ASUS Zenbook Prime Linux Benchmarks Testing by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com of the ASUS Zenbook Prime ASUS UX32VDA running Ubuntu 13.10 Linux and compared to numerous other laptops. Other ASUS Zenbook Linux Ultrabook Intel Ivy Bridge / Haswell benchmarks forthcoming on Phoronix. ThinkPad T60 - Core Duo T2400: Processor: Intel T2400 @ 1.83GHz (2 Cores), Motherboard: LENOVO 2613EJU, Chipset: Intel Mobile 945GM/PM/GMS + ICH7-M, Memory: 1024MB, Disk: 80GB Hitachi HTS541080G9SA00, Graphics: AMD Mobility Radeon X1400 128MB, Audio: Analog Devices AD1981, Network: Intel 82573L Gigabit + Intel PRO/Wireless OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.11.0-12-generic (i686), Desktop: Unity 7.1.2, Display Server: X Server 1.14.3, Display Driver: radeon 7.2.0, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 9.2.1 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1400x1050 ThinkPad T61 - Core 2 Duo T9300: Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo T9300 @ 2.50GHz (2 Cores), Motherboard: LENOVO 6459CTO, Chipset: Intel Mobile PM965/GM965/GL960 + ICH8M-E, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 100GB Hitachi HTS72201, Graphics: NVIDIA Quadro NVS 140M 512MB (400/600MHz), Audio: Analog Devices AD1984, Network: Intel 82566MM Gigabit Connection + Intel PRO/Wireless OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.11.0-12-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.2, Display Server: X Server 1.14.3, Display Driver: NVIDIA 304.88, OpenGL: 3.3.0 NVIDIA, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1680x1050 ThinkPad W510 - Core i7 720QM: Processor: Intel Core i7 720Q @ 1.60GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: LENOVO 4318CTO, Chipset: Intel Core DMI, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 160GB FUJITSU MHZ2160B, Graphics: NVIDIA Quadro FX 880M 1024MB (550/790MHz), Audio: Conexant CX20585, Network: Intel 82577LM Gigabit Connection + Intel Centrino Ultimate-N 6300 OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.11.0-12-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.2, Display Server: X Server 1.14.3, Display Driver: NVIDIA 304.88, OpenGL: 3.3.0 NVIDIA, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1600x900 MacBook Pro - Core i5 520M: 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 13.10, Kernel: 3.11.0-14-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.2, Display Server: X Server 1.14.3, Display Driver: intel 2.99.904, OpenGL: 3.1 Mesa 9.2.1 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1440x900 ASUS S56C - Core i3 3217U: Processor: Intel Core i3-3217U @ 1.80GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS K56CA v1.0, Chipset: Intel 3rd Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 500GB Hitachi HTS54505 + 24GB SanDisk SSD i100, Graphics: Intel HD 4000 (1050MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC270, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 + Qualcomm Atheros AR9485 Wireless OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.11.0-12-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.2, Display Server: X Server 1.14.3, Display Driver: intel 2.99.904, OpenGL: 3.1 Mesa 9.2.1, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1366x768 EliteBook 161C - Core i5 2520M: 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 HD 3000 (1300MHz), Audio: IDT 92HD81B1X5, Network: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection + Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205 OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.11.0-12-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.2, Display Server: X Server 1.14.3, Display Driver: intel 2.99.904, OpenGL: 3.1 Mesa 9.2.1, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1600x900 Zenbook Prime - Core i7 3517U: Processor: Intel Core i7-3517U @ 1.90GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS UX32VDA v1.0, Chipset: Intel 3rd Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 2 x 128GB SanDisk SD5SF212, Graphics: Intel HD 4000 512MB (270/324MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC269VB, Network: Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6235 OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.11.0-12-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.2, Display Server: X Server 1.14.3, Display Driver: nouveau 1.0.9, OpenGL: 3.1 Mesa 9.2.1, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Zenbook Prime - Core i7 3517U - Bumblebee: Processor: Intel Core i7-3517U @ 1.90GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS UX32VDA v1.0, Chipset: Intel 3rd Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 2 x 128GB SanDisk SD5SF212, Graphics: Intel HD 4000 (1150MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC269VB, Network: Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6235 OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.11.0-14-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.2, Display Server: X Server 1.14.3, Display Driver: intel 2.99.904, OpenGL: 3.1 Mesa 9.2.1, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Compile Bench 0.6 Test: Compile MB/s > Higher Is Better ThinkPad T60 - Core Duo T2400 ............. 22.12 |== ThinkPad T61 - Core 2 Duo T9300 ........... 39.38 |==== ThinkPad W510 - Core i7 720QM ............. 42.24 |==== MacBook Pro - Core i5 520M ................ 254.13 |=========================== ASUS S56C - Core i3 3217U ................. 60.42 |====== EliteBook 161C - Core i5 2520M ............ 107.72 |=========== Zenbook Prime - Core i7 3517U ............. 234.99 |========================= Zenbook Prime - Core i7 3517U - Bumblebee . 229.84 |======================== Compile Bench 0.6 Test: Initial Create MB/s > Higher Is Better ThinkPad T60 - Core Duo T2400 ............. 19.54 |=== ThinkPad T61 - Core 2 Duo T9300 ........... 44.39 |====== ThinkPad W510 - Core i7 720QM ............. 59.70 |======== MacBook Pro - Core i5 520M ................ 88.80 |============ ASUS S56C - Core i3 3217U ................. 76.00 |========== EliteBook 161C - Core i5 2520M ............ 112.34 |=============== Zenbook Prime - Core i7 3517U ............. 204.89 |=========================== Zenbook Prime - Core i7 3517U - Bumblebee . 198.31 |========================== Compile Bench 0.6 Test: Read Compiled Tree MB/s > Higher Is Better ThinkPad T60 - Core Duo T2400 ............. 14.96 |== ThinkPad T61 - Core 2 Duo T9300 ........... 37.18 |===== ThinkPad W510 - Core i7 720QM ............. 51.75 |======= MacBook Pro - Core i5 520M ................ 138.92 |================== ASUS S56C - Core i3 3217U ................. 105.29 |============== EliteBook 161C - Core i5 2520M ............ 148.50 |==================== Zenbook Prime - Core i7 3517U ............. 194.61 |========================== Zenbook Prime - Core i7 3517U - Bumblebee . 203.27 |=========================== PostMark 1.51 Disk Transaction Performance TPS > Higher Is Better ThinkPad T60 - Core Duo T2400 ............. 70 |= ThinkPad T61 - Core 2 Duo T9300 ........... 691 |======== ThinkPad W510 - Core i7 720QM ............. 703 |======== MacBook Pro - Core i5 520M ................ 1074 |============ ASUS S56C - Core i3 3217U ................. 721 |======== EliteBook 161C - Core i5 2520M ............ 1537 |================== Zenbook Prime - Core i7 3517U ............. 2500 |============================= Zenbook Prime - Core i7 3517U - Bumblebee . 2475 |============================= OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1024 x 768 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better ThinkPad T60 - Core Duo T2400 ............. 15.57 |===== ThinkPad T61 - Core 2 Duo T9300 ........... 20.13 |======= ThinkPad W510 - Core i7 720QM ............. 66.83 |====================== MacBook Pro - Core i5 520M ................ 53.80 |================== ASUS S56C - Core i3 3217U ................. 59.40 |==================== EliteBook 161C - Core i5 2520M ............ 48.20 |================ Zenbook Prime - Core i7 3517U ............. 81.93 |============================ Zenbook Prime - Core i7 3517U - Bumblebee . 83.33 |============================ OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1024 x 768 - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better ThinkPad T60 - Core Duo T2400 ............. MIN: 35.0 AVG: 64.3 MAX: 89.0 ThinkPad T61 - Core 2 Duo T9300 ........... MIN: 19.0 AVG: 49.6 MAX: 89.0 ThinkPad W510 - Core i7 720QM ............. MIN: 3.0 AVG: 14.9 MAX: 35.0 MacBook Pro - Core i5 520M ................ MIN: 9.0 AVG: 18.5 MAX: 34.0 ASUS S56C - Core i3 3217U ................. MIN: 6.0 AVG: 16.5 MAX: 40.0 EliteBook 161C - Core i5 2520M ............ MIN: 5.0 AVG: 20.4 MAX: 41.0 Zenbook Prime - Core i7 3517U ............. MIN: 4.0 AVG: 12.2 MAX: 36.0 Zenbook Prime - Core i7 3517U - Bumblebee . MIN: 3.0 AVG: 11.9 MAX: 33.0 Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1024 x 768 - Effects Quality: High Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better ThinkPad T60 - Core Duo T2400 ............. 18.28 |===== ThinkPad T61 - Core 2 Duo T9300 ........... 27.99 |======== ThinkPad W510 - Core i7 720QM ............. 98.24 |============================ MacBook Pro - Core i5 520M ................ 51.18 |=============== ASUS S56C - Core i3 3217U ................. 71.10 |==================== EliteBook 161C - Core i5 2520M ............ 72.35 |===================== Zenbook Prime - Core i7 3517U ............. 89.34 |========================= Zenbook Prime - Core i7 3517U - Bumblebee . 97.22 |============================ Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1024 x 768 - Effects Quality: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better ThinkPad T60 - Core Duo T2400 ............. 12.59 |===== ThinkPad T61 - Core 2 Duo T9300 ........... 14.16 |====== ThinkPad W510 - Core i7 720QM ............. 48.22 |==================== MacBook Pro - Core i5 520M ................ 33.07 |============== ASUS S56C - Core i3 3217U ................. 54.75 |======================= EliteBook 161C - Core i5 2520M ............ 50.71 |===================== Zenbook Prime - Core i7 3517U ............. 63.68 |=========================== Zenbook Prime - Core i7 3517U - Bumblebee . 66.30 |============================ GpuTest 0.6.0 Test: Furmark - Resolution: 1024 x 768 Points > Higher Is Better ThinkPad T61 - Core 2 Duo T9300 ........... 74 |===== ThinkPad W510 - Core i7 720QM ............. 443 |============================== MacBook Pro - Core i5 520M ................ 180 |============ ASUS S56C - Core i3 3217U ................. 406 |=========================== EliteBook 161C - Core i5 2520M ............ 208 |============== Zenbook Prime - Core i7 3517U ............. 288 |==================== Zenbook Prime - Core i7 3517U - Bumblebee . 298 |==================== HPC Challenge 1.4.3 Test / Class: G-HPL GFLOPS > Higher Is Better ThinkPad T61 - Core 2 Duo T9300 ........... 10.49070 |=============== ThinkPad W510 - Core i7 720QM ............. 16.47390 |======================== MacBook Pro - Core i5 520M ................ 6.45871 |========= ASUS S56C - Core i3 3217U ................. 11.16660 |================ EliteBook 161C - Core i5 2520M ............ 16.80297 |======================== Zenbook Prime - Core i7 3517U ............. 17.12573 |========================= Zenbook Prime - Core i7 3517U - Bumblebee . 17.33560 |========================= HPC Challenge 1.4.3 Test / Class: G-Ffte GFLOPS > Higher Is Better ThinkPad T61 - Core 2 Duo T9300 ........... 0.97367 |============ ThinkPad W510 - Core i7 720QM ............. 1.97418 |======================= MacBook Pro - Core i5 520M ................ 1.02314 |============ ASUS S56C - Core i3 3217U ................. 1.43666 |================= EliteBook 161C - Core i5 2520M ............ 1.41069 |================= Zenbook Prime - Core i7 3517U ............. 2.19733 |========================== Zenbook Prime - Core i7 3517U - Bumblebee . 2.17144 |========================== HPC Challenge 1.4.3 Test / Class: EP-DGEMM GFLOPS > Higher Is Better ThinkPad T61 - Core 2 Duo T9300 ........... 6.80617 |========================== ThinkPad W510 - Core i7 720QM ............. 2.31470 |========= MacBook Pro - Core i5 520M ................ 1.72322 |======= ASUS S56C - Core i3 3217U ................. 2.98475 |=========== EliteBook 161C - Core i5 2520M ............ 4.57002 |================= Zenbook Prime - Core i7 3517U ............. 4.65547 |================== Zenbook Prime - Core i7 3517U - Bumblebee . 4.65915 |================== HPC Challenge 1.4.3 Test / Class: G-Ptrans GB/s > Higher Is Better ThinkPad T61 - Core 2 Duo T9300 ........... 0.63220 |=============== ThinkPad W510 - Core i7 720QM ............. 1.07329 |========================== MacBook Pro - Core i5 520M ................ 0.30889 |======= ASUS S56C - Core i3 3217U ................. 0.42234 |========== EliteBook 161C - Core i5 2520M ............ 0.37017 |========= Zenbook Prime - Core i7 3517U ............. 0.58221 |============== Zenbook Prime - Core i7 3517U - Bumblebee . 0.58631 |============== HPC Challenge 1.4.3 Test / Class: EP-STREAM Triad GB/s > Higher Is Better ThinkPad T61 - Core 2 Duo T9300 ........... 1.87729 |=============== ThinkPad W510 - Core i7 720QM ............. 1.22596 |========== MacBook Pro - Core i5 520M ................ 1.96008 |=============== ASUS S56C - Core i3 3217U ................. 2.14680 |================= EliteBook 161C - Core i5 2520M ............ 1.81811 |============== Zenbook Prime - Core i7 3517U ............. 3.31461 |========================== Zenbook Prime - Core i7 3517U - Bumblebee . 3.29585 |========================== HPC Challenge 1.4.3 Test / Class: G-Random Access GUP/s > Higher Is Better ThinkPad T61 - Core 2 Duo T9300 ........... 0.00925 |========== ThinkPad W510 - Core i7 720QM ............. 0.02122 |======================== MacBook Pro - Core i5 520M ................ 0.00825 |========= ASUS S56C - Core i3 3217U ................. 0.01553 |================= EliteBook 161C - Core i5 2520M ............ 0.02047 |======================= Zenbook Prime - Core i7 3517U ............. 0.02184 |========================= Zenbook Prime - Core i7 3517U - Bumblebee . 0.02312 |========================== HPC Challenge 1.4.3 Test / Class: Random Ring Latency usecs < Lower Is Better ThinkPad T61 - Core 2 Duo T9300 ........... 0.47946 |======== ThinkPad W510 - Core i7 720QM ............. 1.39572 |====================== MacBook Pro - Core i5 520M ................ 1.63680 |========================== ASUS S56C - Core i3 3217U ................. 0.92887 |=============== EliteBook 161C - Core i5 2520M ............ 0.56979 |========= Zenbook Prime - Core i7 3517U ............. 0.59518 |========= Zenbook Prime - Core i7 3517U - Bumblebee . 0.59025 |========= HPC Challenge 1.4.3 Test / Class: Random Ring Bandwidth GB/s > Higher Is Better ThinkPad T61 - Core 2 Duo T9300 ........... 0.86401 |================ ThinkPad W510 - Core i7 720QM ............. 0.55613 |========== MacBook Pro - Core i5 520M ................ 0.79610 |=============== ASUS S56C - Core i3 3217U ................. 0.89771 |================= EliteBook 161C - Core i5 2520M ............ 0.76420 |============== Zenbook Prime - Core i7 3517U ............. 1.40688 |========================== Zenbook Prime - Core i7 3517U - Bumblebee . 1.40640 |========================== HPC Challenge 1.4.3 Test / Class: Max Ping Pong Bandwidth MB/s > Higher Is Better ThinkPad T61 - Core 2 Duo T9300 ........... 6106.11 |===================== ThinkPad W510 - Core i7 720QM ............. 4538.49 |================ MacBook Pro - Core i5 520M ................ 3005.89 |========== ASUS S56C - Core i3 3217U ................. 4796.14 |================= EliteBook 161C - Core i5 2520M ............ 4624.06 |================ Zenbook Prime - Core i7 3517U ............. 7421.69 |========================== Zenbook Prime - Core i7 3517U - Bumblebee . 7481.57 |========================== VP8 libvpx Encoding 1.1.0 vpxenc Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better ThinkPad T60 - Core Duo T2400 ............. 4.34 |======= ThinkPad T61 - Core 2 Duo T9300 ........... 10.02 |================= ThinkPad W510 - Core i7 720QM ............. 10.10 |================= MacBook Pro - Core i5 520M ................ 5.88 |========== ASUS S56C - Core i3 3217U ................. 10.51 |================== EliteBook 161C - Core i5 2520M ............ 16.66 |============================ Zenbook Prime - Core i7 3517U ............. 16.50 |============================ Zenbook Prime - Core i7 3517U - Bumblebee . 16.49 |============================ x264 2013-06-08 H.264 Video Encoding Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better ThinkPad T60 - Core Duo T2400 ............. 13.60 |====== ThinkPad T61 - Core 2 Duo T9300 ........... 31.91 |============== ThinkPad W510 - Core i7 720QM ............. 61.21 |=========================== MacBook Pro - Core i5 520M ................ 23.35 |========== ASUS S56C - Core i3 3217U ................. 40.96 |================== EliteBook 161C - Core i5 2520M ............ 61.34 |=========================== Zenbook Prime - Core i7 3517U ............. 63.51 |============================ Zenbook Prime - Core i7 3517U - Bumblebee . 63.15 |============================ Himeno Benchmark 3.0 Poisson Pressure Solver MFLOPS > Higher Is Better ThinkPad T60 - Core Duo T2400 ............. 538.67 |=========== ThinkPad T61 - Core 2 Duo T9300 ........... 917.45 |================== ThinkPad W510 - Core i7 720QM ............. 1140.15 |======================= MacBook Pro - Core i5 520M ................ 501.19 |========== ASUS S56C - Core i3 3217U ................. 779.80 |=============== EliteBook 161C - Core i5 2520M ............ 1313.66 |========================== Zenbook Prime - Core i7 3517U ............. 1290.29 |========================== Zenbook Prime - Core i7 3517U - Bumblebee . 1290.58 |========================== C-Ray 1.1 Total Time Seconds < Lower Is Better ThinkPad T60 - Core Duo T2400 ............. 219.75 |=========================== ThinkPad T61 - Core 2 Duo T9300 ........... 94.22 |============ ThinkPad W510 - Core i7 720QM ............. 61.49 |======== MacBook Pro - Core i5 520M ................ 164.38 |==================== ASUS S56C - Core i3 3217U ................. 114.51 |============== EliteBook 161C - Core i5 2520M ............ 74.43 |========= Zenbook Prime - Core i7 3517U ............. 73.50 |========= Zenbook Prime - Core i7 3517U - Bumblebee . 73.55 |========= Opus Codec Encoding 1.0.1 WAV, Opus Encode, Opus Decode Seconds < Lower Is Better ThinkPad T60 - Core Duo T2400 ............. 44.91 |============================ ThinkPad T61 - Core 2 Duo T9300 ........... 18.32 |=========== ThinkPad W510 - Core i7 720QM ............. 14.87 |========= MacBook Pro - Core i5 520M ................ 34.13 |===================== ASUS S56C - Core i3 3217U ................. 19.53 |============ EliteBook 161C - Core i5 2520M ............ 11.52 |======= Zenbook Prime - Core i7 3517U ............. 11.73 |======= Zenbook Prime - Core i7 3517U - Bumblebee . 11.74 |=======