Fedora 16 vs. Ubuntu 11.10 Performance

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

HTML result view exported from: https://openbenchmarking.org/result/1111113-AR-FEDORA16U92&sor.

ProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioNetworkMonitorOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerDisplay DriverOpenGLCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionThinkPad T61Eee PCThinkPad W510 Fedora 16 Ubuntu 11.10 Fedora 16 Ubuntu 11.10 Fedora 16 Ubuntu 11.10Intel Core 2 Duo T9300 @ 2.50GHz (2 Cores)LENOVO 6459CTOIntel Mobile PM965/GM965/GL960 + ICH8M-E4096MB100GB Hitachi HTS72201NVIDIA Quadro NVS 140M 128MB (400/600MHz)Analog Devices AD1984Intel 82566MM Gigabit Connection + Intel PRO/WirelessFedora release 16 (Verne)3.1.0-7.fc16.x86_64 (x86_64)GNOME Shell 3.2.1X Server 1.11.1nouveau 0.0.162.1 Mesa 7.11 Gallium 0.4GCC 4.6.2ext41680x1050NVIDIA Quadro NVS 140M (400/600MHz)Ubuntu 11.103.0.0-12-generic (x86_64)Unity 4.22.0X Server 1.10.4GCC 4.6.1Intel Atom 330 @ 1.60GHz (4 Cores)ASUS 1201NNVIDIA MCP792048MB250GB Hitachi HTS54502NVIDIA GeForce 9400M 256MB (450MHz)Realtek ALC269HSD121PHW1Atheros AR8132 Fast + Realtek RTL8191SEvA Wireless LANFedora release 16 (Verne)3.1.0-7.fc16.x86_64 (x86_64)GNOME Shell 3.2.1X Server 1.11.1GCC 4.6.21366x768NVIDIA GeForce 9400M (450MHz)Ubuntu 11.103.0.0-12-generic (x86_64)Unity 4.22.0X Server 1.10.4GCC 4.6.1Intel Core i7 720Q @ 1.60GHz (8 Cores)LENOVO 4318CTOIntel Core DMI4096MB160GB INTEL SSDSA2M160NVIDIA Quadro FX 880M 1024MB (550/790MHz)Conexant CX20585Intel 82577LM Gigabit Connection + Intel Centrino Ultimate-N 6300Fedora release 16 (Verne)3.1.0-7.fc16.x86_64 (x86_64)GNOME Shell 3.2.1X Server 1.11.1GCC 4.6.21600x900NVIDIA Quadro FX 880M (550/790MHz)Ubuntu 11.103.0.0-12-generic (x86_64)Unity 4.22.0X Server 1.10.4GCC 4.6.1OpenBenchmarking.orgSystem Details- ThinkPad T61: Ubuntu 11.10: Disk Scheduler: CFQ. Compiz was running on this system.- Eee PC: Fedora 16: Disk Scheduler: CFQ. SELinux: Enabled.- Eee PC: Ubuntu 11.10: Disk Scheduler: CFQ. Compiz was running on this system.- ThinkPad W510: Fedora 16: Disk Scheduler: CFQ. SELinux: Enabled.- ThinkPad W510: Ubuntu 11.10: Disk Scheduler: CFQ. Compiz was running on this system.

apache: Static Web Page Servingpgbench: TPC-B Transactions Per Secondpostmark: Disk Transaction Performanceiozone: 64Kb - 8GB - Write Performanceiozone: 64Kb - 8GB - Read Performanceopenarena: 1600 x 900lightsmark: 1600 x 900c-ray: Total Timesmallpt: Global Illumination Renderer; 100 Samplesencode-mp3: WAV To MP3x264: H.264 Video Encodingcompress-7zip: Compress Speed Testcompress-pbzip2: 256MB File Compressionjohn-the-ripper: Traditional DESjohn-the-ripper: MD5john-the-ripper: Blowfishmafft: Multiple Sequence AlignmentThinkPad T61Eee PCThinkPad W510 Fedora 16 Ubuntu 11.10 Fedora 16 Ubuntu 11.10 Fedora 16 Ubuntu 11.10112.98185465.2869.1942.57186.3643735.3423.15409629.0720596671094871234.9011234.45113.77227663.6464.7721.671.16183.3244433.8422.95415228.0921673331150474533.4831878.9675.7643.70600.131108162.247.251702114.687062012504599199175.822339.9317555.5548.9335.87574.751103158.887.951786102.027361786674669202173.652308.652951111.48250.94139.63118.0325531.9045.64841720.0427300001189473931.9212290.132707.013631107.02251.2078.3323.60117.2526130.5646.32856119.6828433331225077130.80OpenBenchmarking.org

Apache Benchmark

Static Web Page Serving

ThinkPad W510ThinkPad T61Eee PCOpenBenchmarking.orgRequests Per Second, More Is BetterApache Benchmark 2.2.17Static Web Page ServingUbuntu 11.103K6K9K12K15KSE +/- 91.99, N = 3SE +/- 101.75, N = 3SE +/- 4.71, N = 312290.1311234.452339.93

PostgreSQL pgbench

TPC-B Transactions Per Second

ThinkPad W510ThinkPad T61OpenBenchmarking.orgTPS, More Is BetterPostgreSQL pgbench 9.0.4TPC-B Transactions Per SecondUbuntu 11.10Fedora 166001200180024003000SE +/- 19.28, N = 3SE +/- 13.83, N = 3SE +/- 0.30, N = 3SE +/- 1.11, N = 32707.012308.65113.77112.98

PostMark

Disk Transaction Performance

ThinkPad W510ThinkPad T61Eee PCOpenBenchmarking.orgTPS, More Is BetterPostMark 1.51Disk Transaction PerformanceUbuntu 11.10Fedora 168001600240032004000SE +/- 59.50, N = 10SE +/- 58.00, N = 10SE +/- 31.19, N = 10SE +/- 23.00, N = 10SE +/- 2.04, N = 5SE +/- 2.66, N = 53631295122761854318175

IOzone

Record Size: 64Kb - File Size: 8GB - Disk Test: Write Performance

ThinkPad W510Eee PCThinkPad T61OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterIOzone 3.347Record Size: 64Kb - File Size: 8GB - Disk Test: Write PerformanceFedora 16Ubuntu 11.1020406080100SE +/- 0.20, N = 3SE +/- 0.22, N = 3SE +/- 0.42, N = 3SE +/- 0.81, N = 3SE +/- 0.89, N = 3SE +/- 0.79, N = 3111.48107.0278.9655.5565.2863.64

IOzone

Record Size: 64Kb - File Size: 8GB - Disk Test: Read Performance

ThinkPad W510Eee PCThinkPad T61OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterIOzone 3.347Record Size: 64Kb - File Size: 8GB - Disk Test: Read PerformanceUbuntu 11.10Fedora 1650100150200250SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.23, N = 3SE +/- 0.72, N = 3SE +/- 1.61, N = 6SE +/- 0.22, N = 3SE +/- 1.98, N = 6251.20250.9475.7648.9369.1964.77

OpenArena

Resolution: 1600 x 900

ThinkPad W510Eee PCThinkPad T61OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.5Resolution: 1600 x 900Fedora 16Ubuntu 11.10306090120150SE +/- 0.28, N = 3SE +/- 0.27, N = 3SE +/- 0.35, N = 3SE +/- 6.57, N = 6SE +/- 0.27, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 3139.6378.3343.7035.8742.5721.67

Lightsmark

Resolution: 1600 x 900

ThinkPad W510ThinkPad T61OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterLightsmark 2008Resolution: 1600 x 900Ubuntu 11.10612182430SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 623.601.16

C-Ray

Total Time

ThinkPad W510ThinkPad T61Eee PCOpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterC-Ray 1.1Total TimeUbuntu 11.10Fedora 16130260390520650SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.19, N = 3SE +/- 0.49, N = 3117.25118.03183.32186.36574.75600.13

Smallpt

Global Illumination Renderer; 100 Samples

ThinkPad W510ThinkPad T61Eee PCOpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterSmallpt 1.0Global Illumination Renderer; 100 SamplesFedora 16Ubuntu 11.102004006008001000SE +/- 4.40, N = 6SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.67, N = 3SE +/- 0.58, N = 325526143744411031108

LAME MP3 Encoding

WAV To MP3

ThinkPad W510ThinkPad T61Eee PCOpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterLAME MP3 Encoding 3.98.2WAV To MP3Ubuntu 11.10Fedora 164080120160200SE +/- 0.02, N = 5SE +/- 0.14, N = 5SE +/- 0.41, N = 8SE +/- 0.43, N = 8SE +/- 0.12, N = 5SE +/- 0.13, N = 530.5631.9033.8435.34158.88162.24

x264

H.264 Video Encoding

ThinkPad W510ThinkPad T61Eee PCOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is Betterx264 2010-11-22H.264 Video EncodingUbuntu 11.10Fedora 161122334455SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.08, N = 3SE +/- 0.17, N = 3SE +/- 0.18, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 346.3245.6423.1522.957.957.25

7-Zip Compression

Compress Speed Test

ThinkPad W510ThinkPad T61Eee PCOpenBenchmarking.orgMIPS, More Is Better7-Zip Compression 9.13Compress Speed TestUbuntu 11.10Fedora 162K4K6K8K10KSE +/- 145.96, N = 3SE +/- 47.95, N = 3SE +/- 25.16, N = 3SE +/- 26.21, N = 3SE +/- 4.84, N = 3SE +/- 12.55, N = 3856184174152409617861702

Parallel BZIP2 Compression

256MB File Compression

ThinkPad W510ThinkPad T61Eee PCOpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterParallel BZIP2 Compression 1.0.5256MB File CompressionUbuntu 11.10Fedora 16306090120150SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.80, N = 3SE +/- 0.66, N = 319.6820.0428.0929.07102.02114.68

John The Ripper

Test: Traditional DES

Eee PCThinkPad W510ThinkPad T61OpenBenchmarking.orgReal C/S, More Is BetterJohn The Ripper 1.7.8Test: Traditional DESUbuntu 11.10Fedora 16160M320M480M640M800MSE +/- 6996102.66, N = 3SE +/- 10873542.59, N = 4SE +/- 4176.65, N = 3SE +/- 22120.88, N = 3SE +/- 11680.94, N = 3SE +/- 12719.19, N = 37361786677062012502843333273000021673332059667

John The Ripper

Test: MD5

ThinkPad W510ThinkPad T61Eee PCOpenBenchmarking.orgReal C/S, More Is BetterJohn The Ripper 1.7.8Test: MD5Ubuntu 11.10Fedora 163K6K9K12K15KSE +/- 12.90, N = 3SE +/- 101.28, N = 3SE +/- 12.99, N = 3SE +/- 9.07, N = 3SE +/- 9.33, N = 3SE +/- 14.50, N = 31225011894115041094846694599

John The Ripper

Test: Blowfish

ThinkPad W510ThinkPad T61Eee PCOpenBenchmarking.orgReal C/S, More Is BetterJohn The Ripper 1.7.8Test: BlowfishUbuntu 11.10Fedora 16170340510680850SE +/- 0.58, N = 3SE +/- 10.40, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.67, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3771739745712202199

Timed MAFFT Alignment

Multiple Sequence Alignment

ThinkPad W510ThinkPad T61Eee PCOpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterTimed MAFFT Alignment 6.706Multiple Sequence AlignmentUbuntu 11.10Fedora 164080120160200SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.26, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.13, N = 3SE +/- 0.27, N = 3SE +/- 0.48, N = 330.8031.9233.4834.90173.65175.82

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