AMD FX-8150 GCC, LLVM/Clang, Open64 Compilers

Testing different open-source Linux compilers and compiler tuning options from an AMD FX-8150 Bulldozer system kit provided by AMD for a future article on Phoronix.com. GCC 4.6, GCC 4.7 (mid-October development snaoshot), AMD Open64 4.2.5.2, Open64 4.2.4, and LLVM/Clang 3.0 SVN were the compilers benchmarked. GCC was built with --enable-release=checking and --enable-lto. LLVM/Clang was built in --enable-optimized and --disable-assertions (Release build) mode. Testing from 64-bit Ubuntu 11.10 on Linux 3.1 kernel with IC aliasing patched system.

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AMD FX-8150 GCC, LLVM/Clang, Open64 CompilersOpenBenchmarking.orgPhoronix Test SuiteAMD 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 4.6.1GCC 4.7.0Clang 3.0 (SVN 142590) + LLVM 3.0Open64 4.2.4Open64 4.2.5.2ext41920x1080ProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioNetworkOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerDisplay DriverOpenGLCompilersFile-SystemScreen ResolutionAMD FX-8150 GCC, LLVM/Clang, Open64 Compilers PerformanceSystem Logs- GCC 4.6.1, GCC 4.7-20111015, LLVM/Clang 3.0 SVN 142590, Open64 4.2.4: Compiz was running on this system.

GCC 4.6.1GCC 4.7-20111015LLVM/Clang 3.0 SVN 142590Open64 4.2.4AMD Open64 4.2.5.2Result OverviewPhoronix Test Suite100%130%160%189%219%GraphicsMagickTSCPC-RayApache BenchmarkPOV-RayTimed MAFFT AlignmentJohn The RipperN-Queens

AMD FX-8150 GCC, LLVM/Clang, Open64 Compilersc-ray: Total Timesmallpt: Global Illumination Renderer; 100 Samplespovray: Total Timegraphics-magick: HWB Color Spacegraphics-magick: Blurgraphics-magick: Local Adaptive Thresholdinggraphics-magick: Resizinggraphics-magick: Sharpengcrypt: CAMELLIA256-ECB Ciphern-queens: Elapsed Timetscp: AI Chess Performancejohn-the-ripper: Traditional DESjohn-the-ripper: MD5john-the-ripper: Blowfishopenssl: RSA 4096-bit Performancecompress-7zip: Compress Speed Testx264: H.264 Video Encodingapache: Static Web Page Servingmafft: Multiple Sequence AlignmentGCC 4.6.1GCC 4.7-20111015LLVM/Clang 3.0 SVN 142590Open64 4.2.4AMD Open64 4.2.5.251.141048221629868131652263277.4431427236710001543799670.0317959102.4021676.2126.9136.101198511639868127652503267.6232164637386671474397470.30104.2621323.6026.3044.3383368610966187020245.1433013741290001572680467.7822322.3331.0526.2082386592069351960269.10638225413400098468181744522465.0225.0927.5389481602269331950257.756290304160667106778421764616067.4724.92OpenBenchmarking.org

C-Ray

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterC-Ray 1.1Total TimeAMD Open64 4.2.5.2GCC 4.6.1GCC 4.7-20111015LLVM/Clang 3.0 SVN 142590Open64 4.2.41224364860SE +/- 0.26, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.23, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 327.5351.1436.1044.3326.20
OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterC-Ray 1.1Total TimeAMD Open64 4.2.5.2GCC 4.6.1GCC 4.7-20111015LLVM/Clang 3.0 SVN 142590Open64 4.2.41020304050Min: 27.26 / Avg: 27.53 / Max: 28.04Min: 51.12 / Avg: 51.14 / Max: 51.16Min: 35.86 / Avg: 36.1 / Max: 36.57Min: 44.3 / Avg: 44.33 / Max: 44.37Min: 26.13 / Avg: 26.2 / Max: 26.29

Smallpt

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterSmallpt 1.0Global Illumination Renderer; 100 SamplesGCC 4.6.1GCC 4.7-20111015LLVM/Clang 3.0 SVN 1425902004006008001000SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 4.41, N = 3104119833
OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterSmallpt 1.0Global Illumination Renderer; 100 SamplesGCC 4.6.1GCC 4.7-20111015LLVM/Clang 3.0 SVN 142590150300450600750Min: 104 / Avg: 104.33 / Max: 105Min: 119 / Avg: 119 / Max: 119Min: 826 / Avg: 832.67 / Max: 841

POV-Ray

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterPOV-Ray 3.6.1Total TimeAMD Open64 4.2.5.2GCC 4.6.1GCC 4.7-20111015LLVM/Clang 3.0 SVN 142590Open64 4.2.42004006008001000894822851686823

GraphicsMagick

OpenBenchmarking.orgIterations Per Minute, More Is BetterGraphicsMagick 1.3.12Operation: HWB Color SpaceAMD Open64 4.2.5.2GCC 4.6.1GCC 4.7-20111015LLVM/Clang 3.0 SVN 142590Open64 4.2.44080120160200SE +/- 1.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 38116216310986
OpenBenchmarking.orgIterations Per Minute, More Is BetterGraphicsMagick 1.3.12Operation: HWB Color SpaceAMD Open64 4.2.5.2GCC 4.6.1GCC 4.7-20111015LLVM/Clang 3.0 SVN 142590Open64 4.2.4306090120150Min: 80 / Avg: 81 / Max: 83Min: 162 / Avg: 162.33 / Max: 163Min: 163 / Avg: 163.33 / Max: 164Min: 108 / Avg: 108.67 / Max: 109Min: 86 / Avg: 86.33 / Max: 87

OpenBenchmarking.orgIterations Per Minute, More Is BetterGraphicsMagick 1.3.12Operation: BlurAMD Open64 4.2.5.2GCC 4.6.1GCC 4.7-20111015LLVM/Clang 3.0 SVN 142590Open64 4.2.420406080100SE +/- 0.93, N = 5SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 36098986659
OpenBenchmarking.orgIterations Per Minute, More Is BetterGraphicsMagick 1.3.12Operation: BlurAMD Open64 4.2.5.2GCC 4.6.1GCC 4.7-20111015LLVM/Clang 3.0 SVN 142590Open64 4.2.420406080100Min: 56 / Avg: 59.6 / Max: 61Min: 98 / Avg: 98 / Max: 98Min: 98 / Avg: 98 / Max: 98Min: 66 / Avg: 66 / Max: 66Min: 59 / Avg: 59 / Max: 59

OpenBenchmarking.orgIterations Per Minute, More Is BetterGraphicsMagick 1.3.12Operation: Local Adaptive ThresholdingAMD Open64 4.2.5.2GCC 4.6.1GCC 4.7-20111015LLVM/Clang 3.0 SVN 142590Open64 4.2.41530456075SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 32268681820
OpenBenchmarking.orgIterations Per Minute, More Is BetterGraphicsMagick 1.3.12Operation: Local Adaptive ThresholdingAMD Open64 4.2.5.2GCC 4.6.1GCC 4.7-20111015LLVM/Clang 3.0 SVN 142590Open64 4.2.41326395265Min: 22 / Avg: 22 / Max: 22Min: 68 / Avg: 68 / Max: 68Min: 68 / Avg: 68 / Max: 68Min: 18 / Avg: 18 / Max: 18Min: 20 / Avg: 20 / Max: 20

OpenBenchmarking.orgIterations Per Minute, More Is BetterGraphicsMagick 1.3.12Operation: ResizingAMD Open64 4.2.5.2GCC 4.6.1GCC 4.7-20111015LLVM/Clang 3.0 SVN 142590Open64 4.2.4306090120150SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.67, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3691311277069
OpenBenchmarking.orgIterations Per Minute, More Is BetterGraphicsMagick 1.3.12Operation: ResizingAMD Open64 4.2.5.2GCC 4.6.1GCC 4.7-20111015LLVM/Clang 3.0 SVN 142590Open64 4.2.420406080100Min: 69 / Avg: 69.33 / Max: 70Min: 130 / Avg: 130.67 / Max: 132Min: 127 / Avg: 127.33 / Max: 128Min: 70 / Avg: 70 / Max: 70Min: 68 / Avg: 68.67 / Max: 69

OpenBenchmarking.orgIterations Per Minute, More Is BetterGraphicsMagick 1.3.12Operation: SharpenAMD Open64 4.2.5.2GCC 4.6.1GCC 4.7-20111015LLVM/Clang 3.0 SVN 142590Open64 4.2.41530456075SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 33365652035
OpenBenchmarking.orgIterations Per Minute, More Is BetterGraphicsMagick 1.3.12Operation: SharpenAMD Open64 4.2.5.2GCC 4.6.1GCC 4.7-20111015LLVM/Clang 3.0 SVN 142590Open64 4.2.41326395265Min: 33 / Avg: 33 / Max: 33Min: 65 / Avg: 65 / Max: 65Min: 65 / Avg: 65 / Max: 65Min: 20 / Avg: 20 / Max: 20Min: 34 / Avg: 34.67 / Max: 35

Gcrypt Library

OpenBenchmarking.orgMicroseconds, Fewer Is BetterGcrypt Library 1.4.4CAMELLIA256-ECB CipherAMD Open64 4.2.5.2GCC 4.6.1GCC 4.7-20111015Open64 4.2.45001000150020002500SE +/- 5.77, N = 3SE +/- 18.56, N = 3SE +/- 3.33, N = 3SE +/- 10.00, N = 31950226325031960
OpenBenchmarking.orgMicroseconds, Fewer Is BetterGcrypt Library 1.4.4CAMELLIA256-ECB CipherAMD Open64 4.2.5.2GCC 4.6.1GCC 4.7-20111015Open64 4.2.4400800120016002000Min: 1940 / Avg: 1950 / Max: 1960Min: 2240 / Avg: 2263.33 / Max: 2300Min: 2500 / Avg: 2503.33 / Max: 2510Min: 1950 / Avg: 1960 / Max: 1980

N-Queens

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterN-Queens 1.0Elapsed TimeAMD Open64 4.2.5.2GCC 4.6.1GCC 4.7-20111015LLVM/Clang 3.0 SVN 142590Open64 4.2.460120180240300SE +/- 0.16, N = 2SE +/- 0.64, N = 2SE +/- 1.50, N = 2SE +/- 0.41, N = 2SE +/- 0.03, N = 2257.75277.44267.62245.14269.10
OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterN-Queens 1.0Elapsed TimeAMD Open64 4.2.5.2GCC 4.6.1GCC 4.7-20111015LLVM/Clang 3.0 SVN 142590Open64 4.2.450100150200250Min: 257.59 / Avg: 257.75 / Max: 257.92Min: 276.8 / Avg: 277.44 / Max: 278.08Min: 266.12 / Avg: 267.62 / Max: 269.12Min: 244.72 / Avg: 245.14 / Max: 245.55Min: 269.07 / Avg: 269.1 / Max: 269.12

TSCP

OpenBenchmarking.orgNodes Per Second, More Is BetterTSCP 1.81AI Chess PerformanceAMD Open64 4.2.5.2GCC 4.6.1GCC 4.7-20111015LLVM/Clang 3.0 SVN 142590Open64 4.2.4140K280K420K560K700KSE +/- 366.29, N = 5SE +/- 856.60, N = 5SE +/- 658.58, N = 5SE +/- 1095.63, N = 5SE +/- 1389.87, N = 5629030314272321646330137638225
OpenBenchmarking.orgNodes Per Second, More Is BetterTSCP 1.81AI Chess PerformanceAMD Open64 4.2.5.2GCC 4.6.1GCC 4.7-20111015LLVM/Clang 3.0 SVN 142590Open64 4.2.4110K220K330K440K550KMin: 628025 / Avg: 629029.8 / Max: 630180Min: 312764 / Avg: 314272.2 / Max: 317085Min: 320219 / Avg: 321645.8 / Max: 323416Min: 327844 / Avg: 330137.4 / Max: 334209Min: 635268 / Avg: 638224.8 / Max: 643432

John The Ripper

OpenBenchmarking.orgReal C/S, More Is BetterJohn The Ripper 1.7.8Test: Traditional DESAMD Open64 4.2.5.2GCC 4.6.1GCC 4.7-20111015LLVM/Clang 3.0 SVN 142590Open64 4.2.4900K1800K2700K3600K4500KSE +/- 5840.47, N = 3SE +/- 7505.55, N = 3SE +/- 13691.04, N = 3SE +/- 3055.05, N = 3SE +/- 2000.00, N = 341606673671000373866741290004134000
OpenBenchmarking.orgReal C/S, More Is BetterJohn The Ripper 1.7.8Test: Traditional DESAMD Open64 4.2.5.2GCC 4.6.1GCC 4.7-20111015LLVM/Clang 3.0 SVN 142590Open64 4.2.4700K1400K2100K2800K3500KMin: 4149000 / Avg: 4160666.67 / Max: 4167000Min: 3663000 / Avg: 3671000 / Max: 3686000Min: 3719000 / Avg: 3738666.67 / Max: 3765000Min: 4125000 / Avg: 4129000 / Max: 4135000Min: 4130000 / Avg: 4134000 / Max: 4136000

OpenBenchmarking.orgReal C/S, More Is BetterJohn The Ripper 1.7.8Test: MD5AMD Open64 4.2.5.2GCC 4.6.1GCC 4.7-20111015LLVM/Clang 3.0 SVN 142590Open64 4.2.43K6K9K12K15KSE +/- 10.97, N = 3SE +/- 18.36, N = 3SE +/- 93.01, N = 3SE +/- 34.67, N = 3SE +/- 163.10, N = 3106771543714743157269846
OpenBenchmarking.orgReal C/S, More Is BetterJohn The Ripper 1.7.8Test: MD5AMD Open64 4.2.5.2GCC 4.6.1GCC 4.7-20111015LLVM/Clang 3.0 SVN 142590Open64 4.2.43K6K9K12K15KMin: 10658 / Avg: 10677 / Max: 10696Min: 15408 / Avg: 15437 / Max: 15471Min: 14557 / Avg: 14743 / Max: 14838Min: 15675 / Avg: 15725.67 / Max: 15792Min: 9563 / Avg: 9845.67 / Max: 10128

OpenBenchmarking.orgReal C/S, More Is BetterJohn The Ripper 1.7.8Test: BlowfishAMD Open64 4.2.5.2GCC 4.6.1GCC 4.7-20111015LLVM/Clang 3.0 SVN 142590Open64 4.2.42004006008001000SE +/- 0.88, N = 3SE +/- 2.52, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 1.53, N = 3SE +/- 1.76, N = 3842996974804818
OpenBenchmarking.orgReal C/S, More Is BetterJohn The Ripper 1.7.8Test: BlowfishAMD Open64 4.2.5.2GCC 4.6.1GCC 4.7-20111015LLVM/Clang 3.0 SVN 142590Open64 4.2.42004006008001000Min: 841 / Avg: 842.33 / Max: 844Min: 993 / Avg: 996 / Max: 1001Min: 974 / Avg: 974 / Max: 974Min: 802 / Avg: 804 / Max: 807Min: 815 / Avg: 817.67 / Max: 821

OpenSSL

OpenBenchmarking.orgSigns Per Second, More Is BetterOpenSSL 1.0.0aRSA 4096-bit PerformanceGCC 4.6.1GCC 4.7-20111015LLVM/Clang 3.0 SVN 1425901632486480SE +/- 0.39, N = 4SE +/- 0.40, N = 4SE +/- 0.31, N = 470.0370.3067.78
OpenBenchmarking.orgSigns Per Second, More Is BetterOpenSSL 1.0.0aRSA 4096-bit PerformanceGCC 4.6.1GCC 4.7-20111015LLVM/Clang 3.0 SVN 1425901428425670Min: 69.1 / Avg: 70.03 / Max: 70.9Min: 69.2 / Avg: 70.3 / Max: 71Min: 67.2 / Avg: 67.78 / Max: 68.6

7-Zip Compression

OpenBenchmarking.orgMIPS, More Is Better7-Zip Compression 9.13Compress Speed TestAMD Open64 4.2.5.2GCC 4.6.1Open64 4.2.44K8K12K16K20KSE +/- 94.48, N = 3SE +/- 114.09, N = 3SE +/- 23.16, N = 3176461795917445
OpenBenchmarking.orgMIPS, More Is Better7-Zip Compression 9.13Compress Speed TestAMD Open64 4.2.5.2GCC 4.6.1Open64 4.2.43K6K9K12K15KMin: 17465 / Avg: 17646.33 / Max: 17783Min: 17742 / Avg: 17958.67 / Max: 18129Min: 17400 / Avg: 17445 / Max: 17477

x264

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is Betterx264 2010-11-22H.264 Video EncodingGCC 4.6.1GCC 4.7-2011101520406080100SE +/- 0.53, N = 3SE +/- 0.69, N = 3102.40104.26
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is Betterx264 2010-11-22H.264 Video EncodingGCC 4.6.1GCC 4.7-2011101520406080100Min: 101.36 / Avg: 102.4 / Max: 103.1Min: 102.89 / Avg: 104.26 / Max: 104.97

Apache Benchmark

OpenBenchmarking.orgRequests Per Second, More Is BetterApache Benchmark 2.2.17Static Web Page ServingAMD Open64 4.2.5.2GCC 4.6.1GCC 4.7-20111015LLVM/Clang 3.0 SVN 142590Open64 4.2.45K10K15K20K25KSE +/- 99.35, N = 3SE +/- 131.53, N = 3SE +/- 237.01, N = 3SE +/- 394.30, N = 3SE +/- 225.46, N = 316067.4721676.2121323.6022322.3322465.02
OpenBenchmarking.orgRequests Per Second, More Is BetterApache Benchmark 2.2.17Static Web Page ServingAMD Open64 4.2.5.2GCC 4.6.1GCC 4.7-20111015LLVM/Clang 3.0 SVN 142590Open64 4.2.44K8K12K16K20KMin: 15902.19 / Avg: 16067.47 / Max: 16245.61Min: 21413.32 / Avg: 21676.21 / Max: 21815.82Min: 20850.83 / Avg: 21323.6 / Max: 21589.78Min: 21536.27 / Avg: 22322.33 / Max: 22770.15Min: 22188.5 / Avg: 22465.02 / Max: 22911.75

Timed MAFFT Alignment

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterTimed MAFFT Alignment 6.706Multiple Sequence AlignmentAMD Open64 4.2.5.2GCC 4.6.1GCC 4.7-20111015LLVM/Clang 3.0 SVN 142590Open64 4.2.4714212835SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 324.9226.9126.3031.0525.09
OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterTimed MAFFT Alignment 6.706Multiple Sequence AlignmentAMD Open64 4.2.5.2GCC 4.6.1GCC 4.7-20111015LLVM/Clang 3.0 SVN 142590Open64 4.2.4714212835Min: 24.9 / Avg: 24.92 / Max: 24.95Min: 26.84 / Avg: 26.91 / Max: 26.95Min: 26.28 / Avg: 26.3 / Max: 26.35Min: 30.9 / Avg: 31.05 / Max: 31.13Min: 24.97 / Avg: 25.09 / Max: 25.17