Amazon EC2 Cloud Instance Benchmars
Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud EC2 Benchmarks of various instances of Ubuntu 12.04 LTS x86_64 64-bit for a future article on Phoronix.com by Michael Larabel.


m1.small: 

	Processor: Intel Xeon E5645 @ 2.00GHz (1 Core), Memory: 2048MB, Disk: 8GB

	OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.2.0-25-virtual (x86_64), Compiler: GCC 4.6, File-System: ext4, System Layer: Xen 3.4.3-2.6.18 Hypervisor

c1.medium: 

	Processor: Intel Xeon E5410 @ 2.33GHz (2 Cores), Memory: 2048MB, Disk: 8GB

	OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.2.0-25-virtual (x86_64), Compiler: GCC 4.6, File-System: ext4, System Layer: Xen 3.4.3-2.6.18 Hypervisor

m1.medium: 

	Processor: Intel Xeon E5645 @ 2.00GHz (1 Core), Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 8GB

	OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.2.0-25-virtual (x86_64), Compiler: GCC 4.6, File-System: ext4, System Layer: Xen 3.4.3-kaos_droplet Hypervisor

m1.large: 

	Processor: Intel Xeon E5507 @ 2.27GHz (2 Cores), Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 8GB

	OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.2.0-25-virtual (x86_64), Compiler: GCC 4.6, File-System: ext4, System Layer: Xen 3.4.3-2.6.18 Hypervisor

m1.xlarge: 

	Processor: Intel Xeon E5645 @ 2.00GHz (4 Cores), Memory: 15360MB, Disk: 8GB

	OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.2.0-25-virtual (x86_64), Compiler: GCC 4.6, File-System: ext4, System Layer: Xen 3.4.3.amazon Hypervisor

m2.2xlarge: 

	Processor: Intel Xeon X5550 @ 2.67GHz (4 Cores), Memory: 34816MB, Disk: 8GB

	OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.2.0-25-virtual (x86_64), Compiler: GCC 4.6, File-System: ext4, System Layer: Xen 3.4.3-2.6.18 Hypervisor

c1.xlarge: 

	Processor: Intel Xeon E5410 @ 2.33GHz (8 Cores), Memory: 7168MB, Disk: 8GB

	OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.2.0-25-virtual (x86_64), Compiler: GCC 4.6, File-System: ext4, System Layer: Xen 3.4.3-2.6.18 Hypervisor

ccr1: 

	Processor: 2 x Intel Xeon E5-2670 0 @ 2.60GHz (32 Cores), Motherboard: Supermicro X9DRD-iF, Chipset: Intel Sandy Bridge DMI2, Memory: 64512MB, Disk: 240GB SanDisk SDSSDX24 + 2000GB Hitachi HDS72302 + 2000GB Western Digital WD2003FYYS-1, Graphics: Matrox MGA G200eW WPCM450, Network: Intel I350 Gigabit Connection

	OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.2.0-23-generic (x86_64), Compiler: GCC 4.6, File-System: ext4


NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3
Test / Class: CG.B
Total Mop/s > Higher Is Better
m1.small ... 187.33  |=
c1.medium .. 569.42  |====
m1.medium .. 385.85  |===
m1.large ... 496.85  |====
m1.xlarge .. 1409.64 |==========
m2.2xlarge . 1408.46 |==========
c1.xlarge .. 933.49  |=======
ccr1 ....... 7664.23 |=========================================================


NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3
Test / Class: EP.B
Total Mop/s > Higher Is Better
m1.small ... 9.36   |=
c1.medium .. 39.16  |===
m1.medium .. 18.94  |=
m1.large ... 30.47  |==
m1.xlarge .. 75.88  |======
m2.2xlarge . 96.42  |=======
c1.xlarge .. 161.52 |============
ccr1 ....... 757.20 |==========================================================


NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3
Test / Class: FT.B
Total Mop/s > Higher Is Better
m1.small ... 397.97   |=
c1.medium .. 1316.97  |===
m1.medium .. 808.74   |==
m1.large ... 1194.93  |===
m1.xlarge .. 3111.62  |========
m2.2xlarge . 3548.54  |=========
c1.xlarge .. 4107.67  |==========
ccr1 ....... 22495.88 |========================================================


NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3
Test / Class: LU.A
Total Mop/s > Higher Is Better
m1.small ... 724.34   |=
c1.medium .. 2324.84  |===
m1.medium .. 1509.91  |==
m1.large ... 1812.82  |===
m1.xlarge .. 5630.69  |========
m2.2xlarge . 6127.37  |=========
c1.xlarge .. 7470.65  |===========
ccr1 ....... 38010.64 |========================================================


NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3
Test / Class: MG.B
Total Mop/s > Higher Is Better
m1.small ... 373.96   |=
c1.medium .. 1422.00  |====
m1.medium .. 756.56   |==
m1.large ... 1114.33  |===
m1.xlarge .. 2947.66  |========
m2.2xlarge . 3326.29  |=========
c1.xlarge .. 2448.67  |=======
ccr1 ....... 19996.66 |========================================================


NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3
Test / Class: SP.A
Total Mop/s > Higher Is Better
m1.small ... 511.78   |=
c1.medium .. 1423.97  |===
m1.medium .. 1042.84  |==
m1.large ... 1355.78  |===
m1.xlarge .. 3874.78  |=========
m2.2xlarge . 3848.64  |=========
c1.xlarge .. 3711.41  |=========
ccr1 ....... 23826.55 |========================================================


NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3
Test / Class: UA.A
Total Mop/s > Higher Is Better
m1.small ... 3.44   |=
c1.medium .. 8.17   |===
m1.medium .. 7.11   |===
m1.large ... 8.80   |===
m1.xlarge .. 26.21  |==========
m2.2xlarge . 26.48  |==========
c1.xlarge .. 32.26  |============
ccr1 ....... 150.94 |==========================================================


LAMMPS Molecular Dynamics Simulator 1.0
Test: Rhodopsin Protein
Loop Time < Lower Is Better
m1.small ... 189.00 |==========================================================
c1.medium .. 87.76  |===========================
m1.medium .. 92.42  |============================
m1.large ... 121.40 |=====================================
m1.xlarge .. 93.34  |=============================
m2.2xlarge . 71.77  |======================
c1.xlarge .. 84.01  |==========================
ccr1 ....... 47.91  |===============


FFTE 5.0
Test: N=64, 1D Complex FFT Routine
MFLOPS > Higher Is Better
m1.small ... 1295.06 |================
c1.medium .. 2962.60 |====================================
m1.medium .. 2618.34 |================================
m1.large ... 2097.56 |==========================
m1.xlarge .. 2602.59 |================================
m2.2xlarge . 3465.06 |===========================================
c1.xlarge .. 2863.15 |===================================
ccr1 ....... 4646.14 |=========================================================


Timed HMMer Search 2.3.2
Pfam Database Search
Seconds < Lower Is Better
m1.small ... 193.95 |==========================================================
c1.medium .. 53.50  |================
m1.medium .. 94.96  |============================
m1.large ... 67.20  |====================
m1.xlarge .. 25.37  |========
m2.2xlarge . 21.02  |======
c1.xlarge .. 18.01  |=====
ccr1 ....... 9.54   |===


Timed MAFFT Alignment 6.864
Multiple Sequence Alignment
Seconds < Lower Is Better
m1.small ... 88.80 |===========================================================
c1.medium .. 26.50 |==================
m1.medium .. 44.15 |=============================
m1.large ... 33.04 |======================
m1.xlarge .. 13.97 |=========
m2.2xlarge . 11.06 |=======
c1.xlarge .. 9.10  |======
ccr1 ....... 5.30  |====


Timed MrBayes Analysis 3.1.2
Primate Phylogeny Analysis
Seconds < Lower Is Better
m1.small ... 184.18 |==========================================================
c1.medium .. 91.29  |=============================
m1.medium .. 91.00  |=============================
m1.large ... 66.86  |=====================
m1.xlarge .. 32.82  |==========
m2.2xlarge . 25.64  |========
c1.xlarge .. 26.84  |========


John The Ripper 1.7.9
Test: Blowfish
Real C/S > Higher Is Better
m1.small ... 265   |=
c1.medium .. 1176  |====
m1.medium .. 536   |==
m1.large ... 847   |===
m1.xlarge .. 2153  |========
m2.2xlarge . 2681  |==========
c1.xlarge .. 4500  |================
ccr1 ....... 16501 |===========================================================


VP8 libvpx Encoding 0.9.7-p1
vpxenc
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
m1.small ... 2.75  |=======
c1.medium .. 8.46  |====================
m1.medium .. 5.54  |=============
m1.large ... 6.03  |===============
m1.xlarge .. 14.58 |===================================
m2.2xlarge . 18.22 |============================================
c1.xlarge .. 15.97 |=======================================
ccr1 ....... 24.47 |===========================================================


x264 2011-12-06
H.264 Video Encoding
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
m1.small ... 7.84   |==
c1.medium .. 25.85  |=======
m1.medium .. 16.01  |====
m1.large ... 21.89  |======
m1.xlarge .. 54.22  |==============
m2.2xlarge . 66.13  |==================
c1.xlarge .. 98.06  |==========================
ccr1 ....... 218.29 |==========================================================


GraphicsMagick 1.3.12
Operation: Blur
Iterations Per Minute > Higher Is Better
m1.small ... 11  |=====
c1.medium .. 36  |=================
m1.medium .. 22  |==========
m1.large ... 27  |============
m1.xlarge .. 45  |=====================
m2.2xlarge . 59  |===========================
c1.xlarge .. 59  |===========================
ccr1 ....... 132 |=============================================================


GraphicsMagick 1.3.12
Operation: Sharpen
Iterations Per Minute > Higher Is Better
m1.small ... 5   |==
c1.medium .. 17  |========
m1.medium .. 9   |====
m1.large ... 12  |======
m1.xlarge .. 26  |============
m2.2xlarge . 34  |================
c1.xlarge .. 46  |======================
ccr1 ....... 128 |=============================================================


GraphicsMagick 1.3.12
Operation: Resizing
Iterations Per Minute > Higher Is Better
m1.small ... 15  |======
c1.medium .. 49  |==================
m1.medium .. 30  |===========
m1.large ... 36  |=============
m1.xlarge .. 61  |======================
m2.2xlarge . 78  |=============================
c1.xlarge .. 81  |==============================
ccr1 ....... 166 |=============================================================


GraphicsMagick 1.3.12
Operation: HWB Color Space
Iterations Per Minute > Higher Is Better
m1.small ... 25  |==========
c1.medium .. 72  |============================
m1.medium .. 49  |===================
m1.large ... 52  |====================
m1.xlarge .. 76  |==============================
m2.2xlarge . 99  |=======================================
c1.xlarge .. 94  |=====================================
ccr1 ....... 155 |=============================================================


GraphicsMagick 1.3.12
Operation: Local Adaptive Thresholding
Iterations Per Minute > Higher Is Better
m1.small ... 5   |===
c1.medium .. 18  |=========
m1.medium .. 9   |=====
m1.large ... 13  |=======
m1.xlarge .. 27  |==============
m2.2xlarge . 35  |==================
c1.xlarge .. 45  |=======================
ccr1 ....... 121 |=============================================================


Himeno Benchmark 3.0
Poisson Pressure Solver
MFLOPS > Higher Is Better
m1.small ... 371.59  |===============
c1.medium .. 672.37  |===========================
m1.medium .. 663.67  |===========================
m1.large ... 555.97  |=======================
m1.xlarge .. 717.94  |=============================
m2.2xlarge . 941.37  |======================================
c1.xlarge .. 727.40  |==============================
ccr1 ....... 1400.46 |=========================================================


Timed Linux Kernel Compilation 3.1
Time To Compile
Seconds < Lower Is Better
m1.small ... 1720.44 |=========================================================
c1.medium .. 441.45  |===============
m1.medium .. 848.75  |============================
m1.large ... 581.88  |===================
m1.xlarge .. 224.32  |=======
m2.2xlarge . 184.93  |======
c1.xlarge .. 119.26  |====
ccr1 ....... 30.68   |=


C-Ray 1.1
Total Time
Seconds < Lower Is Better
m1.small ... 775.61 |==========================================================
c1.medium .. 194.72 |===============
m1.medium .. 381.11 |============================
m1.large ... 233.89 |=================
m1.xlarge .. 95.04  |=======
m2.2xlarge . 75.92  |======
c1.xlarge .. 47.27  |====
ccr1 ....... 15.68  |=


Parallel BZIP2 Compression 1.0.5
256MB File Compression
Seconds < Lower Is Better
m1.small ... 147.36 |==========================================================
c1.medium .. 34.03  |=============
m1.medium .. 72.81  |=============================
m1.large ... 50.31  |====================
m1.xlarge .. 18.84  |=======
m2.2xlarge . 15.91  |======
c1.xlarge .. 8.49   |===


Smallpt 1.0
Global Illumination Renderer; 100 Samples
Seconds < Lower Is Better
m1.small ... 635 |============================================================
c1.medium .. 140 |=============
m1.medium .. 315 |==============================
m1.large ... 649 |=============================================================
m1.xlarge .. 78  |=======
m2.2xlarge . 61  |======
c1.xlarge .. 34  |===


LZMA Compression
256MB File Compression
Seconds < Lower Is Better
m1.small ... 484.14 |==========================================================
c1.medium .. 282.49 |==================================
m1.medium .. 244.86 |=============================
m1.large ... 370.07 |============================================
m1.xlarge .. 234.31 |============================
m2.2xlarge . 208.42 |=========================
c1.xlarge .. 237.12 |============================
ccr1 ....... 148.58 |==================


LAME MP3 Encoding 3.99.3
WAV To MP3
Seconds < Lower Is Better
m1.small ... 66.41 |===========================================================
c1.medium .. 28.57 |=========================
m1.medium .. 32.96 |=============================
m1.large ... 39.34 |===================================
m1.xlarge .. 32.63 |=============================
m2.2xlarge . 24.66 |======================
c1.xlarge .. 28.45 |=========================
ccr1 ....... 16.02 |==============


Minion 0.12
Benchmark: Bibd
Seconds < Lower Is Better
m1.small ... 565.81 |==========================================================
c1.medium .. 233.15 |========================
m1.medium .. 271.63 |============================
m1.large ... 357.64 |=====================================
m1.xlarge .. 273.68 |============================
m2.2xlarge . 206.03 |=====================
c1.xlarge .. 231.49 |========================
ccr1 ....... 138.31 |==============


Minion 0.12
Benchmark: Graceful
Seconds < Lower Is Better
m1.small ... 308.33 |==========================================================
c1.medium .. 131.58 |=========================
m1.medium .. 155.95 |=============================
m1.large ... 193.82 |====================================
m1.xlarge .. 151.69 |=============================
m2.2xlarge . 115.01 |======================
c1.xlarge .. 131.10 |=========================
ccr1 ....... 82.79  |================


Minion 0.12
Benchmark: Solitaire
Seconds < Lower Is Better
m1.small ... 556.24 |==========================================================
c1.medium .. 204.66 |=====================
m1.medium .. 275.50 |=============================
m1.large ... 351.18 |=====================================
m1.xlarge .. 278.67 |=============================
m2.2xlarge . 201.83 |=====================
c1.xlarge .. 202.37 |=====================
ccr1 ....... 134.61 |==============


Minion 0.12
Benchmark: Quasigroup
Seconds < Lower Is Better
m1.small ... 682.87 |==========================================================
c1.medium .. 275.21 |=======================
m1.medium .. 342.24 |=============================
m1.large ... 422.42 |====================================
m1.xlarge .. 343.51 |=============================
m2.2xlarge . 248.30 |=====================
c1.xlarge .. 277.17 |========================
ccr1 ....... 185.29 |================


OpenSSL 1.0.0e
RSA 4096-bit Performance
Signs Per Second > Higher Is Better
m1.small ... 15.25 |============
c1.medium .. 34.18 |==========================
m1.medium .. 30.48 |=======================
m1.large ... 24.83 |===================
m1.xlarge .. 30.80 |=======================
m2.2xlarge . 40.88 |===============================
c1.xlarge .. 34.25 |==========================
ccr1 ....... 77.95 |===========================================================


PostgreSQL pgbench 8.4.11
TPC-B Transactions Per Second
TPS > Higher Is Better
m1.small ... 318.20  |====
c1.medium .. 641.33  |=========
m1.medium .. 524.19  |=======
m1.large ... 942.00  |=============
m1.xlarge .. 1002.64 |==============
m2.2xlarge . 1177.58 |================
c1.xlarge .. 967.90  |=============
ccr1 ....... 4104.08 |=========================================================


Apache Benchmark 2.2.21
Static Web Page Serving
Requests Per Second > Higher Is Better
m1.small ... 1600.37  |====
c1.medium .. 7069.83  |==================
m1.medium .. 2876.77  |=======
m1.large ... 5041.58  |=============
m1.xlarge .. 9775.67  |=========================
m2.2xlarge . 12736.50 |================================
c1.xlarge .. 9313.08  |========================
ccr1 ....... 22091.66 |========================================================