Low Jitter Kernel Testing

Low jitter Ubuntu Linux kernel benchmarking for a future article on Phoronix.com.

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3.5.4-generic

Processor: Intel Core i7 720Q @ 1.60GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: LENOVO 4318CTO, Chipset: Intel Core DMI, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 160GB INTEL SSDSA2M160, Graphics: NVIDIA Quadro FX 880M 1024MB (550/790MHz), Audio: Conexant CX20585, Network: Intel 82577LM Gigabit Connection + Intel Centrino Ultimate-N 6300

OS: Ubuntu 12.10, Kernel: 3.5.4-030504-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 6.8.0, Display Server: X Server 1.13.0, Display Driver: NVIDIA 304.43, OpenGL: 3.3.0 NVIDIA, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1600x900

Compiler Notes: --build=x86_64-linux-gnu --disable-werror --enable-checking=release --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-languages=c,c++,go,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
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: ondemand
System Notes: Compiz was running on this system.

3.5.4-lowjitter

OS: Ubuntu 12.10, Kernel: 3.5.4-lowjitter (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 6.8.0, Display Server: X Server 1.13.0, Display Driver: NVIDIA 304.43, OpenGL: 3.3.0 NVIDIA, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1600x900

Low Jitter Kernel TestingOpenBenchmarking.orgPhoronix Test SuiteIntel Core i7 720Q @ 1.60GHz (8 Cores)LENOVO 4318CTOIntel Core DMI4096MB160GB INTEL SSDSA2M160NVIDIA Quadro FX 880M 1024MB (550/790MHz)Conexant CX20585Intel 82577LM Gigabit Connection + Intel Centrino Ultimate-N 6300Ubuntu 12.103.5.4-030504-generic (x86_64)3.5.4-lowjitter (x86_64)Unity 6.8.0X Server 1.13.0NVIDIA 304.433.3.0 NVIDIAGCC 4.7ext41600x900ProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioNetworkOSKernelsDesktopDisplay ServerDisplay DriverOpenGLCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionLow Jitter Kernel Testing BenchmarksSystem Logs- --build=x86_64-linux-gnu --disable-werror --enable-checking=release --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-languages=c,c++,go,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 - Scaling Governor: ondemand- Compiz was running on this system.

3.5.4-generic vs. 3.5.4-lowjitter ComparisonPhoronix Test SuiteBaseline+6.3%+6.3%+12.6%+12.6%+18.9%+18.9%25%2.4%T.B.T.P.SS.W.P.S17.4%L.A.T3.8%C.F.D3.6%H.2.V.E3.5%R.4.b.P2.8%vpxencMG.B2.1%PostgreSQL pgbenchApache BenchmarkGraphicsMagickDolfynx264OpenSSLVP8 libvpx EncodingNAS Parallel Benchmarks3.5.4-generic3.5.4-lowjitter

Low Jitter Kernel Testingnexuiz: 1600 x 900 - Yes - Onopenarena: 1600 x 900openarena: 1600 x 900prey: 1600 x 900xonotic: 1600 x 900 - Lowxonotic: 1600 x 900 - Highxonotic: 1600 x 900 - Ultranpb: EP.Bnpb: FT.Anpb: LU.Anpb: MG.Bnpb: SP.Adolfyn: Computational Fluid Dynamicsffte: N=64, 1D Complex FFT Routinettsiod-renderer: Phong Rendering With Soft-Shadow Mappingvpxenc: vpxencx264: H.264 Video Encodinggraphics-magick: Sharpengraphics-magick: Resizinggraphics-magick: Local Adaptive Thresholdingbuild-linux-kernel: Time To Compilec-ray: Total Timecompress-pbzip2: 256MB File Compressionnero2d: Total Timeopenssl: RSA 4096-bit Performancepgbench: TPC-B Transactions Per Secondapache: Static Web Page Serving3.5.4-generic3.5.4-lowjitter31.95131.7334.9741.23124.2654.2733.4199.331904.384680.882235.05595.0841.413770.9856.6210.1860.83469155195.9477.4622.50641.2960.872387.0313653.5032.01130.0335.0340.87123.6854.1833.0699.181916.244714.282188.40598.3942.913740.2355.6210.4258.78469153194.4077.4222.46649.5459.202982.6311628.22OpenBenchmarking.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: 1600 x 900 - HDR: Yes - Sound: On3.5.4-generic3.5.4-lowjitter714212835SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 331.9532.01

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: 1600 x 9003.5.4-generic3.5.4-lowjitter306090120150SE +/- 1.11, N = 3SE +/- 0.74, N = 3131.73130.03

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.8Resolution: 1600 x 9003.5.4-generic3.5.4-lowjitter816243240SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.12, N = 334.9735.03

Prey

This test calculates the average frame-rate within the Prey retail game from 3D Realms. This test requires a valid game key and game files found on the retail CD/DVD. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterPrey 1.4.119Resolution: 1600 x 9003.5.4-generic3.5.4-lowjitter918273645SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 341.2340.87

Xonotic

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.6Resolution: 1600 x 900 - Effects Quality: Low3.5.4-generic3.5.4-lowjitter306090120150SE +/- 0.51, N = 3SE +/- 0.48, N = 3124.26123.68

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.6Resolution: 1600 x 900 - Effects Quality: High3.5.4-generic3.5.4-lowjitter1224364860SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 354.2754.18

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.6Resolution: 1600 x 900 - Effects Quality: Ultra3.5.4-generic3.5.4-lowjitter816243240SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 333.4133.06

NAS Parallel Benchmarks

OpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: EP.B3.5.4-generic3.5.4-lowjitter20406080100SE +/- 0.37, N = 3SE +/- 0.54, N = 399.3399.181. (F9X) gfortran options: -lmpi -pthread -lmpi_f77 -lopen-rte -lopen-pal -ldl -lnsl -lutil -lm

OpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: FT.A3.5.4-generic3.5.4-lowjitter400800120016002000SE +/- 2.60, N = 3SE +/- 3.75, N = 31904.381916.241. (F9X) gfortran options: -lmpi -pthread -lmpi_f77 -lopen-rte -lopen-pal -ldl -lnsl -lutil -lm

OpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: LU.A3.5.4-generic3.5.4-lowjitter10002000300040005000SE +/- 10.95, N = 3SE +/- 1.35, N = 34680.884714.281. (F9X) gfortran options: -lmpi -pthread -lmpi_f77 -lopen-rte -lopen-pal -ldl -lnsl -lutil -lm

OpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: MG.B3.5.4-generic3.5.4-lowjitter5001000150020002500SE +/- 6.62, N = 3SE +/- 12.04, N = 32235.052188.401. (F9X) gfortran options: -lmpi -pthread -lmpi_f77 -lopen-rte -lopen-pal -ldl -lnsl -lutil -lm

OpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: SP.A3.5.4-generic3.5.4-lowjitter130260390520650SE +/- 0.18, N = 3SE +/- 0.89, N = 3595.08598.391. (F9X) gfortran options: -lmpi -pthread -lmpi_f77 -lopen-rte -lopen-pal -ldl -lnsl -lutil -lm

Dolfyn

Dolfyn is a Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) code of modern numerical simulation techniques. The Dolfyn test profile measures the execution time of the bundled computational fluid dynamics demos that are bundled with Dolfyn. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterDolfyn 0.527Computational Fluid Dynamics3.5.4-generic3.5.4-lowjitter1020304050SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.13, N = 341.4142.91

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 Routine3.5.4-generic3.5.4-lowjitter8001600240032004000SE +/- 8.02, N = 3SE +/- 8.19, N = 33770.983740.231. (F9X) gfortran options: -O3 -fomit-frame-pointer -fopenmp -pthread -lmpi_f90 -lmpi_f77 -lmpi -lopen-rte -lopen-pal -ldl -lnsl -lutil -lm

TTSIOD 3D Renderer

OpenBenchmarking.orgFPS, More Is BetterTTSIOD 3D Renderer 2.2wPhong Rendering With Soft-Shadow Mapping3.5.4-generic3.5.4-lowjitter1326395265SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.20, N = 356.6255.621. (CXX) g++ options: -O3 -march=native -fomit-frame-pointer -ffast-math -mtune=native -flto -msse -mrecip -mfpmath=sse -msse2 -mssse3 -lSDL -lstdc++

VP8 libvpx Encoding

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterVP8 libvpx Encoding 1.1.0vpxenc3.5.4-generic3.5.4-lowjitter3691215SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 310.1810.421. (CC) gcc options: -m64 -lvpx -lm -lpthread

x264

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is Betterx264 2012-10-03H.264 Video Encoding3.5.4-generic3.5.4-lowjitter1428425670SE +/- 0.25, N = 3SE +/- 0.13, N = 360.8358.78

GraphicsMagick

OpenBenchmarking.orgIterations Per Minute, More Is BetterGraphicsMagick 1.3.16Operation: Sharpen3.5.4-generic3.5.4-lowjitter1020304050SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 346461. (CC) gcc options: -std=gnu99 -fopenmp -O3 -march=native -pthread -lXext -lSM -lICE -lX11 -lbz2 -lz -lm -lgomp -lpthread

OpenBenchmarking.orgIterations Per Minute, More Is BetterGraphicsMagick 1.3.16Operation: Resizing3.5.4-generic3.5.4-lowjitter20406080100SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 391911. (CC) gcc options: -std=gnu99 -fopenmp -O3 -march=native -pthread -lXext -lSM -lICE -lX11 -lbz2 -lz -lm -lgomp -lpthread

OpenBenchmarking.orgIterations Per Minute, More Is BetterGraphicsMagick 1.3.16Operation: Local Adaptive Thresholding3.5.4-generic3.5.4-lowjitter1224364860SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 355531. (CC) gcc options: -std=gnu99 -fopenmp -O3 -march=native -pthread -lXext -lSM -lICE -lX11 -lbz2 -lz -lm -lgomp -lpthread

Timed Linux Kernel Compilation

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterTimed Linux Kernel Compilation 3.1Time To Compile3.5.4-generic3.5.4-lowjitter4080120160200SE +/- 0.80, N = 3SE +/- 0.98, N = 3195.94194.40

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 Time3.5.4-generic3.5.4-lowjitter20406080100SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 377.4677.421. (CC) gcc options: -lm -lpthread -O3 -march=native

Parallel BZIP2 Compression

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterParallel BZIP2 Compression 1.1.6256MB File Compression3.5.4-generic3.5.4-lowjitter510152025SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 322.5022.461. (CXX) g++ options: -O2 -pthread -lbz2 -lpthread

Open FMM Nero2D

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterOpen FMM Nero2D 2.0.2Total Time3.5.4-generic3.5.4-lowjitter140280420560700641.29649.541. (CXX) g++ options: -O3 -march=native -lfftw3 -llapack -lblas -lgfortran -lquadmath -lm

OpenSSL

OpenBenchmarking.orgSigns Per Second, More Is BetterOpenSSL 1.0.1cRSA 4096-bit Performance3.5.4-generic3.5.4-lowjitter1428425670SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.23, N = 360.8759.201. (CC) gcc options: -m64 -O3 -lssl -lcrypto -ldl

PostgreSQL pgbench

OpenBenchmarking.orgTPS, More Is BetterPostgreSQL pgbench 8.4.11TPC-B Transactions Per Second3.5.4-generic3.5.4-lowjitter6001200180024003000SE +/- 8.50, N = 3SE +/- 47.92, N = 32387.032982.631. (CC) gcc options: -O3 -march=native -fno-strict-aliasing -fwrapv -lpgport -lpq -lcrypt -ldl -lm

Apache Benchmark

OpenBenchmarking.orgRequests Per Second, More Is BetterApache Benchmark 2.4.3Static Web Page Serving3.5.4-generic3.5.4-lowjitter3K6K9K12K15KSE +/- 160.07, N = 3SE +/- 218.88, N = 313653.5011628.221. (CC) gcc options: -shared -fPIC -pthread -O3 -march=native

3.5.4-generic

Processor: Intel Core i7 720Q @ 1.60GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: LENOVO 4318CTO, Chipset: Intel Core DMI, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 160GB INTEL SSDSA2M160, Graphics: NVIDIA Quadro FX 880M 1024MB (550/790MHz), Audio: Conexant CX20585, Network: Intel 82577LM Gigabit Connection + Intel Centrino Ultimate-N 6300

OS: Ubuntu 12.10, Kernel: 3.5.4-030504-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 6.8.0, Display Server: X Server 1.13.0, Display Driver: NVIDIA 304.43, OpenGL: 3.3.0 NVIDIA, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1600x900

Compiler Notes: --build=x86_64-linux-gnu --disable-werror --enable-checking=release --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-languages=c,c++,go,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
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: ondemand
System Notes: Compiz was running on this system.

Testing initiated at 13 October 2012 15:03 by user phoronix.

3.5.4-lowjitter

Processor: Intel Core i7 720Q @ 1.60GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: LENOVO 4318CTO, Chipset: Intel Core DMI, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 160GB INTEL SSDSA2M160, Graphics: NVIDIA Quadro FX 880M 1024MB (550/790MHz), Audio: Conexant CX20585, Network: Intel 82577LM Gigabit Connection + Intel Centrino Ultimate-N 6300

OS: Ubuntu 12.10, Kernel: 3.5.4-lowjitter (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 6.8.0, Display Server: X Server 1.13.0, Display Driver: NVIDIA 304.43, OpenGL: 3.3.0 NVIDIA, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1600x900

Compiler Notes: --build=x86_64-linux-gnu --disable-werror --enable-checking=release --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-languages=c,c++,go,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
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: ondemand
System Notes: Compiz was running on this system.

Testing initiated at 13 October 2012 12:54 by user phoronix.