ThinkPad W510 Ubuntu 10.10 - 12.04 LTS

Testing a ThinkPad W510 with Intel Core i7 720QM and NVIDIA Quadro FX 880M under Ubuntu 10.10 through Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin; 2012-02-08) x86_64 for a future article on Phoronix.com by Michael Larabel.

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Ubuntu 10.10

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 1024MB, Audio: Conexant CX20585, Network: Intel 82577LM Gigabit Connection + Intel Centrino Ultimate-N 6300

OS: Ubuntu 10.10, Kernel: 2.6.35-22-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 2.32.0, Display Server: X Server 1.9.0, Display Driver: nouveau 0.0.16, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 7.9-devel, Compiler: GCC 4.4.5, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1600x900

System Notes: Disk Scheduler: CFQ.

Ubuntu 11.04

Processor: Intel Core i7 720Q @ 1.60GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: LENOVO 4318CTO, Chipset: Intel Core DMI, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 160GB INTEL SSDSA2M160, Graphics: string: Software Rasterizer 1024MB (550/950MHz), Audio: Conexant CX20585, Network: Intel 82577LM Gigabit Connection + Intel Centrino Ultimate-N 6300

OS: Ubuntu 11.04, Kernel: 2.6.38-8-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 2.32.1, Display Server: X Server 1.10.1, Display Driver: nouveau 0.0.16, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 7.10.2, Compiler: GCC 4.5.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1600x900

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 1024MB (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, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 7.11 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.6.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1600x900

System Notes: Disk Scheduler: CFQ. Compiz was running on this system.

Ubuntu 12.04

OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.2.0-14-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 5.2.0, Display Server: X Server 1.11.3, Display Driver: nouveau 0.0.16, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 8.0-rc2 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.6, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1600x900

ThinkPad W510 Ubuntu 10.10 - 12.04 LTSProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioNetworkOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerDisplay DriverOpenGLCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionUbuntu 10.10Ubuntu 11.04Ubuntu 11.10Ubuntu 12.04Intel Core i7 720Q @ 1.60GHz (8 Cores)LENOVO 4318CTOIntel Core DMI4096MB160GB INTEL SSDSA2M160NVIDIA Quadro FX 880M 1024MBConexant CX20585Intel 82577LM Gigabit Connection + Intel Centrino Ultimate-N 6300Ubuntu 10.102.6.35-22-generic (x86_64)GNOME 2.32.0X Server 1.9.0nouveau 0.0.162.1 Mesa 7.9-develGCC 4.4.5ext41600x900string: Software Rasterizer 1024MB (550/950MHz)Ubuntu 11.042.6.38-8-generic (x86_64)GNOME 2.32.1X Server 1.10.12.1 Mesa 7.10.2GCC 4.5.2NVIDIA Quadro FX 880M 1024MB (550/790MHz)Ubuntu 11.103.0.0-12-generic (x86_64)Unity 4.22.0X Server 1.10.42.1 Mesa 7.11 Gallium 0.4GCC 4.6.1Ubuntu 12.043.2.0-14-generic (x86_64)Unity 5.2.0X Server 1.11.32.1 Mesa 8.0-rc2 Gallium 0.4GCC 4.6OpenBenchmarking.orgSystem Details- Ubuntu 10.10: Disk Scheduler: CFQ.- Ubuntu 11.04: Disk Scheduler: CFQ.- Ubuntu 11.10: Disk Scheduler: CFQ. Compiz was running on this system.- Ubuntu 12.04: Disk Scheduler: CFQ. Compiz was running on this system.

Ubuntu 10.10Ubuntu 11.04Ubuntu 11.10Ubuntu 12.04Result OverviewPhoronix Test Suite100%108%116%123%Apache BenchmarkPostMarkC-RayVP8 libvpx Encoding7-Zip Compressionx264S.W.P.SD.T.PTotal TimevpxencC.S.TH.2.V.E

ThinkPad W510 Ubuntu 10.10 - 12.04 LTSnexuiz: 1600 x 900 - No - Offopenarena: 1600 x 900postmark: Disk Transaction Performanceapache: Static Web Page Servingc-ray: Total Timecompress-7zip: Compress Speed Testx264: H.264 Video Encodingvpxenc: vpxencUbuntu 10.10Ubuntu 11.04Ubuntu 11.10Ubuntu 12.04358610367.73116.36895157.019.09357113217.84107.84841655.089.0726.1478.40369012616.50106.85835157.529.62195.60317913585.67106.86881358.159.82OpenBenchmarking.org

Nexuiz

This is a benchmark of Nexuiz, a popular open-source first-person shooter. This game uses the DarkPlaces engine, which is a largely modified version of the Quake engine with extra features such as High Dynamic Range rendering and OpenGL 2.0 shaders. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterNexuiz 2.5.2Resolution: 1600 x 900 - HDR: No - Sound: OffUbuntu 11.10Ubuntu 12.04612182430SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 326.141.00
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterNexuiz 2.5.2Resolution: 1600 x 900 - HDR: No - Sound: OffUbuntu 11.10Ubuntu 12.04612182430Min: 26.13 / Avg: 26.14 / Max: 26.16Min: 1 / Avg: 1 / Max: 1

OpenArena

This is a test of OpenArena, a popular open-source first-person shooter. This game is based upon ioquake3, which in turn uses the GPL version of id Software's Quake 3 engine. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.5Resolution: 1600 x 900Ubuntu 11.10Ubuntu 12.0420406080100SE +/- 0.15, N = 3SE +/- 0.51, N = 378.4095.60
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.5Resolution: 1600 x 900Ubuntu 11.10Ubuntu 12.0420406080100Min: 78.1 / Avg: 78.4 / Max: 78.6Min: 94.6 / Avg: 95.6 / Max: 96.3

PostMark

OpenBenchmarking.orgTPS, More Is BetterPostMark 1.51Disk Transaction PerformanceUbuntu 10.10Ubuntu 11.04Ubuntu 11.10Ubuntu 12.048001600240032004000SE +/- 78.22, N = 10SE +/- 0.00, N = 5SE +/- 79.33, N = 10SE +/- 73.74, N = 103586357136903179
OpenBenchmarking.orgTPS, More Is BetterPostMark 1.51Disk Transaction PerformanceUbuntu 10.10Ubuntu 11.04Ubuntu 11.10Ubuntu 12.046001200180024003000Min: 3125 / Avg: 3585.9 / Max: 4166Min: 3571 / Avg: 3571 / Max: 3571Min: 3571 / Avg: 3690 / Max: 4166Min: 2777 / Avg: 3179.4 / Max: 3571

Apache Benchmark

OpenBenchmarking.orgRequests Per Second, More Is BetterApache Benchmark 2.2.21Static Web Page ServingUbuntu 10.10Ubuntu 11.04Ubuntu 11.10Ubuntu 12.043K6K9K12K15KSE +/- 73.42, N = 3SE +/- 65.54, N = 3SE +/- 79.90, N = 3SE +/- 29.95, N = 310367.7313217.8412616.5013585.67
OpenBenchmarking.orgRequests Per Second, More Is BetterApache Benchmark 2.2.21Static Web Page ServingUbuntu 10.10Ubuntu 11.04Ubuntu 11.10Ubuntu 12.042K4K6K8K10KMin: 10246.92 / Avg: 10367.73 / Max: 10500.43Min: 13098.87 / Avg: 13217.84 / Max: 13325Min: 12462.68 / Avg: 12616.5 / Max: 12730.91Min: 13534.44 / Avg: 13585.67 / Max: 13638.16

C-Ray

This is a test of C-Ray, a simple raytracer designed to test the floating-point CPU performance. This test is multi-threaded (16 threads per core), will shoot 8 rays per pixel for anti-aliasing, and will generate a 1600 x 1200 image. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterC-Ray 1.1Total TimeUbuntu 10.10Ubuntu 11.04Ubuntu 11.10Ubuntu 12.04306090120150SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 1.19, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3116.36107.84106.85106.86
OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterC-Ray 1.1Total TimeUbuntu 10.10Ubuntu 11.04Ubuntu 11.10Ubuntu 12.0420406080100Min: 116.31 / Avg: 116.36 / Max: 116.42Min: 106.62 / Avg: 107.84 / Max: 110.22Min: 106.8 / Avg: 106.85 / Max: 106.88Min: 106.82 / Avg: 106.86 / Max: 106.89

7-Zip Compression

OpenBenchmarking.orgMIPS, More Is Better7-Zip Compression 9.20.1Compress Speed TestUbuntu 10.10Ubuntu 11.04Ubuntu 11.10Ubuntu 12.042K4K6K8K10KSE +/- 42.46, N = 3SE +/- 239.82, N = 6SE +/- 16.83, N = 3SE +/- 73.33, N = 38951841683518813
OpenBenchmarking.orgMIPS, More Is Better7-Zip Compression 9.20.1Compress Speed TestUbuntu 10.10Ubuntu 11.04Ubuntu 11.10Ubuntu 12.0416003200480064008000Min: 8870 / Avg: 8950.67 / Max: 9014Min: 7287 / Avg: 8415.5 / Max: 8918Min: 8324 / Avg: 8351.33 / Max: 8382Min: 8718 / Avg: 8812.67 / Max: 8957

x264

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is Betterx264 2011-12-06H.264 Video EncodingUbuntu 10.10Ubuntu 11.04Ubuntu 11.10Ubuntu 12.041326395265SE +/- 0.13, N = 3SE +/- 0.20, N = 3SE +/- 0.10, N = 3SE +/- 0.11, N = 357.0155.0857.5258.15
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is Betterx264 2011-12-06H.264 Video EncodingUbuntu 10.10Ubuntu 11.04Ubuntu 11.10Ubuntu 12.041122334455Min: 56.83 / Avg: 57.01 / Max: 57.26Min: 54.72 / Avg: 55.08 / Max: 55.4Min: 57.36 / Avg: 57.52 / Max: 57.71Min: 57.96 / Avg: 58.15 / Max: 58.35

VP8 libvpx Encoding

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterVP8 libvpx Encoding 0.9.7-p1vpxencUbuntu 10.10Ubuntu 11.04Ubuntu 11.10Ubuntu 12.043691215SE +/- 0.15, N = 4SE +/- 0.15, N = 3SE +/- 0.08, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 39.099.079.629.82
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterVP8 libvpx Encoding 0.9.7-p1vpxencUbuntu 10.10Ubuntu 11.04Ubuntu 11.10Ubuntu 12.043691215Min: 8.72 / Avg: 9.09 / Max: 9.41Min: 8.89 / Avg: 9.07 / Max: 9.37Min: 9.53 / Avg: 9.62 / Max: 9.77Min: 9.78 / Avg: 9.82 / Max: 9.89

Ubuntu 10.10

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 1024MB, Audio: Conexant CX20585, Network: Intel 82577LM Gigabit Connection + Intel Centrino Ultimate-N 6300

OS: Ubuntu 10.10, Kernel: 2.6.35-22-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 2.32.0, Display Server: X Server 1.9.0, Display Driver: nouveau 0.0.16, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 7.9-devel, Compiler: GCC 4.4.5, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1600x900

System Notes: Disk Scheduler: CFQ.

Testing initiated at 8 February 2012 14:38 by user phoronix.

Ubuntu 11.04

Processor: Intel Core i7 720Q @ 1.60GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: LENOVO 4318CTO, Chipset: Intel Core DMI, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 160GB INTEL SSDSA2M160, Graphics: string: Software Rasterizer 1024MB (550/950MHz), Audio: Conexant CX20585, Network: Intel 82577LM Gigabit Connection + Intel Centrino Ultimate-N 6300

OS: Ubuntu 11.04, Kernel: 2.6.38-8-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 2.32.1, Display Server: X Server 1.10.1, Display Driver: nouveau 0.0.16, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 7.10.2, Compiler: GCC 4.5.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1600x900

System Notes: Disk Scheduler: CFQ.

Testing initiated at 8 February 2012 12:23 by user phoronix.

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 1024MB (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, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 7.11 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.6.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1600x900

System Notes: Disk Scheduler: CFQ. Compiz was running on this system.

Testing initiated at 8 February 2012 09:33 by user phoronix.

Ubuntu 12.04

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: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.2.0-14-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 5.2.0, Display Server: X Server 1.11.3, Display Driver: nouveau 0.0.16, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 8.0-rc2 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.6, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1600x900

System Notes: Disk Scheduler: CFQ. Compiz was running on this system.

Testing initiated at 8 February 2012 16:33 by user phoronix.