GCC 4.10 Link-Time Optimizations

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GCC 4.10

Compiler Notes: --enable-checking=release --enable-languages=c,c++
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: acpi-cpufreq ondemand

GCC 4.10 + LTO

Processor: Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Extreme6, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 128GB Crucial_CT128MX1, Graphics: Intel HD 4600, Audio: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th, Network: Intel Connection

OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.15.0-031500-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.1, Display Driver: intel 2.99.912, Compiler: GCC 4.10.0 20140608, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1024x768

GCC 4.10 Link-Time OptimizationsOpenBenchmarking.orgPhoronix Test SuiteIntel Core i7-4790K @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores)ASRock Z97 Extreme6Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM16384MB128GB Crucial_CT128MX1Intel HD 4600Intel Xeon E3-1200 v3/4thIntel ConnectionUbuntu 14.043.15.0-031500-generic (x86_64)Unity 7.2.1intel 2.99.912GCC 4.10.0 20140608ext41024x768ProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioNetworkOSKernelDesktopDisplay DriverCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionGCC 4.10 Link-Time Optimizations PerformanceSystem Logs- --enable-checking=release --enable-languages=c,c++- Scaling Governor: acpi-cpufreq ondemand

GCC 4.10 vs. GCC 4.10 + LTO ComparisonPhoronix Test SuiteBaseline+65%+65%+130%+130%+195%+195%4.5%2%Time To Compile259.8%Time To Compile111%Time To Compile57.8%WAV To MP3Dhrystone 24%P.P.STimed PHP CompilationTimed ImageMagick CompilationTimed Apache CompilationLAME MP3 EncodingBYTE Unix BenchmarkHimeno BenchmarkGCC 4.10GCC 4.10 + LTO

GCC 4.10 Link-Time Optimizationsgraphics-magick: Blurgraphics-magick: Sharpengraphics-magick: Resizinggraphics-magick: HWB Color Spacegraphics-magick: Local Adaptive Thresholdingbyte: Dhrystone 2himeno: Poisson Pressure Solverhint: FLOATapache: Static Web Page Servingbuild-apache: Time To Compilebuild-imagemagick: Time To Compilebuild-php: Time To Compilec-ray: Total Timeencode-flac: WAV To FLACencode-mp3: WAV To MP3GCC 4.10GCC 4.10 + LTO18614421824011039628084.302301.28402011745.6142014.7121.8252.4622.2520.064.0011.0318714421824111038109241.872347.19402273962.3541980.4834.44110.6880.0520.044.0110.56OpenBenchmarking.org

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: BlurGCC 4.10 + LTOGCC 4.104080120160200SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3187186-flto1. (CC) gcc options: -std=gnu99 -fopenmp -O3 -pthread -ljbig -lwebp -ljpeg -lXext -lSM -lICE -lX11 -llzma -lxml2 -lz -lm -lpthread

OpenBenchmarking.orgIterations Per Minute, More Is BetterGraphicsMagick 1.3.19Operation: SharpenGCC 4.10 + LTOGCC 4.10306090120150SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3144144-flto1. (CC) gcc options: -std=gnu99 -fopenmp -O3 -pthread -ljbig -lwebp -ljpeg -lXext -lSM -lICE -lX11 -llzma -lxml2 -lz -lm -lpthread

OpenBenchmarking.orgIterations Per Minute, More Is BetterGraphicsMagick 1.3.19Operation: ResizingGCC 4.10 + LTOGCC 4.1050100150200250SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3218218-flto1. (CC) gcc options: -std=gnu99 -fopenmp -O3 -pthread -ljbig -lwebp -ljpeg -lXext -lSM -lICE -lX11 -llzma -lxml2 -lz -lm -lpthread

OpenBenchmarking.orgIterations Per Minute, More Is BetterGraphicsMagick 1.3.19Operation: HWB Color SpaceGCC 4.10 + LTOGCC 4.1050100150200250SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3241240-flto1. (CC) gcc options: -std=gnu99 -fopenmp -O3 -pthread -ljbig -lwebp -ljpeg -lXext -lSM -lICE -lX11 -llzma -lxml2 -lz -lm -lpthread

OpenBenchmarking.orgIterations Per Minute, More Is BetterGraphicsMagick 1.3.19Operation: Local Adaptive ThresholdingGCC 4.10 + LTOGCC 4.1020406080100SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3110110-flto1. (CC) gcc options: -std=gnu99 -fopenmp -O3 -pthread -ljbig -lwebp -ljpeg -lXext -lSM -lICE -lX11 -llzma -lxml2 -lz -lm -lpthread

BYTE Unix Benchmark

OpenBenchmarking.orgLPS, More Is BetterBYTE Unix Benchmark 3.6Computational Test: Dhrystone 2GCC 4.10GCC 4.10 + LTO8M16M24M32M40MSE +/- 139927.28, N = 3SE +/- 11311.11, N = 339628084.3038109241.87-flto1. (CC) gcc options: -O3

Himeno Benchmark

The Himeno benchmark is a linear solver of pressure Poisson using a point-Jacobi method. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgMFLOPS, More Is BetterHimeno Benchmark 3.0Poisson Pressure SolverGCC 4.10 + LTOGCC 4.105001000150020002500SE +/- 1.07, N = 3SE +/- 32.58, N = 52347.192301.28-flto1. (CC) gcc options: -O3

Hierarchical INTegration

This test runs the U.S. Department of Energy's Ames Laboratory Hierarchical INTegration (HINT) benchmark. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgQUIPs, More Is BetterHierarchical INTegration 1.0Test: FLOATGCC 4.10 + LTOGCC 4.1090M180M270M360M450MSE +/- 77682.57, N = 3SE +/- 101328.65, N = 3402273962.35402011745.61-flto1. (CC) gcc options: -O3 -lm

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 ServingGCC 4.10GCC 4.10 + LTO9K18K27K36K45KSE +/- 130.23, N = 3SE +/- 217.86, N = 342014.7141980.48-flto1. (CC) gcc options: -shared -fPIC -pthread -O3

Timed Apache Compilation

This test times how long it takes to build the Apache HTTP Server. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterTimed Apache Compilation 2.4.7Time To CompileGCC 4.10GCC 4.10 + LTO816243240SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 321.8234.44

Timed ImageMagick Compilation

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterTimed ImageMagick Compilation 6.8.1-10Time To CompileGCC 4.10GCC 4.10 + LTO20406080100SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.11, N = 352.46110.68

Timed PHP Compilation

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterTimed PHP Compilation 5.2.9Time To CompileGCC 4.10GCC 4.10 + LTO20406080100SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.21, N = 322.2580.05-flto1. (CC) gcc options: -O3 -pedantic -ldl -lz -lm

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 TimeGCC 4.10 + LTOGCC 4.10510152025SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 320.0420.06-flto1. (CC) gcc options: -lm -lpthread -O3

FLAC Audio Encoding

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterFLAC Audio Encoding 1.3.0WAV To FLACGCC 4.10GCC 4.10 + LTO0.90231.80462.70693.60924.5115SE +/- 0.00, N = 5SE +/- 0.00, N = 54.004.01-flto1. (CXX) g++ options: -O3 -fvisibility=hidden -logg -lm

LAME MP3 Encoding

LAME is an MP3 encoder licensed under the LGPL. This test measures the time required to encode a WAV file to MP3 format. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterLAME MP3 Encoding 3.99.3WAV To MP3GCC 4.10 + LTOGCC 4.103691215SE +/- 0.03, N = 5SE +/- 0.04, N = 510.5611.03-flto1. (CC) gcc options: -pipe -O3 -lncurses -lm

GCC 4.10

Compiler Notes: --enable-checking=release --enable-languages=c,c++
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: acpi-cpufreq ondemand

Testing initiated at 21 June 2014 12:11 by user phoronix.

GCC 4.10 + LTO

Processor: Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Extreme6, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 128GB Crucial_CT128MX1, Graphics: Intel HD 4600, Audio: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th, Network: Intel Connection

OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.15.0-031500-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.1, Display Driver: intel 2.99.912, Compiler: GCC 4.10.0 20140608, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1024x768

Compiler Notes: --enable-checking=release --enable-languages=c,c++
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: acpi-cpufreq ondemand

Testing initiated at 21 June 2014 07:57 by user phoronix.