Ubuntu Linux 12.10 32-bit vs. 64-bit Intel Core i5-2520M HP Elitebook benchmarking under 32-bit (i686) and 64-bit (x86_64) versions of Ubuntu 12.10 Linux with the Linux 3.5 kernel. Benchmarking for a future article on Phoronix.com. Ubuntu 12.10 x86: Processor: Intel Core i5-2520M @ 2.50GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: HP 161C, Chipset: Intel 2nd Generation Core Family DRAM, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 160GB INTEL SSDSA2M160, Graphics: Intel 2nd Generation Core Family IGP, Audio: IDT 92HD81B1X5, Network: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection + Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205 OS: Ubuntu 12.10, Kernel: 3.5.0-17-generic (i686), Desktop: Unity 6.8.0, Display Server: X Server 1.13.0, Display Driver: intel 2.20.9, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 9.0, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1600x900 Ubuntu 12.10 x86_64: Processor: Intel Core i5-2520M @ 2.50GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: HP 161C, Chipset: Intel 2nd Generation Core Family DRAM, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 160GB INTEL SSDSA2M160, Graphics: Intel 2nd Generation Core Family IGP, Audio: IDT 92HD81B1X5, Network: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection + Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205 OS: Ubuntu 12.10, Kernel: 3.5.0-17-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 6.8.0, Display Server: X Server 1.13.0, Display Driver: intel 2.20.9, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 9.0, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1600x900 Nexuiz 2.5.2 Resolution: 1600 x 900 - HDR: Yes - Sound: On Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 12.10 x86 .... 7.51 |===================================== Ubuntu 12.10 x86_64 . 10.27 |================================================== OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1600 x 900 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 12.10 x86 .... 21.90 |================================================== Ubuntu 12.10 x86_64 . 21.70 |================================================== Prey 1.4.119 Resolution: 1600 x 900 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 12.10 x86 .... 10 |===================================================== Ubuntu 12.10 x86_64 . 10 |===================================================== Xonotic 0.6 Resolution: 1600 x 900 - Effects Quality: Low Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 12.10 x86 .... 71.89 |================================================== Ubuntu 12.10 x86_64 . 70.52 |================================================= Xonotic 0.6 Resolution: 1600 x 900 - Effects Quality: High Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 12.10 x86 .... 35.88 |================================================== Ubuntu 12.10 x86_64 . 35.70 |================================================== NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3 Test / Class: EP.B Total Mop/s > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 12.10 x86 .... 89.36 |============================================= Ubuntu 12.10 x86_64 . 98.74 |================================================== NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3 Test / Class: IS.C Total Mop/s > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 12.10 x86 .... 158.98 |================================================= Ubuntu 12.10 x86_64 . 153.67 |=============================================== NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3 Test / Class: LU.A Total Mop/s > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 12.10 x86 .... 3599.63 |=============================================== Ubuntu 12.10 x86_64 . 3678.75 |================================================ NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3 Test / Class: MG.B Total Mop/s > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 12.10 x86 .... 2778.69 |================================================ Ubuntu 12.10 x86_64 . 2781.40 |================================================ NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3 Test / Class: SP.A Total Mop/s > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 12.10 x86 .... 2443.39 |================================================ Ubuntu 12.10 x86_64 . 2460.51 |================================================ NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3 Test / Class: UA.A Total Mop/s > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 12.10 x86 .... 16.09 |================================================ Ubuntu 12.10 x86_64 . 16.79 |================================================== Dolfyn 0.527 Computational Fluid Dynamics Seconds < Lower Is Better Ubuntu 12.10 x86 .... 44.31 |================================================== Ubuntu 12.10 x86_64 . 32.50 |===================================== FFTE 5.0 Test: N=64, 1D Complex FFT Routine MFLOPS > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 12.10 x86 .... 3850.04 |======================================= Ubuntu 12.10 x86_64 . 4697.22 |================================================ Timed HMMer Search 2.3.2 Pfam Database Search Seconds < Lower Is Better Ubuntu 12.10 x86 .... 29.03 |================================================== Ubuntu 12.10 x86_64 . 25.25 |=========================================== Timed MAFFT Alignment 6.864 Multiple Sequence Alignment Seconds < Lower Is Better Ubuntu 12.10 x86 .... 16.01 |================================================== Ubuntu 12.10 x86_64 . 13.66 |=========================================== John The Ripper 1.7.9-jumbo-7 Test: Blowfish Real C/S > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 12.10 x86 .... 1907 |=============================================== Ubuntu 12.10 x86_64 . 2091 |=================================================== VP8 libvpx Encoding 1.1.0 vpxenc Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 12.10 x86 .... 15.51 |=============================================== Ubuntu 12.10 x86_64 . 16.65 |================================================== x264 2012-10-03 H.264 Video Encoding Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 12.10 x86 .... 53.79 |============================================ Ubuntu 12.10 x86_64 . 60.68 |================================================== GraphicsMagick 1.3.16 Operation: Blur Iterations Per Minute > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 12.10 x86 .... 72 |================================================ Ubuntu 12.10 x86_64 . 79 |===================================================== GraphicsMagick 1.3.16 Operation: Sharpen Iterations Per Minute > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 12.10 x86 .... 53 |===================================================== Ubuntu 12.10 x86_64 . 41 |========================================= GraphicsMagick 1.3.16 Operation: Resizing Iterations Per Minute > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 12.10 x86 .... 87 |============================================= Ubuntu 12.10 x86_64 . 100 |==================================================== GraphicsMagick 1.3.16 Operation: HWB Color Space Iterations Per Minute > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 12.10 x86 .... 100 |========================================== Ubuntu 12.10 x86_64 . 125 |==================================================== GraphicsMagick 1.3.16 Operation: Local Adaptive Thresholding Iterations Per Minute > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 12.10 x86 .... 63 |================================================ Ubuntu 12.10 x86_64 . 69 |===================================================== Himeno Benchmark 3.0 Poisson Pressure Solver MFLOPS > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 12.10 x86 .... 1220.66 |============================================== Ubuntu 12.10 x86_64 . 1273.30 |================================================ Timed PHP Compilation 5.2.9 Time To Compile Seconds < Lower Is Better Ubuntu 12.10 x86 .... 62.08 |================================================== Ubuntu 12.10 x86_64 . 61.79 |================================================== C-Ray 1.1 Total Time Seconds < Lower Is Better Ubuntu 12.10 x86 .... 108.51 |================================================= Ubuntu 12.10 x86_64 . 86.79 |======================================= Parallel BZIP2 Compression 1.1.6 256MB File Compression Seconds < Lower Is Better Ubuntu 12.10 x86 .... 24.51 |================================================== Ubuntu 12.10 x86_64 . 23.26 |=============================================== Smallpt 1.0 Global Illumination Renderer; 100 Samples Seconds < Lower Is Better Ubuntu 12.10 x86 .... 260 |==================================================== Ubuntu 12.10 x86_64 . 250 |================================================== Crafty 23.4 Elapsed Time Seconds < Lower Is Better Ubuntu 12.10 x86 .... 0.02 | Ubuntu 12.10 x86_64 . 94.32 |================================================== LAME MP3 Encoding 3.99.3 WAV To MP3 Seconds < Lower Is Better Ubuntu 12.10 x86 .... 18.07 |================================================== Ubuntu 12.10 x86_64 . 16.60 |============================================== Ogg Encoding 1.3.0 WAV To Ogg Seconds < Lower Is Better Ubuntu 12.10 x86 .... 12.34 |================================================== Ubuntu 12.10 x86_64 . 9.62 |======================================= Opus Codec Encoding 1.0.1 WAV, Opus Encode, Opus Decode Seconds < Lower Is Better Ubuntu 12.10 x86 .... 18.98 |================================================== Ubuntu 12.10 x86_64 . 11.55 |============================== FFmpeg 1.0 H.264 HD To NTSC DV Seconds < Lower Is Better Ubuntu 12.10 x86 .... 26.19 |================================================== Ubuntu 12.10 x86_64 . 24.28 |============================================== Minion 0.12 Benchmark: Bibd Seconds < Lower Is Better Ubuntu 12.10 x86 .... 126.77 |========================================= Ubuntu 12.10 x86_64 . 153.21 |================================================= Minion 0.12 Benchmark: Graceful Seconds < Lower Is Better Ubuntu 12.10 x86 .... 84.60 |================================================= Ubuntu 12.10 x86_64 . 86.77 |================================================== Minion 0.12 Benchmark: Solitaire Seconds < Lower Is Better Ubuntu 12.10 x86 .... 131.65 |============================================== Ubuntu 12.10 x86_64 . 140.08 |================================================= Minion 0.12 Benchmark: Quasigroup Seconds < Lower Is Better Ubuntu 12.10 x86 .... 192.90 |================================================= Ubuntu 12.10 x86_64 . 182.44 |============================================== Open FMM Nero2D 2.0.2 Total Time Seconds < Lower Is Better Ubuntu 12.10 x86 .... 677.75 |================================================= Ubuntu 12.10 x86_64 . 540.16 |======================================= OpenSSL 1.0.1c RSA 4096-bit Performance Signs Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 12.10 x86 .... 27.20 |============== Ubuntu 12.10 x86_64 . 98.77 |================================================== PostgreSQL pgbench 8.4.11 TPC-B Transactions Per Second TPS > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 12.10 x86 .... 2607.30 |======================================== Ubuntu 12.10 x86_64 . 3129.37 |================================================ Apache Benchmark 2.4.3 Static Web Page Serving Requests Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 12.10 x86 .... 19780.00 |=============================================== Ubuntu 12.10 x86_64 . 19950.03 |===============================================