CPU Fun

Packetloss · 01-23-2005, 07:57 PM

Based on a conversation we had in the admin threads, i thought i'd post this here for discussion..I decided to do a test, and see how much a G-Series processor (G4/G5) stacks up to a pentium. (If anyone has amd/amd64 machines id love to see recent results). Using the www.distributed.net client, I ran a test on a number of machines:

Mobile pentium 4 3.06ghz XP

Quote:

[Jan 23 22:04:03 UTC] RC5-72: 0 packets are in buff-out.r72
[Jan 23 22:04:03 UTC] 2 crunchers ('a' and 'b') have been started.
.....10%.....20%.....30%.....40%.....50%.....60%.. ...70%.....80%.....90%....100
[Jan 23 22:27:30 UTC] RC5-72: Completed CA

946687B:00000000 (1.00 stats units)
0.00:23:26.39 - [3,053,939 keys/s]
[Jan 23 22:27:30 UTC] RC5-72: Loaded CA

946687D:00000000:1*2^32
[Jan 23 22:27:30 UTC] RC5-72: Summary: 1 packet (1.00 stats units)
0.00:23:26.39 - [3,053,939 keys/s]
[Jan 23 22:27:30 UTC] RC5-72: 45 packets (45.00 stats units) remain in
buff-in.r72
Projected ideal time to completion: 0.08:47:15.00

Pentium 4 3.2ghz XP

Quote:

[Jan 23 21:39:04 UTC] The keyserver says: OGR is closed.
[Jan 23 21:39:10 UTC] RC5-72: Retrieved stats unit 48 of 48 (100.00%)
[Jan 23 21:39:16 UTC] OGR-P2: Retrieved packet 48 of 48 (100.00%)
[Jan 23 21:39:16 UTC] Connection closed.
[Jan 23 21:39:16 UTC] Automatic processor type detection found
an Intel Pentium 4 (Northwood) processor.
[Jan 23 21:39:16 UTC] RC5-72: using core #7 (SGP 3-pipe).
[Jan 23 21:39:16 UTC] RC5-72: Loaded CA

72B79C0:00000000:1*2^32
[Jan 23 21:39:16 UTC] RC5-72: Loaded CA

72B79C1:00000000:1*2^32
[Jan 23 21:39:16 UTC] RC5-72: 46 packets (46.00 stats units) remain in
buff-in.r72
[Jan 23 21:39:16 UTC] RC5-72: 0 packets are in buff-out.r72
[Jan 23 21:39:16 UTC] 2 crunchers ('a' and 'b') have been started.
.....10%.....20%.....30%.....40%.....50%.....60%.. ...70%.....80%.....90%....100
[Jan 23 22:23:55 UTC] RC5-72: Completed CA

72B79C1:00000000 (1.00 stats units)
0.00:44:37.48 - [1,604,130 keys/s]
[Jan 23 22:23:55 UTC] RC5-72: Loaded CA

72B79C3:00000000:1*2^32
[Jan 23 22:23:55 UTC] RC5-72: Summary: 1 packet (1.00 stats units)
0.00:44:37.48 - [1,604,130 keys/s]
[Jan 23 22:23:55 UTC] RC5-72: 45 packets (45.00 stats units) remain in
buff-in.r72
Projected ideal time to completion: 0.16:43:52.00

G5 2.0ghz OSX

Quote:

[Jan 23 21:40:46 UTC] Loading crunchers with work...
[Jan 23 21:40:46 UTC] Connected to us.v29.distributed.net:2064...
[Jan 23 21:40:46 UTC] The keyserver says: "AIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE! [bob]"
[Jan 23 21:40:46 UTC] Retrieved project state data from server. (cached)
[Jan 23 21:40:48 UTC] RC5-72: Retrieved stats unit 48 of 48 (100.00%)
[Jan 23 21:40:50 UTC] OGR-P2: Retrieved packet 48 of 48 (100.00%)
[Jan 23 21:40:50 UTC] Connection closed.
[Jan 23 21:40:50 UTC] Automatic processor type detection found
a PowerPC 970 (G5) processor.
[Jan 23 21:40:50 UTC] RC5-72: using core #4 (KKS 7450).
[Jan 23 21:40:50 UTC] RC5-72 #a: Loaded CA

99F6E7E:00000000:1*2^32
[Jan 23 21:40:50 UTC] RC5-72 #b: Loaded CA

99F6E7F:00000000:1*2^32
[Jan 23 21:40:50 UTC] RC5-72: 46 packets (46.00 stats units) remain in
buff-in.r72
[Jan 23 21:40:50 UTC] RC5-72: 0 packets are in buff-out.r72
[Jan 23 21:40:50 UTC] 2 crunchers ('a' and 'b') have been started.
.....10%.....20%.....30%.....40%.....50%.....60%.. ...70%.....80%.....90%....100
[Jan 23 21:45:45 UTC] RC5-72 #b: Completed CA

99F6E7F:00000000 (1.00 stats units)
0.00:04:54.62 - [14,577,766 keys/s]
[Jan 23 21:45:45 UTC] RC5-72 #b: Loaded CA

99F6E80:00000000:1*2^32
[Jan 23 21:45:45 UTC] RC5-72 #a: Completed CA

99F6E7E:00000000 (1.00 stats units)
0.00:04:54.38 - [14,589,948 keys/s]
[Jan 23 21:45:45 UTC] RC5-72 #a: Loaded CA

99F6E81:00000000:1*2^32
[Jan 23 21:45:45 UTC] RC5-72: Summary: 2 packets (2.00 stats units)
0.00:04:58.77 - [28.75 Mkeys/s]
[Jan 23 21:45:45 UTC] RC5-72: 44 packets (44.00 stats units) remain in
buff-in.r72
Projected ideal time to completion: 0.01:47:48.00

G4 1.2ghz OSX ibook

Quote:

[Jan 23 21:49:30 UTC] Automatic processor detection found 1 processor.
[Jan 23 21:49:30 UTC] Connected to us.v29.distributed.net:2064...
[Jan 23 21:49:30 UTC] The keyserver says: "Moo from Austin Texas"
[Jan 23 21:49:30 UTC] Retrieved project state data from server. (cached)
[Jan 23 21:49:32 UTC] RC5-72: Retrieved stats unit 24 of 24 (100.00%)
[Jan 23 21:49:34 UTC] OGR-P2: Retrieved packet 24 of 24 (100.00%)
[Jan 23 21:49:34 UTC] Connection closed.
[Jan 23 21:49:34 UTC] Automatic processor type detection found
a PowerPC 7447A (G4) processor.
[Jan 23 21:49:34 UTC] RC5-72: using core #4 (KKS 7450).
[Jan 23 21:49:34 UTC] RC5-72: Loaded CA

945CF38:00000000:1*2^32
[Jan 23 21:49:34 UTC] RC5-72: 23 packets (23.00 stats units) remain in
buff-in.r72
[Jan 23 21:49:34 UTC] RC5-72: 0 packets are in buff-out.r72
[Jan 23 21:49:34 UTC] 1 cruncher has been started.
.....10%.....20%.....30%.....40%.....50%.....60%.. ...70%.....80%.....90%....100
[Jan 23 21:56:12 UTC] RC5-72: Completed CA

945CF38:00000000 (1.00 stats units)
0.00:06:37.33 - [10,809,655 keys/s]
[Jan 23 21:56:12 UTC] RC5-72: Loaded CA

945CF3A:00000000:1*2^32
[Jan 23 21:56:12 UTC] RC5-72: Summary: 1 packet (1.00 stats units)
0.00:06:37.33 - [10.81 Mkeys/s]
[Jan 23 21:56:12 UTC] RC5-72: 22 packets (22.00 stats units) remain in
buff-in.r72
Projected ideal time to completion: 0.02:25:34.00

Single Xeon 2.4ghz FreeBSD

Quote:

[Jan 23 22:25:26 UTC] Automatic processor detection found 1 processor.
[Jan 23 22:25:26 UTC] Automatic processor type detection found
an Intel Pentium 4 (Northwood) processor.
[Jan 23 22:25:26 UTC] RC5-72: using core #7 (SGP 3-pipe).
[Jan 23 22:25:26 UTC] RC5-72: Loaded CA

9A05A5A:00000000:1*2^32
[Jan 23 22:25:26 UTC] RC5-72: 17 packets (17.00 stats units) remain in
buff-in.r72
[Jan 23 22:25:26 UTC] RC5-72: 4 packets (4.00 stats units) are in
buff-out.r72
[Jan 23 22:25:26 UTC] 1 cruncher has been started.
.....10%.....20%.....30%.....40%.....50%.....60%.. ...70%.....80%.....90%....100
[Jan 23 22:41:17 UTC] RC5-72: Completed CA

9A05A5A:00000000 (1.00 stats units)
0.00:15:50.94 - [4,516,589 keys/s]
[Jan 23 22:41:17 UTC] RC5-72: Loaded CA

9A05A5B:00000000:1*2^32
[Jan 23 22:41:17 UTC] RC5-72: Summary: 1 packet (1.00 stats units)
0.00:15:50.94 - [4,516,589 keys/s]
[Jan 23 22:41:17 UTC] RC5-72: 16 packets (16.00 stats units) remain in
buff-in.r72
Projected ideal time to completion: 0.04:13:20.00

Dual Xeon 2.4ghz FreeBSD

Quote:

[Jan 23 23:46:35 UTC] RC5-72: Loaded CA

9A30573:00000000:1*2^32
[Jan 23 23:46:35 UTC] RC5-72: Summary: 1 packet (1.00 stats units)
0.00:33:26.32 - [2,140,749 keys/s]
[Jan 23 23:46:35 UTC] RC5-72: 91 packets (91.00 stats units) remain in
buff-in.r72
Projected ideal time to completion: 0.12:40:36.00
[Jan 23 23:46:35 UTC] RC5-72: 1 packet (1.00 stats units) is in buff-out.r72
.....10%.....20%.....30%.....40%.....50%.....60%.. ...70%.....80%.....90%..ab|^C
[Jan 23 23:46:45 UTC] *Break* Shutting down...
[Jan 23 23:46:45 UTC] Shutting down...
[Jan 23 23:46:45 UTC] Waiting for crunchers to stop...
[Jan 23 23:46:45 UTC] RC5-72: Saved CA

9A3056F:00000000:1*2^32 (97.60% done)
0.00:33:37.19 - [2,078,132 keys/s]
[Jan 23 23:46:45 UTC] RC5-72: Summary: 1 packet (1.00 stats units)
0.00:33:26.32 - [2,140,749 keys/s]
[Jan 23 23:46:45 UTC] RC5-72: 95 packets (95.00 stats units) are in
buff-in.r72
[Jan 23 23:46:45 UTC] RC5-72: 1 packet (1.00 stats units) is in buff-out.r72
[Jan 23 23:46:45 UTC] Shutdown complete.

Conclusions:

Top Ranking:
1. Dual 2.0ghz G5 (28.75 Million Keys/Second)
2. Single 1.2ghz G4 (10.81 Million Keys/Second)
3. Dual 2.4ghz Xeon (2.0 + 2.1 = 4.1 Million Keys/Second)
4. Single 2.4ghz Xeon (4.51 Million Keys/Second)

okay - while we know that a g5 is fast, its still About six times faster than a xeon - dual or single (This is explained by SMP - A dual machine doesnt 'add' the cpus together to make a machine twice as fast, it handles the tasks in parallel - In the above case, you see how the dual xeon ran 2 proccesses - hence 2 results. A dual g5 can handle that one task on both cpus concurrently. this is a BIG DEAL. Your games on a dual xeon would run no better than a single p4. ut24k. battlefield, etc on our macs have access to BOTH processors as one. (feature of the bus).

My 1.2ghz G4 in my ibook - The same cpu as your average imac that people laugh at - Is over twice as powerful than a dual 2.4ghz xeon (yes, double the ghz, double the cpus - See above)

fun stuff!

Bonez · 01-24-2005, 12:06 PM

P3 1ghz, WinXP

Quote:

[Jan 24 15:04:04 UTC] Automatic processor type detection found
an Intel Pentium III processor.
[Jan 24 15:04:04 UTC] RC5-72: using core #6 (GO 2-pipe).
[Jan 24 15:04:04 UTC] RC5-72: Loaded CA

7609B63:00000000:1*2^32
[Jan 24 15:04:04 UTC] RC5-72: 23 packets (23.00 stats units) remain in
buff-in.r72
[Jan 24 15:04:04 UTC] RC5-72: 0 packets are in buff-out.r72
[Jan 24 15:04:04 UTC] 1 cruncher has been started.
.....10%.....20%.....30%.....40%.....50%.....60%.. ...70%.....80%.....90%....100
[Jan 24 15:39:06 UTC] RC5-72: Completed CA

7609B63:00000000 (1.00 stats units)
0.00:35:01.39 - [2,043,898 keys/s]
[Jan 24 15:39:06 UTC] RC5-72: Loaded CA

7609B66:00000000:1*2^32
[Jan 24 15:39:06 UTC] RC5-72: Summary: 1 packet (1.00 stats units)
0.00:35:01.39 - [2,043,898 keys/s ]
[Jan 24 15:39:06 UTC] RC5-72: 22 packets (22.00 stats units) remain in
buff-in.r72
Projected ideal time to completion: 0.12:50:22.00

that's sick on a p3

beat the p4

Packetloss · 01-24-2005, 12:33 PM

Not suprising. P4 hyperthreading, for the most part, sucks goat balls.

Anyone with an AMD?

Trahn_Lee_Liao · 01-24-2005, 04:12 PM

[Jan 24 20:08:15 UTC] Automatic processor detection found 1 processor.
[Jan 24 20:08:15 UTC] RC5-72: Loaded CA

77367CF:00000000:1*2^32 (67.00% done)
[Jan 24 20:08:15 UTC] RC5-72: 24 packets (24.00 stats units) remain in
buff-in.r72
Projected ideal time to completion: 0.07:06:48.00
[Jan 24 20:08:15 UTC] RC5-72: 0 packets are in buff-out.r72
[Jan 24 20:08:15 UTC] 1 cruncher has been started.
.....10%.....20%.....30%.....40%.....50%.....60%.. ...70%.....80%.....90%....100
[Jan 24 20:11:29 UTC] RC5-72: Completed CA

77367CF:00000000 (1.00 stats units)
0.00:03:14.00 - [7,306,128 keys/s]
[Jan 24 20:11:29 UTC] RC5-72: Loaded CA

77367D0:00000000:1*2^32
[Jan 24 20:11:29 UTC] RC5-72: Summary: 1 packet (1.00 stats units)
0.00:03:14.00 - [7,306,128 keys/s]
[Jan 24 20:11:30 UTC] RC5-72: 23 packets (23.00 stats units) remain in
buff-in.r72
Projected ideal time to completion: 0.03:45:01.00
[Jan 24 20:11:30 UTC] RC5-72: 1 packet (1.00 stats units) is in buff-out.r72
....

AMD 64 3200
1024mb PC3200

Packetloss · 01-24-2005, 04:25 PM

Impressive - kills a xeon. you did use the 64bit build i assume? That gives you a HUGE advantage, obviously. (Youd get the same advantages from a 64bit game build)

Trahn_Lee_Liao · 01-24-2005, 04:46 PM

Nope.. WinXp 32bit installation. Would probably be more impressive with the 64bit build?? I wouldn't know and it doesn't really matter to me. I just built a machine to play games and have always had good luck with the AMD stuff.

I originally had planned to do a P4 Machine when I built this one.. However, when I built this machine.. AMD was a bit easier on my wallet over the P4 at the time. Money was the driving factor.

Bonez · 01-24-2005, 06:45 PM

cmon packet, you know that ms won't release a final build of xp64 until intel gets it chips out.

Packetloss · 01-24-2005, 07:14 PM

yeah i smoke too much crack, on occasion.

Trahn_Lee_Liao · 01-25-2005, 01:01 AM

Um Bonez.. There is a 64bit version of XP out there.. It may be a Beta version, but I don't think so. Uncle Ho has had or has it currently on one of his AMD computers. Therefore, I know it exists.

Trahn_Lee_Liao · 01-25-2005, 01:08 AM

Um Bonez.. Windows XP is available in the 64 bit platform.. It may still be in the trial stage.. but it does exist and is available to the public for free for 360 trial period.