32-bit vs 64-bit - Ubuntu 12.04 LTS

Ubuntu 12.04 x86_64 64-bit vs. 32-bit performance on Intel Core i7 notebook. 32-bit Ubuntu Linux benchmarking was with the 32-bit and 32-bit PAE (Physical Address Extensions) kernels. Testing of 8 February Precise Pangolin development snapshot, all other software versions/configurations remained the same besides swapping the kernels. Testing for a future article on Phoronix.com by Michael Larabel.

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Unity 12.04 32-bit

Processor: Intel Core i7 720Q @ 1.60GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: LENOVO 4318CTO, Chipset: Intel Core DMI, Memory: 3584MB, 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 (i686), 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.

Ubuntu 12.04 32-bit PAE

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-pae (i686), 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

Ubuntu 12.04 64-bit

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

32-bit vs 64-bit - Ubuntu 12.04 LTSProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioNetworkOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerDisplay DriverOpenGLCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionUnity 12.04 32-bitUbuntu 12.04 32-bit PAEUbuntu 12.04 64-bitIntel Core i7 720Q @ 1.60GHz (8 Cores)LENOVO 4318CTOIntel Core DMI3584MB160GB INTEL SSDSA2M160NVIDIA Quadro FX 880M 1024MB (550/790MHz)Conexant CX20585Intel 82577LM Gigabit Connection + Intel Centrino Ultimate-N 6300Ubuntu 12.043.2.0-14-generic (i686)Unity 5.2.0X Server 1.11.3nouveau 0.0.162.1 Mesa 8.0-rc2 Gallium 0.4GCC 4.6ext41600x9004096MB3.2.0-14-generic-pae (i686)3.2.0-14-generic (x86_64)OpenBenchmarking.orgSystem Details- Disk Scheduler: CFQ. Compiz was running on this system.

Unity 12.04 32-bitUbuntu 12.04 32-bit PAEUbuntu 12.04 64-bitLogarithmic Result OverviewPhoronix Test SuitePostMarkOpenSSLC-RayTimed HMMer SearchApache BenchmarkHimeno BenchmarkTimed MAFFT AlignmentSmallptx264LAME MP3 EncodingVP8 libvpx Encoding7-Zip CompressionTimed MrBayes AnalysisOpenArena

32-bit vs 64-bit - Ubuntu 12.04 LTSopenarena: 1600 x 900c-ray: Total Timesmallpt: Global Illumination Renderer; 100 Samplesencode-mp3: WAV To MP3x264: H.264 Video Encodingvpxenc: vpxenccompress-7zip: Compress Speed Testapache: Static Web Page Servingpostmark: Disk Transaction Performancemafft: Multiple Sequence Alignmenthmmer: Pfam Database Searchhimeno: Poisson Pressure Solvermrbayes: Primate Phylogeny Analysisopenssl: RSA 4096-bit PerformanceUnity 12.04 32-bitUbuntu 12.04 32-bit PAEUbuntu 12.04 64-bit95.30173.8929825.9151.169.11799010717.1258738.6935.63852.9237.0719.0594.77173.7629825.9250.918.81789213652.9358738.7535.74851.9037.0019.0894.77107.0724622.9258.629.89879213532.92312530.9927.831067.0334.9442.00OpenBenchmarking.org

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 900Unity 12.04 32-bitUbuntu 12.04 32-bit PAEUbuntu 12.04 64-bit20406080100SE +/- 0.10, N = 3SE +/- 0.24, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 395.3094.7794.77
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.5Resolution: 1600 x 900Unity 12.04 32-bitUbuntu 12.04 32-bit PAEUbuntu 12.04 64-bit20406080100Min: 95.2 / Avg: 95.3 / Max: 95.5Min: 94.3 / Avg: 94.77 / Max: 95.1Min: 94.3 / Avg: 94.77 / Max: 95.4

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 TimeUnity 12.04 32-bitUbuntu 12.04 32-bit PAEUbuntu 12.04 64-bit4080120160200SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3173.89173.76107.07
OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterC-Ray 1.1Total TimeUnity 12.04 32-bitUbuntu 12.04 32-bit PAEUbuntu 12.04 64-bit306090120150Min: 173.8 / Avg: 173.89 / Max: 173.98Min: 173.65 / Avg: 173.76 / Max: 173.86Min: 107.02 / Avg: 107.07 / Max: 107.1

Smallpt

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterSmallpt 1.0Global Illumination Renderer; 100 SamplesUnity 12.04 32-bitUbuntu 12.04 32-bit PAEUbuntu 12.04 64-bit60120180240300SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3298298246
OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterSmallpt 1.0Global Illumination Renderer; 100 SamplesUnity 12.04 32-bitUbuntu 12.04 32-bit PAEUbuntu 12.04 64-bit50100150200250Min: 298 / Avg: 298.33 / Max: 299Min: 297 / Avg: 297.67 / Max: 298Min: 245 / Avg: 245.67 / Max: 246

LAME MP3 Encoding

LAME is an MP3 encoder licensed under the LGPL. This test measures the time required to encode a WAV file to MP3 format. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterLAME MP3 Encoding 3.99.3WAV To MP3Unity 12.04 32-bitUbuntu 12.04 32-bit PAEUbuntu 12.04 64-bit612182430SE +/- 0.04, N = 5SE +/- 0.02, N = 5SE +/- 0.03, N = 525.9125.9222.92
OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterLAME MP3 Encoding 3.99.3WAV To MP3Unity 12.04 32-bitUbuntu 12.04 32-bit PAEUbuntu 12.04 64-bit612182430Min: 25.8 / Avg: 25.91 / Max: 26.02Min: 25.87 / Avg: 25.92 / Max: 26Min: 22.8 / Avg: 22.92 / Max: 22.98

x264

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is Betterx264 2011-12-06H.264 Video EncodingUnity 12.04 32-bitUbuntu 12.04 32-bit PAEUbuntu 12.04 64-bit1326395265SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.17, N = 3SE +/- 0.29, N = 351.1650.9158.62
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is Betterx264 2011-12-06H.264 Video EncodingUnity 12.04 32-bitUbuntu 12.04 32-bit PAEUbuntu 12.04 64-bit1224364860Min: 51.11 / Avg: 51.16 / Max: 51.2Min: 50.57 / Avg: 50.91 / Max: 51.11Min: 58.05 / Avg: 58.62 / Max: 58.98

VP8 libvpx Encoding

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterVP8 libvpx Encoding 0.9.7-p1vpxencUnity 12.04 32-bitUbuntu 12.04 32-bit PAEUbuntu 12.04 64-bit3691215SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.11, N = 39.118.819.89
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterVP8 libvpx Encoding 0.9.7-p1vpxencUnity 12.04 32-bitUbuntu 12.04 32-bit PAEUbuntu 12.04 64-bit3691215Min: 9.06 / Avg: 9.11 / Max: 9.16Min: 8.74 / Avg: 8.81 / Max: 8.89Min: 9.76 / Avg: 9.89 / Max: 10.11

7-Zip Compression

OpenBenchmarking.orgMIPS, More Is Better7-Zip Compression 9.20.1Compress Speed TestUnity 12.04 32-bitUbuntu 12.04 32-bit PAEUbuntu 12.04 64-bit2K4K6K8K10KSE +/- 55.84, N = 3SE +/- 104.41, N = 3SE +/- 92.17, N = 3799078928792
OpenBenchmarking.orgMIPS, More Is Better7-Zip Compression 9.20.1Compress Speed TestUnity 12.04 32-bitUbuntu 12.04 32-bit PAEUbuntu 12.04 64-bit15003000450060007500Min: 7886 / Avg: 7990.33 / Max: 8077Min: 7691 / Avg: 7892.33 / Max: 8041Min: 8608 / Avg: 8792.33 / Max: 8886

Apache Benchmark

OpenBenchmarking.orgRequests Per Second, More Is BetterApache Benchmark 2.2.21Static Web Page ServingUnity 12.04 32-bitUbuntu 12.04 32-bit PAEUbuntu 12.04 64-bit3K6K9K12K15KSE +/- 195.49, N = 3SE +/- 43.96, N = 3SE +/- 68.78, N = 310717.1213652.9313532.92
OpenBenchmarking.orgRequests Per Second, More Is BetterApache Benchmark 2.2.21Static Web Page ServingUnity 12.04 32-bitUbuntu 12.04 32-bit PAEUbuntu 12.04 64-bit2K4K6K8K10KMin: 10461.39 / Avg: 10717.12 / Max: 11101.11Min: 13570.2 / Avg: 13652.93 / Max: 13720.07Min: 13421.84 / Avg: 13532.92 / Max: 13658.74

PostMark

OpenBenchmarking.orgTPS, More Is BetterPostMark 1.51Disk Transaction PerformanceUnity 12.04 32-bitUbuntu 12.04 32-bit PAEUbuntu 12.04 64-bit7001400210028003500SE +/- 3.43, N = 5SE +/- 3.43, N = 5SE +/- 0.00, N = 55875873125
OpenBenchmarking.orgTPS, More Is BetterPostMark 1.51Disk Transaction PerformanceUnity 12.04 32-bitUbuntu 12.04 32-bit PAEUbuntu 12.04 64-bit5001000150020002500Min: 581 / Avg: 586.6 / Max: 595Min: 581 / Avg: 586.6 / Max: 595Min: 3125 / Avg: 3125 / Max: 3125

Timed MAFFT Alignment

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterTimed MAFFT Alignment 6.864Multiple Sequence AlignmentUnity 12.04 32-bitUbuntu 12.04 32-bit PAEUbuntu 12.04 64-bit918273645SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.08, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 338.6938.7530.99
OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterTimed MAFFT Alignment 6.864Multiple Sequence AlignmentUnity 12.04 32-bitUbuntu 12.04 32-bit PAEUbuntu 12.04 64-bit816243240Min: 38.61 / Avg: 38.69 / Max: 38.74Min: 38.61 / Avg: 38.75 / Max: 38.89Min: 30.93 / Avg: 30.99 / Max: 31.05

Timed HMMer Search

This test searches through the Pfam database of profile hidden markov models. The search finds the domain structure of Drosophila Sevenless protein. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterTimed HMMer Search 2.3.2Pfam Database SearchUnity 12.04 32-bitUbuntu 12.04 32-bit PAEUbuntu 12.04 64-bit816243240SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 335.6335.7427.83
OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterTimed HMMer Search 2.3.2Pfam Database SearchUnity 12.04 32-bitUbuntu 12.04 32-bit PAEUbuntu 12.04 64-bit816243240Min: 35.51 / Avg: 35.63 / Max: 35.7Min: 35.64 / Avg: 35.74 / Max: 35.83Min: 27.76 / Avg: 27.83 / Max: 27.9

Himeno Benchmark

The Himeno benchmark is a linear solver of pressure Poisson using a point-Jacobi method. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgMFLOPS, More Is BetterHimeno Benchmark 3.0Poisson Pressure SolverUnity 12.04 32-bitUbuntu 12.04 32-bit PAEUbuntu 12.04 64-bit2004006008001000SE +/- 1.14, N = 3SE +/- 1.52, N = 3SE +/- 2.58, N = 3852.92851.901067.03
OpenBenchmarking.orgMFLOPS, More Is BetterHimeno Benchmark 3.0Poisson Pressure SolverUnity 12.04 32-bitUbuntu 12.04 32-bit PAEUbuntu 12.04 64-bit2004006008001000Min: 850.85 / Avg: 852.92 / Max: 854.8Min: 849.96 / Avg: 851.9 / Max: 854.91Min: 1062.06 / Avg: 1067.03 / Max: 1070.69

Timed MrBayes Analysis

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterTimed MrBayes Analysis 3.1.2Primate Phylogeny AnalysisUnity 12.04 32-bitUbuntu 12.04 32-bit PAEUbuntu 12.04 64-bit918273645SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.13, N = 3SE +/- 0.11, N = 337.0737.0034.94
OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterTimed MrBayes Analysis 3.1.2Primate Phylogeny AnalysisUnity 12.04 32-bitUbuntu 12.04 32-bit PAEUbuntu 12.04 64-bit816243240Min: 37 / Avg: 37.07 / Max: 37.11Min: 36.76 / Avg: 37 / Max: 37.21Min: 34.74 / Avg: 34.94 / Max: 35.1

OpenSSL

OpenBenchmarking.orgSigns Per Second, More Is BetterOpenSSL 1.0.0eRSA 4096-bit PerformanceUnity 12.04 32-bitUbuntu 12.04 32-bit PAEUbuntu 12.04 64-bit1020304050SE +/- 0.03, N = 4SE +/- 0.03, N = 4SE +/- 0.06, N = 419.0519.0842.00
OpenBenchmarking.orgSigns Per Second, More Is BetterOpenSSL 1.0.0eRSA 4096-bit PerformanceUnity 12.04 32-bitUbuntu 12.04 32-bit PAEUbuntu 12.04 64-bit918273645Min: 19 / Avg: 19.05 / Max: 19.1Min: 19 / Avg: 19.08 / Max: 19.1Min: 41.9 / Avg: 42 / Max: 42.1

Unity 12.04 32-bit

Processor: Intel Core i7 720Q @ 1.60GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: LENOVO 4318CTO, Chipset: Intel Core DMI, Memory: 3584MB, 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 (i686), 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 20:53 by user phoronix.

Ubuntu 12.04 32-bit PAE

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-pae (i686), 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 19:54 by user phoronix.

Ubuntu 12.04 64-bit

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 17:42 by user phoronix.