Quad-Core Cortex-A15 big.LITTLE ARM Linux Comparison Comparing different ARM and x86 systems, in particular looking at the ARM Cortex-A15 quad-core + Cortex-A7 quad-core big.LITTLE configuration from a Samsung Exynos 5 Octa SoC on the Hardkernel ODROID-XUs. The ARM x86 tests for a future article on Phoronix.com.
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Quad-Core Cortex-A15 big.LITTLE ARM Linux Comparison Processor Motherboard Memory Disk Graphics Chipset Audio Network Monitor OS Kernel Display Server Display Driver OpenGL Compiler File-System Screen Resolution Desktop PandaBoard ES Intel Atom D525 Calxeda Highbank Samsung Chromebook ARM ODROID-XU Quad-Core A15 CurrentConfig ARMv7 rev 10 @ 1.20GHz (2 Cores) OMAP4 Panda board 1024MB 16GB SD16G Texas Instruments OMAP Ubuntu 12.10 3.5.0-208-omap4 (armv7l) X Server 1.12.99.904 (1.13.0 RC 4) fbdev 0.4.3 2.1 Mesa 8.0.4 GCC 4.7 ext4 1920x1080 Intel Atom D525 @ 1.80GHz (4 Cores) FOXCONN NETBOX nT-435/535 Intel Atom D4xx/D5xx/N4xx/N5xx 2048MB 500GB Western Digital WD5000BEVT-2 Intel Atom D4xx/D5xx/N4xx/N5xx IGP Realtek ALC888 Realtek RTL8111/8168B + Realtek RTL8191SEvA Wireless LAN 3.5.0-14-generic (x86_64) Unity 6.4.0 X Server 1.13.0 intel 2.20.6 1.4 Mesa 8.1-devel 1366x768 ARMv7 rev 0 (4 Cores) Highbank 4096MB 256GB SAMSUNG MZ7PC256 3.5.0-1000-highbank (armv7l) ARMv7 rev 4 @ 1.70GHz (2 Cores) SAMSUNG EXYNOS5 (Flattened Device Tree) 2048MB 16GB SEM16G + 64GB Ubuntu 13.04 3.4.0 (armv7l) LXDE 0.5.11 X Server 1.13.0 2.1 Mesa 9.0 1366x768 ARMv7 rev 3 @ 1.80GHz (4 Cores) ODROIDXU 8GB SD08G Ubuntu 13.10 3.4.5 (armv7l) GCC 4.8 1280x720 Intel Pentium G620 @ 2.60GHz (2 Cores) ASUS P8H61-I Intel 2nd Generation Core Family DRAM 8192MB 120GB INTEL SSDSC2CT12 + 1000GB Hitachi HDS72101 Intel Sandybridge Desktop (GT1) VIA VT1708S DELL 2209WA Realtek RTL8111/8168B debian 7.7 3.13-0.bpo.1-amd64 (x86_64) X Server 1.12.4 intel 2.19.0 3.0 Mesa 8.0.5 GCC 4.7 1680x1050 OpenBenchmarking.org Compiler Details - PandaBoard ES: --build=arm-linux-gnueabihf --disable-libitm --disable-sjlj-exceptions --disable-werror --enable-checking=release --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-languages=c,c++,go,fortran,objc,obj-c++ --enable-libstdcxx-debug --enable-libstdcxx-time=yes --enable-multilib --enable-nls --enable-objc-gc --enable-plugin --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --host=arm-linux-gnueabihf --target=arm-linux-gnueabihf --with-arch=armv7-a --with-float=hard --with-fpu=vfpv3-d16 --with-mode=thumb -v - Intel Atom D525: --build=x86_64-linux-gnu --disable-werror --enable-checking=release --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-languages=c,c++,go,fortran,objc,obj-c++ --enable-libstdcxx-debug --enable-libstdcxx-time=yes --enable-nls --enable-objc-gc --enable-plugin --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --host=x86_64-linux-gnu --target=x86_64-linux-gnu --with-arch-32=i686 --with-tune=generic -v - Calxeda Highbank: --build=arm-linux-gnueabihf --disable-libitm --disable-sjlj-exceptions --disable-werror --enable-checking=release --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-languages=c,c++,go,fortran,objc,obj-c++ --enable-libstdcxx-debug --enable-libstdcxx-time=yes --enable-multilib --enable-nls --enable-objc-gc --enable-plugin --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --host=arm-linux-gnueabihf --target=arm-linux-gnueabihf --with-arch=armv7-a --with-float=hard --with-fpu=vfpv3-d16 --with-mode=thumb -v - Samsung Chromebook ARM: --build=arm-linux-gnueabihf --disable-libitm --disable-sjlj-exceptions --disable-werror --enable-checking=release --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-languages=c,c++,go,fortran,objc,obj-c++ --enable-libstdcxx-debug --enable-libstdcxx-time=yes --enable-multilib --enable-nls --enable-objc-gc --enable-plugin --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --host=arm-linux-gnueabihf --target=arm-linux-gnueabihf --with-arch=armv7-a --with-float=hard --with-fpu=vfpv3-d16 --with-mode=thumb -v - ODROID-XU Quad-Core A15: --build=arm-linux-gnueabihf --disable-browser-plugin --disable-libitm --disable-libquadmath --disable-sjlj-exceptions --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=arm-linux-gnueabihf --target=arm-linux-gnueabihf --with-arch-directory=arm --with-arch=armv7-a --with-ecj-jar=/usr/share/java/eclipse-ecj.jar --with-float=hard --with-fpu=vfpv3-d16 --with-java-home=/usr/lib/jvm/java-1.5.0-gcj-4.8-armhf/jre --with-jvm-jar-dir=/usr/lib/jvm-exports/java-1.5.0-gcj-4.8-armhf --with-jvm-root-dir=/usr/lib/jvm/java-1.5.0-gcj-4.8-armhf --with-mode=thumb -v - CurrentConfig: --build=x86_64-linux-gnu --enable-checking=release --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-languages=c,c++,go,fortran,objc,obj-c++ --enable-libstdcxx-debug --enable-libstdcxx-time=yes --enable-nls --enable-objc-gc --enable-plugin --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --host=x86_64-linux-gnu --target=x86_64-linux-gnu --with-arch-32=i586 --with-tune=generic -v Processor Details - PandaBoard ES: Scaling Governor: ondemand - Samsung Chromebook ARM: Scaling Governor: ondemand - ODROID-XU Quad-Core A15: Scaling Governor: exynos_cpufreq performance System Details - PandaBoard ES: Compiz was running on this system. - Intel Atom D525: Disk Scheduler: DEADLINE. Compiz was running on this system. Disk Details - Intel Atom D525: DEADLINE / data=ordered,errors=remount-ro,relatime,rw
Quad-Core Cortex-A15 big.LITTLE ARM Linux Comparison compress-7zip: Compress Speed Test apache: Static Web Page Serving c-ray: Total Time ffte: N=64, 1D Complex FFT Routine lammps: Rhodopsin Protein npb: LU.A npb: MG.B npb: SP.A npb: UA.A smallpt: Global Illumination Renderer; 100 Samples x264: H.264 Video Encoding PandaBoard ES Intel Atom D525 Calxeda Highbank Samsung Chromebook ARM ODROID-XU Quad-Core A15 CurrentConfig 886 548.78 269.00 265.31 216.80 2.04 2419 4.70 2089 3073.42 371.20 942.93 459.73 780.69 710.18 506.33 4.81 1007 11.35 1706 4014.66 390.45 501.69 464.02 663.59 472.82 421.51 3.57 1326 9.07 1698 1823.63 332.54 1465.68 192.31 1046.43 756.09 652.36 4.01 1291 10.84 3195 1691.69 131.49 1425.06 1429.38 1106.40 925.08 5.30 692 4824 14757.67 106.41 3805.27 3947.94 3057.80 2964.75 16.04 421 37.51 OpenBenchmarking.org
7-Zip Compression Compress Speed Test OpenBenchmarking.org MIPS, More Is Better 7-Zip Compression 9.20.1 Compress Speed Test Calxeda Highbank CurrentConfig Intel Atom D525 ODROID-XU Quad-Core A15 PandaBoard ES Samsung Chromebook ARM 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 SE +/- 8.88, N = 3 SE +/- 51.89, N = 3 SE +/- 5.21, N = 3 SE +/- 6.36, N = 3 SE +/- 10.48, N = 3 SE +/- 17.17, N = 3 1706 4824 2089 3195 886 1698 1. (CXX) g++ options: -pipe -lpthread
Apache Benchmark Static Web Page Serving OpenBenchmarking.org Requests Per Second, More Is Better Apache Benchmark 2.2.21 Static Web Page Serving Calxeda Highbank CurrentConfig Intel Atom D525 ODROID-XU Quad-Core A15 Samsung Chromebook ARM 3K 6K 9K 12K 15K SE +/- 57.43, N = 3 SE +/- 108.35, N = 3 SE +/- 7.71, N = 3 SE +/- 7.00, N = 3 SE +/- 3.82, N = 3 4014.66 14757.67 3073.42 1691.69 1823.63 -lexpat 1. (CC) gcc options: -O2 -pthread -lm -lrt -lcrypt -lpthread -ldl
C-Ray Total Time OpenBenchmarking.org Seconds, Fewer Is Better C-Ray 1.1 Total Time Calxeda Highbank CurrentConfig Intel Atom D525 ODROID-XU Quad-Core A15 Samsung Chromebook ARM 80 160 240 320 400 SE +/- 0.18, N = 3 SE +/- 0.27, N = 3 SE +/- 0.13, N = 3 SE +/- 0.63, N = 3 SE +/- 11.67, N = 6 390.45 106.41 371.20 131.49 332.54 1. (CC) gcc options: -lm -lpthread -O3
FFTE Test: N=64, 1D Complex FFT Routine OpenBenchmarking.org MFLOPS, More Is Better FFTE 5.0 Test: N=64, 1D Complex FFT Routine Calxeda Highbank CurrentConfig Intel Atom D525 ODROID-XU Quad-Core A15 PandaBoard ES Samsung Chromebook ARM 800 1600 2400 3200 4000 SE +/- 5.28, N = 3 SE +/- 19.20, N = 3 SE +/- 0.70, N = 3 SE +/- 5.31, N = 3 SE +/- 0.13, N = 3 SE +/- 16.47, N = 3 501.69 3805.27 942.93 1425.06 548.78 1465.68 -pthread -lmpi_f90 -lmpi_f77 -lmpi -lopen-rte -lopen-pal -ldl -lnsl -lutil -lm -lmpichf90 -lmpich -lopa -lmpl -lrt -lcr -lpthread -lmpichf90 -lmpich -lopa -lmpl -lrt -lcr -lpthread -lmpichf90 -lmpich -lopa -lmpl -lrt -lcr -lpthread -lmpichf90 -lmpich -lopa -lmpl -lrt -lcr -lpthread 1. (F9X) gfortran options: -O3 -fomit-frame-pointer -fopenmp
LAMMPS Molecular Dynamics Simulator Test: Rhodopsin Protein OpenBenchmarking.org Loop Time, Fewer Is Better LAMMPS Molecular Dynamics Simulator 1.0 Test: Rhodopsin Protein Calxeda Highbank Intel Atom D525 Samsung Chromebook ARM 100 200 300 400 500 SE +/- 7.15, N = 5 SE +/- 1.13, N = 3 SE +/- 0.51, N = 3 464.02 459.73 192.31 1. (CXX) g++ options: -lfftw -lmpich
NAS Parallel Benchmarks Test / Class: LU.A OpenBenchmarking.org Total Mop/s, More Is Better NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3 Test / Class: LU.A Calxeda Highbank CurrentConfig Intel Atom D525 ODROID-XU Quad-Core A15 PandaBoard ES Samsung Chromebook ARM 800 1600 2400 3200 4000 SE +/- 11.24, N = 3 SE +/- 25.77, N = 3 SE +/- 0.67, N = 3 SE +/- 10.28, N = 3 SE +/- 0.20, N = 3 SE +/- 2.76, N = 3 663.59 3947.94 780.69 1429.38 269.00 1046.43 1. (F9X) gfortran options: -fopenmp
NAS Parallel Benchmarks Test / Class: MG.B OpenBenchmarking.org Total Mop/s, More Is Better NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3 Test / Class: MG.B Calxeda Highbank CurrentConfig Intel Atom D525 ODROID-XU Quad-Core A15 PandaBoard ES Samsung Chromebook ARM 700 1400 2100 2800 3500 SE +/- 0.39, N = 3 SE +/- 102.98, N = 6 SE +/- 2.02, N = 3 SE +/- 1.04, N = 3 SE +/- 0.40, N = 3 SE +/- 4.47, N = 3 472.82 3057.80 710.18 1106.40 265.31 756.09 1. (F9X) gfortran options: -fopenmp
NAS Parallel Benchmarks Test / Class: SP.A OpenBenchmarking.org Total Mop/s, More Is Better NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3 Test / Class: SP.A Calxeda Highbank CurrentConfig Intel Atom D525 ODROID-XU Quad-Core A15 PandaBoard ES Samsung Chromebook ARM 600 1200 1800 2400 3000 SE +/- 4.12, N = 3 SE +/- 29.07, N = 3 SE +/- 0.40, N = 3 SE +/- 11.79, N = 3 SE +/- 0.51, N = 3 SE +/- 2.77, N = 3 421.51 2964.75 506.33 925.08 216.80 652.36 1. (F9X) gfortran options: -fopenmp
NAS Parallel Benchmarks Test / Class: UA.A OpenBenchmarking.org Total Mop/s, More Is Better NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3 Test / Class: UA.A Calxeda Highbank CurrentConfig Intel Atom D525 ODROID-XU Quad-Core A15 PandaBoard ES Samsung Chromebook ARM 4 8 12 16 20 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.16, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.02, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 3.57 16.04 4.81 5.30 2.04 4.01 1. (F9X) gfortran options: -fopenmp
Smallpt Global Illumination Renderer; 100 Samples OpenBenchmarking.org Seconds, Fewer Is Better Smallpt 1.0 Global Illumination Renderer; 100 Samples Calxeda Highbank CurrentConfig Intel Atom D525 ODROID-XU Quad-Core A15 PandaBoard ES Samsung Chromebook ARM 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 SE +/- 1.20, N = 3 SE +/- 2.85, N = 3 SE +/- 0.33, N = 3 SE +/- 2.96, N = 3 SE +/- 1.53, N = 3 SE +/- 1.20, N = 3 1326 421 1007 692 2419 1291 1. (CXX) g++ options: -fopenmp
x264 H.264 Video Encoding OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better x264 2011-12-06 H.264 Video Encoding Calxeda Highbank CurrentConfig Intel Atom D525 PandaBoard ES Samsung Chromebook ARM 9 18 27 36 45 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.55, N = 3 SE +/- 0.05, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.08, N = 3 9.07 37.51 11.35 4.70 10.84
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