New ucode Tests
Tests for a future article.


Core i9 7960X: Old ucode: 

	Processor: Intel Core i9-7960X @ 4.40GHz (16 Cores / 32 Threads), Motherboard: MSI X299 SLI PLUS (MS-7A93) v1.0 (1.A0 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Sky Lake-E DMI3 Registers, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 256GB INTEL SSDPEKKW256G8, Graphics: Gigabyte AMD Radeon RX 550/550X 2GB (1206/1750MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Monitor: ASUS VP28U, Network: Intel I219-V + Intel I211

	OS: Clear Linux OS 31470, Kernel: 5.3.8-854.native (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.34.1, Display Server: X Server 1.20.5, Display Driver: modesetting 1.20.5, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 19.3.0-devel (LLVM 9.0.0), Vulkan: 1.1.107, Compiler: GCC 9.2.1 20191101 gcc-9-branch@277702 + Clang 9.0.0 + LLVM 9.0.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160

Core i9 7960X: New ucode: 

	Processor: Intel Core i9-7960X @ 4.40GHz (16 Cores / 32 Threads), Motherboard: MSI X299 SLI PLUS (MS-7A93) v1.0 (1.A0 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Sky Lake-E DMI3 Registers, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 256GB INTEL SSDPEKKW256G8, Graphics: Gigabyte AMD Radeon RX 550/550X 2GB (1206/1750MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Monitor: ASUS VP28U, Network: Intel I219-V + Intel I211

	OS: Clear Linux OS 31470, Kernel: 5.3.8-854.native (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.34.1, Display Server: X Server 1.20.5, Display Driver: modesetting 1.20.5, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 19.3.0-devel (LLVM 9.0.0), Vulkan: 1.1.107, Compiler: GCC 9.2.1 20191101 gcc-9-branch@277702 + Clang 9.0.0 + LLVM 9.0.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160

Core i9 7960X: New ucode + Assembler: 

	Processor: Intel Core i9-7960X @ 4.40GHz (16 Cores / 32 Threads), Motherboard: MSI X299 SLI PLUS (MS-7A93) v1.0 (1.A0 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Sky Lake-E DMI3 Registers, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 256GB INTEL SSDPEKKW256G8, Graphics: Gigabyte AMD Radeon RX 550/550X 2GB (1206/1750MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Monitor: ASUS VP28U, Network: Intel I219-V + Intel I211

	OS: Clear Linux OS 31480, Kernel: 5.3.8-854.native (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.34.1, Display Server: X Server 1.20.5, Display Driver: modesetting 1.20.5, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 19.3.0-devel (LLVM 9.0.0), Vulkan: 1.1.107, Compiler: GCC 9.2.1 20191103 gcc-9-branch@277748 + Clang 9.0.0 + LLVM 9.0.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160

Xeon Silver: Old ucode: 

	Processor: Intel Xeon Silver 4108 @ 3.00GHz (8 Cores / 16 Threads), Motherboard: TYAN S7100AG2NR (V3.03 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Sky Lake-E DMI3 Registers, Memory: 23552MB, Disk: 240GB Force MP500, Graphics: ASPEED, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: VE228, Network: 2 x Intel I350

	OS: Clear Linux OS 31470, Kernel: 5.2.15-834.native (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.34.1, Display Server: X Server 1.20.4, Display Driver: modesetting 1.20.4, Compiler: GCC 9.2.1 20191101 gcc-9-branch@277702 + Clang 9.0.0 + LLVM 9.0.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1024x768

Xeon Silver: New ucode: 

	Processor: Intel Xeon Silver 4108 @ 3.00GHz (8 Cores / 16 Threads), Motherboard: TYAN S7100AG2NR (V3.03 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Sky Lake-E DMI3 Registers, Memory: 23552MB, Disk: 240GB Force MP500, Graphics: ASPEED, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: VE228, Network: 2 x Intel I350

	OS: Clear Linux OS 31470, Kernel: 5.2.15-834.native (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.34.1, Display Server: X Server 1.20.4, Display Driver: modesetting 1.20.4, Compiler: GCC 9.2.1 20191101 gcc-9-branch@277702 + Clang 9.0.0 + LLVM 9.0.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1024x768

Xeon Silver: New ucode + Assembler: 

	Processor: Intel Xeon Silver 4108 @ 3.00GHz (8 Cores / 16 Threads), Motherboard: TYAN S7100AG2NR (V3.03 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Sky Lake-E DMI3 Registers, Memory: 23552MB, Disk: 240GB Force MP500, Graphics: ASPEED, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: VE228, Network: 2 x Intel I350

	OS: Clear Linux OS 31480, Kernel: 5.2.15-834.native (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.34.1, Display Server: X Server 1.20.4, Display Driver: modesetting 1.20.4, Compiler: GCC 9.2.1 20191103 gcc-9-branch@277748 + Clang 9.0.0 + LLVM 9.0.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1024x768


Tesseract 2014-05-12
Resolution: 3840 x 2160
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Core i9 7960X: Old ucode ............. 69.78 |=================================
Core i9 7960X: New ucode ............. 69.66 |=================================
Core i9 7960X: New ucode + Assembler . 69.77 |=================================


Xonotic 0.8.2
Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: Ultra
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Core i9 7960X: Old ucode ............. 96.88 |=================================
Core i9 7960X: New ucode ............. 96.81 |=================================
Core i9 7960X: New ucode + Assembler . 96.81 |=================================


Xonotic 0.8.2
Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: Ultimate
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Core i9 7960X: Old ucode ............. 66.65 |=================================
Core i9 7960X: New ucode ............. 66.67 |=================================
Core i9 7960X: New ucode + Assembler . 66.64 |=================================


NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.4
Test / Class: BT.C
Total Mop/s > Higher Is Better
Core i9 7960X: Old ucode ............. 44115.74 |==============================
Core i9 7960X: New ucode ............. 43751.86 |==============================
Core i9 7960X: New ucode + Assembler . 43557.86 |==============================
Xeon Silver: Old ucode ............... 10377.37 |=======
Xeon Silver: New ucode ............... 10302.65 |=======
Xeon Silver: New ucode + Assembler ... 10255.36 |=======


NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.4
Test / Class: CG.C
Total Mop/s > Higher Is Better
Core i9 7960X: Old ucode ............. 10981.71 |==============================
Core i9 7960X: New ucode ............. 10863.62 |==============================
Core i9 7960X: New ucode + Assembler . 10825.47 |==============================
Xeon Silver: Old ucode ............... 6926.55  |===================
Xeon Silver: New ucode ............... 6828.96  |===================
Xeon Silver: New ucode + Assembler ... 6826.57  |===================


NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.4
Test / Class: EP.C
Total Mop/s > Higher Is Better
Core i9 7960X: Old ucode ............. 2127.82 |===============================
Core i9 7960X: New ucode ............. 2032.83 |==============================
Core i9 7960X: New ucode + Assembler . 2126.53 |===============================
Xeon Silver: Old ucode ............... 616.06  |=========
Xeon Silver: New ucode ............... 598.03  |=========
Xeon Silver: New ucode + Assembler ... 622.16  |=========


NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.4
Test / Class: FT.C
Total Mop/s > Higher Is Better
Core i9 7960X: Old ucode ............. 21826.32 |==============================
Core i9 7960X: New ucode ............. 21777.78 |==============================
Core i9 7960X: New ucode + Assembler . 21842.15 |==============================
Xeon Silver: Old ucode ............... 12017.47 |=================
Xeon Silver: New ucode ............... 12016.35 |=================
Xeon Silver: New ucode + Assembler ... 11881.53 |================


NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.4
Test / Class: LU.C
Total Mop/s > Higher Is Better
Core i9 7960X: Old ucode ............. 45095.40 |==============================
Core i9 7960X: New ucode ............. 45070.16 |==============================
Core i9 7960X: New ucode + Assembler . 44967.09 |==============================
Xeon Silver: Old ucode ............... 15864.73 |===========
Xeon Silver: New ucode ............... 15823.11 |===========
Xeon Silver: New ucode + Assembler ... 15831.35 |===========


NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.4
Test / Class: MG.C
Total Mop/s > Higher Is Better
Core i9 7960X: Old ucode ............. 18306.64 |==============================
Core i9 7960X: New ucode ............. 18120.29 |==============================
Core i9 7960X: New ucode + Assembler . 18100.15 |==============================
Xeon Silver: Old ucode ............... 18249.92 |==============================
Xeon Silver: New ucode ............... 18306.85 |==============================
Xeon Silver: New ucode + Assembler ... 18196.15 |==============================


NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.4
Test / Class: SP.B
Total Mop/s > Higher Is Better
Core i9 7960X: Old ucode ............. 13115.33 |==============================
Core i9 7960X: New ucode ............. 12834.88 |=============================
Core i9 7960X: New ucode + Assembler . 12670.65 |=============================
Xeon Silver: Old ucode ............... 7430.67  |=================
Xeon Silver: New ucode ............... 7363.84  |=================
Xeon Silver: New ucode + Assembler ... 7359.06  |=================


Parboil 2.5
Test: OpenMP CUTCP
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Core i9 7960X: Old ucode ............. 2.497577 |==========
Core i9 7960X: New ucode ............. 2.474629 |=========
Core i9 7960X: New ucode + Assembler . 2.483591 |==========
Xeon Silver: Old ucode ............... 7.822509 |==============================
Xeon Silver: New ucode ............... 7.823559 |==============================
Xeon Silver: New ucode + Assembler ... 7.829465 |==============================


Parboil 2.5
Test: OpenMP MRI Gridding
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Core i9 7960X: Old ucode ............. 122.44 |==============================
Core i9 7960X: New ucode ............. 132.17 |================================
Core i9 7960X: New ucode + Assembler . 122.93 |==============================
Xeon Silver: Old ucode ............... 126.04 |===============================
Xeon Silver: New ucode ............... 128.37 |===============================
Xeon Silver: New ucode + Assembler ... 124.64 |==============================


miniFE 2.2
Problem Size: Small
CG Mflops > Higher Is Better
Core i9 7960X: Old ucode ............. 8633.07 |============================
Core i9 7960X: New ucode ............. 8630.87 |============================
Core i9 7960X: New ucode + Assembler . 8634.50 |============================
Xeon Silver: Old ucode ............... 9468.95 |===============================
Xeon Silver: New ucode ............... 9458.82 |===============================
Xeon Silver: New ucode + Assembler ... 9465.03 |===============================


Rodinia 2.4
Test: OpenMP LavaMD
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Core i9 7960X: Old ucode ............. 17.84 |==========
Core i9 7960X: New ucode ............. 17.85 |==========
Core i9 7960X: New ucode + Assembler . 17.88 |==========
Xeon Silver: Old ucode ............... 60.24 |=================================
Xeon Silver: New ucode ............... 60.24 |=================================
Xeon Silver: New ucode + Assembler ... 60.33 |=================================


Rodinia 2.4
Test: OpenMP CFD Solver
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Core i9 7960X: Old ucode ............. 12.71 |===========
Core i9 7960X: New ucode ............. 12.69 |===========
Core i9 7960X: New ucode + Assembler . 12.75 |===========
Xeon Silver: Old ucode ............... 36.62 |=================================
Xeon Silver: New ucode ............... 36.69 |=================================
Xeon Silver: New ucode + Assembler ... 36.78 |=================================


NAMD 2.13b1
ATPase Simulation - 327,506 Atoms
days/ns < Lower Is Better
Core i9 7960X: Old ucode ............. 1.07000 |=========
Core i9 7960X: New ucode ............. 1.07350 |=========
Core i9 7960X: New ucode + Assembler . 1.07433 |=========
Xeon Silver: Old ucode ............... 3.82902 |===============================
Xeon Silver: New ucode ............... 3.84091 |===============================
Xeon Silver: New ucode + Assembler ... 3.83600 |===============================


Timed MrBayes Analysis 3.2.7
Primate Phylogeny Analysis
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Core i9 7960X: Old ucode ............. 101.32 |============
Core i9 7960X: New ucode ............. 103.94 |=============
Core i9 7960X: New ucode + Assembler . 102.79 |============
Xeon Silver: Old ucode ............... 254.91 |===============================
Xeon Silver: New ucode ............... 265.20 |================================
Xeon Silver: New ucode + Assembler ... 256.33 |===============================


Go Benchmarks
Test: build
Nanoseconds/Operation < Lower Is Better
Core i9 7960X: Old ucode ............. 18306530426 |==================
Core i9 7960X: New ucode ............. 19313715241 |===================
Core i9 7960X: New ucode + Assembler . 19324820915 |===================
Xeon Silver: Old ucode ............... 25645318425 |=========================
Xeon Silver: New ucode ............... 27357997336 |===========================
Xeon Silver: New ucode + Assembler ... 27063031961 |===========================


DaCapo Benchmark 9.12-MR1
Java Test: H2
msec < Lower Is Better
Core i9 7960X: Old ucode ............. 3498 |=======================
Core i9 7960X: New ucode ............. 3505 |=======================
Core i9 7960X: New ucode + Assembler . 3586 |========================
Xeon Silver: Old ucode ............... 5080 |=================================
Xeon Silver: New ucode ............... 5070 |=================================
Xeon Silver: New ucode + Assembler ... 5168 |==================================


DaCapo Benchmark 9.12-MR1
Java Test: Jython
msec < Lower Is Better
Core i9 7960X: Old ucode ............. 2985 |===================
Core i9 7960X: New ucode ............. 3030 |====================
Core i9 7960X: New ucode + Assembler . 3031 |====================
Xeon Silver: Old ucode ............... 4934 |================================
Xeon Silver: New ucode ............... 5107 |=================================
Xeon Silver: New ucode + Assembler ... 5236 |==================================


DaCapo Benchmark 9.12-MR1
Java Test: Eclipse
msec < Lower Is Better
Core i9 7960X: Old ucode ............. 16441 |====================
Core i9 7960X: New ucode ............. 16984 |=====================
Core i9 7960X: New ucode + Assembler . 17012 |=====================
Xeon Silver: Old ucode ............... 26160 |================================
Xeon Silver: New ucode ............... 27054 |=================================
Xeon Silver: New ucode + Assembler ... 26946 |=================================


DaCapo Benchmark 9.12-MR1
Java Test: Tradesoap
msec < Lower Is Better
Core i9 7960X: Old ucode ............. 3107 |==================
Core i9 7960X: New ucode ............. 3165 |==================
Core i9 7960X: New ucode + Assembler . 3142 |==================
Xeon Silver: Old ucode ............... 5839 |=================================
Xeon Silver: New ucode ............... 5799 |=================================
Xeon Silver: New ucode + Assembler ... 5949 |==================================


DaCapo Benchmark 9.12-MR1
Java Test: Tradebeans
msec < Lower Is Better
Core i9 7960X: Old ucode ............. 2789 |=====================
Core i9 7960X: New ucode ............. 2844 |=====================
Core i9 7960X: New ucode + Assembler . 2823 |=====================
Xeon Silver: Old ucode ............... 4473 |=================================
Xeon Silver: New ucode ............... 4555 |==================================
Xeon Silver: New ucode + Assembler ... 4581 |==================================


Renaissance 0.9.0
Test: Apache Spark ALS
ms < Lower Is Better
Core i9 7960X: Old ucode ............. 5424.82 |=======================
Core i9 7960X: New ucode ............. 5641.06 |========================
Core i9 7960X: New ucode + Assembler . 5623.54 |========================
Xeon Silver: Old ucode ............... 7000.42 |==============================
Xeon Silver: New ucode ............... 7207.87 |===============================
Xeon Silver: New ucode + Assembler ... 7320.65 |===============================


Renaissance 0.9.0
Test: Apache Spark Bayes
ms < Lower Is Better
Core i9 7960X: Old ucode ............. 5119.33 |=================
Core i9 7960X: New ucode ............. 5091.81 |=================
Core i9 7960X: New ucode + Assembler . 5134.81 |=================
Xeon Silver: Old ucode ............... 8919.91 |=============================
Xeon Silver: New ucode ............... 9397.93 |===============================
Xeon Silver: New ucode + Assembler ... 9334.48 |===============================


Renaissance 0.9.0
Test: Savina Reactors.IO
ms < Lower Is Better
Core i9 7960X: Old ucode ............. 22538.73 |==================
Core i9 7960X: New ucode ............. 22569.11 |==================
Core i9 7960X: New ucode + Assembler . 22848.41 |===================
Xeon Silver: Old ucode ............... 37022.70 |==============================
Xeon Silver: New ucode ............... 36614.97 |==============================
Xeon Silver: New ucode + Assembler ... 36521.02 |==============================


Renaissance 0.9.0
Test: Apache Spark PageRank
ms < Lower Is Better
Core i9 7960X: Old ucode ............. 27828.66 |=======================
Core i9 7960X: New ucode ............. 29278.62 |========================
Core i9 7960X: New ucode + Assembler . 28988.36 |========================
Xeon Silver: Old ucode ............... 34404.76 |============================
Xeon Silver: New ucode ............... 36187.61 |==============================
Xeon Silver: New ucode + Assembler ... 36294.45 |==============================


Renaissance 0.9.0
Test: In-Memory Database Shootout
ms < Lower Is Better
Core i9 7960X: Old ucode ............. 5260.55 |====================
Core i9 7960X: New ucode ............. 5251.35 |====================
Core i9 7960X: New ucode + Assembler . 5210.42 |====================
Xeon Silver: Old ucode ............... 7940.91 |==============================
Xeon Silver: New ucode ............... 8074.84 |==============================
Xeon Silver: New ucode + Assembler ... 8247.58 |===============================


Renaissance 0.9.0
Test: Akka Unbalanced Cobwebbed Tree
ms < Lower Is Better
Core i9 7960X: Old ucode ............. 11705.82 |=======================
Core i9 7960X: New ucode ............. 11670.10 |======================
Core i9 7960X: New ucode + Assembler . 11850.38 |=======================
Xeon Silver: Old ucode ............... 15388.42 |==============================
Xeon Silver: New ucode ............... 15383.57 |==============================
Xeon Silver: New ucode + Assembler ... 15581.63 |==============================


GraphicsMagick 1.3.33
Operation: Rotate
Iterations Per Minute > Higher Is Better
Core i9 7960X: Old ucode ............. 1005 |==================================
Core i9 7960X: New ucode ............. 998  |==================================
Core i9 7960X: New ucode + Assembler . 1003 |==================================
Xeon Silver: Old ucode ............... 880  |==============================
Xeon Silver: New ucode ............... 825  |============================
Xeon Silver: New ucode + Assembler ... 844  |=============================


GraphicsMagick 1.3.33
Operation: Resizing
Iterations Per Minute > Higher Is Better
Core i9 7960X: Old ucode ............. 1421 |==================================
Core i9 7960X: New ucode ............. 1350 |================================
Core i9 7960X: New ucode + Assembler . 1417 |==================================
Xeon Silver: Old ucode ............... 509  |============
Xeon Silver: New ucode ............... 508  |============
Xeon Silver: New ucode + Assembler ... 506  |============


GraphicsMagick 1.3.33
Operation: HWB Color Space
Iterations Per Minute > Higher Is Better
Core i9 7960X: Old ucode ............. 1483 |==================================
Core i9 7960X: New ucode ............. 1483 |==================================
Core i9 7960X: New ucode + Assembler . 1485 |==================================
Xeon Silver: Old ucode ............... 784  |==================
Xeon Silver: New ucode ............... 777  |==================
Xeon Silver: New ucode + Assembler ... 791  |==================


dav1d 0.5.0
Video Input: Summer Nature 4K
FPS > Higher Is Better
Core i9 7960X: Old ucode ............. 211.82 |================================
Core i9 7960X: New ucode ............. 209.29 |================================
Core i9 7960X: New ucode + Assembler . 210.11 |================================
Xeon Silver: Old ucode ............... 80.92  |============
Xeon Silver: New ucode ............... 79.77  |============
Xeon Silver: New ucode + Assembler ... 80.47  |============


OSPray 1.8.5
Demo: San Miguel - Renderer: SciVis
FPS > Higher Is Better
Core i9 7960X: Old ucode ............. 26.95 |=================================
Core i9 7960X: New ucode ............. 26.55 |=================================
Core i9 7960X: New ucode + Assembler . 26.79 |=================================
Xeon Silver: Old ucode ............... 5.63  |=======
Xeon Silver: New ucode ............... 5.60  |=======
Xeon Silver: New ucode + Assembler ... 5.57  |=======


OSPray 1.8.5
Demo: San Miguel - Renderer: Path Tracer
FPS > Higher Is Better
Core i9 7960X: Old ucode ............. 2.44 |==================================
Core i9 7960X: New ucode ............. 2.43 |==================================
Core i9 7960X: New ucode + Assembler . 2.44 |==================================
Xeon Silver: Old ucode ............... 0.55 |========
Xeon Silver: New ucode ............... 0.55 |========
Xeon Silver: New ucode + Assembler ... 0.54 |========


Embree 3.6.1
Binary: Pathtracer - Model: Crown
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Core i9 7960X: Old ucode ............. 18.2024 |===============================
Core i9 7960X: New ucode ............. 17.9821 |===============================
Core i9 7960X: New ucode + Assembler . 17.9992 |===============================
Xeon Silver: Old ucode ............... 5.1707  |=========
Xeon Silver: New ucode ............... 5.1044  |=========
Xeon Silver: New ucode + Assembler ... 5.0914  |=========


Embree 3.6.1
Binary: Pathtracer ISPC - Model: Crown
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Core i9 7960X: Old ucode ............. 20.9992 |===============================
Core i9 7960X: New ucode ............. 20.8556 |===============================
Core i9 7960X: New ucode + Assembler . 20.8725 |===============================
Xeon Silver: Old ucode ............... 4.4729  |=======
Xeon Silver: New ucode ............... 4.4156  |=======
Xeon Silver: New ucode + Assembler ... 4.4471  |=======


rav1e 0.1
1080p To AV1 Video Encode
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Core i9 7960X: Old ucode ............. 1.188 |=================================
Core i9 7960X: New ucode ............. 1.155 |================================
Core i9 7960X: New ucode + Assembler . 1.149 |================================
Xeon Silver: Old ucode ............... 0.642 |==================
Xeon Silver: New ucode ............... 0.618 |=================
Xeon Silver: New ucode + Assembler ... 0.612 |=================


SVT-AV1 0.7
Encoder Mode: Enc Mode 8 - Input: 1080p
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Core i9 7960X: Old ucode ............. 52.01 |=================================
Core i9 7960X: New ucode ............. 50.51 |================================
Core i9 7960X: New ucode + Assembler . 51.03 |================================
Xeon Silver: Old ucode ............... 16.88 |===========
Xeon Silver: New ucode ............... 16.65 |===========
Xeon Silver: New ucode + Assembler ... 16.74 |===========


SVT-VP9 0.1
Tuning: PSNR/SSIM Optimized - Input: Bosphorus 1080p
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Core i9 7960X: Old ucode ............. 308.67 |================================
Core i9 7960X: New ucode ............. 306.71 |================================
Core i9 7960X: New ucode + Assembler . 309.52 |================================
Xeon Silver: Old ucode ............... 91.30  |=========
Xeon Silver: New ucode ............... 89.98  |=========
Xeon Silver: New ucode + Assembler ... 90.78  |=========


x265 3.1.2
H.265 1080p Video Encoding
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Core i9 7960X: Old ucode ............. 68.65 |=================================
Core i9 7960X: New ucode ............. 68.20 |=================================
Core i9 7960X: New ucode + Assembler . 68.19 |=================================
Xeon Silver: Old ucode ............... 28.12 |==============
Xeon Silver: New ucode ............... 27.87 |=============
Xeon Silver: New ucode + Assembler ... 27.81 |=============


Intel Open Image Denoise 1.0.0
Scene: Memorial
Images / Sec > Higher Is Better
Core i9 7960X: Old ucode ............. 21.57 |=================================
Core i9 7960X: New ucode ............. 21.77 |=================================
Core i9 7960X: New ucode + Assembler . 21.82 |=================================
Xeon Silver: Old ucode ............... 5.36  |========
Xeon Silver: New ucode ............... 5.36  |========
Xeon Silver: New ucode + Assembler ... 5.32  |========


LuxCoreRender 2.2
Scene: DLSC
M samples/sec > Higher Is Better
Core i9 7960X: Old ucode ............. 2.70 |==================================
Core i9 7960X: New ucode ............. 2.57 |================================
Core i9 7960X: New ucode + Assembler . 2.57 |================================
Xeon Silver: Old ucode ............... 0.83 |==========
Xeon Silver: New ucode ............... 0.79 |==========
Xeon Silver: New ucode + Assembler ... 0.79 |==========


LuxCoreRender 2.2
Scene: Rainbow Colors and Prism
M samples/sec > Higher Is Better
Core i9 7960X: Old ucode ............. 2.53 |==================================
Core i9 7960X: New ucode ............. 2.49 |=================================
Core i9 7960X: New ucode + Assembler . 2.42 |=================================
Xeon Silver: Old ucode ............... 0.79 |===========
Xeon Silver: New ucode ............... 0.75 |==========
Xeon Silver: New ucode + Assembler ... 0.75 |==========


C-Ray 1.1
Total Time - 4K, 16 Rays Per Pixel
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Core i9 7960X: Old ucode ............. 45.22  |=========
Core i9 7960X: New ucode ............. 45.30  |=========
Core i9 7960X: New ucode + Assembler . 45.34  |=========
Xeon Silver: Old ucode ............... 155.44 |================================
Xeon Silver: New ucode ............... 155.49 |================================
Xeon Silver: New ucode + Assembler ... 155.56 |================================


Smallpt 1.0
Global Illumination Renderer; 128 Samples
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Core i9 7960X: Old ucode ............. 6.214  |==========
Core i9 7960X: New ucode ............. 6.158  |=========
Core i9 7960X: New ucode + Assembler . 6.133  |=========
Xeon Silver: Old ucode ............... 20.798 |================================
Xeon Silver: New ucode ............... 20.773 |================================
Xeon Silver: New ucode + Assembler ... 20.683 |================================


XZ Compression 5.2.4
Compressing ubuntu-16.04.3-server-i386.img, Compression Level 9
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Core i9 7960X: Old ucode ............. 17.12 |================
Core i9 7960X: New ucode ............. 17.42 |=================
Core i9 7960X: New ucode + Assembler . 17.23 |=================
Xeon Silver: Old ucode ............... 33.10 |================================
Xeon Silver: New ucode ............... 34.32 |=================================
Xeon Silver: New ucode + Assembler ... 33.70 |================================


Zstd Compression 1.3.4
Compressing ubuntu-16.04.3-server-i386.img, Compression Level 19
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Core i9 7960X: Old ucode ............. 10.41 |================
Core i9 7960X: New ucode ............. 10.43 |================
Core i9 7960X: New ucode + Assembler . 10.32 |================
Xeon Silver: Old ucode ............... 21.42 |=================================
Xeon Silver: New ucode ............... 21.48 |=================================
Xeon Silver: New ucode + Assembler ... 21.35 |=================================


FLAC Audio Encoding 1.3.2
WAV To FLAC
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Core i9 7960X: Old ucode ............. 10.07 |===========================
Core i9 7960X: New ucode ............. 10.13 |===========================
Core i9 7960X: New ucode + Assembler . 10.06 |===========================
Xeon Silver: Old ucode ............... 12.29 |=================================
Xeon Silver: New ucode ............... 12.10 |================================
Xeon Silver: New ucode + Assembler ... 11.94 |================================


LAME MP3 Encoding 3.100
WAV To MP3
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Core i9 7960X: Old ucode ............. 8.329  |=====================
Core i9 7960X: New ucode ............. 8.725  |======================
Core i9 7960X: New ucode + Assembler . 8.268  |=====================
Xeon Silver: Old ucode ............... 11.898 |===============================
Xeon Silver: New ucode ............... 12.453 |================================
Xeon Silver: New ucode + Assembler ... 11.824 |==============================


N-Queens 1.0
Elapsed Time
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Core i9 7960X: Old ucode ............. 8.946  |=========
Core i9 7960X: New ucode ............. 8.946  |=========
Core i9 7960X: New ucode + Assembler . 8.903  |=========
Xeon Silver: Old ucode ............... 30.707 |================================
Xeon Silver: New ucode ............... 30.695 |================================
Xeon Silver: New ucode + Assembler ... 30.581 |================================


R Benchmark

Seconds < Lower Is Better
Core i9 7960X: Old ucode ............. 0.1027 |==================
Core i9 7960X: New ucode ............. 0.1061 |==================
Core i9 7960X: New ucode + Assembler . 0.1053 |==================
Xeon Silver: Old ucode ............... 0.1811 |===============================
Xeon Silver: New ucode ............... 0.1867 |================================
Xeon Silver: New ucode + Assembler ... 0.1849 |================================


OpenSSL 1.1.1
RSA 4096-bit Performance
Signs Per Second > Higher Is Better
Core i9 7960X: Old ucode ............. 4409.2 |================================
Core i9 7960X: New ucode ............. 4385.5 |================================
Core i9 7960X: New ucode + Assembler . 4393.6 |================================
Xeon Silver: Old ucode ............... 1280.6 |=========
Xeon Silver: New ucode ............... 1275.6 |=========
Xeon Silver: New ucode + Assembler ... 1276.7 |=========


ASKAP 2018-11-10
Test: tConvolve MT - Gridding
Million Grid Points Per Second > Higher Is Better
Core i9 7960X: Old ucode ............. 1944.07 |==============================
Core i9 7960X: New ucode ............. 1943.18 |==============================
Core i9 7960X: New ucode + Assembler . 1947.35 |==============================
Xeon Silver: Old ucode ............... 1998.20 |===============================
Xeon Silver: New ucode ............... 2005.72 |===============================
Xeon Silver: New ucode + Assembler ... 1982.08 |===============================


ASKAP 2018-11-10
Test: tConvolve MT - Degridding
Million Grid Points Per Second > Higher Is Better
Core i9 7960X: Old ucode ............. 2935.98 |===============================
Core i9 7960X: New ucode ............. 2932.60 |===============================
Core i9 7960X: New ucode + Assembler . 2946.82 |===============================
Xeon Silver: Old ucode ............... 2111.06 |======================
Xeon Silver: New ucode ............... 2112.46 |======================
Xeon Silver: New ucode + Assembler ... 2105.49 |======================


libjpeg-turbo tjbench 2.0.2
Test: Decompression Throughput
Megapixels/sec > Higher Is Better
Core i9 7960X: Old ucode ............. 203.01 |================================
Core i9 7960X: New ucode ............. 197.42 |===============================
Core i9 7960X: New ucode + Assembler . 204.08 |================================
Xeon Silver: Old ucode ............... 138.09 |======================
Xeon Silver: New ucode ............... 134.54 |=====================
Xeon Silver: New ucode + Assembler ... 138.88 |======================


Darktable archive-c3b900172e0fe88fc6c47050983bd97bcea994a0
Test: Boat - Acceleration: CPU-only
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Core i9 7960X: Old ucode ............. 8.025  |======================
Core i9 7960X: New ucode ............. 8.047  |======================
Core i9 7960X: New ucode + Assembler . 8.036  |======================
Xeon Silver: Old ucode ............... 11.644 |================================
Xeon Silver: New ucode ............... 11.709 |================================
Xeon Silver: New ucode + Assembler ... 11.695 |================================


Darktable archive-c3b900172e0fe88fc6c47050983bd97bcea994a0
Test: Masskrug - Acceleration: CPU-only
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Core i9 7960X: Old ucode ............. 3.493 |===============
Core i9 7960X: New ucode ............. 3.539 |===============
Core i9 7960X: New ucode + Assembler . 3.466 |===============
Xeon Silver: Old ucode ............... 7.663 |=================================
Xeon Silver: New ucode ............... 7.691 |=================================
Xeon Silver: New ucode + Assembler ... 7.681 |=================================


Darktable archive-c3b900172e0fe88fc6c47050983bd97bcea994a0
Test: Server Rack - Acceleration: CPU-only
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Core i9 7960X: Old ucode ............. 0.120 |====================
Core i9 7960X: New ucode ............. 0.123 |====================
Core i9 7960X: New ucode + Assembler . 0.121 |====================
Xeon Silver: Old ucode ............... 0.200 |=================================
Xeon Silver: New ucode ............... 0.202 |=================================
Xeon Silver: New ucode + Assembler ... 0.200 |=================================


Darktable archive-c3b900172e0fe88fc6c47050983bd97bcea994a0
Test: Server Room - Acceleration: CPU-only
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Core i9 7960X: Old ucode ............. 3.019 |===================
Core i9 7960X: New ucode ............. 3.036 |===================
Core i9 7960X: New ucode + Assembler . 3.014 |===================
Xeon Silver: Old ucode ............... 5.274 |=================================
Xeon Silver: New ucode ............... 5.306 |=================================
Xeon Silver: New ucode + Assembler ... 5.287 |=================================


GIMP 2.10.14
Test: resize
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Core i9 7960X: Old ucode ............. 7.637  |=====================
Core i9 7960X: New ucode ............. 7.721  |=====================
Core i9 7960X: New ucode + Assembler . 7.705  |=====================
Xeon Silver: Old ucode ............... 11.392 |===============================
Xeon Silver: New ucode ............... 11.739 |================================
Xeon Silver: New ucode + Assembler ... 11.480 |===============================


GIMP 2.10.14
Test: rotate
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Core i9 7960X: Old ucode ............. 10.64 |========================
Core i9 7960X: New ucode ............. 10.89 |========================
Core i9 7960X: New ucode + Assembler . 10.80 |========================
Xeon Silver: Old ucode ............... 14.54 |================================
Xeon Silver: New ucode ............... 14.82 |=================================
Xeon Silver: New ucode + Assembler ... 14.76 |=================================


GIMP 2.10.14
Test: auto-levels
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Core i9 7960X: Old ucode ............. 13.68 |=========================
Core i9 7960X: New ucode ............. 13.88 |=========================
Core i9 7960X: New ucode + Assembler . 13.93 |=========================
Xeon Silver: Old ucode ............... 17.60 |================================
Xeon Silver: New ucode ............... 18.05 |=================================
Xeon Silver: New ucode + Assembler ... 17.99 |=================================


GIMP 2.10.14
Test: unsharp-mask
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Core i9 7960X: Old ucode ............. 15.61 |=========================
Core i9 7960X: New ucode ............. 15.93 |=========================
Core i9 7960X: New ucode + Assembler . 15.77 |=========================
Xeon Silver: Old ucode ............... 20.14 |================================
Xeon Silver: New ucode ............... 21.02 |=================================
Xeon Silver: New ucode + Assembler ... 20.64 |================================


Memtier_benchmark 1.2.17
Protocol: Redis
Ops/sec > Higher Is Better
Core i9 7960X: Old ucode ............. 2635647.29 |============================
Core i9 7960X: New ucode ............. 2616980.23 |============================
Core i9 7960X: New ucode + Assembler . 2635866.53 |============================
Xeon Silver: Old ucode ............... 1606607.65 |=================
Xeon Silver: New ucode ............... 1582242.66 |=================
Xeon Silver: New ucode + Assembler ... 1587590.76 |=================


Optcarrot
Optimized Benchmark
FPS > Higher Is Better
Core i9 7960X: Old ucode ............. 150.48 |================================
Core i9 7960X: New ucode ............. 147.01 |===============================
Core i9 7960X: New ucode + Assembler . 146.63 |===============================
Xeon Silver: Old ucode ............... 102.95 |======================
Xeon Silver: New ucode ............... 99.96  |=====================
Xeon Silver: New ucode + Assembler ... 100.39 |=====================


Blender 2.80
Blend File: BMW27 - Compute: CPU-Only
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Core i9 7960X: Old ucode ............. 100.25 |=========
Core i9 7960X: New ucode ............. 103.58 |=========
Core i9 7960X: New ucode + Assembler . 103.28 |=========
Xeon Silver: Old ucode ............... 360.73 |===============================
Xeon Silver: New ucode ............... 371.78 |================================
Xeon Silver: New ucode + Assembler ... 371.59 |================================


PyBench 2018-02-16
Total For Average Test Times
Milliseconds < Lower Is Better
Core i9 7960X: Old ucode ............. 924  |======================
Core i9 7960X: New ucode ............. 973  |=======================
Core i9 7960X: New ucode + Assembler . 920  |======================
Xeon Silver: Old ucode ............... 1356 |================================
Xeon Silver: New ucode ............... 1434 |==================================
Xeon Silver: New ucode + Assembler ... 1362 |================================


NGINX Benchmark 1.9.9
Static Web Page Serving
Requests Per Second > Higher Is Better
Core i9 7960X: Old ucode ............. 39523.42 |==============================
Core i9 7960X: New ucode ............. 38897.68 |==============================
Core i9 7960X: New ucode + Assembler . 39202.46 |==============================


Apache Benchmark 2.4.29
Static Web Page Serving
Requests Per Second > Higher Is Better
Core i9 7960X: Old ucode ............. 31110.64 |==============================
Core i9 7960X: New ucode ............. 30821.34 |==============================
Core i9 7960X: New ucode + Assembler . 31160.85 |==============================
Xeon Silver: Old ucode ............... 18284.01 |==================
Xeon Silver: New ucode ............... 17967.89 |=================
Xeon Silver: New ucode + Assembler ... 17996.86 |=================


PHPBench 0.8.1
PHP Benchmark Suite
Score > Higher Is Better
Core i9 7960X: Old ucode ............. 1032480 |===============================
Core i9 7960X: New ucode ............. 946252  |============================
Core i9 7960X: New ucode + Assembler . 981486  |=============================
Xeon Silver: Old ucode ............... 698411  |=====================
Xeon Silver: New ucode ............... 638909  |===================
Xeon Silver: New ucode + Assembler ... 669235  |====================


Selenium
Benchmark: ARES-6 - Browser: Firefox
ms < Lower Is Better
Core i9 7960X: Old ucode ............. 52.51 |===============================
Core i9 7960X: New ucode ............. 55.77 |=================================
Core i9 7960X: New ucode + Assembler . 55.49 |=================================


Selenium
Benchmark: Octane - Browser: Firefox
Geometric Mean > Higher Is Better
Core i9 7960X: Old ucode ............. 38241 |=================================
Core i9 7960X: New ucode ............. 33102 |=============================
Core i9 7960X: New ucode + Assembler . 32888 |============================


Selenium
Benchmark: Jetstream - Browser: Firefox
Score > Higher Is Better
Core i9 7960X: Old ucode ............. 222.34 |================================
Core i9 7960X: New ucode ............. 195.12 |============================
Core i9 7960X: New ucode + Assembler . 194.41 |============================


Selenium
Benchmark: StyleBench - Browser: Firefox
Runs / Minute > Higher Is Better
Core i9 7960X: Old ucode ............. 97.5 |==================================
Core i9 7960X: New ucode ............. 92.4 |================================
Core i9 7960X: New ucode + Assembler . 93.1 |================================


Selenium
Benchmark: Maze Solver - Browser: Firefox
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Core i9 7960X: Old ucode ............. 4.1 |===================================
Core i9 7960X: New ucode ............. 4.1 |===================================
Core i9 7960X: New ucode + Assembler . 4.1 |===================================


Selenium
Benchmark: PSPDFKit WASM - Browser: Firefox
Score < Lower Is Better
Core i9 7960X: Old ucode ............. 1303 |==============================
Core i9 7960X: New ucode ............. 1453 |==================================
Core i9 7960X: New ucode + Assembler . 1448 |==================================