Intel Xeon Platinum 8490H 1P vs. 2P Benchmarks
Sapphire Rapids launch day benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article.
Xeon Platinum 8490H
Processor: Intel Xeon Platinum 8490H @ 3.50GHz (60 Cores / 120 Threads), Motherboard: Quanta Cloud S6Q-MB-MPS (3A10.uh BIOS), Chipset: Intel Device 1bce, Memory: 512GB, Disk: 3841GB Micron_9300_MTFDHAL3T8TDP, Graphics: ASPEED, Monitor: VGA HDMI, Network: 4 x Intel E810-C for QSFP
OS: Ubuntu 22.10, Kernel: 6.0.0-060000rc3daily20220904-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell, Display Server: X Server 1.21.1.3, Vulkan: 1.3.211, Compiler: GCC 12.2.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080
Kernel Notes: Transparent Huge Pages: madvise
Compiler Notes: --build=x86_64-linux-gnu --disable-vtable-verify --disable-werror --enable-cet --enable-checking=release --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-default-pie --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-languages=c,ada,c++,go,d,fortran,objc,obj-c++,m2 --enable-libphobos-checking=release --enable-libstdcxx-debug --enable-libstdcxx-time=yes --enable-multiarch --enable-multilib --enable-nls --enable-objc-gc=auto --enable-offload-defaulted --enable-offload-targets=nvptx-none=/build/gcc-12-Wbc0TK/gcc-12-12.2.0/debian/tmp-nvptx/usr,amdgcn-amdhsa=/build/gcc-12-Wbc0TK/gcc-12-12.2.0/debian/tmp-gcn/usr --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 performance (EPP: performance) - CPU Microcode: 0x2b0000c0
Java Notes: OpenJDK Runtime Environment (build 11.0.16+8-post-Ubuntu-0ubuntu1)
Python Notes: Python 3.10.6
Security Notes: itlb_multihit: Not affected + l1tf: Not affected + mds: Not affected + meltdown: Not affected + mmio_stale_data: Not affected + retbleed: Not affected + spec_store_bypass: Mitigation of SSB disabled via prctl + spectre_v1: Mitigation of usercopy/swapgs barriers and __user pointer sanitization + spectre_v2: Mitigation of Enhanced IBRS IBPB: conditional RSB filling PBRSB-eIBRS: SW sequence + srbds: Not affected + tsx_async_abort: Not affected
Xeon Platinum 8490H 2P
Processor: 2 x Intel Xeon Platinum 8490H @ 3.50GHz (120 Cores / 240 Threads), Motherboard: Quanta Cloud S6Q-MB-MPS (3A10.uh BIOS), Chipset: Intel Device 1bce, Memory: 1008GB, Disk: 3841GB Micron_9300_MTFDHAL3T8TDP + 960GB INTEL SSDSC2KG96, Graphics: ASPEED, Monitor: VGA HDMI, Network: 4 x Intel E810-C for QSFP + 2 x Intel X710 for 10GBASE-T
GROMACS
The GROMACS (GROningen MAchine for Chemical Simulations) molecular dynamics package testing with the water_GMX50 data. This test profile allows selecting between CPU and GPU-based GROMACS builds. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
NAMD
NAMD is a parallel molecular dynamics code designed for high-performance simulation of large biomolecular systems. NAMD was developed by the Theoretical and Computational Biophysics Group in the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
Graph500
This is a benchmark of the reference implementation of Graph500, an HPC benchmark focused on data intensive loads and commonly tested on supercomputers for complex data problems. Graph500 primarily stresses the communication subsystem of the hardware under test. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
High Performance Conjugate Gradient
HPCG is the High Performance Conjugate Gradient and is a new scientific benchmark from Sandia National Lans focused for super-computer testing with modern real-world workloads compared to HPCC. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
WRF
WRF, the Weather Research and Forecasting Model, is a "next-generation mesoscale numerical weather prediction system designed for both atmospheric research and operational forecasting applications. It features two dynamical cores, a data assimilation system, and a software architecture supporting parallel computation and system extensibility." Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
RELION
RELION - REgularised LIkelihood OptimisatioN - is a stand-alone computer program for Maximum A Posteriori refinement of (multiple) 3D reconstructions or 2D class averages in cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM). It is developed in the research group of Sjors Scheres at the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
Algebraic Multi-Grid Benchmark
AMG is a parallel algebraic multigrid solver for linear systems arising from problems on unstructured grids. The driver provided with AMG builds linear systems for various 3-dimensional problems. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
Xcompact3d Incompact3d
Xcompact3d Incompact3d is a Fortran-MPI based, finite difference high-performance code for solving the incompressible Navier-Stokes equation and as many as you need scalar transport equations. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
LULESH
LULESH is the Livermore Unstructured Lagrangian Explicit Shock Hydrodynamics. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
Pennant
Pennant is an application focused on hydrodynamics on general unstructured meshes in 2D. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
ACES DGEMM
This is a multi-threaded DGEMM benchmark. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
NWChem
NWChem is an open-source high performance computational chemistry package. Per NWChem's documentation, "NWChem aims to provide its users with computational chemistry tools that are scalable both in their ability to treat large scientific computational chemistry problems efficiently, and in their use of available parallel computing resources from high-performance parallel supercomputers to conventional workstation clusters." Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
NAS Parallel Benchmarks
NPB, NAS Parallel Benchmarks, is a benchmark developed by NASA for high-end computer systems. This test profile currently uses the MPI version of NPB. This test profile offers selecting the different NPB tests/problems and varying problem sizes. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
Rodinia
Rodinia is a suite focused upon accelerating compute-intensive applications with accelerators. CUDA, OpenMP, and OpenCL parallel models are supported by the included applications. This profile utilizes select OpenCL, NVIDIA CUDA and OpenMP test binaries at the moment. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
OpenVINO
This is a test of the Intel OpenVINO, a toolkit around neural networks, using its built-in benchmarking support and analyzing the throughput and latency for various models. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
ASKAP
ASKAP is a set of benchmarks from the Australian SKA Pathfinder. The principal ASKAP benchmarks are the Hogbom Clean Benchmark (tHogbomClean) and Convolutional Resamping Benchmark (tConvolve) as well as some previous ASKAP benchmarks being included as well for OpenCL and CUDA execution of tConvolve. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
LeelaChessZero
LeelaChessZero (lc0 / lczero) is a chess engine automated vian neural networks. This test profile can be used for OpenCL, CUDA + cuDNN, and BLAS (CPU-based) benchmarking. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
oneDNN
This is a test of the Intel oneDNN as an Intel-optimized library for Deep Neural Networks and making use of its built-in benchdnn functionality. The result is the total perf time reported. Intel oneDNN was formerly known as DNNL (Deep Neural Network Library) and MKL-DNN before being rebranded as part of Intel oneAPI. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
Timed LLVM Compilation
This test times how long it takes to build the LLVM compiler stack. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
Timed Gem5 Compilation
This test times how long it takes to compile Gem5. Gem5 is a simulator for computer system architecture research. Gem5 is widely used for computer architecture research within the industry, academia, and more. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
Timed Godot Game Engine Compilation
This test times how long it takes to compile the Godot Game Engine. Godot is a popular, open-source, cross-platform 2D/3D game engine and is built using the SCons build system and targeting the X11 platform. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
Timed Linux Kernel Compilation
This test times how long it takes to build the Linux kernel in a default configuration (defconfig) for the architecture being tested or alternatively an allmodconfig for building all possible kernel modules for the build. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
Timed Mesa Compilation
This test profile times how long it takes to compile Mesa with Meson/Ninja. For minimizing build dependencies and avoid versioning conflicts, test this is just the core Mesa build without LLVM or the extra Gallium3D/Mesa drivers enabled. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
Timed MPlayer Compilation
This test times how long it takes to build the MPlayer open-source media player program. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
Timed Node.js Compilation
This test profile times how long it takes to build/compile Node.js itself from source. Node.js is a JavaScript run-time built from the Chrome V8 JavaScript engine while itself is written in C/C++. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
Build2
This test profile measures the time to bootstrap/install the build2 C++ build toolchain from source. Build2 is a cross-platform build toolchain for C/C++ code and features Cargo-like features. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
DaCapo Benchmark
This test runs the DaCapo Benchmarks written in Java and intended to test system/CPU performance. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
7-Zip Compression
This is a test of 7-Zip compression/decompression with its integrated benchmark feature. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
Zstd Compression
This test measures the time needed to compress/decompress a sample file (a FreeBSD disk image - FreeBSD-12.2-RELEASE-amd64-memstick.img) using Zstd compression with options for different compression levels / settings. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
Blender
C-Ray
This is a test of C-Ray, a simple raytracer designed to test the floating-point CPU performance. This test is multi-threaded (16 threads per core), will shoot 8 rays per pixel for anti-aliasing, and will generate a 1600 x 1200 image. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
POV-Ray
This is a test of POV-Ray, the Persistence of Vision Raytracer. POV-Ray is used to create 3D graphics using ray-tracing. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
Embree
Intel Embree is a collection of high-performance ray-tracing kernels for execution on CPUs and supporting instruction sets such as SSE, AVX, AVX2, and AVX-512. Embree also supports making use of the Intel SPMD Program Compiler (ISPC). Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
Intel Open Image Denoise
Open Image Denoise is a denoising library for ray-tracing and part of the oneAPI rendering toolkit. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
OSPRay
Intel OSPRay is a portable ray-tracing engine for high-performance, high-fidelity 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.
OSPRay Studio
Intel OSPRay Studio is an open-source, interactive visualization and ray-tracing software package. OSPRay Studio makes use of Intel OSPRay, a portable ray-tracing engine for high-performance, high-fidelity 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.
LuxCoreRender
LuxCoreRender is an open-source 3D physically based renderer formerly known as LuxRender. LuxCoreRender supports CPU-based rendering as well as GPU acceleration via OpenCL, NVIDIA CUDA, and NVIDIA OptiX interfaces. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
GraphicsMagick
This is a test of GraphicsMagick with its OpenMP implementation that performs various imaging tests on a sample 6000x4000 pixel JPEG image. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
ASTC Encoder
ASTC Encoder (astcenc) is for the Adaptive Scalable Texture Compression (ASTC) format commonly used with OpenGL, OpenGL ES, and Vulkan graphics APIs. This test profile does a coding test of both compression/decompression. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
Etcpak
Etcpack is the self-proclaimed "fastest ETC compressor on the planet" with focused on providing open-source, very fast ETC and S3 texture compression support. The test profile uses a 8K x 8K game texture as a sample input. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
ebizzy
This is a test of ebizzy, a program to generate workloads resembling web server workloads. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
Node.js Express HTTP Load Test
A Node.js Express server with a Node-based loadtest client for facilitating HTTP benchmarking. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
simdjson
This is a benchmark of SIMDJSON, a high performance JSON parser. SIMDJSON aims to be the fastest JSON parser and is used by projects like Microsoft FishStore, Yandex ClickHouse, Shopify, and others. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
BRL-CAD
BRL-CAD is a cross-platform, open-source solid modeling system with built-in benchmark mode. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
PyBench
This test profile reports the total time of the different average timed test results from PyBench. PyBench reports average test times for different functions such as BuiltinFunctionCalls and NestedForLoops, with this total result providing a rough estimate as to Python's average performance on a given system. This test profile runs PyBench each time for 20 rounds. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
PyPerformance
PyPerformance is the reference Python performance benchmark suite. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
Numpy Benchmark
This is a test to obtain the general Numpy performance. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
PHPBench
PHPBench is a benchmark suite for PHP. It performs a large number of simple tests in order to bench various aspects of the PHP interpreter. PHPBench can be used to compare hardware, operating systems, PHP versions, PHP accelerators and caches, compiler options, etc. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
srsRAN
srsRAN is an open-source LTE/5G software radio suite created by Software Radio Systems (SRS). The srsRAN radio suite was formerly known as srsLTE and can be used for building your own software-defined radio (SDR) 4G/5G mobile network. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
Liquid-DSP
LiquidSDR's Liquid-DSP is a software-defined radio (SDR) digital signal processing library. This test profile runs a multi-threaded benchmark of this SDR/DSP library focused on embedded platform usage. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
PJSIP
PJSIP is a free and open source multimedia communication library written in C language implementing standard based protocols such as SIP, SDP, RTP, STUN, TURN, and ICE. It combines signaling protocol (SIP) with rich multimedia framework and NAT traversal functionality into high level API that is portable and suitable for almost any type of systems ranging from desktops, embedded systems, to mobile handsets. This test profile is making use of pjsip-perf with both the client/server on teh system. More details on the PJSIP benchmark at https://www.pjsip.org/high-performance-sip.htm Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
QuantLib
QuantLib is an open-source library/framework around quantitative finance for modeling, trading and risk management scenarios. QuantLib is written in C++ with Boost and its built-in benchmark used reports the QuantLib Benchmark Index benchmark score. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
OpenSSL
OpenSSL is an open-source toolkit that implements SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) and TLS (Transport Layer Security) protocols. This test profile makes use of the built-in "openssl speed" benchmarking capabilities. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
Xmrig
Xmrig is an open-source cross-platform CPU/GPU miner for RandomX, KawPow, CryptoNight and AstroBWT. This test profile is setup to measure the Xmlrig CPU mining performance. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
Sysbench
This is a benchmark of Sysbench with the built-in CPU and memory sub-tests. Sysbench is a scriptable multi-threaded benchmark tool based on LuaJIT. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
m-queens
A solver for the N-queens problem with multi-threading support via the OpenMP library. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
Coremark
This is a test of EEMBC CoreMark processor benchmark. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
asmFish
This is a test of asmFish, an advanced chess benchmark written in Assembly. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
Tachyon
This is a test of the threaded Tachyon, a parallel ray-tracing system, measuring the time to ray-trace a sample scene. The sample scene used is the Teapot scene ray-traced to 8K x 8K with 32 samples. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
OpenFOAM
OpenFOAM is the leading free, open-source software for computational fluid dynamics (CFD). This test profile currently uses the drivaerFastback test case for analyzing automotive aerodynamics or alternatively the older motorBike input. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
oneDNN
Neural Magic DeepSparse
OpenRadioss
OpenRadioss is an open-source AGPL-licensed finite element solver for dynamic event analysis OpenRadioss is based on Altair Radioss and open-sourced in 2022. This open-source finite element solver is benchmarked with various example models available from https://www.openradioss.org/models/. This test is currently using a reference OpenRadioss binary build offered via GitHub. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
OpenVINO
This is a test of the Intel OpenVINO, a toolkit around neural networks, using its built-in benchmarking support and analyzing the throughput and latency for various models. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
Zstd Compression
This test measures the time needed to compress/decompress a sample file (a FreeBSD disk image - FreeBSD-12.2-RELEASE-amd64-memstick.img) using Zstd compression with options for different compression levels / settings. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
srsRAN
srsRAN is an open-source LTE/5G software radio suite created by Software Radio Systems (SRS). The srsRAN radio suite was formerly known as srsLTE and can be used for building your own software-defined radio (SDR) 4G/5G mobile network. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
Neural Magic DeepSparse
Xeon Platinum 8490H
Processor: Intel Xeon Platinum 8490H @ 3.50GHz (60 Cores / 120 Threads), Motherboard: Quanta Cloud S6Q-MB-MPS (3A10.uh BIOS), Chipset: Intel Device 1bce, Memory: 512GB, Disk: 3841GB Micron_9300_MTFDHAL3T8TDP, Graphics: ASPEED, Monitor: VGA HDMI, Network: 4 x Intel E810-C for QSFP
OS: Ubuntu 22.10, Kernel: 6.0.0-060000rc3daily20220904-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell, Display Server: X Server 1.21.1.3, Vulkan: 1.3.211, Compiler: GCC 12.2.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080
Kernel Notes: Transparent Huge Pages: madvise
Compiler Notes: --build=x86_64-linux-gnu --disable-vtable-verify --disable-werror --enable-cet --enable-checking=release --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-default-pie --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-languages=c,ada,c++,go,d,fortran,objc,obj-c++,m2 --enable-libphobos-checking=release --enable-libstdcxx-debug --enable-libstdcxx-time=yes --enable-multiarch --enable-multilib --enable-nls --enable-objc-gc=auto --enable-offload-defaulted --enable-offload-targets=nvptx-none=/build/gcc-12-Wbc0TK/gcc-12-12.2.0/debian/tmp-nvptx/usr,amdgcn-amdhsa=/build/gcc-12-Wbc0TK/gcc-12-12.2.0/debian/tmp-gcn/usr --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 performance (EPP: performance) - CPU Microcode: 0x2b0000c0
Java Notes: OpenJDK Runtime Environment (build 11.0.16+8-post-Ubuntu-0ubuntu1)
Python Notes: Python 3.10.6
Security Notes: itlb_multihit: Not affected + l1tf: Not affected + mds: Not affected + meltdown: Not affected + mmio_stale_data: Not affected + retbleed: Not affected + spec_store_bypass: Mitigation of SSB disabled via prctl + spectre_v1: Mitigation of usercopy/swapgs barriers and __user pointer sanitization + spectre_v2: Mitigation of Enhanced IBRS IBPB: conditional RSB filling PBRSB-eIBRS: SW sequence + srbds: Not affected + tsx_async_abort: Not affected
Testing initiated at 9 January 2023 19:53 by user phoronix.
Xeon Platinum 8490H 2P
Processor: 2 x Intel Xeon Platinum 8490H @ 3.50GHz (120 Cores / 240 Threads), Motherboard: Quanta Cloud S6Q-MB-MPS (3A10.uh BIOS), Chipset: Intel Device 1bce, Memory: 1008GB, Disk: 3841GB Micron_9300_MTFDHAL3T8TDP + 960GB INTEL SSDSC2KG96, Graphics: ASPEED, Monitor: VGA HDMI, Network: 4 x Intel E810-C for QSFP + 2 x Intel X710 for 10GBASE-T
OS: Ubuntu 22.10, Kernel: 6.0.0-060000rc3daily20220904-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell, Display Server: X Server 1.21.1.3, Vulkan: 1.3.211, Compiler: GCC 12.2.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080
Kernel Notes: Transparent Huge Pages: madvise
Compiler Notes: --build=x86_64-linux-gnu --disable-vtable-verify --disable-werror --enable-cet --enable-checking=release --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-default-pie --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-languages=c,ada,c++,go,d,fortran,objc,obj-c++,m2 --enable-libphobos-checking=release --enable-libstdcxx-debug --enable-libstdcxx-time=yes --enable-multiarch --enable-multilib --enable-nls --enable-objc-gc=auto --enable-offload-defaulted --enable-offload-targets=nvptx-none=/build/gcc-12-Wbc0TK/gcc-12-12.2.0/debian/tmp-nvptx/usr,amdgcn-amdhsa=/build/gcc-12-Wbc0TK/gcc-12-12.2.0/debian/tmp-gcn/usr --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 performance (EPP: performance) - CPU Microcode: 0x2b0000c0
Java Notes: OpenJDK Runtime Environment (build 11.0.16+8-post-Ubuntu-0ubuntu1)
Python Notes: Python 3.10.6
Security Notes: itlb_multihit: Not affected + l1tf: Not affected + mds: Not affected + meltdown: Not affected + mmio_stale_data: Not affected + retbleed: Not affected + spec_store_bypass: Mitigation of SSB disabled via prctl + spectre_v1: Mitigation of usercopy/swapgs barriers and __user pointer sanitization + spectre_v2: Mitigation of Enhanced IBRS IBPB: conditional RSB filling PBRSB-eIBRS: SW sequence + srbds: Not affected + tsx_async_abort: Not affected
Testing initiated at 10 January 2023 03:00 by user phoronix.