Ubuntu 8.04 Linux Performance Vs. Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, Ubuntu 12.10
Simple comparison of Ubuntu 8.04.4 LTS versus Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and an Ubuntu 12.10 development snapshot x86 running on a Lenovo ThinkPad T60 with an Intel Core Duo T2400 CPU. Testing for a future article on Phoronix.com.


Ubuntu 8.04.4 LTS: 

	Processor: Intel T2400 @ 1.83GHz (2 Cores), Motherboard: LENOVO 2613EJU, Chipset: Intel Mobile 945GM/PM/GMS + ICH7-M, Memory: 1024MB, Disk: 80GB Hitachi HTS541080G9SA00, Graphics: 128MB 128MBMB, Audio: Intel 82801G, Network: Intel 82573L Gigabit + Intel PRO/Wireless

	OS: Ubuntu 8.04, Kernel: 2.6.24-26-generic (i686), Desktop: GNOME 2.22.3, Display Server: X Server 1.4.0.90, Display Driver: fglrx 8.47.3, OpenGL: 2.1.7412, Compiler: GCC 4.2.4, File-System: ext3, Screen Resolution: 1400x1050

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: 

	Processor: Intel T2400 @ 1.83GHz (2 Cores), Motherboard: LENOVO 2613EJU, Chipset: Intel Mobile 945GM/PM/GMS + ICH7-M, Memory: 1024MB, Disk: 80GB Hitachi HTS541080G9SA00, Graphics: AMD ATI Radeon Mobility X1400 128MB, Audio: Analog Devices AD1981, Network: Intel 82573L Gigabit + Intel PRO/Wireless

	OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.2.0-23-generic-pae (i686), Desktop: Unity 5.10.0, Display Server: X Server 1.11.3, Display Driver: radeon 6.14.99, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 8.0.2 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.6, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1400x1050

Development Latest: 

	Processor: Intel T2400 @ 1.83GHz (2 Cores), Motherboard: LENOVO 2613EJU, Chipset: Intel Mobile 945GM/PM/GMS + ICH7-M, Memory: 1024MB, Disk: 80GB Hitachi HTS541080G9SA00, Graphics: AMD ATI Radeon Mobility X1400 128MB, Audio: Analog Devices AD1981, Network: Intel 82573L Gigabit + Intel PRO/Wireless

	OS: Ubuntu 12.10, Kernel: 3.5.0-999-generic (i686), Desktop: Unity 5.12.0, Display Server: X Server 1.11.3, Display Driver: radeon 6.14.99, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 8.1-devel (git-17e0472) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.7 + Clang 3.0-6ubuntu3 + LLVM 3.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1400x1050


PostMark 1.51
Disk Transaction Performance
TPS > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 8.04.4 LTS .. 100 |===============================================
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS ... 112 |=====================================================
Development Latest . 100 |===============================================


NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3
Test / Class: LU.A
Total Mop/s > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 8.04.4 LTS .. 885.01 |==============================================
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS ... 949.19 |==================================================
Development Latest . 954.05 |==================================================


NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3
Test / Class: MG.B
Total Mop/s > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 8.04.4 LTS .. 837.29 |==============================================
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS ... 904.39 |==================================================
Development Latest . 907.97 |==================================================


NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3
Test / Class: SP.A
Total Mop/s > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 8.04.4 LTS .. 818.75 |===============================================
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS ... 877.28 |==================================================
Development Latest . 874.16 |==================================================


NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3
Test / Class: UA.A
Total Mop/s > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 8.04.4 LTS .. 4.61 |=================================================
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS ... 4.93 |====================================================
Development Latest . 4.85 |===================================================


TTSIOD 3D Renderer 2.2w
Phong Rendering With Soft-Shadow Mapping
FPS > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 8.04.4 LTS .. 7.53  |======================
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS ... 17.81 |===================================================
Development Latest . 16.24 |===============================================


x264 2011-12-06
H.264 Video Encoding
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS ... 13.46 |===================================================
Development Latest . 13.41 |===================================================


Himeno Benchmark 3.0
Poisson Pressure Solver
MFLOPS > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 8.04.4 LTS .. 413.88 |========================================
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS ... 480.84 |==============================================
Development Latest . 520.69 |==================================================


7-Zip Compression 9.20.1
Compress Speed Test
MIPS > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 8.04.4 LTS .. 2064 |===============================================
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS ... 2281 |====================================================
Development Latest . 2258 |===================================================


C-Ray 1.1
Total Time
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Ubuntu 8.04.4 LTS .. 638.43 |==================================================
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS ... 532.91 |==========================================
Development Latest . 337.16 |==========================


Parallel BZIP2 Compression 1.0.5
256MB File Compression
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Ubuntu 8.04.4 LTS .. 73.39 |==================================================
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS ... 74.53 |===================================================
Development Latest . 67.44 |==============================================


Smallpt 1.0
Global Illumination Renderer; 100 Samples
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Ubuntu 8.04.4 LTS .. 902 |=====================================================
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS ... 850 |==================================================
Development Latest . 843 |==================================================


LAME MP3 Encoding 3.99.3
WAV To MP3
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Ubuntu 8.04.4 LTS .. 49.30 |===================================================
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS ... 45.25 |===============================================
Development Latest . 46.14 |================================================


OpenSSL 1.0.0e
RSA 4096-bit Performance
Signs Per Second > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 8.04.4 LTS .. 7.88 |====================================================
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS ... 7.90 |====================================================
Development Latest . 7.90 |====================================================


Apache Benchmark 2.2.21
Static Web Page Serving
Requests Per Second > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 8.04.4 LTS .. 7832.70 |=================================================
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS ... 7322.40 |==============================================
Development Latest . 7360.78 |==============================================