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.

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Intel Core i7 5960X CPU Core Linux ScalingProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioMonitorNetworkOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerDisplay DriverOpenGLCompilerFile-SystemScreen Resolution16 Threads8 Threads7 Threads6 Threads5 Threads4 Threads3 Threads2 Threads1 ThreadCore i7 990X @ 4GhzIntel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores)Gigabyte X99-UD4-CFIntel Haswell-E DMI216384MB128GB Crucial_CT128MX1XFX AMD Radeon HD 7950/8950 OEM / R9 280 3072MBIntel Wellsburg HD AudioSyncMasterIntel ConnectionUbuntu 14.103.17.0-999-generic (x86_64)Unity 7.3.1X Server 1.16.0radeon 7.4.03.3 Mesa 10.4.0-devel (git-2828680 2014-09-12 utopic-oibaf-ppa) Gallium 0.4GCC 4.9.1ext42560x1600Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores)Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (7 Cores)Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (6 Cores)Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (5 Cores)Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (4 Cores)Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (3 Cores)Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (2 Cores)Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (1 Core)Intel Core i7 990X @ 2.53GHz (12 Cores)Gigabyte X58A-OC12288MB80GB INTEL SSDSA2M080 + 1500GB Western Digital WD15EADS-00P + 1500GB Western Digital WD15EARS-00Z + 3001GB Seagate ST3000DM001-1CH1 + 500GB SAMSUNG HD501LJ + 256GB Samsung SSD 840 + 256GB C300-CTFDDAC256MNVIDIA GeForce GTX 670 2048MB (705/3104MHz)Gentoo 2.23.16.3-aufs (x86_64)Openbox 3.5.2X Server 1.16.1NVIDIA 343.224.4.0GCC 4.8.3 + LLVM 3.5.01280x1024OpenBenchmarking.orgCompiler Details- 16 Threads, 8 Threads, 7 Threads, 6 Threads, 5 Threads, 4 Threads, 3 Threads, 2 Threads, 1 Thread: --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 -vProcessor Details- 16 Threads: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave- 8 Threads: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave- 7 Threads: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave- 6 Threads: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave- 5 Threads: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave- 4 Threads: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave- 3 Threads: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave- 2 Threads: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave- 1 Thread: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave- Core i7 990X @ 4Ghz: Scaling Governor: acpi-cpufreq ondemandEnvironment Details- Core i7 990X @ 4Ghz: __GL_SYNC_DISPLAY_DEVICE=DP-1

Intel Core i7 5960X CPU Core Linux Scalingnpb: EP.Cbuild-apache: Time To Compilejohn-the-ripper: Blowfishjohn-the-ripper: Traditional DESbuild-linux-kernel: Time To Compilevpxenc: vpxencgraphics-magick: Blurgraphics-magick: Sharpengraphics-magick: Resizinggraphics-magick: HWB Color Spacegraphics-magick: Local Adaptive Thresholdingx264: H.264 Video Encodingc-ray: Total Timettsiod-renderer: Phong Rendering With Soft-Shadow Mappingsmallpt: Global Illumination Renderer; 100 Samples16 Threads8 Threads7 Threads6 Threads5 Threads4 Threads3 Threads2 Threads1 ThreadCore i7 990X @ 4Ghz498.4834.10115771776000050.7128.1611611615315379243.779.75266.0714301.8933.6774111760000058.3831.9012111615815077215.7010.56212.2319287.0534.4264921545500065.4137.8911911215414678196.4112.02195.6222244.7434.5555681324766774.3436.9111310815014377169.4013.99171.0625205.1136.6346431105366786.8834.6810710214613877144.9316.74146.7030164.7039.0237168848000105.7631.021049414113377122.3420.88120.6238123.2244.2027906643000137.2826.36908313412677101.7827.7992.925087.3453.6219754652333189.8421.2982671201167778.4339.2348.907243.8391.219902335667367.5711.84102501171409045.6778.0635.4614125.7581151217333325.9113710816518288191.9816.42186.2269OpenBenchmarking.org

NAS Parallel Benchmarks

Test / Class: EP.C

OpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: EP.C16 Threads8 Threads7 Threads6 Threads5 Threads4 Threads3 Threads2 Threads1 Thread110220330440550SE +/- 2.49, N = 3SE +/- 5.70, N = 3SE +/- 0.15, N = 3SE +/- 1.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.54, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.42, N = 3SE +/- 0.22, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 3498.48301.89287.05244.74205.11164.70123.2287.3443.831. (F9X) gfortran options: -O3 -march=native -pthread -lmpi_f77 -lmpi -ldl -lhwloc2. Open MPI 1.6.5

Timed Apache Compilation

Time To Compile

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterTimed Apache Compilation 2.4.7Time To Compile16 Threads8 Threads7 Threads6 Threads5 Threads4 Threads3 Threads2 Threads1 ThreadCore i7 990X @ 4Ghz20406080100SE +/- 0.23, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.18, N = 3SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.14, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.13, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 334.1033.6734.4234.5536.6339.0244.2053.6291.2125.75

John The Ripper

Test: Blowfish

OpenBenchmarking.orgReal C/S, More Is BetterJohn The Ripper 1.8.0Test: Blowfish16 Threads8 Threads7 Threads6 Threads5 Threads4 Threads3 Threads2 Threads1 ThreadCore i7 990X @ 4Ghz2K4K6K8K10KSE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 5.49, N = 3SE +/- 4.33, N = 3SE +/- 3.67, N = 3SE +/- 1.33, N = 3SE +/- 2.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.58, N = 3SE +/- 25.98, N = 311577741164925568464337162790197599081151. (CC) gcc options: -fopenmp -lcrypt

John The Ripper

Test: Traditional DES

OpenBenchmarking.orgReal C/S, More Is BetterJohn The Ripper 1.8.0Test: Traditional DES16 Threads8 Threads7 Threads6 Threads5 Threads4 Threads3 Threads2 Threads1 ThreadCore i7 990X @ 4Ghz4M8M12M16M20MSE +/- 13000.00, N = 3SE +/- 2000.00, N = 3SE +/- 8962.89, N = 3SE +/- 4409.59, N = 3SE +/- 1333.33, N = 3SE +/- 2000.00, N = 3SE +/- 1000.00, N = 3SE +/- 2403.70, N = 3SE +/- 1333.33, N = 3SE +/- 975572.03, N = 617760000176000001545500013247667110536678848000664300046523332335667121733331. (CC) gcc options: -fopenmp -lcrypt

Timed Linux Kernel Compilation

Time To Compile

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterTimed Linux Kernel Compilation 3.1Time To Compile16 Threads8 Threads7 Threads6 Threads5 Threads4 Threads3 Threads2 Threads1 Thread80160240320400SE +/- 0.77, N = 5SE +/- 1.16, N = 3SE +/- 1.31, N = 3SE +/- 1.35, N = 3SE +/- 1.03, N = 3SE +/- 1.03, N = 3SE +/- 1.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.65, N = 3SE +/- 0.69, N = 350.7158.3865.4174.3486.88105.76137.28189.84367.57

VP8 libvpx Encoding

vpxenc

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterVP8 libvpx Encoding 1.1.0vpxenc16 Threads8 Threads7 Threads6 Threads5 Threads4 Threads3 Threads2 Threads1 ThreadCore i7 990X @ 4Ghz918273645SE +/- 0.38, N = 3SE +/- 6.36, N = 6SE +/- 0.22, N = 3SE +/- 0.19, N = 3SE +/- 0.30, N = 3SE +/- 0.40, N = 3SE +/- 0.10, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.11, N = 328.1631.9037.8936.9134.6831.0226.3621.2911.8425.911. (CC) gcc options: -m64 -lvpx -lm -lpthread -O3 -march=native -fomit-frame-pointer

GraphicsMagick

Operation: Blur

OpenBenchmarking.orgIterations Per Minute, More Is BetterGraphicsMagick 1.3.19Operation: Blur16 Threads8 Threads7 Threads6 Threads5 Threads4 Threads3 Threads2 Threads1 ThreadCore i7 990X @ 4Ghz306090120150SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 1.86, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.67, N = 3SE +/- 0.67, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 311612111911310710490821021371. (CC) gcc options: -std=gnu99 -fopenmp -O3 -march=native -pthread -ljbig -lwebp -ljpeg -lXext -lSM -lICE -lX11 -llzma -lbz2 -lxml2 -lz -lm -lgomp -lpthread

GraphicsMagick

Operation: Sharpen

OpenBenchmarking.orgIterations Per Minute, More Is BetterGraphicsMagick 1.3.19Operation: Sharpen16 Threads8 Threads7 Threads6 Threads5 Threads4 Threads3 Threads2 Threads1 ThreadCore i7 990X @ 4Ghz306090120150SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.67, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 2.00, N = 3116116112108102948367501081. (CC) gcc options: -std=gnu99 -fopenmp -O3 -march=native -pthread -ljbig -lwebp -ljpeg -lXext -lSM -lICE -lX11 -llzma -lbz2 -lxml2 -lz -lm -lgomp -lpthread

GraphicsMagick

Operation: Resizing

OpenBenchmarking.orgIterations Per Minute, More Is BetterGraphicsMagick 1.3.19Operation: Resizing16 Threads8 Threads7 Threads6 Threads5 Threads4 Threads3 Threads2 Threads1 ThreadCore i7 990X @ 4Ghz4080120160200SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.67, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 31531581541501461411341201171651. (CC) gcc options: -std=gnu99 -fopenmp -O3 -march=native -pthread -ljbig -lwebp -ljpeg -lXext -lSM -lICE -lX11 -llzma -lbz2 -lxml2 -lz -lm -lgomp -lpthread

GraphicsMagick

Operation: HWB Color Space

OpenBenchmarking.orgIterations Per Minute, More Is BetterGraphicsMagick 1.3.19Operation: HWB Color Space16 Threads8 Threads7 Threads6 Threads5 Threads4 Threads3 Threads2 Threads1 ThreadCore i7 990X @ 4Ghz4080120160200SE +/- 0.58, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.58, N = 31531501461431381331261161401821. (CC) gcc options: -std=gnu99 -fopenmp -O3 -march=native -pthread -ljbig -lwebp -ljpeg -lXext -lSM -lICE -lX11 -llzma -lbz2 -lxml2 -lz -lm -lgomp -lpthread

GraphicsMagick

Operation: Local Adaptive Thresholding

OpenBenchmarking.orgIterations Per Minute, More Is BetterGraphicsMagick 1.3.19Operation: Local Adaptive Thresholding16 Threads8 Threads7 Threads6 Threads5 Threads4 Threads3 Threads2 Threads1 ThreadCore i7 990X @ 4Ghz20406080100SE +/- 1.09, N = 6SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 1.33, N = 6SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3797778777777777790881. (CC) gcc options: -std=gnu99 -fopenmp -O3 -march=native -pthread -ljbig -lwebp -ljpeg -lXext -lSM -lICE -lX11 -llzma -lbz2 -lxml2 -lz -lm -lgomp -lpthread

x264

H.264 Video Encoding

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is Betterx264 2014-08-30H.264 Video Encoding16 Threads8 Threads7 Threads6 Threads5 Threads4 Threads3 Threads2 Threads1 ThreadCore i7 990X @ 4Ghz50100150200250SE +/- 2.87, N = 8SE +/- 2.37, N = 5SE +/- 2.07, N = 5SE +/- 2.27, N = 5SE +/- 1.17, N = 5SE +/- 1.68, N = 5SE +/- 1.57, N = 5SE +/- 0.25, N = 5SE +/- 0.51, N = 9SE +/- 4.16, N = 10243.77215.70196.41169.40144.93122.34101.7878.4345.67191.981. (CC) gcc options: -ldl -m64 -lm -lpthread -O3 -ffast-math -march=native -std=gnu99 -fomit-frame-pointer -fno-tree-vectorize

C-Ray

Total Time

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterC-Ray 1.1Total Time16 Threads8 Threads7 Threads6 Threads5 Threads4 Threads3 Threads2 Threads1 ThreadCore i7 990X @ 4Ghz20406080100SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 39.7510.5612.0213.9916.7420.8827.7939.2378.0616.421. (CC) gcc options: -lm -lpthread -O3 -march=native

TTSIOD 3D Renderer

Phong Rendering With Soft-Shadow Mapping

OpenBenchmarking.orgFPS, More Is BetterTTSIOD 3D Renderer 2.2zPhong Rendering With Soft-Shadow Mapping16 Threads8 Threads7 Threads6 Threads5 Threads4 Threads3 Threads2 Threads1 ThreadCore i7 990X @ 4Ghz60120180240300SE +/- 0.21, N = 3SE +/- 0.56, N = 3SE +/- 0.22, N = 3SE +/- 0.11, N = 3SE +/- 0.15, N = 3SE +/- 0.15, N = 3SE +/- 0.14, N = 3SE +/- 0.74, N = 3SE +/- 0.17, N = 3SE +/- 0.36, N = 3266.07212.23195.62171.06146.70120.6292.9248.9035.46186.221. (CXX) g++ options: -O3 -march=native -fomit-frame-pointer -ffast-math -mtune=native -flto -msse -mrecip -mfpmath=sse -msse2 -mssse3 -lSDL -lstdc++

Smallpt

Global Illumination Renderer; 100 Samples

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterSmallpt 1.0Global Illumination Renderer; 100 Samples16 Threads8 Threads7 Threads6 Threads5 Threads4 Threads3 Threads2 Threads1 ThreadCore i7 990X @ 4Ghz306090120150SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.67, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 31419222530385072141691. (CXX) g++ options: -fopenmp -O3 -march=native

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