. 1238.25 |============== Scientific Linux 6.1: 4 Cores .. 2247.28 |========================== Scientific Linux 6.1: 6 Cores .. 3099.15 |=================================== Scientific Linux 6.1: 12 Cores . 3252.25 |===================================== NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3 Test / Class: EP.B Total Mop/s > Higher Is Better Scientific Linux 6.1: 1 Core ... 30.93 |==== Scientific Linux 6.1: 2 Cores .. 61.73 |======== Scientific Linux 6.1: 4 Cores .. 123.83 |================ Scientific Linux 6.1: 6 Cores .. 185.10 |========================= Scientific Linux 6.1: 12 Cores . 285.54 |====================================== NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3 Test / Class: FT.B Total Mop/s > Higher Is Better Scientific Linux 6.1: 1 Core ... 1795.18 |====== Scientific Linux 6.1: 2 Cores .. 3540.74 |============ Scientific Linux 6.1: 4 Cores .. 6799.34 |======================== Scientific Linux 6.1: 6 Cores .. 9508.08 |================================= Scientific Linux 6.1: 12 Cores . 10282.80 |==================================== NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3 Test / Class: LU.A Total Mop/s > Higher Is Better Scientific Linux 6.1: 1 Core ... 2408.74 |====== Scientific Linux 6.1: 2 Cores .. 4758.87 |============= Scientific Linux 6.1: 4 Cores .. 8879.85 |======================== Scientific Linux 6.1: 6 Cores .. 12493.39 |================================== Scientific Linux 6.1: 12 Cores . 13368.73 |==================================== NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3 Test / Class: MG.B Total Mop/s > Higher Is Better Scientific Linux 6.1: 1 Core ... 2227.82 |======= Scientific Linux 6.1: 2 Cores .. 4379.87 |============== Scientific Linux 6.1: 4 Cores .. 8403.95 |========================== Scientific Linux 6.1: 6 Cores .. 11429.35 |==================================== Scientific Linux 6.1: 12 Cores . 10372.23 |================================= NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3 Test / Class: SP.A Total Mop/s > Higher Is Better Scientific Linux 6.1: 1 Core ... 2085.46 |======== Scientific Linux 6.1: 2 Cores .. 4098.87 |=============== Scientific Linux 6.1: 4 Cores .. 7503.84 |============================ Scientific Linux 6.1: 6 Cores .. 9834.46 |===================================== Scientific Linux 6.1: 12 Cores . 9505.52 |==================================== NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3 Test / Class: UA.A Total Mop/s > Higher Is Better Scientific Linux 6.1: 1 Core ... 12.65 |======= Scientific Linux 6.1: 2 Cores .. 24.33 |============= Scientific Linux 6.1: 4 Cores .. 44.97 |========================= Scientific Linux 6.1: 6 Cores .. 63.27 |=================================== Scientific Linux 6.1: 12 Cores . 70.60 |======================================= Smallpt 1.0 Global Illumination Renderer; 100 Samples Seconds < Lower Is Better Scientific Linux 6.1: 1 Core ... 628 |========================================= Scientific Linux 6.1: 2 Cores .. 312 |==================== Scientific Linux 6.1: 4 Cores .. 155 |========== Scientific Linux 6.1: 6 Cores .. 104 |======= Scientific Linux 6.1: 12 Cores . 73 |===== TTSIOD 3D Renderer 2.2w Phong Rendering With Soft-Shadow Mapping FPS > Higher Is Better Scientific Linux 6.1: 1 Core ... 24.32 |====== Scientific Linux 6.1: 2 Cores .. 46.04 |============ Scientific Linux 6.1: 4 Cores .. 84.89 |======================= Scientific Linux 6.1: 6 Cores .. 119.16 |================================ Scientific Linux 6.1: 12 Cores . 142.49 |====================================== VP8 libvpx Encoding 0.9.7-p1 vpxenc Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Scientific Linux 6.1: 1 Core ... 9.59 |============ Scientific Linux 6.1: 2 Cores .. 16.57 |===================== Scientific Linux 6.1: 4 Cores .. 23.33 |============================== Scientific Linux 6.1: 6 Cores .. 30.37 |======================================= Scientific Linux 6.1: 12 Cores . 22.32 |============================= x264 2011-12-06 H.264 Video Encoding Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Scientific Linux 6.1: 1 Core ... 28.38 |====== Scientific Linux 6.1: 2 Cores .. 45.20 |========== Scientific Linux 6.1: 4 Cores .. 82.45 |=================== Scientific Linux 6.1: 6 Cores .. 141.00 |================================ Scientific Linux 6.1: 12 Cores . 168.29 |======================================