Ubuntu 12.04 Virtualization - Sandy Bridge

Intel Core i7-3960X benchmarking of various Ubuntu 12.04 LTS virtualization options with the Precise Linux 3.2 kernel. Testing of bare metal, Xen, KVM virtualization methods from this Intel Sandy Bridge Extreme Edition system that was running in the same configuration for the duration of testing. This Linux virtualization benchmarking is for a future article on Phoronix.com.

HTML result view exported from: https://openbenchmarking.org/result/1203240-SU-XENUBUNTU94&grs&sor.

ProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioMonitorNetworkOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerDisplay DriverOpenGLCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionSystem LayerIntel Core i7 3960X Bare Metal KVM XenIntel Core i7-3960X @ 3.20GHz (12 Cores)Intel DX79SIIntel Sandy DMI216384MB240GB OCZ VERTEX3AMD Radeon HD 6570 512MBRealtek ALC892DELL P2210HIntel 82579LM Gigabit ConnectionUbuntu 12.043.2.0-20-generic (x86_64)Unity 5.6.0X Server 1.11.3radeon 6.14.992.1 Mesa 8.0.2 Gallium 0.4GCC 4.6ext41920x1080QEMU Virtual 1.0 @ 3.20GHz (12 Cores)BochsRed Hat Virtio12288MB16GBLLVMpipeGeneric 1af4 ID 20Red Hat Virtio deviceUnity 2D 5.6.0cirrus 1.3.21024x768QEMU 1.0Intel Core i7-3960X @ 3.20GHz (12 Cores)Xen HVM domU v4.1.2Intel 440FX- 82441FX PMC26GBEnsoniq ES1370Xen HVM domU 4.1.2OpenBenchmarking.orgCompiler Details- --build=x86_64-linux-gnu --disable-werror --enable-checking=release --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-languages=c,c++,fortran,objc,obj-c++,go --enable-libstdcxx-debug --enable-libstdcxx-time=yes --enable-nls --enable-objc-gc --enable-plugin --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --host=x86_64-linux-gnu --target=x86_64-linux-gnu --with-arch-32=i686 --with-tune=generic -v Disk Details- CFQ / barrier=1,data=ordered,errors=remount-ro,relatime,rw,user_xattrSystem Details- Intel Core i7 3960X: Bare Metal: Disk Scheduler: CFQ. Python 2.7.3rc2. Compiz was running on this system.- Intel Core i7 3960X: KVM: Disk Scheduler: CFQ. Python 2.7.3rc2.- Intel Core i7 3960X: Xen: Disk Scheduler: CFQ. Python 2.7.3rc2.

tiobench: Rand Write - 64MB - 8npb: IS.Cbuild-linux-kernel: Time To Compilescimark2: Fast Fourier Transformcompilebench: Initial Createcompilebench: Compilecompress-lzma: 256MB File Compressioncompilebench: Read Compiled Treehmmer: Pfam Database Searchx264: H.264 Video Encodingbuild-imagemagick: Time To Compilegraphics-magick: Blurvpxenc: vpxencdbench: 1compress-7zip: Compress Speed Testnpb: CG.Bnpb: BT.Agraphics-magick: Resizingscimark2: Sparse Matrix Multiplyscimark2: Dense LU Matrix Factorizationscimark2: Compositegraphics-magick: HWB Color Spacegraphics-magick: Local Adaptive Thresholdinggraphics-magick: Sharpennginx: Static Web Page Servingnpb: FT.Bcompress-pbzip2: 256MB File Compressionc-ray: Total Timecrafty: Elapsed Timenpb: EP.Bffmpeg: AVI To NTSC VCDhimeno: Poisson Pressure Solvergmpbench: Total Timenero2d: Total Timeencode-flac: WAV To FLACscimark2: Jacobi Successive Over-Relaxationencode-mp3: WAV To MP3scimark2: Monte Carlon-queens: Elapsed Timeopenssl: RSA 4096-bit Performancesmallpt: Global Illumination Renderer; 100 Samplesnpb: UA.Anpb: SP.Anpb: MG.Bnpb: LU.Amafft: Multiple Sequence Alignmentjohn-the-ripper: BlowfishIntel Core i7 3960X Bare Metal KVM Xen174.62154.5765.71307.91220.11429.00155.281667.5212.14170.4442.0711823.54300.55250153307.1416396.461461653.301941.161062.22162858717638.339102.766.0637.3790.96305.5212.301357.242813.20708.096.80966.3917.80442.33256.5074.982173.129340.3610158.8515393.084.8965629.5784.9776.52180.14159.19312.79197.931310.9710.67139.5141.3111319.67268.33213192941.3714094.951381473.431737.26957.19157838516675.538589.006.4239.4293.82297.0712.631322.152797.60715.726.85960.3417.94440.97257.8874.852156.967007.178422.9412133.887.456270135.89153.99116.75308.62144.09378.65144.331437.349.74156.5450.369823.18255.00237622841.4814979.751301617.431928.901050.68146778117788.748693.006.3839.4992.55297.5112.501351.652781.50713.816.86958.8317.94439.61257.7374.982146.096944.817698.6111580.197.645657OpenBenchmarking.org

Threaded I/O Tester

Test: Random Write - Size Per Thread: 64MB - Thread Count: 8

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterThreaded I/O Tester 0.3.3Test: Random Write - Size Per Thread: 64MB - Thread Count: 8Bare MetalXenKVM4080120160200SE +/- 0.29, N = 4SE +/- 0.34, N = 4SE +/- 0.04, N = 4174.62135.899.57

NAS Parallel Benchmarks

Test / Class: IS.C

OpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: IS.CBare MetalXenKVM306090120150SE +/- 0.28, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 3154.57153.9984.971. (F9X) gfortran options: -fopenmp

Timed Linux Kernel Compilation

Time To Compile

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterTimed Linux Kernel Compilation 3.1Time To CompileBare MetalKVMXen306090120150SE +/- 0.63, N = 3SE +/- 0.69, N = 3SE +/- 0.87, N = 365.7176.52116.75

SciMark

Computational Test: Fast Fourier Transform

OpenBenchmarking.orgMflops, More Is BetterSciMark 2.0Computational Test: Fast Fourier TransformXenBare MetalKVM70140210280350SE +/- 0.95, N = 4SE +/- 6.32, N = 4SE +/- 0.38, N = 2308.62307.91180.14

Compile Bench

Test: Initial Create

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterCompile Bench 0.6Test: Initial CreateBare MetalKVMXen50100150200250SE +/- 6.99, N = 3SE +/- 2.38, N = 4SE +/- 1.77, N = 3220.11159.19144.09

Compile Bench

Test: Compile

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterCompile Bench 0.6Test: CompileBare MetalXenKVM90180270360450SE +/- 6.76, N = 3SE +/- 6.17, N = 3SE +/- 4.32, N = 6429.00378.65312.79

LZMA Compression

256MB File Compression

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterLZMA Compression256MB File CompressionXenBare MetalKVM4080120160200SE +/- 0.45, N = 3SE +/- 0.27, N = 3SE +/- 0.43, N = 3144.33155.28197.931. (CC) gcc options: -O3

Compile Bench

Test: Read Compiled Tree

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterCompile Bench 0.6Test: Read Compiled TreeBare MetalXenKVM400800120016002000SE +/- 3.09, N = 3SE +/- 4.70, N = 3SE +/- 13.60, N = 31667.521437.341310.97

Timed HMMer Search

Pfam Database Search

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterTimed HMMer Search 2.3.2Pfam Database SearchXenKVMBare Metal3691215SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.13, N = 3SE +/- 0.08, N = 39.7410.6712.141. (CC) gcc options: -O3 -pthread -lhmmer -lsquid -lm

x264

H.264 Video Encoding

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is Betterx264 2011-12-06H.264 Video EncodingBare MetalXenKVM4080120160200SE +/- 1.43, N = 3SE +/- 2.52, N = 3SE +/- 1.55, N = 3170.44156.54139.51

Timed ImageMagick Compilation

Time To Compile

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterTimed ImageMagick Compilation 6.6.3-4Time To CompileKVMBare MetalXen1122334455SE +/- 0.16, N = 3SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 341.3142.0750.36

GraphicsMagick

Operation: Blur

OpenBenchmarking.orgIterations Per Minute, More Is BetterGraphicsMagick 1.3.12Operation: BlurBare MetalKVMXen306090120150SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 311811398-lXext -lSM -lICE -lX111. (CC) gcc options: -std=gnu99 -fopenmp -O3 -pthread -lz -lm -lgomp -lpthread

VP8 libvpx Encoding

vpxenc

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterVP8 libvpx Encoding 0.9.7-p1vpxencBare MetalXenKVM612182430SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 323.5423.1819.671. (CC) gcc options: -m64 -lvpx -lm -lpthread

Dbench

Client Count: 1

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterDbench 4.0Client Count: 1Bare MetalKVMXen70140210280350SE +/- 0.11, N = 3SE +/- 0.67, N = 3SE +/- 0.22, N = 3300.55268.33255.001. (CC) gcc options: -lpopt

7-Zip Compression

Compress Speed Test

OpenBenchmarking.orgMIPS, More Is Better7-Zip Compression 9.20.1Compress Speed TestBare MetalXenKVM5K10K15K20K25KSE +/- 101.71, N = 3SE +/- 146.01, N = 3SE +/- 343.26, N = 42501523762213191. (CXX) g++ options: -pipe -lpthread

NAS Parallel Benchmarks

Test / Class: CG.B

OpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: CG.BBare MetalKVMXen7001400210028003500SE +/- 3.87, N = 3SE +/- 57.92, N = 6SE +/- 43.89, N = 63307.142941.372841.481. (F9X) gfortran options: -fopenmp

NAS Parallel Benchmarks

Test / Class: BT.A

OpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: BT.ABare MetalXenKVM4K8K12K16K20KSE +/- 43.19, N = 3SE +/- 147.53, N = 3SE +/- 158.44, N = 316396.4614979.7514094.951. (F9X) gfortran options: -fopenmp

GraphicsMagick

Operation: Resizing

OpenBenchmarking.orgIterations Per Minute, More Is BetterGraphicsMagick 1.3.12Operation: ResizingBare MetalKVMXen306090120150SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3146138130-lXext -lSM -lICE -lX111. (CC) gcc options: -std=gnu99 -fopenmp -O3 -pthread -lz -lm -lgomp -lpthread

SciMark

Computational Test: Sparse Matrix Multiply

OpenBenchmarking.orgMflops, More Is BetterSciMark 2.0Computational Test: Sparse Matrix MultiplyBare MetalXenKVM400800120016002000SE +/- 3.19, N = 4SE +/- 5.47, N = 4SE +/- 4.84, N = 41653.301617.431473.43

SciMark

Computational Test: Dense LU Matrix Factorization

OpenBenchmarking.orgMflops, More Is BetterSciMark 2.0Computational Test: Dense LU Matrix FactorizationBare MetalXenKVM400800120016002000SE +/- 1.77, N = 4SE +/- 3.47, N = 4SE +/- 5.66, N = 21941.161928.901737.26

SciMark

Computational Test: Composite

OpenBenchmarking.orgMflops, More Is BetterSciMark 2.0Computational Test: CompositeBare MetalXenKVM2004006008001000SE +/- 1.30, N = 4SE +/- 1.40, N = 4SE +/- 1.82, N = 41062.221050.68957.19

GraphicsMagick

Operation: HWB Color Space

OpenBenchmarking.orgIterations Per Minute, More Is BetterGraphicsMagick 1.3.12Operation: HWB Color SpaceBare MetalKVMXen4080120160200SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3162157146-lXext -lSM -lICE -lX111. (CC) gcc options: -std=gnu99 -fopenmp -O3 -pthread -lz -lm -lgomp -lpthread

GraphicsMagick

Operation: Local Adaptive Thresholding

OpenBenchmarking.orgIterations Per Minute, More Is BetterGraphicsMagick 1.3.12Operation: Local Adaptive ThresholdingBare MetalKVMXen20406080100SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3858377-lXext -lSM -lICE -lX111. (CC) gcc options: -std=gnu99 -fopenmp -O3 -pthread -lz -lm -lgomp -lpthread

GraphicsMagick

Operation: Sharpen

OpenBenchmarking.orgIterations Per Minute, More Is BetterGraphicsMagick 1.3.12Operation: SharpenBare MetalKVMXen20406080100SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3878581-lXext -lSM -lICE -lX111. (CC) gcc options: -std=gnu99 -fopenmp -O3 -pthread -lz -lm -lgomp -lpthread

NGINX Benchmark

Static Web Page Serving

OpenBenchmarking.orgRequests Per Second, More Is BetterNGINX Benchmark 1.0.11Static Web Page ServingXenBare MetalKVM4K8K12K16K20KSE +/- 36.94, N = 3SE +/- 40.72, N = 3SE +/- 256.40, N = 417788.7417638.3316675.531. (CC) gcc options: -lpthread -lcrypt -lz

NAS Parallel Benchmarks

Test / Class: FT.B

OpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: FT.BBare MetalXenKVM2K4K6K8K10KSE +/- 2.38, N = 3SE +/- 8.23, N = 3SE +/- 3.79, N = 39102.768693.008589.001. (F9X) gfortran options: -fopenmp

Parallel BZIP2 Compression

256MB File Compression

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterParallel BZIP2 Compression 1.0.5256MB File CompressionBare MetalXenKVM246810SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.11, N = 6SE +/- 0.09, N = 56.066.386.421. (CXX) g++ options: -O2 -pthread -lpthread -lbz2

C-Ray

Total Time

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterC-Ray 1.1Total TimeBare MetalKVMXen918273645SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 337.3739.4239.491. (CC) gcc options: -lm -lpthread -O3

Crafty

Elapsed Time

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterCrafty 23.4Elapsed TimeBare MetalXenKVM20406080100SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.44, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 390.9692.5593.821. (CC) gcc options: -lstdc++ -lm

NAS Parallel Benchmarks

Test / Class: EP.B

OpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: EP.BBare MetalXenKVM70140210280350SE +/- 0.65, N = 3SE +/- 0.21, N = 3SE +/- 4.22, N = 6305.52297.51297.071. (F9X) gfortran options: -fopenmp

FFmpeg

AVI To NTSC VCD

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterFFmpeg 0.10AVI To NTSC VCDBare MetalXenKVM3691215SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 312.3012.5012.631. (CC) gcc options: -lavdevice -lavfilter -lavformat -lavcodec -lswresample -lswscale -lavutil -ldl -lm -pthread

Himeno Benchmark

Poisson Pressure Solver

OpenBenchmarking.orgMFLOPS, More Is BetterHimeno Benchmark 3.0Poisson Pressure SolverBare MetalXenKVM30060090012001500SE +/- 0.38, N = 3SE +/- 0.24, N = 3SE +/- 0.45, N = 31357.241351.651322.151. (CC) gcc options: -O3

GMPbench

Total Time

OpenBenchmarking.orgGMPbench Score, More Is BetterGMPbench 0.2Total TimeBare MetalKVMXen60012001800240030002813.202797.602781.501. (CC) gcc options: -O3

Open FMM Nero2D

Total Time

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterOpen FMM Nero2D 2.0.2Total TimeBare MetalXenKVM150300450600750708.09713.81715.721. (CXX) g++ options: -O3 -lfftw3 -llapack -lblas -lgfortran -lquadmath -lm

FLAC Audio Encoding

WAV To FLAC

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterFLAC Audio Encoding 1.2.1WAV To FLACBare MetalKVMXen246810SE +/- 0.00, N = 5SE +/- 0.01, N = 5SE +/- 0.02, N = 56.806.856.861. (CXX) g++ options: -O3 -lm

SciMark

Computational Test: Jacobi Successive Over-Relaxation

OpenBenchmarking.orgMflops, More Is BetterSciMark 2.0Computational Test: Jacobi Successive Over-RelaxationBare MetalKVMXen2004006008001000SE +/- 0.76, N = 4SE +/- 1.89, N = 4SE +/- 0.75, N = 4966.39960.34958.83

LAME MP3 Encoding

WAV To MP3

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterLAME MP3 Encoding 3.99.3WAV To MP3Bare MetalKVMXen48121620SE +/- 0.01, N = 5SE +/- 0.02, N = 5SE +/- 0.01, N = 517.8017.9417.94

SciMark

Computational Test: Monte Carlo

OpenBenchmarking.orgMflops, More Is BetterSciMark 2.0Computational Test: Monte CarloBare MetalKVMXen100200300400500SE +/- 0.45, N = 4SE +/- 0.52, N = 4SE +/- 0.45, N = 4442.33440.97439.61

N-Queens

Elapsed Time

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterN-Queens 1.0Elapsed TimeBare MetalXenKVM60120180240300SE +/- 0.01, N = 2SE +/- 0.14, N = 2SE +/- 0.04, N = 2256.50257.73257.881. (CC) gcc options: -static -O2

OpenSSL

RSA 4096-bit Performance

OpenBenchmarking.orgSigns Per Second, More Is BetterOpenSSL 1.0.0eRSA 4096-bit PerformanceXenBare MetalKVM20406080100SE +/- 0.23, N = 4SE +/- 0.28, N = 4SE +/- 0.16, N = 474.9874.9874.851. (CC) gcc options: -m64 -O3 -lssl -lcrypto -ldl

Smallpt

Global Illumination Renderer; 100 Samples

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterSmallpt 1.0Global Illumination Renderer; 100 SamplesBare MetalKVMXen510152025SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 32121211. (CXX) g++ options: -fopenmp -O3

NAS Parallel Benchmarks

Test / Class: UA.A

OpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: UA.ABare MetalKVMXen1632486480SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 6.08, N = 6SE +/- 2.58, N = 673.1256.9646.091. (F9X) gfortran options: -fopenmp

NAS Parallel Benchmarks

Test / Class: SP.A

OpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: SP.ABare MetalKVMXen2K4K6K8K10KSE +/- 13.26, N = 3SE +/- 462.33, N = 6SE +/- 119.31, N = 49340.367007.176944.811. (F9X) gfortran options: -fopenmp

NAS Parallel Benchmarks

Test / Class: MG.B

OpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: MG.BBare MetalKVMXen2K4K6K8K10KSE +/- 24.04, N = 3SE +/- 629.82, N = 6SE +/- 715.21, N = 610158.858422.947698.611. (F9X) gfortran options: -fopenmp

NAS Parallel Benchmarks

Test / Class: LU.A

OpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: LU.ABare MetalKVMXen3K6K9K12K15KSE +/- 55.11, N = 3SE +/- 484.66, N = 6SE +/- 805.88, N = 615393.0812133.8811580.191. (F9X) gfortran options: -fopenmp

Timed MAFFT Alignment

Multiple Sequence Alignment

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterTimed MAFFT Alignment 6.864Multiple Sequence AlignmentBare MetalKVMXen246810SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.29, N = 6SE +/- 0.13, N = 64.897.457.641. (CC) gcc options: -O3 -lm -lpthread

John The Ripper

Test: Blowfish

OpenBenchmarking.orgReal C/S, More Is BetterJohn The Ripper 1.7.9Test: BlowfishBare MetalKVMXen14002800420056007000SE +/- 17.15, N = 3SE +/- 125.58, N = 3SE +/- 204.91, N = 66562627056571. (CC) gcc options: -fopenmp -lcrypt


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