MSI Cubi 2 Kaby Lake vs. Other NUCs Intel kaby Lake Linux benchmarking via a MSI Cubi 2 KBL box. Tests by Michael Larabel for a future article. Celeron N2820 - Bay Trail NUC: Processor: Intel Celeron N2820 @ 2.13GHz (2 Cores), Motherboard: Intel DN2820FYK, Chipset: Intel Atom Z36xxx/Z37xxx, Memory: 3584MB, Disk: 1000GB HGST HTS721010A9, Graphics: Intel Atom Z36xxx/Z37xxx & Display, Audio: Realtek ALC283, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 + Intel Wireless 7260 OS: Ubuntu 16.10, Kernel: 4.8.0-26-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.5.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.4, Display Driver: modesetting 1.18.4, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 12.0.3, Compiler: GCC 6.2.0 20161005, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Core i7 4600U - Intense-PC2: Processor: Intel Core i7-4600U @ 3.30GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: CompuLab Intense-PC2 (IPC2), Chipset: Intel Haswell-ULT DRAM, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 120GB Micron_M500_MTFD, Graphics: Intel Haswell-ULT IGP, Audio: Intel Haswell-ULT HD Audio, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Intel Connection I218-LM + Intel Wireless 7260 OS: Ubuntu 16.10, Kernel: 4.8.0-26-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.5.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.4, Display Driver: modesetting 1.18.4, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 12.0.3, Compiler: GCC 6.2.0 20161005, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Core i3 5010U - Broadwell NUC: Processor: Intel Core i3-5010U @ 2.00GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: Intel NUC5i3RYB, Chipset: Intel Broadwell-U-OPI, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 256GB TS256GSSD370, Graphics: Intel HD 5500, Audio: Intel Broadwell-U Audio, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Intel Connection + Intel Wireless 7265 OS: Ubuntu 16.10, Kernel: 4.8.0-26-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.5.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.4, Display Driver: modesetting 1.18.4, OpenGL: 4.3 Mesa 12.0.3, Compiler: GCC 6.2.0 20161005, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Core i5 7200U - Kaby Lake Cubi 2: Processor: Intel Core i5-7200U @ 3.10GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: MSI MS-B1421 v1.0, Chipset: Intel Device 5904, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 256GB CORSAIR FORCE LX, Graphics: Intel Device 5916, Audio: Realtek ALC887-VD, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 + Intel Device 24fb OS: Ubuntu 16.10, Kernel: 4.8.0-26-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.5.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.4, Display Driver: modesetting 1.18.4, OpenGL: 4.3 Mesa 12.0.3, Compiler: GCC 6.2.0 20161005, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 i7-skylake_gt: Processor: Intel Core i7-6700 @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI H170I PRO AC (MS-7995) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Skylake, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 1000GB Western Digital WD10EZEX-22M + Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB, Graphics: eVGA NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6144MB (135/405MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC887-VD, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 + Intel Wireless 8260 OS: Ubuntu 16.10, Kernel: 4.8.0-26-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Xfce 4.12, Display Server: X Server 1.18.4, Display Driver: NVIDIA 370.28, OpenGL: 4.5.0, Vulkan: 1.0.21, Compiler: GCC 6.2.0 20161005, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Celeron N2820 - Bay Trail NUC .... 11.30 |= Core i7 4600U - Intense-PC2 ...... 33.23 |== Core i3 5010U - Broadwell NUC .... 33.33 |== Core i5 7200U - Kaby Lake Cubi 2 . 49.77 |==== i7-skylake_gt .................... 508.23 |==================================== OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better Celeron N2820 - Bay Trail NUC .... MIN: 48 AVG: 87 MAX: 99 Core i7 4600U - Intense-PC2 ...... MIN: 3 AVG: 30 MAX: 71 Core i3 5010U - Broadwell NUC .... MIN: 5 AVG: 30 MAX: 68 Core i5 7200U - Kaby Lake Cubi 2 . MIN: 6 AVG: 20 MAX: 44 i7-skylake_gt .................... MIN: 1 AVG: 2 MAX: 12 Xonotic 0.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Low Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Celeron N2820 - Bay Trail NUC .... 48.44 |===== Core i7 4600U - Intense-PC2 ...... 154.37 |============== Core i3 5010U - Broadwell NUC .... 127.67 |============ Core i5 7200U - Kaby Lake Cubi 2 . 146.33 |============== i7-skylake_gt .................... 384.39 |==================================== Xonotic 0.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: High Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Celeron N2820 - Bay Trail NUC .... 19.64 |== Core i7 4600U - Intense-PC2 ...... 77.94 |======== Core i3 5010U - Broadwell NUC .... 73.19 |======== Core i5 7200U - Kaby Lake Cubi 2 . 93.19 |========== i7-skylake_gt .................... 340.58 |==================================== FFTW 3.3.4 Build: Float + SSE - Size: 2D FFT Size 2048 Mflops > Higher Is Better Celeron N2820 - Bay Trail NUC .... 3203.26 |======= Core i7 4600U - Intense-PC2 ...... 11113.00 |======================= Core i3 5010U - Broadwell NUC .... 7709.34 |================ Core i5 7200U - Kaby Lake Cubi 2 . 13269.00 |============================ i7-skylake_gt .................... 16331.00 |================================== John The Ripper 1.8.0 Test: Blowfish Real C/S > Higher Is Better Celeron N2820 - Bay Trail NUC .... 919 |===== Core i7 4600U - Intense-PC2 ...... 2743 |============== Core i3 5010U - Broadwell NUC .... 1909 |========== Core i5 7200U - Kaby Lake Cubi 2 . 3171 |================ i7-skylake_gt .................... 7307 |====================================== John The Ripper 1.8.0 Test: MD5 Real C/S > Higher Is Better Celeron N2820 - Bay Trail NUC .... 10736 |==== Core i7 4600U - Intense-PC2 ...... 34519 |============== Core i3 5010U - Broadwell NUC .... 23578 |========== Core i5 7200U - Kaby Lake Cubi 2 . 38629 |================ i7-skylake_gt .................... 90946 |===================================== Himeno Benchmark 3.0 Poisson Pressure Solver MFLOPS > Higher Is Better Celeron N2820 - Bay Trail NUC .... 541.70 |======= Core i7 4600U - Intense-PC2 ...... 1698.14 |======================= Core i3 5010U - Broadwell NUC .... 1157.81 |================ Core i5 7200U - Kaby Lake Cubi 2 . 1978.32 |=========================== i7-skylake_gt .................... 2556.32 |=================================== C-Ray 1.1 Total Time Seconds < Lower Is Better Celeron N2820 - Bay Trail NUC .... 233.24 |==================================== Core i7 4600U - Intense-PC2 ...... 56.26 |========= Core i3 5010U - Broadwell NUC .... 84.07 |============= Core i5 7200U - Kaby Lake Cubi 2 . 51.06 |======== i7-skylake_gt .................... 23.03 |==== FLAC Audio Encoding 1.3.1 WAV To FLAC Seconds < Lower Is Better Celeron N2820 - Bay Trail NUC .... 30.28 |===================================== Core i7 4600U - Intense-PC2 ...... 6.70 |======== Core i3 5010U - Broadwell NUC .... 10.91 |============= Core i5 7200U - Kaby Lake Cubi 2 . 6.39 |======== i7-skylake_gt .................... 4.99 |====== LAME MP3 Encoding 3.99.3 WAV To MP3 Seconds < Lower Is Better Celeron N2820 - Bay Trail NUC .... 38.02 |===================================== Core i7 4600U - Intense-PC2 ...... 11.91 |============ Core i3 5010U - Broadwell NUC .... 18.65 |================== Core i5 7200U - Kaby Lake Cubi 2 . 12.26 |============ i7-skylake_gt .................... 9.63 |========= PostgreSQL pgbench 9.4.3 Scaling: Mostly RAM - Test: Normal Load - Mode: Read Write TPS > Higher Is Better Celeron N2820 - Bay Trail NUC .... 296.07 |=== Core i7 4600U - Intense-PC2 ...... 831.94 |======= Core i3 5010U - Broadwell NUC .... 2241.21 |==================== Core i5 7200U - Kaby Lake Cubi 2 . 2395.83 |===================== i7-skylake_gt .................... 3949.70 |=================================== Redis 3.0.1 Test: GET Requests Per Second > Higher Is Better Celeron N2820 - Bay Trail NUC .... 442704.57 |===== Core i7 4600U - Intense-PC2 ...... 2087892.29 |======================== Core i3 5010U - Broadwell NUC .... 1549592.54 |================== Core i5 7200U - Kaby Lake Cubi 2 . 2568678.25 |============================= i7-skylake_gt .................... 2827238.29 |================================ Redis 3.0.1 Test: SET Requests Per Second > Higher Is Better Celeron N2820 - Bay Trail NUC .... 315536.69 |===== Core i7 4600U - Intense-PC2 ...... 1462535.52 |========================= Core i3 5010U - Broadwell NUC .... 963516.35 |================= Core i5 7200U - Kaby Lake Cubi 2 . 1772150.34 |=============================== i7-skylake_gt .................... 1858852.15 |================================