Vulkan CPU Driver Scaling

Vulkan tests for a future article on Phoronix.com

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P-State Powersave

Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave

P-State Performance

Processor: Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Device 591f, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB, Graphics: Device 11264MB, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411

OS: Ubuntu 16.10, Kernel: 4.8.0-45-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.5.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.4, Display Driver: NVIDIA 378.13, OpenGL: 4.5.0, Vulkan: 1.0.21, Compiler: GCC 6.2.0 20161005, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160

Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate performance

CPUFreq Ondemand

Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: acpi-cpufreq ondemand

CPUFreq Performance

Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: acpi-cpufreq performance

CPUFreq Powersave

Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: acpi-cpufreq powersave

CPUFreq Conservative

Changed Processor to Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.20GHz (8 Cores).

Processor Change: Scaling Governor: acpi-cpufreq conservative

Vulkan CPU Driver ScalingOpenBenchmarking.orgPhoronix Test SuiteIntel Core i7-7700K @ 4.50GHz (8 Cores)Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.20GHz (8 Cores)MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) v1.0Intel Device 591f16384MBSamsung SSD 950 PRO 256GBDevice 11264MBRealtek ALC892Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411Ubuntu 16.104.8.0-45-generic (x86_64)Unity 7.5.0X Server 1.18.4NVIDIA 378.134.5.01.0.21GCC 6.2.0 20161005ext43840x2160ProcessorsMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioNetworkOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerDisplay DriverOpenGLVulkanCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionVulkan CPU Driver Scaling BenchmarksSystem Logs- P-State Powersave: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave - P-State Performance: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate performance - CPUFreq Ondemand: Scaling Governor: acpi-cpufreq ondemand - CPUFreq Performance: Scaling Governor: acpi-cpufreq performance - CPUFreq Powersave: Scaling Governor: acpi-cpufreq powersave - CPUFreq Conservative: Scaling Governor: acpi-cpufreq conservative

P-State PowersaveP-State PerformanceCPUFreq OndemandCPUFreq PerformanceCPUFreq PowersaveCPUFreq ConservativeResult OverviewPhoronix Test Suite100%223%346%469%592%Dota 2Serious Sam Fusion 2017Mad Max

P-State PowersaveP-State PerformanceCPUFreq OndemandCPUFreq PerformanceCPUFreq PowersaveCPUFreq ConservativePer Watt Result OverviewPhoronix Test Suite100%145%190%235%280%Dota 2Mad MaxMeta Performance Per WattSerious Sam Fusion 2017P.W.G.MP.W.G.MP.W.G.MP.W.G.M

Vulkan CPU Driver Scalingdota2: 1920 x 1080 - Vulkandota2: 3840 x 2160 - Vulkanmadmax: 1920 x 1080 - High - Vulkan - Camp Hollow Pointmadmax: 1920 x 1080 - High - Vulkan - Strongholdmadmax: 1920 x 1080 - High - Vulkan - Hope, Glory, and Dog is Deadmadmax: 1920 x 1080 - High - Vulkan - Landmoversam2017: 1920 x 1080 - Ultra - Vulkansam2017: 3840 x 2160 - Ultra - VulkanP-State PowersaveP-State PerformanceCPUFreq OndemandCPUFreq PerformanceCPUFreq PowersaveCPUFreq Conservative169.57158.80218.2082.13217.94245.46334.7799.63167.70158.10217.6682.96217.51244.68335.47100.37151.00144.35211.9580.41222.85246.13329.53100.40168.30158.17217.3181.54223.21246.55334.9399.0728.5326.93217.3181.54223.21246.55105.6076.50142.70132.53217.3181.54223.21246.55334.67100.17OpenBenchmarking.org

Dota 2

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterDota 2Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Renderer: VulkanP-State PowersaveP-State PerformanceCPUFreq OndemandCPUFreq PerformanceCPUFreq PowersaveCPUFreq Conservative4080120160200SE +/- 0.68, N = 3SE +/- 0.70, N = 2SE +/- 0.32, N = 3SE +/- 0.83, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 2.86, N = 3169.57167.70151.00168.3028.53142.70
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterDota 2Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Renderer: VulkanP-State PowersaveP-State PerformanceCPUFreq OndemandCPUFreq PerformanceCPUFreq PowersaveCPUFreq Conservative306090120150Min: 168.2 / Avg: 169.57 / Max: 170.3Min: 167 / Avg: 167.7 / Max: 168.4Min: 150.5 / Avg: 151 / Max: 151.6Min: 166.7 / Avg: 168.3 / Max: 169.5Min: 28.4 / Avg: 28.53 / Max: 28.6Min: 137.1 / Avg: 142.7 / Max: 146.5

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second Per Watt, More Is BetterDota 2Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Renderer: VulkanP-State PowersaveP-State PerformanceCPUFreq OndemandCPUFreq PerformanceCPUFreq PowersaveCPUFreq Conservative0.1890.3780.5670.7560.9450.760.840.780.770.270.77

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterDota 2Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Renderer: VulkanP-State PowersaveP-State PerformanceCPUFreq OndemandCPUFreq PerformanceCPUFreq PowersaveCPUFreq Conservative4080120160200SE +/- 0.80, N = 2SE +/- 0.10, N = 3SE +/- 0.15, N = 2SE +/- 0.67, N = 3SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 3.15, N = 3158.80158.10144.35158.1726.93132.53
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterDota 2Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Renderer: VulkanP-State PowersaveP-State PerformanceCPUFreq OndemandCPUFreq PerformanceCPUFreq PowersaveCPUFreq Conservative306090120150Min: 158 / Avg: 158.8 / Max: 159.6Min: 157.9 / Avg: 158.1 / Max: 158.2Min: 144.2 / Avg: 144.35 / Max: 144.5Min: 157.4 / Avg: 158.17 / Max: 159.5Min: 26.7 / Avg: 26.93 / Max: 27.1Min: 126.9 / Avg: 132.53 / Max: 137.8

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second Per Watt, More Is BetterDota 2Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Renderer: VulkanP-State PowersaveP-State PerformanceCPUFreq OndemandCPUFreq PerformanceCPUFreq PowersaveCPUFreq Conservative0.1350.270.4050.540.6750.560.540.600.560.220.56

Mad Max

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterMad MaxResolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: High - Renderer: Vulkan - Scene: Camp Hollow PointP-State PowersaveP-State PerformanceCPUFreq OndemandCPUFreq PerformanceCPUFreq PowersaveCPUFreq Conservative50100150200250218.20217.66211.95217.31217.31217.31MIN: 113.33 / MAX: 226.86MIN: 184.54 / MAX: 227.69MIN: 115.83 / MAX: 221.83MIN: 127.02 / MAX: 227.89MIN: 127.02 / MAX: 227.89MIN: 127.02 / MAX: 227.89

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterMad MaxResolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: High - Renderer: Vulkan - Scene: StrongholdP-State PowersaveP-State PerformanceCPUFreq OndemandCPUFreq PerformanceCPUFreq PowersaveCPUFreq Conservative2040608010082.1382.9680.4181.5481.5481.54MIN: 57.81 / MAX: 85.4MIN: 65.37 / MAX: 85.19MIN: 71.9 / MAX: 82.61MIN: 65.04 / MAX: 84.5MIN: 65.04 / MAX: 84.5MIN: 65.04 / MAX: 84.5

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterMad MaxResolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: High - Renderer: Vulkan - Scene: Hope, Glory, and Dog is DeadP-State PowersaveP-State PerformanceCPUFreq OndemandCPUFreq PerformanceCPUFreq PowersaveCPUFreq Conservative50100150200250217.94217.51222.85223.21223.21223.21MIN: 89.58 / MAX: 423.91MIN: 84.02 / MAX: 398.09MIN: 79.43 / MAX: 438.4MIN: 107.76 / MAX: 454.75MIN: 107.76 / MAX: 454.75MIN: 107.76 / MAX: 454.75

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterMad MaxResolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: High - Renderer: Vulkan - Scene: LandmoverP-State PowersaveP-State PerformanceCPUFreq OndemandCPUFreq PerformanceCPUFreq PowersaveCPUFreq Conservative50100150200250245.46244.68246.13246.55246.55246.55MIN: 25.54 / MAX: 3333.33MIN: 25.61 / MAX: 3257.33MIN: 25.52 / MAX: 3144.65MIN: 25.48 / MAX: 3257.33MIN: 25.48 / MAX: 3257.33MIN: 25.48 / MAX: 3257.33

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second Per Watt, More Is BetterMad MaxResolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: High - Renderer: Vulkan - Scene: LandmoverP-State PowersaveP-State PerformanceCPUFreq OndemandCPUFreq PerformanceCPUFreq PowersaveCPUFreq Conservative0.450.91.351.82.250.820.840.850.832.000.85

Serious Sam Fusion 2017

This is a benchmark of Serious Sam HD Fusion 2017 edition. The test profile assumes you have a Steam account, have Steam installed for the system, and that you own the game. This automates the process of executing the game and using a standardized test. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterSerious Sam Fusion 2017Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Quality: Ultra - Renderer: VulkanP-State PowersaveP-State PerformanceCPUFreq OndemandCPUFreq PerformanceCPUFreq PowersaveCPUFreq Conservative70140210280350SE +/- 1.94, N = 3SE +/- 2.09, N = 3SE +/- 2.82, N = 3SE +/- 2.87, N = 3SE +/- 1.00, N = 2SE +/- 2.05, N = 3334.77335.47329.53334.93105.60334.67
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterSerious Sam Fusion 2017Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Quality: Ultra - Renderer: VulkanP-State PowersaveP-State PerformanceCPUFreq OndemandCPUFreq PerformanceCPUFreq PowersaveCPUFreq Conservative60120180240300Min: 331.5 / Avg: 334.77 / Max: 338.2Min: 332.9 / Avg: 335.47 / Max: 339.6Min: 326 / Avg: 329.53 / Max: 335.1Min: 329.2 / Avg: 334.93 / Max: 337.9Min: 104.6 / Avg: 105.6 / Max: 106.6Min: 330.8 / Avg: 334.67 / Max: 337.8

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second Per Watt, More Is BetterSerious Sam Fusion 2017Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Quality: Ultra - Renderer: VulkanP-State PowersaveP-State PerformanceCPUFreq OndemandCPUFreq PerformanceCPUFreq PowersaveCPUFreq Conservative0.35330.70661.05991.41321.76651.511.381.491.430.921.57

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterSerious Sam Fusion 2017Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Quality: Ultra - Renderer: VulkanP-State PowersaveP-State PerformanceCPUFreq OndemandCPUFreq PerformanceCPUFreq PowersaveCPUFreq Conservative20406080100SE +/- 1.54, N = 3SE +/- 0.26, N = 3SE +/- 0.32, N = 3SE +/- 0.69, N = 3SE +/- 0.42, N = 399.63100.37100.4099.0776.50100.17
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterSerious Sam Fusion 2017Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Quality: Ultra - Renderer: VulkanP-State PowersaveP-State PerformanceCPUFreq OndemandCPUFreq PerformanceCPUFreq PowersaveCPUFreq Conservative20406080100Min: 96.6 / Avg: 99.63 / Max: 101.6Min: 99.9 / Avg: 100.37 / Max: 100.8Min: 99.9 / Avg: 100.4 / Max: 101Min: 97.7 / Avg: 99.07 / Max: 99.9Min: 99.7 / Avg: 100.17 / Max: 101

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second Per Watt, More Is BetterSerious Sam Fusion 2017Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Quality: Ultra - Renderer: VulkanP-State PowersaveP-State PerformanceCPUFreq OndemandCPUFreq PerformanceCPUFreq PowersaveCPUFreq Conservative0.12380.24760.37140.49520.6190.450.420.440.430.550.46

Meta Performance Per Watt

OpenBenchmarking.orgPerformance Per Watt, More Is BetterMeta Performance Per WattPerformance Per WattP-State PowersaveP-State PerformanceCPUFreq OndemandCPUFreq PerformanceCPUFreq PowersaveCPUFreq Conservative4080120160200201.65201.26194.28201.4096.82191.32

CPU Usage (Summary) Monitor

MinAvgMaxP-State Powersave0.018.036.3P-State Performance0.018.440.6CPUFreq Ondemand0.018.639.3CPUFreq Performance0.018.537.0CPUFreq Powersave0.825.554.6CPUFreq Conservative0.019.340.9OpenBenchmarking.orgPercentCPU Usage (Summary) MonitorPhoronix Test Suite System Monitoring1530456075

GPU Usage Monitor

MinAvgMaxP-State Powersave1.065.7100.0P-State Performance1.071.1100.0CPUFreq Ondemand1.066.8100.0CPUFreq Performance1.068.6100.0CPUFreq Powersave1.018.8100.0CPUFreq Conservative1.061.4100.0OpenBenchmarking.orgPercentGPU Usage MonitorPhoronix Test Suite System Monitoring20406080100

System Power Consumption Monitor

MinAvgMaxP-State Powersave43.2235.2363.8P-State Performance46.7242.9368.9CPUFreq Ondemand45.3228.2365.9CPUFreq Performance46.4243.4367.3CPUFreq Powersave42.5116.2299.0CPUFreq Conservative44.1223.3366.7OpenBenchmarking.orgWattsSystem Power Consumption MonitorPhoronix Test Suite System Monitoring100200300400500

P-State Powersave

Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave

Testing initiated at 31 March 2017 16:11 by user phoronix.

P-State Performance

Processor: Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Device 591f, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB, Graphics: Device 11264MB, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411

OS: Ubuntu 16.10, Kernel: 4.8.0-45-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.5.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.4, Display Driver: NVIDIA 378.13, OpenGL: 4.5.0, Vulkan: 1.0.21, Compiler: GCC 6.2.0 20161005, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160

Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate performance

Testing initiated at 31 March 2017 18:25 by user phoronix.

CPUFreq Ondemand

Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: acpi-cpufreq ondemand

Testing initiated at 31 March 2017 19:10 by user phoronix.

CPUFreq Performance

Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: acpi-cpufreq performance

Testing initiated at 31 March 2017 20:57 by user phoronix.

CPUFreq Powersave

Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: acpi-cpufreq powersave

Testing initiated at 1 April 2017 09:42 by user phoronix.

CPUFreq Conservative

Processor: Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.20GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Device 591f, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB, Graphics: Device 11264MB, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411

OS: Ubuntu 16.10, Kernel: 4.8.0-45-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.5.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.4, Display Driver: NVIDIA 378.13, OpenGL: 4.5.0, Vulkan: 1.0.21, Compiler: GCC 6.2.0 20161005, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160

Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: acpi-cpufreq conservative

Testing initiated at 1 April 2017 10:33 by user phoronix.