Here’s a UnixBench performance comparison between PC Engines APU1 vs the brand new APU2. Both system boards are equipped with 4 GB of RAM and a 16 GB mSATA SSD. While the APU1 sports a dual core AMD G series T40E CPU, the APU2 comes with a AMD G series GX-412TC quad core CPU.
PC Engines APU1 D4 UnixBench results
# # # # # # # ##### ###### # # #### # # # # ## # # # # # # # ## # # # # # # # # # # # ## ##### ##### # # # # ###### # # # # # # ## # # # # # # # # # # # # ## # # # # # # # ## # # # # #### # # # # # ##### ###### # # #### # # Version 5.1.3 Based on the Byte Magazine Unix Benchmark Multi-CPU version Version 5 revisions by Ian Smith, Sunnyvale, CA, USA January 13, 2011 johantheghost at yahoo period com 1 x Dhrystone 2 using register variables 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 x Double-Precision Whetstone 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 x Execl Throughput 1 2 3 1 x File Copy 1024 bufsize 2000 maxblocks 1 2 3 1 x File Copy 256 bufsize 500 maxblocks 1 2 3 1 x File Copy 4096 bufsize 8000 maxblocks 1 2 3 1 x Pipe Throughput 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 x Pipe-based Context Switching 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 x Process Creation 1 2 3 1 x System Call Overhead 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 x Shell Scripts (1 concurrent) 1 2 3 1 x Shell Scripts (8 concurrent) 1 2 3 2 x Dhrystone 2 using register variables 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 2 x Double-Precision Whetstone 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 2 x Execl Throughput 1 2 3 2 x File Copy 1024 bufsize 2000 maxblocks 1 2 3 2 x File Copy 256 bufsize 500 maxblocks 1 2 3 2 x File Copy 4096 bufsize 8000 maxblocks 1 2 3 2 x Pipe Throughput 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 2 x Pipe-based Context Switching 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 2 x Process Creation 1 2 3 2 x System Call Overhead 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 2 x Shell Scripts (1 concurrent) 1 2 3 2 x Shell Scripts (8 concurrent) 1 2 3 ======================================================================== BYTE UNIX Benchmarks (Version 5.1.3) System: apu1d4: GNU/Linux OS: GNU/Linux -- 4.2.0-23-generic -- #28-Ubuntu SMP Sun Dec 27 17:47:31 UTC 2015 Machine: x86_64 (x86_64) Language: en_US.utf8 (charmap="UTF-8", collate="UTF-8") CPU 0: AMD G-T40E Processor (2000.1 bogomips) Hyper-Threading, x86-64, MMX, AMD MMX, Physical Address Ext, SYSENTER/SYSEXIT, AMD virtualization, SYSCALL/SYSRET CPU 1: AMD G-T40E Processor (2000.1 bogomips) Hyper-Threading, x86-64, MMX, AMD MMX, Physical Address Ext, SYSENTER/SYSEXIT, AMD virtualization, SYSCALL/SYSRET 15:29:29 up 1 day, 2:12, 1 user, load average: 0.16, 0.06, 0.06; runlevel 5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Benchmark Run: Sun Jan 10 2016 15:29:29 - 15:57:32 2 CPUs in system; running 1 parallel copy of tests Dhrystone 2 using register variables 6114809.0 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples) Double-Precision Whetstone 1101.4 MWIPS (9.9 s, 7 samples) Execl Throughput 635.8 lps (29.9 s, 2 samples) File Copy 1024 bufsize 2000 maxblocks 165582.2 KBps (30.0 s, 2 samples) File Copy 256 bufsize 500 maxblocks 50826.5 KBps (30.0 s, 2 samples) File Copy 4096 bufsize 8000 maxblocks 396706.7 KBps (30.0 s, 2 samples) Pipe Throughput 405557.6 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples) Pipe-based Context Switching 22794.5 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples) Process Creation 1887.2 lps (30.0 s, 2 samples) Shell Scripts (1 concurrent) 1774.0 lpm (60.0 s, 2 samples) Shell Scripts (8 concurrent) 359.0 lpm (60.1 s, 2 samples) System Call Overhead 771236.7 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples) System Benchmarks Index Values BASELINE RESULT INDEX Dhrystone 2 using register variables 116700.0 6114809.0 524.0 Double-Precision Whetstone 55.0 1101.4 200.3 Execl Throughput 43.0 635.8 147.8 File Copy 1024 bufsize 2000 maxblocks 3960.0 165582.2 418.1 File Copy 256 bufsize 500 maxblocks 1655.0 50826.5 307.1 File Copy 4096 bufsize 8000 maxblocks 5800.0 396706.7 684.0 Pipe Throughput 12440.0 405557.6 326.0 Pipe-based Context Switching 4000.0 22794.5 57.0 Process Creation 126.0 1887.2 149.8 Shell Scripts (1 concurrent) 42.4 1774.0 418.4 Shell Scripts (8 concurrent) 6.0 359.0 598.3 System Call Overhead 15000.0 771236.7 514.2 ======== System Benchmarks Index Score 297.9 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Benchmark Run: Sun Jan 10 2016 15:57:32 - 16:25:34 2 CPUs in system; running 2 parallel copies of tests Dhrystone 2 using register variables 12224272.2 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples) Double-Precision Whetstone 2202.6 MWIPS (9.9 s, 7 samples) Execl Throughput 1575.5 lps (30.0 s, 2 samples) File Copy 1024 bufsize 2000 maxblocks 247894.5 KBps (30.0 s, 2 samples) File Copy 256 bufsize 500 maxblocks 75664.3 KBps (30.0 s, 2 samples) File Copy 4096 bufsize 8000 maxblocks 547591.5 KBps (30.0 s, 2 samples) Pipe Throughput 811037.9 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples) Pipe-based Context Switching 93159.7 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples) Process Creation 3830.0 lps (30.0 s, 2 samples) Shell Scripts (1 concurrent) 2774.9 lpm (60.0 s, 2 samples) Shell Scripts (8 concurrent) 367.3 lpm (60.1 s, 2 samples) System Call Overhead 1148630.5 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples) System Benchmarks Index Values BASELINE RESULT INDEX Dhrystone 2 using register variables 116700.0 12224272.2 1047.5 Double-Precision Whetstone 55.0 2202.6 400.5 Execl Throughput 43.0 1575.5 366.4 File Copy 1024 bufsize 2000 maxblocks 3960.0 247894.5 626.0 File Copy 256 bufsize 500 maxblocks 1655.0 75664.3 457.2 File Copy 4096 bufsize 8000 maxblocks 5800.0 547591.5 944.1 Pipe Throughput 12440.0 811037.9 652.0 Pipe-based Context Switching 4000.0 93159.7 232.9 Process Creation 126.0 3830.0 304.0 Shell Scripts (1 concurrent) 42.4 2774.9 654.5 Shell Scripts (8 concurrent) 6.0 367.3 612.2 System Call Overhead 15000.0 1148630.5 765.8 ======== System Benchmarks Index Score 538.0
PC Engines APU2 B4 UnixBench results
# # # # # # # ##### ###### # # #### # # # # ## # # # # # # # ## # # # # # # # # # # # ## ##### ##### # # # # ###### # # # # # # ## # # # # # # # # # # # # ## # # # # # # # ## # # # # #### # # # # # ##### ###### # # #### # # Version 5.1.3 Based on the Byte Magazine Unix Benchmark Multi-CPU version Version 5 revisions by Ian Smith, Sunnyvale, CA, USA January 13, 2011 johantheghost at yahoo period com 1 x Dhrystone 2 using register variables 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 x Double-Precision Whetstone 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 x Execl Throughput 1 2 3 1 x File Copy 1024 bufsize 2000 maxblocks 1 2 3 1 x File Copy 256 bufsize 500 maxblocks 1 2 3 1 x File Copy 4096 bufsize 8000 maxblocks 1 2 3 1 x Pipe Throughput 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 x Pipe-based Context Switching 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 x Process Creation 1 2 3 1 x System Call Overhead 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 x Shell Scripts (1 concurrent) 1 2 3 1 x Shell Scripts (8 concurrent) 1 2 3 4 x Dhrystone 2 using register variables 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 4 x Double-Precision Whetstone 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 4 x Execl Throughput 1 2 3 4 x File Copy 1024 bufsize 2000 maxblocks 1 2 3 4 x File Copy 256 bufsize 500 maxblocks 1 2 3 4 x File Copy 4096 bufsize 8000 maxblocks 1 2 3 4 x Pipe Throughput 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 4 x Pipe-based Context Switching 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 4 x Process Creation 1 2 3 4 x System Call Overhead 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 4 x Shell Scripts (1 concurrent) 1 2 3 4 x Shell Scripts (8 concurrent) 1 2 3 ======================================================================== BYTE UNIX Benchmarks (Version 5.1.3) System: apu2b4: GNU/Linux OS: GNU/Linux -- 4.2.0-23-generic -- #28-Ubuntu SMP Sun Dec 27 17:47:31 UTC 2015 Machine: x86_64 (x86_64) Language: en_US.utf8 (charmap="UTF-8", collate="UTF-8") CPU 0: AMD GX-412TC SOC (1996.0 bogomips) Hyper-Threading, x86-64, MMX, AMD MMX, Physical Address Ext, SYSENTER/SYSEXIT, AMD virtualization, SYSCALL/SYSRET CPU 1: AMD GX-412TC SOC (1996.0 bogomips) Hyper-Threading, x86-64, MMX, AMD MMX, Physical Address Ext, SYSENTER/SYSEXIT, AMD virtualization, SYSCALL/SYSRET CPU 2: AMD GX-412TC SOC (1996.0 bogomips) Hyper-Threading, x86-64, MMX, AMD MMX, Physical Address Ext, SYSENTER/SYSEXIT, AMD virtualization, SYSCALL/SYSRET CPU 3: AMD GX-412TC SOC (1996.0 bogomips) Hyper-Threading, x86-64, MMX, AMD MMX, Physical Address Ext, SYSENTER/SYSEXIT, AMD virtualization, SYSCALL/SYSRET 19:00:30 up 1:03, 2 users, load average: 10.32, 11.03, 6.47; runlevel 5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Benchmark Run: Sun Jan 17 2016 19:00:30 - 19:28:43 4 CPUs in system; running 1 parallel copy of tests Dhrystone 2 using register variables 4151741.1 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples) Double-Precision Whetstone 669.3 MWIPS (10.0 s, 7 samples) Execl Throughput 689.0 lps (29.9 s, 2 samples) File Copy 1024 bufsize 2000 maxblocks 97122.4 KBps (30.0 s, 2 samples) File Copy 256 bufsize 500 maxblocks 28250.7 KBps (30.0 s, 2 samples) File Copy 4096 bufsize 8000 maxblocks 260102.2 KBps (30.0 s, 2 samples) Pipe Throughput 237277.8 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples) Pipe-based Context Switching 17073.7 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples) Process Creation 1809.9 lps (30.0 s, 2 samples) Shell Scripts (1 concurrent) 1552.9 lpm (60.0 s, 2 samples) Shell Scripts (8 concurrent) 482.1 lpm (60.1 s, 2 samples) System Call Overhead 458766.2 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples) System Benchmarks Index Values BASELINE RESULT INDEX Dhrystone 2 using register variables 116700.0 4151741.1 355.8 Double-Precision Whetstone 55.0 669.3 121.7 Execl Throughput 43.0 689.0 160.2 File Copy 1024 bufsize 2000 maxblocks 3960.0 97122.4 245.3 File Copy 256 bufsize 500 maxblocks 1655.0 28250.7 170.7 File Copy 4096 bufsize 8000 maxblocks 5800.0 260102.2 448.5 Pipe Throughput 12440.0 237277.8 190.7 Pipe-based Context Switching 4000.0 17073.7 42.7 Process Creation 126.0 1809.9 143.6 Shell Scripts (1 concurrent) 42.4 1552.9 366.2 Shell Scripts (8 concurrent) 6.0 482.1 803.5 System Call Overhead 15000.0 458766.2 305.8 ======== System Benchmarks Index Score 221.2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Benchmark Run: Sun Jan 17 2016 19:28:43 - 19:57:01 4 CPUs in system; running 4 parallel copies of tests Dhrystone 2 using register variables 15767346.8 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples) Double-Precision Whetstone 2588.9 MWIPS (10.0 s, 7 samples) Execl Throughput 2630.4 lps (29.9 s, 2 samples) File Copy 1024 bufsize 2000 maxblocks 170072.1 KBps (30.0 s, 2 samples) File Copy 256 bufsize 500 maxblocks 48556.3 KBps (30.0 s, 2 samples) File Copy 4096 bufsize 8000 maxblocks 460096.8 KBps (30.0 s, 2 samples) Pipe Throughput 909968.5 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples) Pipe-based Context Switching 92977.9 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples) Process Creation 5255.0 lps (30.0 s, 2 samples) Shell Scripts (1 concurrent) 3910.6 lpm (60.0 s, 2 samples) Shell Scripts (8 concurrent) 512.1 lpm (60.2 s, 2 samples) System Call Overhead 1558297.4 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples) System Benchmarks Index Values BASELINE RESULT INDEX Dhrystone 2 using register variables 116700.0 15767346.8 1351.1 Double-Precision Whetstone 55.0 2588.9 470.7 Execl Throughput 43.0 2630.4 611.7 File Copy 1024 bufsize 2000 maxblocks 3960.0 170072.1 429.5 File Copy 256 bufsize 500 maxblocks 1655.0 48556.3 293.4 File Copy 4096 bufsize 8000 maxblocks 5800.0 460096.8 793.3 Pipe Throughput 12440.0 909968.5 731.5 Pipe-based Context Switching 4000.0 92977.9 232.4 Process Creation 126.0 5255.0 417.1 Shell Scripts (1 concurrent) 42.4 3910.6 922.3 Shell Scripts (8 concurrent) 6.0 512.1 853.6 System Call Overhead 15000.0 1558297.4 1038.9 ======== System Benchmarks Index Score 601.8
PC Engines APU2 Nerd Data Area
CPU Info
$ cat /proc/cpuinfo processor : 0 vendor_id : AuthenticAMD cpu family : 22 model : 48 model name : AMD GX-412TC SOC stepping : 1 microcode : 0x7030105 cpu MHz : 1000.000 cache size : 2048 KB physical id : 0 siblings : 4 core id : 0 cpu cores : 4 apicid : 0 initial apicid : 0 fpu : yes fpu_exception : yes cpuid level : 13 wp : yes flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush mmx fxsr sse sse2 ht syscall nx mmxext fxsr_opt pdpe1gb rdtscp lm constant_tsc rep_good nopl nonstop_tsc extd_apicid aperfmperf eagerfpu pni pclmulqdq monitor ssse3 cx16 sse4_1 sse4_2 movbe popcnt aes xsave avx f16c lahf_lm cmp_legacy svm extapic cr8_legacy abm sse4a misalignsse 3dnowprefetch osvw ibs skinit wdt topoext perfctr_nb bpext perfctr_l2 arat cpb hw_pstate npt lbrv svm_lock nrip_save tsc_scale flushbyasid decodeassists pausefilter pfthreshold vmmcall bmi1 xsaveopt bogomips : 1996.25 TLB size : 1024 4K pages clflush size : 64 cache_alignment : 64 address sizes : 40 bits physical, 48 bits virtual power management: ts ttp tm 100mhzsteps hwpstate cpb [12] [13] processor : 1 vendor_id : AuthenticAMD cpu family : 22 model : 48 model name : AMD GX-412TC SOC stepping : 1 microcode : 0x7030105 cpu MHz : 1000.000 cache size : 2048 KB physical id : 0 siblings : 4 core id : 1 cpu cores : 4 apicid : 1 initial apicid : 1 fpu : yes fpu_exception : yes cpuid level : 13 wp : yes flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush mmx fxsr sse sse2 ht syscall nx mmxext fxsr_opt pdpe1gb rdtscp lm constant_tsc rep_good nopl nonstop_tsc extd_apicid aperfmperf eagerfpu pni pclmulqdq monitor ssse3 cx16 sse4_1 sse4_2 movbe popcnt aes xsave avx f16c lahf_lm cmp_legacy svm extapic cr8_legacy abm sse4a misalignsse 3dnowprefetch osvw ibs skinit wdt topoext perfctr_nb bpext perfctr_l2 arat cpb hw_pstate npt lbrv svm_lock nrip_save tsc_scale flushbyasid decodeassists pausefilter pfthreshold vmmcall bmi1 xsaveopt bogomips : 1996.25 TLB size : 1024 4K pages clflush size : 64 cache_alignment : 64 address sizes : 40 bits physical, 48 bits virtual power management: ts ttp tm 100mhzsteps hwpstate cpb [12] [13] processor : 2 vendor_id : AuthenticAMD cpu family : 22 model : 48 model name : AMD GX-412TC SOC stepping : 1 microcode : 0x7030105 cpu MHz : 1000.000 cache size : 2048 KB physical id : 0 siblings : 4 core id : 2 cpu cores : 4 apicid : 2 initial apicid : 2 fpu : yes fpu_exception : yes cpuid level : 13 wp : yes flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush mmx fxsr sse sse2 ht syscall nx mmxext fxsr_opt pdpe1gb rdtscp lm constant_tsc rep_good nopl nonstop_tsc extd_apicid aperfmperf eagerfpu pni pclmulqdq monitor ssse3 cx16 sse4_1 sse4_2 movbe popcnt aes xsave avx f16c lahf_lm cmp_legacy svm extapic cr8_legacy abm sse4a misalignsse 3dnowprefetch osvw ibs skinit wdt topoext perfctr_nb bpext perfctr_l2 arat cpb hw_pstate npt lbrv svm_lock nrip_save tsc_scale flushbyasid decodeassists pausefilter pfthreshold vmmcall bmi1 xsaveopt bogomips : 1996.25 TLB size : 1024 4K pages clflush size : 64 cache_alignment : 64 address sizes : 40 bits physical, 48 bits virtual power management: ts ttp tm 100mhzsteps hwpstate cpb [12] [13] processor : 3 vendor_id : AuthenticAMD cpu family : 22 model : 48 model name : AMD GX-412TC SOC stepping : 1 microcode : 0x7030105 cpu MHz : 1000.000 cache size : 2048 KB physical id : 0 siblings : 4 core id : 3 cpu cores : 4 apicid : 3 initial apicid : 3 fpu : yes fpu_exception : yes cpuid level : 13 wp : yes flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush mmx fxsr sse sse2 ht syscall nx mmxext fxsr_opt pdpe1gb rdtscp lm constant_tsc rep_good nopl nonstop_tsc extd_apicid aperfmperf eagerfpu pni pclmulqdq monitor ssse3 cx16 sse4_1 sse4_2 movbe popcnt aes xsave avx f16c lahf_lm cmp_legacy svm extapic cr8_legacy abm sse4a misalignsse 3dnowprefetch osvw ibs skinit wdt topoext perfctr_nb bpext perfctr_l2 arat cpb hw_pstate npt lbrv svm_lock nrip_save tsc_scale flushbyasid decodeassists pausefilter pfthreshold vmmcall bmi1 xsaveopt bogomips : 1996.25 TLB size : 1024 4K pages clflush size : 64 cache_alignment : 64 address sizes : 40 bits physical, 48 bits virtual power management: ts ttp tm 100mhzsteps hwpstate cpb [12] [13]
List Hardware (lshw) Output
$ lshw apu2b4 description: Computer width: 64 bits capabilities: smbios-2.7 vsyscall32 *-core description: Motherboard physical id: 0 *-memory description: System memory physical id: 0 size: 3935MiB *-cpu product: AMD GX-412TC SOC vendor: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] physical id: 1 bus info: cpu@0 size: 600MHz capacity: 1GHz width: 64 bits capabilities: fpu fpu_exception wp vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush mmx fxsr sse sse2 ht syscall nx mmxext fxsr_opt pdpe1gb rdtscp x86-64 constant_tsc rep_good nopl nonstop_tsc extd_apicid aperfmperf eagerfpu pni pclmulqdq monitor ssse3 cx16 sse4_1 sse4_2 movbe popcnt aes xsave avx f16c lahf_lm cmp_legacy svm extapic cr8_legacy abm sse4a misalignsse 3dnowprefetch osvw ibs skinit wdt topoext perfctr_nb bpext perfctr_l2 arat cpb hw_pstate npt lbrv svm_lock nrip_save tsc_scale flushbyasid decodeassists pausefilter pfthreshold vmmcall bmi1 xsaveopt cpufreq *-pci:0 description: Host bridge product: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] vendor: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] physical id: 100 bus info: pci@0000:00:00.0 version: 00 width: 32 bits clock: 33MHz *-pci:0 description: PCI bridge product: Family 16h Processor Functions 5:1 vendor: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] physical id: 2.2 bus info: pci@0000:00:02.2 version: 00 width: 32 bits clock: 33MHz capabilities: pci pm pciexpress msi ht normal_decode bus_master cap_list configuration: driver=pcieport resources: irq:24 ioport:1000(size=4096) memory:fe600000-fe6fffff *-network DISABLED description: Ethernet interface product: I210 Gigabit Network Connection vendor: Intel Corporation physical id: 0 bus info: pci@0000:01:00.0 logical name: eth0 version: 03 serial: 00:00:00:00:00:00 capacity: 1Gbit/s width: 32 bits clock: 33MHz capabilities: pm msi msix pciexpress bus_master cap_list ethernet physical tp 10bt 10bt-fd 100bt 100bt-fd 1000bt-fd autonegotiation configuration: autonegotiation=on broadcast=yes driver=igb driverversion=5.2.18-k firmware=0. 6-5 latency=0 link=no multicast=yes port=twisted pair resources: irq:17 memory:fe600000-fe61ffff ioport:1000(size=32) memory:fe620000-fe623fff *-pci:1 description: PCI bridge product: Family 16h Processor Functions 5:1 vendor: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] physical id: 2.3 bus info: pci@0000:00:02.3 version: 00 width: 32 bits clock: 33MHz capabilities: pci pm pciexpress msi ht normal_decode bus_master cap_list configuration: driver=pcieport resources: irq:25 ioport:2000(size=4096) memory:fe700000-fe7fffff *-network description: Ethernet interface product: I210 Gigabit Network Connection vendor: Intel Corporation physical id: 0 bus info: pci@0000:02:00.0 logical name: eth1 version: 03 serial: 00:00:00:00:00:00 size: 1Gbit/s capacity: 1Gbit/s width: 32 bits clock: 33MHz capabilities: pm msi msix pciexpress bus_master cap_list ethernet physical tp 10bt 10bt-fd 100bt 100bt-fd 1000bt-fd autonegotiation configuration: autonegotiation=on broadcast=yes driver=igb driverversion=5.2.18-k duplex=full firmware=0. 6-5 ip=192.168.178.20 latency=0 link=yes multicast=yes port=twisted pair speed=1Gbit/s resources: irq:18 memory:fe700000-fe71ffff ioport:2000(size=32) memory:fe720000-fe723fff *-pci:2 description: PCI bridge product: Family 16h Processor Functions 5:1 vendor: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] physical id: 2.4 bus info: pci@0000:00:02.4 version: 00 width: 32 bits clock: 33MHz capabilities: pci pm pciexpress msi ht normal_decode bus_master cap_list configuration: driver=pcieport resources: irq:26 ioport:3000(size=4096) memory:fe800000-fe8fffff *-network DISABLED description: Ethernet interface product: I210 Gigabit Network Connection vendor: Intel Corporation physical id: 0 bus info: pci@0000:03:00.0 logical name: eth2 version: 03 serial: 00:00:00:00:00:00 capacity: 1Gbit/s width: 32 bits clock: 33MHz capabilities: pm msi msix pciexpress bus_master cap_list ethernet physical tp 10bt 10bt-fd 100bt 100bt-fd 1000bt-fd autonegotiation configuration: autonegotiation=on broadcast=yes driver=igb driverversion=5.2.18-k firmware=0. 6-5 latency=0 link=no multicast=yes port=twisted pair resources: irq:19 memory:fe800000-fe81ffff ioport:3000(size=32) memory:fe820000-fe823fff *-generic:0 description: Encryption controller product: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] vendor: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] physical id: 8 bus info: pci@0000:00:08.0 version: 00 width: 64 bits clock: 33MHz capabilities: msix ht pm bus_master cap_list configuration: driver=AMD Cryptographic Coprocessor latency=0 resources: irq:0 memory:feb00000-feb1ffff memory:fe900000-fe9fffff memory:feb24000-feb24fff memory:fea00000-feafffff memory:feb20000-feb21fff *-usb:0 description: USB controller product: FCH USB XHCI Controller vendor: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] physical id: 10 bus info: pci@0000:00:10.0 version: 11 width: 64 bits clock: 33MHz capabilities: pm msi msix pciexpress xhci bus_master cap_list configuration: driver=xhci_hcd latency=0 resources: irq:18 memory:feb22000-feb23fff *-usbhost:0 product: xHCI Host Controller vendor: Linux 4.2.0-23-generic xhci-hcd physical id: 0 bus info: usb@2 logical name: usb2 version: 4.02 capabilities: usb-3.00 configuration: driver=hub slots=2 speed=5000Mbit/s *-usbhost:1 product: xHCI Host Controller vendor: Linux 4.2.0-23-generic xhci-hcd physical id: 1 bus info: usb@1 logical name: usb1 version: 4.02 capabilities: usb-2.00 configuration: driver=hub slots=2 speed=480Mbit/s *-storage description: SATA controller product: FCH SATA Controller [IDE mode] vendor: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] physical id: 11 bus info: pci@0000:00:11.0 version: 40 width: 32 bits clock: 66MHz capabilities: storage pm ahci_1.0 bus_master cap_list configuration: driver=ahci latency=64 resources: irq:19 ioport:4010(size=8) ioport:4020(size=4) ioport:4018(size=8) ioport:4024(size=4) ioport:4000(size=16) memory:feb25000-feb253ff *-usb:1 description: USB controller product: FCH USB EHCI Controller vendor: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] physical id: 13 bus info: pci@0000:00:13.0 version: 39 width: 32 bits clock: 66MHz capabilities: pm debug ehci bus_master cap_list configuration: driver=ehci-pci latency=64 resources: irq:18 memory:feb25400-feb254ff *-usbhost product: EHCI Host Controller vendor: Linux 4.2.0-23-generic ehci_hcd physical id: 1 bus info: usb@3 logical name: usb3 version: 4.02 capabilities: usb-2.00 configuration: driver=hub slots=2 speed=480Mbit/s *-usb description: USB hub vendor: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. physical id: 1 bus info: usb@3:1 version: 0.18 capabilities: usb-2.00 configuration: driver=hub maxpower=100mA slots=4 speed=480Mbit/s *-serial description: SMBus product: FCH SMBus Controller vendor: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] physical id: 14 bus info: pci@0000:00:14.0 version: 42 width: 32 bits clock: 66MHz configuration: driver=piix4_smbus latency=0 resources: irq:0 *-isa description: ISA bridge product: FCH LPC Bridge vendor: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] physical id: 14.3 bus info: pci@0000:00:14.3 version: 11 width: 32 bits clock: 66MHz capabilities: isa bus_master configuration: latency=0 *-generic:1 description: SD Host controller product: FCH SD Flash Controller vendor: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] physical id: 14.7 bus info: pci@0000:00:14.7 version: 01 width: 64 bits clock: 66MHz capabilities: bus_master configuration: driver=sdhci-pci latency=71 resources: irq:16 memory:feb25500-feb255ff *-pci:1 description: Host bridge product: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] vendor: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] physical id: 101 bus info: pci@0000:00:02.0 version: 00 width: 32 bits clock: 33MHz *-pci:2 description: Host bridge product: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] vendor: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] physical id: 102 bus info: pci@0000:00:18.0 version: 00 width: 32 bits clock: 33MHz *-pci:3 description: Host bridge product: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] vendor: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] physical id: 103 bus info: pci@0000:00:18.1 version: 00 width: 32 bits clock: 33MHz *-pci:4 description: Host bridge product: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] vendor: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] physical id: 104 bus info: pci@0000:00:18.2 version: 00 width: 32 bits clock: 33MHz configuration: driver=amd64_edac resources: irq:0 *-pci:5 description: Host bridge product: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] vendor: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] physical id: 105 bus info: pci@0000:00:18.3 version: 00 width: 32 bits clock: 33MHz configuration: driver=k10temp resources: irq:0 *-pci:6 description: Host bridge product: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] vendor: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] physical id: 106 bus info: pci@0000:00:18.4 version: 00 width: 32 bits clock: 33MHz configuration: driver=fam15h_power resources: irq:0 *-pci:7 description: Host bridge product: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] vendor: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 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Hi
I am a noob/novice/beginner with APU2 and I have a stupid question: I just bought one to use it as a firewall however I need to install and configure software (probably pfsense). I do not know how to link it to a monitor. Any help from the experts?
Please have mercy and do not throw rotten eggs at me.
Thank you
You don’t connect a monitor to it.
It has a console port which uses a serial connection. Normally, those are rs232 and accessed using some sort of terminal application like minicom or hyperterm.
There are rs232-to-usb adapters today. You probably need one of those to connect to your main linux system. A raspberry pi will work or amd/intel/via x86 Linux or other BSD system. Don’t have a clue how to do it from Windows or OSX, but it certainly can be done from either, with the correct hardware. Sorry.
38000 baud with 8N1 is a normal connection.
Hopefully someone will correct anything I got wrong, quickly.
Thank you JD. I will look into it. One PC Engines site they say to use a PC to connect the APU2 to. I only have an old MacBook. I will see what I can do.
I appreciate you trying to help
You need to get yourself a USB/Serial Converter (should be be only a couple of bucks) and a serial null modem / crossover cable.
Then you need a serial console program (not sure about MacOS – this link http://pbxbook.com/other/mac-ser.html looks helpful) to connect to your APU. Connection speed is 115200.
I setup an APU2 (4G, Intel NICs) between 2 systems which normally test (simple iperf) with 920Mbps between them.
With NAT and an almost stock pfsense v2.3.x, iperf between them was 514Mbps on average. That’s with only the default firewall rules, NAT, and just the WAN and LAN interfaces configured. IPv4.
Real world scp transfers between the same systems for a 2G file averaged about 350-ish Mbps with the router between. SSDs on both sides of the storage. Without the router in the middle, I recall getting about 650Mbps file transfers.
A friend with a GigE internet connection is claiming the same model with pfsense providing 800Mbps on “SpeedTest.”
The only possible difference between his setup and mine is that my storage is class10 SDHC. Don’t know what he has.
Any idea what linux kernel module to use for the hardware watchdog in APU2?
The benchmark *I’d* like to see is how fast the APU2 vs APU1 are at pfSense routing … first, simple gigE NAT, and second, openVPN over gigE.
Hello,
Interesting bench. Is it possible to run another round but without all files or filesystems I/O bound tests?
Sure, just send me a working UnixBench command line with the tests you want me to include.
Cheers,
Jan