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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.