Ubuntu 17.10 vs. Antergos vs. Clear Linux - Threadripper vs. Core i9
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X tests.


Threadripper: Ubuntu 17.10: 

	Processor: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X 16-Core @ 3.40GHz (32 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X399 AORUS Gaming 7, Chipset: AMD Device 1450, Memory: 32768MB, Disk: 120GB Force MP500, Graphics: XFX AMD Radeon R9 290/390 4096MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Qualcomm Atheros Device e0b1 + Intel Wireless 8265 / 8275

	OS: Ubuntu 17.10, Kernel: 4.12.0-12-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.25.91, Display Driver: modesetting 1.19.3, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 17.2.0-rc4 (LLVM 4.0.1), Compiler: GCC 7.2.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160

Threadripper: Clear Linux 17650: 

	Processor: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X 16-Core @ 3.40GHz (32 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X399 AORUS Gaming 7, Chipset: AMD Device 1450, Memory: 4 x 8192 MB DDR4-3200MT/s, Disk: 120GB Force MP500, Graphics: XFX AMD Radeon R9 290/390, Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Network: Qualcomm Atheros Device e0b1 + Intel Wireless 8265 / 8275

	OS: Clear Linux OS 17650, Kernel: 4.13.0-387.native (x86_64), Vulkan: 1.0.39, Compiler: GCC 7.2.0 + Clang 4.0.1 + LLVM 4.0.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1024x768

Core i9 7900X: Ubuntu 17.10: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7-7900X @ 4.50GHz (20 Cores), Motherboard: MSI X299 SLI PLUS (MS-7A93) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Device 2020, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB Force MP500, Graphics: NVE4 2048MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Intel Connection

	OS: Ubuntu 17.10, Kernel: 4.12.0-12-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.25.91, Display Driver: modesetting 1.19.3, OpenGL: 4.3 Mesa 17.2.0-rc4, Compiler: GCC 7.2.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160

Core i9 7900X: Clear Linux 17650: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7-7900X @ 4.50GHz (20 Cores), Motherboard: MSI X299 SLI PLUS (MS-7A93) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Device 2020, Memory: 4 x 4096 MB DDR4-2800MT/s, Disk: 240GB Force MP500, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760, Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Network: Intel Connection

	OS: Clear Linux OS 17650, Kernel: 4.13.0-387.native (x86_64), Vulkan: 1.0.39, Compiler: GCC 7.2.0 + Clang 4.0.1 + LLVM 4.0.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1024x768

Threadripper: Antergos 17.9: 

	Processor: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X 16-Core @ 3.40GHz (32 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X399 AORUS Gaming 7, Chipset: AMD Device 1450, Memory: 32768MB, Disk: 120GB Force MP500, Graphics: XFX AMD Radeon R9 290/390 4096MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Qualcomm Atheros Device e0b1 + Intel Wireless 8265 / 8275

	OS: Antergos Linux 17.9-ISO-Rolling, Kernel: 4.12.12-1-ARCH (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.24.3, Display Driver: modesetting 1.19.3, Compiler: GCC 7.2.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160


Parboil 2.5
Test: OpenMP LBM
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Threadripper: Ubuntu 17.10 ....... 87.18 |=====================================
Threadripper: Clear Linux 17650 .. 84.93 |====================================
Core i9 7900X: Ubuntu 17.10 ...... 73.17 |===============================
Core i9 7900X: Clear Linux 17650 . 71.80 |==============================


Parboil 2.5
Test: OpenMP CUTCP
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Threadripper: Ubuntu 17.10 ....... 3.31 |=============================
Threadripper: Clear Linux 17650 .. 2.44 |=====================
Core i9 7900X: Ubuntu 17.10 ...... 4.33 |======================================
Core i9 7900X: Clear Linux 17650 . 3.28 |=============================


Parboil 2.5
Test: OpenMP Stencil
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Threadripper: Ubuntu 17.10 ....... 13.43 |=====================================
Threadripper: Clear Linux 17650 .. 12.15 |=================================
Core i9 7900X: Ubuntu 17.10 ...... 11.72 |================================
Core i9 7900X: Clear Linux 17650 . 10.67 |=============================


Parboil 2.5
Test: OpenMP MRI Gridding
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Threadripper: Ubuntu 17.10 ....... 158.24 |====================================
Threadripper: Clear Linux 17650 .. 156.45 |====================================
Core i9 7900X: Ubuntu 17.10 ...... 79.94  |==================
Core i9 7900X: Clear Linux 17650 . 79.67  |==================


Rodinia 2.4
Test: OpenMP LavaMD
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Threadripper: Ubuntu 17.10 ....... 43.87 |===========================
Threadripper: Clear Linux 17650 .. 23.62 |===============
Core i9 7900X: Ubuntu 17.10 ...... 60.08 |=====================================
Core i9 7900X: Clear Linux 17650 . 33.26 |====================
Threadripper: Antergos 17.9 ...... 46.73 |=============================


Rodinia 2.4
Test: OpenMP CFD Solver
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Threadripper: Ubuntu 17.10 ....... 80.50 |=====================================
Threadripper: Clear Linux 17650 .. 12.99 |======
Core i9 7900X: Ubuntu 17.10 ...... 17.90 |========
Core i9 7900X: Clear Linux 17650 . 17.58 |========
Threadripper: Antergos 17.9 ...... 62.07 |=============================


Rodinia 2.4
Test: OpenMP Streamcluster
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Threadripper: Ubuntu 17.10 ....... 51.37 |=====================================
Threadripper: Clear Linux 17650 .. 17.34 |============
Core i9 7900X: Ubuntu 17.10 ...... 13.97 |==========
Core i9 7900X: Clear Linux 17650 . 14.08 |==========
Threadripper: Antergos 17.9 ...... 35.64 |==========================


FFTW 3.3.6
Build: Float + SSE - Size: 2D FFT Size 1024
Mflops > Higher Is Better
Threadripper: Ubuntu 17.10 ....... 26347 |====================================
Threadripper: Clear Linux 17650 .. 23766 |=================================
Core i9 7900X: Ubuntu 17.10 ...... 25341 |===================================
Core i9 7900X: Clear Linux 17650 . 26982 |=====================================
Threadripper: Antergos 17.9 ...... 21963 |==============================


FFTW 3.3.6
Build: Float + SSE - Size: 2D FFT Size 4096
Mflops > Higher Is Better
Threadripper: Ubuntu 17.10 ....... 16200 |================================
Threadripper: Clear Linux 17650 .. 16573 |=================================
Core i9 7900X: Ubuntu 17.10 ...... 18592 |=====================================
Core i9 7900X: Clear Linux 17650 . 17486 |===================================
Threadripper: Antergos 17.9 ...... 13701 |===========================


Timed HMMer Search 2.3.2
Pfam Database Search
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Threadripper: Ubuntu 17.10 .. 7.91  |=======================
Core i9 7900X: Ubuntu 17.10 . 14.52 |==========================================
Threadripper: Antergos 17.9 . 8.37  |========================


CacheBench
Test: Read / Modify / Write
MB/s > Higher Is Better
Threadripper: Ubuntu 17.10 ....... 29374.35 |===================
Threadripper: Clear Linux 17650 .. 53551.89 |==================================
Core i9 7900X: Ubuntu 17.10 ...... 33776.13 |=====================
Core i9 7900X: Clear Linux 17650 . 51790.65 |=================================
Threadripper: Antergos 17.9 ...... 51567.97 |=================================


GraphicsMagick 1.3.19
Operation: Resizing
Iterations Per Minute > Higher Is Better
Threadripper: Ubuntu 17.10 ....... 228 |=================================
Threadripper: Clear Linux 17650 .. 216 |===============================
Core i9 7900X: Ubuntu 17.10 ...... 250 |====================================
Core i9 7900X: Clear Linux 17650 . 271 |=======================================
Threadripper: Antergos 17.9 ...... 224 |================================


Himeno Benchmark 3.0
Poisson Pressure Solver
MFLOPS > Higher Is Better
Threadripper: Ubuntu 17.10 ....... 1303.67 |===============
Threadripper: Clear Linux 17650 .. 1314.64 |===============
Core i9 7900X: Ubuntu 17.10 ...... 2942.40 |==================================
Core i9 7900X: Clear Linux 17650 . 3012.76 |===================================
Threadripper: Antergos 17.9 ...... 1252.32 |===============


Timed LLVM Compilation 4.0.1
Time To Compile
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Threadripper: Ubuntu 17.10 ...... 253.39 |==========================
Threadripper: Clear Linux 17650 . 354.58 |=====================================
Core i9 7900X: Ubuntu 17.10 ..... 261.30 |===========================
Threadripper: Antergos 17.9 ..... 261.27 |===========================


C-Ray 1.1
Total Time
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Threadripper: Ubuntu 17.10 ....... 5.17 |===========================
Threadripper: Clear Linux 17650 .. 4.09 |=====================
Core i9 7900X: Ubuntu 17.10 ...... 7.38 |======================================
Core i9 7900X: Clear Linux 17650 . 6.29 |================================
Threadripper: Antergos 17.9 ...... 5.28 |===========================


Stockfish 2014-11-26
Total Time
ms < Lower Is Better
Threadripper: Ubuntu 17.10 ....... 3638 |======================================
Threadripper: Clear Linux 17650 .. 3450 |====================================
Core i9 7900X: Ubuntu 17.10 ...... 2844 |==============================
Core i9 7900X: Clear Linux 17650 . 2613 |===========================
Threadripper: Antergos 17.9 ...... 3661 |======================================


FLAC Audio Encoding 1.3.1
WAV To FLAC
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Threadripper: Ubuntu 17.10 ....... 5.47 |=====================================
Threadripper: Clear Linux 17650 .. 5.22 |===================================
Core i9 7900X: Ubuntu 17.10 ...... 4.92 |=================================
Core i9 7900X: Clear Linux 17650 . 4.36 |==============================
Threadripper: Antergos 17.9 ...... 5.59 |======================================


LAME MP3 Encoding 3.99.3
WAV To MP3
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Threadripper: Ubuntu 17.10 ....... 8.93 |=====================================
Threadripper: Clear Linux 17650 .. 8.85 |====================================
Core i9 7900X: Ubuntu 17.10 ...... 8.32 |==================================
Core i9 7900X: Clear Linux 17650 . 8.11 |=================================
Threadripper: Antergos 17.9 ...... 9.25 |======================================


FFmpeg 3.3.3
H.264 HD To NTSC DV
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Threadripper: Ubuntu 17.10 ....... 7.81  |=====================
Threadripper: Clear Linux 17650 .. 6.19  |================
Core i9 7900X: Ubuntu 17.10 ...... 13.89 |=====================================
Core i9 7900X: Clear Linux 17650 . 5.10  |==============
Threadripper: Antergos 17.9 ...... 8.93  |========================


OpenSSL 1.0.1g
RSA 4096-bit Performance
Signs Per Second > Higher Is Better
Threadripper: Ubuntu 17.10 ....... 2182.80 |===================================
Threadripper: Clear Linux 17650 .. 2184.10 |===================================
Core i9 7900X: Ubuntu 17.10 ...... 2111.97 |==================================
Core i9 7900X: Clear Linux 17650 . 2113.37 |==================================
Threadripper: Antergos 17.9 ...... 2154.90 |===================================


PostgreSQL pgbench 9.6.3
Scaling: Buffer Test - Test: Normal Load - Mode: Read Write
TPS > Higher Is Better
Threadripper: Ubuntu 17.10 ....... 9946.62  |===============
Threadripper: Clear Linux 17650 .. 12565.60 |===================
Core i9 7900X: Ubuntu 17.10 ...... 14117.72 |======================
Core i9 7900X: Clear Linux 17650 . 22233.08 |==================================
Threadripper: Antergos 17.9 ...... 11149.64 |=================


PostgreSQL pgbench 9.6.3
Scaling: Buffer Test - Test: Single Thread - Mode: Read Write
TPS > Higher Is Better
Threadripper: Ubuntu 17.10 ....... 1104.58 |===========
Threadripper: Clear Linux 17650 .. 2545.53 |=========================
Core i9 7900X: Ubuntu 17.10 ...... 724.21  |=======
Core i9 7900X: Clear Linux 17650 . 3592.85 |===================================
Threadripper: Antergos 17.9 ...... 1188.58 |============


Redis 3.0.1
Test: GET
Requests Per Second > Higher Is Better
Threadripper: Ubuntu 17.10 ....... 2191834.17 |===================
Threadripper: Clear Linux 17650 .. 2767868.92 |========================
Core i9 7900X: Ubuntu 17.10 ...... 2650329.42 |=======================
Core i9 7900X: Clear Linux 17650 . 3681125.25 |================================
Threadripper: Antergos 17.9 ...... 2091778.92 |==================


Redis 3.0.1
Test: SET
Requests Per Second > Higher Is Better
Threadripper: Ubuntu 17.10 ....... 1549735.71 |===================
Threadripper: Clear Linux 17650 .. 1932086.17 |=======================
Core i9 7900X: Ubuntu 17.10 ...... 1955802.25 |========================
Core i9 7900X: Clear Linux 17650 . 2654983.42 |================================
Threadripper: Antergos 17.9 ...... 1453112.46 |==================


Blender 2.78c
Blend File: BMW27 - Compute: CPU-Only
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Threadripper: Ubuntu 17.10 ....... 527.43 |====================================
Threadripper: Clear Linux 17650 .. 522.30 |===================================
Core i9 7900X: Ubuntu 17.10 ...... 412.97 |============================
Core i9 7900X: Clear Linux 17650 . 409.58 |============================
Threadripper: Antergos 17.9 ...... 531.10 |====================================


Xsbench 2017-07-06

Lookups/s > Higher Is Better
Threadripper: Ubuntu 17.10 ....... 2728244 |==========================
Threadripper: Clear Linux 17650 .. 2851137 |===========================
Core i9 7900X: Ubuntu 17.10 ...... 3394205 |================================
Core i9 7900X: Clear Linux 17650 . 3694296 |===================================
Threadripper: Antergos 17.9 ...... 2572500 |========================


Apache Benchmark 2.4.7
Static Web Page Serving
Requests Per Second > Higher Is Better
Threadripper: Ubuntu 17.10 ....... 27532.88 |===================
Threadripper: Clear Linux 17650 .. 29661.85 |=====================
Core i9 7900X: Ubuntu 17.10 ...... 44341.65 |===============================
Core i9 7900X: Clear Linux 17650 . 48033.66 |==================================