Quad-Core Cortex-A15 big.LITTLE ARM Linux Comparison Comparing different ARM and x86 systems, in particular looking at the ARM Cortex-A15 quad-core + Cortex-A7 quad-core big.LITTLE configuration from a Samsung Exynos 5 Octa SoC on the Hardkernel ODROID-XUs. The ARM x86 tests for a future article on Phoronix.com.
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phoronix-test-suite benchmark 1611045-LO-MERGE258799 Intel i7 Processor: Intel Core i7-4770 @ 3.90GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: Dell 0XCR8D, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 2 x 4096 MB DDR3-1600MHz, Disk: 500GB Seagate ST500DM002-1BD14, Graphics: Intel Gen7, Audio: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th, Network: Intel Connection I217-LM
OS: Ubuntu 15.04, Kernel: 3.19.0-15-generic (x86_64), Compiler: GCC 4.9.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1680x1050
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 -vProcessor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave
ODROID XU4 QC A15 Processor: Exynos ARMv7 rev 3 @ 1.40GHz (8 Cores) , Motherboard: ODROID-XU3 , Memory: 2048MB , Disk: 128GB SL128 , Monitor: DELL U2410
OS: Ubuntu 15.04, Kernel: 3.10.103+ (armv7l), Desktop: MATE 1.8.2, Display Server: X Server 1.17.1, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 10.5.9, Compiler: GCC 4.9.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1280x1024
Compiler Notes: --build=arm-linux-gnueabihf --disable-browser-plugin --disable-libitm --disable-libquadmath --disable-sjlj-exceptions --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-multilib --enable-nls --enable-objc-gc --enable-plugin --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --host=arm-linux-gnueabihf --target=arm-linux-gnueabihf --with-arch-directory=arm --with-arch=armv7-a --with-float=hard --with-fpu=vfpv3-d16 --with-mode=thumb -vProcessor Notes: Scaling Governor: exynos_cpufreq performance
Quad-Core Cortex-A15 big.LITTLE ARM Linux Comparison Processor Motherboard Chipset Memory Disk Graphics Audio Network Monitor OS Kernel Compiler File-System Screen Resolution Desktop Display Server OpenGL Intel i7 ODROID XU4 QC A15 Intel Core i7-4770 @ 3.90GHz (8 Cores) Dell 0XCR8D Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM 2 x 4096 MB DDR3-1600MHz 500GB Seagate ST500DM002-1BD14 Intel Gen7 Intel Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th Intel Connection I217-LM Ubuntu 15.04 3.19.0-15-generic (x86_64) GCC 4.9.2 ext4 1680x1050 Exynos ARMv7 rev 3 @ 1.40GHz (8 Cores) ODROID-XU3 2048MB 128GB SL128 DELL U2410 3.10.103+ (armv7l) MATE 1.8.2 X Server 1.17.1 2.1 Mesa 10.5.9 1280x1024 OpenBenchmarking.org Compiler Details - Intel i7: --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 - ODROID XU4 QC A15: --build=arm-linux-gnueabihf --disable-browser-plugin --disable-libitm --disable-libquadmath --disable-sjlj-exceptions --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-multilib --enable-nls --enable-objc-gc --enable-plugin --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --host=arm-linux-gnueabihf --target=arm-linux-gnueabihf --with-arch-directory=arm --with-arch=armv7-a --with-float=hard --with-fpu=vfpv3-d16 --with-mode=thumb -v Processor Details - Intel i7: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave - ODROID XU4 QC A15: Scaling Governor: exynos_cpufreq performance
Intel i7 vs. ODROID XU4 QC A15 Comparison Phoronix Test Suite Baseline +445.1% +445.1% +890.2% +890.2% +1335.3% +1335.3% G.I.R.1.S 683.1% SP.A 626.9% MG.B 537.5% Rhodopsin Protein 384.7% Total Time 371.5% N.6.1.C.F.R 210.6% S.W.P.S 1780.2% LU.A 1517.2% UA.A 1399.1% Smallpt NAS Parallel Benchmarks NAS Parallel Benchmarks LAMMPS Molecular Dynamics Simulator C-Ray FFTE Apache Benchmark NAS Parallel Benchmarks NAS Parallel Benchmarks Intel i7 ODROID XU4 QC A15
Quad-Core Cortex-A15 big.LITTLE ARM Linux Comparison apache: Static Web Page Serving c-ray: Total Time lammps: Rhodopsin Protein smallpt: Global Illumination Renderer; 100 Samples compress-7zip: Compress Speed Test ffte: N=64, 1D Complex FFT Routine npb: UA.A npb: SP.A npb: MG.B npb: LU.A Intel i7 ODROID XU4 QC A15 45460.59 22.79 32.32 77 21635 5929.63 51.12 5911.36 6073.92 14778.60 2417.87 107.45 156.66 603 1909.19 3.41 813.27 952.76 913.82 OpenBenchmarking.org
Meta Performance Per Dollar OpenBenchmarking.org Performance Per Dollar, More Is Better Meta Performance Per Dollar Performance Per Dollar ODROID XU4 QC A15 4 8 12 16 20 15.79 1. $74 reported cost. Average result: 1168.39.
Apache Benchmark OpenBenchmarking.org Requests Per Second Per Dollar, More Is Better Apache Benchmark 2.2.21 Performance / Cost - Static Web Page Serving ODROID XU4 QC A15 8 16 24 32 40 32.67 1. $74 reported cost.
FFTE OpenBenchmarking.org MFLOPS Per Dollar, More Is Better FFTE 5.0 Performance / Cost - Test: N=64, 1D Complex FFT Routine ODROID XU4 QC A15 6 12 18 24 30 25.80 1. $74 reported cost.
NAS Parallel Benchmarks OpenBenchmarking.org Total Mop/s Per Dollar, More Is Better NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3 Performance / Cost - Test / Class: UA.A ODROID XU4 QC A15 0.0113 0.0226 0.0339 0.0452 0.0565 0.05 1. $74 reported cost.
OpenBenchmarking.org Total Mop/s Per Dollar, More Is Better NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3 Performance / Cost - Test / Class: SP.A ODROID XU4 QC A15 3 6 9 12 15 10.99 1. $74 reported cost.
OpenBenchmarking.org Total Mop/s Per Dollar, More Is Better NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3 Performance / Cost - Test / Class: MG.B ODROID XU4 QC A15 3 6 9 12 15 12.88 1. $74 reported cost.
OpenBenchmarking.org Total Mop/s Per Dollar, More Is Better NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3 Performance / Cost - Test / Class: LU.A ODROID XU4 QC A15 3 6 9 12 15 12.35 1. $74 reported cost.
Apache Benchmark OpenBenchmarking.org Requests Per Second, More Is Better Apache Benchmark 2.2.21 Static Web Page Serving Intel i7 ODROID XU4 QC A15 10K 20K 30K 40K 50K SE +/- 886.22, N = 6 SE +/- 4.93, N = 3 45460.59 2417.87 1. (CC) gcc options: -O2 -pthread -lm -lrt -lcrypt -lpthread -ldl
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.org Seconds, Fewer Is Better C-Ray 1.1 Total Time Intel i7 ODROID XU4 QC A15 20 40 60 80 100 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 2.63, N = 6 22.79 107.45 1. (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.org Seconds, Fewer Is Better Smallpt 1.0 Global Illumination Renderer; 100 Samples Intel i7 ODROID XU4 QC A15 130 260 390 520 650 SE +/- 0.33, N = 3 SE +/- 0.33, N = 3 77 603 1. (CXX) g++ options: -fopenmp
FFTE FFTE is a package by Daisuke Takahashi to compute Discrete Fourier Transforms of 1-, 2- and 3- dimensional sequences of length (2^p)*(3^q)*(5^r). Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
OpenBenchmarking.org MFLOPS, More Is Better FFTE 5.0 Test: N=64, 1D Complex FFT Routine Intel i7 ODROID XU4 QC A15 1300 2600 3900 5200 6500 SE +/- 10.44, N = 3 SE +/- 0.11, N = 3 5929.63 1909.19 1. (F9X) gfortran options: -O3 -fomit-frame-pointer -fopenmp -pthread -lmpi_f90 -lmpi_f77 -lmpi -ldl -lhwloc
Intel i7 Processor: Intel Core i7-4770 @ 3.90GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: Dell 0XCR8D, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 2 x 4096 MB DDR3-1600MHz, Disk: 500GB Seagate ST500DM002-1BD14, Graphics: Intel Gen7, Audio: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th, Network: Intel Connection I217-LM
OS: Ubuntu 15.04, Kernel: 3.19.0-15-generic (x86_64), Compiler: GCC 4.9.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1680x1050
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 -vProcessor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave
Testing initiated at 28 October 2016 23:29 by user root.
ODROID XU4 QC A15 Processor: Exynos ARMv7 rev 3 @ 1.40GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ODROID-XU3, Memory: 2048MB, Disk: 128GB SL128, Monitor: DELL U2410
OS: Ubuntu 15.04, Kernel: 3.10.103+ (armv7l), Desktop: MATE 1.8.2, Display Server: X Server 1.17.1, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 10.5.9, Compiler: GCC 4.9.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1280x1024
Compiler Notes: --build=arm-linux-gnueabihf --disable-browser-plugin --disable-libitm --disable-libquadmath --disable-sjlj-exceptions --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-multilib --enable-nls --enable-objc-gc --enable-plugin --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --host=arm-linux-gnueabihf --target=arm-linux-gnueabihf --with-arch-directory=arm --with-arch=armv7-a --with-float=hard --with-fpu=vfpv3-d16 --with-mode=thumb -vProcessor Notes: Scaling Governor: exynos_cpufreq performance
Testing initiated at 2 November 2016 20:45 by user odroid.