Ubuntu 11.10 ZaReason Sandy Bridge
ZaReason notebook benchmarking of Sandy Bridge platform. Hopefully comparing Ubuntu 11.10 to PC-BSD 9.0 RC1 for a future article on Phoronix.com by Michael Larabel.


Ubuntu 11.10 x86_64: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7-2630QM @ 2.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: Compal PBL21, Chipset: Intel 2nd Generation Core Family, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 128GB Super Talent STT_FTM28G225H, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GT 540M 2048MB (672/900MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC259, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B + Atheros AR9285 Wireless

	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: NVIDIA 280.13, OpenGL: 4.1.0 NVIDIA 280.13, Compiler: GCC 4.6.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

PC-BSD 9.0-RC1: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7-2630QM (8 Cores), Motherboard: INSYDE HR CRB, Memory: 8136MB, Disk: 98GB, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GT 540M 2048MB (672/900MHz), Audio: NVIDIA (Unknown) HD Audio

	OS: FreeBSD, Kernel: 9.0-RC1 (x86_64), Desktop: KDE 4.6.5, Display Server: X Server 1.7.7, Display Driver: NVIDIA 285.05.09, OpenGL: 4.2.0 NVIDIA 285.05.09, Compiler: GCC 4.2.2 + Clang 3.0 (SVN 135360), File-System: zfs, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080


C-Ray 1.1
Total Time
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Ubuntu 11.10 x86_64 . 71.91 |==================================================
PC-BSD 9.0-RC1 ...... 64.00 |=============================================


7-Zip Compression 9.13
Compress Speed Test
MIPS > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 11.10 x86_64 . 12764 |==================================================
PC-BSD 9.0-RC1 ...... 12353 |================================================


LZMA Compression
256MB File Compression
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Ubuntu 11.10 x86_64 . 168.46 |=================================================
PC-BSD 9.0-RC1 ...... 158.47 |==============================================


LAME MP3 Encoding 3.98.2
WAV To MP3
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Ubuntu 11.10 x86_64 . 25.25 |==============================================
PC-BSD 9.0-RC1 ...... 27.44 |==================================================


Ogg Encoding 1.2.0
WAV To Ogg
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Ubuntu 11.10 x86_64 . 11.88 |==========================================
PC-BSD 9.0-RC1 ...... 14.24 |==================================================


GnuPG 1.4.10
1GB File Encryption
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Ubuntu 11.10 x86_64 . 11.46 |===============================================
PC-BSD 9.0-RC1 ...... 12.21 |==================================================


GraphicsMagick 1.3.12
Operation: HWB Color Space
Iterations Per Minute > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 11.10 x86_64 . 134 |====================================================
PC-BSD 9.0-RC1 ...... 115 |=============================================


GraphicsMagick 1.3.12
Operation: Blur
Iterations Per Minute > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 11.10 x86_64 . 95 |=====================================================
PC-BSD 9.0-RC1 ...... 81 |=============================================


GraphicsMagick 1.3.12
Operation: Local Adaptive Thresholding
Iterations Per Minute > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 11.10 x86_64 . 58 |=====================================================
PC-BSD 9.0-RC1 ...... 54 |=================================================


GraphicsMagick 1.3.12
Operation: Resizing
Iterations Per Minute > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 11.10 x86_64 . 116 |====================================================
PC-BSD 9.0-RC1 ...... 102 |==============================================


GraphicsMagick 1.3.12
Operation: Sharpen
Iterations Per Minute > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 11.10 x86_64 . 58 |=====================================================
PC-BSD 9.0-RC1 ...... 54 |=================================================


Timed MAFFT Alignment 6.706
Multiple Sequence Alignment
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Ubuntu 11.10 x86_64 . 25.28 |=========================================
PC-BSD 9.0-RC1 ...... 31.06 |==================================================


N-Queens 1.0
Elapsed Time
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Ubuntu 11.10 x86_64 . 289.09 |==========================================
PC-BSD 9.0-RC1 ...... 337.41 |=================================================


PostMark 1.51
Disk Transaction Performance
TPS > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 11.10 x86_64 . 4166 |===================================================
PC-BSD 9.0-RC1 ...... 3208 |=======================================


Threaded I/O Tester 0.3.3
Test: Random Write - Size Per Thread: 64MB - Thread Count: 8
MB/s > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 11.10 x86_64 . 9.42  |====================================
PC-BSD 9.0-RC1 ...... 12.95 |==================================================


Unpacking The Linux Kernel
linux-2.6.32.tar.bz2
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Ubuntu 11.10 x86_64 . 11.92 |========================================
PC-BSD 9.0-RC1 ...... 14.96 |==================================================