This is a benchmark of the Caffe deep learning framework and currently supports the AlexNet and Googlenet model and execution on both CPUs and NVIDIA GPUs.
To run this test with the Phoronix Test Suite, the basic command is: phoronix-test-suite benchmark caffe.
C/C++ Compiler Toolchain + CMake + Python + BLAS (Basic Linear Algebra Sub-Routine) + C++ Boost + Linear Algebra Pack + Snappy Compression + GFlags + OpenCV + HDF5
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* 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 18 October 2024.
Revision History
pts/caffe-1.5.0 [View Source] Sat, 26 Sep 2020 21:35:45 GMT Overhaul Caffe test profile with latest Git snapshot, switch to CMake build system, clean up test options, etc.
pts/caffe-1.4.0 [View Source] Sat, 29 Dec 2018 11:15:41 GMT Update Caffe to latest Git snapshot to hopefully workaround build problems on newer distros.
pts/caffe-1.3.2 [View Source] Wed, 04 Jan 2017 11:07:36 GMT Fix for OpenCV 3.2.
pts/caffe-1.3.1 [View Source] Wed, 28 Dec 2016 20:36:42 GMT Don't show title string of "Caffe AlexNet" but "Caffe" with recent test profile versions supporting more than just AlexNet.
pts/caffe-1.3.0 [View Source] Wed, 28 Dec 2016 20:34:27 GMT Update to latest Git snapshot to fix OpenCV compatibility.
pts/caffe-1.2.0 [View Source] Mon, 15 Aug 2016 16:11:16 GMT Add Googlenet support, decrease CPU only iteration count.
pts/caffe-1.1.1 [View Source] Sun, 12 Jun 2016 18:32:44 GMT Add OpenCV and OpenBLAS support.
pts/caffe-1.1.0 [View Source] Sat, 11 Jun 2016 19:32:55 GMT Update
pts/caffe-1.0.0 [View Source] Sat, 14 Nov 2015 15:29:45 GMT Initial commit of Caffe deep learning framework and with this benchmark using the AlexNet model for benchmarking.
Model: AlexNet - Acceleration: CPU - Iterations: 100
OpenBenchmarking.org metrics for this test profile configuration based on 595 public results since 26 September 2020 with the latest data as of 6 September 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.
Based on OpenBenchmarking.org data, the selected test / test configuration (Caffe 2020-02-13 - Model: AlexNet - Acceleration: CPU - Iterations: 100) has an average run-time of 4 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.
Based on public OpenBenchmarking.org results, the selected test / test configuration has an average standard deviation of 0.3%.
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.
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.
Requires passing a supported compiler/build flag (verified with targets: sandybridge, skylake, tigerlake, cascadelake, sapphirerapids, alderlake, znver2, znver3). Found on Intel processors since Sandy Bridge (2011). Found on AMD processors since Bulldozer (2011).
Requires passing a supported compiler/build flag (verified with targets: skylake, tigerlake, cascadelake, sapphirerapids, alderlake, znver2, znver3). Found on Intel processors since Haswell (2013). Found on AMD processors since Excavator (2016).
Requires passing a supported compiler/build flag (verified with targets: skylake, tigerlake, cascadelake, sapphirerapids, alderlake, znver2, znver3). Found on Intel processors since Haswell (2013). Found on AMD processors since Bulldozer (2011).
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.