Intel Core i9 7960X Ubuntu Linux Benchmarks Intel Core i9 7960X Linux benchmarks for a future article on Phoronix.com. Core i7 7740X: Processor: Intel Core i7-7740K @ 4.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME X299-A, Chipset: Intel Device 591f, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB Force MP500, Graphics: NV132 11264MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 17.10, Kernel: 4.13.0-11-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.26.0, OpenGL: 4.3 Mesa 17.2.1, Compiler: GCC 7.2.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 Core i7 7820X: Processor: Intel Core i7-7820X @ 4.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: MSI X299 SLI PLUS (MS-7A93) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Device 2020, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB Force MP500, Graphics: NV132 11264MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 17.10, Kernel: 4.13.0-11-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.26.0, OpenGL: 4.3 Mesa 17.2.1, Compiler: GCC 7.2.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 Core i9 7900X: Processor: Intel Core i7-7900X @ 4.50GHz (20 Cores), Motherboard: MSI X299 SLI PLUS (MS-7A93) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Device 2020, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB Force MP500, Graphics: NV132 11264MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 17.10, Kernel: 4.13.0-11-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.26.0, OpenGL: 4.3 Mesa 17.2.1, Compiler: GCC 7.2.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 Core i9 7960X: Processor: Intel Core i9-7960X @ 4.40GHz (32 Cores), Motherboard: MSI X299 SLI PLUS (MS-7A93) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Device 2020, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB Force MP500, Graphics: NV132 11264MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 17.10, Kernel: 4.13.0-11-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.26.0, OpenGL: 4.3 Mesa 17.2.1, Compiler: GCC 7.2.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 Ryzen Threadripper 1950X: Processor: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X 16-Core @ 3.40GHz (32 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X399 AORUS Gaming 7, Chipset: AMD Device 1450, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB Force MP500, Graphics: NV132 11264MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Network: Qualcomm Atheros Device e0b1 + Intel Wireless 8265 / 8275 OS: Ubuntu 17.10, Kernel: 4.13.0-11-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.26.0, OpenGL: 4.3 Mesa 17.2.1, Compiler: GCC 7.2.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 Ryzen Threadripper 1950X VMWare 16C/16GB: Processor: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X 16-Core @ 3.40GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Intel 440BX (6.00 BIOS), Chipset: Intel 440BX/ZX/DX, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 32GB VMware Virtual S, Graphics: VMware SVGA II, Audio: Ensoniq ES1371 / Creative, Network: Intel 82545EM Gigabit OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.16.12-041612-generic (x86_64), Compiler: GCC 5.4.0 20160609, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2048x1920, System Layer: VMware Ryzen Threadripper 1950X VMWare 16C/16GB 2: Processor: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X 16-Core @ 3.40GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Intel 440BX (6.00 BIOS), Chipset: Intel 440BX/ZX/DX, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 32GB VMware Virtual S, Graphics: VMware SVGA II, Audio: Ensoniq ES1371 / Creative, Network: Intel 82545EM Gigabit OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.16.12-041612-generic (x86_64), Compiler: GCC 5.4.0 20160609, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2048x1920, System Layer: VMware Ryzen TR 1950X Ubuntu 18.04: Processor: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X 16-Core @ 3.40GHz (16 Cores / 32 Threads), Motherboard: MSI X399 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7B09) v1.0 (1.50 BIOS), Chipset: AMD Family 17h, Memory: 32768MB, Disk: 240GB Radeon R7, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 8192MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Monitor: DELL U2414H, Network: Intel I211 Gigabit Connection OS: Ubuntu 18.04, Kernel: 4.16.13-041613-generic (x86_64), Compiler: GCC 7.3.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3 Test / Class: EP.C Total Mop/s > Higher Is Better Core i7 7740X .............................. 407.57 |======== Core i7 7820X .............................. 745.27 |============== Core i9 7900X .............................. 927.48 |================= Core i9 7960X .............................. 1329.69 |========================= Ryzen Threadripper 1950X ................... 1087.45 |==================== Ryzen Threadripper 1950X VMWare 16C/16GB ... 578.52 |=========== Ryzen Threadripper 1950X VMWare 16C/16GB 2 . 576.96 |=========== Ryzen TR 1950X Ubuntu 18.04 ................ 1113.90 |===================== NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3 Test / Class: LU.C Total Mop/s > Higher Is Better Core i7 7740X .............................. 9083.03 |======= Core i7 7820X .............................. 17443.17 |============= Core i9 7900X .............................. 24852.25 |=================== Core i9 7960X .............................. 31328.18 |======================== Ryzen Threadripper 1950X ................... 21262.32 |================ Ryzen Threadripper 1950X VMWare 16C/16GB ... 30271.90 |======================= Ryzen Threadripper 1950X VMWare 16C/16GB 2 . 30208.21 |======================= Ryzen TR 1950X Ubuntu 18.04 ................ 22584.62 |================= NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3 Test / Class: SP.A Total Mop/s > Higher Is Better Core i7 7740X .............................. 3696.35 |========================= Core i7 7820X .............................. 2773.56 |=================== Core i9 7900X .............................. 3144.31 |===================== Core i9 7960X .............................. 3127.16 |===================== Ryzen Threadripper 1950X ................... 2843.58 |=================== Ryzen Threadripper 1950X VMWare 16C/16GB ... 3284.29 |====================== Ryzen Threadripper 1950X VMWare 16C/16GB 2 . 3354.88 |======================= Ryzen TR 1950X Ubuntu 18.04 ................ 2716.21 |================== Parboil 2.5 Test: OpenMP LBM Seconds < Lower Is Better Core i7 7740X .............................. 136.07 |========================== Core i7 7820X .............................. 76.48 |=============== Core i9 7900X .............................. 67.48 |============= Core i9 7960X .............................. 69.80 |============= Ryzen Threadripper 1950X ................... 87.50 |================= Ryzen Threadripper 1950X VMWare 16C/16GB ... 69.38 |============= Ryzen Threadripper 1950X VMWare 16C/16GB 2 . 69.21 |============= Ryzen TR 1950X Ubuntu 18.04 ................ 74.19 |============== Parboil 2.5 Test: OpenMP CUTCP Seconds < Lower Is Better Core i7 7740X .............................. 9.90 |============================ Core i7 7820X .............................. 5.65 |================ Core i9 7900X .............................. 4.75 |============= Core i9 7960X .............................. 3.29 |========= Ryzen Threadripper 1950X ................... 3.24 |========= Ryzen Threadripper 1950X VMWare 16C/16GB ... 4.46 |============= Ryzen Threadripper 1950X VMWare 16C/16GB 2 . 4.47 |============= Ryzen TR 1950X Ubuntu 18.04 ................ 3.37 |========== Parboil 2.5 Test: OpenMP Stencil Seconds < Lower Is Better Core i7 7740X .............................. 24.76 |=========================== Core i7 7820X .............................. 15.67 |================= Core i9 7900X .............................. 11.32 |============ Core i9 7960X .............................. 8.95 |========== Ryzen Threadripper 1950X ................... 13.44 |=============== Ryzen Threadripper 1950X VMWare 16C/16GB ... 16.70 |================== Ryzen Threadripper 1950X VMWare 16C/16GB 2 . 16.87 |================== Ryzen TR 1950X Ubuntu 18.04 ................ 15.53 |================= Parboil 2.5 Test: OpenMP MRI Gridding Seconds < Lower Is Better Core i7 7740X .............................. 29.31 |==== Core i7 7820X .............................. 70.44 |=========== Core i9 7900X .............................. 83.49 |============ Core i9 7960X .............................. 125.00 |=================== Ryzen Threadripper 1950X ................... 158.81 |======================== Ryzen Threadripper 1950X VMWare 16C/16GB ... 119.37 |================== Ryzen Threadripper 1950X VMWare 16C/16GB 2 . 120.27 |================== Ryzen TR 1950X Ubuntu 18.04 ................ 173.97 |========================== Rodinia 2.4 Test: OpenMP LavaMD Seconds < Lower Is Better Core i7 7740X .............................. 153.09 |========================== Core i9 7900X .............................. 69.93 |============ Core i9 7960X .............................. 48.88 |======== Ryzen Threadripper 1950X ................... 44.51 |======== Ryzen Threadripper 1950X VMWare 16C/16GB ... 57.78 |========== Ryzen Threadripper 1950X VMWare 16C/16GB 2 . 56.87 |========== Ryzen TR 1950X Ubuntu 18.04 ................ 49.55 |======== Rodinia 2.4 Test: OpenMP CFD Solver Seconds < Lower Is Better Core i7 7740X .............................. 38.90 |====================== Core i9 7900X .............................. 18.43 |========== Core i9 7960X .............................. 12.64 |======= Ryzen Threadripper 1950X ................... 48.25 |=========================== Ryzen Threadripper 1950X VMWare 16C/16GB ... 19.10 |=========== Ryzen Threadripper 1950X VMWare 16C/16GB 2 . 18.65 |========== Ryzen TR 1950X Ubuntu 18.04 ................ 14.62 |======== Rodinia 2.4 Test: OpenMP Streamcluster Seconds < Lower Is Better Core i7 7740X .............................. 22.52 |============== Core i9 7900X .............................. 13.92 |========= Core i9 7960X .............................. 13.66 |========= Ryzen Threadripper 1950X ................... 42.88 |=========================== Ryzen Threadripper 1950X VMWare 16C/16GB ... 15.66 |========== Ryzen Threadripper 1950X VMWare 16C/16GB 2 . 15.74 |========== Ryzen TR 1950X Ubuntu 18.04 ................ 15.90 |========== FFTW 3.3.6 Build: Float + SSE - Size: 2D FFT Size 2048 Mflops > Higher Is Better Core i7 7740X .............................. 26661 |=========================== Core i7 7820X .............................. 19062 |=================== Core i9 7900X .............................. 21265 |====================== Core i9 7960X .............................. 22210 |====================== Ryzen Threadripper 1950X ................... 15763 |================ Ryzen Threadripper 1950X VMWare 16C/16GB ... 16785 |================= Ryzen Threadripper 1950X VMWare 16C/16GB 2 . 16549 |================= Ryzen TR 1950X Ubuntu 18.04 ................ 15998 |================ Timed HMMer Search 2.3.2 Pfam Database Search Seconds < Lower Is Better Core i7 7740X .............................. 6.42 |====================== Core i7 7820X .............................. 5.00 |================= Core i9 7900X .............................. 4.75 |================ Core i9 7960X .............................. 4.67 |================ Ryzen Threadripper 1950X ................... 8.23 |============================ Ryzen Threadripper 1950X VMWare 16C/16GB ... 5.72 |=================== Ryzen Threadripper 1950X VMWare 16C/16GB 2 . 5.83 |==================== Ryzen TR 1950X Ubuntu 18.04 ................ 6.14 |===================== John The Ripper 1.8.0 Test: Blowfish Real C/S > Higher Is Better Core i7 7740X .............................. 8892 |======== Core i7 7820X .............................. 16451 |=============== Core i9 7900X .............................. 20514 |=================== Core i9 7960X .............................. 29574 |=========================== Ryzen Threadripper 1950X ................... 23562 |====================== Ryzen Threadripper 1950X VMWare 16C/16GB ... 17226 |================ Ryzen Threadripper 1950X VMWare 16C/16GB 2 . 17421 |================ Ryzen TR 1950X Ubuntu 18.04 ................ 23639 |====================== TTSIOD 3D Renderer 2.3a Phong Rendering With Soft-Shadow Mapping FPS > Higher Is Better Core i7 7740X .............................. 283.20 |========== Core i7 7820X .............................. 404.56 |=============== Core i9 7900X .............................. 505.29 |================== Core i9 7960X .............................. 718.06 |========================== Ryzen Threadripper 1950X ................... 470.29 |================= Ryzen Threadripper 1950X VMWare 16C/16GB ... 380.83 |============== Ryzen Threadripper 1950X VMWare 16C/16GB 2 . 406.99 |=============== Ryzen TR 1950X Ubuntu 18.04 ................ 448.08 |================ x264 2017-09-08 H.264 Video Encoding Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Core i7 7740X .............................. 231.11 |=========== Core i7 7820X .............................. 410.56 |=================== Core i9 7900X .............................. 504.03 |======================= Core i9 7960X .............................. 566.83 |========================== Ryzen Threadripper 1950X ................... 388.92 |================== Ryzen Threadripper 1950X VMWare 16C/16GB ... 391.66 |================== Ryzen Threadripper 1950X VMWare 16C/16GB 2 . 393.04 |================== Ryzen TR 1950X Ubuntu 18.04 ................ 401.13 |================== asmFish 2017-09-19 1024 Hash Memory, 26 Depth Nodes/second > Higher Is Better Core i7 7740X .............................. 15947406 |======= Core i7 7820X .............................. 28301133 |============= Core i9 7900X .............................. 36151239 |================= Core i9 7960X .............................. 52443163 |======================== Ryzen Threadripper 1950X ................... 42424098 |=================== Ryzen Threadripper 1950X VMWare 16C/16GB ... 28945415 |============= Ryzen Threadripper 1950X VMWare 16C/16GB 2 . 28984396 |============= Ryzen TR 1950X Ubuntu 18.04 ................ 41224323 |=================== Timed PHP Compilation 7.1.9 Time To Compile Seconds < Lower Is Better Core i7 7740X .............................. 66.78 |=========================== Core i7 7820X .............................. 54.24 |====================== Core i9 7900X .............................. 48.58 |==================== Core i9 7960X .............................. 44.33 |================== Ryzen Threadripper 1950X ................... 52.37 |===================== Ryzen Threadripper 1950X VMWare 16C/16GB ... 47.95 |=================== Ryzen Threadripper 1950X VMWare 16C/16GB 2 . 47.96 |=================== Ryzen TR 1950X Ubuntu 18.04 ................ 53.89 |====================== C-Ray 1.1 Total Time Seconds < Lower Is Better Core i7 7740X .............................. 18.29 |=========================== Core i7 7820X .............................. 10.33 |=============== Core i9 7900X .............................. 8.14 |============ Core i9 7960X .............................. 5.97 |========= Ryzen Threadripper 1950X ................... 5.14 |======== Ryzen Threadripper 1950X VMWare 16C/16GB ... 4.64 |======= Ryzen Threadripper 1950X VMWare 16C/16GB 2 . 4.54 |======= Ryzen TR 1950X Ubuntu 18.04 ................ 5.24 |======== Smallpt 1.0 Global Illumination Renderer; 100 Samples Seconds < Lower Is Better Core i7 7740X .............................. 59 |============================== Core i7 7820X .............................. 48 |======================== Core i9 7900X .............................. 46 |======================= Core i9 7960X .............................. 45 |======================= Ryzen Threadripper 1950X ................... 20 |========== Ryzen Threadripper 1950X VMWare 16C/16GB ... 29 |=============== Ryzen Threadripper 1950X VMWare 16C/16GB 2 . 28 |============== Ryzen TR 1950X Ubuntu 18.04 ................ 20 |========== FLAC Audio Encoding 1.3.1 WAV To FLAC Seconds < Lower Is Better Core i7 7740X .............................. 4.63 |======================= Core i7 7820X .............................. 4.73 |======================= Core i9 7900X .............................. 5.00 |======================== Core i9 7960X .............................. 5.20 |========================= Ryzen Threadripper 1950X ................... 5.48 |=========================== Ryzen Threadripper 1950X VMWare 16C/16GB ... 5.65 |=========================== Ryzen Threadripper 1950X VMWare 16C/16GB 2 . 5.76 |============================ Ryzen TR 1950X Ubuntu 18.04 ................ 5.67 |============================ LAME MP3 Encoding 3.99.5 WAV To MP3 Seconds < Lower Is Better Core i7 7740X .............................. 8.07 |=================== Core i7 7820X .............................. 8.33 |=================== Core i9 7900X .............................. 8.39 |==================== Core i9 7960X .............................. 8.96 |===================== Ryzen Threadripper 1950X ................... 8.95 |===================== Ryzen Threadripper 1950X VMWare 16C/16GB ... 11.59 |=========================== Ryzen Threadripper 1950X VMWare 16C/16GB 2 . 11.48 |=========================== Ryzen TR 1950X Ubuntu 18.04 ................ 9.05 |===================== FFmpeg 3.3.3 H.264 HD To NTSC DV Seconds < Lower Is Better Core i7 7740X .............................. 4.82 |================= Core i7 7820X .............................. 5.58 |==================== Core i9 7900X .............................. 5.34 |=================== Core i9 7960X .............................. 5.83 |===================== Ryzen Threadripper 1950X ................... 6.06 |====================== Ryzen Threadripper 1950X VMWare 16C/16GB ... 6.07 |====================== Ryzen Threadripper 1950X VMWare 16C/16GB 2 . 6.12 |====================== Ryzen TR 1950X Ubuntu 18.04 ................ 7.89 |============================ OpenSSL 1.0.1g RSA 4096-bit Performance Signs Per Second > Higher Is Better Core i7 7740X .............................. 848.70 |======= Core i7 7820X .............................. 1572.73 |============== Core i9 7900X .............................. 1964.40 |================= Core i9 7960X .............................. 2829.87 |========================= Ryzen Threadripper 1950X ................... 2185.70 |=================== Ryzen Threadripper 1950X VMWare 16C/16GB ... 2092.17 |================== Ryzen Threadripper 1950X VMWare 16C/16GB 2 . 2101.47 |=================== Ryzen TR 1950X Ubuntu 18.04 ................ 2163.43 |=================== PostgreSQL pgbench 9.6.3 Scaling: Buffer Test - Test: Normal Load - Mode: Read Write TPS > Higher Is Better Core i7 7740X .............................. 11881.71 |================= Core i7 7820X .............................. 14222.43 |==================== Core i9 7900X .............................. 16066.14 |====================== Core i9 7960X .............................. 15360.94 |===================== Ryzen Threadripper 1950X ................... 11089.19 |=============== Ryzen Threadripper 1950X VMWare 16C/16GB ... 16372.21 |======================= Ryzen Threadripper 1950X VMWare 16C/16GB 2 . 17185.15 |======================== Darktable 2.2.5 Test: Boat - Acceleration: CPU-only Seconds < Lower Is Better Core i7 7740X ............ 16.77 |============================================= Core i7 7820X ............ 11.31 |============================== Core i9 7900X ............ 9.71 |========================== Core i9 7960X ............ 8.27 |====================== Ryzen Threadripper 1950X . 10.84 |============================= Redis 3.0.1 Test: GET Requests Per Second > Higher Is Better Core i7 7740X .............................. 3857155.21 |====================== Core i7 7820X .............................. 3484852.08 |==================== Core i9 7900X .............................. 3168095.92 |================== Core i9 7960X .............................. 3348621.75 |=================== Ryzen Threadripper 1950X ................... 2290891.75 |============= Ryzen Threadripper 1950X VMWare 16C/16GB ... 2441436.50 |============== Ryzen Threadripper 1950X VMWare 16C/16GB 2 . 2122045.13 |============ Ryzen TR 1950X Ubuntu 18.04 ................ 2119736.17 |============ Redis 3.0.1 Test: SET Requests Per Second > Higher Is Better Core i7 7740X .............................. 2775212.83 |====================== Core i7 7820X .............................. 2443648.67 |=================== Core i9 7900X .............................. 2480810.25 |==================== Core i9 7960X .............................. 2377920.25 |=================== Ryzen Threadripper 1950X ................... 1656340.04 |============= Ryzen Threadripper 1950X VMWare 16C/16GB ... 1615517.00 |============= Ryzen Threadripper 1950X VMWare 16C/16GB 2 . 1590326.29 |============= Ryzen TR 1950X Ubuntu 18.04 ................ 1593920.92 |============= Blender 2.79 Blend File: BMW27 - Compute: CPU-Only Seconds < Lower Is Better Core i7 7740X .............................. 484.82 |======================== Core i7 7820X .............................. 455.17 |====================== Core i9 7900X .............................. 436.79 |===================== Core i9 7960X .............................. 438.12 |===================== Ryzen Threadripper 1950X ................... 497.39 |======================== Ryzen Threadripper 1950X VMWare 16C/16GB ... 535.22 |========================== Ryzen Threadripper 1950X VMWare 16C/16GB 2 . 525.56 |========================== Ryzen TR 1950X Ubuntu 18.04 ................ 499.99 |======================== Xsbench 2017-07-06 Lookups/s > Higher Is Better Core i7 7740X .............................. 1506480 |======== Core i7 7820X .............................. 2537761 |============= Core i9 7900X .............................. 3508843 |=================== Core i9 7960X .............................. 4740036 |========================= Ryzen Threadripper 1950X ................... 2757208 |=============== Ryzen Threadripper 1950X VMWare 16C/16GB ... 2706888 |============== Ryzen Threadripper 1950X VMWare 16C/16GB 2 . 2758557 |=============== Ryzen TR 1950X Ubuntu 18.04 ................ 3106980 |================ Scikit-Learn 0.17.1 Seconds < Lower Is Better Core i7 7740X .............................. 133.07 |======================= Core i7 7820X .............................. 146.02 |========================= Core i9 7900X .............................. 148.83 |========================== Core i9 7960X .............................. 151.07 |========================== Ryzen Threadripper 1950X ................... 126.06 |====================== Ryzen Threadripper 1950X VMWare 16C/16GB ... 131.30 |======================= Ryzen Threadripper 1950X VMWare 16C/16GB 2 . 129.53 |====================== Ryzen TR 1950X Ubuntu 18.04 ................ 126.84 |====================== Darktable 2.0.3 Test: Boat - Acceleration: CPU-only Seconds < Lower Is Better Ryzen Threadripper 1950X VMWare 16C/16GB ... 7.66 |============================ Ryzen Threadripper 1950X VMWare 16C/16GB 2 . 7.57 |============================