AMD and Intel Linux CPU Testing A subset of tests and a subset of CPUs tested for an upcoming article on Phoronix.com by Michael Larabel. Publishing these shortened results early for those wanting to carry out their own performance comparisons, etc etc. Hardware and software maintained where possible. Intel Core i7 4790K: Processor: Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.40GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Extreme6, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 128GB Crucial_CT128MX1, Graphics: Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 6870 1024MB, Audio: Intel 9 Family HD Audio, Monitor: VA2431, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.17.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.2, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: radeon 7.4.99, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.4.0-devel (git-6cd0dbc 2014-08-29 trusty-oibaf-ppa) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Intel Core i3 4130: Processor: Intel Core i3-4130 @ 3.40GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Extreme6, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 128GB Crucial_CT128MX1, Graphics: Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 6870 1024MB, Audio: Intel 9 Family HD Audio, Monitor: VA2431, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.17.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.2, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: radeon 7.4.99, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.4.0-devel (git-6cd0dbc 2014-08-29 trusty-oibaf-ppa) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Intel Pentium G3258: Processor: Intel Pentium G3258 @ 3.20GHz (2 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Extreme6, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 128GB Crucial_CT128MX1, Graphics: Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 6870 1024MB, Audio: Intel 9 Family HD Audio, Monitor: VA2431, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.17.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.2, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: radeon 7.4.99, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.4.0-devel (git-6cd0dbc 2014-08-29 trusty-oibaf-ppa) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Intel Core i7 4770K: Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.90GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Extreme6, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 128GB Crucial_CT128MX1, Graphics: Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 6870 1024MB, Audio: Intel 9 Family HD Audio, Monitor: VA2431, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.17.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.2, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: radeon 7.4.99, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.4.0-devel (git-6cd0dbc 2014-08-29 trusty-oibaf-ppa) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Intel Core i5 4670: Processor: Intel Core i5-4670 @ 3.80GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Extreme6, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 128GB Crucial_CT128MX1, Graphics: Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 6870 1024MB, Audio: Intel 9 Family HD Audio, Monitor: VA2431, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.17.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.2, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: radeon 7.4.99, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.4.0-devel (git-6cd0dbc 2014-08-29 trusty-oibaf-ppa) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 AMD FX-8350: Processor: AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS Crosshair V Formula, Chipset: AMD RD890 bridge, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 128GB Crucial_CT128MX1, Graphics: Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 6870 1024MB, Audio: AMD SBx00 Azalia, Monitor: VA2431, Network: Intel 82583V Gigabit Connection OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.17.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.2, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: radeon 7.4.99, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.4.0-devel (git-6cd0dbc 2014-08-29 trusty-oibaf-ppa) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 AMD A10-7800: Processor: AMD A10-7800 Radeon R7 12 Compute Cores 4C+8G @ 3.50GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS A88X-PRO, Chipset: AMD Device 1422, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 128GB Crucial_CT128MX1, Graphics: Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 6870 1024MB, Audio: AMD FCH Azalia, Monitor: VA2431, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.17.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.2, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: radeon 7.4.99, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.4.0-devel (git-6cd0dbc 2014-08-29 trusty-oibaf-ppa) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 AMD A6-7400K: Processor: AMD A6-7400K Radeon R5 6 Compute Cores 2C+4G @ 3.50GHz (2 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS A88X-PRO, Chipset: AMD Device 1422, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 128GB Crucial_CT128MX1, Graphics: Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 6870 1024MB, Audio: AMD FCH Azalia, Monitor: VA2431, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.17.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.2, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: radeon 7.4.99, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.4.0-devel (git-6cd0dbc 2014-08-29 trusty-oibaf-ppa) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 AMD A10-7850K: Processor: AMD A10-7850K APU with Radeon R7 @ 3.70GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS A88X-PRO, Chipset: AMD Device 1422, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 128GB Crucial_CT128MX1, Graphics: Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 6870 1024MB, Audio: AMD FCH Azalia, Monitor: VA2431, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.17.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.2, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: radeon 7.4.99, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.4.0-devel (git-6cd0dbc 2014-08-29 trusty-oibaf-ppa) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 AMD Athlon 5150: Processor: AMD Athlon 5150 APU with Radeon R3 @ 1.60GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte AM1M-S2H, Chipset: AMD Family 16h Root Complex, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 128GB Crucial_CT128MX1, Graphics: Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 6870 1024MB, Audio: AMD Device 9840, Monitor: VA2431, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.17.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.2, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: radeon 7.4.99, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.4.0-devel (git-6cd0dbc 2014-08-29 trusty-oibaf-ppa) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 OpenSSL 1.0.1g RSA 4096-bit Performance Signs Per Second > Higher Is Better Intel Core i7 4790K . 695.37 |================================================ Intel Core i3 4130 .. 281.33 |==================== Intel Pentium G3258 . 244.53 |================= Intel Core i7 4770K . 612.73 |========================================== Intel Core i5 4670 .. 548.00 |====================================== AMD FX-8350 ......... 706.70 |================================================= AMD A10-7800 ........ 309.57 |===================== AMD A6-7400K ........ 163.67 |=========== AMD A10-7850K ....... 327.70 |======================= AMD Athlon 5150 ..... 126.63 |========= LAME MP3 Encoding 3.99.3 WAV To MP3 Seconds < Lower Is Better Intel Core i7 4790K . 11.19 |============ Intel Core i3 4130 .. 14.44 |=============== Intel Pentium G3258 . 15.91 |================= Intel Core i7 4770K . 12.64 |============= Intel Core i5 4670 .. 12.96 |============= AMD FX-8350 ......... 18.89 |==================== AMD A10-7800 ........ 19.25 |==================== AMD A6-7400K ........ 18.93 |==================== AMD A10-7850K ....... 18.89 |==================== AMD Athlon 5150 ..... 48.15 |================================================== Open Porous Media 2013-11-26 OPM Benchmark: Upscale-Relperm Seconds < Lower Is Better Intel Core i7 4790K . 54.60 |============== Intel Core i3 4130 .. 71.63 |================== Intel Pentium G3258 . 73.61 |=================== Intel Core i7 4770K . 55.71 |============== Intel Core i5 4670 .. 55.50 |============== AMD FX-8350 ......... 116.61 |============================== AMD A10-7800 ........ 90.08 |======================= AMD A6-7400K ........ 139.55 |==================================== AMD A10-7850K ....... 87.10 |====================== AMD Athlon 5150 ..... 191.77 |================================================= C-Ray 1.1 Total Time Seconds < Lower Is Better Intel Core i7 4790K . 14.91 |======== Intel Core i3 4130 .. 36.77 |==================== Intel Pentium G3258 . 55.10 |============================== Intel Core i7 4770K . 16.91 |========= Intel Core i5 4670 .. 18.96 |========== AMD FX-8350 ......... 19.28 |========== AMD A10-7800 ........ 42.25 |======================= AMD A6-7400K ........ 79.76 |=========================================== AMD A10-7850K ....... 40.28 |====================== AMD Athlon 5150 ..... 92.47 |================================================== Timed Linux Kernel Compilation 3.1 Time To Compile Seconds < Lower Is Better Intel Core i7 4790K . 63.74 |======= Intel Core i3 4130 .. 153.06 |================= Intel Pentium G3258 . 193.30 |====================== Intel Core i7 4770K . 71.10 |======== Intel Core i5 4670 .. 87.45 |========== AMD FX-8350 ......... 86.98 |========== AMD A10-7800 ........ 160.93 |================== AMD A6-7400K ........ 328.10 |===================================== AMD A10-7850K ....... 153.38 |================= AMD Athlon 5150 ..... 438.97 |================================================= x264 2014-01-09 H.264 Video Encoding Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Intel Core i7 4790K . 214.35 |================================================= Intel Core i3 4130 .. 91.46 |===================== Intel Pentium G3258 . 69.22 |================ Intel Core i7 4770K . 188.30 |=========================================== Intel Core i5 4670 .. 145.67 |================================= AMD FX-8350 ......... 158.17 |==================================== AMD A10-7800 ........ 86.96 |==================== AMD A6-7400K ........ 46.20 |=========== AMD A10-7850K ....... 91.51 |===================== AMD Athlon 5150 ..... 31.50 |======= VP8 libvpx Encoding 1.1.0 vpxenc Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Intel Core i7 4790K . 31.66 |============================================= Intel Core i3 4130 .. 20.04 |============================= Intel Pentium G3258 . 19.72 |============================ Intel Core i7 4770K . 28.25 |========================================= Intel Core i5 4670 .. 34.81 |================================================== AMD FX-8350 ......... 22.68 |================================= AMD A10-7800 ........ 18.81 |=========================== AMD A6-7400K ........ 12.72 |================== AMD A10-7850K ....... 19.88 |============================= AMD Athlon 5150 ..... 8.32 |============ TTSIOD 3D Renderer 2.2z Phong Rendering With Soft-Shadow Mapping FPS > Higher Is Better Intel Core i7 4790K . 142.41 |================================================= Intel Core i3 4130 .. 74.39 |========================== Intel Pentium G3258 . 56.07 |=================== Intel Core i7 4770K . 35.61 |============ Intel Core i5 4670 .. 91.79 |================================ AMD FX-8350 ......... 133.29 |============================================== AMD A10-7800 ........ 52.56 |================== AMD A6-7400K ........ 29.72 |========== AMD A10-7850K ....... 57.64 |==================== AMD Athlon 5150 ..... 37.43 |============= John The Ripper 1.8.0 Test: Blowfish Real C/S > Higher Is Better Intel Core i7 4790K . 7564 |=================================================== Intel Core i3 4130 .. 3058 |===================== Intel Pentium G3258 . 1828 |============ Intel Core i7 4770K . 6662 |============================================= Intel Core i5 4670 .. 4113 |============================ AMD FX-8350 ......... 7156 |================================================ AMD A10-7800 ........ 3621 |======================== AMD A6-7400K ........ 1893 |============= AMD A10-7850K ....... 3779 |========================= AMD Athlon 5150 ..... 1627 |=========== LAMMPS Molecular Dynamics Simulator 1.0 Test: Rhodopsin Protein Loop Time < Lower Is Better Intel Core i7 4790K . 29.49 |======== Intel Core i3 4130 .. 39.40 |=========== Intel Pentium G3258 . 41.92 |============ Intel Core i7 4770K . 33.03 |========= Intel Core i5 4670 .. 33.80 |========= AMD FX-8350 ......... 54.03 |=============== AMD A10-7800 ........ 61.96 |================= AMD A6-7400K ........ 67.41 |=================== AMD A10-7850K ....... 60.55 |================= AMD Athlon 5150 ..... 177.02 |================================================= HPC Challenge 1.4.3 Test / Class: G-Ffte GFLOPS > Higher Is Better Intel Core i7 4790K . 3.94393 |================================================ Intel Core i3 4130 .. 2.87593 |=================================== Intel Pentium G3258 . 2.43101 |============================== Intel Core i7 4770K . 3.94190 |================================================ Intel Core i5 4670 .. 3.69369 |============================================= AMD FX-8350 ......... 1.51187 |================== AMD A10-7800 ........ 1.67810 |==================== AMD A6-7400K ........ 0.84656 |========== AMD A10-7850K ....... 1.84328 |====================== AMD Athlon 5150 ..... 0.79670 |========== HPC Challenge 1.4.3 Test / Class: G-HPL GFLOPS > Higher Is Better Intel Core i7 4790K . 57.90907 |=============================================== Intel Core i3 4130 .. 24.74903 |==================== Intel Pentium G3258 . 23.02490 |=================== Intel Core i7 4770K . 50.92957 |========================================= Intel Core i5 4670 .. 52.28777 |========================================== AMD FX-8350 ......... 40.39813 |================================= AMD A10-7800 ........ 19.13657 |================ AMD A6-7400K ........ 9.92645 |======== AMD A10-7850K ....... 19.95110 |================ AMD Athlon 5150 ..... 10.37710 |========