AMD EPYC Genoa - Ubuntu vs. Clear Linux Benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article. Ubuntu: EOY 2022: Processor: 2 x AMD EPYC 9654 96-Core (192 Cores / 384 Threads), Motherboard: AMD Titanite_4G (RTI1002E BIOS), Chipset: AMD Device 14a4, Memory: 1520GB, Disk: 800GB INTEL SSDPF21Q800GB, Graphics: ASPEED, Monitor: VGA HDMI, Network: Broadcom NetXtreme BCM5720 PCIe OS: Ubuntu 22.10, Kernel: 5.19.0-26-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 43.0, Display Server: X Server 1.21.1.4, Vulkan: 1.3.224, Compiler: GCC 12.2.0 + Clang 15.0.2-1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Ubuntu - perf governor: EOY 2022: Processor: 2 x AMD EPYC 9654 96-Core (192 Cores / 384 Threads), Motherboard: AMD Titanite_4G (RTI1002E BIOS), Chipset: AMD Device 14a4, Memory: 1520GB, Disk: 800GB INTEL SSDPF21Q800GB, Graphics: ASPEED, Monitor: VGA HDMI, Network: Broadcom NetXtreme BCM5720 PCIe OS: Ubuntu 22.10, Kernel: 5.19.0-26-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 43.0, Display Server: X Server 1.21.1.4, Vulkan: 1.3.224, Compiler: GCC 12.2.0 + Clang 15.0.2-1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Clear Linux: EOY 2022: Processor: 2 x AMD EPYC 9654 96-Core (192 Cores / 384 Threads), Motherboard: AMD Titanite_4G (RTI1002E BIOS), Chipset: AMD Device 14a4, Memory: 1520GB, Disk: 800GB INTEL SSDPF21Q800GB, Graphics: ASPEED, Monitor: VGA HDMI, Network: Broadcom NetXtreme BCM5720 PCIe OS: Clear Linux OS 37860, Kernel: 6.1.1-1228.native (x86_64), Display Server: X Server 1.21.1.6, Compiler: GCC 12.2.1 20221215 releases/gcc-12.2.0-290-g7525c9d7e7 + Clang 15.0.4 + LLVM 15.0.4, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 640x480 Clear Linux: EOY 2024: Processor: 2 x AMD EPYC 9654 96-Core (192 Cores / 384 Threads), Motherboard: AMD Titanite_4G (RTI1007B BIOS), Chipset: AMD Device 14a4, Memory: 1520GB, Disk: 800GB INTEL SSDPF21Q800GB, Graphics: ASPEED, Network: Broadcom NetXtreme BCM5720 PCIe OS: Clear Linux OS 42790, Kernel: 6.12.4-1518.native (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 47.2, OpenCL: OpenCL 1.1 Mesa 25.0.0-devel + OpenCL 3.0, Compiler: GCC 14.2.1 20241210 releases/gcc-14.2.0-551-g21a09f0507 + Clang 19.1.5 + LLVM 19.1.5, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1024x768 Ubuntu: EOY 2024: Processor: 2 x AMD EPYC 9654 96-Core (192 Cores / 384 Threads), Motherboard: AMD Titanite_4G (RTI1007B BIOS), Chipset: AMD Device 14a4, Memory: 1520GB, Disk: 800GB INTEL SSDPF21Q800GB, Graphics: ASPEED, Network: Broadcom NetXtreme BCM5720 PCIe OS: Ubuntu 24.10, Kernel: 6.11.0-13-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 47.0, Display Server: X Server, Compiler: GCC 14.2.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1200 Ubuntu - perf governor: EOY 2024: Processor: 2 x AMD EPYC 9654 96-Core (192 Cores / 384 Threads), Motherboard: AMD Titanite_4G (RTI1007B BIOS), Chipset: AMD Device 14a4, Memory: 1520GB, Disk: 800GB INTEL SSDPF21Q800GB, Graphics: ASPEED, Network: Broadcom NetXtreme BCM5720 PCIe OS: Ubuntu 24.10, Kernel: 6.11.0-13-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 47.0, Display Server: X Server, Compiler: GCC 14.2.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1200 NAMD 2.14 ATPase Simulation - 327,506 Atoms days/ns < Lower Is Better Ubuntu: EOY 2022 ................. 0.12870 |================================ Ubuntu - perf governor: EOY 2022 . 0.12873 |================================ Clear Linux: EOY 2022 ............ 0.13635 |================================== Clear Linux: EOY 2024 ............ 0.13850 |=================================== Ubuntu: EOY 2024 ................. 0.13897 |=================================== Ubuntu - perf governor: EOY 2024 . 0.13925 |=================================== DaCapo Benchmark 9.12-MR1 Java Test: Jython msec < Lower Is Better Ubuntu: EOY 2022 ................. 3505 |=================================== Ubuntu - perf governor: EOY 2022 . 3276 |================================= Clear Linux: EOY 2022 ............ 3054 |=============================== Clear Linux: EOY 2024 ............ 3189 |================================ Ubuntu: EOY 2024 ................. 3758 |====================================== Ubuntu - perf governor: EOY 2024 . 3596 |==================================== Renaissance 0.14 Test: Akka Unbalanced Cobwebbed Tree ms < Lower Is Better Ubuntu: EOY 2022 ................. 32544.9 |=================================== Ubuntu - perf governor: EOY 2022 . 29367.3 |================================ Clear Linux: EOY 2022 ............ 28903.9 |=============================== Clear Linux: EOY 2024 ............ 28723.4 |=============================== Ubuntu: EOY 2024 ................. 28915.1 |=============================== Ubuntu - perf governor: EOY 2024 . 28843.1 |=============================== Renaissance 0.14 Test: Genetic Algorithm Using Jenetics + Futures ms < Lower Is Better Ubuntu: EOY 2022 ................. 2878.0 |=================================== Ubuntu - perf governor: EOY 2022 . 1626.6 |==================== Clear Linux: EOY 2022 ............ 1451.7 |================== Clear Linux: EOY 2024 ............ 1357.2 |================ Ubuntu: EOY 2024 ................. 2967.4 |==================================== Ubuntu - perf governor: EOY 2024 . 1457.7 |================== Zstd Compression Compression Level: 8 - Compression Speed MB/s > Higher Is Better Ubuntu: EOY 2022 ................. 4220.7 |=========================== Ubuntu - perf governor: EOY 2022 . 4443.8 |============================ Clear Linux: EOY 2022 ............ 4971.3 |=============================== Clear Linux: EOY 2024 ............ 5692.1 |==================================== Ubuntu: EOY 2024 ................. 4935.1 |=============================== Ubuntu - perf governor: EOY 2024 . 5064.6 |================================ Zstd Compression Compression Level: 8 - Decompression Speed MB/s > Higher Is Better Ubuntu: EOY 2022 ................. 4181.9 |================================= Ubuntu - perf governor: EOY 2022 . 4170.4 |================================ Clear Linux: EOY 2022 ............ 4626.3 |==================================== Clear Linux: EOY 2024 ............ 4616.3 |==================================== Ubuntu: EOY 2024 ................. 4212.3 |================================= Ubuntu - perf governor: EOY 2024 . 4259.3 |================================= Zstd Compression Compression Level: 19 - Compression Speed MB/s > Higher Is Better Ubuntu: EOY 2022 ................. 86.5 |============================ Ubuntu - perf governor: EOY 2022 . 93.5 |============================== Clear Linux: EOY 2022 ............ 116.3 |===================================== Clear Linux: EOY 2024 ............ 113.3 |==================================== Ubuntu: EOY 2024 ................. 84.5 |=========================== Ubuntu - perf governor: EOY 2024 . 89.5 |============================ Zstd Compression Compression Level: 19 - Decompression Speed MB/s > Higher Is Better Ubuntu: EOY 2022 ................. 3468.8 |================================= Ubuntu - perf governor: EOY 2022 . 3475.0 |================================= Clear Linux: EOY 2022 ............ 3836.0 |==================================== Clear Linux: EOY 2024 ............ 3811.3 |==================================== Ubuntu: EOY 2024 ................. 3508.7 |================================= Ubuntu - perf governor: EOY 2024 . 3514.4 |================================= Zstd Compression Compression Level: 19, Long Mode - Decompression Speed MB/s > Higher Is Better Ubuntu: EOY 2022 ................. 3527.9 |================================= Ubuntu - perf governor: EOY 2022 . 3549.0 |================================= Clear Linux: EOY 2022 ............ 3846.0 |==================================== Clear Linux: EOY 2024 ............ 3843.2 |==================================== Ubuntu: EOY 2024 ................. 3534.7 |================================= Ubuntu - perf governor: EOY 2024 . 3536.7 |================================= Embree 3.13 Binary: Pathtracer ISPC - Model: Asian Dragon Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu: EOY 2022 ................. 211.75 |==================================== Ubuntu - perf governor: EOY 2022 . 213.92 |==================================== Clear Linux: EOY 2022 ............ 196.54 |================================= Clear Linux: EOY 2024 ............ 205.21 |=================================== Ubuntu: EOY 2024 ................. 203.14 |================================== Ubuntu - perf governor: EOY 2024 . 204.78 |================================== SVT-AV1 1.4 Encoder Mode: Preset 8 - Input: Bosphorus 4K Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu: EOY 2022 ................. 66.26 |========================== Ubuntu - perf governor: EOY 2022 . 93.25 |==================================== Clear Linux: EOY 2022 ............ 95.60 |===================================== Clear Linux: EOY 2024 ............ 91.94 |==================================== Ubuntu: EOY 2024 ................. 66.63 |========================== Ubuntu - perf governor: EOY 2024 . 92.66 |==================================== SVT-AV1 1.4 Encoder Mode: Preset 12 - Input: Bosphorus 4K Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu: EOY 2022 ................. 182.03 |======================== Ubuntu - perf governor: EOY 2022 . 257.96 |================================== Clear Linux: EOY 2022 ............ 275.95 |==================================== Clear Linux: EOY 2024 ............ 260.10 |================================== Ubuntu: EOY 2024 ................. 156.00 |==================== Ubuntu - perf governor: EOY 2024 . 218.42 |============================ SVT-AV1 1.4 Encoder Mode: Preset 13 - Input: Bosphorus 4K Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu: EOY 2022 ................. 164.00 |====================== Ubuntu - perf governor: EOY 2022 . 261.79 |==================================== Clear Linux: EOY 2022 ............ 262.93 |==================================== Clear Linux: EOY 2024 ............ 253.41 |=================================== Ubuntu: EOY 2024 ................. 145.52 |==================== Ubuntu - perf governor: EOY 2024 . 227.86 |=============================== Intel Open Image Denoise 1.4.0 Run: RT.hdr_alb_nrm.3840x2160 Images / Sec > Higher Is Better Ubuntu: EOY 2022 ................. 3.44 |==================================== Ubuntu - perf governor: EOY 2022 . 3.60 |====================================== Clear Linux: EOY 2022 ............ 3.01 |================================ Clear Linux: EOY 2024 ............ 3.49 |===================================== Ubuntu: EOY 2024 ................. 3.40 |==================================== Ubuntu - perf governor: EOY 2024 . 3.41 |==================================== Intel Open Image Denoise 1.4.0 Run: RTLightmap.hdr.4096x4096 Images / Sec > Higher Is Better Ubuntu: EOY 2022 ................. 1.65 |===================================== Ubuntu - perf governor: EOY 2022 . 1.69 |====================================== Clear Linux: EOY 2022 ............ 1.41 |================================ Clear Linux: EOY 2024 ............ 1.61 |==================================== Ubuntu: EOY 2024 ................. 1.59 |==================================== Ubuntu - perf governor: EOY 2024 . 1.59 |==================================== OpenVKL 1.3.1 Benchmark: vklBenchmark ISPC Items / Sec > Higher Is Better Ubuntu: EOY 2022 ................. 1285 |===================================== Ubuntu - perf governor: EOY 2022 . 1337 |====================================== Clear Linux: EOY 2022 ............ 1309 |===================================== Clear Linux: EOY 2024 ............ 1337 |====================================== Ubuntu: EOY 2024 ................. 1234 |=================================== Ubuntu - perf governor: EOY 2024 . 1278 |==================================== OSPRay 2.10 Benchmark: particle_volume/scivis/real_time Items Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu: EOY 2022 ................. 42.71 |===================================== Ubuntu - perf governor: EOY 2022 . 42.78 |===================================== Clear Linux: EOY 2022 ............ 40.24 |=================================== Clear Linux: EOY 2024 ............ 38.84 |================================== Ubuntu: EOY 2024 ................. 38.98 |================================== Ubuntu - perf governor: EOY 2024 . 39.00 |================================== OSPRay 2.10 Benchmark: particle_volume/pathtracer/real_time Items Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu: EOY 2022 ................. 174.32 |=========================== Ubuntu - perf governor: EOY 2022 . 220.69 |================================== Clear Linux: EOY 2022 ............ 234.46 |==================================== Clear Linux: EOY 2024 ............ 226.39 |=================================== Ubuntu: EOY 2024 ................. 154.67 |======================== Ubuntu - perf governor: EOY 2024 . 222.04 |================================== OSPRay 2.10 Benchmark: gravity_spheres_volume/dim_512/ao/real_time Items Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu: EOY 2022 ................. 43.86 |===================================== Ubuntu - perf governor: EOY 2022 . 44.18 |===================================== Clear Linux: EOY 2022 ............ 41.73 |=================================== Clear Linux: EOY 2024 ............ 40.86 |================================== Ubuntu: EOY 2024 ................. 40.10 |================================== Ubuntu - perf governor: EOY 2024 . 40.12 |================================== OSPRay 2.10 Benchmark: gravity_spheres_volume/dim_512/scivis/real_time Items Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu: EOY 2022 ................. 43.09 |===================================== Ubuntu - perf governor: EOY 2022 . 43.09 |===================================== Clear Linux: EOY 2022 ............ 41.04 |=================================== Clear Linux: EOY 2024 ............ 40.57 |=================================== Ubuntu: EOY 2024 ................. 39.39 |================================== Ubuntu - perf governor: EOY 2024 . 39.62 |================================== OSPRay 2.10 Benchmark: gravity_spheres_volume/dim_512/pathtracer/real_time Items Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu: EOY 2022 ................. 53.93 |===================================== Ubuntu - perf governor: EOY 2022 . 54.15 |===================================== Clear Linux: EOY 2022 ............ 50.89 |=================================== Clear Linux: EOY 2024 ............ 47.51 |================================ Ubuntu: EOY 2024 ................. 48.29 |================================= Ubuntu - perf governor: EOY 2024 . 49.09 |================================== 7-Zip Compression 22.01 Test: Compression Rating MIPS > Higher Is Better Ubuntu: EOY 2022 ................. 787085 |===================== Ubuntu - perf governor: EOY 2022 . 874898 |======================= Clear Linux: EOY 2022 ............ 1236266 |================================ Clear Linux: EOY 2024 ............ 1333306 |=================================== Ubuntu: EOY 2024 ................. 682689 |================== Ubuntu - perf governor: EOY 2024 . 785814 |===================== 7-Zip Compression 22.01 Test: Decompression Rating MIPS > Higher Is Better Ubuntu: EOY 2022 ................. 1137175 |================================== Ubuntu - perf governor: EOY 2022 . 1175260 |=================================== Clear Linux: EOY 2022 ............ 1004653 |============================== Clear Linux: EOY 2024 ............ 1178819 |=================================== Ubuntu: EOY 2024 ................. 994708 |============================== Ubuntu - perf governor: EOY 2024 . 1140859 |================================== OpenSSL sign/s > Higher Is Better Ubuntu: EOY 2022 ................. 44112.2 |===================== Ubuntu - perf governor: EOY 2022 . 44502.7 |====================== Clear Linux: EOY 2022 ............ 43549.2 |===================== Clear Linux: EOY 2024 ............ 72185.1 |=================================== Ubuntu: EOY 2024 ................. 72314.8 |=================================== Ubuntu - perf governor: EOY 2024 . 72334.2 |=================================== OpenSSL verify/s > Higher Is Better Ubuntu: EOY 2022 ................. 2918571.6 |================================= Ubuntu - perf governor: EOY 2022 . 2938439.5 |================================= Clear Linux: EOY 2022 ............ 2914129.6 |================================= Clear Linux: EOY 2024 ............ 2738873.3 |=============================== Ubuntu: EOY 2024 ................. 2714843.8 |============================== Ubuntu - perf governor: EOY 2024 . 2714396.5 |============================== Blender 3.4 Blend File: Classroom - Compute: CPU-Only Seconds < Lower Is Better Ubuntu: EOY 2022 ................. 21.13 |================================== Ubuntu - perf governor: EOY 2022 . 20.99 |================================== Clear Linux: EOY 2022 ............ 21.64 |=================================== Clear Linux: EOY 2024 ............ 21.91 |==================================== Ubuntu: EOY 2024 ................. 22.75 |===================================== Ubuntu - perf governor: EOY 2024 . 22.60 |===================================== PyBench 2018-02-16 Total For Average Test Times Milliseconds < Lower Is Better Ubuntu: EOY 2022 ................. 862 |======================================= Ubuntu - perf governor: EOY 2022 . 861 |======================================= Clear Linux: EOY 2022 ............ 750 |================================== Clear Linux: EOY 2024 ............ 744 |================================== Ubuntu: EOY 2024 ................. 762 |================================== Ubuntu - perf governor: EOY 2024 . 762 |================================== PyPerformance 1.0.0 Benchmark: go Milliseconds < Lower Is Better Ubuntu: EOY 2022 ................. 182 |======================================= Ubuntu - perf governor: EOY 2022 . 183 |======================================= Clear Linux: EOY 2022 ............ 114 |======================== Clear Linux: EOY 2024 ............ 115 |========================= Ubuntu: EOY 2024 ................. 108 |======================= Ubuntu - perf governor: EOY 2024 . 108 |======================= PyPerformance 1.0.0 Benchmark: json_loads Milliseconds < Lower Is Better Ubuntu: EOY 2022 ................. 16.8 |===================================== Ubuntu - perf governor: EOY 2022 . 16.8 |===================================== Clear Linux: EOY 2022 ............ 16.2 |==================================== Clear Linux: EOY 2024 ............ 16.1 |=================================== Ubuntu: EOY 2024 ................. 17.2 |====================================== Ubuntu - perf governor: EOY 2024 . 17.3 |====================================== Numenta Anomaly Benchmark 1.1 Detector: KNN CAD Seconds < Lower Is Better Ubuntu: EOY 2022 ................. 82.14 |==================================== Ubuntu - perf governor: EOY 2022 . 83.61 |===================================== Clear Linux: EOY 2022 ............ 66.98 |============================== Clear Linux: EOY 2024 ............ 52.44 |======================= Ubuntu: EOY 2024 ................. 73.08 |================================ Ubuntu - perf governor: EOY 2024 . 73.57 |================================= Numenta Anomaly Benchmark 1.1 Detector: Earthgecko Skyline Seconds < Lower Is Better Ubuntu: EOY 2022 ................. 66.79 |===================================== Ubuntu - perf governor: EOY 2022 . 66.06 |===================================== Clear Linux: EOY 2022 ............ 54.61 |============================== Clear Linux: EOY 2024 ............ 51.91 |============================= Ubuntu: EOY 2024 ................. 56.08 |=============================== Ubuntu - perf governor: EOY 2024 . 56.01 |=============================== Numenta Anomaly Benchmark 1.1 Detector: Bayesian Changepoint Seconds < Lower Is Better Ubuntu: EOY 2022 ................. 16.63 |============================== Ubuntu - perf governor: EOY 2022 . 16.55 |============================== Clear Linux: EOY 2022 ............ 17.78 |================================ Clear Linux: EOY 2024 ............ 17.58 |================================ Ubuntu: EOY 2024 ................. 20.37 |===================================== Ubuntu - perf governor: EOY 2024 . 20.29 |===================================== Numenta Anomaly Benchmark 1.1 Detector: Contextual Anomaly Detector OSE Seconds < Lower Is Better Ubuntu: EOY 2022 ................. 38.42 |===================================== Ubuntu - perf governor: EOY 2022 . 38.08 |===================================== Clear Linux: EOY 2022 ............ 29.65 |============================= Clear Linux: EOY 2024 ............ 30.41 |============================= Ubuntu: EOY 2024 ................. 30.68 |============================== Ubuntu - perf governor: EOY 2024 . 30.38 |============================= PHPBench 0.8.1 PHP Benchmark Suite Score > Higher Is Better Ubuntu: EOY 2022 ................. 852283 |=============== Ubuntu - perf governor: EOY 2022 . 859554 |=============== Clear Linux: EOY 2022 ............ 1968301 |=================================== Clear Linux: EOY 2024 ............ 1839470 |================================= Ubuntu: EOY 2024 ................. 853893 |=============== Ubuntu - perf governor: EOY 2024 . 860513 |===============