RHEL Meltdown/Spectre Performance Impact

Test server performance with/without Meltdown/Spectre patches on RHEL 7.x system

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esx_no_patch-rhel_no_patch
January 09 2018
 
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esx_no_patch-rhel_no_patch

Processor: Intel Xeon E7-8860 v3 @ 2.19GHz (1 Core), Motherboard: Intel 440BX, Chipset: Intel 440BX/ZX/DX, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 54GB Virtual disk, Graphics: VMware SVGA II, Network: VMware VMXNET3

OS: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 7.4, Kernel: 3.10.0-693.2.2.el7.x86_64 (x86_64), Compiler: GCC 4.8.5 20150623, File-System: xfs, Screen Resolution: 1672x1254, System Layer: VMware

Compiler Notes: --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++,java,fortran,ada,go,lto --enable-plugin --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --mandir=/usr/share/man --with-arch_32=x86-64 --with-linker-hash-style=gnu --with-tune=generic
Disk Notes: DEADLINE / attr2,inode64,noquota,relatime,rw,seclabel
System Notes: SELinux: Enabled.

RHEL Meltdown/Spectre Performance ImpactOpenBenchmarking.orgPhoronix Test SuiteIntel Xeon E7-8860 v3 @ 2.19GHz (1 Core)Intel 440BXIntel 440BX/ZX/DX4096MB54GB Virtual diskVMware SVGA IIVMware VMXNET3Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 7.43.10.0-693.2.2.el7.x86_64 (x86_64)GCC 4.8.5 20150623xfs1672x1254VMwareProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsNetworkOSKernelCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionSystem LayerRHEL Meltdown/Spectre Performance Impact BenchmarksSystem Logs- --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++,java,fortran,ada,go,lto --enable-plugin --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --mandir=/usr/share/man --with-arch_32=x86-64 --with-linker-hash-style=gnu --with-tune=generic - DEADLINE / attr2,inode64,noquota,relatime,rw,seclabel- SELinux: Enabled.

RHEL Meltdown/Spectre Performance Impactpostmark: Disk Transaction Performancestream: Copystream: Scalestream: Triadstream: Addhmmer: Pfam Database Searchgcrypt: CAMELLIA256-ECB Cipherjohn-the-ripper: Blowfishgraphics-magick: HWB Color Spacehimeno: Poisson Pressure Solverc-ray: Total Timecompress-pbzip2: 256MB File Compressionbullet: 3000 Fallbullet: Convex Trimeshcompress-lzma: 256MB File Compressioncrafty: Elapsed Timeencode-mp3: WAV To MP3povray: Total Timeopenssl: RSA 4096-bit Performanceapache: Static Web Page Servingphpbench: PHP Benchmark Suiteesx_no_patch-rhel_no_patch17288079.185273.605893.265893.32151.99628332837578.13323.45151.2016.764.60957.03237.2042.582048.8142.303128.8557138OpenBenchmarking.org

PostMark

This is a test of NetApp's PostMark benchmark designed to simulate small-file testing similar to the tasks endured by web and mail servers. This test profile will set PostMark to perform 25,000 transactions with 500 files simultaneously with the file sizes ranging between 5 and 512 kilobytes. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgTPS, More Is BetterPostMark 1.51Disk Transaction Performanceesx_no_patch-rhel_no_patch400800120016002000SE +/- 8.00, N = 317281. (CC) gcc options: -O3

Stream

This benchmark tests the system memory (RAM) performance. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterStream 2013-01-17Type: Copyesx_no_patch-rhel_no_patch2K4K6K8K10KSE +/- 11.47, N = 58079.181. (CC) gcc options: -O3 -march=native -fopenmp

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterStream 2013-01-17Type: Scaleesx_no_patch-rhel_no_patch11002200330044005500SE +/- 4.08, N = 55273.601. (CC) gcc options: -O3 -march=native -fopenmp

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterStream 2013-01-17Type: Triadesx_no_patch-rhel_no_patch13002600390052006500SE +/- 13.05, N = 55893.261. (CC) gcc options: -O3 -march=native -fopenmp

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterStream 2013-01-17Type: Addesx_no_patch-rhel_no_patch13002600390052006500SE +/- 6.75, N = 55893.321. (CC) gcc options: -O3 -march=native -fopenmp

Timed HMMer Search

This test searches through the Pfam database of profile hidden markov models. The search finds the domain structure of Drosophila Sevenless protein. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterTimed HMMer Search 2.3.2Pfam Database Searchesx_no_patch-rhel_no_patch306090120150SE +/- 3.50, N = 6151.991. (CC) gcc options: -O2 -pthread -lhmmer -lsquid -lm

Gcrypt Library

OpenBenchmarking.orgMicroseconds, Fewer Is BetterGcrypt Library 1.4.4CAMELLIA256-ECB Cipheresx_no_patch-rhel_no_patch13002600390052006500SE +/- 36.67, N = 362831. (CC) gcc options: -O2 -fvisibility=hidden

John The Ripper

This is a benchmark of John The Ripper, which is a password cracker. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgReal C/S, More Is BetterJohn The Ripper 1.8.0Blowfishesx_no_patch-rhel_no_patch701402102803503281. (CC) gcc options: -fopenmp -lcrypt

GraphicsMagick

This is a test of GraphicsMagick with its OpenMP implementation that performs various imaging tests to stress the system's CPU. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgIterations Per Minute, More Is BetterGraphicsMagick 1.3.19Operation: HWB Color Spaceesx_no_patch-rhel_no_patch918273645371. (CC) gcc options: -std=gnu99 -fopenmp -O2 -pthread -ltiff -ljpeg -lXext -lX11 -lz -lm -lgomp -lpthread

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 Solveresx_no_patch-rhel_no_patch120240360480600SE +/- 2.12, N = 3578.131. (CC) gcc options: -O3 -mavx2

C-Ray

This is a test of C-Ray, a simple raytracer designed to test the floating-point CPU performance. This test is multi-threaded (16 threads per core), will shoot 8 rays per pixel for anti-aliasing, and will generate a 1600 x 1200 image. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterC-Ray 1.1Total Timeesx_no_patch-rhel_no_patch70140210280350SE +/- 5.57, N = 3323.451. (CC) gcc options: -lm -lpthread -O3

Parallel BZIP2 Compression

This test measures the time needed to compress a file (a .tar package of the Linux kernel source code) using BZIP2 compression. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterParallel BZIP2 Compression 1.1.12256MB File Compressionesx_no_patch-rhel_no_patch306090120150SE +/- 0.83, N = 3151.201. (CXX) g++ options: -O2 -pthread -lbz2 -lpthread

Bullet Physics Engine

This is a benchmark of the Bullet Physics Engine. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterBullet Physics Engine 2.81Test: 3000 Fallesx_no_patch-rhel_no_patch48121620SE +/- 0.15, N = 316.761. (CXX) g++ options: -O3 -rdynamic -lglut -lGL -lGLU

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterBullet Physics Engine 2.81Test: Convex Trimeshesx_no_patch-rhel_no_patch1.0352.073.1054.145.175SE +/- 0.06, N = 34.601. (CXX) g++ options: -O3 -rdynamic -lglut -lGL -lGLU

LZMA Compression

This test measures the time needed to compress a file using LZMA compression. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterLZMA Compression256MB File Compressionesx_no_patch-rhel_no_patch2004006008001000SE +/- 9.50, N = 3957.031. (CXX) g++ options: -O2

Crafty

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterCrafty 23.4Elapsed Timeesx_no_patch-rhel_no_patch50100150200250SE +/- 0.16, N = 3237.201. (CC) gcc options: -lstdc++ -lm

LAME MP3 Encoding

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterLAME MP3 Encoding 3.99.5WAV To MP3esx_no_patch-rhel_no_patch1020304050SE +/- 0.12, N = 542.581. (CC) gcc options: -O3 -fomit-frame-pointer -ffast-math -fschedule-insns2 -fbranch-count-reg -fforce-addr -pipe -lm

POV-Ray

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterPOV-Ray 3.7.0Total Timeesx_no_patch-rhel_no_patch400800120016002000SE +/- 2.22, N = 32048.811. (CXX) g++ options: -pipe -O3 -ffast-math -march=native -pthread -lX11 -ltiff -ljpeg -lpng -lz -lrt -lm -lboost_thread -lboost_system

OpenSSL

OpenSSL is an open-source toolkit that implements SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) and TLS (Transport Layer Security) protocols. This test measures the RSA 4096-bit performance of OpenSSL. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgSigns Per Second, More Is BetterOpenSSL 1.0.1gRSA 4096-bit Performanceesx_no_patch-rhel_no_patch1020304050SE +/- 0.40, N = 342.301. (CC) gcc options: -m64 -O3 -lssl -lcrypto -ldl

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 Servingesx_no_patch-rhel_no_patch7001400210028003500SE +/- 34.87, N = 33128.851. (CC) gcc options: -shared -fPIC -O2 -pthread

PHPBench

PHPBench is a benchmark suite for PHP. It performs a large number of simple tests in order to bench various aspects of the PHP interpreter. PHPBench can be used to compare hardware, operating systems, PHP versions, PHP accelerators and caches, compiler options, etc. The number of iterations used is 1,000,000. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgScore, More Is BetterPHPBench 0.8.1PHP Benchmark Suiteesx_no_patch-rhel_no_patch12K24K36K48K60KSE +/- 1416.20, N = 657138

esx_no_patch-rhel_no_patch

Processor: Intel Xeon E7-8860 v3 @ 2.19GHz (1 Core), Motherboard: Intel 440BX, Chipset: Intel 440BX/ZX/DX, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 54GB Virtual disk, Graphics: VMware SVGA II, Network: VMware VMXNET3

OS: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 7.4, Kernel: 3.10.0-693.2.2.el7.x86_64 (x86_64), Compiler: GCC 4.8.5 20150623, File-System: xfs, Screen Resolution: 1672x1254, System Layer: VMware

Compiler Notes: --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++,java,fortran,ada,go,lto --enable-plugin --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --mandir=/usr/share/man --with-arch_32=x86-64 --with-linker-hash-style=gnu --with-tune=generic
Disk Notes: DEADLINE / attr2,inode64,noquota,relatime,rw,seclabel
System Notes: SELinux: Enabled.

Testing initiated at 9 January 2018 09:39 by user vbesancon.