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.

To run this test with the Phoronix Test Suite, the basic command is: phoronix-test-suite benchmark astcenc.

Project Site

github.com

Source Repository

github.com

Test Created

18 August 2020

Last Updated

6 April 2024

Test Maintainer

Michael Larabel 

Test Type

System

Average Install Time

15 Seconds

Average Run Time

2 Minutes, 11 Seconds

Test Dependencies

C/C++ Compiler Toolchain + CMake

Accolades

60k+ Downloads + Recently Updated Test Profile

Supported Platforms


Public Result Uploads *Reported Installs **Reported Test Completions **Test Profile Page Views ***OpenBenchmarking.orgEventsASTC Encoder Popularity Statisticspts/astcenc2020.082020.102020.122021.022021.042021.062021.082021.102021.122022.022022.042022.062022.082022.102022.122023.022023.042023.062023.082023.102023.122024.022024.044K8K12K16K20K
* Uploading of benchmark result data to OpenBenchmarking.org is always optional (opt-in) via the Phoronix Test Suite for users wishing to share their results publicly.
** Data based on those opting to upload their test results to OpenBenchmarking.org and users enabling the opt-in anonymous statistics reporting while running benchmarks from an Internet-connected platform.
*** Test profile page view reporting began March 2021.
Data updated weekly as of 13 April 2024.
Thorough20.1%Medium20.1%Very Thorough19.7%Exhaustive19.9%Fast20.1%Preset Option PopularityOpenBenchmarking.org

Revision History

pts/astcenc-1.5.1   [View Source]   Sat, 06 Apr 2024 13:43:03 GMT
Update against upstream astcenc 4.7.

pts/astcenc-1.4.0   [View Source]   Fri, 22 Jul 2022 05:30:06 GMT
Update against ASTC Encoder 4.0 upstream.

pts/astcenc-1.3.1   [View Source]   Sun, 12 Dec 2021 19:17:35 GMT
Copy paste fix for Windows install script.

pts/astcenc-1.3.0   [View Source]   Sun, 10 Oct 2021 19:29:37 GMT
Update against astcenc 3.2 upstream.

pts/astcenc-1.2.0   [View Source]   Thu, 03 Jun 2021 07:27:28 GMT
Update against ASTC Encoder 3.0.

pts/astcenc-1.1.0   [View Source]   Fri, 12 Mar 2021 06:43:29 GMT
Update against upstream ASTCENC 2.4.

pts/astcenc-1.0.2   [View Source]   Thu, 19 Nov 2020 13:05:12 GMT
Fix for building on AArch64.

pts/astcenc-1.0.1   [View Source]   Wed, 11 Nov 2020 20:49:44 GMT
Fix for macOS build.

pts/astcenc-1.0.0   [View Source]   Tue, 18 Aug 2020 10:43:45 GMT
Initial commit of Arm ASTC Encoder (astcenc) benchmark.

Suites Using This Test

Creator Workloads

Texture Compression

Game Development


Performance Metrics

Analyze Test Configuration:

ASTC Encoder 2.0

Preset: Fast

OpenBenchmarking.org metrics for this test profile configuration based on 817 public results since 18 August 2020 with the latest data as of 18 April 2021.

Below is an overview of the generalized performance for components where there is sufficient statistically significant data based upon user-uploaded results. It is important to keep in mind particularly in the Linux/open-source space there can be vastly different OS configurations, with this overview intended to offer just general guidance as to the performance expectations.

Component
Percentile Rank
# Compatible Public Results
Seconds (Average)
100th
14
4.21 +/- 0.05
98th
13
4.35 +/- 0.08
94th
17
4.67 +/- 0.07
92nd
14
4.73 +/- 0.04
89th
9
4.98 +/- 0.09
88th
14
5.01 +/- 0.10
87th
11
5.09 +/- 0.11
86th
6
5.17 +/- 0.12
85th
5
5.18 +/- 0.05
82nd
10
5.35 +/- 0.06
82nd
13
5.35 +/- 0.09
80th
11
5.41 +/- 0.02
79th
11
5.44 +/- 0.30
78th
4
5.49 +/- 0.08
77th
4
5.50 +/- 0.03
77th
4
5.50 +/- 0.14
77th
6
5.50 +/- 0.05
76th
18
5.52 +/- 0.08
Mid-Tier
75th
> 5.52
75th
9
5.53 +/- 0.02
74th
3
5.55 +/- 0.01
71st
3
5.60 +/- 0.01
71st
4
5.61 +/- 0.11
69th
12
5.64 +/- 0.10
69th
4
5.66 +/- 0.05
69th
11
5.66 +/- 0.12
68th
3
5.67 +/- 0.01
68th
9
5.67 +/- 0.12
65th
9
5.71 +/- 0.04
65th
5
5.72 +/- 0.06
62nd
3
5.77 +/- 0.01
61st
6
5.79 +/- 0.05
60th
8
5.83 +/- 0.06
59th
3
5.84 +/- 0.01
57th
10
5.92 +/- 0.10
56th
6
5.93 +/- 0.06
56th
8
5.95 +/- 0.05
56th
3
5.96 +/- 0.03
54th
10
6.10 +/- 0.08
52nd
3
6.24 +/- 0.04
Median
50th
6.28
50th
10
6.29 +/- 0.11
50th
6
6.30 +/- 0.01
50th
8
6.31 +/- 0.07
47th
6
6.49 +/- 0.09
47th
4
6.52 +/- 0.04
47th
4
6.53 +/- 0.05
45th
7
6.59 +/- 0.16
45th
3
6.62 +/- 0.02
43rd
15
6.67 +/- 0.21
43rd
6
6.69 +/- 0.04
41st
6
6.79 +/- 0.03
41st
6
6.79 +/- 0.03
41st
4
6.82 +/- 0.10
40th
7
6.85 +/- 0.09
39th
6
6.88 +/- 0.05
38th
6
6.93 +/- 0.05
37th
10
6.97 +/- 0.21
36th
4
7.08 +/- 0.07
35th
3
7.11 +/- 0.03
34th
6
7.16 +/- 0.05
33rd
13
7.23 +/- 0.13
31st
9
7.34 +/- 0.29
31st
8
7.35 +/- 0.12
29th
6
7.38 +/- 0.01
28th
3
7.40 +/- 0.04
28th
3
7.40 +/- 0.02
27th
9
7.43 +/- 0.02
26th
7
7.44 +/- 0.18
26th
9
7.47 +/- 0.11
26th
10
7.47 +/- 0.14
Low-Tier
25th
> 7.48
24th
3
7.55 +/- 0.03
23rd
10
7.58 +/- 0.17
23rd
3
7.59 +/- 0.02
21st
4
7.66 +/- 0.06
21st
6
7.67 +/- 0.03
19th
6
7.85 +/- 0.01
18th
9
7.87 +/- 0.27
18th
6
7.89 +/- 0.04
18th
4
7.91 +/- 0.04
16th
6
7.99 +/- 0.03
15th
6
8.17 +/- 0.02
14th
4
8.25 +/- 0.04
14th
13
8.25 +/- 0.41
13th
8
8.36 +/- 1.01
12th
4
8.43 +/- 0.11
11th
7
8.46 +/- 0.10
11th
6
8.48 +/- 0.11
11th
3
8.55 +/- 0.19
8th
8
8.81 +/- 0.17
8th
6
8.93 +/- 0.10
7th
3
9.07 +/- 0.05
7th
3
9.15 +/- 0.25
5th
6
9.27 +/- 0.04
5th
9
9.32 +/- 0.51
5th
8
9.38 +/- 0.27
4th
6
9.50 +/- 0.01
3rd
6
9.71 +/- 0.01
2nd
3
9.73 +/- 0.01
1st
3
10.49 +/- 0.01
1st
3
17.44 +/- 0.01
OpenBenchmarking.orgDistribution Of Public Results - Preset: Fast817 Results Range From 4 To 18 Seconds4681012141618202224262880160240320400

Based on OpenBenchmarking.org data, the selected test / test configuration (ASTC Encoder 2.0 - Preset: Fast) has an average run-time of 2 minutes. By default this test profile is set to run at least 3 times but may increase if the standard deviation exceeds pre-defined defaults or other calculations deem additional runs necessary for greater statistical accuracy of the result.

OpenBenchmarking.orgMinutesTime Required To Complete BenchmarkPreset: FastRun-Time246810Min: 1 / Avg: 1.01 / Max: 2

Based on public OpenBenchmarking.org results, the selected test / test configuration has an average standard deviation of 0.3%.

OpenBenchmarking.orgPercent, Fewer Is BetterAverage Deviation Between RunsPreset: FastDeviation246810Min: 0 / Avg: 0.29 / Max: 5

Does It Scale Well With Increasing Cores?

No, based on the automated analysis of the collected public benchmark data, this test / test settings does not generally scale well with increasing CPU core counts. Data based on publicly available results for this test / test settings, separated by vendor, result divided by the reference CPU clock speed, grouped by matching physical CPU core count, and normalized against the smallest core count tested from each vendor for each CPU having a sufficient number of test samples and statistically significant data.

IntelAMDOpenBenchmarking.orgRelative Core Scaling To BaseASTC Encoder CPU Core ScalingPreset: Fast246812162432641281.03752.0753.11254.155.1875

Notable Instruction Set Usage

Notable instruction set extensions supported by this test, based on an automatic analysis by the Phoronix Test Suite / OpenBenchmarking.org analytics engine.

Instruction Set
Support
Instructions Detected
SSE 4.2 (SSE4_2)
Used by default on supported hardware.
Found on Intel processors since at least 2010.
Found on AMD processors since Bulldozer (2011).

 
POPCNT
Used by default on supported hardware.
Found on Intel processors since Sandy Bridge (2011).
Found on AMD processors since Bulldozer (2011).

 
VZEROUPPER VPERMILPS VEXTRACTF128 VBROADCASTSS VINSERTF128
Used by default on supported hardware.
Found on Intel processors since Haswell (2013).
Found on AMD processors since Excavator (2016).

 
VPERMQ VEXTRACTI128 VPERM2I128 VPBROADCASTQ VPBROADCASTB VPBROADCASTD VPSLLVD VINSERTI128 VGATHERDPS VPSRAVD VPMASKMOVD VPBROADCASTW VPERMD
Last automated analysis: 6 April 2024

This test profile binary relies on the shared libraries libm.so.6, libc.so.6.

Tested CPU Architectures

This benchmark has been successfully tested on the below mentioned architectures. The CPU architectures listed is where successful OpenBenchmarking.org result uploads occurred, namely for helping to determine if a given test is compatible with various alternative CPU architectures.

CPU Architecture
Kernel Identifier
Verified On
Intel / AMD x86 64-bit
x86_64
(Many Processors)
ARMv8 64-bit
aarch64
ARMv8 Cortex-A72 4-Core, ARMv8 Neoverse-N1 160-Core, ARMv8 Neoverse-N1 64-Core, Ampere Altra ARMv8 Neoverse-N1 160-Core