Stockfish

This is a test of Stockfish, an advanced open-source C++11 chess benchmark that can scale up to 1024 CPU threads.

To run this test with the Phoronix Test Suite, the basic command is: phoronix-test-suite benchmark stockfish.

Project Site

stockfishchess.org

Source Repository

github.com

Test Created

26 November 2014

Last Updated

15 March 2024

Test Maintainer

Michael Larabel 

Test Type

Processor

Average Install Time

1 Minute, 11 Seconds

Average Run Time

41 Seconds

Test Dependencies

C/C++ Compiler Toolchain

Accolades

150k+ Downloads + 10k+ Public Benchmark Results + Recently Updated Test Profile

Supported Platforms


Public Result Uploads *Reported Installs **Reported Test Completions **Test Profile Page Views ***OpenBenchmarking.orgEventsStockfish Popularity Statisticspts/stockfish2014.112015.022015.052015.082015.112016.022016.052016.082016.112017.022017.052017.082017.112018.022018.052018.082018.112019.022019.052019.082019.112020.022020.052020.082020.112021.022021.052021.082021.112022.022022.052022.082022.112023.022023.052023.082023.112024.0220K40K60K80K100K
* Uploading of benchmark result data to OpenBenchmarking.org is always optional (opt-in) via the Phoronix Test Suite for users wishing to share their results publicly.
** Data based on those opting to upload their test results to OpenBenchmarking.org and users enabling the opt-in anonymous statistics reporting while running benchmarks from an Internet-connected platform.
*** Test profile page view reporting began March 2021.
Data updated weekly as of 17 March 2024.

Revision History

pts/stockfish-1.5.0   [View Source]   Fri, 15 Mar 2024 20:50:37 GMT
Update Stockfish from https://github.com/phoronix-test-suite/phoronix-test-suite/pull/775 though increase ttSize to 4096 as at 2048 seems to have a lot of run-to-run variance. Closes: https://github.com/phoronix-test-suite/phoronix-test-suite/pull/775

pts/stockfish-1.4.0   [View Source]   Sat, 25 Jun 2022 08:32:53 GMT
Update against Stockfish 15 upstream.

pts/stockfish-1.3.0   [View Source]   Fri, 19 Mar 2021 10:46:31 GMT
Update against Stockfish 13 plus incorporate feedback from https://github.com/phoronix-test-suite/phoronix-test-suite/pull/513

pts/stockfish-1.2.0   [View Source]   Thu, 19 Nov 2020 13:50:00 GMT
Update against Stockfish 12, enable AArch64 optimized build.

pts/stockfish-1.1.1   [View Source]   Sat, 19 May 2018 06:26:58 GMT
Add Windows support.

pts/stockfish-1.1.0   [View Source]   Thu, 17 May 2018 15:32:30 GMT
Update Stockfish against version 9, use multi-threaded parameters.

pts/stockfish-1.0.1   [View Source]   Sun, 08 Apr 2018 06:39:33 GMT
Fix build on BSDs

pts/stockfish-1.0.0   [View Source]   Wed, 26 Nov 2014 11:32:02 GMT
Initial commit of Stockfish benchmark.

Suites Using This Test

Chess Test Suite

C/C++ Compiler Tests

Multi-Core

CPU Massive

Server CPU Tests


Performance Metrics

Analyze Test Configuration:

Stockfish 16.1

Chess Benchmark

OpenBenchmarking.org metrics for this test profile configuration based on 51 public results since 16 March 2024 with the latest data as of 17 March 2024.

Below is an overview of the generalized performance for components where there is sufficient statistically significant data based upon user-uploaded results. It is important to keep in mind particularly in the Linux/open-source space there can be vastly different OS configurations, with this overview intended to offer just general guidance as to the performance expectations.

Component
Percentile Rank
# Compatible Public Results
Nodes Per Second (Average)
98th
5
408323344 +/- 11174350
88th
4
213827384 +/- 5699233
80th
3
163956398 +/- 2167126
76th
3
102343420 +/- 7340588
Mid-Tier
75th
< 98973914
70th
3
84036179 +/- 3696899
62nd
4
55973837 +/- 3831510
54th
4
43973292 +/- 1284052
Median
50th
39815109
47th
4
39054643 +/- 780463
41st
3
24307311 +/- 577289
33rd
3
17561774 +/- 1550313
Low-Tier
25th
< 15599239
25th
3
15350934 +/- 401834
21st
4
14914327 +/- 790869
13th
4
13489044 +/- 567847
7th
4
10831528 +/- 786662
OpenBenchmarking.orgDistribution Of Public Results - Chess Benchmark29 Results Range From 12896745 To 424918456 Nodes Per Second128967452113718029377615376180504585848554098920623393557057979078820225870606609530109510354153011178196512002240012826283513650327014474370515298414016122457516946501017770544518594588019418631520242675021066718521890762022714805523538849024362892525186936026010979526835023027659066528483110029307153530131197030955240531779284032603327533427371034251414535075458035899501536723545037547588538371632039195675540019719040843762541667806042491849548121620

Based on OpenBenchmarking.org data, the selected test / test configuration (Stockfish 16.1 - Chess Benchmark) has an average run-time of 12 minutes. By default this test profile is set to run at least 3 times but may increase if the standard deviation exceeds pre-defined defaults or other calculations deem additional runs necessary for greater statistical accuracy of the result.

OpenBenchmarking.orgMinutesTime Required To Complete BenchmarkChess BenchmarkRun-Time510152025Min: 4 / Avg: 11.35 / Max: 22

Based on public OpenBenchmarking.org results, the selected test / test configuration has an average standard deviation of 1.6%.

OpenBenchmarking.orgPercent, Fewer Is BetterAverage Deviation Between RunsChess BenchmarkDeviation3691215Min: 0 / Avg: 1.59 / Max: 8

Notable Instruction Set Usage

Notable instruction set extensions supported by this test, based on an automatic analysis by the Phoronix Test Suite / OpenBenchmarking.org analytics engine.

Instruction Set
Support
Instructions Detected
SSE 4.2 (SSE4_2)
Used by default on supported hardware.
Found on Intel processors since at least 2010.
Found on AMD processors since Bulldozer (2011).

 
POPCNT
Used by default on supported hardware.
Found on Intel processors since Sandy Bridge (2011).
Found on AMD processors since Bulldozer (2011).

 
VZEROUPPER
Used by default on supported hardware.
Found on Intel processors since Haswell (2013).
Found on AMD processors since Excavator (2016).

 
VPERMQ VPBROADCASTD VPERMD VPBROADCASTQ VINSERTI128 VPBROADCASTW VEXTRACTI128
AVX Vector Neural Network Instructions (AVX-VNNI)
Used by default on supported hardware.
 
VPDPBUSD
FMA (FMA)
Used by default on supported hardware.
Found on Intel processors since Haswell (2013).
Found on AMD processors since Bulldozer (2011).

 
VFMADD132SD VFNMADD132SD VFMADD213SD VFMSUB132SD
The test / benchmark does honor compiler flag changes.
Last automated analysis: 27 June 2022

This test profile binary relies on the shared libraries libm.so.6, libc.so.6.

Tested CPU Architectures

This benchmark has been successfully tested on the below mentioned architectures. The CPU architectures listed is where successful OpenBenchmarking.org result uploads occurred, namely for helping to determine if a given test is compatible with various alternative CPU architectures.

CPU Architecture
Kernel Identifier
Verified On
Intel / AMD x86 64-bit
x86_64
(Many Processors)
ARMv8 64-bit
aarch64
ARMv8 Neoverse-N1 128-Core, ARMv8 Neoverse-V2 72-Core

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4 Systems - 1 Benchmark Result

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5 Systems - 1 Benchmark Result

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2 Systems - 298 Benchmark Results

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1 System - 187 Benchmark Results

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Debian 12 - 6.1.0-18-amd64 - X Server 1.21.1.7

1 System - 1 Benchmark Result

2 x Intel Xeon Gold 6126 - Dell 0RN4PJ - Intel Sky Lake-E DMI3 Registers

openSUSE 15.5 - 5.14.21-150500.55.49-default - KDE Plasma 5.27.9

1 System - 1 Benchmark Result

2 x Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3 - Dell 0R53PY - Intel Xeon E7 v3

openSUSE 15.4 - 5.14.21-150400.24.97-default - KDE Plasma 5.24.4

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ARMv8 Neoverse-V2 - Quanta Cloud QuantaGrid S74G-2U 1S7GZ9Z0000 S7G MB - 1 x 480GB DRAM-6400MT

Ubuntu 22.04 - 6.5.0-1013-NVIDIA-64k - NVIDIA

3 Systems - 1 Benchmark Result

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Ubuntu 23.10 - 6.5.0-25-generic - GNOME Shell 45.2

4 Systems - 11 Benchmark Results

Intel Xeon Silver 4216 - TYAN S7100AG2NR - Intel Sky Lake-E DMI3 Registers

Debian 12 - 6.1.0-11-amd64 - X Server

4 Systems - 1 Benchmark Result

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 16-Core - ASUS ROG STRIX X670E-E GAMING WIFI - AMD Device 14d8

Ubuntu 23.10 - 6.7.0-060700-generic - GNOME Shell 45.2

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AMD EPYC 7F32 8-Core - ASRockRack EPYCD8 - AMD Starship

Debian 12 - 6.1.0-11-amd64 - X Server

5 Systems - 1 Benchmark Result

2 x AMD EPYC 9684X 96-Core - AMD Titanite_4G - AMD Device 14a4

Ubuntu 23.10 - 6.5.0-25-generic - GCC 13.2.0

3 Systems - 11 Benchmark Results

AMD EPYC 7551 32-Core - GIGABYTE MZ31-AR0-00 v01010101 - AMD 17h

Debian 12 - 6.1.0-10-amd64 - GCC 12.2.0

3 Systems - 1 Benchmark Result

Intel Core i9-10980XE - ASRock X299 Steel Legend - Intel Sky Lake-E DMI3 Registers

Ubuntu 22.04 - 6.5.0-18-generic - GNOME Shell 42.2

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Debian 12 - 6.1.0-18-amd64 - X Server 1.20.11

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Debian 12 - 6.1.0-18-amd64 - X Server 1.20.11

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