Intel Compute Stick vs. NUC vs. Mac Mini vs. Broadwell

Benchmark results by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com.

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Intel Compute Stick vs. NUC vs. Mac Mini vs. BroadwellProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsMonitorAudioNetworkOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerDisplay DriverOpenGLCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionIntel Compute Stick - Z3735FIntel NUC - N2820Apple Mac Mini - i5-4278UIntel NUC - i3-5010UIntel Atom Z3735F @ 1.83GHz (4 Cores)Intel STCK1A32WFCRIntel Atom Z36xxx/Z37xxx2048MB31GB S10032Intel Atom Z36xxx/Z37xxx & Display (645MHz)VE228Ubuntu 15.044.1.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20150527Unity 7.3.2X Server 1.17.1intel 2.99.9173.3 Mesa 10.5.2GCC 4.9.2ext41920x1080Intel Celeron N2820 @ 2.40GHz (2 Cores)Intel DN2820FYK8192MB60GB OCZ VERTEX2Intel Atom Z36xxx/Z37xxx & Display (757MHz)Realtek ALC283MX279Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 + Intel Wireless 72604.1.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20150529Intel Core i5-4278U @ 3.10GHz (4 Cores)Apple Mac-35C5E08120C7EEAFIntel Haswell-ULT DRAM1000GB 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)2560x1440Intel Core i3-5010U @ 2.10GHz (4 Cores)Intel NUC5i3RYBIntel Broadwell-U-OPI256GB TS256GSSD370Intel Broadwell-U (900MHz)Intel Broadwell-U AudioVE228Intel Connection + Intel Wireless 72654.1.0-999-generic (x86_64) 201505291920x1080OpenBenchmarking.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 Compute Stick vs. NUC vs. Mac Mini vs. Broadwelltesseract: 1920 x 1080xonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Lowx264: H.264 Video Encodinggraphics-magick: Resizinggraphics-magick: HWB Color Spacehimeno: Poisson Pressure Solvergputest: Plot3D - 1920 x 1080 - Fullscreengputest: Triangle - 1920 x 1080 - Fullscreengputest: Pixmark Volplosion - 1920 x 1080 - Fullscreenjohn-the-ripper: Blowfishopenssl: RSA 4096-bit Performancegcrypt: CAMELLIA256-ECB Cipherstockfish: Total Timec-ray: Total Timesmallpt: Global Illumination Renderer; 100 Samplesencode-flac: WAV To FLACencode-mp3: WAV To MP3Intel Compute Stick - Z3735FIntel NUC - N2820Apple Mac Mini - i5-4278UIntel NUC - i3-5010U11.1831.2019.694048464.49174288262990865.20603016000171.9562736.6655.9911.6248.4717.554760605.6020311179635103254.10452311363205.9375126.0038.0743.6797.8781.951301521563.495151239172672764255.232423410054.551827.3714.7138.94133.7759.20901141202.624143387122781979191.303460583279.6726210.6520.53OpenBenchmarking.org

Tesseract

Resolution: 1920 x 1080

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterTesseract 2014-05-12Resolution: 1920 x 1080Intel Compute Stick - Z3735FIntel NUC - N2820Apple Mac Mini - i5-4278UIntel NUC - i3-5010U1020304050SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.29, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 311.1811.6243.6738.94

Xonotic

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Low

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.8Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: LowIntel Compute Stick - Z3735FIntel NUC - N2820Apple Mac Mini - i5-4278UIntel NUC - i3-5010U306090120150SE +/- 0.22, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.42, N = 3SE +/- 0.30, N = 331.2048.4797.87133.77MIN: 19 / MAX: 60MIN: 29 / MAX: 70MIN: 56 / MAX: 145MIN: 70 / MAX: 202

x264

H.264 Video Encoding

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is Betterx264 2014-08-30H.264 Video EncodingIntel Compute Stick - Z3735FIntel NUC - N2820Apple Mac Mini - i5-4278UIntel NUC - i3-5010U20406080100SE +/- 0.20, N = 5SE +/- 0.05, N = 5SE +/- 0.25, N = 5SE +/- 0.05, N = 519.6917.5581.9559.201. (CC) gcc options: -ldl -m64 -lm -lpthread -O3 -ffast-math -std=gnu99 -fomit-frame-pointer -fno-tree-vectorize

GraphicsMagick

Operation: Resizing

OpenBenchmarking.orgIterations Per Minute, More Is BetterGraphicsMagick 1.3.19Operation: ResizingIntel Compute Stick - Z3735FIntel NUC - N2820Apple Mac Mini - i5-4278UIntel NUC - i3-5010U306090120150SE +/- 1.74, N = 6SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.67, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 34047130901. (CC) gcc options: -std=gnu99 -fopenmp -O2 -pthread -lXext -lSM -lICE -lX11 -lz -lm -lgomp -lpthread

GraphicsMagick

Operation: HWB Color Space

OpenBenchmarking.orgIterations Per Minute, More Is BetterGraphicsMagick 1.3.19Operation: HWB Color SpaceIntel Compute Stick - Z3735FIntel NUC - N2820Apple Mac Mini - i5-4278UIntel NUC - i3-5010U306090120150SE +/- 1.00, N = 6SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 348601521141. (CC) gcc options: -std=gnu99 -fopenmp -O2 -pthread -lXext -lSM -lICE -lX11 -lz -lm -lgomp -lpthread

Himeno Benchmark

Poisson Pressure Solver

OpenBenchmarking.orgMFLOPS, More Is BetterHimeno Benchmark 3.0Poisson Pressure SolverIntel Compute Stick - Z3735FIntel NUC - N2820Apple Mac Mini - i5-4278UIntel NUC - i3-5010U30060090012001500SE +/- 0.45, N = 3SE +/- 0.16, N = 3SE +/- 10.37, N = 3SE +/- 4.16, N = 3464.49605.601563.491202.621. (CC) gcc options: -O3

GpuTest

Test: Plot3D - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen

OpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: Plot3D - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: FullscreenIntel Compute Stick - Z3735FIntel NUC - N2820Apple Mac Mini - i5-4278UIntel NUC - i3-5010U11002200330044005500SE +/- 1.20, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 22.58, N = 3SE +/- 1.20, N = 31742203151514143

GpuTest

Test: Triangle - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen

OpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: Triangle - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: FullscreenIntel Compute Stick - Z3735FIntel NUC - N2820Apple Mac Mini - i5-4278UIntel NUC - i3-5010U8K16K24K32K40KSE +/- 11.32, N = 3SE +/- 15.93, N = 3SE +/- 72.04, N = 3SE +/- 65.23, N = 38826117962391738712

GpuTest

Test: Pixmark Volplosion - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen

OpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: Pixmark Volplosion - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: FullscreenIntel Compute Stick - Z3735FIntel NUC - N2820Apple Mac Mini - i5-4278UIntel NUC - i3-5010U60120180240300SE +/- 0.48, N = 4SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 1.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 32935267278

John The Ripper

Test: Blowfish

OpenBenchmarking.orgReal C/S, More Is BetterJohn The Ripper 1.8.0Test: BlowfishIntel Compute Stick - Z3735FIntel NUC - N2820Apple Mac Mini - i5-4278UIntel NUC - i3-5010U6001200180024003000SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 2.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 1.86, N = 39081032276419791. (CC) gcc options: -fopenmp -lcrypt

OpenSSL

RSA 4096-bit Performance

OpenBenchmarking.orgSigns Per Second, More Is BetterOpenSSL 1.0.1gRSA 4096-bit PerformanceIntel Compute Stick - Z3735FIntel NUC - N2820Apple Mac Mini - i5-4278UIntel NUC - i3-5010U60120180240300SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 365.2054.10255.23191.301. (CC) gcc options: -m64 -O3 -lssl -lcrypto -ldl

Gcrypt Library

CAMELLIA256-ECB Cipher

OpenBenchmarking.orgMicroseconds, Fewer Is BetterGcrypt Library 1.4.4CAMELLIA256-ECB CipherIntel Compute Stick - Z3735FIntel NUC - N2820Apple Mac Mini - i5-4278UIntel NUC - i3-5010U13002600390052006500SE +/- 36.06, N = 3SE +/- 8.82, N = 3SE +/- 12.02, N = 3SE +/- 5.77, N = 360304523242334601. (CC) gcc options: -O2 -fvisibility=hidden

Stockfish

Total Time

OpenBenchmarking.orgms, Fewer Is BetterStockfish 2014-11-26Total TimeIntel Compute Stick - Z3735FIntel NUC - N2820Apple Mac Mini - i5-4278UIntel NUC - i3-5010U3K6K9K12K15KSE +/- 945.57, N = 6SE +/- 12.12, N = 3SE +/- 2.60, N = 3SE +/- 2.65, N = 31600011363410058321. (CXX) g++ options: -lpthread -fno-exceptions -fno-rtti -ansi -pedantic -O3 -msse -msse3 -mpopcnt -flto

C-Ray

Total Time

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterC-Ray 1.1Total TimeIntel Compute Stick - Z3735FIntel NUC - N2820Apple Mac Mini - i5-4278UIntel NUC - i3-5010U50100150200250SE +/- 0.18, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3171.95205.9354.5579.671. (CC) gcc options: -lm -lpthread -O3

Smallpt

Global Illumination Renderer; 100 Samples

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterSmallpt 1.0Global Illumination Renderer; 100 SamplesIntel Compute Stick - Z3735FIntel NUC - N2820Apple Mac Mini - i5-4278UIntel NUC - i3-5010U160320480640800SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 36277511822621. (CXX) g++ options: -fopenmp

FLAC Audio Encoding

WAV To FLAC

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterFLAC Audio Encoding 1.3.1WAV To FLACIntel Compute Stick - Z3735FIntel NUC - N2820Apple Mac Mini - i5-4278UIntel NUC - i3-5010U816243240SE +/- 1.14, N = 10SE +/- 0.02, N = 5SE +/- 0.01, N = 5SE +/- 0.00, N = 536.6626.007.3710.651. (CXX) g++ options: -O2 -fvisibility=hidden -lm

LAME MP3 Encoding

WAV To MP3

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterLAME MP3 Encoding 3.99.3WAV To MP3Intel Compute Stick - Z3735FIntel NUC - N2820Apple Mac Mini - i5-4278UIntel NUC - i3-5010U1326395265SE +/- 3.33, N = 10SE +/- 0.01, N = 5SE +/- 0.09, N = 5SE +/- 0.14, N = 555.9938.0714.7120.531. (CC) gcc options: -O3 -fomit-frame-pointer -ffast-math -pipe -lm

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