AMD CPU Linux 4.15 Retpoline Benchmarking
AMD Linux CPU tests for a future article on Phoronix.com.


EPYC 7601: No Retpoline: 

	Processor: AMD EPYC 7601 32-Core @ 2.20GHz (32 Cores / 64 Threads), Motherboard: TYAN B8026T70AE24HR (V0.05.B10 BIOS), Chipset: AMD Device 1450, Memory: 8 x 16384 MB DDR4-2666MHz Samsung M393A2K40BB2-CTD, Disk: 280GB INTEL SSDPE21D280GA, Graphics: ASPEED ASPEED Family, Monitor: VE228, Network: Broadcom Limited NetXtreme BCM5720 Gigabit PCIe

	OS: Debian 9.3, Kernel: 4.15.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20180114, Compiler: GCC 6.3.0 20170516, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

EPYC 7601: Minimal AMD Retpoline: 

	Processor: AMD EPYC 7601 32-Core @ 2.20GHz (32 Cores / 64 Threads), Motherboard: TYAN B8026T70AE24HR (V0.05.B10 BIOS), Chipset: AMD Device 1450, Memory: 8 x 16384 MB DDR4-2666MHz Samsung M393A2K40BB2-CTD, Disk: 280GB INTEL SSDPE21D280GA, Graphics: ASPEED ASPEED Family, Monitor: VE228, Network: Broadcom Limited NetXtreme BCM5720 Gigabit PCIe

	OS: Debian 9.3, Kernel: 4.15.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20180114, Compiler: GCC 6.3.0 20170516, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

EPYC 7601: Minimal Generic Retpoline: 

	Processor: AMD EPYC 7601 32-Core @ 2.20GHz (32 Cores / 64 Threads), Motherboard: TYAN B8026T70AE24HR (V0.05.B10 BIOS), Chipset: AMD Device 1450, Memory: 8 x 16384 MB DDR4-2666MHz Samsung M393A2K40BB2-CTD, Disk: 280GB INTEL SSDPE21D280GA, Graphics: ASPEED ASPEED Family, Monitor: VE228, Network: Broadcom Limited NetXtreme BCM5720 Gigabit PCIe

	OS: Debian 9.3, Kernel: 4.15.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20180114, Compiler: GCC 6.3.0 20170516, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

TR 1950X: No Retpoline: 

	Processor: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X 16-Core @ 3.40GHz (16 Cores / 32 Threads), Motherboard: Gigabyte X399 AORUS Gaming 7 (F3g BIOS), Chipset: AMD Device 1450, Memory: 4 x 4096 MB DDR4-3600MHz F4-3600C17-4GVK, Disk: 120GB Force MP500, Graphics: MSI AMD Radeon R7 370 / R9 270/370 OEM 4096MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Monitor: VE228, Network: Qualcomm Atheros Device e0b1 + Intel Device 24fd

	OS: Debian 9.3, Kernel: 4.15.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20180114, Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.22.3, Display Driver: modesetting 1.19.2, Compiler: GCC 6.3.0 20170516, File-System: ext4

TR 1950X: Minimal AMD Retpoline: 

	Processor: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X 16-Core @ 3.40GHz (16 Cores / 32 Threads), Motherboard: Gigabyte X399 AORUS Gaming 7 (F3g BIOS), Chipset: AMD Device 1450, Memory: 4 x 4096 MB DDR4-3600MHz F4-3600C17-4GVK, Disk: 120GB Force MP500, Graphics: MSI AMD Radeon R7 370 / R9 270/370 OEM 4096MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Monitor: VE228, Network: Qualcomm Atheros Device e0b1 + Intel Device 24fd

	OS: Debian 9.3, Kernel: 4.15.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20180114, Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.22.3, Display Driver: modesetting 1.19.2, Compiler: GCC 6.3.0 20170516, File-System: ext4

TR 1950X: Minimal Generic Retpoline: 

	Processor: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X 16-Core @ 3.40GHz (16 Cores / 32 Threads), Motherboard: Gigabyte X399 AORUS Gaming 7 (F3g BIOS), Chipset: AMD Device 1450, Memory: 4 x 4096 MB DDR4-3600MHz F4-3600C17-4GVK, Disk: 120GB Force MP500, Graphics: MSI AMD Radeon R7 370 / R9 270/370 OEM 4096MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Monitor: VE228, Network: Qualcomm Atheros Device e0b1 + Intel Device 24fd

	OS: Debian 9.3, Kernel: 4.15.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20180114, Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.22.3, Display Driver: modesetting 1.19.2, Compiler: GCC 6.3.0 20170516, File-System: ext4

A10-7870K: Minimal AMD Retpoline: 

	Processor: AMD A10-7870K Radeon R7 12 Compute Cores 4C+8G @ 3.90GHz (2 Cores / 4 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS A88XM-E (2001 BIOS), Chipset: AMD Family 15h, Memory: 2 x 8192 MB DDR3-2400MT/s, Disk: 250GB Samsung SSD 850, Graphics: ASUS AMD Radeon R7 1024MB (355MHz), Audio: AMD Kaveri HDMI/DP, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411

	OS: Ubuntu 17.10, Kernel: 4.15.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20180114, Compiler: GCC 7.2.0, File-System: ext4

A10-7870K: No Retpoline: 

	Processor: AMD A10-7870K Radeon R7 12 Compute Cores 4C+8G @ 3.90GHz (2 Cores / 4 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS A88XM-E (2001 BIOS), Chipset: AMD Family 15h, Memory: 2 x 8192 MB DDR3-2400MT/s, Disk: 250GB Samsung SSD 850, Graphics: ASUS AMD Radeon R7 1024MB (355MHz), Audio: AMD Kaveri HDMI/DP, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411

	OS: Ubuntu 17.10, Kernel: 4.15.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20180114, Compiler: GCC 7.2.0, File-System: ext4

A10-7870K: Minimal Generic Retpoline: 

	Processor: AMD A10-7870K Radeon R7 12 Compute Cores 4C+8G @ 3.90GHz (2 Cores / 4 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS A88XM-E (2001 BIOS), Chipset: AMD Family 15h, Memory: 2 x 8192 MB DDR3-2400MT/s, Disk: 250GB Samsung SSD 850, Graphics: ASUS AMD Radeon R7 1024MB (355MHz), Audio: AMD Kaveri HDMI/DP, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411

	OS: Ubuntu 17.10, Kernel: 4.15.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20180114, Compiler: GCC 7.2.0, File-System: ext4

Ryzen 7 1800X: Minimal AMD Retpoline: 

	Processor: AMD Ryzen 7 1800X Eight-Core @ 3.60GHz (8 Cores / 16 Threads), Motherboard: MSI X370 XPOWER GAMING TITANIUM (MS-7A31) v1.0 (1.90 BIOS), Chipset: AMD Device 1450, Memory: 2 x 8192 MB DDR4-1533MHz, Disk: 128GB INTEL SSDPEKKW128G7, Graphics: AMD Radeon RX 460, Audio: AMD Device aae0, Network: Intel I211 Gigabit Connection

	OS: Debian 9.1, Kernel: 4.15.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20180114, Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.22.3, Display Driver: modesetting 1.19.2, Compiler: GCC 6.3.0 20170516, File-System: ext4

Ryzen 7 1800X: Minimal Generic Retpoline: 

	Processor: AMD Ryzen 7 1800X Eight-Core @ 3.60GHz (8 Cores / 16 Threads), Motherboard: MSI X370 XPOWER GAMING TITANIUM (MS-7A31) v1.0 (1.90 BIOS), Chipset: AMD Device 1450, Memory: 2 x 8192 MB DDR4-1533MHz, Disk: 128GB INTEL SSDPEKKW128G7, Graphics: AMD Radeon RX 460, Audio: AMD Device aae0, Network: Intel I211 Gigabit Connection

	OS: Debian 9.1, Kernel: 4.15.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20180114, Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.22.3, Display Driver: modesetting 1.19.2, Compiler: GCC 6.3.0 20170516, File-System: ext4

Ryzen 7 1800X: No Retpoline: 

	Processor: AMD Ryzen 7 1800X Eight-Core @ 3.60GHz (8 Cores / 16 Threads), Motherboard: MSI X370 XPOWER GAMING TITANIUM (MS-7A31) v1.0 (1.90 BIOS), Chipset: AMD Device 1450, Memory: 2 x 8192 MB DDR4-1533MHz, Disk: 128GB INTEL SSDPEKKW128G7, Graphics: AMD Radeon RX 460, Audio: AMD Device aae0, Network: Intel I211 Gigabit Connection

	OS: Debian 9.1, Kernel: 4.15.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20180114, Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.22.3, Display Driver: modesetting 1.19.2, Compiler: GCC 6.3.0 20170516, File-System: ext4

FX-8370: Minimal AMD Retpoline: 

	Processor: AMD FX-8370 Eight-Core @ 4.00GHz (4 Cores / 8 Threads), Motherboard: ASRock 990FX Killer (P1.60 BIOS), Chipset: AMD RD9x0/RX980, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 120GB SPCC Solid State, Graphics: AMD FirePro V8700 1024MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: DELL S2409W, Network: Qualcomm Atheros Killer E220x Gigabit

	OS: Ubuntu 17.10, Kernel: 4.15.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20180114, Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.26.2, Compiler: GCC 7.2.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

FX-8370: Minimal Generic Retpoline: 

	Processor: AMD FX-8370 Eight-Core @ 4.00GHz (4 Cores / 8 Threads), Motherboard: ASRock 990FX Killer (P1.60 BIOS), Chipset: AMD RD9x0/RX980, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 120GB SPCC Solid State, Graphics: AMD FirePro V8700 1024MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: DELL S2409W, Network: Qualcomm Atheros Killer E220x Gigabit

	OS: Ubuntu 17.10, Kernel: 4.15.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20180114, Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.26.2, Compiler: GCC 7.2.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

FX-8370: No Retpoline: 

	Processor: AMD FX-8370 Eight-Core @ 4.00GHz (4 Cores / 8 Threads), Motherboard: ASRock 990FX Killer (P1.60 BIOS), Chipset: AMD RD9x0/RX980, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 120GB SPCC Solid State, Graphics: AMD FirePro V8700 1024MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: DELL S2409W, Network: Qualcomm Atheros Killer E220x Gigabit

	OS: Ubuntu 17.10, Kernel: 4.15.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20180114, Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.26.2, Compiler: GCC 7.2.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080


Compile Bench 0.6
Test: Compile
MB/s > Higher Is Better
EPYC 7601: No Retpoline .................. 1787.04 |===========================
EPYC 7601: Minimal AMD Retpoline ......... 1788.41 |===========================
EPYC 7601: Minimal Generic Retpoline ..... 1781.16 |===========================
TR 1950X: No Retpoline ................... 1205.38 |==================
TR 1950X: Minimal AMD Retpoline .......... 1339.97 |====================
TR 1950X: Minimal Generic Retpoline ...... 1162.66 |==================
A10-7870K: Minimal AMD Retpoline ......... 581.76  |=========
A10-7870K: No Retpoline .................. 591.24  |=========
A10-7870K: Minimal Generic Retpoline ..... 587.61  |=========
Ryzen 7 1800X: Minimal AMD Retpoline ..... 711.15  |===========
Ryzen 7 1800X: Minimal Generic Retpoline . 705.09  |===========
Ryzen 7 1800X: No Retpoline .............. 709.50  |===========
FX-8370: Minimal AMD Retpoline ........... 269.64  |====
FX-8370: Minimal Generic Retpoline ....... 273.06  |====
FX-8370: No Retpoline .................... 273.76  |====


Compile Bench 0.6
Test: Initial Create
MB/s > Higher Is Better
EPYC 7601: No Retpoline .................. 410.31 |=======================
EPYC 7601: Minimal AMD Retpoline ......... 408.40 |=======================
EPYC 7601: Minimal Generic Retpoline ..... 404.64 |=======================
TR 1950X: No Retpoline ................... 498.13 |============================
TR 1950X: Minimal AMD Retpoline .......... 491.91 |============================
TR 1950X: Minimal Generic Retpoline ...... 492.99 |============================
A10-7870K: Minimal AMD Retpoline ......... 300.58 |=================
A10-7870K: No Retpoline .................. 299.75 |=================
A10-7870K: Minimal Generic Retpoline ..... 296.92 |=================
Ryzen 7 1800X: Minimal AMD Retpoline ..... 495.41 |============================
Ryzen 7 1800X: Minimal Generic Retpoline . 469.82 |==========================
Ryzen 7 1800X: No Retpoline .............. 464.92 |==========================
FX-8370: Minimal AMD Retpoline ........... 205.29 |============
FX-8370: Minimal Generic Retpoline ....... 207.22 |============
FX-8370: No Retpoline .................... 207.62 |============


Compile Bench 0.6
Test: Read Compiled Tree
MB/s > Higher Is Better
EPYC 7601: No Retpoline .................. 1363.13 |===========================
EPYC 7601: Minimal AMD Retpoline ......... 1345.39 |===========================
EPYC 7601: Minimal Generic Retpoline ..... 1349.82 |===========================
TR 1950X: No Retpoline ................... 1220.38 |========================
TR 1950X: Minimal AMD Retpoline .......... 1201.50 |========================
TR 1950X: Minimal Generic Retpoline ...... 1170.24 |=======================
A10-7870K: Minimal AMD Retpoline ......... 694.50  |==============
A10-7870K: No Retpoline .................. 697.51  |==============
A10-7870K: Minimal Generic Retpoline ..... 693.18  |==============
Ryzen 7 1800X: Minimal AMD Retpoline ..... 1183.95 |=======================
Ryzen 7 1800X: Minimal Generic Retpoline . 1183.27 |=======================
Ryzen 7 1800X: No Retpoline .............. 1170.72 |=======================
FX-8370: Minimal AMD Retpoline ........... 520.73  |==========
FX-8370: Minimal Generic Retpoline ....... 658.74  |=============
FX-8370: No Retpoline .................... 653.10  |=============


Hackbench
Count: 4 - Type: Process
Seconds < Lower Is Better
EPYC 7601: No Retpoline .................. 7.28  |=====
EPYC 7601: Minimal AMD Retpoline ......... 7.17  |=====
EPYC 7601: Minimal Generic Retpoline ..... 7.41  |=====
TR 1950X: No Retpoline ................... 6.50  |=====
TR 1950X: Minimal AMD Retpoline .......... 8.04  |======
TR 1950X: Minimal Generic Retpoline ...... 7.67  |=====
A10-7870K: Minimal AMD Retpoline ......... 41.10 |=============================
A10-7870K: No Retpoline .................. 40.73 |=============================
A10-7870K: Minimal Generic Retpoline ..... 41.28 |=============================
Ryzen 7 1800X: Minimal AMD Retpoline ..... 8.13  |======
Ryzen 7 1800X: Minimal Generic Retpoline . 10.35 |=======
Ryzen 7 1800X: No Retpoline .............. 9.24  |======
FX-8370: Minimal AMD Retpoline ........... 24.95 |==================
FX-8370: Minimal Generic Retpoline ....... 25.62 |==================
FX-8370: No Retpoline .................... 25.36 |==================


Hackbench
Count: 16 - Type: Process
Seconds < Lower Is Better
EPYC 7601: No Retpoline .................. 24.34  |====
EPYC 7601: Minimal AMD Retpoline ......... 24.26  |====
EPYC 7601: Minimal Generic Retpoline ..... 25.00  |====
TR 1950X: No Retpoline ................... 22.55  |====
TR 1950X: Minimal AMD Retpoline .......... 21.61  |===
TR 1950X: Minimal Generic Retpoline ...... 24.12  |====
A10-7870K: Minimal AMD Retpoline ......... 170.49 |============================
A10-7870K: No Retpoline .................. 173.07 |============================
A10-7870K: Minimal Generic Retpoline ..... 169.65 |===========================
Ryzen 7 1800X: Minimal AMD Retpoline ..... 33.53  |=====
Ryzen 7 1800X: Minimal Generic Retpoline . 32.93  |=====
Ryzen 7 1800X: No Retpoline .............. 36.21  |======
FX-8370: Minimal AMD Retpoline ........... 90.33  |===============
FX-8370: Minimal Generic Retpoline ....... 94.42  |===============
FX-8370: No Retpoline .................... 92.88  |===============


GNU MPC 1.1.0
Multi-Precision Benchmark
Global Score > Higher Is Better
EPYC 7601: No Retpoline .................. 6160 |========================
EPYC 7601: Minimal AMD Retpoline ......... 6093 |========================
EPYC 7601: Minimal Generic Retpoline ..... 6110 |========================
TR 1950X: No Retpoline ................... 7610 |==============================
TR 1950X: Minimal AMD Retpoline .......... 7603 |==============================
TR 1950X: Minimal Generic Retpoline ...... 7627 |==============================
A10-7870K: Minimal AMD Retpoline ......... 4260 |=================
A10-7870K: No Retpoline .................. 4303 |=================
A10-7870K: Minimal Generic Retpoline ..... 4297 |=================
Ryzen 7 1800X: Minimal AMD Retpoline ..... 7563 |==============================
Ryzen 7 1800X: Minimal Generic Retpoline . 7557 |==============================
Ryzen 7 1800X: No Retpoline .............. 7550 |==============================
FX-8370: Minimal AMD Retpoline ........... 4930 |===================
FX-8370: Minimal Generic Retpoline ....... 4937 |===================
FX-8370: No Retpoline .................... 4920 |===================


Flexible IO Tester 2.1.13
Type: Random Read - IO Engine: Libaio - Buffered: No - Direct: Yes - Block Size: 4KB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory
MB/s > Higher Is Better
EPYC 7601: No Retpoline .................. 1138.90 |===========================
EPYC 7601: Minimal AMD Retpoline ......... 1120.02 |===========================
EPYC 7601: Minimal Generic Retpoline ..... 1122.83 |===========================
TR 1950X: No Retpoline ................... 556.08  |=============
TR 1950X: Minimal AMD Retpoline .......... 368.86  |=========
TR 1950X: Minimal Generic Retpoline ...... 366.49  |=========
A10-7870K: Minimal AMD Retpoline ......... 202.89  |=====
A10-7870K: No Retpoline .................. 209.98  |=====
A10-7870K: Minimal Generic Retpoline ..... 190.30  |=====
Ryzen 7 1800X: Minimal AMD Retpoline ..... 140.60  |===
Ryzen 7 1800X: Minimal Generic Retpoline . 105.46  |===
Ryzen 7 1800X: No Retpoline .............. 105.51  |===
FX-8370: Minimal AMD Retpoline ........... 16.51   |
FX-8370: Minimal Generic Retpoline ....... 16.21   |
FX-8370: No Retpoline .................... 16.16   |


Flexible IO Tester 2.1.13
Type: Random Write - IO Engine: Libaio - Buffered: No - Direct: Yes - Block Size: 4KB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory
MB/s > Higher Is Better
EPYC 7601: No Retpoline .................. 1039.53 |==========================
EPYC 7601: Minimal AMD Retpoline ......... 1095.63 |===========================
EPYC 7601: Minimal Generic Retpoline ..... 1055.51 |==========================
TR 1950X: No Retpoline ................... 828.55  |====================
TR 1950X: Minimal AMD Retpoline .......... 830.93  |====================
TR 1950X: Minimal Generic Retpoline ...... 779.54  |===================
A10-7870K: Minimal AMD Retpoline ......... 241.36  |======
A10-7870K: No Retpoline .................. 242.29  |======
A10-7870K: Minimal Generic Retpoline ..... 242.73  |======
Ryzen 7 1800X: Minimal AMD Retpoline ..... 305.59  |========
Ryzen 7 1800X: Minimal Generic Retpoline . 263.80  |=======
Ryzen 7 1800X: No Retpoline .............. 274.93  |=======
FX-8370: Minimal AMD Retpoline ........... 52.25   |=
FX-8370: Minimal Generic Retpoline ....... 51.71   |=
FX-8370: No Retpoline .................... 51.63   |=


Flexible IO Tester 2.1.13
Type: Sequential Read - IO Engine: Libaio - Buffered: No - Direct: Yes - Block Size: 4KB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory
MB/s > Higher Is Better
EPYC 7601: No Retpoline .................. 1182.00 |===========================
EPYC 7601: Minimal AMD Retpoline ......... 1133.67 |==========================
EPYC 7601: Minimal Generic Retpoline ..... 1173.48 |===========================
TR 1950X: No Retpoline ................... 511.67  |============
TR 1950X: Minimal AMD Retpoline .......... 512.40  |============
TR 1950X: Minimal Generic Retpoline ...... 512.90  |============
A10-7870K: Minimal AMD Retpoline ......... 210.28  |=====
A10-7870K: No Retpoline .................. 209.34  |=====
A10-7870K: Minimal Generic Retpoline ..... 214.05  |=====
Ryzen 7 1800X: Minimal AMD Retpoline ..... 129.26  |===
Ryzen 7 1800X: Minimal Generic Retpoline . 129.90  |===
Ryzen 7 1800X: No Retpoline .............. 129.93  |===
FX-8370: Minimal AMD Retpoline ........... 304.82  |=======
FX-8370: Minimal Generic Retpoline ....... 278.82  |======
FX-8370: No Retpoline .................... 298.35  |=======


Flexible IO Tester 2.1.13
Type: Sequential Write - IO Engine: Libaio - Buffered: No - Direct: Yes - Block Size: 4KB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory
MB/s > Higher Is Better
EPYC 7601: No Retpoline .................. 1090.37 |===========================
EPYC 7601: Minimal AMD Retpoline ......... 1084.43 |===========================
EPYC 7601: Minimal Generic Retpoline ..... 1062.75 |==========================
TR 1950X: No Retpoline ................... 816.63  |====================
TR 1950X: Minimal AMD Retpoline .......... 816.69  |====================
TR 1950X: Minimal Generic Retpoline ...... 771.20  |===================
A10-7870K: Minimal AMD Retpoline ......... 305.14  |========
A10-7870K: No Retpoline .................. 308.18  |========
A10-7870K: Minimal Generic Retpoline ..... 308.36  |========
Ryzen 7 1800X: Minimal AMD Retpoline ..... 315.04  |========
Ryzen 7 1800X: Minimal Generic Retpoline . 308.40  |========
Ryzen 7 1800X: No Retpoline .............. 307.58  |========
FX-8370: Minimal AMD Retpoline ........... 162.27  |====
FX-8370: Minimal Generic Retpoline ....... 163.84  |====
FX-8370: No Retpoline .................... 162.05  |====


FS-Mark 3.3
Test: 1000 Files, 1MB Size
Files/s > Higher Is Better
EPYC 7601: No Retpoline .................. 898.23 |===========================
EPYC 7601: Minimal AMD Retpoline ......... 896.40 |===========================
EPYC 7601: Minimal Generic Retpoline ..... 930.00 |============================
TR 1950X: No Retpoline ................... 412.45 |============
TR 1950X: Minimal AMD Retpoline .......... 474.08 |==============
TR 1950X: Minimal Generic Retpoline ...... 445.67 |=============
A10-7870K: Minimal AMD Retpoline ......... 78.00  |==
A10-7870K: No Retpoline .................. 78.13  |==
A10-7870K: Minimal Generic Retpoline ..... 78.80  |==
Ryzen 7 1800X: Minimal AMD Retpoline ..... 116.08 |===
Ryzen 7 1800X: Minimal Generic Retpoline . 194.13 |======
Ryzen 7 1800X: No Retpoline .............. 192.07 |======
FX-8370: Minimal AMD Retpoline ........... 84.57  |===
FX-8370: Minimal Generic Retpoline ....... 83.90  |===
FX-8370: No Retpoline .................... 84.73  |===


Systemd Total Boot Time
Test: Total
ms < Lower Is Better
EPYC 7601: No Retpoline .................. 52530 |=============================
EPYC 7601: Minimal AMD Retpoline ......... 52650 |=============================
EPYC 7601: Minimal Generic Retpoline ..... 52690 |=============================
TR 1950X: No Retpoline ................... 30089 |=================
TR 1950X: Minimal AMD Retpoline .......... 30825 |=================
TR 1950X: Minimal Generic Retpoline ...... 28925 |================
A10-7870K: Minimal AMD Retpoline ......... 42320 |=======================
A10-7870K: No Retpoline .................. 44900 |=========================
A10-7870K: Minimal Generic Retpoline ..... 41280 |=======================
Ryzen 7 1800X: Minimal AMD Retpoline ..... 31364 |=================
Ryzen 7 1800X: Minimal Generic Retpoline . 29692 |================
Ryzen 7 1800X: No Retpoline .............. 30402 |=================
FX-8370: Minimal AMD Retpoline ........... 40550 |======================
FX-8370: Minimal Generic Retpoline ....... 38530 |=====================
FX-8370: No Retpoline .................... 44690 |=========================


FS-Mark 3.3
Test: 4000 Files, 32 Sub Dirs, 1MB Size
Files/s > Higher Is Better
EPYC 7601: No Retpoline .................. 905.70 |===========================
EPYC 7601: Minimal AMD Retpoline ......... 897.90 |===========================
EPYC 7601: Minimal Generic Retpoline ..... 933.90 |============================
TR 1950X: No Retpoline ................... 571.62 |=================
TR 1950X: Minimal AMD Retpoline .......... 538.47 |================
TR 1950X: Minimal Generic Retpoline ...... 353.17 |===========
A10-7870K: Minimal AMD Retpoline ......... 77.60  |==
A10-7870K: No Retpoline .................. 77.33  |==
A10-7870K: Minimal Generic Retpoline ..... 76.70  |==
Ryzen 7 1800X: Minimal AMD Retpoline ..... 50.27  |==
Ryzen 7 1800X: Minimal Generic Retpoline . 49.78  |=
Ryzen 7 1800X: No Retpoline .............. 50.27  |==
FX-8370: Minimal AMD Retpoline ........... 84.77  |===
FX-8370: Minimal Generic Retpoline ....... 84.60  |===
FX-8370: No Retpoline .................... 84.60  |===


Systemd Total Boot Time
Test: Userspace
ms < Lower Is Better
EPYC 7601: No Retpoline .................. 82    |
EPYC 7601: Minimal AMD Retpoline ......... 77    |
EPYC 7601: Minimal Generic Retpoline ..... 77    |
TR 1950X: No Retpoline ................... 6655  |========
TR 1950X: Minimal AMD Retpoline .......... 7518  |=========
TR 1950X: Minimal Generic Retpoline ...... 5568  |=======
A10-7870K: Minimal AMD Retpoline ......... 21500 |==========================
A10-7870K: No Retpoline .................. 21530 |==========================
A10-7870K: Minimal Generic Retpoline ..... 22030 |==========================
Ryzen 7 1800X: Minimal AMD Retpoline ..... 10629 |=============
Ryzen 7 1800X: Minimal Generic Retpoline . 8953  |===========
Ryzen 7 1800X: No Retpoline .............. 9712  |============
FX-8370: Minimal AMD Retpoline ........... 24230 |=============================
FX-8370: Minimal Generic Retpoline ....... 22260 |===========================
FX-8370: No Retpoline .................... 22270 |===========================


Systemd Total Boot Time
Test: Kernel
ms < Lower Is Better
EPYC 7601: No Retpoline .................. 1480 |===========
EPYC 7601: Minimal AMD Retpoline ......... 1470 |===========
EPYC 7601: Minimal Generic Retpoline ..... 1470 |===========
TR 1950X: No Retpoline ................... 3408 |=========================
TR 1950X: Minimal AMD Retpoline .......... 3397 |=========================
TR 1950X: Minimal Generic Retpoline ...... 3439 |=========================
A10-7870K: Minimal AMD Retpoline ......... 3520 |==========================
A10-7870K: No Retpoline .................. 3480 |==========================
A10-7870K: Minimal Generic Retpoline ..... 3010 |======================
Ryzen 7 1800X: Minimal AMD Retpoline ..... 4050 |==============================
Ryzen 7 1800X: Minimal Generic Retpoline . 4056 |==============================
Ryzen 7 1800X: No Retpoline .............. 4015 |==============================
FX-8370: Minimal AMD Retpoline ........... 2800 |=====================
FX-8370: Minimal Generic Retpoline ....... 2780 |=====================
FX-8370: No Retpoline .................... 2780 |=====================


PostMark 1.51
Disk Transaction Performance
TPS > Higher Is Better
EPYC 7601: No Retpoline .................. 5906 |========================
EPYC 7601: Minimal AMD Retpoline ......... 5906 |========================
EPYC 7601: Minimal Generic Retpoline ..... 5906 |========================
TR 1950X: No Retpoline ................... 7076 |=============================
TR 1950X: Minimal AMD Retpoline .......... 6944 |=============================
TR 1950X: Minimal Generic Retpoline ...... 7076 |=============================
A10-7870K: Minimal AMD Retpoline ......... 3676 |===============
A10-7870K: No Retpoline .................. 3694 |===============
A10-7870K: Minimal Generic Retpoline ..... 3658 |===============
Ryzen 7 1800X: Minimal AMD Retpoline ..... 7282 |==============================
Ryzen 7 1800X: Minimal Generic Retpoline . 7142 |=============================
Ryzen 7 1800X: No Retpoline .............. 7212 |==============================
FX-8370: Minimal AMD Retpoline ........... 3456 |==============
FX-8370: Minimal Generic Retpoline ....... 3441 |==============
FX-8370: No Retpoline .................... 3554 |===============


Timed Linux Kernel Compilation 4.13
Time To Compile
Seconds < Lower Is Better
EPYC 7601: No Retpoline .................. 36.83  |===
EPYC 7601: Minimal AMD Retpoline ......... 36.47  |===
EPYC 7601: Minimal Generic Retpoline ..... 36.71  |===
TR 1950X: No Retpoline ................... 47.32  |====
TR 1950X: Minimal AMD Retpoline .......... 47.07  |====
TR 1950X: Minimal Generic Retpoline ...... 47.28  |====
A10-7870K: Minimal AMD Retpoline ......... 299.85 |============================
A10-7870K: No Retpoline .................. 299.03 |============================
A10-7870K: Minimal Generic Retpoline ..... 299.14 |============================
Ryzen 7 1800X: Minimal AMD Retpoline ..... 80.71  |========
Ryzen 7 1800X: Minimal Generic Retpoline . 80.34  |========
Ryzen 7 1800X: No Retpoline .............. 80.48  |========
FX-8370: Minimal AMD Retpoline ........... 167.49 |================
FX-8370: Minimal Generic Retpoline ....... 167.36 |================
FX-8370: No Retpoline .................... 166.91 |================


Apache Benchmark 2.4.7
Static Web Page Serving
Requests Per Second > Higher Is Better
EPYC 7601: No Retpoline .............. 21684.03 |============================
EPYC 7601: Minimal AMD Retpoline ..... 21313.45 |===========================
EPYC 7601: Minimal Generic Retpoline . 21342.76 |===========================
A10-7870K: Minimal AMD Retpoline ..... 23413.41 |==============================
A10-7870K: No Retpoline .............. 23267.01 |==============================
A10-7870K: Minimal Generic Retpoline . 23338.57 |==============================
FX-8370: Minimal AMD Retpoline ....... 20556.60 |==========================
FX-8370: Minimal Generic Retpoline ... 20540.63 |==========================
FX-8370: No Retpoline ................ 20634.29 |==========================


Redis 3.0.1
Test: LPOP
Requests Per Second > Higher Is Better
EPYC 7601: No Retpoline .................. 1713804.33 |================
EPYC 7601: Minimal AMD Retpoline ......... 1579265.77 |===============
EPYC 7601: Minimal Generic Retpoline ..... 1392370.22 |=============
TR 1950X: No Retpoline ................... 2119687.54 |====================
TR 1950X: Minimal AMD Retpoline .......... 1741614.58 |=================
TR 1950X: Minimal Generic Retpoline ...... 2031671.21 |===================
A10-7870K: Minimal AMD Retpoline ......... 1413244.71 |=============
A10-7870K: No Retpoline .................. 1069210.04 |==========
A10-7870K: Minimal Generic Retpoline ..... 1086990.04 |==========
Ryzen 7 1800X: Minimal AMD Retpoline ..... 2532522.17 |========================
Ryzen 7 1800X: Minimal Generic Retpoline . 1988918.71 |===================
Ryzen 7 1800X: No Retpoline .............. 2254770.00 |=====================
FX-8370: Minimal AMD Retpoline ........... 1611571.91 |===============
FX-8370: Minimal Generic Retpoline ....... 1171967.09 |===========
FX-8370: No Retpoline .................... 1174827.83 |===========


Redis 3.0.1
Test: SADD
Requests Per Second > Higher Is Better
EPYC 7601: No Retpoline .................. 1380302.48 |=================
EPYC 7601: Minimal AMD Retpoline ......... 1350592.25 |=================
EPYC 7601: Minimal Generic Retpoline ..... 1335992.07 |=================
TR 1950X: No Retpoline ................... 1660480.92 |=====================
TR 1950X: Minimal AMD Retpoline .......... 1707168.79 |=====================
TR 1950X: Minimal Generic Retpoline ...... 1658604.13 |=====================
A10-7870K: Minimal AMD Retpoline ......... 1111988.38 |==============
A10-7870K: No Retpoline .................. 1131272.08 |==============
A10-7870K: Minimal Generic Retpoline ..... 1110020.96 |==============
Ryzen 7 1800X: Minimal AMD Retpoline ..... 1857678.50 |=======================
Ryzen 7 1800X: Minimal Generic Retpoline . 1799841.96 |=======================
Ryzen 7 1800X: No Retpoline .............. 1907680.66 |========================
FX-8370: Minimal AMD Retpoline ........... 1231708.58 |===============
FX-8370: Minimal Generic Retpoline ....... 1236630.25 |================
FX-8370: No Retpoline .................... 1253142.00 |================


Redis 3.0.1
Test: LPUSH
Requests Per Second > Higher Is Better
EPYC 7601: No Retpoline .................. 1301242.00 |==================
EPYC 7601: Minimal AMD Retpoline ......... 1276214.20 |=================
EPYC 7601: Minimal Generic Retpoline ..... 1226066.38 |=================
TR 1950X: No Retpoline ................... 1526102.13 |=====================
TR 1950X: Minimal AMD Retpoline .......... 1552225.71 |=====================
TR 1950X: Minimal Generic Retpoline ...... 1560696.17 |=====================
A10-7870K: Minimal AMD Retpoline ......... 980775.44  |=============
A10-7870K: No Retpoline .................. 983670.17  |=============
A10-7870K: Minimal Generic Retpoline ..... 979627.17  |=============
Ryzen 7 1800X: Minimal AMD Retpoline ..... 1700020.34 |=======================
Ryzen 7 1800X: Minimal Generic Retpoline . 1755435.37 |========================
Ryzen 7 1800X: No Retpoline .............. 1687178.02 |=======================
FX-8370: Minimal AMD Retpoline ........... 1076697.37 |===============
FX-8370: Minimal Generic Retpoline ....... 1075321.83 |===============
FX-8370: No Retpoline .................... 1093374.71 |===============


Redis 3.0.1
Test: GET
Requests Per Second > Higher Is Better
EPYC 7601: No Retpoline .................. 1711091.35 |==================
EPYC 7601: Minimal AMD Retpoline ......... 1674545.65 |=================
EPYC 7601: Minimal Generic Retpoline ..... 1513383.54 |================
TR 1950X: No Retpoline ................... 2116850.81 |======================
TR 1950X: Minimal AMD Retpoline .......... 1957205.30 |====================
TR 1950X: Minimal Generic Retpoline ...... 1966506.92 |====================
A10-7870K: Minimal AMD Retpoline ......... 1328079.29 |==============
A10-7870K: No Retpoline .................. 1291191.56 |=============
A10-7870K: Minimal Generic Retpoline ..... 1260593.25 |=============
Ryzen 7 1800X: Minimal AMD Retpoline ..... 2337728.17 |========================
Ryzen 7 1800X: Minimal Generic Retpoline . 2209355.54 |=======================
Ryzen 7 1800X: No Retpoline .............. 2299025.90 |========================
FX-8370: Minimal AMD Retpoline ........... 1507196.87 |===============
FX-8370: Minimal Generic Retpoline ....... 1426063.54 |===============
FX-8370: No Retpoline .................... 1445453.87 |===============


Redis 3.0.1
Test: SET
Requests Per Second > Higher Is Better
EPYC 7601: No Retpoline .................. 1231749.78 |=================
EPYC 7601: Minimal AMD Retpoline ......... 1293339.79 |==================
EPYC 7601: Minimal Generic Retpoline ..... 1226139.95 |=================
TR 1950X: No Retpoline ................... 1557377.69 |======================
TR 1950X: Minimal AMD Retpoline .......... 1525505.25 |=====================
TR 1950X: Minimal Generic Retpoline ...... 1627502.14 |=======================
A10-7870K: Minimal AMD Retpoline ......... 1018755.77 |==============
A10-7870K: No Retpoline .................. 1032706.90 |==============
A10-7870K: Minimal Generic Retpoline ..... 1020779.08 |==============
Ryzen 7 1800X: Minimal AMD Retpoline ..... 1710667.42 |========================
Ryzen 7 1800X: Minimal Generic Retpoline . 1663789.46 |=======================
Ryzen 7 1800X: No Retpoline .............. 1680600.00 |========================
FX-8370: Minimal AMD Retpoline ........... 1143328.83 |================
FX-8370: Minimal Generic Retpoline ....... 1118824.21 |================
FX-8370: No Retpoline .................... 1117496.42 |================


ebizzy 0.3

Records/s > Higher Is Better
EPYC 7601: No Retpoline .................. 1173956 |===========================
EPYC 7601: Minimal AMD Retpoline ......... 1150056 |==========================
EPYC 7601: Minimal Generic Retpoline ..... 1140919 |==========================
TR 1950X: No Retpoline ................... 883044  |====================
TR 1950X: Minimal AMD Retpoline .......... 894162  |=====================
TR 1950X: Minimal Generic Retpoline ...... 874715  |====================
A10-7870K: Minimal AMD Retpoline ......... 64025   |=
A10-7870K: No Retpoline .................. 68839   |==
A10-7870K: Minimal Generic Retpoline ..... 66344   |==
Ryzen 7 1800X: Minimal AMD Retpoline ..... 478063  |===========
Ryzen 7 1800X: Minimal Generic Retpoline . 468456  |===========
Ryzen 7 1800X: No Retpoline .............. 466948  |===========
FX-8370: Minimal AMD Retpoline ........... 130586  |===
FX-8370: Minimal Generic Retpoline ....... 127699  |===
FX-8370: No Retpoline .................... 131736  |===


Flexible IO Tester 2.1.13
Type: Random Read - IO Engine: Libaio - Buffered: No - Direct: Yes - Block Size: 4KB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory
IOPS > Higher Is Better
EPYC 7601: No Retpoline .................. 291559 |============================
EPYC 7601: Minimal AMD Retpoline ......... 286702 |============================
EPYC 7601: Minimal Generic Retpoline ..... 287394 |============================
TR 1950X: No Retpoline ................... 139017 |=============
TR 1950X: Minimal AMD Retpoline .......... 92212  |=========
TR 1950X: Minimal Generic Retpoline ...... 91619  |=========
A10-7870K: Minimal AMD Retpoline ......... 50719  |=====
A10-7870K: No Retpoline .................. 52491  |=====
A10-7870K: Minimal Generic Retpoline ..... 47570  |=====
Ryzen 7 1800X: Minimal AMD Retpoline ..... 35147  |===
Ryzen 7 1800X: Minimal Generic Retpoline . 26361  |===
Ryzen 7 1800X: No Retpoline .............. 26373  |===
FX-8370: Minimal AMD Retpoline ........... 4125   |
FX-8370: Minimal Generic Retpoline ....... 4048   |
FX-8370: No Retpoline .................... 4037   |


Flexible IO Tester 2.1.13
Type: Random Write - IO Engine: Libaio - Buffered: No - Direct: Yes - Block Size: 4KB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory
IOPS > Higher Is Better
EPYC 7601: No Retpoline .................. 266250 |===========================
EPYC 7601: Minimal AMD Retpoline ......... 280471 |============================
EPYC 7601: Minimal Generic Retpoline ..... 270307 |===========================
TR 1950X: No Retpoline ................... 207134 |=====================
TR 1950X: Minimal AMD Retpoline .......... 207729 |=====================
TR 1950X: Minimal Generic Retpoline ...... 194880 |===================
A10-7870K: Minimal AMD Retpoline ......... 60336  |======
A10-7870K: No Retpoline .................. 60568  |======
A10-7870K: Minimal Generic Retpoline ..... 60679  |======
Ryzen 7 1800X: Minimal AMD Retpoline ..... 76393  |========
Ryzen 7 1800X: Minimal Generic Retpoline . 65946  |=======
Ryzen 7 1800X: No Retpoline .............. 68728  |=======
FX-8370: Minimal AMD Retpoline ........... 13060  |=
FX-8370: Minimal Generic Retpoline ....... 12924  |=
FX-8370: No Retpoline .................... 12904  |=


Flexible IO Tester 2.1.13
Type: Sequential Read - IO Engine: Libaio - Buffered: No - Direct: Yes - Block Size: 4KB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory
IOPS > Higher Is Better
EPYC 7601: No Retpoline .................. 302572 |============================
EPYC 7601: Minimal AMD Retpoline ......... 290170 |===========================
EPYC 7601: Minimal Generic Retpoline ..... 300394 |============================
TR 1950X: No Retpoline ................... 127913 |============
TR 1950X: Minimal AMD Retpoline .......... 128095 |============
TR 1950X: Minimal Generic Retpoline ...... 128222 |============
A10-7870K: Minimal AMD Retpoline ......... 52566  |=====
A10-7870K: No Retpoline .................. 52331  |=====
A10-7870K: Minimal Generic Retpoline ..... 53508  |=====
Ryzen 7 1800X: Minimal AMD Retpoline ..... 32312  |===
Ryzen 7 1800X: Minimal Generic Retpoline . 32470  |===
Ryzen 7 1800X: No Retpoline .............. 32479  |===
FX-8370: Minimal AMD Retpoline ........... 76201  |=======
FX-8370: Minimal Generic Retpoline ....... 69702  |======
FX-8370: No Retpoline .................... 74584  |=======


Flexible IO Tester 2.1.13
Type: Sequential Write - IO Engine: Libaio - Buffered: No - Direct: Yes - Block Size: 4KB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory
IOPS > Higher Is Better
EPYC 7601: No Retpoline .................. 279115 |============================
EPYC 7601: Minimal AMD Retpoline ......... 277601 |============================
EPYC 7601: Minimal Generic Retpoline ..... 272021 |===========================
TR 1950X: No Retpoline ................... 204155 |====================
TR 1950X: Minimal AMD Retpoline .......... 204169 |====================
TR 1950X: Minimal Generic Retpoline ...... 192796 |===================
A10-7870K: Minimal AMD Retpoline ......... 76281  |========
A10-7870K: No Retpoline .................. 77041  |========
A10-7870K: Minimal Generic Retpoline ..... 77087  |========
Ryzen 7 1800X: Minimal AMD Retpoline ..... 78758  |========
Ryzen 7 1800X: Minimal Generic Retpoline . 77095  |========
Ryzen 7 1800X: No Retpoline .............. 76891  |========
FX-8370: Minimal AMD Retpoline ........... 40563  |====
FX-8370: Minimal Generic Retpoline ....... 40956  |====
FX-8370: No Retpoline .................... 40508  |====