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 ComparisonProcessorMotherboardMemoryDiskGraphicsChipsetAudioNetworkOSKernelDisplay ServerDisplay DriverOpenGLCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionDesktopPandaBoard ESIntel Atom D5251.1GHz Calxeda Highbank Node1.4GHz Calxeda Highbank NodeARM Chromebook - Ubuntu 13.04 - lubuntuAcer Aspire S3ARMv7 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 9.01366x768Intel Core i5-2467M @ 1.60GHz (4 Cores)Acer Aspire S3 v1.18Intel 2nd Generation Core Family DRAM4096MB500GB Hitachi HTS54505 + 20GB SATA SSDIntel 2nd Generation Core Family IGPRealtek ALC271XAtheros AR9485 WirelessUbuntu 12.043.5.0-18-generic (x86_64)KDEX Server 1.12.3intel 2.20.133.0 Mesa 9.1-develGCC 4.7 + Clang 3.3 (SVN 168489) + LLVM 3.3svnOpenBenchmarking.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 Processor Details- PandaBoard ES, ARM Chromebook - Ubuntu 13.04 - lubuntu, Acer Aspire S3: 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 Comparisoncompress-7zip: Compress Speed Testapache: Static Web Page Servingc-ray: Total Timeffte: N=64, 1D Complex FFT Routinelammps: Rhodopsin Proteinnpb: LU.Anpb: MG.Bnpb: SP.Anpb: UA.Asmallpt: Global Illumination Renderer; 100 Samplesx264: H.264 Video EncodingPandaBoard ESIntel Atom D5251.1GHz Calxeda Highbank Node1.4GHz Calxeda Highbank NodeARM Chromebook - Ubuntu 13.04 - lubuntuAcer Aspire S3886548.78269.00265.31216.802.0424194.7020893073.42371.20942.93459.73780.69710.18506.334.81100711.3517064014.66390.45501.69464.02663.59472.82421.513.5713269.0721765271.67303.69643.43365.85875.04637.66542.464.53103311.8216981823.63332.541465.68192.311046.43756.09652.364.01129110.84548213140.15131.563354.643004.532364.231953.6012.2737839.56OpenBenchmarking.org

7-Zip Compression

Compress Speed Test

OpenBenchmarking.orgMIPS, More Is Better7-Zip Compression 9.20.1Compress Speed TestAcer Aspire S31.4GHz Calxeda Highbank NodeIntel Atom D5251.1GHz Calxeda Highbank NodeARM Chromebook - Ubuntu 13.04 - lubuntuPandaBoard ES12002400360048006000SE +/- 6.67, N = 3SE +/- 4.67, N = 3SE +/- 5.21, N = 3SE +/- 8.88, N = 3SE +/- 17.17, N = 3SE +/- 10.48, N = 3548221762089170616988861. (CXX) g++ options: -pipe -lpthread

Apache Benchmark

Static Web Page Serving

OpenBenchmarking.orgRequests Per Second, More Is BetterApache Benchmark 2.2.21Static Web Page ServingAcer Aspire S31.4GHz Calxeda Highbank Node1.1GHz Calxeda Highbank NodeIntel Atom D525ARM Chromebook - Ubuntu 13.04 - lubuntu3K6K9K12K15KSE +/- 69.44, N = 3SE +/- 6.07, N = 3SE +/- 57.43, N = 3SE +/- 7.71, N = 3SE +/- 3.82, N = 313140.155271.674014.663073.421823.631. (CC) gcc options: -O2 -pthread -lm -lrt -lcrypt -lpthread -ldl

C-Ray

Total Time

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterC-Ray 1.1Total TimeAcer Aspire S31.4GHz Calxeda Highbank NodeARM Chromebook - Ubuntu 13.04 - lubuntuIntel Atom D5251.1GHz Calxeda Highbank Node80160240320400SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.19, N = 3SE +/- 11.67, N = 6SE +/- 0.13, N = 3SE +/- 0.18, N = 3131.56303.69332.54371.20390.451. (CC) gcc options: -lm -lpthread -O3

FFTE

Test: N=64, 1D Complex FFT Routine

OpenBenchmarking.orgMFLOPS, More Is BetterFFTE 5.0Test: N=64, 1D Complex FFT RoutineAcer Aspire S3ARM Chromebook - Ubuntu 13.04 - lubuntuIntel Atom D5251.4GHz Calxeda Highbank NodePandaBoard ES1.1GHz Calxeda Highbank Node7001400210028003500SE +/- 3.49, N = 3SE +/- 16.47, N = 3SE +/- 0.70, N = 3SE +/- 2.44, N = 3SE +/- 0.13, N = 3SE +/- 5.28, N = 33354.641465.68942.93643.43548.78501.691. (F9X) gfortran options: -O3 -fomit-frame-pointer -fopenmp -lmpichf90 -lmpich -lopa -lmpl -lrt -lcr -lpthread

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

NAS Parallel Benchmarks

Test / Class: LU.A

OpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: LU.AAcer Aspire S3ARM Chromebook - Ubuntu 13.04 - lubuntu1.4GHz Calxeda Highbank NodeIntel Atom D5251.1GHz Calxeda Highbank NodePandaBoard ES6001200180024003000SE +/- 12.59, N = 3SE +/- 2.76, N = 3SE +/- 0.76, N = 3SE +/- 0.67, N = 3SE +/- 11.24, N = 3SE +/- 0.20, N = 33004.531046.43875.04780.69663.59269.001. (F9X) gfortran options: -fopenmp

NAS Parallel Benchmarks

Test / Class: MG.B

OpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: MG.BAcer Aspire S3ARM Chromebook - Ubuntu 13.04 - lubuntuIntel Atom D5251.4GHz Calxeda Highbank Node1.1GHz Calxeda Highbank NodePandaBoard ES5001000150020002500SE +/- 8.63, N = 3SE +/- 4.47, N = 3SE +/- 2.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.19, N = 3SE +/- 0.39, N = 3SE +/- 0.40, N = 32364.23756.09710.18637.66472.82265.311. (F9X) gfortran options: -fopenmp

NAS Parallel Benchmarks

Test / Class: SP.A

OpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: SP.AAcer Aspire S3ARM Chromebook - Ubuntu 13.04 - lubuntu1.4GHz Calxeda Highbank NodeIntel Atom D5251.1GHz Calxeda Highbank NodePandaBoard ES400800120016002000SE +/- 5.86, N = 3SE +/- 2.77, N = 3SE +/- 0.46, N = 3SE +/- 0.40, N = 3SE +/- 4.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.51, N = 31953.60652.36542.46506.33421.51216.801. (F9X) gfortran options: -fopenmp

NAS Parallel Benchmarks

Test / Class: UA.A

OpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: UA.AAcer Aspire S3Intel Atom D5251.4GHz Calxeda Highbank NodeARM Chromebook - Ubuntu 13.04 - lubuntu1.1GHz Calxeda Highbank NodePandaBoard ES3691215SE +/- 0.27, N = 6SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 312.274.814.534.013.572.041. (F9X) gfortran options: -fopenmp

Smallpt

Global Illumination Renderer; 100 Samples

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterSmallpt 1.0Global Illumination Renderer; 100 SamplesAcer Aspire S3Intel Atom D5251.4GHz Calxeda Highbank NodeARM Chromebook - Ubuntu 13.04 - lubuntu1.1GHz Calxeda Highbank NodePandaBoard ES5001000150020002500SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.88, N = 3SE +/- 1.20, N = 3SE +/- 1.20, N = 3SE +/- 1.53, N = 3378100710331291132624191. (CXX) g++ options: -fopenmp

x264

H.264 Video Encoding

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is Betterx264 2011-12-06H.264 Video EncodingAcer Aspire S31.4GHz Calxeda Highbank NodeIntel Atom D525ARM Chromebook - Ubuntu 13.04 - lubuntu1.1GHz Calxeda Highbank NodePandaBoard ES918273645SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.08, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 339.5611.8211.3510.849.074.70

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