Ubuntu 17.10 vs. Tumbleweed vs. Clear Linux - Threadripper AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X 16-Core testing with a Gigabyte X399 AORUS Gaming 7 and XFX AMD Radeon R9 290/390 on Clear Linux OS 17650 via the Phoronix Test Suite. Threadripper: Ubuntu 17.10: Processor: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X 16-Core @ 3.40GHz (32 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X399 AORUS Gaming 7, Chipset: AMD Device 1450, Memory: 32768MB, Disk: 120GB Force MP500, Graphics: XFX AMD Radeon R9 290/390 4096MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Qualcomm Atheros Device e0b1 + Intel Wireless 8265 / 8275 OS: Ubuntu 17.10, Kernel: 4.12.0-12-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.25.91, Display Driver: modesetting 1.19.3, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 17.2.0-rc4 (LLVM 4.0.1), Compiler: GCC 7.2.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 Threadripper: openSUSE Tumbleweed: Processor: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X 16-Core @ 3.40GHz (32 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X399 AORUS Gaming 7, Chipset: AMD Device 1450, Memory: 32768MB, Disk: 120GB Force MP500, Graphics: LLVMpipe, Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Qualcomm Atheros Device e0b1 + Intel Wireless 8265 / 8275 OS: openSUSE 20170904, Kernel: 4.12.9-1-default (x86_64), Desktop: KDE Frameworks 5, Display Server: X Server 1.19.3, Display Driver: modesetting 1.19.3, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 17.1.8 Gallium 0.4 (LLVM 4.0 128 bits), Compiler: GCC 7.1.1 20170802 [gcc-7-branch revision 250825], File-System: xfs, Screen Resolution: 1280x1024 Threadripper: Clear Linux 17650: Processor: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X 16-Core @ 3.40GHz (32 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X399 AORUS Gaming 7, Chipset: AMD Device 1450, Memory: 4 x 8192 MB DDR4-3200MT/s, Disk: 120GB Force MP500, Graphics: XFX AMD Radeon R9 290/390, Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Network: Qualcomm Atheros Device e0b1 + Intel Wireless 8265 / 8275 OS: Clear Linux OS 17650, Kernel: 4.13.0-387.native (x86_64), Vulkan: 1.0.39, Compiler: GCC 7.2.0 + Clang 4.0.1 + LLVM 4.0.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1024x768 HPC Challenge 1.5.0 Test / Class: G-HPL GFLOPS > Higher Is Better Threadripper: Ubuntu 17.10 ...... 5.75426 |= Threadripper: Clear Linux 17650 . 142.22000 |================================== HPC Challenge 1.5.0 Test / Class: G-Ffte GFLOPS > Higher Is Better Threadripper: Ubuntu 17.10 ...... 0.39001 |== Threadripper: Clear Linux 17650 . 7.05997 |==================================== HPC Challenge 1.5.0 Test / Class: G-Ffte GFLOP/s > Higher Is Better Threadripper: Ubuntu 17.10 ...... 0.39001 |== Threadripper: Clear Linux 17650 . 7.05997 |==================================== HPC Challenge 1.5.0 Test / Class: EP-DGEMM GFLOPS > Higher Is Better Threadripper: Ubuntu 17.10 ...... 6.63240 |==================================== Threadripper: Clear Linux 17650 . 5.14854 |============================ HPC Challenge 1.5.0 Test / Class: EP-STREAM Triad GB/s > Higher Is Better Threadripper: Ubuntu 17.10 ...... 1.88242 |==================================== Threadripper: Clear Linux 17650 . 1.04355 |==================== Parboil 2.5 Test: OpenMP LBM Seconds < Lower Is Better Threadripper: Ubuntu 17.10 ........ 87.18 |================================== Threadripper: openSUSE Tumbleweed . 92.01 |==================================== Threadripper: Clear Linux 17650 ... 84.93 |================================= Parboil 2.5 Test: OpenMP CUTCP Seconds < Lower Is Better Threadripper: Ubuntu 17.10 ........ 3.31 |===================================== Threadripper: openSUSE Tumbleweed . 3.22 |==================================== Threadripper: Clear Linux 17650 ... 2.44 |=========================== Parboil 2.5 Test: OpenMP Stencil Seconds < Lower Is Better Threadripper: Ubuntu 17.10 ........ 13.43 |========================= Threadripper: openSUSE Tumbleweed . 19.03 |==================================== Threadripper: Clear Linux 17650 ... 12.15 |======================= Parboil 2.5 Test: OpenMP MRI Gridding Seconds < Lower Is Better Threadripper: Ubuntu 17.10 ........ 158.24 |=================================== Threadripper: openSUSE Tumbleweed . 153.82 |================================== Threadripper: Clear Linux 17650 ... 156.45 |=================================== Rodinia 2.4 Test: OpenMP LavaMD Seconds < Lower Is Better Threadripper: Ubuntu 17.10 ........ 43.87 |================================= Threadripper: openSUSE Tumbleweed . 47.58 |==================================== Threadripper: Clear Linux 17650 ... 23.62 |================== Rodinia 2.4 Test: OpenMP CFD Solver Seconds < Lower Is Better Threadripper: Ubuntu 17.10 ........ 80.50 |==================================== Threadripper: openSUSE Tumbleweed . 44.70 |==================== Threadripper: Clear Linux 17650 ... 12.99 |====== Rodinia 2.4 Test: OpenMP Streamcluster Seconds < Lower Is Better Threadripper: Ubuntu 17.10 ........ 51.37 |==================================== Threadripper: openSUSE Tumbleweed . 20.42 |============== Threadripper: Clear Linux 17650 ... 17.34 |============ LAMMPS Molecular Dynamics Simulator 1.0 Test: Rhodopsin Protein Loop Time < Lower Is Better Threadripper: Ubuntu 17.10 . 29.14 |=========================================== FFTW 3.3.6 Build: Float + SSE - Size: 2D FFT Size 1024 Mflops > Higher Is Better Threadripper: Ubuntu 17.10 ........ 26347 |==================================== Threadripper: openSUSE Tumbleweed . 23576 |================================ Threadripper: Clear Linux 17650 ... 23766 |================================ FFTW 3.3.6 Build: Float + SSE - Size: 2D FFT Size 4096 Mflops > Higher Is Better Threadripper: Ubuntu 17.10 ........ 16200 |=================================== Threadripper: openSUSE Tumbleweed . 16233 |=================================== Threadripper: Clear Linux 17650 ... 16573 |==================================== Timed HMMer Search 2.3.2 Pfam Database Search Seconds < Lower Is Better Threadripper: Ubuntu 17.10 ........ 7.91 |===================================== Threadripper: openSUSE Tumbleweed . 6.49 |============================== CacheBench Test: Read / Modify / Write MB/s > Higher Is Better Threadripper: Ubuntu 17.10 ........ 29374.35 |================== Threadripper: openSUSE Tumbleweed . 53420.61 |================================= Threadripper: Clear Linux 17650 ... 53551.89 |================================= GraphicsMagick 1.3.19 Operation: Resizing Iterations Per Minute > Higher Is Better Threadripper: Ubuntu 17.10 ...... 228 |======================================== Threadripper: Clear Linux 17650 . 216 |====================================== Himeno Benchmark 3.0 Poisson Pressure Solver MFLOPS > Higher Is Better Threadripper: Ubuntu 17.10 ........ 1303.67 |================================== Threadripper: openSUSE Tumbleweed . 1278.56 |================================= Threadripper: Clear Linux 17650 ... 1314.64 |================================== Timed LLVM Compilation 4.0.1 Time To Compile Seconds < Lower Is Better Threadripper: Ubuntu 17.10 ........ 253.39 |========================= Threadripper: openSUSE Tumbleweed . 226.99 |====================== Threadripper: Clear Linux 17650 ... 354.58 |=================================== C-Ray 1.1 Total Time Seconds < Lower Is Better Threadripper: Ubuntu 17.10 ........ 5.17 |===================================== Threadripper: openSUSE Tumbleweed . 5.18 |===================================== Threadripper: Clear Linux 17650 ... 4.09 |============================= Stockfish 2014-11-26 Total Time ms < Lower Is Better Threadripper: Ubuntu 17.10 ........ 3638 |===================================== Threadripper: openSUSE Tumbleweed . 3439 |=================================== Threadripper: Clear Linux 17650 ... 3450 |=================================== FLAC Audio Encoding 1.3.1 WAV To FLAC Seconds < Lower Is Better Threadripper: Ubuntu 17.10 ........ 5.47 |===================================== Threadripper: openSUSE Tumbleweed . 5.54 |===================================== Threadripper: Clear Linux 17650 ... 5.22 |=================================== LAME MP3 Encoding 3.99.3 WAV To MP3 Seconds < Lower Is Better Threadripper: Ubuntu 17.10 ........ 8.93 |===================================== Threadripper: openSUSE Tumbleweed . 9.05 |===================================== Threadripper: Clear Linux 17650 ... 8.85 |==================================== FFmpeg 3.3.3 H.264 HD To NTSC DV Seconds < Lower Is Better Threadripper: Ubuntu 17.10 ........ 7.81 |===================================== Threadripper: openSUSE Tumbleweed . 7.72 |===================================== Threadripper: Clear Linux 17650 ... 6.19 |============================= OpenSSL 1.0.1g RSA 4096-bit Performance Signs Per Second > Higher Is Better Threadripper: Ubuntu 17.10 ........ 2182.80 |================================== Threadripper: openSUSE Tumbleweed . 2180.17 |================================== Threadripper: Clear Linux 17650 ... 2184.10 |================================== PostgreSQL pgbench 9.6.3 Scaling: Buffer Test - Test: Normal Load - Mode: Read Write TPS > Higher Is Better Threadripper: Ubuntu 17.10 ........ 9946.62 |========================== Threadripper: openSUSE Tumbleweed . 10471.30 |=========================== Threadripper: Clear Linux 17650 ... 12565.60 |================================= PostgreSQL pgbench 9.6.3 Scaling: Buffer Test - Test: Single Thread - Mode: Read Write TPS > Higher Is Better Threadripper: Ubuntu 17.10 ........ 1104.58 |=============== Threadripper: openSUSE Tumbleweed . 1133.55 |=============== Threadripper: Clear Linux 17650 ... 2545.53 |================================== Darktable 2.2.5 Test: Boat - Acceleration: CPU-only Seconds < Lower Is Better Threadripper: Ubuntu 17.10 ...... 11.18 |====================================== Threadripper: Clear Linux 17650 . 10.22 |=================================== Threadripper: Clear Linux 17650 . 10.09 |================================== Darktable 2.2.5 Test: Masskrug - Acceleration: CPU-only Seconds < Lower Is Better Threadripper: Ubuntu 17.10 ...... 9.79 |======================================= Threadripper: Clear Linux 17650 . 7.37 |============================= Threadripper: Clear Linux 17650 . 7.44 |============================== Darktable 2.2.5 Test: Server Room - Acceleration: CPU-only Seconds < Lower Is Better Threadripper: Ubuntu 17.10 ...... 5.43 |======================================= Threadripper: Clear Linux 17650 . 3.96 |============================ Threadripper: Clear Linux 17650 . 3.91 |============================ Redis 3.0.1 Test: GET Requests Per Second > Higher Is Better Threadripper: Ubuntu 17.10 ........ 2191834.17 |========================= Threadripper: openSUSE Tumbleweed . 2214545.71 |========================= Threadripper: Clear Linux 17650 ... 2767868.92 |=============================== Redis 3.0.1 Test: SET Requests Per Second > Higher Is Better Threadripper: Ubuntu 17.10 ........ 1549735.71 |========================= Threadripper: openSUSE Tumbleweed . 1635819.25 |========================== Threadripper: Clear Linux 17650 ... 1932086.17 |=============================== Blender 2.78c Blend File: BMW27 - Compute: CPU-Only Seconds < Lower Is Better Threadripper: Ubuntu 17.10 ........ 527.43 |=================================== Threadripper: openSUSE Tumbleweed . 522.08 |=================================== Threadripper: Clear Linux 17650 ... 522.30 |=================================== Xsbench 2017-07-06 Lookups/s > Higher Is Better Threadripper: Ubuntu 17.10 ........ 2728244 |================================= Threadripper: openSUSE Tumbleweed . 2726992 |================================= Threadripper: Clear Linux 17650 ... 2851137 |================================== Apache Benchmark 2.4.7 Static Web Page Serving Requests Per Second > Higher Is Better Threadripper: Ubuntu 17.10 ...... 27532.88 |================================ Threadripper: Clear Linux 17650 . 29661.85 |=================================== Darktable 2.2.5-1.4 Test: Boat - Acceleration: CPU-only Seconds < Lower Is Better Threadripper: openSUSE Tumbleweed . 11.10 |==================================== Darktable 2.2.5-1.4 Test: Masskrug - Acceleration: CPU-only Seconds < Lower Is Better Threadripper: openSUSE Tumbleweed . 7.79 |===================================== Darktable 2.2.5-1.4 Test: Server Room - Acceleration: CPU-only Seconds < Lower Is Better Threadripper: openSUSE Tumbleweed . 5.19 |=====================================