Darktable Darktable is an open-source photography / workflow application this will use any system-installed Darktable program or on Windows will automatically download the pre-built binary from the project.
To run this test with the Phoronix Test Suite , the basic command is: phoronix-test-suite benchmark system/darktable .
Test Created 27 November 2016
Last Updated 13 November 2020
Test Type System
Average Install Time 5 Seconds
Average Run Time 37 Seconds
Accolades 80k+ Downloads Public Result Uploads * Reported Installs ** Reported Test Completions ** Test Profile Page Views *** OpenBenchmarking.org Events Darktable Popularity Statistics system/darktable 2016.11 2017.02 2017.05 2017.08 2017.11 2018.02 2018.05 2018.08 2018.11 2019.02 2019.05 2019.08 2019.11 2020.02 2020.05 2020.08 2020.11 2021.02 2021.05 2021.08 2021.11 2022.02 2022.05 2022.08 2022.11 2023.02 2023.05 2023.08 2023.11 2024.02 2024.05 2024.08 2024.11 5K 10K 15K 20K 25K
* 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 23 December 2024.
Masskrug 26.4% Server Room 26.7% Boat 27.4% Server Rack 19.5% Test Option Popularity OpenBenchmarking.org
OpenCL 22.4% CPU-only 77.6% Acceleration Option Popularity OpenBenchmarking.org
Revision Historysystem/darktable-1.0.5 [View Source ] Fri, 13 Nov 2020 16:07:01 GMT Updates for latest macOS support.
system/darktable-1.0.4 [View Source ] Tue, 15 Oct 2019 18:33:49 GMT Add macOS support.
system/darktable-1.0.3 [View Source ] Sun, 29 Jul 2018 14:55:06 GMT Should have been uploaded to system/ not pts/
system/darktable-1.0.2 [View Source ] Sun, 08 Apr 2018 10:32:42 GMT Darktable works on BSD
system/darktable-1.0.1 [View Source ] Thu, 01 Mar 2018 10:50:03 GMT Add initial Windows support
system/darktable-1.0.0 [View Source ] Sun, 27 Nov 2016 19:21:00 GMT Initial commit of Darktable photo workflow benchmark.
Performance MetricsAnalyze Test Configuration: system/darktable-1.0.x - Test: Boat - Acceleration: OpenCL system/darktable-1.0.x - Test: Masskrug - Acceleration: OpenCL system/darktable-1.0.x - Test: Server Rack - Acceleration: OpenCL system/darktable-1.0.x - Test: Server Room - Acceleration: OpenCL system/darktable-1.0.x - Test: Boat - Acceleration: CPU-only system/darktable-1.0.x - Test: Masskrug - Acceleration: CPU-only system/darktable-1.0.x - Test: Server Room - Acceleration: CPU-only system/darktable-1.0.x - Test: Masskrug - Acceleration: CPU-only system/darktable-1.0.x - Test: Boat - Acceleration: CPU-only system/darktable-1.0.x - Test: Server Room - Acceleration: CPU-only system/darktable-1.0.x - Test: Server Rack - Acceleration: CPU-only system/darktable-1.0.x - Test: Boat - Acceleration: OpenCL system/darktable-1.0.x - Test: Server Rack - Acceleration: OpenCL system/darktable-1.0.x - Test: Masskrug - Acceleration: OpenCL system/darktable-1.0.x - Test: Server Room - Acceleration: OpenCL system/darktable-1.0.x - Test: Masskrug - Acceleration: CPU-only system/darktable-1.0.x - Test: Server Rack - Acceleration: CPU-only system/darktable-1.0.x - Test: Boat - Acceleration: CPU-only system/darktable-1.0.x - Test: Server Room - Acceleration: CPU-only system/darktable-1.0.x - Test: Masskrug - Acceleration: OpenCL system/darktable-1.0.x - Test: Server Rack - Acceleration: OpenCL system/darktable-1.0.x - Test: Server Room - Acceleration: OpenCL system/darktable-1.0.x - Test: Boat - Acceleration: OpenCL system/darktable-1.0.x - Test: Masskrug - Acceleration: CPU-only system/darktable-1.0.x - Test: Boat - Acceleration: CPU-only system/darktable-1.0.x - Test: Server Rack - Acceleration: CPU-only system/darktable-1.0.x - Test: Server Room - Acceleration: CPU-only system/darktable-1.0.x - Test: Boat - Acceleration: OpenCL system/darktable-1.0.x - Test: Server Room - Acceleration: OpenCL system/darktable-1.0.x - Test: Masskrug - Acceleration: OpenCL system/darktable-1.0.x - Test: Server Rack - Acceleration: OpenCL system/darktable-1.0.x - Test: Boat - Acceleration: CPU-only system/darktable-1.0.x - Test: Server Room - Acceleration: CPU-only system/darktable-1.0.x - Test: Server Rack - Acceleration: CPU-only system/darktable-1.0.x - Test: Masskrug - Acceleration: CPU-only system/darktable-1.0.x - Test: Boat - Acceleration: CPU-only system/darktable-1.0.x - Test: Server Room - Acceleration: CPU-only system/darktable-1.0.x - Test: Server Rack - Acceleration: CPU-only system/darktable-1.0.x - Test: Masskrug - Acceleration: CPU-only system/darktable-1.0.x - Test: Boat - Acceleration: OpenCL system/darktable-1.0.x - Test: Server Room - Acceleration: CPU-only system/darktable-1.0.x - Test: Masskrug - Acceleration: CPU-only system/darktable-1.0.x - Test: Boat - Acceleration: CPU-only system/darktable-1.0.x - Test: Server Rack - Acceleration: CPU-only system/darktable-1.0.x - Test: Server Room - Acceleration: OpenCL system/darktable-1.0.x - Test: Server Rack - Acceleration: OpenCL system/darktable-1.0.x - Test: Boat - Acceleration: OpenCL system/darktable-1.0.x - Test: Masskrug - Acceleration: OpenCL system/darktable-1.0.x - Test: Server Room - Acceleration: CPU-only system/darktable-1.0.x - Test: Boat - Acceleration: CPU-only system/darktable-1.0.x - Test: Server Room - Acceleration: CPU-only system/darktable-1.0.x - Test: Masskrug - Acceleration: CPU-only system/darktable-1.0.x - Test: Boat - Acceleration: CPU-only system/darktable-1.0.x - Test: Server Room - Acceleration: CPU-only system/darktable-1.0.x - Test: Masskrug - Acceleration: CPU-only system/darktable-1.0.x - Test: Server Rack - Acceleration: CPU-only system/darktable-1.0.x - Test: Boat - Acceleration: CPU-only system/darktable-1.0.x - Test: Masskrug - Acceleration: CPU-only system/darktable-1.0.x - Test: Server Room - Acceleration: CPU-only system/darktable-1.0.x - Test: Server Rack - Acceleration: CPU-only system/darktable-1.0.x - Test: Boat - Acceleration: OpenCL system/darktable-1.0.x - Test: Server Rack - Acceleration: OpenCL system/darktable-1.0.x - Test: Masskrug - Acceleration: OpenCL system/darktable-1.0.x - Test: Server Room - Acceleration: OpenCL system/darktable-1.0.x - Test: Boat - Acceleration: CPU-only system/darktable-1.0.x - Test: Masskrug - Acceleration: CPU-only system/darktable-1.0.x - Test: Server Room - Acceleration: CPU-only system/darktable-1.0.x - Test: Server Rack - Acceleration: CPU-only system/darktable-1.0.x - Test: Boat - Acceleration: OpenCL system/darktable-1.0.x - Test: Masskrug - Acceleration: OpenCL system/darktable-1.0.x - Test: Server Room - Acceleration: OpenCL system/darktable-1.0.x - Test: Server Rack - Acceleration: OpenCL system/darktable-1.0.x - Test: Server Room - Acceleration: CPU-only system/darktable-1.0.x - Test: Masskrug - Acceleration: CPU-only system/darktable-1.0.x - Test: Boat - Acceleration: CPU-only system/darktable-1.0.x - Test: Server Rack - Acceleration: CPU-only system/darktable-1.0.x - Test: Masskrug - Acceleration: CPU-only system/darktable-1.0.x - Test: Server Room - Acceleration: CPU-only system/darktable-1.0.x - Test: Boat - Acceleration: CPU-only system/darktable-1.0.x - Test: Server Rack - Acceleration: CPU-only system/darktable-1.0.x - Test: Boat - Acceleration: OpenCL system/darktable-1.0.x - Test: Masskrug - Acceleration: OpenCL system/darktable-1.0.x - Test: Server Room - Acceleration: OpenCL system/darktable-1.0.x - Test: Server Rack - Acceleration: OpenCL system/darktable-1.0.x - Test: Masskrug - Acceleration: CPU-only system/darktable-1.0.x - Test: Server Room - Acceleration: CPU-only system/darktable-1.0.x - Test: Server Rack - Acceleration: CPU-only system/darktable-1.0.x - Test: Boat - Acceleration: CPU-only system/darktable-1.0.x - Test: Boat - Acceleration: CPU-only system/darktable-1.0.x - Test: Masskrug - Acceleration: CPU-only system/darktable-1.0.x - Test: Server Room - Acceleration: CPU-only system/darktable-1.0.x - Test: Server Rack - Acceleration: CPU-only system/darktable-1.0.x - Test: Boat - Acceleration: OpenCL system/darktable-1.0.x - Test: Masskrug - Acceleration: OpenCL system/darktable-1.0.x - Test: Server Room - Acceleration: OpenCL system/darktable-1.0.x - Test: Boat - Acceleration: CPU-only system/darktable-1.0.x - Test: Masskrug - Acceleration: CPU-only system/darktable-1.0.x - Test: Server Room - Acceleration: CPU-only system/darktable-1.0.x - Test: Server Rack - Acceleration: CPU-only system/darktable-1.0.x - Test: Boat - Acceleration: OpenCL system/darktable-1.0.x - Test: Server Room - Acceleration: OpenCL system/darktable-1.0.x - Test: Masskrug - Acceleration: OpenCL system/darktable-1.0.x - Test: Server Rack - Acceleration: OpenCL system/darktable-1.0.x - Test: Boat - Acceleration: CPU-only system/darktable-1.0.x - Test: Server Room - Acceleration: CPU-only system/darktable-1.0.x - Test: Masskrug - Acceleration: CPU-only system/darktable-1.0.x - Test: Server Rack - Acceleration: CPU-only system/darktable-1.0.x - Test: Server Room - Acceleration: OpenCL system/darktable-1.0.x - Test: Boat - Acceleration: OpenCL system/darktable-1.0.x - Test: Server Rack - Acceleration: OpenCL system/darktable-1.0.x - Test: Masskrug - Acceleration: OpenCL system/darktable-1.0.x - Test: Boat - Acceleration: CPU-only system/darktable-1.0.x - Test: Server Room - Acceleration: CPU-only system/darktable-1.0.x - Test: Masskrug - Acceleration: CPU-only system/darktable-1.0.x - Test: Server Rack - Acceleration: CPU-only system/darktable-1.0.x - Test: Boat - Acceleration: OpenCL system/darktable-1.0.x - Test: Server Room - Acceleration: OpenCL system/darktable-1.0.x - Test: Masskrug - Acceleration: OpenCL system/darktable-1.0.x - Test: Server Rack - Acceleration: OpenCL system/darktable-1.0.x - Test: Boat - Acceleration: CPU-only system/darktable-1.0.x - Test: Masskrug - Acceleration: CPU-only system/darktable-1.0.x - Test: Server Room - Acceleration: CPU-only system/darktable-1.0.x - Test: Boat - Acceleration: OpenCL system/darktable-1.0.x - Test: Server Rack - Acceleration: CPU-only system/darktable-1.0.x - Test: Server Room - Acceleration: OpenCL system/darktable-1.0.x - Test: Masskrug - Acceleration: OpenCL system/darktable-1.0.x - Test: Server Rack - Acceleration: OpenCL system/darktable-1.0.x - Test: Server Room - Acceleration: CPU-only system/darktable-1.0.x - Test: Boat - Acceleration: CPU-only system/darktable-1.0.x - Test: Masskrug - Acceleration: CPU-only system/darktable-1.0.x - Test: Boat - Acceleration: CPU-only system/darktable-1.0.x - Test: Server Room - Acceleration: CPU-only system/darktable-1.0.x - Test: Masskrug - Acceleration: CPU-only system/darktable-1.0.x - Test: Boat - Acceleration: OpenCL system/darktable-1.0.x - Test: Masskrug - Acceleration: OpenCL system/darktable-1.0.x - Test: Server Room - Acceleration: OpenCL system/darktable-1.0.x - Test: Server Room - Acceleration: CPU-only system/darktable-1.0.x - Test: Boat - Acceleration: CPU-only system/darktable-1.0.x - Test: Masskrug - Acceleration: CPU-only system/darktable-1.0.x - Test: Boat - Acceleration: OpenCL system/darktable-1.0.x - Test: Server Room - Acceleration: OpenCL system/darktable-1.0.x - Test: Masskrug - Acceleration: OpenCL Darktable 4.8.1 Test: Boat - Acceleration: OpenCL OpenBenchmarking.org metrics for this test profile configuration based on 69 public results since 26 August 2024 with the latest data as of 17 December 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)
Detailed Performance Overview OpenBenchmarking.org Distribution Of Public Results - Test: Boat - Acceleration: OpenCL 69 Results Range From 1 To 9 Seconds 1 1.667 2.334 3.001 3.668 4.335 5.002 5.669 6.336 7.003 7.67 8.337 9.004 5 10 15 20 25
Based on OpenBenchmarking.org data, the selected test / test configuration (Darktable 4.8.1 - Test: Boat - Acceleration: OpenCL ) 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.org Minutes Time Required To Complete Benchmark Test: Boat - Acceleration: OpenCL Run-Time 2 4 6 8 10 Min: 1 / Avg: 1 / Max: 1
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
Apple
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