LLVM Clang 3.4 AMD APU Benchmarks

Benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com. Quick look at LLVM Clang 3.3 vs. Clang 3.4 compiler performance. More tests forthcoming.

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Clang 3.3

Processor: AMD A10-6800K APU @ 4.70GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: MSI FM2-A85XA-G65 (MS-7793) v1.0, Chipset: AMD Family 15h, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 64GB OCZ AGILITY, Graphics: Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 6950 2048MB, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411

OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.13.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.2, Display Server: X Server 1.14.3, Display Driver: radeon 7.2.99, OpenGL: 3.1 Mesa 10.1.0-devel (git-5b331f6 saucy-oibaf-ppa) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: Clang 3.3-5ubuntu4, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600

Clang 3.5 SVN

OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.13.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.2, Display Server: X Server 1.14.3, Display Driver: radeon 7.2.99, OpenGL: 3.1 Mesa 10.1.0-devel (git-5b331f6 saucy-oibaf-ppa) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: Clang 3.5-1~exp1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600

LLVM Clang 3.4 AMD APU BenchmarksOpenBenchmarking.orgPhoronix Test SuiteAMD A10-6800K APU @ 4.70GHz (4 Cores)MSI FM2-A85XA-G65 (MS-7793) v1.0AMD Family 15h8192MB64GB OCZ AGILITYSapphire AMD Radeon HD 6950 2048MBRealtek ALC892SyncMasterRealtek RTL8111/8168/8411Ubuntu 13.103.13.0-999-generic (x86_64)Unity 7.1.2X Server 1.14.3radeon 7.2.993.1 Mesa 10.1.0-devel (git-5b331f6 saucy-oibaf-ppa) Gallium 0.4Clang 3.3-5ubuntu4Clang 3.5-1~exp1ext42560x1600ProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioMonitorNetworkOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerDisplay DriverOpenGLCompilersFile-SystemScreen ResolutionLLVM Clang 3.4 AMD APU Benchmarks PerformanceSystem Logs

Clang 3.3 vs. Clang 3.5 SVN ComparisonPhoronix Test SuiteBaseline+6.4%+6.4%+12.8%+12.8%+19.2%+19.2%+25.6%+25.6%12.4%10.6%6%5.4%2.5%2.1%KASUMI25.7%WAV To MP314.7%WAV To FLACD.L.M.FF.F.T7.5%P.T.S.v.8.5P.P.SG.I.R.1.S4.3%Monte Carlo3.9%CAST-2562.8%CompositeTotal TimeBotanLAME MP3 EncodingFLAC Audio EncodingSciMarkSciMarkBLAKE2Himeno BenchmarkSmallptSciMarkBotanSciMarkC-RayClang 3.3Clang 3.5 SVN

LLVM Clang 3.4 AMD APU Benchmarksblake2: Phoronix Test Suite v4.8.5botan: Tigerbotan: KASUMIbotan: AES-256botan: Twofishbotan: CAST-256botan: X9.19-MACc-ray: Total Timeencode-flac: WAV To FLAChimeno: Poisson Pressure Solverencode-mp3: WAV To MP3scimark2: Compositescimark2: Monte Carloscimark2: Fast Fourier Transformscimark2: Sparse Matrix Multiplyscimark2: Dense LU Matrix Factorizationscimark2: Jacobi Successive Over-Relaxationsmallpt: Global Illumination Renderer; 100 SamplesClang 3.3Clang 3.5 SVN9.66361.1679.39180.17217.19115.6275.1763.667.09770.3216.36830.17493.1174.161016.391198.511368.692119.11360.7863.17178.18218.46112.4575.8662.346.31811.8018.76850.62474.5969.011015.771325.061368.69220OpenBenchmarking.org

BLAKE2

OpenBenchmarking.orgCycles Per Byte, Fewer Is BetterBLAKE2 20121223Phoronix Test Suite v4.8.5Clang 3.3Clang 3.5 SVN3691215SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 39.669.111. (CC) gcc options: -std=gnu99 -O3 -march=native -lcrypto -lz

Botan

OpenBenchmarking.orgMbytes/s, More Is BetterBotan 1.10.3Test: TigerClang 3.3Clang 3.5 SVN80160240320400361.16360.781. (CXX) g++ options: -m64 -ldl -lpthread -lrt -O2

OpenBenchmarking.orgMbytes/s, More Is BetterBotan 1.10.3Test: KASUMIClang 3.3Clang 3.5 SVN2040608010079.3963.171. (CXX) g++ options: -m64 -ldl -lpthread -lrt -O2

OpenBenchmarking.orgMbytes/s, More Is BetterBotan 1.10.3Test: AES-256Clang 3.3Clang 3.5 SVN4080120160200180.17178.181. (CXX) g++ options: -m64 -ldl -lpthread -lrt -O2

OpenBenchmarking.orgMbytes/s, More Is BetterBotan 1.10.3Test: TwofishClang 3.3Clang 3.5 SVN50100150200250217.19218.461. (CXX) g++ options: -m64 -ldl -lpthread -lrt -O2

OpenBenchmarking.orgMbytes/s, More Is BetterBotan 1.10.3Test: CAST-256Clang 3.3Clang 3.5 SVN306090120150115.62112.451. (CXX) g++ options: -m64 -ldl -lpthread -lrt -O2

OpenBenchmarking.orgMbytes/s, More Is BetterBotan 1.10.3Test: X9.19-MACClang 3.3Clang 3.5 SVN2040608010075.1775.861. (CXX) g++ options: -m64 -ldl -lpthread -lrt -O2

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 TimeClang 3.3Clang 3.5 SVN1428425670SE +/- 1.09, N = 6SE +/- 1.12, N = 663.6662.341. (CC) gcc options: -lm -lpthread -O3 -march=native

FLAC Audio Encoding

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterFLAC Audio Encoding 1.3.0WAV To FLACClang 3.3Clang 3.5 SVN246810SE +/- 0.00, N = 5SE +/- 0.00, N = 57.096.311. (CXX) g++ options: -O3 -march=native -fvisibility=hidden -logg -lm

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 SolverClang 3.3Clang 3.5 SVN2004006008001000SE +/- 8.56, N = 3SE +/- 2.25, N = 3770.32811.801. (CC) gcc options: -O3 -march=native

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 MP3Clang 3.3Clang 3.5 SVN510152025SE +/- 0.00, N = 5SE +/- 0.01, N = 516.3618.761. (CC) gcc options: -pipe -O3 -march=native -lm

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: CompositeClang 3.3Clang 3.5 SVN2004006008001000SE +/- 0.55, N = 4SE +/- 0.52, N = 4830.17850.621. (CXX) g++ options: -O3 -march=native

OpenBenchmarking.orgMflops, More Is BetterSciMark 2.0Computational Test: Monte CarloClang 3.3Clang 3.5 SVN110220330440550SE +/- 0.57, N = 4SE +/- 0.53, N = 4493.11474.591. (CXX) g++ options: -O3 -march=native

OpenBenchmarking.orgMflops, More Is BetterSciMark 2.0Computational Test: Fast Fourier TransformClang 3.3Clang 3.5 SVN1632486480SE +/- 0.64, N = 4SE +/- 0.23, N = 274.1669.011. (CXX) g++ options: -O3 -march=native

OpenBenchmarking.orgMflops, More Is BetterSciMark 2.0Computational Test: Sparse Matrix MultiplyClang 3.3Clang 3.5 SVN2004006008001000SE +/- 1.46, N = 4SE +/- 2.79, N = 41016.391015.771. (CXX) g++ options: -O3 -march=native

OpenBenchmarking.orgMflops, More Is BetterSciMark 2.0Computational Test: Dense LU Matrix FactorizationClang 3.3Clang 3.5 SVN30060090012001500SE +/- 1.56, N = 4SE +/- 1.64, N = 41198.511325.061. (CXX) g++ options: -O3 -march=native

OpenBenchmarking.orgMflops, More Is BetterSciMark 2.0Computational Test: Jacobi Successive Over-RelaxationClang 3.3Clang 3.5 SVN30060090012001500SE +/- 0.00, N = 4SE +/- 0.00, N = 41368.691368.691. (CXX) g++ options: -O3 -march=native

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 SamplesClang 3.3Clang 3.5 SVN50100150200250SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 32112201. (CXX) g++ options: -fopenmp -O3 -march=native

Clang 3.3

Processor: AMD A10-6800K APU @ 4.70GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: MSI FM2-A85XA-G65 (MS-7793) v1.0, Chipset: AMD Family 15h, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 64GB OCZ AGILITY, Graphics: Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 6950 2048MB, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411

OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.13.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.2, Display Server: X Server 1.14.3, Display Driver: radeon 7.2.99, OpenGL: 3.1 Mesa 10.1.0-devel (git-5b331f6 saucy-oibaf-ppa) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: Clang 3.3-5ubuntu4, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600

Testing initiated at 3 December 2013 08:56 by user phoronix.

Clang 3.5 SVN

Processor: AMD A10-6800K APU @ 4.70GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: MSI FM2-A85XA-G65 (MS-7793) v1.0, Chipset: AMD Family 15h, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 64GB OCZ AGILITY, Graphics: Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 6950 2048MB, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411

OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.13.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.2, Display Server: X Server 1.14.3, Display Driver: radeon 7.2.99, OpenGL: 3.1 Mesa 10.1.0-devel (git-5b331f6 saucy-oibaf-ppa) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: Clang 3.5-1~exp1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600

Testing initiated at 3 December 2013 09:38 by user phoronix.