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 ComparisonProcessorMotherboardMemoryDiskGraphicsChipsetAudioNetworkMonitorOSKernelDisplay ServerDisplay DriverOpenGLCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionDesktopPandaBoard ESIntel Atom D5251.1GHz Calxeda Highbank Node1.4GHz Calxeda Highbank NodeARM Chromebook - Ubuntu 13.04 - lubuntuAMD Turion X2 2.1Ghz HP Pavilion tx2550evARMv7 rev 10 @ 1.20GHz (2 Cores)OMAP4 Panda board1024MB16GB SD16GTexas Instruments OMAPUbuntu 12.103.5.0-208-omap4 (armv7l)X Server 1.12.99.904 (1.13.0 RC 4)fbdev 0.4.32.1 Mesa 8.0.4GCC 4.7ext41920x1080Intel Atom D525 @ 1.80GHz (4 Cores)FOXCONN NETBOX nT-435/535Intel Atom D4xx/D5xx/N4xx/N5xx2048MB500GB Western Digital WD5000BEVT-2Intel Atom D4xx/D5xx/N4xx/N5xx IGPRealtek ALC888Realtek RTL8111/8168B + Realtek RTL8191SEvA Wireless LAN3.5.0-14-generic (x86_64)Unity 6.4.0X Server 1.13.0intel 2.20.61.4 Mesa 8.1-devel1366x768ARMv7 rev 0 (4 Cores)Highbank4096MB256GB SAMSUNG MZ7PC2563.5.0-1000-highbank (armv7l)ARMv7 rev 4 @ 1.70GHz (2 Cores)SAMSUNG EXYNOS5 (Flattened Device Tree)2048MB16GB SEM16G + 64GBUbuntu 13.043.4.0 (armv7l)LXDE 0.5.11X Server 1.13.02.1 Mesa 9.01366x768AMD Turion X2 Ultra Mobile ZM-80 @ 2.10GHz (2 Cores)Quanta 30F1 v97.22AMD RS780 + SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x04096MB120GB OCZ ILITY3AMD Mobility Radeon HD 3200 (500/400MHz)Realtek ALC268DELL E248WFPRealtek RTL8111/8168B + Broadcom BCM4322 802.11a/b/g/nGentoo n/a3.6.0-sabayon-zedd (x86_64)Xfce 4.10X Server 1.12.4radeon 7.0.993.0 Mesa 9.1-devel (git-5cea027) Gallium 0.4GCC 4.6.3 + LLVM 3.11280x800OpenBenchmarking.orgCompiler 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 - 1.1GHz 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 - 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 - ARM Chromebook - Ubuntu 13.04 - lubuntu: --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 - AMD Turion X2 2.1Ghz HP Pavilion tx2550ev: --bindir=/usr/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/gcc-bin/4.6.3 --build=x86_64-pc-linux-gnu --datadir=/usr/share/gcc-data/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/4.6.3 --disable-altivec --disable-fixed-point --disable-libssp --disable-ppl-version-check --disable-werror --enable-__cxa_atexit --enable-checking=release --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-esp --enable-languages=c,c++,java,objc,obj-c++,fortran --enable-libgomp --enable-libmudflap --enable-lto --enable-multilib --enable-nls --enable-objc-gc --enable-obsolete --enable-secureplt --enable-shared --enable-targets=all --enable-threads=posix --host=x86_64-pc-linux-gnu --includedir=/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/4.6.3/include --mandir=/usr/share/gcc-data/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/4.6.3/man --with-cloog --with-cloog-include=/usr/include/cloog-ppl --with-ppl --with-python-dir=/share/gcc-data/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/4.6.3/python Processor Details- PandaBoard ES, ARM Chromebook - Ubuntu 13.04 - lubuntu, AMD Turion X2 2.1Ghz HP Pavilion tx2550ev: Scaling Governor: ondemandSystem 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 Comparisonnpb: LU.Anpb: MG.Bnpb: SP.Anpb: UA.Affte: N=64, 1D Complex FFT Routinecompress-7zip: Compress Speed Testx264: H.264 Video Encodingsmallpt: Global Illumination Renderer; 100 Sampleslammps: Rhodopsin Proteinc-ray: Total Timeapache: Static Web Page ServingPandaBoard ESIntel Atom D5251.1GHz Calxeda Highbank Node1.4GHz Calxeda Highbank NodeARM Chromebook - Ubuntu 13.04 - lubuntuAMD Turion X2 2.1Ghz HP Pavilion tx2550ev269.00265.31216.802.04548.788864.702419780.69710.18506.334.81942.93208911.351007459.73371.203073.42663.59472.82421.513.57501.6917069.071326464.02390.454014.66875.04637.66542.464.53643.43217611.821033365.85303.695271.671046.43756.09652.364.011465.68169810.841291192.31332.541823.63914.56798.68639.924.501677.34244513.44943533.735248.98OpenBenchmarking.org

NAS Parallel Benchmarks

Test / Class: LU.A

OpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: LU.AARM Chromebook - Ubuntu 13.04 - lubuntuAMD Turion X2 2.1Ghz HP Pavilion tx2550ev1.4GHz Calxeda Highbank NodeIntel Atom D5251.1GHz Calxeda Highbank NodePandaBoard ES2004006008001000SE +/- 2.76, N = 3SE +/- 30.78, N = 6SE +/- 0.76, N = 3SE +/- 0.67, N = 3SE +/- 11.24, N = 3SE +/- 0.20, N = 31046.43914.56875.04780.69663.59269.001. (F9X) gfortran options: -fopenmp

NAS Parallel Benchmarks

Test / Class: MG.B

OpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: MG.BAMD Turion X2 2.1Ghz HP Pavilion tx2550evARM Chromebook - Ubuntu 13.04 - lubuntuIntel Atom D5251.4GHz Calxeda Highbank Node1.1GHz Calxeda Highbank NodePandaBoard ES2004006008001000SE +/- 72.98, N = 6SE +/- 4.47, N = 3SE +/- 2.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.19, N = 3SE +/- 0.39, N = 3SE +/- 0.40, N = 3798.68756.09710.18637.66472.82265.311. (F9X) gfortran options: -fopenmp

NAS Parallel Benchmarks

Test / Class: SP.A

OpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: SP.AARM Chromebook - Ubuntu 13.04 - lubuntuAMD Turion X2 2.1Ghz HP Pavilion tx2550ev1.4GHz Calxeda Highbank NodeIntel Atom D5251.1GHz Calxeda Highbank NodePandaBoard ES140280420560700SE +/- 2.77, N = 3SE +/- 20.11, N = 6SE +/- 0.46, N = 3SE +/- 0.40, N = 3SE +/- 4.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.51, N = 3652.36639.92542.46506.33421.51216.801. (F9X) gfortran options: -fopenmp

NAS Parallel Benchmarks

Test / Class: UA.A

OpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: UA.AIntel Atom D5251.4GHz Calxeda Highbank NodeAMD Turion X2 2.1Ghz HP Pavilion tx2550evARM Chromebook - Ubuntu 13.04 - lubuntu1.1GHz Calxeda Highbank NodePandaBoard ES1.08232.16463.24694.32925.4115SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.16, N = 6SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 34.814.534.504.013.572.041. (F9X) gfortran options: -fopenmp

FFTE

Test: N=64, 1D Complex FFT Routine

OpenBenchmarking.orgMFLOPS, More Is BetterFFTE 5.0Test: N=64, 1D Complex FFT RoutineAMD Turion X2 2.1Ghz HP Pavilion tx2550evARM Chromebook - Ubuntu 13.04 - lubuntuIntel Atom D5251.4GHz Calxeda Highbank NodePandaBoard ES1.1GHz Calxeda Highbank Node400800120016002000SE +/- 54.18, N = 6SE +/- 16.47, N = 3SE +/- 0.70, N = 3SE +/- 2.44, N = 3SE +/- 0.13, N = 3SE +/- 5.28, N = 31677.341465.68942.93643.43548.78501.69-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-lmpichf90 -lmpich -lopa -lmpl -lrt -lcr -lpthread1. (F9X) gfortran options: -O3 -fomit-frame-pointer -fopenmp

7-Zip Compression

Compress Speed Test

OpenBenchmarking.orgMIPS, More Is Better7-Zip Compression 9.20.1Compress Speed TestAMD Turion X2 2.1Ghz HP Pavilion tx2550ev1.4GHz Calxeda Highbank NodeIntel Atom D5251.1GHz Calxeda Highbank NodeARM Chromebook - Ubuntu 13.04 - lubuntuPandaBoard ES5001000150020002500SE +/- 46.33, N = 6SE +/- 4.67, N = 3SE +/- 5.21, N = 3SE +/- 8.88, N = 3SE +/- 17.17, N = 3SE +/- 10.48, N = 3244521762089170616988861. (CXX) g++ options: -pipe -lpthread

x264

H.264 Video Encoding

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is Betterx264 2011-12-06H.264 Video EncodingAMD Turion X2 2.1Ghz HP Pavilion tx2550ev1.4GHz Calxeda Highbank NodeIntel Atom D525ARM Chromebook - Ubuntu 13.04 - lubuntu1.1GHz Calxeda Highbank NodePandaBoard ES3691215SE +/- 0.69, N = 6SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.08, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 313.4411.8211.3510.849.074.70

Smallpt

Global Illumination Renderer; 100 Samples

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterSmallpt 1.0Global Illumination Renderer; 100 SamplesAMD Turion X2 2.1Ghz HP Pavilion tx2550evIntel Atom D5251.4GHz Calxeda Highbank NodeARM Chromebook - Ubuntu 13.04 - lubuntu1.1GHz Calxeda Highbank NodePandaBoard ES5001000150020002500SE +/- 7.97, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.88, N = 3SE +/- 1.20, N = 3SE +/- 1.20, N = 3SE +/- 1.53, N = 3943100710331291132624191. (CXX) g++ options: -fopenmp

LAMMPS Molecular Dynamics Simulator

Test: Rhodopsin Protein

OpenBenchmarking.orgLoop Time, Fewer Is BetterLAMMPS Molecular Dynamics Simulator 1.0Test: Rhodopsin ProteinARM Chromebook - Ubuntu 13.04 - lubuntu1.4GHz Calxeda Highbank NodeIntel Atom D5251.1GHz Calxeda Highbank Node100200300400500SE +/- 0.51, N = 3SE +/- 2.84, N = 3SE +/- 1.13, N = 3SE +/- 7.15, N = 5192.31365.85459.73464.021. (CXX) g++ options: -lfftw -lmpich

C-Ray

Total Time

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterC-Ray 1.1Total Time1.4GHz Calxeda Highbank NodeARM Chromebook - Ubuntu 13.04 - lubuntuIntel Atom D5251.1GHz Calxeda Highbank NodeAMD Turion X2 2.1Ghz HP Pavilion tx2550ev120240360480600SE +/- 0.19, N = 3SE +/- 11.67, N = 6SE +/- 0.13, N = 3SE +/- 0.18, N = 3SE +/- 2.32, N = 3303.69332.54371.20390.45533.731. (CC) gcc options: -lm -lpthread -O3

Apache Benchmark

Static Web Page Serving

OpenBenchmarking.orgRequests Per Second, More Is BetterApache Benchmark 2.2.21Static Web Page Serving1.4GHz Calxeda Highbank NodeAMD Turion X2 2.1Ghz HP Pavilion tx2550ev1.1GHz Calxeda Highbank NodeIntel Atom D525ARM Chromebook - Ubuntu 13.04 - lubuntu11002200330044005500SE +/- 6.07, N = 3SE +/- 180.51, N = 6SE +/- 57.43, N = 3SE +/- 7.71, N = 3SE +/- 3.82, N = 35271.675248.984014.663073.421823.63-lexpat1. (CC) gcc options: -O2 -pthread -lm -lrt -lcrypt -lpthread -ldl

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