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 Virtualizationnexuiz: 1920 x 1080 - Yes - Onopenarena: 1920 x 1080openarena: 1920 x 1080vpxenc: vpxencx264: H.264 Video Encodingffte: N=64, 1D Complex FFT Routinehimeno: Poisson Pressure Solvercompress-7zip: Compress Speed Testjohn-the-ripper: Blowfishapache: Static Web Page Servingopenssl: RSA 4096-bit Performancenpb: IS.Cnpb: SP.Anpb: UA.Apgbench: TPC-B Transactions Per Secondbuild-linux-kernel: Time To Compilec-ray: Total Timecompress-pbzip2: 256MB File Compressionsmallpt: Global Illumination Renderer; 100 Samplesencode-mp3: WAV To MP3Bare MetalLinux KVMVirtualBox 4.1.1238.06122.0727.6327.51151.005631.791638.0621332597724196.28100.33203.766107.8846.853088.5579.6044.747.888112.9022.86127.305616.601623.4918371585316900.7099.80135.565878.0744.521582.5889.9346.477.928112.9836.50195.8814.065338.20895.3274914391.28127.815595.9740.761173.80161.9157.7520.2220230.79OpenBenchmarking.org

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

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 1080Bare MetalVirtualBox 4.1.12306090120150SE +/- 0.77, N = 3SE +/- 0.10, N = 3122.0736.50

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.8Resolution: 1920 x 1080Bare MetalVirtualBox 4.1.12714212835SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 327.6319.00

VP8 libvpx Encoding

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterVP8 libvpx Encoding 0.9.7-p1vpxencBare MetalLinux KVMVirtualBox 4.1.12612182430SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.13, N = 3SE +/- 0.11, N = 327.5122.865.881. (CC) gcc options: -m64 -lvpx -lm -lpthread

x264

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is Betterx264 2011-12-06H.264 Video EncodingBare MetalLinux KVMVirtualBox 4.1.12306090120150SE +/- 1.53, N = 3SE +/- 0.93, N = 3SE +/- 0.11, N = 3151.00127.3014.06

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 RoutineBare MetalLinux KVMVirtualBox 4.1.1212002400360048006000SE +/- 10.80, N = 3SE +/- 10.31, N = 3SE +/- 47.56, N = 35631.795616.605338.201. (F9X) gfortran options: -O3 -fomit-frame-pointer -fopenmp -pthread -lmpi_f90 -lmpi_f77 -lmpi -lopen-rte -lopen-pal -ldl -lnsl -lutil -lm

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 SolverBare MetalLinux KVMVirtualBox 4.1.12400800120016002000SE +/- 4.60, N = 3SE +/- 2.50, N = 3SE +/- 6.11, N = 31638.061623.49895.321. (CC) gcc options: -O3

7-Zip Compression

OpenBenchmarking.orgMIPS, More Is Better7-Zip Compression 9.20.1Compress Speed TestBare MetalLinux KVMVirtualBox 4.1.125K10K15K20K25KSE +/- 48.79, N = 3SE +/- 17.04, N = 3SE +/- 21.39, N = 3213321837174911. (CXX) g++ options: -pipe -lpthread

John The Ripper

OpenBenchmarking.orgReal C/S, More Is BetterJohn The Ripper 1.7.9Test: BlowfishBare MetalLinux KVM13002600390052006500SE +/- 23.33, N = 3SE +/- 30.64, N = 3597758531. (CC) gcc options: -fopenmp -lcrypt

Apache Benchmark

OpenBenchmarking.orgRequests Per Second, More Is BetterApache Benchmark 2.2.21Static Web Page ServingBare MetalLinux KVMVirtualBox 4.1.125K10K15K20K25KSE +/- 165.68, N = 3SE +/- 53.32, N = 3SE +/- 34.16, N = 324196.2816900.704391.281. (CC) gcc options: -O2 -pthread -lm -lrt -lcrypt -lpthread -ldl

OpenSSL

OpenBenchmarking.orgSigns Per Second, More Is BetterOpenSSL 1.0.0eRSA 4096-bit PerformanceBare MetalLinux KVM20406080100SE +/- 0.31, N = 4SE +/- 0.23, N = 4100.3399.801. (CC) gcc options: -m64 -O3 -lssl -lcrypto -ldl

NAS Parallel Benchmarks

OpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: IS.CBare MetalLinux KVMVirtualBox 4.1.124080120160200SE +/- 0.21, N = 3SE +/- 0.30, N = 3SE +/- 0.82, N = 3203.76135.56127.811. (F9X) gfortran options: -fopenmp

OpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: SP.ABare MetalLinux KVMVirtualBox 4.1.1213002600390052006500SE +/- 38.47, N = 3SE +/- 52.16, N = 3SE +/- 10.95, N = 36107.885878.075595.971. (F9X) gfortran options: -fopenmp

OpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: UA.ABare MetalLinux KVMVirtualBox 4.1.121122334455SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.58, N = 3SE +/- 0.32, N = 346.8544.5240.761. (F9X) gfortran options: -fopenmp

PostgreSQL pgbench

OpenBenchmarking.orgTPS, More Is BetterPostgreSQL pgbench 8.4.11TPC-B Transactions Per SecondBare MetalLinux KVMVirtualBox 4.1.127001400210028003500SE +/- 21.14, N = 3SE +/- 2.47, N = 3SE +/- 8.55, N = 33088.551582.581173.801. (CC) gcc options: -O2 -fno-strict-aliasing -fwrapv -lpgport -lpq -lcrypt -ldl -lm

Timed Linux Kernel Compilation

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterTimed Linux Kernel Compilation 3.1Time To CompileBare MetalLinux KVMVirtualBox 4.1.124080120160200SE +/- 0.57, N = 3SE +/- 0.64, N = 3SE +/- 1.51, N = 379.6089.93161.91

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 TimeBare MetalLinux KVMVirtualBox 4.1.121326395265SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 344.7446.4757.751. (CC) gcc options: -lm -lpthread -O3

Parallel BZIP2 Compression

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterParallel BZIP2 Compression 1.0.5256MB File CompressionBare MetalLinux KVMVirtualBox 4.1.12510152025SE +/- 0.12, N = 6SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.67, N = 67.887.9220.221. (CXX) g++ options: -O2 -pthread -lpthread -lbz2

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 SamplesBare MetalLinux KVMVirtualBox 4.1.124080120160200SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 2.03, N = 381812021. (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 MP3Bare MetalLinux KVMVirtualBox 4.1.12714212835SE +/- 0.02, N = 5SE +/- 0.02, N = 5SE +/- 0.40, N = 612.9012.9830.79

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.