Calxeda ECX-1000: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS vs. Ubuntu 12.10

Comparison of Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and Ubuntu 12.10 on a single node Calxeda ECX-1000 EnergyCore server node. Benchmarking with 1.1GHz and 1.4GHz nodes by Michael Larabel of Phoronix.com for a future article.

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Calxeda ECX-1000: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS vs. Ubuntu 12.10ProcessorMotherboardMemoryDiskOSKernelCompilerFile-SystemUbuntu 12.10: 1.4GHz Calxeda NodeUbuntu 12.10: 1.1GHz Calxeda NodeUbuntu 12.04: 1.4GHz Calxeda NodeUbuntu 12.04: 1.1GHz Calxeda NodejoytestcalxedaARMv7 rev 0 (4 Cores)Highbank4096MB256GB SAMSUNG MZ7PC256Ubuntu 12.103.5.0-1000-highbank (armv7l)GCC 4.7ext4Ubuntu 12.043.2.0-1000-highbank (armv7l)GCC 4.6ARMv7 rev 2 (16 Cores)Hisilicon HiP04 (Flattened Device Tree)16384MB320GB Western Digital WD3200BUCT-6Linaro 14.013.13.0-rc1-00002-g9568897 (armv7l)GCC 4.8OpenBenchmarking.orgCompiler Details- Ubuntu 12.10: 1.4GHz Calxeda Node: --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 - Ubuntu 12.10: 1.1GHz Calxeda Node: --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 - Ubuntu 12.04: 1.4GHz Calxeda Node: --build=arm-linux-gnueabihf --disable-sjlj-exceptions --disable-werror --enable-checking=release --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-languages=c,c++,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 - Ubuntu 12.04: 1.1GHz Calxeda Node: --build=arm-linux-gnueabihf --disable-sjlj-exceptions --disable-werror --enable-checking=release --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-languages=c,c++,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 - joytestcalxeda: --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 System Details- Ubuntu 12.04: 1.4GHz Calxeda Node: Python 2.7.3.- Ubuntu 12.04: 1.1GHz Calxeda Node: Python 2.7.3.- joytestcalxeda: Python 2.7.5+.

Calxeda ECX-1000: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS vs. Ubuntu 12.10vpxenc: vpxencx264: H.264 Video Encodinggraphics-magick: Blurgraphics-magick: Sharpengraphics-magick: Resizinggraphics-magick: HWB Color Spacegraphics-magick: Local Adaptive Thresholdingcachebench: Readcachebench: Writecachebench: Read / Modify / Writestream: Copystream: Addffte: N=64, 1D Complex FFT Routinehimeno: Poisson Pressure Solvercompress-7zip: Compress Speed Testapache: Static Web Page Servingnginx: Static Web Page Servingphpbench: PHP Benchmark Suiteopenssl: RSA 4096-bit Performanceclomp: Static OMP Speedupnpb: BT.Anpb: LU.Anpb: SP.Alammps: Rhodopsin Proteinpybench: Total For Average Test Timesmafft: Multiple Sequence Alignmentn-queens: Elapsed Timesmallpt: Global Illumination Renderer; 100 Samplesc-ray: Total TimeUbuntu 12.10: 1.4GHz Calxeda NodeUbuntu 12.10: 1.1GHz Calxeda NodeUbuntu 12.04: 1.4GHz Calxeda NodeUbuntu 12.04: 1.1GHz Calxeda Nodejoytestcalxeda1.1311.822100.295227.244091.39643.4321765271.67161365.351003.40875.04542.46365.851323842.56634.851033303.691.059.071610202651632.584082.713198.961087.941169.36501.69140.5917064014.664185.03125784.152.05759.69663.59421.51464.021685957.98815.941326390.451.0911.302018.952887.252962.31546.3221924932.06130125.38963.18815.83507.53366.821390647.59702.511054442.151.038.731914253181567.922262.632323.511498.111620.71424.90132.3216993814.584509.58101524.234.68740.25653.95417.39476.131768352.58906.341352566.451.682058.353700.426154.955151.355851.901211.5092.424015.29210067.906940.104749.041432.381099213.59620.7319336.29OpenBenchmarking.org

VP8 libvpx Encoding

vpxenc

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterVP8 libvpx Encoding 0.9.7-p1vpxencUbuntu 12.10: 1.4GHz Calxeda NodeUbuntu 12.10: 1.1GHz Calxeda NodeUbuntu 12.04: 1.4GHz Calxeda NodeUbuntu 12.04: 1.1GHz Calxeda Nodejoytestcalxeda0.3780.7561.1341.5121.89SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 31.131.051.091.031.68-O31. (CC) gcc options: -lvpx -lm -lpthread

x264

H.264 Video Encoding

Ubuntu 12.10Ubuntu 12.04OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is Betterx264 2011-12-06H.264 Video Encoding1.4GHz Calxeda Node1.1GHz Calxeda Node3691215SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 311.829.0711.308.73

GraphicsMagick

Operation: Blur

Ubuntu 12.10Ubuntu 12.04OpenBenchmarking.orgIterations Per Minute, More Is BetterGraphicsMagick 1.3.12Operation: Blur1.1GHz Calxeda Node510152025SE +/- 0.21, N = 6SE +/- 0.00, N = 316191. (CC) gcc options: -std=gnu99 -fopenmp -O2 -pthread -lz -lm -lgomp -lpthread

GraphicsMagick

Operation: Sharpen

Ubuntu 12.10Ubuntu 12.04OpenBenchmarking.orgIterations Per Minute, More Is BetterGraphicsMagick 1.3.12Operation: Sharpen1.1GHz Calxeda Node48121620SE +/- 0.21, N = 6SE +/- 0.20, N = 510141. (CC) gcc options: -std=gnu99 -fopenmp -O2 -pthread -lz -lm -lgomp -lpthread

GraphicsMagick

Operation: Resizing

Ubuntu 12.10Ubuntu 12.04OpenBenchmarking.orgIterations Per Minute, More Is BetterGraphicsMagick 1.3.12Operation: Resizing1.1GHz Calxeda Node612182430SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 320251. (CC) gcc options: -std=gnu99 -fopenmp -O2 -pthread -lz -lm -lgomp -lpthread

GraphicsMagick

Operation: HWB Color Space

Ubuntu 12.10Ubuntu 12.04OpenBenchmarking.orgIterations Per Minute, More Is BetterGraphicsMagick 1.3.12Operation: HWB Color Space1.1GHz Calxeda Node714212835SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.48, N = 426311. (CC) gcc options: -std=gnu99 -fopenmp -O2 -pthread -lz -lm -lgomp -lpthread

GraphicsMagick

Operation: Local Adaptive Thresholding

Ubuntu 12.10Ubuntu 12.04OpenBenchmarking.orgIterations Per Minute, More Is BetterGraphicsMagick 1.3.12Operation: Local Adaptive Thresholding1.1GHz Calxeda Node246810SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3581. (CC) gcc options: -std=gnu99 -fopenmp -O2 -pthread -lz -lm -lgomp -lpthread

CacheBench

Test: Read

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterCacheBenchTest: ReadUbuntu 12.10: 1.4GHz Calxeda NodeUbuntu 12.10: 1.1GHz Calxeda NodeUbuntu 12.04: 1.4GHz Calxeda NodeUbuntu 12.04: 1.1GHz Calxeda Nodejoytestcalxeda5001000150020002500SE +/- 11.27, N = 3SE +/- 17.17, N = 3SE +/- 14.26, N = 3SE +/- 14.67, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 32100.291632.582018.951567.922058.351. (CC) gcc options: -lrt

CacheBench

Test: Write

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterCacheBenchTest: WriteUbuntu 12.10: 1.4GHz Calxeda NodeUbuntu 12.10: 1.1GHz Calxeda NodeUbuntu 12.04: 1.4GHz Calxeda NodeUbuntu 12.04: 1.1GHz Calxeda Nodejoytestcalxeda11002200330044005500SE +/- 27.79, N = 3SE +/- 46.02, N = 3SE +/- 15.28, N = 3SE +/- 16.45, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 35227.244082.712887.252262.633700.421. (CC) gcc options: -lrt

CacheBench

Test: Read / Modify / Write

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterCacheBenchTest: Read / Modify / WriteUbuntu 12.10: 1.4GHz Calxeda NodeUbuntu 12.10: 1.1GHz Calxeda NodeUbuntu 12.04: 1.4GHz Calxeda NodeUbuntu 12.04: 1.1GHz Calxeda Nodejoytestcalxeda13002600390052006500SE +/- 24.01, N = 3SE +/- 34.44, N = 3SE +/- 20.93, N = 3SE +/- 20.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.81, N = 34091.393198.962962.312323.516154.951. (CC) gcc options: -lrt

Stream

Type: Copy

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterStream 2009-04-11Type: CopyUbuntu 12.10: 1.1GHz Calxeda NodeUbuntu 12.04: 1.1GHz Calxeda Nodejoytestcalxeda11002200330044005500SE +/- 6.58, N = 10SE +/- 2.67, N = 10SE +/- 21.17, N = 101087.941498.115151.351. (CC) gcc options: -O2 -fopenmp

Stream

Type: Add

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterStream 2009-04-11Type: AddUbuntu 12.10: 1.1GHz Calxeda NodeUbuntu 12.04: 1.1GHz Calxeda Nodejoytestcalxeda13002600390052006500SE +/- 8.25, N = 10SE +/- 2.74, N = 10SE +/- 21.91, N = 101169.361620.715851.901. (CC) gcc options: -O2 -fopenmp

FFTE

Test: N=64, 1D Complex FFT Routine

OpenBenchmarking.orgMFLOPS, More Is BetterFFTE 5.0Test: N=64, 1D Complex FFT RoutineUbuntu 12.10: 1.4GHz Calxeda NodeUbuntu 12.10: 1.1GHz Calxeda NodeUbuntu 12.04: 1.4GHz Calxeda NodeUbuntu 12.04: 1.1GHz Calxeda Nodejoytestcalxeda30060090012001500SE +/- 2.44, N = 3SE +/- 5.28, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 4.35, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3643.43501.69546.32424.901211.501. (F9X) gfortran options: -O3 -fomit-frame-pointer -fopenmp -lmpichf90 -lmpich -lopa -lmpl -lrt -lcr -lpthread

Himeno Benchmark

Poisson Pressure Solver

OpenBenchmarking.orgMFLOPS, More Is BetterHimeno Benchmark 3.0Poisson Pressure SolverUbuntu 12.10: 1.1GHz Calxeda NodeUbuntu 12.04: 1.1GHz Calxeda Nodejoytestcalxeda306090120150SE +/- 1.73, N = 3SE +/- 1.91, N = 3SE +/- 1.84, N = 6140.59132.3292.421. (CC) gcc options: -O3

7-Zip Compression

Compress Speed Test

Ubuntu 12.10Ubuntu 12.04OpenBenchmarking.orgMIPS, More Is Better7-Zip Compression 9.20.1Compress Speed Test1.4GHz Calxeda Node1.1GHz Calxeda Node5001000150020002500SE +/- 4.67, N = 3SE +/- 8.88, N = 3SE +/- 8.01, N = 3SE +/- 8.95, N = 321761706219216991. (CXX) g++ options: -pipe -lpthread

Apache Benchmark

Static Web Page Serving

OpenBenchmarking.orgRequests Per Second, More Is BetterApache Benchmark 2.2.21Static Web Page ServingUbuntu 12.10: 1.4GHz Calxeda NodeUbuntu 12.10: 1.1GHz Calxeda NodeUbuntu 12.04: 1.4GHz Calxeda NodeUbuntu 12.04: 1.1GHz Calxeda Nodejoytestcalxeda11002200330044005500SE +/- 6.07, N = 3SE +/- 57.43, N = 3SE +/- 4.42, N = 3SE +/- 9.22, N = 3SE +/- 11.77, N = 35271.674014.664932.063814.584015.291. (CC) gcc options: -O2 -pthread -lm -lrt -lcrypt -lpthread -ldl

NGINX Benchmark

Static Web Page Serving

Ubuntu 12.10Ubuntu 12.04OpenBenchmarking.orgRequests Per Second, More Is BetterNGINX Benchmark 1.0.11Static Web Page Serving1.1GHz Calxeda Node10002000300040005000SE +/- 5.85, N = 3SE +/- 31.08, N = 34185.034509.581. (CC) gcc options: -lpthread -lcrypt -lcrypto -lz

PHPBench

PHP Benchmark Suite

OpenBenchmarking.orgScore, More Is BetterPHPBench 0.8.1PHP Benchmark SuiteUbuntu 12.10: 1.4GHz Calxeda NodeUbuntu 12.10: 1.1GHz Calxeda NodeUbuntu 12.04: 1.4GHz Calxeda NodeUbuntu 12.04: 1.1GHz Calxeda Nodejoytestcalxeda4K8K12K16K20KSE +/- 20.52, N = 3SE +/- 128.89, N = 3SE +/- 23.97, N = 3SE +/- 71.90, N = 3SE +/- 25.78, N = 31613612578130121015221006

OpenSSL

RSA 4096-bit Performance

OpenBenchmarking.orgSigns Per Second, More Is BetterOpenSSL 1.0.0eRSA 4096-bit PerformanceUbuntu 12.10: 1.4GHz Calxeda NodeUbuntu 12.10: 1.1GHz Calxeda NodeUbuntu 12.04: 1.4GHz Calxeda NodeUbuntu 12.04: 1.1GHz Calxeda Nodejoytestcalxeda246810SE +/- 0.03, N = 4SE +/- 0.03, N = 4SE +/- 0.03, N = 4SE +/- 0.05, N = 4SE +/- 0.00, N = 45.354.155.384.237.901. (CC) gcc options: -O3 -lssl -lcrypto -ldl

CLOMP

Static OMP Speedup

Ubuntu 12.10Ubuntu 12.04OpenBenchmarking.orgSpeedup, More Is BetterCLOMP 3.3Static OMP Speedup1.1GHz Calxeda Node1.0532.1063.1594.2125.265SE +/- 0.02, N = 10SE +/- 0.15, N = 102.054.681. (CC) gcc options: --openmp -O3 -lm

NAS Parallel Benchmarks

Test / Class: BT.A

OpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: BT.AUbuntu 12.10: 1.4GHz Calxeda NodeUbuntu 12.10: 1.1GHz Calxeda NodeUbuntu 12.04: 1.4GHz Calxeda NodeUbuntu 12.04: 1.1GHz Calxeda Nodejoytestcalxeda15003000450060007500SE +/- 2.91, N = 3SE +/- 14.39, N = 3SE +/- 1.68, N = 3SE +/- 13.85, N = 3SE +/- 7.13, N = 31003.40759.69963.18740.256940.101. (F9X) gfortran options: -fopenmp

NAS Parallel Benchmarks

Test / Class: LU.A

OpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: LU.AUbuntu 12.10: 1.4GHz Calxeda NodeUbuntu 12.10: 1.1GHz Calxeda NodeUbuntu 12.04: 1.4GHz Calxeda NodeUbuntu 12.04: 1.1GHz Calxeda Nodejoytestcalxeda10002000300040005000SE +/- 0.76, N = 3SE +/- 11.24, N = 3SE +/- 3.50, N = 3SE +/- 11.01, N = 4SE +/- 4.27, N = 3875.04663.59815.83653.954749.041. (F9X) gfortran options: -fopenmp

NAS Parallel Benchmarks

Test / Class: SP.A

OpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: SP.AUbuntu 12.10: 1.4GHz Calxeda NodeUbuntu 12.10: 1.1GHz Calxeda NodeUbuntu 12.04: 1.4GHz Calxeda NodeUbuntu 12.04: 1.1GHz Calxeda Nodejoytestcalxeda30060090012001500SE +/- 0.46, N = 3SE +/- 4.12, N = 3SE +/- 9.38, N = 3SE +/- 0.61, N = 3SE +/- 18.04, N = 3542.46421.51507.53417.391432.381. (F9X) gfortran options: -fopenmp

LAMMPS Molecular Dynamics Simulator

Test: Rhodopsin Protein

Ubuntu 12.10Ubuntu 12.04OpenBenchmarking.orgLoop Time, Fewer Is BetterLAMMPS Molecular Dynamics Simulator 1.0Test: Rhodopsin Protein1.4GHz Calxeda Node1.1GHz Calxeda Node100200300400500SE +/- 2.84, N = 3SE +/- 7.15, N = 5SE +/- 4.58, N = 3SE +/- 8.10, N = 3365.85464.02366.82476.131. (CXX) g++ options: -lfftw -lmpich

PyBench

Total For Average Test Times

OpenBenchmarking.orgMilliseconds, Fewer Is BetterPyBench 2008-08-14Total For Average Test TimesUbuntu 12.10: 1.4GHz Calxeda NodeUbuntu 12.10: 1.1GHz Calxeda NodeUbuntu 12.04: 1.4GHz Calxeda NodeUbuntu 12.04: 1.1GHz Calxeda Nodejoytestcalxeda4K8K12K16K20KSE +/- 8.84, N = 3SE +/- 8.41, N = 3SE +/- 1.33, N = 3SE +/- 4.00, N = 3SE +/- 26.96, N = 31323816859139061768310992

Timed MAFFT Alignment

Multiple Sequence Alignment

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterTimed MAFFT Alignment 6.864Multiple Sequence AlignmentUbuntu 12.10: 1.4GHz Calxeda NodeUbuntu 12.10: 1.1GHz Calxeda NodeUbuntu 12.04: 1.4GHz Calxeda NodeUbuntu 12.04: 1.1GHz Calxeda Nodejoytestcalxeda1326395265SE +/- 1.46, N = 6SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.19, N = 3SE +/- 0.32, N = 642.5657.9847.5952.5813.591. (CC) gcc options: -O3 -lm -lpthread

N-Queens

Elapsed Time

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterN-Queens 1.0Elapsed TimeUbuntu 12.10: 1.4GHz Calxeda NodeUbuntu 12.10: 1.1GHz Calxeda NodeUbuntu 12.04: 1.4GHz Calxeda NodeUbuntu 12.04: 1.1GHz Calxeda Nodejoytestcalxeda2004006008001000SE +/- 5.66, N = 2SE +/- 14.74, N = 2SE +/- 0.03, N = 2SE +/- 11.76, N = 2SE +/- 0.00, N = 2634.85815.94702.51906.34620.731. (CC) gcc options: -static -O2

Smallpt

Global Illumination Renderer; 100 Samples

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterSmallpt 1.0Global Illumination Renderer; 100 SamplesUbuntu 12.10: 1.4GHz Calxeda NodeUbuntu 12.10: 1.1GHz Calxeda NodeUbuntu 12.04: 1.4GHz Calxeda NodeUbuntu 12.04: 1.1GHz Calxeda Nodejoytestcalxeda30060090012001500SE +/- 0.88, N = 3SE +/- 1.20, N = 3SE +/- 0.67, N = 3SE +/- 0.58, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 310331326105413521931. (CXX) g++ options: -fopenmp

C-Ray

Total Time

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterC-Ray 1.1Total TimeUbuntu 12.10: 1.4GHz Calxeda NodeUbuntu 12.10: 1.1GHz Calxeda NodeUbuntu 12.04: 1.4GHz Calxeda NodeUbuntu 12.04: 1.1GHz Calxeda Nodejoytestcalxeda120240360480600SE +/- 0.19, N = 3SE +/- 0.18, N = 3SE +/- 0.23, N = 3SE +/- 0.19, N = 3SE +/- 0.23, N = 3303.69390.45442.15566.4536.291. (CC) gcc options: -lm -lpthread -O3


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