Fedora 21 GCC Compiler Optimizations

Compiler optimization benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com.

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-O0

Compiler Notes: --build=x86_64-redhat-linux --disable-libgcj --disable-libunwind-exceptions --enable-__cxa_atexit --enable-bootstrap --enable-checking=release --enable-gnu-indirect-function --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-initfini-array --enable-languages=c,c++,objc,obj-c++,fortran,ada,go,lto --enable-multilib --enable-plugin --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --mandir=/usr/share/man --with-arch_32=i686 --with-linker-hash-style=gnu --with-tune=generic
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave
System Notes: SELinux: Enabled.

-O2

-O3

-O3 -march=native

-O3 -march=native -flto

-Ofast -march=native

Processor: Intel Xeon E5-1680 v3 @ 3.80GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: MSI X99S SLI PLUS (MS-7885) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Xeon E5 v3/Core, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 80GB INTEL SSDSCKGW08, Graphics: eVGA NVIDIA GeForce GT 740 1024MB, Audio: Intel C610/X99, Monitor: VE228, Network: Intel Connection

OS: Fedora 21, Kernel: 3.18.0-0.rc3.git2.2.fc22.1.x86_64 (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.14.1.5, Display Server: X Server 1.16.1, Display Driver: nouveau 1.0.10, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.3.2 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.9.2 20141101 + LLVM 3.4.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Fedora 21 GCC Compiler OptimizationsOpenBenchmarking.orgPhoronix Test SuiteIntel Xeon E5-1680 v3 @ 3.80GHz (16 Cores)MSI X99S SLI PLUS (MS-7885) v1.0Intel Xeon E5 v3/Core16384MB80GB INTEL SSDSCKGW08eVGA NVIDIA GeForce GT 740 1024MBIntel C610/X99VE228Intel ConnectionFedora 213.18.0-0.rc3.git2.2.fc22.1.x86_64 (x86_64)GNOME Shell 3.14.1.5X Server 1.16.1nouveau 1.0.103.3 Mesa 10.3.2 Gallium 0.4GCC 4.9.2 20141101 + LLVM 3.4.2ext41920x1080ProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioMonitorNetworkOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerDisplay DriverOpenGLCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionFedora 21 GCC Compiler Optimizations PerformanceSystem Logs- --build=x86_64-redhat-linux --disable-libgcj --disable-libunwind-exceptions --enable-__cxa_atexit --enable-bootstrap --enable-checking=release --enable-gnu-indirect-function --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-initfini-array --enable-languages=c,c++,objc,obj-c++,fortran,ada,go,lto --enable-multilib --enable-plugin --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --mandir=/usr/share/man --with-arch_32=i686 --with-linker-hash-style=gnu --with-tune=generic - Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave- SELinux: Enabled.

-O0-O2-O3-O3 -march=native-O3 -march=native -flto-Ofast -march=nativeResult OverviewPhoronix Test Suite100%199%298%397%496%PrimesieveHimeno BenchmarkC-RaySciMark

Fedora 21 GCC Compiler Optimizationsc-ray: Total Timeencode-flac: WAV To FLACgcrypt: CAMELLIA256-ECB Ciphergraphics-magick: Blurgraphics-magick: Sharpengraphics-magick: Resizinggraphics-magick: HWB Color Spacegraphics-magick: Local Adaptive Thresholdinghimeno: Poisson Pressure Solverencode-mp3: WAV To MP3primesieve: 1e12 Prime Number Generationscimark2: Monte Carloscimark2: Fast Fourier Transformbuild-apache: Time To Compile-O0-O2-O3-O3 -march=native-O3 -march=native -flto-Ofast -march=native36.2720.8973176660989819461.4234.07214.14599.65443.4817.6323.785.581897100130177144921996.7212.9145.86600.06472.2830.3413.694.771972104128172141921997.6012.3245.90591.22444.8832.729.333.931792138141182168921909.1011.3843.20589.31472.9826.829.3219972222.8743.16673.31467.818.463.89137141182197922119.0610.4443.19602.01458.2826.39OpenBenchmarking.org

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 Time-Ofast -march=native-O3 -march=native -flto-O3 -march=native-O3-O2-O0816243240SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.28, N = 6SE +/- 0.23, N = 3SE +/- 0.27, N = 38.469.329.3313.6923.7836.27-Ofast -march=native-march=native -flto-march=native-O2-O01. (CC) gcc options: -lm -lpthread -O3

FLAC Audio Encoding

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterFLAC Audio Encoding 1.3.0WAV To FLAC-Ofast -march=native-O3 -march=native-O3-O2-O0510152025SE +/- 0.03, N = 5SE +/- 0.03, N = 5SE +/- 0.02, N = 5SE +/- 0.03, N = 5SE +/- 0.03, N = 53.893.934.775.5820.89-Ofast -march=native-O3 -march=native-O3-O2-O01. (CXX) g++ options: -fvisibility=hidden -lm

Gcrypt Library

OpenBenchmarking.orgMicroseconds, Fewer Is BetterGcrypt Library 1.4.4CAMELLIA256-ECB Cipher-O3 -march=native-O2-O3-O3 -march=native -flto-O016003200480064008000SE +/- 28.33, N = 6SE +/- 34.80, N = 3SE +/- 150.41, N = 6SE +/- 26.79, N = 6SE +/- 12.02, N = 317921897197219977317-O3 -march=native-O2-O3-O3 -march=native -flto-O01. (CC) gcc options: -fvisibility=hidden

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: Blur-O3 -march=native-Ofast -march=native-O3-O2-O0306090120150SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 1.86, N = 3SE +/- 3.53, N = 6SE +/- 1.15, N = 313813710410066-O3 -march=native-Ofast -march=native-O3-O2-O01. (CC) gcc options: -std=gnu99 -fopenmp -pthread -ltiff -lfreetype -ljpeg -lXext -lX11 -llzma -lbz2 -lxml2 -lz -lm -lgomp -lpthread

OpenBenchmarking.orgIterations Per Minute, More Is BetterGraphicsMagick 1.3.19Operation: Sharpen-Ofast -march=native-O3 -march=native-O2-O3-O0306090120150SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.67, N = 3SE +/- 0.88, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 314114113012860-Ofast -march=native-O3 -march=native-O2-O3-O01. (CC) gcc options: -std=gnu99 -fopenmp -pthread -ltiff -lfreetype -ljpeg -lXext -lX11 -llzma -lbz2 -lxml2 -lz -lm -lgomp -lpthread

OpenBenchmarking.orgIterations Per Minute, More Is BetterGraphicsMagick 1.3.19Operation: Resizing-Ofast -march=native-O3 -march=native-O2-O3-O04080120160200SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.88, N = 3SE +/- 0.58, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 318218217717298-Ofast -march=native-O3 -march=native-O2-O3-O01. (CC) gcc options: -std=gnu99 -fopenmp -pthread -ltiff -lfreetype -ljpeg -lXext -lX11 -llzma -lbz2 -lxml2 -lz -lm -lgomp -lpthread

OpenBenchmarking.orgIterations Per Minute, More Is BetterGraphicsMagick 1.3.19Operation: HWB Color Space-Ofast -march=native-O3 -march=native-O2-O3-O04080120160200SE +/- 1.20, N = 3SE +/- 2.42, N = 5SE +/- 2.43, N = 6SE +/- 2.03, N = 3SE +/- 2.02, N = 619716814414198-Ofast -march=native-O3 -march=native-O2-O3-O01. (CC) gcc options: -std=gnu99 -fopenmp -pthread -ltiff -lfreetype -ljpeg -lXext -lX11 -llzma -lbz2 -lxml2 -lz -lm -lgomp -lpthread

OpenBenchmarking.orgIterations Per Minute, More Is BetterGraphicsMagick 1.3.19Operation: Local Adaptive Thresholding-Ofast -march=native-O3 -march=native-O3-O2-O020406080100SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 39292929219-Ofast -march=native-O3 -march=native-O3-O2-O01. (CC) gcc options: -std=gnu99 -fopenmp -pthread -ltiff -lfreetype -ljpeg -lXext -lX11 -llzma -lbz2 -lxml2 -lz -lm -lgomp -lpthread

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 Solver-O3 -march=native -flto-Ofast -march=native-O3-O2-O3 -march=native-O05001000150020002500SE +/- 1.97, N = 3SE +/- 0.90, N = 3SE +/- 1.73, N = 3SE +/- 3.75, N = 3SE +/- 2.07, N = 3SE +/- 6.01, N = 32222.872119.061997.601996.721909.10461.42-march=native -flto-Ofast -march=native-O2-march=native-O01. (CC) gcc options: -O3

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 MP3-Ofast -march=native-O3 -march=native-O3-O2-O0816243240SE +/- 0.03, N = 5SE +/- 0.01, N = 5SE +/- 0.03, N = 5SE +/- 0.13, N = 5SE +/- 0.04, N = 510.4411.3812.3212.9134.07-Ofast -march=native-O3 -march=native-O3-O2-O01. (CC) gcc options: -pipe -lncurses -lm

Primesieve

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterPrimesieve 5.41e12 Prime Number Generation-O3 -march=native -flto-Ofast -march=native-O3 -march=native-O2-O3-O050100150200250SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.14, N = 3SE +/- 0.22, N = 3SE +/- 0.08, N = 343.1643.1943.2045.8645.90214.14-O3 -march=native -flto-Ofast -march=native-O3 -march=native-O2-O3-O01. (CXX) g++ options: -fopenmp

SciMark

This test runs the ANSI C version of SciMark 2.0, which is a benchmark for scientific and numerical computing developed by programmers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology. This test is made up of Fast Foruier Transform, Jacobi Successive Over-relaxation, Monte Carlo, Sparse Matrix Multiply, and dense LU matrix factorization benchmarks. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgMflops, More Is BetterSciMark 2.0Computational Test: Monte Carlo-O3 -march=native -flto-Ofast -march=native-O2-O0-O3-O3 -march=native150300450600750SE +/- 0.02, N = 4SE +/- 0.01, N = 4SE +/- 0.05, N = 4SE +/- 0.18, N = 4SE +/- 8.40, N = 4SE +/- 12.70, N = 4673.31602.01600.06599.65591.22589.31-O3 -march=native -flto-Ofast -march=native-O2-O0-O3-O3 -march=native1. (CXX) g++ options:

OpenBenchmarking.orgMflops, More Is BetterSciMark 2.0Computational Test: Fast Fourier Transform-O3 -march=native-O2-O3 -march=native -flto-Ofast -march=native-O3-O0100200300400500SE +/- 2.49, N = 4SE +/- 2.76, N = 4SE +/- 1.02, N = 4SE +/- 3.16, N = 4SE +/- 0.68, N = 4SE +/- 1.80, N = 4472.98472.28467.81458.28444.88443.48-O3 -march=native-O2-O3 -march=native -flto-Ofast -march=native-O3-O01. (CXX) g++ options:

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 Compile-O0-Ofast -march=native-O3 -march=native-O2-O3816243240SE +/- 0.28, N = 3SE +/- 0.20, N = 3SE +/- 0.08, N = 3SE +/- 0.68, N = 6SE +/- 0.66, N = 617.6326.3926.8230.3432.72

-O0

Compiler Notes: --build=x86_64-redhat-linux --disable-libgcj --disable-libunwind-exceptions --enable-__cxa_atexit --enable-bootstrap --enable-checking=release --enable-gnu-indirect-function --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-initfini-array --enable-languages=c,c++,objc,obj-c++,fortran,ada,go,lto --enable-multilib --enable-plugin --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --mandir=/usr/share/man --with-arch_32=i686 --with-linker-hash-style=gnu --with-tune=generic
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave
System Notes: SELinux: Enabled.

Testing initiated at 7 November 2014 12:32 by user phoronix.

-O2

Compiler Notes: --build=x86_64-redhat-linux --disable-libgcj --disable-libunwind-exceptions --enable-__cxa_atexit --enable-bootstrap --enable-checking=release --enable-gnu-indirect-function --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-initfini-array --enable-languages=c,c++,objc,obj-c++,fortran,ada,go,lto --enable-multilib --enable-plugin --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --mandir=/usr/share/man --with-arch_32=i686 --with-linker-hash-style=gnu --with-tune=generic
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave
System Notes: SELinux: Enabled.

Testing initiated at 7 November 2014 14:50 by user phoronix.

-O3

Compiler Notes: --build=x86_64-redhat-linux --disable-libgcj --disable-libunwind-exceptions --enable-__cxa_atexit --enable-bootstrap --enable-checking=release --enable-gnu-indirect-function --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-initfini-array --enable-languages=c,c++,objc,obj-c++,fortran,ada,go,lto --enable-multilib --enable-plugin --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --mandir=/usr/share/man --with-arch_32=i686 --with-linker-hash-style=gnu --with-tune=generic
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave
System Notes: SELinux: Enabled.

Testing initiated at 7 November 2014 16:38 by user phoronix.

-O3 -march=native

Compiler Notes: --build=x86_64-redhat-linux --disable-libgcj --disable-libunwind-exceptions --enable-__cxa_atexit --enable-bootstrap --enable-checking=release --enable-gnu-indirect-function --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-initfini-array --enable-languages=c,c++,objc,obj-c++,fortran,ada,go,lto --enable-multilib --enable-plugin --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --mandir=/usr/share/man --with-arch_32=i686 --with-linker-hash-style=gnu --with-tune=generic
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave
System Notes: SELinux: Enabled.

Testing initiated at 7 November 2014 17:47 by user phoronix.

-O3 -march=native -flto

Compiler Notes: --build=x86_64-redhat-linux --disable-libgcj --disable-libunwind-exceptions --enable-__cxa_atexit --enable-bootstrap --enable-checking=release --enable-gnu-indirect-function --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-initfini-array --enable-languages=c,c++,objc,obj-c++,fortran,ada,go,lto --enable-multilib --enable-plugin --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --mandir=/usr/share/man --with-arch_32=i686 --with-linker-hash-style=gnu --with-tune=generic
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave
System Notes: SELinux: Enabled.

Testing initiated at 7 November 2014 18:23 by user phoronix.

-Ofast -march=native

Processor: Intel Xeon E5-1680 v3 @ 3.80GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: MSI X99S SLI PLUS (MS-7885) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Xeon E5 v3/Core, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 80GB INTEL SSDSCKGW08, Graphics: eVGA NVIDIA GeForce GT 740 1024MB, Audio: Intel C610/X99, Monitor: VE228, Network: Intel Connection

OS: Fedora 21, Kernel: 3.18.0-0.rc3.git2.2.fc22.1.x86_64 (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.14.1.5, Display Server: X Server 1.16.1, Display Driver: nouveau 1.0.10, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.3.2 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.9.2 20141101 + LLVM 3.4.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Compiler Notes: --build=x86_64-redhat-linux --disable-libgcj --disable-libunwind-exceptions --enable-__cxa_atexit --enable-bootstrap --enable-checking=release --enable-gnu-indirect-function --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-initfini-array --enable-languages=c,c++,objc,obj-c++,fortran,ada,go,lto --enable-multilib --enable-plugin --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --mandir=/usr/share/man --with-arch_32=i686 --with-linker-hash-style=gnu --with-tune=generic
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave
System Notes: SELinux: Enabled.

Testing initiated at 7 November 2014 18:45 by user phoronix.