GCC 4.9 Snapshot Compiler Flag Tests

GCC 4.9 compiler optimization tests of an Intel Core i7 Haswell CPU and applying different CFLAGS/CXXFLAGS to look at impact of core-avx2 CPU optimizations and other x86_64 -march= options. Benchmarks by Michael Larabel.

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GCC 4.9 Snapshot Compiler Flag TestsOpenBenchmarking.orgPhoronix Test SuiteIntel Core i7-4900MQ @ 2.80GHz (8 Cores)System76 Gazelle ProfessionalIntel Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th8192MB120GB INTEL SSDSC2CW12Intel 4th Gen Core IGP (1300MHz)Intel Haswell HDMIRealtek RTL8111/8168/8411 + Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6235Ubuntu 13.103.11.0-4-generic (x86_64)Unity 7.1.0X Server 1.14.2.901 (1.14.3 RC 1)intel 2.21.143.1 Mesa 9.2.0GCC 4.9.0 20130731ext41920x1080ProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioNetworkOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerDisplay DriverOpenGLCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionGCC 4.9 Snapshot Compiler Flag Tests PerformanceSystem Logs- --build=x86_64-linux-gnu --disable-browser-plugin --disable-nls --disable-werror --enable-checking=yes --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-gtk-cairo --enable-java-awt=gtk --enable-java-home --enable-languages=c,ada,c++,java,go,fortran,objc,obj-c++ --enable-libstdcxx-debug --enable-libstdcxx-time=yes --enable-multiarch --enable-objc-gc --enable-plugin --enable-shared --host=x86_64-linux-gnu --target=x86_64-linux-gnu --with-abi=m64 --with-arch-32=i686 --with-arch-directory=amd64 --with-ecj-jar=/usr/share/java/eclipse-ecj.jar --with-java-home=/usr/lib/jvm/java-1.5.0-gcj-4.9-snap-amd64/jre --with-jvm-jar-dir=/usr/lib/jvm-exports/java-1.5.0-gcj-4.9-snap-amd64 --with-jvm-root-dir=/usr/lib/jvm/java-1.5.0-gcj-4.9-snap-amd64 --with-multilib-list=m32,m64,mx32 --with-tune=generic -v - Scaling Governor: acpi-cpufreq ondemand

Core-AVX2Core-AVX-ICorei7-AVXCorei7Core2NoconaResult OverviewPhoronix Test Suite100%109%118%126%135%C-RayLAME MP3 EncodingTTSIOD 3D RendererHimeno BenchmarkFLAC Audio EncodingN-QueensApache BenchmarkGraphicsMagickSmallptFFmpegSciMarkx264Ogg EncodingPrimesieve

GCC 4.9 Snapshot Compiler Flag Testsapache: Static Web Page Servingc-ray: Total Timeffmpeg: H.264 HD To NTSC DVencode-flac: WAV To FLACgraphics-magick: Blurgraphics-magick: Sharpengraphics-magick: Resizinggraphics-magick: HWB Color Spacegraphics-magick: Local Adaptive Thresholdinghimeno: Poisson Pressure Solverencode-mp3: WAV To MP3n-queens: Elapsed Timeencode-ogg: WAV To Oggprimesieve: 1e12 Prime Number Generationscimark2: Monte Carloscimark2: Fast Fourier Transformscimark2: Sparse Matrix Multiplyscimark2: Dense LU Matrix Factorizationscimark2: Jacobi Successive Over-Relaxationsmallpt: Global Illumination Renderer; 100 Samplesttsiod-renderer: Phong Rendering With Soft-Shadow Mappingx264: H.264 Video EncodingCore-AVX2Core-AVX-ICorei7-AVXCorei7Core2Nocona31291.5219.7113.175.311491261802001161770.4814.3042.547.0693.19595.70335.892332.252783.231142.9229133.95162.9631007.1926.3813.315.591491161762011161868.4714.0844.517.0693.17595.28329.122184.672794.161142.9229133.36163.7730875.4126.4013.375.591491161762011161803.8214.0744.507.0693.15594.05315.452322.342786.851142.9229132.85162.8630666.5326.5213.505.091491161752001151746.9512.5744.547.0893.14596.52316.622388.352842.551140.7930150.07162.7631064.1726.5313.335.211491161762011151747.2312.8844.517.0693.15595.70319.572379.682853.981140.7930146.09162.1029830.0226.6613.305.291481151721981141695.2712.6445.767.0793.31698.37318.082346.982589.061140.7930144.87162.14OpenBenchmarking.org

Apache Benchmark

OpenBenchmarking.orgRequests Per Second, More Is BetterApache Benchmark 2.4.3Static Web Page ServingNoconaCorei7-AVXCorei7Core2Core-AVX2Core-AVX-I7K14K21K28K35KSE +/- 111.38, N = 3SE +/- 191.20, N = 3SE +/- 225.32, N = 3SE +/- 43.24, N = 3SE +/- 88.76, N = 3SE +/- 162.72, N = 329830.0230875.4130666.5331064.1731291.5231007.19-march=nocona-march=corei7-avx-march=corei7-march=core2-march=core-avx2-march=core-avx-i1. (CC) gcc options: -shared -fPIC -pthread -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 TimeNoconaCorei7-AVXCorei7Core2Core-AVX2Core-AVX-I612182430SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 326.6626.4026.5226.5319.7126.38-march=nocona-march=corei7-avx-march=corei7-march=core2-march=core-avx2-march=core-avx-i1. (CC) gcc options: -lm -lpthread -O3

FFmpeg

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterFFmpeg 2.0H.264 HD To NTSC DVNoconaCorei7-AVXCorei7Core2Core-AVX2Core-AVX-I3691215SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 313.3013.3713.5013.3313.1713.31-march=nocona-march=corei7-avx-march=corei7-march=core2-march=core-avx2-march=core-avx-i1. (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

FLAC Audio Encoding

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterFLAC Audio Encoding 1.3.0WAV To FLACNoconaCorei7-AVXCorei7Core2Core-AVX2Core-AVX-I1.25782.51563.77345.03126.289SE +/- 0.00, N = 5SE +/- 0.00, N = 5SE +/- 0.00, N = 5SE +/- 0.00, N = 5SE +/- 0.00, N = 5SE +/- 0.00, N = 55.295.595.095.215.315.59-march=nocona-march=corei7-avx-march=corei7-march=core2-march=core-avx2-march=core-avx-i1. (CXX) g++ options: -O3 -fvisibility=hidden -logg -lm

GraphicsMagick

OpenBenchmarking.orgIterations Per Minute, More Is BetterGraphicsMagick 1.3.16Operation: BlurNoconaCorei7-AVXCorei7Core2Core-AVX2Core-AVX-I306090120150SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3148149149149149149-march=nocona-march=corei7-avx-march=corei7-march=core2-march=core-avx2-march=core-avx-i1. (CC) gcc options: -std=gnu99 -fopenmp -O3 -pthread -lXext -lSM -lICE -lX11 -lbz2 -lz -lm -lgomp -lpthread

OpenBenchmarking.orgIterations Per Minute, More Is BetterGraphicsMagick 1.3.16Operation: SharpenNoconaCorei7-AVXCorei7Core2Core-AVX2Core-AVX-I306090120150SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3115116116116126116-march=nocona-march=corei7-avx-march=corei7-march=core2-march=core-avx2-march=core-avx-i1. (CC) gcc options: -std=gnu99 -fopenmp -O3 -pthread -lXext -lSM -lICE -lX11 -lbz2 -lz -lm -lgomp -lpthread

OpenBenchmarking.orgIterations Per Minute, More Is BetterGraphicsMagick 1.3.16Operation: ResizingNoconaCorei7-AVXCorei7Core2Core-AVX2Core-AVX-I4080120160200SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.67, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3172176175176180176-march=nocona-march=corei7-avx-march=corei7-march=core2-march=core-avx2-march=core-avx-i1. (CC) gcc options: -std=gnu99 -fopenmp -O3 -pthread -lXext -lSM -lICE -lX11 -lbz2 -lz -lm -lgomp -lpthread

OpenBenchmarking.orgIterations Per Minute, More Is BetterGraphicsMagick 1.3.16Operation: HWB Color SpaceNoconaCorei7-AVXCorei7Core2Core-AVX2Core-AVX-I4080120160200SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3198201200201200201-march=nocona-march=corei7-avx-march=corei7-march=core2-march=core-avx2-march=core-avx-i1. (CC) gcc options: -std=gnu99 -fopenmp -O3 -pthread -lXext -lSM -lICE -lX11 -lbz2 -lz -lm -lgomp -lpthread

OpenBenchmarking.orgIterations Per Minute, More Is BetterGraphicsMagick 1.3.16Operation: Local Adaptive ThresholdingNoconaCorei7-AVXCorei7Core2Core-AVX2Core-AVX-I306090120150SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3114116115115116116-march=nocona-march=corei7-avx-march=corei7-march=core2-march=core-avx2-march=core-avx-i1. (CC) gcc options: -std=gnu99 -fopenmp -O3 -pthread -lXext -lSM -lICE -lX11 -lbz2 -lz -lm -lgomp -lpthread

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 SolverNoconaCorei7-AVXCorei7Core2Core-AVX2Core-AVX-I400800120016002000SE +/- 0.23, N = 3SE +/- 24.88, N = 6SE +/- 1.79, N = 3SE +/- 1.11, N = 3SE +/- 29.31, N = 4SE +/- 0.59, N = 31695.271803.821746.951747.231770.481868.47-march=nocona-march=corei7-avx-march=corei7-march=core2-march=core-avx2-march=core-avx-i1. (CC) gcc options: -O3

LAME MP3 Encoding

LAME is an MP3 encoder licensed under the LGPL. This test measures the time required to encode a WAV file to MP3 format. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterLAME MP3 Encoding 3.99.3WAV To MP3NoconaCorei7-AVXCorei7Core2Core-AVX2Core-AVX-I48121620SE +/- 0.01, N = 5SE +/- 0.00, N = 5SE +/- 0.00, N = 5SE +/- 0.01, N = 5SE +/- 0.02, N = 5SE +/- 0.01, N = 512.6414.0712.5712.8814.3014.08-march=nocona-march=corei7-avx-march=corei7-march=core2-march=core-avx2-march=core-avx-i1. (CC) gcc options: -pipe -O3 -lm

N-Queens

This is a test of the OpenMP version of a test that solves the N-queens problem. The board problem size is 18. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterN-Queens 1.0Elapsed TimeNoconaCorei7-AVXCorei7Core2Core-AVX2Core-AVX-I1020304050SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 345.7644.5044.5444.5142.5444.51-march=nocona-march=corei7-avx-march=corei7-march=core2-march=core-avx2-march=core-avx-i1. (CC) gcc options: -static -fopenmp -O3

Ogg Encoding

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterOgg Encoding 1.3.0WAV To OggNoconaCorei7-AVXCorei7Core2Core-AVX2Core-AVX-I246810SE +/- 0.01, N = 5SE +/- 0.00, N = 5SE +/- 0.01, N = 5SE +/- 0.01, N = 5SE +/- 0.00, N = 5SE +/- 0.01, N = 57.077.067.087.067.067.06-march=nocona-march=corei7-avx-march=corei7-march=core2-march=core-avx2-march=core-avx-i1. (CC) gcc options: -O2 -ffast-math -fsigned-char -O3 -lm -logg

Primesieve

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterPrimesieve 4.21e12 Prime Number GenerationNoconaCorei7-AVXCorei7Core2Core-AVX2Core-AVX-I20406080100SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.35, N = 3SE +/- 0.37, N = 3SE +/- 0.41, N = 3SE +/- 0.44, N = 3SE +/- 0.43, N = 393.3193.1593.1493.1593.1993.171. (CXX) g++ options: -O2 -fopenmp

SciMark

This test runs the ANSI C version of SciMark 2.0, which is a benchmark for scientific and numerical computing developed by programmers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology. This test is made up of Fast Foruier Transform, Jacobi Successive Over-relaxation, Monte Carlo, Sparse Matrix Multiply, and dense LU matrix factorization benchmarks. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgMflops, More Is BetterSciMark 2.0Computational Test: Monte CarloNoconaCorei7-AVXCorei7Core2Core-AVX2Core-AVX-I150300450600750SE +/- 0.66, N = 4SE +/- 0.47, N = 4SE +/- 0.00, N = 4SE +/- 0.48, N = 4SE +/- 0.48, N = 4SE +/- 0.41, N = 4698.37594.05596.52595.70595.70595.28-march=nocona-march=corei7-avx-march=corei7-march=core2-march=core-avx2-march=core-avx-i1. (CXX) g++ options: -O3

OpenBenchmarking.orgMflops, More Is BetterSciMark 2.0Computational Test: Fast Fourier TransformNoconaCorei7-AVXCorei7Core2Core-AVX2Core-AVX-I70140210280350SE +/- 0.48, N = 4SE +/- 0.73, N = 4SE +/- 1.20, N = 4SE +/- 0.57, N = 4SE +/- 1.12, N = 4SE +/- 1.63, N = 4318.08315.45316.62319.57335.89329.12-march=nocona-march=corei7-avx-march=corei7-march=core2-march=core-avx2-march=core-avx-i1. (CXX) g++ options: -O3

OpenBenchmarking.orgMflops, More Is BetterSciMark 2.0Computational Test: Sparse Matrix MultiplyNoconaCorei7-AVXCorei7Core2Core-AVX2Core-AVX-I5001000150020002500SE +/- 32.43, N = 4SE +/- 3.15, N = 4SE +/- 2.84, N = 4SE +/- 3.31, N = 4SE +/- 3.18, N = 4SE +/- 9.72, N = 42346.982322.342388.352379.682332.252184.67-march=nocona-march=corei7-avx-march=corei7-march=core2-march=core-avx2-march=core-avx-i1. (CXX) g++ options: -O3

OpenBenchmarking.orgMflops, More Is BetterSciMark 2.0Computational Test: Dense LU Matrix FactorizationNoconaCorei7-AVXCorei7Core2Core-AVX2Core-AVX-I6001200180024003000SE +/- 12.57, N = 2SE +/- 1.82, N = 4SE +/- 1.89, N = 4SE +/- 4.81, N = 4SE +/- 3.48, N = 4SE +/- 3.50, N = 42589.062786.852842.552853.982783.232794.16-march=nocona-march=corei7-avx-march=corei7-march=core2-march=core-avx2-march=core-avx-i1. (CXX) g++ options: -O3

OpenBenchmarking.orgMflops, More Is BetterSciMark 2.0Computational Test: Jacobi Successive Over-RelaxationNoconaCorei7-AVXCorei7Core2Core-AVX2Core-AVX-I2004006008001000SE +/- 1.07, N = 4SE +/- 1.07, N = 4SE +/- 1.07, N = 4SE +/- 1.07, N = 4SE +/- 1.07, N = 4SE +/- 1.07, N = 41140.791142.921140.791140.791142.921142.92-march=nocona-march=corei7-avx-march=corei7-march=core2-march=core-avx2-march=core-avx-i1. (CXX) g++ options: -O3

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 SamplesNoconaCorei7-AVXCorei7Core2Core-AVX2Core-AVX-I714212835SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3302930302929-march=nocona-march=corei7-avx-march=corei7-march=core2-march=core-avx2-march=core-avx-i1. (CXX) g++ options: -fopenmp -O3

TTSIOD 3D Renderer

OpenBenchmarking.orgFPS, More Is BetterTTSIOD 3D Renderer 2.2zPhong Rendering With Soft-Shadow MappingNoconaCorei7-AVXCorei7Core2Core-AVX2Core-AVX-I306090120150SE +/- 0.90, N = 3SE +/- 0.31, N = 3SE +/- 0.19, N = 3SE +/- 0.25, N = 3SE +/- 0.65, N = 3SE +/- 0.40, N = 3144.87132.85150.07146.09133.95133.36-march=nocona-march=corei7-avx-march=corei7-march=core2-march=core-avx2-march=core-avx-i1. (CXX) g++ options: -O3 -fomit-frame-pointer -ffast-math -mtune=native -flto -msse -mrecip -mfpmath=sse -msse2 -mssse3 -lSDL -lstdc++

x264

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is Betterx264 2013-06-08H.264 Video EncodingNoconaCorei7-AVXCorei7Core2Core-AVX2Core-AVX-I4080120160200SE +/- 0.30, N = 5SE +/- 0.58, N = 5SE +/- 0.56, N = 5SE +/- 0.45, N = 5SE +/- 0.32, N = 5SE +/- 0.36, N = 5162.14162.86162.76162.10162.96163.77-march=nocona-march=corei7-avx-march=corei7-march=core2-march=core-avx2-march=core-avx-i1. (CC) gcc options: -ldl -m64 -lm -lpthread -O3 -ffast-math -std=gnu99 -fomit-frame-pointer -fno-tree-vectorize