Intel Compute Stick vs. Bay Trail NUC vs. Mac Mini

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Intel Compute Stick vs. Bay Trail NUC vs. Mac MiniProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioMonitorNetworkOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerDisplay DriverOpenGLCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionIntel NUC - N2820Intel Compute Stick - Z3735FApple Mac Mini - i5-4278UIntel Celeron N2820 @ 2.40GHz (2 Cores)Intel DN2820FYKIntel Atom Z36xxx/Z37xxx8192MB60GB OCZ VERTEX2Intel Atom Z36xxx/Z37xxx & Display (757MHz)Realtek ALC283MX279Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 + Intel Wireless 7260Ubuntu 15.044.1.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20150529Unity 7.3.2X Server 1.17.1intel 2.99.9173.3 Mesa 10.5.2GCC 4.9.2ext41920x1080Intel Atom Z3735F @ 1.83GHz (4 Cores)Intel STCK1A32WFCR2048MB31GB S10032Intel Atom Z36xxx/Z37xxx & Display (645MHz)VE2284.1.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20150527Intel Core i5-4278U @ 3.10GHz (4 Cores)Apple Mac-35C5E08120C7EEAFIntel Haswell-ULT DRAM8192MB1000GB APPLE HDD HTS541Intel Device 0a2e (1100MHz)Intel Haswell-ULT HD AudioThunderboltBroadcom NetXtreme BCM57766 Gigabit PCIe + Broadcom BCM4360 802.11ac Wireless3.19.0-15-generic (x86_64)2560x1440OpenBenchmarking.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- Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersaveGraphics Details- SNA

Intel NUC - N2820Intel Compute Stick - Z3735FApple Mac Mini - i5-4278UResult OverviewPhoronix Test Suite100%199%299%398%497%FLAC Audio EncodingOpenSSLx264GpuTestSmallptStockfishTesseractLAME MP3 EncodingC-RayHimeno BenchmarkGraphicsMagickXonoticJohn The RipperGcrypt Library

Intel Compute Stick vs. Bay Trail NUC vs. Mac Minitesseract: 1920 x 1080xonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Lowgputest: Plot3D - 1920 x 1080 - Fullscreengputest: Triangle - 1920 x 1080 - Fullscreengputest: Pixmark Volplosion - 1920 x 1080 - Fullscreengcrypt: CAMELLIA256-ECB Cipherjohn-the-ripper: Blowfishx264: H.264 Video Encodinggraphics-magick: Resizinggraphics-magick: HWB Color Spacehimeno: Poisson Pressure Solverc-ray: Total Timesmallpt: Global Illumination Renderer; 100 Samplesstockfish: Total Timeencode-flac: WAV To FLACencode-mp3: WAV To MP3openssl: RSA 4096-bit PerformanceIntel NUC - N2820Intel Compute Stick - Z3735FApple Mac Mini - i5-4278U11.6248.47203111796354523103217.554760605.60205.937511136326.0038.0754.1011.1831.201742882629603090819.694048464.49171.956271600036.6655.9965.2043.6797.875151239172672423276481.951301521563.4954.5518241007.3714.71255.23OpenBenchmarking.org

Tesseract

Tesseract is a fork of Cube 2 Sauerbraten with numerous graphics and game-play improvements. Tesseract has been in development since 2012 while its first release happened in May of 2014. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterTesseract 2014-05-12Resolution: 1920 x 1080Intel NUC - N2820Intel Compute Stick - Z3735FApple Mac Mini - i5-4278U1020304050SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.29, N = 311.6211.1843.67
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterTesseract 2014-05-12Resolution: 1920 x 1080Intel NUC - N2820Intel Compute Stick - Z3735FApple Mac Mini - i5-4278U918273645Min: 11.62 / Avg: 11.62 / Max: 11.62Min: 11.14 / Avg: 11.18 / Max: 11.24Min: 43.15 / Avg: 43.67 / Max: 44.13

Xonotic

This is a benchmark of Xonotic, which is a fork of the DarkPlaces-based Nexuiz game. Development began in March of 2010 on the Xonotic game. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.8Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: LowIntel NUC - N2820Intel Compute Stick - Z3735FApple Mac Mini - i5-4278U20406080100SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.22, N = 3SE +/- 0.42, N = 348.4731.2097.87MIN: 29 / MAX: 70MIN: 19 / MAX: 60MIN: 56 / MAX: 145
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.8Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: LowIntel NUC - N2820Intel Compute Stick - Z3735FApple Mac Mini - i5-4278U20406080100Min: 48.46 / Avg: 48.47 / Max: 48.47Min: 30.85 / Avg: 31.2 / Max: 31.59Min: 97.04 / Avg: 97.87 / Max: 98.42

GpuTest

GpuTest is a cross-platform OpenGL benchmark developed at Geeks3D.com that offers tech demos such as FurMark, TessMark, and other workloads to stress various areas of GPUs and drivers. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: Plot3D - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: FullscreenIntel NUC - N2820Intel Compute Stick - Z3735FApple Mac Mini - i5-4278U11002200330044005500SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 1.20, N = 3SE +/- 22.58, N = 3203117425151
OpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: Plot3D - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: FullscreenIntel NUC - N2820Intel Compute Stick - Z3735FApple Mac Mini - i5-4278U9001800270036004500Min: 2031 / Avg: 2031.33 / Max: 2032Min: 1740 / Avg: 1742.33 / Max: 1744Min: 5108 / Avg: 5151.33 / Max: 5184

OpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: Triangle - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: FullscreenIntel NUC - N2820Intel Compute Stick - Z3735FApple Mac Mini - i5-4278U5K10K15K20K25KSE +/- 15.93, N = 3SE +/- 11.32, N = 3SE +/- 72.04, N = 311796882623917
OpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: Triangle - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: FullscreenIntel NUC - N2820Intel Compute Stick - Z3735FApple Mac Mini - i5-4278U4K8K12K16K20KMin: 11775 / Avg: 11795.67 / Max: 11827Min: 8808 / Avg: 8826.33 / Max: 8847Min: 23773 / Avg: 23916.67 / Max: 23998

OpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: Pixmark Volplosion - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: FullscreenIntel NUC - N2820Intel Compute Stick - Z3735FApple Mac Mini - i5-4278U60120180240300SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.48, N = 4SE +/- 1.00, N = 33529267
OpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: Pixmark Volplosion - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: FullscreenIntel NUC - N2820Intel Compute Stick - Z3735FApple Mac Mini - i5-4278U50100150200250Min: 35 / Avg: 35 / Max: 35Min: 28 / Avg: 29.25 / Max: 30Min: 265 / Avg: 267 / Max: 268

Gcrypt Library

OpenBenchmarking.orgMicroseconds, Fewer Is BetterGcrypt Library 1.4.4CAMELLIA256-ECB CipherIntel NUC - N2820Intel Compute Stick - Z3735FApple Mac Mini - i5-4278U13002600390052006500SE +/- 8.82, N = 3SE +/- 36.06, N = 3SE +/- 12.02, N = 34523603024231. (CC) gcc options: -O2 -fvisibility=hidden
OpenBenchmarking.orgMicroseconds, Fewer Is BetterGcrypt Library 1.4.4CAMELLIA256-ECB CipherIntel NUC - N2820Intel Compute Stick - Z3735FApple Mac Mini - i5-4278U10002000300040005000Min: 4510 / Avg: 4523.33 / Max: 4540Min: 5980 / Avg: 6030 / Max: 6100Min: 2400 / Avg: 2423.33 / Max: 24401. (CC) gcc options: -O2 -fvisibility=hidden

John The Ripper

This is a benchmark of John The Ripper, which is a password cracker. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgReal C/S, More Is BetterJohn The Ripper 1.8.0Test: BlowfishIntel NUC - N2820Intel Compute Stick - Z3735FApple Mac Mini - i5-4278U6001200180024003000SE +/- 2.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3103290827641. (CC) gcc options: -fopenmp -lcrypt
OpenBenchmarking.orgReal C/S, More Is BetterJohn The Ripper 1.8.0Test: BlowfishIntel NUC - N2820Intel Compute Stick - Z3735FApple Mac Mini - i5-4278U5001000150020002500Min: 1029 / Avg: 1032.33 / Max: 1036Min: 908 / Avg: 908 / Max: 908Min: 2764 / Avg: 2764 / Max: 27641. (CC) gcc options: -fopenmp -lcrypt

x264

This is a simple test of the x264 H.264/AVC encoder run on the CPU (OpenCL support disabled). Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is Betterx264 2014-08-30H.264 Video EncodingIntel NUC - N2820Intel Compute Stick - Z3735FApple Mac Mini - i5-4278U20406080100SE +/- 0.05, N = 5SE +/- 0.20, N = 5SE +/- 0.25, N = 517.5519.6981.951. (CC) gcc options: -ldl -m64 -lm -lpthread -O3 -ffast-math -std=gnu99 -fomit-frame-pointer -fno-tree-vectorize
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is Betterx264 2014-08-30H.264 Video EncodingIntel NUC - N2820Intel Compute Stick - Z3735FApple Mac Mini - i5-4278U1632486480Min: 17.4 / Avg: 17.55 / Max: 17.7Min: 19.02 / Avg: 19.69 / Max: 20.22Min: 81.13 / Avg: 81.95 / Max: 82.481. (CC) gcc options: -ldl -m64 -lm -lpthread -O3 -ffast-math -std=gnu99 -fomit-frame-pointer -fno-tree-vectorize

GraphicsMagick

This is a test of GraphicsMagick with its OpenMP implementation that performs various imaging tests to stress the system's CPU. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgIterations Per Minute, More Is BetterGraphicsMagick 1.3.19Operation: ResizingIntel NUC - N2820Intel Compute Stick - Z3735FApple Mac Mini - i5-4278U306090120150SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 1.74, N = 6SE +/- 0.67, N = 347401301. (CC) gcc options: -std=gnu99 -fopenmp -O2 -pthread -lXext -lSM -lICE -lX11 -lz -lm -lgomp -lpthread
OpenBenchmarking.orgIterations Per Minute, More Is BetterGraphicsMagick 1.3.19Operation: ResizingIntel NUC - N2820Intel Compute Stick - Z3735FApple Mac Mini - i5-4278U20406080100Min: 47 / Avg: 47 / Max: 47Min: 32 / Avg: 40.33 / Max: 43Min: 129 / Avg: 130.33 / Max: 1311. (CC) gcc options: -std=gnu99 -fopenmp -O2 -pthread -lXext -lSM -lICE -lX11 -lz -lm -lgomp -lpthread

OpenBenchmarking.orgIterations Per Minute, More Is BetterGraphicsMagick 1.3.19Operation: HWB Color SpaceIntel NUC - N2820Intel Compute Stick - Z3735FApple Mac Mini - i5-4278U306090120150SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 1.00, N = 6SE +/- 0.00, N = 360481521. (CC) gcc options: -std=gnu99 -fopenmp -O2 -pthread -lXext -lSM -lICE -lX11 -lz -lm -lgomp -lpthread
OpenBenchmarking.orgIterations Per Minute, More Is BetterGraphicsMagick 1.3.19Operation: HWB Color SpaceIntel NUC - N2820Intel Compute Stick - Z3735FApple Mac Mini - i5-4278U306090120150Min: 60 / Avg: 60 / Max: 60Min: 43 / Avg: 48 / Max: 49Min: 152 / Avg: 152 / Max: 1521. (CC) gcc options: -std=gnu99 -fopenmp -O2 -pthread -lXext -lSM -lICE -lX11 -lz -lm -lgomp -lpthread

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 SolverIntel NUC - N2820Intel Compute Stick - Z3735FApple Mac Mini - i5-4278U30060090012001500SE +/- 0.16, N = 3SE +/- 0.45, N = 3SE +/- 10.37, N = 3605.60464.491563.491. (CC) gcc options: -O3
OpenBenchmarking.orgMFLOPS, More Is BetterHimeno Benchmark 3.0Poisson Pressure SolverIntel NUC - N2820Intel Compute Stick - Z3735FApple Mac Mini - i5-4278U30060090012001500Min: 605.4 / Avg: 605.6 / Max: 605.91Min: 463.97 / Avg: 464.49 / Max: 465.38Min: 1543.85 / Avg: 1563.49 / Max: 1579.111. (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 TimeIntel NUC - N2820Intel Compute Stick - Z3735FApple Mac Mini - i5-4278U50100150200250SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.18, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3205.93171.9554.551. (CC) gcc options: -lm -lpthread -O3
OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterC-Ray 1.1Total TimeIntel NUC - N2820Intel Compute Stick - Z3735FApple Mac Mini - i5-4278U4080120160200Min: 205.92 / Avg: 205.93 / Max: 205.95Min: 171.72 / Avg: 171.95 / Max: 172.31Min: 54.44 / Avg: 54.55 / Max: 54.641. (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 SamplesIntel NUC - N2820Intel Compute Stick - Z3735FApple Mac Mini - i5-4278U160320480640800SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 37516271821. (CXX) g++ options: -fopenmp
OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterSmallpt 1.0Global Illumination Renderer; 100 SamplesIntel NUC - N2820Intel Compute Stick - Z3735FApple Mac Mini - i5-4278U130260390520650Min: 750 / Avg: 750.67 / Max: 751Min: 627 / Avg: 627 / Max: 627Min: 182 / Avg: 182.33 / Max: 1831. (CXX) g++ options: -fopenmp

Stockfish

OpenBenchmarking.orgms, Fewer Is BetterStockfish 2014-11-26Total TimeIntel NUC - N2820Intel Compute Stick - Z3735FApple Mac Mini - i5-4278U3K6K9K12K15KSE +/- 12.12, N = 3SE +/- 945.57, N = 6SE +/- 2.60, N = 3113631600041001. (CXX) g++ options: -lpthread -fno-exceptions -fno-rtti -ansi -pedantic -O3 -msse -msse3 -mpopcnt -flto
OpenBenchmarking.orgms, Fewer Is BetterStockfish 2014-11-26Total TimeIntel NUC - N2820Intel Compute Stick - Z3735FApple Mac Mini - i5-4278U3K6K9K12K15KMin: 11347 / Avg: 11363.33 / Max: 11387Min: 14903 / Avg: 15999.67 / Max: 20722Min: 4095 / Avg: 4099.67 / Max: 41041. (CXX) g++ options: -lpthread -fno-exceptions -fno-rtti -ansi -pedantic -O3 -msse -msse3 -mpopcnt -flto

FLAC Audio Encoding

This test times how long it takes to encode a sample WAV file to FLAC format three times. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterFLAC Audio Encoding 1.3.1WAV To FLACIntel NUC - N2820Intel Compute Stick - Z3735FApple Mac Mini - i5-4278U816243240SE +/- 0.02, N = 5SE +/- 1.14, N = 10SE +/- 0.01, N = 526.0036.667.371. (CXX) g++ options: -O2 -fvisibility=hidden -lm
OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterFLAC Audio Encoding 1.3.1WAV To FLACIntel NUC - N2820Intel Compute Stick - Z3735FApple Mac Mini - i5-4278U816243240Min: 25.97 / Avg: 26 / Max: 26.07Min: 34.24 / Avg: 36.66 / Max: 44.39Min: 7.35 / Avg: 7.37 / Max: 7.381. (CXX) g++ options: -O2 -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 MP3Intel NUC - N2820Intel Compute Stick - Z3735FApple Mac Mini - i5-4278U1326395265SE +/- 0.01, N = 5SE +/- 3.33, N = 10SE +/- 0.09, N = 538.0755.9914.711. (CC) gcc options: -O3 -fomit-frame-pointer -ffast-math -pipe -lm
OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterLAME MP3 Encoding 3.99.3WAV To MP3Intel NUC - N2820Intel Compute Stick - Z3735FApple Mac Mini - i5-4278U1122334455Min: 38.04 / Avg: 38.07 / Max: 38.1Min: 50.5 / Avg: 55.99 / Max: 76.05Min: 14.57 / Avg: 14.71 / Max: 15.081. (CC) gcc options: -O3 -fomit-frame-pointer -ffast-math -pipe -lm

OpenSSL

OpenSSL is an open-source toolkit that implements SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) and TLS (Transport Layer Security) protocols. This test measures the RSA 4096-bit performance of OpenSSL. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgSigns Per Second, More Is BetterOpenSSL 1.0.1gRSA 4096-bit PerformanceIntel NUC - N2820Intel Compute Stick - Z3735FApple Mac Mini - i5-4278U60120180240300SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 354.1065.20255.231. (CC) gcc options: -m64 -O3 -lssl -lcrypto -ldl
OpenBenchmarking.orgSigns Per Second, More Is BetterOpenSSL 1.0.1gRSA 4096-bit PerformanceIntel NUC - N2820Intel Compute Stick - Z3735FApple Mac Mini - i5-4278U50100150200250Min: 54.1 / Avg: 54.1 / Max: 54.1Min: 65.2 / Avg: 65.2 / Max: 65.2Min: 254.6 / Avg: 255.23 / Max: 255.71. (CC) gcc options: -m64 -O3 -lssl -lcrypto -ldl