BYTE Unix Benchmark

This is a test of BYTE.

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

Test Created

6 December 2010

Last Updated

27 September 2020

Test Maintainer

Michael Larabel 

Test Type

Processor

Average Install Time

14 Seconds

Average Run Time

6 Minutes, 6 Seconds

Test Dependencies

C/C++ Compiler Toolchain

Accolades

250k+ Downloads + 10k+ Public Benchmark Results

Supported Platforms


Public Result Uploads *Reported Test Completions **Reported Installs **Test Profile Page Views ***OpenBenchmarking.orgEventsBYTE Unix Benchmark Popularity Statisticspts/byte2010.122011.052011.102012.032012.082013.012013.062013.112014.042014.092015.022015.072015.122016.052016.102017.032017.082018.012018.062018.112019.042019.092020.022020.072020.122021.052021.102022.032022.082023.012023.062023.112024.0470K140K210K280K350K
* 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.
Integer Arithmetic19.0%Dhrystone 240.2%Register Arithmetic17.7%Floating-Point Arithmetic23.1%Computational Test Option PopularityOpenBenchmarking.org

Revision History

pts/byte-1.2.2   [View Source]   Sun, 27 Sep 2020 10:21:09 GMT
Drop options/tests that do not work well on modern platforms.

pts/byte-1.2.1   [View Source]   Wed, 03 Aug 2016 20:00:35 GMT
Add SHA256 to downloads.xml as test

pts/byte-1.2.0   [View Source]   Mon, 12 Mar 2012 13:48:00 GMT
Ensure byte always honors CFLAGS.

pts/byte-1.1.0   [View Source]   Mon, 06 Dec 2010 14:34:09 GMT
Initial import into OpenBenchmarking.org

Suites Using This Test

Single-Threaded


Performance Metrics

Analyze Test Configuration:

BYTE Unix Benchmark 3.6

Dhrystone 2

OpenBenchmarking.org metrics for this test profile configuration based on 1,109 public results since 14 March 2012 with the latest data as of 22 August 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
LPS (Average)
100th
4
40064914 +/- 2070004
98th
3
37051940 +/- 2221313
98th
4
36957745 +/- 1478269
98th
3
36704415 +/- 1996571
97th
6
36430529 +/- 886032
97th
3
36249749 +/- 35889
96th
3
35658119 +/- 34930
94th
4
35212213 +/- 272738
92nd
5
33987241 +/- 612745
90th
3
33689310 +/- 2144653
90th
4
33528532 +/- 706095
90th
6
33375802 +/- 799177
90th
7
33357101 +/- 968210
89th
3
32894931 +/- 1057066
87th
3
32017140 +/- 369993
86th
3
31644369 +/- 23116
86th
3
31384465 +/- 175972
85th
5
31055827 +/- 4090778
84th
22
30754662 +/- 87166
82nd
3
30350240 +/- 877936
81st
3
30034298 +/- 552879
81st
3
29953412 +/- 1609061
79th
3
28943551 +/- 511847
78th
7
28236922 +/- 844312
77th
8
28149087 +/- 1705033
77th
3
28001453 +/- 3749079
Mid-Tier
75th
< 27273761
75th
8
27198694 +/- 1783489
75th
8
26966665 +/- 2129335
74th
5
26837897 +/- 757557
71st
5
26284066 +/- 3869252
70th
5
26090240 +/- 769197
69th
4
25578291 +/- 328754
67th
4
25214024 +/- 3748569
64th
4
24722560 +/- 622488
63rd
3
24564204 +/- 2983005
61st
3
23821586 +/- 2676900
61st
5
23778842 +/- 914539
59th
3
23453613 +/- 62966
57th
10
23054713 +/- 1538726
57th
4
23000127 +/- 1132499
56th
3
22649274 +/- 2289148
52nd
4
22204088 +/- 1061194
Median
50th
21802531
47th
3
20822854 +/- 16453
46th
3
20686329 +/- 175250
45th
3
20265976 +/- 445441
44th
3
19979579 +/- 1133617
41st
3
19479173 +/- 836877
39th
10
18891921 +/- 809771
38th
5
18833309 +/- 1817745
38th
3
18794986 +/- 668195
38th
5
18753757 +/- 563518
38th
4
18687905 +/- 1343425
38th
3
18685453 +/- 206749
37th
4
18609887 +/- 544656
36th
4
18474952 +/- 19484
34th
6
17953656 +/- 1950713
33rd
4
17607559 +/- 705905
29th
6
16221778 +/- 1676509
26th
5
15489232 +/- 134466
26th
3
15486518 +/- 67000
26th
6
15376007 +/- 161802
Low-Tier
25th
< 15310315
20th
3
13950568 +/- 476586
20th
3
13823999 +/- 232530
15th
5
10447126 +/- 208362
14th
3
9839404 +/- 427029
12th
5
8165195 +/- 391174
11th
4
7995910 +/- 743847
11th
9
7578403 +/- 441351
9th
22
6975996 +/- 41941
6th
7
6358931 +/- 357473
5th
5
4255132 +/- 149921
3rd
3
2035629 +/- 18740
2nd
3
1843766 +/- 82435
2nd
3
929639 +/- 65776
OpenBenchmarking.orgDistribution Of Public Results - Dhrystone 21109 Results Range From 815260 To 117497984 LPS815260314891554825707816225101498801248353514817190171508451948450021818155241518102648546528819120311527753348643035820085381537404048739542821050451547054748836049822015521556705448932556822980591566356149029063823945661576006849125570824910731585657549222077825875801595308249318584826840871604958949415091827805941614609649511598828770101162425103496080105829735108163390110497045112830700115164355117498010306090120150

Based on OpenBenchmarking.org data, the selected test / test configuration (BYTE Unix Benchmark 3.6 - Dhrystone 2) 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 BenchmarkDhrystone 2Run-Time3691215Min: 6 / Avg: 6.15 / Max: 12

Based on public OpenBenchmarking.org results, the selected test / test configuration has an average standard deviation of 0.6%.

OpenBenchmarking.orgPercent, Fewer Is BetterAverage Deviation Between RunsDhrystone 2Deviation246810Min: 0 / Avg: 0.55 / Max: 4

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.

OpenBenchmarking.orgRelative Core Scaling To BaseBYTE Unix Benchmark CPU Core ScalingDhrystone 22481216240.46760.93521.40281.87042.338

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)
sun4v
UltraSPARC-T2 sparcv9
SPARC64
sparc64
(Many Processors)
IBM POWER (PowerPC) 64-bit
ppc64le
POWER8
IBM POWER (PowerPC) 64-bit
ppc64
(Many Processors)
IBM POWER (PowerPC)
ppc
(Many Processors)
MIPS 64-bit
mips64
Loongson-3A3000 V0.9 FPU V0.1
Intel / AMD x86 32-bit
i686
(Many Processors)
Intel / AMD x86 32-bit
i386
(Many Processors)
ARMv7 32-bit
armv7l
ARMv7 Cortex-A7 4-Core, ARMv7 rev 0 8-Core, ARMv7 rev 10, ARMv7 rev 10 2-Core, ARMv7 rev 10 4-Core, ARMv7 rev 2, ARMv7 rev 5 4-Core, ARMv7 rev 5 8-Core, Exynos ARMv7 rev 3 8-Core
ARMv6 32-bit
armv6l
ARMv6-compatible rev 7
Arm
arm
(Many Processors)
ARMv8 64-bit
aarch64
AArch64 rev 1, ARMv8 Cortex-A72 4-Core, ARMv8 rev 3 6-Core