48 vCPU Google GCE comparison of Axion C4A instance compared to 48 vCPU Xeon C4 (Emerald Rapids) and T2A Ampere Altra instances. Benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article.
Processor: ARMv8 Neoverse-V2 (48 Cores), Motherboard: KVM Google Compute Engine, Memory: 12 x 16GB RAM, Disk: 215GB nvme_card-pd, Network: Google Compute Engine Virtual
OS: Ubuntu 24.04, Kernel: 6.8.0-1015-gcp (aarch64), Compiler: GCC 13.2.0, File-System: ext4, System Layer: google
Kernel Notes: Transparent Huge Pages: madvise
Compiler Notes: --build=aarch64-linux-gnu --disable-libquadmath --disable-libquadmath-support --disable-werror --enable-checking=release --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-default-pie --enable-fix-cortex-a53-843419 --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-languages=c,ada,c++,go,d,fortran,objc,obj-c++,m2 --enable-libphobos-checking=release --enable-libstdcxx-backtrace --enable-libstdcxx-debug --enable-libstdcxx-time=yes --enable-multiarch --enable-nls --enable-objc-gc=auto --enable-offload-defaulted --enable-offload-targets=nvptx-none=/build/gcc-13-dIwDw0/gcc-13-13.2.0/debian/tmp-nvptx/usr --enable-plugin --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --host=aarch64-linux-gnu --program-prefix=aarch64-linux-gnu- --target=aarch64-linux-gnu --with-default-libstdcxx-abi=new --with-gcc-major-version-only --with-target-system-zlib=auto --without-cuda-driver -v
Java Notes: OpenJDK Runtime Environment (build 11.0.24+8-post-Ubuntu-1ubuntu324.04.1)
Python Notes: Python 3.12.3
Security Notes: gather_data_sampling: Not affected + itlb_multihit: Not affected + l1tf: Not affected + mds: Not affected + meltdown: Not affected + mmio_stale_data: Not affected + reg_file_data_sampling: Not affected + retbleed: Not affected + spec_rstack_overflow: Not affected + spec_store_bypass: Mitigation of SSB disabled via prctl + spectre_v1: Mitigation of __user pointer sanitization + spectre_v2: Not affected + srbds: Not affected + tsx_async_abort: Not affected
Processor: INTEL XEON PLATINUM 8581C (24 Cores / 48 Threads), Motherboard: Google Compute Engine c4-standard-48, Chipset: Intel 440FX 82441FX PMC, Memory: 16 + 16 + 16 + 16 + 16 + 16 + 16 + 16 + 16 + 16 + 16 + 4 RAM, Disk: 215GB nvme_card-pd, Network: Google Compute Engine Virtual
OS: Ubuntu 24.04, Kernel: 6.8.0-1015-gcp (x86_64), Compiler: GCC 13.2.0, File-System: ext4, System Layer: google
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-backtrace --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-13-uJ7kn6/gcc-13-13.2.0/debian/tmp-nvptx/usr,amdgcn-amdhsa=/build/gcc-13-uJ7kn6/gcc-13-13.2.0/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: CPU Microcode: 0xffffffff
Java Notes: OpenJDK Runtime Environment (build 11.0.24+8-post-Ubuntu-1ubuntu324.04.1)
Python Notes: Python 3.12.3
Security Notes: gather_data_sampling: Not affected + itlb_multihit: Not affected + l1tf: Not affected + mds: Not affected + meltdown: Not affected + mmio_stale_data: Not affected + reg_file_data_sampling: Not affected + retbleed: Not affected + spec_rstack_overflow: 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 / Automatic IBRS; IBPB: conditional; RSB filling; PBRSB-eIBRS: SW sequence; BHI: SW loop KVM: SW loop + srbds: Not affected + tsx_async_abort: Not affected
Processor: ARMv8 Neoverse-N1 (48 Cores), Motherboard: KVM Google Compute Engine, Memory: 12 x 16GB RAM, Disk: 215GB nvme_card-pd, Network: Google Compute Engine Virtual
OS: Ubuntu 24.04, Kernel: 6.8.0-1015-gcp (aarch64), Compiler: GCC 13.2.0, File-System: ext4, System Layer: google
Kernel Notes: Transparent Huge Pages: madvise
Compiler Notes: --build=aarch64-linux-gnu --disable-libquadmath --disable-libquadmath-support --disable-werror --enable-checking=release --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-default-pie --enable-fix-cortex-a53-843419 --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-languages=c,ada,c++,go,d,fortran,objc,obj-c++,m2 --enable-libphobos-checking=release --enable-libstdcxx-backtrace --enable-libstdcxx-debug --enable-libstdcxx-time=yes --enable-multiarch --enable-nls --enable-objc-gc=auto --enable-offload-defaulted --enable-offload-targets=nvptx-none=/build/gcc-13-dIwDw0/gcc-13-13.2.0/debian/tmp-nvptx/usr --enable-plugin --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --host=aarch64-linux-gnu --program-prefix=aarch64-linux-gnu- --target=aarch64-linux-gnu --with-default-libstdcxx-abi=new --with-gcc-major-version-only --with-target-system-zlib=auto --without-cuda-driver -v
Python Notes: Python 3.12.3
Security Notes: gather_data_sampling: Not affected + itlb_multihit: Not affected + l1tf: Not affected + mds: Not affected + meltdown: Not affected + mmio_stale_data: Not affected + reg_file_data_sampling: Not affected + retbleed: Not affected + spec_rstack_overflow: Not affected + spec_store_bypass: Mitigation of SSB disabled via prctl + spectre_v1: Mitigation of __user pointer sanitization + spectre_v2: Mitigation of CSV2 BHB + srbds: Not affected + tsx_async_abort: Not affected
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.
MiniFE Finite Element is an application for unstructured implicit finite element codes. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
CloverLeaf is a Lagrangian-Eulerian hydrodynamics benchmark. This test profile currently makes use of CloverLeaf's OpenMP version. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
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.
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.
Pennant is an application focused on hydrodynamics on general unstructured meshes in 2D. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
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.
LAMMPS is a classical molecular dynamics code, and an acronym for Large-scale Atomic/Molecular Massively Parallel Simulator. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
LULESH is the Livermore Unstructured Lagrangian Explicit Shock Hydrodynamics. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
Xmrig is an open-source cross-platform CPU/GPU miner for RandomX, KawPow, CryptoNight and AstroBWT. This test profile is setup to measure the Xmrig CPU mining performance. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
This is a benchmark of John The Ripper, which is a password cracker. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
This is a test of EEMBC CoreMark processor benchmark. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
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.
This test times how long it takes to compile/build the LLVM compiler stack. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
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.
ClickHouse is an open-source, high performance OLAP data management system. This test profile uses ClickHouse's standard benchmark recommendations per https://clickhouse.com/docs/en/operations/performance-test/ / https://github.com/ClickHouse/ClickBench/tree/main/clickhouse with the 100 million rows web analytics dataset. The reported value is the query processing time using the geometric mean of all separate queries performed as an aggregate. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
Memcached is a high performance, distributed memory object caching system. This Memcached test profiles makes use of memtier_benchmark for excuting this CPU/memory-focused server benchmark. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
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.
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.
This is a benchmark of Meta/Facebook's RocksDB as an embeddable persistent key-value store for fast storage based on Google's LevelDB. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
Processor: ARMv8 Neoverse-V2 (48 Cores), Motherboard: KVM Google Compute Engine, Memory: 12 x 16GB RAM, Disk: 215GB nvme_card-pd, Network: Google Compute Engine Virtual
OS: Ubuntu 24.04, Kernel: 6.8.0-1015-gcp (aarch64), Compiler: GCC 13.2.0, File-System: ext4, System Layer: google
Kernel Notes: Transparent Huge Pages: madvise
Compiler Notes: --build=aarch64-linux-gnu --disable-libquadmath --disable-libquadmath-support --disable-werror --enable-checking=release --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-default-pie --enable-fix-cortex-a53-843419 --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-languages=c,ada,c++,go,d,fortran,objc,obj-c++,m2 --enable-libphobos-checking=release --enable-libstdcxx-backtrace --enable-libstdcxx-debug --enable-libstdcxx-time=yes --enable-multiarch --enable-nls --enable-objc-gc=auto --enable-offload-defaulted --enable-offload-targets=nvptx-none=/build/gcc-13-dIwDw0/gcc-13-13.2.0/debian/tmp-nvptx/usr --enable-plugin --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --host=aarch64-linux-gnu --program-prefix=aarch64-linux-gnu- --target=aarch64-linux-gnu --with-default-libstdcxx-abi=new --with-gcc-major-version-only --with-target-system-zlib=auto --without-cuda-driver -v
Java Notes: OpenJDK Runtime Environment (build 11.0.24+8-post-Ubuntu-1ubuntu324.04.1)
Python Notes: Python 3.12.3
Security Notes: gather_data_sampling: Not affected + itlb_multihit: Not affected + l1tf: Not affected + mds: Not affected + meltdown: Not affected + mmio_stale_data: Not affected + reg_file_data_sampling: Not affected + retbleed: Not affected + spec_rstack_overflow: Not affected + spec_store_bypass: Mitigation of SSB disabled via prctl + spectre_v1: Mitigation of __user pointer sanitization + spectre_v2: Not affected + srbds: Not affected + tsx_async_abort: Not affected
Testing initiated at 2 October 2024 14:36 by user michael_larabel.
Processor: INTEL XEON PLATINUM 8581C (24 Cores / 48 Threads), Motherboard: Google Compute Engine c4-standard-48, Chipset: Intel 440FX 82441FX PMC, Memory: 16 + 16 + 16 + 16 + 16 + 16 + 16 + 16 + 16 + 16 + 16 + 4 RAM, Disk: 215GB nvme_card-pd, Network: Google Compute Engine Virtual
OS: Ubuntu 24.04, Kernel: 6.8.0-1015-gcp (x86_64), Compiler: GCC 13.2.0, File-System: ext4, System Layer: google
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-backtrace --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-13-uJ7kn6/gcc-13-13.2.0/debian/tmp-nvptx/usr,amdgcn-amdhsa=/build/gcc-13-uJ7kn6/gcc-13-13.2.0/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: CPU Microcode: 0xffffffff
Java Notes: OpenJDK Runtime Environment (build 11.0.24+8-post-Ubuntu-1ubuntu324.04.1)
Python Notes: Python 3.12.3
Security Notes: gather_data_sampling: Not affected + itlb_multihit: Not affected + l1tf: Not affected + mds: Not affected + meltdown: Not affected + mmio_stale_data: Not affected + reg_file_data_sampling: Not affected + retbleed: Not affected + spec_rstack_overflow: 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 / Automatic IBRS; IBPB: conditional; RSB filling; PBRSB-eIBRS: SW sequence; BHI: SW loop KVM: SW loop + srbds: Not affected + tsx_async_abort: Not affected
Testing initiated at 3 October 2024 14:56 by user michael_larabel.
Processor: ARMv8 Neoverse-N1 (48 Cores), Motherboard: KVM Google Compute Engine, Memory: 12 x 16GB RAM, Disk: 215GB nvme_card-pd, Network: Google Compute Engine Virtual
OS: Ubuntu 24.04, Kernel: 6.8.0-1015-gcp (aarch64), Compiler: GCC 13.2.0, File-System: ext4, System Layer: google
Kernel Notes: Transparent Huge Pages: madvise
Compiler Notes: --build=aarch64-linux-gnu --disable-libquadmath --disable-libquadmath-support --disable-werror --enable-checking=release --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-default-pie --enable-fix-cortex-a53-843419 --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-languages=c,ada,c++,go,d,fortran,objc,obj-c++,m2 --enable-libphobos-checking=release --enable-libstdcxx-backtrace --enable-libstdcxx-debug --enable-libstdcxx-time=yes --enable-multiarch --enable-nls --enable-objc-gc=auto --enable-offload-defaulted --enable-offload-targets=nvptx-none=/build/gcc-13-dIwDw0/gcc-13-13.2.0/debian/tmp-nvptx/usr --enable-plugin --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --host=aarch64-linux-gnu --program-prefix=aarch64-linux-gnu- --target=aarch64-linux-gnu --with-default-libstdcxx-abi=new --with-gcc-major-version-only --with-target-system-zlib=auto --without-cuda-driver -v
Python Notes: Python 3.12.3
Security Notes: gather_data_sampling: Not affected + itlb_multihit: Not affected + l1tf: Not affected + mds: Not affected + meltdown: Not affected + mmio_stale_data: Not affected + reg_file_data_sampling: Not affected + retbleed: Not affected + spec_rstack_overflow: Not affected + spec_store_bypass: Mitigation of SSB disabled via prctl + spectre_v1: Mitigation of __user pointer sanitization + spectre_v2: Mitigation of CSV2 BHB + srbds: Not affected + tsx_async_abort: Not affected
Testing initiated at 7 October 2024 14:49 by user michael_larabel.