Calxeda ECX-1000: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS vs. Ubuntu 12.10

Comparison of Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and Ubuntu 12.10 on a single node Calxeda ECX-1000 EnergyCore server node. Benchmarking with 1.1GHz and 1.4GHz nodes by Michael Larabel of Phoronix.com for a future article.

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ProcessorMotherboardMemoryDiskOSKernelCompilerFile-SystemUbuntu 12.04Ubuntu 12.10 1.1GHz Calxeda Node 1.4GHz Calxeda Node 1.1GHz Calxeda Node 1.4GHz Calxeda NodeARMv7 rev 0 (4 Cores)Highbank4096MB256GB SAMSUNG MZ7PC256Ubuntu 12.043.2.0-1000-highbank (armv7l)GCC 4.6ext4Ubuntu 12.103.5.0-1000-highbank (armv7l)GCC 4.7OpenBenchmarking.orgCompiler Details- Ubuntu 12.04: 1.1GHz Calxeda Node: --build=arm-linux-gnueabihf --disable-sjlj-exceptions --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-multilib --enable-nls --enable-objc-gc --enable-plugin --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --host=arm-linux-gnueabihf --target=arm-linux-gnueabihf --with-arch=armv7-a --with-float=hard --with-fpu=vfpv3-d16 --with-mode=thumb -v - Ubuntu 12.04: 1.4GHz Calxeda Node: --build=arm-linux-gnueabihf --disable-sjlj-exceptions --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-multilib --enable-nls --enable-objc-gc --enable-plugin --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --host=arm-linux-gnueabihf --target=arm-linux-gnueabihf --with-arch=armv7-a --with-float=hard --with-fpu=vfpv3-d16 --with-mode=thumb -v - Ubuntu 12.10: 1.1GHz Calxeda Node: --build=arm-linux-gnueabihf --disable-libitm --disable-sjlj-exceptions --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-multilib --enable-nls --enable-objc-gc --enable-plugin --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --host=arm-linux-gnueabihf --target=arm-linux-gnueabihf --with-arch=armv7-a --with-float=hard --with-fpu=vfpv3-d16 --with-mode=thumb -v - Ubuntu 12.10: 1.4GHz Calxeda Node: --build=arm-linux-gnueabihf --disable-libitm --disable-sjlj-exceptions --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-multilib --enable-nls --enable-objc-gc --enable-plugin --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --host=arm-linux-gnueabihf --target=arm-linux-gnueabihf --with-arch=armv7-a --with-float=hard --with-fpu=vfpv3-d16 --with-mode=thumb -v System Details- Ubuntu 12.04: 1.1GHz Calxeda Node, Ubuntu 12.04: 1.4GHz Calxeda Node: Python 2.7.3.

nginx: Static Web Page Servinghimeno: Poisson Pressure Solvergraphics-magick: Local Adaptive Thresholdinggraphics-magick: HWB Color Spacegraphics-magick: Resizinggraphics-magick: Sharpengraphics-magick: Blurclomp: Static OMP Speedupstream: Addstream: Copyphpbench: PHP Benchmark Suiteapache: Static Web Page Servingpybench: Total For Average Test Timesc-ray: Total Timelammps: Rhodopsin Proteinsmallpt: Global Illumination Renderer; 100 Samplesx264: H.264 Video Encodingvpxenc: vpxencopenssl: RSA 4096-bit Performancen-queens: Elapsed Timecompress-7zip: Compress Speed Testcachebench: Read / Modify / Writecachebench: Writecachebench: Readmafft: Multiple Sequence Alignmentffte: N=64, 1D Complex FFT Routinenpb: SP.Anpb: LU.Anpb: BT.AUbuntu 12.04Ubuntu 12.10 1.1GHz Calxeda Node 1.4GHz Calxeda Node 1.1GHz Calxeda Node 1.4GHz Calxeda Node4509.58132.328312514194.681620.711498.11101523814.5817683566.45476.1313528.731.034.23906.3416992323.512262.631567.9252.58424.90417.39653.95740.25130124932.0613906442.15366.82105411.301.095.38702.5121922962.312887.252018.9547.59546.32507.53815.83963.184185.03140.595262010162.051169.361087.94125784014.6616859390.45464.0213269.071.054.15815.9417063198.964082.711632.5857.98501.69421.51663.59759.69161365271.6713238303.69365.85103311.821.135.35634.8521764091.395227.242100.2942.56643.43542.46875.041003.40OpenBenchmarking.org

NGINX Benchmark

Static Web Page Serving

Ubuntu 12.04Ubuntu 12.10OpenBenchmarking.orgRequests Per Second, More Is BetterNGINX Benchmark 1.0.11Static Web Page Serving1.1GHz Calxeda Node10002000300040005000SE +/- 31.08, N = 3SE +/- 5.85, N = 34509.584185.031. (CC) gcc options: -lpthread -lcrypt -lcrypto -lz

Himeno Benchmark

Poisson Pressure Solver

Ubuntu 12.10Ubuntu 12.04OpenBenchmarking.orgMFLOPS, More Is BetterHimeno Benchmark 3.0Poisson Pressure Solver1.1GHz Calxeda Node306090120150SE +/- 1.73, N = 3SE +/- 1.91, N = 3140.59132.321. (CC) gcc options: -O3

GraphicsMagick

Operation: Local Adaptive Thresholding

Ubuntu 12.04Ubuntu 12.10OpenBenchmarking.orgIterations Per Minute, More Is BetterGraphicsMagick 1.3.12Operation: Local Adaptive Thresholding1.1GHz Calxeda Node246810SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3851. (CC) gcc options: -std=gnu99 -fopenmp -O2 -pthread -lz -lm -lgomp -lpthread

GraphicsMagick

Operation: HWB Color Space

Ubuntu 12.04Ubuntu 12.10OpenBenchmarking.orgIterations Per Minute, More Is BetterGraphicsMagick 1.3.12Operation: HWB Color Space1.1GHz Calxeda Node714212835SE +/- 0.48, N = 4SE +/- 0.33, N = 331261. (CC) gcc options: -std=gnu99 -fopenmp -O2 -pthread -lz -lm -lgomp -lpthread

GraphicsMagick

Operation: Resizing

Ubuntu 12.04Ubuntu 12.10OpenBenchmarking.orgIterations Per Minute, More Is BetterGraphicsMagick 1.3.12Operation: Resizing1.1GHz Calxeda Node612182430SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 325201. (CC) gcc options: -std=gnu99 -fopenmp -O2 -pthread -lz -lm -lgomp -lpthread

GraphicsMagick

Operation: Sharpen

Ubuntu 12.04Ubuntu 12.10OpenBenchmarking.orgIterations Per Minute, More Is BetterGraphicsMagick 1.3.12Operation: Sharpen1.1GHz Calxeda Node48121620SE +/- 0.20, N = 5SE +/- 0.21, N = 614101. (CC) gcc options: -std=gnu99 -fopenmp -O2 -pthread -lz -lm -lgomp -lpthread

GraphicsMagick

Operation: Blur

Ubuntu 12.04Ubuntu 12.10OpenBenchmarking.orgIterations Per Minute, More Is BetterGraphicsMagick 1.3.12Operation: Blur1.1GHz Calxeda Node510152025SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.21, N = 619161. (CC) gcc options: -std=gnu99 -fopenmp -O2 -pthread -lz -lm -lgomp -lpthread

CLOMP

Static OMP Speedup

Ubuntu 12.04Ubuntu 12.10OpenBenchmarking.orgSpeedup, More Is BetterCLOMP 3.3Static OMP Speedup1.1GHz Calxeda Node1.0532.1063.1594.2125.265SE +/- 0.15, N = 10SE +/- 0.02, N = 104.682.051. (CC) gcc options: --openmp -O3 -lm

Stream

Type: Add

Ubuntu 12.04Ubuntu 12.10OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterStream 2009-04-11Type: Add1.1GHz Calxeda Node30060090012001500SE +/- 2.74, N = 10SE +/- 8.25, N = 101620.711169.361. (CC) gcc options: -O2 -fopenmp

Stream

Type: Copy

Ubuntu 12.04Ubuntu 12.10OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterStream 2009-04-11Type: Copy1.1GHz Calxeda Node30060090012001500SE +/- 2.67, N = 10SE +/- 6.58, N = 101498.111087.941. (CC) gcc options: -O2 -fopenmp

PHPBench

PHP Benchmark Suite

Ubuntu 12.10Ubuntu 12.04OpenBenchmarking.orgScore, More Is BetterPHPBench 0.8.1PHP Benchmark Suite1.4GHz Calxeda Node1.1GHz Calxeda Node3K6K9K12K15KSE +/- 20.52, N = 3SE +/- 128.89, N = 3SE +/- 23.97, N = 3SE +/- 71.90, N = 316136125781301210152

Apache Benchmark

Static Web Page Serving

Ubuntu 12.10Ubuntu 12.04OpenBenchmarking.orgRequests Per Second, More Is BetterApache Benchmark 2.2.21Static Web Page Serving1.4GHz Calxeda Node1.1GHz Calxeda Node11002200330044005500SE +/- 6.07, N = 3SE +/- 57.43, N = 3SE +/- 4.42, N = 3SE +/- 9.22, N = 35271.674014.664932.063814.581. (CC) gcc options: -O2 -pthread -lm -lrt -lcrypt -lpthread -ldl

PyBench

Total For Average Test Times

Ubuntu 12.10Ubuntu 12.04OpenBenchmarking.orgMilliseconds, Fewer Is BetterPyBench 2008-08-14Total For Average Test Times1.4GHz Calxeda Node1.1GHz Calxeda Node4K8K12K16K20KSE +/- 8.84, N = 3SE +/- 8.41, N = 3SE +/- 1.33, N = 3SE +/- 4.00, N = 313238168591390617683

C-Ray

Total Time

Ubuntu 12.10Ubuntu 12.04OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterC-Ray 1.1Total Time1.4GHz Calxeda Node1.1GHz Calxeda Node120240360480600SE +/- 0.19, N = 3SE +/- 0.18, N = 3SE +/- 0.23, N = 3SE +/- 0.19, N = 3303.69390.45442.15566.451. (CC) gcc options: -lm -lpthread -O3

LAMMPS Molecular Dynamics Simulator

Test: Rhodopsin Protein

Ubuntu 12.10Ubuntu 12.04OpenBenchmarking.orgLoop Time, Fewer Is BetterLAMMPS Molecular Dynamics Simulator 1.0Test: Rhodopsin Protein1.4GHz Calxeda Node1.1GHz Calxeda Node100200300400500SE +/- 2.84, N = 3SE +/- 7.15, N = 5SE +/- 4.58, N = 3SE +/- 8.10, N = 3365.85464.02366.82476.131. (CXX) g++ options: -lfftw -lmpich

Smallpt

Global Illumination Renderer; 100 Samples

Ubuntu 12.10Ubuntu 12.04OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterSmallpt 1.0Global Illumination Renderer; 100 Samples1.4GHz Calxeda Node1.1GHz Calxeda Node30060090012001500SE +/- 0.88, N = 3SE +/- 1.20, N = 3SE +/- 0.67, N = 3SE +/- 0.58, N = 310331326105413521. (CXX) g++ options: -fopenmp

x264

H.264 Video Encoding

Ubuntu 12.10Ubuntu 12.04OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is Betterx264 2011-12-06H.264 Video Encoding1.4GHz Calxeda Node1.1GHz Calxeda Node3691215SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 311.829.0711.308.73

VP8 libvpx Encoding

vpxenc

Ubuntu 12.10Ubuntu 12.04OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterVP8 libvpx Encoding 0.9.7-p1vpxenc1.4GHz Calxeda Node1.1GHz Calxeda Node0.25430.50860.76291.01721.2715SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 31.131.051.091.031. (CC) gcc options: -lvpx -lm -lpthread

OpenSSL

RSA 4096-bit Performance

Ubuntu 12.04Ubuntu 12.10OpenBenchmarking.orgSigns Per Second, More Is BetterOpenSSL 1.0.0eRSA 4096-bit Performance1.4GHz Calxeda Node1.1GHz Calxeda Node1.21052.4213.63154.8426.0525SE +/- 0.03, N = 4SE +/- 0.05, N = 4SE +/- 0.03, N = 4SE +/- 0.03, N = 45.384.235.354.151. (CC) gcc options: -O3 -lssl -lcrypto -ldl

N-Queens

Elapsed Time

Ubuntu 12.10Ubuntu 12.04OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterN-Queens 1.0Elapsed Time1.4GHz Calxeda Node1.1GHz Calxeda Node2004006008001000SE +/- 5.66, N = 2SE +/- 14.74, N = 2SE +/- 0.03, N = 2SE +/- 11.76, N = 2634.85815.94702.51906.341. (CC) gcc options: -static -O2

7-Zip Compression

Compress Speed Test

Ubuntu 12.04Ubuntu 12.10OpenBenchmarking.orgMIPS, More Is Better7-Zip Compression 9.20.1Compress Speed Test1.4GHz Calxeda Node1.1GHz Calxeda Node5001000150020002500SE +/- 8.01, N = 3SE +/- 8.95, N = 3SE +/- 4.67, N = 3SE +/- 8.88, N = 321921699217617061. (CXX) g++ options: -pipe -lpthread

CacheBench

Test: Read / Modify / Write

Ubuntu 12.10Ubuntu 12.04OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterCacheBenchTest: Read / Modify / Write1.4GHz Calxeda Node1.1GHz Calxeda Node9001800270036004500SE +/- 24.01, N = 3SE +/- 34.44, N = 3SE +/- 20.93, N = 3SE +/- 20.09, N = 34091.393198.962962.312323.511. (CC) gcc options: -lrt

CacheBench

Test: Write

Ubuntu 12.10Ubuntu 12.04OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterCacheBenchTest: Write1.4GHz Calxeda Node1.1GHz Calxeda Node11002200330044005500SE +/- 27.79, N = 3SE +/- 46.02, N = 3SE +/- 15.28, N = 3SE +/- 16.45, N = 35227.244082.712887.252262.631. (CC) gcc options: -lrt

CacheBench

Test: Read

Ubuntu 12.10Ubuntu 12.04OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterCacheBenchTest: Read1.4GHz Calxeda Node1.1GHz Calxeda Node5001000150020002500SE +/- 11.27, N = 3SE +/- 17.17, N = 3SE +/- 14.26, N = 3SE +/- 14.67, N = 32100.291632.582018.951567.921. (CC) gcc options: -lrt

Timed MAFFT Alignment

Multiple Sequence Alignment

Ubuntu 12.10Ubuntu 12.04OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterTimed MAFFT Alignment 6.864Multiple Sequence Alignment1.4GHz Calxeda Node1.1GHz Calxeda Node1326395265SE +/- 1.46, N = 6SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.19, N = 342.5657.9847.5952.581. (CC) gcc options: -O3 -lm -lpthread

FFTE

Test: N=64, 1D Complex FFT Routine

Ubuntu 12.10Ubuntu 12.04OpenBenchmarking.orgMFLOPS, More Is BetterFFTE 5.0Test: N=64, 1D Complex FFT Routine1.4GHz Calxeda Node1.1GHz Calxeda Node140280420560700SE +/- 2.44, N = 3SE +/- 5.28, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 4.35, N = 3643.43501.69546.32424.901. (F9X) gfortran options: -O3 -fomit-frame-pointer -fopenmp -lmpichf90 -lmpich -lopa -lmpl -lrt -lcr -lpthread

NAS Parallel Benchmarks

Test / Class: SP.A

Ubuntu 12.10Ubuntu 12.04OpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: SP.A1.4GHz Calxeda Node1.1GHz Calxeda Node120240360480600SE +/- 0.46, N = 3SE +/- 4.12, N = 3SE +/- 9.38, N = 3SE +/- 0.61, N = 3542.46421.51507.53417.391. (F9X) gfortran options: -fopenmp

NAS Parallel Benchmarks

Test / Class: LU.A

Ubuntu 12.10Ubuntu 12.04OpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: LU.A1.4GHz Calxeda Node1.1GHz Calxeda Node2004006008001000SE +/- 0.76, N = 3SE +/- 11.24, N = 3SE +/- 3.50, N = 3SE +/- 11.01, N = 4875.04663.59815.83653.951. (F9X) gfortran options: -fopenmp

NAS Parallel Benchmarks

Test / Class: BT.A

Ubuntu 12.10Ubuntu 12.04OpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: BT.A1.4GHz Calxeda Node1.1GHz Calxeda Node2004006008001000SE +/- 2.91, N = 3SE +/- 14.39, N = 3SE +/- 1.68, N = 3SE +/- 13.85, N = 31003.40759.69963.18740.251. (F9X) gfortran options: -fopenmp

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