Intel NUC Linux CPU Governor Performance

A Processor comparison looking at the impact of Intel P-State and ACPI CPUfreq drivers and CPU scaling governors. Benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com..

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Intel NUC Linux CPU Governor PerformanceOpenBenchmarking.orgPhoronix Test SuiteIntel Celeron N2820 @ 1.80GHz (2 Cores)Intel Celeron N2820 @ 2.13GHz (2 Cores)Intel DN2820FYKIntel ValleyView SSA-CUnit3584MB1000GB HGST HTS721010A9Intel ValleyView Gen7 (755MHz)Intel ValleyView HD AudioRealtek RTL8111/8168/8411 + Intel Wireless 7260Ubuntu 14.043.15.0-999-generic (x86_64)Unity 7.2.0X Server 1.15.1intel 2.99.9113.3 Mesa 10.3.0-devel (git-57730d6 trusty-oibaf-ppa)GCC 4.8.2ext41920x1080ProcessorsMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioNetworkOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerDisplay DriverOpenGLCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionIntel NUC Linux CPU Governor Performance BenchmarksSystem Logs- --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 - DEADLINE / data=ordered,errors=remount-ro,relatime,rw- P-State Performance: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate performance- ACPI CPUfreq Ondemand: Scaling Governor: acpi-cpufreq ondemand- ACPI CPUfreq Conservative: Scaling Governor: acpi-cpufreq conservative- ACPI CPUfreq Performance: Scaling Governor: acpi-cpufreq performance- ACPI CPUfreq Powersave: Scaling Governor: acpi-cpufreq powersave- SNA- Disk Scheduler: DEADLINE.

P-State PerformanceACPI CPUfreq OndemandACPI CPUfreq ConservativeACPI CPUfreq PerformanceACPI CPUfreq PowersaveResult OverviewPhoronix Test Suite100%188%277%365%453%LAME MP3 Encodingx264FFmpegTimed Apache CompilationApache BenchmarkTimed ImageMagick CompilationParallel BZIP2 CompressionPostMarkOpenArenaWarsowTesseractWAV To MP3H.2.V.EH.2.H.T.N.DTime To CompileS.W.P.STime To Compile2.F.CD.T.P1920 x 10801920 x 10801920 x 1080

Intel NUC Linux CPU Governor Performancepostmark: Disk Transaction Performanceopenarena: 1920 x 1080tesseract: 1920 x 1080warsow: 1920 x 1080x264: H.264 Video Encodingbuild-apache: Time To Compilebuild-imagemagick: Time To Compilecompress-pbzip2: 256MB File Compressionencode-mp3: WAV To MP3ffmpeg: H.264 HD To NTSC DVapache: Static Web Page ServingP-State PerformanceACPI CPUfreq OndemandACPI CPUfreq ConservativeACPI CPUfreq PerformanceACPI CPUfreq Powersave43150.5311.5812.4317.59194.67476.7162.4942.7549.754064.7344250.6011.5812.4317.56195.64475.6563.3542.7650.134073.8640750.3711.4311.2717.50194.82476.6863.2143.0850.104026.0644150.7011.5912.3717.62193.86475.2262.7842.7249.694046.4718426.1310.387.174.02770.761717.19217.61193.56208.161098.77OpenBenchmarking.org

PostMark

This is a test of NetApp's PostMark benchmark designed to simulate small-file testing similar to the tasks endured by web and mail servers. This test profile will set PostMark to perform 25,000 transactions with 500 files simultaneously with the file sizes ranging between 5 and 512 kilobytes. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgTPS, More Is BetterPostMark 1.51Disk Transaction PerformanceP-State PerformanceACPI CPUfreq OndemandACPI CPUfreq ConservativeACPI CPUfreq PerformanceACPI CPUfreq Powersave100200300400500SE +/- 1.73, N = 3SE +/- 1.53, N = 3SE +/- 6.23, N = 3SE +/- 2.40, N = 3SE +/- 1.45, N = 34314424074411841. (CC) gcc options: -O3
OpenBenchmarking.orgTPS, More Is BetterPostMark 1.51Disk Transaction PerformanceP-State PerformanceACPI CPUfreq OndemandACPI CPUfreq ConservativeACPI CPUfreq PerformanceACPI CPUfreq Powersave80160240320400Min: 428 / Avg: 431 / Max: 434Min: 439 / Avg: 442 / Max: 444Min: 395 / Avg: 407.33 / Max: 415Min: 436 / Avg: 440.67 / Max: 444Min: 182 / Avg: 184.33 / Max: 1871. (CC) gcc options: -O3

OpenArena

This is a test of OpenArena, a popular open-source first-person shooter. This game is based upon ioquake3, which in turn uses the GPL version of id Software's Quake 3 engine. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.5Resolution: 1920 x 1080P-State PerformanceACPI CPUfreq OndemandACPI CPUfreq ConservativeACPI CPUfreq PerformanceACPI CPUfreq Powersave1122334455SE +/- 0.13, N = 3SE +/- 0.21, N = 3SE +/- 0.22, N = 3SE +/- 0.26, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 350.5350.6050.3750.7026.13
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.5Resolution: 1920 x 1080P-State PerformanceACPI CPUfreq OndemandACPI CPUfreq ConservativeACPI CPUfreq PerformanceACPI CPUfreq Powersave1020304050Min: 50.4 / Avg: 50.53 / Max: 50.8Min: 50.2 / Avg: 50.6 / Max: 50.9Min: 50.1 / Avg: 50.37 / Max: 50.8Min: 50.2 / Avg: 50.7 / Max: 51.1Min: 26 / Avg: 26.13 / Max: 26.3

Tesseract

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterTesseract 2014-05-12Resolution: 1920 x 1080P-State PerformanceACPI CPUfreq OndemandACPI CPUfreq ConservativeACPI CPUfreq PerformanceACPI CPUfreq Powersave3691215SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 311.5811.5811.4311.5910.38
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterTesseract 2014-05-12Resolution: 1920 x 1080P-State PerformanceACPI CPUfreq OndemandACPI CPUfreq ConservativeACPI CPUfreq PerformanceACPI CPUfreq Powersave3691215Min: 11.57 / Avg: 11.58 / Max: 11.59Min: 11.57 / Avg: 11.58 / Max: 11.59Min: 11.42 / Avg: 11.43 / Max: 11.44Min: 11.57 / Avg: 11.59 / Max: 11.6Min: 10.33 / Avg: 10.38 / Max: 10.44

Warsow

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterWarsow 1.5Resolution: 1920 x 1080P-State PerformanceACPI CPUfreq OndemandACPI CPUfreq ConservativeACPI CPUfreq PerformanceACPI CPUfreq Powersave3691215SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.30, N = 6SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 312.4312.4311.2712.377.17
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterWarsow 1.5Resolution: 1920 x 1080P-State PerformanceACPI CPUfreq OndemandACPI CPUfreq ConservativeACPI CPUfreq PerformanceACPI CPUfreq Powersave48121620Min: 12.4 / Avg: 12.43 / Max: 12.5Min: 12.4 / Avg: 12.43 / Max: 12.5Min: 10.5 / Avg: 11.27 / Max: 12Min: 12.3 / Avg: 12.37 / Max: 12.4Min: 7.1 / Avg: 7.17 / Max: 7.2

x264

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is Betterx264 2014-01-09H.264 Video EncodingP-State PerformanceACPI CPUfreq OndemandACPI CPUfreq ConservativeACPI CPUfreq PerformanceACPI CPUfreq Powersave48121620SE +/- 0.07, N = 5SE +/- 0.05, N = 5SE +/- 0.10, N = 5SE +/- 0.04, N = 5SE +/- 0.01, N = 517.5917.5617.5017.624.021. (CC) gcc options: -ldl -m64 -lm -lpthread -O3 -ffast-math -std=gnu99 -fomit-frame-pointer -fno-tree-vectorize
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is Betterx264 2014-01-09H.264 Video EncodingP-State PerformanceACPI CPUfreq OndemandACPI CPUfreq ConservativeACPI CPUfreq PerformanceACPI CPUfreq Powersave48121620Min: 17.31 / Avg: 17.59 / Max: 17.68Min: 17.39 / Avg: 17.56 / Max: 17.68Min: 17.16 / Avg: 17.5 / Max: 17.68Min: 17.48 / Avg: 17.62 / Max: 17.71Min: 3.98 / Avg: 4.02 / Max: 4.041. (CC) gcc options: -ldl -m64 -lm -lpthread -O3 -ffast-math -std=gnu99 -fomit-frame-pointer -fno-tree-vectorize

Timed Apache Compilation

This test times how long it takes to build the Apache HTTP Server. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterTimed Apache Compilation 2.4.7Time To CompileP-State PerformanceACPI CPUfreq OndemandACPI CPUfreq ConservativeACPI CPUfreq PerformanceACPI CPUfreq Powersave170340510680850SE +/- 0.10, N = 3SE +/- 0.15, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.22, N = 3SE +/- 0.55, N = 3194.67195.64194.82193.86770.76
OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterTimed Apache Compilation 2.4.7Time To CompileP-State PerformanceACPI CPUfreq OndemandACPI CPUfreq ConservativeACPI CPUfreq PerformanceACPI CPUfreq Powersave140280420560700Min: 194.53 / Avg: 194.67 / Max: 194.86Min: 195.38 / Avg: 195.64 / Max: 195.88Min: 194.75 / Avg: 194.82 / Max: 194.87Min: 193.6 / Avg: 193.86 / Max: 194.29Min: 770.21 / Avg: 770.76 / Max: 771.86

Timed ImageMagick Compilation

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterTimed ImageMagick Compilation 6.8.1-10Time To CompileP-State PerformanceACPI CPUfreq OndemandACPI CPUfreq ConservativeACPI CPUfreq PerformanceACPI CPUfreq Powersave400800120016002000SE +/- 0.38, N = 3SE +/- 0.51, N = 3SE +/- 0.16, N = 3SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 1.74, N = 3476.71475.65476.68475.221717.19
OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterTimed ImageMagick Compilation 6.8.1-10Time To CompileP-State PerformanceACPI CPUfreq OndemandACPI CPUfreq ConservativeACPI CPUfreq PerformanceACPI CPUfreq Powersave30060090012001500Min: 475.98 / Avg: 476.71 / Max: 477.28Min: 474.7 / Avg: 475.65 / Max: 476.44Min: 476.37 / Avg: 476.68 / Max: 476.91Min: 474.99 / Avg: 475.22 / Max: 475.39Min: 1713.95 / Avg: 1717.19 / Max: 1719.92

Parallel BZIP2 Compression

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterParallel BZIP2 Compression 1.1.6256MB File CompressionP-State PerformanceACPI CPUfreq OndemandACPI CPUfreq ConservativeACPI CPUfreq PerformanceACPI CPUfreq Powersave50100150200250SE +/- 0.57, N = 3SE +/- 0.45, N = 3SE +/- 0.20, N = 3SE +/- 0.45, N = 3SE +/- 0.62, N = 362.4963.3563.2162.78217.611. (CXX) g++ options: -O2 -pthread -lbz2 -lpthread
OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterParallel BZIP2 Compression 1.1.6256MB File CompressionP-State PerformanceACPI CPUfreq OndemandACPI CPUfreq ConservativeACPI CPUfreq PerformanceACPI CPUfreq Powersave4080120160200Min: 61.86 / Avg: 62.49 / Max: 63.63Min: 62.48 / Avg: 63.35 / Max: 64.02Min: 62.87 / Avg: 63.21 / Max: 63.57Min: 61.92 / Avg: 62.78 / Max: 63.43Min: 216.6 / Avg: 217.61 / Max: 218.751. (CXX) g++ options: -O2 -pthread -lbz2 -lpthread

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 MP3P-State PerformanceACPI CPUfreq OndemandACPI CPUfreq ConservativeACPI CPUfreq PerformanceACPI CPUfreq Powersave4080120160200SE +/- 0.03, N = 5SE +/- 0.02, N = 5SE +/- 0.03, N = 5SE +/- 0.03, N = 5SE +/- 0.04, N = 542.7542.7643.0842.72193.561. (CC) gcc options: -O3 -fomit-frame-pointer -ffast-math -pipe -lm
OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterLAME MP3 Encoding 3.99.3WAV To MP3P-State PerformanceACPI CPUfreq OndemandACPI CPUfreq ConservativeACPI CPUfreq PerformanceACPI CPUfreq Powersave4080120160200Min: 42.7 / Avg: 42.75 / Max: 42.85Min: 42.73 / Avg: 42.76 / Max: 42.84Min: 43.01 / Avg: 43.08 / Max: 43.19Min: 42.67 / Avg: 42.72 / Max: 42.83Min: 193.48 / Avg: 193.56 / Max: 193.661. (CC) gcc options: -O3 -fomit-frame-pointer -ffast-math -pipe -lm

FFmpeg

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterFFmpeg 2.1.1H.264 HD To NTSC DVP-State PerformanceACPI CPUfreq OndemandACPI CPUfreq ConservativeACPI CPUfreq PerformanceACPI CPUfreq Powersave50100150200250SE +/- 0.34, N = 3SE +/- 0.27, N = 3SE +/- 0.39, N = 3SE +/- 0.36, N = 3SE +/- 0.75, N = 349.7550.1350.1049.69208.161. (CC) gcc options: -lavdevice -lavfilter -lavformat -lavcodec -lswresample -lswscale -lavutil -ldl -lXv -lX11 -lXext -lasound -lSDL -lm -pthread -std=c99 -fomit-frame-pointer -O3 -fno-math-errno -fno-signed-zeros -fno-tree-vectorize -MMD -MF -MT
OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterFFmpeg 2.1.1H.264 HD To NTSC DVP-State PerformanceACPI CPUfreq OndemandACPI CPUfreq ConservativeACPI CPUfreq PerformanceACPI CPUfreq Powersave4080120160200Min: 49.19 / Avg: 49.75 / Max: 50.36Min: 49.66 / Avg: 50.13 / Max: 50.59Min: 49.68 / Avg: 50.1 / Max: 50.88Min: 49.09 / Avg: 49.69 / Max: 50.33Min: 206.66 / Avg: 208.16 / Max: 208.961. (CC) gcc options: -lavdevice -lavfilter -lavformat -lavcodec -lswresample -lswscale -lavutil -ldl -lXv -lX11 -lXext -lasound -lSDL -lm -pthread -std=c99 -fomit-frame-pointer -O3 -fno-math-errno -fno-signed-zeros -fno-tree-vectorize -MMD -MF -MT

Apache Benchmark

This is a test of ab, which is the Apache benchmark program. This test profile measures how many requests per second a given system can sustain when carrying out 1,000,000 requests with 100 requests being carried out concurrently. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgRequests Per Second, More Is BetterApache Benchmark 2.4.7Static Web Page ServingP-State PerformanceACPI CPUfreq OndemandACPI CPUfreq ConservativeACPI CPUfreq PerformanceACPI CPUfreq Powersave9001800270036004500SE +/- 16.04, N = 3SE +/- 7.42, N = 3SE +/- 6.07, N = 3SE +/- 13.50, N = 3SE +/- 8.24, N = 34064.734073.864026.064046.471098.771. (CC) gcc options: -shared -fPIC -O2 -pthread
OpenBenchmarking.orgRequests Per Second, More Is BetterApache Benchmark 2.4.7Static Web Page ServingP-State PerformanceACPI CPUfreq OndemandACPI CPUfreq ConservativeACPI CPUfreq PerformanceACPI CPUfreq Powersave7001400210028003500Min: 4044.68 / Avg: 4064.73 / Max: 4096.45Min: 4064.39 / Avg: 4073.86 / Max: 4088.48Min: 4014.65 / Avg: 4026.06 / Max: 4035.37Min: 4028.12 / Avg: 4046.47 / Max: 4072.79Min: 1087.98 / Avg: 1098.77 / Max: 1114.951. (CC) gcc options: -shared -fPIC -O2 -pthread