Amazon Linux AMI EC2 Benchmarks Benchmarks by Michael Larabel of Phoronix.com comparing various Amazon EC2 Elastic Compute Cloud instances. All benchmarks done by Phoronix-Test-Suite.com and OpenBenchmarking.org. Tests for a future article on Phoronix.com. m1.small: Processor: Intel Xeon E5507 @ 2.27GHz (1 Core), Memory: 2048MB, Disk: 8GB OS: Amazon Linux AMI 2013.03, Kernel: 3.4.43-43.43.amzn1.x86_64 (x86_64), Compiler: GCC 4.6.3 20120306, File-System: ext4, System Layer: Xen 3.4.3.amazon Hypervisor m1.medium: Processor: Intel Xeon E5-2650 0 @ 1.80GHz (1 Core), Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 8GB OS: Amazon Linux AMI 2013.03, Kernel: 3.4.43-43.43.amzn1.x86_64 (x86_64), Compiler: GCC 4.6.3 20120306, File-System: ext4, System Layer: Xen 3.4.3.amazon Hypervisor m1.large: Processor: Intel Xeon E5645 @ 2.00GHz (2 Cores), Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 8GB OS: Amazon Linux AMI 2013.03, Kernel: 3.4.43-43.43.amzn1.x86_64 (x86_64), Compiler: GCC 4.6.3 20120306, File-System: ext4, System Layer: Xen 3.4.3.amazon Hypervisor idcloud1-m.small: Processor: Intel Xeon E5645 @ 2.39GHz (1 Core), Motherboard: Intel 440BX, Chipset: Intel 440BX/ZX/DX, Memory: 1 x 2048 MB DRAM, Disk: 54GB Virtual disk, Graphics: VMware SVGA II, Network: VMware VMXNET3 OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.13.0-24-generic (x86_64), Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1176x885, System Layer: VMware idcloud1-m.medium: Processor: Intel Xeon E5645 @ 2.39GHz (1 Core), Motherboard: Intel 440BX, Chipset: Intel 440BX/ZX/DX, Memory: 1 x 4096 MB DRAM, Disk: 54GB Virtual disk, Graphics: VMware SVGA II, Network: VMware VMXNET3 OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.13.0-24-generic (x86_64), Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1176x885, System Layer: VMware idcloud1-m.large: Processor: 2 x Intel Xeon E5645 @ 2.39GHz (2 Cores), Motherboard: Intel 440BX, Chipset: Intel 440BX/ZX/DX, Memory: 1 x 8192 MB DRAM, Disk: 54GB Virtual disk, Graphics: VMware SVGA II, Network: VMware VMXNET3 OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.13.0-24-generic (x86_64), Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1176x885, System Layer: VMware idcloud2-m.small: Processor: Intel Xeon E5-2680 v2 @ 2.80GHz (1 Core), Motherboard: Intel 440BX, Chipset: Intel 440BX/ZX/DX, Memory: 1 x 2048 MB DRAM, Disk: 54GB Virtual disk, Graphics: VMware SVGA II, Network: VMware VMXNET3 OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.13.0-32-generic (x86_64), Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1176x885, System Layer: VMware idcloud2-m.medium: Processor: Intel Xeon E5-2680 v2 @ 2.80GHz (1 Core), Motherboard: Intel 440BX, Chipset: Intel 440BX/ZX/DX, Memory: 1 x 4096 MB DRAM, Disk: 54GB Virtual disk, Graphics: VMware SVGA II, Network: VMware VMXNET3 OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.13.0-32-generic (x86_64), Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1176x885, System Layer: VMware idcloud2-m.large: Processor: 2 x Intel Xeon E5-2680 v2 @ 2.80GHz (2 Cores), Motherboard: Intel 440BX, Chipset: Intel 440BX/ZX/DX, Memory: 1 x 8192 MB DRAM, Disk: 54GB Virtual disk, Graphics: VMware SVGA II, Network: VMware VMXNET3 OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.13.0-32-generic (x86_64), Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1176x885, System Layer: VMware AIO-Stress 0.21 Test: Random Write MB/s > Higher Is Better m1.small .......... 35.29 |= m1.medium ......... 59.04 |== m1.large .......... 195.96 |===== idcloud1-m.small .. 369.88 |========== idcloud1-m.medium . 436.85 |============ idcloud1-m.large .. 1275.95 |=================================== idcloud2-m.small .. 425.64 |============ idcloud2-m.medium . 531.51 |============== idcloud2-m.large .. 1848.21 |================================================== C-Ray 1.1 Total Time Seconds < Lower Is Better m1.small .......... 802.18 |=================================================== m1.medium ......... 429.75 |=========================== m1.large .......... 190.58 |============ idcloud1-m.small .. 164.33 |========== idcloud1-m.medium . 163.32 |========== idcloud1-m.large .. 81.81 |===== idcloud2-m.small .. 162.59 |========== idcloud2-m.medium . 162.82 |========== idcloud2-m.large .. 75.38 |===== Crafty 23.4 Elapsed Time Seconds < Lower Is Better m1.small .......... 336.84 |=================================================== m1.medium ......... 168.41 |========================= m1.large .......... 152.12 |======================= idcloud1-m.small .. 124.79 |=================== idcloud1-m.medium . 124.01 |=================== idcloud1-m.large .. 123.73 |=================== idcloud2-m.small .. 90.49 |============== idcloud2-m.medium . 90.14 |============== idcloud2-m.large .. 89.13 |============= Dolfyn 0.527 Computational Fluid Dynamics Seconds < Lower Is Better m1.small .......... 128.75 |=================================================== m1.medium ......... 54.76 |====================== m1.large .......... 55.59 |====================== idcloud1-m.small .. 46.70 |================== idcloud1-m.medium . 46.69 |================== idcloud1-m.large .. 45.07 |================== idcloud2-m.small .. 30.02 |============ idcloud2-m.medium . 30.04 |============ idcloud2-m.large .. 29.91 |============ FFmpeg 2.0 H.264 HD To NTSC DV Seconds < Lower Is Better m1.small .......... 122.54 |=================================================== m1.medium ......... 57.46 |======================== m1.large .......... 34.35 |============== idcloud1-m.small .. 45.55 |=================== idcloud1-m.medium . 43.98 |================== idcloud1-m.large .. 31.01 |============= idcloud2-m.small .. 31.73 |============= idcloud2-m.medium . 31.28 |============= idcloud2-m.large .. 22.53 |========= FFTE 5.0 Test: N=64, 1D Complex FFT Routine MFLOPS > Higher Is Better m1.small .......... 1244.62 |============= m1.medium ......... 2509.43 |=========================== m1.large .......... 2599.04 |============================ idcloud1-m.small .. 3319.66 |==================================== idcloud1-m.medium . 3345.38 |==================================== idcloud1-m.large .. 3292.39 |=================================== idcloud2-m.small .. 4663.34 |================================================== idcloud2-m.medium . 4651.40 |================================================== idcloud2-m.large .. 4674.66 |================================================== FLAC Audio Encoding 1.3.0 WAV To FLAC Seconds < Lower Is Better m1.small .......... 29.64 |==================================================== m1.medium ......... 12.47 |====================== m1.large .......... 13.94 |======================== idcloud1-m.small .. 10.73 |=================== idcloud1-m.medium . 10.62 |=================== idcloud1-m.large .. 10.64 |=================== idcloud2-m.small .. 6.45 |=========== idcloud2-m.medium . 6.39 |=========== idcloud2-m.large .. 6.38 |=========== GraphicsMagick 1.3.16 Operation: Sharpen Iterations Per Minute > Higher Is Better m1.small .......... 5 |=========== m1.medium ......... 8 |================== m1.large .......... 17 |===================================== idcloud1-m.small .. 12 |========================== idcloud1-m.medium . 12 |========================== idcloud1-m.large .. 21 |============================================== idcloud2-m.small .. 13 |============================= idcloud2-m.medium . 13 |============================= idcloud2-m.large .. 25 |======================================================= GraphicsMagick 1.3.16 Operation: Resizing Iterations Per Minute > Higher Is Better m1.small .......... 14 |========== m1.medium ......... 29 |==================== m1.large .......... 45 |=============================== idcloud1-m.small .. 39 |=========================== idcloud1-m.medium . 39 |=========================== idcloud1-m.large .. 60 |========================================= idcloud2-m.small .. 52 |==================================== idcloud2-m.medium . 52 |==================================== idcloud2-m.large .. 80 |======================================================= GraphicsMagick 1.3.16 Operation: Local Adaptive Thresholding Iterations Per Minute > Higher Is Better m1.small .......... 10 |========= m1.medium ......... 20 |================== m1.large .......... 33 |============================== idcloud1-m.small .. 27 |========================= idcloud1-m.medium . 27 |========================= idcloud1-m.large .. 44 |======================================== idcloud2-m.small .. 36 |================================= idcloud2-m.medium . 36 |================================= idcloud2-m.large .. 60 |======================================================= Himeno Benchmark 3.0 Poisson Pressure Solver MFLOPS > Higher Is Better m1.small .......... 320.44 |============ m1.medium ......... 758.05 |============================ m1.large .......... 744.23 |=========================== idcloud1-m.small .. 923.16 |================================== idcloud1-m.medium . 947.49 |=================================== idcloud1-m.large .. 959.06 |=================================== idcloud2-m.small .. 1347.92 |================================================= idcloud2-m.medium . 1355.54 |================================================== idcloud2-m.large .. 1363.18 |================================================== John The Ripper 1.7.9-jumbo-7 Test: Blowfish Real C/S > Higher Is Better m1.small .......... 252 |======== m1.medium ......... 432 |============== m1.large .......... 1076 |================================== idcloud1-m.small .. 672 |===================== idcloud1-m.medium . 657 |===================== idcloud1-m.large .. 1347 |========================================== idcloud2-m.small .. 840 |========================== idcloud2-m.medium . 840 |========================== idcloud2-m.large .. 1686 |===================================================== John The Ripper 1.7.9-jumbo-7 Test: Traditional DES Real C/S > Higher Is Better m1.small .......... 895772333 |================================================ m1.medium ......... 2146667 | m1.large .......... 3860667 | idcloud1-m.small .. 1370333 | idcloud1-m.medium . 1350667 | idcloud1-m.large .. 2768333 | idcloud2-m.small .. 2066667 | idcloud2-m.medium . 2065333 | idcloud2-m.large .. 4130667 | John The Ripper 1.7.9-jumbo-7 Test: MD5 Real C/S > Higher Is Better m1.small .......... 8529 |============== m1.medium ......... 16432 |========================== m1.large .......... 17556 |============================ idcloud1-m.small .. 23032 |===================================== idcloud1-m.medium . 22852 |==================================== idcloud1-m.large .. 23008 |===================================== idcloud2-m.small .. 32720 |==================================================== idcloud2-m.medium . 32660 |==================================================== idcloud2-m.large .. 32692 |==================================================== N-Queens 1.0 Elapsed Time Seconds < Lower Is Better m1.small .......... 1000.52 |================================================== m1.medium ......... 457.55 |======================= m1.large .......... 238.75 |============ idcloud1-m.small .. 368.92 |================== idcloud1-m.medium . 368.35 |================== idcloud1-m.large .. 184.29 |========= idcloud2-m.small .. 275.58 |============== idcloud2-m.medium . 275.68 |============== idcloud2-m.large .. 137.76 |======= OpenSSL 1.0.1c RSA 4096-bit Performance Signs Per Second > Higher Is Better m1.small .......... 21.13 |========== m1.medium ......... 55.77 |=========================== m1.large .......... 44.43 |====================== idcloud1-m.small .. 55.40 |=========================== idcloud1-m.medium . 55.33 |=========================== idcloud1-m.large .. 55.50 |=========================== idcloud2-m.small .. 103.43 |=================================================== idcloud2-m.medium . 103.13 |=================================================== idcloud2-m.large .. 103.37 |=================================================== Parallel BZIP2 Compression 1.1.6 256MB File Compression Seconds < Lower Is Better m1.small .......... 206.23 |=================================================== m1.medium ......... 80.44 |==================== m1.large .......... 44.50 |=========== idcloud1-m.small .. 59.64 |=============== idcloud1-m.medium . 57.72 |============== idcloud1-m.large .. 29.07 |======= idcloud2-m.small .. 42.48 |=========== idcloud2-m.medium . 49.72 |============ idcloud2-m.large .. 21.19 |===== PostMark 1.51 Disk Transaction Performance TPS > Higher Is Better m1.small .......... 416 |======== m1.medium ......... 1503 |============================== m1.large .......... 1605 |================================= idcloud1-m.small .. 2168 |============================================ idcloud1-m.medium . 2243 |============================================= idcloud1-m.large .. 2263 |============================================== idcloud2-m.small .. 1697 |================================== idcloud2-m.medium . 2613 |===================================================== idcloud2-m.large .. 2525 |=================================================== POV-Ray 3.6.1 Total Time Seconds < Lower Is Better m1.small .......... 2997 |===================================================== m1.medium ......... 1557 |============================ m1.large .......... 1450 |========================== idcloud1-m.small .. 1087 |=================== idcloud1-m.medium . 1086 |=================== idcloud1-m.large .. 1083 |=================== idcloud2-m.small .. 821 |=============== idcloud2-m.medium . 823 |=============== idcloud2-m.large .. 822 |=============== Smallpt 1.0 Global Illumination Renderer; 100 Samples Seconds < Lower Is Better m1.small .......... 2669 |===================================================== m1.medium ......... 1286 |========================== m1.large .......... 635 |============= idcloud1-m.small .. 893 |================== idcloud1-m.medium . 890 |================== idcloud1-m.large .. 443 |========= idcloud2-m.small .. 593 |============ idcloud2-m.medium . 592 |============ idcloud2-m.large .. 298 |====== Timed HMMer Search 2.3.2 Pfam Database Search Seconds < Lower Is Better m1.small .......... 248.29 |=================================================== m1.medium ......... 116.91 |======================== m1.large .......... 57.56 |============ idcloud1-m.small .. 80.66 |================= idcloud1-m.medium . 79.44 |================ idcloud1-m.large .. 40.44 |======== idcloud2-m.small .. 56.01 |============ idcloud2-m.medium . 55.85 |=========== idcloud2-m.large .. 28.89 |====== Timed ImageMagick Compilation 6.8.1-10 Time To Compile Seconds < Lower Is Better m1.small .......... 821.76 |=================================================== m1.medium ......... 360.01 |====================== m1.large .......... 179.52 |=========== idcloud1-m.small .. 340.35 |===================== idcloud1-m.medium . 335.50 |===================== idcloud1-m.large .. 172.91 |=========== idcloud2-m.small .. 245.46 |=============== idcloud2-m.medium . 242.92 |=============== idcloud2-m.large .. 123.38 |======== Timed Linux Kernel Compilation 3.1 Time To Compile Seconds < Lower Is Better m1.small .......... 1685.11 |================================================== m1.medium ......... 812.66 |======================== m1.large .......... 374.75 |=========== idcloud1-m.small .. 699.34 |===================== idcloud1-m.medium . 678.97 |==================== idcloud1-m.large .. 344.65 |========== idcloud2-m.small .. 553.50 |================ idcloud2-m.medium . 548.84 |================ idcloud2-m.large .. 274.29 |======== Timed MAFFT Alignment 6.864 Multiple Sequence Alignment Seconds < Lower Is Better m1.small .......... 97.53 |==================================================== m1.medium ......... 42.90 |======================= m1.large .......... 26.64 |============== idcloud1-m.small .. 35.87 |=================== idcloud1-m.medium . 36.06 |=================== idcloud1-m.large .. 20.77 |=========== idcloud2-m.small .. 24.19 |============= idcloud2-m.medium . 24.14 |============= idcloud2-m.large .. 13.95 |======= x264 2013-06-08 H.264 Video Encoding Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better m1.small .......... 7.61 |======= m1.medium ......... 16.33 |=============== m1.large .......... 30.40 |============================ idcloud1-m.small .. 20.62 |=================== idcloud1-m.medium . 20.45 |=================== idcloud1-m.large .. 37.24 |=================================== idcloud2-m.small .. 31.47 |============================= idcloud2-m.medium . 32.16 |============================== idcloud2-m.large .. 56.07 |====================================================