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


C-Ray 1.1
Total Time
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Ubuntu 11.10 x86_64 . 71.91 |==================================================


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


LZMA Compression
256MB File Compression
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Ubuntu 11.10 x86_64 . 168.46 |=================================================


LAME MP3 Encoding 3.98.2
WAV To MP3
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Ubuntu 11.10 x86_64 . 25.25 |==================================================


Ogg Encoding 1.2.0
WAV To Ogg
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Ubuntu 11.10 x86_64 . 11.88 |==================================================


GnuPG 1.4.10
1GB File Encryption
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Ubuntu 11.10 x86_64 . 11.46 |==================================================


GraphicsMagick 1.3.12
Operation: HWB Color Space
Iterations Per Minute > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 11.10 x86_64 . 134 |====================================================


GraphicsMagick 1.3.12
Operation: Blur
Iterations Per Minute > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 11.10 x86_64 . 95 |=====================================================


GraphicsMagick 1.3.12
Operation: Local Adaptive Thresholding
Iterations Per Minute > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 11.10 x86_64 . 58 |=====================================================


GraphicsMagick 1.3.12
Operation: Resizing
Iterations Per Minute > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 11.10 x86_64 . 116 |====================================================


GraphicsMagick 1.3.12
Operation: Sharpen
Iterations Per Minute > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 11.10 x86_64 . 58 |=====================================================


Timed MAFFT Alignment 6.706
Multiple Sequence Alignment
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Ubuntu 11.10 x86_64 . 25.28 |==================================================


N-Queens 1.0
Elapsed Time
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Ubuntu 11.10 x86_64 . 289.09 |=================================================


PostMark 1.51
Disk Transaction Performance
TPS > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 11.10 x86_64 . 4166 |===================================================


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 |===================================================


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