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 1.1GHz Calxeda Highbank Node 1.4GHz Calxeda Highbank Node ARM Chromebook - Ubuntu 13.04 - lubuntu Lenovo X60 - Ubuntu 12.10 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) ARMv7 rev 4 @ 1.70GHz (2 Cores) SAMSUNG EXYNOS5 (Flattened Device Tree) 2048MB 16GB SEM16G + 64GB Ubuntu 13.04 3.4.0 (armv7l) LXDE 0.5.11 X Server 1.13.0 2.1 Mesa 9.0 1366x768 Intel Core Duo T2400 @ 1.83GHz (2 Cores) LENOVO 170685U Intel Mobile 945GM/PM/GMS + ICH7-M 2560MB 128GB KINGSTON SNV425S Intel Mobile 945GM/GMS 943/940GML IGP Analog Devices AD1981 Intel 82573L Gigabit + Intel PRO/Wireless Ubuntu 12.10 3.5.0-26-generic (i686) Unity 6.12.0 intel 2.20.9 1.4 Mesa 9.0.2 1024x768 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 - 1.1GHz 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 - Lenovo X60 - Ubuntu 12.10: --build=i686-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-targets=all --enable-threads=posix --host=i686-linux-gnu --target=i686-linux-gnu --with-arch-32=i686 --with-tune=generic -v Processor Details - PandaBoard ES, ARM Chromebook - Ubuntu 13.04 - lubuntu, Lenovo X60 - Ubuntu 12.10: 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 x264: H.264 Video Encoding ffte: N=64, 1D Complex FFT Routine compress-7zip: Compress Speed Test apache: Static Web Page Serving npb: LU.A npb: MG.B npb: SP.A npb: UA.A lammps: Rhodopsin Protein smallpt: Global Illumination Renderer; 100 Samples c-ray: Total Time PandaBoard ES Intel Atom D525 1.1GHz Calxeda Highbank Node 1.4GHz Calxeda Highbank Node ARM Chromebook - Ubuntu 13.04 - lubuntu Lenovo X60 - Ubuntu 12.10 4.70 548.78 886 269.00 265.31 216.80 2.04 2419 11.35 942.93 2089 3073.42 780.69 710.18 506.33 4.81 459.73 1007 371.20 9.07 501.69 1706 4014.66 663.59 472.82 421.51 3.57 464.02 1326 390.45 11.82 643.43 2176 5271.67 875.04 637.66 542.46 4.53 365.85 1033 303.69 10.84 1465.68 1698 1823.63 1046.43 756.09 652.36 4.01 192.31 1291 332.54 9.29 1430.95 1738 4987.05 802.23 696.44 704.45 3.66 1216 490.14 OpenBenchmarking.org
x264 H.264 Video Encoding OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better x264 2011-12-06 H.264 Video Encoding 1.4GHz Calxeda Highbank Node Intel Atom D525 ARM Chromebook - Ubuntu 13.04 - lubuntu Lenovo X60 - Ubuntu 12.10 1.1GHz Calxeda Highbank Node PandaBoard ES 3 6 9 12 15 SE +/- 0.02, N = 3 SE +/- 0.05, N = 3 SE +/- 0.08, N = 3 SE +/- 0.04, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 11.82 11.35 10.84 9.29 9.07 4.70
FFTE Test: N=64, 1D Complex FFT Routine OpenBenchmarking.org MFLOPS, More Is Better FFTE 5.0 Test: N=64, 1D Complex FFT Routine ARM Chromebook - Ubuntu 13.04 - lubuntu Lenovo X60 - Ubuntu 12.10 Intel Atom D525 1.4GHz Calxeda Highbank Node PandaBoard ES 1.1GHz Calxeda Highbank Node 300 600 900 1200 1500 SE +/- 16.47, N = 3 SE +/- 37.88, N = 6 SE +/- 0.70, N = 3 SE +/- 2.44, N = 3 SE +/- 0.13, N = 3 SE +/- 5.28, N = 3 1465.68 1430.95 942.93 643.43 548.78 501.69 1. (F9X) gfortran options: -O3 -fomit-frame-pointer -fopenmp -lmpichf90 -lmpich -lopa -lmpl -lrt -lcr -lpthread
7-Zip Compression Compress Speed Test OpenBenchmarking.org MIPS, More Is Better 7-Zip Compression 9.20.1 Compress Speed Test 1.4GHz Calxeda Highbank Node Intel Atom D525 Lenovo X60 - Ubuntu 12.10 1.1GHz Calxeda Highbank Node ARM Chromebook - Ubuntu 13.04 - lubuntu PandaBoard ES 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 SE +/- 4.67, N = 3 SE +/- 5.21, N = 3 SE +/- 22.67, N = 6 SE +/- 8.88, N = 3 SE +/- 17.17, N = 3 SE +/- 10.48, N = 3 2176 2089 1738 1706 1698 886 1. (CXX) g++ options: -pipe -lpthread
Apache Benchmark Static Web Page Serving OpenBenchmarking.org Requests Per Second, More Is Better Apache Benchmark 2.2.21 Static Web Page Serving 1.4GHz Calxeda Highbank Node Lenovo X60 - Ubuntu 12.10 1.1GHz Calxeda Highbank Node Intel Atom D525 ARM Chromebook - Ubuntu 13.04 - lubuntu 1100 2200 3300 4400 5500 SE +/- 6.07, N = 3 SE +/- 90.51, N = 3 SE +/- 57.43, N = 3 SE +/- 7.71, N = 3 SE +/- 3.82, N = 3 5271.67 4987.05 4014.66 3073.42 1823.63 -lexpat 1. (CC) gcc options: -O2 -pthread -lm -lrt -lcrypt -lpthread -ldl
NAS Parallel Benchmarks Test / Class: LU.A OpenBenchmarking.org Total Mop/s, More Is Better NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3 Test / Class: LU.A ARM Chromebook - Ubuntu 13.04 - lubuntu 1.4GHz Calxeda Highbank Node Lenovo X60 - Ubuntu 12.10 Intel Atom D525 1.1GHz Calxeda Highbank Node PandaBoard ES 200 400 600 800 1000 SE +/- 2.76, N = 3 SE +/- 0.76, N = 3 SE +/- 15.91, N = 3 SE +/- 0.67, N = 3 SE +/- 11.24, N = 3 SE +/- 0.20, N = 3 1046.43 875.04 802.23 780.69 663.59 269.00 1. (F9X) gfortran options: -fopenmp
NAS Parallel Benchmarks Test / Class: MG.B OpenBenchmarking.org Total Mop/s, More Is Better NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3 Test / Class: MG.B ARM Chromebook - Ubuntu 13.04 - lubuntu Intel Atom D525 Lenovo X60 - Ubuntu 12.10 1.4GHz Calxeda Highbank Node 1.1GHz Calxeda Highbank Node PandaBoard ES 160 320 480 640 800 SE +/- 4.47, N = 3 SE +/- 2.02, N = 3 SE +/- 11.37, N = 4 SE +/- 0.19, N = 3 SE +/- 0.39, N = 3 SE +/- 0.40, N = 3 756.09 710.18 696.44 637.66 472.82 265.31 1. (F9X) gfortran options: -fopenmp
NAS Parallel Benchmarks Test / Class: SP.A OpenBenchmarking.org Total Mop/s, More Is Better NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3 Test / Class: SP.A Lenovo X60 - Ubuntu 12.10 ARM Chromebook - Ubuntu 13.04 - lubuntu 1.4GHz Calxeda Highbank Node Intel Atom D525 1.1GHz Calxeda Highbank Node PandaBoard ES 150 300 450 600 750 SE +/- 1.28, N = 3 SE +/- 2.77, N = 3 SE +/- 0.46, N = 3 SE +/- 0.40, N = 3 SE +/- 4.12, N = 3 SE +/- 0.51, N = 3 704.45 652.36 542.46 506.33 421.51 216.80 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 Intel Atom D525 1.4GHz Calxeda Highbank Node ARM Chromebook - Ubuntu 13.04 - lubuntu Lenovo X60 - Ubuntu 12.10 1.1GHz Calxeda Highbank Node PandaBoard ES 1.0823 2.1646 3.2469 4.3292 5.4115 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.02, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 4.81 4.53 4.01 3.66 3.57 2.04 1. (F9X) gfortran 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 ARM Chromebook - Ubuntu 13.04 - lubuntu 1.4GHz Calxeda Highbank Node Intel Atom D525 1.1GHz Calxeda Highbank Node 100 200 300 400 500 SE +/- 0.51, N = 3 SE +/- 2.84, N = 3 SE +/- 1.13, N = 3 SE +/- 7.15, N = 5 192.31 365.85 459.73 464.02 1. (CXX) g++ options: -lfftw -lmpich
Smallpt Global Illumination Renderer; 100 Samples OpenBenchmarking.org Seconds, Fewer Is Better Smallpt 1.0 Global Illumination Renderer; 100 Samples Intel Atom D525 1.4GHz Calxeda Highbank Node Lenovo X60 - Ubuntu 12.10 ARM Chromebook - Ubuntu 13.04 - lubuntu 1.1GHz Calxeda Highbank Node PandaBoard ES 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 SE +/- 0.33, N = 3 SE +/- 0.88, N = 3 SE +/- 2.03, N = 3 SE +/- 1.20, N = 3 SE +/- 1.20, N = 3 SE +/- 1.53, N = 3 1007 1033 1216 1291 1326 2419 1. (CXX) g++ options: -fopenmp
C-Ray Total Time OpenBenchmarking.org Seconds, Fewer Is Better C-Ray 1.1 Total Time 1.4GHz Calxeda Highbank Node ARM Chromebook - Ubuntu 13.04 - lubuntu Intel Atom D525 1.1GHz Calxeda Highbank Node Lenovo X60 - Ubuntu 12.10 110 220 330 440 550 SE +/- 0.19, N = 3 SE +/- 11.67, N = 6 SE +/- 0.13, N = 3 SE +/- 0.18, N = 3 SE +/- 1.98, N = 3 303.69 332.54 371.20 390.45 490.14 1. (CC) gcc options: -lm -lpthread -O3
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