LLVM Clang 3.4 AMD APU Benchmarks

Benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com. Quick look at LLVM Clang 3.3 vs. Clang 3.4 compiler performance. More tests forthcoming.

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LLVM Clang 3.4 AMD APU BenchmarksProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioMonitorNetworkOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerDisplay DriverOpenGLCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionClang 3.3Clang 3.5 SVNi7 4700HQAMD A10-6800K APU @ 4.70GHz (4 Cores)MSI FM2-A85XA-G65 (MS-7793) v1.0AMD Family 15h8192MB64GB OCZ AGILITYSapphire AMD Radeon HD 6950 2048MBRealtek ALC892SyncMasterRealtek RTL8111/8168/8411Ubuntu 13.103.13.0-999-generic (x86_64)Unity 7.1.2X Server 1.14.3radeon 7.2.993.1 Mesa 10.1.0-devel (git-5b331f6 saucy-oibaf-ppa) Gallium 0.4Clang 3.3-5ubuntu4ext42560x1600Clang 3.5-1~exp1Intel Core i7-4700HQ @ 2.40GHz (8 Cores)ASUS G750JM v1.0Intel Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th31744MB1000GB Seagate ST1000LM014-1EJ1 + 1000GB TOSHIBA MQ01ABD1 + 1500GB HGST HTS541515A9ASUS NVIDIA GeForce GTX 860M 2048MB (540/2505MHz)Intel Haswell HDMIQualcomm Atheros QCA8171 Gigabit + Broadcom BCM4352 802.11ac WirelessUbuntu 14.043.13.0-39-generic (x86_64)Unity 7.2.3X Server 1.15.14.3.0GCC 4.8 + Clang 3.4-1ubuntu3 + LLVM 3.4 + CUDA 6.51920x1080OpenBenchmarking.orgCompiler Details- i7 4700HQ: --build=x86_64-linux-gnu --disable-browser-plugin --disable-libmudflap --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-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-ecj-jar=/usr/share/java/eclipse-ecj.jar --with-java-home=/usr/lib/jvm/java-1.5.0-gcj-4.8-amd64/jre --with-jvm-jar-dir=/usr/lib/jvm-exports/java-1.5.0-gcj-4.8-amd64 --with-jvm-root-dir=/usr/lib/jvm/java-1.5.0-gcj-4.8-amd64 --with-multilib-list=m32,m64,mx32 --with-tune=generic -v Processor Details- i7 4700HQ: Scaling Governor: acpi-cpufreq ondemand

Clang 3.3Clang 3.5 SVNi7 4700HQResult OverviewPhoronix Test Suite100%133%166%200%233%C-RayBLAKE2Himeno BenchmarkSmallptSciMarkFLAC Audio EncodingLAME MP3 EncodingBotan

LLVM Clang 3.4 AMD APU Benchmarksblake2: Phoronix Test Suite v4.8.5botan: Tigerbotan: KASUMIbotan: AES-256botan: Twofishbotan: CAST-256botan: X9.19-MACscimark2: Compositescimark2: Monte Carloscimark2: Fast Fourier Transformscimark2: Sparse Matrix Multiplyscimark2: Dense LU Matrix Factorizationscimark2: Jacobi Successive Over-Relaxationhimeno: Poisson Pressure Solverc-ray: Total Timesmallpt: Global Illumination Renderer; 100 Samplesencode-flac: WAV To FLACencode-mp3: WAV To MP3Clang 3.3Clang 3.5 SVNi7 4700HQ9.66361.1679.39180.17217.19115.6275.17830.17493.1174.161016.391198.511368.69770.3263.662117.0916.369.11360.7863.17178.18218.46112.4575.86850.62474.5969.011015.771325.061368.69811.8062.342206.3118.764.16361.1365.29133.77178.0181.1674.951204.07525.11255.921902.112347.95996.271480.8027.361265.4214.60OpenBenchmarking.org

BLAKE2

OpenBenchmarking.orgCycles Per Byte, Fewer Is BetterBLAKE2 20121223Phoronix Test Suite v4.8.5Clang 3.3Clang 3.5 SVNi7 4700HQ3691215SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 39.669.114.161. (CC) gcc options: -std=gnu99 -O3 -march=native -lcrypto -lz
OpenBenchmarking.orgCycles Per Byte, Fewer Is BetterBLAKE2 20121223Phoronix Test Suite v4.8.5Clang 3.3Clang 3.5 SVNi7 4700HQ3691215Min: 9.63 / Avg: 9.66 / Max: 9.71Min: 9.11 / Avg: 9.11 / Max: 9.11Min: 4.16 / Avg: 4.16 / Max: 4.171. (CC) gcc options: -std=gnu99 -O3 -march=native -lcrypto -lz

Botan

OpenBenchmarking.orgMbytes/s, More Is BetterBotan 1.10.3Test: TigerClang 3.3Clang 3.5 SVNi7 4700HQ80160240320400361.16360.78361.131. (CXX) g++ options: -m64 -ldl -lpthread -lrt -O2

OpenBenchmarking.orgMbytes/s, More Is BetterBotan 1.10.3Test: KASUMIClang 3.3Clang 3.5 SVNi7 4700HQ2040608010079.3963.1765.291. (CXX) g++ options: -m64 -ldl -lpthread -lrt -O2

OpenBenchmarking.orgMbytes/s, More Is BetterBotan 1.10.3Test: AES-256Clang 3.3Clang 3.5 SVNi7 4700HQ4080120160200180.17178.18133.771. (CXX) g++ options: -m64 -ldl -lpthread -lrt -O2

OpenBenchmarking.orgMbytes/s, More Is BetterBotan 1.10.3Test: TwofishClang 3.3Clang 3.5 SVNi7 4700HQ50100150200250217.19218.46178.011. (CXX) g++ options: -m64 -ldl -lpthread -lrt -O2

OpenBenchmarking.orgMbytes/s, More Is BetterBotan 1.10.3Test: CAST-256Clang 3.3Clang 3.5 SVNi7 4700HQ306090120150115.62112.4581.161. (CXX) g++ options: -m64 -ldl -lpthread -lrt -O2

OpenBenchmarking.orgMbytes/s, More Is BetterBotan 1.10.3Test: X9.19-MACClang 3.3Clang 3.5 SVNi7 4700HQ2040608010075.1775.8674.951. (CXX) g++ options: -m64 -ldl -lpthread -lrt -O2

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: CompositeClang 3.3Clang 3.5 SVNi7 4700HQ30060090012001500SE +/- 0.55, N = 4SE +/- 0.52, N = 4SE +/- 7.60, N = 4830.17850.621204.07-O3 -march=native-O3 -march=native1. (CXX) g++ options:
OpenBenchmarking.orgMflops, More Is BetterSciMark 2.0Computational Test: CompositeClang 3.3Clang 3.5 SVNi7 4700HQ2004006008001000Min: 828.93 / Avg: 830.17 / Max: 831.58Min: 849.21 / Avg: 850.62 / Max: 851.73Min: 1187.21 / Avg: 1204.07 / Max: 1217.541. (CXX) g++ options:

OpenBenchmarking.orgMflops, More Is BetterSciMark 2.0Computational Test: Monte CarloClang 3.3Clang 3.5 SVNi7 4700HQ110220330440550SE +/- 0.57, N = 4SE +/- 0.53, N = 4SE +/- 0.59, N = 4493.11474.59525.11-O3 -march=native-O3 -march=native1. (CXX) g++ options:
OpenBenchmarking.orgMflops, More Is BetterSciMark 2.0Computational Test: Monte CarloClang 3.3Clang 3.5 SVNi7 4700HQ90180270360450Min: 492.54 / Avg: 493.11 / Max: 494.81Min: 473.01 / Avg: 474.59 / Max: 475.11Min: 523.93 / Avg: 525.11 / Max: 526.181. (CXX) g++ options:

OpenBenchmarking.orgMflops, More Is BetterSciMark 2.0Computational Test: Fast Fourier TransformClang 3.3Clang 3.5 SVNi7 4700HQ60120180240300SE +/- 0.64, N = 4SE +/- 0.23, N = 2SE +/- 4.38, N = 474.1669.01255.92-O3 -march=native-O3 -march=native1. (CXX) g++ options:
OpenBenchmarking.orgMflops, More Is BetterSciMark 2.0Computational Test: Fast Fourier TransformClang 3.3Clang 3.5 SVNi7 4700HQ50100150200250Min: 72.76 / Avg: 74.16 / Max: 75.85Min: 68.78 / Avg: 69.01 / Max: 69.23Min: 242.8 / Avg: 255.92 / Max: 261.131. (CXX) g++ options:

OpenBenchmarking.orgMflops, More Is BetterSciMark 2.0Computational Test: Sparse Matrix MultiplyClang 3.3Clang 3.5 SVNi7 4700HQ400800120016002000SE +/- 1.46, N = 4SE +/- 2.79, N = 4SE +/- 35.22, N = 31016.391015.771902.11-O3 -march=native-O3 -march=native1. (CXX) g++ options:
OpenBenchmarking.orgMflops, More Is BetterSciMark 2.0Computational Test: Sparse Matrix MultiplyClang 3.3Clang 3.5 SVNi7 4700HQ30060090012001500Min: 1013.86 / Avg: 1016.39 / Max: 1018.91Min: 1008.87 / Avg: 1015.77 / Max: 1021.45Min: 1831.8 / Avg: 1902.11 / Max: 1940.951. (CXX) g++ options:

OpenBenchmarking.orgMflops, More Is BetterSciMark 2.0Computational Test: Dense LU Matrix FactorizationClang 3.3Clang 3.5 SVNi7 4700HQ5001000150020002500SE +/- 1.56, N = 4SE +/- 1.64, N = 4SE +/- 10.10, N = 41198.511325.062347.95-O3 -march=native-O3 -march=native1. (CXX) g++ options:
OpenBenchmarking.orgMflops, More Is BetterSciMark 2.0Computational Test: Dense LU Matrix FactorizationClang 3.3Clang 3.5 SVNi7 4700HQ400800120016002000Min: 1195.81 / Avg: 1198.51 / Max: 1201.2Min: 1320.13 / Avg: 1325.06 / Max: 1326.7Min: 2321.13 / Avg: 2347.95 / Max: 2367.071. (CXX) g++ options:

OpenBenchmarking.orgMflops, More Is BetterSciMark 2.0Computational Test: Jacobi Successive Over-RelaxationClang 3.3Clang 3.5 SVNi7 4700HQ30060090012001500SE +/- 0.00, N = 4SE +/- 0.00, N = 4SE +/- 2.16, N = 41368.691368.69996.27-O3 -march=native-O3 -march=native1. (CXX) g++ options:
OpenBenchmarking.orgMflops, More Is BetterSciMark 2.0Computational Test: Jacobi Successive Over-RelaxationClang 3.3Clang 3.5 SVNi7 4700HQ2004006008001000Min: 1368.69 / Avg: 1368.69 / Max: 1368.69Min: 1368.69 / Avg: 1368.69 / Max: 1368.69Min: 991.01 / Avg: 996.27 / Max: 1001.381. (CXX) g++ options:

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 SolverClang 3.3Clang 3.5 SVNi7 4700HQ30060090012001500SE +/- 8.56, N = 3SE +/- 2.25, N = 3SE +/- 15.25, N = 3770.32811.801480.80-march=native-march=native1. (CC) gcc options: -O3
OpenBenchmarking.orgMFLOPS, More Is BetterHimeno Benchmark 3.0Poisson Pressure SolverClang 3.3Clang 3.5 SVNi7 4700HQ30060090012001500Min: 759.32 / Avg: 770.32 / Max: 787.17Min: 807.32 / Avg: 811.8 / Max: 814.4Min: 1461.66 / Avg: 1480.8 / Max: 1510.931. (CC) gcc options: -O3

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 TimeClang 3.3Clang 3.5 SVNi7 4700HQ1428425670SE +/- 1.09, N = 6SE +/- 1.12, N = 6SE +/- 0.16, N = 363.6662.3427.36-march=native-march=native1. (CC) gcc options: -lm -lpthread -O3
OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterC-Ray 1.1Total TimeClang 3.3Clang 3.5 SVNi7 4700HQ1224364860Min: 58.36 / Avg: 63.66 / Max: 65.28Min: 57.06 / Avg: 62.34 / Max: 64.36Min: 27.11 / Avg: 27.36 / Max: 27.651. (CC) gcc options: -lm -lpthread -O3

Smallpt

Smallpt is a C++ global illumination renderer written in less than 100 lines of code. Global illumination is done via unbiased Monte Carlo path tracing and there is multi-threading support via the OpenMP library. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterSmallpt 1.0Global Illumination Renderer; 100 SamplesClang 3.3Clang 3.5 SVNi7 4700HQ50100150200250SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 1.93, N = 6211220126-O3 -march=native-O3 -march=native1. (CXX) g++ options: -fopenmp
OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterSmallpt 1.0Global Illumination Renderer; 100 SamplesClang 3.3Clang 3.5 SVNi7 4700HQ4080120160200Min: 210 / Avg: 210.67 / Max: 211Min: 220 / Avg: 220.33 / Max: 221Min: 123 / Avg: 125.67 / Max: 1351. (CXX) g++ options: -fopenmp

FLAC Audio Encoding

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterFLAC Audio Encoding 1.3.0WAV To FLACClang 3.3Clang 3.5 SVNi7 4700HQ246810SE +/- 0.00, N = 5SE +/- 0.00, N = 5SE +/- 0.06, N = 97.096.315.42-O3 -march=native-O3 -march=native-O21. (CXX) g++ options: -fvisibility=hidden -logg -lm
OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterFLAC Audio Encoding 1.3.0WAV To FLACClang 3.3Clang 3.5 SVNi7 4700HQ3691215Min: 7.08 / Avg: 7.09 / Max: 7.1Min: 6.3 / Avg: 6.31 / Max: 6.32Min: 5.31 / Avg: 5.42 / Max: 5.91. (CXX) g++ options: -fvisibility=hidden -logg -lm

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 MP3Clang 3.3Clang 3.5 SVNi7 4700HQ510152025SE +/- 0.00, N = 5SE +/- 0.01, N = 5SE +/- 0.09, N = 516.3618.7614.60-march=native-march=native-fomit-frame-pointer -ffast-math1. (CC) gcc options: -pipe -O3 -lm
OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterLAME MP3 Encoding 3.99.3WAV To MP3Clang 3.3Clang 3.5 SVNi7 4700HQ510152025Min: 16.35 / Avg: 16.36 / Max: 16.37Min: 18.73 / Avg: 18.76 / Max: 18.79Min: 14.31 / Avg: 14.6 / Max: 14.821. (CC) gcc options: -pipe -O3 -lm