MSI X99 Motherboard Testing

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MSI X99S SLI PLUS
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August 25 2016
 
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MSI X99S SLI PLUS

Processor: Intel Xeon E5-2687W v3 @ 3.50GHz (20 Cores), Motherboard: MSI X99S SLI PLUS (MS-7885) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Xeon E7 v3/Xeon, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: PNY CS1211 120GB + 80GB INTEL SSDSCKGW08, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 2048MB, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: ASUS PB278, Network: Intel Connection

OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.4.0-34-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.3, Display Driver: nouveau 1.0.12, OpenGL: 4.1 Mesa 11.2.0 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 5.4.0 20160609, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1440

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,ada,c++,java,go,d,fortran,objc,obj-c++ --enable-libmpx --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-default-libstdcxx-abi=new --with-multilib-list=m32,m64,mx32 --with-tune=generic -v
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave

MSI X99A WORKSTATION

Changed Motherboard to MSI X99A WORKSTATION (MS-7A54) v1.0.

Changed Disk to PNY CS1211 120GB.

MSI X99 Motherboard TestingProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioMonitorNetworkOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerDisplay DriverOpenGLCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionMSI X99S SLI PLUSMSI X99A WORKSTATIONIntel Xeon E5-2687W v3 @ 3.50GHz (20 Cores)MSI X99S SLI PLUS (MS-7885) v1.0Intel Xeon E7 v3/Xeon16384MBPNY CS1211 120GB + 80GB INTEL SSDSCKGW08NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 2048MBRealtek ALC892ASUS PB278Intel ConnectionUbuntu 16.044.4.0-34-generic (x86_64)Unity 7.4.0X Server 1.18.3nouveau 1.0.124.1 Mesa 11.2.0 Gallium 0.4GCC 5.4.0 20160609ext42560x1440MSI X99A WORKSTATION (MS-7A54) v1.0PNY CS1211 120GBRealtek ALC1150OpenBenchmarking.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,ada,c++,java,go,d,fortran,objc,obj-c++ --enable-libmpx --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-default-libstdcxx-abi=new --with-multilib-list=m32,m64,mx32 --with-tune=generic -v Processor Details- Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave

MSI X99S SLI PLUS vs. MSI X99A WORKSTATION ComparisonPhoronix Test SuiteBaseline+6.1%+6.1%+12.2%+12.2%+18.3%+18.3%+24.4%+24.4%Mostly RAM - Heavy Contention - Read Write24.5%O.S10.2%Mostly RAM - Normal Load - Read Write2.2%PostgreSQL pgbenchRodiniaPostgreSQL pgbenchMSI X99S SLI PLUSMSI X99A WORKSTATION

MSI X99 Motherboard Testingnpb: EP.Cparboil: OpenMP CUTCPparboil: OpenMP Stencilparboil: OpenMP MRI Griddingrodinia: OpenMP LavaMDrodinia: OpenMP CFD Solverrodinia: OpenMP Streamclusterx264: H.264 Video Encodinghimeno: Poisson Pressure Solverbuild-apache: Time To Compilebuild-linux-kernel: Time To Compileencode-flac: WAV To FLACencode-mp3: WAV To MP3caffe: CPU AlexNetcaffe: CPU Googlenetpgbench: Mostly RAM - Normal Load - Read Writepgbench: Mostly RAM - Heavy Contention - Read Writeredis: GETredis: SETapache: Static Web Page ServingMSI X99S SLI PLUSMSI X99A WORKSTATION380.517.0012.0394.9192.6434.1118.93333.251789.3823.2853.396.7212.704304588276275522.935651.411722835.671347946.9435227.87379.987.0512.0895.8992.6134.2320.87336.321793.3923.3753.446.7312.724278918257105406.654540.671727752.121354095.5934607.98OpenBenchmarking.org

NAS Parallel Benchmarks

OpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: EP.CMSI X99A WORKSTATIONMSI X99S SLI PLUS80160240320400SE +/- 1.53, N = 3SE +/- 1.49, N = 3379.98380.511. (F9X) gfortran options: -O3 -march=native -pthread -lmpi_usempif08 -lmpi_mpifh -lmpi2. Open MPI 1.10.2

Parboil

The Parboil Benchmarks from the IMPACT Research Group at University of Illinois are a set of throughput computing applications for looking at computing architecture and compilers. Parboil test-cases support OpenMP, OpenCL, and CUDA multi-processing environments. However, at this time the test profile is just making use of the OpenMP and OpenCL test workloads. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterParboil 2.5Test: OpenMP CUTCPMSI X99A WORKSTATIONMSI X99S SLI PLUS246810SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 37.057.001. (CXX) g++ options: -lm -lpthread -lgomp -ffast-math -fopenmp

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterParboil 2.5Test: OpenMP StencilMSI X99A WORKSTATIONMSI X99S SLI PLUS3691215SE +/- 0.13, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 312.0812.031. (CXX) g++ options: -lm -lpthread -lgomp -ffast-math -fopenmp

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterParboil 2.5Test: OpenMP MRI GriddingMSI X99A WORKSTATIONMSI X99S SLI PLUS20406080100SE +/- 1.80, N = 3SE +/- 1.36, N = 695.8994.911. (CXX) g++ options: -lm -lpthread -lgomp -ffast-math -fopenmp

Rodinia

Rodinia is a suite focused upon accelerating compute-intensive applications with accelerators. CUDA, OpenMP, and OpenCL parallel models are supported by the included applications. This profile utilizes the OpenCL and OpenMP test binaries at the moment. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterRodinia 2.4Test: OpenMP LavaMDMSI X99S SLI PLUSMSI X99A WORKSTATION20406080100SE +/- 0.17, N = 3SE +/- 0.08, N = 392.6492.611. (CXX) g++ options: -O2 -lOpenCL

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterRodinia 2.4Test: OpenMP CFD SolverMSI X99A WORKSTATIONMSI X99S SLI PLUS816243240SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 334.2334.111. (CXX) g++ options: -O2 -lOpenCL

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterRodinia 2.4Test: OpenMP StreamclusterMSI X99A WORKSTATIONMSI X99S SLI PLUS510152025SE +/- 0.92, N = 6SE +/- 0.10, N = 320.8718.931. (CXX) g++ options: -O2 -lOpenCL

x264

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is Betterx264 2015-11-02H.264 Video EncodingMSI X99S SLI PLUSMSI X99A WORKSTATION70140210280350SE +/- 1.60, N = 5SE +/- 1.02, N = 5333.25336.32-O3 -ffast-math -std=gnu99 -fomit-frame-pointer -fno-tree-vectorize-lavformat-ffmpeg -lavcodec-ffmpeg -lavutil-ffmpeg -lswscale-ffmpeg1. (CC) gcc options: -ldl -m64 -lm -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 SolverMSI X99S SLI PLUSMSI X99A WORKSTATION400800120016002000SE +/- 3.17, N = 3SE +/- 1.14, N = 31789.381793.391. (CC) gcc options: -O3 -mavx2

Timed Apache Compilation

This test times how long it takes to build the Apache HTTP Server. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterTimed Apache Compilation 2.4.7Time To CompileMSI X99A WORKSTATIONMSI X99S SLI PLUS612182430SE +/- 0.18, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 323.3723.28

Timed Linux Kernel Compilation

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterTimed Linux Kernel Compilation 4.3Time To CompileMSI X99A WORKSTATIONMSI X99S SLI PLUS1224364860SE +/- 0.78, N = 3SE +/- 0.90, N = 353.4453.39

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 FLACMSI X99A WORKSTATIONMSI X99S SLI PLUS246810SE +/- 0.04, N = 5SE +/- 0.02, N = 56.736.72-logg1. (CXX) g++ options: -O2 -fvisibility=hidden -lm

LAME MP3 Encoding

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterLAME MP3 Encoding 3.99.3WAV To MP3MSI X99A WORKSTATIONMSI X99S SLI PLUS3691215SE +/- 0.02, N = 5SE +/- 0.03, N = 512.7212.701. (CC) gcc options: -O3 -ffast-math -funroll-loops -fschedule-insns2 -fbranch-count-reg -fforce-addr -pipe -lm

Caffe AlexNet

OpenBenchmarking.orgMilli-Seconds, Fewer Is BetterCaffe AlexNet 2016-06-11Build: CPU AlexNetMSI X99S SLI PLUSMSI X99A WORKSTATION90K180K270K360K450KSE +/- 3180.46, N = 3SE +/- 708.00, N = 34304584278911. (CXX) g++ options: -pthread -fPIC -O2 -lcaffe -lglog -lgflags -lprotobuf -lboost_system -lboost_filesystem -lm -lhdf5_hl -lhdf5 -lleveldb -lsnappy -llmdb -lopencv_core -lopencv_highgui -lopencv_imgproc -lboost_thread -lstdc++ -lcblas -latlas

OpenBenchmarking.orgMilli-Seconds, Fewer Is BetterCaffe AlexNet 2016-06-11Build: CPU GooglenetMSI X99S SLI PLUSMSI X99A WORKSTATION200K400K600K800K1000KSE +/- 1658.22, N = 3SE +/- 928.40, N = 38276278257101. (CXX) g++ options: -pthread -fPIC -O2 -lcaffe -lglog -lgflags -lprotobuf -lboost_system -lboost_filesystem -lm -lhdf5_hl -lhdf5 -lleveldb -lsnappy -llmdb -lopencv_core -lopencv_highgui -lopencv_imgproc -lboost_thread -lstdc++ -lcblas -latlas

PostgreSQL pgbench

OpenBenchmarking.orgTPS, More Is BetterPostgreSQL pgbench 9.4.3Scaling: Mostly RAM - Test: Normal Load - Mode: Read WriteMSI X99A WORKSTATIONMSI X99S SLI PLUS12002400360048006000SE +/- 82.95, N = 6SE +/- 31.03, N = 35406.655522.931. (CC) gcc options: -fno-strict-aliasing -fwrapv -O2 -pthread -lpgcommon -lpgport -lpq -lpthread -lrt -lcrypt -ldl -lm

OpenBenchmarking.orgTPS, More Is BetterPostgreSQL pgbench 9.4.3Scaling: Mostly RAM - Test: Heavy Contention - Mode: Read WriteMSI X99A WORKSTATIONMSI X99S SLI PLUS12002400360048006000SE +/- 224.41, N = 6SE +/- 64.03, N = 34540.675651.411. (CC) gcc options: -fno-strict-aliasing -fwrapv -O2 -pthread -lpgcommon -lpgport -lpq -lpthread -lrt -lcrypt -ldl -lm

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: GETMSI X99S SLI PLUSMSI X99A WORKSTATION400K800K1200K1600K2000KSE +/- 75559.39, N = 6SE +/- 98162.50, N = 61722835.671727752.12-std=gnu99 -pipe -g3 -O3 -funroll-loops1. (CC) gcc options: -ggdb -rdynamic -lm -pthread -ldl

OpenBenchmarking.orgRequests Per Second, More Is BetterRedis 3.0.1Test: SETMSI X99S SLI PLUSMSI X99A WORKSTATION300K600K900K1200K1500KSE +/- 59573.56, N = 6SE +/- 61633.73, N = 61347946.941354095.59-std=gnu99 -pipe -g3 -O3 -funroll-loops1. (CC) gcc options: -ggdb -rdynamic -lm -pthread -ldl

Apache Benchmark

This is a test of ab, which is the Apache benchmark program. This test profile measures how many requests per second a given system can sustain when carrying out 1,000,000 requests with 100 requests being carried out concurrently. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgRequests Per Second, More Is BetterApache Benchmark 2.4.7Static Web Page ServingMSI X99A WORKSTATIONMSI X99S SLI PLUS8K16K24K32K40KSE +/- 437.61, N = 3SE +/- 488.87, N = 334607.9835227.871. (CC) gcc options: -shared -fPIC -O2 -pthread

MSI X99S SLI PLUS

Processor: Intel Xeon E5-2687W v3 @ 3.50GHz (20 Cores), Motherboard: MSI X99S SLI PLUS (MS-7885) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Xeon E7 v3/Xeon, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: PNY CS1211 120GB + 80GB INTEL SSDSCKGW08, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 2048MB, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: ASUS PB278, Network: Intel Connection

OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.4.0-34-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.3, Display Driver: nouveau 1.0.12, OpenGL: 4.1 Mesa 11.2.0 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 5.4.0 20160609, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1440

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,ada,c++,java,go,d,fortran,objc,obj-c++ --enable-libmpx --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-default-libstdcxx-abi=new --with-multilib-list=m32,m64,mx32 --with-tune=generic -v
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave

Testing initiated at 24 August 2016 14:33 by user phoronix.

MSI X99A WORKSTATION

Processor: Intel Xeon E5-2687W v3 @ 3.50GHz (20 Cores), Motherboard: MSI X99A WORKSTATION (MS-7A54) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Xeon E7 v3/Xeon, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: PNY CS1211 120GB, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 2048MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: ASUS PB278, Network: Intel Connection

OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.4.0-34-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.3, Display Driver: nouveau 1.0.12, OpenGL: 4.1 Mesa 11.2.0 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 5.4.0 20160609, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1440

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,ada,c++,java,go,d,fortran,objc,obj-c++ --enable-libmpx --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-default-libstdcxx-abi=new --with-multilib-list=m32,m64,mx32 --with-tune=generic -v
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave

Testing initiated at 25 August 2016 15:15 by user phoronix.