Sysbench

This is a benchmark of Sysbench with the built-in CPU and memory sub-tests. Sysbench is a scriptable multi-threaded benchmark tool based on LuaJIT.

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

Project Site

github.com

Test Created

28 July 2018

Last Updated

13 March 2021

Test Maintainer

Michael Larabel 

Test Type

System

Average Install Time

30 Seconds

Average Run Time

45 Seconds

Test Dependencies

C/C++ Compiler Toolchain + Libtool + Linux AIO

Accolades

50k+ Downloads + 10k+ Public Benchmark Results

Supported Platforms


Public Result Uploads *Reported Installs **Reported Test Completions **Test Profile Page Views ***OpenBenchmarking.orgEventsSysbench Popularity Statisticspts/sysbench2018.072018.102019.012019.042019.072019.102020.012020.042020.072020.102021.012021.042021.072021.102022.012022.042022.072022.102023.012023.042023.072023.102024.012024.042024.072024.10130K260K390K520K650K
* 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 8 November 2024.
RAM / Memory20.4%CPU79.6%Test Option PopularityOpenBenchmarking.org

Revision History

pts/sysbench-1.1.0   [View Source]   Sat, 13 Mar 2021 11:45:56 GMT
Update against sysbench 1.0.20 upstream.

pts/sysbench-1.0.0   [View Source]   Sat, 28 Jul 2018 20:40:12 GMT
Initial commit of CPU/memory sysbench.

Suites Using This Test

Multi-Core

Common Workstation Benchmarks

CPU Massive

Server CPU Tests


Performance Metrics

Analyze Test Configuration:

Sysbench 2018-07-28

Test: CPU

OpenBenchmarking.org metrics for this test profile configuration based on 3,056 public results since 28 July 2018 with the latest data as of 31 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
Events Per Second (Average)
100th
3
234249 +/- 2516
100th
14
211961 +/- 4384
99th
5
207459 +/- 4218
99th
3
202710 +/- 4082
99th
3
157895 +/- 872
96th
15
94928 +/- 17
95th
39
90392 +/- 2659
95th
22
89070 +/- 393
92nd
22
79769 +/- 2007
92nd
4
75798 +/- 11275
92nd
3
74080 +/- 3
91st
4
71781 +/- 396
90th
15
69019 +/- 979
89th
17
66486 +/- 4
89th
4
65213 +/- 26
88th
5
61763 +/- 957
88th
4
60186 +/- 5357
88th
4
59876 +/- 92
86th
15
56335 +/- 6242
86th
3
56081 +/- 73
85th
3
51174 +/- 781
85th
3
50539 +/- 365
84th
6
46644 +/- 165
84th
7
45864 +/- 2095
83rd
12
44162 +/- 1510
83rd
3
42740 +/- 20
83rd
5
42634 +/- 132
82nd
5
42338 +/- 123
81st
31
37138 +/- 5422
81st
3
36646 +/- 86
79th
25
35279 +/- 323
79th
6
34985 +/- 94
78th
31
34951 +/- 554
78th
5
34919 +/- 665
77th
4
33648 +/- 1380
77th
3
33366 +/- 1709
76th
38
33074 +/- 4111
Mid-Tier
75th
< 31689
75th
8
31201 +/- 1014
75th
3
30895 +/- 4085
75th
3
30761 +/- 390
73rd
13
27582 +/- 46
72nd
3
26777 +/- 3
71st
7
26495 +/- 1515
71st
5
26233 +/- 403
70th
78
26117 +/- 471
68th
5
25029 +/- 198
68th
4
24176 +/- 37
67th
18
23724 +/- 7
66th
6
22546 +/- 842
66th
6
22309 +/- 430
66th
6
22248 +/- 3065
64th
27
20643 +/- 1549
63rd
3
18583 +/- 773
63rd
9
18416 +/- 1026
62nd
7
18127 +/- 70
62nd
3
18077 +/- 80
62nd
5
17926 +/- 2616
62nd
14
17866 +/- 157
61st
69
17708 +/- 267
58th
30
16751 +/- 216
57th
4
15977 +/- 771
57th
11
15844 +/- 301
57th
3
15762 +/- 1
56th
4
15448 +/- 478
55th
18
14844 +/- 1503
55th
3
14482 +/- 608
55th
12
14413 +/- 990
54th
4
14375 +/- 1493
54th
10
14219 +/- 941
54th
3
14159 +/- 734
53rd
10
13541 +/- 686
52nd
3
13374 +/- 42
51st
21
13337 +/- 117
51st
5
13189 +/- 403
Median
50th
12907
50th
24
12781 +/- 266
50th
3
12685 +/- 1074
50th
20
12634 +/- 427
50th
9
12583 +/- 1050
48th
7
12067 +/- 1382
48th
12
11978 +/- 548
48th
3
11569 +/- 305
48th
11
11561 +/- 127
48th
4
11553 +/- 548
46th
3
10935 +/- 10
46th
4
10785 +/- 662
46th
3
10671 +/- 540
45th
3
9883 +/- 398
45th
6
9796 +/- 20
44th
12
9166 +/- 73
43rd
12
9038 +/- 465
43rd
4
8894 +/- 882
43rd
6
8775 +/- 332
42nd
5
8722 +/- 330
42nd
3
8655 +/- 126
41st
3
8312 +/- 172
41st
7
8210 +/- 454
40th
3
8053 +/- 185
40th
9
7960 +/- 751
40th
5
7891 +/- 463
40th
9
7839 +/- 137
39th
4
7660 +/- 164
38th
9
7537 +/- 190
38th
3
7431 +/- 89
38th
3
7374 +/- 320
38th
3
7373 +/- 139
36th
8
7177 +/- 111
36th
4
7120 +/- 540
36th
5
7083 +/- 603
36th
5
7032 +/- 569
36th
3
6988 +/- 4
36th
14
6958 +/- 232
33rd
4
6481 +/- 52
33rd
18
6375 +/- 879
33rd
4
6315 +/- 555
32nd
3
5995 +/- 383
31st
21
5919 +/- 4
29th
4
5504 +/- 586
29th
3
5491 +/- 6
27th
7
5072 +/- 259
26th
7
4818 +/- 107
Low-Tier
25th
< 4760
25th
5
4633 +/- 606
25th
6
4586 +/- 620
25th
3
4574 +/- 90
24th
3
4527 +/- 3
24th
5
4480 +/- 464
23rd
6
4171 +/- 51
22nd
5
4115 +/- 197
22nd
5
4065 +/- 193
22nd
3
3959 +/- 427
22nd
3
3942 +/- 276
21st
7
3885 +/- 110
18th
6
3362 +/- 197
16th
3
3041 +/- 314
15th
4
2943 +/- 118
14th
3
2782 +/- 98
12th
5
2360 +/- 123
12th
5
2305 +/- 225
12th
4
2271 +/- 6
10th
3
1968 +/- 2
10th
12
1894 +/- 22
5th
6
943 +/- 4
4th
11
371 +/- 33
3rd
11
349 +/- 8
OpenBenchmarking.orgDistribution Of Public Results - Test: CPU3056 Results Range From 58 To 12373789 Events Per Second58247533495008742483989958123743314849081732383197985822273332474808272228329697583217233346470837121833959658420713344546084702083494955851970335444508569198359394586186933643440866818836929358717683374243087671783791925881667338414208866168389091589156633940410896515839899058101465331039400810641483108889581113643311383908116313831187885812126333123738086001200180024003000

Based on OpenBenchmarking.org data, the selected test / test configuration (Sysbench 2018-07-28 - Test: CPU) 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 BenchmarkTest: CPURun-Time246810Min: 1 / Avg: 1.07 / Max: 3

Based on public OpenBenchmarking.org results, the selected test / test configuration has an average standard deviation of 0.3%.

OpenBenchmarking.orgPercent, Fewer Is BetterAverage Deviation Between RunsTest: CPUDeviation246810Min: 0 / Avg: 0.26 / Max: 6

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 BaseSysbench CPU Core ScalingTest: CPU246812161820243248510152025

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 DIVSD CVTTSD2SI ADDSD MULSD XORPD SUBSD MOVAPD COMISD MOVDQU UCOMISD SQRTSD MOVDQA CVTSS2SD ANDPD ANDNPD CMPNLESD ORPD CVTSD2SS MOVD MINSD MAXSD CMPLTSD
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 VZEROUPPER VEXTRACTF128 VBROADCASTSD VPERM2F128
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).

 
VPERMQ VINSERTI128 VPBROADCASTQ VEXTRACTI128 VPBROADCASTW VPERM2I128 VPBROADCASTB VPBROADCASTD
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 VFMADD231SD VFMSUB132SD VFNMADD132SD
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 libaio.so.1, 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)
Intel / AMD x86 32-bit
i686
(Many Processors)
ARMv7 32-bit
armv7l
ARMv7 4-Core, ARMv7 Cortex-A53 4-Core, ARMv7 Cortex-A7 4-Core, ARMv7 Cortex-A72 4-Core, ARMv7 rev 0 2-Core, ARMv7 rev 0 4-Core, ARMv7 rev 3 4-Core, ARMv7 rev 3 8-Core, ARMv7 rev 4 4-Core, ARMv7 rev 5 4-Core
ARMv8 64-bit
aarch64
AArch64 rev 13, ARMVv8 Cortex-A53 4-Core, ARMv8, ARMv8 2-Core, ARMv8 Cortex-A53 4-Core, ARMv8 Cortex-A55 4-Core, ARMv8 Cortex-A57 4-Core, ARMv8 Cortex-A72, ARMv8 Cortex-A72 16-Core, ARMv8 Cortex-A72 4-Core, ARMv8 Cortex-A72 6-Core, ARMv8 Cortex-A73 6-Core, ARMv8 Neoverse-N1, ARMv8 Neoverse-N1 16-Core, ARMv8 Neoverse-N1 2-Core, ARMv8 Neoverse-N1 32-Core, ARMv8 Neoverse-N1 4-Core, ARMv8 Neoverse-N1 64-Core, ARMv8 Neoverse-N1 8-Core, ARMv8 rev 0 8-Core, ARMv8 rev 1 4-Core, ARMv8 rev 3 6-Core, Amlogic ARMv8 Cortex-A53 4-Core, Ampere Altra ARMv8 Neoverse-N1 160-Core, Ampere eMAG ARMv8 32-Core, Cavium ThunderX, HUAWEI Kunpeng 920, Phytium FT-2000, Phytium S2500, Rockchip ARMVv8 Cortex-A53 4-Core, Rockchip ARMv8 Cortex-A72 6-Core, SiFive RISC-V