Quad-Core Cortex-A15 big.LITTLE ARM Linux Comparison Comparing different ARM and x86 systems, in particular looking at the ARM Cortex-A15 quad-core + Cortex-A7 quad-core big.LITTLE configuration from a Samsung Exynos 5 Octa SoC on the Hardkernel ODROID-XUs. The ARM x86 tests for a future article on Phoronix.com.
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Quad-Core Cortex-A15 big.LITTLE ARM Linux Comparison Processor Motherboard Memory Disk Graphics Chipset Audio Network OS Kernel Display Server Display Driver OpenGL Compiler File-System Screen Resolution Desktop PandaBoard ES Intel Atom D525 Calxeda Highbank Samsung Chromebook ARM ODROID-XU Quad-Core A15 XU Debian Jessie Parallella 1.0 ARM cores only Jetson TK1 ARMv7 rev 10 @ 1.20GHz (2 Cores) OMAP4 Panda board 1024MB 16GB SD16G Texas Instruments OMAP Ubuntu 12.10 3.5.0-208-omap4 (armv7l) X Server 1.12.99.904 (1.13.0 RC 4) fbdev 0.4.3 2.1 Mesa 8.0.4 GCC 4.7 ext4 1920x1080 Intel Atom D525 @ 1.80GHz (4 Cores) FOXCONN NETBOX nT-435/535 Intel Atom D4xx/D5xx/N4xx/N5xx 2048MB 500GB Western Digital WD5000BEVT-2 Intel Atom D4xx/D5xx/N4xx/N5xx IGP Realtek ALC888 Realtek RTL8111/8168B + Realtek RTL8191SEvA Wireless LAN 3.5.0-14-generic (x86_64) Unity 6.4.0 X Server 1.13.0 intel 2.20.6 1.4 Mesa 8.1-devel 1366x768 ARMv7 rev 0 (4 Cores) Highbank 4096MB 256GB SAMSUNG MZ7PC256 3.5.0-1000-highbank (armv7l) ARMv7 rev 4 @ 1.70GHz (2 Cores) SAMSUNG EXYNOS5 (Flattened Device Tree) 2048MB 16GB SEM16G + 64GB Ubuntu 13.04 3.4.0 (armv7l) LXDE 0.5.11 X Server 1.13.0 2.1 Mesa 9.0 1366x768 ARMv7 rev 3 @ 1.80GHz (4 Cores) ODROIDXU 8GB SD08G Ubuntu 13.10 3.4.5 (armv7l) GCC 4.8 1280x720 8GB SU08G Debian testing 3.4.67 (armv7l) ARMv7 rev 0 (2 Cores) Xilinx Zynq 485MB 8GB SD08G Ubuntu 12.04 3.3.0-xillinux-1.1+ (armv7l) GCC 4.6 1024x768 ARMv7 rev 3 @ 2.32GHz (4 Cores) laguna 2048MB 16GB SEM16G NVIDIA TEGRA Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 Ubuntu 14.04 3.10.24-g6a2d13a (armv7l) GCC 4.8.2 1920x2400 OpenBenchmarking.org Compiler Details - PandaBoard ES: --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 - Intel Atom D525: --build=x86_64-linux-gnu --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-nls --enable-objc-gc --enable-plugin --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --host=x86_64-linux-gnu --target=x86_64-linux-gnu --with-arch-32=i686 --with-tune=generic -v - Calxeda Highbank: --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 - Samsung Chromebook ARM: --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 - ODROID-XU Quad-Core A15: --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 - XU Debian Jessie: --build=arm-linux-gnueabihf --disable-browser-plugin --disable-libitm --disable-libquadmath --disable-sjlj-exceptions --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=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 - Parallella 1.0 ARM cores only: --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 - Jetson TK1: --build=arm-linux-gnueabihf --disable-browser-plugin --disable-libitm --disable-libmudflap --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-float=hard --with-fpu=vfpv3-d16 --with-mode=thumb -v Processor Details - PandaBoard ES: Scaling Governor: ondemand - Samsung Chromebook ARM: Scaling Governor: ondemand - ODROID-XU Quad-Core A15: Scaling Governor: exynos_cpufreq performance - XU Debian Jessie: Scaling Governor: exynos_cpufreq performance - Jetson TK1: Scaling Governor: tegra performance System Details - PandaBoard ES: Compiz was running on this system. - Intel Atom D525: Disk Scheduler: DEADLINE. Compiz was running on this system. Disk Details - Intel Atom D525: DEADLINE / data=ordered,errors=remount-ro,relatime,rw
Quad-Core Cortex-A15 big.LITTLE ARM Linux Comparison compress-7zip: Compress Speed Test npb: LU.A smallpt: Global Illumination Renderer; 100 Samples npb: SP.A npb: MG.B npb: UA.A c-ray: Total Time ffte: N=64, 1D Complex FFT Routine apache: Static Web Page Serving lammps: Rhodopsin Protein x264: H.264 Video Encoding PandaBoard ES Intel Atom D525 Calxeda Highbank Samsung Chromebook ARM ODROID-XU Quad-Core A15 XU Debian Jessie Parallella 1.0 ARM cores only Jetson TK1 886 269.00 2419 216.80 265.31 2.04 548.78 4.70 2089 780.69 1007 506.33 710.18 4.81 371.20 942.93 3073.42 459.73 11.35 1706 663.59 1326 421.51 472.82 3.57 390.45 501.69 4014.66 464.02 9.07 1698 1046.43 1291 652.36 756.09 4.01 332.54 1465.68 1823.63 192.31 10.84 3195 1429.38 692 925.08 1106.40 5.30 131.49 1425.06 1691.69 3130 1520.45 664 954.31 1121.41 5.39 125.53 1391.93 1631.95 185.85 543 201.01 4460 143.26 1.39 1871.56 1498.31 4571 2898 86.15 3097.49 173.52 OpenBenchmarking.org
7-Zip Compression Compress Speed Test OpenBenchmarking.org MIPS, More Is Better 7-Zip Compression 9.20.1 Compress Speed Test Jetson TK1 Parallella 1.0 ARM cores only XU Debian Jessie ODROID-XU Quad-Core A15 Samsung Chromebook ARM Calxeda Highbank Intel Atom D525 PandaBoard ES 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 SE +/- 23.81, N = 3 SE +/- 0.88, N = 3 SE +/- 21.08, N = 3 SE +/- 6.36, N = 3 SE +/- 17.17, N = 3 SE +/- 8.88, N = 3 SE +/- 5.21, N = 3 SE +/- 10.48, N = 3 4571 543 3130 3195 1698 1706 2089 886 1. (CXX) g++ options: -pipe -lpthread
NAS Parallel Benchmarks Test / Class: LU.A OpenBenchmarking.org Total Mop/s, More Is Better NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3 Test / Class: LU.A Parallella 1.0 ARM cores only XU Debian Jessie ODROID-XU Quad-Core A15 Samsung Chromebook ARM Calxeda Highbank Intel Atom D525 PandaBoard ES 300 600 900 1200 1500 SE +/- 0.19, N = 3 SE +/- 0.68, N = 3 SE +/- 10.28, N = 3 SE +/- 2.76, N = 3 SE +/- 11.24, N = 3 SE +/- 0.67, N = 3 SE +/- 0.20, N = 3 201.01 1520.45 1429.38 1046.43 663.59 780.69 269.00 1. (F9X) gfortran options: -fopenmp
Smallpt Global Illumination Renderer; 100 Samples OpenBenchmarking.org Seconds, Fewer Is Better Smallpt 1.0 Global Illumination Renderer; 100 Samples Jetson TK1 Parallella 1.0 ARM cores only XU Debian Jessie ODROID-XU Quad-Core A15 Samsung Chromebook ARM Calxeda Highbank Intel Atom D525 PandaBoard ES 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 SE +/- 4.10, N = 3 SE +/- 0.58, N = 3 SE +/- 0.58, N = 3 SE +/- 2.96, N = 3 SE +/- 1.20, N = 3 SE +/- 1.20, N = 3 SE +/- 0.33, N = 3 SE +/- 1.53, N = 3 2898 4460 664 692 1291 1326 1007 2419 1. (CXX) g++ options: -fopenmp
NAS Parallel Benchmarks Test / Class: SP.A OpenBenchmarking.org Total Mop/s, More Is Better NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3 Test / Class: SP.A Parallella 1.0 ARM cores only XU Debian Jessie ODROID-XU Quad-Core A15 Samsung Chromebook ARM Calxeda Highbank Intel Atom D525 PandaBoard ES 200 400 600 800 1000 SE +/- 0.40, N = 3 SE +/- 7.32, N = 3 SE +/- 11.79, N = 3 SE +/- 2.77, N = 3 SE +/- 4.12, N = 3 SE +/- 0.40, N = 3 SE +/- 0.51, N = 3 143.26 954.31 925.08 652.36 421.51 506.33 216.80 1. (F9X) gfortran options: -fopenmp
NAS Parallel Benchmarks Test / Class: MG.B OpenBenchmarking.org Total Mop/s, More Is Better NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3 Test / Class: MG.B XU Debian Jessie ODROID-XU Quad-Core A15 Samsung Chromebook ARM Calxeda Highbank Intel Atom D525 PandaBoard ES 200 400 600 800 1000 SE +/- 2.43, N = 3 SE +/- 1.04, N = 3 SE +/- 4.47, N = 3 SE +/- 0.39, N = 3 SE +/- 2.02, N = 3 SE +/- 0.40, N = 3 1121.41 1106.40 756.09 472.82 710.18 265.31 1. (F9X) gfortran options: -fopenmp
NAS Parallel Benchmarks Test / Class: UA.A OpenBenchmarking.org Total Mop/s, More Is Better NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3 Test / Class: UA.A Parallella 1.0 ARM cores only XU Debian Jessie ODROID-XU Quad-Core A15 Samsung Chromebook ARM Calxeda Highbank Intel Atom D525 PandaBoard ES 1.2128 2.4256 3.6384 4.8512 6.064 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.02, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 1.39 5.39 5.30 4.01 3.57 4.81 2.04 1. (F9X) gfortran options: -fopenmp
C-Ray Total Time OpenBenchmarking.org Seconds, Fewer Is Better C-Ray 1.1 Total Time Jetson TK1 Parallella 1.0 ARM cores only XU Debian Jessie ODROID-XU Quad-Core A15 Samsung Chromebook ARM Calxeda Highbank Intel Atom D525 400 800 1200 1600 2000 SE +/- 0.50, N = 3 SE +/- 0.57, N = 3 SE +/- 0.95, N = 3 SE +/- 0.63, N = 3 SE +/- 11.67, N = 6 SE +/- 0.18, N = 3 SE +/- 0.13, N = 3 86.15 1871.56 125.53 131.49 332.54 390.45 371.20 1. (CC) gcc options: -lm -lpthread -O3
FFTE Test: N=64, 1D Complex FFT Routine OpenBenchmarking.org MFLOPS, More Is Better FFTE 5.0 Test: N=64, 1D Complex FFT Routine XU Debian Jessie ODROID-XU Quad-Core A15 Samsung Chromebook ARM Calxeda Highbank Intel Atom D525 PandaBoard ES 300 600 900 1200 1500 SE +/- 0.12, N = 3 SE +/- 5.31, N = 3 SE +/- 16.47, N = 3 SE +/- 5.28, N = 3 SE +/- 0.70, N = 3 SE +/- 0.13, N = 3 1391.93 1425.06 1465.68 501.69 942.93 548.78 -lcr -lcr -lcr -lcr -lcr 1. (F9X) gfortran options: -O3 -fomit-frame-pointer -fopenmp -lmpichf90 -lmpich -lopa -lmpl -lrt -lpthread
Apache Benchmark Static Web Page Serving OpenBenchmarking.org Requests Per Second, More Is Better Apache Benchmark 2.2.21 Static Web Page Serving Jetson TK1 Parallella 1.0 ARM cores only XU Debian Jessie ODROID-XU Quad-Core A15 Samsung Chromebook ARM Calxeda Highbank Intel Atom D525 900 1800 2700 3600 4500 SE +/- 8.55, N = 3 SE +/- 2.51, N = 3 SE +/- 15.13, N = 3 SE +/- 7.00, N = 3 SE +/- 3.82, N = 3 SE +/- 57.43, N = 3 SE +/- 7.71, N = 3 3097.49 1498.31 1631.95 1691.69 1823.63 4014.66 3073.42 -lexpat -lexpat -lexpat 1. (CC) gcc options: -O2 -pthread -lm -lrt -lcrypt -lpthread -ldl
LAMMPS Molecular Dynamics Simulator Test: Rhodopsin Protein OpenBenchmarking.org Loop Time, Fewer Is Better LAMMPS Molecular Dynamics Simulator 1.0 Test: Rhodopsin Protein Jetson TK1 XU Debian Jessie Samsung Chromebook ARM Calxeda Highbank Intel Atom D525 100 200 300 400 500 SE +/- 0.64, N = 3 SE +/- 0.12, N = 3 SE +/- 0.51, N = 3 SE +/- 7.15, N = 5 SE +/- 1.13, N = 3 173.52 185.85 192.31 464.02 459.73 1. (CXX) g++ options: -lfftw -lmpich
x264 H.264 Video Encoding OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better x264 2011-12-06 H.264 Video Encoding Samsung Chromebook ARM Calxeda Highbank Intel Atom D525 PandaBoard ES 3 6 9 12 15 SE +/- 0.08, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.05, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 10.84 9.07 11.35 4.70
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