Xeon Cascade Lake Refresh vs. AMD EPYC Rome Linux Benchmarks
Benchmarks for a future article by Michael Larabel.
Xeon Gold 5220R
Processor: Intel Xeon Gold 5220R @ 3.90GHz (18 Cores / 36 Threads), Motherboard: GIGABYTE MD61-SC2-00 v01000100 (T15 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Sky Lake-E DMI3 Registers, Memory: 6 x 32 GB DDR4-2933MT/s HMA84GR7CJR4N-WM, Disk: 280GB INTEL SSDPED1D280GA, Graphics: ASPEED, Network: 2 x Intel X722 for 1GbE + 2 x QLogic FastLinQ QL41000 10/25/40/50GbE
OS: Ubuntu 20.04, Kernel: 5.4.0-18-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.36.0, Display Server: X Server 1.20.7, Display Driver: modesetting 1.20.7, Compiler: GCC 9.3.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080
2 x Xeon Gold 5220R
Processor: 2 x Intel Xeon Gold 5220R @ 3.90GHz (36 Cores / 72 Threads), Motherboard: GIGABYTE MD61-SC2-00 v01000100 (T15 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Sky Lake-E DMI3 Registers, Memory: 12 x 32 GB DDR4-2933MT/s HMA84GR7CJR4N-WM, Disk: 280GB INTEL SSDPED1D280GA, Graphics: ASPEED, Network: 2 x Intel X722 for 1GbE + 2 x QLogic FastLinQ QL41000 10/25/40/50GbE
Xeon Gold 6226R
Processor: Intel Xeon Gold 6226R @ 3.90GHz (16 Cores / 32 Threads), Motherboard: GIGABYTE MD61-SC2-00 v01000100 (T15 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Sky Lake-E DMI3 Registers, Memory: 6 x 32 GB DDR4-2933MT/s HMA84GR7CJR4N-WM, Disk: 280GB INTEL SSDPED1D280GA, Graphics: ASPEED, Network: 2 x Intel X722 for 1GbE + 2 x QLogic FastLinQ QL41000 10/25/40/50GbE
2 x Xeon Gold 6226R
Processor: 2 x Intel Xeon Gold 6226R @ 3.90GHz (32 Cores / 64 Threads), Motherboard: GIGABYTE MD61-SC2-00 v01000100 (T15 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Sky Lake-E DMI3 Registers, Memory: 12 x 32 GB DDR4-2933MT/s HMA84GR7CJR4N-WM, Disk: 280GB INTEL SSDPED1D280GA, Graphics: ASPEED, Network: 2 x Intel X722 for 1GbE + 2 x QLogic FastLinQ QL41000 10/25/40/50GbE
Xeon Gold 6250
Processor: Intel Xeon Gold 6250 @ 4.50GHz (8 Cores / 16 Threads), Motherboard: GIGABYTE MD61-SC2-00 v01000100 (T15 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Sky Lake-E DMI3 Registers, Memory: 6 x 32 GB DDR4-2933MT/s HMA84GR7CJR4N-WM, Disk: 280GB INTEL SSDPE21D280GA, Graphics: ASPEED, Network: 2 x Intel X722 for 1GbE + 2 x QLogic FastLinQ QL41000 10/25/40/50GbE
OS: Ubuntu 20.04, Kernel: 5.4.0-21-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.36.0, Display Server: X Server 1.20.7, Display Driver: modesetting 1.20.7, Compiler: GCC 9.3.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080
2 x Xeon Gold 6250
Processor: 2 x Intel Xeon Gold 6250 @ 4.50GHz (16 Cores / 32 Threads), Motherboard: GIGABYTE MD61-SC2-00 v01000100 (T15 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Sky Lake-E DMI3 Registers, Memory: 12 x 32 GB DDR4-2933MT/s HMA84GR7CJR4N-WM, Disk: 280GB INTEL SSDPE21D280GA, Graphics: ASPEED, Network: 2 x Intel X722 for 1GbE + 2 x QLogic FastLinQ QL41000 10/25/40/50GbE
Xeon Gold 6258R
Processor: Intel Xeon Gold 6258R @ 4.00GHz (28 Cores / 56 Threads), Motherboard: GIGABYTE MD61-SC2-00 v01000100 (T15 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Sky Lake-E DMI3 Registers, Memory: 6 x 32 GB DDR4-2933MT/s HMA84GR7CJR4N-WM, Disk: 280GB INTEL SSDPE21D280GA, Graphics: ASPEED, Network: 2 x Intel X722 for 1GbE + 2 x QLogic FastLinQ QL41000 10/25/40/50GbE
2 x Xeon Gold 6258R
Processor: 2 x Intel Xeon Gold 6258R @ 4.00GHz (56 Cores / 112 Threads), Motherboard: GIGABYTE MD61-SC2-00 v01000100 (T15 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Sky Lake-E DMI3 Registers, Memory: 12 x 32 GB DDR4-2933MT/s HMA84GR7CJR4N-WM, Disk: 280GB INTEL SSDPE21D280GA, Graphics: ASPEED, Network: 2 x Intel X722 for 1GbE + 2 x QLogic FastLinQ QL41000 10/25/40/50GbE
Xeon Platinum 8280
Processor: Intel Xeon Platinum 8280 @ 4.00GHz (28 Cores / 56 Threads), Motherboard: GIGABYTE MD61-SC2-00 v01000100 (T15 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Sky Lake-E DMI3 Registers, Memory: 6 x 32 GB DDR4-2933MT/s HMA84GR7CJR4N-WM, Disk: 280GB INTEL SSDPED1D280GA, Graphics: ASPEED, Network: 2 x Intel X722 for 1GbE + 2 x QLogic FastLinQ QL41000 10/25/40/50GbE
OS: Ubuntu 20.04, Kernel: 5.4.0-18-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.36.0, Display Server: X Server 1.20.7, Display Driver: modesetting 1.20.7, Compiler: GCC 9.3.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080
2 x Xeon Platinum 8280
Processor: 2 x Intel Xeon Platinum 8280 @ 4.00GHz (56 Cores / 112 Threads), Motherboard: GIGABYTE MD61-SC2-00 v01000100 (T15 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Sky Lake-E DMI3 Registers, Memory: 12 x 32 GB DDR4-2933MT/s HMA84GR7CJR4N-WM, Disk: 280GB INTEL SSDPED1D280GA, Graphics: ASPEED, Network: 2 x Intel X722 for 1GbE + 2 x QLogic FastLinQ QL41000 10/25/40/50GbE
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++,gm2 --enable-libstdcxx-debug --enable-libstdcxx-time=yes --enable-multiarch --enable-multilib --enable-nls --enable-objc-gc=auto --enable-offload-targets=nvptx-none,hsa --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=auto --with-tune=generic --without-cuda-driver -v
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave - CPU Microcode: 0x500002c
Python Notes: + Python 3.8.2
Security Notes: itlb_multihit: KVM: Mitigation of Split huge pages + l1tf: Not affected + mds: Not affected + meltdown: Not affected + 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 Enhanced IBRS IBPB: conditional RSB filling + tsx_async_abort: Mitigation of TSX disabled
EPYC 7282
Processor: AMD EPYC 7282 16-Core @ 2.80GHz (16 Cores / 32 Threads), Motherboard: AMD DAYTONA_X (RDY1006G BIOS), Chipset: AMD Starship/Matisse, Memory: 8 x 32 GB DDR4-3200MT/s 36ASF4G72PZ-3G2E2, Disk: 280GB INTEL SSDPE21D280GA, Graphics: ASPEED, Network: 2 x Mellanox MT27710
OS: Ubuntu 20.04, Kernel: 5.4.0-21-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.36.0, Display Server: X Server 1.20.7, Display Driver: modesetting 1.20.7, Compiler: GCC 9.3.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080
2 x EPYC 7282
Processor: 2 x AMD EPYC 7282 16-Core @ 2.80GHz (32 Cores / 64 Threads), Motherboard: AMD DAYTONA_X (RDY1006G BIOS), Chipset: AMD Starship/Matisse, Memory: 16 x 32 GB DDR4-3200MT/s 36ASF4G72PZ-3G2E2, Disk: 280GB INTEL SSDPE21D280GA, Graphics: llvmpipe 504GB, Network: 2 x Mellanox MT27710
2 x EPYC 7302
Processor: 2 x AMD EPYC 7302 16-Core @ 3.00GHz (32 Cores / 64 Threads), Motherboard: AMD DAYTONA_X (RDY1006G BIOS), Chipset: AMD Starship/Matisse, Memory: 16 x 32 GB DDR4-3200MT/s 36ASF4G72PZ-3G2E2, Disk: 280GB INTEL SSDPE21D280GA, Graphics: ASPEED, Network: 2 x Mellanox MT27710
2 x EPYC 7352
Processor: 2 x AMD EPYC 7352 24-Core @ 2.30GHz (48 Cores / 96 Threads), Motherboard: AMD DAYTONA_X (RDY1006G BIOS), Chipset: AMD Starship/Matisse, Memory: 16 x 32 GB DDR4-3200MT/s 36ASF4G72PZ-3G2E2, Disk: 280GB INTEL SSDPE21D280GA, Graphics: ASPEED, Network: 2 x Mellanox MT27710
2 x EPYC 7532
Processor: 2 x AMD EPYC 7532 32-Core @ 2.40GHz (64 Cores / 128 Threads), Motherboard: AMD DAYTONA_X (RDY1006G BIOS), Chipset: AMD Starship/Matisse, Memory: 16 x 32 GB DDR4-3200MT/s 36ASF4G72PZ-3G2E2, Disk: 280GB INTEL SSDPE21D280GA, Graphics: llvmpipe 504GB, Network: 2 x Mellanox MT27710
2 x EPYC 7452
Processor: AMD EPYC 7452 32-Core @ 2.35GHz (64 Cores / 128 Threads), Motherboard: AMD DAYTONA_X (RDY1006G BIOS), Chipset: AMD Starship/Matisse, Memory: 8 x 32 GB DDR4-3200MT/s 36ASF4G72PZ-3G2E2, Disk: 280GB INTEL SSDPE21D280GA, Graphics: llvmpipe 252GB, Network: 2 x Mellanox MT27710
EPYC 7742
Processor: AMD EPYC 7742 64-Core @ 2.25GHz (64 Cores / 128 Threads), Motherboard: AMD DAYTONA_X (RDY1006G BIOS), Chipset: AMD Starship/Matisse, Memory: 8 x 32 GB DDR4-3200MT/s 36ASF4G72PZ-3G2E2, Disk: 280GB INTEL SSDPE21D280GA, Graphics: ASPEED, Network: 2 x Mellanox MT27710
2 x EPYC 7742
Processor: 2 x AMD EPYC 7742 64-Core @ 2.25GHz (128 Cores / 256 Threads), Motherboard: AMD DAYTONA_X (RDY1006G BIOS), Chipset: AMD Starship/Matisse, Memory: 16 x 32 GB DDR4-3200MT/s 36ASF4G72PZ-3G2E2, Disk: 280GB INTEL SSDPE21D280GA, Graphics: ASPEED, Network: 2 x Mellanox MT27710
EPYC 7F32
Processor: AMD EPYC 7F32 8-Core @ 3.70GHz (8 Cores / 16 Threads), Motherboard: AMD DAYTONA_X (RDY1006G BIOS), Chipset: AMD Starship/Matisse, Memory: 8 x 32 GB DDR4-3200MT/s 36ASF4G72PZ-3G2E2, Disk: 280GB INTEL SSDPE21D280GA, Graphics: ASPEED, Network: 2 x Mellanox MT27710
2 x EPYC 7F32
Processor: 2 x AMD EPYC 7F32 8-Core @ 3.70GHz (16 Cores / 32 Threads), Motherboard: AMD DAYTONA_X (RDY1006G BIOS), Chipset: AMD Starship/Matisse, Memory: 16 x 32 GB DDR4-3200MT/s 36ASF4G72PZ-3G2E2, Disk: 280GB INTEL SSDPE21D280GA, Graphics: llvmpipe 504GB, Network: 2 x Mellanox MT27710
EPYC 7F52
Processor: AMD EPYC 7F52 16-Core @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores / 32 Threads), Motherboard: AMD DAYTONA_X (RDY1006G BIOS), Chipset: AMD Starship/Matisse, Memory: 8 x 32 GB DDR4-3200MT/s 36ASF4G72PZ-3G2E2, Disk: 280GB INTEL SSDPE21D280GA, Graphics: ASPEED, Network: 2 x Mellanox MT27710
2 x EPYC 7F52
Processor: 2 x AMD EPYC 7F52 16-Core @ 3.50GHz (32 Cores / 64 Threads), Motherboard: AMD DAYTONA_X (RDY1006G BIOS), Chipset: AMD Starship/Matisse, Memory: 16 x 32 GB DDR4-3200MT/s 36ASF4G72PZ-3G2E2, Disk: 280GB INTEL SSDPE21D280GA, Graphics: ASPEED, Network: 2 x Mellanox MT27710
EPYC 7F72
Processor: AMD EPYC 7F72 24-Core @ 3.20GHz (24 Cores / 48 Threads), Motherboard: AMD DAYTONA_X (RDY1006G BIOS), Chipset: AMD Starship/Matisse, Memory: 8 x 32 GB DDR4-3200MT/s 36ASF4G72PZ-3G2E2, Disk: 280GB INTEL SSDPE21D280GA, Graphics: ASPEED, Network: 2 x Mellanox MT27710
2 x EPYC 7F72
Processor: 2 x AMD EPYC 7F72 24-Core @ 3.20GHz (48 Cores / 96 Threads), Motherboard: AMD DAYTONA_X (RDY1006G BIOS), Chipset: AMD Starship/Matisse, Memory: 16 x 32 GB DDR4-3200MT/s 36ASF4G72PZ-3G2E2, Disk: 280GB INTEL SSDPE21D280GA, Graphics: ASPEED, Network: 2 x Mellanox MT27710
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++,gm2 --enable-libstdcxx-debug --enable-libstdcxx-time=yes --enable-multiarch --enable-multilib --enable-nls --enable-objc-gc=auto --enable-offload-targets=nvptx-none,hsa --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=auto --with-tune=generic --without-cuda-driver -v
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: acpi-cpufreq ondemand - CPU Microcode: 0x8301034
Python Notes: + Python 3.8.2
Security Notes: itlb_multihit: Not affected + l1tf: Not affected + mds: Not affected + meltdown: Not affected + 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 AMD retpoline IBPB: conditional IBRS_FW STIBP: conditional RSB filling + tsx_async_abort: Not affected
dav1d
Dav1d is an open-source, speedy AV1 video decoder. This test profile times how long it takes to decode sample AV1 video content. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
OSPray
Intel OSPray is a portable ray-tracing engine for high-performance, high-fidenlity scientific visualizations. OSPray builds off Intel's Embree and Intel SPMD Program Compiler (ISPC) components as part of the oneAPI rendering toolkit. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
dav1d
Dav1d is an open-source, speedy AV1 video decoder. This test profile times how long it takes to decode sample AV1 video content. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
OSPray
Intel OSPray is a portable ray-tracing engine for high-performance, high-fidenlity scientific visualizations. OSPray builds off Intel's Embree and Intel SPMD Program Compiler (ISPC) components as part of the oneAPI rendering toolkit. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
Embree
Intel Embree is a collection of high-performance ray-tracing kernels for execution on CPUs. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
SVT-AV1
Embree
SVT-AV1
This is a test of the Intel Open Visual Cloud Scalable Video Technology SVT-AV1 CPU-based multi-threaded video encoder for the AV1 video format with a sample 1080p YUV video file. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
High Performance Conjugate Gradient
Intel Open Image Denoise
OpenVKL
Chaos Group V-RAY
This is a test of Chaos Group's V-RAY benchmark. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
LuxCoreRender
LuxCoreRender is an open-source physically based renderer. This test profile is focused on running LuxCoreRender on the CPU as opposed to the OpenCL version. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.