Intel Core i7 Linux P-State Tests P-State and ACPI CPUFreq benchmarks using the Core i7 5960X Haswell-E in different modes. Benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com.
HTML result view exported from: https://openbenchmarking.org/result/1409148-LI-PSTATETES68&grs .
Intel Core i7 Linux P-State Tests Processor Motherboard Chipset Memory Disk Graphics Audio Monitor Network OS Kernel Desktop Display Server Display Driver OpenGL Compiler File-System Screen Resolution P-State Powersave P-State Performance ACPI CPUFreq Ondemand ACPI CPUFreq Conservative ACPI CPUFreq Performance Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores) Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF Intel Haswell-E DMI2 16384MB 128GB Crucial_CT128MX1 Gigabyte AMD Radeon R9 270X 2048MB Intel Wellsburg HD Audio SyncMaster Intel Connection Ubuntu 14.10 3.17.0-999-generic (x86_64) Unity 7.3.1 X Server 1.16.0 radeon 7.4.0 3.3 Mesa 10.2.6 Gallium 0.4 GCC 4.9.1 ext4 2560x1600 Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.00GHz (16 Cores) OpenBenchmarking.org Compiler Details - --build=x86_64-linux-gnu --disable-browser-plugin --disable-vtable-verify --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=x86_64-linux-gnu --target=x86_64-linux-gnu --with-abi=m64 --with-arch-32=i686 --with-arch-directory=amd64 --with-multilib-list=m32,m64,mx32 --with-tune=generic -v Processor Details - P-State Powersave: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave - P-State Performance: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate performance - ACPI CPUFreq Ondemand: Scaling Governor: acpi-cpufreq ondemand - ACPI CPUFreq Conservative: Scaling Governor: acpi-cpufreq conservative - ACPI CPUFreq Performance: Scaling Governor: acpi-cpufreq performance Graphics Details - GLAMOR
Intel Core i7 Linux P-State Tests xonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Low xonotic: 1920 x 1080 - High build-linux-kernel: Time To Compile c-ray: Total Time unigine-tropics: 1920 x 1080 apache: Static Web Page Serving encode-mp3: WAV To MP3 cstrike: 1920 x 1080 P-State Powersave P-State Performance ACPI CPUFreq Ondemand ACPI CPUFreq Conservative ACPI CPUFreq Performance 222.51 146.94 51.11 9.74 80.39 15539.58 13.36 164.99 279.12 177.25 57.67 11.08 80.83 17865.08 12.52 194.47 212.38 147.31 56.11 11.03 80.07 12444.32 34.38 157.76 220.88 150.33 51.35 9.79 79.78 14023.82 31.77 160.19 277.70 177.92 47.63 9.58 80.95 18273.95 12.51 196.14 OpenBenchmarking.org
Xonotic Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Low OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Low P-State Powersave P-State Performance ACPI CPUFreq Ondemand ACPI CPUFreq Conservative ACPI CPUFreq Performance 60 120 180 240 300 SE +/- 0.29, N = 3 SE +/- 0.84, N = 3 SE +/- 0.91, N = 3 SE +/- 2.36, N = 3 SE +/- 0.74, N = 3 222.51 279.12 212.38 220.88 277.70 MIN: 132 / MAX: 452 MIN: 187 / MAX: 580 MIN: 146 / MAX: 445 MIN: 92 / MAX: 465 MIN: 188 / MAX: 579
Xonotic Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: High OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: High P-State Powersave P-State Performance ACPI CPUFreq Ondemand ACPI CPUFreq Conservative ACPI CPUFreq Performance 40 80 120 160 200 SE +/- 0.20, N = 3 SE +/- 0.32, N = 3 SE +/- 0.12, N = 3 SE +/- 0.26, N = 3 SE +/- 0.14, N = 3 146.94 177.25 147.31 150.33 177.92 MIN: 67 / MAX: 282 MIN: 93 / MAX: 304 MIN: 71 / MAX: 276 MIN: 77 / MAX: 284 MIN: 93 / MAX: 305
Timed Linux Kernel Compilation Time To Compile OpenBenchmarking.org Seconds, Fewer Is Better Timed Linux Kernel Compilation 3.1 Time To Compile P-State Powersave P-State Performance ACPI CPUFreq Ondemand ACPI CPUFreq Conservative ACPI CPUFreq Performance 13 26 39 52 65 SE +/- 0.79, N = 5 SE +/- 0.91, N = 3 SE +/- 0.62, N = 3 SE +/- 0.75, N = 4 SE +/- 0.64, N = 3 51.11 57.67 56.11 51.35 47.63
C-Ray Total Time OpenBenchmarking.org Seconds, Fewer Is Better C-Ray 1.1 Total Time P-State Powersave P-State Performance ACPI CPUFreq Ondemand ACPI CPUFreq Conservative ACPI CPUFreq Performance 3 6 9 12 15 SE +/- 0.02, N = 3 SE +/- 0.09, N = 3 SE +/- 0.10, N = 3 SE +/- 0.11, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 9.74 11.08 11.03 9.79 9.58 1. (CC) gcc options: -lm -lpthread -O3 -march=native
Unigine Tropics Resolution: 1920 x 1080 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Unigine Tropics 1.3 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 P-State Powersave P-State Performance ACPI CPUFreq Ondemand ACPI CPUFreq Conservative ACPI CPUFreq Performance 20 40 60 80 100 SE +/- 0.05, N = 3 SE +/- 0.07, N = 3 SE +/- 0.02, N = 3 SE +/- 0.08, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 80.39 80.83 80.07 79.78 80.95
Apache Benchmark Static Web Page Serving OpenBenchmarking.org Requests Per Second, More Is Better Apache Benchmark 2.4.7 Static Web Page Serving P-State Powersave P-State Performance ACPI CPUFreq Ondemand ACPI CPUFreq Conservative ACPI CPUFreq Performance 4K 8K 12K 16K 20K SE +/- 303.35, N = 3 SE +/- 387.83, N = 6 SE +/- 60.38, N = 3 SE +/- 1086.77, N = 6 SE +/- 394.33, N = 6 15539.58 17865.08 12444.32 14023.82 18273.95 1. (CC) gcc options: -shared -fPIC -pthread -O3 -march=native
LAME MP3 Encoding WAV To MP3 OpenBenchmarking.org Seconds, Fewer Is Better LAME MP3 Encoding 3.99.3 WAV To MP3 P-State Powersave P-State Performance ACPI CPUFreq Ondemand ACPI CPUFreq Conservative ACPI CPUFreq Performance 8 16 24 32 40 SE +/- 0.29, N = 10 SE +/- 0.03, N = 5 SE +/- 2.19, N = 10 SE +/- 2.41, N = 10 SE +/- 0.01, N = 5 13.36 12.52 34.38 31.77 12.51 1. (CC) gcc options: -pipe -O3 -march=native -lm
Counter-Strike Source Resolution: 1920 x 1080 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Counter-Strike Source Resolution: 1920 x 1080 P-State Powersave P-State Performance ACPI CPUFreq Ondemand ACPI CPUFreq Conservative ACPI CPUFreq Performance 40 80 120 160 200 SE +/- 2.75, N = 6 SE +/- 3.21, N = 3 SE +/- 4.34, N = 6 SE +/- 2.94, N = 3 SE +/- 1.53, N = 3 164.99 194.47 157.76 160.19 196.14
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