SciMark

This test runs the ANSI C version of SciMark 2.0, which is a benchmark for scientific and numerical computing developed by programmers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology. This test is made up of Fast Foruier Transform, Jacobi Successive Over-relaxation, Monte Carlo, Sparse Matrix Multiply, and dense LU matrix factorization benchmarks.

To run this test with the Phoronix Test Suite, the basic command is: phoronix-test-suite benchmark scimark2.

Project Site

math.nist.gov

Test Created

6 December 2010

Last Updated

17 May 2018

Test Maintainer

Michael Larabel 

Test Type

Processor

Average Install Time

10 Seconds

Average Run Time

2 Minutes, 7 Seconds

Test Dependencies

C/C++ Compiler Toolchain

Accolades

250k+ Downloads + 10k+ Public Benchmark Results

Supported Platforms


Public Result Uploads *Reported Test Completions **Reported Installs **Test Profile Page Views ***OpenBenchmarking.orgEventsSciMark Popularity Statisticspts/scimark22010.122011.052011.102012.032012.082013.012013.062013.112014.042014.092015.022015.072015.122016.052016.102017.032017.082018.012018.062018.112019.042019.092020.022020.072020.122021.052021.102022.032022.082023.012023.062023.112024.042024.0950K100K150K200K250K
* 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 November 2024.
Sparse Matrix Multiply14.8%Fast Fourier Transform15.7%Monte Carlo15.2%Jacobi Successive Over-Relaxation15.0%Dense LU Matrix Factorization15.4%Composite24.0%Computational Test Option PopularityOpenBenchmarking.org

Revision History

pts/scimark2-1.3.2   [View Source]   Thu, 17 May 2018 15:44:10 GMT
Update download links.

pts/scimark2-1.3.1   [View Source]   Sun, 04 Mar 2018 15:06:54 GMT
Add Windows support.

pts/scimark2-1.3.0   [View Source]   Tue, 25 Jul 2017 09:13:45 GMT
Remove accidentally left in -O1 from build string

pts/scimark2-1.2.1   [View Source]   Wed, 01 Feb 2017 11:13:06 GMT
Build improvements

pts/scimark2-1.2.0   [View Source]   Fri, 21 Jun 2013 14:23:04 GMT
Ensure CXXFLAGS are honored.

pts/scimark2-1.1.1   [View Source]   Mon, 06 Dec 2010 15:21:10 GMT
Initial import into OpenBenchmarking.org

Suites Using This Test

C/C++ Compiler Tests

Single-Threaded


Performance Metrics

Analyze Test Configuration:

SciMark 2.0

Composite

OpenBenchmarking.org metrics for this test profile configuration based on 347 public results since 25 July 2017 with the latest data as of 22 August 2023.

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
Mflops (Average)
89th
3
638 +/- 3
88th
4
631 +/- 5
Mid-Tier
75th
< 567
75th
3
566 +/- 38
73rd
4
554 +/- 20
65th
3
513 +/- 1
64th
4
512 +/- 57
Median
50th
468
35th
3
432 +/- 16
35th
17
430 +/- 52
Low-Tier
25th
< 388
7th
3
142 +/- 2
OpenBenchmarking.orgDistribution Of Public Results - Composite347 Results Range From 8 To 1897 Mflops851941371802232663093523954384815245676106536967397828258689119549971040108311261169121212551298134113841427147015131556159916421685172817711814185719001326395265

Based on OpenBenchmarking.org data, the selected test / test configuration (SciMark 2.0 - Composite) 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.

OpenBenchmarking.orgMinutesTime Required To Complete BenchmarkCompositeRun-Time246810Min: 1 / Avg: 1.39 / Max: 3

Based on public OpenBenchmarking.org results, the selected test / test configuration has an average standard deviation of 0.2%.

OpenBenchmarking.orgPercent, Fewer Is BetterAverage Deviation Between RunsCompositeDeviation246810Min: 0 / Avg: 0.24 / Max: 3

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.
 
CVTSI2SD MULSD SUBSD MOVAPD ADDSD DIVSD COMISD ANDPD UCOMISD
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).

 
VINSERTF128 VEXTRACTF128 VZEROUPPER VBROADCASTSD
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).

 
VPBROADCASTD VINSERTI128 VEXTRACTI128
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).

 
VFMADD213SD VFMADD132SD VFNMADD132SD VFMSUB231SD VFNMADD213PD VFNMADD132PD VFNMADD213SD VFMADD231SD
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, 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)
IBM POWER (PowerPC) 64-bit
ppc64le
POWER9 altivec supported 64-Core
MIPS 64-bit
mips64
Loongson-3A3000 V0.9 FPU V0.1
Intel / AMD x86 32-bit
i686
(Many Processors)
ARMv7 32-bit
armv7l
ARMv7 Cortex-A7 4-Core, ARMv7 rev 3 4-Core
ARMv8 64-bit
aarch64
ARMv8 Cortex-A72 4-Core, ARMv8 rev 3 6-Core