Fedora 23 vs. Fedora 24 vs. Ubuntu vs. Debian vs. CentOS Benchmarks Fedora 24 Linux benchmarks, initial data from alpha build compared to Debian Testing and Ubuntu 16.04 and CentOS 7 and Intel Clear Linux. Benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com. Fedora 23: Processor: Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5 @ 3.70GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI C236A WORKSTATION (MS-7998) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Sky Lake, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB Samsung SSD 850, Graphics: XFX AMD Radeon R9 290 4096MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, 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: 4.1 Mesa 11.0.3 (git-b4bfea0) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 5.3.1 20151207, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 Fedora 23 + Updates: Processor: Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5 @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI C236A WORKSTATION (MS-7998) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Skylake, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB Samsung SSD 850, Graphics: XFX AMD Radeon R9 290 4096MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Intel Connection OS: Fedora 23, Kernel: 4.4.6-300.fc23.x86_64 (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.18.4, Display Driver: radeon 7.6.99, OpenGL: 4.1 Mesa 11.1.0 (git-525f3c2) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 5.3.1 20151207, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 Fedora 24 Alpha: Processor: Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5 @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI C236A WORKSTATION (MS-7998) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Skylake, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB Samsung SSD 850, Graphics: XFX AMD Radeon R9 290 4096MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Intel Connection OS: Fedora 24, Kernel: 4.5.0-0.rc7.git0.2.fc24.x86_64 (x86_64) 20160307, Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.20.0, Display Driver: radeon 7.6.99, OpenGL: 4.1 Mesa 11.2.0-devel (git-24ea81a) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 6.0.0 20160323, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 Debian Testing: Processor: Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5 @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI C236A WORKSTATION (MS-7998) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Sky Lake, Memory: 2 x 8192 MB DDR4-2133MHz, Disk: 120GB Samsung SSD 850, Graphics: XFX AMD Radeon R9 290 4096MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Intel Connection OS: Debian testing, Kernel: 4.4.0-1-amd64 (x86_64), Display Server: X Server 1.18.2, Display Driver: modesetting 1.18.2, OpenGL: 4.1 Mesa 11.1.2 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 5.3.1 20160323, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 Ubuntu 16.04 20160403: Processor: Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5 @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI C236A WORKSTATION (MS-7998) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Sky Lake, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB Samsung SSD 850, Graphics: XFX AMD Radeon R9 290 4096MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.4.0-16-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.1, Display Driver: modesetting 1.18.1, OpenGL: 4.1 Mesa 11.1.2 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 5.3.1 20160330, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 Clear Linux 7160: Processor: Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5 @ 3.70GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI C236A WORKSTATION (MS-7998) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Sky Lake, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB Samsung SSD 850, Graphics: XFX AMD Radeon R9 290, Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Network: Intel Connection OS: Clear Linux 7160, Kernel: 4.5.0-192.native (x86_64), Compiler: GCC 5.3.0 + Clang 3.8.0 + LLVM 3.8.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1024x768 CentOS 7: Processor: Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5 @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI C236A WORKSTATION (MS-7998) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Sky Lake, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB Samsung SSD 850, Graphics: XFX AMD Radeon R9 290 4096MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Intel Connection OS: CentOS Linux 7, Kernel: 3.10.0-327.13.1.el7.x86_64 (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.14.4, Display Server: X Server 1.17.2, Display Driver: radeon 7.5.0, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.6.5 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.8.5 20150623, File-System: xfs, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 SQLite 3.8.10.2 Test Target: Default Test Directory Seconds < Lower Is Better Fedora 23 ............. 25.77 |============================= Fedora 23 + Updates ... 31.76 |==================================== Fedora 24 Alpha ....... 31.01 |=================================== Debian Testing ........ 30.79 |=================================== Ubuntu 16.04 20160403 . 28.75 |================================ Clear Linux 7160 ...... 26.51 |============================== CentOS 7 .............. 42.55 |================================================ OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Fedora 23 ............. 259.63 |========================================= Fedora 23 + Updates ... 273.80 |=========================================== Fedora 24 Alpha ....... 290.57 |============================================== Debian Testing ........ 294.67 |============================================== Ubuntu 16.04 20160403 . 298.37 |=============================================== CentOS 7 .............. 257.53 |========================================= OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better Fedora 23 ............. MIN: 1.0 AVG: 3.8 MAX: 25.0 Fedora 23 + Updates ... MIN: 1.0 AVG: 3.7 MAX: 36.0 Fedora 24 Alpha ....... MIN: 1.0 AVG: 3.4 MAX: 27.0 Debian Testing ........ MIN: 1.0 AVG: 3.4 MAX: 25.0 Ubuntu 16.04 20160403 . MIN: 1.0 AVG: 3.3 MAX: 25.0 CentOS 7 .............. MIN: 1.0 AVG: 3.9 MAX: 48.0 Tesseract 2014-05-12 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Fedora 23 ............. 184.85 |============================================ Fedora 23 + Updates ... 192.92 |============================================== Fedora 24 Alpha ....... 193.50 |============================================== Debian Testing ........ 197.34 |=============================================== Ubuntu 16.04 20160403 . 195.10 |============================================== Xonotic 0.8 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: Low Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Fedora 23 ............. 292.33 |======================================== Fedora 23 + Updates ... 335.99 |============================================== Fedora 24 Alpha ....... 338.25 |============================================== Debian Testing ........ 343.49 |=============================================== Ubuntu 16.04 20160403 . 344.31 |=============================================== CentOS 7 .............. 322.10 |============================================ Xonotic 0.8 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Fedora 23 ............. 154.17 |=========================================== Fedora 23 + Updates ... 166.49 |============================================== Fedora 24 Alpha ....... 166.06 |============================================== Debian Testing ........ 170.42 |=============================================== Ubuntu 16.04 20160403 . 168.33 |============================================== CentOS 7 .............. 161.84 |============================================= GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Furmark - Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Mode: Fullscreen Points > Higher Is Better Fedora 23 ............. 1733 |============================================== Fedora 23 + Updates ... 1732 |============================================== Fedora 24 Alpha ....... 1718 |============================================= Debian Testing ........ 1861 |================================================= Ubuntu 16.04 20160403 . 1735 |============================================== CentOS 7 .............. 1714 |============================================= GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Triangle - Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Mode: Fullscreen Points > Higher Is Better Fedora 23 ............. 81267 |======================= Fedora 23 + Updates ... 80952 |======================= Fedora 24 Alpha ....... 79087 |====================== Debian Testing ........ 167104 |=============================================== Ubuntu 16.04 20160403 . 81470 |======================= CentOS 7 .............. 80948 |======================= FFTE 5.0 Test: N=64, 1D Complex FFT Routine MFLOPS > Higher Is Better Fedora 23 ............. 7809.54 |=========================================== Fedora 23 + Updates ... 7813.06 |=========================================== Fedora 24 Alpha ....... 4292.27 |======================== Debian Testing ........ 7849.73 |============================================ Ubuntu 16.04 20160403 . 4125.30 |======================= Clear Linux 7160 ...... 8278.45 |============================================== CentOS 7 .............. 8173.92 |============================================= Himeno Benchmark 3.0 Poisson Pressure Solver MFLOPS > Higher Is Better Fedora 23 ............. 2600.68 |============================================= Fedora 23 + Updates ... 2599.58 |============================================= Fedora 24 Alpha ....... 2647.57 |============================================== Debian Testing ........ 2594.28 |============================================= Ubuntu 16.04 20160403 . 2474.31 |=========================================== Clear Linux 7160 ...... 2598.09 |============================================= CentOS 7 .............. 2420.45 |========================================== Timed Linux Kernel Compilation 4.3 Time To Compile Seconds < Lower Is Better Fedora 23 ............. 93.84 |============================================ Fedora 23 + Updates ... 93.13 |============================================ Fedora 24 Alpha ....... 100.46 |=============================================== Debian Testing ........ 90.08 |========================================== Ubuntu 16.04 20160403 . 90.23 |========================================== CentOS 7 .............. 90.31 |========================================== C-Ray 1.1 Total Time Seconds < Lower Is Better Fedora 23 ............. 19.68 |===================================== Fedora 23 + Updates ... 19.68 |===================================== Fedora 24 Alpha ....... 25.88 |================================================ Debian Testing ........ 19.68 |===================================== Ubuntu 16.04 20160403 . 25.55 |=============================================== Clear Linux 7160 ...... 25.57 |=============================================== CentOS 7 .............. 19.96 |===================================== PostgreSQL pgbench 9.4.3 Scaling: On-Disk - Test: Normal Load - Mode: Read Write TPS > Higher Is Better Fedora 23 ............. 1413.12 |================================ Fedora 23 + Updates ... 1395.14 |=============================== Fedora 24 Alpha ....... 1306.92 |============================= Debian Testing ........ 1729.79 |======================================= Ubuntu 16.04 20160403 . 1838.26 |========================================= Clear Linux 7160 ...... 2046.90 |============================================== CentOS 7 .............. 1310.22 |============================= PostgreSQL pgbench 9.4.3 Scaling: Mostly RAM - Test: Normal Load - Mode: Read Write TPS > Higher Is Better Fedora 23 ............. 2578.51 |============================================== Fedora 23 + Updates ... 2452.11 |============================================ Fedora 24 Alpha ....... 2501.43 |============================================= Debian Testing ........ 2325.97 |========================================= Ubuntu 16.04 20160403 . 2479.12 |============================================ Clear Linux 7160 ...... 2410.75 |=========================================== CentOS 7 .............. 1559.43 |============================ Redis 3.0.1 Test: GET Requests Per Second > Higher Is Better Fedora 23 ............. 2817005.33 |====================================== Fedora 23 + Updates ... 2592488.42 |=================================== Fedora 24 Alpha ....... 2819583.83 |====================================== Debian Testing ........ 3191539.92 |=========================================== Ubuntu 16.04 20160403 . 3102704.58 |========================================== Clear Linux 7160 ...... 2793007.13 |====================================== CentOS 7 .............. 2307958.67 |=============================== Redis 3.0.1 Test: SET Requests Per Second > Higher Is Better Fedora 23 ............. 2067565.13 |========================================== Fedora 23 + Updates ... 1869273.58 |====================================== Fedora 24 Alpha ....... 1812888.38 |==================================== Debian Testing ........ 2058083.81 |========================================= Ubuntu 16.04 20160403 . 1950983.48 |======================================= Clear Linux 7160 ...... 2137075.25 |=========================================== CentOS 7 .............. 1686629.00 |================================== Compile Bench 0.6 Test: Compile MB/s > Higher Is Better Fedora 23 ............. 743.11 |================== Fedora 23 + Updates ... 753.43 |================== Fedora 24 Alpha ....... 781.08 |=================== Debian Testing ........ 876.78 |===================== Ubuntu 16.04 20160403 . 937.73 |======================= Clear Linux 7160 ...... 1914.59 |============================================== CentOS 7 .............. 771.90 |=================== Compile Bench 0.6 Test: Initial Create MB/s > Higher Is Better Fedora 23 ............. 295.32 |========================== Fedora 23 + Updates ... 299.40 |========================== Fedora 24 Alpha ....... 334.81 |============================= Debian Testing ........ 425.61 |===================================== Ubuntu 16.04 20160403 . 542.06 |=============================================== Clear Linux 7160 ...... 517.34 |============================================= CentOS 7 .............. 216.60 |=================== BYTE Unix Benchmark 3.6 Computational Test: Dhrystone 2 LPS > Higher Is Better Fedora 23 ............. 36993598.97 |========================================== Fedora 23 + Updates ... 37297935.13 |========================================== Fedora 24 Alpha ....... 34990864.97 |======================================= Ubuntu 16.04 20160403 . 34947130.23 |======================================= Clear Linux 7160 ...... 35733676.20 |======================================== CentOS 7 .............. 37115888.40 |==========================================