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Linux 4.15 KTPI KVM Test VMOpenBenchmarking.orgPhoronix Test Suite16 x Intel Core (Skylake) @ 2.00GHz (16 Cores)QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX 1996)Intel 440FX- 82441FX PMC32768MB64GBllvmpipe 32256MBQEMU GenericRed Hat Virtio deviceUbuntu 17.104.15.0-rc5 (x86_64) 201801034.15.0-rc6-ptipts4 (x86_64) 20180103GNOME Shell 3.26.1Wayland3.3 Mesa 17.2.2 (LLVM 5.0 256 bits)GCC 7.2.0ext41024x768KVMProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioNetworkOSKernelsDesktopDisplay ServerOpenGLCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionSystem LayerLinux 4.15 KTPI KVM Test VM BenchmarksSystem Logs- GJS_DEBUG_TOPICS=JS ERROR;JS LOG GJS_DEBUG_OUTPUT=stderr- --build=x86_64-linux-gnu --disable-vtable-verify --disable-werror --enable-checking=release --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-default-pie --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-languages=c,ada,c++,go,brig,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-offload-targets=nvptx-none --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-default-libstdcxx-abi=new --with-gcc-major-version-only --with-multilib-list=m32,m64,mx32 --with-target-system-zlib --with-tune=generic --without-cuda-driver -v - NONE / data=ordered,errors=remount-ro,relatime,rw- Python 2.7.14.

Linux 4.15-rc5 vs. KVM Guest With KPTI ComparisonPhoronix Test SuiteBaseline+5.5%+5.5%+11%+11%+16.5%+16.5%2.3%Context Switching21.8%Socket Activity15%GET14.5%LPUSH10%SET9.4%S.W.P.S9.3%8.8%Buffer Test - Heavy Contention - Read Write6.8%OpenMP Stencil5.9%OpenMP CFD Solver5.9%Buffer Test - Single Thread - Read Write5.2%Crypto4.3%Buffer Test - Normal Load - Read Write3.5%OpenMP CUTCP2.5%SADDTime To Compile2.2%Stress-NGStress-NGRedisRedisRedisApache BenchmarkebizzyPostgreSQL pgbenchParboilRodiniaPostgreSQL pgbenchStress-NGPostgreSQL pgbenchParboilRedisTimed Linux Kernel CompilationLinux 4.15-rc5KVM Guest With KPTI

Linux 4.15 KTPI KVM Test VMparboil: OpenMP CUTCPparboil: OpenMP Stencilrodinia: OpenMP CFD Solverhimeno: Poisson Pressure Solverebizzy: build-apache: Time To Compilebuild-linux-kernel: Time To Compilecompress-gzip: 2GB File Compressionpgbench: Buffer Test - Normal Load - Read Writepgbench: Buffer Test - Single Thread - Read Writepgbench: Buffer Test - Heavy Contention - Read Writeredis: SADDredis: LPUSHredis: GETredis: SETstress-ng: Cryptostress-ng: Semaphoresstress-ng: Socket Activitystress-ng: Context Switchingapache: Static Web Page ServingLinux 4.15-rc5KVM Guest With KPTI4.7112.4516.682554.595422324.7255.5711.094876.59273.415512.911928599.421760072.102551905.581858243.062963.761818458.819484.777795910.8737384.154.8313.1917.662545.194982825.0156.8211.274710.34259.785163.741972192.671600664.922228273.041698670.382842.621825916.148248.416399566.3034209.96OpenBenchmarking.org

Parboil

The Parboil Benchmarks from the IMPACT Research Group at University of Illinois are a set of throughput computing applications for looking at computing architecture and compilers. Parboil test-cases support OpenMP, OpenCL, and CUDA multi-processing environments. However, at this time the test profile is just making use of the OpenMP and OpenCL test workloads. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterParboil 2.5Test: OpenMP CUTCPKVM Guest With KPTILinux 4.15-rc51.08682.17363.26044.34725.434SE +/- 0.08, N = 4SE +/- 0.04, N = 34.834.711. (CXX) g++ options: -lm -lpthread -lgomp -ffast-math -fopenmp
OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterParboil 2.5Test: OpenMP CUTCPKVM Guest With KPTILinux 4.15-rc5246810Min: 4.68 / Avg: 4.83 / Max: 5.02Min: 4.63 / Avg: 4.71 / Max: 4.771. (CXX) g++ options: -lm -lpthread -lgomp -ffast-math -fopenmp

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterParboil 2.5Test: OpenMP StencilKVM Guest With KPTILinux 4.15-rc53691215SE +/- 0.11, N = 3SE +/- 0.18, N = 513.1912.451. (CXX) g++ options: -lm -lpthread -lgomp -ffast-math -fopenmp
OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterParboil 2.5Test: OpenMP StencilKVM Guest With KPTILinux 4.15-rc548121620Min: 12.98 / Avg: 13.19 / Max: 13.34Min: 11.8 / Avg: 12.45 / Max: 12.921. (CXX) g++ options: -lm -lpthread -lgomp -ffast-math -fopenmp

Rodinia

Rodinia is a suite focused upon accelerating compute-intensive applications with accelerators. CUDA, OpenMP, and OpenCL parallel models are supported by the included applications. This profile utilizes the OpenCL and OpenMP test binaries at the moment. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterRodinia 2.4Test: OpenMP CFD SolverKVM Guest With KPTILinux 4.15-rc548121620SE +/- 0.11, N = 3SE +/- 0.19, N = 317.6616.681. (CXX) g++ options: -O2 -lOpenCL
OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterRodinia 2.4Test: OpenMP CFD SolverKVM Guest With KPTILinux 4.15-rc548121620Min: 17.51 / Avg: 17.66 / Max: 17.87Min: 16.39 / Avg: 16.68 / Max: 17.031. (CXX) g++ options: -O2 -lOpenCL

Himeno Benchmark

The Himeno benchmark is a linear solver of pressure Poisson using a point-Jacobi method. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgMFLOPS, More Is BetterHimeno Benchmark 3.0Poisson Pressure SolverKVM Guest With KPTILinux 4.15-rc55001000150020002500SE +/- 15.93, N = 3SE +/- 3.10, N = 32545.192554.591. (CC) gcc options: -O3 -mavx2
OpenBenchmarking.orgMFLOPS, More Is BetterHimeno Benchmark 3.0Poisson Pressure SolverKVM Guest With KPTILinux 4.15-rc5400800120016002000Min: 2513.34 / Avg: 2545.19 / Max: 2562.14Min: 2549.26 / Avg: 2554.59 / Max: 25601. (CC) gcc options: -O3 -mavx2

ebizzy

This is a test of ebizzy, a program to generate workloads resembling web server workloads. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgRecords/s, More Is Betterebizzy 0.3KVM Guest With KPTILinux 4.15-rc512K24K36K48K60KSE +/- 728.89, N = 6SE +/- 738.31, N = 349828542231. (CC) gcc options: -pthread -lpthread -O3 -march=native
OpenBenchmarking.orgRecords/s, More Is Betterebizzy 0.3KVM Guest With KPTILinux 4.15-rc59K18K27K36K45KMin: 48284 / Avg: 49828 / Max: 52623Min: 53307 / Avg: 54223 / Max: 556841. (CC) gcc options: -pthread -lpthread -O3 -march=native

Timed Apache Compilation

This test times how long it takes to build the Apache HTTP Server. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterTimed Apache Compilation 2.4.7Time To CompileKVM Guest With KPTILinux 4.15-rc5612182430SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 325.0124.72
OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterTimed Apache Compilation 2.4.7Time To CompileKVM Guest With KPTILinux 4.15-rc5612182430Min: 24.92 / Avg: 25.01 / Max: 25.14Min: 24.66 / Avg: 24.72 / Max: 24.81

Timed Linux Kernel Compilation

This test times how long it takes to build the Linux kernel. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterTimed Linux Kernel Compilation 4.13Time To CompileKVM Guest With KPTILinux 4.15-rc51326395265SE +/- 0.93, N = 6SE +/- 0.88, N = 456.8255.57
OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterTimed Linux Kernel Compilation 4.13Time To CompileKVM Guest With KPTILinux 4.15-rc51122334455Min: 55.03 / Avg: 56.82 / Max: 61.32Min: 54.34 / Avg: 55.57 / Max: 58.16

Gzip Compression

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterGzip Compression2GB File CompressionKVM Guest With KPTILinux 4.15-rc53691215SE +/- 0.22, N = 3SE +/- 0.11, N = 311.2711.09
OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterGzip Compression2GB File CompressionKVM Guest With KPTILinux 4.15-rc53691215Min: 10.98 / Avg: 11.27 / Max: 11.69Min: 10.89 / Avg: 11.09 / Max: 11.27

PostgreSQL pgbench

This is a simple benchmark of PostgreSQL using pgbench. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgTPS, More Is BetterPostgreSQL pgbench 10.0Scaling: Buffer Test - Test: Normal Load - Mode: Read WriteKVM Guest With KPTILinux 4.15-rc510002000300040005000SE +/- 59.13, N = 3SE +/- 35.86, N = 34710.344876.591. (CC) gcc options: -fno-strict-aliasing -fwrapv -O2 -fPIC -lpgcommon -lpgport -lpthread -lrt -lcrypt -ldl -lm
OpenBenchmarking.orgTPS, More Is BetterPostgreSQL pgbench 10.0Scaling: Buffer Test - Test: Normal Load - Mode: Read WriteKVM Guest With KPTILinux 4.15-rc58001600240032004000Min: 4597.75 / Avg: 4710.34 / Max: 4797.97Min: 4820.52 / Avg: 4876.59 / Max: 4943.351. (CC) gcc options: -fno-strict-aliasing -fwrapv -O2 -fPIC -lpgcommon -lpgport -lpthread -lrt -lcrypt -ldl -lm

OpenBenchmarking.orgTPS, More Is BetterPostgreSQL pgbench 10.0Scaling: Buffer Test - Test: Single Thread - Mode: Read WriteKVM Guest With KPTILinux 4.15-rc560120180240300SE +/- 2.89, N = 3SE +/- 3.74, N = 3259.78273.411. (CC) gcc options: -fno-strict-aliasing -fwrapv -O2 -fPIC -lpgcommon -lpgport -lpthread -lrt -lcrypt -ldl -lm
OpenBenchmarking.orgTPS, More Is BetterPostgreSQL pgbench 10.0Scaling: Buffer Test - Test: Single Thread - Mode: Read WriteKVM Guest With KPTILinux 4.15-rc550100150200250Min: 254.57 / Avg: 259.78 / Max: 264.56Min: 268.9 / Avg: 273.41 / Max: 280.831. (CC) gcc options: -fno-strict-aliasing -fwrapv -O2 -fPIC -lpgcommon -lpgport -lpthread -lrt -lcrypt -ldl -lm

OpenBenchmarking.orgTPS, More Is BetterPostgreSQL pgbench 10.0Scaling: Buffer Test - Test: Heavy Contention - Mode: Read WriteKVM Guest With KPTILinux 4.15-rc512002400360048006000SE +/- 24.78, N = 3SE +/- 70.42, N = 35163.745512.911. (CC) gcc options: -fno-strict-aliasing -fwrapv -O2 -fPIC -lpgcommon -lpgport -lpthread -lrt -lcrypt -ldl -lm
OpenBenchmarking.orgTPS, More Is BetterPostgreSQL pgbench 10.0Scaling: Buffer Test - Test: Heavy Contention - Mode: Read WriteKVM Guest With KPTILinux 4.15-rc510002000300040005000Min: 5115.69 / Avg: 5163.74 / Max: 5198.23Min: 5389.19 / Avg: 5512.91 / Max: 5633.031. (CC) gcc options: -fno-strict-aliasing -fwrapv -O2 -fPIC -lpgcommon -lpgport -lpthread -lrt -lcrypt -ldl -lm

Redis

OpenBenchmarking.orgRequests Per Second, More Is BetterRedis 3.0.1Test: SADDLinux 4.15-rc5KVM Guest With KPTI400K800K1200K1600K2000KSE +/- 23607.22, N = 3SE +/- 57896.93, N = 61928599.421972192.671. (CC) gcc options: -ggdb -rdynamic -lm -pthread
OpenBenchmarking.orgRequests Per Second, More Is BetterRedis 3.0.1Test: SADDLinux 4.15-rc5KVM Guest With KPTI300K600K900K1200K1500KMin: 1886792.5 / Avg: 1928599.42 / Max: 1968503.88Min: 1739130.5 / Avg: 1972192.67 / Max: 2123142.251. (CC) gcc options: -ggdb -rdynamic -lm -pthread

OpenBenchmarking.orgRequests Per Second, More Is BetterRedis 3.0.1Test: LPUSHKVM Guest With KPTILinux 4.15-rc5400K800K1200K1600K2000KSE +/- 48757.32, N = 6SE +/- 30233.51, N = 61600664.921760072.101. (CC) gcc options: -ggdb -rdynamic -lm -pthread
OpenBenchmarking.orgRequests Per Second, More Is BetterRedis 3.0.1Test: LPUSHKVM Guest With KPTILinux 4.15-rc5300K600K900K1200K1500KMin: 1388888.88 / Avg: 1600664.92 / Max: 1751313.5Min: 1661129.62 / Avg: 1760072.1 / Max: 1855287.621. (CC) gcc options: -ggdb -rdynamic -lm -pthread

OpenBenchmarking.orgRequests Per Second, More Is BetterRedis 3.0.1Test: GETKVM Guest With KPTILinux 4.15-rc5500K1000K1500K2000K2500KSE +/- 29578.14, N = 6SE +/- 67654.14, N = 62228273.042551905.581. (CC) gcc options: -ggdb -rdynamic -lm -pthread
OpenBenchmarking.orgRequests Per Second, More Is BetterRedis 3.0.1Test: GETKVM Guest With KPTILinux 4.15-rc5400K800K1200K1600K2000KMin: 2169197.5 / Avg: 2228273.04 / Max: 2336448.5Min: 2262443.5 / Avg: 2551905.58 / Max: 2695417.751. (CC) gcc options: -ggdb -rdynamic -lm -pthread

OpenBenchmarking.orgRequests Per Second, More Is BetterRedis 3.0.1Test: SETKVM Guest With KPTILinux 4.15-rc5400K800K1200K1600K2000KSE +/- 27089.77, N = 3SE +/- 52100.71, N = 61698670.381858243.061. (CC) gcc options: -ggdb -rdynamic -lm -pthread
OpenBenchmarking.orgRequests Per Second, More Is BetterRedis 3.0.1Test: SETKVM Guest With KPTILinux 4.15-rc5300K600K900K1200K1500KMin: 1644736.88 / Avg: 1698670.38 / Max: 1730103.75Min: 1672240.88 / Avg: 1858243.06 / Max: 2008032.121. (CC) gcc options: -ggdb -rdynamic -lm -pthread

Stress-NG

Stress-NG is a Linux stress tool developed by Colin King of Canonical. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgBogo Ops/s, More Is BetterStress-NG 0.07.26Test: CryptoKVM Guest With KPTILinux 4.15-rc56001200180024003000SE +/- 9.87, N = 3SE +/- 5.60, N = 32842.622963.761. (CC) gcc options: -O2 -std=gnu99 -lm -lcrypt -lrt -lpthread -lc
OpenBenchmarking.orgBogo Ops/s, More Is BetterStress-NG 0.07.26Test: CryptoKVM Guest With KPTILinux 4.15-rc55001000150020002500Min: 2831.34 / Avg: 2842.62 / Max: 2862.29Min: 2952.56 / Avg: 2963.76 / Max: 2969.651. (CC) gcc options: -O2 -std=gnu99 -lm -lcrypt -lrt -lpthread -lc

OpenBenchmarking.orgBogo Ops/s, More Is BetterStress-NG 0.07.26Test: SemaphoresLinux 4.15-rc5KVM Guest With KPTI400K800K1200K1600K2000KSE +/- 96198.46, N = 6SE +/- 36307.90, N = 61818458.811825916.141. (CC) gcc options: -O2 -std=gnu99 -lm -lcrypt -lrt -lpthread -lc
OpenBenchmarking.orgBogo Ops/s, More Is BetterStress-NG 0.07.26Test: SemaphoresLinux 4.15-rc5KVM Guest With KPTI300K600K900K1200K1500KMin: 1475372.36 / Avg: 1818458.81 / Max: 2066366.11Min: 1723212.83 / Avg: 1825916.14 / Max: 1945375.381. (CC) gcc options: -O2 -std=gnu99 -lm -lcrypt -lrt -lpthread -lc

OpenBenchmarking.orgBogo Ops/s, More Is BetterStress-NG 0.07.26Test: Socket ActivityKVM Guest With KPTILinux 4.15-rc52K4K6K8K10KSE +/- 48.71, N = 3SE +/- 22.36, N = 38248.419484.771. (CC) gcc options: -O2 -std=gnu99 -lm -lcrypt -lrt -lpthread -lc
OpenBenchmarking.orgBogo Ops/s, More Is BetterStress-NG 0.07.26Test: Socket ActivityKVM Guest With KPTILinux 4.15-rc516003200480064008000Min: 8160.13 / Avg: 8248.41 / Max: 8328.22Min: 9442.08 / Avg: 9484.77 / Max: 9517.621. (CC) gcc options: -O2 -std=gnu99 -lm -lcrypt -lrt -lpthread -lc

OpenBenchmarking.orgBogo Ops/s, More Is BetterStress-NG 0.07.26Test: Context SwitchingKVM Guest With KPTILinux 4.15-rc52M4M6M8M10MSE +/- 21247.42, N = 3SE +/- 65287.69, N = 36399566.307795910.871. (CC) gcc options: -O2 -std=gnu99 -lm -lcrypt -lrt -lpthread -lc
OpenBenchmarking.orgBogo Ops/s, More Is BetterStress-NG 0.07.26Test: Context SwitchingKVM Guest With KPTILinux 4.15-rc51.4M2.8M4.2M5.6M7MMin: 6359363.24 / Avg: 6399566.3 / Max: 6431590.27Min: 7673197.18 / Avg: 7795910.87 / Max: 7895913.011. (CC) gcc options: -O2 -std=gnu99 -lm -lcrypt -lrt -lpthread -lc

Apache Benchmark

This is a test of ab, which is the Apache benchmark program. This test profile measures how many requests per second a given system can sustain when carrying out 1,000,000 requests with 100 requests being carried out concurrently. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgRequests Per Second, More Is BetterApache Benchmark 2.4.7Static Web Page ServingKVM Guest With KPTILinux 4.15-rc58K16K24K32K40KSE +/- 562.16, N = 6SE +/- 485.16, N = 334209.9637384.151. (CC) gcc options: -shared -fPIC -O2 -pthread
OpenBenchmarking.orgRequests Per Second, More Is BetterApache Benchmark 2.4.7Static Web Page ServingKVM Guest With KPTILinux 4.15-rc56K12K18K24K30KMin: 31872.02 / Avg: 34209.96 / Max: 35825.94Min: 36460.65 / Avg: 37384.15 / Max: 38103.81. (CC) gcc options: -shared -fPIC -O2 -pthread