ASUS Zenbook Prime Linux Performance 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. Graphics results in other Phoronix article. 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 ASUS K53E - Core i3 2310M: Processor: Intel Core i3-2310M @ 2.10GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS K53E v1.0, Memory: 12288MB, Disk: 750GB Seagate ST9750420AS, Graphics: Intel Sandybridge Mobile (1100MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC269VB OS: Gentoo, Kernel: 3.12.6-gentoo (x86_64), Desktop: KDE 4.12.0, Display Server: X Server 1.14.99.904 (1.15.0 RC 4), Display Driver: intel 2.99.906, OpenGL: 3.1 Mesa 9.2.5, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2 + Clang 3.3 + LLVM 3.3, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1366x768 Compile Bench 0.6 Test: Compile MB/s > Higher Is Better ThinkPad W510 - Core i7 720QM ... 42.24 |====== ThinkPad T61 - Core 2 Duo T9300 . 39.38 |====== ThinkPad T60 - Core Duo T2400 ... 22.12 |=== EliteBook 161C - Core i5 2520M .. 107.72 |================ ASUS S56C - Core i3 3217U ....... 60.42 |========= MacBook Pro - Core i5 520M ...... 254.13 |===================================== Zenbook Prime - Core i7 3517U ... 234.99 |================================== ASUS K53E - Core i3 2310M ....... 93.84 |============== Compile Bench 0.6 Test: Initial Create MB/s > Higher Is Better ThinkPad W510 - Core i7 720QM ... 59.70 |=========== ThinkPad T61 - Core 2 Duo T9300 . 44.39 |======== ThinkPad T60 - Core Duo T2400 ... 19.54 |==== EliteBook 161C - Core i5 2520M .. 112.34 |==================== ASUS S56C - Core i3 3217U ....... 76.00 |============== MacBook Pro - Core i5 520M ...... 88.80 |================ Zenbook Prime - Core i7 3517U ... 204.89 |===================================== ASUS K53E - Core i3 2310M ....... 43.86 |======== Compile Bench 0.6 Test: Read Compiled Tree MB/s > Higher Is Better ThinkPad W510 - Core i7 720QM ... 51.75 |==== ThinkPad T61 - Core 2 Duo T9300 . 37.18 |=== ThinkPad T60 - Core Duo T2400 ... 14.96 |= EliteBook 161C - Core i5 2520M .. 148.50 |========== ASUS S56C - Core i3 3217U ....... 105.29 |======= MacBook Pro - Core i5 520M ...... 138.92 |========= Zenbook Prime - Core i7 3517U ... 194.61 |============= ASUS K53E - Core i3 2310M ....... 544.87 |===================================== Opus Codec Encoding 1.0.1 WAV, Opus Encode, Opus Decode Seconds < Lower Is Better ThinkPad W510 - Core i7 720QM ... 14.87 |============= ThinkPad T61 - Core 2 Duo T9300 . 18.32 |================ ThinkPad T60 - Core Duo T2400 ... 44.91 |====================================== EliteBook 161C - Core i5 2520M .. 11.52 |========== ASUS S56C - Core i3 3217U ....... 19.53 |================= MacBook Pro - Core i5 520M ...... 34.13 |============================= Zenbook Prime - Core i7 3517U ... 11.73 |========== ASUS K53E - Core i3 2310M ....... 17.98 |=============== Himeno Benchmark 3.0 Poisson Pressure Solver MFLOPS > Higher Is Better ThinkPad W510 - Core i7 720QM ... 1140.15 |=============================== ThinkPad T61 - Core 2 Duo T9300 . 917.45 |========================= ThinkPad T60 - Core Duo T2400 ... 538.67 |=============== EliteBook 161C - Core i5 2520M .. 1313.66 |==================================== ASUS S56C - Core i3 3217U ....... 779.80 |===================== MacBook Pro - Core i5 520M ...... 501.19 |============== Zenbook Prime - Core i7 3517U ... 1290.29 |=================================== ASUS K53E - Core i3 2310M ....... 896.62 |========================= HPC Challenge 1.4.3 Test / Class: G-HPL GFLOPS > Higher Is Better ThinkPad W510 - Core i7 720QM ... 16.47390 |================================== ThinkPad T61 - Core 2 Duo T9300 . 10.49070 |===================== EliteBook 161C - Core i5 2520M .. 16.80297 |================================== ASUS S56C - Core i3 3217U ....... 11.16660 |======================= MacBook Pro - Core i5 520M ...... 6.45871 |============= Zenbook Prime - Core i7 3517U ... 17.12573 |=================================== HPC Challenge 1.4.3 Test / Class: G-Ffte GFLOPS > Higher Is Better ThinkPad W510 - Core i7 720QM ... 1.97418 |================================ ThinkPad T61 - Core 2 Duo T9300 . 0.97367 |================ EliteBook 161C - Core i5 2520M .. 1.41069 |======================= ASUS S56C - Core i3 3217U ....... 1.43666 |======================== MacBook Pro - Core i5 520M ...... 1.02314 |================= Zenbook Prime - Core i7 3517U ... 2.19733 |==================================== HPC Challenge 1.4.3 Test / Class: EP-DGEMM GFLOPS > Higher Is Better ThinkPad W510 - Core i7 720QM ... 2.31470 |============ ThinkPad T61 - Core 2 Duo T9300 . 6.80617 |==================================== EliteBook 161C - Core i5 2520M .. 4.57002 |======================== ASUS S56C - Core i3 3217U ....... 2.98475 |================ MacBook Pro - Core i5 520M ...... 1.72322 |========= Zenbook Prime - Core i7 3517U ... 4.65547 |========================= HPC Challenge 1.4.3 Test / Class: G-Ptrans GB/s > Higher Is Better ThinkPad W510 - Core i7 720QM ... 1.07329 |==================================== ThinkPad T61 - Core 2 Duo T9300 . 0.63220 |===================== EliteBook 161C - Core i5 2520M .. 0.37017 |============ ASUS S56C - Core i3 3217U ....... 0.42234 |============== MacBook Pro - Core i5 520M ...... 0.30889 |========== Zenbook Prime - Core i7 3517U ... 0.58221 |==================== HPC Challenge 1.4.3 Test / Class: EP-STREAM Triad GB/s > Higher Is Better ThinkPad W510 - Core i7 720QM ... 1.22596 |============= ThinkPad T61 - Core 2 Duo T9300 . 1.87729 |==================== EliteBook 161C - Core i5 2520M .. 1.81811 |==================== ASUS S56C - Core i3 3217U ....... 2.14680 |======================= MacBook Pro - Core i5 520M ...... 1.96008 |===================== Zenbook Prime - Core i7 3517U ... 3.31461 |==================================== HPC Challenge 1.4.3 Test / Class: G-Random Access GUP/s > Higher Is Better ThinkPad W510 - Core i7 720QM ... 0.02122 |=================================== ThinkPad T61 - Core 2 Duo T9300 . 0.00925 |=============== EliteBook 161C - Core i5 2520M .. 0.02047 |================================== ASUS S56C - Core i3 3217U ....... 0.01553 |========================== MacBook Pro - Core i5 520M ...... 0.00825 |============== Zenbook Prime - Core i7 3517U ... 0.02184 |==================================== HPC Challenge 1.4.3 Test / Class: Random Ring Latency usecs < Lower Is Better ThinkPad W510 - Core i7 720QM ... 1.39572 |=============================== ThinkPad T61 - Core 2 Duo T9300 . 0.47946 |=========== EliteBook 161C - Core i5 2520M .. 0.56979 |============= ASUS S56C - Core i3 3217U ....... 0.92887 |==================== MacBook Pro - Core i5 520M ...... 1.63680 |==================================== Zenbook Prime - Core i7 3517U ... 0.59518 |============= HPC Challenge 1.4.3 Test / Class: Random Ring Bandwidth GB/s > Higher Is Better ThinkPad W510 - Core i7 720QM ... 0.55613 |============== ThinkPad T61 - Core 2 Duo T9300 . 0.86401 |====================== EliteBook 161C - Core i5 2520M .. 0.76420 |==================== ASUS S56C - Core i3 3217U ....... 0.89771 |======================= MacBook Pro - Core i5 520M ...... 0.79610 |==================== Zenbook Prime - Core i7 3517U ... 1.40688 |==================================== HPC Challenge 1.4.3 Test / Class: Max Ping Pong Bandwidth MB/s > Higher Is Better ThinkPad W510 - Core i7 720QM ... 4538.49 |====================== ThinkPad T61 - Core 2 Duo T9300 . 6106.11 |============================== EliteBook 161C - Core i5 2520M .. 4624.06 |====================== ASUS S56C - Core i3 3217U ....... 4796.14 |======================= MacBook Pro - Core i5 520M ...... 3005.89 |=============== Zenbook Prime - Core i7 3517U ... 7421.69 |==================================== PostMark 1.51 Disk Transaction Performance TPS > Higher Is Better ThinkPad W510 - Core i7 720QM ... 703 |=========== ThinkPad T61 - Core 2 Duo T9300 . 691 |=========== ThinkPad T60 - Core Duo T2400 ... 70 |= EliteBook 161C - Core i5 2520M .. 1537 |======================== ASUS S56C - Core i3 3217U ....... 721 |=========== MacBook Pro - Core i5 520M ...... 1074 |================= Zenbook Prime - Core i7 3517U ... 2500 |======================================= ASUS K53E - Core i3 2310M ....... 2055 |================================ VP8 libvpx Encoding 1.1.0 vpxenc Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better ThinkPad W510 - Core i7 720QM ... 10.10 |======================= ThinkPad T61 - Core 2 Duo T9300 . 10.02 |======================= ThinkPad T60 - Core Duo T2400 ... 4.34 |========== EliteBook 161C - Core i5 2520M .. 16.66 |====================================== ASUS S56C - Core i3 3217U ....... 10.51 |======================== MacBook Pro - Core i5 520M ...... 5.88 |============= Zenbook Prime - Core i7 3517U ... 16.50 |====================================== ASUS K53E - Core i3 2310M ....... 11.35 |========================== x264 2013-06-08 H.264 Video Encoding Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better ThinkPad W510 - Core i7 720QM ... 61.21 |===================================== ThinkPad T61 - Core 2 Duo T9300 . 31.91 |=================== ThinkPad T60 - Core Duo T2400 ... 13.60 |======== EliteBook 161C - Core i5 2520M .. 61.34 |===================================== ASUS S56C - Core i3 3217U ....... 40.96 |========================= MacBook Pro - Core i5 520M ...... 23.35 |============== Zenbook Prime - Core i7 3517U ... 63.51 |====================================== ASUS K53E - Core i3 2310M ....... 43.99 |========================== C-Ray 1.1 Total Time Seconds < Lower Is Better ThinkPad W510 - Core i7 720QM ... 61.49 |========== ThinkPad T61 - Core 2 Duo T9300 . 94.22 |================ ThinkPad T60 - Core Duo T2400 ... 219.75 |===================================== EliteBook 161C - Core i5 2520M .. 74.43 |============= ASUS S56C - Core i3 3217U ....... 114.51 |=================== MacBook Pro - Core i5 520M ...... 164.38 |============================ Zenbook Prime - Core i7 3517U ... 73.50 |============ ASUS K53E - Core i3 2310M ....... 107.40 |==================