Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS vs. Ubuntu 13.04 Linux
Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS vs. Ubuntu 13.04 Benchmarking on an Apple MacBook Pro (Core i5 520M) and Lenovo ThinkPad W510 (Core i7 720QM). Benchmarking for a future article on Phoronix.com by Michael Larabel.


MacBook Pro: Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS: 

	Processor: Intel Core i5 520M @ 2.40GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: Apple Mac-F22586C8, Chipset: Intel Core DRAM, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 120GB OCZ AGILITY2, Graphics: Intel Core IGP 256MB (405/324MHz), Audio: Cirrus Logic CS4206, Monitor: Color LCD, Network: Broadcom NetXtreme BCM5764M Gigabit PCIe + Broadcom BCM43224 802.11a/b/g/n

	OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.5.0-26-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 5.18.0, Display Server: X Server 1.13.0, Display Driver: nouveau 1.0.2, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 9.0.2 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.6, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1440x900

MacBook Pro: Ubuntu 13.04 2013-04-08: 

	Processor: Intel Core i5 520M @ 2.40GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: Apple Mac-F22586C8, Chipset: Intel Core DRAM, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 120GB OCZ AGILITY2, Graphics: Intel Core IGP 256MB, Audio: Cirrus Logic CS4206, Monitor: Color LCD, Network: Broadcom NetXtreme BCM5764M Gigabit PCIe + Broadcom BCM43224 802.11a/b/g/n

	OS: Ubuntu 13.04, Kernel: 3.8.0-16-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.0.0, Display Server: X Server 1.13.3, Display Driver: intel 2.21.5, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 9.0.3 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1440x900

ThinkPad W510: Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS: 

	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 (405/324MHz), Audio: Conexant CX20585, Network: Intel 82577LM Gigabit Connection + Intel Centrino Ultimate-N 6300

	OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.5.0-23-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 5.18.0, Display Server: X Server 1.13.0, Display Driver: nouveau 1.0.2, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 9.0.2 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.6, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1600x900

ThinkPad W510: Ubuntu 13.04 2013-04-08: 

	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 (405/324MHz), Audio: Conexant CX20585, Network: Intel 82577LM Gigabit Connection + Intel Centrino Ultimate-N 6300

	OS: Ubuntu 13.04, Kernel: 3.8.0-16-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.0.0, Display Server: X Server 1.13.3, Display Driver: nouveau 1.0.7, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 9.0.3 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1600x900


FS-Mark 3.3
Test: 1000 Files, 1MB Size
Files/s > Higher Is Better
MacBook Pro: Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS ........ 156.77 |==============================
MacBook Pro: Ubuntu 13.04 2013-04-08 ... 156.13 |==============================
ThinkPad W510: Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS ...... 81.00  |================
ThinkPad W510: Ubuntu 13.04 2013-04-08 . 81.23  |================


FS-Mark 3.3
Test: 5000 Files, 1MB Size, 4 Threads
Files/s > Higher Is Better
MacBook Pro: Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS ........ 226.93 |==============================
MacBook Pro: Ubuntu 13.04 2013-04-08 ... 224.47 |==============================
ThinkPad W510: Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS ...... 98.00  |=============
ThinkPad W510: Ubuntu 13.04 2013-04-08 . 97.60  |=============


FS-Mark 3.3
Test: 4000 Files, 32 Sub Dirs, 1MB Size
Files/s > Higher Is Better
MacBook Pro: Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS ........ 156.00 |==============================
MacBook Pro: Ubuntu 13.04 2013-04-08 ... 155.93 |==============================
ThinkPad W510: Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS ...... 80.87  |================
ThinkPad W510: Ubuntu 13.04 2013-04-08 . 80.87  |================


Compile Bench 0.6
Test: Compile
MB/s > Higher Is Better
MacBook Pro: Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS ........ 264.86 |==============================
MacBook Pro: Ubuntu 13.04 2013-04-08 ... 264.64 |==============================
ThinkPad W510: Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS ...... 108.29 |============
ThinkPad W510: Ubuntu 13.04 2013-04-08 . 108.53 |============


Compile Bench 0.6
Test: Initial Create
MB/s > Higher Is Better
MacBook Pro: Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS ........ 172.74 |=============================
MacBook Pro: Ubuntu 13.04 2013-04-08 ... 181.47 |==============================
ThinkPad W510: Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS ...... 100.91 |=================
ThinkPad W510: Ubuntu 13.04 2013-04-08 . 104.75 |=================


PostMark 1.51
Disk Transaction Performance
TPS > Higher Is Better
MacBook Pro: Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS ........ 1685 |================================
MacBook Pro: Ubuntu 13.04 2013-04-08 ... 1666 |================================
ThinkPad W510: Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS ...... 1559 |==============================
ThinkPad W510: Ubuntu 13.04 2013-04-08 . 1546 |=============================


Nexuiz 2.5.2
Resolution: 1440 x 900 - HDR: Yes - Sound: Off
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
MacBook Pro: Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS ........ 25.26 |============================
MacBook Pro: Ubuntu 13.04 2013-04-08 ... 27.48 |===============================
ThinkPad W510: Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS ...... 23.27 |==========================
ThinkPad W510: Ubuntu 13.04 2013-04-08 . 25.58 |=============================


OpenArena 0.8.5
Resolution: 1440 x 900
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
MacBook Pro: Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS ........ 83.73  |=====================
MacBook Pro: Ubuntu 13.04 2013-04-08 ... 118.43 |==============================
ThinkPad W510: Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS ...... 88.93  |=======================
ThinkPad W510: Ubuntu 13.04 2013-04-08 . 118.00 |==============================


OpenArena 0.8.8
Resolution: 1440 x 900
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
MacBook Pro: Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS ........ 33.10 |==========================
MacBook Pro: Ubuntu 13.04 2013-04-08 ... 38.83 |===============================
ThinkPad W510: Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS ...... 31.67 |=========================
ThinkPad W510: Ubuntu 13.04 2013-04-08 . 38.40 |===============================


Xonotic 0.6
Resolution: 1440 x 900 - Effects Quality: Low
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
MacBook Pro: Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS ........ 104.00 |==========================
MacBook Pro: Ubuntu 13.04 2013-04-08 ... 120.78 |==============================
ThinkPad W510: Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS ...... 96.29  |========================
ThinkPad W510: Ubuntu 13.04 2013-04-08 . 112.13 |============================


GraphicsMagick 1.3.16
Operation: Blur
Iterations Per Minute > Higher Is Better
MacBook Pro: Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS ........ 66 |===============================
MacBook Pro: Ubuntu 13.04 2013-04-08 ... 65 |==============================
ThinkPad W510: Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS ...... 73 |==================================
ThinkPad W510: Ubuntu 13.04 2013-04-08 . 73 |==================================


GraphicsMagick 1.3.16
Operation: Sharpen
Iterations Per Minute > Higher Is Better
MacBook Pro: Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS ........ 38 |============================
MacBook Pro: Ubuntu 13.04 2013-04-08 ... 38 |============================
ThinkPad W510: Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS ...... 45 |=================================
ThinkPad W510: Ubuntu 13.04 2013-04-08 . 46 |==================================


GraphicsMagick 1.3.16
Operation: Resizing
Iterations Per Minute > Higher Is Better
MacBook Pro: Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS ........ 83 |===============================
MacBook Pro: Ubuntu 13.04 2013-04-08 ... 82 |===============================
ThinkPad W510: Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS ...... 90 |==================================
ThinkPad W510: Ubuntu 13.04 2013-04-08 . 90 |==================================


GraphicsMagick 1.3.16
Operation: HWB Color Space
Iterations Per Minute > Higher Is Better
MacBook Pro: Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS ........ 106 |================================
MacBook Pro: Ubuntu 13.04 2013-04-08 ... 104 |===============================
ThinkPad W510: Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS ...... 110 |=================================
ThinkPad W510: Ubuntu 13.04 2013-04-08 . 109 |=================================


GraphicsMagick 1.3.16
Operation: Local Adaptive Thresholding
Iterations Per Minute > Higher Is Better
MacBook Pro: Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS ........ 49 |=============================
MacBook Pro: Ubuntu 13.04 2013-04-08 ... 51 |==============================
ThinkPad W510: Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS ...... 57 |=================================
ThinkPad W510: Ubuntu 13.04 2013-04-08 . 58 |==================================


Timed Linux Kernel Compilation 3.1
Time To Compile
Seconds < Lower Is Better
MacBook Pro: Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS ........ 263.50 |=============================
MacBook Pro: Ubuntu 13.04 2013-04-08 ... 271.80 |==============================
ThinkPad W510: Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS ...... 182.81 |====================
ThinkPad W510: Ubuntu 13.04 2013-04-08 . 197.52 |======================


C-Ray 1.1
Total Time
Seconds < Lower Is Better
MacBook Pro: Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS ........ 142.85 |==============================
MacBook Pro: Ubuntu 13.04 2013-04-08 ... 101.14 |=====================
ThinkPad W510: Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS ...... 106.65 |======================
ThinkPad W510: Ubuntu 13.04 2013-04-08 . 77.98  |================


Primesieve 4.2
1e12 Prime Number Generation
Seconds < Lower Is Better
MacBook Pro: Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS ........ 286.57 |==============================
MacBook Pro: Ubuntu 13.04 2013-04-08 ... 281.45 |=============================
ThinkPad W510: Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS ...... 226.80 |========================
ThinkPad W510: Ubuntu 13.04 2013-04-08 . 227.19 |========================


Smallpt 1.0
Global Illumination Renderer; 100 Samples
Seconds < Lower Is Better
MacBook Pro: Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS ........ 310 |=============================
MacBook Pro: Ubuntu 13.04 2013-04-08 ... 355 |=================================
ThinkPad W510: Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS ...... 245 |=======================
ThinkPad W510: Ubuntu 13.04 2013-04-08 . 290 |===========================


Tachyon 0.98.9
Total Time
Seconds < Lower Is Better
MacBook Pro: Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS ........ 46.25 |==============================
MacBook Pro: Ubuntu 13.04 2013-04-08 ... 47.33 |===============================
ThinkPad W510: Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS ...... 36.30 |========================
ThinkPad W510: Ubuntu 13.04 2013-04-08 . 38.37 |=========================


PostgreSQL pgbench 8.4.11
TPC-B Transactions Per Second
TPS > Higher Is Better
MacBook Pro: Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS ........ 2790.49 |==========================
MacBook Pro: Ubuntu 13.04 2013-04-08 ... 3147.18 |=============================
ThinkPad W510: Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS ...... 2350.25 |======================
ThinkPad W510: Ubuntu 13.04 2013-04-08 . 3108.75 |=============================


Apache Benchmark 2.4.3
Static Web Page Serving
Requests Per Second > Higher Is Better
MacBook Pro: Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS ........ 14908.42 |============================
MacBook Pro: Ubuntu 13.04 2013-04-08 ... 13820.11 |==========================
ThinkPad W510: Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS ...... 13756.37 |==========================
ThinkPad W510: Ubuntu 13.04 2013-04-08 . 12062.16 |=======================