Radiance Benchmark

This is a benchmark of NREL Radiance, a synthetic imaging system that is open-source and developed by the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in California.

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

Project Site

github.com

Test Created

24 June 2018

Test Maintainer

Michael Larabel 

Test Type

Processor

Average Install Time

2 Seconds

Average Run Time

7 Minutes, 15 Seconds

Test Dependencies

C/C++ Compiler Toolchain

Accolades

30k+ Downloads

Supported Platforms

Supported Architectures

x86_64

Public Result Uploads *Reported Installs **Reported Test Completions **Test Profile Page Views ***OpenBenchmarking.orgEventsRadiance Benchmark Popularity Statisticspts/radiance2018.062018.092018.122019.032019.062019.092019.122020.032020.062020.092020.122021.032021.062021.092021.122022.032022.062022.092022.122023.032023.062023.092023.122024.032024.062024.094K8K12K16K20K
* 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 12 October 2024.
Serial45.0%SMP Parallel55.0%Test Option PopularityOpenBenchmarking.org

Revision History

pts/radiance-1.0.0   [View Source]   Sun, 24 Jun 2018 17:01:32 GMT
Initial commit of Radiance synthetic imaging benchmark.

Suites Using This Test

Multi-Core

CPU Massive

Creator Workloads

Server CPU Tests

Renderers

Single-Threaded


Performance Metrics

Analyze Test Configuration:

Radiance Benchmark 5.0

Test: SMP Parallel

OpenBenchmarking.org metrics for this test profile configuration based on 2,542 public results since 24 June 2018 with the latest data as of 8 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)
99th
10
103 +/- 15
96th
8
115 +/- 5
96th
7
116 +/- 4
95th
7
118 +/- 2
95th
5
118 +/- 1
92nd
4
126 +/- 2
92nd
8
131 +/- 8
92nd
3
131 +/- 3
90th
20
136 +/- 19
85th
9
143 +/- 7
84th
3
148 +/- 6
84th
4
148 +/- 3
83rd
8
149 +/- 5
83rd
15
150 +/- 7
83rd
7
151 +/- 5
83rd
9
152 +/- 6
82nd
6
154 +/- 1
82nd
8
154 +/- 2
80th
4
158 +/- 2
80th
4
159 +/- 2
80th
4
160 +/- 2
80th
6
160 +/- 3
79th
3
163 +/- 22
79th
3
167 +/- 10
Mid-Tier
75th
> 171
75th
5
172 +/- 14
74th
3
173 +/- 1
74th
4
173 +/- 1
71st
3
177 +/- 1
68th
6
183 +/- 19
68th
3
183 +/- 2
68th
18
184 +/- 1
68th
6
184 +/- 12
66th
14
188 +/- 14
64th
13
194 +/- 1
60th
19
203 +/- 6
60th
15
207 +/- 14
60th
12
208 +/- 13
59th
8
210 +/- 17
59th
3
210 +/- 11
57th
4
214 +/- 2
56th
3
216 +/- 1
56th
16
216 +/- 3
55th
17
217 +/- 20
55th
3
217 +/- 1
55th
3
217 +/- 1
55th
14
218 +/- 7
55th
3
218 +/- 1
52nd
5
221 +/- 2
52nd
6
222 +/- 9
51st
4
224 +/- 2
Median
50th
224
50th
3
225 +/- 1
50th
5
226 +/- 5
49th
3
230 +/- 15
48th
9
231 +/- 10
48th
7
231 +/- 19
48th
4
232 +/- 9
47th
5
233 +/- 16
47th
5
235 +/- 7
46th
4
236 +/- 6
44th
3
242 +/- 14
43rd
6
245 +/- 8
41st
3
249 +/- 12
41st
3
249 +/- 12
38th
3
256 +/- 3
37th
5
257 +/- 21
37th
11
257 +/- 8
37th
5
258 +/- 20
37th
10
258 +/- 6
37th
7
258 +/- 9
36th
4
260 +/- 4
36th
3
262 +/- 2
35th
4
263 +/- 1
35th
8
263 +/- 7
35th
3
264 +/- 14
34th
3
268 +/- 2
33rd
4
271 +/- 29
33rd
10
272 +/- 16
29th
4
287 +/- 18
28th
3
293 +/- 26
27th
3
299 +/- 13
26th
3
301 +/- 4
26th
8
303 +/- 24
Low-Tier
25th
> 305
25th
10
311 +/- 8
24th
4
313 +/- 11
24th
5
313 +/- 4
22nd
4
324 +/- 29
22nd
5
327 +/- 10
21st
7
329 +/- 10
21st
4
331 +/- 11
19th
3
351 +/- 3
18th
5
364 +/- 48
15th
3
420 +/- 33
14th
4
435 +/- 16
14th
3
452 +/- 18
13th
4
469 +/- 3
12th
11
492 +/- 16
12th
6
499 +/- 21
10th
3
549 +/- 47
10th
6
556 +/- 66
10th
5
560 +/- 47
9th
4
588 +/- 16
7th
3
676 +/- 5
6th
4
855 +/- 18
4th
4
879 +/- 27
3rd
4
1037 +/- 105
1st
20
1927 +/- 18
OpenBenchmarking.orgDistribution Of Public Results - Test: SMP Parallel2535 Results Range From 85 To 26441 Seconds856131141166921972725325337814309483753655893642169497477800585339061958910117106451117311701122291275713285138131434114869153971592516453169811750918037185651909319621201492067721205217332226122789233172384524373249012542925957264855001000150020002500

Based on OpenBenchmarking.org data, the selected test / test configuration (Radiance Benchmark 5.0 - Test: SMP Parallel) has an average run-time of 5 minutes. By default this test profile is set to run at least 1 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 BenchmarkTest: SMP ParallelRun-Time714212835Min: 2 / Avg: 4.98 / Max: 33

Does It Scale Well With Increasing Cores?

Yes, based on the automated analysis of the collected public benchmark data, this test / test settings does 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 BaseRadiance Benchmark CPU Core ScalingTest: SMP Parallel24681012141618202432641281.12082.24163.36244.48325.604

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)