MSI Cubi 2 Kaby Lake Linux Distro Comparison

Intel kaby Lake Linux benchmarking via a MSI Cubi 2 KBL box on various distros. Tests by Michael Larabel for a future article.

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MSI Cubi 2 Kaby Lake Linux Distro ComparisonProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioMonitorNetworkOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerDisplay DriverOpenGLCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionVulkanUbuntu 16.10Fedora 25 20161110openSUSE Tumbleweed 20161108Clear Linux 11620Intel Core i5-7200U @ 3.10GHz (4 Cores)MSI MS-B1421 v1.0Intel Device 59048192MB256GB CORSAIR FORCE LXIntel Device 5916Realtek ALC887-VDDELL P2415QRealtek RTL8111/8168/8411 + Intel Device 24fbUbuntu 16.104.8.0-26-generic (x86_64)Unity 7.5.0X Server 1.18.4modesetting 1.18.44.3 Mesa 12.0.3GCC 6.2.0 20161005ext41920x1080Intel Device 5916 (1000MHz)Fedora 254.8.6-300.fc25.x86_64 (x86_64)GNOME Shell 3.22.1WaylandGCC 6.2.1 20160916openSUSE 201611084.8.6-2-default (x86_64)KDE Frameworks 5X Server 1.18.4intel 2.99.9174.5 Mesa 13.0.01.0.3xfsClear Linux 116204.8.6-272.native (x86_64)Xfce 4.12GCC 6.2.0 + Clang 3.9.0 + LLVM 3.9.0ext4OpenBenchmarking.orgCompiler Details- Ubuntu 16.10: --build=x86_64-linux-gnu --disable-browser-plugin --disable-vtable-verify --disable-werror --enable-checking=release --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-default-pie --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 --program-prefix=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 - Fedora 25 20161110: --build=x86_64-redhat-linux --disable-libgcj --disable-libunwind-exceptions --enable-__cxa_atexit --enable-bootstrap --enable-checking=release --enable-gnu-indirect-function --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-initfini-array --enable-languages=c,c++,objc,obj-c++,fortran,ada,go,lto --enable-libmpx --enable-multilib --enable-plugin --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --mandir=/usr/share/man --with-arch_32=i686 --with-isl --with-linker-hash-style=gnu --with-tune=generic - openSUSE Tumbleweed 20161108: --build=x86_64-suse-linux --disable-libcc1 --disable-libgcj --disable-libssp --disable-libstdcxx-pch --disable-libvtv --enable-__cxa_atexit --enable-checking=release --enable-gnu-indirect-function --enable-languages=c,c++,objc,fortran,obj-c++,java,ada,go --enable-libstdcxx-allocator=new --enable-linux-futex --enable-multilib --enable-offload-targets=hsa --enable-plugin --enable-ssp --enable-version-specific-runtime-libs --host=x86_64-suse-linux --mandir=/usr/share/man --with-arch-32=x86-64 --with-slibdir=/lib64 --with-tune=generic --without-system-libunwind - Clear Linux 11620: --build=x86_64-generic-linux --disable-libunwind-exceptions --disable-multiarch --disable-vtable-verify --enable-__cxa_atexit --enable-bootstrap --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-gnu-indirect-function --enable-languages=c,c++,fortran,go --enable-ld=default --enable-libmpx --enable-libstdcxx-pch --enable-lto --enable-multilib --enable-plugin --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --exec-prefix=/usr --includedir=/usr/include --target=x86_64-generic-linux --with-arch=westmere --with-glibc-version=2.19 --with-gnu-ld --with-isl --with-ppl=yes --with-tune=haswell Disk Details- Ubuntu 16.10: DEADLINE / data=ordered,errors=remount-ro,relatime,rwProcessor Details- Ubuntu 16.10: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave- Fedora 25 20161110: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave- openSUSE Tumbleweed 20161108: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave- Clear Linux 11620: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate performanceSystem Details- Fedora 25 20161110: SELinux: Enabled.Graphics Details- Clear Linux 11620: SNA

MSI Cubi 2 Kaby Lake Linux Distro Comparisonredis: SETredis: GETpgbench: Mostly RAM - Normal Load - Read Writeencode-mp3: WAV To MP3encode-flac: WAV To FLACc-ray: Total Timehimeno: Poisson Pressure Solverjohn-the-ripper: MD5john-the-ripper: Blowfishfftw: Float + SSE - 2D FFT Size 2048xonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Highxonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Lowopenarena: 1920 x 1080Ubuntu 16.10Fedora 25 20161110openSUSE Tumbleweed 20161108Clear Linux 116201772150.342568678.252395.8312.266.3951.061978.323862931711326993.19146.3349.771496123.961909177.272320.7412.4953.891973.023363526681418385.78124.5444.401462672.351960385.212479.4112.886.7871.351882.063004424141282884.51135.4041.501680048.832254386.1712.306.5852.171975.293586027991332093.94183.0748.13OpenBenchmarking.org

Redis

Test: SET

OpenBenchmarking.orgRequests Per Second, More Is BetterRedis 3.0.1Test: SETUbuntu 16.10Clear Linux 11620Fedora 25 20161110openSUSE Tumbleweed 20161108400K800K1200K1600K2000KSE +/- 24075.36, N = 6SE +/- 16349.75, N = 3SE +/- 21501.56, N = 3SE +/- 61274.73, N = 61772150.341680048.831496123.961462672.35-fexceptions -fstack-protector -m64 -march=westmere -mtune=native -malign-data=abi -ftree-vectorize1. (CC) gcc options: -ggdb -rdynamic -lm -pthread -ldl -std=gnu99 -pipe -g3 -O3 -funroll-loops

Redis

Test: GET

OpenBenchmarking.orgRequests Per Second, More Is BetterRedis 3.0.1Test: GETUbuntu 16.10Clear Linux 11620openSUSE Tumbleweed 20161108Fedora 25 20161110600K1200K1800K2400K3000KSE +/- 15433.76, N = 3SE +/- 22417.50, N = 3SE +/- 29512.31, N = 3SE +/- 61373.33, N = 62568678.252254386.171960385.211909177.27-fexceptions -fstack-protector -m64 -march=westmere -mtune=native -malign-data=abi -ftree-vectorize1. (CC) gcc options: -ggdb -rdynamic -lm -pthread -ldl -std=gnu99 -pipe -g3 -O3 -funroll-loops

PostgreSQL pgbench

Scaling: Mostly RAM - Test: Normal Load - Mode: Read Write

OpenBenchmarking.orgTPS, More Is BetterPostgreSQL pgbench 9.4.3Scaling: Mostly RAM - Test: Normal Load - Mode: Read WriteopenSUSE Tumbleweed 20161108Ubuntu 16.10Fedora 25 201611105001000150020002500SE +/- 35.99, N = 3SE +/- 31.55, N = 3SE +/- 20.52, N = 32479.412395.832320.741. (CC) gcc options: -fno-strict-aliasing -fwrapv -O2 -pthread -lpgcommon -lpgport -lpq -lpthread -lrt -lcrypt -ldl -lm

LAME MP3 Encoding

WAV To MP3

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterLAME MP3 Encoding 3.99.3WAV To MP3Ubuntu 16.10Clear Linux 11620Fedora 25 20161110openSUSE Tumbleweed 201611083691215SE +/- 0.01, N = 5SE +/- 0.04, N = 5SE +/- 0.03, N = 5SE +/- 0.16, N = 512.2612.3012.4912.88-fexceptions -fstack-protector -m64 -march=westmere -mtune=native -malign-data=abi -ftree-vectorize -lncurses1. (CC) gcc options: -O3 -ffast-math -funroll-loops -fschedule-insns2 -fbranch-count-reg -fforce-addr -pipe -lm

FLAC Audio Encoding

WAV To FLAC

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterFLAC Audio Encoding 1.3.1WAV To FLACUbuntu 16.10Clear Linux 11620openSUSE Tumbleweed 20161108246810SE +/- 0.00, N = 5SE +/- 0.01, N = 5SE +/- 0.09, N = 56.396.586.78-O2 -logg-O3 -pipe -fexceptions -fstack-protector -m64 -march=westmere -mtune=native -malign-data=abi -ftree-vectorize -logg-O21. (CXX) g++ options: -fvisibility=hidden -lm

C-Ray

Total Time

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterC-Ray 1.1Total TimeUbuntu 16.10Clear Linux 11620Fedora 25 20161110openSUSE Tumbleweed 201611081632486480SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.12, N = 351.0652.1753.8971.35-pipe -fexceptions -fstack-protector -m64 -march=westmere -mtune=native -malign-data=abi -ftree-vectorize1. (CC) gcc options: -lm -lpthread -O3

Himeno Benchmark

Poisson Pressure Solver

OpenBenchmarking.orgMFLOPS, More Is BetterHimeno Benchmark 3.0Poisson Pressure SolverUbuntu 16.10Clear Linux 11620Fedora 25 20161110openSUSE Tumbleweed 20161108400800120016002000SE +/- 19.08, N = 3SE +/- 14.28, N = 3SE +/- 15.88, N = 3SE +/- 11.58, N = 31978.321975.291973.021882.06-pipe -fexceptions -fstack-protector -m64 -march=westmere -mtune=native -malign-data=abi -ftree-vectorize1. (CC) gcc options: -O3 -mavx2

John The Ripper

Test: MD5

OpenBenchmarking.orgReal C/S, More Is BetterJohn The Ripper 1.8.0Test: MD5Ubuntu 16.10Clear Linux 11620Fedora 25 20161110openSUSE Tumbleweed 201611088K16K24K32K40KSE +/- 44.74, N = 3SE +/- 20.33, N = 3SE +/- 82.19, N = 3SE +/- 348.00, N = 3386293586033635300441. (CC) gcc options: -fopenmp -lcrypt

John The Ripper

Test: Blowfish

OpenBenchmarking.orgReal C/S, More Is BetterJohn The Ripper 1.8.0Test: BlowfishUbuntu 16.10Clear Linux 11620Fedora 25 20161110openSUSE Tumbleweed 201611087001400210028003500SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 1.67, N = 3SE +/- 5.77, N = 3SE +/- 29.26, N = 331712799266824141. (CC) gcc options: -fopenmp -lcrypt

FFTW

Build: Float + SSE - Size: 2D FFT Size 2048

OpenBenchmarking.orgMflops, More Is BetterFFTW 3.3.4Build: Float + SSE - Size: 2D FFT Size 2048Fedora 25 20161110Clear Linux 11620Ubuntu 16.10openSUSE Tumbleweed 201611083K6K9K12K15KSE +/- 37.17, N = 5SE +/- 59.69, N = 5SE +/- 34.99, N = 5SE +/- 140.48, N = 514183133201326912828-fomit-frame-pointer -malign-double -fstrict-aliasing -fno-schedule-insns -ffast-math-pipe -fexceptions -fstack-protector -m64 -march=westmere -malign-data=abi -ftree-vectorize-fomit-frame-pointer -malign-double -fstrict-aliasing -fno-schedule-insns -ffast-math-fomit-frame-pointer -malign-double -fstrict-aliasing -fno-schedule-insns -ffast-math1. (CC) gcc options: -O3 -mtune=native -lm

Xonotic

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: High

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.8Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: HighClear Linux 11620Ubuntu 16.10Fedora 25 20161110openSUSE Tumbleweed 2016110820406080100SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.11, N = 3SE +/- 0.11, N = 3SE +/- 0.23, N = 393.9493.1985.7884.51MIN: 62 / MAX: 122MIN: 61 / MAX: 124MIN: 62 / MAX: 117MIN: 56 / MAX: 116

Xonotic

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Low

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.8Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: LowClear Linux 11620Ubuntu 16.10openSUSE Tumbleweed 20161108Fedora 25 201611104080120160200SE +/- 0.41, N = 3SE +/- 0.24, N = 3SE +/- 0.36, N = 3SE +/- 0.17, N = 3183.07146.33135.40124.54MIN: 122 / MAX: 267MIN: 99 / MAX: 234MIN: 91 / MAX: 215MIN: 87 / MAX: 198

OpenArena

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame Time

OpenBenchmarking.orgMilliseconds, Fewer Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.8Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame TimeUbuntu 16.10Clear Linux 11620Fedora 25 20161110openSUSE Tumbleweed 201611081224364860Min: 6 / Avg: 20.05 / Max: 44Min: 16 / Avg: 20.76 / Max: 36Min: 6 / Avg: 22.45 / Max: 59Min: 6 / Avg: 24.07 / Max: 52

OpenArena

Resolution: 1920 x 1080

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.8Resolution: 1920 x 1080Ubuntu 16.10Clear Linux 11620Fedora 25 20161110openSUSE Tumbleweed 201611081122334455SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.10, N = 349.7748.1344.4041.50MIN: 6MIN: 16MIN: 6 / MAX: 58MIN: 6 / MAX: 53

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