Apple OS X On MacBook Air 2013 Performance (Core i5 Haswell)

Intel Core i5 testing with a Apple MacBook Air and Intel HD 5000 1024MB on OS X 10.8.4 (12E3067) compared to various other Apple MacBook Pro and Retina MacBook Pro and Sandy Bridge Mac Mini. Benchmarking by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com.

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Apple OS X On MacBook Air 2013 Performance (Core i5 Haswell)ProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsMonitorOSKernelCompilerFile-SystemScreen Resolution2010 MacBook Pro2011 Mac Mini2012 Retina MacBook Pro2013 MacBook AirIntel Core i5 @ 2.40GHz (2 Cores)Apple MacBook ProIntel 52 x 2048 DDR3-1067MHz120GB OCZ-AGILITY2Intel HD + NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M 288MBColor LCDOS X 10.8.412.4.0 (x86_64)Apple LLVM 4.2 (clang-425.0.28) (based on LLVM 3.2svn) + GCC 4.2.1 + Xcode 4.6.3Journaled HFS+1440x900Intel Core i5 @ 2.30GHz (2 Cores)Apple Mac miniIntel 62 x 1024 DDR3-1333MHz500GB Hitachi HTS545050B9A302Intel HD 3000 288MBAcer P243W1920x1200Intel Core i7 @ 2.30GHz (4 Cores)Apple MacBook ProIntel 72 x 4096 DDR3-1600MHz251GB APPLE SSD SM256EIntel HD 4000 + NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M 512MBThunderbolt DisplayUnknown2560x1440Intel Core i5 @ 1.30GHz (2 Cores)Apple MacBook AirApple SSD2 x 2048 DDR3-1600MHz121GB APPLE SSD SD0128FIntel HD 5000 1024MBColor LCDOS X 10.8.4 (12E3067)12.4.1 (x86_64)GCC 4.2.1 + Clang 2.1Journaled HFS+1366x768OpenBenchmarking.orgCompiler Details- 2010 MacBook Pro: --build=i686-apple-darwin11 --disable-checking --enable-languages=c,objc,c++,obj-c++ --enable-llvm=/private/var/tmp/llvmgcc42/llvmgcc42-2336.11~182/dst-llvmCore/Developer/usr/local --enable-werror --host=x86_64-apple-darwin11 --mandir=/share/man --program-prefix=i686-apple-darwin11- --program-prefix=llvm- --program-transform-name=/^[cg][^.-]*$/s/$/-4.2/ --target=i686-apple-darwin11 --with-slibdir=/usr/lib - 2011 Mac Mini: --build=i686-apple-darwin11 --disable-checking --enable-languages=c,objc,c++,obj-c++ --enable-llvm=/private/var/tmp/llvmgcc42/llvmgcc42-2336.11~182/dst-llvmCore/Developer/usr/local --enable-werror --host=x86_64-apple-darwin11 --mandir=/share/man --program-prefix=i686-apple-darwin11- --program-prefix=llvm- --program-transform-name=/^[cg][^.-]*$/s/$/-4.2/ --target=i686-apple-darwin11 --with-slibdir=/usr/lib - 2012 Retina MacBook Pro: --build=i686-apple-darwin11 --disable-checking --enable-languages=c,objc,c++,obj-c++ --enable-llvm=/private/var/tmp/llvmgcc42/llvmgcc42-2336.11~182/dst-llvmCore/Developer/usr/local --enable-werror --host=x86_64-apple-darwin11 --mandir=/share/man --program-prefix=i686-apple-darwin11- --program-prefix=llvm- --program-transform-name=/^[cg][^.-]*$/s/$/-4.2/ --target=i686-apple-darwin11 --with-slibdir=/usr/lib - 2013 MacBook Air: --build=i686-apple-darwin11 --disable-checking --enable-languages=c,objc,c++,obj-c++ --enable-llvm=/private/var/tmp/llvmgcc42/llvmgcc42-2335.15~25/dst-llvmCore/Developer/usr/local --enable-werror --host=x86_64-apple-darwin11 --mandir=/share/man --program-prefix=i686-apple-darwin11- --program-prefix=llvm- --program-transform-name=/^[cg][^.-]*$/s/$/-4.2/ --target=i686-apple-darwin11 --with-slibdir=/usr/lib

Apple OS X On MacBook Air 2013 Performance (Core i5 Haswell)urbanterror: 1366 x 768compress-7zip: Compress Speed Testc-ray: Total Timebuild-php: Time To Compilebuild-imagemagick: Time To Compileprimesieve: 1e12 Prime Number Generationxonotic: 800 x 600 - Ultranexuiz: 1366 x 768 - Yes - Offxonotic: 800 x 600 - Highxonotic: 1024 x 768 - Ultraxonotic: 1024 x 768 - Highscimark2: Dense LU Matrix Factorizationscimark2: Sparse Matrix Multiplyscimark2: Fast Fourier Transformnexuiz: 800 x 600 - Yes - Offnexuiz: 1024 x 768 - Yes - Offscimark2: Compositexonotic: 1366 x 768 - Ultraxonotic: 800 x 600 - Lowxonotic: 1366 x 768 - Highxonotic: 1024 x 768 - Lowxonotic: 1366 x 768 - Lowhimeno: Poisson Pressure Solverfhourstones: Complex Connect-4 Solvingopenssl: RSA 4096-bit Performancescimark2: Monte Carloscimark2: Jacobi Successive Over-Relaxationurbanterror: 800 x 600clomp: Static OMP Speeduppostmark: Disk Transaction Performance2010 MacBook Pro2011 Mac Mini2012 Retina MacBook Pro2013 MacBook Air56.735455129.3675.6098.96278.5030.8222.2838.0129.8536.921159.52904.59141.2421.8321.75740.3528.2880.0435.3080.2279.03249.707038.4020.63375.691120.7256.600.73382306181127.7464.2283.08263.1974.6339.4685.5466.7178.131630.161374.72182.4932.9229.95940.0747.42134.1158.44130.33114.86243.008570.6024.57383.551129.4553.530.6512592.831521449.8629.3438.67110.7951.8131.8863.5251.3463.122408.161850.81288.0431.4131.091285.7149.07137.9460.74136.31133.94287.099998.4727.93435.571412.7993.030.35142652.676197118.9764.5181.27270.3040.0616.4849.6538.7045.631802.271662.38193.1917.9517.151024.0336.66110.1643.95105.1998.55407.438656.3322.73343.241119.0553.900.531442OpenBenchmarking.org

Urban Terror

Resolution: 1366 x 768

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUrban Terror 4.2.013Resolution: 1366 x 7682010 MacBook Pro2011 Mac Mini2012 Retina MacBook Pro2013 MacBook Air20406080100SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.29, N = 3SE +/- 0.23, N = 356.7330.0092.8352.67

7-Zip Compression

Compress Speed Test

OpenBenchmarking.orgMIPS, More Is Better7-Zip Compression 9.20.1Compress Speed Test2010 MacBook Pro2011 Mac Mini2012 Retina MacBook Pro2013 MacBook Air3K6K9K12K15KSE +/- 8.41, N = 3SE +/- 9.94, N = 3SE +/- 16.09, N = 3SE +/- 3.79, N = 3545561811521461971. (CXX) g++ options: -pipe -lpthread

C-Ray

Total Time

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterC-Ray 1.1Total Time2010 MacBook Pro2011 Mac Mini2012 Retina MacBook Pro2013 MacBook Air306090120150SE +/- 0.95, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 3129.36127.7449.86118.971. (CC) gcc options: -lm -lpthread -O3

Timed PHP Compilation

Time To Compile

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterTimed PHP Compilation 5.2.9Time To Compile2010 MacBook Pro2011 Mac Mini2012 Retina MacBook Pro2013 MacBook Air20406080100SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.35, N = 375.6064.2229.3464.511. (CC) gcc options: -O2 -pedantic -lpthread -lz -liconv -lm

Timed ImageMagick Compilation

Time To Compile

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterTimed ImageMagick Compilation 6.8.1-10Time To Compile2010 MacBook Pro2011 Mac Mini2012 Retina MacBook Pro2013 MacBook Air20406080100SE +/- 0.37, N = 3SE +/- 0.15, N = 3SE +/- 0.19, N = 3SE +/- 0.18, N = 398.9683.0838.6781.27

Primesieve

1e12 Prime Number Generation

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterPrimesieve 4.21e12 Prime Number Generation2010 MacBook Pro2011 Mac Mini2012 Retina MacBook Pro2013 MacBook Air60120180240300SE +/- 1.35, N = 3SE +/- 0.17, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.08, N = 3278.50263.19110.79270.301. (CXX) g++ options: -O2 -fopenmp

Xonotic

Resolution: 800 x 600 - Effects Quality: Ultra

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.7Resolution: 800 x 600 - Effects Quality: Ultra2010 MacBook Pro2011 Mac Mini2012 Retina MacBook Pro2013 MacBook Air20406080100SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.18, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.49, N = 330.8274.6351.8140.06MIN: 9 / MAX: 154MIN: 23 / MAX: 142MIN: 15 / MAX: 262MIN: 12 / MAX: 193

Nexuiz

Resolution: 1366 x 768 - HDR: Yes - Sound: Off

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterNexuiz 2.5.2Resolution: 1366 x 768 - HDR: Yes - Sound: Off2010 MacBook Pro2011 Mac Mini2012 Retina MacBook Pro2013 MacBook Air918273645SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.14, N = 3SE +/- 0.14, N = 322.2839.4631.8816.48MIN: 10 / MAX: 109MIN: 21 / MAX: 136MIN: 16 / MAX: 150MIN: 8 / MAX: 64

Xonotic

Resolution: 800 x 600 - Effects Quality: High

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.7Resolution: 800 x 600 - Effects Quality: High2010 MacBook Pro2011 Mac Mini2012 Retina MacBook Pro2013 MacBook Air20406080100SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.77, N = 3SE +/- 0.15, N = 3SE +/- 0.30, N = 338.0185.5463.5249.65MIN: 11 / MAX: 174MIN: 24 / MAX: 159MIN: 19 / MAX: 302MIN: 16 / MAX: 203

Xonotic

Resolution: 1024 x 768 - Effects Quality: Ultra

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.7Resolution: 1024 x 768 - Effects Quality: Ultra2010 MacBook Pro2011 Mac Mini2012 Retina MacBook Pro2013 MacBook Air1530456075SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.10, N = 3SE +/- 0.19, N = 329.8566.7151.3438.70MIN: 8 / MAX: 115MIN: 25 / MAX: 127MIN: 15 / MAX: 281MIN: 12 / MAX: 152

Xonotic

Resolution: 1024 x 768 - Effects Quality: High

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.7Resolution: 1024 x 768 - Effects Quality: High2010 MacBook Pro2011 Mac Mini2012 Retina MacBook Pro2013 MacBook Air20406080100SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.29, N = 3SE +/- 0.13, N = 3SE +/- 0.57, N = 336.9278.1363.1245.63MIN: 11 / MAX: 127MIN: 40 / MAX: 139MIN: 19 / MAX: 271MIN: 16 / MAX: 158

SciMark

Computational Test: Dense LU Matrix Factorization

OpenBenchmarking.orgMflops, More Is BetterSciMark 2.0Computational Test: Dense LU Matrix Factorization2010 MacBook Pro2011 Mac Mini2012 Retina MacBook Pro2013 MacBook Air5001000150020002500SE +/- 0.23, N = 4SE +/- 18.73, N = 4SE +/- 4.77, N = 4SE +/- 2.40, N = 41159.521630.162408.161802.27

SciMark

Computational Test: Sparse Matrix Multiply

OpenBenchmarking.orgMflops, More Is BetterSciMark 2.0Computational Test: Sparse Matrix Multiply2010 MacBook Pro2011 Mac Mini2012 Retina MacBook Pro2013 MacBook Air400800120016002000SE +/- 0.82, N = 4SE +/- 0.05, N = 4SE +/- 4.59, N = 4SE +/- 20.08, N = 4904.591374.721850.811662.38

SciMark

Computational Test: Fast Fourier Transform

OpenBenchmarking.orgMflops, More Is BetterSciMark 2.0Computational Test: Fast Fourier Transform2010 MacBook Pro2011 Mac Mini2012 Retina MacBook Pro2013 MacBook Air60120180240300SE +/- 1.06, N = 4SE +/- 2.19, N = 4SE +/- 3.03, N = 4SE +/- 2.54, N = 4141.24182.49288.04193.19

Nexuiz

Resolution: 800 x 600 - HDR: Yes - Sound: Off

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterNexuiz 2.5.2Resolution: 800 x 600 - HDR: Yes - Sound: Off2010 MacBook Pro2011 Mac Mini2012 Retina MacBook Pro2013 MacBook Air816243240SE +/- 0.10, N = 3SE +/- 0.42, N = 3SE +/- 0.17, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 321.8332.9231.4117.95MIN: 10 / MAX: 102MIN: 19 / MAX: 75MIN: 15 / MAX: 140MIN: 9 / MAX: 73

Nexuiz

Resolution: 1024 x 768 - HDR: Yes - Sound: Off

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterNexuiz 2.5.2Resolution: 1024 x 768 - HDR: Yes - Sound: Off2010 MacBook Pro2011 Mac Mini2012 Retina MacBook Pro2013 MacBook Air714212835SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 321.7529.9531.0917.15MIN: 10 / MAX: 97MIN: 16 / MAX: 62MIN: 15 / MAX: 138MIN: 9 / MAX: 70

SciMark

Computational Test: Composite

OpenBenchmarking.orgMflops, More Is BetterSciMark 2.0Computational Test: Composite2010 MacBook Pro2011 Mac Mini2012 Retina MacBook Pro2013 MacBook Air30060090012001500SE +/- 0.18, N = 4SE +/- 3.39, N = 4SE +/- 1.21, N = 4SE +/- 3.80, N = 4740.35940.071285.711024.03

Xonotic

Resolution: 1366 x 768 - Effects Quality: Ultra

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.7Resolution: 1366 x 768 - Effects Quality: Ultra2010 MacBook Pro2011 Mac Mini2012 Retina MacBook Pro2013 MacBook Air1122334455SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.13, N = 3SE +/- 0.08, N = 3SE +/- 0.19, N = 328.2847.4249.0736.66MIN: 9 / MAX: 93MIN: 22 / MAX: 82MIN: 15 / MAX: 230MIN: 12 / MAX: 133

Xonotic

Resolution: 800 x 600 - Effects Quality: Low

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.7Resolution: 800 x 600 - Effects Quality: Low2010 MacBook Pro2011 Mac Mini2012 Retina MacBook Pro2013 MacBook Air306090120150SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.52, N = 3SE +/- 0.72, N = 3SE +/- 0.56, N = 380.04134.11137.94110.16MIN: 28 / MAX: 201MIN: 71 / MAX: 240MIN: 45 / MAX: 441MIN: 40 / MAX: 300

Xonotic

Resolution: 1366 x 768 - Effects Quality: High

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.7Resolution: 1366 x 768 - Effects Quality: High2010 MacBook Pro2011 Mac Mini2012 Retina MacBook Pro2013 MacBook Air1428425670SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.26, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.59, N = 335.3058.4460.7443.95MIN: 11 / MAX: 107MIN: 25 / MAX: 92MIN: 19 / MAX: 270MIN: 16 / MAX: 142

Xonotic

Resolution: 1024 x 768 - Effects Quality: Low

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.7Resolution: 1024 x 768 - Effects Quality: Low2010 MacBook Pro2011 Mac Mini2012 Retina MacBook Pro2013 MacBook Air306090120150SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.43, N = 3SE +/- 0.62, N = 3SE +/- 0.29, N = 380.22130.33136.31105.19MIN: 28 / MAX: 203MIN: 84 / MAX: 227MIN: 45 / MAX: 384MIN: 39 / MAX: 266

Xonotic

Resolution: 1366 x 768 - Effects Quality: Low

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.7Resolution: 1366 x 768 - Effects Quality: Low2010 MacBook Pro2011 Mac Mini2012 Retina MacBook Pro2013 MacBook Air306090120150SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.08, N = 3SE +/- 0.62, N = 3SE +/- 0.31, N = 379.03114.86133.9498.55MIN: 26 / MAX: 213MIN: 73 / MAX: 180MIN: 43 / MAX: 379MIN: 37 / MAX: 220

Himeno Benchmark

Poisson Pressure Solver

OpenBenchmarking.orgMFLOPS, More Is BetterHimeno Benchmark 3.0Poisson Pressure Solver2010 MacBook Pro2011 Mac Mini2012 Retina MacBook Pro2013 MacBook Air90180270360450SE +/- 0.29, N = 3SE +/- 0.57, N = 3SE +/- 0.59, N = 3SE +/- 0.17, N = 3249.70243.00287.09407.431. (CC) gcc options: -O3

Fhourstones

Complex Connect-4 Solving

OpenBenchmarking.orgKpos / sec, More Is BetterFhourstones 3.1Complex Connect-4 Solving2010 MacBook Pro2011 Mac Mini2012 Retina MacBook Pro2013 MacBook Air2K4K6K8K10KSE +/- 2.83, N = 3SE +/- 3.59, N = 3SE +/- 44.84, N = 3SE +/- 4.47, N = 37038.408570.609998.478656.331. (CC) gcc options: -O3

OpenSSL

RSA 4096-bit Performance

OpenBenchmarking.orgSigns Per Second, More Is BetterOpenSSL 1.0.1cRSA 4096-bit Performance2010 MacBook Pro2011 Mac Mini2012 Retina MacBook Pro2013 MacBook Air714212835SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 320.6324.5727.9322.731. (CC) gcc options: -arch -O3 -fomit-frame-pointer -lssl -lcrypto

SciMark

Computational Test: Monte Carlo

OpenBenchmarking.orgMflops, More Is BetterSciMark 2.0Computational Test: Monte Carlo2010 MacBook Pro2011 Mac Mini2012 Retina MacBook Pro2013 MacBook Air90180270360450SE +/- 1.93, N = 4SE +/- 0.25, N = 4SE +/- 1.51, N = 4SE +/- 0.09, N = 4375.69383.55435.57343.24

SciMark

Computational Test: Jacobi Successive Over-Relaxation

OpenBenchmarking.orgMflops, More Is BetterSciMark 2.0Computational Test: Jacobi Successive Over-Relaxation2010 MacBook Pro2011 Mac Mini2012 Retina MacBook Pro2013 MacBook Air30060090012001500SE +/- 0.17, N = 4SE +/- 0.27, N = 4SE +/- 0.42, N = 4SE +/- 0.06, N = 41120.721129.451412.791119.05

Urban Terror

Resolution: 800 x 600

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUrban Terror 4.2.013Resolution: 800 x 6002010 MacBook Pro2011 Mac Mini2012 Retina MacBook Pro2013 MacBook Air20406080100SE +/- 0.10, N = 3SE +/- 22.97, N = 6SE +/- 0.26, N = 3SE +/- 0.20, N = 356.6053.5393.0353.90

CLOMP

Static OMP Speedup

OpenBenchmarking.orgSpeedup, More Is BetterCLOMP 3.3Static OMP Speedup2010 MacBook Pro2011 Mac Mini2012 Retina MacBook Pro2013 MacBook Air0.16430.32860.49290.65720.8215SE +/- 0.00, N = 5SE +/- 0.00, N = 4SE +/- 0.00, N = 4SE +/- 0.03, N = 100.730.650.350.531. (CC) gcc options: --openmp -O3 -lm

PostMark

Disk Transaction Performance

OpenBenchmarking.orgTPS, More Is BetterPostMark 1.51Disk Transaction Performance2010 MacBook Pro2011 Mac Mini2012 Retina MacBook Pro2013 MacBook Air30060090012001500SE +/- 13.31, N = 6SE +/- 2.19, N = 3SE +/- 14.43, N = 3SE +/- 3.00, N = 3382125142614421. (CC) gcc options: -O3

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