LLVM/Clang 3.0 On Intel Sandy Bridge

Benchmarking GCC and LLVM on an Intel Core i7 2630QM Sandy Bridge notebook from ZaReason for a future article on Phoronix.

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GCC 4.6.1

Processor: Intel Core i7-2630QM @ 2.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: Compal PBL21, Chipset: Intel 2nd Generation Core Family, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 128GB Super Talent STT_FTM28G225H, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GT 540M 2048MB (672/900MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC259, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B + Atheros AR9285 Wireless

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: NVIDIA 280.13, OpenGL: 4.1.0 NVIDIA 280.13, Compiler: GCC 4.6.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

System Notes: Compiz was running on this system.

LLVM-Clang 3.0 SVN

LLVM-Clang 2.9

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: NVIDIA 280.13, OpenGL: 4.1.0 NVIDIA 280.13, Compiler: Clang 4.2.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

LLVM/Clang 3.0 On Intel Sandy BridgeOpenBenchmarking.orgPhoronix Test SuiteIntel Core i7-2630QM @ 2.00GHz (8 Cores)Compal PBL21Intel 2nd Generation Core Family8192MB128GB Super Talent STT_FTM28G225HNVIDIA GeForce GT 540M 2048MB (672/900MHz)Realtek ALC259Realtek RTL8111/8168B + Atheros AR9285 WirelessUbuntu 11.103.0.0-12-generic (x86_64)Unity 4.22.0X Server 1.10.4NVIDIA 280.134.1.0 NVIDIA 280.13GCC 4.6.1Clang 4.2.1ext41920x1080ProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioNetworkOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerDisplay DriverOpenGLCompilersFile-SystemScreen ResolutionLLVM/Clang 3.0 On Intel Sandy Bridge BenchmarksSystem Logs- Compiz was running on this system.

GCC 4.6.1LLVM-Clang 3.0 SVNLLVM-Clang 2.9Logarithmic Result OverviewPhoronix Test SuiteSmallptApache BenchmarkFLAC Audio EncodingC-RayLAME MP3 EncodingJohn The RipperTSCPOpenSSL

LLVM/Clang 3.0 On Intel Sandy Bridgex264: H.264 Video Encodingcompress-7zip: Compress Speed Testtscp: AI Chess Performancejohn-the-ripper: Traditional DESjohn-the-ripper: MD5john-the-ripper: Blowfishapache: Static Web Page Servingopenssl: RSA 4096-bit Performancec-ray: Total Timesmallpt: Global Illumination Renderer; 100 Samplespovray: Total Timeencode-mp3: WAV To MP3encode-flac: WAV To FLACGCC 4.6.1LLVM-Clang 3.0 SVNLLVM-Clang 2.978.151290441152034730001108771315740.7267.1371.6014390424.718.0042591337446671034663722322.5967.3065.1161425.768.9775.4342198937383331033867822393.1966.9569.9867626.428.87OpenBenchmarking.org

x264

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is Betterx264 2010-11-22H.264 Video EncodingGCC 4.6.1LLVM-Clang 2.920406080100SE +/- 0.62, N = 3SE +/- 0.14, N = 378.1575.43

7-Zip Compression

OpenBenchmarking.orgMIPS, More Is Better7-Zip Compression 9.13Compress Speed TestGCC 4.6.13K6K9K12K15KSE +/- 112.92, N = 312904

TSCP

OpenBenchmarking.orgNodes Per Second, More Is BetterTSCP 1.81AI Chess PerformanceGCC 4.6.1LLVM-Clang 3.0 SVNLLVM-Clang 2.990K180K270K360K450KSE +/- 300.86, N = 5SE +/- 1064.92, N = 5SE +/- 425.70, N = 5411520425913421989

John The Ripper

OpenBenchmarking.orgReal C/S, More Is BetterJohn The Ripper 1.7.8Test: Traditional DESGCC 4.6.1LLVM-Clang 3.0 SVNLLVM-Clang 2.9800K1600K2400K3200K4000KSE +/- 14433.76, N = 3SE +/- 9735.39, N = 3SE +/- 881.92, N = 3347300037446673738333

OpenBenchmarking.orgReal C/S, More Is BetterJohn The Ripper 1.7.8Test: MD5GCC 4.6.1LLVM-Clang 3.0 SVNLLVM-Clang 2.92K4K6K8K10KSE +/- 30.38, N = 3SE +/- 14.31, N = 3SE +/- 4.18, N = 3110871034610338

OpenBenchmarking.orgReal C/S, More Is BetterJohn The Ripper 1.7.8Test: BlowfishGCC 4.6.1LLVM-Clang 3.0 SVNLLVM-Clang 2.9150300450600750SE +/- 1.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.67, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3713637678

Apache Benchmark

OpenBenchmarking.orgRequests Per Second, More Is BetterApache Benchmark 2.2.17Static Web Page ServingGCC 4.6.1LLVM-Clang 3.0 SVNLLVM-Clang 2.95K10K15K20K25KSE +/- 76.79, N = 3SE +/- 198.06, N = 3SE +/- 101.81, N = 315740.7222322.5922393.19

OpenSSL

OpenBenchmarking.orgSigns Per Second, More Is BetterOpenSSL 1.0.0aRSA 4096-bit PerformanceGCC 4.6.1LLVM-Clang 3.0 SVNLLVM-Clang 2.91530456075SE +/- 0.22, N = 4SE +/- 0.37, N = 4SE +/- 0.23, N = 467.1367.3066.95

C-Ray

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterC-Ray 1.1Total TimeGCC 4.6.1LLVM-Clang 3.0 SVNLLVM-Clang 2.91632486480SE +/- 0.30, N = 3SE +/- 0.39, N = 3SE +/- 0.62, N = 371.6065.1169.98

Smallpt

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterSmallpt 1.0Global Illumination Renderer; 100 SamplesGCC 4.6.1LLVM-Clang 3.0 SVNLLVM-Clang 2.9150300450600750SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 3.84, N = 3SE +/- 1.20, N = 3143614676

POV-Ray

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterPOV-Ray 3.6.1Total TimeGCC 4.6.12004006008001000904

LAME MP3 Encoding

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterLAME MP3 Encoding 3.98.2WAV To MP3GCC 4.6.1LLVM-Clang 3.0 SVNLLVM-Clang 2.9612182430SE +/- 0.05, N = 5SE +/- 0.03, N = 5SE +/- 0.01, N = 524.7125.7626.42

FLAC Audio Encoding

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterFLAC Audio Encoding 1.2.1WAV To FLACGCC 4.6.1LLVM-Clang 3.0 SVNLLVM-Clang 2.93691215SE +/- 0.01, N = 5SE +/- 0.02, N = 5SE +/- 0.00, N = 58.008.978.87

GCC 4.6.1

Processor: Intel Core i7-2630QM @ 2.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: Compal PBL21, Chipset: Intel 2nd Generation Core Family, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 128GB Super Talent STT_FTM28G225H, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GT 540M 2048MB (672/900MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC259, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B + Atheros AR9285 Wireless

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: NVIDIA 280.13, OpenGL: 4.1.0 NVIDIA 280.13, Compiler: GCC 4.6.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

System Notes: Compiz was running on this system.

Testing initiated at 17 October 2011 14:09 by user phoronix.

LLVM-Clang 3.0 SVN

System Notes: Compiz was running on this system.

Testing initiated at 17 October 2011 16:46 by user phoronix.

LLVM-Clang 2.9

Processor: Intel Core i7-2630QM @ 2.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: Compal PBL21, Chipset: Intel 2nd Generation Core Family, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 128GB Super Talent STT_FTM28G225H, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GT 540M 2048MB (672/900MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC259, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B + Atheros AR9285 Wireless

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: NVIDIA 280.13, OpenGL: 4.1.0 NVIDIA 280.13, Compiler: Clang 4.2.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

System Notes: Compiz was running on this system.

Testing initiated at 17 October 2011 17:53 by user phoronix.