Intel Core i7 5960X CPU Core Linux Scaling Intel Core i7 5960X Haswell-E CPU core scaling benchmarks on Ubuntu Linux. Benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com. 16 Threads: Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Haswell-E DMI2, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 128GB Crucial_CT128MX1, Graphics: XFX AMD Radeon HD 7950/8950 OEM / R9 280 3072MB, Audio: Intel Wellsburg HD Audio, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 14.10, Kernel: 3.17.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.1, Display Server: X Server 1.16.0, Display Driver: radeon 7.4.0, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.4.0-devel (git-2828680 2014-09-12 utopic-oibaf-ppa) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.9.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 8 Threads: Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Haswell-E DMI2, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 128GB Crucial_CT128MX1, Graphics: XFX AMD Radeon HD 7950/8950 OEM / R9 280 3072MB, Audio: Intel Wellsburg HD Audio, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 14.10, Kernel: 3.17.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.1, Display Server: X Server 1.16.0, Display Driver: radeon 7.4.0, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.4.0-devel (git-2828680 2014-09-12 utopic-oibaf-ppa) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.9.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 7 Threads: Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (7 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Haswell-E DMI2, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 128GB Crucial_CT128MX1, Graphics: XFX AMD Radeon HD 7950/8950 OEM / R9 280 3072MB, Audio: Intel Wellsburg HD Audio, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 14.10, Kernel: 3.17.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.1, Display Server: X Server 1.16.0, Display Driver: radeon 7.4.0, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.4.0-devel (git-2828680 2014-09-12 utopic-oibaf-ppa) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.9.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 6 Threads: Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (6 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Haswell-E DMI2, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 128GB Crucial_CT128MX1, Graphics: XFX AMD Radeon HD 7950/8950 OEM / R9 280 3072MB, Audio: Intel Wellsburg HD Audio, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 14.10, Kernel: 3.17.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.1, Display Server: X Server 1.16.0, Display Driver: radeon 7.4.0, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.4.0-devel (git-2828680 2014-09-12 utopic-oibaf-ppa) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.9.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 5 Threads: Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (5 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Haswell-E DMI2, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 128GB Crucial_CT128MX1, Graphics: XFX AMD Radeon HD 7950/8950 OEM / R9 280 3072MB, Audio: Intel Wellsburg HD Audio, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 14.10, Kernel: 3.17.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.1, Display Server: X Server 1.16.0, Display Driver: radeon 7.4.0, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.4.0-devel (git-2828680 2014-09-12 utopic-oibaf-ppa) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.9.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 4 Threads: Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Haswell-E DMI2, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 128GB Crucial_CT128MX1, Graphics: XFX AMD Radeon HD 7950/8950 OEM / R9 280 3072MB, Audio: Intel Wellsburg HD Audio, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 14.10, Kernel: 3.17.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.1, Display Server: X Server 1.16.0, Display Driver: radeon 7.4.0, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.4.0-devel (git-2828680 2014-09-12 utopic-oibaf-ppa) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.9.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 3 Threads: Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (3 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Haswell-E DMI2, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 128GB Crucial_CT128MX1, Graphics: XFX AMD Radeon HD 7950/8950 OEM / R9 280 3072MB, Audio: Intel Wellsburg HD Audio, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 14.10, Kernel: 3.17.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.1, Display Server: X Server 1.16.0, Display Driver: radeon 7.4.0, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.4.0-devel (git-2828680 2014-09-12 utopic-oibaf-ppa) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.9.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 2 Threads: Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (2 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Haswell-E DMI2, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 128GB Crucial_CT128MX1, Graphics: XFX AMD Radeon HD 7950/8950 OEM / R9 280 3072MB, Audio: Intel Wellsburg HD Audio, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 14.10, Kernel: 3.17.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.1, Display Server: X Server 1.16.0, Display Driver: radeon 7.4.0, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.4.0-devel (git-2828680 2014-09-12 utopic-oibaf-ppa) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.9.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 1 Thread: Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (1 Core), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Haswell-E DMI2, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 128GB Crucial_CT128MX1, Graphics: XFX AMD Radeon HD 7950/8950 OEM / R9 280 3072MB, Audio: Intel Wellsburg HD Audio, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 14.10, Kernel: 3.17.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.1, Display Server: X Server 1.16.0, Display Driver: radeon 7.4.0, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.4.0-devel (git-2828680 2014-09-12 utopic-oibaf-ppa) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.9.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 Smallpt 1.0 Global Illumination Renderer; 100 Samples Seconds < Lower Is Better 16 Threads . 14 |====== 8 Threads .. 19 |======== 7 Threads .. 22 |========== 6 Threads .. 25 |=========== 5 Threads .. 30 |============= 4 Threads .. 38 |================ 3 Threads .. 50 |====================== 2 Threads .. 72 |=============================== 1 Thread ... 141 |============================================================= C-Ray 1.1 Total Time Seconds < Lower Is Better 16 Threads . 9.75 |======= 8 Threads .. 10.56 |======== 7 Threads .. 12.02 |========= 6 Threads .. 13.99 |=========== 5 Threads .. 16.74 |============= 4 Threads .. 20.88 |================ 3 Threads .. 27.79 |===================== 2 Threads .. 39.23 |============================== 1 Thread ... 78.06 |=========================================================== Timed Linux Kernel Compilation 3.1 Time To Compile Seconds < Lower Is Better 16 Threads . 50.71 |======== 8 Threads .. 58.38 |========= 7 Threads .. 65.41 |========== 6 Threads .. 74.34 |============ 5 Threads .. 86.88 |============== 4 Threads .. 105.76 |================= 3 Threads .. 137.28 |====================== 2 Threads .. 189.84 |============================== 1 Thread ... 367.57 |========================================================== Timed Apache Compilation 2.4.7 Time To Compile Seconds < Lower Is Better 16 Threads . 34.10 |====================== 8 Threads .. 33.67 |====================== 7 Threads .. 34.42 |====================== 6 Threads .. 34.55 |====================== 5 Threads .. 36.63 |======================== 4 Threads .. 39.02 |========================= 3 Threads .. 44.20 |============================= 2 Threads .. 53.62 |=================================== 1 Thread ... 91.21 |=========================================================== GraphicsMagick 1.3.19 Operation: Local Adaptive Thresholding Iterations Per Minute > Higher Is Better 16 Threads . 79 |====================================================== 8 Threads .. 77 |===================================================== 7 Threads .. 78 |====================================================== 6 Threads .. 77 |===================================================== 5 Threads .. 77 |===================================================== 4 Threads .. 77 |===================================================== 3 Threads .. 77 |===================================================== 2 Threads .. 77 |===================================================== 1 Thread ... 90 |============================================================== GraphicsMagick 1.3.19 Operation: HWB Color Space Iterations Per Minute > Higher Is Better 16 Threads . 153 |============================================================= 8 Threads .. 150 |============================================================ 7 Threads .. 146 |========================================================== 6 Threads .. 143 |========================================================= 5 Threads .. 138 |======================================================= 4 Threads .. 133 |===================================================== 3 Threads .. 126 |================================================== 2 Threads .. 116 |============================================== 1 Thread ... 140 |======================================================== GraphicsMagick 1.3.19 Operation: Resizing Iterations Per Minute > Higher Is Better 16 Threads . 153 |=========================================================== 8 Threads .. 158 |============================================================= 7 Threads .. 154 |=========================================================== 6 Threads .. 150 |========================================================== 5 Threads .. 146 |======================================================== 4 Threads .. 141 |====================================================== 3 Threads .. 134 |==================================================== 2 Threads .. 120 |============================================== 1 Thread ... 117 |============================================= GraphicsMagick 1.3.19 Operation: Sharpen Iterations Per Minute > Higher Is Better 16 Threads . 116 |============================================================= 8 Threads .. 116 |============================================================= 7 Threads .. 112 |=========================================================== 6 Threads .. 108 |========================================================= 5 Threads .. 102 |====================================================== 4 Threads .. 94 |================================================= 3 Threads .. 83 |============================================ 2 Threads .. 67 |=================================== 1 Thread ... 50 |========================== GraphicsMagick 1.3.19 Operation: Blur Iterations Per Minute > Higher Is Better 16 Threads . 116 |========================================================== 8 Threads .. 121 |============================================================= 7 Threads .. 119 |============================================================ 6 Threads .. 113 |========================================================= 5 Threads .. 107 |====================================================== 4 Threads .. 104 |==================================================== 3 Threads .. 90 |============================================= 2 Threads .. 82 |========================================= 1 Thread ... 102 |=================================================== x264 2014-08-30 H.264 Video Encoding Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better 16 Threads . 243.77 |========================================================== 8 Threads .. 215.70 |=================================================== 7 Threads .. 196.41 |=============================================== 6 Threads .. 169.40 |======================================== 5 Threads .. 144.93 |================================== 4 Threads .. 122.34 |============================= 3 Threads .. 101.78 |======================== 2 Threads .. 78.43 |=================== 1 Thread ... 45.67 |=========== VP8 libvpx Encoding 1.1.0 vpxenc Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better 16 Threads . 28.16 |============================================ 8 Threads .. 31.90 |================================================== 7 Threads .. 37.89 |=========================================================== 6 Threads .. 36.91 |========================================================= 5 Threads .. 34.68 |====================================================== 4 Threads .. 31.02 |================================================ 3 Threads .. 26.36 |========================================= 2 Threads .. 21.29 |================================= 1 Thread ... 11.84 |================== TTSIOD 3D Renderer 2.2z Phong Rendering With Soft-Shadow Mapping FPS > Higher Is Better 16 Threads . 266.07 |========================================================== 8 Threads .. 212.23 |============================================== 7 Threads .. 195.62 |=========================================== 6 Threads .. 171.06 |===================================== 5 Threads .. 146.70 |================================ 4 Threads .. 120.62 |========================== 3 Threads .. 92.92 |==================== 2 Threads .. 48.90 |=========== 1 Thread ... 35.46 |======== John The Ripper 1.8.0 Test: Traditional DES Real C/S > Higher Is Better 16 Threads . 17760000 |======================================================== 8 Threads .. 17600000 |======================================================= 7 Threads .. 15455000 |================================================= 6 Threads .. 13247667 |========================================== 5 Threads .. 11053667 |=================================== 4 Threads .. 8848000 |============================ 3 Threads .. 6643000 |===================== 2 Threads .. 4652333 |=============== 1 Thread ... 2335667 |======= John The Ripper 1.8.0 Test: Blowfish Real C/S > Higher Is Better 16 Threads . 11577 |=========================================================== 8 Threads .. 7411 |====================================== 7 Threads .. 6492 |================================= 6 Threads .. 5568 |============================ 5 Threads .. 4643 |======================== 4 Threads .. 3716 |=================== 3 Threads .. 2790 |============== 2 Threads .. 1975 |========== 1 Thread ... 990 |===== NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3 Test / Class: EP.C Total Mop/s > Higher Is Better 16 Threads . 498.48 |========================================================== 8 Threads .. 301.89 |=================================== 7 Threads .. 287.05 |================================= 6 Threads .. 244.74 |============================ 5 Threads .. 205.11 |======================== 4 Threads .. 164.70 |=================== 3 Threads .. 123.22 |============== 2 Threads .. 87.34 |========== 1 Thread ... 43.83 |=====