pmbench

Pmbench is a Linux paging and virtual memory benchmark. This test profile will report the average page latency of the system.

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

Project Site

bitbucket.org

Test Created

18 February 2020

Test Maintainer

Michael Larabel 

Test Type

Memory

Test Dependencies

C/C++ Compiler Toolchain + UUID + Libxml2

Accolades

10k+ Downloads

Supported Platforms


Public Result Uploads *Reported Installs **Reported Test Completions **Test Profile Page Views ***OpenBenchmarking.orgEventspmbench Popularity Statisticspts/pmbench2020.022020.042020.062020.082020.102020.122021.022021.042021.062021.082021.102021.122022.022022.042022.062022.082022.102022.122023.022023.042023.062023.082023.102023.122024.022024.0412K24K36K48K60K
* 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 13 April 2024.
210.1%130.8%428.7%85.8%1624.6%Concurrent Worker Threads Option PopularityOpenBenchmarking.org
50%25.0%100% Reads24.9%80% Reads 20% Writes25.1%100% Writes25.0%Read-Write Ratio Option PopularityOpenBenchmarking.org

Revision History

pts/pmbench-1.0.2   [View Source]   Tue, 18 Feb 2020 10:13:16 GMT
Add libxml2 dependency.

pts/pmbench-1.0.1   [View Source]   Tue, 18 Feb 2020 06:56:18 GMT
Add UUID as external dependency.

pts/pmbench-1.0.0   [View Source]   Tue, 18 Feb 2020 06:54:09 GMT
Initial commit of pmbench Linux paging / virtual memory benchmark.

Suites Using This Test

Common Kernel Benchmarks


Performance Metrics

Analyze Test Configuration:

pmbench

Concurrent Worker Threads: 8 - Read-Write Ratio: 80% Reads 20% Writes

OpenBenchmarking.org metrics for this test profile configuration based on 88 public results since 18 February 2020 with the latest data as of 12 April 2024.

Additional benchmark metrics will come after OpenBenchmarking.org has collected a sufficient data-set.

OpenBenchmarking.orgDistribution Of Public Results - Concurrent Worker Threads: 8 - Read-Write Ratio: 80% Reads 20% Writes88 Results Range From 0 To 1 us - Average Page Latency0.0830.1660.2490.3320.4150.4980.5810.6640.7470.830.9130.99620406080100

Based on OpenBenchmarking.org data, the selected test / test configuration (pmbench - Concurrent Worker Threads: 8 - Read-Write Ratio: 80% Reads 20% Writes) has an average run-time of 6 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 BenchmarkConcurrent Worker Threads: 8 - Read-Write Ratio: 80% Reads 20% WritesRun-Time48121620Min: 3 / Avg: 5.4 / Max: 16

Based on public OpenBenchmarking.org results, the selected test / test configuration has an average standard deviation of 1.1%.

OpenBenchmarking.orgPercent, Fewer Is BetterAverage Deviation Between RunsConcurrent Worker Threads: 8 - Read-Write Ratio: 80% Reads 20% WritesDeviation246810Min: 0 / Avg: 1.07 / Max: 4

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.
 
CVTSS2SD DIVSD COMISD CVTTSD2SI SUBSD CVTSI2SD MOVAPD ADDSD MOVDQU MULSD UCOMISD SQRTSD
Last automated analysis: 18 January 2022

This test profile binary relies on the shared libraries libm.so.6, libuuid.so.1, libxml2.so.2, libc.so.6, libicuuc.so.67, libz.so.1, liblzma.so.5, libicudata.so.67.

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)