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

31 October 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

70k+ Downloads + Recently Updated Test Profile

Supported Platforms

Public Result Uploads *Reported Installs **Reported Test Completions **Test Profile Page Views ***OpenBenchmarking.orgEventsASTC Encoder Popularity Statisticspts/astcenc2020.082020.102020.122021.022021.042021.062021.082021.102021.122022.022022.042022.062022.082022.102022.122023.022023.042023.062023.082023.102023.122024.022024.042024.062024.082024.105K10K15K20K25K
* 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 1 November 2024.
Thorough21.5%Medium19.9%Very Thorough21.6%Exhaustive21.6%Fast15.3%Preset Option PopularityOpenBenchmarking.org

Revision History

pts/astcenc-1.6.0   [View Source]   Thu, 31 Oct 2024 21:43:52 GMT
Update against astcenc 5.0 upstream.

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 4.7

Preset: Exhaustive

OpenBenchmarking.org metrics for this test profile configuration based on 795 public results since 6 April 2024 with the latest data as of 28 October 2024.

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
MT/s (Average)
2 x AMD EPYC 9965 192-Core
100th
3
20.54
2 x AMD EPYC 9755 128-Core
99th
12
18.99 +/- 1.16
2 x Intel Xeon 6980P
99th
14
18.71 +/- 0.59
2 x AMD EPYC 9754 128-Core
97th
8
14.15 +/- 0.33
2 x AMD EPYC 9655 96-Core
97th
3
13.36 +/- 0.57
2 x AMD EPYC 9684X 96-Core
96th
9
12.33 +/- 0.44
2 x AMD EPYC 9575F 64-Core
95th
3
11.69
AMD EPYC 9965 192-Core
94th
4
11.53
2 x AMD EPYC 9654 96-Core
94th
6
11.16 +/- 0.81
Intel Xeon 6980P
93rd
9
10.04 +/- 0.11
AMD EPYC 9755 128-Core
91st
10
9.64 +/- 0.27
2 x INTEL XEON PLATINUM 8592
90th
14
9.14 +/- 0.26
2 x Intel Xeon Platinum 8490H
88th
10
8.33 +/- 0.13
AMD EPYC 9754 128-Core
87th
5
7.76 +/- 0.28
AMD EPYC 9655 96-Core
86th
4
7.37 +/- 0.30
2 x Intel Xeon Platinum 8468
86th
6
7.36 +/- 0.03
2 x Intel Xeon Max 9480
85th
11
7.20 +/- 0.02
2 x Intel Xeon 6766E
84th
3
7.13
2 x Intel Xeon Max 9468
83rd
4
6.21
AMD EPYC 9575F 64-Core
82nd
3
6.20
AMD EPYC 9684X 96-Core
82nd
6
6.19 +/- 0.29
AMD EPYC 9654 96-Core
82nd
6
5.78 +/- 0.35
2 x Intel Xeon Platinum 8462Y
81st
4
5.63 +/- 0.02
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X 64-Cores
81st
6
5.35 +/- 0.08
INTEL XEON PLATINUM 8592
79th
20
4.65 +/- 0.02
AmpereOne 192-Core
77th
13
4.59
Mid-Tier
75th
< 4.27
Intel Xeon Platinum 8490H
75th
12
4.27
AmpereOne 160-Core
73rd
3
3.84
Intel Xeon Max 9480
71st
7
3.63
ARMv8 Neoverse-N1 128-Core
71st
5
3.63 +/- 0.02
AMD EPYC 8534P 64-Core
71st
6
3.60 +/- 0.09
AMD EPYC 8534PN 64-Core
70th
3
3.20
Intel Xeon Max 9468
69th
5
3.12
2 x Intel Xeon Gold 6444Y
69th
5
3.09
AmpereOne 128-Core
68th
4
3.07
Intel Xeon Platinum 8462Y
67th
4
2.84
AmpereOne 96-Core
67th
3
2.30
Intel Xeon Gold 6421N
66th
3
2.09
Intel Xeon Gold 6414U
66th
4
2.09
2 x AMD EPYC 7303 16-Core
65th
4
2.06 +/- 0.02
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5965WX 24-Cores
65th
4
2.00
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X 16-Core
63rd
18
1.95 +/- 0.01
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
62nd
7
1.94 +/- 0.05
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X 32-Core
61st
4
1.82
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 16-Core
60th
16
1.69 +/- 0.06
AMD EPYC 4564P 16-Core
58th
24
1.64 +/- 0.01
AMD EPYC 4584PX 16-Core
55th
11
1.57 +/- 0.01
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D 16-Core
54th
5
1.55
AmpereOne 64-Core
53rd
3
1.54
Intel Core i9-14900K
52nd
14
1.51 +/- 0.03
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X 12-Core
52nd
6
1.49
Intel Core i9-13900K
51st
3
1.35
Median
50th
1.35
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X 12-Core
50th
5
1.25
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
49th
4
1.21
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D 12-Core
47th
5
1.19
AMD EPYC 4484PX 12-Core
47th
16
1.17 +/- 0.03
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16-Core
47th
5
1.15
AMD EPYC 4464P 12-Core
45th
18
1.12
AMD Ryzen 9 7900 12-Core
43rd
6
1.10 +/- 0.03
Intel Core i5-14600K
42nd
5
1.03
Intel Core i5-13600K
42nd
3
0.97
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12-Core
41st
6
0.96
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X 8-Core
40th
7
0.93 +/- 0.04
AMD EPYC 7551 32-Core
40th
3
0.92
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X 8-Core
39th
4
0.88
Intel Xeon E E-2488
37th
13
0.86 +/- 0.01
AMD EPYC 4364P 8-Core
37th
11
0.86 +/- 0.01
AMD EPYC 4344P 8-Core
35th
10
0.83
AMD Ryzen 7 7700 8-Core
35th
4
0.82
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D 8-Core
34th
5
0.78
Intel Core i5-12600K
33rd
3
0.78
AmpereOne 32-Core
33rd
3
0.77
AMD Ryzen 7 8700G
32nd
5
0.75
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X 6-Core
31st
9
0.75 +/- 0.01
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X 8-Core
27th
7
0.70
AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370
27th
15
0.69 +/- 0.05
Intel Core i9-10980XE
27th
4
0.69
Intel Xeon Silver 4216
27th
4
0.69
Intel Core i5-14400F
26th
8
0.68 +/- 0.06
Intel Core i5-13400
26th
3
0.68
Low-Tier
25th
< 0.68
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS
25th
16
0.67 +/- 0.06
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D 8-Core
25th
5
0.67
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
22nd
5
0.63 +/- 0.01
AMD EPYC 4244P 6-Core
21st
14
0.63
AMD Ryzen 5 7600 6-Core
19th
7
0.63 +/- 0.01
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X 6-Core
19th
4
0.62
AMD Ryzen 5 8600G
18th
5
0.61 +/- 0.02
AMD Ryzen AI 9 365
18th
10
0.60 +/- 0.03
AMD Ryzen 5 8400F 6-Core
17th
7
0.60
AMD Ryzen 7 7840U
16th
8
0.59 +/- 0.06
Intel Core Ultra 7 155H
14th
16
0.56 +/- 0.03
AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT 8-Core
13th
4
0.48
AMD Ryzen 5 5500
12th
5
0.48
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 6-Core
12th
4
0.46
Intel Core i3-14100
11th
5
0.45
AMD EPYC 7F32 8-Core
10th
4
0.44
AMD EPYC 4124P 4-Core
9th
8
0.43
Intel Core i7-1280P
8th
9
0.42 +/- 0.03
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U
8th
5
0.41 +/- 0.03
Intel Core Ultra 7 256V
7th
4
0.39 +/- 0.05
Intel Core Ultra 7 165U
7th
8
0.39
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U
6th
4
0.36
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
5th
3
0.29
AMD Ryzen 7 4700U
5th
5
0.29
Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5
4th
5
0.28
Intel Core i7-1165G7
3rd
4
0.16
Intel Core i7-1185G7
3rd
9
0.16
Intel Core i7-8565U
2nd
4
0.14
OpenBenchmarking.orgDistribution Of Public Results - Preset: Exhaustive792 Results Range From 0 To 21 MT/s24681012141618202224110220330440550

Based on OpenBenchmarking.org data, the selected test / test configuration (ASTC Encoder 4.7 - Preset: Exhaustive) has an average run-time of 7 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: ExhaustiveRun-Time612182430Min: 1 / Avg: 6.67 / Max: 29

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: ExhaustiveDeviation246810Min: 0 / Avg: 0.06 / Max: 2

Does It Scale Well With Increasing Cores?

Yes, based on the automated analysis of the collected public benchmark data, this test / test settings does 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: Exhaustive4681012141624326496128192816243240

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
Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
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
Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
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 Neoverse-N1 128-Core, ARMv8 Neoverse-V2, ARMv8 Neoverse-V2 72-Core, AmpereOne 128-Core, AmpereOne 160-Core, AmpereOne 192-Core, AmpereOne 32-Core, AmpereOne 64-Core, AmpereOne 72-Core, AmpereOne 96-Core

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