MBW

This is a basic/simple memory (RAM) bandwidth benchmark for memory copy operations.

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

Project Site

github.com

Test Created

8 September 2018

Test Maintainer

Michael Larabel

Test Type

Memory

Average Install Time

2 Seconds

Average Run Time

2 Minutes, 6 Seconds

Test Dependencies

C/C++ Compiler Toolchain

Accolades

30k+ Downloads + 5k+ Public Benchmark Results

Supported Platforms

* 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 20 December 2024.

Revision History

pts/mbw-1.0.0 [View Source] Sat, 08 Sep 2018 13:40:44 GMT
Initial commit of memory bandwidth memcopy 'mbw' benchmark.

Suites Using This Test

Memory Test Suite

Common Kernel Benchmarks

CPU Massive

Performance Metrics

Analyze Test Configuration:

MBW 2018-09-08

Test: Memory Copy - Array Size: 128 MiB

OpenBenchmarking.org metrics for this test profile configuration based on 938 public results since 18 September 2018 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

MiB/s (Average)

12 x 64GB DDR5-6000MT

100th

28043 ^{+/- 134}

2 x 16 GB 6000MT

100th

27912 ^{+/- 353}

2 x 8 GB DDR4-4400MT

100th

25067 ^{+/- 463}

4 x 32 GB DDR5-3600MT

98th

21436 ^{+/- 1936}

2 x 16384 MB DDR4-3200MT

93rd

17714 ^{+/- 272}

1 x 480GB DRAM-6400MT

91st

16675 ^{+/- 466}

2 x 8192 MB DDR4-3000MT

88th

15628 ^{+/- 381}

8 x 16384 MB DDR4-2400MT

84th

13638 ^{+/- 107}

Mid-Tier

75th

< 10863

8 x 8192 MB DDR4-3200MT

61st

9245 ^{+/- 458}

8 x GB DDR4-3200MT

61st

170

9222 ^{+/- 461}

8 x 16384 MB DDR4-3200MT

54th

8856 ^{+/- 110}

Median

50th

8768

6 x 4096 MB DDR4-2666MT

45th

8524 ^{+/- 465}

1.96875 x 32768 MB DDR4-2400MT

44th

8348 ^{+/- 582}

6 x 32 GB DDR4-2933MT

42nd

8080 ^{+/- 493}

8 x 16384 MB DDR4-2133MT

40th

7417 ^{+/- 225}

1 x 16384 MB DDR4-2400MT

38th

6993 ^{+/- 108}

2 x 8192 MB DDR4-2133MHz Hynix HMA81GR7AFR8N-VK

35th

6240 ^{+/- 433}

1 x 8192 MB DDR4-2400MT

34th

6075 ^{+/- 120}

4 x 16 GB DDR4-2933MT

28th

5142 ^{+/- 58}

Low-Tier

25th

< 5084

12 x 32 GB DDR4-2934MT

23rd

5027 ^{+/- 194}

12 x 16384 MB DDR4-3200MT

22nd

5003 ^{+/- 27}

8 x 32 GB DDR4-2400MT

21st

4963 ^{+/- 160}

12 x 8192 MB DDR4-2666MT

20th

4927 ^{+/- 40}

12 x 32 GB DDR4-2666MT

18th

4830 ^{+/- 155}

4 x 16384 MB DDR4-2933MT

18th

4816 ^{+/- 716}

12 x 16384 MB DDR4-2934MT

16th

4738 ^{+/- 35}

12 x 16384 MB DDR4-2666MT

13th

4498 ^{+/- 36}

1 x 4096 MB DDR3-1333MHz Kingston

12th

4446 ^{+/- 14}

8 x 16384 MB DDR3-1600MT

3rd

2888 ^{+/- 89}

Detailed Performance Overview

Based on OpenBenchmarking.org data, the selected test / test configuration (MBW 2018-09-08 - Test: Memory Copy - Array Size: 128 MiB) 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.

Based on public OpenBenchmarking.org results, the selected test / test configuration has an average standard deviation of 0.4%.

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)

Loongson LoongArch 64-bit

loongarch64

Loongson-3A5000, Loongson-3A5000LL, Loongson-3C5000

Intel / AMD x86 32-bit

i686

(Many Processors)

ARMv8 64-bit

aarch64

ARMv8 Cortex-A72 64-Core, ARMv8 Neoverse-N1 128-Core, ARMv8 Neoverse-V2 72-Core, Apple

baseline-610-el810 7 Systems - 456 Benchmark Results	AMD EPYC 7713P 64-Core - Supermicro AS-1114S-WN10RT H12SSW-NTR v1.02 - AMD Starship Debian GNU - 6.1.0-27-amd64 - GCC 12.2.0 + Clang 14.0.6
dt-memory-ryzen16 1 System - 31 Benchmark Results	AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D 16-Core - ASUS ROG STRIX B650E-F GAMING WIFI - AMD Device 14d8 Ubuntu 24.04 - 6.8.0-49-generic - GNOME Shell 46.0
dt-memory-chagall 1 System - 31 Benchmark Results	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5975WX 32-Cores - ASUS Pro WS WRX80E-SAGE SE WIFI - AMD Starship Ubuntu 22.04 - 6.8.0-49-generic - GNOME Shell 42.9
test2 1 System - 10 Benchmark Results	2 x AMD EPYC 7K62 48-Core - ASRockRack ROME2D16-2T - AMD Starship Ubuntu 22.04 - 5.15.0-126-generic - GNOME Shell 42.9
c5-12xlarge-amazon-linux-2023 1 System - 43 Benchmark Results	Intel Xeon Platinum 8275CL - Amazon EC2 c5.12xlarge - Intel 440FX 82441FX PMC Amazon Linux 2023.6.20241111 - 6.1.115-126.197.amzn2023.x86_64 - GCC 11.4.1 20230605
c7i-12xlarge-amazon-linux-2023 1 System - 43 Benchmark Results	Intel Xeon Platinum 8488C - Amazon EC2 c7i.12xlarge - Intel 440FX 82441FX PMC Amazon Linux 2023.6.20241111 - 6.1.115-126.197.amzn2023.x86_64 - GCC 11.4.1 20230605
c6i-12xlarge-amazon-linux-2023 1 System - 43 Benchmark Results	Intel Xeon Platinum 8375C - Amazon EC2 c6i.12xlarge - Intel 440FX 82441FX PMC Amazon Linux 2023.6.20241111 - 6.1.115-126.197.amzn2023.x86_64 - GCC 11.4.1 20230605
c5-2xlarge-amazon-linux-2023 1 System - 31 Benchmark Results	Intel Xeon Platinum 8275CL - Amazon EC2 c5.2xlarge - Intel 440FX 82441FX PMC Amazon Linux 2023.6.20241111 - 6.1.115-126.197.amzn2023.x86_64 - GCC 11.4.1 20230605
c7i-2xlarge-amazon-linux-2023 1 System - 31 Benchmark Results	Intel Xeon Platinum 8488C - Amazon EC2 c7i.2xlarge - Intel 440FX 82441FX PMC Amazon Linux 2023.6.20241111 - 6.1.115-126.197.amzn2023.x86_64 - GCC 11.4.1 20230605
c6i-2xlarge-amazon-linux-2023 1 System - 31 Benchmark Results	Intel Xeon Platinum 8375C - Amazon EC2 c6i.2xlarge - Intel 440FX 82441FX PMC Amazon Linux 2023.6.20241111 - 6.1.115-126.197.amzn2023.x86_64 - GCC 11.4.1 20230605
c6i-2xlarge-amazon-linux-2023 1 System - 35 Benchmark Results	Intel Xeon Platinum 8375C - Amazon EC2 c6i.2xlarge - Intel 440FX 82441FX PMC Amazon Linux 2023.6.20241111 - 6.1.115-126.197.amzn2023.x86_64 - GCC 11.4.1 20230605
c7i-2xlarge-amazon-linux-2023 1 System - 35 Benchmark Results	Intel Xeon Platinum 8488C - Amazon EC2 c7i.2xlarge - Intel 440FX 82441FX PMC Amazon Linux 2023.6.20241111 - 6.1.115-126.197.amzn2023.x86_64 - GCC 11.4.1 20230605
c5-2xlarge-amazon-linux-2023 1 System - 35 Benchmark Results	Intel Xeon Platinum 8275CL - Amazon EC2 c5.2xlarge - Intel 440FX 82441FX PMC Amazon Linux 2023.6.20241111 - 6.1.115-126.197.amzn2023.x86_64 - GCC 11.4.1 20230605
c7i-12xlarge-amazon-linux-2023 1 System - 47 Benchmark Results	Intel Xeon Platinum 8488C - Amazon EC2 c7i.12xlarge - Intel 440FX 82441FX PMC Amazon Linux 2023.6.20241111 - 6.1.115-126.197.amzn2023.x86_64 - GCC 11.4.1 20230605
c5-12xlarge-amazon-linux-2023 1 System - 47 Benchmark Results	Intel Xeon Platinum 8275CL - Amazon EC2 c5.12xlarge - Intel 440FX 82441FX PMC Amazon Linux 2023.6.20241111 - 6.1.115-126.197.amzn2023.x86_64 - GCC 11.4.1 20230605

memory-2990-ecc 5 Systems - 16 Benchmark Results	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX 32-Core - Gigabyte X399 AORUS XTREME-CF - AMD Family 17h Fedora 28 - 4.17.19-200.trlocal.fc28.x86_64 - GNOME Shell 3.28.3
AMD Threadripper 3960X vs. Intel Core i9 10980XE Featured Processor Comparison	Intel Core i9-10980XE - Gigabyte X299X DESIGNARE 10G - Intel Sky Lake-E DMI3 Registers Ubuntu 19.10 - 5.3.0-23-generic - GNOME Shell 3.34.1
Gentoo Odroid-Xu4 Kernel benchmark 10 Systems - 9 Benchmark Results	ARMv7 Cortex-A15 - Hardkernel ODROID-XU4 Odroid XU4 - 2048MB Gentoo - 5.4.35-arm+ - X Server
Clear Linux Tests 22 Systems - 57 Benchmark Results	Intel Core i7-8086K - ASUS PRIME Z370-A - Intel 8th Gen Core Clear Linux OS 24870 - 4.18.6-629.native - GNOME Shell 3.30.0
Ryzen 9 3900XT Memory Scaling 6 Systems - 100 Benchmark Results	AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT 12-Core - MSI MEG X570 GODLIKE - AMD Starship Ubuntu 20.04 - 5.8.0-050800daily20200622-generic - GNOME Shell 3.36.2
AMD EPYC vs. Intel Xeon vs. POWER9 Linux Benchmarks 9 Systems - 244 Benchmark Results	AMD EPYC 7351P 16-Core - TYAN B8026T70AE24HR - AMD Family 17h Ubuntu 18.10 - 4.19.1-041901-generic - GNOME Shell 3.30.1
memory-2990-ecc 10 Systems - 16 Benchmark Results	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990X 32-Core - ASRock X399 Professional Gaming - AMD Family 17h Fedora 28 - 4.17.19-200.trlocal.fc28.x86_64 - GNOME Shell 3.28.3
intel-core-i5-6200u-280ghz 5 Systems - 2460 Benchmark Results	Intel Core i5-6200U - HP 8079 - Intel Xeon E3-1200 v5 Ubuntu 18.04 - 4.18.0-21-generic - GNOME Shell 3.28.4
intel-core-i5-6200u-280ghz 5 Systems - 1839 Benchmark Results	Intel Core i5-6200U - HP 8079 - Intel Xeon E3-1200 v5 Ubuntu 18.04 - 4.18.0-21-generic - GNOME Shell 3.28.4
intel-core-i5-6200u-280ghz 5 Systems - 2540 Benchmark Results	Intel Core i5-6200U - HP 8079 - Intel Xeon E3-1200 v5 Ubuntu 18.04 - 4.18.0-21-generic - GNOME Shell 3.28.4
intel-core-i5-6200u-280ghz 5 Systems - 1840 Benchmark Results	Intel Core i5-6200U - HP 8079 - Intel Xeon E3-1200 v5 Ubuntu 18.04 - 4.18.0-21-generic - GNOME Shell 3.28.4
intel-core-i5-6200u-280ghz 5 Systems - 3530 Benchmark Results	Intel Core i5-6200U - HP 8079 - Intel Xeon E3-1200 v5 Ubuntu 18.04 - 4.18.0-21-generic - GNOME Shell 3.28.4
test-cpu-3750 3 Systems - 158 Benchmark Results	AMD Ryzen 7 1700 Eight-Core - ASRock X370 Gaming X - AMD 17h Arch rolling - 5.11.16-arch1-1 - Xfce 4.16
AMD EPYC vs. Intel Xeon LinuxServer Benchmarks 8 Systems - 79 Benchmark Results	2 x Intel Xeon Gold 6138 - TYAN S7106 - Intel Sky Lake-E DMI3 Registers Ubuntu 18.10 - 4.19.1-041901-generic - GNOME Shell 3.30.1
intel-core-i5-6200u-280ghz 5 Systems - 2539 Benchmark Results	Intel Core i5-6200U - HP 8079 - Intel Xeon E3-1200 v5 Ubuntu 18.04 - 4.18.0-21-generic - GNOME Shell 3.28.4

MBW

Project Site

Test Created

Test Maintainer

Test Type

Average Install Time

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Test Dependencies

Accolades

Supported Platforms

Revision History

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MBW 2018-09-08

Test: Memory Copy - Array Size: 128 MiB

Tested CPU Architectures

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