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

31 Seconds

Average Run Time

44 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 4 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 1.0.20

Test: RAM / Memory

OpenBenchmarking.org metrics for this test profile configuration based on 1,196 public results since 13 March 2021 with the latest data as of 2 November 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
MiB/sec (Average)
100th
3
27314 +/- 97
100th
3
24602 +/- 1138
100th
3
23042 +/- 633
99th
3
21406 +/- 715
98th
3
20335 +/- 578
98th
3
20057 +/- 593
96th
3
18645 +/- 240
95th
4
18474 +/- 145
95th
5
18350 +/- 1907
93rd
7
17106 +/- 310
93rd
4
16969 +/- 199
91st
3
16048 +/- 1500
88th
3
14921 +/- 72
81st
5
12859 +/- 874
80th
3
12663 +/- 37
76th
6
12194 +/- 43
Mid-Tier
75th
< 12143
74th
4
11853 +/- 298
73rd
3
11618 +/- 182
70th
4
10983 +/- 37
65th
7
10117 +/- 25
63rd
28
9848 +/- 1329
62nd
3
9410 +/- 926
Median
50th
7513
39th
6
5759 +/- 304
37th
3
5447 +/- 79
30th
4
4722 +/- 21
Low-Tier
25th
< 4149
18th
4
3515 +/- 9
13th
3
2906 +/- 326
OpenBenchmarking.orgDistribution Of Public Results - Test: RAM / Memory1192 Results Range From 159 To 36849 MiB/sec1598931627236130953829456352976031676574998233896797011043511169119031263713371141051483915573163071704117775185091924319977207112144522179229132364724381251152584926583273172805128785295193025330987317213245533189339233465735391361253685920406080100

Based on OpenBenchmarking.org data, the selected test / test configuration (Sysbench 1.0.20 - Test: RAM / Memory) 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: RAM / MemoryRun-Time3691215Min: 1 / Avg: 2.1 / Max: 11

Based on public OpenBenchmarking.org results, the selected test / test configuration has an average standard deviation of 1.3%.

OpenBenchmarking.orgPercent, Fewer Is BetterAverage Deviation Between RunsTest: RAM / MemoryDeviation3691215Min: 0 / Avg: 1.3 / Max: 9

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)
ARMv8 64-bit
aarch64
ARMv8, ARMv8 Neoverse-N1, ARMv8 Neoverse-N1 4-Core, ARMv8 Neoverse-N1 80-Core, ARMv8 Neoverse-N2 2-Core, Ampere ARMv8 Neoverse-N1 256-Core, Ampere Altra ARMv8 Neoverse-N1 160-Core, AmpereOne 192-Core, Phytium D2000, Phytium FT-2000, Phytium S2500

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