Ethr

Ethr is a cross-platform Golang-written network performance measurement tool developed by Microsoft that is capable of testing multiple protocols and conducting different measurements.

This test profile automates the testing of a Microsoft Ethr client. Ensure you have a suitable Ethr server [https://github.com/microsoft/ethr] running on your network prior to running this test profile.

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

Project Site

github.com

Source Repository

github.com

Test Created

2 January 2019

Last Updated

22 July 2023

Test Maintainer

Michael Larabel 

Test Type

Network

Average Install Time

8 Seconds

Average Run Time

1 Minute, 40 Seconds

Test Dependencies

Go Language

Accolades

80k+ Downloads

Supported Platforms


Public Result Uploads *Reported Installs **Reported Test Completions **Test Profile Page Views ***OpenBenchmarking.orgEventsEthr Popularity Statisticspts/ethr2019.012019.032019.052019.072019.092019.112020.012020.032020.052020.072020.092020.112021.012021.032021.052021.072021.092021.112022.012022.032022.052022.072022.092022.112023.012023.032023.052023.072023.092023.112024.012024.032024.052024.072024.092024.115K10K15K20K25K
* 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 December 2024.
TCP75.6%UDP24.4%Protocol Option PopularityOpenBenchmarking.org
Bandwidth49.4%Connections/s23.8%Latency26.7%Test Option PopularityOpenBenchmarking.org
167.1%121.6%6418.3%819.1%27.5%3219.3%47.2%Threads Option PopularityOpenBenchmarking.org

Revision History

pts/ethr-1.2.1   [View Source]   Sat, 22 Jul 2023 19:31:18 GMT
Update against latest upstream.

pts/ethr-1.2.0   [View Source]   Thu, 16 Jun 2022 04:48:50 GMT
Rewrite the results-definition.xml handling due to the program's messy output. Fixes: https://github.com/phoronix-test-suite/test-profiles/issues/226

pts/ethr-1.1.0   [View Source]   Wed, 20 Apr 2022 06:39:21 GMT
Update against Ethr 1.0 upstream.

pts/ethr-1.0.5   [View Source]   Wed, 10 Jun 2020 11:17:13 GMT
Pull in fix per https://github.com/phoronix-test-suite/test-profiles/pull/153

pts/ethr-1.0.4   [View Source]   Thu, 28 Mar 2019 05:59:10 GMT
Start ethr server by default to ease localhost testing.

pts/ethr-1.0.3   [View Source]   Mon, 21 Jan 2019 19:45:16 GMT
Result definition updates for more "G" parsing on faster connections.

pts/ethr-1.0.2   [View Source]   Sat, 12 Jan 2019 07:39:07 GMT
Fix Windows script.

pts/ethr-1.0.1   [View Source]   Wed, 02 Jan 2019 16:37:35 GMT
Set -d 20s default rather than 10s.

pts/ethr-1.0.0   [View Source]   Wed, 02 Jan 2019 15:46:38 GMT
Initial commit of Microsoft Ethr cross-platform network benchmark.

Suites Using This Test

Common Kernel Benchmarks

Networking Test Suite


Performance Metrics

Analyze Test Configuration:

Ethr 1.0

Server Address: localhost - Protocol: TCP - Test: Latency - Threads: 1

OpenBenchmarking.org metrics for this test profile configuration based on 214 public results since 16 June 2022 with the latest data as of 4 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
us (Average)
96th
6
5.9 +/- 0.1
86th
3
13.1 +/- 1.2
85th
4
13.6 +/- 0.5
85th
3
13.8 +/- 0.4
76th
3
15.5 +/- 0.4
Mid-Tier
75th
> 15.5
75th
5
15.6 +/- 0.3
72nd
3
17.4 +/- 0.8
64th
11
19.4 +/- 2.4
64th
3
19.8 +/- 2.2
Median
50th
23.2
43rd
6
25.6 +/- 2.5
38th
6
26.8 +/- 1.8
36th
9
28.2 +/- 3.2
Low-Tier
25th
> 31.9
22nd
3
33.3 +/- 1.0
16th
3
40.0 +/- 1.7
14th
4
42.1 +/- 1.2
10th
4
45.3 +/- 1.0
4th
5
59.8 +/- 1.2
Detailed Performance Overview
OpenBenchmarking.orgDistribution Of Public Results - Server Address: localhost - Protocol: TCP - Test: Latency - Threads: 1214 Results Range From 5 To 303 us5223956739010712414115817519220922624326027729431120406080100

Based on OpenBenchmarking.org data, the selected test / test configuration (Ethr 1.0 - Server Address: localhost - Protocol: TCP - Test: Latency - Threads: 1) 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 BenchmarkServer Address: localhost - Protocol: TCP - Test: Latency - Threads: 1Run-Time3691215Min: 2 / Avg: 6.58 / Max: 10

Based on public OpenBenchmarking.org results, the selected test / test configuration has an average standard deviation of 2.3%.

OpenBenchmarking.orgPercent, Fewer Is BetterAverage Deviation Between RunsServer Address: localhost - Protocol: TCP - Test: Latency - Threads: 1Deviation3691215Min: 0 / Avg: 2.35 / Max: 9

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.
 
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SSSE3 (SSSE3)
Used by default on supported hardware.
 
PSHUFB
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 PCMPESTRI
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).

 
VPBROADCASTB
Used by default on supported hardware.
Found on Intel processors since at least 2010.
Found on AMD processors since Bulldozer (2011).

 
AESENC
Last automated analysis: 27 June 2022

This test profile binary relies on the shared libraries libpthread.so.0, 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
arm64
Apple M1