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 Servingopenssl: RSA 4096-bit Performancecompress-pbzip2: 256MB File Compressionc-ray: Total Timebuild-linux-kernel: Time To Compilegraphics-magick: Resizingx264: H.264 Video Encodingxonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Ultimatexonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Lowunigine-tropics: 1280 x 1024postmark: Disk Transaction PerformanceIntel P-State - PerformanceIntel P-State - PowersaveACPI CPUfreq - OndemandACPI CPUfreq - ConservativeACPI cpufreq - Performance17700.01891.675.0117.3158.74169233.2965.48269.3840.46405417602.56890.606.0918.98121.72183229.6449.54204.8540.39446417000.49891.205.0317.2858.37183240.3159.27257.4640.49441114712.59391.8012.5184.96122.91183228.8154.92273.0740.36446416740.50820.809.2719.19119.08183237.5065.78288.5040.474464OpenBenchmarking.org

System Power Consumption Monitor

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

Apache Benchmark

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

OpenBenchmarking.orgRequests Per Second Per Watt, More Is BetterApache Benchmark 2.4.7Static Web Page ServingACPI CPUfreq - ConservativeACPI CPUfreq - OndemandACPI cpufreq - PerformanceIntel P-State - PerformanceIntel P-State - Powersave2040608010062.1672.6171.5574.8975.14

OpenBenchmarking.orgRequests Per Second, More Is BetterApache Benchmark 2.4.7Static Web Page ServingACPI CPUfreq - ConservativeACPI CPUfreq - OndemandACPI cpufreq - PerformanceIntel P-State - PerformanceIntel P-State - Powersave4K8K12K16K20KSE +/- 200.42, N = 3SE +/- 131.99, N = 3SE +/- 1056.44, N = 3SE +/- 83.06, N = 3SE +/- 25.79, N = 314712.5917000.4916740.5017700.0117602.561. (CC) gcc options: -shared -fPIC -O2 -pthread

OpenSSL

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

OpenBenchmarking.orgSigns Per Second Per Watt, More Is BetterOpenSSL 1.0.1gRSA 4096-bit PerformanceACPI CPUfreq - ConservativeACPI CPUfreq - OndemandACPI cpufreq - PerformanceIntel P-State - PerformanceIntel P-State - Powersave0.73351.4672.20052.9343.66751.803.262.953.123.23

OpenBenchmarking.orgSigns Per Second, More Is BetterOpenSSL 1.0.1gRSA 4096-bit PerformanceACPI CPUfreq - ConservativeACPI CPUfreq - OndemandACPI cpufreq - PerformanceIntel P-State - PerformanceIntel P-State - Powersave2004006008001000SE +/- 242.35, N = 3SE +/- 0.15, N = 3SE +/- 19.75, N = 3SE +/- 0.24, N = 3SE +/- 1.25, N = 3391.80891.20820.80891.67890.601. (CC) gcc options: -m64 -O3 -lssl -lcrypto -ldl

Parallel BZIP2 Compression

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

OpenBenchmarking.orgPerformance Per Watt, More Is BetterParallel BZIP2 Compression 1.1.6256MB File CompressionACPI CPUfreq - ConservativeACPI CPUfreq - OndemandACPI cpufreq - PerformanceIntel P-State - PerformanceIntel P-State - Powersave102030405016.8037.3721.9443.1238.50

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterParallel BZIP2 Compression 1.1.6256MB File CompressionACPI CPUfreq - ConservativeACPI CPUfreq - OndemandACPI cpufreq - PerformanceIntel P-State - PerformanceIntel P-State - Powersave3691215SE +/- 1.44, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 3.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.21, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 312.515.039.275.016.091. (CXX) g++ options: -O2 -pthread -lbz2 -lpthread

C-Ray

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

OpenBenchmarking.orgPerformance Per Watt, More Is BetterC-Ray 1.1Total TimeACPI CPUfreq - ConservativeACPI CPUfreq - OndemandACPI cpufreq - PerformanceIntel P-State - PerformanceIntel P-State - Powersave481216202.3615.9113.4815.9214.20

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterC-Ray 1.1Total TimeACPI CPUfreq - ConservativeACPI CPUfreq - OndemandACPI cpufreq - PerformanceIntel P-State - PerformanceIntel P-State - Powersave20406080100SE +/- 5.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.81, N = 384.9617.2819.1917.3118.981. (CC) gcc options: -lm -lpthread -O3

Timed Linux Kernel Compilation

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

OpenBenchmarking.orgPerformance Per Watt, More Is BetterTimed Linux Kernel Compilation 3.1Time To CompileACPI CPUfreq - ConservativeACPI CPUfreq - OndemandACPI cpufreq - PerformanceIntel P-State - PerformanceIntel P-State - Powersave1.09352.1873.28054.3745.46751.864.811.944.861.89

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterTimed Linux Kernel Compilation 3.1Time To CompileACPI CPUfreq - ConservativeACPI CPUfreq - OndemandACPI cpufreq - PerformanceIntel P-State - PerformanceIntel P-State - Powersave306090120150SE +/- 1.30, N = 3SE +/- 0.59, N = 3SE +/- 0.40, N = 3SE +/- 1.14, N = 3SE +/- 2.09, N = 3122.9158.37119.0858.74121.72

GraphicsMagick

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

OpenBenchmarking.orgIterations Per Minute Per Watt, More Is BetterGraphicsMagick 1.3.19Operation: ResizingACPI CPUfreq - ConservativeACPI CPUfreq - OndemandACPI cpufreq - PerformanceIntel P-State - PerformanceIntel P-State - Powersave0.19350.3870.58050.7740.96750.860.860.860.830.86

OpenBenchmarking.orgIterations Per Minute, More Is BetterGraphicsMagick 1.3.19Operation: ResizingACPI CPUfreq - ConservativeACPI CPUfreq - OndemandACPI cpufreq - PerformanceIntel P-State - PerformanceIntel P-State - Powersave4080120160200SE +/- 0.67, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 31831831831691831. (CC) gcc options: -std=gnu99 -fopenmp -O2 -pthread -lXext -lSM -lICE -lX11 -lz -lm -lgomp -lpthread

x264

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

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second Per Watt, More Is Betterx264 2014-01-09H.264 Video EncodingACPI CPUfreq - ConservativeACPI CPUfreq - OndemandACPI cpufreq - PerformanceIntel P-State - PerformanceIntel P-State - Powersave0.23630.47260.70890.94521.18151.011.050.960.961.03

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is Betterx264 2014-01-09H.264 Video EncodingACPI CPUfreq - ConservativeACPI CPUfreq - OndemandACPI cpufreq - PerformanceIntel P-State - PerformanceIntel P-State - Powersave50100150200250SE +/- 8.33, N = 5SE +/- 2.31, N = 5SE +/- 2.26, N = 5SE +/- 9.73, N = 5SE +/- 3.22, N = 5228.81240.31237.50233.29229.641. (CC) gcc options: -ldl -m64 -lm -lpthread -O3 -ffast-math -std=gnu99 -fomit-frame-pointer -fno-tree-vectorize

Xonotic

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

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second Per Watt, More Is BetterXonotic 0.7Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: UltimateACPI CPUfreq - ConservativeACPI CPUfreq - OndemandACPI cpufreq - PerformanceIntel P-State - PerformanceIntel P-State - Powersave0.06980.13960.20940.27920.3490.290.300.310.310.27

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.7Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: UltimateACPI CPUfreq - ConservativeACPI CPUfreq - OndemandACPI cpufreq - PerformanceIntel P-State - PerformanceIntel P-State - Powersave1530456075SE +/- 0.20, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 354.9259.2765.7865.4849.54MIN: 17 / MAX: 121MIN: 23 / MAX: 123MIN: 27 / MAX: 125MIN: 27 / MAX: 127MIN: 16 / MAX: 113

MinAvgMaxACPI CPUfreq - Conservative170.0211.7221.4ACPI CPUfreq - Ondemand172.1207.0219.3ACPI cpufreq - Performance183.3214.8220.7Intel 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 Per Watt, More Is BetterXonotic 0.7Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: LowACPI CPUfreq - ConservativeACPI CPUfreq - OndemandACPI cpufreq - PerformanceIntel P-State - PerformanceIntel P-State - Powersave0.30150.6030.90451.2061.50751.291.241.341.311.06

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.7Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: LowACPI CPUfreq - ConservativeACPI CPUfreq - OndemandACPI cpufreq - PerformanceIntel P-State - PerformanceIntel P-State - Powersave60120180240300SE +/- 4.72, N = 3SE +/- 1.25, N = 3SE +/- 0.20, N = 3SE +/- 0.44, N = 3SE +/- 5.31, N = 3273.07257.46288.50269.38204.85MIN: 116 / MAX: 464MIN: 148 / MAX: 437MIN: 168 / MAX: 466MIN: 151 / MAX: 454MIN: 88 / MAX: 436

Unigine Tropics

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

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second Per Watt, More Is BetterUnigine Tropics 1.3Resolution: 1280 x 1024ACPI CPUfreq - ConservativeACPI CPUfreq - OndemandACPI cpufreq - PerformanceIntel P-State - PerformanceIntel P-State - Powersave0.04730.09460.14190.18920.23650.200.200.190.200.21

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUnigine Tropics 1.3Resolution: 1280 x 1024ACPI CPUfreq - ConservativeACPI CPUfreq - OndemandACPI cpufreq - PerformanceIntel P-State - PerformanceIntel P-State - Powersave918273645SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 340.3640.4940.4740.4640.39

PostMark

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

OpenBenchmarking.orgTPS Per Watt, More Is BetterPostMark 1.51Disk Transaction PerformanceACPI CPUfreq - ConservativeACPI CPUfreq - OndemandACPI cpufreq - PerformanceIntel P-State - PerformanceIntel P-State - Powersave51015202522.2321.9622.2221.4122.39

OpenBenchmarking.orgTPS, More Is BetterPostMark 1.51Disk Transaction PerformanceACPI CPUfreq - ConservativeACPI CPUfreq - OndemandACPI cpufreq - PerformanceIntel P-State - PerformanceIntel P-State - Powersave10002000300040005000SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 26.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 22.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3446444114464405444641. (CC) gcc options: -O3