Linux 3.15 CPUfreq + Intel P-State

Intel ACPI cpufreq and Intel P-State driver benchmarks plus of various scaling governors. Benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com.

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Linux 3.15 CPUfreq + Intel P-StateOpenBenchmarking.orgPhoronix Test SuiteIntel Core i7-4960X @ 4.00GHz (12 Cores)Intel Core i7-4960X @ 3.60GHz (12 Cores)MSI X79MA-GD45 (MS-7738) v1.0Intel Xeon E7 v2/Xeon8192MB1000GB Seagate ST1000DX001-1CM1Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 4870 512MBIntel C600/X79DELL S2409WRealtek RTL8111/8168/8411Ubuntu 14.043.15.0-999-generic (x86_64)Unity 7.2.0X Server 1.15.1radeon 7.3.03.3 Mesa 10.1.0 Gallium 0.4GCC 4.8.2ext41920x1080ProcessorsMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioMonitorNetworkOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerDisplay DriverOpenGLCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionLinux 3.15 CPUfreq + Intel P-State BenchmarksSystem Logs- --build=x86_64-linux-gnu --disable-browser-plugin --disable-libmudflap --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-multilib-list=m32,m64,mx32 --with-tune=generic -v - DEADLINE / data=ordered,errors=remount-ro,relatime,rw- Intel P-State - Performance: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate performance - Intel P-State - Powersave: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave - ACPI CPUfreq - Ondemand: Scaling Governor: acpi-cpufreq ondemand- ACPI CPUfreq - Conservative: Scaling Governor: acpi-cpufreq conservative - ACPI cpufreq - Performance: Scaling Governor: acpi-cpufreq performance - EXA- Disk Scheduler: DEADLINE.

Intel P-State - PerformanceIntel P-State - PowersaveACPI CPUfreq - OndemandACPI CPUfreq - ConservativeACPI cpufreq - PerformanceLogarithmic Result OverviewPhoronix Test SuiteC-RayParallel BZIP2 CompressionOpenSSLTimed Linux Kernel CompilationXonoticApache BenchmarkPostMarkGraphicsMagickx264Unigine Tropics

Intel P-State - PerformanceIntel P-State - PowersaveACPI CPUfreq - OndemandACPI CPUfreq - ConservativeACPI cpufreq - PerformanceLogarithmic Per Watt Result OverviewPhoronix Test SuiteC-RayTimed Linux Kernel CompilationParallel BZIP2 CompressionOpenSSLApache BenchmarkXonoticUnigine Tropicsx264PostMarkGraphicsMagickP.W.G.MP.W.G.MP.W.G.MP.W.G.MP.W.G.MP.W.G.MP.W.G.MP.W.G.MP.W.G.MP.W.G.M

Linux 3.15 CPUfreq + Intel P-Stateapache: Static Web Page Servingc-ray: Total Timegraphics-magick: Resizingopenssl: RSA 4096-bit Performancecompress-pbzip2: 256MB File Compressionpostmark: Disk Transaction Performancebuild-linux-kernel: Time To Compileunigine-tropics: 1280 x 1024x264: H.264 Video Encodingxonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Lowxonotic: 1920 x 1080 - UltimateIntel P-State - PerformanceIntel P-State - PowersaveACPI CPUfreq - OndemandACPI CPUfreq - ConservativeACPI cpufreq - Performance17700.0117.31169891.675.01405458.7440.46233.29269.3865.4817602.5618.98183890.606.094464121.7240.39229.64204.8549.5417000.4917.28183891.205.03441158.3740.49240.31257.4659.2714712.5984.96183391.8012.514464122.9140.36228.81273.0754.9216740.5019.19183820.809.274464119.0840.47237.50288.5065.78OpenBenchmarking.org

Apache Benchmark

This is a test of ab, which is the Apache benchmark program. This test profile measures how many requests per second a given system can sustain when carrying out 1,000,000 requests with 100 requests being carried out concurrently. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgRequests Per Second, More Is BetterApache Benchmark 2.4.7Static Web Page ServingACPI CPUfreq - ConservativeACPI cpufreq - PerformanceACPI CPUfreq - OndemandIntel P-State - PowersaveIntel P-State - Performance4K8K12K16K20KSE +/- 200.42, N = 3SE +/- 1056.44, N = 3SE +/- 131.99, N = 3SE +/- 25.79, N = 3SE +/- 83.06, N = 314712.5916740.5017000.4917602.5617700.011. (CC) gcc options: -shared -fPIC -O2 -pthread

OpenBenchmarking.orgRequests Per Second Per Watt, More Is BetterApache Benchmark 2.4.7Static Web Page ServingACPI CPUfreq - ConservativeACPI cpufreq - PerformanceACPI CPUfreq - OndemandIntel P-State - PerformanceIntel P-State - Powersave2040608010062.1671.5572.6174.8975.14

MinAvgMaxACPI CPUfreq - Conservative232.5236.7238.0Intel P-State - Performance172.9236.4242.9Intel P-State - Powersave169.3234.3242.2ACPI CPUfreq - Ondemand167.7234.1241.8ACPI cpufreq - Performance175.4234.0242.8OpenBenchmarking.orgWatts, Fewer Is BetterApache Benchmark 2.4.7System Power Consumption Monitor60120180240300

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 TimeACPI CPUfreq - ConservativeACPI cpufreq - PerformanceIntel P-State - PowersaveIntel P-State - PerformanceACPI CPUfreq - Ondemand20406080100SE +/- 5.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.81, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 384.9619.1918.9817.3117.281. (CC) gcc options: -lm -lpthread -O3

OpenBenchmarking.orgPerformance Per Watt, More Is BetterC-Ray 1.1Total TimeACPI CPUfreq - ConservativeACPI cpufreq - PerformanceIntel P-State - PowersaveACPI CPUfreq - OndemandIntel P-State - Performance481216202.3613.4814.2015.9115.92

MinAvgMaxIntel P-State - Performance275.2275.6275.9ACPI CPUfreq - Ondemand274.3274.9275.3Intel P-State - Powersave261.8269.5271.7ACPI cpufreq - Performance194.4258.8269.3ACPI CPUfreq - Conservative195.9200.2269.1OpenBenchmarking.orgWatts, Fewer Is BetterC-Ray 1.1System Power Consumption Monitor70140210280350

GraphicsMagick

This is a test of GraphicsMagick with its OpenMP implementation that performs various imaging tests to stress the system's CPU. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgIterations Per Minute, More Is BetterGraphicsMagick 1.3.19Operation: ResizingIntel P-State - PerformanceIntel P-State - PowersaveACPI CPUfreq - OndemandACPI CPUfreq - ConservativeACPI cpufreq - Performance4080120160200SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.67, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 31691831831831831. (CC) gcc options: -std=gnu99 -fopenmp -O2 -pthread -lXext -lSM -lICE -lX11 -lz -lm -lgomp -lpthread

OpenBenchmarking.orgIterations Per Minute Per Watt, More Is BetterGraphicsMagick 1.3.19Operation: ResizingIntel P-State - PerformanceIntel P-State - PowersaveACPI CPUfreq - OndemandACPI CPUfreq - ConservativeACPI cpufreq - Performance0.19350.3870.58050.7740.96750.830.860.860.860.86

MinAvgMaxACPI CPUfreq - Ondemand213.3213.8214.3ACPI cpufreq - Performance213.0213.6214.1ACPI CPUfreq - Conservative184.5212.6215.9Intel P-State - Powersave185.3212.6214.8Intel P-State - Performance183.9203.1209.1OpenBenchmarking.orgWatts, Fewer Is BetterGraphicsMagick 1.3.19System Power Consumption Monitor60120180240300

OpenSSL

OpenSSL is an open-source toolkit that implements SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) and TLS (Transport Layer Security) protocols. This test measures the RSA 4096-bit performance of OpenSSL. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgSigns Per Second, More Is BetterOpenSSL 1.0.1gRSA 4096-bit PerformanceACPI CPUfreq - ConservativeACPI cpufreq - PerformanceIntel P-State - PowersaveACPI CPUfreq - OndemandIntel P-State - Performance2004006008001000SE +/- 242.35, N = 3SE +/- 19.75, N = 3SE +/- 1.25, N = 3SE +/- 0.15, N = 3SE +/- 0.24, N = 3391.80820.80890.60891.20891.671. (CC) gcc options: -m64 -O3 -lssl -lcrypto -ldl

OpenBenchmarking.orgSigns Per Second Per Watt, More Is BetterOpenSSL 1.0.1gRSA 4096-bit PerformanceACPI CPUfreq - ConservativeACPI cpufreq - PerformanceIntel P-State - PerformanceIntel P-State - PowersaveACPI CPUfreq - Ondemand0.73351.4672.20052.9343.66751.802.953.123.233.26

MinAvgMaxIntel P-State - Performance284.8285.6286.4ACPI cpufreq - Performance275.6277.9281.6Intel P-State - Powersave176.4275.3286.3ACPI CPUfreq - Ondemand176.4273.7286.5ACPI CPUfreq - Conservative175.4217.2282.6OpenBenchmarking.orgWatts, Fewer Is BetterOpenSSL 1.0.1gSystem Power Consumption Monitor70140210280350

Parallel BZIP2 Compression

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterParallel BZIP2 Compression 1.1.6256MB File CompressionACPI CPUfreq - ConservativeACPI cpufreq - PerformanceIntel P-State - PowersaveACPI CPUfreq - OndemandIntel P-State - Performance3691215SE +/- 1.44, N = 3SE +/- 3.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.21, N = 312.519.276.095.035.011. (CXX) g++ options: -O2 -pthread -lbz2 -lpthread

OpenBenchmarking.orgPerformance Per Watt, More Is BetterParallel BZIP2 Compression 1.1.6256MB File CompressionACPI CPUfreq - ConservativeACPI cpufreq - PerformanceACPI CPUfreq - OndemandIntel P-State - PowersaveIntel P-State - Performance102030405016.8021.9437.3738.5043.12

MinAvgMaxIntel P-State - Powersave196.0234.5279.7Intel P-State - Performance173.4216.0283.3ACPI CPUfreq - Conservative183.5210.1276.0ACPI cpufreq - Performance176.6203.4279.2ACPI CPUfreq - Ondemand176.6188.0195.7OpenBenchmarking.orgWatts, Fewer Is BetterParallel BZIP2 Compression 1.1.6System Power Consumption Monitor70140210280350

PostMark

This is a test of NetApp's PostMark benchmark designed to simulate small-file testing similar to the tasks endured by web and mail servers. This test profile will set PostMark to perform 25,000 transactions with 500 files simultaneously with the file sizes ranging between 5 and 512 kilobytes. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgTPS, More Is BetterPostMark 1.51Disk Transaction PerformanceIntel P-State - PerformanceACPI CPUfreq - OndemandIntel P-State - PowersaveACPI CPUfreq - ConservativeACPI cpufreq - Performance10002000300040005000SE +/- 22.00, N = 3SE +/- 26.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3405444114464446444641. (CC) gcc options: -O3

OpenBenchmarking.orgTPS Per Watt, More Is BetterPostMark 1.51Disk Transaction PerformanceIntel P-State - PerformanceACPI CPUfreq - OndemandACPI cpufreq - PerformanceACPI CPUfreq - ConservativeIntel P-State - Powersave51015202521.4121.9622.2222.2322.39

MinAvgMaxACPI cpufreq - Performance200.5200.9201.5ACPI CPUfreq - Ondemand199.7200.8201.4ACPI CPUfreq - Conservative183.9200.8203.5Intel P-State - Powersave180.0199.4201.6Intel P-State - Performance177.0189.3191.1OpenBenchmarking.orgWatts, Fewer Is BetterPostMark 1.51System Power Consumption Monitor50100150200250

System Power Consumption Monitor

MinAvgMaxACPI cpufreq - Performance171.5215.2289.6Intel P-State - Performance171.3214.1300.7ACPI CPUfreq - Ondemand163.1210.8299.7Intel P-State - Powersave165.0203.9286.3ACPI CPUfreq - Conservative164.0203.1287.6OpenBenchmarking.orgWattsSystem Power Consumption MonitorPhoronix Test Suite System Monitoring80160240320400

Timed Linux Kernel Compilation

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterTimed Linux Kernel Compilation 3.1Time To CompileACPI CPUfreq - ConservativeIntel P-State - PowersaveACPI cpufreq - PerformanceIntel P-State - PerformanceACPI CPUfreq - Ondemand306090120150SE +/- 1.30, N = 3SE +/- 2.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.40, N = 3SE +/- 1.14, N = 3SE +/- 0.59, N = 3122.91121.72119.0858.7458.37

OpenBenchmarking.orgPerformance Per Watt, More Is BetterTimed Linux Kernel Compilation 3.1Time To CompileACPI CPUfreq - ConservativeIntel P-State - PowersaveACPI cpufreq - PerformanceACPI CPUfreq - OndemandIntel P-State - Performance1.09352.1873.28054.3745.46751.861.891.944.814.86

MinAvgMaxIntel P-State - Performance186.9285.3300.7ACPI CPUfreq - Ondemand183.1280.6299.7ACPI cpufreq - Performance176.8231.5256.7Intel P-State - Powersave165.0230.4254.5ACPI CPUfreq - Conservative167.7228.6255.1OpenBenchmarking.orgWatts, Fewer Is BetterTimed Linux Kernel Compilation 3.1System Power Consumption Monitor80160240320400

Unigine Tropics

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUnigine Tropics 1.3Resolution: 1280 x 1024ACPI CPUfreq - ConservativeIntel P-State - PowersaveIntel P-State - PerformanceACPI cpufreq - PerformanceACPI CPUfreq - Ondemand918273645SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 340.3640.3940.4640.4740.49

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second Per Watt, More Is BetterUnigine Tropics 1.3Resolution: 1280 x 1024ACPI cpufreq - PerformanceIntel P-State - PerformanceACPI CPUfreq - OndemandACPI CPUfreq - ConservativeIntel P-State - Powersave0.04730.09460.14190.18920.23650.190.200.200.200.21

MinAvgMaxACPI cpufreq - Performance197.1211.5225.9Intel P-State - Performance185.1207.2223.8ACPI CPUfreq - Ondemand187.3200.8209.0ACPI CPUfreq - Conservative173.3197.2206.2Intel P-State - Powersave170.3196.1202.1OpenBenchmarking.orgWatts, Fewer Is BetterUnigine Tropics 1.3System Power Consumption Monitor60120180240300

x264

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is Betterx264 2014-01-09H.264 Video EncodingACPI CPUfreq - ConservativeIntel P-State - PowersaveIntel P-State - PerformanceACPI cpufreq - PerformanceACPI CPUfreq - Ondemand50100150200250SE +/- 8.33, N = 5SE +/- 3.22, N = 5SE +/- 9.73, N = 5SE +/- 2.26, N = 5SE +/- 2.31, N = 5228.81229.64233.29237.50240.311. (CC) gcc options: -ldl -m64 -lm -lpthread -O3 -ffast-math -std=gnu99 -fomit-frame-pointer -fno-tree-vectorize

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second Per Watt, More Is Betterx264 2014-01-09H.264 Video EncodingIntel P-State - PerformanceACPI cpufreq - PerformanceACPI CPUfreq - ConservativeIntel P-State - PowersaveACPI CPUfreq - Ondemand0.23630.47260.70890.94521.18150.960.961.011.031.05

MinAvgMaxACPI cpufreq - Performance177.0247.7289.6Intel P-State - Performance172.9242.1289.8ACPI CPUfreq - Ondemand176.6228.0292.2ACPI CPUfreq - Conservative183.5226.2287.6Intel P-State - Powersave168.4222.3284.9OpenBenchmarking.orgWatts, Fewer Is Betterx264 2014-01-09System Power Consumption Monitor70140210280350

Xonotic

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.7Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: LowIntel P-State - PowersaveACPI CPUfreq - OndemandIntel P-State - PerformanceACPI CPUfreq - ConservativeACPI cpufreq - Performance60120180240300SE +/- 5.31, N = 3SE +/- 1.25, N = 3SE +/- 0.44, N = 3SE +/- 4.72, N = 3SE +/- 0.20, N = 3204.85257.46269.38273.07288.50MIN: 88 / MAX: 436MIN: 148 / MAX: 437MIN: 151 / MAX: 454MIN: 116 / MAX: 464MIN: 168 / MAX: 466

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second Per Watt, More Is BetterXonotic 0.7Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: LowIntel P-State - PowersaveACPI CPUfreq - OndemandACPI CPUfreq - ConservativeIntel P-State - PerformanceACPI cpufreq - Performance0.30150.6030.90451.2061.50751.061.241.291.311.34

MinAvgMaxACPI cpufreq - Performance183.3214.8220.7ACPI CPUfreq - Conservative170.0211.7221.4ACPI CPUfreq - Ondemand172.1207.0219.3Intel P-State - Performance185.5205.7215.1Intel P-State - Powersave166.8192.5221.2OpenBenchmarking.orgWatts, Fewer Is BetterXonotic 0.7System Power Consumption Monitor60120180240300

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.7Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: UltimateIntel P-State - PowersaveACPI CPUfreq - ConservativeACPI CPUfreq - OndemandIntel P-State - PerformanceACPI cpufreq - Performance1530456075SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.20, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 349.5454.9259.2765.4865.78MIN: 16 / MAX: 113MIN: 17 / MAX: 121MIN: 23 / MAX: 123MIN: 27 / MAX: 127MIN: 27 / MAX: 125

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second Per Watt, More Is BetterXonotic 0.7Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: UltimateIntel P-State - PowersaveACPI CPUfreq - ConservativeACPI CPUfreq - OndemandIntel P-State - PerformanceACPI cpufreq - Performance0.06980.13960.20940.27920.3490.270.290.300.310.31

MinAvgMaxACPI cpufreq - Performance199.2213.3222.8Intel P-State - Performance186.1209.0214.3ACPI CPUfreq - Ondemand172.7198.7208.2ACPI CPUfreq - Conservative164.0191.0205.0Intel P-State - Powersave170.1186.4199.1OpenBenchmarking.orgWatts, Fewer Is BetterXonotic 0.7System Power Consumption Monitor60120180240300