Fedora 21 CPU Scaling Governor

Fedora 21 CPU scaling governor benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com.

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P-State Powersave

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
Graphics Notes: EXA
System Notes: SELinux: Enabled.

P-State Performance

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 performance
Graphics Notes: EXA
System Notes: SELinux: Enabled.

CPUFreq Ondemand

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: acpi-cpufreq ondemand
Graphics Notes: EXA
System Notes: SELinux: Enabled.

CPUFreq Performance

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: acpi-cpufreq performance
Graphics Notes: EXA
System Notes: SELinux: Enabled.

CPUFreq Conservative

Changed Processor to Intel Xeon E5-1680 v3 @ 3.20GHz (16 Cores).

Processor Change: Scaling Governor: acpi-cpufreq conservative

Fedora 21 CPU Scaling GovernorOpenBenchmarking.orgPhoronix Test SuiteIntel Xeon E5-1680 v3 @ 3.80GHz (16 Cores)Intel Xeon E5-1680 v3 @ 3.20GHz (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 3.4.2ext41920x1080ProcessorsMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioMonitorNetworkOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerDisplay DriverOpenGLCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionFedora 21 CPU Scaling Governor BenchmarksSystem 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 - P-State Powersave: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave- P-State Performance: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate performance - CPUFreq Ondemand: Scaling Governor: acpi-cpufreq ondemand- CPUFreq Performance: Scaling Governor: acpi-cpufreq performance - CPUFreq Conservative: Scaling Governor: acpi-cpufreq conservative - EXA- SELinux: Enabled.

P-State PowersaveP-State PerformanceCPUFreq OndemandCPUFreq PerformanceCPUFreq ConservativeResult OverviewPhoronix Test Suite100%132%164%195%227%FFmpegTimed Linux Kernel CompilationC-RayXonoticXonoticApache BenchmarkFLAC Audio EncodingLAME MP3 EncodingXonoticOpenArenaH.2.H.T.N.DTime To CompileTotal Time1920 x 1080 - High1920 x 1080 - UltraS.W.P.SWAV To FLACWAV To MP31920 x 1080 - Low1920 x 1080

Fedora 21 CPU Scaling Governorffmpeg: H.264 HD To NTSC DVbuild-linux-kernel: Time To Compilexonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Ultraapache: Static Web Page Servingencode-flac: WAV To FLACencode-mp3: WAV To MP3xonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Lowopenarena: 1920 x 1080c-ray: Total Timexonotic: 1920 x 1080 - HighP-State PowersaveP-State PerformanceCPUFreq OndemandCPUFreq PerformanceCPUFreq Conservative20.8185.2927.2915294.133.9710.4592.46101.939.5731.1911.4983.6327.8015361.853.7810.3292.59101.579.4734.8317.2742.0226.4715192.333.8510.3292.22101.608.5534.4811.3478.8927.0514853.493.7910.3192.56101.879.5934.6025.7541.0325.1515875.243.8110.3392.35101.678.5332.28OpenBenchmarking.org

FFmpeg

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterFFmpeg 2.1.1H.264 HD To NTSC DVP-State PowersaveP-State PerformanceCPUFreq OndemandCPUFreq PerformanceCPUFreq Conservative612182430SE +/- 0.29, N = 3SE +/- 0.17, N = 3SE +/- 0.08, N = 3SE +/- 0.14, N = 3SE +/- 0.46, N = 320.8111.4917.2711.3425.751. (CC) gcc options: -lavdevice -lavfilter -lavformat -lavcodec -lswresample -lswscale -lavutil -ldl -lasound -lSDL -lpthread -lm -pthread -std=c99 -fomit-frame-pointer -O3 -fno-math-errno -fno-signed-zeros -fno-tree-vectorize -MMD -MF -MT

Timed Linux Kernel Compilation

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterTimed Linux Kernel Compilation 3.1Time To CompileP-State PowersaveP-State PerformanceCPUFreq OndemandCPUFreq PerformanceCPUFreq Conservative20406080100SE +/- 1.69, N = 3SE +/- 2.01, N = 2SE +/- 0.65, N = 6SE +/- 1.12, N = 5SE +/- 0.57, N = 585.2983.6342.0278.8941.03

Xonotic

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.7Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: UltraP-State PowersaveP-State PerformanceCPUFreq OndemandCPUFreq PerformanceCPUFreq Conservative714212835SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.11, N = 3SE +/- 0.50, N = 6SE +/- 0.55, N = 6SE +/- 0.57, N = 627.2927.8026.4727.0525.15MIN: 14 / MAX: 38MIN: 6 / MAX: 38MIN: 1 / MAX: 38MIN: 1 / MAX: 38MIN: 1 / MAX: 38

Apache Benchmark

This is a test of ab, which is the Apache benchmark program. This test profile measures how many requests per second a given system can sustain when carrying out 1,000,000 requests with 100 requests being carried out concurrently. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgRequests Per Second, More Is BetterApache Benchmark 2.4.7Static Web Page ServingP-State PowersaveP-State PerformanceCPUFreq OndemandCPUFreq PerformanceCPUFreq Conservative3K6K9K12K15KSE +/- 20.86, N = 3SE +/- 80.81, N = 3SE +/- 212.79, N = 3SE +/- 122.16, N = 3SE +/- 103.40, N = 315294.1315361.8515192.3314853.4915875.241. (CC) gcc options: -shared -fPIC -pthread -O3 -march=native

FLAC Audio Encoding

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterFLAC Audio Encoding 1.3.0WAV To FLACP-State PowersaveP-State PerformanceCPUFreq OndemandCPUFreq PerformanceCPUFreq Conservative0.89331.78662.67993.57324.4665SE +/- 0.02, N = 5SE +/- 0.01, N = 5SE +/- 0.04, N = 5SE +/- 0.01, N = 5SE +/- 0.03, N = 53.973.783.853.793.811. (CXX) g++ options: -Ofast -march=native -fvisibility=hidden -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 MP3P-State PowersaveP-State PerformanceCPUFreq OndemandCPUFreq PerformanceCPUFreq Conservative3691215SE +/- 0.04, N = 5SE +/- 0.02, N = 5SE +/- 0.01, N = 5SE +/- 0.00, N = 5SE +/- 0.02, N = 510.4510.3210.3210.3110.331. (CC) gcc options: -pipe -Ofast -march=native -lncurses -lm

Xonotic

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.7Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: LowP-State PowersaveP-State PerformanceCPUFreq OndemandCPUFreq PerformanceCPUFreq Conservative20406080100SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.16, N = 3SE +/- 0.10, N = 392.4692.5992.2292.5692.35MIN: 53 / MAX: 123MIN: 53 / MAX: 124MIN: 54 / MAX: 124MIN: 56 / MAX: 124MIN: 54 / MAX: 124

OpenArena

This is a test of OpenArena, a popular open-source first-person shooter. This game is based upon ioquake3, which in turn uses the GPL version of id Software's Quake 3 engine. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.5Resolution: 1920 x 1080P-State PowersaveP-State PerformanceCPUFreq OndemandCPUFreq PerformanceCPUFreq Conservative20406080100SE +/- 0.18, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.17, N = 3SE +/- 0.13, N = 3SE +/- 0.12, N = 3101.93101.57101.60101.87101.67

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 TimeP-State PowersaveP-State PerformanceCPUFreq OndemandCPUFreq PerformanceCPUFreq Conservative3691215SE +/- 0.29, N = 6SE +/- 0.16, N = 4SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.20, N = 6SE +/- 0.04, N = 39.579.478.559.598.531. (CC) gcc options: -lm -lpthread -O3 -Ofast -march=native

Xonotic

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.7Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: HighP-State PowersaveP-State PerformanceCPUFreq OndemandCPUFreq PerformanceCPUFreq Conservative816243240SE +/- 1.04, N = 6SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.25, N = 3SE +/- 0.74, N = 631.1934.8334.4834.6032.28MIN: 1 / MAX: 43MIN: 21 / MAX: 43MIN: 21 / MAX: 43MIN: 4 / MAX: 43MIN: 1 / MAX: 43

P-State Powersave

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
Graphics Notes: EXA
System Notes: SELinux: Enabled.

Testing initiated at 8 November 2014 08:52 by user phoronix.

P-State Performance

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 performance
Graphics Notes: EXA
System Notes: SELinux: Enabled.

Testing initiated at 8 November 2014 10:14 by user phoronix.

CPUFreq Ondemand

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: acpi-cpufreq ondemand
Graphics Notes: EXA
System Notes: SELinux: Enabled.

Testing initiated at 8 November 2014 11:22 by user phoronix.

CPUFreq Performance

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: acpi-cpufreq performance
Graphics Notes: EXA
System Notes: SELinux: Enabled.

Testing initiated at 8 November 2014 13:25 by user phoronix.

CPUFreq Conservative

Processor: Intel Xeon E5-1680 v3 @ 3.20GHz (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: acpi-cpufreq conservative
Graphics Notes: EXA
System Notes: SELinux: Enabled.

Testing initiated at 8 November 2014 15:50 by user phoronix.