Ubuntu 12.04 CPU Core Scaling

Intel Core i7-3960X Sandy Bridge Extreme Edition multi-core scaling performance under Ubuntu 12.04 LTS with the Linux 3.2 kernel. Testing for a future Phoronix article by Michael Larabel.

HTML result view exported from: https://openbenchmarking.org/result/1112140-AR-UBUNTU12028.

ProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioMonitorNetworkOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerDisplay DriverOpenGLCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionUbuntu 12.04 1 Core 2 Cores 4 Cores 6 Cores 12 CoresIntel Core i7-3960X @ 3.20GHz (1 Core)Intel DX79SIIntel Sandy DMI216384MB240GB OCZ VERTEX3 + 128GB ityAMD Radeon HD 6900 2048MB (800/1250MHz)Realtek ALC892DELL P2210HIntel 82579LM Gigabit ConnectionUbuntu 12.043.2.0-3-generic (x86_64)Unity 4.24.0X Server 1.10.4fglrx 8.91.4 Catalyst 11.114.1.11251GCC 4.6 + LLVM 3.0ext41920x1080Intel Core i7-3960X @ 3.20GHz (2 Cores)240GB OCZ VERTEX3Intel Core i7-3960X @ 3.20GHz (4 Cores)Intel Core i7-3960X @ 3.20GHz (6 Cores)240GB OCZ VERTEX3 + 128GB ityIntel Core i7-3960X @ 3.20GHz (12 Cores)OpenBenchmarking.orgSystem Details- Compiz was running on this system.

apache: Static Web Page Servingbuild-apache: Time To Compilebuild-imagemagick: Time To Compilebuild-linux-kernel: Time To Compilebuild-mplayer: Time To Compilebuild-php: Time To Compilec-ray: Total Timeclomp: Static OMP Speedupcompress-7zip: Compress Speed Testcompress-pbzip2: 256MB File Compressiongraphics-magick: HWB Color Spacegraphics-magick: Blurgraphics-magick: Local Adaptive Thresholdinggraphics-magick: Resizinggraphics-magick: Sharpenhimeno: Poisson Pressure Solverhmmer: Pfam Database Searchnpb: BT.Anpb: CG.Bnpb: EP.Bnpb: FT.Bnpb: IS.Cnpb: LU.Anpb: MG.Bnpb: SP.Anpb: UA.Apgbench: TPC-B Transactions Per Secondsmallpt: Global Illumination Renderer; 100 Samplesttsiod-renderer: Phong Rendering With Soft-Shadow Mappingvpxenc: vpxencx264: H.264 Video EncodingUbuntu 12.04 1 Core 2 Cores 4 Cores 6 Cores 12 Cores8564.3860.38217.77425.31209.13103.84224.730.98356942.0887381553141352.5058.453158.33539.6631.501562.72154.642716.321961.672067.1812.491941.5264128.649.8628.8915460.9735.12124.13217.89107.4357.64112.431.88629521.22119602782251361.9229.776283.031192.9262.933066.45155.655354.633882.964102.6724.142294.0332055.5417.0949.4021797.7523.1763.77112.7056.5834.0056.613.451274510.781458547114441362.3215.4512028.692293.08125.956022.87155.4210067.347586.407593.6244.772894.42160105.1826.0891.4721974.6119.6146.9177.5942.2526.3737.984.50187077.291569961131591362.4110.8917016.303210.47188.668557.61155.5514118.5610567.139995.3763.133937.91107149.2031.73137.5920215.0818.6541.4865.5839.2122.4641.245.86250785.7116311885147871359.899.8116490.473319.81293.089121.63154.8215616.1910104.239296.2473.093227.6476179.7723.80170.19OpenBenchmarking.org

Apache Benchmark

Static Web Page Serving

OpenBenchmarking.orgRequests Per Second, More Is BetterApache Benchmark 2.2.17Static Web Page Serving1 Core2 Cores4 Cores6 Cores12 Cores5K10K15K20K25KSE +/- 22.46, N = 3SE +/- 215.49, N = 3SE +/- 3.92, N = 3SE +/- 48.42, N = 3SE +/- 94.07, N = 38564.3815460.9721797.7521974.6120215.08

Timed Apache Compilation

Time To Compile

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterTimed Apache Compilation 2.2.17Time To Compile1 Core2 Cores4 Cores6 Cores12 Cores1428425670SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 360.3835.1223.1719.6118.65

Timed ImageMagick Compilation

Time To Compile

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterTimed ImageMagick Compilation 6.6.3-4Time To Compile1 Core2 Cores4 Cores6 Cores12 Cores50100150200250SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 6.38, N = 6SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.17, N = 3217.77124.1363.7746.9141.48

Timed Linux Kernel Compilation

Time To Compile

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterTimed Linux Kernel Compilation 3.1Time To Compile1 Core2 Cores4 Cores6 Cores12 Cores90180270360450SE +/- 0.64, N = 3SE +/- 0.50, N = 3SE +/- 0.58, N = 3SE +/- 0.55, N = 3SE +/- 0.52, N = 3425.31217.89112.7077.5965.58

Timed MPlayer Compilation

Time To Compile

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterTimed MPlayer Compilation 1.0-rc3Time To Compile1 Core2 Cores4 Cores6 Cores12 Cores50100150200250SE +/- 1.94, N = 3SE +/- 0.99, N = 3SE +/- 0.49, N = 3SE +/- 0.38, N = 3SE +/- 0.35, N = 3209.13107.4356.5842.2539.21

Timed PHP Compilation

Time To Compile

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterTimed PHP Compilation 5.2.9Time To Compile1 Core2 Cores4 Cores6 Cores12 Cores20406080100SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.10, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3103.8457.6434.0026.3722.46

C-Ray

Total Time

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterC-Ray 1.1Total Time1 Core2 Cores4 Cores6 Cores12 Cores50100150200250SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.20, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.79, N = 3224.73112.4356.6137.9841.24

CLOMP

Static OMP Speedup

OpenBenchmarking.orgSpeedup, More Is BetterCLOMP 3.3Static OMP Speedup1 Core2 Cores4 Cores6 Cores12 Cores1.31852.6373.95555.2746.5925SE +/- 0.00, N = 5SE +/- 0.01, N = 5SE +/- 0.02, N = 5SE +/- 0.02, N = 5SE +/- 0.08, N = 100.981.883.454.505.86

7-Zip Compression

Compress Speed Test

OpenBenchmarking.orgMIPS, More Is Better7-Zip Compression 9.20.1Compress Speed Test1 Core2 Cores4 Cores6 Cores12 Cores5K10K15K20K25KSE +/- 3.84, N = 3SE +/- 32.35, N = 3SE +/- 8.41, N = 3SE +/- 13.17, N = 3SE +/- 496.67, N = 335696295127451870725078

Parallel BZIP2 Compression

256MB File Compression

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterParallel BZIP2 Compression 1.0.5256MB File Compression1 Core2 Cores4 Cores6 Cores12 Cores1020304050SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 342.0821.2210.787.295.71

GraphicsMagick

Operation: HWB Color Space

OpenBenchmarking.orgIterations Per Minute, More Is BetterGraphicsMagick 1.3.12Operation: HWB Color Space1 Core2 Cores4 Cores6 Cores12 Cores4080120160200SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 387119145156163

GraphicsMagick

Operation: Blur

OpenBenchmarking.orgIterations Per Minute, More Is BetterGraphicsMagick 1.3.12Operation: Blur1 Core2 Cores4 Cores6 Cores12 Cores306090120150SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 338608599118

GraphicsMagick

Operation: Local Adaptive Thresholding

OpenBenchmarking.orgIterations Per Minute, More Is BetterGraphicsMagick 1.3.12Operation: Local Adaptive Thresholding1 Core2 Cores4 Cores6 Cores12 Cores20406080100SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 31527476185

GraphicsMagick

Operation: Resizing

OpenBenchmarking.orgIterations Per Minute, More Is BetterGraphicsMagick 1.3.12Operation: Resizing1 Core2 Cores4 Cores6 Cores12 Cores306090120150SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 35382114131147

GraphicsMagick

Operation: Sharpen

OpenBenchmarking.orgIterations Per Minute, More Is BetterGraphicsMagick 1.3.12Operation: Sharpen1 Core2 Cores4 Cores6 Cores12 Cores20406080100SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 31425445987

Himeno Benchmark

Poisson Pressure Solver

OpenBenchmarking.orgMFLOPS, More Is BetterHimeno Benchmark 3.0Poisson Pressure Solver1 Core2 Cores4 Cores6 Cores12 Cores30060090012001500SE +/- 1.40, N = 3SE +/- 0.24, N = 3SE +/- 0.20, N = 3SE +/- 0.25, N = 3SE +/- 0.34, N = 31352.501361.921362.321362.411359.89

Timed HMMer Search

Pfam Database Search

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterTimed HMMer Search 2.3.2Pfam Database Search1 Core2 Cores4 Cores6 Cores12 Cores1326395265SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 358.4529.7715.4510.899.81

NAS Parallel Benchmarks

Test / Class: BT.A

OpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: BT.A1 Core2 Cores4 Cores6 Cores12 Cores4K8K12K16K20KSE +/- 1.10, N = 3SE +/- 5.34, N = 3SE +/- 4.29, N = 3SE +/- 8.82, N = 3SE +/- 32.03, N = 33158.336283.0312028.6917016.3016490.47

NAS Parallel Benchmarks

Test / Class: CG.B

OpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: CG.B1 Core2 Cores4 Cores6 Cores12 Cores7001400210028003500SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 1.79, N = 3SE +/- 4.24, N = 3SE +/- 4.67, N = 3SE +/- 2.41, N = 3539.661192.922293.083210.473319.81

NAS Parallel Benchmarks

Test / Class: EP.B

OpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: EP.B1 Core2 Cores4 Cores6 Cores12 Cores60120180240300SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.29, N = 331.5062.93125.95188.66293.08

NAS Parallel Benchmarks

Test / Class: FT.B

OpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: FT.B1 Core2 Cores4 Cores6 Cores12 Cores2K4K6K8K10KSE +/- 0.42, N = 3SE +/- 16.29, N = 3SE +/- 2.38, N = 3SE +/- 2.94, N = 3SE +/- 8.57, N = 31562.723066.456022.878557.619121.63

NAS Parallel Benchmarks

Test / Class: IS.C

OpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: IS.C1 Core2 Cores4 Cores6 Cores12 Cores306090120150SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.13, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3154.64155.65155.42155.55154.82

NAS Parallel Benchmarks

Test / Class: LU.A

OpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: LU.A1 Core2 Cores4 Cores6 Cores12 Cores3K6K9K12K15KSE +/- 1.01, N = 3SE +/- 8.12, N = 3SE +/- 9.50, N = 3SE +/- 20.60, N = 3SE +/- 72.74, N = 32716.325354.6310067.3414118.5615616.19

NAS Parallel Benchmarks

Test / Class: MG.B

OpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: MG.B1 Core2 Cores4 Cores6 Cores12 Cores2K4K6K8K10KSE +/- 2.39, N = 3SE +/- 13.59, N = 3SE +/- 11.91, N = 3SE +/- 15.12, N = 3SE +/- 33.09, N = 31961.673882.967586.4010567.1310104.23

NAS Parallel Benchmarks

Test / Class: SP.A

OpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: SP.A1 Core2 Cores4 Cores6 Cores12 Cores2K4K6K8K10KSE +/- 0.32, N = 3SE +/- 1.22, N = 3SE +/- 1.38, N = 3SE +/- 8.12, N = 3SE +/- 7.24, N = 32067.184102.677593.629995.379296.24

NAS Parallel Benchmarks

Test / Class: UA.A

OpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: UA.A1 Core2 Cores4 Cores6 Cores12 Cores1632486480SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.20, N = 312.4924.1444.7763.1373.09

PostgreSQL pgbench

TPC-B Transactions Per Second

OpenBenchmarking.orgTPS, More Is BetterPostgreSQL pgbench 9.0.4TPC-B Transactions Per Second1 Core2 Cores4 Cores6 Cores12 Cores8001600240032004000SE +/- 3.61, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 7.50, N = 3SE +/- 4.69, N = 3SE +/- 31.82, N = 31941.522294.032894.423937.913227.64

Smallpt

Global Illumination Renderer; 100 Samples

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterSmallpt 1.0Global Illumination Renderer; 100 Samples1 Core2 Cores4 Cores6 Cores12 Cores140280420560700SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 364132016010776

TTSIOD 3D Renderer

Phong Rendering With Soft-Shadow Mapping

OpenBenchmarking.orgFPS, More Is BetterTTSIOD 3D Renderer 2.2wPhong Rendering With Soft-Shadow Mapping1 Core2 Cores4 Cores6 Cores12 Cores4080120160200SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.11, N = 3SE +/- 0.14, N = 3SE +/- 0.31, N = 328.6455.54105.18149.20179.77

VP8 libvpx Encoding

vpxenc

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterVP8 libvpx Encoding 0.9.7-p1vpxenc1 Core2 Cores4 Cores6 Cores12 Cores714212835SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.10, N = 3SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.35, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 39.8617.0926.0831.7323.80

x264

H.264 Video Encoding

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is Betterx264 2011-12-06H.264 Video Encoding1 Core2 Cores4 Cores6 Cores12 Cores4080120160200SE +/- 0.35, N = 3SE +/- 0.59, N = 3SE +/- 0.38, N = 3SE +/- 1.17, N = 3SE +/- 1.06, N = 328.8949.4091.47137.59170.19


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