Ubuntu 13.10 vs. Fedora 20 Benchmarks Fedora 20 vs. Ubuntu 13.10 64-bit Linux performance benchmarks on the same two Intel systems. Linux performance testing by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com. Core i5 3470: Fedora 20: Processor: Intel Core i5-3470 @ 3.60GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock Z68 Pro3, Chipset: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v2/3rd, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 64GB OCZ AGILITY, Graphics: Intel HD 2500 (1100MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: VA2431, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Fedora 20, Kernel: 3.11.10-300.fc20.x86_64 (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.10.2.1, Display Server: X Server 1.14.4, Display Driver: intel 2.21.15, OpenGL: 3.1 Mesa 9.2.3, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2 20131017, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Core i5 3470: Ubuntu 13.10: Processor: Intel Core i5-3470 @ 3.20GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock Z68 Pro3, Chipset: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v2/3rd, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 64GB OCZ AGILITY, Graphics: Intel HD 2500 (1100MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 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: 1920x1080 Pentium G3220: Fedora 20: Processor: Intel Pentium G3220 @ 3.00GHz (2 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock H81M-ITX, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 120GB KINGSTON SV300S3, Graphics: Intel HD (1100MHz), Audio: Intel Haswell HDMI, Monitor: DELL S2409W, Network: Qualcomm Atheros QCA8171 Gigabit OS: Fedora 20, Kernel: 3.11.10-300.fc20.x86_64 (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.10.2.1, Display Server: X Server 1.14.4, Display Driver: intel 2.21.15, OpenGL: 3.1 Mesa 9.2.3, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2 20131017, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Pentium G3220: Ubuntu 13.10: Processor: Intel Pentium G3220 @ 3.00GHz (2 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock H81M-ITX, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 120GB KINGSTON SV300S3, Graphics: Intel HD (1100MHz), Audio: Intel Haswell HDMI, Network: Qualcomm Atheros QCA8171 Gigabit 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: 1920x1080 OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Core i5 3470: Fedora 20 ..... 24.87 |================================= Core i5 3470: Ubuntu 13.10 .. 24.87 |================================= Pentium G3220: Fedora 20 .... 31.97 |========================================== Pentium G3220: Ubuntu 13.10 . 32.07 |========================================== OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better Core i5 3470: Fedora 20 ..... MIN: 2.0 AVG: 40.1 MAX: 93.0 Core i5 3470: Ubuntu 13.10 .. MIN: 3.0 AVG: 40.2 MAX: 94.0 Pentium G3220: Fedora 20 .... MIN: 2.0 AVG: 31.2 MAX: 70.0 Pentium G3220: Ubuntu 13.10 . MIN: 3.0 AVG: 31.1 MAX: 68.0 Reaction Quake 3 1.0 Beta Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Core i5 3470: Fedora 20 ..... 56.87 |============================== Core i5 3470: Ubuntu 13.10 .. 56.60 |============================== Pentium G3220: Fedora 20 .... 77.63 |========================================== Pentium G3220: Ubuntu 13.10 . 78.40 |========================================== Reaction Quake 3 1.0 Beta Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better Core i5 3470: Fedora 20 ..... MIN: 2.0 AVG: 17.5 MAX: 44.0 Core i5 3470: Ubuntu 13.10 .. MIN: 2.0 AVG: 17.6 MAX: 44.0 Pentium G3220: Fedora 20 .... MIN: 2.0 AVG: 12.8 MAX: 36.0 Pentium G3220: Ubuntu 13.10 . MIN: 2.0 AVG: 12.6 MAX: 31.0 Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Low Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Core i5 3470: Fedora 20 ..... 108.95 |================================ Core i5 3470: Ubuntu 13.10 .. 111.09 |================================= Pentium G3220: Fedora 20 .... 134.98 |======================================== Pentium G3220: Ubuntu 13.10 . 138.13 |========================================= Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: High Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Core i5 3470: Fedora 20 ..... 38.64 |============================== Core i5 3470: Ubuntu 13.10 .. 37.83 |============================== Pentium G3220: Fedora 20 .... 53.52 |========================================== Pentium G3220: Ubuntu 13.10 . 51.42 |======================================== Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Core i5 3470: Fedora 20 ..... 22.41 |=============================== Core i5 3470: Ubuntu 13.10 .. 19.41 |=========================== Pentium G3220: Fedora 20 .... 29.95 |========================================== Pentium G3220: Ubuntu 13.10 . 24.85 |=================================== Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultimate Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Core i5 3470: Fedora 20 ..... 14.22 |================================ Core i5 3470: Ubuntu 13.10 .. 11.62 |========================== Pentium G3220: Fedora 20 .... 18.70 |========================================== Pentium G3220: Ubuntu 13.10 . 14.87 |================================= GpuTest 0.6.0 Test: Furmark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Points > Higher Is Better Core i5 3470: Fedora 20 ..... 137 |============================== Core i5 3470: Ubuntu 13.10 .. 136 |============================== Pentium G3220: Fedora 20 .... 200 |============================================ Pentium G3220: Ubuntu 13.10 . 199 |============================================ AIO-Stress 0.21 Test: Random Write MB/s > Higher Is Better Core i5 3470: Fedora 20 ..... 233.44 |=========== Core i5 3470: Ubuntu 13.10 .. 113.05 |===== Pentium G3220: Fedora 20 .... 872.88 |========================================= Pentium G3220: Ubuntu 13.10 . 672.43 |================================ Threaded I/O Tester 0.3.3 Test: Random Write - Size Per Thread: 64MB - Thread Count: 4 MB/s > Higher Is Better Core i5 3470: Fedora 20 ..... 0.97 |=== Core i5 3470: Ubuntu 13.10 .. 1.38 |==== Pentium G3220: Fedora 20 .... 9.23 |========================= Pentium G3220: Ubuntu 13.10 . 15.57 |========================================== PostMark 1.51 Disk Transaction Performance TPS > Higher Is Better Core i5 3470: Fedora 20 ..... 4746 |======================================= Core i5 3470: Ubuntu 13.10 .. 5173 |=========================================== Pentium G3220: Fedora 20 .... 4716 |======================================= Pentium G3220: Ubuntu 13.10 . 5102 |========================================== TTSIOD 3D Renderer 2.2z Phong Rendering With Soft-Shadow Mapping FPS > Higher Is Better Core i5 3470: Fedora 20 ..... 119.05 |========================================= Core i5 3470: Ubuntu 13.10 .. 119.36 |========================================= Pentium G3220: Fedora 20 .... 56.16 |=================== Pentium G3220: Ubuntu 13.10 . 48.89 |================= GraphicsMagick 1.3.16 Operation: Sharpen Iterations Per Minute > Higher Is Better Core i5 3470: Fedora 20 ..... 48 |============================================= Core i5 3470: Ubuntu 13.10 .. 48 |============================================= Pentium G3220: Fedora 20 .... 24 |======================= Pentium G3220: Ubuntu 13.10 . 24 |======================= GraphicsMagick 1.3.16 Operation: Resizing Iterations Per Minute > Higher Is Better Core i5 3470: Fedora 20 ..... 130 |============================================ Core i5 3470: Ubuntu 13.10 .. 125 |========================================== Pentium G3220: Fedora 20 .... 82 |============================ Pentium G3220: Ubuntu 13.10 . 80 |=========================== GraphicsMagick 1.3.16 Operation: HWB Color Space Iterations Per Minute > Higher Is Better Core i5 3470: Fedora 20 ..... 173 |============================================ Core i5 3470: Ubuntu 13.10 .. 166 |========================================== Pentium G3220: Fedora 20 .... 130 |================================= Pentium G3220: Ubuntu 13.10 . 127 |================================ GraphicsMagick 1.3.16 Operation: Local Adaptive Thresholding Iterations Per Minute > Higher Is Better Core i5 3470: Fedora 20 ..... 104 |=========================================== Core i5 3470: Ubuntu 13.10 .. 106 |============================================ Pentium G3220: Fedora 20 .... 68 |============================ Pentium G3220: Ubuntu 13.10 . 67 |============================ Himeno Benchmark 3.0 Poisson Pressure Solver MFLOPS > Higher Is Better Core i5 3470: Fedora 20 ..... 1543.53 |======================================== Core i5 3470: Ubuntu 13.10 .. 1534.25 |======================================== Pentium G3220: Fedora 20 .... 1375.47 |==================================== Pentium G3220: Ubuntu 13.10 . 1398.86 |==================================== C-Ray 1.1 Total Time Seconds < Lower Is Better Core i5 3470: Fedora 20 ..... 32.56 |======================= Core i5 3470: Ubuntu 13.10 .. 32.77 |======================= Pentium G3220: Fedora 20 .... 59.08 |========================================== Pentium G3220: Ubuntu 13.10 . 59.21 |========================================== Parallel BZIP2 Compression 1.1.6 256MB File Compression Seconds < Lower Is Better Core i5 3470: Fedora 20 ..... 10.05 |====================== Core i5 3470: Ubuntu 13.10 .. 9.95 |====================== Pentium G3220: Fedora 20 .... 18.84 |========================================== Pentium G3220: Ubuntu 13.10 . 18.98 |========================================== Primesieve 4.2 1e12 Prime Number Generation Seconds < Lower Is Better Core i5 3470: Fedora 20 ..... 99.18 |==================== Core i5 3470: Ubuntu 13.10 .. 98.78 |==================== Pentium G3220: Fedora 20 .... 206.88 |========================================= Pentium G3220: Ubuntu 13.10 . 207.54 |========================================= Smallpt 1.0 Global Illumination Renderer; 100 Samples Seconds < Lower Is Better Core i5 3470: Fedora 20 ..... 136 |====================== Core i5 3470: Ubuntu 13.10 .. 133 |====================== Pentium G3220: Fedora 20 .... 266 |=========================================== Pentium G3220: Ubuntu 13.10 . 271 |============================================ FLAC Audio Encoding 1.3.0 WAV To FLAC Seconds < Lower Is Better Core i5 3470: Fedora 20 ..... 5.38 |======================================= Core i5 3470: Ubuntu 13.10 .. 5.37 |======================================= Pentium G3220: Fedora 20 .... 5.94 |=========================================== Pentium G3220: Ubuntu 13.10 . 5.92 |=========================================== LAME MP3 Encoding 3.99.3 WAV To MP3 Seconds < Lower Is Better Core i5 3470: Fedora 20 ..... 14.24 |===================================== Core i5 3470: Ubuntu 13.10 .. 14.46 |====================================== Pentium G3220: Fedora 20 .... 15.76 |========================================= Pentium G3220: Ubuntu 13.10 . 16.06 |========================================== FFmpeg 2.0 H.264 HD To NTSC DV Seconds < Lower Is Better Core i5 3470: Fedora 20 ..... 13.41 |=========================== Core i5 3470: Ubuntu 13.10 .. 19.58 |======================================= Pentium G3220: Fedora 20 .... 19.69 |======================================= Pentium G3220: Ubuntu 13.10 . 21.09 |========================================== N-Queens 1.0 Elapsed Time Seconds < Lower Is Better Core i5 3470: Fedora 20 ..... 61.55 |=================== Core i5 3470: Ubuntu 13.10 .. 61.24 |=================== Pentium G3220: Fedora 20 .... 134.82 |========================================= Pentium G3220: Ubuntu 13.10 . 134.71 |========================================= POV-Ray 3.7.0 Total Time Seconds < Lower Is Better Core i5 3470: Fedora 20 ..... 210.99 |====================== Core i5 3470: Ubuntu 13.10 .. 210.42 |====================== Pentium G3220: Fedora 20 .... 398.93 |========================================= Pentium G3220: Ubuntu 13.10 . 398.48 |========================================= Hierarchical INTegration 1.0 Test: FLOAT QUIPs > Higher Is Better Core i5 3470: Fedora 20 ..... 303029519.85 |=================================== Core i5 3470: Ubuntu 13.10 .. 303278348.85 |=================================== Pentium G3220: Fedora 20 .... 268518768.72 |=============================== Pentium G3220: Ubuntu 13.10 . 265519899.80 |===============================