AMD Ryzen 5 9600X / Ryzen 7 9700X / Ryzen 9 9900X / Ryzen 9 9950X Linux Benchmarks

Benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article on launch day.

Ryzen 5 9600X

Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 9600X 6-Core @ 5.48GHz (6 Cores / 12 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS ROG STRIX X670E-E GAMING WIFI (2124 BIOS), Chipset: AMD Device 14d8, Memory: 2 x 16GB DDR5-6000MT/s G Skill F5-6000J3038F16G, Disk: 2000GB Corsair MP700 PRO, Graphics: AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE 16GB, Audio: AMD Navi 31 HDMI/DP, Monitor: DELL U2723QE, Network: Intel I225-V + Intel Wi-Fi 6E

OS: Ubuntu 24.04, Kernel: 6.10.0-phx (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 46.0, Display Server: X Server + Wayland, OpenGL: 4.6 Mesa 24.2~git2406040600.8112d4~oibaf~n (git-8112d44 2024-06-04 noble-oibaf-ppa) (LLVM 17.0.6 DRM 3.57), Compiler: GCC 13.2.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160

Kernel Notes: Transparent Huge Pages: madvise
Compiler Notes: --build=x86_64-linux-gnu --disable-vtable-verify --disable-werror --enable-cet --enable-checking=release --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-default-pie --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-languages=c,ada,c++,go,d,fortran,objc,obj-c++,m2 --enable-libphobos-checking=release --enable-libstdcxx-backtrace --enable-libstdcxx-debug --enable-libstdcxx-time=yes --enable-multiarch --enable-multilib --enable-nls --enable-objc-gc=auto --enable-offload-defaulted --enable-offload-targets=nvptx-none=/build/gcc-13-uJ7kn6/gcc-13-13.2.0/debian/tmp-nvptx/usr,amdgcn-amdhsa=/build/gcc-13-uJ7kn6/gcc-13-13.2.0/debian/tmp-gcn/usr --enable-plugin --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --host=x86_64-linux-gnu --program-prefix=x86_64-linux-gnu- --target=x86_64-linux-gnu --with-abi=m64 --with-arch-32=i686 --with-default-libstdcxx-abi=new --with-gcc-major-version-only --with-multilib-list=m32,m64,mx32 --with-target-system-zlib=auto --with-tune=generic --without-cuda-driver -v
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: amd-pstate-epp powersave (EPP: balance_performance) - CPU Microcode: 0xb40401a
Java Notes: OpenJDK Runtime Environment (build 21.0.3+9-Ubuntu-1ubuntu1)
Python Notes: Python 3.12.3
Security Notes: gather_data_sampling: Not affected + itlb_multihit: Not affected + l1tf: Not affected + mds: Not affected + meltdown: Not affected + mmio_stale_data: Not affected + reg_file_data_sampling: Not affected + retbleed: Not affected + spec_rstack_overflow: Not affected + spec_store_bypass: Mitigation of SSB disabled via prctl + spectre_v1: Mitigation of usercopy/swapgs barriers and __user pointer sanitization + spectre_v2: Mitigation of Enhanced / Automatic IBRS; IBPB: conditional; STIBP: always-on; RSB filling; PBRSB-eIBRS: Not affected; BHI: Not affected + srbds: Not affected + tsx_async_abort: Not affected

Ryzen 7 9700X

Changed Processor to AMD Ryzen 7 9700X 8-Core @ 5.58GHz (8 Cores / 16 Threads).

Ryzen 9 9900X

Changed Processor to AMD Ryzen 9 9900X 12-Core @ 5.66GHz (12 Cores / 24 Threads).

Ryzen 9 9950X

Changed Processor to AMD Ryzen 9 9950X 16-Core @ 5.75GHz (16 Cores / 32 Threads).

Selenium

Timed Linux Kernel Compilation

This test times how long it takes to build the Linux kernel in a default configuration (defconfig) for the architecture being tested or alternatively an allmodconfig for building all possible kernel modules for the build. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

Timed FFmpeg Compilation

This test times how long it takes to build the FFmpeg multimedia library. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

Timed Godot Game Engine Compilation

This test times how long it takes to compile the Godot Game Engine. Godot is a popular, open-source, cross-platform 2D/3D game engine and is built using the SCons build system and targeting the X11 platform. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

Timed PHP Compilation

This test times how long it takes to build PHP. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

Timed Gem5 Compilation

This test times how long it takes to compile Gem5. Gem5 is a simulator for computer system architecture research. Gem5 is widely used for computer architecture research within the industry, academia, and more. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

Timed LLVM Compilation

This test times how long it takes to compile/build the LLVM compiler stack. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

Timed Mesa Compilation

This test profile times how long it takes to compile Mesa with Meson/Ninja. For minimizing build dependencies and avoid versioning conflicts, test this is just the core Mesa build without LLVM or the extra Gallium3D/Mesa drivers enabled. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

7-Zip Compression

Zstd Compression

This test measures the time needed to compress/decompress a sample file (silesia.tar) using Zstd (Zstandard) compression with options for different compression levels / settings. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

Parallel BZIP2 Compression

This test measures the time needed to compress a file (FreeBSD-13.0-RELEASE-amd64-memstick.img) using Parallel BZIP2 compression. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

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. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

Blender

Blender is an open-source 3D creation and modeling software project. This test is of Blender's Cycles performance with various sample files. GPU computing via NVIDIA OptiX and NVIDIA CUDA is currently supported as well as HIP for AMD Radeon GPUs and Intel oneAPI for Intel Graphics. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

C-Ray

LuxCoreRender

LuxCoreRender is an open-source 3D physically based renderer formerly known as LuxRender. LuxCoreRender supports CPU-based rendering as well as GPU acceleration via OpenCL, NVIDIA CUDA, and NVIDIA OptiX interfaces. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

Appleseed

Appleseed is an open-source production renderer focused on physically-based global illumination rendering engine primarily designed for animation and visual effects. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

Chaos Group V-RAY

This is a test of Chaos Group's V-RAY benchmark. V-RAY is a commercial renderer that can integrate with various creator software products like SketchUp and 3ds Max. The V-RAY benchmark is standalone and supports CPU and NVIDIA CUDA/RTX based rendering. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

IndigoBench

This is a test of Indigo Renderer's IndigoBench benchmark. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OSPRay

Intel OSPRay is a portable ray-tracing engine for high-performance, high-fidelity scientific visualizations. OSPRay builds off Intel's Embree and Intel SPMD Program Compiler (ISPC) components as part of the oneAPI rendering toolkit. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OSPRay Studio

Intel OSPRay Studio is an open-source, interactive visualization and ray-tracing software package. OSPRay Studio makes use of Intel OSPRay, a portable ray-tracing engine for high-performance, high-fidelity visualizations. OSPRay builds off Intel's Embree and Intel SPMD Program Compiler (ISPC) components as part of the oneAPI rendering toolkit. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

Embree

Intel Embree is a collection of high-performance ray-tracing kernels for execution on CPUs (and GPUs via SYCL) and supporting instruction sets such as SSE, AVX, AVX2, and AVX-512. Embree also supports making use of the Intel SPMD Program Compiler (ISPC). Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

Intel Open Image Denoise

Open Image Denoise is a denoising library for ray-tracing and part of the Intel oneAPI rendering toolkit. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

Coremark

This is a test of EEMBC CoreMark processor benchmark. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

QuantLib

BRL-CAD

BRL-CAD is a cross-platform, open-source solid modeling system with built-in benchmark mode. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenFOAM

OpenFOAM is the leading free, open-source software for computational fluid dynamics (CFD). This test profile currently uses the drivaerFastback test case for analyzing automotive aerodynamics or alternatively the older motorBike input. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenRadioss

OpenRadioss is an open-source AGPL-licensed finite element solver for dynamic event analysis OpenRadioss is based on Altair Radioss and open-sourced in 2022. This open-source finite element solver is benchmarked with various example models available from https://www.openradioss.org/models/ and https://github.com/OpenRadioss/ModelExchange/tree/main/Examples. This test is currently using a reference OpenRadioss binary build offered via GitHub. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

libxsmm

Libxsmm is an open-source library for specialized dense and sparse matrix operations and deep learning primitives. Libxsmm supports making use of Intel AMX, AVX-512, and other modern CPU instruction set capabilities. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

GPAW

GPAW is a density-functional theory (DFT) Python code based on the projector-augmented wave (PAW) method and the atomic simulation environment (ASE). Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

Pennant

Pennant is an application focused on hydrodynamics on general unstructured meshes in 2D. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

NAS Parallel Benchmarks

NPB, NAS Parallel Benchmarks, is a benchmark developed by NASA for high-end computer systems. This test profile currently uses the MPI version of NPB. This test profile offers selecting the different NPB tests/problems and varying problem sizes. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

Xcompact3d Incompact3d

Xcompact3d Incompact3d is a Fortran-MPI based, finite difference high-performance code for solving the incompressible Navier-Stokes equation and as many as you need scalar transport equations. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

ACES DGEMM

This is a multi-threaded DGEMM benchmark. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

miniBUDE

MiniBUDE is a mini application for the the core computation of the Bristol University Docking Engine (BUDE). This test profile currently makes use of the OpenMP implementation of miniBUDE for CPU benchmarking. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

SPECFEM3D

simulates acoustic (fluid), elastic (solid), coupled acoustic/elastic, poroelastic or seismic wave propagation in any type of conforming mesh of hexahedra. This test profile currently relies on CPU-based execution for SPECFEM3D and using a variety of their built-in examples/models for benchmarking. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

GROMACS

The GROMACS (GROningen MAchine for Chemical Simulations) molecular dynamics package testing with the water_GMX50 data. This test profile allows selecting between CPU and GPU-based GROMACS builds. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

NAMD

NAMD is a parallel molecular dynamics code designed for high-performance simulation of large biomolecular systems. NAMD was developed by the Theoretical and Computational Biophysics Group in the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

LAMMPS Molecular Dynamics Simulator

LAMMPS is a classical molecular dynamics code, and an acronym for Large-scale Atomic/Molecular Massively Parallel Simulator. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

ASKAP

ASKAP is a set of benchmarks from the Australian SKA Pathfinder. The principal ASKAP benchmarks are the Hogbom Clean Benchmark (tHogbomClean) and Convolutional Resamping Benchmark (tConvolve) as well as some previous ASKAP benchmarks being included as well for OpenCL and CUDA execution of tConvolve. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

CloverLeaf

CloverLeaf is a Lagrangian-Eulerian hydrodynamics benchmark. This test profile currently makes use of CloverLeaf's OpenMP version. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

nginx

This is a benchmark of the lightweight Nginx HTTP(S) web-server. This Nginx web server benchmark test profile makes use of the wrk program for facilitating the HTTP requests over a fixed period time with a configurable number of concurrent clients/connections. HTTPS with a self-signed OpenSSL certificate is used by this test for local benchmarking. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

Apache HTTP Server

This is a test of the Apache HTTPD web server. This Apache HTTPD web server benchmark test profile makes use of the wrk program for facilitating the HTTP requests over a fixed period time with a configurable number of concurrent clients. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

Gcrypt Library

OpenSSL

OpenSSL is an open-source toolkit that implements SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) and TLS (Transport Layer Security) protocols. This test profile makes use of the built-in "openssl speed" benchmarking capabilities. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

Cryptsetup

This is a test profile for running the cryptsetup benchmark to report on the system's cryptography performance. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

Xmrig

Xmrig is an open-source cross-platform CPU/GPU miner for RandomX, KawPow, CryptoNight and AstroBWT. This test profile is setup to measure the Xmrig CPU mining performance. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

Cpuminer-Opt

ScyllaDB

This is a benchmark of ScyllaDB and is making use of Apache Cassandra's cassandra-stress for conducting the benchmark. ScyllaDB is an open-source distributed NoSQL data store that is compatible with Apache Cassandra while focusing on higher throughput and lower latency. ScyllaDB uses a sharded design on each node. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

DuckDB

Apache IoTDB

Apache IotDB is a time series database and this benchmark is facilitated using the IoT Benchmaark [https://github.com/thulab/iot-benchmark/]. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

ClickHouse

ClickHouse is an open-source, high performance OLAP data management system. This test profile uses ClickHouse's standard benchmark recommendations per https://clickhouse.com/docs/en/operations/performance-test/ / https://github.com/ClickHouse/ClickBench/tree/main/clickhouse with the 100 million rows web analytics dataset. The reported value is the query processing time using the geometric mean of all separate queries performed as an aggregate. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

PostgreSQL

This is a benchmark of PostgreSQL using the integrated pgbench for facilitating the database benchmarks. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

CockroachDB

CockroachDB is a cloud-native, distributed SQL database for data intensive applications. This test profile uses a server-less CockroachDB configuration to test various Coackroach workloads on the local host with a single node. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

Memcached

Memcached is a high performance, distributed memory object caching system. This Memcached test profiles makes use of memtier_benchmark for excuting this CPU/memory-focused server benchmark. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

RocksDB

This is a benchmark of Meta/Facebook's RocksDB as an embeddable persistent key-value store for fast storage based on Google's LevelDB. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

Speedb

Speedb is a next-generation key value storage engine that is RocksDB compatible and aiming for stability, efficiency, and performance. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

PyBench

This test profile reports the total time of the different average timed test results from PyBench. PyBench reports average test times for different functions such as BuiltinFunctionCalls and NestedForLoops, with this total result providing a rough estimate as to Python's average performance on a given system. This test profile runs PyBench each time for 20 rounds. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

PyPerformance

Git

This test measures the time needed to carry out some sample Git operations on an example, static repository that happens to be a copy of the GNOME GTK tool-kit repository. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

simdjson

This is a benchmark of SIMDJSON, a high performance JSON parser. SIMDJSON aims to be the fastest JSON parser and is used by projects like Microsoft FishStore, Yandex ClickHouse, Shopify, and others. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

Numpy Benchmark

This is a test to obtain the general Numpy performance. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

Node.js V8 Web Tooling Benchmark

Running the V8 project's Web-Tooling-Benchmark under Node.js. The Web-Tooling-Benchmark stresses JavaScript-related workloads common to web developers like Babel and TypeScript and Babylon. This test profile can test the system's JavaScript performance with Node.js. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

PHPBench

PHPBench is a benchmark suite for PHP. It performs a large number of simple tests in order to bench various aspects of the PHP interpreter. PHPBench can be used to compare hardware, operating systems, PHP versions, PHP accelerators and caches, compiler options, etc. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

dav1d

AOM AV1

SVT-AV1

SVT-HEVC

This is a test of the Intel Open Visual Cloud Scalable Video Technology SVT-HEVC CPU-based multi-threaded video encoder for the HEVC / H.265 video format with a sample YUV video file. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.