Talos II POWER9 vs. AMD / Intel HEDT Benchmarks Benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com... Some initial tests of the new Talos II system locally kindly provided by Raptor Computer Systems.
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Talos II POWER9 vs. AMD / Intel HEDT Benchmarks Processor Motherboard Chipset Memory Disk Graphics Audio Network Monitor OS Kernel Desktop Display Server Display Driver OpenGL Compiler File-System Screen Resolution Threadripper 2990WX Core i9 7980XE Threadripper 2950X Core i9 7960X Core i9 7900X Threadripper 2920X Threadripper 2970WX Talos II 2 x 22c POWER9 Talos II 2 x 22c POWER 9 - Spec Kernel Only AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX 32-Core @ 3.00GHz (32 Cores / 64 Threads) ASUS ROG ZENITH EXTREME (1402 BIOS) AMD Family 17h 32768MB 525GB 2115 AMD Radeon RX Vega 8GB Realtek ALC1220 Intel I211 Gigabit Connection Ubuntu 18.10 4.19.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20181020 GNOME Shell 3.30.1 X Server 1.20.1 modesetting 1.20.1 4.5 Mesa 18.2.2 (LLVM 7.0.0) GCC 8.2.0 ext4 3840x2160 Intel Core i9-7980XE @ 4.20GHz (18 Cores / 36 Threads) ASUS PRIME X299-A (1503 BIOS) Intel Sky Lake-E DMI3 Registers Intel Connection AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X 16-Core @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores / 32 Threads) MSI MEG X399 CREATION (MS-7B92) v1.0 (1.10 BIOS) AMD Family 17h Intel I211 Gigabit Connection + Intel Wireless-AC 9260 Intel Core i9-7960X @ 4.40GHz (16 Cores / 32 Threads) MSI X299 SLI PLUS (MS-7A93) v1.0 (1.A0 BIOS) Intel Sky Lake-E DMI3 Registers Intel Connection Intel Core i7-7900X @ 4.50GHz (10 Cores / 20 Threads) ASRock X299 Extreme4 (P1.30 BIOS) AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X 12-Core @ 3.50GHz (12 Cores / 24 Threads) Gigabyte X399 AORUS Gaming 7 (F11e BIOS) AMD Family 17h Qualcomm Atheros Killer E2500 Gigabit + Intel Wireless 8265 / 8275 AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX 24-Core @ 3.00GHz (24 Cores / 48 Threads) POWER9 altivec supported @ 3.80GHz (44 Cores / 176 Threads) PowerNV T2P9D01 REV 1.01 65536MB Samsung SSD 960 EVO 500GB VE228 Broadcom NetXtreme BCM5719 Gigabit PCIe 4.18.0-10-generic (ppc64le) 1920x1080 OpenBenchmarking.org Environment Details - Threadripper 2990WX: CXXFLAGS=-O3-march=native CFLAGS=-O3-march=native - Core i9 7980XE: CXXFLAGS=-O3-march=native CFLAGS=-O3-march=native - Threadripper 2950X: CXXFLAGS=-O3-march=native CFLAGS=-O3-march=native - Core i9 7960X: CXXFLAGS=-O3-march=native CFLAGS=-O3-march=native - Core i9 7900X: CXXFLAGS=-O3-march=native CFLAGS=-O3-march=native - Threadripper 2920X: CXXFLAGS=-O3-march=native CFLAGS=-O3-march=native - Threadripper 2970WX: CXXFLAGS=-O3-march=native CFLAGS=-O3-march=native - Talos II 2 x 22c POWER9: CXXFLAGS=-O3-mtune=power9-mcpu=power9 CFLAGS=-O3-mtune=power9-mcpu=power9 - Talos II 2 x 22c POWER 9 - Spec Kernel Only: CXXFLAGS=-O3-mtune=power9-mcpu=power9 CFLAGS=-O3-mtune=power9-mcpu=power9 Compiler Details - Threadripper 2990WX: --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 - Core i9 7980XE: --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 - Threadripper 2950X: --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 - Core i9 7960X: --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 - Core i9 7900X: --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 - Threadripper 2920X: --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 - Threadripper 2970WX: --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 - Talos II 2 x 22c POWER9: --build=powerpc64le-linux-gnu --disable-libphobos --disable-multilib --disable-werror --enable-checking=release --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-default-pie --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-languages=c,ada,c++,go,d,fortran,objc,obj-c++ --enable-libstdcxx-debug --enable-libstdcxx-time=yes --enable-multiarch --enable-nls --enable-objc-gc=auto --enable-plugin --enable-secureplt --enable-shared --enable-targets=powerpcle-linux --enable-threads=posix --host=powerpc64le-linux-gnu --program-prefix=powerpc64le-linux-gnu- --target=powerpc64le-linux-gnu --with-cpu=power8 --with-default-libstdcxx-abi=new --with-gcc-major-version-only --with-long-double-128 -v - Talos II 2 x 22c POWER 9 - Spec Kernel Only: --build=powerpc64le-linux-gnu --disable-libphobos --disable-multilib --disable-werror --enable-checking=release --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-default-pie --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-languages=c,ada,c++,go,d,fortran,objc,obj-c++ --enable-libstdcxx-debug --enable-libstdcxx-time=yes --enable-multiarch --enable-nls --enable-objc-gc=auto --enable-plugin --enable-secureplt --enable-shared --enable-targets=powerpcle-linux --enable-threads=posix --host=powerpc64le-linux-gnu --program-prefix=powerpc64le-linux-gnu- --target=powerpc64le-linux-gnu --with-cpu=power8 --with-default-libstdcxx-abi=new --with-gcc-major-version-only --with-long-double-128 -v Processor Details - Threadripper 2990WX: Scaling Governor: acpi-cpufreq performance - Core i9 7980XE: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate performance - Threadripper 2950X: Scaling Governor: acpi-cpufreq performance - Core i9 7960X: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate performance - Core i9 7900X: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate performance - Threadripper 2920X: Scaling Governor: acpi-cpufreq performance - Threadripper 2970WX: Scaling Governor: acpi-cpufreq performance - Talos II 2 x 22c POWER9: Scaling Governor: powernv-cpufreq performance - Talos II 2 x 22c POWER 9 - Spec Kernel Only: Scaling Governor: powernv-cpufreq performance Python Details - Threadripper 2990WX: Python 2.7.15+ + Python 3.6.7rc1 - Core i9 7980XE: Python 2.7.15+ + Python 3.6.7rc1 - Threadripper 2950X: Python 2.7.15+ + Python 3.6.7rc1 - Core i9 7960X: Python 2.7.15+ + Python 3.6.7rc1 - Core i9 7900X: Python 2.7.15+ + Python 3.6.7rc1 - Threadripper 2920X: Python 2.7.15+ + Python 3.6.7rc1 - Threadripper 2970WX: Python 2.7.15+ + Python 3.6.7rc1 - Talos II 2 x 22c POWER9: Python 2.7.15+ + Python 3.6.7 - Talos II 2 x 22c POWER 9 - Spec Kernel Only: Python 2.7.15+ + Python 3.6.7 Security Details - Threadripper 2990WX: __user pointer sanitization + Full AMD retpoline IBPB + SSB disabled via prctl and seccomp - Core i9 7980XE: KPTI + __user pointer sanitization + Full generic retpoline IBPB IBRS_FW + SSB disabled via prctl and seccomp + PTE Inversion; VMX: conditional cache flushes SMT vulnerable - Threadripper 2950X: __user pointer sanitization + Full AMD retpoline IBPB + SSB disabled via prctl and seccomp - Core i9 7960X: KPTI + __user pointer sanitization + Full generic retpoline IBPB IBRS_FW + SSB disabled via prctl and seccomp + PTE Inversion; VMX: conditional cache flushes SMT vulnerable - Core i9 7900X: KPTI + __user pointer sanitization + Full generic retpoline IBPB IBRS_FW + SSB disabled via prctl and seccomp + PTE Inversion; VMX: conditional cache flushes SMT vulnerable - Threadripper 2920X: __user pointer sanitization + Full AMD retpoline IBPB + SSB disabled via prctl and seccomp - Threadripper 2970WX: __user pointer sanitization + Full AMD retpoline IBPB + SSB disabled via prctl and seccomp - Talos II 2 x 22c POWER9: __user pointer sanitization ori31 speculation barrier enabled + Indirect branch cache disabled + Kernel entry/exit barrier (eieio) - Talos II 2 x 22c POWER 9 - Spec Kernel Only: __user pointer sanitization ori31 speculation barrier enabled + Indirect branch serialisation (kernel only) + Kernel entry/exit barrier (eieio)
Talos II POWER9 vs. AMD / Intel HEDT Benchmarks rust-prime: Prime Number Test To 200,000,000 phpbench: PHP Benchmark Suite pybench: Total For Average Test Times openssl: RSA 4096-bit Performance c-ray: Total Time - 4K, 16 Rays Per Pixel stockfish: Total Time rodinia: OpenMP LavaMD compress-7zip: Compress Speed Test povray: Trace Time build-llvm: Time To Compile pgbench: Buffer Test - Normal Load - Read Only octave-benchmark: Threadripper 2990WX Core i9 7980XE Threadripper 2950X Core i9 7960X Core i9 7900X Threadripper 2920X Threadripper 2970WX Talos II 2 x 22c POWER9 Talos II 2 x 22c POWER 9 - Spec Kernel Only 12.49 525276 1147 5821 17.97 67300757 11.75 85484 17.92 221 472250 16.78 8.18 703666 955 4686 33.51 46289588 20.08 95662 28.29 227 522155 17.47 21.21 537467 1136 3287 33.08 41553292 20.74 73967 30.56 303 317019 16.64 6.71 701357 960 4421 35.71 43638299 21.47 89432 30.72 248 493203 17.57 11.55 717281 942 3059 51.28 28320368 31.25 62788 44.22 359 327587 17.07 30.14 535263 1133 2566 41.30 33023827 25.77 61894 37.92 373 271596 16.43 17.64 520064 1165 4561 23.12 54575580 14.52 84493 22.39 255 430861 17.87 3.64 161286 4088 7356 19.14 79137127 19.74 162969 25.28 183 544186 14.92 3.54 328546 1936 7408 19.09 80530953 19.30 149050 23.44 172 574403 16.35 OpenBenchmarking.org
PHPBench PHP Benchmark Suite OpenBenchmarking.org Score Per Watt, More Is Better PHPBench 0.8.1 PHP Benchmark Suite Threadripper 2990WX Core i9 7980XE Threadripper 2950X Core i9 7960X Threadripper 2920X Threadripper 2970WX Talos II 2 x 22c POWER9 Talos II 2 x 22c POWER 9 - Spec Kernel Only 1300 2600 3900 5200 6500 3795.35 5805.83 4479.42 6137.30 4524.62 3491.92 707.13 1418.92
Rust Prime Benchmark Prime Number Test To 200,000,000 OpenBenchmarking.org Seconds, Fewer Is Better Rust Prime Benchmark Prime Number Test To 200,000,000 Threadripper 2990WX Core i9 7980XE Threadripper 2950X Core i9 7960X Core i9 7900X Threadripper 2920X Threadripper 2970WX Talos II 2 x 22c POWER9 Talos II 2 x 22c POWER 9 - Spec Kernel Only 7 14 21 28 35 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.02, N = 3 SE +/- 0.25, N = 3 SE +/- 0.10, N = 3 12.49 8.18 21.21 6.71 11.55 30.14 17.64 3.64 3.54 1. (CC) gcc options: -m64 -pie -nodefaultlibs
7-Zip Compression System Power Consumption Monitor OpenBenchmarking.org Watts, Fewer Is Better 7-Zip Compression 16.02 System Power Consumption Monitor Threadripper 2990WX Core i9 7980XE Threadripper 2950X Core i9 7960X Threadripper 2920X Threadripper 2970WX Talos II 2 x 22c POWER9 Talos II 2 x 22c POWER 9 - Spec Kernel Only 90 180 270 360 450 Min: 144.7 / Avg: 313.6 / Max: 376.7 Min: 105.3 / Avg: 258.03 / Max: 296.7 Min: 78.1 / Avg: 233.14 / Max: 268.6 Min: 86.8 / Avg: 242.94 / Max: 267 Min: 86.5 / Avg: 219.81 / Max: 270.5 Min: 108.8 / Avg: 307.98 / Max: 368.5 Min: 217.6 / Avg: 400.59 / Max: 517.8 Min: 214.6 / Avg: 391.94 / Max: 511.2
Timed LLVM Compilation System Power Consumption Monitor OpenBenchmarking.org Watts, Fewer Is Better Timed LLVM Compilation 6.0.1 System Power Consumption Monitor Threadripper 2990WX Core i9 7980XE Threadripper 2950X Core i9 7960X Threadripper 2920X Threadripper 2970WX Talos II 2 x 22c POWER9 Talos II 2 x 22c POWER 9 - Spec Kernel Only 90 180 270 360 450 Min: 145.5 / Avg: 311.15 / Max: 373.5 Min: 107.4 / Avg: 294.06 / Max: 324.2 Min: 81.1 / Avg: 242.92 / Max: 255 Min: 116.8 / Avg: 262.98 / Max: 292 Min: 85.8 / Avg: 236.4 / Max: 257.6 Min: 160.6 / Avg: 310.75 / Max: 363.3 Min: 223.7 / Avg: 393.91 / Max: 520.8 Min: 221.8 / Avg: 413.64 / Max: 524.3
Stockfish System Power Consumption Monitor OpenBenchmarking.org Watts, Fewer Is Better Stockfish 9 System Power Consumption Monitor Threadripper 2990WX Core i9 7980XE Threadripper 2950X Core i9 7960X Threadripper 2920X Threadripper 2970WX Talos II 2 x 22c POWER9 Talos II 2 x 22c POWER 9 - Spec Kernel Only 90 180 270 360 450 Min: 100.8 / Avg: 368.93 / Max: 393.5 Min: 112.1 / Avg: 325.44 / Max: 333.9 Min: 81 / Avg: 255.6 / Max: 266.5 Min: 204.8 / Avg: 294.49 / Max: 301.9 Min: 86.9 / Avg: 244.73 / Max: 261.8 Min: 110 / Avg: 356.67 / Max: 380 Min: 218.9 / Avg: 495.07 / Max: 511.9 Min: 219 / Avg: 494.73 / Max: 511.1
PostgreSQL pgbench System Power Consumption Monitor OpenBenchmarking.org Watts, Fewer Is Better PostgreSQL pgbench 10.3 System Power Consumption Monitor Threadripper 2990WX Core i9 7980XE Threadripper 2950X Core i9 7960X Threadripper 2920X Threadripper 2970WX Talos II 2 x 22c POWER9 Talos II 2 x 22c POWER 9 - Spec Kernel Only 90 180 270 360 450 Min: 100.3 / Avg: 276.91 / Max: 355 Min: 106.3 / Avg: 264.95 / Max: 324.7 Min: 79.7 / Avg: 202.62 / Max: 247.2 Min: 87.7 / Avg: 237.18 / Max: 289.1 Min: 86.4 / Avg: 215.14 / Max: 244.7 Min: 107.4 / Avg: 287.91 / Max: 345.7 Min: 219.2 / Avg: 340.98 / Max: 486.2 Min: 219.5 / Avg: 353.18 / Max: 485.1
C-Ray System Power Consumption Monitor OpenBenchmarking.org Watts, Fewer Is Better C-Ray 1.1 System Power Consumption Monitor Threadripper 2990WX Core i9 7980XE Threadripper 2950X Core i9 7960X Threadripper 2920X Threadripper 2970WX Talos II 2 x 22c POWER9 Talos II 2 x 22c POWER 9 - Spec Kernel Only 90 180 270 360 450 Min: 372.3 / Avg: 374.13 / Max: 375.8 Min: 107.6 / Avg: 281.58 / Max: 296.9 Min: 82.8 / Avg: 224.51 / Max: 253.5 Min: 89.6 / Avg: 260.75 / Max: 271.5 Min: 139.7 / Avg: 215.79 / Max: 236.5 Min: 131.4 / Avg: 318.11 / Max: 360.5 Min: 219.4 / Avg: 467.87 / Max: 498.5 Min: 219.9 / Avg: 466.89 / Max: 499.2
POV-Ray System Power Consumption Monitor OpenBenchmarking.org Watts, Fewer Is Better POV-Ray 3.7.0.7 System Power Consumption Monitor Threadripper 2990WX Core i9 7980XE Threadripper 2950X Core i9 7960X Threadripper 2920X Threadripper 2970WX Talos II 2 x 22c POWER9 Talos II 2 x 22c POWER 9 - Spec Kernel Only 90 180 270 360 450 Min: 101.8 / Avg: 295.64 / Max: 388.6 Min: 107.6 / Avg: 283.31 / Max: 330.6 Min: 174 / Avg: 249.83 / Max: 259.9 Min: 88.4 / Avg: 261.13 / Max: 284.5 Min: 87 / Avg: 215.02 / Max: 258.5 Min: 110 / Avg: 311.01 / Max: 372.8 Min: 220.2 / Avg: 417.11 / Max: 505.1 Min: 220.1 / Avg: 430.14 / Max: 502.9
Rust Prime Benchmark System Power Consumption Monitor OpenBenchmarking.org Watts, Fewer Is Better Rust Prime Benchmark System Power Consumption Monitor Threadripper 2990WX Core i9 7980XE Threadripper 2950X Core i9 7960X Threadripper 2920X Threadripper 2970WX Talos II 2 x 22c POWER9 Talos II 2 x 22c POWER 9 - Spec Kernel Only 80 160 240 320 400 Min: 177.8 / Avg: 201.53 / Max: 210.4 Min: 105.8 / Avg: 196.4 / Max: 242.1 Min: 78.4 / Avg: 158.93 / Max: 178.4 Min: 87.1 / Avg: 198.76 / Max: 231.9 Min: 87.5 / Avg: 152.66 / Max: 165.2 Min: 108.3 / Avg: 176.6 / Max: 208.3 Min: 220.6 / Avg: 335 / Max: 449.4
OpenSSL System Power Consumption Monitor OpenBenchmarking.org Watts, Fewer Is Better OpenSSL 1.1.1 System Power Consumption Monitor Threadripper 2990WX Core i9 7980XE Threadripper 2950X Core i9 7960X Threadripper 2920X Threadripper 2970WX Talos II 2 x 22c POWER9 Talos II 2 x 22c POWER 9 - Spec Kernel Only 90 180 270 360 450 Min: 311.7 / Avg: 340 / Max: 356 Min: 224.9 / Avg: 295.08 / Max: 304.8 Min: 156.3 / Avg: 245.28 / Max: 263.5 Min: 89.4 / Avg: 256.99 / Max: 279.1 Min: 87.3 / Avg: 219.34 / Max: 255.1 Min: 106.9 / Avg: 311.43 / Max: 342.4 Min: 219.7 / Avg: 432.76 / Max: 496 Min: 220.2 / Avg: 466.03 / Max: 494.7
PHPBench PHP Benchmark Suite OpenBenchmarking.org Score, More Is Better PHPBench 0.8.1 PHP Benchmark Suite Threadripper 2990WX Core i9 7980XE Threadripper 2950X Core i9 7960X Core i9 7900X Threadripper 2920X Threadripper 2970WX Talos II 2 x 22c POWER9 Talos II 2 x 22c POWER 9 - Spec Kernel Only 150K 300K 450K 600K 750K SE +/- 497.10, N = 3 SE +/- 527.71, N = 3 SE +/- 2351.81, N = 3 SE +/- 3410.71, N = 3 SE +/- 3798.24, N = 3 SE +/- 1027.79, N = 3 SE +/- 224.58, N = 3 SE +/- 99.28, N = 3 SE +/- 1172.68, N = 3 525276 703666 537467 701357 717281 535263 520064 161286 328546
PyBench Total For Average Test Times OpenBenchmarking.org Milliseconds, Fewer Is Better PyBench 2018-02-16 Total For Average Test Times Threadripper 2990WX Core i9 7980XE Threadripper 2950X Core i9 7960X Core i9 7900X Threadripper 2920X Threadripper 2970WX Talos II 2 x 22c POWER9 Talos II 2 x 22c POWER 9 - Spec Kernel Only 900 1800 2700 3600 4500 SE +/- 2.65, N = 3 SE +/- 1.86, N = 3 SE +/- 1.67, N = 3 SE +/- 3.18, N = 3 SE +/- 3.71, N = 3 SE +/- 0.58, N = 3 SE +/- 8.17, N = 3 SE +/- 2.40, N = 3 1147 955 1136 960 942 1133 1165 4088 1936
PyBench System Power Consumption Monitor OpenBenchmarking.org Watts, Fewer Is Better PyBench 2018-02-16 System Power Consumption Monitor Threadripper 2990WX Core i9 7980XE Threadripper 2950X Core i9 7960X Threadripper 2920X Threadripper 2970WX Talos II 2 x 22c POWER9 Talos II 2 x 22c POWER 9 - Spec Kernel Only 40 80 120 160 200 Min: 119.6 / Avg: 145.1 / Max: 149.6 Min: 108.2 / Avg: 123.98 / Max: 126.8 Min: 80.2 / Avg: 120.41 / Max: 126.7 Min: 87.9 / Avg: 114.78 / Max: 121.2 Min: 119.9 / Avg: 121.01 / Max: 123.4 Min: 161.7 / Avg: 163.52 / Max: 166.2 Min: 217.9 / Avg: 227.49 / Max: 228.8 Min: 218.5 / Avg: 232.77 / Max: 234
OpenSSL RSA 4096-bit Performance OpenBenchmarking.org Signs Per Second, More Is Better OpenSSL 1.1.1 RSA 4096-bit Performance Threadripper 2990WX Core i9 7980XE Threadripper 2950X Core i9 7960X Core i9 7900X Threadripper 2920X Threadripper 2970WX Talos II 2 x 22c POWER9 Talos II 2 x 22c POWER 9 - Spec Kernel Only 1600 3200 4800 6400 8000 SE +/- 9.70, N = 3 SE +/- 8.96, N = 3 SE +/- 9.28, N = 3 SE +/- 3.04, N = 3 SE +/- 6.71, N = 3 SE +/- 11.27, N = 3 SE +/- 2.41, N = 3 SE +/- 73.20, N = 3 SE +/- 30.64, N = 3 5821 4686 3287 4421 3059 2566 4561 7356 7408 -march=native -march=native -march=native -march=native -march=native -march=native -march=native -mtune=power9 -mcpu=power9 -mtune=power9 -mcpu=power9 1. (CC) gcc options: -pthread -m64 -O3 -lssl -lcrypto -ldl
C-Ray Total Time - 4K, 16 Rays Per Pixel OpenBenchmarking.org Seconds, Fewer Is Better C-Ray 1.1 Total Time - 4K, 16 Rays Per Pixel Threadripper 2990WX Core i9 7980XE Threadripper 2950X Core i9 7960X Core i9 7900X Threadripper 2920X Threadripper 2970WX Talos II 2 x 22c POWER9 Talos II 2 x 22c POWER 9 - Spec Kernel Only 12 24 36 48 60 SE +/- 0.02, N = 3 SE +/- 0.02, N = 3 SE +/- 0.02, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.16, N = 3 SE +/- 0.27, N = 3 SE +/- 0.06, N = 3 SE +/- 0.14, N = 3 17.97 33.51 33.08 35.71 51.28 41.30 23.12 19.14 19.09 -march=native -march=native -march=native -march=native -march=native -march=native -march=native -mtune=power9 -mcpu=power9 -mtune=power9 -mcpu=power9 1. (CC) gcc options: -lm -lpthread -O3
Stockfish Total Time OpenBenchmarking.org Nodes Per Second, More Is Better Stockfish 9 Total Time Threadripper 2990WX Core i9 7980XE Threadripper 2950X Core i9 7960X Core i9 7900X Threadripper 2920X Threadripper 2970WX Talos II 2 x 22c POWER9 Talos II 2 x 22c POWER 9 - Spec Kernel Only 20M 40M 60M 80M 100M SE +/- 531617.07, N = 3 SE +/- 259466.13, N = 3 SE +/- 289641.03, N = 3 SE +/- 190986.01, N = 3 SE +/- 167195.68, N = 3 SE +/- 389385.61, N = 3 SE +/- 60617.50, N = 3 SE +/- 208031.64, N = 3 SE +/- 874263.62, N = 3 67300757 46289588 41553292 43638299 28320368 33023827 54575580 79137127 80530953 -march=native -msse -msse3 -mpopcnt -march=native -msse -msse3 -mpopcnt -march=native -msse -msse3 -mpopcnt -march=native -msse -msse3 -mpopcnt -march=native -msse -msse3 -mpopcnt -march=native -msse -msse3 -mpopcnt -march=native -msse -msse3 -mpopcnt -mtune=power9 -mcpu=power9 -mtune=power9 -mcpu=power9 1. (CXX) g++ options: -m64 -lpthread -O3 -fno-exceptions -std=c++11 -pedantic -flto
PHPBench System Power Consumption Monitor OpenBenchmarking.org Watts, Fewer Is Better PHPBench 0.8.1 System Power Consumption Monitor Threadripper 2990WX Core i9 7980XE Threadripper 2950X Core i9 7960X Threadripper 2920X Threadripper 2970WX Talos II 2 x 22c POWER9 Talos II 2 x 22c POWER 9 - Spec Kernel Only 40 80 120 160 200 Min: 100.3 / Avg: 138.4 / Max: 146 Min: 105.5 / Avg: 121.2 / Max: 125.1 Min: 111.3 / Avg: 119.99 / Max: 123.1 Min: 86.9 / Avg: 114.28 / Max: 118.8 Min: 116.3 / Avg: 118.3 / Max: 119.5 Min: 108.5 / Avg: 148.93 / Max: 160.2 Min: 219 / Avg: 228.08 / Max: 236 Min: 219.6 / Avg: 231.55 / Max: 233.5
Rodinia Test: OpenMP LavaMD OpenBenchmarking.org Seconds, Fewer Is Better Rodinia 2.4 Test: OpenMP LavaMD Threadripper 2990WX Core i9 7980XE Threadripper 2950X Core i9 7960X Core i9 7900X Threadripper 2920X Threadripper 2970WX Talos II 2 x 22c POWER9 Talos II 2 x 22c POWER 9 - Spec Kernel Only 7 14 21 28 35 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.07, N = 3 SE +/- 0.11, N = 3 SE +/- 0.10, N = 3 SE +/- 0.26, N = 3 SE +/- 0.06, N = 3 SE +/- 0.67, N = 3 SE +/- 0.59, N = 3 11.75 20.08 20.74 21.47 31.25 25.77 14.52 19.74 19.30 1. (CXX) g++ options: -O2 -lOpenCL
7-Zip Compression Compress Speed Test OpenBenchmarking.org MIPS, More Is Better 7-Zip Compression 16.02 Compress Speed Test Threadripper 2990WX Core i9 7980XE Threadripper 2950X Core i9 7960X Core i9 7900X Threadripper 2920X Threadripper 2970WX Talos II 2 x 22c POWER9 Talos II 2 x 22c POWER 9 - Spec Kernel Only 30K 60K 90K 120K 150K SE +/- 1518.03, N = 3 SE +/- 245.34, N = 3 SE +/- 79.99, N = 3 SE +/- 159.66, N = 3 SE +/- 457.96, N = 3 SE +/- 241.87, N = 3 SE +/- 1626.58, N = 3 SE +/- 2495.57, N = 3 SE +/- 6982.30, N = 3 85484 95662 73967 89432 62788 61894 84493 162969 149050 1. (CXX) g++ options: -pipe -lpthread
POV-Ray Trace Time OpenBenchmarking.org Seconds, Fewer Is Better POV-Ray 3.7.0.7 Trace Time Threadripper 2990WX Core i9 7980XE Threadripper 2950X Core i9 7960X Core i9 7900X Threadripper 2920X Threadripper 2970WX Talos II 2 x 22c POWER9 Talos II 2 x 22c POWER 9 - Spec Kernel Only 10 20 30 40 50 SE +/- 0.06, N = 3 SE +/- 0.05, N = 3 SE +/- 0.08, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.04, N = 3 SE +/- 0.13, N = 3 SE +/- 0.23, N = 3 SE +/- 0.05, N = 3 SE +/- 0.18, N = 3 17.92 28.29 30.56 30.72 44.22 37.92 22.39 25.28 23.44 -march=native -lSDL -lXpm -lSM -lICE -lX11 -lIlmImf -lImath -lHalf -lIex -lIexMath -lIlmThread -lpthread -march=native -lSDL -lXpm -lSM -lICE -lX11 -lIlmImf -lImath -lHalf -lIex -lIexMath -lIlmThread -lpthread -march=native -lSDL -lXpm -lSM -lICE -lX11 -lIlmImf -lImath -lHalf -lIex -lIexMath -lIlmThread -lpthread -march=native -lSDL -lXpm -lSM -lICE -lX11 -lIlmImf -lImath -lHalf -lIex -lIexMath -lIlmThread -lpthread -march=native -lSDL -lXpm -lSM -lICE -lX11 -lIlmImf -lImath -lHalf -lIex -lIexMath -lIlmThread -lpthread -march=native -lSDL -lXpm -lSM -lICE -lX11 -lIlmImf -lImath -lHalf -lIex -lIexMath -lIlmThread -lpthread -march=native -lSDL -lXpm -lSM -lICE -lX11 -lIlmImf -lImath -lHalf -lIex -lIexMath -lIlmThread -lpthread -mtune=power9 -mcpu=power9 -mtune=power9 -mcpu=power9 1. (CXX) g++ options: -pipe -O3 -ffast-math -pthread -ltiff -ljpeg -lpng -lz -lrt -lm -lboost_thread -lboost_system
Timed LLVM Compilation Time To Compile OpenBenchmarking.org Seconds, Fewer Is Better Timed LLVM Compilation 6.0.1 Time To Compile Threadripper 2990WX Core i9 7980XE Threadripper 2950X Core i9 7960X Core i9 7900X Threadripper 2920X Threadripper 2970WX Talos II 2 x 22c POWER9 Talos II 2 x 22c POWER 9 - Spec Kernel Only 80 160 240 320 400 221 227 303 248 359 373 255 183 172
PostgreSQL pgbench Scaling: Buffer Test - Test: Normal Load - Mode: Read Only OpenBenchmarking.org TPS, More Is Better PostgreSQL pgbench 10.3 Scaling: Buffer Test - Test: Normal Load - Mode: Read Only Threadripper 2990WX Core i9 7980XE Threadripper 2950X Core i9 7960X Core i9 7900X Threadripper 2920X Threadripper 2970WX Talos II 2 x 22c POWER9 Talos II 2 x 22c POWER 9 - Spec Kernel Only 120K 240K 360K 480K 600K SE +/- 6205.53, N = 3 SE +/- 1164.93, N = 3 SE +/- 225.90, N = 3 SE +/- 977.39, N = 3 SE +/- 2185.93, N = 3 SE +/- 303.81, N = 3 SE +/- 657.61, N = 3 SE +/- 2018.77, N = 3 SE +/- 743.49, N = 3 472250 522155 317019 493203 327587 271596 430861 544186 574403 -march=native -march=native -march=native -march=native -march=native -march=native -march=native -mtune=power9 -mcpu=power9 -mtune=power9 -mcpu=power9 1. (CC) gcc options: -fno-strict-aliasing -fwrapv -O3 -lpgcommon -lpgport -lpq -lpthread -lrt -lcrypt -ldl -lm
PostgreSQL pgbench Scaling: Buffer Test - Test: Normal Load - Mode: Read Only OpenBenchmarking.org TPS Per Watt, More Is Better PostgreSQL pgbench 10.3 Scaling: Buffer Test - Test: Normal Load - Mode: Read Only Threadripper 2990WX Core i9 7980XE Threadripper 2950X Core i9 7960X Threadripper 2920X Threadripper 2970WX Talos II 2 x 22c POWER9 Talos II 2 x 22c POWER 9 - Spec Kernel Only 400 800 1200 1600 2000 1705.41 1970.78 1564.57 2079.49 1262.40 1496.49 1595.93 1626.36
7-Zip Compression Compress Speed Test OpenBenchmarking.org MIPS Per Watt, More Is Better 7-Zip Compression 16.02 Compress Speed Test Threadripper 2990WX Core i9 7980XE Threadripper 2950X Core i9 7960X Threadripper 2920X Threadripper 2970WX Talos II 2 x 22c POWER9 Talos II 2 x 22c POWER 9 - Spec Kernel Only 90 180 270 360 450 272.59 370.74 317.27 368.12 281.57 274.35 406.82 380.29
OpenSSL RSA 4096-bit Performance OpenBenchmarking.org Signs Per Second Per Watt, More Is Better OpenSSL 1.1.1 RSA 4096-bit Performance Threadripper 2990WX Core i9 7980XE Threadripper 2950X Core i9 7960X Threadripper 2920X Threadripper 2970WX Talos II 2 x 22c POWER9 Talos II 2 x 22c POWER 9 - Spec Kernel Only 4 8 12 16 20 17.12 15.88 13.40 17.20 11.70 14.64 17.00 15.90
Stockfish Total Time OpenBenchmarking.org Nodes Per Second Per Watt, More Is Better Stockfish 9 Total Time Threadripper 2990WX Core i9 7980XE Threadripper 2950X Core i9 7960X Threadripper 2920X Threadripper 2970WX Talos II 2 x 22c POWER9 Talos II 2 x 22c POWER 9 - Spec Kernel Only 40K 80K 120K 160K 200K 182420.49 142237.36 162569.21 148183.51 134941.54 153012.89 159850.38 162776.95
GNU Octave Benchmark OpenBenchmarking.org Seconds, Fewer Is Better GNU Octave Benchmark 4.4.1 Threadripper 2990WX Core i9 7980XE Threadripper 2950X Core i9 7960X Core i9 7900X Threadripper 2920X Threadripper 2970WX Talos II 2 x 22c POWER9 Talos II 2 x 22c POWER 9 - Spec Kernel Only 4 8 12 16 20 SE +/- 0.09, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.04, N = 3 SE +/- 0.04, N = 3 SE +/- 0.06, N = 3 SE +/- 0.13, N = 3 SE +/- 0.42, N = 3 SE +/- 0.10, N = 3 SE +/- 0.15, N = 3 16.78 17.47 16.64 17.57 17.07 16.43 17.87 14.92 16.35
System Power Consumption Monitor Phoronix Test Suite System Monitoring OpenBenchmarking.org Watts System Power Consumption Monitor Phoronix Test Suite System Monitoring Threadripper 2990WX Core i9 7980XE Threadripper 2950X Core i9 7960X Threadripper 2920X Threadripper 2970WX Talos II 2 x 22c POWER9 Talos II 2 x 22c POWER 9 - Spec Kernel Only 90 180 270 360 450 Min: 96.8 / Avg: 239.51 / Max: 424.4 Min: 105.1 / Avg: 238.48 / Max: 344.8 Min: 77.5 / Avg: 204.77 / Max: 273.4 Min: 86.7 / Avg: 219.01 / Max: 311.6 Min: 83.3 / Avg: 217.06 / Max: 274.3 Min: 102.2 / Avg: 293.7 / Max: 380 Min: 216.9 / Avg: 354.47 / Max: 520.8 Min: 208.5 / Avg: 369.83 / Max: 524.3
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