Intel Haswell GCC 4.8 core-avx2 Tuning

Testing Intel Core i7 4770K with different CFLAGS/CXXFLAGS to look at the core-avx2 Haswell GCC 4.8.1 compiler optimizations. Benchmarks by Michael Larabel of Phoronix for a future article.

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nocona

Compiler Notes: --enable-checking=release --enable-languages=c,c++,fortran
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: acpi- freq ondemand

core2

corei7

corei7-avx

core-avx-i

core-avx2

Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: Intel DH87RL, Chipset: Intel Haswell DRAM, Memory: 15360MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: Intel Haswell IGP, Audio: Intel Haswell HDMI, Monitor: VA2431, Network: Intel Connection I217-V

OS: Ubuntu 13.04, Kernel: 3.10.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.0.0, Display Server: X Server 1.13.3, Display Driver: intel 2.21.9, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 9.2.0-devel (git-a2e3b1c), Compiler: GCC 4.8.1 + LLVM 3.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Intel Haswell GCC 4.8 core-avx2 TuningOpenBenchmarking.orgPhoronix Test SuiteIntel Core i7-4770K @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores)Intel DH87RLIntel Haswell DRAM15360MB240GB OCZ VERTEX3Intel Haswell IGPIntel Haswell HDMIVA2431Intel Connection I217-VUbuntu 13.043.10.0-999-generic (x86_64)Unity 7.0.0X Server 1.13.3intel 2.21.93.0 Mesa 9.2.0-devel (git-a2e3b1c)GCC 4.8.1 + LLVM 3.2ext41920x1080ProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioMonitorNetworkOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerDisplay DriverOpenGLCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionIntel Haswell GCC 4.8 Core-avx2 Tuning BenchmarksSystem Logs- --enable-checking=release --enable-languages=c,c++,fortran- Scaling Governor: acpi- freq ondemand

noconacore2corei7corei7-avxcore-avx-icore-avx2Result OverviewPhoronix Test Suite100%109%118%127%C-RayHimeno BenchmarkGraphicsMagickSmallptTTSIOD 3D RendererSciMarkTimed ImageMagick CompilationTimed HMMer SearchApache BenchmarkFFmpegBotanx264Timed Linux Kernel Compilation

Intel Haswell GCC 4.8 core-avx2 Tuningapache: Static Web Page Servingffmpeg: H.264 HD To NTSC DVsmallpt: Global Illumination Renderer; 100 Samplesc-ray: Total Timebuild-linux-kernel: Time To Compilebuild-imagemagick: Time To Compilehimeno: Poisson Pressure Solvergraphics-magick: Local Adaptive Thresholdinggraphics-magick: Resizinggraphics-magick: Sharpengraphics-magick: Blurx264: H.264 Video Encodingttsiod-renderer: Phong Rendering With Soft-Shadow Mappingscimark2: Dense LU Matrix Factorizationscimark2: Fast Fourier Transformscimark2: Monte Carlobotan: CAST-256botan: AES-256botan: Tigerhmmer: Pfam Database Searchnoconacore2corei7corei7-avxcore-avx-icore-avx224888.1112.942623.0797.8976.981517.0311815783115156.80122.021825.73245.07615.3395.48157.97438.7810.1625606.1713.162622.9597.6379.031564.2212016084117156.74121.581859.97250.93616.2195.80158.35438.8710.1425490.1412.932622.9597.7779.641560.1812016084116156.06123.141863.19249.11616.6595.54157.96427.3110.2225580.4412.862622.8498.1080.911404.9211916696122155.63117.711851.10251.86616.6595.77158.19442.4710.6225549.8413.002622.8397.8581.061630.1212016796122156.08116.541824.28247.35615.7695.79158.31440.3710.4525644.1013.012417.0297.2580.661282.30121182136138155.18119.781817.03226.57596.1695.76158.43424.5610.55OpenBenchmarking.org

Apache Benchmark

OpenBenchmarking.orgRequests Per Second, More Is BetterApache Benchmark 2.4.3Static Web Page Servingcore-avx2core2corei7-avxcore-avx-icorei7nocona5K10K15K20K25KSE +/- 170.85, N = 3SE +/- 229.80, N = 3SE +/- 178.37, N = 3SE +/- 126.25, N = 3SE +/- 193.34, N = 3SE +/- 107.43, N = 325644.1025606.1725580.4425549.8425490.1424888.11-march=core-avx2-march=core2-march=corei7-avx-march=core-avx-i-march=corei7-march=nocona1. (CC) gcc options: -shared -fPIC -pthread -O3

FFmpeg

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterFFmpeg 1.1H.264 HD To NTSC DVcorei7-avxcorei7noconacore-avx-icore-avx2core23691215SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 312.8612.9312.9413.0013.0113.16-march=corei7-avx-march=corei7-march=nocona-march=core-avx-i-march=core-avx2-march=core21. (CC) gcc options: -lavdevice -lavfilter -lavformat -lavcodec -lswresample -lswscale -lavutil -ldl -lasound -lSDL -lm -pthread -lbz2 -O3 -std=c99 -fomit-frame-pointer -fno-math-errno -fno-signed-zeros -fno-tree-vectorize -MMD -MF -MT

Smallpt

Smallpt is a C++ global illumination renderer written in less than 100 lines of code. Global illumination is done via unbiased Monte Carlo path tracing and there is multi-threading support via the OpenMP library. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterSmallpt 1.0Global Illumination Renderer; 100 Samplescore-avx2noconacore2corei7corei7-avxcore-avx-i612182430SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3242626262626-march=core-avx2-march=nocona-march=core2-march=corei7-march=corei7-avx-march=core-avx-i1. (CXX) g++ options: -fopenmp -O3

C-Ray

This is a test of C-Ray, a simple raytracer designed to test the floating-point CPU performance. This test is multi-threaded (16 threads per core), will shoot 8 rays per pixel for anti-aliasing, and will generate a 1600 x 1200 image. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterC-Ray 1.1Total Timecore-avx2core-avx-icorei7-avxcore2corei7nocona612182430SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 317.0222.8322.8422.9522.9523.07-march=core-avx2-march=core-avx-i-march=corei7-avx-march=core2-march=corei7-march=nocona1. (CC) gcc options: -lm -lpthread -O3

Timed Linux Kernel Compilation

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterTimed Linux Kernel Compilation 3.1Time To Compilecore-avx2core2corei7core-avx-inoconacorei7-avx20406080100SE +/- 0.60, N = 3SE +/- 0.54, N = 3SE +/- 0.69, N = 3SE +/- 0.76, N = 3SE +/- 0.59, N = 3SE +/- 0.54, N = 397.2597.6397.7797.8597.8998.10

Timed ImageMagick Compilation

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterTimed ImageMagick Compilation 6.8.1-10Time To Compilenoconacore2corei7core-avx2corei7-avxcore-avx-i20406080100SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.18, N = 3SE +/- 0.32, N = 3SE +/- 0.10, N = 3SE +/- 0.31, N = 376.9879.0379.6480.6680.9181.06

Himeno Benchmark

The Himeno benchmark is a linear solver of pressure Poisson using a point-Jacobi method. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgMFLOPS, More Is BetterHimeno Benchmark 3.0Poisson Pressure Solvercore-avx-icore2corei7noconacorei7-avxcore-avx2400800120016002000SE +/- 1.05, N = 3SE +/- 3.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.75, N = 3SE +/- 1.20, N = 3SE +/- 105.46, N = 6SE +/- 19.87, N = 61630.121564.221560.181517.031404.921282.30-march=core-avx-i-march=core2-march=corei7-march=nocona-march=corei7-avx-march=core-avx21. (CC) gcc options: -O3

GraphicsMagick

OpenBenchmarking.orgIterations Per Minute, More Is BetterGraphicsMagick 1.3.16Operation: Local Adaptive Thresholdingcore-avx2core-avx-icorei7core2corei7-avxnocona306090120150SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3121120120120119118-march=core-avx2-march=core-avx-i-march=corei7-march=core2-march=corei7-avx-march=nocona1. (CC) gcc options: -std=gnu99 -fopenmp -O3 -pthread -ljbig -ljpeg -lXext -lSM -lICE -lX11 -llzma -lbz2 -lz -lm -lpthread

OpenBenchmarking.orgIterations Per Minute, More Is BetterGraphicsMagick 1.3.16Operation: Resizingcore-avx2core-avx-icorei7-avxcorei7core2nocona4080120160200SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3182167166160160157-march=core-avx2-march=core-avx-i-march=corei7-avx-march=corei7-march=core2-march=nocona1. (CC) gcc options: -std=gnu99 -fopenmp -O3 -pthread -ljbig -ljpeg -lXext -lSM -lICE -lX11 -llzma -lbz2 -lz -lm -lpthread

OpenBenchmarking.orgIterations Per Minute, More Is BetterGraphicsMagick 1.3.16Operation: Sharpencore-avx2core-avx-icorei7-avxcorei7core2nocona306090120150SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 31369696848483-march=core-avx2-march=core-avx-i-march=corei7-avx-march=corei7-march=core2-march=nocona1. (CC) gcc options: -std=gnu99 -fopenmp -O3 -pthread -ljbig -ljpeg -lXext -lSM -lICE -lX11 -llzma -lbz2 -lz -lm -lpthread

OpenBenchmarking.orgIterations Per Minute, More Is BetterGraphicsMagick 1.3.16Operation: Blurcore-avx2core-avx-icorei7-avxcore2corei7nocona306090120150SE +/- 0.88, N = 3SE +/- 0.67, N = 3SE +/- 1.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 1.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3138122122117116115-march=core-avx2-march=core-avx-i-march=corei7-avx-march=core2-march=corei7-march=nocona1. (CC) gcc options: -std=gnu99 -fopenmp -O3 -pthread -ljbig -ljpeg -lXext -lSM -lICE -lX11 -llzma -lbz2 -lz -lm -lpthread

x264

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is Betterx264 2013-06-08H.264 Video Encodingnoconacore2core-avx-icorei7corei7-avxcore-avx2306090120150SE +/- 0.30, N = 5SE +/- 0.55, N = 5SE +/- 0.50, N = 5SE +/- 0.51, N = 5SE +/- 0.20, N = 5SE +/- 0.90, N = 5156.80156.74156.08156.06155.63155.18-march=nocona-march=core2-march=core-avx-i-march=corei7-march=corei7-avx-march=core-avx21. (CC) gcc options: -ldl -m64 -lm -lpthread -O3 -ffast-math -std=gnu99 -fomit-frame-pointer -fno-tree-vectorize

TTSIOD 3D Renderer

OpenBenchmarking.orgFPS, More Is BetterTTSIOD 3D Renderer 2.2zPhong Rendering With Soft-Shadow Mappingcorei7noconacore2core-avx2corei7-avxcore-avx-i306090120150SE +/- 0.45, N = 3SE +/- 0.39, N = 3SE +/- 0.76, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.66, N = 3SE +/- 0.36, N = 3123.14122.02121.58119.78117.71116.54-march=corei7-march=nocona-march=core2-march=core-avx2-march=corei7-avx-march=core-avx-i1. (CXX) g++ options: -O3 -fomit-frame-pointer -ffast-math -mtune=native -flto -msse -mrecip -mfpmath=sse -msse2 -mssse3 -lSDL -lstdc++

SciMark

OpenBenchmarking.orgMflops, More Is BetterSciMark 2.0Computational Test: Dense LU Matrix Factorizationcorei7core2corei7-avxnoconacore-avx-icore-avx2400800120016002000SE +/- 3.12, N = 4SE +/- 5.53, N = 4SE +/- 22.67, N = 4SE +/- 21.90, N = 4SE +/- 23.35, N = 4SE +/- 28.95, N = 41863.191859.971851.101825.731824.281817.03

OpenBenchmarking.orgMflops, More Is BetterSciMark 2.0Computational Test: Fast Fourier Transformcorei7-avxcore2corei7core-avx-inoconacore-avx260120180240300SE +/- 1.22, N = 4SE +/- 0.67, N = 4SE +/- 0.86, N = 4SE +/- 2.13, N = 4SE +/- 2.50, N = 4SE +/- 2.02, N = 4251.86250.93249.11247.35245.07226.57

OpenBenchmarking.orgMflops, More Is BetterSciMark 2.0Computational Test: Monte Carlocorei7-avxcorei7core2core-avx-inoconacore-avx2130260390520650SE +/- 0.44, N = 4SE +/- 0.44, N = 4SE +/- 0.51, N = 4SE +/- 0.44, N = 4SE +/- 0.72, N = 4SE +/- 20.17, N = 8616.65616.65616.21615.76615.33596.16

Botan

OpenBenchmarking.orgMbytes/s, More Is BetterBotan 1.10.3Test: CAST-256core2core-avx-icorei7-avxcore-avx2corei7nocona2040608010095.8095.7995.7795.7695.5495.481. (CXX) g++ options: -m64 -ldl -lpthread -lrt -O2

OpenBenchmarking.orgMbytes/s, More Is BetterBotan 1.10.3Test: AES-256core-avx2core2core-avx-icorei7-avxnoconacorei74080120160200158.43158.35158.31158.19157.97157.961. (CXX) g++ options: -m64 -ldl -lpthread -lrt -O2

OpenBenchmarking.orgMbytes/s, More Is BetterBotan 1.10.3Test: Tigercorei7-avxcore-avx-icore2noconacorei7core-avx2100200300400500442.47440.37438.87438.78427.31424.561. (CXX) g++ options: -m64 -ldl -lpthread -lrt -O2

Timed HMMer Search

This test searches through the Pfam database of profile hidden markov models. The search finds the domain structure of Drosophila Sevenless protein. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterTimed HMMer Search 2.3.2Pfam Database Searchcore2noconacorei7core-avx-icore-avx2corei7-avx3691215SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.17, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 310.1410.1610.2210.4510.5510.62-march=core2-march=nocona-march=corei7-march=core-avx-i-march=core-avx2-march=corei7-avx1. (CC) gcc options: -O3 -pthread -lhmmer -lsquid -lm

nocona

Compiler Notes: --enable-checking=release --enable-languages=c,c++,fortran
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: acpi- freq ondemand

Testing initiated at 14 June 2013 21:25 by user pts.

core2

Compiler Notes: --enable-checking=release --enable-languages=c,c++,fortran
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: acpi- freq ondemand

Testing initiated at 14 June 2013 17:28 by user pts.

corei7

Compiler Notes: --enable-checking=release --enable-languages=c,c++,fortran
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: acpi- freq ondemand

Testing initiated at 14 June 2013 18:35 by user pts.

corei7-avx

Compiler Notes: --enable-checking=release --enable-languages=c,c++,fortran
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: acpi- freq ondemand

Testing initiated at 14 June 2013 19:30 by user pts.

core-avx-i

Compiler Notes: --enable-checking=release --enable-languages=c,c++,fortran
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: acpi- freq ondemand

Testing initiated at 14 June 2013 20:27 by user pts.

core-avx2

Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: Intel DH87RL, Chipset: Intel Haswell DRAM, Memory: 15360MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: Intel Haswell IGP, Audio: Intel Haswell HDMI, Monitor: VA2431, Network: Intel Connection I217-V

OS: Ubuntu 13.04, Kernel: 3.10.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.0.0, Display Server: X Server 1.13.3, Display Driver: intel 2.21.9, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 9.2.0-devel (git-a2e3b1c), Compiler: GCC 4.8.1 + LLVM 3.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Compiler Notes: --enable-checking=release --enable-languages=c,c++,fortran
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: acpi- freq ondemand

Testing initiated at 14 June 2013 16:12 by user pts.