Calxeda ECX-1000 Quad-Core ARM Comparison Comparing 1.1GHz and 1.4GHz Calxeda Highbank ECX-1000 Energy Card single quad-core nodes against an OMAP4460 PandaBoard ES and an x86 Intel Atom D525 CPU. Benchmarking from Ubuntu 12.10 on the Calxeda, PandaBoard ES, and Intel Atom systems. The ARM x86 tests for a future article on Phoronix.com.
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Calxeda ECX-1000 Quad-Core ARM Comparison Processor Motherboard Memory Disk Graphics Chipset Audio Network OS Kernel Display Server Display Driver OpenGL Compiler File-System Screen Resolution Desktop PandaBoard ES Intel Atom D525 1.4GHz Calxeda Highbank Node 1.1GHz Calxeda Highbank Node AMD Athlon II X4 620 ARMv7 rev 10 @ 1.20GHz (2 Cores) OMAP4 Panda board 1024MB 16GB SD16G Texas Instruments OMAP Ubuntu 12.10 3.5.0-208-omap4 (armv7l) X Server 1.12.99.904 (1.13.0 RC 4) fbdev 0.4.3 2.1 Mesa 8.0.4 GCC 4.7 ext4 1920x1080 Intel Atom D525 @ 1.80GHz (4 Cores) FOXCONN NETBOX nT-435/535 Intel Atom D4xx/D5xx/N4xx/N5xx 2048MB 500GB Western Digital WD5000BEVT-2 Intel Atom D4xx/D5xx/N4xx/N5xx IGP Realtek ALC888 Realtek RTL8111/8168B + Realtek RTL8191SEvA Wireless LAN 3.5.0-14-generic (x86_64) Unity 6.4.0 X Server 1.13.0 intel 2.20.6 1.4 Mesa 8.1-devel 1366x768 ARMv7 rev 0 (4 Cores) Highbank 4096MB 256GB SAMSUNG MZ7PC256 3.5.0-1000-highbank (armv7l) AMD Athlon II X4 620 @ 2.60GHz (4 Cores) ECS A780GM-A v1.0 AMD RS780 + SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 750GB Seagate ST3750528AS NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250 512MB SigmaTel 92HD206X Realtek RTL8111/8168B Ubuntu 12.04 3.2.0-32-generic (x86_64) Unity 5.16.0 X Server 1.11.3 NVIDIA 304.43 GCC 4.6 + ICC + CUDA 3.2 640x480 OpenBenchmarking.org Compiler Details - PandaBoard ES: --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 - Intel Atom D525: --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 - 1.4GHz Calxeda Highbank 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 - 1.1GHz Calxeda Highbank 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 Processor Details - PandaBoard ES, AMD Athlon II X4 620: Scaling Governor: ondemand System Details - PandaBoard ES: Compiz was running on this system. - Intel Atom D525: Disk Scheduler: DEADLINE. Compiz was running on this system. Disk Details - Intel Atom D525: DEADLINE / data=ordered,errors=remount-ro,relatime,rw
Calxeda ECX-1000 Quad-Core ARM Comparison npb: MG.B compress-7zip: Compress Speed Test npb: SP.A npb: LU.A npb: UA.A ffte: N=64, 1D Complex FFT Routine c-ray: Total Time x264: H.264 Video Encoding smallpt: Global Illumination Renderer; 100 Samples lammps: Rhodopsin Protein apache: Static Web Page Serving PandaBoard ES Intel Atom D525 1.4GHz Calxeda Highbank Node 1.1GHz Calxeda Highbank Node AMD Athlon II X4 620 265.31 886 216.80 269.00 2.04 548.78 4.70 2419 710.18 2089 506.33 780.69 4.81 942.93 371.20 11.35 1007 459.73 3073.42 637.66 2176 542.46 875.04 4.53 643.43 303.69 11.82 1033 365.85 5271.67 472.82 1706 421.51 663.59 3.57 501.69 390.45 9.07 1326 464.02 4014.66 2567.04 7277 1644.77 2026.01 14.27 3184.72 107.60 55.61 219 14126.59 OpenBenchmarking.org
NAS Parallel Benchmarks Test / Class: MG.B OpenBenchmarking.org Total Mop/s, More Is Better NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3 Test / Class: MG.B PandaBoard ES Intel Atom D525 1.4GHz Calxeda Highbank Node 1.1GHz Calxeda Highbank Node AMD Athlon II X4 620 600 1200 1800 2400 3000 SE +/- 0.40, N = 3 SE +/- 2.02, N = 3 SE +/- 0.19, N = 3 SE +/- 0.39, N = 3 SE +/- 1.10, N = 3 265.31 710.18 637.66 472.82 2567.04 1. (F9X) gfortran options: -fopenmp
7-Zip Compression Compress Speed Test OpenBenchmarking.org MIPS, More Is Better 7-Zip Compression 9.20.1 Compress Speed Test PandaBoard ES Intel Atom D525 1.4GHz Calxeda Highbank Node 1.1GHz Calxeda Highbank Node AMD Athlon II X4 620 1600 3200 4800 6400 8000 SE +/- 10.48, N = 3 SE +/- 5.21, N = 3 SE +/- 4.67, N = 3 SE +/- 8.88, N = 3 SE +/- 30.38, N = 3 886 2089 2176 1706 7277 1. (CXX) g++ options: -pipe -lpthread
NAS Parallel Benchmarks Test / Class: SP.A OpenBenchmarking.org Total Mop/s, More Is Better NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3 Test / Class: SP.A PandaBoard ES Intel Atom D525 1.4GHz Calxeda Highbank Node 1.1GHz Calxeda Highbank Node AMD Athlon II X4 620 400 800 1200 1600 2000 SE +/- 0.51, N = 3 SE +/- 0.40, N = 3 SE +/- 0.46, N = 3 SE +/- 4.12, N = 3 SE +/- 8.41, N = 3 216.80 506.33 542.46 421.51 1644.77 1. (F9X) gfortran options: -fopenmp
NAS Parallel Benchmarks Test / Class: LU.A OpenBenchmarking.org Total Mop/s, More Is Better NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3 Test / Class: LU.A PandaBoard ES Intel Atom D525 1.4GHz Calxeda Highbank Node 1.1GHz Calxeda Highbank Node AMD Athlon II X4 620 400 800 1200 1600 2000 SE +/- 0.20, N = 3 SE +/- 0.67, N = 3 SE +/- 0.76, N = 3 SE +/- 11.24, N = 3 SE +/- 2.87, N = 3 269.00 780.69 875.04 663.59 2026.01 1. (F9X) gfortran options: -fopenmp
NAS Parallel Benchmarks Test / Class: UA.A OpenBenchmarking.org Total Mop/s, More Is Better NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3 Test / Class: UA.A PandaBoard ES Intel Atom D525 1.4GHz Calxeda Highbank Node 1.1GHz Calxeda Highbank Node AMD Athlon II X4 620 4 8 12 16 20 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 2.04 4.81 4.53 3.57 14.27 1. (F9X) gfortran options: -fopenmp
FFTE Test: N=64, 1D Complex FFT Routine OpenBenchmarking.org MFLOPS, More Is Better FFTE 5.0 Test: N=64, 1D Complex FFT Routine PandaBoard ES Intel Atom D525 1.4GHz Calxeda Highbank Node 1.1GHz Calxeda Highbank Node AMD Athlon II X4 620 700 1400 2100 2800 3500 SE +/- 0.13, N = 3 SE +/- 0.70, N = 3 SE +/- 2.44, N = 3 SE +/- 5.28, N = 3 SE +/- 17.92, N = 3 548.78 942.93 643.43 501.69 3184.72 -lmpichf90 -lmpich -lopa -lmpl -lrt -lcr -lpthread -lmpichf90 -lmpich -lopa -lmpl -lrt -lcr -lpthread -lmpichf90 -lmpich -lopa -lmpl -lrt -lcr -lpthread -lmpichf90 -lmpich -lopa -lmpl -lrt -lcr -lpthread -pthread -lmpi_f90 -lmpi_f77 -lmpi -lopen-rte -lopen-pal -ldl -lnsl -lutil -lm 1. (F9X) gfortran options: -O3 -fomit-frame-pointer -fopenmp
C-Ray Total Time OpenBenchmarking.org Seconds, Fewer Is Better C-Ray 1.1 Total Time Intel Atom D525 1.4GHz Calxeda Highbank Node 1.1GHz Calxeda Highbank Node AMD Athlon II X4 620 80 160 240 320 400 SE +/- 0.13, N = 3 SE +/- 0.19, N = 3 SE +/- 0.18, N = 3 SE +/- 0.05, N = 3 371.20 303.69 390.45 107.60 1. (CC) gcc options: -lm -lpthread -O3
x264 H.264 Video Encoding OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better x264 2011-12-06 H.264 Video Encoding PandaBoard ES Intel Atom D525 1.4GHz Calxeda Highbank Node 1.1GHz Calxeda Highbank Node AMD Athlon II X4 620 12 24 36 48 60 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.05, N = 3 SE +/- 0.02, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 4.70 11.35 11.82 9.07 55.61
Smallpt Global Illumination Renderer; 100 Samples OpenBenchmarking.org Seconds, Fewer Is Better Smallpt 1.0 Global Illumination Renderer; 100 Samples PandaBoard ES Intel Atom D525 1.4GHz Calxeda Highbank Node 1.1GHz Calxeda Highbank Node AMD Athlon II X4 620 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 SE +/- 1.53, N = 3 SE +/- 0.33, N = 3 SE +/- 0.88, N = 3 SE +/- 1.20, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 2419 1007 1033 1326 219 1. (CXX) g++ options: -fopenmp
LAMMPS Molecular Dynamics Simulator Test: Rhodopsin Protein OpenBenchmarking.org Loop Time, Fewer Is Better LAMMPS Molecular Dynamics Simulator 1.0 Test: Rhodopsin Protein Intel Atom D525 1.4GHz Calxeda Highbank Node 1.1GHz Calxeda Highbank Node 100 200 300 400 500 SE +/- 1.13, N = 3 SE +/- 2.84, N = 3 SE +/- 7.15, N = 5 459.73 365.85 464.02 1. (CXX) g++ options: -lfftw -lmpich
Apache Benchmark Static Web Page Serving OpenBenchmarking.org Requests Per Second, More Is Better Apache Benchmark 2.2.21 Static Web Page Serving Intel Atom D525 1.4GHz Calxeda Highbank Node 1.1GHz Calxeda Highbank Node AMD Athlon II X4 620 3K 6K 9K 12K 15K SE +/- 7.71, N = 3 SE +/- 6.07, N = 3 SE +/- 57.43, N = 3 SE +/- 369.10, N = 6 3073.42 5271.67 4014.66 14126.59 1. (CC) gcc options: -O2 -pthread -lm -lrt -lcrypt -lpthread -ldl
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