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.


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

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


NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3
Test / Class: LU.A
Total Mop/s > Higher Is Better
ODROID XU4 QC A15 . 913.82   |===
Intel i7 .......... 14778.60 |=================================================


NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3
Test / Class: MG.B
Total Mop/s > Higher Is Better
ODROID XU4 QC A15 . 952.76  |========
Intel i7 .......... 6073.92 |==================================================


NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3
Test / Class: SP.A
Total Mop/s > Higher Is Better
ODROID XU4 QC A15 . 813.27  |=======
Intel i7 .......... 5911.36 |==================================================


NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3
Test / Class: UA.A
Total Mop/s > Higher Is Better
ODROID XU4 QC A15 . 3.41  |===
Intel i7 .......... 51.12 |====================================================


FFTE 5.0
Test: N=64, 1D Complex FFT Routine
MFLOPS > Higher Is Better
ODROID XU4 QC A15 . 1909.19 |================
Intel i7 .......... 5929.63 |==================================================


7-Zip Compression 9.20.1
Compress Speed Test
MIPS > Higher Is Better
Intel i7 . 21635 |=============================================================


Smallpt 1.0
Global Illumination Renderer; 100 Samples
Seconds < Lower Is Better
ODROID XU4 QC A15 . 603 |======================================================
Intel i7 .......... 77  |=======


LAMMPS Molecular Dynamics Simulator 1.0
Test: Rhodopsin Protein
Loop Time < Lower Is Better
ODROID XU4 QC A15 . 156.66 |===================================================
Intel i7 .......... 32.32  |===========


C-Ray 1.1
Total Time
Seconds < Lower Is Better
ODROID XU4 QC A15 . 107.45 |===================================================
Intel i7 .......... 22.79  |===========


Apache Benchmark 2.2.21
Static Web Page Serving
Requests Per Second > Higher Is Better
ODROID XU4 QC A15 . 2417.87  |===
Intel i7 .......... 45460.59 |=================================================


NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3
Performance / Cost - Test / Class: LU.A
Total Mop/s Per Dollar > Higher Is Better
ODROID XU4 QC A15 . 12.35 |====================================================


NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3
Performance / Cost - Test / Class: MG.B
Total Mop/s Per Dollar > Higher Is Better
ODROID XU4 QC A15 . 12.88 |====================================================


NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3
Performance / Cost - Test / Class: SP.A
Total Mop/s Per Dollar > Higher Is Better
ODROID XU4 QC A15 . 10.99 |====================================================


NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3
Performance / Cost - Test / Class: UA.A
Total Mop/s Per Dollar > Higher Is Better
ODROID XU4 QC A15 . 0.05 |=====================================================


FFTE 5.0
Performance / Cost - Test: N=64, 1D Complex FFT Routine
MFLOPS Per Dollar > Higher Is Better
ODROID XU4 QC A15 . 25.80 |====================================================


Apache Benchmark 2.2.21
Performance / Cost - Static Web Page Serving
Requests Per Second Per Dollar > Higher Is Better
ODROID XU4 QC A15 . 32.67 |====================================================


Meta Performance Per Dollar
Performance Per Dollar
Performance Per Dollar > Higher Is Better
ODROID XU4 QC A15 . 15.79 |====================================================