Intel AES-NI On Ubuntu Home Intel Core i5-2520M testing with a HP 161C and Intel 2nd Generation Core Family IGP on Ubuntu 11.10 via the Phoronix Test Suite. 1 Core: Stock: Processor: Intel Core i5-2520M @ 2.50GHz (1 Core), Motherboard: HP 161C, Chipset: Intel 2nd Generation Core Family, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 160GB INTEL SSDSA2M160, Graphics: Intel 2nd Generation Core Family IGP, Audio: IDT 92HD81B1X5, Network: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection + Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205 OS: Ubuntu 11.10, Kernel: 3.0.0-12-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 4.22.0, Display Server: X Server 1.10.4, Display Driver: intel 2.15.901, Compiler: GCC 4.6.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1600x900 1 Core: AES-NI Intel: Processor: Intel Core i5-2520M @ 2.50GHz (1 Core), Motherboard: HP 161C, Chipset: Intel 2nd Generation Core Family, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 160GB INTEL SSDSA2M160, Graphics: Intel 2nd Generation Core Family IGP, Audio: IDT 92HD81B1X5, Network: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection + Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205 OS: Ubuntu 11.10, Kernel: 3.0.0-12-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 4.22.0, Display Server: X Server 1.10.4, Display Driver: intel 2.15.901, Compiler: GCC 4.6.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1600x900 4 Cores: Stock: Processor: Intel Core i5-2520M @ 2.50GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: HP 161C, Chipset: Intel 2nd Generation Core Family, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 160GB INTEL SSDSA2M160, Graphics: Intel 2nd Generation Core Family IGP, Audio: IDT 92HD81B1X5, Network: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection + Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205 OS: Ubuntu 11.10, Kernel: 3.0.0-12-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 4.22.0, Display Server: X Server 1.10.4, Display Driver: intel 2.15.901, Compiler: GCC 4.6.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1600x900 4 Cores: AES-NI Intel: Processor: Intel Core i5-2520M @ 2.50GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: HP 161C, Chipset: Intel 2nd Generation Core Family, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 160GB INTEL SSDSA2M160, Graphics: Intel 2nd Generation Core Family IGP, Audio: IDT 92HD81B1X5, Network: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection + Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205 OS: Ubuntu 11.10, Kernel: 3.0.0-12-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 4.22.0, Display Server: X Server 1.10.4, Display Driver: intel 2.15.901, Compiler: GCC 4.6.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1600x900 SQLite 3.7.3 Test Target: Default Test Directory Seconds < Lower Is Better 1 Core: Stock ......... 32.80 |========================================= 1 Core: AES-NI Intel .. 33.50 |========================================== 4 Cores: Stock ........ 35.78 |============================================= 4 Cores: AES-NI Intel . 38.41 |================================================ SQLite 3.7.3 CPU Usage Monitor Percent < Lower Is Better 1 Core: Stock ......... MIN: 1 AVG: 88 MAX: 98 1 Core: AES-NI Intel .. MIN: 15 AVG: 91 MAX: 100 4 Cores: Stock ........ MIN: 4 AVG: 17 MAX: 40 4 Cores: AES-NI Intel . MIN: 0 AVG: 19 MAX: 37 PostMark 1.51 Disk Transaction Performance TPS > Higher Is Better 1 Core: Stock ......... 714 |================================================== 1 Core: AES-NI Intel .. 563 |======================================= 4 Cores: Stock ........ 694 |================================================= 4 Cores: AES-NI Intel . 555 |======================================= PostMark 1.51 CPU Usage Monitor Percent < Lower Is Better 1 Core: Stock ......... MIN: 0 AVG: 94 MAX: 100 1 Core: AES-NI Intel .. MIN: 0 AVG: 95 MAX: 100 4 Cores: Stock ........ MIN: 22 AVG: 25 MAX: 26 4 Cores: AES-NI Intel . MIN: 14 AVG: 25 MAX: 31 FS-Mark 3.3 Test: 1000 Files, 1MB Size Files/s > Higher Is Better 1 Core: Stock ......... 52.60 |================================================ 1 Core: AES-NI Intel .. 47.53 |=========================================== 4 Cores: Stock ........ 41.73 |====================================== 4 Cores: AES-NI Intel . 40.53 |===================================== FS-Mark 3.3 CPU Usage Monitor Percent < Lower Is Better 1 Core: Stock ......... MIN: 30 AVG: 95 MAX: 100 1 Core: AES-NI Intel .. MIN: 54 AVG: 98 MAX: 100 4 Cores: Stock ........ MIN: 1 AVG: 15 MAX: 17 4 Cores: AES-NI Intel . MIN: 0 AVG: 16 MAX: 21 Flexible IO Tester 1.57 Test: Intel IOMeter File Server Access Pattern Seconds (Run Time) < Lower Is Better 1 Core: Stock ......... 129.73 |========================================== 1 Core: AES-NI Intel .. 145.81 |=============================================== 4 Cores: Stock ........ 123.41 |======================================== 4 Cores: AES-NI Intel . 144.84 |=============================================== Flexible IO Tester 1.57 CPU Usage Monitor Percent < Lower Is Better 1 Core: Stock ......... MIN: 0 AVG: 98 MAX: 100 1 Core: AES-NI Intel .. MIN: 0 AVG: 99 MAX: 100 4 Cores: Stock ........ MIN: 1 AVG: 43 MAX: 67 4 Cores: AES-NI Intel . MIN: 3 AVG: 42 MAX: 78 Dbench 4.0 Client Count: 12 MB/s > Higher Is Better 1 Core: Stock ......... 163.14 |=============================== 1 Core: AES-NI Intel .. 146.99 |============================ 4 Cores: Stock ........ 205.74 |======================================= 4 Cores: AES-NI Intel . 249.75 |=============================================== Dbench 4.0 CPU Usage Monitor Percent < Lower Is Better 1 Core: Stock ......... MIN: 1 AVG: 100 MAX: 100 1 Core: AES-NI Intel .. MIN: 22 AVG: 100 MAX: 100 4 Cores: Stock ........ MIN: 1 AVG: 58 MAX: 72 4 Cores: AES-NI Intel . MIN: 2 AVG: 66 MAX: 92 Threaded I/O Tester 0.3.3 Test: Random Write - Size Per Thread: 64MB - Thread Count: 8 MB/s > Higher Is Better 1 Core: Stock ......... 32.62 |========================================== 1 Core: AES-NI Intel .. 30.21 |======================================= 4 Cores: Stock ........ 36.62 |=============================================== 4 Cores: AES-NI Intel . 37.05 |================================================ Threaded I/O Tester 0.3.3 CPU Usage Monitor Percent < Lower Is Better 1 Core: Stock ......... MIN: 15 AVG: 88 MAX: 100 1 Core: AES-NI Intel .. MIN: 10 AVG: 88 MAX: 100 4 Cores: Stock ........ MIN: 0 AVG: 44 MAX: 95 4 Cores: AES-NI Intel . MIN: 0 AVG: 40 MAX: 77 IOzone 3.347 Record Size: 64Kb - File Size: 8GB - Disk Test: Write Performance MB/s > Higher Is Better 1 Core: Stock ......... 92.58 |========================================== 1 Core: AES-NI Intel .. 86.96 |======================================== 4 Cores: Stock ........ 102.79 |=============================================== 4 Cores: AES-NI Intel . 99.18 |============================================= IOzone 3.347 CPU Usage Monitor Percent < Lower Is Better 1 Core: Stock ......... MIN: 0 AVG: 99 MAX: 100 1 Core: AES-NI Intel .. MIN: 18 AVG: 99 MAX: 100 4 Cores: Stock ........ MIN: 0 AVG: 41 MAX: 67 4 Cores: AES-NI Intel . MIN: 0 AVG: 39 MAX: 73 CPU Usage Monitor Phoronix Test Suite System Monitoring Percent 1 Core: Stock ......... MIN: 0 AVG: 98 MAX: 100 1 Core: AES-NI Intel .. MIN: 0 AVG: 98 MAX: 100 4 Cores: Stock ........ MIN: 0 AVG: 47 MAX: 95 4 Cores: AES-NI Intel . MIN: 0 AVG: 52 MAX: 92