C-Blosc

C-Blosc (c-blosc2) simple, compressed, fast and persistent data store library for C that focuses on compression of binary data.

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

Project Site

blosc.org

Source Repository

github.com

Test Created

26 April 2020

Last Updated

4 November 2023

Test Maintainer

Michael Larabel 

Test Type

Processor

Average Install Time

31 Seconds

Average Run Time

3 Minutes, 22 Seconds

Test Dependencies

C/C++ Compiler Toolchain + CMake

Accolades

70k+ Downloads

Supported Platforms


Public Result Uploads *Reported Installs **Reported Test Completions **Test Profile Page Views ***OpenBenchmarking.orgEventsC-Blosc Popularity Statisticspts/blosc2020.042020.062020.082020.102020.122021.022021.042021.062021.082021.102021.122022.022022.042022.062022.082022.102022.122023.022023.042023.062023.082023.102023.122024.022024.042024.062024.082024.102024.1211K22K33K44K55K
* 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 16 January 2025.
blosclz bitshuffle32.8%blosclz noshuffle34.1%blosclz shuffle33.1%Test Option PopularityOpenBenchmarking.org
8MB18.1%16MB16.2%256MB17.8%128MB15.8%32MB15.9%64MB16.2%Buffer Size Option PopularityOpenBenchmarking.org

Revision History

pts/blosc-1.3.0   [View Source]   Sat, 04 Nov 2023 14:46:22 GMT
Update against c-blosc2 2.11 upstream, add buffer size option.

pts/blosc-1.2.0   [View Source]   Sat, 20 Aug 2022 12:31:54 GMT
Update against blosc2 2.3 upstream.

pts/blosc-1.1.0   [View Source]   Mon, 28 Jun 2021 09:05:17 GMT
Update against upstream c-blosc2 2.0 upstream release.

pts/blosc-1.0.0   [View Source]   Sun, 26 Apr 2020 11:34:55 GMT
Initial commit of c-blosc2 test profile.

Suites Using This Test

Compression Tests

Programmer / Developer System Benchmarks


Performance Metrics

Analyze Test Configuration:

C-Blosc 2.11

Test: blosclz shuffle - Buffer Size: 8MB

OpenBenchmarking.org metrics for this test profile configuration based on 242 public results since 4 November 2023 with the latest data as of 17 January 2025.

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
MB/s (Average)
99th
5
31490 +/- 169
95th
3
25298 +/- 3721
85th
4
18551 +/- 277
84th
4
18422 +/- 128
78th
6
15845 +/- 481
Mid-Tier
75th
< 15557
66th
3
14433 +/- 249
65th
4
14308 +/- 43
59th
3
13278 +/- 236
58th
6
12977 +/- 1206
57th
3
12483 +/- 51
54th
6
11886 +/- 264
Median
50th
11631
48th
4
11601 +/- 156
47th
8
11568 +/- 139
45th
6
11507 +/- 124
39th
3
10511 +/- 171
38th
6
10300 +/- 442
34th
3
9797 +/- 51
32nd
4
8930 +/- 89
31st
4
8442 +/- 941
28th
4
8198 +/- 63
Low-Tier
25th
< 7610
22nd
3
7277 +/- 66
21st
4
7132 +/- 354
20th
4
6923 +/- 79
16th
4
6384 +/- 257
Detailed Performance Overview
OpenBenchmarking.orgDistribution Of Public Results - Test: blosclz shuffle - Buffer Size: 8MB242 Results Range From 975 To 33067 MB/s97516172259290135434185482754696111675373958037867993219963106051124711889125311317313815144571509915741163831702517667183091895119593202352087721519221612280323445240872472925371260132665527297279392858129223298653050731149317913243333075714212835

Based on OpenBenchmarking.org data, the selected test / test configuration (C-Blosc 2.11 - Test: blosclz shuffle - Buffer Size: 8MB) 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 BenchmarkTest: blosclz shuffle - Buffer Size: 8MBRun-Time246810Min: 1 / Avg: 1.32 / Max: 6

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 RunsTest: blosclz shuffle - Buffer Size: 8MBDeviation246810Min: 0 / Avg: 0.13 / Max: 2

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
SSE2 (SSE2)
Used by default on supported hardware.
 
PUNPCKLQDQ CVTSD2SS MULSD CVTSS2SD ADDSD DIVSD MOVAPD CVTSI2SD MOVD PSHUFD PSHUFLW MOVDQU MOVDQA COMISD PADDQ PSRLDQ PMULUDQ SHUFPD CVTTSD2SI PUNPCKHQDQ PSHUFHW PSUBQ
Used by default on supported hardware.
Found on Intel processors since Sandy Bridge (2011).
Found on AMD processors since Bulldozer (2011).

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

 
VPERMQ VINSERTI128 VPERM2I128 VEXTRACTI128 VPERMD VPBLENDD
Last automated analysis: 17 January 2022

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 Cortex-A76 4-Core, Apple M2, HiSilicon TSV110