ASUS Zenbook UX301LA Ubuntu 14.04 Linux Review Intel Linux laptop testing comparison review for a future article on phoronix.com. Lenovo W510 - Clarksfield: 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 (405/324MHz), Audio: Conexant CX20585, Network: Intel 82577LM Gigabit Connection + Intel Centrino Ultimate-N 6300 OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.13.0-16-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.2, Display Server: X Server 1.15.0, Display Driver: nouveau 1.0.10, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.1.0-rc3 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1600x900 HP EliteBook 161C - Sandy Bridge: 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 14.04, Kernel: 3.13.0-16-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.2, Display Server: X Server 1.15.0, Display Driver: intel 2.99.910, OpenGL: 3.1 Mesa 10.1.0-rc3, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1600x900 ASUS K56CA - Ivy Bridge: 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 14.04, Kernel: 3.13.0-16-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.2, Display Server: X Server 1.15.0, Display Driver: intel 2.99.910, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.1.0-rc3, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1366x768 ASUS Zenbook UX32VDA - Ivy Bridge: 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 (1150MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC269VB, Network: Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6235 OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.13.0-16-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.2, Display Server: X Server 1.15.0, Display Driver: intel 2.99.910, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.1.0-rc3, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Acer C720 Chromebook - Haswell: Processor: Intel Celeron 2955U @ 1.40GHz (2 Cores), Motherboard: Acer Peppy v1.0, Chipset: Intel Haswell-ULT DRAM, Memory: 2048MB, Disk: 16GB KINGSTON SNS4151, Graphics: Intel Haswell-ULT IGP (1000MHz), Audio: Intel Haswell-ULT HD Audio, Network: Qualcomm Atheros AR9462 Wireless OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.13.0-16-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.2, Display Server: X Server 1.15.0, Display Driver: intel 2.99.910, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.1.0-rc3, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1366x768 ASUS Zenbook UX301LA - Haswell: Processor: Intel Core i7-4558U @ 2.80GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS UX301LAA v1.0, Chipset: Intel Haswell-ULT DRAM, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 2 x 128GB SanDisk SD6SP1M1, Graphics: Intel Device 0a2e (1200MHz), Audio: Intel Haswell-ULT HD Audio, Network: Intel Wireless 7260 OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.13.0-16-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.2, Display Server: X Server 1.15.0, Display Driver: intel 2.99.910, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.1.0-rc3, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1440 FS-Mark 3.3 Test: 1000 Files, 1MB Size Files/s > Higher Is Better Lenovo W510 - Clarksfield ......... 12.60 |====== HP EliteBook 161C - Sandy Bridge .. 79.37 |==================================== ASUS K56CA - Ivy Bridge ........... 19.65 |========= ASUS Zenbook UX32VDA - Ivy Bridge . 51.68 |======================= ASUS Zenbook UX301LA - Haswell .... 54.10 |========================= FS-Mark 3.3 Test: 4000 Files, 32 Sub Dirs, 1MB Size Files/s > Higher Is Better Lenovo W510 - Clarksfield ......... 14.67 |======= HP EliteBook 161C - Sandy Bridge .. 78.67 |==================================== ASUS K56CA - Ivy Bridge ........... 19.03 |========= ASUS Zenbook UX32VDA - Ivy Bridge . 50.80 |======================= ASUS Zenbook UX301LA - Haswell .... 54.00 |========================= Dbench 4.0 Client Count: 1 MB/s > Higher Is Better Lenovo W510 - Clarksfield ......... 9.32 |= HP EliteBook 161C - Sandy Bridge .. 268.99 |=================================== ASUS K56CA - Ivy Bridge ........... 10.30 |= ASUS Zenbook UX32VDA - Ivy Bridge . 94.55 |============ ASUS Zenbook UX301LA - Haswell .... 172.15 |====================== PostMark 1.51 Disk Transaction Performance TPS > Higher Is Better Lenovo W510 - Clarksfield ......... 562 |===== HP EliteBook 161C - Sandy Bridge .. 1160 |========== ASUS K56CA - Ivy Bridge ........... 514 |==== ASUS Zenbook UX32VDA - Ivy Bridge . 1860 |================ Acer C720 Chromebook - Haswell .... 157 |= ASUS Zenbook UX301LA - Haswell .... 4386 |===================================== OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1600 x 900 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Lenovo W510 - Clarksfield ......... 34.00 |======================== HP EliteBook 161C - Sandy Bridge .. 26.37 |=================== ASUS Zenbook UX32VDA - Ivy Bridge . 43.47 |=============================== ASUS Zenbook UX301LA - Haswell .... 50.43 |==================================== OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1600 x 900 - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better Lenovo W510 - Clarksfield ......... MIN: 17.0 AVG: 29.4 MAX: 44.0 HP EliteBook 161C - Sandy Bridge .. MIN: 6.0 AVG: 37.8 MAX: 79.0 ASUS Zenbook UX32VDA - Ivy Bridge . MIN: 3.0 AVG: 23.2 MAX: 50.0 ASUS Zenbook UX301LA - Haswell .... MIN: 3.0 AVG: 20.2 MAX: 36.0 Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1600 x 900 - Effects Quality: Low Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Lenovo W510 - Clarksfield ......... 114.38 |========================= HP EliteBook 161C - Sandy Bridge .. 92.08 |==================== ASUS Zenbook UX32VDA - Ivy Bridge . 133.07 |============================= ASUS Zenbook UX301LA - Haswell .... 160.16 |=================================== Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1600 x 900 - Effects Quality: High Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Lenovo W510 - Clarksfield ......... 46.45 |======================= HP EliteBook 161C - Sandy Bridge .. 49.08 |======================== ASUS Zenbook UX32VDA - Ivy Bridge . 73.87 |==================================== ASUS Zenbook UX301LA - Haswell .... 72.96 |==================================== Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1600 x 900 - Effects Quality: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Lenovo W510 - Clarksfield ......... 25.43 |=============== HP EliteBook 161C - Sandy Bridge .. 34.55 |===================== ASUS Zenbook UX32VDA - Ivy Bridge . 50.72 |=============================== ASUS Zenbook UX301LA - Haswell .... 59.59 |==================================== Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1600 x 900 - Effects Quality: Ultimate Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Lenovo W510 - Clarksfield ......... 17.05 |============= HP EliteBook 161C - Sandy Bridge .. 22.89 |================== ASUS Zenbook UX32VDA - Ivy Bridge . 32.75 |========================= ASUS Zenbook UX301LA - Haswell .... 46.72 |==================================== Himeno Benchmark 3.0 Poisson Pressure Solver MFLOPS > Higher Is Better Lenovo W510 - Clarksfield ......... 1133.89 |========================== HP EliteBook 161C - Sandy Bridge .. 1291.61 |============================= ASUS K56CA - Ivy Bridge ........... 768.18 |================= ASUS Zenbook UX32VDA - Ivy Bridge . 1270.32 |============================= Acer C720 Chromebook - Haswell .... 664.08 |=============== ASUS Zenbook UX301LA - Haswell .... 1505.08 |================================== Timed Apache Compilation 2.4.7 Time To Compile Seconds < Lower Is Better Lenovo W510 - Clarksfield ......... 67.60 |=================== HP EliteBook 161C - Sandy Bridge .. 65.17 |================== ASUS K56CA - Ivy Bridge ........... 99.51 |============================ ASUS Zenbook UX32VDA - Ivy Bridge . 64.25 |================== Acer C720 Chromebook - Haswell .... 125.08 |=================================== ASUS Zenbook UX301LA - Haswell .... 49.15 |============== Timed Linux Kernel Compilation 3.1 Time To Compile Seconds < Lower Is Better Lenovo W510 - Clarksfield ......... 205.21 |================ HP EliteBook 161C - Sandy Bridge .. 227.92 |================= ASUS K56CA - Ivy Bridge ........... 353.08 |=========================== ASUS Zenbook UX32VDA - Ivy Bridge . 227.78 |================= Acer C720 Chromebook - Haswell .... 457.54 |=================================== ASUS Zenbook UX301LA - Haswell .... 168.57 |============= C-Ray 1.1 Total Time Seconds < Lower Is Better Lenovo W510 - Clarksfield ......... 61.51 |================= HP EliteBook 161C - Sandy Bridge .. 74.31 |==================== ASUS K56CA - Ivy Bridge ........... 114.41 |=============================== ASUS Zenbook UX32VDA - Ivy Bridge . 73.51 |==================== Acer C720 Chromebook - Haswell .... 127.28 |=================================== ASUS Zenbook UX301LA - Haswell .... 53.41 |=============== Parallel BZIP2 Compression 1.1.6 256MB File Compression Seconds < Lower Is Better Lenovo W510 - Clarksfield ......... 18.93 |================ HP EliteBook 161C - Sandy Bridge .. 21.82 |=================== ASUS K56CA - Ivy Bridge ........... 32.49 |============================ ASUS Zenbook UX32VDA - Ivy Bridge . 20.92 |================== Acer C720 Chromebook - Haswell .... 42.42 |==================================== ASUS Zenbook UX301LA - Haswell .... 15.54 |============= Smallpt 1.0 Global Illumination Renderer; 100 Samples Seconds < Lower Is Better Lenovo W510 - Clarksfield ......... 265 |================== HP EliteBook 161C - Sandy Bridge .. 249 |================= ASUS K56CA - Ivy Bridge ........... 360 |======================== ASUS Zenbook UX32VDA - Ivy Bridge . 232 |=============== Acer C720 Chromebook - Haswell .... 569 |====================================== ASUS Zenbook UX301LA - Haswell .... 192 |============= Hierarchical INTegration 1.0 Test: FLOAT QUIPs > Higher Is Better Lenovo W510 - Clarksfield ......... 210221438.77 |==================== HP EliteBook 161C - Sandy Bridge .. 256460031.08 |======================== ASUS K56CA - Ivy Bridge ........... 151832722.05 |============== ASUS Zenbook UX32VDA - Ivy Bridge . 252286909.30 |======================== Acer C720 Chromebook - Haswell .... 123899424.38 |============ ASUS Zenbook UX301LA - Haswell .... 309615221.32 |=============================