Ubuntu Linux 4.1 Kernel Tests On Intel Haswell-E

Some new Linux 4.1 kernel benchmarks on the Core i7 5960X Haswell-E desktop box. Benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com. Results still being investigated.

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Linux 3.18

Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E5 v3/Core, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: XFX AMD Radeon R9 290 4096MB, Audio: Intel C610/X99, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Intel Connection

OS: Ubuntu 15.04, Kernel: 3.18.0-031800-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.2, Display Server: X Server 1.17.1, Display Driver: radeon 7.5.99, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.7.0-devel (git-78395db 2015-06-05 vivid-oibaf-ppa) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.9.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600

Compiler Notes: --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
Disk Notes: DEADLINE / data=ordered,errors=remount-ro,relatime,rw
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave
Graphics Notes: GLAMOR
System Notes: Disk Scheduler: DEADLINE.

Linux 3.19

OS: Ubuntu 15.04, Kernel: 3.19.0-031900-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.2, Display Server: X Server 1.17.1, Display Driver: radeon 7.5.99, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.7.0-devel (git-78395db 2015-06-05 vivid-oibaf-ppa) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.9.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600

Linux 4.0

OS: Ubuntu 15.04, Kernel: 4.0.0-040000-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.2, Display Server: X Server 1.17.1, Display Driver: radeon 7.5.99, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.7.0-devel (git-78395db 2015-06-05 vivid-oibaf-ppa) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.9.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600

Linux 4.1 20150604

Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E5 v3/Core, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: XFX AMD Radeon R9 290 4096MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Intel Connection

OS: Ubuntu 15.04, Kernel: 4.1.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20150604, Desktop: Unity 7.3.2, Display Server: X Server 1.17.1, Display Driver: radeon 7.5.99, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.7.0-devel (git-78395db 2015-06-05 vivid-oibaf-ppa) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.9.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600

Ubuntu Linux 4.1 Kernel Tests On Intel Haswell-EProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioMonitorNetworkOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerDisplay DriverOpenGLCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionLinux 3.18Linux 3.19Linux 4.0Linux 4.1 20150604Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores)Gigabyte X99-UD4-CFIntel Xeon E5 v3/Core16384MB240GB OCZ VERTEX3XFX AMD Radeon R9 290 4096MBIntel C610/X99SyncMasterIntel ConnectionUbuntu 15.043.18.0-031800-generic (x86_64)Unity 7.3.2X Server 1.17.1radeon 7.5.993.3 Mesa 10.7.0-devel (git-78395db 2015-06-05 vivid-oibaf-ppa) Gallium 0.4GCC 4.9.2ext42560x16003.19.0-031900-generic (x86_64)4.0.0-040000-generic (x86_64)Realtek ALC11504.1.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20150604OpenBenchmarking.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 Disk Details- DEADLINE / data=ordered,errors=remount-ro,relatime,rwProcessor Details- Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersaveGraphics Details- GLAMORSystem Details- Disk Scheduler: DEADLINE.

Linux 3.18Linux 3.19Linux 4.0Linux 4.1 20150604Result OverviewPhoronix Test Suite100%126%153%179%205%Timed Linux Kernel CompilationC-Rayx264Stress-NGebizzyPostMarkFLAC Audio EncodingStockfishTesseractXonoticRedis

Ubuntu Linux 4.1 Kernel Tests On Intel Haswell-Ec-ray: Total Timeebizzy: Phoronix Test Suite v5.8.0encode-flac: WAV To FLACpostmark: Disk Transaction Performanceredis: GETredis: SETstockfish: Total Timestress-ng: Cryptostress-ng: Bsearchstress-ng: CPU Stresstesseract: 2560 x 1600build-linux-kernel: Time To Compilex264: H.264 Video Encodingxonotic: 2560 x 1600 - Ultraxonotic: 2560 x 1600 - UltimateLinux 3.18Linux 3.19Linux 4.0Linux 4.1 2015060416.47642787.654777590586.87533954.4441951325.703340.602187.08141.62128.21202.93164.77128.2314.91655227.684972592669.46537403.4841991354.753322.172176.60144.25128.60197.34164.63127.3414.48670117.474810580250.77537738.0841961346.483335.872180.96144.24131.90205.71164.13127.1613.06721597.355245600042.04541630.9639811439.004308.202839.60138.7364.36247.24159.55124.19OpenBenchmarking.org

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 TimeLinux 4.1 20150604Linux 4.0Linux 3.19Linux 3.1848121620SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.14, N = 3SE +/- 0.10, N = 3SE +/- 0.52, N = 613.0614.4814.9116.471. (CC) gcc options: -lm -lpthread -O3

ebizzy

OpenBenchmarking.orgRecords/s, More Is Betterebizzy 0.3Phoronix Test Suite v5.8.0Linux 4.1 20150604Linux 4.0Linux 3.19Linux 3.1815K30K45K60K75KSE +/- 267.47, N = 3SE +/- 1071.27, N = 3SE +/- 562.09, N = 3SE +/- 488.53, N = 3721596701165522642781. (CC) gcc options: -pthread -lpthread -O3

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 FLACLinux 4.1 20150604Linux 4.0Linux 3.18Linux 3.19246810SE +/- 0.08, N = 5SE +/- 0.08, N = 5SE +/- 0.07, N = 5SE +/- 0.05, N = 57.357.477.657.681. (CXX) g++ options: -O2 -fvisibility=hidden -lm

PostMark

This is a test of NetApp's PostMark benchmark designed to simulate small-file testing similar to the tasks endured by web and mail servers. This test profile will set PostMark to perform 25,000 transactions with 500 files simultaneously with the file sizes ranging between 5 and 512 kilobytes. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgTPS, More Is BetterPostMark 1.51Disk Transaction PerformanceLinux 4.1 20150604Linux 3.19Linux 4.0Linux 3.1811002200330044005500SE +/- 37.00, N = 3SE +/- 71.60, N = 6SE +/- 90.67, N = 3SE +/- 30.33, N = 352454972481047771. (CC) gcc options: -O3

Redis

Redis is an open-source data structure server. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgRequests Per Second, More Is BetterRedis 3.0.1Test: GETLinux 4.1 20150604Linux 3.19Linux 3.18Linux 4.0130K260K390K520K650KSE +/- 3562.74, N = 3SE +/- 2332.21, N = 3SE +/- 3237.38, N = 3SE +/- 7649.93, N = 3600042.04592669.46590586.87580250.771. (CC) gcc options: -ggdb -rdynamic -lm -pthread -ldl -std=gnu99 -pipe -g3 -O3 -funroll-loops

OpenBenchmarking.orgRequests Per Second, More Is BetterRedis 3.0.1Test: SETLinux 4.1 20150604Linux 4.0Linux 3.19Linux 3.18120K240K360K480K600KSE +/- 2140.72, N = 3SE +/- 1403.70, N = 3SE +/- 3951.53, N = 3SE +/- 3704.24, N = 3541630.96537738.08537403.48533954.441. (CC) gcc options: -ggdb -rdynamic -lm -pthread -ldl -std=gnu99 -pipe -g3 -O3 -funroll-loops

Stockfish

OpenBenchmarking.orgms, Fewer Is BetterStockfish 2014-11-26Total TimeLinux 4.1 20150604Linux 3.18Linux 4.0Linux 3.199001800270036004500SE +/- 42.85, N = 3SE +/- 3.46, N = 3SE +/- 1.00, N = 3SE +/- 1.67, N = 339814195419641991. (CXX) g++ options: -lpthread -fno-exceptions -fno-rtti -ansi -pedantic -O3 -msse -msse3 -mpopcnt -flto

Stress-NG

OpenBenchmarking.orgBogo Ops/s, More Is BetterStress-NG 0.04.05Test: CryptoLinux 4.1 20150604Linux 3.19Linux 4.0Linux 3.1830060090012001500SE +/- 0.35, N = 3SE +/- 4.32, N = 3SE +/- 26.77, N = 3SE +/- 25.46, N = 61439.001354.751346.481325.701. (CC) gcc options: -O2 -lm -lpthread -lrt -lcrypt

OpenBenchmarking.orgBogo Ops/s, More Is BetterStress-NG 0.04.05Test: BsearchLinux 4.1 20150604Linux 3.18Linux 4.0Linux 3.199001800270036004500SE +/- 0.63, N = 3SE +/- 11.46, N = 3SE +/- 12.74, N = 3SE +/- 3.62, N = 34308.203340.603335.873322.171. (CC) gcc options: -O2 -lm -lpthread -lrt -lcrypt

OpenBenchmarking.orgBogo Ops/s, More Is BetterStress-NG 0.04.05Test: CPU StressLinux 4.1 20150604Linux 3.18Linux 4.0Linux 3.196001200180024003000SE +/- 10.79, N = 3SE +/- 5.08, N = 3SE +/- 14.93, N = 3SE +/- 6.81, N = 32839.602187.082180.962176.601. (CC) gcc options: -O2 -lm -lpthread -lrt -lcrypt

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: 2560 x 1600Linux 3.19Linux 4.0Linux 3.18Linux 4.1 20150604306090120150SE +/- 0.92, N = 3SE +/- 0.46, N = 3SE +/- 1.11, N = 3SE +/- 1.82, N = 3144.25144.24141.62138.73

Timed Linux Kernel Compilation

This test times how long it takes to build the Linux 3.18 kernel. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterTimed Linux Kernel Compilation 3.18-rc6Time To CompileLinux 4.1 20150604Linux 3.18Linux 3.19Linux 4.0306090120150SE +/- 1.20, N = 3SE +/- 1.66, N = 3SE +/- 2.25, N = 3SE +/- 0.86, N = 364.36128.21128.60131.90

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 EncodingLinux 4.1 20150604Linux 4.0Linux 3.18Linux 3.1950100150200250SE +/- 2.40, N = 5SE +/- 3.64, N = 10SE +/- 4.22, N = 10SE +/- 3.95, N = 10247.24205.71202.93197.341. (CC) gcc options: -ldl -m64 -lm -lpthread -O3 -ffast-math -std=gnu99 -fomit-frame-pointer -fno-tree-vectorize

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: 2560 x 1600 - Effects Quality: UltraLinux 3.18Linux 3.19Linux 4.0Linux 4.1 201506044080120160200SE +/- 0.73, N = 3SE +/- 1.16, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.73, N = 3164.77164.63164.13159.55MIN: 75 / MAX: 393MIN: 63 / MAX: 394MIN: 68 / MAX: 376MIN: 80 / MAX: 379

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.8Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Effects Quality: UltimateLinux 3.18Linux 3.19Linux 4.0Linux 4.1 20150604306090120150SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.08, N = 3SE +/- 0.82, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3128.23127.34127.16124.19MIN: 26 / MAX: 340MIN: 24 / MAX: 338MIN: 24 / MAX: 337MIN: 25 / MAX: 324

Linux 3.18

Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E5 v3/Core, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: XFX AMD Radeon R9 290 4096MB, Audio: Intel C610/X99, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Intel Connection

OS: Ubuntu 15.04, Kernel: 3.18.0-031800-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.2, Display Server: X Server 1.17.1, Display Driver: radeon 7.5.99, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.7.0-devel (git-78395db 2015-06-05 vivid-oibaf-ppa) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.9.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600

Compiler Notes: --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
Disk Notes: DEADLINE / data=ordered,errors=remount-ro,relatime,rw
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave
Graphics Notes: GLAMOR
System Notes: Disk Scheduler: DEADLINE.

Testing initiated at 5 June 2015 20:41 by user phoronix.

Linux 3.19

Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E5 v3/Core, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: XFX AMD Radeon R9 290 4096MB, Audio: Intel C610/X99, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Intel Connection

OS: Ubuntu 15.04, Kernel: 3.19.0-031900-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.2, Display Server: X Server 1.17.1, Display Driver: radeon 7.5.99, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.7.0-devel (git-78395db 2015-06-05 vivid-oibaf-ppa) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.9.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600

Compiler Notes: --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
Disk Notes: DEADLINE / data=ordered,errors=remount-ro,relatime,rw
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave
Graphics Notes: GLAMOR
System Notes: Disk Scheduler: DEADLINE.

Testing initiated at 5 June 2015 19:22 by user phoronix.

Linux 4.0

Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E5 v3/Core, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: XFX AMD Radeon R9 290 4096MB, Audio: Intel C610/X99, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Intel Connection

OS: Ubuntu 15.04, Kernel: 4.0.0-040000-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.2, Display Server: X Server 1.17.1, Display Driver: radeon 7.5.99, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.7.0-devel (git-78395db 2015-06-05 vivid-oibaf-ppa) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.9.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600

Compiler Notes: --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
Disk Notes: DEADLINE / data=ordered,errors=remount-ro,relatime,rw
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave
Graphics Notes: GLAMOR
System Notes: Disk Scheduler: DEADLINE.

Testing initiated at 5 June 2015 18:04 by user phoronix.

Linux 4.1 20150604

Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E5 v3/Core, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: XFX AMD Radeon R9 290 4096MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Intel Connection

OS: Ubuntu 15.04, Kernel: 4.1.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20150604, Desktop: Unity 7.3.2, Display Server: X Server 1.17.1, Display Driver: radeon 7.5.99, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.7.0-devel (git-78395db 2015-06-05 vivid-oibaf-ppa) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.9.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600

Compiler Notes: --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
Disk Notes: DEADLINE / data=ordered,errors=remount-ro,relatime,rw
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave
Graphics Notes: GLAMOR
System Notes: Disk Scheduler: DEADLINE.

Testing initiated at 5 June 2015 16:56 by user phoronix.