Oracle Linux Server 6.5 Kernel Tests Oracle Linux Server 6.5 testing of the Linux 2.6.32 RHEL derived kernel against the latest Oracle Unbreakable Kernel on Linux 3.8. Tests by Michael Larabel for a future article on phoronix.com. 2.6.32-431.el6.x86_64: Processor: Intel Core i7-3960X @ 3.30GHz (12 Cores), Motherboard: Intel DX79SI, Chipset: Intel Xeon E5/Core, Memory: 2 x 4096 MB DDR3-1600MHz, Disk: 64GB OCZ VERTEX, Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 4850 512MB, Audio: Intel C600/X79, Network: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection OS: OracleServer 6.5, Kernel: 2.6.32-431.el6.x86_64 (x86_64), Compiler: GCC 4.4.7 20120313, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 3.8.13-16.2.1.el6uek.x86_64: Processor: Intel Core i7-3960X @ 3.30GHz (12 Cores), Motherboard: Intel DX79SI, Chipset: Intel Xeon E5/Core, Memory: 2 x 4096 MB DDR3-1600MHz, Disk: 64GB OCZ VERTEX, Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 4850 512MB, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Network: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection OS: OracleServer 6.5, Kernel: 3.8.13-16.2.1.el6uek.x86_64 (x86_64), Compiler: GCC 4.4.7 20120313, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 AIO-Stress 0.21 Test: Random Write MB/s > Higher Is Better 2.6.32-431.el6.x86_64 ....... 725.34 |========================================= 3.8.13-16.2.1.el6uek.x86_64 . 42.42 |== C-Ray 1.1 Total Time Seconds < Lower Is Better 2.6.32-431.el6.x86_64 ....... 30.12 |========================================= 3.8.13-16.2.1.el6uek.x86_64 . 31.08 |========================================== Compile Bench 0.6 Test: Compile MB/s > Higher Is Better 2.6.32-431.el6.x86_64 ....... 202.95 |========================================= 3.8.13-16.2.1.el6uek.x86_64 . 190.50 |====================================== Compile Bench 0.6 Test: Initial Create MB/s > Higher Is Better 2.6.32-431.el6.x86_64 ....... 90.19 |======================================== 3.8.13-16.2.1.el6uek.x86_64 . 93.84 |========================================== Compile Bench 0.6 Test: Read Compiled Tree MB/s > Higher Is Better 2.6.32-431.el6.x86_64 ....... 596.78 |========================================= 3.8.13-16.2.1.el6uek.x86_64 . 600.19 |========================================= Dolfyn 0.527 Computational Fluid Dynamics Seconds < Lower Is Better 2.6.32-431.el6.x86_64 ....... 24.87 |========================================== 3.8.13-16.2.1.el6uek.x86_64 . 25.02 |========================================== FFTE 5.0 Test: N=64, 1D Complex FFT Routine MFLOPS > Higher Is Better 2.6.32-431.el6.x86_64 ....... 6215.04 |======================================= 3.8.13-16.2.1.el6uek.x86_64 . 6426.51 |======================================== Himeno Benchmark 3.0 Poisson Pressure Solver MFLOPS > Higher Is Better 2.6.32-431.el6.x86_64 ....... 1791.37 |======================================== 3.8.13-16.2.1.el6uek.x86_64 . 1739.17 |======================================= John The Ripper 1.7.9-jumbo-7 Test: Blowfish Real C/S > Higher Is Better 2.6.32-431.el6.x86_64 ....... 8352 |=========================================== 3.8.13-16.2.1.el6uek.x86_64 . 8082 |========================================== John The Ripper 1.7.9-jumbo-7 Test: Traditional DES Real C/S > Higher Is Better 2.6.32-431.el6.x86_64 ....... 32538000 |======================================= 3.8.13-16.2.1.el6uek.x86_64 . 31434667 |====================================== John The Ripper 1.7.9-jumbo-7 Test: MD5 Real C/S > Higher Is Better 2.6.32-431.el6.x86_64 ....... 35484 |========================================== 3.8.13-16.2.1.el6uek.x86_64 . 35488 |========================================== LAME MP3 Encoding 3.99.3 WAV To MP3 Seconds < Lower Is Better 2.6.32-431.el6.x86_64 ....... 12.64 |========================================== 3.8.13-16.2.1.el6uek.x86_64 . 12.65 |========================================== PostMark 1.51 Disk Transaction Performance TPS > Higher Is Better 2.6.32-431.el6.x86_64 ....... 4838 |=========================================== 3.8.13-16.2.1.el6uek.x86_64 . 4777 |========================================== Rodinia 2.4 Test: OpenMP Leukocyte Seconds < Lower Is Better 2.6.32-431.el6.x86_64 ....... 25.07 |========================================= 3.8.13-16.2.1.el6uek.x86_64 . 25.49 |========================================== Threaded I/O Tester 0.3.3 Test: Write - Size Per Thread: 64MB - Thread Count: 4 MB/s > Higher Is Better 2.6.32-431.el6.x86_64 ....... 34.35 |========================================== 3.8.13-16.2.1.el6uek.x86_64 . 27.97 |================================== Threaded I/O Tester 0.3.3 Test: Write - Size Per Thread: 64MB - Thread Count: 8 MB/s > Higher Is Better 2.6.32-431.el6.x86_64 ....... 30.99 |========================================== 3.8.13-16.2.1.el6uek.x86_64 . 29.46 |======================================== Threaded I/O Tester 0.3.3 Test: Write - Size Per Thread: 128MB - Thread Count: 4 MB/s > Higher Is Better 2.6.32-431.el6.x86_64 ....... 31.03 |========================================== 3.8.13-16.2.1.el6uek.x86_64 . 30.42 |========================================= Threaded I/O Tester 0.3.3 Test: Write - Size Per Thread: 128MB - Thread Count: 8 MB/s > Higher Is Better 2.6.32-431.el6.x86_64 ....... 29.66 |======================================= 3.8.13-16.2.1.el6uek.x86_64 . 31.56 |========================================== Threaded I/O Tester 0.3.3 Test: Write - Size Per Thread: 256MB - Thread Count: 4 MB/s > Higher Is Better 2.6.32-431.el6.x86_64 ....... 30.80 |================================== 3.8.13-16.2.1.el6uek.x86_64 . 37.77 |========================================== Threaded I/O Tester 0.3.3 Test: Write - Size Per Thread: 256MB - Thread Count: 8 MB/s > Higher Is Better 2.6.32-431.el6.x86_64 ....... 30.68 |=================================== 3.8.13-16.2.1.el6uek.x86_64 . 36.45 |========================================== Threaded I/O Tester 0.3.3 Test: Random Write - Size Per Thread: 64MB - Thread Count: 4 MB/s > Higher Is Better 2.6.32-431.el6.x86_64 ....... 4.13 |========================================= 3.8.13-16.2.1.el6uek.x86_64 . 4.33 |=========================================== Threaded I/O Tester 0.3.3 Test: Random Write - Size Per Thread: 64MB - Thread Count: 8 MB/s > Higher Is Better 2.6.32-431.el6.x86_64 ....... 3.97 |======================================= 3.8.13-16.2.1.el6uek.x86_64 . 4.38 |=========================================== Threaded I/O Tester 0.3.3 Test: Random Write - Size Per Thread: 128MB - Thread Count: 4 MB/s > Higher Is Better 2.6.32-431.el6.x86_64 ....... 3.53 |==================================== 3.8.13-16.2.1.el6uek.x86_64 . 4.18 |=========================================== Threaded I/O Tester 0.3.3 Test: Random Write - Size Per Thread: 128MB - Thread Count: 8 MB/s > Higher Is Better 2.6.32-431.el6.x86_64 ....... 3.38 |=================================== 3.8.13-16.2.1.el6uek.x86_64 . 4.12 |=========================================== Threaded I/O Tester 0.3.3 Test: Random Write - Size Per Thread: 256MB - Thread Count: 4 MB/s > Higher Is Better 2.6.32-431.el6.x86_64 ....... 3.65 |==================================== 3.8.13-16.2.1.el6uek.x86_64 . 4.37 |=========================================== Threaded I/O Tester 0.3.3 Test: Random Write - Size Per Thread: 256MB - Thread Count: 8 MB/s > Higher Is Better 2.6.32-431.el6.x86_64 ....... 3.74 |====================================== 3.8.13-16.2.1.el6uek.x86_64 . 4.24 |=========================================== Timed Linux Kernel Compilation 3.1 Time To Compile Seconds < Lower Is Better 2.6.32-431.el6.x86_64 ....... 53.61 |========================================= 3.8.13-16.2.1.el6uek.x86_64 . 55.07 |========================================== Timed MAFFT Alignment 6.864 Multiple Sequence Alignment Seconds < Lower Is Better 2.6.32-431.el6.x86_64 ....... 5.94 |======================================= 3.8.13-16.2.1.el6uek.x86_64 . 6.49 |===========================================