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 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 |===================================== 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 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 |================================== 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 |===================================== 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 |================================== 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 |====================================== 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 |===================================== 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 |=================================== 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 |======== 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 |======== 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 |============ 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 |=================================== 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 |================================ 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 |================================