Calxeda ECX-1000 Quad-Core ARM Comparison

Comparing 1.1GHz and 1.4GHz Calxeda Highbank ECX-1000 Energy Card single quad-core nodes against an OMAP4460 PandaBoard ES and an x86 Intel Atom D525 CPU. Benchmarking from Ubuntu 12.10 on the Calxeda, PandaBoard ES, and Intel Atom systems. The ARM x86 tests for a future article on Phoronix.com.

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Calxeda ECX-1000 Quad-Core ARM ComparisonProcessorMotherboardMemoryDiskGraphicsChipsetAudioNetworkMonitorOSKernelDisplay ServerDisplay DriverOpenGLCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionDesktopPandaBoard ESIntel Atom D5251.1GHz Calxeda Highbank Node1.4GHz Calxeda Highbank NodeARM Chromebook - Ubuntu 13.04 - lubuntuAMD Athlon II X4 DesktopARMv7 rev 10 @ 1.20GHz (2 Cores)OMAP4 Panda board1024MB16GB SD16GTexas Instruments OMAPUbuntu 12.103.5.0-208-omap4 (armv7l)X Server 1.12.99.904 (1.13.0 RC 4)fbdev 0.4.32.1 Mesa 8.0.4GCC 4.7ext41920x1080Intel Atom D525 @ 1.80GHz (4 Cores)FOXCONN NETBOX nT-435/535Intel Atom D4xx/D5xx/N4xx/N5xx2048MB500GB Western Digital WD5000BEVT-2Intel Atom D4xx/D5xx/N4xx/N5xx IGPRealtek ALC888Realtek RTL8111/8168B + Realtek RTL8191SEvA Wireless LAN3.5.0-14-generic (x86_64)Unity 6.4.0X Server 1.13.0intel 2.20.61.4 Mesa 8.1-devel1366x768ARMv7 rev 0 (4 Cores)Highbank4096MB256GB SAMSUNG MZ7PC2563.5.0-1000-highbank (armv7l)ARMv7 rev 4 @ 1.70GHz (2 Cores)SAMSUNG EXYNOS5 (Flattened Device Tree)2048MB16GB SEM16G + 64GBUbuntu 13.043.4.0 (armv7l)LXDE 0.5.11X Server 1.13.02.1 Mesa 9.01366x768AMD Athlon II X4 630 @ 3.15GHz (4 Cores)Yeston Digital Co . YESTON A785G LANPARTY V1.1 v1.00AMD RS880 + SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x04096MB1000GB Western Digital WD10EACS-00C + 160GB Western Digital WD1600BEVT-8 + 1000GB Western Digital WD1002FAEX-0ATI Radeon HD 5670 512MB (775/1000MHz)Realtek ALC8832462wRealtek RTL8111/8168B + Ralink RT3090 Wireless 802.11n 1T/1RUbuntu 12.043.2.0-34-generic (x86_64)Unity 5.16.0X Server 1.11.3fglrx 9.0.24.2.119311920x1080OpenBenchmarking.orgCompiler Details- PandaBoard ES: --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- Intel Atom D525: --build=x86_64-linux-gnu --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-nls --enable-objc-gc --enable-plugin --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --host=x86_64-linux-gnu --target=x86_64-linux-gnu --with-arch-32=i686 --with-tune=generic -v- 1.1GHz Calxeda Highbank Node: --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- 1.4GHz Calxeda Highbank Node: --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- ARM Chromebook - Ubuntu 13.04 - lubuntu: --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 -vProcessor Details- PandaBoard ES, ARM Chromebook - Ubuntu 13.04 - lubuntu: Scaling Governor: ondemandSystem Details- PandaBoard ES: Compiz was running on this system.- Intel Atom D525: Disk Scheduler: DEADLINE. Compiz was running on this system.- AMD Athlon II X4 Desktop: Compiz was running on this system.Disk Details- Intel Atom D525: DEADLINE / data=ordered,errors=remount-ro,relatime,rw

Calxeda ECX-1000 Quad-Core ARM Comparisonnpb: LU.Anpb: MG.Bnpb: SP.Anpb: UA.Affte: N=64, 1D Complex FFT Routinecompress-7zip: Compress Speed Testx264: H.264 Video Encodingsmallpt: Global Illumination Renderer; 100 Sampleslammps: Rhodopsin Proteinc-ray: Total Timeapache: Static Web Page ServingPandaBoard ESIntel Atom D5251.1GHz Calxeda Highbank Node1.4GHz Calxeda Highbank NodeARM Chromebook - Ubuntu 13.04 - lubuntuAMD Athlon II X4 Desktop269.00265.31216.802.04548.788864.702419780.69710.18506.334.81942.93208911.351007459.73371.203073.42663.59472.82421.513.57501.6917069.071326464.02390.454014.66875.04637.66542.464.53643.43217611.821033365.85303.695271.671046.43756.09652.364.011465.68169810.841291192.31332.541823.631615.731727.541351.0713.333878.22844465.5820662.4714911.96OpenBenchmarking.org

NAS Parallel Benchmarks

Test / Class: LU.A

OpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: LU.AAMD Athlon II X4 DesktopARM Chromebook - Ubuntu 13.04 - lubuntu1.4GHz Calxeda Highbank NodeIntel Atom D5251.1GHz Calxeda Highbank NodePandaBoard ES30060090012001500SE +/- 1.02, N = 3SE +/- 2.76, N = 3SE +/- 0.76, N = 3SE +/- 0.67, N = 3SE +/- 11.24, N = 3SE +/- 0.20, N = 31615.731046.43875.04780.69663.59269.001. (F9X) gfortran options: -fopenmp

NAS Parallel Benchmarks

Test / Class: MG.B

OpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: MG.BAMD Athlon II X4 DesktopARM Chromebook - Ubuntu 13.04 - lubuntuIntel Atom D5251.4GHz Calxeda Highbank Node1.1GHz Calxeda Highbank NodePandaBoard ES400800120016002000SE +/- 7.36, N = 3SE +/- 4.47, N = 3SE +/- 2.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.19, N = 3SE +/- 0.39, N = 3SE +/- 0.40, N = 31727.54756.09710.18637.66472.82265.311. (F9X) gfortran options: -fopenmp

NAS Parallel Benchmarks

Test / Class: SP.A

OpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: SP.AAMD Athlon II X4 DesktopARM Chromebook - Ubuntu 13.04 - lubuntu1.4GHz Calxeda Highbank NodeIntel Atom D5251.1GHz Calxeda Highbank NodePandaBoard ES30060090012001500SE +/- 4.95, N = 3SE +/- 2.77, N = 3SE +/- 0.46, N = 3SE +/- 0.40, N = 3SE +/- 4.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.51, N = 31351.07652.36542.46506.33421.51216.801. (F9X) gfortran options: -fopenmp

NAS Parallel Benchmarks

Test / Class: UA.A

OpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: UA.AAMD Athlon II X4 DesktopIntel Atom D5251.4GHz Calxeda Highbank NodeARM Chromebook - Ubuntu 13.04 - lubuntu1.1GHz Calxeda Highbank NodePandaBoard ES3691215SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 313.334.814.534.013.572.041. (F9X) gfortran options: -fopenmp

FFTE

Test: N=64, 1D Complex FFT Routine

OpenBenchmarking.orgMFLOPS, More Is BetterFFTE 5.0Test: N=64, 1D Complex FFT RoutineAMD Athlon II X4 DesktopARM Chromebook - Ubuntu 13.04 - lubuntuIntel Atom D5251.4GHz Calxeda Highbank NodePandaBoard ES1.1GHz Calxeda Highbank Node8001600240032004000SE +/- 22.85, N = 3SE +/- 16.47, N = 3SE +/- 0.70, N = 3SE +/- 2.44, N = 3SE +/- 0.13, N = 3SE +/- 5.28, N = 33878.221465.68942.93643.43548.78501.691. (F9X) gfortran options: -O3 -fomit-frame-pointer -fopenmp -lmpichf90 -lmpich -lopa -lmpl -lrt -lcr -lpthread

7-Zip Compression

Compress Speed Test

OpenBenchmarking.orgMIPS, More Is Better7-Zip Compression 9.20.1Compress Speed TestAMD Athlon II X4 Desktop1.4GHz Calxeda Highbank NodeIntel Atom D5251.1GHz Calxeda Highbank NodeARM Chromebook - Ubuntu 13.04 - lubuntuPandaBoard ES2K4K6K8K10KSE +/- 46.92, N = 3SE +/- 4.67, N = 3SE +/- 5.21, N = 3SE +/- 8.88, N = 3SE +/- 17.17, N = 3SE +/- 10.48, N = 3844421762089170616988861. (CXX) g++ options: -pipe -lpthread

x264

H.264 Video Encoding

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is Betterx264 2011-12-06H.264 Video EncodingAMD Athlon II X4 Desktop1.4GHz Calxeda Highbank NodeIntel Atom D525ARM Chromebook - Ubuntu 13.04 - lubuntu1.1GHz Calxeda Highbank NodePandaBoard ES1530456075SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.08, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 365.5811.8211.3510.849.074.70

Smallpt

Global Illumination Renderer; 100 Samples

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterSmallpt 1.0Global Illumination Renderer; 100 SamplesAMD Athlon II X4 DesktopIntel Atom D5251.4GHz Calxeda Highbank NodeARM Chromebook - Ubuntu 13.04 - lubuntu1.1GHz Calxeda Highbank NodePandaBoard ES5001000150020002500SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.88, N = 3SE +/- 1.20, N = 3SE +/- 1.20, N = 3SE +/- 1.53, N = 3206100710331291132624191. (CXX) g++ options: -fopenmp

LAMMPS Molecular Dynamics Simulator

Test: Rhodopsin Protein

OpenBenchmarking.orgLoop Time, Fewer Is BetterLAMMPS Molecular Dynamics Simulator 1.0Test: Rhodopsin ProteinARM Chromebook - Ubuntu 13.04 - lubuntu1.4GHz Calxeda Highbank NodeIntel Atom D5251.1GHz Calxeda Highbank Node100200300400500SE +/- 0.51, N = 3SE +/- 2.84, N = 3SE +/- 1.13, N = 3SE +/- 7.15, N = 5192.31365.85459.73464.021. (CXX) g++ options: -lfftw -lmpich

C-Ray

Total Time

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterC-Ray 1.1Total TimeAMD Athlon II X4 Desktop1.4GHz Calxeda Highbank NodeARM Chromebook - Ubuntu 13.04 - lubuntuIntel Atom D5251.1GHz Calxeda Highbank Node80160240320400SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.19, N = 3SE +/- 11.67, N = 6SE +/- 0.13, N = 3SE +/- 0.18, N = 362.47303.69332.54371.20390.451. (CC) gcc options: -lm -lpthread -O3

Apache Benchmark

Static Web Page Serving

OpenBenchmarking.orgRequests Per Second, More Is BetterApache Benchmark 2.2.21Static Web Page ServingAMD Athlon II X4 Desktop1.4GHz Calxeda Highbank Node1.1GHz Calxeda Highbank NodeIntel Atom D525ARM Chromebook - Ubuntu 13.04 - lubuntu3K6K9K12K15KSE +/- 183.86, N = 3SE +/- 6.07, N = 3SE +/- 57.43, N = 3SE +/- 7.71, N = 3SE +/- 3.82, N = 314911.965271.674014.663073.421823.631. (CC) gcc options: -O2 -pthread -lm -lrt -lcrypt -lpthread -ldl

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