FX-8370E vs. Intel Mitigations Upstairs
Intel Core i7-2700K testing with a BIOSTAR B75MU3B v5.0 (4.6.5 BIOS) and Intel Sandybridge Desktop 2GB on Ubuntu 19.04 via the Phoronix Test Suite.


FX-8370E: mitigations=auto: 

	Processor: AMD FX-8370E Eight-Core @ 3.30GHz (4 Cores / 8 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS M5A99FX PRO R2.0 (2501 BIOS), Chipset: AMD RD9x0/RX980, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 120GB Samsung SSD 850, Graphics: AMD FirePro V5900 2GB, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: G237HL, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411

	OS: Ubuntu 19.04, Kernel: 5.0.0-15-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.32.0, Display Server: X Server 1.20.4, Display Driver: modesetting 1.20.4, OpenGL: 4.3 Mesa 19.0.2 (LLVM 8.0.0), Compiler: GCC 8.3.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

FX-8370E: mitigations=off: 

	Processor: AMD FX-8370E Eight-Core @ 3.30GHz (4 Cores / 8 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS M5A99FX PRO R2.0 (2501 BIOS), Chipset: AMD RD9x0/RX980, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 120GB Samsung SSD 850, Graphics: AMD FirePro V5900 2GB, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: G237HL, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411

	OS: Ubuntu 19.04, Kernel: 5.0.0-15-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.32.0, Display Server: X Server 1.20.4, Display Driver: modesetting 1.20.4, OpenGL: 4.3 Mesa 19.0.2 (LLVM 8.0.0), Compiler: GCC 8.3.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

i7-2700K: mitigations=auto,nosmt: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7-2700K @ 3.90GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: BIOSTAR B75MU3B v5.0 (4.6.5 BIOS), Chipset: Intel 2nd Generation Core DRAM, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 525GB Crucial_CT525MX3, Graphics: Intel Sandybridge Desktop 2GB (1350MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC662 rev1, Monitor: LG Ultra HD, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411

	OS: Ubuntu 19.04, Kernel: 5.0.0-15-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.32.0, Display Server: X Server 1.20.4, Display Driver: modesetting 1.20.4, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 19.0.2, Compiler: GCC 8.3.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

i7-2700K: mitigations=off: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7-2700K @ 3.90GHz (4 Cores / 8 Threads), Motherboard: BIOSTAR B75MU3B v5.0 (4.6.5 BIOS), Chipset: Intel 2nd Generation Core DRAM, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 525GB Crucial_CT525MX3, Graphics: Intel Sandybridge Desktop 2GB (1350MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC662 rev1, Monitor: LG Ultra HD, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411

	OS: Ubuntu 19.04, Kernel: 5.0.0-15-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.32.0, Display Server: X Server 1.20.4, Display Driver: modesetting 1.20.4, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 19.0.2, Compiler: GCC 8.3.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080


SQLite 3.22
Timed SQLite Insertions
Seconds < Lower Is Better
FX-8370E: mitigations=auto ....... 24.94 |==============================
FX-8370E: mitigations=off ........ 24.87 |==============================
i7-2700K: mitigations=auto,nosmt . 30.41 |=====================================
i7-2700K: mitigations=off ........ 30.19 |=====================================


t-test1 2017-01-13
Threads: 2
Seconds < Lower Is Better
FX-8370E: mitigations=auto ....... 15.17 |=====================================
FX-8370E: mitigations=off ........ 15.25 |=====================================
i7-2700K: mitigations=auto,nosmt . 7.87  |===================
i7-2700K: mitigations=off ........ 8.49  |=====================


Sockperf 3.4
Test: Throughput
Messages Per Second > Higher Is Better
FX-8370E: mitigations=auto ....... 255160 |==========================
FX-8370E: mitigations=off ........ 255097 |==========================
i7-2700K: mitigations=auto,nosmt . 300984 |===============================
i7-2700K: mitigations=off ........ 349852 |====================================


Sockperf 3.4
Test: Latency Ping Pong
usec < Lower Is Better
FX-8370E: mitigations=auto ....... 14.19 |=====================================
FX-8370E: mitigations=off ........ 13.66 |====================================
i7-2700K: mitigations=auto,nosmt . 4.56  |============
i7-2700K: mitigations=off ........ 3.81  |==========


Sockperf 3.4
Test: Latency Under Load
usec < Lower Is Better
FX-8370E: mitigations=auto ....... 33.92 |===============================
FX-8370E: mitigations=off ........ 40.71 |=====================================
i7-2700K: mitigations=auto,nosmt . 21.90 |====================
i7-2700K: mitigations=off ........ 19.73 |==================


Ethr 2019-01-02
Server Address: localhost - Protocol: TCP - Test: Latency - Threads: 1
Microseconds < Lower Is Better
FX-8370E: mitigations=auto ....... 40.65 |=====================================
FX-8370E: mitigations=off ........ 40.02 |====================================
i7-2700K: mitigations=auto,nosmt . 21.06 |===================
i7-2700K: mitigations=off ........ 19.11 |=================


Ethr 2019-01-02
Server Address: localhost - Protocol: TCP - Test: Latency - Threads: 8
Microseconds < Lower Is Better
FX-8370E: mitigations=auto ....... 40.65 |=====================================
FX-8370E: mitigations=off ........ 40.03 |====================================
i7-2700K: mitigations=auto,nosmt . 20.84 |===================
i7-2700K: mitigations=off ........ 19.29 |==================


Go Benchmarks
Test: http
Nanoseconds/Operation < Lower Is Better
FX-8370E: mitigations=auto ....... 17053 |====================================
FX-8370E: mitigations=off ........ 16899 |===================================
i7-2700K: mitigations=auto,nosmt . 17623 |=====================================
i7-2700K: mitigations=off ........ 13334 |============================


Go Benchmarks
Test: json
Nanoseconds/Operation < Lower Is Better
FX-8370E: mitigations=auto ....... 18932284 |=================================
FX-8370E: mitigations=off ........ 18960094 |=================================
i7-2700K: mitigations=auto,nosmt . 19348250 |==================================
i7-2700K: mitigations=off ........ 17883600 |===============================


Go Benchmarks
Test: build
Nanoseconds/Operation < Lower Is Better
FX-8370E: mitigations=auto ....... 25205755851 |===============================
FX-8370E: mitigations=off ........ 25203084487 |===============================
i7-2700K: mitigations=auto,nosmt . 19198875422 |========================
i7-2700K: mitigations=off ........ 19319766592 |========================


Go Benchmarks
Test: garbage
Nanoseconds/Operation < Lower Is Better
FX-8370E: mitigations=auto ....... 4344884 |==================================
FX-8370E: mitigations=off ........ 4352147 |==================================
i7-2700K: mitigations=auto,nosmt . 4514444 |===================================
i7-2700K: mitigations=off ........ 3628249 |============================


Java SciMark 2.0
Computational Test: Composite
Mflops > Higher Is Better
FX-8370E: mitigations=auto ....... 1272 |=========================
FX-8370E: mitigations=off ........ 1267 |=========================
i7-2700K: mitigations=auto,nosmt . 1894 |=====================================
i7-2700K: mitigations=off ........ 1925 |======================================


Bork File Encrypter 1.4
File Encryption Time
Seconds < Lower Is Better
FX-8370E: mitigations=auto ....... 15.17 |====================================
FX-8370E: mitigations=off ........ 15.39 |=====================================
i7-2700K: mitigations=auto,nosmt . 10.26 |=========================
i7-2700K: mitigations=off ........ 10.04 |========================


ebizzy 0.3

Records/s > Higher Is Better
FX-8370E: mitigations=auto ....... 108534 |================================
FX-8370E: mitigations=off ........ 110782 |=================================
i7-2700K: mitigations=auto,nosmt . 119471 |===================================
i7-2700K: mitigations=off ........ 122034 |====================================


Timed Linux Kernel Compilation 4.18
Time To Compile
Seconds < Lower Is Better
FX-8370E: mitigations=auto ....... 210 |================================
FX-8370E: mitigations=off ........ 210 |================================
i7-2700K: mitigations=auto,nosmt . 256 |=======================================
i7-2700K: mitigations=off ........ 212 |================================


Timed LLVM Compilation 6.0.1
Time To Compile
Seconds < Lower Is Better
FX-8370E: mitigations=auto ....... 1105 |============================
FX-8370E: mitigations=off ........ 1108 |============================
i7-2700K: mitigations=auto,nosmt . 1479 |======================================
i7-2700K: mitigations=off ........ 1227 |================================


Timed PHP Compilation 7.1.9
Time To Compile
Seconds < Lower Is Better
FX-8370E: mitigations=auto ....... 130 |==================================
FX-8370E: mitigations=off ........ 129 |==================================
i7-2700K: mitigations=auto,nosmt . 150 |=======================================
i7-2700K: mitigations=off ........ 123 |================================


Hackbench
Count: 8 - Type: Thread
Seconds < Lower Is Better
FX-8370E: mitigations=auto ....... 96.10  |================================
FX-8370E: mitigations=off ........ 93.81  |================================
i7-2700K: mitigations=auto,nosmt . 107.12 |====================================
i7-2700K: mitigations=off ........ 47.51  |================


Hackbench
Count: 8 - Type: Process
Seconds < Lower Is Better
FX-8370E: mitigations=auto ....... 70.20  |========================
FX-8370E: mitigations=off ........ 80.44  |============================
i7-2700K: mitigations=auto,nosmt . 104.64 |====================================
i7-2700K: mitigations=off ........ 46.93  |================


Perl Benchmarks
Test: Pod2html
Seconds < Lower Is Better
FX-8370E: mitigations=auto ....... 0.21796601 |================================
FX-8370E: mitigations=off ........ 0.21814924 |================================
i7-2700K: mitigations=auto,nosmt . 0.18343385 |===========================
i7-2700K: mitigations=off ........ 0.17800944 |==========================


Perl Benchmarks
Test: Interpreter
Seconds < Lower Is Better
FX-8370E: mitigations=auto ....... 0.00288260 |================================
FX-8370E: mitigations=off ........ 0.00287310 |================================
i7-2700K: mitigations=auto,nosmt . 0.00177419 |====================
i7-2700K: mitigations=off ........ 0.00211589 |=======================


glibc bench 1.0
Benchmark: ffs
nanoseconds < Lower Is Better
FX-8370E: mitigations=auto ....... 2.32 |===================================
FX-8370E: mitigations=off ........ 2.41 |=====================================
i7-2700K: mitigations=auto,nosmt . 2.50 |======================================
i7-2700K: mitigations=off ........ 2.21 |==================================


glibc bench 1.0
Benchmark: ffsll
nanoseconds < Lower Is Better
FX-8370E: mitigations=auto ....... 2.50 |======================================
FX-8370E: mitigations=off ........ 2.25 |==================================
i7-2700K: mitigations=auto,nosmt . 2.50 |======================================
i7-2700K: mitigations=off ........ 2.20 |=================================


glibc bench 1.0
Benchmark: pthread_once
nanoseconds < Lower Is Better
FX-8370E: mitigations=auto ....... 2.18 |=================================
FX-8370E: mitigations=off ........ 2.19 |=================================
i7-2700K: mitigations=auto,nosmt . 2.50 |======================================
i7-2700K: mitigations=off ........ 2.20 |=================================


PostgreSQL pgbench 10.3
Scaling: Buffer Test - Test: Normal Load - Mode: Read Only
TPS > Higher Is Better
FX-8370E: mitigations=auto ....... 67041 |====================================
FX-8370E: mitigations=off ........ 67633 |====================================
i7-2700K: mitigations=auto,nosmt . 48710 |==========================
i7-2700K: mitigations=off ........ 69653 |=====================================


PostgreSQL pgbench 10.3
Scaling: Buffer Test - Test: Normal Load - Mode: Read Write
TPS > Higher Is Better
FX-8370E: mitigations=auto ....... 6216 |===============================
FX-8370E: mitigations=off ........ 6253 |===============================
i7-2700K: mitigations=auto,nosmt . 5016 |=========================
i7-2700K: mitigations=off ........ 7634 |======================================


GIMP 2.10.8
Test: resize
Seconds < Lower Is Better
FX-8370E: mitigations=auto ....... 18.32 |=====================================
FX-8370E: mitigations=off ........ 18.25 |=====================================
i7-2700K: mitigations=auto,nosmt . 13.93 |============================
i7-2700K: mitigations=off ........ 13.24 |===========================


GIMP 2.10.8
Test: rotate
Seconds < Lower Is Better
FX-8370E: mitigations=auto ....... 26.59 |=====================================
FX-8370E: mitigations=off ........ 26.57 |=====================================
i7-2700K: mitigations=auto,nosmt . 19.51 |===========================
i7-2700K: mitigations=off ........ 18.69 |==========================


GIMP 2.10.8
Test: auto-levels
Seconds < Lower Is Better
FX-8370E: mitigations=auto ....... 30.90 |=====================================
FX-8370E: mitigations=off ........ 30.65 |=====================================
i7-2700K: mitigations=auto,nosmt . 22.99 |============================
i7-2700K: mitigations=off ........ 22.16 |===========================


GIMP 2.10.8
Test: unsharp-mask
Seconds < Lower Is Better
FX-8370E: mitigations=auto ....... 34.19 |=====================================
FX-8370E: mitigations=off ........ 34.28 |=====================================
i7-2700K: mitigations=auto,nosmt . 24.07 |==========================
i7-2700K: mitigations=off ........ 24.07 |==========================


Redis 4.0.8
Test: LPOP
Requests Per Second > Higher Is Better
FX-8370E: mitigations=auto ....... 1494512 |=======================
FX-8370E: mitigations=off ........ 835483  |=============
i7-2700K: mitigations=auto,nosmt . 2236908 |===================================
i7-2700K: mitigations=off ........ 1349071 |=====================


Redis 4.0.8
Test: SADD
Requests Per Second > Higher Is Better
FX-8370E: mitigations=auto ....... 1201119 |========================
FX-8370E: mitigations=off ........ 1222141 |========================
i7-2700K: mitigations=auto,nosmt . 1748255 |===================================
i7-2700K: mitigations=off ........ 1666500 |=================================


Redis 4.0.8
Test: LPUSH
Requests Per Second > Higher Is Better
FX-8370E: mitigations=auto ....... 833803  |======================
FX-8370E: mitigations=off ........ 827165  |======================
i7-2700K: mitigations=auto,nosmt . 1267924 |=================================
i7-2700K: mitigations=off ........ 1332878 |===================================


Redis 4.0.8
Test: GET
Requests Per Second > Higher Is Better
FX-8370E: mitigations=auto ....... 1434319 |=======================
FX-8370E: mitigations=off ........ 1355763 |======================
i7-2700K: mitigations=auto,nosmt . 2177590 |===================================
i7-2700K: mitigations=off ........ 1982912 |================================


Redis 4.0.8
Test: SET
Requests Per Second > Higher Is Better
FX-8370E: mitigations=auto ....... 1090326 |=========================
FX-8370E: mitigations=off ........ 1086350 |=========================
i7-2700K: mitigations=auto,nosmt . 1493820 |==================================
i7-2700K: mitigations=off ........ 1529876 |===================================


Stress-NG 0.07.26
Test: Forking
Bogo Ops/s > Higher Is Better
FX-8370E: mitigations=auto ....... 15839 |================
FX-8370E: mitigations=off ........ 16034 |================
i7-2700K: mitigations=auto,nosmt . 27620 |============================
i7-2700K: mitigations=off ........ 36445 |=====================================


Stress-NG 0.07.26
Test: Semaphores
Bogo Ops/s > Higher Is Better
FX-8370E: mitigations=auto ....... 1171496 |=======
FX-8370E: mitigations=off ........ 1142998 |=======
i7-2700K: mitigations=auto,nosmt . 5565033 |===================================
i7-2700K: mitigations=off ........ 5528768 |===================================


Stress-NG 0.07.26
Test: Socket Activity
Bogo Ops/s > Higher Is Better
FX-8370E: mitigations=auto ....... 2182 |============================
FX-8370E: mitigations=off ........ 2196 |============================
i7-2700K: mitigations=auto,nosmt . 2807 |====================================
i7-2700K: mitigations=off ........ 2947 |======================================


Stress-NG 0.07.26
Test: Context Switching
Bogo Ops/s > Higher Is Better
FX-8370E: mitigations=auto ....... 826447  |====================
FX-8370E: mitigations=off ........ 849253  |=====================
i7-2700K: mitigations=auto,nosmt . 772457  |===================
i7-2700K: mitigations=off ........ 1427198 |===================================


Stress-NG 0.07.26
Test: System V Message Passing
Bogo Ops/s > Higher Is Better
FX-8370E: mitigations=auto ....... 1949877 |=========
FX-8370E: mitigations=off ........ 2002824 |=========
i7-2700K: mitigations=auto,nosmt . 1583836 |=======
i7-2700K: mitigations=off ........ 7636389 |===================================


ctx_clock
Context Switch Time
Clocks < Lower Is Better
FX-8370E: mitigations=auto ....... 534  |====================
FX-8370E: mitigations=off ........ 534  |====================
i7-2700K: mitigations=auto,nosmt . 1032 |======================================
i7-2700K: mitigations=off ........ 165  |======


Memcached mcperf 1.5.10
Method: Add
Operations Per Second > Higher Is Better
FX-8370E: mitigations=auto ....... 23632 |=================
FX-8370E: mitigations=off ........ 24044 |=================
i7-2700K: mitigations=auto,nosmt . 46152 |================================
i7-2700K: mitigations=off ........ 52555 |=====================================


Memcached mcperf 1.5.10
Method: Get
Operations Per Second > Higher Is Better
FX-8370E: mitigations=auto ....... 46568 |=======================
FX-8370E: mitigations=off ........ 46525 |=======================
i7-2700K: mitigations=auto,nosmt . 64483 |================================
i7-2700K: mitigations=off ........ 74523 |=====================================


Memcached mcperf 1.5.10
Method: Set
Operations Per Second > Higher Is Better
FX-8370E: mitigations=auto ....... 23611 |=================
FX-8370E: mitigations=off ........ 24003 |=================
i7-2700K: mitigations=auto,nosmt . 45150 |================================
i7-2700K: mitigations=off ........ 51993 |=====================================


Memcached mcperf 1.5.10
Method: Append
Operations Per Second > Higher Is Better
FX-8370E: mitigations=auto ....... 25253 |=================
FX-8370E: mitigations=off ........ 25780 |==================
i7-2700K: mitigations=auto,nosmt . 47523 |=================================
i7-2700K: mitigations=off ........ 53665 |=====================================


Memcached mcperf 1.5.10
Method: Delete
Operations Per Second > Higher Is Better
FX-8370E: mitigations=auto ....... 47407 |========================
FX-8370E: mitigations=off ........ 45973 |=======================
i7-2700K: mitigations=auto,nosmt . 64721 |================================
i7-2700K: mitigations=off ........ 74458 |=====================================


Memcached mcperf 1.5.10
Method: Prepend
Operations Per Second > Higher Is Better
FX-8370E: mitigations=auto ....... 25402 |=================
FX-8370E: mitigations=off ........ 25561 |==================
i7-2700K: mitigations=auto,nosmt . 47145 |================================
i7-2700K: mitigations=off ........ 53801 |=====================================


Memcached mcperf 1.5.10
Method: Replace
Operations Per Second > Higher Is Better
FX-8370E: mitigations=auto ....... 25200 |=================
FX-8370E: mitigations=off ........ 25588 |==================
i7-2700K: mitigations=auto,nosmt . 47744 |=================================
i7-2700K: mitigations=off ........ 54087 |=====================================


PyBench 2018-02-16
Total For Average Test Times
Milliseconds < Lower Is Better
FX-8370E: mitigations=auto ....... 1793 |======================================
FX-8370E: mitigations=off ........ 1775 |======================================
i7-2700K: mitigations=auto,nosmt . 1446 |===============================
i7-2700K: mitigations=off ........ 1444 |===============================


NGINX Benchmark 1.9.9
Static Web Page Serving
Requests Per Second > Higher Is Better
FX-8370E: mitigations=auto ....... 18816 |=========================
FX-8370E: mitigations=off ........ 18615 |=========================
i7-2700K: mitigations=auto,nosmt . 23683 |===============================
i7-2700K: mitigations=off ........ 27951 |=====================================


Apache Benchmark 2.4.29
Static Web Page Serving
Requests Per Second > Higher Is Better
FX-8370E: mitigations=auto ....... 15385 |=========================
FX-8370E: mitigations=off ........ 15492 |==========================
i7-2700K: mitigations=auto,nosmt . 22388 |=====================================
i7-2700K: mitigations=off ........ 19873 |=================================


PHPBench 0.8.1
PHP Benchmark Suite
Score > Higher Is Better
FX-8370E: mitigations=auto ....... 386394 |===============================
FX-8370E: mitigations=off ........ 385426 |===============================
i7-2700K: mitigations=auto,nosmt . 448289 |====================================
i7-2700K: mitigations=off ........ 447812 |====================================


Selenium
Benchmark: Basemark - Browser: Firefox
Overall Score > Higher Is Better
FX-8370E: mitigations=auto ....... 292 |======================================
FX-8370E: mitigations=off ........ 302 |=======================================
i7-2700K: mitigations=auto,nosmt . 234 |==============================
i7-2700K: mitigations=off ........ 264 |==================================


Selenium
Benchmark: Jetstream 2 - Browser: Firefox
Score > Higher Is Better
FX-8370E: mitigations=auto ....... 41.42 |===========================
FX-8370E: mitigations=off ........ 43.70 |============================
i7-2700K: mitigations=auto,nosmt . 54.74 |===================================
i7-2700K: mitigations=off ........ 57.59 |=====================================


Sunflow Rendering System 0.07.2
Global Illumination + Image Synthesis
Seconds < Lower Is Better
FX-8370E: mitigations=auto ....... 4.19 |=====================================
FX-8370E: mitigations=off ........ 4.31 |======================================
i7-2700K: mitigations=auto,nosmt . 3.52 |===============================
i7-2700K: mitigations=off ........ 3.03 |===========================


OSBench
Test: Create Files
us Per Event < Lower Is Better
FX-8370E: mitigations=auto ....... 27.16 |=====================================
FX-8370E: mitigations=off ........ 27.37 |=====================================
i7-2700K: mitigations=auto,nosmt . 20.91 |============================
i7-2700K: mitigations=off ........ 17.86 |========================


OSBench
Test: Create Threads
us Per Event < Lower Is Better
FX-8370E: mitigations=auto ....... 27.29 |=====================================
FX-8370E: mitigations=off ........ 27.56 |=====================================
i7-2700K: mitigations=auto,nosmt . 15.20 |====================
i7-2700K: mitigations=off ........ 12.58 |=================


OSBench
Test: Launch Programs
us Per Event < Lower Is Better
FX-8370E: mitigations=auto ....... 90.63 |=====================================
FX-8370E: mitigations=off ........ 91.14 |=====================================
i7-2700K: mitigations=auto,nosmt . 91.69 |=====================================
i7-2700K: mitigations=off ........ 60.60 |========================


OSBench
Test: Create Processes
us Per Event < Lower Is Better
FX-8370E: mitigations=auto ....... 57.35 |=====================================
FX-8370E: mitigations=off ........ 56.60 |=====================================
i7-2700K: mitigations=auto,nosmt . 26.95 |=================
i7-2700K: mitigations=off ........ 24.49 |================


OSBench
Test: Memory Allocations
Ns Per Event < Lower Is Better
FX-8370E: mitigations=auto ....... 116.00 |====================================
FX-8370E: mitigations=off ........ 115.00 |====================================
i7-2700K: mitigations=auto,nosmt . 95.87  |==============================
i7-2700K: mitigations=off ........ 90.16  |============================