Fedora 18 Linux Performance

Fedora 18 benchmarks compared to Fedora 17 on two different Intel Linux systems. Benchmarking for a future article on Phoronix.com.

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ProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioMonitorNetworkOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerDisplay DriverOpenGLCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionCore i7 3960XCore i7 3770K Fedora 17 Fedora 18 Fedora 17 Fedora 18Intel Core i7-3960X @ 3.30GHz (12 Cores)Intel DX79SIIntel Sandy Bridge DMI28192MB64GB OCZ VERTEXAMD Radeon HD 4650 512MB (650/900MHz)Realtek ALC892DELL S2409WIntel 82579LM Gigabit ConnectionFedora 17 (Beefy Miracle)3.3.4-5.fc17.x86_64 (x86_64)GNOME Shell 3.4.1X Server 1.12.0radeon 6.14.992.1 Mesa 8.0.2 Gallium 0.4GCC 4.7.2 20120921ext41920x1080Intel Xeon E5/Core2 x 4096 MB DDR3-1600MHzFedora 18 (Spherical Cow)3.6.10-4.fc18.x86_64 (x86_64)GNOME Shell 3.6.2X Server 1.13.0radeon 6.99.992.1 Mesa 9.0.1 Gallium 0.4GCC 4.7.2 20121109Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores)ECS Z77H2-A2X v1.0Intel Ivy Bridge DRAM8192MB60GB OCZ VERTEX2Intel Device 0162 (1150MHz)DELL P2210HRealtek RTL8111/8168B + Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205Fedora 17 (Beefy Miracle)3.3.4-5.fc17.x86_64 (x86_64)GNOME Shell 3.4.1X Server 1.12.0intel 2.19.02.1 Mesa 8.0.2GCC 4.7.2 20120921Intel Xeon E3-1200 v2/3rd2 x 4096 MB DDR3-1600MHz CMZ16GX3M4A1600C9Intel Gen7 (1150MHz)Fedora 18 (Spherical Cow)3.6.10-4.fc18.x86_64 (x86_64)GNOME Shell 3.6.2X Server 1.13.0intel 2.20.142.1 Mesa 9.0.1GCC 4.7.2 20121109OpenBenchmarking.orgCompiler Details- --build=x86_64-redhat-linux --disable-build-poststage1-with-cxx --disable-build-with-cxx --disable-dssi --disable-libjava-multilib --disable-libunwind-exceptions --enable-__cxa_atexit --enable-bootstrap --enable-checking=release --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-initfini-array --enable-java-awt=gtk --enable-java-maintainer-mode --enable-languages=c,c++,objc,obj-c++,java,fortran,ada,go,lto --enable-libgcj-multifile --enable-plugin --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --mandir=/usr/share/man --with-arch_32=i686 --with-cloog --with-ecj-jar=/usr/share/java/eclipse-ecj.jar --with-java-home=/usr/lib/jvm/java-1.5.0-gcj-1.5.0.0/jre --with-linker-hash-style=gnu --with-ppl --with-tune=generic Processor Details- Scaling Governor: ondemandGraphics Details- Core i7 3960X: Fedora 17: EXA- Core i7 3960X: Fedora 18: EXA- Core i7 3770K: Fedora 17: UXA- Core i7 3770K: Fedora 18: UXASystem Details- SELinux: Enabled.

nexuiz: 1920 x 1080 - Yes - Onopenarena: 1920 x 1080openarena: 1920 x 1080padman: 1920 x 1080xonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Lowxonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Highclomp: Static OMP Speedupnpb: BT.Anpb: CG.Bnpb: EP.Bnpb: IS.Cnpb: LU.Anpb: MG.Bnpb: UA.Adolfyn: Computational Fluid Dynamicsffte: N=64, 1D Complex FFT Routinehmmer: Pfam Database Searchmafft: Multiple Sequence Alignmentblake2: Phoronix Test Suite v4.4.0m0ttsiod-renderer: Phong Rendering With Soft-Shadow Mappingx264: H.264 Video Encodinggraphics-magick: Resizinggraphics-magick: HWB Color Spacegraphics-magick: Local Adaptive Thresholdingbuild-linux-kernel: Time To Compilecompress-pbzip2: 256MB File Compressionencode-mp3: WAV To MP3ffmpeg: H.264 HD To NTSC DVapache: Static Web Page ServingCore i7 3960XCore i7 3770K Fedora 17 Fedora 18 Fedora 17 Fedora 1815.2359.2321.7359.7098.4736.646.0212688.211528.75395.54148.1412489.972808.3653.3224.225753.3816.006.345.00181.01214.9417019714256.916.0213.8417.1910988.6434.9559.3014.5359.97100.2840.045.9912663.681524.88395.48147.7612511.042806.4449.9224.195746.5215.866.715.02187.58211.5117219714356.556.2213.8017.259571.0439.09146.7230.37148.87121.4651.245.1414091.392738.21276.33154.9814043.776060.6249.8022.975832.2110.385.825.33137.98157.6816820412776.798.4313.1415.7815821.1016.09178.4332.67170.77128.8959.005.1314080.092717.53281.03154.5914075.016035.5044.6322.755826.2610.505.895.34138.37157.6916820512976.388.6413.0715.7313162.18OpenBenchmarking.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.

Core i7 3960XCore i7 3770KOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterNexuiz 2.5.2Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - HDR: Yes - Sound: OnFedora 17Fedora 18918273645SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 2.04, N = 6SE +/- 0.93, N = 6SE +/- 0.55, N = 615.2334.9539.0916.09

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.

Core i7 3960XCore i7 3770KOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.5Resolution: 1920 x 1080Fedora 17Fedora 184080120160200SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 3.30, N = 6SE +/- 2.34, N = 359.2359.30146.72178.43

Core i7 3960XCore i7 3770KOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.8Resolution: 1920 x 1080Fedora 17Fedora 18816243240SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.15, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 321.7314.5330.3732.67

World of Padman

Core i7 3960XCore i7 3770KOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterWorld of Padman 1.2Resolution: 1920 x 1080Fedora 17Fedora 184080120160200SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.55, N = 3SE +/- 0.73, N = 359.7059.97148.87170.77

Xonotic

Core i7 3960XCore i7 3770KOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.6Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: LowFedora 17Fedora 18306090120150SE +/- 0.76, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.48, N = 3SE +/- 0.10, N = 398.47100.28121.46128.89

Core i7 3960XCore i7 3770KOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.6Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: HighFedora 17Fedora 181326395265SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.51, N = 3SE +/- 0.90, N = 636.6440.0451.2459.00

CLOMP

CLOMP is the C version of the Livermore OpenMP benchmark developed to measure OpenMP overheads and other performance impacts due to threading in order to influence future system designs. This particular test profile configuration is currently set to look at the OpenMP static schedule speed-up across all available CPU cores using the recommended test configuration. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

Core i7 3960XCore i7 3770KOpenBenchmarking.orgSpeedup, More Is BetterCLOMP 3.3Static OMP SpeedupFedora 17Fedora 18246810SE +/- 0.03, N = 5SE +/- 0.03, N = 5SE +/- 0.02, N = 5SE +/- 0.03, N = 56.025.995.145.131. (CC) gcc options: --openmp -O3 -lm

NAS Parallel Benchmarks

Core i7 3960XCore i7 3770KOpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: BT.AFedora 17Fedora 183K6K9K12K15KSE +/- 7.39, N = 3SE +/- 2.59, N = 3SE +/- 21.16, N = 3SE +/- 9.78, N = 312688.2112663.6814091.3914080.091. (F9X) gfortran options: -fopenmp

Core i7 3960XCore i7 3770KOpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: CG.BFedora 17Fedora 186001200180024003000SE +/- 0.60, N = 3SE +/- 2.09, N = 3SE +/- 4.93, N = 3SE +/- 15.65, N = 31528.751524.882738.212717.531. (F9X) gfortran options: -fopenmp

Core i7 3960XCore i7 3770KOpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: EP.BFedora 17Fedora 1890180270360450SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.13, N = 3SE +/- 0.49, N = 3395.54395.48276.33281.031. (F9X) gfortran options: -fopenmp

Core i7 3960XCore i7 3770KOpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: IS.CFedora 17Fedora 18306090120150SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3148.14147.76154.98154.591. (F9X) gfortran options: -fopenmp

Core i7 3960XCore i7 3770KOpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: LU.AFedora 17Fedora 183K6K9K12K15KSE +/- 27.21, N = 3SE +/- 8.85, N = 3SE +/- 4.32, N = 3SE +/- 31.57, N = 312489.9712511.0414043.7714075.011. (F9X) gfortran options: -fopenmp

Core i7 3960XCore i7 3770KOpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: MG.BFedora 17Fedora 1813002600390052006500SE +/- 2.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.08, N = 3SE +/- 2.68, N = 3SE +/- 7.15, N = 32808.362806.446060.626035.501. (F9X) gfortran options: -fopenmp

Core i7 3960XCore i7 3770KOpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: UA.AFedora 17Fedora 181224364860SE +/- 0.23, N = 3SE +/- 0.10, N = 3SE +/- 0.10, N = 3SE +/- 0.38, N = 353.3249.9249.8044.631. (F9X) gfortran options: -fopenmp

Dolfyn

Dolfyn is a Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) code of modern numerical simulation techniques. The Dolfyn test profile measures the execution time of the bundled computational fluid dynamics demos that are bundled with Dolfyn. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

Core i7 3960XCore i7 3770KOpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterDolfyn 0.527Computational Fluid DynamicsFedora 17Fedora 18612182430SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.20, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 324.2224.1922.9722.75

FFTE

FFTE is a package by Daisuke Takahashi to compute Discrete Fourier Transforms of 1-, 2- and 3- dimensional sequences of length (2^p)*(3^q)*(5^r). Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

Core i7 3960XCore i7 3770KOpenBenchmarking.orgMFLOPS, More Is BetterFFTE 5.0Test: N=64, 1D Complex FFT RoutineFedora 17Fedora 1813002600390052006500SE +/- 1.45, N = 3SE +/- 2.15, N = 3SE +/- 10.23, N = 3SE +/- 9.25, N = 35753.385746.525832.215826.261. (F9X) gfortran options: -O3 -fomit-frame-pointer -fopenmp

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.

Core i7 3960XCore i7 3770KOpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterTimed HMMer Search 2.3.2Pfam Database SearchFedora 17Fedora 1848121620SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 316.0015.8610.3810.501. (CC) gcc options: -O2 -pthread -lhmmer -lsquid -lm

Timed MAFFT Alignment

Core i7 3960XCore i7 3770KOpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterTimed MAFFT Alignment 6.864Multiple Sequence AlignmentFedora 17Fedora 18246810SE +/- 0.17, N = 6SE +/- 0.19, N = 6SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 36.346.715.825.891. (CC) gcc options: -O3 -lm -lpthread

BLAKE2

Core i7 3960XCore i7 3770KOpenBenchmarking.orgCycles Per Byte, Fewer Is BetterBLAKE2 20121223Phoronix Test Suite v4.4.0m0Fedora 17Fedora 181.20152.4033.60454.8066.0075SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 35.005.025.335.341. (CC) gcc options: -std=gnu99 -O3 -march=native

TTSIOD 3D Renderer

Core i7 3960XCore i7 3770KOpenBenchmarking.orgFPS, More Is BetterTTSIOD 3D Renderer 2.2wPhong Rendering With Soft-Shadow MappingFedora 17Fedora 184080120160200SE +/- 0.22, N = 3SE +/- 0.30, N = 3SE +/- 1.11, N = 3SE +/- 0.24, N = 3181.01187.58137.98138.371. (CXX) g++ options: -O3 -fomit-frame-pointer -ffast-math -mtune=native -flto -msse -mrecip -mfpmath=sse -msse2 -mssse3 -lSDL -lpthread -lstdc++

x264

Core i7 3960XCore i7 3770KOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is Betterx264 2012-10-03H.264 Video EncodingFedora 17Fedora 1850100150200250SE +/- 4.17, N = 6SE +/- 7.74, N = 6SE +/- 1.93, N = 3SE +/- 1.23, N = 3214.94211.51157.68157.69

GraphicsMagick

Core i7 3960XCore i7 3770KOpenBenchmarking.orgIterations Per Minute, More Is BetterGraphicsMagick 1.3.16Operation: ResizingFedora 17Fedora 184080120160200SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 31701721681681. (CC) gcc options: -std=gnu99 -fopenmp -O2 -pthread -lXext -lX11 -lz -lm -lgomp -lpthread

Core i7 3960XCore i7 3770KOpenBenchmarking.orgIterations Per Minute, More Is BetterGraphicsMagick 1.3.16Operation: HWB Color SpaceFedora 17Fedora 184080120160200SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 31971972042051. (CC) gcc options: -std=gnu99 -fopenmp -O2 -pthread -lXext -lX11 -lz -lm -lgomp -lpthread

Core i7 3960XCore i7 3770KOpenBenchmarking.orgIterations Per Minute, More Is BetterGraphicsMagick 1.3.16Operation: Local Adaptive ThresholdingFedora 17Fedora 18306090120150SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 31421431271291. (CC) gcc options: -std=gnu99 -fopenmp -O2 -pthread -lXext -lX11 -lz -lm -lgomp -lpthread

Timed Linux Kernel Compilation

Core i7 3960XCore i7 3770KOpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterTimed Linux Kernel Compilation 3.1Time To CompileFedora 17Fedora 1820406080100SE +/- 0.73, N = 3SE +/- 1.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.53, N = 3SE +/- 0.56, N = 356.9156.5576.7976.38

Parallel BZIP2 Compression

Core i7 3960XCore i7 3770KOpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterParallel BZIP2 Compression 1.1.6256MB File CompressionFedora 17Fedora 18246810SE +/- 0.13, N = 6SE +/- 0.27, N = 6SE +/- 0.16, N = 3SE +/- 0.14, N = 66.026.228.438.641. (CXX) g++ options: -O2 -pthread -lbz2 -lpthread

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.

Core i7 3960XCore i7 3770KOpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterLAME MP3 Encoding 3.99.3WAV To MP3Fedora 17Fedora 1848121620SE +/- 0.02, N = 5SE +/- 0.01, N = 5SE +/- 0.01, N = 5SE +/- 0.01, N = 513.8413.8013.1413.07

FFmpeg

Core i7 3960XCore i7 3770KOpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterFFmpeg 1.1H.264 HD To NTSC DVFedora 17Fedora 1848121620SE +/- 0.16, N = 3SE +/- 0.19, N = 3SE +/- 0.20, N = 3SE +/- 0.21, N = 317.1917.2515.7815.731. (CC) gcc options: -lavdevice -lavfilter -lavformat -lavcodec -lswresample -lswscale -lavutil -ldl -lasound -lSDL -lpthread -lm -pthread -lrt

Apache Benchmark

Core i7 3960XCore i7 3770KOpenBenchmarking.orgRequests Per Second, More Is BetterApache Benchmark 2.4.3Static Web Page ServingFedora 17Fedora 183K6K9K12K15KSE +/- 144.62, N = 3SE +/- 160.08, N = 4SE +/- 154.98, N = 3SE +/- 64.44, N = 310988.649571.0415821.1013162.181. (CC) gcc options: -shared -fPIC -O2 -pthread