openSUSE 11.4 vs. 12.1 Linux Performance
Benchmarks of openSUSE 12.1 final from a Core i7 notebook compared to openSUSE 11.4.


openSUSE 11.4: 

	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 (550/950MHz), Audio: Conexant CX20585, Network: Intel 82577LM Gigabit Connection + Intel Centrino Ultimate-N 6300

	OS: SUSE LINUX 11.4, Kernel: 2.6.37.1-1.2-desktop (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 2.32.1, Display Server: X Server 1.9.3, Display Driver: nouveau 0.0.16, OpenGL: 1.4 (2.1 Mesa 7.10), Compiler: GCC 4.5, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1600x900

openSUSE 12.1: 

	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: SUSE LINUX 12.1, Kernel: 3.1.0-1.2-desktop (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.2.1, 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, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1600x900

debian: 

	Processor: AMD Phenom II X4 955 @ 3.21GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS M4A79T Deluxe, Chipset: ATI RD790 + SB700/SB800, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 115GB OCZ VERTEX2 + 2 x 320GB SAMSUNG HD322HJ + 2 x 500GB Seagate ST3500418AS, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 1024MB (763/1900MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1200, Network: Realtek RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+

	OS: Debian 6.0.3, Kernel: 3.1.0 (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 2.30.2, Display Server: X Server 1.7.7, Display Driver: NVIDIA 285.05.09, OpenGL: 4.2.0 NVIDIA 285.05.09, Compiler: GCC 4.6, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1440x900


C-Ray 1.1
Total Time
Seconds < Lower Is Better
openSUSE 11.4 . 118.86 |=======================================================
openSUSE 12.1 . 117.26 |======================================================
debian ........ 110.32 |===================================================


Smallpt 1.0
Global Illumination Renderer; 100 Samples
Seconds < Lower Is Better
openSUSE 11.4 . 267 |==========================================================
openSUSE 12.1 . 258 |========================================================
debian ........ 195 |==========================================


SQLite 3.7.3
Test Target: Default Test Directory
Seconds < Lower Is Better
openSUSE 11.4 . 19.09  |=
openSUSE 12.1 . 22.42  |=
debian ........ 937.38 |=======================================================


PostMark 1.51
Disk Transaction Performance
TPS > Higher Is Better
openSUSE 11.4 . 3571 |=====================================================
openSUSE 12.1 . 2996 |=============================================
debian ........ 3809 |=========================================================


PostgreSQL pgbench 9.0.4
TPC-B Transactions Per Second
TPS > Higher Is Better
openSUSE 11.4 . 2932.83 |======================================================
openSUSE 12.1 . 2661.87 |=================================================
debian ........ 152.68  |===


x264 2010-11-22
H.264 Video Encoding
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
openSUSE 11.4 . 45.33 |==============================================
openSUSE 12.1 . 46.19 |===============================================
debian ........ 54.67 |========================================================


LAME MP3 Encoding 3.98.2
WAV To MP3
Seconds < Lower Is Better
openSUSE 11.4 . 30.81 |========================================================
openSUSE 12.1 . 30.39 |=======================================================
debian ........ 29.72 |======================================================


7-Zip Compression 9.13
Compress Speed Test
MIPS > Higher Is Better
openSUSE 11.4 . 8701 |==================================================
openSUSE 12.1 . 8389 |================================================
debian ........ 9941 |=========================================================


Parallel BZIP2 Compression 1.0.5
256MB File Compression
Seconds < Lower Is Better
openSUSE 11.4 . 19.38 |=======================================================
openSUSE 12.1 . 19.76 |========================================================
debian ........ 14.93 |==========================================


Timed Apache Compilation 2.2.17
Time To Compile
Seconds < Lower Is Better
openSUSE 11.4 . 40.99 |====================================================
openSUSE 12.1 . 44.22 |========================================================
debian ........ 27.80 |===================================


Timed PHP Compilation 5.2.9
Time To Compile
Seconds < Lower Is Better
openSUSE 11.4 . 52.10 |==================================================
openSUSE 12.1 . 58.44 |========================================================