MSI Cubi 2 Kaby Lake vs. Other NUCs Intel kaby Lake Linux benchmarking via a MSI Cubi 2 KBL box. Tests by Michael Larabel for a future article. Celeron N2820 - Bay Trail NUC: Processor: Intel Celeron N2820 @ 2.13GHz (2 Cores), Motherboard: Intel DN2820FYK, Chipset: Intel Atom Z36xxx/Z37xxx, Memory: 3584MB, Disk: 1000GB HGST HTS721010A9, Graphics: Intel Atom Z36xxx/Z37xxx & Display, Audio: Realtek ALC283, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 + Intel Wireless 7260 OS: Ubuntu 16.10, Kernel: 4.8.0-26-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.5.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.4, Display Driver: modesetting 1.18.4, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 12.0.3, Compiler: GCC 6.2.0 20161005, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Core i7 4600U - Intense-PC2: Processor: Intel Core i7-4600U @ 3.30GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: CompuLab Intense-PC2 (IPC2), Chipset: Intel Haswell-ULT DRAM, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 120GB Micron_M500_MTFD, Graphics: Intel Haswell-ULT IGP, Audio: Intel Haswell-ULT HD Audio, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Intel Connection I218-LM + Intel Wireless 7260 OS: Ubuntu 16.10, Kernel: 4.8.0-26-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.5.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.4, Display Driver: modesetting 1.18.4, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 12.0.3, Compiler: GCC 6.2.0 20161005, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Core i3 5010U - Broadwell NUC: Processor: Intel Core i3-5010U @ 2.00GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: Intel NUC5i3RYB, Chipset: Intel Broadwell-U-OPI, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 256GB TS256GSSD370, Graphics: Intel HD 5500, Audio: Intel Broadwell-U Audio, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Intel Connection + Intel Wireless 7265 OS: Ubuntu 16.10, Kernel: 4.8.0-26-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.5.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.4, Display Driver: modesetting 1.18.4, OpenGL: 4.3 Mesa 12.0.3, Compiler: GCC 6.2.0 20161005, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Core i5 7200U - Kaby Lake NUC: Processor: Intel Core i5-7200U @ 3.10GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: MSI MS-B1421 v1.0, Chipset: Intel Device 5904, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 256GB CORSAIR FORCE LX, Graphics: Intel Device 5916, Audio: Realtek ALC887-VD, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 + Intel Device 24fb OS: Ubuntu 16.10, Kernel: 4.8.0-26-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.5.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.4, Display Driver: modesetting 1.18.4, OpenGL: 4.3 Mesa 12.0.3, Compiler: GCC 6.2.0 20161005, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Celeron N2820 - Bay Trail NUC . 11.30 |========= Core i7 4600U - Intense-PC2 ... 33.23 |=========================== Core i3 5010U - Broadwell NUC . 33.33 |=========================== Core i5 7200U - Kaby Lake NUC . 49.77 |======================================== OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better Celeron N2820 - Bay Trail NUC . MIN: 48 AVG: 87 MAX: 99 Core i7 4600U - Intense-PC2 ... MIN: 3 AVG: 30 MAX: 71 Core i3 5010U - Broadwell NUC . MIN: 5 AVG: 30 MAX: 68 Core i5 7200U - Kaby Lake NUC . MIN: 6 AVG: 20 MAX: 44 Xonotic 0.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Low Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Celeron N2820 - Bay Trail NUC . 48.44 |============ Core i7 4600U - Intense-PC2 ... 154.37 |======================================= Core i3 5010U - Broadwell NUC . 127.67 |================================ Core i5 7200U - Kaby Lake NUC . 146.33 |===================================== Xonotic 0.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: High Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Celeron N2820 - Bay Trail NUC . 19.64 |======== Core i7 4600U - Intense-PC2 ... 77.94 |================================= Core i3 5010U - Broadwell NUC . 73.19 |=============================== Core i5 7200U - Kaby Lake NUC . 93.19 |======================================== FFTW 3.3.4 Build: Float + SSE - Size: 2D FFT Size 2048 Mflops > Higher Is Better Celeron N2820 - Bay Trail NUC . 3203.26 |========= Core i7 4600U - Intense-PC2 ... 11113.00 |=============================== Core i3 5010U - Broadwell NUC . 7709.34 |===================== Core i5 7200U - Kaby Lake NUC . 13269.00 |===================================== John The Ripper 1.8.0 Test: Blowfish Real C/S > Higher Is Better Celeron N2820 - Bay Trail NUC . 919 |============ Core i7 4600U - Intense-PC2 ... 2743 |=================================== Core i3 5010U - Broadwell NUC . 1909 |========================= Core i5 7200U - Kaby Lake NUC . 3171 |========================================= John The Ripper 1.8.0 Test: MD5 Real C/S > Higher Is Better Celeron N2820 - Bay Trail NUC . 10736 |=========== Core i7 4600U - Intense-PC2 ... 34519 |==================================== Core i3 5010U - Broadwell NUC . 23578 |======================== Core i5 7200U - Kaby Lake NUC . 38629 |======================================== Himeno Benchmark 3.0 Poisson Pressure Solver MFLOPS > Higher Is Better Celeron N2820 - Bay Trail NUC . 541.70 |========== Core i7 4600U - Intense-PC2 ... 1698.14 |================================= Core i3 5010U - Broadwell NUC . 1157.81 |====================== Core i5 7200U - Kaby Lake NUC . 1978.32 |====================================== C-Ray 1.1 Total Time Seconds < Lower Is Better Celeron N2820 - Bay Trail NUC . 233.24 |======================================= Core i7 4600U - Intense-PC2 ... 56.26 |========= Core i3 5010U - Broadwell NUC . 84.07 |============== Core i5 7200U - Kaby Lake NUC . 51.06 |========= FLAC Audio Encoding 1.3.1 WAV To FLAC Seconds < Lower Is Better Celeron N2820 - Bay Trail NUC . 30.28 |======================================== Core i7 4600U - Intense-PC2 ... 6.70 |========= Core i3 5010U - Broadwell NUC . 10.91 |============== Core i5 7200U - Kaby Lake NUC . 6.39 |======== LAME MP3 Encoding 3.99.3 WAV To MP3 Seconds < Lower Is Better Celeron N2820 - Bay Trail NUC . 38.02 |======================================== Core i7 4600U - Intense-PC2 ... 11.91 |============= Core i3 5010U - Broadwell NUC . 18.65 |==================== Core i5 7200U - Kaby Lake NUC . 12.26 |============= PostgreSQL pgbench 9.4.3 Scaling: Mostly RAM - Test: Normal Load - Mode: Read Write TPS > Higher Is Better Celeron N2820 - Bay Trail NUC . 296.07 |===== Core i7 4600U - Intense-PC2 ... 831.94 |============= Core i3 5010U - Broadwell NUC . 2241.21 |==================================== Core i5 7200U - Kaby Lake NUC . 2395.83 |====================================== Redis 3.0.1 Test: GET Requests Per Second > Higher Is Better Celeron N2820 - Bay Trail NUC . 442704.57 |====== Core i7 4600U - Intense-PC2 ... 2087892.29 |============================ Core i3 5010U - Broadwell NUC . 1549592.54 |===================== Core i5 7200U - Kaby Lake NUC . 2568678.25 |=================================== Redis 3.0.1 Test: SET Requests Per Second > Higher Is Better Celeron N2820 - Bay Trail NUC . 315536.69 |====== Core i7 4600U - Intense-PC2 ... 1462535.52 |============================= Core i3 5010U - Broadwell NUC . 963516.35 |=================== Core i5 7200U - Kaby Lake NUC . 1772150.34 |===================================