Ubuntu 14.04 LTS vs. CentOS 7.0 CentOS 7 vs. Scientific 7.0 benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com. Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte Z97-HD3, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 150GB Western Digital WD1500HLHX-0, Graphics: Intel HD 4600 (1250MHz), Audio: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 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: 1280x800 CentOS 7.0.1406: Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.90GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte Z97-HD3, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 150GB Western Digital WD1500HLHX-0, Graphics: Intel HD 4600 (1250MHz), Audio: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: CentOS Linux 7.0.1406, Kernel: 3.10.0-123.4.2.el7.x86_64 (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.8.4, Display Server: X Server 1.15.0, Display Driver: intel 2.21.15, OpenGL: 3.1 Mesa 9.2.5, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2 20140120, File-System: xfs, Screen Resolution: 1280x800 Scientific Linux 7.0 Alpha: Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.90GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte Z97-HD3, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 150GB Western Digital WD1500HLHX-0, Graphics: Intel HD 4600 (1250MHz), Audio: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Scientific 7.0, Kernel: 3.10.0-123.4.2.el7.x86_64 (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.8.4, Display Server: X Server 1.15.0, Display Driver: intel 2.21.15, OpenGL: 3.1 Mesa 9.2.5, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2 20140120, File-System: xfs, Screen Resolution: 1280x800 Dbench 4.0 Client Count: 6 MB/s > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 14.04 LTS ........... 47.82 |===================================== CentOS 7.0.1406 ............ 55.29 |=========================================== Scientific Linux 7.0 Alpha . 52.43 |========================================= PostMark 1.51 Disk Transaction Performance TPS > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 14.04 LTS ........... 5173 |====================================== CentOS 7.0.1406 ............ 5993 |============================================ Scientific Linux 7.0 Alpha . 5815 |=========================================== OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1280 x 800 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 14.04 LTS ........... 56.08 |=========================================== CentOS 7.0.1406 ............ 52.93 |========================================= Scientific Linux 7.0 Alpha . 54.20 |========================================== OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1280 x 800 - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better Ubuntu 14.04 LTS ........... MIN: 2.0 AVG: 17.5 MAX: 39.0 CentOS 7.0.1406 ............ MIN: 15.0 AVG: 18.5 MAX: 26.0 Scientific Linux 7.0 Alpha . MIN: 14.0 AVG: 18.5 MAX: 26.0 Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1280 x 800 - Effects Quality: Low Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 14.04 LTS ........... 154.47 |==================================== CentOS 7.0.1406 ............ 164.19 |====================================== Scientific Linux 7.0 Alpha . 179.69 |========================================== Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1280 x 800 - Effects Quality: High Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 14.04 LTS ........... 95.15 |=========================================== CentOS 7.0.1406 ............ 95.54 |=========================================== Scientific Linux 7.0 Alpha . 95.71 |=========================================== Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1280 x 800 - Effects Quality: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 14.04 LTS ........... 80.88 |=========================================== CentOS 7.0.1406 ............ 72.06 |====================================== Scientific Linux 7.0 Alpha . 71.86 |====================================== FFTE 5.0 Test: N=64, 1D Complex FFT Routine MFLOPS > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 14.04 LTS ........... 6069.84 |========================================= CentOS 7.0.1406 ............ 6073.83 |========================================= Scientific Linux 7.0 Alpha . 6070.70 |========================================= Himeno Benchmark 3.0 Poisson Pressure Solver MFLOPS > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 14.04 LTS ........... 1718.79 |========================================= CentOS 7.0.1406 ............ 1692.65 |======================================== Scientific Linux 7.0 Alpha . 1670.15 |======================================== Timed ImageMagick Compilation 6.8.1-10 Time To Compile Seconds < Lower Is Better Ubuntu 14.04 LTS ........... 54.55 |=========================================== CentOS 7.0.1406 ............ 49.10 |======================================= Scientific Linux 7.0 Alpha . 51.73 |========================================= Timed Linux Kernel Compilation 3.1 Time To Compile Seconds < Lower Is Better Ubuntu 14.04 LTS ........... 72.82 |=========================================== CentOS 7.0.1406 ............ 67.88 |======================================== Scientific Linux 7.0 Alpha . 66.61 |======================================= C-Ray 1.1 Total Time Seconds < Lower Is Better Ubuntu 14.04 LTS ........... 21.70 |=========================================== CentOS 7.0.1406 ............ 21.70 |=========================================== Scientific Linux 7.0 Alpha . 21.71 |=========================================== Parallel BZIP2 Compression 1.1.6 256MB File Compression Seconds < Lower Is Better Ubuntu 14.04 LTS ........... 7.63 |======================================== CentOS 7.0.1406 ............ 8.31 |============================================ Scientific Linux 7.0 Alpha . 7.50 |======================================== FLAC Audio Encoding 1.3.0 WAV To FLAC Seconds < Lower Is Better Ubuntu 14.04 LTS ........... 4.53 |============================================ CentOS 7.0.1406 ............ 4.52 |============================================ Scientific Linux 7.0 Alpha . 4.52 |============================================ LAME MP3 Encoding 3.99.3 WAV To MP3 Seconds < Lower Is Better Ubuntu 14.04 LTS ........... 12.15 |=========================================== CentOS 7.0.1406 ............ 12.14 |=========================================== Scientific Linux 7.0 Alpha . 12.11 |=========================================== Apache Benchmark 2.4.7 Static Web Page Serving Requests Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 14.04 LTS ........... 37802.88 |======================================== CentOS 7.0.1406 ............ 14729.94 |================ Scientific Linux 7.0 Alpha . 15442.14 |================