dcraw

This test times how long it takes to convert several high-resolution RAW NEF image files to PPM image format using dcraw.

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

Use with caution this test profile is currently marked Deprecated.

Project Site

cybercom.net

Test Created

6 December 2010

Last Updated

22 September 2020

Test Maintainer

Michael Larabel 

Test Type

Processor

Average Install Time

39 Seconds

Average Run Time

1 Minute, 31 Seconds

Test Dependencies

C/C++ Compiler Toolchain

Accolades

200k+ Downloads + 5k+ Public Benchmark Results

Supported Platforms


Public Result Uploads *Reported Test Completions **Reported Installs **Test Profile Page Views ***OpenBenchmarking.orgEventsdcraw Popularity Statisticspts/dcraw2010.122011.052011.102012.032012.082013.012013.062013.112014.042014.092015.022015.072015.122016.052016.102017.032017.082018.012018.062018.112019.042019.092020.022020.072020.122021.052021.102022.032022.082023.012023.062023.112024.042024.0916K32K48K64K80K
* 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 10 December 2024.

Revision History

pts/dcraw-1.1.1   [View Source]   Tue, 22 Sep 2020 12:20:20 GMT
Deprecate test profile since the program is no longer maintained upstream. Libraw and others took over.

pts/dcraw-1.1.0   [View Source]   Mon, 12 Mar 2012 14:39:56 GMT
Ensure CFLAGS are honored by dcraw compilation.

pts/dcraw-1.0.0   [View Source]   Mon, 06 Dec 2010 14:38:37 GMT
Initial import into OpenBenchmarking.org


Performance Metrics

Analyze Test Configuration:

dcraw

RAW To PPM Image Conversion

OpenBenchmarking.org metrics for this test profile configuration based on 6,368 public results since 12 March 2012 with the latest data as of 7 December 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
Seconds (Average)
96th
3
32 +/- 2
95th
12
34 +/- 1
95th
8
34 +/- 1
95th
7
35 +/- 1
94th
18
35 +/- 2
94th
3
36 +/- 1
94th
19
36 +/- 2
93rd
9
37 +/- 1
92nd
10
39 +/- 2
92nd
5
39 +/- 2
92nd
10
39 +/- 3
91st
3
40 +/- 1
91st
9
41 +/- 2
90th
31
42 +/- 1
87th
12
43 +/- 1
87th
11
43 +/- 2
86th
11
43 +/- 1
85th
4
44 +/- 1
77th
8
45 +/- 3
Mid-Tier
75th
> 45
71st
5
47 +/- 2
71st
9
47 +/- 1
70th
16
47 +/- 2
69th
8
48 +/- 1
69th
16
48 +/- 1
68th
5
48 +/- 3
68th
4
49 +/- 3
67th
4
49 +/- 6
66th
7
50 +/- 1
66th
18
50 +/- 5
65th
25
50 +/- 6
65th
11
50 +/- 1
65th
14
51 +/- 5
62nd
7
52 +/- 3
60th
5
52 +/- 3
58th
10
53 +/- 1
57th
18
54 +/- 3
55th
6
56 +/- 8
55th
7
56 +/- 2
55th
19
56 +/- 1
54th
5
57 +/- 1
53rd
5
57 +/- 2
52nd
4
59 +/- 3
51st
17
59 +/- 3
51st
7
59 +/- 6
Median
50th
60
50th
7
61 +/- 2
50th
18
61 +/- 4
49th
7
62 +/- 1
49th
12
62 +/- 3
49th
6
62 +/- 6
48th
4
63 +/- 3
46th
4
65 +/- 2
46th
6
65 +/- 4
44th
9
67 +/- 9
44th
3
67 +/- 3
44th
8
67 +/- 2
44th
4
67 +/- 1
44th
7
68 +/- 1
44th
5
68 +/- 1
43rd
8
69 +/- 10
43rd
3
69 +/- 7
42nd
9
71 +/- 6
42nd
4
71 +/- 5
41st
4
72 +/- 5
41st
4
72 +/- 1
40th
9
73 +/- 7
39th
8
74 +/- 7
39th
4
74 +/- 1
39th
4
74 +/- 2
37th
5
76 +/- 7
36th
15
78 +/- 9
36th
5
79 +/- 1
35th
3
80 +/- 2
35th
15
80 +/- 9
34th
8
81 +/- 2
34th
5
82 +/- 10
34th
5
82 +/- 9
34th
6
83 +/- 5
33rd
4
85 +/- 3
33rd
3
85 +/- 11
30th
5
91 +/- 4
30th
6
92 +/- 2
29th
7
94 +/- 10
28th
6
95 +/- 4
Low-Tier
25th
> 102
25th
3
103 +/- 2
25th
10
103 +/- 13
25th
11
104 +/- 7
25th
3
105 +/- 1
24th
10
106 +/- 6
24th
4
108 +/- 5
23rd
3
111 +/- 1
23rd
7
112 +/- 6
23rd
12
113 +/- 4
22nd
5
115 +/- 5
21st
7
117 +/- 2
21st
3
120 +/- 3
21st
4
120 +/- 9
21st
5
121 +/- 2
20th
4
124 +/- 2
19th
13
125 +/- 1
19th
3
126 +/- 1
18th
4
130 +/- 11
16th
5
136 +/- 2
16th
3
142 +/- 2
14th
3
147 +/- 2
14th
4
148 +/- 2
13th
5
160 +/- 9
12th
3
169 +/- 13
12th
5
171 +/- 9
10th
3
192 +/- 2
10th
3
201 +/- 2
9th
3
203 +/- 4
9th
6
210 +/- 1
8th
3
216 +/- 2
7th
11
226 +/- 19
7th
18
227 +/- 20
7th
9
230 +/- 11
6th
3
247 +/- 8
6th
5
249 +/- 10
5th
7
384 +/- 31
4th
25
395 +/- 6
4th
3
395 +/- 22
4th
7
413 +/- 9
4th
3
418 +/- 33
4th
4
425 +/- 39
3rd
4
449 +/- 22
2nd
10
621 +/- 47
2nd
22
714 +/- 87
2nd
8
895 +/- 76
1st
17
1668 +/- 232
Detailed Performance Overview
OpenBenchmarking.orgDistribution Of Public Results - RAW To PPM Image Conversion6368 Results Range From 8 To 4051 Seconds8891702513324134945756567378188999801061114212231304138514661547162817091790187119522033211421952276235724382519260026812762284329243005308631673248332934103491357236533734381538963977405810002000300040005000

Based on OpenBenchmarking.org data, the selected test / test configuration (dcraw - RAW To PPM Image Conversion) 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.

OpenBenchmarking.orgMinutesTime Required To Complete BenchmarkRAW To PPM Image ConversionRun-Time612182430Min: 1 / Avg: 3.6 / Max: 26

Based on public OpenBenchmarking.org results, the selected test / test configuration has an average standard deviation of 1%.

OpenBenchmarking.orgPercent, Fewer Is BetterAverage Deviation Between RunsRAW To PPM Image ConversionDeviation510152025Min: 0 / Avg: 0.97 / Max: 21

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.

AMDIntelOpenBenchmarking.orgRelative Core Scaling To Basedcraw CPU Core ScalingRAW To PPM Image Conversion2468101216202428324048641.16252.3253.48754.655.8125

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
UltraSparc T2
RISC-V 64-bit
riscv64
sifive rocket0
IBM POWER (PowerPC) 64-bit
ppc64le
POWER8, POWER8E, POWER9 16-Core, POWER9 4-Core, POWER9 44-Core, POWER9 altivec supported 44-Core, POWER9 altivec supported 64-Core
IBM POWER (PowerPC) 64-bit
ppc64
PPC970 altivec supported, e6500 altivec supported
IBM POWER (PowerPC)
ppc
7447A altivec supported, 750FX
MIPS 64-bit
mips64
ICT Loongson-3A R3, Loongson-3A R3, Loongson-3A3000 V0.9 FPU V0.1
MIPS
mips
Baikal-T1 1.2 GHz MIPS P5600 V3.0 FPU V2.0, MIPS P5600 V3.0 FPU V2.0
Loongson LoongArch 64-bit
loongarch64
Loongson-3A5000, Loongson-3A5000LL, Loongson-3A6000
Intel / AMD x86 32-bit
i686
(Many Processors)
Intel / AMD x86 32-bit
i386
(Many Processors)
Elbrus 2000
e2k
E8C
ARMv8 64-bit
armv8l
ARMv8 rev 4 8-Core
ARMv7 32-bit
armv7l
ARMv7 Cortex-A15 8-Core, ARMv7 Cortex-A7 4-Core, ARMv7 Cortex-A72 4-Core, ARMv7 rev 0, ARMv7 rev 0 2-Core, ARMv7 rev 0 4-Core, ARMv7 rev 0 8-Core, ARMv7 rev 1 2-Core, ARMv7 rev 1 4-Core, ARMv7 rev 10, ARMv7 rev 10 2-Core, ARMv7 rev 10 4-Core, ARMv7 rev 2, ARMv7 rev 2 2-Core, ARMv7 rev 2 4-Core, ARMv7 rev 3 4-Core, ARMv7 rev 3 8-Core, ARMv7 rev 4, ARMv7 rev 4 2-Core, ARMv7 rev 4 4-Core, ARMv7 rev 5, ARMv7 rev 5 4-Core, ARMv7 rev 5 8-Core, ARMv7 rev 9 4-Core, Exynos ARMv7 rev 0 4-Core, Exynos ARMv7 rev 3 8-Core
ARMv6 32-bit
armv6l
ARMv6-compatible rev 7
ARMv5 32-bit
armv5tel
Feroceon 88FR131 rev 1
ARMv8 64-bit
arm64
Apple M1
Arm
arm
(Many Processors)
ARMv8 64-bit
aarch64
AArch64 rev 1, AArch64 rev 4, ARMVv8 Cortex-A72 6-Core, ARMv8 8-Core, ARMv8 Cortex-A53 4-Core, ARMv8 Cortex-A72, ARMv8 Cortex-A72 2-Core, ARMv8 Cortex-A72 4-Core, ARMv8 Cortex-A73 6-Core, ARMv8 Neoverse-N1, ARMv8 rev 0 6-Core, ARMv8 rev 0 8-Core, ARMv8 rev 3 6-Core, Ampere eMAG ARMv8 32-Core, Apple, HUAWEI Kunpeng 920 2249K, Rockchip ARMv8 Cortex-A76 4-Core, phytium FT1500a
IBM POWER (PowerPC)
Power Macintosh
PowerPC G4

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