14-Way Intel/AMD Benchmarks On Ubuntu 17.04 + Linux 4.10

[Michael]

Hi Michael,

Please consider updating the OpenSSL Test from version 1.0.1 to 1.0.2:

https://openbenchmarking.org/test/pts/openssl

Version 1.0.2 contains many Intel hand optimized assembler routines, available in recent CPU generations. See Ivy-Bridge, Haswell, Broardwell optimizations in RSA-4096 (that's the one you test):

https://software.intel.com/en-us/articles/improving-openssl-performance

version 1.0.2 is quite common these days: e.g. Ubuntu 16.04 LTS features this already and makes use of it when Setting up webservers with apache or the like. I know results differ in this case and make comparing results difficult. The alternative would be a dedicated article comparing improvements beween CPU generations and software versions.

the above optimizations use plenty of recent CPU extensions such as AES-NI, AVX(2), MULX, ADCX, ADOX, RORX, and RDSEED. It would be interesting to see how these perform on New AMD CPUs since they for sure have different Clock-Cycles per instruction characteristics. Maybe Even extend the test to a mix of RSA, AES and elliptic curve tests (just Those that are Most commonly used by current browers).

Hey 7oby! I hadn't realized the OpenSSL release had introduced those improvements, so yes, will update the test profile -- probably to 1.1 now.

[7oby]

Hi Michael,

Please consider updating the OpenSSL Test from version 1.0.1 to 1.0.2:

https://openbenchmarking.org/test/pts/openssl

Version 1.0.2 contains many Intel hand optimized assembler routines, available in recent CPU generations. See Ivy-Bridge, Haswell, Broardwell optimizations in RSA-4096 (that's the one you test):

https://software.intel.com/en-us/articles/improving-openssl-performance

version 1.0.2 is quite common these days: e.g. Ubuntu 16.04 LTS features this already and makes use of it when Setting up webservers with apache or the like. I know results differ in this case and make comparing results difficult. The alternative would be a dedicated article comparing improvements beween CPU generations and software versions.

the above optimizations use plenty of recent CPU extensions such as AES-NI, AVX(2), MULX, ADCX, ADOX, RORX, and RDSEED. It would be interesting to see how these perform on New AMD CPUs since they for sure have different Clock-Cycles per instruction characteristics. Maybe Even extend the test to a mix of RSA, AES and elliptic curve tests (just Those that are Most commonly used by current browers).

[wizard69]

Nice, Could be interesting to see how well the 1800x does.

Going on the benchmarks it obvious the real little gains from the 4790 and the 7700

Im hopeful for all versions of Ryzen. It likely won't beat intel in every test but will be good enough. It will be better than intel if they can keep all the cores running at full speed. This is key and frankly i hope Micheals test focus on threaded jobs.

As for Intel yeah they have forgotten why they àre in business.

[Herem]

Yep there will be 1700 and 1800x Linux comparison.

Does that mean AMD came through with a review sample of the 1800X in the end?

[dungeon]

Might be time to retire the 710 & 425. They're over 7 years old now.

Old least matter, but these both sucking 95W power for no reason... even 3 year old 25W Athlon 5350 has similar perf with these (singlethread slightly slower - multithread slightly faster)

Should save Michael's power bill if that is idea... even that Core i7 990X should be be retired - 130W for nothing much, múlti is fine but single is slow - likely any HT Ryzen even on 65W will eat that.

[Michael]

Might be time to retire the 710 & 425. They're over 7 years old now.

Indeed, plan to after Ryzen launch.

[Mark Rose]

Might be time to retire the 710 & 425. They're over 7 years old now.

[Michael]

Nice, Could be interesting to see how well the 1800x does.

Yep there will be 1700 and 1800x Linux comparison.

[pete910]

Nice, Could be interesting to see how well the 1800x does.

Going on the benchmarks it obvious the real little gains from the 4790 and the 7700

[Michael]

I don't see the 6600K in any of the benchmarks.

Still need to re-run them.