Intel Ivy Bridge Spectre and Meltdown Mitigation Performance

Intel Core i5-3570 testing with a ASUS P8Z77-V (2104 BIOS) and Zotac NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 8GB on Ubuntu 18.04 via the Phoronix Test Suite.

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Ubuntu - mitigations=off

Processor: Intel Core i5-3570 @ 4.20GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS P8Z77-V (2104 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v2/3rd, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 480GB GOODRAM + 250GB Samsung SSD 840 + 480GB Patriot Burst + 256GB SSDPR-CX400-256 + 1000GB Western Digital WD10EFRX-68P + 1000GB Seagate ST1000DM010-2EP1 + 128GB SanDisk SDSSDHP1 + 8GB Flash Disk, Graphics: Zotac NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 8GB (139/405MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: LG ULTRAWIDE, Network: Intel 82579V + Qualcomm Atheros AR9485

OS: Ubuntu 18.04, Kernel: 5.0.0-36-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.28.4, Display Server: X Server 1.20.4, Display Driver: NVIDIA 440.26, Compiler: GCC 7.4.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1080

Compiler Notes: --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
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate performance
Security Notes: itlb_multihit: KVM: Vulnerable + l1tf: Mitigation of PTE Inversion; VMX: vulnerable SMT disabled + mds: Vulnerable; SMT disabled + meltdown: Vulnerable + spec_store_bypass: Vulnerable + spectre_v1: Vulnerable: __user pointer sanitization and usercopy barriers only; no swapgs barriers + spectre_v2: Vulnerable IBPB: disabled STIBP: disabled + tsx_async_abort: Not affected

Ubuntu - mitigations=auto

Changed Graphics to Zotac NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 8GB (772/810MHz).

Security Change: itlb_multihit: KVM: Mitigation of Split huge pages + l1tf: Mitigation of PTE Inversion; VMX: conditional cache flushes SMT disabled + mds: Mitigation of Clear buffers; SMT disabled + meltdown: Mitigation of PTI + spec_store_bypass: Mitigation of SSB disabled via prctl and seccomp + spectre_v1: Mitigation of usercopy/swapgs barriers and __user pointer sanitization + spectre_v2: Mitigation of Full generic retpoline IBPB: conditional IBRS_FW STIBP: disabled RSB filling + tsx_async_abort: Not affected

Intel Ivy Bridge Spectre and Meltdown Mitigation PerformanceOpenBenchmarking.orgPhoronix Test SuiteIntel Core i5-3570 @ 4.20GHz (4 Cores)ASUS P8Z77-V (2104 BIOS)Intel Xeon E3-1200 v2/3rd8192MB480GB GOODRAM + 250GB Samsung SSD 840 + 480GB Patriot Burst + 256GB SSDPR-CX400-256 + 1000GB Western Digital WD10EFRX-68P + 1000GB Seagate ST1000DM010-2EP1 + 128GB SanDisk SDSSDHP1 + 8GB Flash DiskZotac NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 8GB (139/405MHz)Zotac NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 8GB (772/810MHz)Realtek ALC892LG ULTRAWIDEIntel 82579V + Qualcomm Atheros AR9485Ubuntu 18.045.0.0-36-generic (x86_64)GNOME Shell 3.28.4X Server 1.20.4NVIDIA 440.26GCC 7.4.0ext42560x1080ProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioMonitorNetworkOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerDisplay DriverCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionIntel Ivy Bridge Spectre And Meltdown Mitigation Performance BenchmarksSystem Logs- --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 - Scaling Governor: intel_pstate performance- Ubuntu - mitigations=off: itlb_multihit: KVM: Vulnerable + l1tf: Mitigation of PTE Inversion; VMX: vulnerable SMT disabled + mds: Vulnerable; SMT disabled + meltdown: Vulnerable + spec_store_bypass: Vulnerable + spectre_v1: Vulnerable: __user pointer sanitization and usercopy barriers only; no swapgs barriers + spectre_v2: Vulnerable IBPB: disabled STIBP: disabled + tsx_async_abort: Not affected - Ubuntu - mitigations=auto: itlb_multihit: KVM: Mitigation of Split huge pages + l1tf: Mitigation of PTE Inversion; VMX: conditional cache flushes SMT disabled + mds: Mitigation of Clear buffers; SMT disabled + meltdown: Mitigation of PTI + spec_store_bypass: Mitigation of SSB disabled via prctl and seccomp + spectre_v1: Mitigation of usercopy/swapgs barriers and __user pointer sanitization + spectre_v2: Mitigation of Full generic retpoline IBPB: conditional IBRS_FW STIBP: disabled RSB filling + tsx_async_abort: Not affected

Ubuntu - mitigations=off vs. Ubuntu - mitigations=auto ComparisonPhoronix Test SuiteBaseline+133.7%+133.7%+267.4%+267.4%+401.1%+401.1%C.S.T534.7%Throughput19.6%Forking12.4%Latency Ping Pong4.6%Latency Under Load2%ctx_clockSockperfStress-NGSockperfSockperfUbuntu - mitigations=offUbuntu - mitigations=auto

Intel Ivy Bridge Spectre and Meltdown Mitigation Performancesockperf: Throughputsockperf: Latency Ping Pongsockperf: Latency Under Loadstress-ng: Cryptostress-ng: Forkingstress-ng: CPU Stressctx-clock: Context Switch Timefio: Seq Read - Linux AIO - Yes - No - 4KB - Default Test Directoryfio: Seq Read - Linux AIO - Yes - No - 4KB - Default Test Directoryfio: Seq Write - Linux AIO - Yes - No - 4KB - Default Test Directoryfio: Seq Write - Linux AIO - Yes - No - 4KB - Default Test DirectoryUbuntu - mitigations=offUbuntu - mitigations=auto3872124.5721.50805.9932938.651189.3515038097367267683933236964.7821.92798.8629295.621188.40952OpenBenchmarking.org

Sockperf

This is a network socket API performance benchmark. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgMessages Per Second, More Is BetterSockperf 3.4Test: ThroughputUbuntu - mitigations=offUbuntu - mitigations=auto80K160K240K320K400KSE +/- 1416.69, N = 5SE +/- 796.81, N = 53872123236961. (CXX) g++ options: --param -O3 -rdynamic -ldl -lpthread
OpenBenchmarking.orgMessages Per Second, More Is BetterSockperf 3.4Test: ThroughputUbuntu - mitigations=offUbuntu - mitigations=auto70K140K210K280K350KMin: 383632 / Avg: 387212.2 / Max: 389768Min: 321614 / Avg: 323696.4 / Max: 3260091. (CXX) g++ options: --param -O3 -rdynamic -ldl -lpthread

OpenBenchmarking.orgusec, Fewer Is BetterSockperf 3.4Test: Latency Ping PongUbuntu - mitigations=offUbuntu - mitigations=auto1.07552.1513.22654.3025.3775SE +/- 0.04, N = 5SE +/- 0.03, N = 54.574.781. (CXX) g++ options: --param -O3 -rdynamic -ldl -lpthread
OpenBenchmarking.orgusec, Fewer Is BetterSockperf 3.4Test: Latency Ping PongUbuntu - mitigations=offUbuntu - mitigations=auto246810Min: 4.51 / Avg: 4.57 / Max: 4.71Min: 4.73 / Avg: 4.78 / Max: 4.881. (CXX) g++ options: --param -O3 -rdynamic -ldl -lpthread

OpenBenchmarking.orgusec, Fewer Is BetterSockperf 3.4Test: Latency Under LoadUbuntu - mitigations=offUbuntu - mitigations=auto510152025SE +/- 0.45, N = 25SE +/- 0.20, N = 2521.5021.921. (CXX) g++ options: --param -O3 -rdynamic -ldl -lpthread
OpenBenchmarking.orgusec, Fewer Is BetterSockperf 3.4Test: Latency Under LoadUbuntu - mitigations=offUbuntu - mitigations=auto510152025Min: 19.43 / Avg: 21.5 / Max: 29.11Min: 20.13 / Avg: 21.92 / Max: 23.641. (CXX) g++ options: --param -O3 -rdynamic -ldl -lpthread

Stress-NG

Stress-NG is a Linux stress tool developed by Colin King of Canonical. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgBogo Ops/s, More Is BetterStress-NG 0.07.26Test: CryptoUbuntu - mitigations=offUbuntu - mitigations=auto2004006008001000SE +/- 1.03, N = 3SE +/- 3.26, N = 3805.99798.861. (CC) gcc options: -O2 -std=gnu99 -lm -lz -lcrypt -lrt -lpthread -lc
OpenBenchmarking.orgBogo Ops/s, More Is BetterStress-NG 0.07.26Test: CryptoUbuntu - mitigations=offUbuntu - mitigations=auto140280420560700Min: 804.22 / Avg: 805.99 / Max: 807.78Min: 795.44 / Avg: 798.86 / Max: 805.371. (CC) gcc options: -O2 -std=gnu99 -lm -lz -lcrypt -lrt -lpthread -lc

OpenBenchmarking.orgBogo Ops/s, More Is BetterStress-NG 0.07.26Test: ForkingUbuntu - mitigations=offUbuntu - mitigations=auto7K14K21K28K35KSE +/- 116.78, N = 3SE +/- 89.14, N = 332938.6529295.621. (CC) gcc options: -O2 -std=gnu99 -lm -lz -lcrypt -lrt -lpthread -lc
OpenBenchmarking.orgBogo Ops/s, More Is BetterStress-NG 0.07.26Test: ForkingUbuntu - mitigations=offUbuntu - mitigations=auto6K12K18K24K30KMin: 32760.45 / Avg: 32938.65 / Max: 33158.51Min: 29155.11 / Avg: 29295.62 / Max: 29460.911. (CC) gcc options: -O2 -std=gnu99 -lm -lz -lcrypt -lrt -lpthread -lc

OpenBenchmarking.orgBogo Ops/s, More Is BetterStress-NG 0.07.26Test: CPU StressUbuntu - mitigations=offUbuntu - mitigations=auto30060090012001500SE +/- 1.10, N = 3SE +/- 0.23, N = 31189.351188.401. (CC) gcc options: -O2 -std=gnu99 -lm -lz -lcrypt -lrt -lpthread -lc
OpenBenchmarking.orgBogo Ops/s, More Is BetterStress-NG 0.07.26Test: CPU StressUbuntu - mitigations=offUbuntu - mitigations=auto2004006008001000Min: 1188.05 / Avg: 1189.35 / Max: 1191.54Min: 1187.94 / Avg: 1188.4 / Max: 1188.691. (CC) gcc options: -O2 -std=gnu99 -lm -lz -lcrypt -lrt -lpthread -lc

ctx_clock

Ctx_clock is a simple test program to measure the context switch time in clock cycles. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgClocks, Fewer Is Betterctx_clockContext Switch TimeUbuntu - mitigations=offUbuntu - mitigations=auto2004006008001000SE +/- 2.00, N = 3150952
OpenBenchmarking.orgClocks, Fewer Is Betterctx_clockContext Switch TimeUbuntu - mitigations=offUbuntu - mitigations=auto170340510680850Min: 148 / Avg: 150 / Max: 154

Flexible IO Tester

Fio is an advanced disk benchmark that depends upon the kernel's AIO access library. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterFlexible IO Tester 3.16Type: Sequential Read - IO Engine: Linux AIO - Buffered: Yes - Direct: No - Block Size: 4KB - Disk Target: Default Test DirectoryUbuntu - mitigations=off801602403204003801. (CC) gcc options: -rdynamic -std=gnu99 -ffast-math -include -O3 -U_FORTIFY_SOURCE -march=native -lrt -laio -lz -lm -lpthread -ldl

OpenBenchmarking.orgIOPS, More Is BetterFlexible IO Tester 3.16Type: Sequential Read - IO Engine: Linux AIO - Buffered: Yes - Direct: No - Block Size: 4KB - Disk Target: Default Test DirectoryUbuntu - mitigations=off20K40K60K80K100KSE +/- 33.33, N = 3973671. (CC) gcc options: -rdynamic -std=gnu99 -ffast-math -include -O3 -U_FORTIFY_SOURCE -march=native -lrt -laio -lz -lm -lpthread -ldl

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterFlexible IO Tester 3.16Type: Sequential Write - IO Engine: Linux AIO - Buffered: Yes - Direct: No - Block Size: 4KB - Disk Target: Default Test DirectoryUbuntu - mitigations=off60120180240300SE +/- 5.70, N = 152671. (CC) gcc options: -rdynamic -std=gnu99 -ffast-math -include -O3 -U_FORTIFY_SOURCE -march=native -lrt -laio -lz -lm -lpthread -ldl

OpenBenchmarking.orgIOPS, More Is BetterFlexible IO Tester 3.16Type: Sequential Write - IO Engine: Linux AIO - Buffered: Yes - Direct: No - Block Size: 4KB - Disk Target: Default Test DirectoryUbuntu - mitigations=off15K30K45K60K75KSE +/- 1462.27, N = 15683931. (CC) gcc options: -rdynamic -std=gnu99 -ffast-math -include -O3 -U_FORTIFY_SOURCE -march=native -lrt -laio -lz -lm -lpthread -ldl

11 Results Shown

Sockperf:
  Throughput
  Latency Ping Pong
  Latency Under Load
Stress-NG:
  Crypto
  Forking
  CPU Stress
ctx_clock
Flexible IO Tester:
  Seq Read - Linux AIO - Yes - No - 4KB - Default Test Directory:
    MB/s
    IOPS
  Seq Write - Linux AIO - Yes - No - 4KB - Default Test Directory:
    MB/s
    IOPS

Ubuntu - mitigations=off

Processor: Intel Core i5-3570 @ 4.20GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS P8Z77-V (2104 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v2/3rd, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 480GB GOODRAM + 250GB Samsung SSD 840 + 480GB Patriot Burst + 256GB SSDPR-CX400-256 + 1000GB Western Digital WD10EFRX-68P + 1000GB Seagate ST1000DM010-2EP1 + 128GB SanDisk SDSSDHP1 + 8GB Flash Disk, Graphics: Zotac NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 8GB (139/405MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: LG ULTRAWIDE, Network: Intel 82579V + Qualcomm Atheros AR9485

OS: Ubuntu 18.04, Kernel: 5.0.0-36-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.28.4, Display Server: X Server 1.20.4, Display Driver: NVIDIA 440.26, Compiler: GCC 7.4.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1080

Compiler Notes: --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
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate performance
Security Notes: itlb_multihit: KVM: Vulnerable + l1tf: Mitigation of PTE Inversion; VMX: vulnerable SMT disabled + mds: Vulnerable; SMT disabled + meltdown: Vulnerable + spec_store_bypass: Vulnerable + spectre_v1: Vulnerable: __user pointer sanitization and usercopy barriers only; no swapgs barriers + spectre_v2: Vulnerable IBPB: disabled STIBP: disabled + tsx_async_abort: Not affected

Testing initiated at 17 November 2019 17:30 by user miras.

Ubuntu - mitigations=auto

Processor: Intel Core i5-3570 @ 4.20GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS P8Z77-V (2104 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v2/3rd, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 480GB GOODRAM + 250GB Samsung SSD 840 + 480GB Patriot Burst + 256GB SSDPR-CX400-256 + 1000GB Western Digital WD10EFRX-68P + 1000GB Seagate ST1000DM010-2EP1 + 128GB SanDisk SDSSDHP1 + 8GB Flash Disk, Graphics: Zotac NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 8GB (772/810MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: LG ULTRAWIDE, Network: Intel 82579V + Qualcomm Atheros AR9485

OS: Ubuntu 18.04, Kernel: 5.0.0-36-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.28.4, Display Server: X Server 1.20.4, Display Driver: NVIDIA 440.26, Compiler: GCC 7.4.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1080

Compiler Notes: --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
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate performance
Security Notes: itlb_multihit: KVM: Mitigation of Split huge pages + l1tf: Mitigation of PTE Inversion; VMX: conditional cache flushes SMT disabled + mds: Mitigation of Clear buffers; SMT disabled + meltdown: Mitigation of PTI + spec_store_bypass: Mitigation of SSB disabled via prctl and seccomp + spectre_v1: Mitigation of usercopy/swapgs barriers and __user pointer sanitization + spectre_v2: Mitigation of Full generic retpoline IBPB: conditional IBRS_FW STIBP: disabled RSB filling + tsx_async_abort: Not affected

Testing initiated at 17 November 2019 17:48 by user miras.