AMD EPYC vs. Threadripper vs. Xeon - Ubuntu Linux

Some initial AMD EPYC 7601 tests on Ubuntu 17.04 with Linux 4.13. Tests for a future article on Phoronix.com. Benchmarks by Michael Larabel.

HTML result view exported from: https://openbenchmarking.org/result/1709108-TY-EPYCAMDCP78&rdt&grt.

AMD EPYC vs. Threadripper vs. Xeon - Ubuntu LinuxProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsMonitorNetworkAudioOSKernelDisplay DriverCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionDesktopDisplay ServerOpenGLAMD EPYC 7601AMD EPYC 7601 (NUMA Interleave All)AMD Threadripper 1950X2 x Intel Xeon Gold 6138Intel Xeon E5-2687W v3AMD EPYC 7601 32-Core @ 2.20GHz (64 Cores)TYAN B8026T70AE24HRAMD Device 1450129024MB234GBASPEED ASPEED FamilyAcer P243WBroadcom Limited NetXtreme BCM5720 Gigabit PCIeUbuntu 17.044.13.0-041300-generic (x86_64)modesetting 1.19.3GCC 6.3.0 20170406ext41920x1200Unity 7.5.0AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X 16-Core @ 3.40GHz (32 Cores)Gigabyte X399 AORUS Gaming 732768MB120GB Force MP500XFX AMD Radeon R9 290/390 4096MBRealtek ALC1220Acer B286HKQualcomm Atheros Device e0b1 + Intel Wireless 8265 / 8275X Server 1.19.34.5 Mesa 17.0.3 Gallium 0.4 (LLVM 4.0.0)3840x21602 x Intel Xeon Gold 6138 @ 3.70GHz (80 Cores)TYAN S7106Intel Device 202096256MB256GB Samsung SSD 850 + 2000GB Seagate ST2000DM006-2DM1 + 2 x 120GB TOSHIBA-TR150ASPEED ASPEED FamilyAcer P243WIntel I210 Gigabit Connection1920x1200Intel Xeon E5-2687W v3 @ 3.50GHz (20 Cores)MSI X99S SLI PLUS (MS-7885) v1.0Intel Xeon E7 v3/Xeon32768MB80GB INTEL SSDSCKGW08NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 2048MBRealtek ALC892DELL S2409WIntel Connection1920x1080OpenBenchmarking.orgCompiler Details- --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=auto --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-target-system-zlib --with-tune=generic -v Processor Details- AMD EPYC 7601: Scaling Governor: acpi-cpufreq ondemand- AMD EPYC 7601 (NUMA Interleave All): Scaling Governor: acpi-cpufreq ondemand- AMD Threadripper 1950X: Scaling Governor: acpi-cpufreq ondemand- 2 x Intel Xeon Gold 6138: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave- Intel Xeon E5-2687W v3: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave

AMD EPYC vs. Threadripper vs. Xeon - Ubuntu Linuxapache: Static Web Page Servingblender: BMW27 - CPU-Onlyc-ray: Total Timedarktable: Boat - CPU-onlydarktable: Masskrug - CPU-onlydarktable: Server Room - CPU-onlyjohn-the-ripper: Blowfishnpb: EP.Cnpb: LU.Anpb: LU.Copenssl: RSA 4096-bit Performanceparboil: OpenMP LBMparboil: OpenMP Stencilprimesieve: 1e12 Prime Number Generationrodinia: OpenMP LavaMDrodinia: OpenMP Streamclusterbuild-linux-kernel: Time To Compilebuild-llvm: Time To Compilettsiod-renderer: Phong Rendering With Soft-Shadow Mappingx264: H.264 Video EncodingAMD EPYC 7601AMD EPYC 7601 (NUMA Interleave All)AMD Threadripper 1950X2 x Intel Xeon Gold 6138Intel Xeon E5-2687W v322609.58621.292.847.949.244.62295531610.1763042.8046983.343294.5350.9513.8214.0830.9623.1537.40175.11412.71292.6322529.83625.932.857.037.573.72343351607.6862479.0850046.903306.3738.377.7514.0630.1414.6639.28192.26430.15288.2827960.06525.414.2211.6010.826.22140241084.6627592.4320949.022189.7087.1013.1420.2643.7137.6345.96249.08424.77324.4928366.96540.982.8414.3013.145.29303731815.8953974.4950072.254826.7050.047.7511.8131.4422.5230.54134.64236.46310.7929553.89556.5810.5314.028.347.0114520686.3219699.8616108.031339.00108.0712.6136.3393.9327.2973.02388.12362.43311.33OpenBenchmarking.org

Apache Benchmark

Static Web Page Serving

OpenBenchmarking.orgRequests Per Second, More Is BetterApache Benchmark 2.4.7Static Web Page ServingAMD EPYC 7601AMD EPYC 7601 (NUMA Interleave All)AMD Threadripper 1950X2 x Intel Xeon Gold 6138Intel Xeon E5-2687W v36K12K18K24K30KSE +/- 50.73, N = 3SE +/- 52.07, N = 3SE +/- 168.94, N = 3SE +/- 105.14, N = 3SE +/- 210.51, N = 322609.5822529.8327960.0628366.9629553.891. (CC) gcc options: -shared -fPIC -O2 -pthread

Blender

Blend File: BMW27 - Compute: CPU-Only

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterBlender 2.78cBlend File: BMW27 - Compute: CPU-OnlyAMD EPYC 7601AMD EPYC 7601 (NUMA Interleave All)AMD Threadripper 1950X2 x Intel Xeon Gold 6138Intel Xeon E5-2687W v3140280420560700621.29625.93525.41540.98556.58

C-Ray

Total Time

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterC-Ray 1.1Total TimeAMD EPYC 7601AMD EPYC 7601 (NUMA Interleave All)AMD Threadripper 1950X2 x Intel Xeon Gold 6138Intel Xeon E5-2687W v33691215SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 32.842.854.222.8410.531. (CC) gcc options: -lm -lpthread -O3

Darktable

Test: Boat - Acceleration: CPU-only

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterDarktable 2.2.1Test: Boat - Acceleration: CPU-onlyAMD EPYC 7601AMD EPYC 7601 (NUMA Interleave All)AMD Threadripper 1950X2 x Intel Xeon Gold 6138Intel Xeon E5-2687W v348121620SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.10, N = 3SE +/- 0.59, N = 6SE +/- 0.01, N = 37.947.0311.6014.3014.02

Darktable

Test: Masskrug - Acceleration: CPU-only

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterDarktable 2.2.1Test: Masskrug - Acceleration: CPU-onlyAMD EPYC 7601AMD EPYC 7601 (NUMA Interleave All)AMD Threadripper 1950X2 x Intel Xeon Gold 6138Intel Xeon E5-2687W v33691215SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.13, N = 4SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.27, N = 6SE +/- 0.04, N = 39.247.5710.8213.148.34

Darktable

Test: Server Room - Acceleration: CPU-only

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterDarktable 2.2.1Test: Server Room - Acceleration: CPU-onlyAMD EPYC 7601AMD EPYC 7601 (NUMA Interleave All)AMD Threadripper 1950X2 x Intel Xeon Gold 6138Intel Xeon E5-2687W v3246810SE +/- 0.07, N = 6SE +/- 0.08, N = 6SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.35, N = 6SE +/- 0.05, N = 34.623.726.225.297.01

John The Ripper

Test: Blowfish

OpenBenchmarking.orgReal C/S, More Is BetterJohn The Ripper 1.8.0Test: BlowfishAMD EPYC 7601AMD EPYC 7601 (NUMA Interleave All)AMD Threadripper 1950X2 x Intel Xeon Gold 6138Intel Xeon E5-2687W v37K14K21K28K35KSE +/- 2253.07, N = 6SE +/- 764.17, N = 6SE +/- 2257.07, N = 6SE +/- 2076.33, N = 629553343351402430373145201. (CC) gcc options: -fopenmp -lcrypt

NAS Parallel Benchmarks

Test / Class: EP.C

OpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: EP.CAMD EPYC 7601AMD EPYC 7601 (NUMA Interleave All)AMD Threadripper 1950X2 x Intel Xeon Gold 6138Intel Xeon E5-2687W v3400800120016002000SE +/- 0.32, N = 3SE +/- 0.90, N = 3SE +/- 0.58, N = 3SE +/- 34.76, N = 6SE +/- 3.03, N = 31610.171607.681084.661815.89686.321. (F9X) gfortran options: -O3 -march=native -pthread -lmpi_usempif08 -lmpi_mpifh -lmpi2. Open MPI 2.0.2

NAS Parallel Benchmarks

Test / Class: LU.A

OpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: LU.AAMD EPYC 7601AMD EPYC 7601 (NUMA Interleave All)AMD Threadripper 1950X2 x Intel Xeon Gold 6138Intel Xeon E5-2687W v314K28K42K56K70KSE +/- 1051.01, N = 4SE +/- 437.89, N = 3SE +/- 11.08, N = 3SE +/- 3783.72, N = 6SE +/- 19.47, N = 363042.8062479.0827592.4353974.4919699.861. (F9X) gfortran options: -O3 -march=native -pthread -lmpi_usempif08 -lmpi_mpifh -lmpi2. Open MPI 2.0.2

NAS Parallel Benchmarks

Test / Class: LU.C

OpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: LU.CAMD EPYC 7601AMD EPYC 7601 (NUMA Interleave All)AMD Threadripper 1950X2 x Intel Xeon Gold 6138Intel Xeon E5-2687W v311K22K33K44K55KSE +/- 747.98, N = 3SE +/- 25.06, N = 3SE +/- 91.81, N = 3SE +/- 637.78, N = 3SE +/- 89.16, N = 346983.3450046.9020949.0250072.2516108.031. (F9X) gfortran options: -O3 -march=native -pthread -lmpi_usempif08 -lmpi_mpifh -lmpi2. Open MPI 2.0.2

OpenSSL

RSA 4096-bit Performance

OpenBenchmarking.orgSigns Per Second, More Is BetterOpenSSL 1.0.1gRSA 4096-bit PerformanceAMD EPYC 7601AMD EPYC 7601 (NUMA Interleave All)AMD Threadripper 1950X2 x Intel Xeon Gold 6138Intel Xeon E5-2687W v310002000300040005000SE +/- 14.45, N = 3SE +/- 13.22, N = 3SE +/- 1.96, N = 3SE +/- 23.22, N = 3SE +/- 0.46, N = 33294.533306.372189.704826.701339.001. (CC) gcc options: -m64 -O3 -lssl -lcrypto -ldl

Parboil

Test: OpenMP LBM

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterParboil 2.5Test: OpenMP LBMAMD EPYC 7601AMD EPYC 7601 (NUMA Interleave All)AMD Threadripper 1950X2 x Intel Xeon Gold 6138Intel Xeon E5-2687W v320406080100SE +/- 0.66, N = 3SE +/- 0.26, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 1.14, N = 6SE +/- 0.10, N = 350.9538.3787.1050.04108.071. (CXX) g++ options: -lm -lpthread -lgomp -ffast-math -fopenmp

Parboil

Test: OpenMP Stencil

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterParboil 2.5Test: OpenMP StencilAMD EPYC 7601AMD EPYC 7601 (NUMA Interleave All)AMD Threadripper 1950X2 x Intel Xeon Gold 6138Intel Xeon E5-2687W v348121620SE +/- 0.68, N = 6SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.08, N = 3SE +/- 0.17, N = 6SE +/- 0.05, N = 313.827.7513.147.7512.611. (CXX) g++ options: -lm -lpthread -lgomp -ffast-math -fopenmp

Primesieve

1e12 Prime Number Generation

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterPrimesieve 5.4.21e12 Prime Number GenerationAMD EPYC 7601AMD EPYC 7601 (NUMA Interleave All)AMD Threadripper 1950X2 x Intel Xeon Gold 6138Intel Xeon E5-2687W v3816243240SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 314.0814.0620.2611.8136.331. (CXX) g++ options: -O2 -fopenmp

Rodinia

Test: OpenMP LavaMD

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterRodinia 2.4Test: OpenMP LavaMDAMD EPYC 7601AMD EPYC 7601 (NUMA Interleave All)AMD Threadripper 1950X2 x Intel Xeon Gold 6138Intel Xeon E5-2687W v320406080100SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.15, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.10, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 330.9630.1443.7131.4493.931. (CXX) g++ options: -O2 -lOpenCL

Rodinia

Test: OpenMP Streamcluster

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterRodinia 2.4Test: OpenMP StreamclusterAMD EPYC 7601AMD EPYC 7601 (NUMA Interleave All)AMD Threadripper 1950X2 x Intel Xeon Gold 6138Intel Xeon E5-2687W v3918273645SE +/- 1.43, N = 6SE +/- 0.27, N = 6SE +/- 0.74, N = 3SE +/- 0.42, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 323.1514.6637.6322.5227.291. (CXX) g++ options: -O2 -lOpenCL

Timed Linux Kernel Compilation

Time To Compile

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterTimed Linux Kernel Compilation 4.9Time To CompileAMD EPYC 7601AMD EPYC 7601 (NUMA Interleave All)AMD Threadripper 1950X2 x Intel Xeon Gold 6138Intel Xeon E5-2687W v31632486480SE +/- 0.51, N = 6SE +/- 0.58, N = 5SE +/- 0.62, N = 3SE +/- 0.89, N = 6SE +/- 0.75, N = 337.4039.2845.9630.5473.02

Timed LLVM Compilation

Time To Compile

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterTimed LLVM Compilation 4.0.1Time To CompileAMD EPYC 7601AMD EPYC 7601 (NUMA Interleave All)AMD Threadripper 1950X2 x Intel Xeon Gold 6138Intel Xeon E5-2687W v380160240320400SE +/- 3.02, N = 4SE +/- 2.34, N = 3SE +/- 3.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.81, N = 3SE +/- 0.11, N = 3175.11192.26249.08134.64388.12

TTSIOD 3D Renderer

Phong Rendering With Soft-Shadow Mapping

OpenBenchmarking.orgFPS, More Is BetterTTSIOD 3D Renderer 2.3aPhong Rendering With Soft-Shadow MappingAMD EPYC 7601AMD EPYC 7601 (NUMA Interleave All)AMD Threadripper 1950X2 x Intel Xeon Gold 6138Intel Xeon E5-2687W v390180270360450SE +/- 4.72, N = 3SE +/- 3.57, N = 3SE +/- 3.24, N = 3SE +/- 17.30, N = 6SE +/- 0.54, N = 3412.71430.15424.77236.46362.431. (CXX) g++ options: -O3 -fomit-frame-pointer -ffast-math -mtune=native -flto -msse -mrecip -mfpmath=sse -msse2 -mssse3 -lSDL -lstdc++

x264

H.264 Video Encoding

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is Betterx264 2017-09-08H.264 Video EncodingAMD EPYC 7601AMD EPYC 7601 (NUMA Interleave All)AMD Threadripper 1950X2 x Intel Xeon Gold 6138Intel Xeon E5-2687W v370140210280350SE +/- 1.27, N = 3SE +/- 0.45, N = 3SE +/- 1.53, N = 3SE +/- 3.63, N = 3SE +/- 1.06, N = 3292.63288.28324.49310.79311.33-lavformat -lavcodec -lavutil -lswscale-lavformat -lavcodec -lavutil -lswscale1. (CC) gcc options: -ldl -m64 -lm -lpthread -O3 -ffast-math -std=gnu99 -fPIC -fomit-frame-pointer -fno-tree-vectorize

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