Stargate Digital Audio Workstation

Stargate is an open-source, cross-platform digital audio workstation (DAW) software package with "a unique and carefully curated experience" with scalability from old systems up through modern multi-core systems. Stargate is GPLv3 licensed and makes use of Qt5 (PyQt5) for its user-interface.

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

Source Repository

github.com

Test Created

31 October 2021

Last Updated

23 November 2022

Test Maintainer

Michael Larabel 

Test Type

Processor

Average Install Time

47 Seconds

Average Run Time

3 Minutes, 47 Seconds

Test Dependencies

C/C++ Compiler Toolchain + Python + FFTW + Libtool + PortAudio + Python Numpy + Qt5 + Vorbis

Accolades

40k+ Downloads

Supported Platforms

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Public Result Uploads *Reported Installs **Reported Test Completions **Test Profile Page ViewsOpenBenchmarking.orgEventsStargate Digital Audio Workstation Popularity Statisticspts/stargate2021.102021.112021.122022.012022.022022.032022.042022.052022.062022.072022.082022.092022.102022.112022.122023.012023.022023.032023.042023.052023.062023.072023.082023.092023.102023.112023.122024.012024.022024.032024.042024.052024.062024.072024.082024.092024.102K4K6K8K10K
* 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.
Data updated weekly as of 6 October 2024.
19200029.5%4410027.1%48000015.8%9600027.6%Sample Rate Option PopularityOpenBenchmarking.org
51248.1%102451.9%Buffer Size Option PopularityOpenBenchmarking.org

Revision History

pts/stargate-1.1.0   [View Source]   Wed, 23 Nov 2022 07:18:05 GMT
Update against 22.11.5 upstream. Closes: https://github.com/phoronix-test-suite/test-profiles/pull/260

pts/stargate-1.0.1   [View Source]   Sat, 06 Nov 2021 05:42:55 GMT
Use $NUM_CPU_PHYSICAL_CORES rather than $NUM_CPU_CORES

pts/stargate-1.0.0   [View Source]   Sun, 31 Oct 2021 19:10:53 GMT
Initial commit of Stargate digital audio workstation benchmark.

Suites Using This Test

Audio Encoding

Encoding

Creator Workloads


Performance Metrics

Analyze Test Configuration:

Stargate Digital Audio Workstation 22.11.5

Sample Rate: 192000 - Buffer Size: 1024

OpenBenchmarking.org metrics for this test profile configuration based on 655 public results since 23 November 2022 with the latest data as of 4 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
Render Ratio (Average)
100th
16
4.250 +/- 0.078
96th
19
3.798 +/- 0.060
91st
15
3.628 +/- 0.104
89th
7
3.167 +/- 0.016
88th
5
3.163 +/- 0.004
86th
5
3.106 +/- 0.002
83rd
15
2.921 +/- 0.161
82nd
14
2.880 +/- 0.114
82nd
16
2.875 +/- 0.137
77th
16
2.790 +/- 0.207
Mid-Tier
75th
< 2.743
75th
13
2.731 +/- 0.029
75th
18
2.681 +/- 0.162
73rd
4
2.657 +/- 0.012
71st
6
2.577 +/- 0.008
70th
10
2.571 +/- 0.009
68th
7
2.444 +/- 0.046
64th
7
2.301 +/- 0.091
63rd
3
2.259 +/- 0.024
61st
8
2.189 +/- 0.023
59th
5
2.119 +/- 0.050
59th
18
2.090 +/- 0.023
56th
4
2.064 +/- 0.009
55th
10
2.045 +/- 0.063
54th
3
1.975 +/- 0.069
52nd
3
1.936 +/- 0.051
51st
7
1.874 +/- 0.053
51st
8
1.864 +/- 0.136
Median
50th
1.850
50th
4
1.830 +/- 0.001
49th
7
1.824 +/- 0.038
48th
4
1.802 +/- 0.012
46th
6
1.742 +/- 0.010
44th
4
1.701 +/- 0.084
44th
9
1.698 +/- 0.016
43rd
14
1.691 +/- 0.051
41st
6
1.657 +/- 0.054
40th
7
1.597 +/- 0.196
38th
7
1.555 +/- 0.012
37th
4
1.534 +/- 0.024
37th
10
1.530 +/- 0.101
33rd
15
1.492 +/- 0.005
31st
6
1.461 +/- 0.059
30th
4
1.445 +/- 0.021
29th
16
1.358 +/- 0.204
28th
7
1.330 +/- 0.058
28th
9
1.327 +/- 0.016
27th
6
1.291 +/- 0.001
Low-Tier
25th
< 1.283
20th
10
1.118 +/- 0.065
20th
7
1.110 +/- 0.030
19th
8
1.083 +/- 0.015
15th
11
1.004 +/- 0.017
14th
3
0.975 +/- 0.006
13th
3
0.869 +/- 0.002
13th
4
0.825 +/- 0.065
11th
5
0.731 +/- 0.044
11th
3
0.728 +/- 0.006
11th
5
0.722 +/- 0.012
9th
3
0.684 +/- 0.005
8th
4
0.610 +/- 0.006
8th
6
0.595 +/- 0.045
7th
4
0.560 +/- 0.006
6th
3
0.468 +/- 0.001
5th
3
0.464 +/- 0.001
4th
3
0.393 +/- 0.012
2nd
3
0.165 +/- 0.002
OpenBenchmarking.orgDistribution Of Public Results - Sample Rate: 192000 - Buffer Size: 1024654 Results Range From 0 To 5 Render Ratio0.4170.8341.2511.6682.0852.5022.9193.3363.7534.174.5875.004306090120150

Based on OpenBenchmarking.org data, the selected test / test configuration (Stargate Digital Audio Workstation 22.11.5 - Sample Rate: 192000 - Buffer Size: 1024) has an average run-time of 7 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 BenchmarkSample Rate: 192000 - Buffer Size: 1024Run-Time612182430Min: 2 / Avg: 6.47 / Max: 29

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 RunsSample Rate: 192000 - Buffer Size: 1024Deviation246810Min: 0 / Avg: 0.19 / Max: 3

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 BaseStargate Digital Audio Workstation CPU Core ScalingSample Rate: 192000 - Buffer Size: 1024468101214161.10832.21663.32494.43325.5415

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
Used by default on supported hardware.
Found on Intel processors since Sandy Bridge (2011).
Found on AMD processors since Bulldozer (2011).

 
VZEROUPPER VBROADCASTSS VINSERTF128 VEXTRACTF128 VPERM2F128 VMASKMOVPS
Used by default on supported hardware.
Found on Intel processors since Haswell (2013).
Found on AMD processors since Excavator (2016).

 
VINSERTI128 VPBROADCASTQ VGATHERQPS VPGATHERDQ VPBROADCASTD VEXTRACTI128
FMA (FMA)
Used by default on supported hardware.
Found on Intel processors since Haswell (2013).
Found on AMD processors since Bulldozer (2011).

 
VFMADD132PS VFMADD132SD VFMADD132SS VFMADD231SS VFNMADD231SS VFNMADD132SD VFMADD213SD VFMADD213SS VFMADD231PD VFMADD231PS VFMADD213PD VFMADD231SD VFMSUB231SS VFMSUB132SS VFNMADD132SS VFNMADD132PS VFNMADD213SS
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: 5 December 2022

This test profile binary relies on the shared libraries libportmidi.so.0, libportaudio.so.2, libsndfile.so.1, libfftw3f.so.3, libm.so.6, libc.so.6, libpthread.so.0, libasound.so.2, libjack.so.0, libFLAC.so.8, libvorbis.so.0, libvorbisenc.so.2, libopus.so.0, libogg.so.0, libdb-5.3.so.

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)
ARMv8 64-bit
aarch64
ARMv8 Cortex-A72 4-Core, ARMv8 Cortex-A76 4-Core, Apple M2, Rockchip ARMv8 Cortex-A76 4-Core, rk1-mainline-emmc, rk1-mainline-nvme, rk1-rok-emmc

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