SUSE Linux 42.1 vs. Fedora 23 vs. Ubuntu 15.10

Benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com.

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SUSE Linux 42.1 vs. Fedora 23 vs. Ubuntu 15.10ProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioMonitorNetworkOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerDisplay DriverOpenGLCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionopenSUSE 42.1Fedora Workstation 23Ubuntu 15.10Intel Xeon E5-2687W v3 @ 3.50GHz (20 Cores)MSI X99S SLI PLUS (MS-7885) v1.0Intel Xeon E7 v3/Xeon16384MBPNY CS1211 120GB + 80GB INTEL SSDSCKGW08AMD FirePro V7900 2048MBRealtek ALC892ASUS PB278Intel ConnectionSUSE LINUX 42.14.1.12-1-default (x86_64)KDE Frameworks 5X Server 1.17.2radeon 7.5.03.3 Mesa 11.0.2 Gallium 0.4GCC 4.8.5xfs2560x1440Fedora 234.2.3-300.fc23.x86_64 (x86_64)GNOME Shell 3.18.1radeon 7.5.993.3 Mesa 11.0.3 (git-b4bfea0) Gallium 0.4GCC 5.1.1 20150618ext4Ubuntu 15.104.2.0-16-generic (x86_64)UnityX Server 1.17.23.3 Mesa 11.0.2 Gallium 0.4GCC 5.2.1 20151010OpenBenchmarking.orgCompiler Details- openSUSE 42.1: --build=x86_64-suse-linux --disable-libgcj --disable-libmudflap --disable-libssp --disable-libstdcxx-pch --disable-plugin --enable-__cxa_atexit --enable-checking=release --enable-languages=c,c++,objc,fortran,obj-c++,java,ada --enable-libstdcxx-allocator=new --enable-linux-futex --enable-ssp --enable-version-specific-runtime-libs --host=x86_64-suse-linux --mandir=/usr/share/man --with-arch-32=i586 --with-slibdir=/lib64 --with-tune=generic --without-system-libunwind - Fedora Workstation 23: --build=x86_64-redhat-linux --disable-libgcj --disable-libunwind-exceptions --enable-__cxa_atexit --enable-bootstrap --enable-checking=release --enable-gnu-indirect-function --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-initfini-array --enable-languages=c,c++,objc,obj-c++,fortran,ada,go,lto --enable-libmpx --enable-multilib --enable-plugin --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --mandir=/usr/share/man --with-arch_32=i686 --with-isl --with-linker-hash-style=gnu --with-tune=generic - Ubuntu 15.10: --build=x86_64-linux-gnu --disable-browser-plugin --disable-vtable-verify --disable-werror --enable-checking=release --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-gtk-cairo --enable-java-awt=gtk --enable-java-home --enable-languages=c,ada,c++,java,go,d,fortran,objc,obj-c++ --enable-libmpx --enable-libstdcxx-debug --enable-libstdcxx-time=yes --enable-multiarch --enable-multilib --enable-nls --enable-objc-gc --enable-plugin --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --host=x86_64-linux-gnu --target=x86_64-linux-gnu --with-abi=m64 --with-arch-32=i686 --with-arch-directory=amd64 --with-default-libstdcxx-abi=new --with-multilib-list=m32,m64,mx32 --with-tune=generic -v Disk Details- openSUSE 42.1: DEADLINE / attr2,inode64,noquota,relatime,rw- Fedora Workstation 23: CFQ / data=ordered,relatime,rw,seclabel- Ubuntu 15.10: DEADLINE / data=ordered,errors=remount-ro,relatime,rwProcessor Details- openSUSE 42.1: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave- Fedora Workstation 23: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave- Ubuntu 15.10: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate performanceGraphics Details- EXASystem Details- Fedora Workstation 23: SELinux: Enabled.

SUSE Linux 42.1 vs. Fedora 23 vs. Ubuntu 15.10postmark: Disk Transaction Performanceopenarena: 2560 x 1440xonotic: 2560 x 1440 - Lowxonotic: 2560 x 1440 - Highxonotic: 2560 x 1440 - Ultragputest: Plot3D - 2560 x 1440 - Fullscreengputest: Furmark - 2560 x 1440 - Fullscreengputest: Triangle - 2560 x 1440 - Fullscreengputest: Pixmark Piano - 2560 x 1440 - Fullscreengputest: Pixmark Volplosion - 2560 x 1440 - Fullscreenttsiod-renderer: Phong Rendering With Soft-Shadow Mappingx264: H.264 Video Encodingbuild-imagemagick: Time To Compilecompress-pbzip2: 256MB File Compressionsmallpt: Global Illumination Renderer; 100 Samplesffmpeg: H.264 HD To NTSC DVpgbench: Buffer Test - Normal Load - Read Writepgbench: Buffer Test - Heavy Contention - Read Writeredis: GETredis: SETopenSUSE 42.1Fedora Workstation 23Ubuntu 15.10403358.43236.42109.9891.5519704697493184927649936346.38333.5830.023.263924.91641.00674.67621638.17565562.81524763.13263.26128.72104.422420273681265737286256689.85330.6029.493.603724.181216.691272.16606720.65556606.73555763.03259.21122.9598.9924214743812747081582921388.65328.4031.643.433624.691198.481258.29640988.59577067.17OpenBenchmarking.org

PostMark

Disk Transaction Performance

OpenBenchmarking.orgTPS, More Is BetterPostMark 1.51Disk Transaction PerformanceopenSUSE 42.1Fedora Workstation 23Ubuntu 15.1012002400360048006000SE +/- 37.53, N = 3SE +/- 72.33, N = 3SE +/- 71.31, N = 34033524755571. (CC) gcc options: -O3

OpenArena

Resolution: 2560 x 1440

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.8Resolution: 2560 x 1440openSUSE 42.1Fedora Workstation 23Ubuntu 15.101428425670SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.15, N = 3SE +/- 0.12, N = 358.4363.1363.03MIN: 2 / MAX: 310MIN: 5 / MAX: 166MIN: 6 / MAX: 336

OpenArena

Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Total Frame Time

OpenBenchmarking.orgMilliseconds, Fewer Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.8Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Total Frame TimeopenSUSE 42.1Fedora Workstation 23Ubuntu 15.10816243240Min: 2 / Avg: 17.01 / Max: 40Min: 5 / Avg: 15.49 / Max: 27Min: 6 / Avg: 15.44 / Max: 30

Xonotic

Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Effects Quality: Low

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.8Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Effects Quality: LowopenSUSE 42.1Fedora Workstation 23Ubuntu 15.1060120180240300SE +/- 4.07, N = 3SE +/- 5.28, N = 3SE +/- 5.18, N = 3236.42263.26259.21MIN: 88 / MAX: 432MIN: 86 / MAX: 445MIN: 107 / MAX: 462

Xonotic

Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Effects Quality: High

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.8Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Effects Quality: HighopenSUSE 42.1Fedora Workstation 23Ubuntu 15.10306090120150SE +/- 1.89, N = 4SE +/- 0.21, N = 3SE +/- 1.94, N = 4109.98128.72122.95MIN: 54 / MAX: 208MIN: 63 / MAX: 219MIN: 50 / MAX: 228

Xonotic

Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Effects Quality: Ultra

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.8Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Effects Quality: UltraopenSUSE 42.1Fedora Workstation 23Ubuntu 15.1020406080100SE +/- 0.96, N = 3SE +/- 0.21, N = 3SE +/- 0.19, N = 391.55104.4298.99MIN: 41 / MAX: 173MIN: 46 / MAX: 186MIN: 35 / MAX: 180

GpuTest

Test: Plot3D - Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Mode: Fullscreen

OpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: Plot3D - Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Mode: FullscreenopenSUSE 42.1Fedora Workstation 23Ubuntu 15.105K10K15K20K25KSE +/- 0.67, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 1.00, N = 3197042420224214

GpuTest

Test: Furmark - Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Mode: Fullscreen

OpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: Furmark - Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Mode: FullscreenopenSUSE 42.1Fedora Workstation 23Ubuntu 15.10160320480640800SE +/- 1.76, N = 3SE +/- 0.88, N = 3SE +/- 1.20, N = 3697736743

GpuTest

Test: Triangle - Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Mode: Fullscreen

OpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: Triangle - Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Mode: FullscreenopenSUSE 42.1Fedora Workstation 23Ubuntu 15.1020K40K60K80K100KSE +/- 4.06, N = 3SE +/- 8.51, N = 3SE +/- 12.99, N = 3493188126581274

GpuTest

Test: Pixmark Piano - Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Mode: Fullscreen

OpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: Pixmark Piano - Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Mode: FullscreenopenSUSE 42.1Fedora Workstation 23Ubuntu 15.1016K32K48K64K80KSE +/- 147.26, N = 3SE +/- 869.75, N = 3SE +/- 275.83, N = 3492767372870815

GpuTest

Test: Pixmark Volplosion - Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Mode: Fullscreen

OpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: Pixmark Volplosion - Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Mode: FullscreenopenSUSE 42.1Fedora Workstation 23Ubuntu 15.1020K40K60K80K100KSE +/- 60.98, N = 3SE +/- 6590.39, N = 6SE +/- 223.46, N = 3499366256682921

TTSIOD 3D Renderer

Phong Rendering With Soft-Shadow Mapping

OpenBenchmarking.orgFPS, More Is BetterTTSIOD 3D Renderer 2.3aPhong Rendering With Soft-Shadow MappingopenSUSE 42.1Fedora Workstation 23Ubuntu 15.1080160240320400SE +/- 1.36, N = 3SE +/- 9.25, N = 6SE +/- 0.43, N = 3346.3889.85388.65-lpthread-lpthread1. (CXX) g++ options: -O3 -fomit-frame-pointer -ffast-math -mtune=native -flto -msse -mrecip -mfpmath=sse -msse2 -mssse3 -lSDL -lstdc++

x264

H.264 Video Encoding

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is Betterx264 2015-11-02H.264 Video EncodingopenSUSE 42.1Fedora Workstation 23Ubuntu 15.1070140210280350SE +/- 0.49, N = 5SE +/- 1.98, N = 5SE +/- 2.40, N = 5333.58330.60328.401. (CC) gcc options: -ldl -m64 -lm -lpthread -O3 -ffast-math -std=gnu99 -fomit-frame-pointer -fno-tree-vectorize

Timed ImageMagick Compilation

Time To Compile

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterTimed ImageMagick Compilation 6.9.0Time To CompileopenSUSE 42.1Fedora Workstation 23Ubuntu 15.10714212835SE +/- 0.14, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.10, N = 330.0229.4931.64

Parallel BZIP2 Compression

256MB File Compression

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterParallel BZIP2 Compression 1.1.6256MB File CompressionopenSUSE 42.1Fedora Workstation 23Ubuntu 15.100.811.622.433.244.05SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 33.263.603.431. (CXX) g++ options: -O2 -pthread -lbz2 -lpthread

Smallpt

Global Illumination Renderer; 100 Samples

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterSmallpt 1.0Global Illumination Renderer; 100 SamplesopenSUSE 42.1Fedora Workstation 23Ubuntu 15.10918273645SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 33937361. (CXX) g++ options: -fopenmp

FFmpeg

H.264 HD To NTSC DV

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterFFmpeg 2.8.1H.264 HD To NTSC DVopenSUSE 42.1Fedora Workstation 23Ubuntu 15.10612182430SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 324.9124.1824.69-lxcb-shm -lpthread-lxcb-shm -lasound -lpthread-lXv -lXext -lasound -llzma1. (CC) gcc options: -lavdevice -lavfilter -lavformat -lavcodec -lswresample -lswscale -lavutil -lxcb -lxcb-xfixes -lxcb-render -lxcb-shape -lX11 -lSDL -lm -pthread -std=c99 -fomit-frame-pointer -O3 -fno-math-errno -fno-signed-zeros -fno-tree-vectorize

PostgreSQL pgbench

Scaling: Buffer Test - Test: Normal Load - Mode: Read Write

OpenBenchmarking.orgTPS, More Is BetterPostgreSQL pgbench 9.4.3Scaling: Buffer Test - Test: Normal Load - Mode: Read WriteopenSUSE 42.1Fedora Workstation 23Ubuntu 15.1030060090012001500SE +/- 4.23, N = 3SE +/- 10.86, N = 3SE +/- 22.87, N = 3641.001216.691198.481. (CC) gcc options: -fno-strict-aliasing -fwrapv -O2 -pthread -lpgcommon -lpgport -lpq -lpthread -lrt -lcrypt -ldl -lm

PostgreSQL pgbench

Scaling: Buffer Test - Test: Heavy Contention - Mode: Read Write

OpenBenchmarking.orgTPS, More Is BetterPostgreSQL pgbench 9.4.3Scaling: Buffer Test - Test: Heavy Contention - Mode: Read WriteopenSUSE 42.1Fedora Workstation 23Ubuntu 15.1030060090012001500SE +/- 6.59, N = 3SE +/- 20.33, N = 3SE +/- 2.71, N = 3674.671272.161258.291. (CC) gcc options: -fno-strict-aliasing -fwrapv -O2 -pthread -lpgcommon -lpgport -lpq -lpthread -lrt -lcrypt -ldl -lm

Redis

Test: GET

OpenBenchmarking.orgRequests Per Second, More Is BetterRedis 3.0.1Test: GETopenSUSE 42.1Fedora Workstation 23Ubuntu 15.10140K280K420K560K700KSE +/- 1290.79, N = 3SE +/- 3791.98, N = 3SE +/- 5634.15, N = 3621638.17606720.65640988.591. (CC) gcc options: -ggdb -rdynamic -lm -pthread -ldl -std=gnu99 -pipe -g3 -O3 -funroll-loops

Redis

Test: SET

OpenBenchmarking.orgRequests Per Second, More Is BetterRedis 3.0.1Test: SETopenSUSE 42.1Fedora Workstation 23Ubuntu 15.10120K240K360K480K600KSE +/- 4084.37, N = 3SE +/- 2388.12, N = 3SE +/- 3088.84, N = 3565562.81556606.73577067.171. (CC) gcc options: -ggdb -rdynamic -lm -pthread -ldl -std=gnu99 -pipe -g3 -O3 -funroll-loops

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