LLVMpipe vs. SWR Mesa On Intel Xeon Gold

2 x Intel Xeon Gold 6138 testing with a TYAN S7106 and llvmpipe and SWR for a future article on Phoronix.

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LLVMpipe Mesa 17.0

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

Environment Notes: LIBGL_ALWAYS_SOFTWARE=1
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave

SWR Mesa 17.3-dev

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: SWR 95360MB, 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 17.3.0-devel (git-fff1327547) (LLVM 6.0 256 bits), Compiler: GCC 5.4.0 20160609, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1200

Environment Notes: LIBGL_ALWAYS_SOFTWARE=1 GALLIUM_DRIVER=swr LIBGL_DRIVERS_PATH=/home/phoronix/mesa/x86_64-linux-gnu/gallium/
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave

LLVMpipe Mesa 17.3-dev

Changed Graphics to llvmpipe 95360MB.

Environment Change: LIBGL_ALWAYS_SOFTWARE=1 LIBGL_DRIVERS_PATH=/home/phoronix/mesa/x86_64-linux-gnu/gallium/

LLVMpipe vs. SWR Mesa On Intel Xeon GoldOpenBenchmarking.orgPhoronix Test Suite2 x Intel Xeon Gold 6138 @ 3.70GHz (80 Cores)TYAN S7106Intel Device 202096256MB256GB Samsung SSD 850 + 2000GB Seagate ST2000DM006-2DM1 + 2 x 120GB TOSHIBA-TR150LLVMpipeSWR 95360MBllvmpipe 95360MBAcer P243WIntel I210 Gigabit ConnectionUbuntu 16.044.10.0-32-generic (x86_64)Unity 7.4.0modesetting 1.19.33.3 Mesa 17.0.7 Gallium 0.4 (LLVM 4.0 256 bits)3.3 Mesa 17.3.0-devel (git-fff1327547) (LLVM 6.0 256 bits)GCC 5.4.0 20160609ext41920x1200ProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsMonitorNetworkOSKernelDesktopDisplay DriverOpenGLsCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionLLVMpipe Vs. SWR Mesa On Intel Xeon Gold BenchmarksSystem Logs- LLVMpipe Mesa 17.0: LIBGL_ALWAYS_SOFTWARE=1- SWR Mesa 17.3-dev: LIBGL_ALWAYS_SOFTWARE=1 GALLIUM_DRIVER=swr LIBGL_DRIVERS_PATH=/home/phoronix/mesa/x86_64-linux-gnu/gallium/ - LLVMpipe Mesa 17.3-dev: LIBGL_ALWAYS_SOFTWARE=1 LIBGL_DRIVERS_PATH=/home/phoronix/mesa/x86_64-linux-gnu/gallium/ - Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave

LLVMpipe Mesa 17.0SWR Mesa 17.3-devLLVMpipe Mesa 17.3-devResult OverviewPhoronix Test Suite100%136%171%207%OpenArenaXonoticGpuTestGpuTestGpuTestGLmark2GpuTestGpuTest1280 x 10243840 x 2160 - LowTriangle - 1024 x 768 - WindowedPlot3D - 1024 x 768 - WindowedPixmark Piano - 1024 x 768 - Windowed1024 x 768Pixmark Volplosion - 1024 x 768 - WindowedFurmark - 1024 x 768 - Windowed

LLVMpipe vs. SWR Mesa On Intel Xeon Goldopenarena: 1280 x 1024xonotic: 3840 x 2160 - Lowglmark2: 1024 x 768gputest: Plot3D - 1024 x 768 - Windowedgputest: Furmark - 1024 x 768 - Windowedgputest: Triangle - 1024 x 768 - Windowedgputest: Pixmark Piano - 1024 x 768 - Windowedgputest: Pixmark Volplosion - 1024 x 768 - WindowedLLVMpipe Mesa 17.0SWR Mesa 17.3-devLLVMpipe Mesa 17.3-dev11.678.2420139248281719524527.9017.71222490483965810627128.2717.622234775138561105265OpenBenchmarking.org

OpenArena

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.8Resolution: 1280 x 1024LLVMpipe Mesa 17.0SWR Mesa 17.3-devLLVMpipe Mesa 17.3-dev714212835SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.26, N = 3SE +/- 0.18, N = 311.6727.9028.27MAX: 964MIN: 20 / MAX: 2860MIN: 20 / MAX: 2755
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.8Resolution: 1280 x 1024LLVMpipe Mesa 17.0SWR Mesa 17.3-devLLVMpipe Mesa 17.3-dev612182430Min: 11.5 / Avg: 11.67 / Max: 11.8Min: 27.4 / Avg: 27.9 / Max: 28.3Min: 28 / Avg: 28.27 / Max: 28.6

OpenBenchmarking.orgMilliseconds, Fewer Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.8Resolution: 1280 x 1024 - Total Frame TimeLLVMpipe Mesa 17.0SWR Mesa 17.3-devLLVMpipe Mesa 17.3-dev20406080100Min: 8 / Avg: 81.38 / Max: 99Min: 3 / Avg: 34.2 / Max: 95Min: 4 / Avg: 34.5 / Max: 92

Xonotic

This is a benchmark of Xonotic, which is a fork of the DarkPlaces-based Nexuiz game. Development began in March of 2010 on the Xonotic game. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.8.2Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: LowLLVMpipe Mesa 17.0SWR Mesa 17.3-devLLVMpipe Mesa 17.3-dev48121620SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.08, N = 38.2417.7117.62MIN: 6 / MAX: 18MIN: 13 / MAX: 44MIN: 12 / MAX: 37
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.8.2Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: LowLLVMpipe Mesa 17.0SWR Mesa 17.3-devLLVMpipe Mesa 17.3-dev48121620Min: 8.21 / Avg: 8.24 / Max: 8.25Min: 17.6 / Avg: 17.71 / Max: 17.77Min: 17.47 / Avg: 17.62 / Max: 17.75

GLmark2

This is a test of Linaro's glmark2 port, currently using the X11 OpenGL 2.0 target. GLmark2 is a basic OpenGL benchmark. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgScore, More Is BetterGLmark2 276Resolution: 1024 x 768LLVMpipe Mesa 17.0SWR Mesa 17.3-devLLVMpipe Mesa 17.3-dev50100150200250201222223

GpuTest

GpuTest is a cross-platform OpenGL benchmark developed at Geeks3D.com that offers tech demos such as FurMark, TessMark, and other workloads to stress various areas of GPUs and drivers. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: Plot3D - Resolution: 1024 x 768 - Mode: WindowedLLVMpipe Mesa 17.0SWR Mesa 17.3-devLLVMpipe Mesa 17.3-dev110220330440550SE +/- 6.61, N = 6SE +/- 12.63, N = 6SE +/- 11.69, N = 6392490477
OpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: Plot3D - Resolution: 1024 x 768 - Mode: WindowedLLVMpipe Mesa 17.0SWR Mesa 17.3-devLLVMpipe Mesa 17.3-dev90180270360450Min: 378 / Avg: 392.17 / Max: 422Min: 453 / Avg: 490.33 / Max: 524Min: 443 / Avg: 477 / Max: 520

OpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: Furmark - Resolution: 1024 x 768 - Mode: WindowedLLVMpipe Mesa 17.0SWR Mesa 17.3-devLLVMpipe Mesa 17.3-dev1224364860SE +/- 1.31, N = 6484851
OpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: Furmark - Resolution: 1024 x 768 - Mode: WindowedLLVMpipe Mesa 17.0SWR Mesa 17.3-devLLVMpipe Mesa 17.3-dev1020304050Min: 47 / Avg: 51.33 / Max: 56

OpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: Triangle - Resolution: 1024 x 768 - Mode: WindowedLLVMpipe Mesa 17.0SWR Mesa 17.3-devLLVMpipe Mesa 17.3-dev8K16K24K32K40KSE +/- 243.96, N = 3SE +/- 390.15, N = 3SE +/- 402.00, N = 3281713965838561
OpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: Triangle - Resolution: 1024 x 768 - Mode: WindowedLLVMpipe Mesa 17.0SWR Mesa 17.3-devLLVMpipe Mesa 17.3-dev7K14K21K28K35KMin: 27752 / Avg: 28170.67 / Max: 28597Min: 38895 / Avg: 39658 / Max: 40181Min: 37890 / Avg: 38560.67 / Max: 39280

OpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: Pixmark Piano - Resolution: 1024 x 768 - Mode: WindowedLLVMpipe Mesa 17.0SWR Mesa 17.3-devLLVMpipe Mesa 17.3-dev20406080100SE +/- 0.67, N = 3SE +/- 0.88, N = 3SE +/- 0.67, N = 395106105
OpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: Pixmark Piano - Resolution: 1024 x 768 - Mode: WindowedLLVMpipe Mesa 17.0SWR Mesa 17.3-devLLVMpipe Mesa 17.3-dev20406080100Min: 94 / Avg: 94.67 / Max: 96Min: 104 / Avg: 105.67 / Max: 107Min: 104 / Avg: 105.33 / Max: 106

OpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: Pixmark Volplosion - Resolution: 1024 x 768 - Mode: WindowedLLVMpipe Mesa 17.0SWR Mesa 17.3-devLLVMpipe Mesa 17.3-dev60120180240300SE +/- 4.07, N = 6SE +/- 4.27, N = 4SE +/- 1.00, N = 3245271265
OpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: Pixmark Volplosion - Resolution: 1024 x 768 - Mode: WindowedLLVMpipe Mesa 17.0SWR Mesa 17.3-devLLVMpipe Mesa 17.3-dev50100150200250Min: 238 / Avg: 245.17 / Max: 259Min: 266 / Avg: 271.25 / Max: 284Min: 263 / Avg: 265 / Max: 266

LLVMpipe Mesa 17.0

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

Environment Notes: LIBGL_ALWAYS_SOFTWARE=1
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave

Testing initiated at 23 August 2017 19:48 by user phoronix.

SWR Mesa 17.3-dev

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: SWR 95360MB, 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 17.3.0-devel (git-fff1327547) (LLVM 6.0 256 bits), Compiler: GCC 5.4.0 20160609, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1200

Environment Notes: LIBGL_ALWAYS_SOFTWARE=1 GALLIUM_DRIVER=swr LIBGL_DRIVERS_PATH=/home/phoronix/mesa/x86_64-linux-gnu/gallium/
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave

Testing initiated at 25 August 2017 08:41 by user phoronix.

LLVMpipe Mesa 17.3-dev

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 95360MB, 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 17.3.0-devel (git-fff1327547) (LLVM 6.0 256 bits), Compiler: GCC 5.4.0 20160609, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1200

Environment Notes: LIBGL_ALWAYS_SOFTWARE=1 LIBGL_DRIVERS_PATH=/home/phoronix/mesa/x86_64-linux-gnu/gallium/
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave

Testing initiated at 25 August 2017 11:53 by user phoronix.