Netperf

Netperf is a network bandwidth testing software. This test profile is used for automated testing of a netperf client and requires you have access to a netperf server.

This test profile automates the testing of a Netperf client. Ensure you have a suitable Netperf server running on your network prior to running this test.

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

Project Site

netperf.org

Test Created

4 December 2016

Last Updated

4 January 2020

Test Maintainer

Michael Larabel

Test Type

Network

Average Install Time

24 Seconds

Average Run Time

6 Minutes, 30 Seconds

Test Dependencies

C/C++ Compiler Toolchain

Accolades

100k+ Downloads

Supported Platforms

* 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 19 November 2024.

Revision History

pts/netperf-1.0.4 [View Source] Sat, 04 Jan 2020 10:42:18 GMT
Fix results definition per https://github.com/phoronix-test-suite/phoronix-test-suite/pull/396

pts/netperf-1.0.3 [View Source] Wed, 13 Mar 2019 07:06:19 GMT
Fix build on FreeBSD - https://github.com/phoronix-test-suite/test-profiles/pull/73

pts/netperf-1.0.2 [View Source] Wed, 07 Mar 2018 19:54:42 GMT
Netperf works fine on Windows without any test modifications thanks to Cygwin.

pts/netperf-1.0.1 [View Source] Sun, 04 Dec 2016 19:45:25 GMT
Add default CFLAGS, correct NUM_CPU_CORES env var

pts/netperf-1.0.0 [View Source] Sun, 04 Dec 2016 17:04:50 GMT
Initial commit of netperf client

Suites Using This Test

Networking Test Suite

Performance Metrics

Analyze Test Configuration:

Netperf 2.7.0

Server: 192.168.1.55 - Test: UDP Stream - Server To Client - 10G - Duration: 10 Seconds

OpenBenchmarking.org metrics for this test profile configuration based on 47 public results since 18 March 2018 with the latest data as of 26 April 2018.

Additional benchmark metrics will come after OpenBenchmarking.org has collected a sufficient data-set.

Based on OpenBenchmarking.org data, the selected test / test configuration (Netperf 2.7.0 - Server: 192.168.1.55 - Test: UDP Stream - Server To Client - 10G - Duration: 10 Seconds) 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.

Based on public OpenBenchmarking.org results, the selected test / test configuration has an average standard deviation of 1.8%.

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