AMD FX-9590 CPU Governors Ubuntu

Benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com. Testing ondemand vs. performance with CPUFreq for the AMD FX CPU on Linux 3.17.

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CPUFreq Ondemand

Compiler Notes: --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 Notes: Scaling Governor: acpi-cpufreq ondemand
Graphics Notes: EXA

CPUFreq Performance

Processor: AMD FX-9590 Eight-Core @ 4.70GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock 990FX Killer, Chipset: AMD RD890 bridge, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 128GB Crucial_CT128MX1, Graphics: Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 6870 1024MB, Audio: AMD SBx00 Azalia, Monitor: VA2431, Network: Qualcomm Atheros Killer E2200 Gigabit

OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.17.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.2, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: radeon 7.4.99, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.4.0-devel (git-6cd0dbc 2014-08-29 trusty-oibaf-ppa) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Compiler Notes: --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 Notes: Scaling Governor: acpi-cpufreq performance
Graphics Notes: EXA

AMD FX-9590 CPU Governors UbuntuOpenBenchmarking.orgPhoronix Test SuiteAMD FX-9590 Eight-Core @ 4.70GHz (8 Cores)ASRock 990FX KillerAMD RD890 bridge8192MB128GB Crucial_CT128MX1Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 6870 1024MBAMD SBx00 AzaliaVA2431Qualcomm Atheros Killer E2200 GigabitUbuntu 14.043.17.0-999-generic (x86_64)Unity 7.2.2X Server 1.15.1radeon 7.4.993.3 Mesa 10.4.0-devel (git-6cd0dbc 2014-08-29 trusty-oibaf-ppa) Gallium 0.4GCC 4.8.2ext41920x1080ProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioMonitorNetworkOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerDisplay DriverOpenGLCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionAMD FX-9590 CPU Governors Ubuntu 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 - CPUFreq Ondemand: Scaling Governor: acpi-cpufreq ondemand- CPUFreq Performance: Scaling Governor: acpi-cpufreq performance- EXA

CPUFreq Ondemand vs. CPUFreq Performance ComparisonPhoronix Test SuiteBaseline+6.6%+6.6%+13.2%+13.2%+19.8%+19.8%26.4%20.9%1920 x 1080 - High1920 x 1080 - UltraTime To Compile3%Total Time2.8%XonoticXonoticTimed Linux Kernel CompilationC-RayCPUFreq OndemandCPUFreq Performance

AMD FX-9590 CPU Governors Ubuntuxonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Highxonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Ultranpb: EP.Cnpb: MG.Bdolfyn: Computational Fluid Dynamicsgraphics-magick: Blurgraphics-magick: Resizingbuild-linux-kernel: Time To Compilec-ray: Total Timeencode-mp3: WAV To MP3CPUFreq OndemandCPUFreq Performance153.80127.40227.305087.4731.6615819082.6622.7016.53194.46154.04228.235076.9531.5515819085.1323.3316.49OpenBenchmarking.org

Xonotic

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.7Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: HighCPUFreq OndemandCPUFreq Performance4080120160200SE +/- 0.22, N = 3SE +/- 0.27, N = 3153.80194.46MIN: 79 / MAX: 400MIN: 102 / MAX: 417
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.7Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: HighCPUFreq OndemandCPUFreq Performance4080120160200Min: 153.37 / Avg: 153.8 / Max: 154.1Min: 193.94 / Avg: 194.46 / Max: 194.82

MinAvgMaxCPUFreq Ondemand3.320.930.9CPUFreq Performance4.827.339.3OpenBenchmarking.orgCelsius, Fewer Is BetterXonotic 0.7CPU Temperature Monitor1122334455

MinAvgMaxCPUFreq Ondemand99.6221.1255.7CPUFreq Performance120.7251.3322.9OpenBenchmarking.orgWatts, Fewer Is BetterXonotic 0.7System Power Consumption Monitor80160240320400

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.7Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: UltraCPUFreq OndemandCPUFreq Performance306090120150SE +/- 0.14, N = 3SE +/- 0.35, N = 3127.40154.04MIN: 63 / MAX: 294MIN: 77 / MAX: 309
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.7Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: UltraCPUFreq OndemandCPUFreq Performance306090120150Min: 127.19 / Avg: 127.4 / Max: 127.66Min: 153.4 / Avg: 154.04 / Max: 154.58

MinAvgMaxCPUFreq Ondemand3.121.438.0CPUFreq Performance4.524.633.0OpenBenchmarking.orgCelsius, Fewer Is BetterXonotic 0.7CPU Temperature Monitor1122334455

MinAvgMaxCPUFreq Ondemand100.1229.1257.3CPUFreq Performance120.4254.2301.9OpenBenchmarking.orgWatts, Fewer Is BetterXonotic 0.7System Power Consumption Monitor80160240320400

NAS Parallel Benchmarks

OpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: EP.CCPUFreq OndemandCPUFreq Performance50100150200250SE +/- 1.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.18, N = 3227.30228.231. (F9X) gfortran options: -O3 -march=native -pthread -lmpi_f77 -lmpi -ldl -lhwloc2. Open MPI 1.6.5
OpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: EP.CCPUFreq OndemandCPUFreq Performance4080120160200Min: 225.23 / Avg: 227.3 / Max: 228.45Min: 227.97 / Avg: 228.23 / Max: 228.571. (F9X) gfortran options: -O3 -march=native -pthread -lmpi_f77 -lmpi -ldl -lhwloc2. Open MPI 1.6.5

MinAvgMaxCPUFreq Ondemand8.038.945.4CPUFreq Performance8.439.046.8OpenBenchmarking.orgCelsius, Fewer Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3CPU Temperature Monitor1428425670

MinAvgMaxCPUFreq Ondemand102.0310.6352.9CPUFreq Performance120.1321.2358.8OpenBenchmarking.orgWatts, Fewer Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3System Power Consumption Monitor100200300400500

OpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: MG.BCPUFreq OndemandCPUFreq Performance11002200330044005500SE +/- 16.92, N = 3SE +/- 58.78, N = 35087.475076.951. (F9X) gfortran options: -O3 -march=native -pthread -lmpi_f77 -lmpi -ldl -lhwloc2. Open MPI 1.6.5
OpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: MG.BCPUFreq OndemandCPUFreq Performance9001800270036004500Min: 5055.81 / Avg: 5087.47 / Max: 5113.67Min: 5002.4 / Avg: 5076.95 / Max: 5192.941. (F9X) gfortran options: -O3 -march=native -pthread -lmpi_f77 -lmpi -ldl -lhwloc2. Open MPI 1.6.5

MinAvgMaxCPUFreq Ondemand5.519.828.0CPUFreq Performance6.117.826.5OpenBenchmarking.orgCelsius, Fewer Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3CPU Temperature Monitor918273645

MinAvgMaxCPUFreq Ondemand99.3158.1306.0CPUFreq Performance119.1213.0307.6OpenBenchmarking.orgWatts, Fewer Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3System Power Consumption Monitor80160240320400

Dolfyn

Dolfyn is a Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) code of modern numerical simulation techniques. The Dolfyn test profile measures the execution time of the bundled computational fluid dynamics demos that are bundled with Dolfyn. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterDolfyn 0.527Computational Fluid DynamicsCPUFreq OndemandCPUFreq Performance714212835SE +/- 0.15, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 331.6631.55
OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterDolfyn 0.527Computational Fluid DynamicsCPUFreq OndemandCPUFreq Performance714212835Min: 31.42 / Avg: 31.66 / Max: 31.94Min: 31.48 / Avg: 31.55 / Max: 31.65

MinAvgMaxCPUFreq Ondemand4.533.538.3CPUFreq Performance5.436.340.4OpenBenchmarking.orgCelsius, Fewer Is BetterDolfyn 0.527CPU Temperature Monitor1122334455

MinAvgMaxCPUFreq Ondemand98.7167.4180.3CPUFreq Performance117.6176.2190.3OpenBenchmarking.orgWatts, Fewer Is BetterDolfyn 0.527System Power Consumption Monitor50100150200250

GraphicsMagick

This is a test of GraphicsMagick with its OpenMP implementation that performs various imaging tests to stress the system's CPU. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgIterations Per Minute, More Is BetterGraphicsMagick 1.3.19Operation: BlurCPUFreq OndemandCPUFreq Performance306090120150SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 31581581. (CC) gcc options: -std=gnu99 -fopenmp -O3 -march=native -pthread -ljbig -lwebp -ljpeg -lXext -lSM -lICE -lX11 -llzma -lxml2 -lz -lm -lgomp -lpthread
OpenBenchmarking.orgIterations Per Minute, More Is BetterGraphicsMagick 1.3.19Operation: BlurCPUFreq OndemandCPUFreq Performance306090120150Min: 158 / Avg: 158 / Max: 158Min: 158 / Avg: 158 / Max: 1581. (CC) gcc options: -std=gnu99 -fopenmp -O3 -march=native -pthread -ljbig -lwebp -ljpeg -lXext -lSM -lICE -lX11 -llzma -lxml2 -lz -lm -lgomp -lpthread

MinAvgMaxCPUFreq Ondemand7.139.543.3CPUFreq Performance6.540.845.5OpenBenchmarking.orgCelsius, Fewer Is BetterGraphicsMagick 1.3.19CPU Temperature Monitor1224364860

MinAvgMaxCPUFreq Ondemand115.9199.8212.5CPUFreq Performance117.8198.3218.0OpenBenchmarking.orgWatts, Fewer Is BetterGraphicsMagick 1.3.19System Power Consumption Monitor60120180240300

OpenBenchmarking.orgIterations Per Minute, More Is BetterGraphicsMagick 1.3.19Operation: ResizingCPUFreq OndemandCPUFreq Performance4080120160200SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 31901901. (CC) gcc options: -std=gnu99 -fopenmp -O3 -march=native -pthread -ljbig -lwebp -ljpeg -lXext -lSM -lICE -lX11 -llzma -lxml2 -lz -lm -lgomp -lpthread
OpenBenchmarking.orgIterations Per Minute, More Is BetterGraphicsMagick 1.3.19Operation: ResizingCPUFreq OndemandCPUFreq Performance306090120150Min: 190 / Avg: 190.33 / Max: 191Min: 190 / Avg: 190 / Max: 1901. (CC) gcc options: -std=gnu99 -fopenmp -O3 -march=native -pthread -ljbig -lwebp -ljpeg -lXext -lSM -lICE -lX11 -llzma -lxml2 -lz -lm -lgomp -lpthread

MinAvgMaxCPUFreq Ondemand5.540.246.3CPUFreq Performance5.839.946.0OpenBenchmarking.orgCelsius, Fewer Is BetterGraphicsMagick 1.3.19CPU Temperature Monitor1224364860

MinAvgMaxCPUFreq Ondemand101.5201.8219.4CPUFreq Performance115.5200.2221.8OpenBenchmarking.orgWatts, Fewer Is BetterGraphicsMagick 1.3.19System Power Consumption Monitor60120180240300

Timed Linux Kernel Compilation

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterTimed Linux Kernel Compilation 3.1Time To CompileCPUFreq OndemandCPUFreq Performance20406080100SE +/- 6.50, N = 3SE +/- 6.87, N = 382.6685.13
OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterTimed Linux Kernel Compilation 3.1Time To CompileCPUFreq OndemandCPUFreq Performance1632486480Min: 72.74 / Avg: 82.66 / Max: 94.91Min: 73.24 / Avg: 85.13 / Max: 97.03

MinAvgMaxCPUFreq Ondemand6.643.952.4CPUFreq Performance7.043.449.9OpenBenchmarking.orgCelsius, Fewer Is BetterTimed Linux Kernel Compilation 3.1CPU Temperature Monitor1530456075

MinAvgMaxCPUFreq Ondemand101.0287.8382.5CPUFreq Performance121.5288.4380.1OpenBenchmarking.orgWatts, Fewer Is BetterTimed Linux Kernel Compilation 3.1System Power Consumption Monitor100200300400500

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 TimeCPUFreq OndemandCPUFreq Performance612182430SE +/- 1.75, N = 3SE +/- 2.03, N = 322.7023.331. (CC) gcc options: -lm -lpthread -O3 -march=native
OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterC-Ray 1.1Total TimeCPUFreq OndemandCPUFreq Performance510152025Min: 19.42 / Avg: 22.7 / Max: 25.42Min: 19.47 / Avg: 23.33 / Max: 26.361. (CC) gcc options: -lm -lpthread -O3 -march=native

MinAvgMaxCPUFreq Ondemand9.535.340.9CPUFreq Performance7.031.540.6OpenBenchmarking.orgCelsius, Fewer Is BetterC-Ray 1.1CPU Temperature Monitor1122334455

MinAvgMaxCPUFreq Ondemand100.6253.2384.7CPUFreq Performance121.4256.4388.6OpenBenchmarking.orgWatts, Fewer Is BetterC-Ray 1.1System Power Consumption Monitor100200300400500

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 MP3CPUFreq OndemandCPUFreq Performance48121620SE +/- 0.03, N = 5SE +/- 0.02, N = 516.5316.491. (CC) gcc options: -pipe -O3 -march=native -lm
OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterLAME MP3 Encoding 3.99.3WAV To MP3CPUFreq OndemandCPUFreq Performance48121620Min: 16.42 / Avg: 16.53 / Max: 16.62Min: 16.45 / Avg: 16.49 / Max: 16.541. (CC) gcc options: -pipe -O3 -march=native -lm

MinAvgMaxCPUFreq Ondemand4.031.035.5CPUFreq Performance6.634.239.8OpenBenchmarking.orgCelsius, Fewer Is BetterLAME MP3 Encoding 3.99.3CPU Temperature Monitor1122334455

MinAvgMaxCPUFreq Ondemand99.7144.0171.9CPUFreq Performance116.1168.8180.7OpenBenchmarking.orgWatts, Fewer Is BetterLAME MP3 Encoding 3.99.3System Power Consumption Monitor50100150200250

CPU Temperature Monitor

MinAvgMaxCPUFreq Ondemand1.529.852.4CPUFreq Performance2.631.649.9OpenBenchmarking.orgCelsiusCPU Temperature MonitorPhoronix Test Suite System Monitoring1530456075

System Power Consumption Monitor

MinAvgMaxCPUFreq Ondemand98.7211.1384.7CPUFreq Performance113.5224.6388.6OpenBenchmarking.orgWattsSystem Power Consumption MonitorPhoronix Test Suite System Monitoring100200300400500

CPUFreq Ondemand

Compiler Notes: --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 Notes: Scaling Governor: acpi-cpufreq ondemand
Graphics Notes: EXA

Testing initiated at 1 September 2014 11:32 by user phoronix.

CPUFreq Performance

Processor: AMD FX-9590 Eight-Core @ 4.70GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock 990FX Killer, Chipset: AMD RD890 bridge, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 128GB Crucial_CT128MX1, Graphics: Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 6870 1024MB, Audio: AMD SBx00 Azalia, Monitor: VA2431, Network: Qualcomm Atheros Killer E2200 Gigabit

OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.17.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.2, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: radeon 7.4.99, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.4.0-devel (git-6cd0dbc 2014-08-29 trusty-oibaf-ppa) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Compiler Notes: --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 Notes: Scaling Governor: acpi-cpufreq performance
Graphics Notes: EXA

Testing initiated at 1 September 2014 12:13 by user phoronix.