Sun Fire X4170 vs. Tyan Dual Xeon Gold Linux
Tests by Michael Larabel for a future article.


Sun Fire X4170 - 2 x Xeon E5540: 

	Processor: 2 x Intel Xeon E5540 @ 2.53GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: SUN ASSY X4170, Chipset: Intel 5520 I/O + ICH10R, Memory: 36864MB, Disk: 2 x 147GB Seagate ST914603SSUN146G + 6 x 300GB H106030SDSUN300G, Graphics: LLVMpipe, Monitor: Acer P243W, Network: Intel 82575EB Gigabit Connection

	OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.10.0-28-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Driver: modesetting 1.19.3, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 17.0.7 Gallium 0.4 (LLVM 4.0 128 bits), Compiler: GCC 5.4.0 20160609, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1600x1200

TYAN S7106 - 2 x Xeon Gold 6138: 

	Processor: 2 x Intel Xeon Gold 6138 @ 3.70GHz (80 Cores), Motherboard: TYAN S7106, Chipset: Intel Device 2020, Memory: 96256MB, Disk: 256GB Samsung SSD 850 + 2000GB Seagate ST2000DM006-2DM1 + 2 x 120GB TOSHIBA-TR150, Graphics: LLVMpipe, Monitor: Acer P243W, Network: Intel I210 Gigabit Connection

	OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.10.0-32-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Driver: modesetting 1.19.3, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 17.0.7 Gallium 0.4 (LLVM 4.0 256 bits), Compiler: GCC 5.4.0 20160609, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1200


Timed Linux Kernel Compilation 4.9
Time To Compile
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Sun Fire X4170 - 2 x Xeon E5540 . 109.17 |=====================================
TYAN S7106 - 2 x Xeon Gold 6138 . 24.75  |========


Timed Linux Kernel Compilation 4.9
System Power Consumption Monitor
Watts < Lower Is Better
Sun Fire X4170 - 2 x Xeon E5540 . MIN: 194  AVG: 320  MAX: 376 
TYAN S7106 - 2 x Xeon Gold 6138 . MIN: 114  AVG: 246  MAX: 400 


Timed Linux Kernel Compilation 4.9
System Temperature Monitor
Celsius < Lower Is Better
Sun Fire X4170 - 2 x Xeon E5540 . MIN: 64  AVG: 71  MAX: 81 
TYAN S7106 - 2 x Xeon Gold 6138 . MIN: 51  AVG: 64  MAX: 75 


NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3
Test / Class: EP.B
Total Mop/s > Higher Is Better
Sun Fire X4170 - 2 x Xeon E5540 . 331.59  |========
TYAN S7106 - 2 x Xeon Gold 6138 . 1420.71 |====================================


NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3
Test / Class: SP.A
Total Mop/s > Higher Is Better
Sun Fire X4170 - 2 x Xeon E5540 . 937.36  |======================
TYAN S7106 - 2 x Xeon Gold 6138 . 1569.05 |====================================


NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3
Test / Class: SP.A
Total Mop/s Per Watt > Higher Is Better
Sun Fire X4170 - 2 x Xeon E5540 . 2.54 |========================
TYAN S7106 - 2 x Xeon Gold 6138 . 4.19 |=======================================


NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3
System Power Consumption Monitor
Watts < Lower Is Better
Sun Fire X4170 - 2 x Xeon E5540 . MIN: 195  AVG: 368  MAX: 406 
TYAN S7106 - 2 x Xeon Gold 6138 . MIN: 148  AVG: 375  MAX: 429 


NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3
System Temperature Monitor
Celsius < Lower Is Better
Sun Fire X4170 - 2 x Xeon E5540 . MIN: 74  AVG: 77  MAX: 80 
TYAN S7106 - 2 x Xeon Gold 6138 . MIN: 58  AVG: 74  MAX: 86 


John The Ripper 1.8.0
Test: Blowfish
Real C/S > Higher Is Better
Sun Fire X4170 - 2 x Xeon E5540 . 6758  |=====
TYAN S7106 - 2 x Xeon Gold 6138 . 48382 |======================================


John The Ripper 1.8.0
Test: Blowfish
Real C/S Per Watt > Higher Is Better
Sun Fire X4170 - 2 x Xeon E5540 . 23.00  |=====
TYAN S7106 - 2 x Xeon Gold 6138 . 158.93 |=====================================


John The Ripper 1.8.0
System Power Consumption Monitor
Watts < Lower Is Better
Sun Fire X4170 - 2 x Xeon E5540 . MIN: 203  AVG: 294  MAX: 345 
TYAN S7106 - 2 x Xeon Gold 6138 . MIN: 144  AVG: 304  MAX: 404 


John The Ripper 1.8.0
System Temperature Monitor
Celsius < Lower Is Better
Sun Fire X4170 - 2 x Xeon E5540 . MIN: 78  AVG: 79  MAX: 80 
TYAN S7106 - 2 x Xeon Gold 6138 . MIN: 55  AVG: 74  MAX: 87 


OpenSSL 1.0.1g
RSA 4096-bit Performance
Signs Per Second > Higher Is Better
Sun Fire X4170 - 2 x Xeon E5540 . 497.30  |====
TYAN S7106 - 2 x Xeon Gold 6138 . 5025.63 |====================================


OpenSSL 1.0.1g
RSA 4096-bit Performance
Signs Per Second Per Watt > Higher Is Better
Sun Fire X4170 - 2 x Xeon E5540 . 1.49  |====
TYAN S7106 - 2 x Xeon Gold 6138 . 15.53 |======================================


OpenSSL 1.0.1g
System Power Consumption Monitor
Watts < Lower Is Better
Sun Fire X4170 - 2 x Xeon E5540 . MIN: 194  AVG: 334  MAX: 354 
TYAN S7106 - 2 x Xeon Gold 6138 . MIN: 155  AVG: 324  MAX: 373 


OpenSSL 1.0.1g
System Temperature Monitor
Celsius < Lower Is Better
Sun Fire X4170 - 2 x Xeon E5540 . MIN: 81  AVG: 81  MAX: 82 
TYAN S7106 - 2 x Xeon Gold 6138 . MIN: 55  AVG: 64  MAX: 73 


Tensorflow 2017-02-03
Build: Cifar10
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Sun Fire X4170 - 2 x Xeon E5540 . 129.77 |=====================================
TYAN S7106 - 2 x Xeon Gold 6138 . 42.91  |============


Tensorflow 2017-02-03
System Power Consumption Monitor
Watts < Lower Is Better
Sun Fire X4170 - 2 x Xeon E5540 . MIN: 189  AVG: 318  MAX: 353 
TYAN S7106 - 2 x Xeon Gold 6138 . MIN: 129  AVG: 260  MAX: 373 


Tensorflow 2017-02-03
System Temperature Monitor
Celsius < Lower Is Better
Sun Fire X4170 - 2 x Xeon E5540 . MIN: 81  AVG: 83  MAX: 86 
TYAN S7106 - 2 x Xeon Gold 6138 . MIN: 54  AVG: 69  MAX: 90 


Xsbench 2017-07-06

Lookups/s > Higher Is Better
Sun Fire X4170 - 2 x Xeon E5540 . 1338246 |=======
TYAN S7106 - 2 x Xeon Gold 6138 . 6939687 |====================================


Xsbench 2017-07-06

Lookups/s Per Watt > Higher Is Better
Sun Fire X4170 - 2 x Xeon E5540 . 4248.66  |=======
TYAN S7106 - 2 x Xeon Gold 6138 . 21385.78 |===================================


Xsbench 2017-07-06
System Power Consumption Monitor
Watts < Lower Is Better
Sun Fire X4170 - 2 x Xeon E5540 . MIN: 180  AVG: 315  MAX: 344 
TYAN S7106 - 2 x Xeon Gold 6138 . MIN: 218  AVG: 325  MAX: 369 


Xsbench 2017-07-06
System Temperature Monitor
Celsius < Lower Is Better
Sun Fire X4170 - 2 x Xeon E5540 . MIN: 83  AVG: 83  MAX: 85 
TYAN S7106 - 2 x Xeon Gold 6138 . MIN: 56  AVG: 63  MAX: 69 


Stream 2013-01-17
Type: Copy
MB/s > Higher Is Better
Sun Fire X4170 - 2 x Xeon E5540 . 16556.46 |========
TYAN S7106 - 2 x Xeon Gold 6138 . 73669.20 |===================================


Stream 2013-01-17
Type: Copy
MB/s Per Watt > Higher Is Better
Sun Fire X4170 - 2 x Xeon E5540 . 54.82  |========
TYAN S7106 - 2 x Xeon Gold 6138 . 266.53 |=====================================


Stream 2013-01-17
System Power Consumption Monitor
Watts < Lower Is Better
Sun Fire X4170 - 2 x Xeon E5540 . MIN: 191  AVG: 302  MAX: 311 
TYAN S7106 - 2 x Xeon Gold 6138 . MIN: 138  AVG: 276  MAX: 366 


Stream 2013-01-17
System Temperature Monitor
Celsius < Lower Is Better
Sun Fire X4170 - 2 x Xeon E5540 . MIN: 82  AVG: 82  MAX: 84 
TYAN S7106 - 2 x Xeon Gold 6138 . MIN: 61  AVG: 68  MAX: 77 


Stream 2013-01-17
Type: Scale
MB/s > Higher Is Better
Sun Fire X4170 - 2 x Xeon E5540 . 16940.00  |=====
TYAN S7106 - 2 x Xeon Gold 6138 . 106604.02 |==================================


Stream 2013-01-17
Type: Add
MB/s > Higher Is Better
Sun Fire X4170 - 2 x Xeon E5540 . 18862.26  |======
TYAN S7106 - 2 x Xeon Gold 6138 . 115973.42 |==================================


Stream 2013-01-17
System Power Consumption Monitor
Watts < Lower Is Better
Sun Fire X4170 - 2 x Xeon E5540 . 178.2 |======================================


Stream 2013-01-17
System Temperature Monitor
Celsius < Lower Is Better
Sun Fire X4170 - 2 x Xeon E5540 . 82.50 |======================================


Stream 2013-01-17
Type: Triad
MB/s > Higher Is Better
Sun Fire X4170 - 2 x Xeon E5540 . 18892.70  |======
TYAN S7106 - 2 x Xeon Gold 6138 . 116028.66 |==================================


Stream 2013-01-17
System Power Consumption Monitor
Watts < Lower Is Better
Sun Fire X4170 - 2 x Xeon E5540 . 177.3 |======================================
TYAN S7106 - 2 x Xeon Gold 6138 . 147.6 |================================


Stream 2013-01-17
System Temperature Monitor
Celsius < Lower Is Better
Sun Fire X4170 - 2 x Xeon E5540 . 82.50 |======================================
TYAN S7106 - 2 x Xeon Gold 6138 . 62.00 |=============================


System Power Consumption Monitor
Phoronix Test Suite System Monitoring
Watts
Sun Fire X4170 - 2 x Xeon E5540 . MIN: 176  AVG: 321  MAX: 406 
TYAN S7106 - 2 x Xeon Gold 6138 . MIN: 107  AVG: 310  MAX: 429 


System Temperature Monitor
Phoronix Test Suite System Monitoring
Celsius
Sun Fire X4170 - 2 x Xeon E5540 . MIN: 64  AVG: 79  MAX: 86 
TYAN S7106 - 2 x Xeon Gold 6138 . MIN: 45  AVG: 70  MAX: 90