Fedora 16 vs. Ubuntu 11.10 Performance
Fedora vs. Ubuntu benchmarks for a future article on Phoronix.com with several different systems.


ThinkPad T61: Fedora 16: 

	Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo T9300 @ 2.50GHz (2 Cores), Motherboard: LENOVO 6459CTO, Chipset: Intel Mobile PM965/GM965/GL960 + ICH8M-E, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 100GB Hitachi HTS72201, Graphics: NVIDIA Quadro NVS 140M 128MB (400/600MHz), Audio: Analog Devices AD1984, Network: Intel 82566MM Gigabit Connection + Intel PRO/Wireless

	OS: Fedora release 16 (Verne), Kernel: 3.1.0-7.fc16.x86_64 (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.2.1, Display Server: X Server 1.11.1, Display Driver: nouveau 0.0.16, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 7.11 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.6.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1680x1050

ThinkPad T61: Ubuntu 11.10: 

	Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo T9300 @ 2.50GHz (2 Cores), Motherboard: LENOVO 6459CTO, Chipset: Intel Mobile PM965/GM965/GL960 + ICH8M-E, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 100GB Hitachi HTS72201, Graphics: NVIDIA Quadro NVS 140M (400/600MHz), Audio: Analog Devices AD1984, Network: Intel 82566MM Gigabit Connection + Intel PRO/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: nouveau 0.0.16, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 7.11 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.6.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1680x1050

Eee PC: Fedora 16: 

	Processor: Intel Atom 330 @ 1.60GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS 1201N, Chipset: NVIDIA MCP79, Memory: 2048MB, Disk: 250GB Hitachi HTS54502, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 9400M 256MB (450MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC269, Monitor: HSD121PHW1, Network: Atheros AR8132 Fast + Realtek RTL8191SEvA Wireless LAN

	OS: Fedora release 16 (Verne), Kernel: 3.1.0-7.fc16.x86_64 (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.2.1, Display Server: X Server 1.11.1, Display Driver: nouveau 0.0.16, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 7.11 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.6.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1366x768

Eee PC: Ubuntu 11.10: 

	Processor: Intel Atom 330 @ 1.60GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS 1201N, Chipset: NVIDIA MCP79, Memory: 2048MB, Disk: 250GB Hitachi HTS54502, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 9400M (450MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC269, Monitor: HSD121PHW1, Network: Atheros AR8132 Fast + Realtek RTL8191SEvA Wireless LAN

	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: nouveau 0.0.16, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 7.11 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.6.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1366x768

ThinkPad W510: Fedora 16: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7 720Q @ 1.60GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: LENOVO 4318CTO, Chipset: Intel Core DMI, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 160GB INTEL SSDSA2M160, Graphics: NVIDIA Quadro FX 880M 1024MB (550/790MHz), Audio: Conexant CX20585, Network: Intel 82577LM Gigabit Connection + Intel Centrino Ultimate-N 6300

	OS: Fedora release 16 (Verne), Kernel: 3.1.0-7.fc16.x86_64 (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.2.1, Display Server: X Server 1.11.1, Display Driver: nouveau 0.0.16, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 7.11 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.6.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1600x900

ThinkPad W510: Ubuntu 11.10: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7 720Q @ 1.60GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: LENOVO 4318CTO, Chipset: Intel Core DMI, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 160GB INTEL SSDSA2M160, Graphics: NVIDIA Quadro FX 880M (550/790MHz), Audio: Conexant CX20585, Network: Intel 82577LM Gigabit Connection + Intel Centrino Ultimate-N 6300

	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: nouveau 0.0.16, Compiler: GCC 4.6.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1600x900


Apache Benchmark 2.2.17
Static Web Page Serving
Requests Per Second > Higher Is Better
ThinkPad T61: Ubuntu 11.10 .. 11234.45 |====================================
Eee PC: Ubuntu 11.10 ........ 2339.93  |=======
ThinkPad W510: Ubuntu 11.10 . 12290.13 |=======================================


PostgreSQL pgbench 9.0.4
TPC-B Transactions Per Second
TPS > Higher Is Better
ThinkPad T61: Fedora 16 ..... 112.98  |==
ThinkPad T61: Ubuntu 11.10 .. 113.77  |==
ThinkPad W510: Fedora 16 .... 2308.65 |==================================
ThinkPad W510: Ubuntu 11.10 . 2707.01 |========================================


PostMark 1.51
Disk Transaction Performance
TPS > Higher Is Better
ThinkPad T61: Fedora 16 ..... 1854 |======================
ThinkPad T61: Ubuntu 11.10 .. 2276 |===========================
Eee PC: Fedora 16 ........... 318  |====
Eee PC: Ubuntu 11.10 ........ 175  |==
ThinkPad W510: Fedora 16 .... 2951 |===================================
ThinkPad W510: Ubuntu 11.10 . 3631 |===========================================


IOzone 3.347
Record Size: 64Kb - File Size: 8GB - Disk Test: Write Performance
MB/s > Higher Is Better
ThinkPad T61: Fedora 16 ..... 65.28  |========================
ThinkPad T61: Ubuntu 11.10 .. 63.64  |=======================
Eee PC: Fedora 16 ........... 78.96  |=============================
Eee PC: Ubuntu 11.10 ........ 55.55  |====================
ThinkPad W510: Fedora 16 .... 111.48 |=========================================
ThinkPad W510: Ubuntu 11.10 . 107.02 |=======================================


IOzone 3.347
Record Size: 64Kb - File Size: 8GB - Disk Test: Read Performance
MB/s > Higher Is Better
ThinkPad T61: Fedora 16 ..... 69.19  |===========
ThinkPad T61: Ubuntu 11.10 .. 64.77  |===========
Eee PC: Fedora 16 ........... 75.76  |============
Eee PC: Ubuntu 11.10 ........ 48.93  |========
ThinkPad W510: Fedora 16 .... 250.94 |=========================================
ThinkPad W510: Ubuntu 11.10 . 251.20 |=========================================


OpenArena 0.8.5
Resolution: 1600 x 900
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
ThinkPad T61: Fedora 16 ..... 42.57  |============
ThinkPad T61: Ubuntu 11.10 .. 21.67  |======
Eee PC: Fedora 16 ........... 43.70  |=============
Eee PC: Ubuntu 11.10 ........ 35.87  |===========
ThinkPad W510: Fedora 16 .... 139.63 |=========================================
ThinkPad W510: Ubuntu 11.10 . 78.33  |=======================


Lightsmark 2008
Resolution: 1600 x 900
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
ThinkPad T61: Ubuntu 11.10 .. 1.16  |==
ThinkPad W510: Ubuntu 11.10 . 23.60 |==========================================


C-Ray 1.1
Total Time
Seconds < Lower Is Better
ThinkPad T61: Fedora 16 ..... 186.36 |=============
ThinkPad T61: Ubuntu 11.10 .. 183.32 |=============
Eee PC: Fedora 16 ........... 600.13 |=========================================
Eee PC: Ubuntu 11.10 ........ 574.75 |=======================================
ThinkPad W510: Fedora 16 .... 118.03 |========
ThinkPad W510: Ubuntu 11.10 . 117.25 |========


Smallpt 1.0
Global Illumination Renderer; 100 Samples
Seconds < Lower Is Better
ThinkPad T61: Fedora 16 ..... 437  |=================
ThinkPad T61: Ubuntu 11.10 .. 444  |=================
Eee PC: Fedora 16 ........... 1108 |===========================================
Eee PC: Ubuntu 11.10 ........ 1103 |===========================================
ThinkPad W510: Fedora 16 .... 255  |==========
ThinkPad W510: Ubuntu 11.10 . 261  |==========


LAME MP3 Encoding 3.98.2
WAV To MP3
Seconds < Lower Is Better
ThinkPad T61: Fedora 16 ..... 35.34  |=========
ThinkPad T61: Ubuntu 11.10 .. 33.84  |=========
Eee PC: Fedora 16 ........... 162.24 |=========================================
Eee PC: Ubuntu 11.10 ........ 158.88 |========================================
ThinkPad W510: Fedora 16 .... 31.90  |========
ThinkPad W510: Ubuntu 11.10 . 30.56  |========


x264 2010-11-22
H.264 Video Encoding
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
ThinkPad T61: Fedora 16 ..... 23.15 |=====================
ThinkPad T61: Ubuntu 11.10 .. 22.95 |=====================
Eee PC: Fedora 16 ........... 7.25  |=======
Eee PC: Ubuntu 11.10 ........ 7.95  |=======
ThinkPad W510: Fedora 16 .... 45.64 |=========================================
ThinkPad W510: Ubuntu 11.10 . 46.32 |==========================================


7-Zip Compression 9.13
Compress Speed Test
MIPS > Higher Is Better
ThinkPad T61: Fedora 16 ..... 4096 |=====================
ThinkPad T61: Ubuntu 11.10 .. 4152 |=====================
Eee PC: Fedora 16 ........... 1702 |=========
Eee PC: Ubuntu 11.10 ........ 1786 |=========
ThinkPad W510: Fedora 16 .... 8417 |==========================================
ThinkPad W510: Ubuntu 11.10 . 8561 |===========================================


Parallel BZIP2 Compression 1.0.5
256MB File Compression
Seconds < Lower Is Better
ThinkPad T61: Fedora 16 ..... 29.07  |==========
ThinkPad T61: Ubuntu 11.10 .. 28.09  |==========
Eee PC: Fedora 16 ........... 114.68 |=========================================
Eee PC: Ubuntu 11.10 ........ 102.02 |====================================
ThinkPad W510: Fedora 16 .... 20.04  |=======
ThinkPad W510: Ubuntu 11.10 . 19.68  |=======


John The Ripper 1.7.8
Test: Traditional DES
Real C/S > Higher Is Better
ThinkPad T61: Fedora 16 ..... 2059667   |
ThinkPad T61: Ubuntu 11.10 .. 2167333   |
Eee PC: Fedora 16 ........... 706201250 |====================================
Eee PC: Ubuntu 11.10 ........ 736178667 |======================================
ThinkPad W510: Fedora 16 .... 2730000   |
ThinkPad W510: Ubuntu 11.10 . 2843333   |


John The Ripper 1.7.8
Test: MD5
Real C/S > Higher Is Better
ThinkPad T61: Fedora 16 ..... 10948 |======================================
ThinkPad T61: Ubuntu 11.10 .. 11504 |=======================================
Eee PC: Fedora 16 ........... 4599  |================
Eee PC: Ubuntu 11.10 ........ 4669  |================
ThinkPad W510: Fedora 16 .... 11894 |=========================================
ThinkPad W510: Ubuntu 11.10 . 12250 |==========================================


John The Ripper 1.7.8
Test: Blowfish
Real C/S > Higher Is Better
ThinkPad T61: Fedora 16 ..... 712 |=========================================
ThinkPad T61: Ubuntu 11.10 .. 745 |===========================================
Eee PC: Fedora 16 ........... 199 |===========
Eee PC: Ubuntu 11.10 ........ 202 |============
ThinkPad W510: Fedora 16 .... 739 |==========================================
ThinkPad W510: Ubuntu 11.10 . 771 |============================================


Timed MAFFT Alignment 6.706
Multiple Sequence Alignment
Seconds < Lower Is Better
ThinkPad T61: Fedora 16 ..... 34.90  |========
ThinkPad T61: Ubuntu 11.10 .. 33.48  |========
Eee PC: Fedora 16 ........... 175.82 |=========================================
Eee PC: Ubuntu 11.10 ........ 173.65 |========================================
ThinkPad W510: Fedora 16 .... 31.92  |=======
ThinkPad W510: Ubuntu 11.10 . 30.80  |=======