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 21 April 2024.
Thorough20.3%Medium20.3%Very Thorough20.0%Exhaustive20.2%Fast19.1%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 3.2

Preset: Medium

OpenBenchmarking.org metrics for this test profile configuration based on 688 public results since 10 October 2021 with the latest data as of 28 February 2023.

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
6
2.814 +/- 0.003
94th
3
3.479 +/- 0.004
94th
21
3.518 +/- 0.385
93rd
7
3.553 +/- 0.048
91st
8
3.599 +/- 0.021
90th
8
3.625 +/- 0.012
89th
10
3.638 +/- 0.074
85th
9
3.811 +/- 0.012
84th
9
3.819 +/- 0.080
81st
9
3.886 +/- 0.053
81st
10
3.900 +/- 0.055
Mid-Tier
75th
> 4.113
75th
7
4.116 +/- 0.011
73rd
7
4.158 +/- 0.011
73rd
3
4.166 +/- 0.048
72nd
4
4.170 +/- 0.045
72nd
6
4.189 +/- 0.376
71st
4
4.239 +/- 0.007
70th
8
4.266 +/- 0.090
69th
13
4.294 +/- 0.024
69th
3
4.314 +/- 0.017
67th
11
4.379 +/- 0.028
65th
3
4.411 +/- 0.018
63rd
8
4.504 +/- 0.235
63rd
3
4.509 +/- 0.035
63rd
3
4.520 +/- 0.042
62nd
3
4.541 +/- 0.028
62nd
4
4.542 +/- 0.009
60th
4
4.591 +/- 0.017
59th
3
4.627 +/- 0.154
58th
3
4.697 +/- 0.020
57th
8
4.699 +/- 0.031
55th
8
4.736 +/- 0.056
55th
6
4.739 +/- 0.022
54th
7
4.764 +/- 0.200
52nd
5
4.861 +/- 0.017
Median
50th
4.883
50th
6
4.888 +/- 0.035
48th
7
4.948 +/- 0.067
47th
3
4.994 +/- 0.007
46th
8
5.027 +/- 0.054
45th
4
5.082 +/- 0.014
44th
6
5.128 +/- 0.135
44th
6
5.134 +/- 0.025
43rd
18
5.151 +/- 0.549
40th
3
5.346 +/- 0.054
39th
6
5.407 +/- 0.194
38th
7
5.415 +/- 0.009
37th
6
5.460 +/- 0.109
36th
7
5.537 +/- 0.089
34th
8
5.660 +/- 0.498
34th
9
5.664 +/- 0.038
32nd
12
5.877 +/- 0.172
31st
8
5.911 +/- 0.023
28th
9
5.994 +/- 0.027
Low-Tier
25th
> 6.074
25th
8
6.080 +/- 0.350
24th
3
6.142 +/- 0.013
24th
7
6.165 +/- 0.195
23rd
6
6.196 +/- 0.211
23rd
6
6.208 +/- 0.017
22nd
6
6.288 +/- 0.115
22nd
6
6.330 +/- 0.018
21st
6
6.368 +/- 0.024
19th
9
6.436 +/- 0.048
18th
8
6.535 +/- 0.069
17th
3
6.547 +/- 0.182
17th
4
6.698 +/- 0.009
16th
7
6.808 +/- 0.019
15th
3
6.879 +/- 0.030
13th
4
6.968 +/- 0.027
13th
7
7.048 +/- 0.098
11th
3
7.497 +/- 0.015
11th
4
7.528 +/- 0.024
11th
6
7.573 +/- 0.287
9th
4
7.714 +/- 0.109
9th
7
7.739 +/- 0.136
8th
3
7.850 +/- 0.455
8th
4
8.097 +/- 0.188
7th
6
8.215 +/- 0.026
6th
4
8.503 +/- 0.104
6th
3
8.575 +/- 0.056
5th
17
8.943 +/- 0.131
2nd
8
9.137 +/- 0.113
OpenBenchmarking.orgDistribution Of Public Results - Preset: Medium688 Results Range From 2 To 19 Seconds246810121416182022242680160240320400

Based on OpenBenchmarking.org data, the selected test / test configuration (ASTC Encoder 3.2 - Preset: Medium) 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: MediumRun-Time246810Min: 1 / Avg: 1 / Max: 1

Based on public OpenBenchmarking.org results, the selected test / test configuration has an average standard deviation of 0.1%.

OpenBenchmarking.orgPercent, Fewer Is BetterAverage Deviation Between RunsPreset: MediumDeviation246810Min: 0 / Avg: 0.1 / Max: 2

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: Medium2468121632641.02712.05423.08134.10845.1355

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, ARMv8 Neoverse-N1, ARMv8 Neoverse-V1, Ampere ARMv8 Neoverse-N1 256-Core, Ampere eMAG ARMv8 32-Core, Apple M1, Apple M2