Sabayon Linux 7 vs. Ubuntu Performance Sabayon 7 64-bit benchmarks compared to Ubuntu Linux. Testing for a future article on Phoronix.com by Michael Larabel. Sabayon - Linux 3.0: Processor: Intel Core i7 X 990 @ 3.47GHz (12 Cores), Motherboard: MSI X58M (MS-7593) v1.0, Chipset: Intel 5520/5500/X58 + ICH10R, Memory: 3072MB, Disk: 160GB Western Digital WD1600JS-00M, Graphics: ATI Radeon HD 4800 512MB (780/1000MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC889, Monitor: VA2431, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B OS: Gentoo Base release 2.0.3, Kernel: 3.0.0-sabayon (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME, Display Server: X Server 1.10.4, Display Driver: fglrx 8.88.7 Catalyst 11.8, OpenGL: 3.3.11005, Compiler: GCC 4.5.2 + llvm 2.9, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Sabayon - Linux Fusion 3.0: Processor: Intel Core i7 X 990 @ 3.47GHz (12 Cores), Motherboard: MSI X58M (MS-7593) v1.0, Chipset: Intel 5520/5500/X58 + ICH10R, Memory: 3072MB, Disk: 160GB Western Digital WD1600JS-00M, Graphics: ATI Radeon HD 4800 512MB (780/1000MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC889, Monitor: VA2431, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B OS: Gentoo Base release 2.0.3, Kernel: 3.0.0-fusion (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME, Display Server: X Server 1.10.4, Display Driver: fglrx 8.88.7 Catalyst 11.8, OpenGL: 3.3.11005, Compiler: GCC 4.5.2 + llvm 2.9, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Ubuntu 11.10: Processor: Intel Core i7 X 990 @ 3.47GHz (12 Cores), Motherboard: MSI X58M (MS-7593) v1.0, Chipset: Intel 5520/5500/X58 + ICH10R, Memory: 3072MB, Disk: 160GB Western Digital WD1600JS-00M, Graphics: ATI Radeon HD 4800 512MB, Audio: Realtek ALC889, Monitor: VA2431, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B OS: Ubuntu 11.10, Kernel: 3.0.0-12-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 4.22.0, Display Server: X Server 1.10.4, Display Driver: fglrx 8.88.7, OpenGL: 3.3.11005, Compiler: GCC 4.6.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Ubuntu 11.10 - GCC 4.5: Processor: Intel Core i7 X 990 @ 3.47GHz (12 Cores), Motherboard: MSI X58M (MS-7593) v1.0, Chipset: Intel 5520/5500/X58 + ICH10R, Memory: 3072MB, Disk: 160GB Western Digital WD1600JS-00M, Graphics: ATI Radeon HD 4800 512MB, Audio: Realtek ALC889, Monitor: VA2431, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B OS: Ubuntu 11.10, Kernel: 3.0.0-12-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 4.22.0, Display Server: X Server 1.10.4, Display Driver: fglrx 8.88.7, OpenGL: 3.3.11005, Compiler: GCC 4.5.4, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Nexuiz 2.5.2 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - HDR: No - Sound: Off Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Sabayon - Linux 3.0 ........ 170.35 |========================================= Sabayon - Linux Fusion 3.0 . 174.42 |========================================== Ubuntu 11.10 ............... 175.08 |========================================== Ubuntu 11.10 - GCC 4.5 ..... 176.35 |========================================== OpenArena 0.8.5 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Sabayon - Linux 3.0 ........ 363.76 |========================================= Sabayon - Linux Fusion 3.0 . 362.60 |========================================= Ubuntu 11.10 ............... 375.83 |========================================== Ubuntu 11.10 - GCC 4.5 ..... 371.20 |========================================= PostMark 1.51 Disk Transaction Performance TPS > Higher Is Better Sabayon - Linux 3.0 ........ 878 |=========================================== Sabayon - Linux Fusion 3.0 . 921 |============================================= Ubuntu 11.10 ............... 735 |==================================== Ubuntu 11.10 - GCC 4.5 ..... 742 |==================================== Apache Benchmark 2.2.17 Static Web Page Serving Requests Per Second > Higher Is Better Sabayon - Linux 3.0 ........ 18514.96 |=============================== Sabayon - Linux Fusion 3.0 . 19741.97 |================================= Ubuntu 11.10 ............... 22858.15 |====================================== Ubuntu 11.10 - GCC 4.5 ..... 23831.02 |======================================== NGINX Benchmark 0.8.53 Static Web Page Serving Requests Per Second > Higher Is Better Sabayon - Linux 3.0 ........ 22186.10 |=================================== Sabayon - Linux Fusion 3.0 . 22079.37 |=================================== Ubuntu 11.10 - GCC 4.5 ..... 25380.56 |======================================== IOzone 3.347 Record Size: 64Kb - File Size: 8GB - Disk Test: Write Performance MB/s > Higher Is Better Sabayon - Linux 3.0 ........ 58.52 |=========================================== Sabayon - Linux Fusion 3.0 . 58.24 |=========================================== Ubuntu 11.10 ............... 46.17 |================================== Ubuntu 11.10 - GCC 4.5 ..... 46.09 |================================== IOzone 3.347 Record Size: 64Kb - File Size: 8GB - Disk Test: Read Performance MB/s > Higher Is Better Sabayon - Linux 3.0 ........ 53.50 |======================================== Sabayon - Linux Fusion 3.0 . 53.21 |======================================== Ubuntu 11.10 ............... 57.38 |=========================================== Ubuntu 11.10 - GCC 4.5 ..... 57.44 |=========================================== C-Ray 1.1 Total Time Seconds < Lower Is Better Sabayon - Linux 3.0 ........ 35.85 |=========================================== Sabayon - Linux Fusion 3.0 . 36.00 |=========================================== Ubuntu 11.10 ............... 35.70 |=========================================== Ubuntu 11.10 - GCC 4.5 ..... 35.74 |=========================================== Smallpt 1.0 Global Illumination Renderer; 100 Samples Seconds < Lower Is Better Sabayon - Linux 3.0 ........ 77 |============================================== Sabayon - Linux Fusion 3.0 . 77 |============================================== Ubuntu 11.10 ............... 76 |============================================= Ubuntu 11.10 - GCC 4.5 ..... 76 |============================================= 7-Zip Compression 9.13 Compress Speed Test MIPS > Higher Is Better Sabayon - Linux 3.0 ........ 23681 |=========================================== Sabayon - Linux Fusion 3.0 . 21597 |======================================= Ubuntu 11.10 ............... 23423 |=========================================== Ubuntu 11.10 - GCC 4.5 ..... 23104 |========================================== x264 2010-11-22 H.264 Video Encoding Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Sabayon - Linux 3.0 ........ 127.09 |========================================== Sabayon - Linux Fusion 3.0 . 108.61 |=================================== Ubuntu 11.10 ............... 128.52 |========================================== Ubuntu 11.10 - GCC 4.5 ..... 127.82 |========================================== FLAC Audio Encoding 1.2.1 WAV To FLAC Seconds < Lower Is Better Sabayon - Linux 3.0 ........ 8.54 |============================================ Sabayon - Linux Fusion 3.0 . 8.56 |============================================ Ubuntu 11.10 ............... 7.73 |======================================== Ubuntu 11.10 - GCC 4.5 ..... 7.78 |======================================== Gcrypt Library 1.4.4 CAMELLIA256-ECB Cipher Microseconds < Lower Is Better Sabayon - Linux 3.0 ........ 2870 |============================================ Sabayon - Linux Fusion 3.0 . 2860 |============================================ John The Ripper 1.7.8 Test: Traditional DES Real C/S > Higher Is Better Sabayon - Linux 3.0 ........ 3845000 |====================================== Sabayon - Linux Fusion 3.0 . 3818000 |====================================== Ubuntu 11.10 ............... 3946667 |======================================= Ubuntu 11.10 - GCC 4.5 ..... 4130000 |========================================= John The Ripper 1.7.8 Test: MD5 Real C/S > Higher Is Better Sabayon - Linux 3.0 ........ 15391 |======================================= Sabayon - Linux Fusion 3.0 . 15609 |======================================== Ubuntu 11.10 ............... 16762 |========================================== Ubuntu 11.10 - GCC 4.5 ..... 16974 |=========================================== John The Ripper 1.7.8 Test: Blowfish Real C/S > Higher Is Better Sabayon - Linux 3.0 ........ 911 |====================================== Sabayon - Linux Fusion 3.0 . 908 |====================================== Ubuntu 11.10 ............... 1045 |============================================ Ubuntu 11.10 - GCC 4.5 ..... 976 |========================================= NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3 Test / Class: IS.C Total Mop/s > Higher Is Better Sabayon - Linux 3.0 ........ 125.79 |==================================== Sabayon - Linux Fusion 3.0 . 125.56 |==================================== Ubuntu 11.10 ............... 146.84 |========================================== Ubuntu 11.10 - GCC 4.5 ..... 147.07 |========================================== NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3 Test / Class: LU.A Total Mop/s > Higher Is Better Sabayon - Linux 3.0 ........ 11428.69 |======================================= Sabayon - Linux Fusion 3.0 . 10129.31 |=================================== Ubuntu 11.10 ............... 11584.29 |======================================== Ubuntu 11.10 - GCC 4.5 ..... 11291.23 |======================================= NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3 Test / Class: UA.A Total Mop/s > Higher Is Better Sabayon - Linux 3.0 ........ 52.06 |========================================= Sabayon - Linux Fusion 3.0 . 52.38 |========================================= Ubuntu 11.10 ............... 54.20 |========================================== Ubuntu 11.10 - GCC 4.5 ..... 55.14 |=========================================== TTSIOD 3D Renderer 2.1v Phong Rendering With Soft-Shadow Mapping FPS > Higher Is Better Sabayon - Linux 3.0 ........ 50.98 |=========== Sabayon - Linux Fusion 3.0 . 49.89 |=========== Ubuntu 11.10 ............... 187.57 |========================================== Ubuntu 11.10 - GCC 4.5 ..... 182.55 |=========================================