Ngspice

Ngspice is an open-source SPICE circuit simulator. Ngspice was originally based on the Berkeley SPICE electronic circuit simulator. Ngspice supports basic threading using OpenMP. This test profile is making use of the ISCAS 85 benchmark circuits.

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

Test Created

7 February 2021

Test Maintainer

Michael Larabel 

Test Type

Processor

Average Install Time

4 Minutes, 17 Seconds

Average Run Time

9 Minutes, 16 Seconds

Test Dependencies

C/C++ Compiler Toolchain + Bison + Flex + X.Org Development + Freetype + FFTW

Accolades

5k+ Downloads

Supported Platforms


Public Result Uploads *Reported Installs **Reported Test Completions **Test Profile Page Views ***OpenBenchmarking.orgEventsNgspice Popularity Statisticspts/ngspice2021.022021.042021.062021.082021.102021.122022.022022.042022.062022.082022.102022.122023.022023.042023.062023.082023.102023.122024.022024.042024.062024.082024.102K4K6K8K10K
* 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 5 October 2024.
C755248.8%C267051.2%Circuit Option PopularityOpenBenchmarking.org

Revision History

pts/ngspice-1.0.0   [View Source]   Sun, 07 Feb 2021 08:55:14 GMT
Initial commit of NGSPICE circuit simulator benchmark.

Suites Using This Test

Electronic Design

Creator Workloads


Performance Metrics

Analyze Test Configuration:

Ngspice 34

Circuit: C2670

OpenBenchmarking.org metrics for this test profile configuration based on 1,713 public results since 7 February 2021 with the latest data as of 2 October 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)
100th
16
56 +/- 5
98th
21
58 +/- 2
96th
13
63 +/- 8
92nd
13
69 +/- 3
92nd
15
71 +/- 5
89th
4
73 +/- 1
81st
7
80 +/- 10
79th
8
90 +/- 1
Mid-Tier
75th
> 96
75th
7
97 +/- 3
74th
7
98 +/- 1
73rd
9
99 +/- 4
72nd
23
100 +/- 12
72nd
10
100 +/- 12
72nd
3
100 +/- 1
72nd
23
101 +/- 15
68th
6
105 +/- 14
66th
3
107 +/- 1
65th
4
108 +/- 1
65th
3
109 +/- 2
65th
9
109 +/- 13
61st
6
112 +/- 1
61st
3
112 +/- 1
58th
8
117 +/- 2
58th
8
117 +/- 4
57th
5
118 +/- 2
55th
7
121 +/- 1
51st
7
127 +/- 1
51st
6
127 +/- 1
51st
3
127 +/- 1
Median
50th
128
49th
17
130 +/- 19
48th
5
132 +/- 12
48th
10
132 +/- 3
48th
7
133 +/- 6
47th
16
134 +/- 9
47th
3
134 +/- 18
46th
6
135 +/- 15
45th
8
136 +/- 2
44th
9
137 +/- 16
42nd
3
139 +/- 1
40th
3
142 +/- 1
40th
6
142 +/- 4
40th
10
142 +/- 8
39th
4
143 +/- 9
38th
3
144 +/- 1
36th
6
149 +/- 2
33rd
19
151 +/- 13
33rd
4
151 +/- 3
33rd
3
151 +/- 1
32nd
9
152 +/- 7
30th
3
154 +/- 2
30th
5
154 +/- 1
29th
13
155 +/- 3
28th
3
156 +/- 1
27th
3
157 +/- 1
26th
11
159 +/- 8
Low-Tier
25th
> 161
25th
4
162 +/- 1
24th
4
164 +/- 2
24th
3
166 +/- 1
23rd
3
168 +/- 1
21st
5
171 +/- 1
20th
4
173 +/- 2
20th
9
173 +/- 19
20th
5
173 +/- 1
19th
6
175 +/- 4
19th
5
175 +/- 1
19th
6
175 +/- 5
18th
4
176 +/- 3
18th
5
177 +/- 2
18th
4
177 +/- 1
17th
8
178 +/- 25
16th
5
184 +/- 1
16th
11
185 +/- 12
15th
6
186 +/- 18
15th
3
187 +/- 2
15th
3
189 +/- 1
15th
3
189 +/- 1
14th
3
190 +/- 1
13th
3
191 +/- 1
12th
6
195 +/- 14
12th
4
196 +/- 8
11th
3
202 +/- 5
10th
3
206 +/- 2
9th
3
207 +/- 1
9th
3
210 +/- 2
9th
5
212 +/- 3
6th
3
227 +/- 2
5th
4
237 +/- 3
3rd
4
252 +/- 3
2nd
4
374 +/- 3
OpenBenchmarking.orgDistribution Of Public Results - Circuit: C26701713 Results Range From 51 To 971 Seconds518111114117120123126129132135138141144147150153156159162165168171174177180183186189192195198180160240320400

Based on OpenBenchmarking.org data, the selected test / test configuration (Ngspice 34 - Circuit: C2670) has an average run-time of 9 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 BenchmarkCircuit: C2670Run-Time714212835Min: 3 / Avg: 8.3 / Max: 34

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 RunsCircuit: C2670Deviation246810Min: 0 / Avg: 0.56 / 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.

IntelAMDOpenBenchmarking.orgRelative Core Scaling To BaseNgspice CPU Core ScalingCircuit: C267024681012141618243248641280.7251.452.1752.93.625

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.
 
CVTTSD2SI DIVSD SUBSD MOVAPD ADDSD UCOMISD COMISD XORPD MULSD ANDPD CVTSI2SD CVTSD2SS MOVDQU SQRTSD MOVDQA MAXSD ANDNPD ORPD
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).

 
VZEROUPPER VINSERTF128 VPERM2F128 VEXTRACTF128 VBROADCASTSD VPERMILPD VBROADCASTSS
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).

 
VPERM2I128 VEXTRACTI128 VPBROADCASTD VPERMPD VPBROADCASTQ VPERMQ VGATHERQPD VINSERTI128 VPMASKMOVD
FMA (FMA)
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).

 
VFNMADD132SD VFMADD132SD VFMADD213SD VFNMADD213SD VFMADD231SD VFMADD132PD VFMADD213PD VFNMADD231SD VFMSUB213SD VFNMSUB132SD VFMSUB231SD VFMSUB132SD VFNMSUB213SD VFNMSUB231SD VFMADD231PD VFNMADD132PD VFNMADD213PD VFMSUB231PD VFMSUB132PD VFNMADD231PD VFMSUB213PD VFNMSUB132PD VFNMSUB231PD
Advanced Vector Extensions 512 (AVX512)
Requires passing a supported compiler/build flag (verified with targets: cascadelake, sapphirerapids).
 
(ZMM REGISTER USE)
The test / benchmark does honor compiler flag changes.
Last automated analysis: 18 January 2022

This test profile binary relies on the shared libraries libm.so.6, libfftw3.so.3, libXaw.so.7, libXt.so.6, libX11.so.6, libXft.so.2, libfontconfig.so.1, libgomp.so.1, libc.so.6, libXext.so.6, libXmu.so.6, libXpm.so.4, libSM.so.6, libICE.so.6, libxcb.so.1, libfreetype.so.6, libXrender.so.1, libexpat.so.1, libuuid.so.1, libbsd.so.0, libXau.so.6, libXdmcp.so.6, libpng16.so.16, libz.so.1, libbrotlidec.so.1, libmd.so.0, libbrotlicommon.so.1.

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)
ARMv7 32-bit
armv7l
ARMv7 Cortex-A72 4-Core
ARMv8 64-bit
aarch64
ARMv8, ARMv8 Cortex-A72, ARMv8 Cortex-A72 16-Core, ARMv8 Cortex-A72 4-Core, ARMv8 Neoverse-N1, ARMv8 Neoverse-N1 160-Core, ARMv8 Neoverse-V1, Ampere ARMv8 Neoverse-N1 128-Core, Ampere ARMv8 Neoverse-N1 160-Core, Ampere ARMv8 Neoverse-N1 256-Core, Ampere Altra ARMv8 Neoverse-N1 160-Core, Ampere eMAG ARMv8 32-Core, Apple M1, Apple M2

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