Intel CPU Broadwell Core i7 Ultrabook Scaling

ACPI CPUFreq vs. Intel P-State CPU frequency scaling drivers on Ubuntu 15.04. Tests by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com.

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Intel CPU Broadwell Core i7 Ultrabook ScalingProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioNetworkOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerDisplay DriverOpenGLCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionP-State PowersaveP-State PerformanceCPUFreq PerformanceCPUFreq OndemandIntel Core i7-5600U @ 3.20GHz (4 Cores)LENOVO 20BSCTO1WWIntel Broadwell-U-OPI8192MB128GB SAMSUNG MZNTE128Intel Broadwell-U (950MHz)Intel Broadwell-U AudioIntel Connection + Intel Wireless 7265Ubuntu 15.043.18.0-9-generic (x86_64)Unity 7.3.1X Server 1.16.2.901 (1.16.3 RC 1)intel 2.99.9173.3 Mesa 10.3.2GCC 4.9.2ext41920x1080Intel Core i7-5600U @ 2.60GHz (4 Cores)OpenBenchmarking.orgCompiler Details- --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 -v Processor Details- P-State Powersave: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave- P-State Performance: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave- CPUFreq Performance: Scaling Governor: acpi-cpufreq ondemand- CPUFreq Ondemand: Scaling Governor: acpi-cpufreq ondemandGraphics Details- SNA

Intel CPU Broadwell Core i7 Ultrabook Scalingopenarena: 1920 x 1080xonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Lowxonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Ultrax264: H.264 Video Encodingfftw: Stock - 2D FFT Size 32fftw: Stock - 2D FFT Size 2048build-linux-kernel: Time To Compileencode-mp3: WAV To MP3ffmpeg: H.264 HD To NTSC DVP-State PowersaveP-State PerformanceCPUFreq PerformanceCPUFreq Ondemand37.27166.8655.7073.576756.123895.68283.5612.8918.2837.37165.4955.6173.426780.003911.08281.8412.8718.2637.17167.6655.9673.116732.963911.96280.2112.8719.7737.40166.6455.9073.196739.223888.84282.7512.8219.84OpenBenchmarking.org

OpenArena

Resolution: 1920 x 1080

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.8Resolution: 1920 x 1080P-State PowersaveP-State PerformanceCPUFreq PerformanceCPUFreq Ondemand918273645SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 337.2737.3737.1737.40MIN: 4 / MAX: 59MIN: 4 / MAX: 59MIN: 4 / MAX: 74MIN: 4 / MAX: 63

Xonotic

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Low

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.8Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: LowP-State PowersaveP-State PerformanceCPUFreq PerformanceCPUFreq Ondemand4080120160200SE +/- 0.22, N = 3SE +/- 0.86, N = 3SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.59, N = 3166.86165.49167.66166.64MIN: 92 / MAX: 268MIN: 109 / MAX: 266MIN: 94 / MAX: 269MIN: 93 / MAX: 269

Xonotic

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultra

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.8Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: UltraP-State PowersaveP-State PerformanceCPUFreq PerformanceCPUFreq Ondemand1326395265SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 355.7055.6155.9655.90MIN: 25 / MAX: 83MIN: 24 / MAX: 83MIN: 25 / MAX: 84MIN: 25 / MAX: 84

x264

H.264 Video Encoding

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is Betterx264 2014-08-30H.264 Video EncodingP-State PowersaveP-State PerformanceCPUFreq PerformanceCPUFreq Ondemand1632486480SE +/- 0.07, N = 5SE +/- 0.22, N = 5SE +/- 0.20, N = 5SE +/- 0.18, N = 573.5773.4273.1173.191. (CC) gcc options: -ldl -m64 -lm -lpthread -O3 -ffast-math -std=gnu99 -fomit-frame-pointer -fno-tree-vectorize

FFTW

Build: Stock - Size: 2D FFT Size 32

OpenBenchmarking.orgMflops, More Is BetterFFTW 3.3.4Build: Stock - Size: 2D FFT Size 32P-State PowersaveP-State PerformanceCPUFreq PerformanceCPUFreq Ondemand15003000450060007500SE +/- 36.03, N = 5SE +/- 7.79, N = 5SE +/- 23.82, N = 5SE +/- 28.94, N = 56756.126780.006732.966739.221. (CC) gcc options: -std=gnu99 -O3 -fomit-frame-pointer -mtune=native -malign-double -fstrict-aliasing -fno-schedule-insns -ffast-math -lm

FFTW

Build: Stock - Size: 2D FFT Size 2048

OpenBenchmarking.orgMflops, More Is BetterFFTW 3.3.4Build: Stock - Size: 2D FFT Size 2048P-State PowersaveP-State PerformanceCPUFreq PerformanceCPUFreq Ondemand8001600240032004000SE +/- 17.79, N = 5SE +/- 8.09, N = 5SE +/- 9.01, N = 5SE +/- 7.38, N = 53895.683911.083911.963888.841. (CC) gcc options: -std=gnu99 -O3 -fomit-frame-pointer -mtune=native -malign-double -fstrict-aliasing -fno-schedule-insns -ffast-math -lm

OpenArena

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame Time

OpenBenchmarking.orgMilliseconds, Fewer Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.8Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame TimeP-State PowersaveP-State PerformanceCPUFreq PerformanceCPUFreq Ondemand1224364860Min: 4 / Avg: 26.87 / Max: 59Min: 4 / Avg: 26.55 / Max: 57Min: 4 / Avg: 26.72 / Max: 58Min: 4 / Avg: 26.63 / Max: 58

Timed Linux Kernel Compilation

Time To Compile

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterTimed Linux Kernel Compilation 3.18-rc6Time To CompileP-State PowersaveP-State PerformanceCPUFreq PerformanceCPUFreq Ondemand60120180240300SE +/- 0.34, N = 3SE +/- 0.41, N = 3SE +/- 0.36, N = 3SE +/- 0.93, N = 3283.56281.84280.21282.75

LAME MP3 Encoding

WAV To MP3

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterLAME MP3 Encoding 3.99.3WAV To MP3P-State PowersaveP-State PerformanceCPUFreq PerformanceCPUFreq Ondemand3691215SE +/- 0.04, N = 5SE +/- 0.02, N = 5SE +/- 0.05, N = 5SE +/- 0.02, N = 512.8912.8712.8712.821. (CC) gcc options: -O3 -fomit-frame-pointer -ffast-math -pipe -lm

FFmpeg

H.264 HD To NTSC DV

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterFFmpeg 2.1.1H.264 HD To NTSC DVP-State PowersaveP-State PerformanceCPUFreq PerformanceCPUFreq Ondemand510152025SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 318.2818.2619.7719.841. (CC) gcc options: -lavdevice -lavfilter -lavformat -lavcodec -lswresample -lswscale -lavutil -ldl -lXv -lX11 -lXext -lasound -lSDL -lm -pthread -std=c99 -fomit-frame-pointer -O3 -fno-math-errno -fno-signed-zeros -fno-tree-vectorize -MMD -MF -MT

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