Raspberry Pi Benchmarking

[Bobnova]

Rather than continue to clutter up the monthly competition thread, I'll create a new thread!
This thread is about Raspberry Pi benchmarks. HWBot specific benchmarks (there's only one, so far. It's here), random system benchmarks, whatever. I don't really care what kind of benchmarks!

On my long term goal list is emulating win95/x86 and running the normal HWBot benches, but that's going to be annoying.
In the mean time, I'm running HWBotPrime as I type this! It's expected run time is in the 2-3 hour area. Takes 30s on my 2600k@4GHz

I'm working with a 1st retail generation Pi, 256MB.
Current progress:

pi@raspberrypi ~/benches $ ./benchbot.sh
preparing file for linux
jar /home/pi/benches/hwbotprime.jar
skipping META-INF/MANIFEST.MF <> cpuid-linux32
skipping META-INF/ <> cpuid-linux32
skipping org/ <> cpuid-linux32
skipping org/hwbot/ <> cpuid-linux32
skipping org/hwbot/bench/ <> cpuid-linux32
skipping org/hwbot/bench/BootStrap.class <> cpuid-linux32
skipping org/hwbot/bench/PrimeBenchmark.class <> cpuid-linux32
skipping org/hwbot/bench/PrimeBenchService.class <> cpuid-linux32
skipping org/hwbot/bench/PrimeRunnable.class <> cpuid-linux32
skipping META-INF/maven/ <> cpuid-linux32
skipping META-INF/maven/org.hwbot/ <> cpuid-linux32
skipping META-INF/maven/org.hwbot/hwbotprime/ <> cpuid-linux32
skipping META-INF/maven/org.hwbot/hwbotprime/pom.xml <> cpuid-linux32
skipping META-INF/maven/org.hwbot/hwbotprime/pom.properties <> cpuid-linux32
Prepared: /tmp/cpuid
could not finish execution because of error(s).
*** Error : /tmp/cpuid: 1: /tmp/cpuid: Syntax error: word unexpected (expecting ")")

--------- HWBOT BENCH 0.1.0 ----------

Processor detected:

Estimating speed... 0 Ghz
Running benchmark using 1 threads.
Starting benchmark...

No progress bar so far, been running ~10m. Took 10m to give up on detecting CPU speed.


What've you got?


EDIT:
The above is via a SSH console to my main computer. No monitor/keyboard attached, just power and ethernet.

 

[xsuperbgx]

i have a 512mb pi. When I have more time I will see if I can figure this out.

 

[Bobnova]

Once you have Java on it (that took a bit for me), it's pretty simple. Download, unzip, run, wait a few hours

 

[xsuperbgx]

I have never even messed with it. The only thing i have done is put xbmc on it so I could watch movies in bed, when I had the flu.

 

[Bobnova]

That's more than I've done with mine, up till today anyway.
Certainly a more productive use!

Here's the benching station:

 

[Operant]

Well, this settles it. I've been debating whether I should get one of these for quite a while now. Probably will pickup two so I can have one I know I won't kill. Has anyone checked what lower temps will do to these?

 

[Bobnova]

Not that I'm aware of. They're contemplating it on HWBot.
Serious Cold is unlikely to fly without some creativity, as there's a crystal on the bottom of the board right under the CPU. Crystals don't appreciate Cold much, at best they slow down a few percent. At worse they stop

Maybe put a heatsink on the crystal to keep it warm.
Or of course put a heatsink+fan on the CPU and then toss the whole shebang into the freezer. It's actually low enough wattage for a mini-fridge to work even! Then both crystals and any resonators and such would all be slowing down, rather than just one.


EDIT:
Oh and the benchmark isn't done yet.

 

[trekky]

if you get a benching software work tell me this is only reason i dont have one
also i may wait and see what they offer for next gen of Pi
also nice heatsink

 

[trekky]

sooo how did you do?

 

[Bobnova]

Poorly, thing hangs. Haven't figured out what to do about that yet, may try a different OS.

 

[trekky]

hmm shame
i really wish this could run XP or a benching OS
besides bench what you do with your PI (besides eat it)

 

[Bobnova]

So far? Nothing
I'd like to make a print server out of it though.

 

[trekky]

yay that pretty much why i dont have a PI but i would like one(that and i have like 12 running computers), however i know $40 could go to new benching hardware

 

[Bobnova]

http://hwbot.org/submission/2353479_

Ha!

 

[keny]

http://hwbot.org/submission/2353479_

Ha!

Where's you're screenshot

 

[Bobnova]

CLI, ain't no SS
No CPUz for ARM anyway.
Benchbot comes with a CLI submission process though, that's what was used.

 

[keny]

CLI only ! I thought they could run Linux ?, I was toying with the idea of getting one, but if its CLI only it would be wasted in my hands.

 

[Bobnova]

It can, but it's a pain to unplug my fiance's HDMI monitor and plug the Pi in.
Much easier to just stick power and ethernet in and SSH into it.