AMD A10 Kaveri Performance-Per-Watt Performance-per-Watt and power consumption numbers on the AMD A10-7850K Kaveri on Ubuntu Linux plus other Intel CPU performance numbers. Benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com.
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AMD A10 Kaveri Performance-Per-Watt Processor Motherboard Chipset Memory Disk Graphics Audio Network Monitor OS Kernel Desktop Display Server Display Driver OpenGL Compiler File-System Screen Resolution Intel Core i3 2120 Intel Core i5 3470 Intel Core i7 3770K Intel Core i3 4130 Intel Core i5 4670 Intel Core i7 4770K AMD A10-7850K Kaveri Intel Core i3-2120 @ 3.30GHz (4 Cores) ASRock Z68 Pro3 Intel 2nd Generation Core Family DRAM 16384MB 240GB OCZ VERTEX3 Intel HD 2000 (1100MHz) Realtek ALC892 Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 Ubuntu 14.04 3.13.0-999-generic (x86_64) Unity 7.1.2 X Server 1.14.5 intel 2.99.907 3.1 Mesa 10.0.1 GCC 4.8 ext4 1920x1080 Intel Core i5-3470 @ 3.60GHz (4 Cores) Intel Xeon E3-1200 v2/3rd Intel HD 2500 (1100MHz) 3.3 Mesa 10.0.1 Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.90GHz (8 Cores) Intel HD 4000 (1150MHz) Intel Core i3-4130 @ 3.40GHz (4 Cores) ECS Z87H3-A2X EXTREME v1.0 Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM Intel Device 041e (1150MHz) Intel Haswell HDMI Intel Core i5-4670 @ 3.80GHz (4 Cores) Intel HD 4600 (1200MHz) Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.90GHz (8 Cores) Intel HD 4600 (1250MHz) AMD A10-7850K APU with Radeon R7 @ 3.70GHz (4 Cores) ASUS A88X-PRO AMD Device 1422 ASUS AMD Radeon R7 1024MB (900/1066MHz) ATI R6xx HDMI VA2431 3.12.7-031207-generic (x86_64) fglrx 13.30.1 4.3.12682 OpenBenchmarking.org Compiler Details - --build=x86_64-linux-gnu --disable-browser-plugin --disable-libmudflap --disable-werror --enable-checking=release --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-gtk-cairo --enable-java-awt=gtk --enable-java-home --enable-languages=c,c++,java,go,d,fortran,objc,obj-c++ --enable-libstdcxx-debug --enable-libstdcxx-time=yes --enable-multiarch --enable-nls --enable-objc-gc --enable-plugin --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --host=x86_64-linux-gnu --target=x86_64-linux-gnu --with-abi=m64 --with-arch-32=i686 --with-arch-directory=amd64 --with-multilib-list=m32,m64,mx32 --with-tune=generic -v Processor Details - Intel Core i3 2120: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate performance - Intel Core i5 3470: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate performance - Intel Core i7 3770K: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate performance - Intel Core i3 4130: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate performance - Intel Core i5 4670: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate performance - Intel Core i7 4770K: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate performance - AMD A10-7850K Kaveri: Scaling Governor: acpi-cpufreq ondemand Graphics Details - Intel Core i3 2120, Intel Core i5 3470, Intel Core i7 3770K, Intel Core i3 4130, Intel Core i5 4670, Intel Core i7 4770K: SNA Environment Details - AMD A10-7850K Kaveri: LIBGL_DRIVERS_PATH=/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/dri:/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/dri
AMD A10 Kaveri Performance-Per-Watt unigine-tropics: 1920 x 1080 build-linux-kernel: Time To Compile c-ray: Total Time Intel Core i3 2120 Intel Core i5 3470 Intel Core i7 3770K Intel Core i3 4130 Intel Core i5 4670 Intel Core i7 4770K AMD A10-7850K Kaveri 5.55 202.10 63.29 8.16 118.80 32.54 15.87 88.92 28.20 11.30 161.96 49.89 12.48 94.03 19.10 12.72 75.43 22.92 17.86 163.14 40.18 OpenBenchmarking.org
CPU Temperature Monitor Phoronix Test Suite System Monitoring Min Avg Max Intel Core i3 2120 34.0 44.7 53.0 Intel Core i3 4130 27.0 41.5 48.0 Intel Core i5 3470 29.0 44.9 56.0 Intel Core i5 4670 29.0 44.7 57.0 Intel Core i7 3770K 34.0 53.0 70.0 Intel Core i7 4770K 37.0 55.5 75.0 OpenBenchmarking.org Celsius CPU Temperature Monitor Phoronix Test Suite System Monitoring 20 40 60 80 100
System Power Consumption Monitor Phoronix Test Suite System Monitoring Min Avg Max AMD A10-7850K Kaveri 56.1 118.0 161.4 Intel Core i3 2120 36.3 54.3 65.1 Intel Core i3 4130 48.2 70.1 76.6 Intel Core i5 3470 37.7 61.4 80.2 Intel Core i5 4670 49.0 75.7 98.2 Intel Core i7 3770K 42.2 75.1 100.9 Intel Core i7 4770K 49.2 84.5 120.7 OpenBenchmarking.org Watts System Power Consumption Monitor Phoronix Test Suite System Monitoring 50 100 150 200 250
Unigine Tropics Resolution: 1920 x 1080 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second Per Watt, More Is Better Unigine Tropics 1.3 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 AMD A10-7850K Kaveri Intel Core i3 2120 Intel Core i3 4130 Intel Core i5 3470 Intel Core i5 4670 Intel Core i7 3770K Intel Core i7 4770K 0.0518 0.1036 0.1554 0.2072 0.259 0.14 0.12 0.17 0.15 0.18 0.23 0.17
Unigine Tropics Resolution: 1920 x 1080 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Unigine Tropics 1.3 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 AMD A10-7850K Kaveri Intel Core i3 2120 Intel Core i3 4130 Intel Core i5 3470 Intel Core i5 4670 Intel Core i7 3770K Intel Core i7 4770K 4 8 12 16 20 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 17.86 5.55 11.30 8.16 12.48 15.87 12.72
Timed Linux Kernel Compilation Time To Compile OpenBenchmarking.org Performance Per Watt, More Is Better Timed Linux Kernel Compilation 3.1 Time To Compile AMD A10-7850K Kaveri Intel Core i3 2120 Intel Core i3 4130 Intel Core i5 3470 Intel Core i5 4670 Intel Core i7 3770K Intel Core i7 4770K 0.3398 0.6796 1.0194 1.3592 1.699 0.71 0.32 0.47 0.64 0.97 1.09 1.51
C-Ray Total Time OpenBenchmarking.org Performance Per Watt, More Is Better C-Ray 1.1 Total Time AMD A10-7850K Kaveri Intel Core i3 2120 Intel Core i3 4130 Intel Core i5 3470 Intel Core i5 4670 Intel Core i7 3770K Intel Core i7 4770K 1.026 2.052 3.078 4.104 5.13 2.98 0.93 1.45 2.25 4.55 3.06 4.56
Timed Linux Kernel Compilation CPU Temperature Monitor Min Avg Max Intel Core i3 2120 40.0 50.6 53.0 Intel Core i3 4130 33.0 44.5 47.0 Intel Core i5 3470 39.0 52.7 56.0 Intel Core i5 4670 38.0 51.7 57.0 Intel Core i7 3770K 48.0 64.0 70.0 Intel Core i7 4770K 52.0 69.4 75.0 OpenBenchmarking.org Celsius, Fewer Is Better Timed Linux Kernel Compilation 3.1 CPU Temperature Monitor 20 40 60 80 100
C-Ray CPU Temperature Monitor Min Avg Max Intel Core i3 2120 41.0 49.6 51.0 Intel Core i3 4130 45.0 46.5 48.0 Intel Core i5 3470 51.0 53.2 55.0 Intel Core i5 4670 38.0 47.7 56.0 Intel Core i7 3770K 47.0 61.5 66.0 Intel Core i7 4770K 59.0 70.2 74.0 OpenBenchmarking.org Celsius, Fewer Is Better C-Ray 1.1 CPU Temperature Monitor 20 40 60 80 100
Unigine Tropics CPU Temperature Monitor Min Avg Max Intel Core i3 2120 36.0 38.4 42.0 Intel Core i3 4130 35.0 39.1 41.0 Intel Core i5 3470 35.0 40.7 44.0 Intel Core i5 4670 35.0 42.1 46.0 Intel Core i7 3770K 46.0 48.3 52.0 Intel Core i7 4770K 43.0 50.3 60.0 OpenBenchmarking.org Celsius, Fewer Is Better Unigine Tropics 1.3 CPU Temperature Monitor 16 32 48 64 80
Timed Linux Kernel Compilation Time To Compile OpenBenchmarking.org Seconds, Fewer Is Better Timed Linux Kernel Compilation 3.1 Time To Compile AMD A10-7850K Kaveri Intel Core i3 2120 Intel Core i3 4130 Intel Core i5 3470 Intel Core i5 4670 Intel Core i7 3770K Intel Core i7 4770K 40 80 120 160 200 SE +/- 0.55, N = 3 SE +/- 0.66, N = 3 SE +/- 0.62, N = 3 SE +/- 0.61, N = 3 SE +/- 0.50, N = 3 SE +/- 0.73, N = 3 SE +/- 0.42, N = 3 163.14 202.10 161.96 118.80 94.03 88.92 75.43
C-Ray Total Time OpenBenchmarking.org Seconds, Fewer Is Better C-Ray 1.1 Total Time AMD A10-7850K Kaveri Intel Core i3 2120 Intel Core i3 4130 Intel Core i5 3470 Intel Core i5 4670 Intel Core i7 3770K Intel Core i7 4770K 14 28 42 56 70 SE +/- 0.16, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.02, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 40.18 63.29 49.89 32.54 19.10 28.20 22.92 1. (CC) gcc options: -lm -lpthread -O3 -march=native
Timed Linux Kernel Compilation System Power Consumption Monitor Min Avg Max AMD A10-7850K Kaveri 71.5 116.3 121.6 Intel Core i3 2120 37.0 63.7 65.1 Intel Core i3 4130 50.8 75.6 76.6 Intel Core i5 3470 38.4 76.4 80.2 Intel Core i5 4670 49.3 91.1 98.2 Intel Core i7 3770K 48.0 96.8 100.9 Intel Core i7 4770K 69.1 113.8 120.7 OpenBenchmarking.org Watts, Fewer Is Better Timed Linux Kernel Compilation 3.1 System Power Consumption Monitor 40 80 120 160 200
C-Ray System Power Consumption Monitor Min Avg Max AMD A10-7850K Kaveri 112.1 119.6 122.4 Intel Core i3 2120 56.2 58.8 59.1 Intel Core i3 4130 70.8 72.3 72.6 Intel Core i5 3470 64.4 73.1 74.1 Intel Core i5 4670 49.9 86.9 96.3 Intel Core i7 3770K 85.7 86.4 87.1 Intel Core i7 4770K 54.1 104.6 111.4 OpenBenchmarking.org Watts, Fewer Is Better C-Ray 1.1 System Power Consumption Monitor 40 80 120 160 200
Unigine Tropics System Power Consumption Monitor Min Avg Max AMD A10-7850K Kaveri 60.8 124.8 161.4 Intel Core i3 2120 44.1 45.7 48.3 Intel Core i3 4130 61.2 67.6 68.5 Intel Core i5 3470 48.0 53.5 54.4 Intel Core i5 4670 49.3 70.3 72.0 Intel Core i7 3770K 47.8 67.9 70.2 Intel Core i7 4770K 50.2 75.2 83.7 OpenBenchmarking.org Watts, Fewer Is Better Unigine Tropics 1.3 System Power Consumption Monitor 50 100 150 200 250
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