Intel Core i7 990X Testing Benchmarks for an Intel Core i7 990X Gulftown comparison. This is currently Intel's $999 USD fastest six-core system based on Gulftown, not Sandy Bridge. Look for more in an upcoming Phoronix article.
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Intel Core i7 990X Testing Processor Motherboard Chipset Memory Disk Graphics Monitor Audio OS Kernel Desktop Display Server Display Driver OpenGL Compiler File-System Screen Resolution Core i5 2500K Core i3 2100 Core i7 920 Core i7 990X Core i7 970 Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.30GHz (4 Cores) SAPPHIRE Pure Black P67 Hydra Intel Sandy Bridge 3072MB 250GB Seagate ST3250310AS ATI Device 6738 (960/1150MHz) DELL P2210H Ubuntu 10.10 2.6.38-999-generic (x86_64) GNOME 2.32.0 X Server 1.9.0 radeon 6.14.99 2.1 Mesa 7.11-devel Gallium 0.4 GCC 4.4.5 ext4 1920x1080 Intel Core i3-2100 @ 3.10GHz (4 Cores) ATI Device 6738 vesa 2.3.0 2.1 Mesa 7.9-devel 1280x1024 Intel Core i7 920 @ 2.67GHz (8 Cores) ASRock X58 Super Intel 5520/5500/X58 + ICH10R 320GB Seagate ST3320620AS NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX 512MB (675/1100MHz) Realtek ALC889A DELL S2409W 2.6.38-020638-generic (x86_64) nouveau 0.0.16 1920x1080 Intel Core i7 X 990 @ 3.47GHz (12 Cores) Intel Core i7 970 @ 3.20GHz (12 Cores) 2.1 Mesa 7.9-devel GCC 4.4.5 + Clang 4.2.1 + llvm 2.6 OpenBenchmarking.org System Details - Core i3 2100, Core i7 920, Core i7 990X, Core i7 970: Intel SpeedStep was enabled.
Intel Core i7 990X Testing x264: H.264 Video Encoding ffmpeg: AVI To NTSC VCD encode-mp3: WAV To MP3 compress-7zip: Compress Speed Test compress-pbzip2: 256MB File Compression himeno: Poisson Pressure Solver bullet: 3000 Fall bullet: 1000 Stack bullet: 136 Ragdolls bullet: 1000 Convex bullet: Prim Trimesh bullet: Convex Trimesh bullet: Raytests c-ray: Total Time povray: Total Time smallpt: Global Illumination Renderer; 100 Samples hmmer: Pfam Database Search minion: Solitaire npb: FT.B npb: IS.C npb: LU.A npb: MG.B npb: UA.A openssl: RSA 4096-bit Performance graphics-magick: Local Adaptive Thresholding graphics-magick: Resizing ttsiod-renderer: Phong Rendering With Soft-Shadow Mapping build-apache: Time To Compile build-linux-kernel: Time To Compile pgbench: TPC-B Transactions Per Second Core i5 2500K Core i3 2100 Core i7 920 Core i7 990X Core i7 970 74.17 10.98 19.22 12611 11.23 341.45 12.36 14.11 6.52 8.83 9.12 17.03 19.88 61.65 708 144 15.22 115.05 6574.63 184.42 9338.24 5760.77 35.03 86.53 49 123 108.60 24.07 352.71 148.17 46.09 13.11 22.94 7712 19.96 286.89 15.52 18.33 8.61 11.21 11.21 20.59 24.01 128.42 847 225 25.01 143.97 3675.74 156.25 5207.57 4211.86 21.63 73.15 40 96 62.19 34.99 612.55 146.54 74.53 15.03 28.44 13702 10.95 199.75 16.19 19.37 8.50 12.28 12.43 23.41 27.40 71.29 936 144 16.75 185.81 4647.54 124.31 8238.34 4560.75 35.66 45.68 57 103 118.00 30.35 366.38 135.23 12.17 22.45 23951 6.05 286.30 12.91 15.22 7.00 9.77 9.99 18.56 21.66 35.94 730 72 10.27 166.80 3959.76 148.22 11466.98 4525.79 55.75 57.73 89 143 210.95 23.29 227.78 113.53 13.15 25.39 20413 7.02 451.60 14.21 16.59 7.71 10.59 10.78 20.00 23.40 34.02 788 91 11.71 187.49 3246.42 133.89 9827.74 4361.57 49.24 53.43 79 128 179.86 22.79 258.29 148.01 OpenBenchmarking.org
x264 H.264 Video Encoding OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better x264 2010-11-22 H.264 Video Encoding Core i5 2500K Core i3 2100 Core i7 920 Core i7 990X Core i7 970 30 60 90 120 150 SE +/- 1.46, N = 6 SE +/- 0.93, N = 3 SE +/- 1.44, N = 3 SE +/- 3.41, N = 6 SE +/- 1.84, N = 6 74.17 46.09 74.53 135.23 113.53
FFmpeg AVI To NTSC VCD OpenBenchmarking.org Seconds, Fewer Is Better FFmpeg 0.6.1 AVI To NTSC VCD Core i5 2500K Core i3 2100 Core i7 920 Core i7 990X Core i7 970 4 8 12 16 20 SE +/- 0.14, N = 3 SE +/- 0.15, N = 3 SE +/- 0.21, N = 3 SE +/- 0.14, N = 3 SE +/- 0.15, N = 3 10.98 13.11 15.03 12.17 13.15
LAME MP3 Encoding WAV To MP3 OpenBenchmarking.org Seconds, Fewer Is Better LAME MP3 Encoding 3.98.2 WAV To MP3 Core i5 2500K Core i3 2100 Core i7 920 Core i7 990X Core i7 970 7 14 21 28 35 SE +/- 0.02, N = 5 SE +/- 0.03, N = 5 SE +/- 0.04, N = 5 SE +/- 0.02, N = 5 SE +/- 0.02, N = 5 19.22 22.94 28.44 22.45 25.39
7-Zip Compression Compress Speed Test OpenBenchmarking.org MIPS, More Is Better 7-Zip Compression 9.13 Compress Speed Test Core i5 2500K Core i3 2100 Core i7 920 Core i7 990X Core i7 970 5K 10K 15K 20K 25K SE +/- 8.65, N = 3 SE +/- 106.85, N = 5 SE +/- 197.11, N = 6 SE +/- 309.89, N = 3 SE +/- 217.92, N = 3 12611 7712 13702 23951 20413
Parallel BZIP2 Compression 256MB File Compression OpenBenchmarking.org Seconds, Fewer Is Better Parallel BZIP2 Compression 1.0.5 256MB File Compression Core i5 2500K Core i3 2100 Core i7 920 Core i7 990X Core i7 970 5 10 15 20 25 SE +/- 0.05, N = 3 SE +/- 0.15, N = 3 SE +/- 0.04, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.07, N = 3 11.23 19.96 10.95 6.05 7.02
Himeno Benchmark Poisson Pressure Solver OpenBenchmarking.org MFLOPS, More Is Better Himeno Benchmark 3.0 Poisson Pressure Solver Core i5 2500K Core i3 2100 Core i7 920 Core i7 990X Core i7 970 100 200 300 400 500 SE +/- 0.94, N = 3 SE +/- 0.50, N = 3 SE +/- 0.31, N = 3 SE +/- 0.06, N = 3 SE +/- 0.33, N = 3 341.45 286.89 199.75 286.30 451.60
Bullet Physics Engine Test: 3000 Fall OpenBenchmarking.org Seconds, Fewer Is Better Bullet Physics Engine 2.75 Test: 3000 Fall Core i5 2500K Core i3 2100 Core i7 920 Core i7 990X Core i7 970 4 8 12 16 20 SE +/- 0.02, N = 3 SE +/- 0.02, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 12.36 15.52 16.19 12.91 14.21
Bullet Physics Engine Test: 1000 Stack OpenBenchmarking.org Seconds, Fewer Is Better Bullet Physics Engine 2.75 Test: 1000 Stack Core i5 2500K Core i3 2100 Core i7 920 Core i7 990X Core i7 970 5 10 15 20 25 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.06, N = 3 SE +/- 0.08, N = 3 SE +/- 0.02, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 14.11 18.33 19.37 15.22 16.59
Bullet Physics Engine Test: 136 Ragdolls OpenBenchmarking.org Seconds, Fewer Is Better Bullet Physics Engine 2.75 Test: 136 Ragdolls Core i5 2500K Core i3 2100 Core i7 920 Core i7 990X Core i7 970 2 4 6 8 10 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.04, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 6.52 8.61 8.50 7.00 7.71
Bullet Physics Engine Test: 1000 Convex OpenBenchmarking.org Seconds, Fewer Is Better Bullet Physics Engine 2.75 Test: 1000 Convex Core i5 2500K Core i3 2100 Core i7 920 Core i7 990X Core i7 970 3 6 9 12 15 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.06, N = 3 SE +/- 0.04, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 8.83 11.21 12.28 9.77 10.59
Bullet Physics Engine Test: Prim Trimesh OpenBenchmarking.org Seconds, Fewer Is Better Bullet Physics Engine 2.75 Test: Prim Trimesh Core i5 2500K Core i3 2100 Core i7 920 Core i7 990X Core i7 970 3 6 9 12 15 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.02, N = 3 SE +/- 0.02, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 9.12 11.21 12.43 9.99 10.78
Bullet Physics Engine Test: Convex Trimesh OpenBenchmarking.org Seconds, Fewer Is Better Bullet Physics Engine 2.75 Test: Convex Trimesh Core i5 2500K Core i3 2100 Core i7 920 Core i7 990X Core i7 970 6 12 18 24 30 SE +/- 0.04, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.02, N = 3 SE +/- 0.02, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 17.03 20.59 23.41 18.56 20.00
Bullet Physics Engine Test: Raytests OpenBenchmarking.org Seconds, Fewer Is Better Bullet Physics Engine 2.75 Test: Raytests Core i5 2500K Core i3 2100 Core i7 920 Core i7 990X Core i7 970 6 12 18 24 30 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 19.88 24.01 27.40 21.66 23.40
C-Ray Total Time OpenBenchmarking.org Seconds, Fewer Is Better C-Ray 1.1 Total Time Core i5 2500K Core i3 2100 Core i7 920 Core i7 990X Core i7 970 30 60 90 120 150 SE +/- 0.02, N = 3 SE +/- 0.06, N = 3 SE +/- 0.22, N = 3 SE +/- 0.12, N = 3 SE +/- 0.06, N = 3 61.65 128.42 71.29 35.94 34.02
POV-Ray Total Time OpenBenchmarking.org Seconds, Fewer Is Better POV-Ray 3.6.1 Total Time Core i5 2500K Core i3 2100 Core i7 920 Core i7 990X Core i7 970 200 400 600 800 1000 708 847 936 730 788
Smallpt Global Illumination Renderer; 100 Samples OpenBenchmarking.org Seconds, Fewer Is Better Smallpt 1.0 Global Illumination Renderer; 100 Samples Core i5 2500K Core i3 2100 Core i7 920 Core i7 990X Core i7 970 50 100 150 200 250 SE +/- 0.33, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 1.20, N = 3 SE +/- 0.67, N = 3 144 225 144 72 91
Timed HMMer Search Pfam Database Search OpenBenchmarking.org Seconds, Fewer Is Better Timed HMMer Search 2.3.2 Pfam Database Search Core i5 2500K Core i3 2100 Core i7 920 Core i7 990X Core i7 970 6 12 18 24 30 SE +/- 0.09, N = 3 SE +/- 0.02, N = 3 SE +/- 0.07, N = 3 SE +/- 0.15, N = 3 SE +/- 0.12, N = 3 15.22 25.01 16.75 10.27 11.71
Minion Benchmark: Solitaire OpenBenchmarking.org Seconds, Fewer Is Better Minion 0.9 Benchmark: Solitaire Core i5 2500K Core i3 2100 Core i7 920 Core i7 990X Core i7 970 40 80 120 160 200 SE +/- 0.06, N = 3 SE +/- 0.78, N = 3 SE +/- 0.17, N = 3 SE +/- 0.37, N = 3 SE +/- 0.31, N = 3 115.05 143.97 185.81 166.80 187.49
NAS Parallel Benchmarks Test / Class: FT.B OpenBenchmarking.org Total Mop/s, More Is Better NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3 Test / Class: FT.B Core i5 2500K Core i3 2100 Core i7 920 Core i7 990X Core i7 970 1400 2800 4200 5600 7000 SE +/- 6.60, N = 3 SE +/- 56.81, N = 5 SE +/- 17.54, N = 3 SE +/- 1.62, N = 3 SE +/- 0.39, N = 3 6574.63 3675.74 4647.54 3959.76 3246.42
NAS Parallel Benchmarks Test / Class: IS.C OpenBenchmarking.org Total Mop/s, More Is Better NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3 Test / Class: IS.C Core i5 2500K Core i3 2100 Core i7 920 Core i7 990X Core i7 970 40 80 120 160 200 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.04, N = 3 SE +/- 0.23, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.04, N = 3 184.42 156.25 124.31 148.22 133.89
NAS Parallel Benchmarks Test / Class: LU.A OpenBenchmarking.org Total Mop/s, More Is Better NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3 Test / Class: LU.A Core i5 2500K Core i3 2100 Core i7 920 Core i7 990X Core i7 970 2K 4K 6K 8K 10K SE +/- 31.43, N = 3 SE +/- 21.33, N = 3 SE +/- 33.06, N = 3 SE +/- 23.27, N = 3 SE +/- 27.47, N = 3 9338.24 5207.57 8238.34 11466.98 9827.74
NAS Parallel Benchmarks Test / Class: MG.B OpenBenchmarking.org Total Mop/s, More Is Better NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3 Test / Class: MG.B Core i5 2500K Core i3 2100 Core i7 920 Core i7 990X Core i7 970 1200 2400 3600 4800 6000 SE +/- 1.04, N = 3 SE +/- 1.70, N = 3 SE +/- 2.51, N = 3 SE +/- 4.59, N = 3 SE +/- 4.11, N = 3 5760.77 4211.86 4560.75 4525.79 4361.57
NAS Parallel Benchmarks Test / Class: UA.A OpenBenchmarking.org Total Mop/s, More Is Better NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3 Test / Class: UA.A Core i5 2500K Core i3 2100 Core i7 920 Core i7 990X Core i7 970 13 26 39 52 65 SE +/- 0.02, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.05, N = 3 SE +/- 0.27, N = 3 SE +/- 0.28, N = 3 35.03 21.63 35.66 55.75 49.24
OpenSSL RSA 4096-bit Performance OpenBenchmarking.org Signs Per Second, More Is Better OpenSSL 1.0.0a RSA 4096-bit Performance Core i5 2500K Core i3 2100 Core i7 920 Core i7 990X Core i7 970 20 40 60 80 100 SE +/- 0.30, N = 4 SE +/- 0.22, N = 4 SE +/- 0.06, N = 4 SE +/- 0.02, N = 4 SE +/- 0.06, N = 4 86.53 73.15 45.68 57.73 53.43
GraphicsMagick Operation: Local Adaptive Thresholding OpenBenchmarking.org Iterations Per Minute, More Is Better GraphicsMagick 1.3.12 Operation: Local Adaptive Thresholding Core i5 2500K Core i3 2100 Core i7 920 Core i7 990X Core i7 970 20 40 60 80 100 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 49 40 57 89 79
GraphicsMagick Operation: Resizing OpenBenchmarking.org Iterations Per Minute, More Is Better GraphicsMagick 1.3.12 Operation: Resizing Core i5 2500K Core i3 2100 Core i7 920 Core i7 990X Core i7 970 30 60 90 120 150 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.33, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 123 96 103 143 128
TTSIOD 3D Renderer Phong Rendering With Soft-Shadow Mapping OpenBenchmarking.org FPS, More Is Better TTSIOD 3D Renderer 2.1v Phong Rendering With Soft-Shadow Mapping Core i5 2500K Core i3 2100 Core i7 920 Core i7 990X Core i7 970 50 100 150 200 250 SE +/- 0.04, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.49, N = 3 SE +/- 0.75, N = 3 SE +/- 0.58, N = 3 108.60 62.19 118.00 210.95 179.86
Timed Apache Compilation Time To Compile OpenBenchmarking.org Seconds, Fewer Is Better Timed Apache Compilation 2.2.17 Time To Compile Core i5 2500K Core i3 2100 Core i7 920 Core i7 990X Core i7 970 8 16 24 32 40 SE +/- 0.05, N = 3 SE +/- 0.11, N = 3 SE +/- 0.05, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.15, N = 3 24.07 34.99 30.35 23.29 22.79
Timed Linux Kernel Compilation Time To Compile OpenBenchmarking.org Seconds, Fewer Is Better Timed Linux Kernel Compilation 2.6.25 Time To Compile Core i5 2500K Core i3 2100 Core i7 920 Core i7 990X Core i7 970 130 260 390 520 650 SE +/- 2.06, N = 3 SE +/- 10.33, N = 3 SE +/- 6.16, N = 6 SE +/- 8.95, N = 6 SE +/- 6.43, N = 6 352.71 612.55 366.38 227.78 258.29
PostgreSQL pgbench TPC-B Transactions Per Second OpenBenchmarking.org TPS, More Is Better PostgreSQL pgbench 9.0.1 TPC-B Transactions Per Second Core i5 2500K Core i3 2100 Core i7 970 30 60 90 120 150 SE +/- 2.90, N = 3 SE +/- 1.17, N = 3 SE +/- 0.68, N = 3 148.17 146.54 148.01
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