Linux 3.2 Kernel Benchmarking Linux kernel benchmarking from an Intel Core i7 3960X overclocked to 4.5GHz on an Intel X79 motherboard as a review sample from Intel for future articles on Phoronix.com. Testing from the Linux 3.2 kernel and older. Using generic mainline Ubuntu kernel PPA to easy reproduce.
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Linux 3.2 Kernel Benchmarking Processor Motherboard Chipset Memory Disk Graphics Audio Monitor Network OS Kernel Desktop Display Server Display Driver OpenGL Compiler File-System Screen Resolution Linux 3.2 Linux 3.1 Linux 3.0 Linux 2.6.39 Intel Core i7-3960X @ 3.20GHz (12 Cores) Intel DX79SI Intel Sandy DMI2 16384MB 240GB OCZ VERTEX3 AMD Radeon HD 4890 1024MB Realtek ALC892 DELL P2210H Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection Ubuntu 12.04 3.2.0-030200-generic (x86_64) Unity 2D 4.24.0 X Server 1.10.4 radeon 6.14.99 2.1 Mesa 7.12-devel (git-2fe6c25) Gallium 0.4 GCC 4.6 ext4 1920x1080 3.1.0-030100-generic (x86_64) 3.0.0-0300-generic (x86_64) 2.6.39-020639-generic (x86_64) OpenBenchmarking.org System Details - Disk Scheduler: CFQ. Python 2.7.2+.
Linux 3.2 Kernel Benchmarking scimark2: Composite scimark2: Fast Fourier Transform scimark2: Jacobi Successive Over-Relaxation scimark2: Monte Carlo scimark2: Sparse Matrix Multiply nexuiz: 1920 x 1080 - No - Off scimark2: Dense LU Matrix Factorization clomp: Static OMP Speedup compilebench: Initial Create compilebench: Compile compilebench: Read Compiled Tree stream: Copy stream: Scale stream: Add stream: Triad openarena: 1920 x 1080 padman: 1920 x 1080 fs-mark: 1000 Files, 1MB Size fs-mark: 1000 Files, 1MB Size, No Sync/FSync hmmer: Pfam Database Search mafft: Multiple Sequence Alignment postmark: Disk Transaction Performance build-apache: Time To Compile compress-7zip: Compress Speed Test john-the-ripper: Traditional DES john-the-ripper: MD5 john-the-ripper: Blowfish network-loopback: Time To Transfer 10GB Via Loopback compress-pbzip2: 256MB File Compression build-linux-kernel: Time To Compile vpxenc: vpxenc graphics-magick: Local Adaptive Thresholding graphics-magick: Resizing graphics-magick: Sharpen x264: H.264 Video Encoding c-ray: Total Time ttsiod-renderer: Phong Rendering With Soft-Shadow Mapping smallpt: Global Illumination Renderer; 100 Samples lightsmark: 1920 x 1080 apache: Static Web Page Serving openssl: RSA 4096-bit Performance sqlite: Default Test Directory pgbench: TPC-B Transactions Per Second Linux 3.2 Linux 3.1 Linux 3.0 Linux 2.6.39 1064.11 312.28 965.63 442.78 1651.61 79.20 1948.25 5.82 224.86 423.35 1634.18 25722.16 24444.16 25767.20 27078.62 191.43 193.00 181.50 1592.33 9.76 22.21 4666 18.74 25384 4390000 12460 793 16.11 5.73 66.09 23.65 85 148 88 167.26 39.74 169.83 76 116.05 21057.97 75.10 47.59 4114.41 1067.72 315.15 966.39 441.87 1663.36 78.92 1951.82 5.65 225.22 477.84 1671.67 25586.79 24307.78 25626.52 26895.30 191.40 192.90 184.73 1587.43 9.82 22.20 4583 18.76 23835 4389000 12469 793 16.15 5.76 66.15 23.85 85 148 88 164.66 40.78 171.21 75 116.72 20434.58 75.10 46.21 3772.66 1072.61 318.38 967.92 442.78 1682.16 78.81 1951.82 5.95 224.59 479.74 1683.01 25667.54 24382.03 25749.73 27048.09 189.57 192.43 183.47 1569.57 9.81 22.18 4416 18.77 24333 4392667 12475 793 16.79 5.78 65.66 23.07 86 148 88 165.11 40.82 171.63 76 116.81 19684.41 75.13 39.80 3758.19 1075.58 319.27 967.15 441.87 1699.60 25.57 1950.04 5.94 211.68 476.93 1681.10 25667.13 24380.22 25732.30 26977.40 191.70 35.60 183.23 1542.60 9.79 22.16 4166 18.82 24488 4393333 12439 794 19.09 5.71 65.94 22.98 86 147 88 164.43 40.90 170.57 75 117.00 18951.99 75.00 39.80 3669.20 OpenBenchmarking.org
SciMark Computational Test: Composite OpenBenchmarking.org Mflops, More Is Better SciMark 2.0 Computational Test: Composite Linux 3.2 Linux 3.1 Linux 3.0 Linux 2.6.39 200 400 600 800 1000 SE +/- 0.36, N = 4 SE +/- 0.63, N = 4 SE +/- 0.85, N = 4 SE +/- 0.91, N = 4 1064.11 1067.72 1072.61 1075.58
SciMark Computational Test: Fast Fourier Transform OpenBenchmarking.org Mflops, More Is Better SciMark 2.0 Computational Test: Fast Fourier Transform Linux 3.2 Linux 3.1 Linux 3.0 Linux 2.6.39 70 140 210 280 350 SE +/- 0.80, N = 4 SE +/- 0.33, N = 4 SE +/- 0.30, N = 4 SE +/- 0.00, N = 4 312.28 315.15 318.38 319.27
SciMark Computational Test: Jacobi Successive Over-Relaxation OpenBenchmarking.org Mflops, More Is Better SciMark 2.0 Computational Test: Jacobi Successive Over-Relaxation Linux 3.2 Linux 3.1 Linux 3.0 Linux 2.6.39 200 400 600 800 1000 SE +/- 0.88, N = 4 SE +/- 0.76, N = 4 SE +/- 0.77, N = 4 SE +/- 0.00, N = 4 965.63 966.39 967.92 967.15
SciMark Computational Test: Monte Carlo OpenBenchmarking.org Mflops, More Is Better SciMark 2.0 Computational Test: Monte Carlo Linux 3.2 Linux 3.1 Linux 3.0 Linux 2.6.39 100 200 300 400 500 SE +/- 0.53, N = 4 SE +/- 0.74, N = 4 SE +/- 0.53, N = 4 SE +/- 0.00, N = 4 442.78 441.87 442.78 441.87
SciMark Computational Test: Sparse Matrix Multiply OpenBenchmarking.org Mflops, More Is Better SciMark 2.0 Computational Test: Sparse Matrix Multiply Linux 3.2 Linux 3.1 Linux 3.0 Linux 2.6.39 400 800 1200 1600 2000 SE +/- 0.00, N = 4 SE +/- 1.69, N = 4 SE +/- 3.44, N = 4 SE +/- 2.88, N = 4 1651.61 1663.36 1682.16 1699.60
Nexuiz Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - HDR: No - Sound: Off OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Nexuiz 2.5.2 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - HDR: No - Sound: Off Linux 3.2 Linux 3.1 Linux 3.0 Linux 2.6.39 20 40 60 80 100 SE +/- 0.05, N = 3 SE +/- 0.12, N = 3 SE +/- 0.09, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 79.20 78.92 78.81 25.57
SciMark Computational Test: Dense LU Matrix Factorization OpenBenchmarking.org Mflops, More Is Better SciMark 2.0 Computational Test: Dense LU Matrix Factorization Linux 3.2 Linux 3.1 Linux 3.0 Linux 2.6.39 400 800 1200 1600 2000 SE +/- 1.78, N = 4 SE +/- 1.78, N = 4 SE +/- 1.78, N = 4 SE +/- 2.06, N = 4 1948.25 1951.82 1951.82 1950.04
CLOMP Static OMP Speedup OpenBenchmarking.org Speedup, More Is Better CLOMP 3.3 Static OMP Speedup Linux 3.2 Linux 3.1 Linux 3.0 Linux 2.6.39 1.3388 2.6776 4.0164 5.3552 6.694 SE +/- 0.09, N = 10 SE +/- 0.09, N = 5 SE +/- 0.09, N = 10 SE +/- 0.08, N = 10 5.82 5.65 5.95 5.94
Compile Bench Test: Initial Create OpenBenchmarking.org MB/s, More Is Better Compile Bench 0.6 Test: Initial Create Linux 3.2 Linux 3.1 Linux 3.0 Linux 2.6.39 50 100 150 200 250 SE +/- 1.43, N = 3 SE +/- 3.45, N = 5 SE +/- 3.64, N = 6 SE +/- 3.10, N = 3 224.86 225.22 224.59 211.68
Compile Bench Test: Compile OpenBenchmarking.org MB/s, More Is Better Compile Bench 0.6 Test: Compile Linux 3.2 Linux 3.1 Linux 3.0 Linux 2.6.39 100 200 300 400 500 SE +/- 5.52, N = 3 SE +/- 4.33, N = 3 SE +/- 2.40, N = 3 SE +/- 3.54, N = 3 423.35 477.84 479.74 476.93
Compile Bench Test: Read Compiled Tree OpenBenchmarking.org MB/s, More Is Better Compile Bench 0.6 Test: Read Compiled Tree Linux 3.2 Linux 3.1 Linux 3.0 Linux 2.6.39 400 800 1200 1600 2000 SE +/- 5.77, N = 3 SE +/- 6.35, N = 3 SE +/- 3.14, N = 3 SE +/- 10.50, N = 3 1634.18 1671.67 1683.01 1681.10
Stream Type: Copy OpenBenchmarking.org MB/s, More Is Better Stream 2009-04-11 Type: Copy Linux 3.2 Linux 3.1 Linux 3.0 Linux 2.6.39 6K 12K 18K 24K 30K SE +/- 16.38, N = 10 SE +/- 13.07, N = 10 SE +/- 14.91, N = 10 SE +/- 21.24, N = 10 25722.16 25586.79 25667.54 25667.13
Stream Type: Scale OpenBenchmarking.org MB/s, More Is Better Stream 2009-04-11 Type: Scale Linux 3.2 Linux 3.1 Linux 3.0 Linux 2.6.39 5K 10K 15K 20K 25K SE +/- 11.23, N = 10 SE +/- 7.05, N = 10 SE +/- 15.08, N = 10 SE +/- 10.98, N = 10 24444.16 24307.78 24382.03 24380.22
Stream Type: Add OpenBenchmarking.org MB/s, More Is Better Stream 2009-04-11 Type: Add Linux 3.2 Linux 3.1 Linux 3.0 Linux 2.6.39 6K 12K 18K 24K 30K SE +/- 9.47, N = 10 SE +/- 13.10, N = 10 SE +/- 9.73, N = 10 SE +/- 11.18, N = 10 25767.20 25626.52 25749.73 25732.30
Stream Type: Triad OpenBenchmarking.org MB/s, More Is Better Stream 2009-04-11 Type: Triad Linux 3.2 Linux 3.1 Linux 3.0 Linux 2.6.39 6K 12K 18K 24K 30K SE +/- 10.53, N = 10 SE +/- 18.66, N = 10 SE +/- 13.86, N = 10 SE +/- 11.50, N = 10 27078.62 26895.30 27048.09 26977.40
OpenArena Resolution: 1920 x 1080 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better OpenArena 0.8.5 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Linux 3.2 Linux 3.1 Linux 3.0 Linux 2.6.39 40 80 120 160 200 SE +/- 0.09, N = 3 SE +/- 0.75, N = 3 SE +/- 1.13, N = 3 SE +/- 0.45, N = 3 191.43 191.40 189.57 191.70
World of Padman Resolution: 1920 x 1080 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better World of Padman 1.2 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Linux 3.2 Linux 3.1 Linux 3.0 Linux 2.6.39 40 80 120 160 200 SE +/- 0.80, N = 3 SE +/- 0.69, N = 3 SE +/- 0.83, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 193.00 192.90 192.43 35.60
FS-Mark Test: 1000 Files, 1MB Size OpenBenchmarking.org Files/s, More Is Better FS-Mark 3.3 Test: 1000 Files, 1MB Size Linux 3.2 Linux 3.1 Linux 3.0 Linux 2.6.39 40 80 120 160 200 SE +/- 0.17, N = 3 SE +/- 0.32, N = 3 SE +/- 0.15, N = 3 SE +/- 0.33, N = 3 181.50 184.73 183.47 183.23
FS-Mark Test: 1000 Files, 1MB Size, No Sync/FSync OpenBenchmarking.org Files/s, More Is Better FS-Mark 3.3 Test: 1000 Files, 1MB Size, No Sync/FSync Linux 3.2 Linux 3.1 Linux 3.0 Linux 2.6.39 300 600 900 1200 1500 SE +/- 5.87, N = 3 SE +/- 4.02, N = 3 SE +/- 2.23, N = 3 SE +/- 0.91, N = 3 1592.33 1587.43 1569.57 1542.60
Timed HMMer Search Pfam Database Search OpenBenchmarking.org Seconds, Fewer Is Better Timed HMMer Search 2.3.2 Pfam Database Search Linux 3.2 Linux 3.1 Linux 3.0 Linux 2.6.39 3 6 9 12 15 SE +/- 0.05, N = 3 SE +/- 0.06, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.05, N = 3 9.76 9.82 9.81 9.79
Timed MAFFT Alignment Multiple Sequence Alignment OpenBenchmarking.org Seconds, Fewer Is Better Timed MAFFT Alignment 6.864 Multiple Sequence Alignment Linux 3.2 Linux 3.1 Linux 3.0 Linux 2.6.39 5 10 15 20 25 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 22.21 22.20 22.18 22.16
PostMark Disk Transaction Performance OpenBenchmarking.org TPS, More Is Better PostMark 1.51 Disk Transaction Performance Linux 3.2 Linux 3.1 Linux 3.0 Linux 2.6.39 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 SE +/- 136.19, N = 10 SE +/- 139.00, N = 10 SE +/- 127.40, N = 10 SE +/- 0.00, N = 5 4666 4583 4416 4166
Timed Apache Compilation Time To Compile OpenBenchmarking.org Seconds, Fewer Is Better Timed Apache Compilation 2.2.17 Time To Compile Linux 3.2 Linux 3.1 Linux 3.0 Linux 2.6.39 5 10 15 20 25 SE +/- 0.04, N = 3 SE +/- 0.08, N = 3 SE +/- 0.07, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 18.74 18.76 18.77 18.82
7-Zip Compression Compress Speed Test OpenBenchmarking.org MIPS, More Is Better 7-Zip Compression 9.20.1 Compress Speed Test Linux 3.2 Linux 3.1 Linux 3.0 Linux 2.6.39 5K 10K 15K 20K 25K SE +/- 509.56, N = 3 SE +/- 83.16, N = 3 SE +/- 143.53, N = 3 SE +/- 330.12, N = 3 25384 23835 24333 24488
John The Ripper Test: Traditional DES OpenBenchmarking.org Real C/S, More Is Better John The Ripper 1.7.9 Test: Traditional DES Linux 3.2 Linux 3.1 Linux 3.0 Linux 2.6.39 900K 1800K 2700K 3600K 4500K SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 1000.00, N = 3 SE +/- 666.67, N = 3 SE +/- 333.33, N = 3 4390000 4389000 4392667 4393333
John The Ripper Test: MD5 OpenBenchmarking.org Real C/S, More Is Better John The Ripper 1.7.9 Test: MD5 Linux 3.2 Linux 3.1 Linux 3.0 Linux 2.6.39 3K 6K 9K 12K 15K SE +/- 4.63, N = 3 SE +/- 0.58, N = 3 SE +/- 1.20, N = 3 SE +/- 36.67, N = 3 12460 12469 12475 12439
John The Ripper Test: Blowfish OpenBenchmarking.org Real C/S, More Is Better John The Ripper 1.7.9 Test: Blowfish Linux 3.2 Linux 3.1 Linux 3.0 Linux 2.6.39 200 400 600 800 1000 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.67, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 793 793 793 794
Loopback TCP Network Performance Time To Transfer 10GB Via Loopback OpenBenchmarking.org Seconds, Fewer Is Better Loopback TCP Network Performance Time To Transfer 10GB Via Loopback Linux 3.2 Linux 3.1 Linux 3.0 Linux 2.6.39 5 10 15 20 25 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.02, N = 3 SE +/- 0.16, N = 3 SE +/- 0.06, N = 3 16.11 16.15 16.79 19.09
Parallel BZIP2 Compression 256MB File Compression OpenBenchmarking.org Seconds, Fewer Is Better Parallel BZIP2 Compression 1.0.5 256MB File Compression Linux 3.2 Linux 3.1 Linux 3.0 Linux 2.6.39 1.3005 2.601 3.9015 5.202 6.5025 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.02, N = 3 SE +/- 0.05, N = 3 SE +/- 0.02, N = 3 5.73 5.76 5.78 5.71
Timed Linux Kernel Compilation Time To Compile OpenBenchmarking.org Seconds, Fewer Is Better Timed Linux Kernel Compilation 3.1 Time To Compile Linux 3.2 Linux 3.1 Linux 3.0 Linux 2.6.39 15 30 45 60 75 SE +/- 0.57, N = 3 SE +/- 0.66, N = 3 SE +/- 0.69, N = 3 SE +/- 0.66, N = 3 66.09 66.15 65.66 65.94
VP8 libvpx Encoding vpxenc OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better VP8 libvpx Encoding 0.9.7-p1 vpxenc Linux 3.2 Linux 3.1 Linux 3.0 Linux 2.6.39 6 12 18 24 30 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.09, N = 3 SE +/- 0.42, N = 3 SE +/- 0.26, N = 3 23.65 23.85 23.07 22.98
GraphicsMagick Operation: Local Adaptive Thresholding OpenBenchmarking.org Iterations Per Minute, More Is Better GraphicsMagick 1.3.12 Operation: Local Adaptive Thresholding Linux 3.2 Linux 3.1 Linux 3.0 Linux 2.6.39 20 40 60 80 100 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.33, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 85 85 86 86
GraphicsMagick Operation: Resizing OpenBenchmarking.org Iterations Per Minute, More Is Better GraphicsMagick 1.3.12 Operation: Resizing Linux 3.2 Linux 3.1 Linux 3.0 Linux 2.6.39 30 60 90 120 150 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.33, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.33, N = 3 148 148 148 147
GraphicsMagick Operation: Sharpen OpenBenchmarking.org Iterations Per Minute, More Is Better GraphicsMagick 1.3.12 Operation: Sharpen Linux 3.2 Linux 3.1 Linux 3.0 Linux 2.6.39 20 40 60 80 100 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 88 88 88 88
x264 H.264 Video Encoding OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better x264 2011-12-06 H.264 Video Encoding Linux 3.2 Linux 3.1 Linux 3.0 Linux 2.6.39 40 80 120 160 200 SE +/- 1.44, N = 3 SE +/- 1.52, N = 3 SE +/- 1.15, N = 3 SE +/- 1.94, N = 3 167.26 164.66 165.11 164.43
C-Ray Total Time OpenBenchmarking.org Seconds, Fewer Is Better C-Ray 1.1 Total Time Linux 3.2 Linux 3.1 Linux 3.0 Linux 2.6.39 9 18 27 36 45 SE +/- 0.16, N = 3 SE +/- 0.23, N = 3 SE +/- 0.37, N = 3 SE +/- 0.79, N = 3 39.74 40.78 40.82 40.90
TTSIOD 3D Renderer Phong Rendering With Soft-Shadow Mapping OpenBenchmarking.org FPS, More Is Better TTSIOD 3D Renderer 2.2w Phong Rendering With Soft-Shadow Mapping Linux 3.2 Linux 3.1 Linux 3.0 Linux 2.6.39 40 80 120 160 200 SE +/- 0.24, N = 3 SE +/- 0.28, N = 3 SE +/- 0.49, N = 3 SE +/- 0.16, N = 3 169.83 171.21 171.63 170.57
Smallpt Global Illumination Renderer; 100 Samples OpenBenchmarking.org Seconds, Fewer Is Better Smallpt 1.0 Global Illumination Renderer; 100 Samples Linux 3.2 Linux 3.1 Linux 3.0 Linux 2.6.39 20 40 60 80 100 SE +/- 0.33, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.33, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 76 75 76 75
Lightsmark Resolution: 1920 x 1080 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Lightsmark 2008 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Linux 3.2 Linux 3.1 Linux 3.0 Linux 2.6.39 30 60 90 120 150 SE +/- 0.04, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.06, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 116.05 116.72 116.81 117.00
Apache Benchmark Static Web Page Serving OpenBenchmarking.org Requests Per Second, More Is Better Apache Benchmark 2.2.17 Static Web Page Serving Linux 3.2 Linux 3.1 Linux 3.0 Linux 2.6.39 5K 10K 15K 20K 25K SE +/- 103.55, N = 3 SE +/- 343.48, N = 3 SE +/- 293.54, N = 3 SE +/- 166.91, N = 3 21057.97 20434.58 19684.41 18951.99
OpenSSL RSA 4096-bit Performance OpenBenchmarking.org Signs Per Second, More Is Better OpenSSL 1.0.0e RSA 4096-bit Performance Linux 3.2 Linux 3.1 Linux 3.0 Linux 2.6.39 20 40 60 80 100 SE +/- 0.23, N = 4 SE +/- 0.29, N = 4 SE +/- 0.28, N = 4 SE +/- 0.20, N = 4 75.10 75.10 75.13 75.00
SQLite Test Target: Default Test Directory OpenBenchmarking.org Seconds, Fewer Is Better SQLite 3.7.3 Test Target: Default Test Directory Linux 3.2 Linux 3.1 Linux 3.0 Linux 2.6.39 11 22 33 44 55 SE +/- 0.13, N = 3 SE +/- 0.07, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 47.59 46.21 39.80 39.80
PostgreSQL pgbench TPC-B Transactions Per Second OpenBenchmarking.org TPS, More Is Better PostgreSQL pgbench 9.0.4 TPC-B Transactions Per Second Linux 3.2 Linux 3.1 Linux 3.0 Linux 2.6.39 900 1800 2700 3600 4500 SE +/- 5.57, N = 3 SE +/- 4.19, N = 3 SE +/- 5.91, N = 3 SE +/- 10.28, N = 3 4114.41 3772.66 3758.19 3669.20
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