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 TestingProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsMonitorAudioOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerDisplay DriverOpenGLCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionCore i3 2100Core i5 2500KCore i7 920Core i7 970Core i7 990XCompare Phenom 9950 to Intel Core i2x Xeon L5420 @ 2.33 GhzIntel Core i3-2100 @ 3.10GHz (4 Cores)SAPPHIRE Pure Black P67 HydraIntel Sandy Bridge3072MB250GB Seagate ST3250310ASATI Device 6738DELL P2210HUbuntu 10.102.6.38-999-generic (x86_64)GNOME 2.32.0X Server 1.9.0vesa 2.3.02.1 Mesa 7.9-develGCC 4.4.5ext41280x1024Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.30GHz (4 Cores)ATI Device 6738 (960/1150MHz)radeon 6.14.992.1 Mesa 7.11-devel Gallium 0.41920x1080Intel Core i7 920 @ 2.67GHz (8 Cores)ASRock X58 SuperIntel 5520/5500/X58 + ICH10R320GB Seagate ST3320620ASNVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX 512MB (675/1100MHz)Realtek ALC889ADELL S2409W2.6.38-020638-generic (x86_64)nouveau 0.0.16Intel Core i7 970 @ 3.20GHz (12 Cores)2.1 Mesa 7.9-develGCC 4.4.5 + Clang 4.2.1 + llvm 2.6Intel Core i7 X 990 @ 3.47GHz (12 Cores)GCC 4.4.5AMD Phenom 9950 @ 2.60GHz (4 Cores)ASRock AOD790GX/128MAMD RS780 + SB700/SB8005632MB40GB INTEL SSDSA2M040 + 640GB Western Digital WDC WD6400AAKS-2 + 250GB Western Digital WDC WD2500JB-00GATI Radeon HD 3300 384MB (700/400MHz)DELL ST22102.6.35-28-generic (x86_64)fglrx 8.78.302 x Intel Xeon L5410 @ 2.33GHz (8 Cores)Supermicro X7DALIntel 5000X MCH8192MB2 x 64GB C300-CTFDDAA064MNVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT 512MB (650/900MHz)Debian 6.02.6.32-5-amd64 (x86_64)GNOME 2.30.2X Server 1.7.7NVIDIA 195.36.313.2.0 NVIDIA 195.36.31ext33360x1080OpenBenchmarking.orgSystem Details- Core i3 2100: Intel SpeedStep was enabled.- Core i7 920: Intel SpeedStep was enabled.- Core i7 970: Intel SpeedStep was enabled.- Core i7 990X: Intel SpeedStep was enabled.- Compare Phenom 9950 to Intel Core i: Compiz was running on this system. AMD CnQ was enabled.- 2x Xeon L5420 @ 2.33 Ghz: .

Intel Core i7 990X Testingx264: H.264 Video Encodingffmpeg: AVI To NTSC VCDencode-mp3: WAV To MP3compress-7zip: Compress Speed Testcompress-pbzip2: 256MB File Compressionhimeno: Poisson Pressure Solverbullet: 3000 Fallbullet: 1000 Stackbullet: 136 Ragdollsbullet: 1000 Convexbullet: Prim Trimeshbullet: Convex Trimeshbullet: Raytestsc-ray: Total Timepovray: Total Timesmallpt: Global Illumination Renderer; 100 Sampleshmmer: Pfam Database Searchminion: Solitairenpb: FT.Bnpb: IS.Cnpb: LU.Anpb: MG.Bnpb: UA.Aopenssl: RSA 4096-bit Performancegraphics-magick: Local Adaptive Thresholdinggraphics-magick: Resizingttsiod-renderer: Phong Rendering With Soft-Shadow Mappingbuild-apache: Time To Compilebuild-linux-kernel: Time To Compilepgbench: TPC-B Transactions Per SecondCore i3 2100Core i5 2500KCore i7 920Core i7 970Core i7 990XCompare Phenom 9950 to Intel Core i2x Xeon L5420 @ 2.33 Ghz46.0913.1122.94771219.96286.8915.5218.338.6111.2111.2120.5924.01128.4284722525.01143.973675.74156.255207.574211.8621.6373.15409662.1934.99612.55146.5474.1710.9819.221261111.23341.4512.3614.116.528.839.1217.0319.8861.6570814415.22115.056574.63184.429338.245760.7735.0386.5349123108.6024.07352.71148.1774.5315.0328.441370210.95199.7516.1919.378.5012.2812.4323.4127.4071.2993614416.75185.814647.54124.318238.344560.7535.6645.6857103118.0030.35366.38113.5313.1525.39204137.02451.6014.2116.597.7110.5910.7820.0023.4034.027889111.71187.493246.42133.899827.744361.5749.2453.4379128179.8622.79258.29148.01135.2312.1722.45239516.05286.3012.9115.227.009.779.9918.5621.6635.947307210.27166.803959.76148.2211466.984525.7955.7557.7389143210.9523.29227.7840.6623.4338.41720823.66131.9738.1838.6421.6425.5122.5341.1747.93135.76140423427.55693.782184.4762.623829.822058.9913.9849.00368045.378.50604.0381.1919.9837.2898279.68156.2725.8330.9413.0817.8916.6031.4536.8753.76131611826.92219.802682.6253.765531.201397.0318.5434.38508689.4432.58340.62OpenBenchmarking.org

x264

H.264 Video Encoding

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is Betterx264 2010-11-22H.264 Video Encoding2x Xeon L5420 @ 2.33 GhzCompare Phenom 9950 to Intel Core iCore i3 2100Core i5 2500KCore i7 920Core i7 970Core i7 990X306090120150SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.56, N = 3SE +/- 0.93, N = 3SE +/- 1.46, N = 6SE +/- 1.44, N = 3SE +/- 1.84, N = 6SE +/- 3.41, N = 681.1940.6646.0974.1774.53113.53135.23

FFmpeg

AVI To NTSC VCD

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterFFmpeg 0.6.1AVI To NTSC VCD2x Xeon L5420 @ 2.33 GhzCompare Phenom 9950 to Intel Core iCore i3 2100Core i5 2500KCore i7 920Core i7 970Core i7 990X612182430SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.15, N = 3SE +/- 0.14, N = 3SE +/- 0.21, N = 3SE +/- 0.15, N = 3SE +/- 0.14, N = 319.9823.4313.1110.9815.0313.1512.17

LAME MP3 Encoding

WAV To MP3

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterLAME MP3 Encoding 3.98.2WAV To MP32x Xeon L5420 @ 2.33 GhzCompare Phenom 9950 to Intel Core iCore i3 2100Core i5 2500KCore i7 920Core i7 970Core i7 990X918273645SE +/- 0.01, N = 5SE +/- 0.16, N = 5SE +/- 0.03, N = 5SE +/- 0.02, N = 5SE +/- 0.04, N = 5SE +/- 0.02, N = 5SE +/- 0.02, N = 537.2838.4122.9419.2228.4425.3922.45

7-Zip Compression

Compress Speed Test

OpenBenchmarking.orgMIPS, More Is Better7-Zip Compression 9.13Compress Speed Test2x Xeon L5420 @ 2.33 GhzCompare Phenom 9950 to Intel Core iCore i3 2100Core i5 2500KCore i7 920Core i7 970Core i7 990X5K10K15K20K25KSE +/- 12.50, N = 3SE +/- 9.74, N = 3SE +/- 106.85, N = 5SE +/- 8.65, N = 3SE +/- 197.11, N = 6SE +/- 217.92, N = 3SE +/- 309.89, N = 398277208771212611137022041323951

Parallel BZIP2 Compression

256MB File Compression

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterParallel BZIP2 Compression 1.0.5256MB File Compression2x Xeon L5420 @ 2.33 GhzCompare Phenom 9950 to Intel Core iCore i3 2100Core i5 2500KCore i7 920Core i7 970Core i7 990X612182430SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.21, N = 3SE +/- 0.15, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 39.6823.6619.9611.2310.957.026.05

Himeno Benchmark

Poisson Pressure Solver

OpenBenchmarking.orgMFLOPS, More Is BetterHimeno Benchmark 3.0Poisson Pressure Solver2x Xeon L5420 @ 2.33 GhzCompare Phenom 9950 to Intel Core iCore i3 2100Core i5 2500KCore i7 920Core i7 970Core i7 990X100200300400500SE +/- 0.34, N = 3SE +/- 0.69, N = 3SE +/- 0.50, N = 3SE +/- 0.94, N = 3SE +/- 0.31, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3156.27131.97286.89341.45199.75451.60286.30

Bullet Physics Engine

Test: 3000 Fall

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterBullet Physics Engine 2.75Test: 3000 Fall2x Xeon L5420 @ 2.33 GhzCompare Phenom 9950 to Intel Core iCore i3 2100Core i5 2500KCore i7 920Core i7 970Core i7 990X918273645SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 325.8338.1815.5212.3616.1914.2112.91

Bullet Physics Engine

Test: 1000 Stack

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterBullet Physics Engine 2.75Test: 1000 Stack2x Xeon L5420 @ 2.33 GhzCompare Phenom 9950 to Intel Core iCore i3 2100Core i5 2500KCore i7 920Core i7 970Core i7 990X918273645SE +/- 0.44, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.08, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 330.9438.6418.3314.1119.3716.5915.22

Bullet Physics Engine

Test: 136 Ragdolls

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterBullet Physics Engine 2.75Test: 136 Ragdolls2x Xeon L5420 @ 2.33 GhzCompare Phenom 9950 to Intel Core iCore i3 2100Core i5 2500KCore i7 920Core i7 970Core i7 990X510152025SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 313.0821.648.616.528.507.717.00

Bullet Physics Engine

Test: 1000 Convex

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterBullet Physics Engine 2.75Test: 1000 Convex2x Xeon L5420 @ 2.33 GhzCompare Phenom 9950 to Intel Core iCore i3 2100Core i5 2500KCore i7 920Core i7 970Core i7 990X612182430SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 317.8925.5111.218.8312.2810.599.77

Bullet Physics Engine

Test: Prim Trimesh

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterBullet Physics Engine 2.75Test: Prim Trimesh2x Xeon L5420 @ 2.33 GhzCompare Phenom 9950 to Intel Core iCore i3 2100Core i5 2500KCore i7 920Core i7 970Core i7 990X510152025SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 316.6022.5311.219.1212.4310.789.99

Bullet Physics Engine

Test: Convex Trimesh

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterBullet Physics Engine 2.75Test: Convex Trimesh2x Xeon L5420 @ 2.33 GhzCompare Phenom 9950 to Intel Core iCore i3 2100Core i5 2500KCore i7 920Core i7 970Core i7 990X918273645SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.14, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 331.4541.1720.5917.0323.4120.0018.56

Bullet Physics Engine

Test: Raytests

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterBullet Physics Engine 2.75Test: Raytests2x Xeon L5420 @ 2.33 GhzCompare Phenom 9950 to Intel Core iCore i3 2100Core i5 2500KCore i7 920Core i7 970Core i7 990X1122334455SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 336.8747.9324.0119.8827.4023.4021.66

C-Ray

Total Time

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterC-Ray 1.1Total Time2x Xeon L5420 @ 2.33 GhzCompare Phenom 9950 to Intel Core iCore i3 2100Core i5 2500KCore i7 920Core i7 970Core i7 990X306090120150SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.22, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.12, N = 353.76135.76128.4261.6571.2934.0235.94

POV-Ray

Total Time

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterPOV-Ray 3.6.1Total Time2x Xeon L5420 @ 2.33 GhzCompare Phenom 9950 to Intel Core iCore i3 2100Core i5 2500KCore i7 920Core i7 970Core i7 990X3006009001200150013161404847708936788730

Smallpt

Global Illumination Renderer; 100 Samples

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterSmallpt 1.0Global Illumination Renderer; 100 Samples2x Xeon L5420 @ 2.33 GhzCompare Phenom 9950 to Intel Core iCore i3 2100Core i5 2500KCore i7 920Core i7 970Core i7 990X50100150200250SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.67, N = 3SE +/- 1.20, N = 31182342251441449172

Timed HMMer Search

Pfam Database Search

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterTimed HMMer Search 2.3.2Pfam Database Search2x Xeon L5420 @ 2.33 GhzCompare Phenom 9950 to Intel Core iCore i3 2100Core i5 2500KCore i7 920Core i7 970Core i7 990X612182430SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.49, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.15, N = 326.9227.5525.0115.2216.7511.7110.27

Minion

Benchmark: Solitaire

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterMinion 0.9Benchmark: Solitaire2x Xeon L5420 @ 2.33 GhzCompare Phenom 9950 to Intel Core iCore i3 2100Core i5 2500KCore i7 920Core i7 970Core i7 990X150300450600750SE +/- 1.06, N = 3SE +/- 1.49, N = 3SE +/- 0.78, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.17, N = 3SE +/- 0.31, N = 3SE +/- 0.37, N = 3219.80693.78143.97115.05185.81187.49166.80

NAS Parallel Benchmarks

Test / Class: FT.B

OpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: FT.B2x Xeon L5420 @ 2.33 GhzCompare Phenom 9950 to Intel Core iCore i3 2100Core i5 2500KCore i7 920Core i7 970Core i7 990X14002800420056007000SE +/- 1.57, N = 3SE +/- 225.85, N = 6SE +/- 56.81, N = 5SE +/- 6.60, N = 3SE +/- 17.54, N = 3SE +/- 0.39, N = 3SE +/- 1.62, N = 32682.622184.473675.746574.634647.543246.423959.76

NAS Parallel Benchmarks

Test / Class: IS.C

OpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: IS.C2x Xeon L5420 @ 2.33 GhzCompare Phenom 9950 to Intel Core iCore i3 2100Core i5 2500KCore i7 920Core i7 970Core i7 990X4080120160200SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.20, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.23, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 353.7662.62156.25184.42124.31133.89148.22

NAS Parallel Benchmarks

Test / Class: LU.A

OpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: LU.A2x Xeon L5420 @ 2.33 GhzCompare Phenom 9950 to Intel Core iCore i3 2100Core i5 2500KCore i7 920Core i7 970Core i7 990X2K4K6K8K10KSE +/- 4.69, N = 3SE +/- 31.88, N = 3SE +/- 21.33, N = 3SE +/- 31.43, N = 3SE +/- 33.06, N = 3SE +/- 27.47, N = 3SE +/- 23.27, N = 35531.203829.825207.579338.248238.349827.7411466.98

NAS Parallel Benchmarks

Test / Class: MG.B

OpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: MG.B2x Xeon L5420 @ 2.33 GhzCompare Phenom 9950 to Intel Core iCore i3 2100Core i5 2500KCore i7 920Core i7 970Core i7 990X12002400360048006000SE +/- 1.95, N = 3SE +/- 1.48, N = 3SE +/- 1.70, N = 3SE +/- 1.04, N = 3SE +/- 2.51, N = 3SE +/- 4.11, N = 3SE +/- 4.59, N = 31397.032058.994211.865760.774560.754361.574525.79

NAS Parallel Benchmarks

Test / Class: UA.A

OpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: UA.A2x Xeon L5420 @ 2.33 GhzCompare Phenom 9950 to Intel Core iCore i3 2100Core i5 2500KCore i7 920Core i7 970Core i7 990X1326395265SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.28, N = 3SE +/- 0.27, N = 318.5413.9821.6335.0335.6649.2455.75

OpenSSL

RSA 4096-bit Performance

OpenBenchmarking.orgSigns Per Second, More Is BetterOpenSSL 1.0.0aRSA 4096-bit Performance2x Xeon L5420 @ 2.33 GhzCompare Phenom 9950 to Intel Core iCore i3 2100Core i5 2500KCore i7 920Core i7 970Core i7 990X20406080100SE +/- 0.03, N = 4SE +/- 0.06, N = 4SE +/- 0.22, N = 4SE +/- 0.30, N = 4SE +/- 0.06, N = 4SE +/- 0.06, N = 4SE +/- 0.02, N = 434.3849.0073.1586.5345.6853.4357.73

GraphicsMagick

Operation: Local Adaptive Thresholding

OpenBenchmarking.orgIterations Per Minute, More Is BetterGraphicsMagick 1.3.12Operation: Local Adaptive Thresholding2x Xeon L5420 @ 2.33 GhzCompare Phenom 9950 to Intel Core iCore i3 2100Core i5 2500KCore i7 920Core i7 970Core i7 990X20406080100SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 350364049577989

GraphicsMagick

Operation: Resizing

OpenBenchmarking.orgIterations Per Minute, More Is BetterGraphicsMagick 1.3.12Operation: Resizing2x Xeon L5420 @ 2.33 GhzCompare Phenom 9950 to Intel Core iCore i3 2100Core i5 2500KCore i7 920Core i7 970Core i7 990X306090120150SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3868096123103128143

TTSIOD 3D Renderer

Phong Rendering With Soft-Shadow Mapping

OpenBenchmarking.orgFPS, More Is BetterTTSIOD 3D Renderer 2.1vPhong Rendering With Soft-Shadow Mapping2x Xeon L5420 @ 2.33 GhzCompare Phenom 9950 to Intel Core iCore i3 2100Core i5 2500KCore i7 920Core i7 970Core i7 990X50100150200250SE +/- 0.23, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.49, N = 3SE +/- 0.58, N = 3SE +/- 0.75, N = 389.4445.3762.19108.60118.00179.86210.95

Timed Apache Compilation

Time To Compile

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterTimed Apache Compilation 2.2.17Time To Compile2x Xeon L5420 @ 2.33 GhzCompare Phenom 9950 to Intel Core iCore i3 2100Core i5 2500KCore i7 920Core i7 970Core i7 990X816243240SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.11, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.15, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 332.588.5034.9924.0730.3522.7923.29

Timed Linux Kernel Compilation

Time To Compile

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterTimed Linux Kernel Compilation 2.6.25Time To Compile2x Xeon L5420 @ 2.33 GhzCompare Phenom 9950 to Intel Core iCore i3 2100Core i5 2500KCore i7 920Core i7 970Core i7 990X130260390520650SE +/- 0.74, N = 3SE +/- 6.04, N = 3SE +/- 10.33, N = 3SE +/- 2.06, N = 3SE +/- 6.16, N = 6SE +/- 6.43, N = 6SE +/- 8.95, N = 6340.62604.03612.55352.71366.38258.29227.78

PostgreSQL pgbench

TPC-B Transactions Per Second

OpenBenchmarking.orgTPS, More Is BetterPostgreSQL pgbench 9.0.1TPC-B Transactions Per SecondCore i3 2100Core i5 2500KCore i7 970306090120150SE +/- 1.17, N = 3SE +/- 2.90, N = 3SE +/- 0.68, N = 3146.54148.17148.01


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