Highbank Node Power Performance

Calxeda Highbank testing of a 1.1GHz quad-core node server while monitoring the node power as expressed over IPMI. Benchmarking by Michael Larabel for a future article looking at the raw performance as well as performance-per-Watt.

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1.1GHz Highbank Quad-Core Node

Processor: ARMv7 rev 0 (4 Cores), Motherboard: Highbank, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 256GB SAMSUNG MZ7PC256

OS: Ubuntu 12.10, Kernel: 3.5.0-1000-highbank (armv7l), Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4

Compiler Notes: --build=arm-linux-gnueabihf --disable-libitm --disable-sjlj-exceptions --disable-werror --enable-checking=release --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-languages=c,c++,go,fortran,objc,obj-c++ --enable-libstdcxx-debug --enable-libstdcxx-time=yes --enable-multilib --enable-nls --enable-objc-gc --enable-plugin --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --host=arm-linux-gnueabihf --target=arm-linux-gnueabihf --with-arch=armv7-a --with-float=hard --with-fpu=vfpv3-d16 --with-mode=thumb -v
Disk Notes: DEADLINE / data=ordered,errors=remount-ro,relatime,rw
System Notes: Disk Scheduler: DEADLINE.

Highbank Node Power PerformanceOpenBenchmarking.orgPhoronix Test SuiteARMv7 rev 0 (4 Cores)Highbank4096MB256GB SAMSUNG MZ7PC256Ubuntu 12.103.5.0-1000-highbank (armv7l)GCC 4.7ext4ProcessorMotherboardMemoryDiskOSKernelCompilerFile-SystemHighbank Node Power Performance BenchmarksSystem Logs- --build=arm-linux-gnueabihf --disable-libitm --disable-sjlj-exceptions --disable-werror --enable-checking=release --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-languages=c,c++,go,fortran,objc,obj-c++ --enable-libstdcxx-debug --enable-libstdcxx-time=yes --enable-multilib --enable-nls --enable-objc-gc --enable-plugin --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --host=arm-linux-gnueabihf --target=arm-linux-gnueabihf --with-arch=armv7-a --with-float=hard --with-fpu=vfpv3-d16 --with-mode=thumb -v - DEADLINE / data=ordered,errors=remount-ro,relatime,rw- Disk Scheduler: DEADLINE.

Highbank Node Power Performancevpxenc: vpxencdbench: 6compress-7zip: Compress Speed Testopenssl: RSA 4096-bit Performancepostmark: Disk Transaction Performancec-ray: Total Timepovray: Total Timesmallpt: Global Illumination Renderer; 100 Samplesencode-mp3: WAV To MP31.1GHz Highbank Quad-Core Node1.05174.3416684.10374391.9955391336119.25OpenBenchmarking.org

System Power Consumption Monitor

OpenBenchmarking.orgWattsSystem Power Consumption MonitorPhoronix Test Suite System Monitoring1.1GHz Highbank Quad-Core Node246810Min: 3.4 / Avg: 4.12 / Max: 5.5

VP8 libvpx Encoding

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second Per Watt, More Is BetterVP8 libvpx Encoding 0.9.7-p1vpxenc1.1GHz Highbank Quad-Core Node0.0540.1080.1620.2160.270.24

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterVP8 libvpx Encoding 0.9.7-p1vpxenc1.1GHz Highbank Quad-Core Node0.23630.47260.70890.94521.1815SE +/- 0.00, N = 31.051. (CC) gcc options: -lvpx -lm -lpthread

Dbench

Dbench is a benchmark designed by the Samba project as a free alternative to netbench, but dbench contains only file-system calls for testing the disk performance. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterDbench 4.0Client Count: 61.1GHz Highbank Quad-Core Node4080120160200SE +/- 0.09, N = 3174.341. (CC) gcc options: -lpopt

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s Per Watt, More Is BetterDbench 4.0Client Count: 61.1GHz Highbank Quad-Core Node91827364540.57

7-Zip Compression

OpenBenchmarking.orgMIPS Per Watt, More Is Better7-Zip Compression 9.20.1Compress Speed Test1.1GHz Highbank Quad-Core Node80160240320400355.20

OpenBenchmarking.orgMIPS, More Is Better7-Zip Compression 9.20.1Compress Speed Test1.1GHz Highbank Quad-Core Node400800120016002000SE +/- 7.31, N = 316681. (CXX) g++ options: -pipe -lpthread

C-Ray

OpenBenchmarking.orgPerformance Per Watt, More Is BetterC-Ray 1.1Total Time1.1GHz Highbank Quad-Core Node0.00230.00460.00690.00920.01150.01

POV-Ray

OpenBenchmarking.orgPerformance Per Watt, More Is BetterPOV-Ray 3.6.1Total Time1.1GHz Highbank Quad-Core Node

Smallpt

OpenBenchmarking.orgPerformance Per Watt, More Is BetterSmallpt 1.0Global Illumination Renderer; 100 Samples1.1GHz Highbank Quad-Core Node

LAME MP3 Encoding

OpenBenchmarking.orgPerformance Per Watt, More Is BetterLAME MP3 Encoding 3.99.3WAV To MP31.1GHz Highbank Quad-Core Node0.00680.01360.02040.02720.0340.03

OpenSSL

OpenBenchmarking.orgSigns Per Second Per Watt, More Is BetterOpenSSL 1.0.0eRSA 4096-bit Performance1.1GHz Highbank Quad-Core Node0.2430.4860.7290.9721.2151.08

OpenBenchmarking.orgSigns Per Second, More Is BetterOpenSSL 1.0.0eRSA 4096-bit Performance1.1GHz Highbank Quad-Core Node0.92251.8452.76753.694.6125SE +/- 0.06, N = 44.101. (CC) gcc options: -O3 -lssl -lcrypto -ldl

PostMark

OpenBenchmarking.orgTPS, More Is BetterPostMark 1.51Disk Transaction Performance1.1GHz Highbank Quad-Core Node80160240320400SE +/- 1.00, N = 5374

OpenBenchmarking.orgTPS Per Watt, More Is BetterPostMark 1.51Disk Transaction Performance1.1GHz Highbank Quad-Core Node2040608010091.90

C-Ray

This is a test of C-Ray, a simple raytracer designed to test the floating-point CPU performance. This test is multi-threaded (16 threads per core), will shoot 8 rays per pixel for anti-aliasing, and will generate a 1600 x 1200 image. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterC-Ray 1.1Total Time1.1GHz Highbank Quad-Core Node90180270360450SE +/- 0.13, N = 3391.991. (CC) gcc options: -lm -lpthread -O3

POV-Ray

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterPOV-Ray 3.6.1Total Time1.1GHz Highbank Quad-Core Node1200240036004800600055391. (CXX) g++ options: -pipe -O3 -lz -lm

Smallpt

Smallpt is a C++ global illumination renderer written in less than 100 lines of code. Global illumination is done via unbiased Monte Carlo path tracing and there is multi-threading support via the OpenMP library. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterSmallpt 1.0Global Illumination Renderer; 100 Samples1.1GHz Highbank Quad-Core Node30060090012001500SE +/- 0.33, N = 313361. (CXX) g++ options: -fopenmp

LAME MP3 Encoding

LAME is an MP3 encoder licensed under the LGPL. This test measures the time required to encode a WAV file to MP3 format. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterLAME MP3 Encoding 3.99.3WAV To MP31.1GHz Highbank Quad-Core Node306090120150SE +/- 1.83, N = 5119.25

C-Ray

MinAvgMax1.1GHz Highbank Quad-Core Node3.54.34.4OpenBenchmarking.orgWatts, Fewer Is BetterC-Ray 1.1System Power Consumption Monitor1.40422.80844.21265.61687.021

POV-Ray

OpenBenchmarking.orgWatts, Fewer Is BetterPOV-Ray 3.6.1System Power Consumption Monitor1.1GHz Highbank Quad-Core Node246810Min: 3.5 / Avg: 3.75 / Max: 4.3

OpenSSL

MinAvgMax1.1GHz Highbank Quad-Core Node3.53.84.3OpenBenchmarking.orgWatts, Fewer Is BetterOpenSSL 1.0.0eSystem Power Consumption Monitor1.3762.7524.1285.5046.88

Smallpt

OpenBenchmarking.orgWatts, Fewer Is BetterSmallpt 1.0System Power Consumption Monitor1.1GHz Highbank Quad-Core Node246810Min: 3.5 / Avg: 4.39 / Max: 4.7

7-Zip Compression

MinAvgMax1.1GHz Highbank Quad-Core Node3.54.75.3OpenBenchmarking.orgWatts, Fewer Is Better7-Zip Compression 9.20.1System Power Consumption Monitor1.823.645.467.289.1

VP8 libvpx Encoding

MinAvgMax1.1GHz Highbank Quad-Core Node3.54.44.8OpenBenchmarking.orgWatts, Fewer Is BetterVP8 libvpx Encoding 0.9.7-p1System Power Consumption Monitor1.683.365.046.728.4

LAME MP3 Encoding

MinAvgMax1.1GHz Highbank Quad-Core Node3.53.84.5OpenBenchmarking.orgWatts, Fewer Is BetterLAME MP3 Encoding 3.99.3System Power Consumption Monitor1.43232.86464.29695.72927.1615

Dbench

MinAvgMax1.1GHz Highbank Quad-Core Node3.54.35.5OpenBenchmarking.orgWatts, Fewer Is BetterDbench 4.0System Power Consumption Monitor2.054.16.158.210.25

PostMark

MinAvgMax1.1GHz Highbank Quad-Core Node3.54.14.8OpenBenchmarking.orgWatts, Fewer Is BetterPostMark 1.51System Power Consumption Monitor1.683.365.046.728.4

PostgreSQL pgbench

MinAvgMax1.1GHz Highbank Quad-Core Node3.53.54.0OpenBenchmarking.orgWatts, Fewer Is BetterPostgreSQL pgbench 8.4.11System Power Consumption Monitor1.1252.253.3754.55.625

29 Results Shown

System Power Consumption Monitor:
  Phoronix Test Suite System Monitoring
  vpxenc
VP8 libvpx Encoding
Dbench
Dbench:
  6
  Compress Speed Test
7-Zip Compression
C-Ray:
  Total Time:
    Performance Per Watt
    Performance Per Watt
  Global Illumination Renderer; 100 Samples:
    Performance Per Watt
  WAV To MP3:
    Performance Per Watt
  RSA 4096-bit Performance:
    Signs Per Second Per Watt
OpenSSL
PostMark
PostMark
C-Ray
POV-Ray
Smallpt
LAME MP3 Encoding
C-Ray:
  System Power Consumption Monitor:
    Watts
    Watts
    Watts
    Watts
    Watts
    Watts
    Watts
    Watts
    Watts
    Watts

1.1GHz Highbank Quad-Core Node

Processor: ARMv7 rev 0 (4 Cores), Motherboard: Highbank, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 256GB SAMSUNG MZ7PC256

OS: Ubuntu 12.10, Kernel: 3.5.0-1000-highbank (armv7l), Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4

Compiler Notes: --build=arm-linux-gnueabihf --disable-libitm --disable-sjlj-exceptions --disable-werror --enable-checking=release --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-languages=c,c++,go,fortran,objc,obj-c++ --enable-libstdcxx-debug --enable-libstdcxx-time=yes --enable-multilib --enable-nls --enable-objc-gc --enable-plugin --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --host=arm-linux-gnueabihf --target=arm-linux-gnueabihf --with-arch=armv7-a --with-float=hard --with-fpu=vfpv3-d16 --with-mode=thumb -v
Disk Notes: DEADLINE / data=ordered,errors=remount-ro,relatime,rw
System Notes: Disk Scheduler: DEADLINE.

Testing initiated at 2 October 2012 17:31 by user root.