Amazon Linux AMI EC2 Benchmarks

Benchmarks by Michael Larabel of Phoronix.com comparing various Amazon EC2 Elastic Compute Cloud instances. All benchmarks done by Phoronix-Test-Suite.com and OpenBenchmarking.org. Tests for a future article on Phoronix.com.

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Amazon Linux AMI EC2 BenchmarksProcessorMemoryDiskMotherboardChipsetGraphicsNetworkOSKernelCompilerFile-SystemSystem LayerDisplay Driverm1.smallm1.mediumm1.largem1.xlargem3.xlargeQEMU Virtual 1.4.1m1.large.ssdIntel Xeon E5507 @ 2.27GHz (1 Core)2048MB8GBAmazon Linux AMI 2013.033.4.43-43.43.amzn1.x86_64 (x86_64)GCC 4.6.3 20120306ext4Xen 3.4.3.amazon HypervisorIntel Xeon E5-2650 0 @ 1.80GHz (1 Core)4096MBIntel Xeon E5645 @ 2.00GHz (2 Cores)8192MBIntel Xeon E5430 @ 2.66GHz (4 Cores)15360MBIntel Xeon E5-2670 0 @ 2.60GHz (4 Cores)QEMU Virtual 1.4.1 @ 2.09GHz (8 Cores)OpenStack Foundation Nova v2013.1.4Intel 440FX- 82441FX PMC1 x 16384 MB RAM7GBCirrus Logic GD 5446Red Hat Virtio deviceSUSE LINUX 113.0.93-0.5-default (x86_64)cirrus 1.2.1GCC 4.3ext3QEMU 1.4.1QEMU Virtual 0.15.1 @ 3.30GHz (8 Cores)BochsRed Hat Virtio1 x 8192 MB RAM3.0.93-0.8-default (x86_64)QEMU 0.15.1OpenBenchmarking.orgCompiler Details- m1.small: --build=x86_64-amazon-linux --disable-libgcj --disable-libunwind-exceptions --enable-__cxa_atexit --enable-bootstrap --enable-checking=release --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-languages=c,c++,objc,obj-c++,,fortran,ada,go,lto --enable-plugin --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --mandir=/usr/share/man --with-arch_32=i686 --with-tune=generic - m1.medium: --build=x86_64-amazon-linux --disable-libgcj --disable-libunwind-exceptions --enable-__cxa_atexit --enable-bootstrap --enable-checking=release --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-languages=c,c++,objc,obj-c++,,fortran,ada,go,lto --enable-plugin --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --mandir=/usr/share/man --with-arch_32=i686 --with-tune=generic - m1.large: --build=x86_64-amazon-linux --disable-libgcj --disable-libunwind-exceptions --enable-__cxa_atexit --enable-bootstrap --enable-checking=release --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-languages=c,c++,objc,obj-c++,,fortran,ada,go,lto --enable-plugin --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --mandir=/usr/share/man --with-arch_32=i686 --with-tune=generic - m1.xlarge: --build=x86_64-amazon-linux --disable-libgcj --disable-libunwind-exceptions --enable-__cxa_atexit --enable-bootstrap --enable-checking=release --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-languages=c,c++,objc,obj-c++,,fortran,ada,go,lto --enable-plugin --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --mandir=/usr/share/man --with-arch_32=i686 --with-tune=generic - m3.xlarge: --build=x86_64-amazon-linux --disable-libgcj --disable-libunwind-exceptions --enable-__cxa_atexit --enable-bootstrap --enable-checking=release --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-languages=c,c++,objc,obj-c++,,fortran,ada,go,lto --enable-plugin --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --mandir=/usr/share/man --with-arch_32=i686 --with-tune=generic - QEMU Virtual 1.4.1: --build=x86_64-suse-linux --disable-libgcj --disable-libmudflap --disable-libssp --disable-libstdcxx-pch --enable-__cxa_atexit --enable-checking=release --enable-languages=c,c++,objc,fortran,obj-c++,java,ada --enable-libstdcxx-allocator=new --enable-linux-futex --enable-ssp --enable-version-specific-runtime-libs --mandir=/usr/share/man --with-cpu=generic --with-slibdir=/lib64 --without-system-libunwind - m1.large.ssd: --build=x86_64-suse-linux --disable-libgcj --disable-libmudflap --disable-libssp --disable-libstdcxx-pch --enable-__cxa_atexit --enable-checking=release --enable-languages=c,c++,objc,fortran,obj-c++,java,ada --enable-libstdcxx-allocator=new --enable-linux-futex --enable-ssp --enable-version-specific-runtime-libs --mandir=/usr/share/man --with-cpu=generic --with-slibdir=/lib64 --without-system-libunwind System Details- m1.small: Python 2.6.8.- QEMU Virtual 1.4.1: Disk Scheduler: CFQ.- m1.large.ssd: Disk Scheduler: CFQ.Disk Mount Options Details- m1.small, m1.medium, m1.large, m1.xlarge, m3.xlarge: data=ordered,noatime,rwDisk Details- QEMU Virtual 1.4.1, m1.large.ssd: CFQ / acl,barrier=0,data=writeback,errors=continue,relatime,rw,user_xattr

Amazon Linux AMI EC2 Benchmarksgraphics-magick: Local Adaptive Thresholdinggraphics-magick: Resizingx264: H.264 Video Encodingbuild-linux-kernel: Time To Compilepostmark: Disk Transaction Performanceffmpeg: H.264 HD To NTSC DVjohn-the-ripper: Traditional DESopenssl: RSA 4096-bit Performanceencode-flac: WAV To FLACdolfyn: Computational Fluid Dynamicshimeno: Poisson Pressure Solverjohn-the-ripper: MD5crafty: Elapsed Timeffte: N=64, 1D Complex FFT Routinepovray: Total Timesmallpt: Global Illumination Renderer; 100 Samplescompress-pbzip2: 256MB File Compressionn-queens: Elapsed Timejohn-the-ripper: Blowfishhmmer: Pfam Database Searchbuild-imagemagick: Time To Compilegraphics-magick: Sharpenc-ray: Total Timemafft: Multiple Sequence Alignmentaio-stress: Rand Writem1.smallm1.mediumm1.largem1.xlargem3.xlargeQEMU Virtual 1.4.1m1.large.ssd10147.611685.11416122.5489577233321.1329.64128.75320.448529336.841244.6229972669206.231000.52252248.29821.765802.1897.5335.29202916.33812.66150357.46214666755.7712.4754.76758.0516432168.412509.431557128680.44457.55432116.91360.018429.7542.9059.04334530.40374.75160534.35386066744.4313.9455.59744.2317556152.122599.04145063544.50238.75107657.56179.5217190.5826.64195.96465748.10233.92128428.53810350043.2314.6067.74593.2818224169.752523.43162033119.54114.65198937.71123.8828107.6916.47693.57619160.82211.43204919.71824066793.407.3732.281268.272689297.604203.5493326518.9798.47207428.2797.9939125.5311.941766.916481147441.111472333360.2012.92330.306987166.742156.33202415511.6649.49478416.9077.095477.0712.05695.5096128311421.381406050098.477.561238.882082398.264252.1510111149.9548.57397113.2951.117659.118.48OpenBenchmarking.org

GraphicsMagick

Operation: Local Adaptive Thresholding

OpenBenchmarking.orgIterations Per Minute, More Is BetterGraphicsMagick 1.3.16Operation: Local Adaptive ThresholdingQEMU Virtual 1.4.1m1.largem1.large.ssdm1.mediumm1.smallm1.xlargem3.xlarge20406080100SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3643396201046611. (CC) gcc options: -std=gnu99 -fopenmp -O2 -pthread -lz -lm -lgomp -lpthread

GraphicsMagick

Operation: Resizing

OpenBenchmarking.orgIterations Per Minute, More Is BetterGraphicsMagick 1.3.16Operation: ResizingQEMU Virtual 1.4.1m1.largem1.large.ssdm1.mediumm1.smallm1.xlargem3.xlarge306090120150SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 38145128291457911. (CC) gcc options: -std=gnu99 -fopenmp -O2 -pthread -lz -lm -lgomp -lpthread

x264

H.264 Video Encoding

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is Betterx264 2013-06-08H.264 Video Encodingm1.largem1.mediumm1.smallm1.xlargem3.xlarge1428425670SE +/- 0.17, N = 5SE +/- 0.01, N = 5SE +/- 0.07, N = 5SE +/- 0.37, N = 5SE +/- 0.14, N = 530.4016.337.6148.1060.821. (CC) gcc options: -ldl -m64 -lm -lpthread -O3 -ffast-math -std=gnu99 -fomit-frame-pointer -fno-tree-vectorize

Timed Linux Kernel Compilation

Time To Compile

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterTimed Linux Kernel Compilation 3.1Time To Compilem1.largem1.mediumm1.smallm1.xlargem3.xlarge400800120016002000SE +/- 1.21, N = 3SE +/- 0.64, N = 3SE +/- 3.62, N = 3SE +/- 1.34, N = 3SE +/- 1.48, N = 3374.75812.661685.11233.92211.43

PostMark

Disk Transaction Performance

OpenBenchmarking.orgTPS, More Is BetterPostMark 1.51Disk Transaction PerformanceQEMU Virtual 1.4.1m1.largem1.large.ssdm1.mediumm1.smallm1.xlargem3.xlarge7001400210028003500SE +/- 15.25, N = 3SE +/- 3.33, N = 3SE +/- 55.99, N = 3SE +/- 3.00, N = 3SE +/- 11.19, N = 6SE +/- 2.00, N = 3SE +/- 17.00, N = 31474160531141503416128420491. (CC) gcc options: -O3

FFmpeg

H.264 HD To NTSC DV

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterFFmpeg 2.0H.264 HD To NTSC DVQEMU Virtual 1.4.1m1.largem1.large.ssdm1.mediumm1.smallm1.xlargem3.xlarge306090120150SE +/- 0.40, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.28, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.73, N = 3SE +/- 0.10, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 341.1134.3521.3857.46122.5428.5319.711. (CC) gcc options: -lavdevice -lavfilter -lavformat -lavcodec -lswresample -lswscale -lavutil -ldl -lm -pthread -lrt -std=c99 -fomit-frame-pointer -O3 -fno-math-errno -fno-signed-zeros -fno-tree-vectorize -MMD -MF -MT

John The Ripper

Test: Traditional DES

OpenBenchmarking.orgReal C/S, More Is BetterJohn The Ripper 1.7.9-jumbo-7Test: Traditional DESQEMU Virtual 1.4.1m1.largem1.large.ssdm1.mediumm1.smallm1.xlargem3.xlarge200M400M600M800M1000MSE +/- 71801.42, N = 3SE +/- 26822.46, N = 3SE +/- 795312.13, N = 6SE +/- 19333.33, N = 3SE +/- 12265668.90, N = 6SE +/- 210894.88, N = 6SE +/- 9527.74, N = 3147233333860667140605002146667895772333810350082406671. (CC) gcc options: -lssl -lcrypto -lm -lz -fopenmp -lcrypt -ldl

OpenSSL

RSA 4096-bit Performance

OpenBenchmarking.orgSigns Per Second, More Is BetterOpenSSL 1.0.1cRSA 4096-bit PerformanceQEMU Virtual 1.4.1m1.largem1.large.ssdm1.mediumm1.smallm1.xlargem3.xlarge20406080100SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.75, N = 3SE +/- 0.15, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 360.2044.4398.4755.7721.1343.2393.401. (CC) gcc options: -m64 -O3 -lssl -lcrypto -ldl

FLAC Audio Encoding

WAV To FLAC

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterFLAC Audio Encoding 1.3.0WAV To FLACQEMU Virtual 1.4.1m1.largem1.large.ssdm1.mediumm1.smallm1.xlargem3.xlarge714212835SE +/- 0.00, N = 5SE +/- 0.00, N = 5SE +/- 0.11, N = 10SE +/- 0.01, N = 5SE +/- 0.06, N = 5SE +/- 0.01, N = 5SE +/- 0.01, N = 512.9213.947.5612.4729.6414.607.371. (CXX) g++ options: -O2 -fvisibility=hidden -lm

Dolfyn

Computational Fluid Dynamics

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterDolfyn 0.527Computational Fluid Dynamicsm1.largem1.mediumm1.smallm1.xlargem3.xlarge306090120150SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.37, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.51, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 355.5954.76128.7567.7432.28

Himeno Benchmark

Poisson Pressure Solver

OpenBenchmarking.orgMFLOPS, More Is BetterHimeno Benchmark 3.0Poisson Pressure SolverQEMU Virtual 1.4.1m1.largem1.large.ssdm1.mediumm1.smallm1.xlargem3.xlarge30060090012001500SE +/- 2.20, N = 3SE +/- 0.76, N = 3SE +/- 16.53, N = 3SE +/- 0.13, N = 3SE +/- 0.74, N = 3SE +/- 1.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.77, N = 3330.30744.231238.88758.05320.44593.281268.271. (CC) gcc options: -O3

John The Ripper

Test: MD5

OpenBenchmarking.orgReal C/S, More Is BetterJohn The Ripper 1.7.9-jumbo-7Test: MD5QEMU Virtual 1.4.1m1.largem1.large.ssdm1.mediumm1.smallm1.xlargem3.xlarge6K12K18K24K30KSE +/- 1.33, N = 3SE +/- 24.98, N = 3SE +/- 30.05, N = 3SE +/- 216.04, N = 3SE +/- 131.34, N = 4SE +/- 44.54, N = 3SE +/- 397.43, N = 56987175562082316432852918224268921. (CC) gcc options: -lssl -lcrypto -lm -lz -fopenmp -lcrypt -ldl

Crafty

Elapsed Time

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterCrafty 23.4Elapsed TimeQEMU Virtual 1.4.1m1.largem1.large.ssdm1.mediumm1.smallm1.xlargem3.xlarge70140210280350SE +/- 0.41, N = 3SE +/- 0.08, N = 3SE +/- 1.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.15, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3166.74152.1298.26168.41336.84169.7597.601. (CC) gcc options: -lstdc++ -lm

FFTE

Test: N=64, 1D Complex FFT Routine

OpenBenchmarking.orgMFLOPS, More Is BetterFFTE 5.0Test: N=64, 1D Complex FFT RoutineQEMU Virtual 1.4.1m1.largem1.large.ssdm1.mediumm1.smallm1.xlargem3.xlarge9001800270036004500SE +/- 57.45, N = 6SE +/- 11.25, N = 3SE +/- 76.58, N = 3SE +/- 2.36, N = 3SE +/- 3.71, N = 3SE +/- 16.05, N = 3SE +/- 8.15, N = 32156.332599.044252.152509.431244.622523.434203.54-m64 -O2 -fPIC -lmpichf90 -lmpich -lopa -lpthread -lrt-m64 -O2 -fPIC -lmpichf90 -lmpich -lopa -lpthread -lrt-m64 -O2 -fPIC -lmpichf90 -lmpich -lopa -lpthread -lrt-m64 -O2 -fPIC -lmpichf90 -lmpich -lopa -lpthread -lrt-m64 -O2 -fPIC -lmpichf90 -lmpich -lopa -lpthread -lrt1. (F9X) gfortran options: -O3 -fomit-frame-pointer -fopenmp

POV-Ray

Total Time

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterPOV-Ray 3.6.1Total TimeQEMU Virtual 1.4.1m1.largem1.large.ssdm1.mediumm1.smallm1.xlargem3.xlarge60012001800240030002024145010111557299716209331. (CXX) g++ options: -pipe -O3 -msse -mfpmath=sse -msse2 -march=k8 -mtune=k8 -malign-double -lz -lm

Smallpt

Global Illumination Renderer; 100 Samples

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterSmallpt 1.0Global Illumination Renderer; 100 SamplesQEMU Virtual 1.4.1m1.largem1.large.ssdm1.mediumm1.smallm1.xlargem3.xlarge6001200180024003000SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.88, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 3.71, N = 3SE +/- 1.00, N = 3SE +/- 1.86, N = 3SE +/- 0.67, N = 3155635114128626693312651. (CXX) g++ options: -fopenmp

Parallel BZIP2 Compression

256MB File Compression

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterParallel BZIP2 Compression 1.1.6256MB File CompressionQEMU Virtual 1.4.1m1.largem1.large.ssdm1.mediumm1.smallm1.xlargem3.xlarge50100150200250SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.08, N = 3SE +/- 0.14, N = 4SE +/- 0.16, N = 3SE +/- 3.59, N = 4SE +/- 0.25, N = 3SE +/- 0.30, N = 411.6644.509.9580.44206.2319.5418.971. (CXX) g++ options: -O2 -pthread -lbz2 -lpthread

N-Queens

Elapsed Time

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterN-Queens 1.0Elapsed TimeQEMU Virtual 1.4.1m1.largem1.large.ssdm1.mediumm1.smallm1.xlargem3.xlarge2004006008001000SE +/- 0.45, N = 3SE +/- 0.29, N = 3SE +/- 0.31, N = 3SE +/- 0.28, N = 3SE +/- 0.25, N = 3SE +/- 0.17, N = 3SE +/- 0.22, N = 349.49238.7548.57457.551000.52114.6598.471. (CC) gcc options: -static -fopenmp -O3

John The Ripper

Test: Blowfish

OpenBenchmarking.orgReal C/S, More Is BetterJohn The Ripper 1.7.9-jumbo-7Test: BlowfishQEMU Virtual 1.4.1m1.largem1.large.ssdm1.mediumm1.smallm1.xlargem3.xlarge10002000300040005000SE +/- 16.00, N = 3SE +/- 3.67, N = 3SE +/- 13.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 3.98, N = 6SE +/- 60.15, N = 6SE +/- 7.00, N = 3478410763971432252198920741. (CC) gcc options: -lssl -lcrypto -lm -lz -fopenmp -lcrypt -ldl

Timed HMMer Search

Pfam Database Search

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterTimed HMMer Search 2.3.2Pfam Database SearchQEMU Virtual 1.4.1m1.largem1.large.ssdm1.mediumm1.smallm1.xlargem3.xlarge50100150200250SE +/- 0.18, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.23, N = 3SE +/- 0.17, N = 3SE +/- 0.55, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 316.9057.5613.29116.91248.2937.7128.271. (CC) gcc options: -O2 -pthread -lhmmer -lsquid -lm

Timed ImageMagick Compilation

Time To Compile

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterTimed ImageMagick Compilation 6.8.1-10Time To CompileQEMU Virtual 1.4.1m1.largem1.large.ssdm1.mediumm1.smallm1.xlargem3.xlarge2004006008001000SE +/- 1.17, N = 5SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.49, N = 3SE +/- 0.27, N = 3SE +/- 1.68, N = 3SE +/- 0.35, N = 3SE +/- 1.67, N = 477.09179.5251.11360.01821.76123.8897.99

GraphicsMagick

Operation: Sharpen

OpenBenchmarking.orgIterations Per Minute, More Is BetterGraphicsMagick 1.3.16Operation: SharpenQEMU Virtual 1.4.1m1.largem1.large.ssdm1.mediumm1.smallm1.xlargem3.xlarge20406080100SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 35417768528391. (CC) gcc options: -std=gnu99 -fopenmp -O2 -pthread -lz -lm -lgomp -lpthread

C-Ray

Total Time

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterC-Ray 1.1Total TimeQEMU Virtual 1.4.1m1.largem1.large.ssdm1.mediumm1.smallm1.xlargem3.xlarge2004006008001000SE +/- 0.08, N = 3SE +/- 0.13, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.72, N = 3SE +/- 0.13, N = 3SE +/- 0.55, N = 377.07190.5859.11429.75802.18107.69125.531. (CC) gcc options: -lm -lpthread -O3

Timed MAFFT Alignment

Multiple Sequence Alignment

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterTimed MAFFT Alignment 6.864Multiple Sequence AlignmentQEMU Virtual 1.4.1m1.largem1.large.ssdm1.mediumm1.smallm1.xlargem3.xlarge20406080100SE +/- 0.23, N = 6SE +/- 0.43, N = 4SE +/- 0.32, N = 6SE +/- 0.13, N = 3SE +/- 0.27, N = 3SE +/- 0.45, N = 6SE +/- 0.22, N = 612.0526.648.4842.9097.5316.4711.941. (CC) gcc options: -O3 -lm -lpthread

AIO-Stress

Test: Random Write

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterAIO-Stress 0.21Test: Random WriteQEMU Virtual 1.4.1m1.largem1.mediumm1.smallm1.xlargem3.xlarge400800120016002000SE +/- 15.68, N = 6SE +/- 29.60, N = 6SE +/- 3.79, N = 6SE +/- 0.71, N = 3SE +/- 70.49, N = 6SE +/- 269.82, N = 6695.50195.9659.0435.29693.571766.911. (CC) gcc options: -pthread -laio

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