AMD Bulldozer vs. Intel Gulftown Scaling

Seeing how well the AMD Bulldozer FX-8150 scales under Linux when controlling the core count from the BIOS/UEFI of the ASUS Crosshair V Formula motherboard. Using Linux 3.1 kernel and multi-threaded tests. To be compared to other Intel CPUs for a future article on Phoronix.com.

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AMD Bulldozer vs. Intel Gulftown Scaling - Phoronix Test Suite

AMD Bulldozer vs. Intel Gulftown Scaling

Seeing how well the AMD Bulldozer FX-8150 scales under Linux when controlling the core count from the BIOS/UEFI of the ASUS Crosshair V Formula motherboard. Using Linux 3.1 kernel and multi-threaded tests. To be compared to other Intel CPUs for a future article on Phoronix.com.

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ProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioNetworkMonitorOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerDisplay DriverOpenGLCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionAMD FX-8150Intel Core i7 990X 8 Threads 4 Threads 2 Threads 1 Thread 6 Threads 12 Threads 6 Threads 4 Threads 2 Threads 1 Thread 8 ThreadsAMD FX-8150 Eight-Core @ 3.61GHz (8 Cores)ASUS Crosshair V FormulaATI RD890 PCI to PCI bridge8192MB60GB OCZ VERTEX2NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 768MB (675/1800MHz)Realtek ALC889Intel 82583V Gigabit ConnectionUbuntu 11.103.1.0-rc10-ic-aliasing-patch+ (x86_64)Unity 4.22.0X Server 1.10.4NVIDIA 285.05.094.2.0 NVIDIA 285.05.09GCC 4.6.1ext41920x1080AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core @ 3.61GHz (4 Cores)AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core @ 3.61GHz (2 Cores)AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core @ 3.61GHz (1 Core)AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core @ 3.61GHz (6 Cores)Intel Core i7 990X @ 3.47GHz (12 Cores)MSI X58M (MS-7593) v1.0Intel 5520/5500/X58 + ICH10R3072MB160GB Western Digital WD1600JS-00MAMD Radeon HD 4870VA2431Realtek RTL8111/8168Bradeon 6.14.992.1 Mesa 7.11 Gallium 0.4Intel Core i7 990X @ 3.47GHz (6 Cores)Intel Core i7 990X @ 3.47GHz (4 Cores)Intel Core i7 990X @ 3.47GHz (2 Cores)Intel Core i7 990X @ 3.47GHz (1 Core)Intel Core i7 990X @ 3.47GHz (8 Cores)OpenBenchmarking.orgSystem Details- Compiz was running on this system.

compress-7zip: Compress Speed Testc-ray: Total Timeclomp: Static OMP Speedupgraphics-magick: Local Adaptive Thresholdinggraphics-magick: Sharpennpb: BT.Anpb: EP.Bnpb: FT.Bnpb: LU.Anpb: UA.Asmallpt: Global Illumination Renderer; 100 Samplesx264: H.264 Video EncodingAMD FX-8150Intel Core i7 990X 8 Threads 4 Threads 2 Threads 1 Thread 6 Threads 12 Threads 6 Threads 4 Threads 2 Threads 1 Thread 8 Threads1796351.342.46686511208.12162.666573.2711702.0338.56104102.25937894.132.5347406647.9387.174126.736969.1223.3319154.264896188.201.5729233558.5443.612110.583512.9212.7138927.933299307.230.9816132168.8023.141474.152241.167.6277421.021427263.082.5861559305.96130.965629.399626.7132.5012881.872353835.715.45929413300.45296.253946.8211642.7153.9876127.521799237.564.36666413910.01198.754991.0610656.8149.21105104.741417754.353.46504810520.47131.544314.798566.6138.1415471.107442108.961.9330285923.6766.472558.064948.3423.0930835.333772218.050.9816153049.3132.781355.122603.7312.6061723.061936649.835.34747411097.48202.113926.9310081.3942.8310199.86OpenBenchmarking.org

7-Zip Compression

Compress Speed Test

AMD FX-8150Intel Core i7 990XOpenBenchmarking.orgMIPS, More Is Better7-Zip Compression 9.13Compress Speed Test8 Threads4 Threads2 Threads1 Thread6 Threads12 Threads5K10K15K20K25KSE +/- 81.72, N = 3SE +/- 29.08, N = 3SE +/- 26.74, N = 3SE +/- 4.10, N = 3SE +/- 132.87, N = 3SE +/- 365.38, N = 6SE +/- 29.19, N = 3SE +/- 116.39, N = 3SE +/- 16.29, N = 3SE +/- 2.73, N = 3SE +/- 32.03, N = 317963937848963299142722353817992141777442377219366

C-Ray

Total Time

AMD FX-8150Intel Core i7 990XOpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterC-Ray 1.1Total Time8 Threads4 Threads2 Threads1 Thread6 Threads12 Threads70140210280350SE +/- 0.24, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.08, N = 3SE +/- 1.61, N = 3SE +/- 0.34, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.14, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.55, N = 3SE +/- 1.14, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 351.3494.13188.20307.2363.0835.7137.5654.35108.96218.0549.83

CLOMP

Static OMP Speedup

AMD FX-8150Intel Core i7 990XOpenBenchmarking.orgSpeedup, More Is BetterCLOMP 3.3Static OMP Speedup8 Threads4 Threads2 Threads1 Thread6 Threads12 Threads1.22632.45263.67894.90526.1315SE +/- 0.02, N = 5SE +/- 0.02, N = 5SE +/- 0.00, N = 5SE +/- 0.00, N = 5SE +/- 0.02, N = 5SE +/- 0.12, N = 10SE +/- 0.05, N = 5SE +/- 0.04, N = 10SE +/- 0.01, N = 5SE +/- 0.00, N = 5SE +/- 0.06, N = 92.462.531.570.982.585.454.363.461.930.985.34

GraphicsMagick

Operation: Local Adaptive Thresholding

AMD FX-8150Intel Core i7 990XOpenBenchmarking.orgIterations Per Minute, More Is BetterGraphicsMagick 1.3.12Operation: Local Adaptive Thresholding8 Threads4 Threads2 Threads1 Thread6 Threads12 Threads20406080100SE +/- 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 = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 1.25, N = 46847291661926650301674

GraphicsMagick

Operation: Sharpen

AMD FX-8150Intel Core i7 990XOpenBenchmarking.orgIterations Per Minute, More Is BetterGraphicsMagick 1.3.12Operation: Sharpen8 Threads4 Threads2 Threads1 Thread6 Threads12 Threads20406080100SE +/- 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 = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 1.25, N = 46540231355946448281574

NAS Parallel Benchmarks

Test / Class: BT.A

AMD FX-8150Intel Core i7 990XOpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: BT.A8 Threads4 Threads2 Threads1 Thread6 Threads12 Threads3K6K9K12K15KSE +/- 11.62, N = 3SE +/- 10.33, N = 3SE +/- 2.96, N = 3SE +/- 1.51, N = 3SE +/- 18.45, N = 3SE +/- 32.70, N = 3SE +/- 18.83, N = 3SE +/- 20.59, N = 3SE +/- 7.01, N = 3SE +/- 13.07, N = 3SE +/- 17.37, N = 311208.126647.933558.542168.809305.9613300.4513910.0110520.475923.673049.3111097.48

NAS Parallel Benchmarks

Test / Class: EP.B

AMD FX-8150Intel Core i7 990XOpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: EP.B8 Threads4 Threads2 Threads1 Thread6 Threads12 Threads60120180240300SE +/- 0.60, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.83, N = 3SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.78, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.18, N = 3SE +/- 0.46, N = 3162.6687.1743.6123.14130.96296.25198.75131.5466.4732.78202.11

NAS Parallel Benchmarks

Test / Class: FT.B

AMD FX-8150Intel Core i7 990XOpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: FT.B8 Threads4 Threads2 Threads1 Thread6 Threads12 Threads14002800420056007000SE +/- 36.57, N = 3SE +/- 23.06, N = 3SE +/- 24.68, N = 3SE +/- 2.87, N = 3SE +/- 41.04, N = 3SE +/- 3.41, N = 3SE +/- 6.61, N = 3SE +/- 3.00, N = 3SE +/- 2.30, N = 3SE +/- 1.07, N = 3SE +/- 1.41, N = 36573.274126.732110.581474.155629.393946.824991.064314.792558.061355.123926.93

NAS Parallel Benchmarks

Test / Class: LU.A

AMD FX-8150Intel Core i7 990XOpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: LU.A8 Threads4 Threads2 Threads1 Thread6 Threads12 Threads3K6K9K12K15KSE +/- 30.06, N = 3SE +/- 22.67, N = 3SE +/- 15.32, N = 3SE +/- 4.51, N = 3SE +/- 45.57, N = 3SE +/- 100.23, N = 3SE +/- 39.73, N = 3SE +/- 11.41, N = 3SE +/- 17.50, N = 3SE +/- 1.44, N = 3SE +/- 102.95, N = 311702.036969.123512.922241.169626.7111642.7110656.818566.614948.342603.7310081.39

NAS Parallel Benchmarks

Test / Class: UA.A

AMD FX-8150Intel Core i7 990XOpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: UA.A8 Threads4 Threads2 Threads1 Thread6 Threads12 Threads1224364860SE +/- 0.17, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.11, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.08, N = 338.5623.3312.717.6232.5053.9849.2138.1423.0912.6042.83

Smallpt

Global Illumination Renderer; 100 Samples

AMD FX-8150Intel Core i7 990XOpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterSmallpt 1.0Global Illumination Renderer; 100 Samples8 Threads4 Threads2 Threads1 Thread6 Threads12 Threads170340510680850SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 6.59, N = 4SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.88, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 310419138977412876105154308617101

x264

H.264 Video Encoding

AMD FX-8150Intel Core i7 990XOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is Betterx264 2010-11-22H.264 Video Encoding8 Threads4 Threads2 Threads1 Thread6 Threads12 Threads306090120150SE +/- 0.69, N = 3SE +/- 0.11, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.35, N = 3SE +/- 0.19, N = 3SE +/- 8.42, N = 6SE +/- 3.89, N = 6SE +/- 1.28, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.76, N = 6SE +/- 2.99, N = 6102.2554.2627.9321.0281.87127.52104.7471.1035.3323.0699.86


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