Intel Ivy Bridge Linux Virtualization

Intel Core i7-3770K testing with a ECS Z77H2-A2X v1.0 and Intel Ivy Bridge on Ubuntu 12.04 via the Phoronix Test Suite. Running KVM virtualization on i7-3770K host for a future article on Phoronix.com looking at the KVM and Oracle VM VirtualBox virtualization performance with Intel Ivy Bridge hardware.

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Bare Metal

Processor: Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z77H2-A2X v1.0, Chipset: Intel Ivy Bridge DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: Intel Ivy Bridge, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: DELL P2210H, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B

OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.2.0-23-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 5.10.0, Display Server: X Server 1.11.3, Display Driver: intel 2.17.0, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 8.0.2, Compiler: GCC 4.6, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Compiler Notes: --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++ --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 Notes: CFQ / barrier=1,data=ordered,errors=remount-ro,relatime,rw,user_xattr
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: ondemand
Graphics Notes: UXA
System Notes: Disk Scheduler: CFQ. Compiz was running on this system.

Linux KVM

Processor: QEMU Virtual 1.0 @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: Bochs, Chipset: Red Hat Virtio, Memory: 12288MB, Disk: 26GB, Graphics: LLVMpipe, Audio: Generic 1af4 ID 20, Network: Red Hat Virtio device

OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.2.0-23-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 2D 5.10.0, Display Server: X Server 1.11.3, Display Driver: cirrus 1.3.2, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 8.0.2 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.6, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1024x768, System Layer: QEMU 1.0

Compiler Notes: --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++ --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

VirtualBox 4.1.12

Processor: Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.49GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: innotek VirtualBox v1.2, Chipset: Intel 440FX- 82441FX PMC, Memory: 12288MB, Disk: 39GB VBOX HDD, Graphics: Chromium, Audio: Intel 82801AA AC 97 Audio, Monitor: VBOX monitor, Network: Intel 82540EM Gigabit

OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.2.0-23-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 5.10.0, Display Server: X Server 1.11.3, Display Driver: vboxvideo 1.0.1, OpenGL: 2.1, Compiler: GCC 4.6, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080, System Layer: VirtualBox 4.1.12_Ubuntur77245

Compiler Notes: --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++ --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
Graphics Notes: ShadowFB
System Notes: Compiz was running on this system.

Intel Ivy Bridge Linux VirtualizationProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioMonitorNetworkOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerDisplay DriverOpenGLCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionSystem LayerBare MetalLinux KVMVirtualBox 4.1.12Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores)ECS Z77H2-A2X v1.0Intel Ivy Bridge DRAM16384MB240GB OCZ VERTEX3Intel Ivy BridgeRealtek ALC892DELL P2210HRealtek RTL8111/8168BUbuntu 12.043.2.0-23-generic (x86_64)Unity 5.10.0X Server 1.11.3intel 2.17.02.1 Mesa 8.0.2GCC 4.6ext41920x1080QEMU Virtual 1.0 @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores)BochsRed Hat Virtio12288MB26GBLLVMpipeGeneric 1af4 ID 20Red Hat Virtio deviceUnity 2D 5.10.0cirrus 1.3.22.1 Mesa 8.0.2 Gallium 0.41024x768QEMU 1.0Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.49GHz (8 Cores)innotek VirtualBox v1.2Intel 440FX- 82441FX PMC39GB VBOX HDDChromiumIntel 82801AA AC 97 AudioVBOX monitorIntel 82540EM GigabitUnity 5.10.0vboxvideo 1.0.12.11920x1080VirtualBox 4.1.12_Ubuntur77245OpenBenchmarking.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++ --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- Bare Metal: CFQ / barrier=1,data=ordered,errors=remount-ro,relatime,rw,user_xattrProcessor Details- Bare Metal: Scaling Governor: ondemandGraphics Details- Bare Metal: UXA- VirtualBox 4.1.12: ShadowFBSystem Details- Bare Metal: Disk Scheduler: CFQ. Compiz was running on this system.- VirtualBox 4.1.12: Compiz was running on this system.

Bare MetalLinux KVMVirtualBox 4.1.12Logarithmic Result OverviewPhoronix Test SuiteApache BenchmarkVP8 libvpx Encoding7-Zip CompressionPostgreSQL pgbenchParallel BZIP2 CompressionSmallptLAME MP3 EncodingTimed Linux Kernel Compilationx264Himeno BenchmarkC-RayNAS Parallel BenchmarksFFTE

Intel Ivy Bridge Linux Virtualizationapache: Static Web Page Servingvpxenc: vpxencopenarena: 1920 x 1080compress-7zip: Compress Speed Testpgbench: TPC-B Transactions Per Secondsmallpt: Global Illumination Renderer; 100 Samplesencode-mp3: WAV To MP3build-linux-kernel: Time To Compilex264: H.264 Video Encodinghimeno: Poisson Pressure Solvernpb: IS.Copenarena: 1920 x 1080c-ray: Total Timenpb: UA.Anpb: SP.Affte: N=64, 1D Complex FFT Routinejohn-the-ripper: Blowfishopenssl: RSA 4096-bit Performancenexuiz: 1920 x 1080 - Yes - Oncompress-pbzip2: 256MB File CompressionBare MetalLinux KVMVirtualBox 4.1.1224196.2827.51122.07213323088.558112.9079.60151.001638.06203.7627.6344.7446.856107.885631.795977100.3338.067.8816900.7022.86183711582.588112.9889.93127.301623.49135.5646.4744.525878.075616.60585399.807.924391.285.8836.5074911173.8020230.79161.9114.06895.32127.811957.7540.765595.975338.2020.22OpenBenchmarking.org

Apache Benchmark

OpenBenchmarking.orgRequests Per Second, More Is BetterApache Benchmark 2.2.21Static Web Page ServingVirtualBox 4.1.12Linux KVMBare Metal5K10K15K20K25KSE +/- 34.16, N = 3SE +/- 53.32, N = 3SE +/- 165.68, N = 34391.2816900.7024196.281. (CC) gcc options: -O2 -pthread -lm -lrt -lcrypt -lpthread -ldl

VP8 libvpx Encoding

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterVP8 libvpx Encoding 0.9.7-p1vpxencVirtualBox 4.1.12Linux KVMBare Metal612182430SE +/- 0.11, N = 3SE +/- 0.13, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 35.8822.8627.511. (CC) gcc options: -m64 -lvpx -lm -lpthread

OpenArena

This is a test of OpenArena, a popular open-source first-person shooter. This game is based upon ioquake3, which in turn uses the GPL version of id Software's Quake 3 engine. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.5Resolution: 1920 x 1080VirtualBox 4.1.12Bare Metal306090120150SE +/- 0.10, N = 3SE +/- 0.77, N = 336.50122.07

7-Zip Compression

OpenBenchmarking.orgMIPS, More Is Better7-Zip Compression 9.20.1Compress Speed TestVirtualBox 4.1.12Linux KVMBare Metal5K10K15K20K25KSE +/- 21.39, N = 3SE +/- 17.04, N = 3SE +/- 48.79, N = 3749118371213321. (CXX) g++ options: -pipe -lpthread

PostgreSQL pgbench

OpenBenchmarking.orgTPS, More Is BetterPostgreSQL pgbench 8.4.11TPC-B Transactions Per SecondVirtualBox 4.1.12Linux KVMBare Metal7001400210028003500SE +/- 8.55, N = 3SE +/- 2.47, N = 3SE +/- 21.14, N = 31173.801582.583088.551. (CC) gcc options: -O2 -fno-strict-aliasing -fwrapv -lpgport -lpq -lcrypt -ldl -lm

Smallpt

Smallpt is a C++ global illumination renderer written in less than 100 lines of code. Global illumination is done via unbiased Monte Carlo path tracing and there is multi-threading support via the OpenMP library. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterSmallpt 1.0Global Illumination Renderer; 100 SamplesVirtualBox 4.1.12Linux KVMBare Metal4080120160200SE +/- 2.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 320281811. (CXX) g++ options: -fopenmp

LAME MP3 Encoding

LAME is an MP3 encoder licensed under the LGPL. This test measures the time required to encode a WAV file to MP3 format. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterLAME MP3 Encoding 3.99.3WAV To MP3VirtualBox 4.1.12Linux KVMBare Metal714212835SE +/- 0.40, N = 6SE +/- 0.02, N = 5SE +/- 0.02, N = 530.7912.9812.90

Timed Linux Kernel Compilation

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterTimed Linux Kernel Compilation 3.1Time To CompileVirtualBox 4.1.12Linux KVMBare Metal4080120160200SE +/- 1.51, N = 3SE +/- 0.64, N = 3SE +/- 0.57, N = 3161.9189.9379.60

x264

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is Betterx264 2011-12-06H.264 Video EncodingVirtualBox 4.1.12Linux KVMBare Metal306090120150SE +/- 0.11, N = 3SE +/- 0.93, N = 3SE +/- 1.53, N = 314.06127.30151.00

Himeno Benchmark

The Himeno benchmark is a linear solver of pressure Poisson using a point-Jacobi method. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgMFLOPS, More Is BetterHimeno Benchmark 3.0Poisson Pressure SolverVirtualBox 4.1.12Linux KVMBare Metal400800120016002000SE +/- 6.11, N = 3SE +/- 2.50, N = 3SE +/- 4.60, N = 3895.321623.491638.061. (CC) gcc options: -O3

NAS Parallel Benchmarks

OpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: IS.CVirtualBox 4.1.12Linux KVMBare Metal4080120160200SE +/- 0.82, N = 3SE +/- 0.30, N = 3SE +/- 0.21, N = 3127.81135.56203.761. (F9X) gfortran options: -fopenmp

OpenArena

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.8Resolution: 1920 x 1080VirtualBox 4.1.12Bare Metal714212835SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 319.0027.63

C-Ray

This is a test of C-Ray, a simple raytracer designed to test the floating-point CPU performance. This test is multi-threaded (16 threads per core), will shoot 8 rays per pixel for anti-aliasing, and will generate a 1600 x 1200 image. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterC-Ray 1.1Total TimeVirtualBox 4.1.12Linux KVMBare Metal1326395265SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 357.7546.4744.741. (CC) gcc options: -lm -lpthread -O3

NAS Parallel Benchmarks

OpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: UA.AVirtualBox 4.1.12Linux KVMBare Metal1122334455SE +/- 0.32, N = 3SE +/- 0.58, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 340.7644.5246.851. (F9X) gfortran options: -fopenmp

OpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: SP.AVirtualBox 4.1.12Linux KVMBare Metal13002600390052006500SE +/- 10.95, N = 3SE +/- 52.16, N = 3SE +/- 38.47, N = 35595.975878.076107.881. (F9X) gfortran options: -fopenmp

FFTE

FFTE is a package by Daisuke Takahashi to compute Discrete Fourier Transforms of 1-, 2- and 3- dimensional sequences of length (2^p)*(3^q)*(5^r). Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgMFLOPS, More Is BetterFFTE 5.0Test: N=64, 1D Complex FFT RoutineVirtualBox 4.1.12Linux KVMBare Metal12002400360048006000SE +/- 47.56, N = 3SE +/- 10.31, N = 3SE +/- 10.80, N = 35338.205616.605631.791. (F9X) gfortran options: -O3 -fomit-frame-pointer -fopenmp -pthread -lmpi_f90 -lmpi_f77 -lmpi -lopen-rte -lopen-pal -ldl -lnsl -lutil -lm

John The Ripper

OpenBenchmarking.orgReal C/S, More Is BetterJohn The Ripper 1.7.9Test: BlowfishLinux KVMBare Metal13002600390052006500SE +/- 30.64, N = 3SE +/- 23.33, N = 3585359771. (CC) gcc options: -fopenmp -lcrypt

OpenSSL

OpenBenchmarking.orgSigns Per Second, More Is BetterOpenSSL 1.0.0eRSA 4096-bit PerformanceLinux KVMBare Metal20406080100SE +/- 0.23, N = 4SE +/- 0.31, N = 499.80100.331. (CC) gcc options: -m64 -O3 -lssl -lcrypto -ldl

Nexuiz

This is a benchmark of Nexuiz, a popular open-source first-person shooter. This game uses the DarkPlaces engine, which is a largely modified version of the Quake engine with extra features such as High Dynamic Range rendering and OpenGL 2.0 shaders. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterNexuiz 2.5.2Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - HDR: Yes - Sound: OnBare Metal918273645SE +/- 0.04, N = 338.06

Parallel BZIP2 Compression

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterParallel BZIP2 Compression 1.0.5256MB File CompressionVirtualBox 4.1.12Linux KVMBare Metal510152025SE +/- 0.67, N = 6SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.12, N = 620.227.927.881. (CXX) g++ options: -O2 -pthread -lpthread -lbz2

Bare Metal

Processor: Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z77H2-A2X v1.0, Chipset: Intel Ivy Bridge DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: Intel Ivy Bridge, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: DELL P2210H, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B

OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.2.0-23-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 5.10.0, Display Server: X Server 1.11.3, Display Driver: intel 2.17.0, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 8.0.2, Compiler: GCC 4.6, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Compiler Notes: --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++ --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 Notes: CFQ / barrier=1,data=ordered,errors=remount-ro,relatime,rw,user_xattr
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: ondemand
Graphics Notes: UXA
System Notes: Disk Scheduler: CFQ. Compiz was running on this system.

Testing initiated at 3 May 2012 15:48 by user phoronix.

Linux KVM

Processor: QEMU Virtual 1.0 @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: Bochs, Chipset: Red Hat Virtio, Memory: 12288MB, Disk: 26GB, Graphics: LLVMpipe, Audio: Generic 1af4 ID 20, Network: Red Hat Virtio device

OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.2.0-23-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 2D 5.10.0, Display Server: X Server 1.11.3, Display Driver: cirrus 1.3.2, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 8.0.2 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.6, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1024x768, System Layer: QEMU 1.0

Compiler Notes: --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++ --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

Testing initiated at 3 May 2012 17:27 by user phoronix.

VirtualBox 4.1.12

Processor: Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.49GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: innotek VirtualBox v1.2, Chipset: Intel 440FX- 82441FX PMC, Memory: 12288MB, Disk: 39GB VBOX HDD, Graphics: Chromium, Audio: Intel 82801AA AC 97 Audio, Monitor: VBOX monitor, Network: Intel 82540EM Gigabit

OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.2.0-23-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 5.10.0, Display Server: X Server 1.11.3, Display Driver: vboxvideo 1.0.1, OpenGL: 2.1, Compiler: GCC 4.6, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080, System Layer: VirtualBox 4.1.12_Ubuntur77245

Compiler Notes: --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++ --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
Graphics Notes: ShadowFB
System Notes: Compiz was running on this system.

Testing initiated at 3 May 2012 19:43 by user phoronix.