SUSE Linux 42.1 vs. Fedora 23 vs. Ubuntu 15.10 Benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com. openSUSE 42.1: Processor: Intel Xeon E5-2687W v3 @ 3.50GHz (20 Cores), Motherboard: MSI X99S SLI PLUS (MS-7885) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Xeon E7 v3/Xeon, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: PNY CS1211 120GB + 80GB INTEL SSDSCKGW08, Graphics: AMD FirePro V7900 2048MB, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: ASUS PB278, Network: Intel Connection OS: SUSE LINUX 42.1, Kernel: 4.1.12-1-default (x86_64), Desktop: KDE Frameworks 5, Display Server: X Server 1.17.2, Display Driver: radeon 7.5.0, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 11.0.2 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.8.5, File-System: xfs, Screen Resolution: 2560x1440 Fedora Workstation 23: Processor: Intel Xeon E5-2687W v3 @ 3.50GHz (20 Cores), Motherboard: MSI X99S SLI PLUS (MS-7885) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Xeon E7 v3/Xeon, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: PNY CS1211 120GB + 80GB INTEL SSDSCKGW08, Graphics: AMD FirePro V7900 2048MB, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: ASUS PB278, Network: Intel Connection OS: Fedora 23, Kernel: 4.2.3-300.fc23.x86_64 (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.18.1, Display Driver: radeon 7.5.99, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 11.0.3 (git-b4bfea0) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 5.1.1 20150618, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1440 Ubuntu 15.10: Processor: Intel Xeon E5-2687W v3 @ 3.50GHz (20 Cores), Motherboard: MSI X99S SLI PLUS (MS-7885) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Xeon E7 v3/Xeon, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: PNY CS1211 120GB + 80GB INTEL SSDSCKGW08, Graphics: AMD FirePro V7900 2048MB, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: ASUS PB278, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 15.10, Kernel: 4.2.0-16-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity, Display Server: X Server 1.17.2, Display Driver: radeon 7.5.99, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 11.0.2 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 5.2.1 20151010, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1440 PostMark 1.51 Disk Transaction Performance TPS > Higher Is Better openSUSE 42.1 ......... 4033 |==================================== Fedora Workstation 23 . 5247 |============================================== Ubuntu 15.10 .......... 5557 |================================================= OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 2560 x 1440 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better openSUSE 42.1 ......... 58.43 |============================================ Fedora Workstation 23 . 63.13 |================================================ Ubuntu 15.10 .......... 63.03 |================================================ OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better openSUSE 42.1 ......... MIN: 2.0 AVG: 17.0 MAX: 40.0 Fedora Workstation 23 . MIN: 5.0 AVG: 15.5 MAX: 27.0 Ubuntu 15.10 .......... MIN: 6.0 AVG: 15.4 MAX: 30.0 Xonotic 0.8 Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Effects Quality: Low Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better openSUSE 42.1 ......... 236.42 |========================================== Fedora Workstation 23 . 263.26 |=============================================== Ubuntu 15.10 .......... 259.21 |============================================== Xonotic 0.8 Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Effects Quality: High Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better openSUSE 42.1 ......... 109.98 |======================================== Fedora Workstation 23 . 128.72 |=============================================== Ubuntu 15.10 .......... 122.95 |============================================= Xonotic 0.8 Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Effects Quality: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better openSUSE 42.1 ......... 91.55 |========================================= Fedora Workstation 23 . 104.42 |=============================================== Ubuntu 15.10 .......... 98.99 |============================================= GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Plot3D - Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Mode: Fullscreen Points > Higher Is Better openSUSE 42.1 ......... 19704 |======================================= Fedora Workstation 23 . 24202 |================================================ Ubuntu 15.10 .......... 24214 |================================================ GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Furmark - Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Mode: Fullscreen Points > Higher Is Better openSUSE 42.1 ......... 697 |=============================================== Fedora Workstation 23 . 736 |================================================== Ubuntu 15.10 .......... 743 |================================================== GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Triangle - Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Mode: Fullscreen Points > Higher Is Better openSUSE 42.1 ......... 49318 |============================= Fedora Workstation 23 . 81265 |================================================ Ubuntu 15.10 .......... 81274 |================================================ GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Pixmark Piano - Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Mode: Fullscreen Points > Higher Is Better openSUSE 42.1 ......... 49276 |================================ Fedora Workstation 23 . 73728 |================================================ Ubuntu 15.10 .......... 70815 |============================================== GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Pixmark Volplosion - Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Mode: Fullscreen Points > Higher Is Better openSUSE 42.1 ......... 49936 |============================= Fedora Workstation 23 . 62566 |==================================== Ubuntu 15.10 .......... 82921 |================================================ TTSIOD 3D Renderer 2.3a Phong Rendering With Soft-Shadow Mapping FPS > Higher Is Better openSUSE 42.1 ......... 346.38 |========================================== Fedora Workstation 23 . 89.85 |=========== Ubuntu 15.10 .......... 388.65 |=============================================== x264 2015-11-02 H.264 Video Encoding Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better openSUSE 42.1 ......... 333.58 |=============================================== Fedora Workstation 23 . 330.60 |=============================================== Ubuntu 15.10 .......... 328.40 |============================================== Timed ImageMagick Compilation 6.9.0 Time To Compile Seconds < Lower Is Better openSUSE 42.1 ......... 30.02 |============================================== Fedora Workstation 23 . 29.49 |============================================= Ubuntu 15.10 .......... 31.64 |================================================ Parallel BZIP2 Compression 1.1.6 256MB File Compression Seconds < Lower Is Better openSUSE 42.1 ......... 3.26 |============================================ Fedora Workstation 23 . 3.60 |================================================= Ubuntu 15.10 .......... 3.43 |=============================================== Smallpt 1.0 Global Illumination Renderer; 100 Samples Seconds < Lower Is Better openSUSE 42.1 ......... 39 |=================================================== Fedora Workstation 23 . 37 |================================================ Ubuntu 15.10 .......... 36 |=============================================== FFmpeg 2.8.1 H.264 HD To NTSC DV Seconds < Lower Is Better openSUSE 42.1 ......... 24.91 |================================================ Fedora Workstation 23 . 24.18 |=============================================== Ubuntu 15.10 .......... 24.69 |================================================ PostgreSQL pgbench 9.4.3 Scaling: Buffer Test - Test: Normal Load - Mode: Read Write TPS > Higher Is Better openSUSE 42.1 ......... 641.00 |======================== Fedora Workstation 23 . 1216.69 |============================================== Ubuntu 15.10 .......... 1198.48 |============================================= PostgreSQL pgbench 9.4.3 Scaling: Buffer Test - Test: Heavy Contention - Mode: Read Write TPS > Higher Is Better openSUSE 42.1 ......... 674.67 |======================== Fedora Workstation 23 . 1272.16 |============================================== Ubuntu 15.10 .......... 1258.29 |============================================= Redis 3.0.1 Test: GET Requests Per Second > Higher Is Better openSUSE 42.1 ......... 621638.17 |=========================================== Fedora Workstation 23 . 606720.65 |========================================== Ubuntu 15.10 .......... 640988.59 |============================================ Redis 3.0.1 Test: SET Requests Per Second > Higher Is Better openSUSE 42.1 ......... 565562.81 |=========================================== Fedora Workstation 23 . 556606.73 |========================================== Ubuntu 15.10 .......... 577067.17 |============================================