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 D5251.4GHz Calxeda Highbank Node1.1GHz Calxeda Highbank NodeARM Chromebook - Ubuntu 13.04 - lubuntu1.6GHz Hardkernel Odroid-xu - ubuntu 13.07ARMv7 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 9.01366x768ARMv7 rev 3 @ 1.60GHz (4 Cores)ODROIDXU31GB 032G96Linaro 13.073.4.5 (armv7l)1920x1080OpenBenchmarking.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 - 1.4GHz 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 - 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 - 1.6GHz Hardkernel Odroid-xu - ubuntu 13.07: --build=arm-linux-gnueabihf --disable-cloog-version-check --disable-libitm --disable-ppl-version-check --disable-sjlj-exceptions --disable-werror --enable-checking=release --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-cloog-backend=ppl --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-languages=c,c++,go,fortran,objc,obj-c++ --enable-libstdcxx-debug --enable-libstdcxx-time=yes --enable-multiarch --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-cloog --with-float=hard --with-fpu=vfpv3-d16 --with-mode=thumb -v Processor Details- PandaBoard ES: Scaling Governor: ondemand- ARM Chromebook - Ubuntu 13.04 - lubuntu: Scaling Governor: ondemand- 1.6GHz Hardkernel Odroid-xu - ubuntu 13.07: Scaling Governor: exynos freq interactiveSystem 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 D5251.4GHz Calxeda Highbank Node1.1GHz Calxeda Highbank NodeARM Chromebook - Ubuntu 13.04 - lubuntu1.6GHz Hardkernel Odroid-xu - ubuntu 13.07269.00265.31216.802.04548.788864.702419780.69710.18506.334.81942.93208911.351007459.73371.203073.42875.04637.66542.464.53643.43217611.821033365.85303.695271.67663.59472.82421.513.57501.6917069.071326464.02390.454014.661046.43756.09652.364.011465.68169810.841291192.31332.541823.631415.791131.60925.954.971378.04289319.79688190.20174.751669.24OpenBenchmarking.org

NAS Parallel Benchmarks

OpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: LU.A1.6GHz Hardkernel Odroid-xu - ubuntu 13.07PandaBoard ESIntel Atom D5251.4GHz Calxeda Highbank Node1.1GHz Calxeda Highbank NodeARM Chromebook - Ubuntu 13.04 - lubuntu30060090012001500SE +/- 21.70, N = 3SE +/- 0.20, N = 3SE +/- 0.67, N = 3SE +/- 0.76, N = 3SE +/- 11.24, N = 3SE +/- 2.76, N = 31081.83269.00780.69875.04663.591046.431. (F9X) gfortran options: -fopenmp

OpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: MG.B1.6GHz Hardkernel Odroid-xu - ubuntu 13.07PandaBoard ESIntel Atom D5251.4GHz Calxeda Highbank Node1.1GHz Calxeda Highbank NodeARM Chromebook - Ubuntu 13.04 - lubuntu2004006008001000SE +/- 12.82, N = 3SE +/- 0.40, N = 3SE +/- 2.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.19, N = 3SE +/- 0.39, N = 3SE +/- 4.47, N = 3965.70265.31710.18637.66472.82756.091. (F9X) gfortran options: -fopenmp

OpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: SP.A1.6GHz Hardkernel Odroid-xu - ubuntu 13.07PandaBoard ESIntel Atom D5251.4GHz Calxeda Highbank Node1.1GHz Calxeda Highbank NodeARM Chromebook - Ubuntu 13.04 - lubuntu2004006008001000SE +/- 11.99, N = 3SE +/- 0.51, N = 3SE +/- 0.40, N = 3SE +/- 0.46, N = 3SE +/- 4.12, N = 3SE +/- 2.77, N = 3818.12216.80506.33542.46421.51652.361. (F9X) gfortran options: -fopenmp

OpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: UA.A1.6GHz Hardkernel Odroid-xu - ubuntu 13.07PandaBoard ESIntel Atom D5251.4GHz Calxeda Highbank Node1.1GHz Calxeda Highbank NodeARM Chromebook - Ubuntu 13.04 - lubuntu1.14752.2953.44254.595.7375SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 34.102.044.814.533.574.011. (F9X) gfortran options: -fopenmp

FFTE

FFTE is a package by Daisuke Takahashi to compute Discrete Fourier Transforms of 1-, 2- and 3- dimensional sequences of length (2^p)*(3^q)*(5^r). Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgMFLOPS, More Is BetterFFTE 5.0Test: N=64, 1D Complex FFT Routine1.6GHz Hardkernel Odroid-xu - ubuntu 13.07PandaBoard ESIntel Atom D5251.4GHz Calxeda Highbank Node1.1GHz Calxeda Highbank NodeARM Chromebook - Ubuntu 13.04 - lubuntu30060090012001500SE +/- 32.90, N = 6SE +/- 0.13, N = 3SE +/- 0.70, N = 3SE +/- 2.44, N = 3SE +/- 5.28, N = 3SE +/- 16.47, N = 31330.10548.78942.93643.43501.691465.681. (F9X) gfortran options: -O3 -fomit-frame-pointer -fopenmp -lmpichf90 -lmpich -lopa -lmpl -lrt -lcr -lpthread

7-Zip Compression

OpenBenchmarking.orgMIPS, More Is Better7-Zip Compression 9.20.1Compress Speed Test1.6GHz Hardkernel Odroid-xu - ubuntu 13.07PandaBoard ESIntel Atom D5251.4GHz Calxeda Highbank Node1.1GHz Calxeda Highbank NodeARM Chromebook - Ubuntu 13.04 - lubuntu6001200180024003000SE +/- 10.69, N = 3SE +/- 10.48, N = 3SE +/- 5.21, N = 3SE +/- 4.67, N = 3SE +/- 8.88, N = 3SE +/- 17.17, N = 3276088620892176170616981. (CXX) g++ options: -pipe -lpthread

x264

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is Betterx264 2011-12-06H.264 Video Encoding1.6GHz Hardkernel Odroid-xu - ubuntu 13.07PandaBoard ESIntel Atom D5251.4GHz Calxeda Highbank Node1.1GHz Calxeda Highbank NodeARM Chromebook - Ubuntu 13.04 - lubuntu510152025SE +/- 0.25, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.08, N = 318.024.7011.3511.829.0710.841. (CC) gcc options: -lm -lpthread

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 Samples1.6GHz Hardkernel Odroid-xu - ubuntu 13.07PandaBoard ESIntel Atom D5251.4GHz Calxeda Highbank Node1.1GHz Calxeda Highbank NodeARM Chromebook - Ubuntu 13.04 - lubuntu5001000150020002500SE +/- 3.84, N = 3SE +/- 1.53, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.88, N = 3SE +/- 1.20, N = 3SE +/- 1.20, N = 3738241910071033132612911. (CXX) g++ options: -fopenmp

LAMMPS Molecular Dynamics Simulator

OpenBenchmarking.orgLoop Time, Fewer Is BetterLAMMPS Molecular Dynamics Simulator 1.0Test: Rhodopsin Protein1.6GHz Hardkernel Odroid-xu - ubuntu 13.07Intel Atom D5251.4GHz Calxeda Highbank Node1.1GHz Calxeda Highbank NodeARM Chromebook - Ubuntu 13.04 - lubuntu100200300400500SE +/- 0.25, N = 3SE +/- 1.13, N = 3SE +/- 2.84, N = 3SE +/- 7.15, N = 5SE +/- 0.51, N = 3187.07459.73365.85464.02192.311. (CXX) g++ options: -lfftw -lmpich

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 Time1.6GHz Hardkernel Odroid-xu - ubuntu 13.07Intel Atom D5251.4GHz Calxeda Highbank Node1.1GHz Calxeda Highbank NodeARM Chromebook - Ubuntu 13.04 - lubuntu80160240320400SE +/- 0.67, N = 3SE +/- 0.13, N = 3SE +/- 0.19, N = 3SE +/- 0.18, N = 3SE +/- 11.67, N = 6172.91371.20303.69390.45332.541. (CC) gcc options: -lm -lpthread -O3

Apache Benchmark

OpenBenchmarking.orgRequests Per Second, More Is BetterApache Benchmark 2.2.21Static Web Page Serving1.6GHz Hardkernel Odroid-xu - ubuntu 13.07Intel Atom D5251.4GHz Calxeda Highbank Node1.1GHz Calxeda Highbank NodeARM Chromebook - Ubuntu 13.04 - lubuntu11002200330044005500SE +/- 6.81, N = 3SE +/- 7.71, N = 3SE +/- 6.07, N = 3SE +/- 57.43, N = 3SE +/- 3.82, N = 31762.493073.425271.674014.661823.63-lexpat-lexpat1. (CC) gcc options: -O2 -pthread -lm -lrt -lcrypt -lpthread -ldl