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 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.
PandaBoard ES:
Processor: ARMv7 rev 10 @ 1.20GHz (2 Cores), Motherboard: OMAP4 Panda board, Memory: 1024MB, Disk: 16GB SD16G, Graphics: Texas Instruments OMAP
OS: Ubuntu 12.10, Kernel: 3.5.0-208-omap4 (armv7l), Display Server: X Server 1.12.99.904 (1.13.0 RC 4), Display Driver: fbdev 0.4.3, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 8.0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080
Intel Atom D525:
Processor: Intel Atom D525 @ 1.80GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: FOXCONN NETBOX nT-435/535, Chipset: Intel Atom D4xx/D5xx/N4xx/N5xx, Memory: 2048MB, Disk: 500GB Western Digital WD5000BEVT-2, Graphics: Intel Atom D4xx/D5xx/N4xx/N5xx IGP, Audio: Realtek ALC888, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B + Realtek RTL8191SEvA Wireless LAN
OS: Ubuntu 12.10, Kernel: 3.5.0-14-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 6.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.13.0, Display Driver: intel 2.20.6, OpenGL: 1.4 Mesa 8.1-devel, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1366x768
1.1GHz Calxeda Highbank Node:
Processor: ARMv7 rev 0 (4 Cores), Motherboard: Highbank, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 256GB SAMSUNG MZ7PC256
OS: Ubuntu 12.10, Kernel: 3.5.0-1000-highbank (armv7l), Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4
1.4GHz Calxeda Highbank Node:
Processor: ARMv7 rev 0 (4 Cores), Motherboard: Highbank, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 256GB SAMSUNG MZ7PC256
OS: Ubuntu 12.10, Kernel: 3.5.0-1000-highbank (armv7l), Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4
ARM Chromebook - Ubuntu 13.04 - lubuntu:
Processor: ARMv7 rev 4 @ 1.70GHz (2 Cores), Motherboard: SAMSUNG EXYNOS5 (Flattened Device Tree), Memory: 2048MB, Disk: 16GB SEM16G + 64GB
OS: Ubuntu 13.04, Kernel: 3.4.0 (armv7l), Desktop: LXDE 0.5.11, Display Server: X Server 1.13.0, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 9.0, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1366x768
Intel Atom N570 1.6Ghz Acer Aspire One:
Processor: Intel Atom N570 @ 1.67GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: Acer JE06_PT, Chipset: Intel Atom D4xx/D5xx/N4xx/N5xx, Memory: 1024MB, Disk: 80GB INTEL SSDSA2CW08, Graphics: Intel Atom D4xx/D5xx/N4xx/N5xx IGP, Audio: Realtek ALC269VB, Network: Realtek RTL8101E/RTL8102E + Intel Centrino Wireless-N 100
OS: Gentoo 2.2, Kernel: 3.6.0-sabayon-mini (i686), Desktop: Xfce 4.10, Display Server: X Server 1.12.4, Display Driver: intel 2.20.13, Compiler: GCC 4.6.3 + LLVM 3.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1024x600
AMD Turion X2 2.1Ghz HP Pavilion tx2550ev:
Processor: AMD Turion X2 Ultra Mobile ZM-80 @ 2.10GHz (2 Cores), Motherboard: Quanta 30F1 v97.22, Chipset: AMD RS780 + SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 120GB OCZ ILITY3, Graphics: AMD Mobility Radeon HD 3200 (500/400MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC268, Monitor: DELL E248WFP, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B + Broadcom BCM4322 802.11a/b/g/n
OS: Gentoo n/a, Kernel: 3.6.0-sabayon-zedd (x86_64), Desktop: Xfce 4.10, Display Server: X Server 1.12.4, Display Driver: radeon 7.0.99, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 9.1-devel (git-5cea027) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.6.3 + LLVM 3.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1280x800
ASUS E45M1-I with AMD E-450 APU:
Processor: AMD E-450 APU @ 1.65GHz (2 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS E45M1-I DELUXE, Memory: 3584MB, Disk: 320GB FUJITSU MHZ2320B + 4 x 1500GB Seagate ST31500341AS, Graphics: 384MB, Audio: ATI R6xx HDMI, Monitor: DELL U2711
OS: Gentoo 2.2, Kernel: 3.6.6-gentoo-warren (x86_64), Compiler: GCC 4.6.3 + LLVM 3.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 800x600
Lenovo x120e with AMD E-350 APU:
Processor: AMD E-350 @ 1.60GHz (2 Cores), Motherboard: LENOVO 0596A28, Chipset: AMD Family 14h Root Complex, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 128GB M4-CT128M4SSD2, Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 6310 384MB, Audio: ATI R6xx HDMI, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 + Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6230
OS: Debian unstable, Kernel: 3.12-5.dmz.1-liquorix-amd64 (x86_64), Desktop: Enlightenment, Display Server: X Server 1.14.5, Display Driver: radeon 7.2.0, OpenGL: 3.1 Mesa 9.2.2 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.8 + Clang 3.3-15, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1366x768
FFTE 5.0
Test: N=64, 1D Complex FFT Routine
MFLOPS > Higher Is Better
PandaBoard ES ............................. 548.78 |=========
Intel Atom D525 ........................... 942.93 |===============
1.1GHz Calxeda Highbank Node .............. 501.69 |========
1.4GHz Calxeda Highbank Node .............. 643.43 |==========
ARM Chromebook - Ubuntu 13.04 - lubuntu ... 1465.68 |=======================
Intel Atom N570 1.6Ghz Acer Aspire One .... 287.03 |====
AMD Turion X2 2.1Ghz HP Pavilion tx2550ev . 1677.34 |==========================
Lenovo x120e with AMD E-350 APU ........... 1117.46 |=================
NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3
Test / Class: LU.A
Total Mop/s > Higher Is Better
PandaBoard ES ............................. 269.00 |=======
Intel Atom D525 ........................... 780.69 |===================
1.1GHz Calxeda Highbank Node .............. 663.59 |================
1.4GHz Calxeda Highbank Node .............. 875.04 |======================
ARM Chromebook - Ubuntu 13.04 - lubuntu ... 1046.43 |==========================
Intel Atom N570 1.6Ghz Acer Aspire One .... 651.41 |================
AMD Turion X2 2.1Ghz HP Pavilion tx2550ev . 914.56 |=======================
ASUS E45M1-I with AMD E-450 APU ........... 904.74 |======================
Lenovo x120e with AMD E-350 APU ........... 689.94 |=================
NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3
Test / Class: SP.A
Total Mop/s > Higher Is Better
PandaBoard ES ............................. 216.80 |========
Intel Atom D525 ........................... 506.33 |==================
1.1GHz Calxeda Highbank Node .............. 421.51 |===============
1.4GHz Calxeda Highbank Node .............. 542.46 |====================
ARM Chromebook - Ubuntu 13.04 - lubuntu ... 652.36 |========================
Intel Atom N570 1.6Ghz Acer Aspire One .... 436.52 |================
AMD Turion X2 2.1Ghz HP Pavilion tx2550ev . 639.92 |=======================
ASUS E45M1-I with AMD E-450 APU ........... 743.79 |===========================
Lenovo x120e with AMD E-350 APU ........... 522.06 |===================
NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3
Test / Class: MG.B
Total Mop/s > Higher Is Better
PandaBoard ES ............................. 265.31 |=========
Intel Atom D525 ........................... 710.18 |=======================
1.1GHz Calxeda Highbank Node .............. 472.82 |===============
1.4GHz Calxeda Highbank Node .............. 637.66 |=====================
ARM Chromebook - Ubuntu 13.04 - lubuntu ... 756.09 |========================
Intel Atom N570 1.6Ghz Acer Aspire One .... 614.39 |====================
AMD Turion X2 2.1Ghz HP Pavilion tx2550ev . 798.68 |==========================
ASUS E45M1-I with AMD E-450 APU ........... 839.16 |===========================
Lenovo x120e with AMD E-350 APU ........... 615.84 |====================
Apache Benchmark 2.2.21
Static Web Page Serving
Requests Per Second > Higher Is Better
Intel Atom D525 ........................... 3073.42 |===============
1.1GHz Calxeda Highbank Node .............. 4014.66 |====================
1.4GHz Calxeda Highbank Node .............. 5271.67 |==========================
ARM Chromebook - Ubuntu 13.04 - lubuntu ... 1823.63 |=========
Intel Atom N570 1.6Ghz Acer Aspire One .... 2858.39 |==============
AMD Turion X2 2.1Ghz HP Pavilion tx2550ev . 5248.98 |==========================
ASUS E45M1-I with AMD E-450 APU ........... 3244.29 |================
Lenovo x120e with AMD E-350 APU ........... 2937.24 |==============
C-Ray 1.1
Total Time
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Intel Atom D525 ........................... 371.20 |===========
1.1GHz Calxeda Highbank Node .............. 390.45 |============
1.4GHz Calxeda Highbank Node .............. 303.69 |=========
ARM Chromebook - Ubuntu 13.04 - lubuntu ... 332.54 |==========
Intel Atom N570 1.6Ghz Acer Aspire One .... 872.50 |===========================
AMD Turion X2 2.1Ghz HP Pavilion tx2550ev . 533.73 |=================
ASUS E45M1-I with AMD E-450 APU ........... 526.90 |================
Lenovo x120e with AMD E-350 APU ........... 387.01 |============
x264 2011-12-06
H.264 Video Encoding
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
PandaBoard ES ............................. 4.70 |==========
Intel Atom D525 ........................... 11.35 |========================
1.1GHz Calxeda Highbank Node .............. 9.07 |===================
1.4GHz Calxeda Highbank Node .............. 11.82 |=========================
ARM Chromebook - Ubuntu 13.04 - lubuntu ... 10.84 |=======================
Intel Atom N570 1.6Ghz Acer Aspire One .... 10.13 |=====================
AMD Turion X2 2.1Ghz HP Pavilion tx2550ev . 13.44 |============================
ASUS E45M1-I with AMD E-450 APU ........... 10.97 |=======================
7-Zip Compression 9.20.1
Compress Speed Test
MIPS > Higher Is Better
PandaBoard ES ............................. 886 |===========
Intel Atom D525 ........................... 2089 |=========================
1.1GHz Calxeda Highbank Node .............. 1706 |====================
1.4GHz Calxeda Highbank Node .............. 2176 |==========================
ARM Chromebook - Ubuntu 13.04 - lubuntu ... 1698 |====================
Intel Atom N570 1.6Ghz Acer Aspire One .... 1879 |======================
AMD Turion X2 2.1Ghz HP Pavilion tx2550ev . 2445 |=============================
ASUS E45M1-I with AMD E-450 APU ........... 1980 |=======================
Lenovo x120e with AMD E-350 APU ........... 1641 |===================
NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3
Test / Class: UA.A
Total Mop/s > Higher Is Better
PandaBoard ES ............................. 2.04 |===========
Intel Atom D525 ........................... 4.81 |==========================
1.1GHz Calxeda Highbank Node .............. 3.57 |===================
1.4GHz Calxeda Highbank Node .............. 4.53 |=========================
ARM Chromebook - Ubuntu 13.04 - lubuntu ... 4.01 |======================
Intel Atom N570 1.6Ghz Acer Aspire One .... 3.93 |=====================
AMD Turion X2 2.1Ghz HP Pavilion tx2550ev . 4.50 |========================
ASUS E45M1-I with AMD E-450 APU ........... 5.36 |=============================
Lenovo x120e with AMD E-350 APU ........... 3.57 |===================
Smallpt 1.0
Global Illumination Renderer; 100 Samples
Seconds < Lower Is Better
PandaBoard ES ............................. 2419 |=============================
Intel Atom D525 ........................... 1007 |============
1.1GHz Calxeda Highbank Node .............. 1326 |================
1.4GHz Calxeda Highbank Node .............. 1033 |============
ARM Chromebook - Ubuntu 13.04 - lubuntu ... 1291 |===============
Intel Atom N570 1.6Ghz Acer Aspire One .... 1243 |===============
AMD Turion X2 2.1Ghz HP Pavilion tx2550ev . 943 |===========
ASUS E45M1-I with AMD E-450 APU ........... 970 |============
Lenovo x120e with AMD E-350 APU ........... 1472 |==================
LAMMPS Molecular Dynamics Simulator 1.0
Test: Rhodopsin Protein
Loop Time < Lower Is Better
Intel Atom D525 ......................... 459.73 |=============================
1.1GHz Calxeda Highbank Node ............ 464.02 |=============================
1.4GHz Calxeda Highbank Node ............ 365.85 |=======================
ARM Chromebook - Ubuntu 13.04 - lubuntu . 192.31 |============
Lenovo x120e with AMD E-350 APU ......... 228.25 |==============