Quad-Core Cortex-A15 big.LITTLE ARM Linux Comparison Comparing different ARM and x86 systems, in particular looking at the ARM Cortex-A15 quad-core + Cortex-A7 quad-core big.LITTLE configuration from a Samsung Exynos 5 Octa SoC on the Hardkernel ODROID-XUs. The ARM x86 tests for a future article on Phoronix.com.
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Quad-Core Cortex-A15 big.LITTLE ARM Linux Comparison Processor Motherboard Memory Disk Graphics Chipset Audio Network Monitor OS Kernel Display Server Display Driver OpenGL Compiler File-System Screen Resolution Desktop PandaBoard ES Intel Atom D525 Calxeda Highbank Samsung Chromebook ARM ODROID-XU Quad-Core A15 Intel i7-4770 ARMv7 rev 10 @ 1.20GHz (2 Cores) OMAP4 Panda board 1024MB 16GB SD16G Texas Instruments OMAP Ubuntu 12.10 3.5.0-208-omap4 (armv7l) X Server 1.12.99.904 (1.13.0 RC 4) fbdev 0.4.3 2.1 Mesa 8.0.4 GCC 4.7 ext4 1920x1080 Intel Atom D525 @ 1.80GHz (4 Cores) FOXCONN NETBOX nT-435/535 Intel Atom D4xx/D5xx/N4xx/N5xx 2048MB 500GB Western Digital WD5000BEVT-2 Intel Atom D4xx/D5xx/N4xx/N5xx IGP Realtek ALC888 Realtek RTL8111/8168B + Realtek RTL8191SEvA Wireless LAN 3.5.0-14-generic (x86_64) Unity 6.4.0 X Server 1.13.0 intel 2.20.6 1.4 Mesa 8.1-devel 1366x768 ARMv7 rev 0 (4 Cores) Highbank 4096MB 256GB SAMSUNG MZ7PC256 3.5.0-1000-highbank (armv7l) ARMv7 rev 4 @ 1.70GHz (2 Cores) SAMSUNG EXYNOS5 (Flattened Device Tree) 2048MB 16GB SEM16G + 64GB Ubuntu 13.04 3.4.0 (armv7l) LXDE 0.5.11 X Server 1.13.0 2.1 Mesa 9.0 1366x768 ARMv7 rev 3 @ 1.80GHz (4 Cores) ODROIDXU 8GB SD08G Ubuntu 13.10 3.4.5 (armv7l) GCC 4.8 1280x720 Intel Core i7-4770 @ 3.90GHz (8 Cores) Dell 0XCR8D Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM 2 x 4096 MB DDR3-1600MHz 500GB Seagate ST500DM002-1BD14 Intel Gen7 (1200MHz) Intel Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th DELL P2210 Intel Connection I217-LM Ubuntu 15.04 3.19.0-15-generic (x86_64) GCC 4.9.2 1680x1050 OpenBenchmarking.org Compiler 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 - Calxeda Highbank: --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 - Samsung Chromebook ARM: --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 - ODROID-XU Quad-Core A15: --build=arm-linux-gnueabihf --disable-browser-plugin --disable-libitm --disable-libquadmath --disable-sjlj-exceptions --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-multilib --enable-nls --enable-objc-gc --enable-plugin --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --host=arm-linux-gnueabihf --target=arm-linux-gnueabihf --with-arch-directory=arm --with-arch=armv7-a --with-ecj-jar=/usr/share/java/eclipse-ecj.jar --with-float=hard --with-fpu=vfpv3-d16 --with-java-home=/usr/lib/jvm/java-1.5.0-gcj-4.8-armhf/jre --with-jvm-jar-dir=/usr/lib/jvm-exports/java-1.5.0-gcj-4.8-armhf --with-jvm-root-dir=/usr/lib/jvm/java-1.5.0-gcj-4.8-armhf --with-mode=thumb -v - Intel i7-4770: --build=x86_64-linux-gnu --disable-browser-plugin --disable-vtable-verify --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-multilib --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 - PandaBoard ES: Scaling Governor: ondemand - Samsung Chromebook ARM: Scaling Governor: ondemand - ODROID-XU Quad-Core A15: Scaling Governor: exynos_cpufreq performance - Intel i7-4770: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave System Details - PandaBoard ES: Compiz was running on this system. - Intel Atom D525: Disk Scheduler: DEADLINE. Compiz was running on this system. Disk Details - Intel Atom D525: DEADLINE / data=ordered,errors=remount-ro,relatime,rw
Quad-Core Cortex-A15 big.LITTLE ARM Linux Comparison npb: LU.A smallpt: Global Illumination Renderer; 100 Samples npb: SP.A apache: Static Web Page Serving npb: UA.A compress-7zip: Compress Speed Test npb: MG.B x264: H.264 Video Encoding lammps: Rhodopsin Protein ffte: N=64, 1D Complex FFT Routine c-ray: Total Time PandaBoard ES Intel Atom D525 Calxeda Highbank Samsung Chromebook ARM ODROID-XU Quad-Core A15 Intel i7-4770 269.00 2419 216.80 2.04 886 265.31 4.70 548.78 780.69 1007 506.33 3073.42 4.81 2089 710.18 11.35 459.73 942.93 371.20 663.59 1326 421.51 4014.66 3.57 1706 472.82 9.07 464.02 501.69 390.45 1046.43 1291 652.36 1823.63 4.01 1698 756.09 10.84 192.31 1465.68 332.54 1429.38 692 925.08 1691.69 5.30 3195 1106.40 1425.06 131.49 15045.60 77 5685.55 42828.55 51.15 21652 5960.32 32.54 5935.22 22.82 OpenBenchmarking.org
NAS Parallel Benchmarks Test / Class: LU.A OpenBenchmarking.org Total Mop/s, More Is Better NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3 Test / Class: LU.A Intel i7-4770 ODROID-XU Quad-Core A15 Samsung Chromebook ARM Intel Atom D525 Calxeda Highbank PandaBoard ES 3K 6K 9K 12K 15K SE +/- 32.07, N = 3 SE +/- 10.28, N = 3 SE +/- 2.76, N = 3 SE +/- 0.67, N = 3 SE +/- 11.24, N = 3 SE +/- 0.20, N = 3 15045.60 1429.38 1046.43 780.69 663.59 269.00 1. (F9X) gfortran options: -fopenmp
Smallpt Global Illumination Renderer; 100 Samples OpenBenchmarking.org Seconds, Fewer Is Better Smallpt 1.0 Global Illumination Renderer; 100 Samples Intel i7-4770 ODROID-XU Quad-Core A15 Intel Atom D525 Samsung Chromebook ARM Calxeda Highbank PandaBoard ES 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 SE +/- 0.33, N = 3 SE +/- 2.96, N = 3 SE +/- 0.33, N = 3 SE +/- 1.20, N = 3 SE +/- 1.20, N = 3 SE +/- 1.53, N = 3 77 692 1007 1291 1326 2419 1. (CXX) g++ options: -fopenmp
NAS Parallel Benchmarks Test / Class: SP.A OpenBenchmarking.org Total Mop/s, More Is Better NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3 Test / Class: SP.A Intel i7-4770 ODROID-XU Quad-Core A15 Samsung Chromebook ARM Intel Atom D525 Calxeda Highbank PandaBoard ES 1200 2400 3600 4800 6000 SE +/- 72.59, N = 3 SE +/- 11.79, N = 3 SE +/- 2.77, N = 3 SE +/- 0.40, N = 3 SE +/- 4.12, N = 3 SE +/- 0.51, N = 3 5685.55 925.08 652.36 506.33 421.51 216.80 1. (F9X) gfortran options: -fopenmp
Apache Benchmark Static Web Page Serving OpenBenchmarking.org Requests Per Second, More Is Better Apache Benchmark 2.2.21 Static Web Page Serving Intel i7-4770 Calxeda Highbank Intel Atom D525 Samsung Chromebook ARM ODROID-XU Quad-Core A15 9K 18K 27K 36K 45K SE +/- 753.15, N = 3 SE +/- 57.43, N = 3 SE +/- 7.71, N = 3 SE +/- 3.82, N = 3 SE +/- 7.00, N = 3 42828.55 4014.66 3073.42 1823.63 1691.69 1. (CC) gcc options: -O2 -pthread -lm -lrt -lcrypt -lpthread -ldl
NAS Parallel Benchmarks Test / Class: UA.A OpenBenchmarking.org Total Mop/s, More Is Better NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3 Test / Class: UA.A Intel i7-4770 ODROID-XU Quad-Core A15 Intel Atom D525 Samsung Chromebook ARM Calxeda Highbank PandaBoard ES 12 24 36 48 60 SE +/- 0.39, N = 3 SE +/- 0.02, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 51.15 5.30 4.81 4.01 3.57 2.04 1. (F9X) gfortran options: -fopenmp
7-Zip Compression Compress Speed Test OpenBenchmarking.org MIPS, More Is Better 7-Zip Compression 9.20.1 Compress Speed Test Intel i7-4770 ODROID-XU Quad-Core A15 Intel Atom D525 Calxeda Highbank Samsung Chromebook ARM PandaBoard ES 5K 10K 15K 20K 25K SE +/- 189.87, N = 3 SE +/- 6.36, N = 3 SE +/- 5.21, N = 3 SE +/- 8.88, N = 3 SE +/- 17.17, N = 3 SE +/- 10.48, N = 3 21652 3195 2089 1706 1698 886 1. (CXX) g++ options: -pipe -lpthread
NAS Parallel Benchmarks Test / Class: MG.B OpenBenchmarking.org Total Mop/s, More Is Better NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3 Test / Class: MG.B Intel i7-4770 ODROID-XU Quad-Core A15 Samsung Chromebook ARM Intel Atom D525 Calxeda Highbank PandaBoard ES 1300 2600 3900 5200 6500 SE +/- 3.31, N = 3 SE +/- 1.04, N = 3 SE +/- 4.47, N = 3 SE +/- 2.02, N = 3 SE +/- 0.39, N = 3 SE +/- 0.40, N = 3 5960.32 1106.40 756.09 710.18 472.82 265.31 1. (F9X) gfortran options: -fopenmp
x264 H.264 Video Encoding OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better x264 2011-12-06 H.264 Video Encoding Intel Atom D525 Samsung Chromebook ARM Calxeda Highbank PandaBoard ES 3 6 9 12 15 SE +/- 0.05, N = 3 SE +/- 0.08, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 11.35 10.84 9.07 4.70
LAMMPS Molecular Dynamics Simulator Test: Rhodopsin Protein OpenBenchmarking.org Loop Time, Fewer Is Better LAMMPS Molecular Dynamics Simulator 1.0 Test: Rhodopsin Protein Intel i7-4770 Samsung Chromebook ARM Intel Atom D525 Calxeda Highbank 100 200 300 400 500 SE +/- 0.15, N = 3 SE +/- 0.51, N = 3 SE +/- 1.13, N = 3 SE +/- 7.15, N = 5 32.54 192.31 459.73 464.02 1. (CXX) g++ options: -lfftw -lmpich
FFTE Test: N=64, 1D Complex FFT Routine OpenBenchmarking.org MFLOPS, More Is Better FFTE 5.0 Test: N=64, 1D Complex FFT Routine Intel i7-4770 Samsung Chromebook ARM ODROID-XU Quad-Core A15 Intel Atom D525 PandaBoard ES Calxeda Highbank 1300 2600 3900 5200 6500 SE +/- 4.99, N = 3 SE +/- 16.47, N = 3 SE +/- 5.31, N = 3 SE +/- 0.70, N = 3 SE +/- 0.13, N = 3 SE +/- 5.28, N = 3 5935.22 1465.68 1425.06 942.93 548.78 501.69 -pthread -lmpi_f90 -lmpi_f77 -lmpi -ldl -lhwloc -lmpichf90 -lmpich -lopa -lmpl -lrt -lcr -lpthread -lmpichf90 -lmpich -lopa -lmpl -lrt -lcr -lpthread -lmpichf90 -lmpich -lopa -lmpl -lrt -lcr -lpthread 1. (F9X) gfortran options: -O3 -fomit-frame-pointer -fopenmp
Meta Performance Per Dollar Performance Per Dollar OpenBenchmarking.org Performance Per Dollar, More Is Better Meta Performance Per Dollar Performance Per Dollar Intel i7-4770 4 8 12 16 20 17.35 1. $800 reported cost. Average result: 13879.77.
Apache Benchmark Performance / Cost - Static Web Page Serving OpenBenchmarking.org Requests Per Second Per Dollar, More Is Better Apache Benchmark 2.2.21 Performance / Cost - Static Web Page Serving Intel i7-4770 12 24 36 48 60 53.54 1. $800 reported cost.
7-Zip Compression Performance / Cost - Compress Speed Test OpenBenchmarking.org MIPS Per Dollar, More Is Better 7-Zip Compression 9.20.1 Performance / Cost - Compress Speed Test Intel i7-4770 6 12 18 24 30 27.07 1. $800 reported cost.
FFTE Performance / Cost - Test: N=64, 1D Complex FFT Routine OpenBenchmarking.org MFLOPS Per Dollar, More Is Better FFTE 5.0 Performance / Cost - Test: N=64, 1D Complex FFT Routine Intel i7-4770 2 4 6 8 10 7.42 1. $800 reported cost.
NAS Parallel Benchmarks Performance / Cost - Test / Class: UA.A OpenBenchmarking.org Total Mop/s Per Dollar, More Is Better NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3 Performance / Cost - Test / Class: UA.A Intel i7-4770 0.0135 0.027 0.0405 0.054 0.0675 0.06 1. $800 reported cost.
NAS Parallel Benchmarks Performance / Cost - Test / Class: SP.A OpenBenchmarking.org Total Mop/s Per Dollar, More Is Better NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3 Performance / Cost - Test / Class: SP.A Intel i7-4770 2 4 6 8 10 7.11 1. $800 reported cost.
NAS Parallel Benchmarks Performance / Cost - Test / Class: MG.B OpenBenchmarking.org Total Mop/s Per Dollar, More Is Better NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3 Performance / Cost - Test / Class: MG.B Intel i7-4770 2 4 6 8 10 7.45 1. $800 reported cost.
NAS Parallel Benchmarks Performance / Cost - Test / Class: LU.A OpenBenchmarking.org Total Mop/s Per Dollar, More Is Better NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3 Performance / Cost - Test / Class: LU.A Intel i7-4770 5 10 15 20 25 18.81 1. $800 reported cost.
C-Ray Total Time OpenBenchmarking.org Seconds, Fewer Is Better C-Ray 1.1 Total Time Intel i7-4770 ODROID-XU Quad-Core A15 Samsung Chromebook ARM Intel Atom D525 Calxeda Highbank 80 160 240 320 400 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.63, N = 3 SE +/- 11.67, N = 6 SE +/- 0.13, N = 3 SE +/- 0.18, N = 3 22.82 131.49 332.54 371.20 390.45 1. (CC) gcc options: -lm -lpthread -O3
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