Quad-Core Cortex-A15 big.LITTLE ARM Linux Comparison Comparing different ARM and x86 systems, in particular looking at the ARM Cortex-A15 quad-core + Cortex-A7 quad-core big.LITTLE configuration from a Samsung Exynos 5 Octa SoC on the Hardkernel ODROID-XUs. The ARM x86 tests for a future article on Phoronix.com.
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Quad-Core Cortex-A15 big.LITTLE ARM Linux 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 Calxeda Highbank Samsung Chromebook ARM ODROID-XU Quad-Core A15 amd c-60 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 ARMv7 rev 3 @ 1.80GHz (4 Cores) ODROIDXU 8GB SD08G Ubuntu 13.10 3.4.5 (armv7l) GCC 4.8 1280x720 AMD C-60 APU @ 1.00GHz (2 Cores) Acer JE10-BZ AMD Family 14h Root Complex 4096MB 320GB Western Digital WD3200BPVT-2 AMD Radeon HD 6290 256MB ATI R6xx HDMI Qualcomm Atheros AR8152 v2.0 Fast + Qualcomm Atheros AR9485 Wireless 3.11.0-12-generic (x86_64) LXDE 0.6.1 X Server 1.14.3 fglrx 13.20.4 4.3.12438 1366x768 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 - Calxeda Highbank: --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 - Samsung Chromebook ARM: --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 - ODROID-XU Quad-Core A15: --build=arm-linux-gnueabihf --disable-browser-plugin --disable-libitm --disable-libquadmath --disable-sjlj-exceptions --disable-werror --enable-checking=release --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-gtk-cairo --enable-java-awt=gtk --enable-java-home --enable-languages=c,c++,java,go,d,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-directory=arm --with-arch=armv7-a --with-ecj-jar=/usr/share/java/eclipse-ecj.jar --with-float=hard --with-fpu=vfpv3-d16 --with-java-home=/usr/lib/jvm/java-1.5.0-gcj-4.8-armhf/jre --with-jvm-jar-dir=/usr/lib/jvm-exports/java-1.5.0-gcj-4.8-armhf --with-jvm-root-dir=/usr/lib/jvm/java-1.5.0-gcj-4.8-armhf --with-mode=thumb -v - amd c-60: --build=x86_64-linux-gnu --disable-browser-plugin --disable-werror --enable-checking=release --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-gtk-cairo --enable-java-awt=gtk --enable-java-home --enable-languages=c,c++,java,go,d,fortran,objc,obj-c++ --enable-libstdcxx-debug --enable-libstdcxx-time=yes --enable-multiarch --enable-nls --enable-objc-gc --enable-plugin --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --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-4.8-amd64/jre --with-jvm-jar-dir=/usr/lib/jvm-exports/java-1.5.0-gcj-4.8-amd64 --with-jvm-root-dir=/usr/lib/jvm/java-1.5.0-gcj-4.8-amd64 --with-multilib-list=m32,m64,mx32 --with-tune=generic -v Processor Details - PandaBoard ES: Scaling Governor: ondemand - Samsung Chromebook ARM: Scaling Governor: ondemand - ODROID-XU Quad-Core A15: Scaling Governor: exynos_cpufreq performance - amd c-60: Scaling Governor: acpi-cpufreq 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 Environment Details - amd c-60: LIBGL_DRIVERS_PATH=/usr/lib/fglrx/dri:/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/dri:/usr/lib/dri:/usr/lib32/fglrx/dri:/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/dri
Quad-Core Cortex-A15 big.LITTLE ARM Linux Comparison npb: LU.A npb: SP.A npb: MG.B compress-7zip: Compress Speed Test smallpt: Global Illumination Renderer; 100 Samples ffte: N=64, 1D Complex FFT Routine npb: UA.A x264: H.264 Video Encoding lammps: Rhodopsin Protein apache: Static Web Page Serving c-ray: Total Time PandaBoard ES Intel Atom D525 Calxeda Highbank Samsung Chromebook ARM ODROID-XU Quad-Core A15 amd c-60 269.00 216.80 265.31 886 2419 548.78 2.04 4.70 780.69 506.33 710.18 2089 1007 942.93 4.81 11.35 459.73 3073.42 371.20 663.59 421.51 472.82 1706 1326 501.69 3.57 9.07 464.02 4014.66 390.45 1046.43 652.36 756.09 1698 1291 1465.68 4.01 10.84 192.31 1823.63 332.54 1429.38 925.08 1106.40 3195 692 1425.06 5.30 1691.69 131.49 696.27 560.43 665.29 1341 1678 932.91 3.76 285.67 2789.74 481.51 OpenBenchmarking.org
NAS Parallel Benchmarks Test / Class: LU.A OpenBenchmarking.org Total Mop/s, More Is Better NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3 Test / Class: LU.A Calxeda Highbank Intel Atom D525 ODROID-XU Quad-Core A15 PandaBoard ES Samsung Chromebook ARM amd c-60 300 600 900 1200 1500 SE +/- 11.24, N = 3 SE +/- 0.67, N = 3 SE +/- 10.28, N = 3 SE +/- 0.20, N = 3 SE +/- 2.76, N = 3 SE +/- 0.33, N = 3 663.59 780.69 1429.38 269.00 1046.43 696.27 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 Calxeda Highbank Intel Atom D525 ODROID-XU Quad-Core A15 PandaBoard ES Samsung Chromebook ARM amd c-60 200 400 600 800 1000 SE +/- 4.12, N = 3 SE +/- 0.40, N = 3 SE +/- 11.79, N = 3 SE +/- 0.51, N = 3 SE +/- 2.77, N = 3 SE +/- 2.64, N = 3 421.51 506.33 925.08 216.80 652.36 560.43 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 Calxeda Highbank Intel Atom D525 ODROID-XU Quad-Core A15 PandaBoard ES Samsung Chromebook ARM amd c-60 200 400 600 800 1000 SE +/- 0.39, N = 3 SE +/- 2.02, N = 3 SE +/- 1.04, N = 3 SE +/- 0.40, N = 3 SE +/- 4.47, N = 3 SE +/- 4.05, N = 3 472.82 710.18 1106.40 265.31 756.09 665.29 1. (F9X) gfortran options: -fopenmp
7-Zip Compression Compress Speed Test OpenBenchmarking.org MIPS, More Is Better 7-Zip Compression 9.20.1 Compress Speed Test Calxeda Highbank Intel Atom D525 ODROID-XU Quad-Core A15 PandaBoard ES Samsung Chromebook ARM amd c-60 700 1400 2100 2800 3500 SE +/- 8.88, N = 3 SE +/- 5.21, N = 3 SE +/- 6.36, N = 3 SE +/- 10.48, N = 3 SE +/- 17.17, N = 3 SE +/- 1.73, N = 3 1706 2089 3195 886 1698 1341 1. (CXX) g++ options: -pipe -lpthread
Smallpt Global Illumination Renderer; 100 Samples OpenBenchmarking.org Seconds, Fewer Is Better Smallpt 1.0 Global Illumination Renderer; 100 Samples Calxeda Highbank Intel Atom D525 ODROID-XU Quad-Core A15 PandaBoard ES Samsung Chromebook ARM amd c-60 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 SE +/- 1.20, N = 3 SE +/- 0.33, N = 3 SE +/- 2.96, N = 3 SE +/- 1.53, N = 3 SE +/- 1.20, N = 3 SE +/- 1.00, N = 3 1326 1007 692 2419 1291 1678 1. (CXX) g++ options: -fopenmp
FFTE Test: N=64, 1D Complex FFT Routine OpenBenchmarking.org MFLOPS, More Is Better FFTE 5.0 Test: N=64, 1D Complex FFT Routine Calxeda Highbank Intel Atom D525 ODROID-XU Quad-Core A15 PandaBoard ES Samsung Chromebook ARM amd c-60 300 600 900 1200 1500 SE +/- 5.28, N = 3 SE +/- 0.70, N = 3 SE +/- 5.31, N = 3 SE +/- 0.13, N = 3 SE +/- 16.47, N = 3 SE +/- 1.93, N = 3 501.69 942.93 1425.06 548.78 1465.68 932.91 1. (F9X) gfortran options: -O3 -fomit-frame-pointer -fopenmp -lmpichf90 -lmpich -lopa -lmpl -lrt -lcr -lpthread
NAS Parallel Benchmarks Test / Class: UA.A OpenBenchmarking.org Total Mop/s, More Is Better NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3 Test / Class: UA.A Calxeda Highbank Intel Atom D525 ODROID-XU Quad-Core A15 PandaBoard ES Samsung Chromebook ARM amd c-60 1.1925 2.385 3.5775 4.77 5.9625 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.02, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 3.57 4.81 5.30 2.04 4.01 3.76 1. (F9X) gfortran options: -fopenmp
x264 H.264 Video Encoding OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better x264 2011-12-06 H.264 Video Encoding Calxeda Highbank Intel Atom D525 PandaBoard ES Samsung Chromebook ARM 3 6 9 12 15 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.05, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.08, N = 3 9.07 11.35 4.70 10.84
LAMMPS Molecular Dynamics Simulator Test: Rhodopsin Protein OpenBenchmarking.org Loop Time, Fewer Is Better LAMMPS Molecular Dynamics Simulator 1.0 Test: Rhodopsin Protein Calxeda Highbank Intel Atom D525 Samsung Chromebook ARM amd c-60 100 200 300 400 500 SE +/- 7.15, N = 5 SE +/- 1.13, N = 3 SE +/- 0.51, N = 3 SE +/- 1.01, N = 3 464.02 459.73 192.31 285.67 1. (CXX) g++ options: -lfftw -lmpich
Apache Benchmark Static Web Page Serving OpenBenchmarking.org Requests Per Second, More Is Better Apache Benchmark 2.2.21 Static Web Page Serving Calxeda Highbank Intel Atom D525 ODROID-XU Quad-Core A15 Samsung Chromebook ARM amd c-60 900 1800 2700 3600 4500 SE +/- 57.43, N = 3 SE +/- 7.71, N = 3 SE +/- 7.00, N = 3 SE +/- 3.82, N = 3 SE +/- 10.00, N = 3 4014.66 3073.42 1691.69 1823.63 2789.74 -lexpat 1. (CC) gcc options: -O2 -pthread -lm -lrt -lcrypt -lpthread -ldl
C-Ray Total Time OpenBenchmarking.org Seconds, Fewer Is Better C-Ray 1.1 Total Time Calxeda Highbank Intel Atom D525 ODROID-XU Quad-Core A15 Samsung Chromebook ARM amd c-60 100 200 300 400 500 SE +/- 0.18, N = 3 SE +/- 0.13, N = 3 SE +/- 0.63, N = 3 SE +/- 11.67, N = 6 SE +/- 0.28, N = 3 390.45 371.20 131.49 332.54 481.51 1. (CC) gcc options: -lm -lpthread -O3
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