Spectre V4 SSBD Intel Core i7 Ubuntu Linux

Speculative Store Bypass Disable (SSBD) benchmarks for Spectre V4 with Ubuntu Linux on Intel Core i7 with updated microcode. Benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article..

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Spectre V4 SSBD Intel Core i7 Ubuntu LinuxOpenBenchmarking.orgPhoronix Test SuiteIntel Core i7-8086K @ 5.00GHz (6 Cores / 12 Threads)ASUS PRIME Z370-A (0809 BIOS)Intel Device 3ec216384MB525GB SABRENT + 118GB INTEL SSDPEK1W120GAAMD Radeon RX Vega 8192MBRealtek ALC1220DELL P2415QIntel ConnectionUbuntu 18.044.18.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20180701GNOME Shell 3.28.1X Server 1.19.6modesetting 1.19.64.5 Mesa 18.2.0-devel- padoka PPA (LLVM 7.0.0)GCC 7.3.0ext43840x2160ProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioMonitorNetworkOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerDisplay DriverOpenGLCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionSpectre V4 SSBD Intel Core I7 Ubuntu Linux BenchmarksSystem Logs- --build=x86_64-linux-gnu --disable-vtable-verify --disable-werror --enable-checking=release --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-default-pie --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-languages=c,ada,c++,go,brig,d,fortran,objc,obj-c++ --enable-libmpx --enable-libstdcxx-debug --enable-libstdcxx-time=yes --enable-multiarch --enable-multilib --enable-nls --enable-objc-gc=auto --enable-offload-targets=nvptx-none --enable-plugin --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --host=x86_64-linux-gnu --program-prefix=x86_64-linux-gnu- --target=x86_64-linux-gnu --with-abi=m64 --with-arch-32=i686 --with-as=/usr/bin/x86_64-linux-gnu-as --with-default-libstdcxx-abi=new --with-gcc-major-version-only --with-ld=/usr/bin/x86_64-linux-gnu-ld --with-multilib-list=m32,m64,mx32 --with-target-system-zlib --with-tune=generic --without-cuda-driver -v - NONE / errors=remount-ro,relatime,rw- Scaling Governor: intel_pstate performance- Python 2.7.15rc1 + Python 3.6.5- Vulnerable: KPTI + __user pointer sanitization + Full generic retpoline IBPB IBRS_FW Protection - SSBD On: KPTI + __user pointer sanitization + Full generic retpoline IBPB IBRS_FW + SSB disabled Protection

Vulnerable vs. SSBD On ComparisonPhoronix Test SuiteBaseline+1.6%+1.6%+3.2%+3.2%+4.8%+4.8%+6.4%+6.4%Read Compiled Tree6.5%build6.4%Create Threads5.4%T.T.C.C.G.C4.6%Composite2.8%Time To Compile2.8%Compile BenchGo BenchmarksOSBenchGitLuaJITTimed GCC CompilationVulnerableSSBD On

Spectre V4 SSBD Intel Core i7 Ubuntu Linuxcompilebench: Initial Createcompilebench: Read Compiled Treego-benchmark: httpgo-benchmark: jsongo-benchmark: buildgo-benchmark: garbageluajit: Compositevpxenc: vpxencx264: H.264 Video Encodingbuild-gcc: Time To Compilebuild-linux-kernel: Time To Compilehackbench: 16 - Threadredis: SETapache: Static Web Page Servinggit: Time To Complete Common Git Commandsosbench: Create Filesosbench: Create Threadsosbench: Launch Programsschbench: 16 - 2schbench: 16 - 4VulnerableSSBD On655.583782.16503072190421109858017414912011838.0918.8772.96692.6476.7846.572425467.2137234.454.3510.8710.6524.933333354464645.403550.29508172291871180356443215111561787.9418.8572.41711.9477.8947.112399475.9036730.594.5510.7611.2224.953334954208OpenBenchmarking.org

Compile Bench

Compilebench tries to age a filesystem by simulating some of the disk IO common in creating, compiling, patching, stating and reading kernel trees. It indirectly measures how well filesystems can maintain directory locality as the disk fills up and directories age. This current test is setup to use the makej mode with 10 initial directories Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterCompile Bench 0.6Test: Initial CreateVulnerableSSBD On140280420560700SE +/- 5.05, N = 3SE +/- 4.74, N = 3655.58645.40
OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterCompile Bench 0.6Test: Initial CreateVulnerableSSBD On120240360480600Min: 645.75 / Avg: 655.58 / Max: 662.54Min: 639.68 / Avg: 645.4 / Max: 654.8

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterCompile Bench 0.6Test: Read Compiled TreeVulnerableSSBD On8001600240032004000SE +/- 17.49, N = 3SE +/- 15.44, N = 33782.163550.29
OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterCompile Bench 0.6Test: Read Compiled TreeVulnerableSSBD On7001400210028003500Min: 3762.53 / Avg: 3782.16 / Max: 3817.06Min: 3519.42 / Avg: 3550.29 / Max: 3565.73

Go Benchmarks

Benchmark for monitoring real time performance of the Go implementation for HTTP, JSON and garbage testing per iteration. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgNanoseconds/Operation, Fewer Is BetterGo BenchmarksTest: httpVulnerableSSBD On11002200330044005500SE +/- 1.20, N = 3SE +/- 2.52, N = 350305081
OpenBenchmarking.orgNanoseconds/Operation, Fewer Is BetterGo BenchmarksTest: httpVulnerableSSBD On9001800270036004500Min: 5028 / Avg: 5030.33 / Max: 5032Min: 5076 / Avg: 5081 / Max: 5084

OpenBenchmarking.orgNanoseconds/Operation, Fewer Is BetterGo BenchmarksTest: jsonVulnerableSSBD On1.5M3M4.5M6M7.5MSE +/- 3492.67, N = 3SE +/- 9739.65, N = 372190427229187
OpenBenchmarking.orgNanoseconds/Operation, Fewer Is BetterGo BenchmarksTest: jsonVulnerableSSBD On1.3M2.6M3.9M5.2M6.5MMin: 7214327 / Avg: 7219042 / Max: 7225863Min: 7209716 / Avg: 7229186.67 / Max: 7239424

OpenBenchmarking.orgNanoseconds/Operation, Fewer Is BetterGo BenchmarksTest: buildVulnerableSSBD On3000M6000M9000M12000M15000MSE +/- 18979107.42, N = 3SE +/- 57073938.53, N = 31109858017411803564432
OpenBenchmarking.orgNanoseconds/Operation, Fewer Is BetterGo BenchmarksTest: buildVulnerableSSBD On2000M4000M6000M8000M10000MMin: 11077830370 / Avg: 11098580174.33 / Max: 11136481496Min: 11720106523 / Avg: 11803564432.33 / Max: 11912735113

OpenBenchmarking.orgNanoseconds/Operation, Fewer Is BetterGo BenchmarksTest: garbageVulnerableSSBD On300K600K900K1200K1500KSE +/- 728.46, N = 3SE +/- 3054.32, N = 314912011511156
OpenBenchmarking.orgNanoseconds/Operation, Fewer Is BetterGo BenchmarksTest: garbageVulnerableSSBD On300K600K900K1200K1500KMin: 1489786 / Avg: 1491201 / Max: 1492209Min: 1506039 / Avg: 1511156.33 / Max: 1516604

LuaJIT

This test profile is a collection of Lua scripts/benchmarks run against a locally-built copy of LuaJIT upstream. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgMflops, More Is BetterLuaJIT 2.0.5Test: CompositeVulnerableSSBD On400800120016002000SE +/- 2.23, N = 3SE +/- 0.79, N = 31838.091787.941. (CC) gcc options: -lm -ldl -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer -U_FORTIFY_SOURCE -fno-stack-protector
OpenBenchmarking.orgMflops, More Is BetterLuaJIT 2.0.5Test: CompositeVulnerableSSBD On30060090012001500Min: 1834 / Avg: 1838.09 / Max: 1841.66Min: 1786.36 / Avg: 1787.94 / Max: 1788.861. (CC) gcc options: -lm -ldl -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer -U_FORTIFY_SOURCE -fno-stack-protector

VP9 libvpx Encoding

This is a standard video encoding performance test of Google's libvpx library and the vpxenc command for the VP9/WebM format. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterVP9 libvpx Encoding 1.7.0vpxencVulnerableSSBD On510152025SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 318.8718.851. (CXX) g++ options: -m64 -lm -lpthread -O3 -fPIC -U_FORTIFY_SOURCE
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterVP9 libvpx Encoding 1.7.0vpxencVulnerableSSBD On510152025Min: 18.86 / Avg: 18.87 / Max: 18.87Min: 18.8 / Avg: 18.85 / Max: 18.911. (CXX) g++ options: -m64 -lm -lpthread -O3 -fPIC -U_FORTIFY_SOURCE

x264

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is Betterx264 2018-02-05H.264 Video EncodingVulnerableSSBD On1632486480SE +/- 0.20, N = 3SE +/- 0.40, N = 372.9672.411. (CC) gcc options: -ldl -m64 -lm -lpthread -O3 -ffast-math -std=gnu99 -fPIC -fomit-frame-pointer -fno-tree-vectorize
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is Betterx264 2018-02-05H.264 Video EncodingVulnerableSSBD On1428425670Min: 72.74 / Avg: 72.96 / Max: 73.36Min: 71.68 / Avg: 72.41 / Max: 73.061. (CC) gcc options: -ldl -m64 -lm -lpthread -O3 -ffast-math -std=gnu99 -fPIC -fomit-frame-pointer -fno-tree-vectorize

Timed GCC Compilation

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterTimed GCC Compilation 7.2Time To CompileVulnerableSSBD On150300450600750SE +/- 0.26, N = 3SE +/- 0.78, N = 3692.64711.94
OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterTimed GCC Compilation 7.2Time To CompileVulnerableSSBD On130260390520650Min: 692.28 / Avg: 692.64 / Max: 693.13Min: 710.88 / Avg: 711.94 / Max: 713.47

Timed Linux Kernel Compilation

This test times how long it takes to build the Linux kernel. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterTimed Linux Kernel Compilation 4.13Time To CompileVulnerableSSBD On20406080100SE +/- 0.53, N = 3SE +/- 0.65, N = 376.7877.89
OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterTimed Linux Kernel Compilation 4.13Time To CompileVulnerableSSBD On1530456075Min: 76.22 / Avg: 76.78 / Max: 77.85Min: 77.22 / Avg: 77.89 / Max: 79.18

Hackbench

This is a benchmark of Hackbench, a test of the Linux kernel scheduler. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterHackbenchCount: 16 - Type: ThreadVulnerableSSBD On1122334455SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.76, N = 646.5747.111. (CC) gcc options: -lpthread
OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterHackbenchCount: 16 - Type: ThreadVulnerableSSBD On1020304050Min: 46.48 / Avg: 46.57 / Max: 46.62Min: 46.22 / Avg: 47.11 / Max: 50.891. (CC) gcc options: -lpthread

Redis

Redis is an open-source data structure server. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgRequests Per Second, More Is BetterRedis 4.0.8Test: SETVulnerableSSBD On500K1000K1500K2000K2500KSE +/- 53130.12, N = 6SE +/- 102625.98, N = 62425467.212399475.901. (CC) gcc options: -ggdb -rdynamic -lm -ldl -pthread
OpenBenchmarking.orgRequests Per Second, More Is BetterRedis 4.0.8Test: SETVulnerableSSBD On400K800K1200K1600K2000KMin: 2192982.5 / Avg: 2425467.21 / Max: 2557544.75Min: 2087682.62 / Avg: 2399475.9 / Max: 2659574.51. (CC) gcc options: -ggdb -rdynamic -lm -ldl -pthread

Apache Benchmark

This is a test of ab, which is the Apache benchmark program. This test profile measures how many requests per second a given system can sustain when carrying out 1,000,000 requests with 100 requests being carried out concurrently. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgRequests Per Second, More Is BetterApache Benchmark 2.4.29Static Web Page ServingVulnerableSSBD On8K16K24K32K40KSE +/- 58.88, N = 3SE +/- 132.09, N = 337234.4536730.591. (CC) gcc options: -shared -fPIC -O2 -pthread
OpenBenchmarking.orgRequests Per Second, More Is BetterApache Benchmark 2.4.29Static Web Page ServingVulnerableSSBD On6K12K18K24K30KMin: 37120.19 / Avg: 37234.45 / Max: 37316.26Min: 36525.57 / Avg: 36730.59 / Max: 36977.381. (CC) gcc options: -shared -fPIC -O2 -pthread

Git

This test measures the time needed to carry out some sample Git operations on an example, static repository that happens to be a copy of the GNOME GTK tool-kit repository. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterGitTime To Complete Common Git CommandsVulnerableSSBD On1.02382.04763.07144.09525.119SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 34.354.551. git version 2.17.1
OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterGitTime To Complete Common Git CommandsVulnerableSSBD On246810Min: 4.19 / Avg: 4.35 / Max: 4.48Min: 4.45 / Avg: 4.55 / Max: 4.611. git version 2.17.1

OSBench

OSBench is a collection of micro-benchmarks for measuring operating system primitives like time to create threads/processes, launching programs, creating files, and memory allocation. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgus Per Event, Fewer Is BetterOSBenchTest: Create FilesVulnerableSSBD On3691215SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 310.8710.761. (CC) gcc options: -lm
OpenBenchmarking.orgus Per Event, Fewer Is BetterOSBenchTest: Create FilesVulnerableSSBD On3691215Min: 10.82 / Avg: 10.87 / Max: 10.92Min: 10.74 / Avg: 10.76 / Max: 10.781. (CC) gcc options: -lm

OpenBenchmarking.orgus Per Event, Fewer Is BetterOSBenchTest: Create ThreadsVulnerableSSBD On3691215SE +/- 0.08, N = 3SE +/- 0.21, N = 310.6511.221. (CC) gcc options: -lm
OpenBenchmarking.orgus Per Event, Fewer Is BetterOSBenchTest: Create ThreadsVulnerableSSBD On3691215Min: 10.51 / Avg: 10.65 / Max: 10.78Min: 10.82 / Avg: 11.22 / Max: 11.51. (CC) gcc options: -lm

OpenBenchmarking.orgus Per Event, Fewer Is BetterOSBenchTest: Launch ProgramsVulnerableSSBD On612182430SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 324.9324.951. (CC) gcc options: -lm
OpenBenchmarking.orgus Per Event, Fewer Is BetterOSBenchTest: Launch ProgramsVulnerableSSBD On612182430Min: 24.87 / Avg: 24.93 / Max: 25Min: 24.77 / Avg: 24.95 / Max: 25.051. (CC) gcc options: -lm

Schbench

This is a benchmark of Schbench, a Linux kernel scheduler benchmark developed by Facebook. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgusec, 99.9th Latency Percentile, Fewer Is BetterSchbenchMessage Threads: 16 - Workers Per Message Thread: 2VulnerableSSBD On7K14K21K28K35KSE +/- 401.53, N = 3SE +/- 432.21, N = 633333333491. (CC) gcc options: -O2 -lpthread
OpenBenchmarking.orgusec, 99.9th Latency Percentile, Fewer Is BetterSchbenchMessage Threads: 16 - Workers Per Message Thread: 2VulnerableSSBD On6K12K18K24K30KMin: 32544 / Avg: 33333.33 / Max: 33856Min: 31328 / Avg: 33349.33 / Max: 343681. (CC) gcc options: -O2 -lpthread

OpenBenchmarking.orgusec, 99.9th Latency Percentile, Fewer Is BetterSchbenchMessage Threads: 16 - Workers Per Message Thread: 4VulnerableSSBD On12K24K36K48K60KSE +/- 899.04, N = 3SE +/- 391.05, N = 354464542081. (CC) gcc options: -O2 -lpthread
OpenBenchmarking.orgusec, 99.9th Latency Percentile, Fewer Is BetterSchbenchMessage Threads: 16 - Workers Per Message Thread: 4VulnerableSSBD On9K18K27K36K45KMin: 52672 / Avg: 54464 / Max: 55488Min: 53696 / Avg: 54208 / Max: 549761. (CC) gcc options: -O2 -lpthread