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 x264: H.264 Video Encoding ffte: N=64, 1D Complex FFT Routine compress-7zip: Compress Speed Test apache: Static Web Page Serving npb: LU.A npb: MG.B npb: SP.A npb: UA.A lammps: Rhodopsin Protein smallpt: Global Illumination Renderer; 100 Samples c-ray: Total Time 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 4.70 548.78 886 269.00 265.31 216.80 2.04 2419 11.35 942.93 2089 3073.42 780.69 710.18 506.33 4.81 459.73 1007 371.20 9.07 501.69 1706 4014.66 663.59 472.82 421.51 3.57 464.02 1326 390.45 10.84 1465.68 1698 1823.63 1046.43 756.09 652.36 4.01 192.31 1291 332.54 1425.06 3195 1691.69 1429.38 1106.40 925.08 5.30 692 131.49 1391.93 3130 1631.95 1520.45 1121.41 954.31 5.39 185.85 664 125.53 543 1498.31 201.01 143.26 1.39 4460 1871.56 4571 3097.49 173.52 2898 86.15 OpenBenchmarking.org
x264 H.264 Video Encoding OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better x264 2011-12-06 H.264 Video Encoding Samsung Chromebook ARM PandaBoard ES Intel Atom D525 Calxeda Highbank 3 6 9 12 15 SE +/- 0.08, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.05, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 10.84 4.70 11.35 9.07
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 Samsung Chromebook ARM PandaBoard ES ODROID-XU Quad-Core A15 Intel Atom D525 Calxeda Highbank 300 600 900 1200 1500 SE +/- 0.12, N = 3 SE +/- 16.47, N = 3 SE +/- 0.13, N = 3 SE +/- 5.31, N = 3 SE +/- 0.70, N = 3 SE +/- 5.28, N = 3 1391.93 1465.68 548.78 1425.06 942.93 501.69 -lcr -lcr -lcr -lcr -lcr 1. (F9X) gfortran options: -O3 -fomit-frame-pointer -fopenmp -lmpichf90 -lmpich -lopa -lmpl -lrt -lpthread
7-Zip Compression Compress Speed Test OpenBenchmarking.org MIPS, More Is Better 7-Zip Compression 9.20.1 Compress Speed Test XU Debian Jessie Samsung Chromebook ARM Parallella 1.0 ARM cores only PandaBoard ES ODROID-XU Quad-Core A15 Jetson TK1 Intel Atom D525 Calxeda Highbank 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 SE +/- 21.08, N = 3 SE +/- 17.17, N = 3 SE +/- 0.88, N = 3 SE +/- 10.48, N = 3 SE +/- 6.36, N = 3 SE +/- 23.81, N = 3 SE +/- 5.21, N = 3 SE +/- 8.88, N = 3 3130 1698 543 886 3195 4571 2089 1706 1. (CXX) g++ options: -pipe -lpthread
Apache Benchmark Static Web Page Serving OpenBenchmarking.org Requests Per Second, More Is Better Apache Benchmark 2.2.21 Static Web Page Serving XU Debian Jessie Samsung Chromebook ARM Parallella 1.0 ARM cores only ODROID-XU Quad-Core A15 Jetson TK1 Intel Atom D525 Calxeda Highbank 900 1800 2700 3600 4500 SE +/- 15.13, N = 3 SE +/- 3.82, N = 3 SE +/- 2.51, N = 3 SE +/- 7.00, N = 3 SE +/- 8.55, N = 3 SE +/- 7.71, N = 3 SE +/- 57.43, N = 3 1631.95 1823.63 1498.31 1691.69 3097.49 3073.42 4014.66 -lexpat -lexpat -lexpat 1. (CC) gcc options: -O2 -pthread -lm -lrt -lcrypt -lpthread -ldl
NAS Parallel Benchmarks Test / Class: LU.A OpenBenchmarking.org Total Mop/s, More Is Better NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3 Test / Class: LU.A XU Debian Jessie Samsung Chromebook ARM Parallella 1.0 ARM cores only PandaBoard ES ODROID-XU Quad-Core A15 Intel Atom D525 Calxeda Highbank 300 600 900 1200 1500 SE +/- 0.68, N = 3 SE +/- 2.76, N = 3 SE +/- 0.19, N = 3 SE +/- 0.20, N = 3 SE +/- 10.28, N = 3 SE +/- 0.67, N = 3 SE +/- 11.24, N = 3 1520.45 1046.43 201.01 269.00 1429.38 780.69 663.59 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 Samsung Chromebook ARM PandaBoard ES ODROID-XU Quad-Core A15 Intel Atom D525 Calxeda Highbank 200 400 600 800 1000 SE +/- 2.43, N = 3 SE +/- 4.47, N = 3 SE +/- 0.40, N = 3 SE +/- 1.04, N = 3 SE +/- 2.02, N = 3 SE +/- 0.39, N = 3 1121.41 756.09 265.31 1106.40 710.18 472.82 1. (F9X) gfortran 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 XU Debian Jessie Samsung Chromebook ARM Parallella 1.0 ARM cores only PandaBoard ES ODROID-XU Quad-Core A15 Intel Atom D525 Calxeda Highbank 200 400 600 800 1000 SE +/- 7.32, N = 3 SE +/- 2.77, N = 3 SE +/- 0.40, N = 3 SE +/- 0.51, N = 3 SE +/- 11.79, N = 3 SE +/- 0.40, N = 3 SE +/- 4.12, N = 3 954.31 652.36 143.26 216.80 925.08 506.33 421.51 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 XU Debian Jessie Samsung Chromebook ARM Parallella 1.0 ARM cores only PandaBoard ES ODROID-XU Quad-Core A15 Intel Atom D525 Calxeda Highbank 1.2128 2.4256 3.6384 4.8512 6.064 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.02, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 5.39 4.01 1.39 2.04 5.30 4.81 3.57 1. (F9X) gfortran options: -fopenmp
LAMMPS Molecular Dynamics Simulator Test: Rhodopsin Protein OpenBenchmarking.org Loop Time, Fewer Is Better LAMMPS Molecular Dynamics Simulator 1.0 Test: Rhodopsin Protein XU Debian Jessie Samsung Chromebook ARM Jetson TK1 Intel Atom D525 Calxeda Highbank 100 200 300 400 500 SE +/- 0.12, N = 3 SE +/- 0.51, N = 3 SE +/- 0.64, N = 3 SE +/- 1.13, N = 3 SE +/- 7.15, N = 5 185.85 192.31 173.52 459.73 464.02 1. (CXX) g++ options: -lfftw -lmpich
Smallpt Global Illumination Renderer; 100 Samples OpenBenchmarking.org Seconds, Fewer Is Better Smallpt 1.0 Global Illumination Renderer; 100 Samples XU Debian Jessie Samsung Chromebook ARM Parallella 1.0 ARM cores only PandaBoard ES ODROID-XU Quad-Core A15 Jetson TK1 Intel Atom D525 Calxeda Highbank 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 SE +/- 0.58, N = 3 SE +/- 1.20, N = 3 SE +/- 0.58, N = 3 SE +/- 1.53, N = 3 SE +/- 2.96, N = 3 SE +/- 4.10, N = 3 SE +/- 0.33, N = 3 SE +/- 1.20, N = 3 664 1291 4460 2419 692 2898 1007 1326 1. (CXX) g++ options: -fopenmp
C-Ray Total Time OpenBenchmarking.org Seconds, Fewer Is Better C-Ray 1.1 Total Time XU Debian Jessie Samsung Chromebook ARM Parallella 1.0 ARM cores only ODROID-XU Quad-Core A15 Jetson TK1 Intel Atom D525 Calxeda Highbank 400 800 1200 1600 2000 SE +/- 0.95, N = 3 SE +/- 11.67, N = 6 SE +/- 0.57, N = 3 SE +/- 0.63, N = 3 SE +/- 0.50, N = 3 SE +/- 0.13, N = 3 SE +/- 0.18, N = 3 125.53 332.54 1871.56 131.49 86.15 371.20 390.45 1. (CC) gcc options: -lm -lpthread -O3
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