Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 32-bit vs. 64-bit Performance
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 32-bit vs. 64-bit Ubuntu Linux performance from an ASUS Zenbook. Benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com.


Ubuntu 14.04 32-bit: 

	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: 3.13.0-24-generic (i686), Desktop: Unity 7.2.0, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: intel 2.99.910, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.1.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Ubuntu 14.04 64-bit: 

	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: 3.13.0-24-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.0, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: intel 2.99.910, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.1.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080


PostMark 1.51
Disk Transaction Performance
TPS > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 14.04 32-bit . 992  |==========================
Ubuntu 14.04 64-bit . 1913 |===================================================


OpenArena 0.8.8
Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 14.04 32-bit . 31.83 |==================================================
Ubuntu 14.04 64-bit . 32.07 |==================================================


OpenArena 0.8.8
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame Time
Milliseconds < Lower Is Better
Ubuntu 14.04 32-bit . MIN: 4.0  AVG: 31.3  MAX: 67.0 
Ubuntu 14.04 64-bit . MIN: 4.0  AVG: 31.1  MAX: 68.0 


Unigine Sanctuary 2.3
Resolution: 1280 x 1024
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 14.04 32-bit . 19.25 |==================================================
Ubuntu 14.04 64-bit . 19.23 |==================================================


Unigine Tropics 1.3
Resolution: 1280 x 1024
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 14.04 32-bit . 19.68 |==================================================
Ubuntu 14.04 64-bit . 19.67 |==================================================


Urban Terror 4.2.013
Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 14.04 32-bit . 62.30 |==============================================
Ubuntu 14.04 64-bit . 67.10 |==================================================


Urban Terror 4.2.013
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame Time
Milliseconds < Lower Is Better
Ubuntu 14.04 32-bit . MIN: 2.0  AVG: 16.3  MAX: 37.0 
Ubuntu 14.04 64-bit . MIN: 3.0  AVG: 14.9  MAX: 33.0 


Xonotic 0.7
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Low
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 14.04 32-bit . 122.26 |=================================================
Ubuntu 14.04 64-bit . 120.17 |================================================


Xonotic 0.7
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: High
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 14.04 32-bit . 63.31 |==================================================
Ubuntu 14.04 64-bit . 63.90 |==================================================


Xonotic 0.7
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultra
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 14.04 32-bit . 42.74 |==================================================
Ubuntu 14.04 64-bit . 42.83 |==================================================


x264 2014-01-09
H.264 Video Encoding
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 14.04 32-bit . 56.56 |============================================
Ubuntu 14.04 64-bit . 64.16 |==================================================


Timed Linux Kernel Compilation 3.1
Time To Compile
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Ubuntu 14.04 32-bit . 222.26 |================================================
Ubuntu 14.04 64-bit . 226.03 |=================================================


C-Ray 1.1
Total Time
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Ubuntu 14.04 32-bit . 81.01 |==================================================
Ubuntu 14.04 64-bit . 73.50 |=============================================


LAME MP3 Encoding 3.99.3
WAV To MP3
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Ubuntu 14.04 32-bit . 19.01 |==================================================
Ubuntu 14.04 64-bit . 17.10 |=============================================


FFmpeg 2.1.1
H.264 HD To NTSC DV
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Ubuntu 14.04 32-bit . 28.95 |==================================================
Ubuntu 14.04 64-bit . 27.10 |===============================================


OpenSSL 1.0.1g
RSA 4096-bit Performance
Signs Per Second > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 14.04 32-bit . 51.70  |============
Ubuntu 14.04 64-bit . 208.77 |=================================================


Apache Benchmark 2.4.7
Static Web Page Serving
Requests Per Second > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 14.04 32-bit . 18370.27 |===============================================
Ubuntu 14.04 64-bit . 16648.65 |===========================================