10+ Way Linux Benchmark Comparison

Tests by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com comparing Linux distributions on the same Intel Xeon Skylake system.

HTML result view exported from: https://openbenchmarking.org/result/1707071-TR-AUTOCOMPA20.

10+ Way Linux Benchmark ComparisonProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioMonitorNetworkOSKernelDesktopDisplay DriverOpenGLCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionDisplay ServerFedora 23Ubuntu 16.04 20160303Ubuntu 14.04.4 LTSDebian TestingDebian 8.3CentOS 7openSUSE TumbleweedAntergos 16.2-RollingSabayon 16.03Void LinuxZenwalk 8.0 Beta 2KaOS RollingClear Linux 6640Ubuntu 15.10Alpine Linux 3.3.1Debian Testing - Ryzen5-1600Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5 @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores)MSI C236A WORKSTATION (MS-7998) v1.0Intel Skylake16384MB120GB Samsung SSD 850MSI AMD Radeon R7 370 / R9 270/370 OEM 4096MBRealtek ALC1150DELL P2415QIntel ConnectionFedora 234.4.3-300.fc23.x86_64 (x86_64)GNOME Shell 3.18.3radeon 7.6.994.1 Mesa 11.1.0 (git-525f3c2) Gallium 0.4GCC 5.3.1 20151207ext43840x2160Intel Sky LakeUbuntu 16.044.4.0-9-generic (x86_64)Unity 7.4.0X Server 1.17.3radeon 7.6.14.1 Mesa 11.1.2 Gallium 0.4GCC 5.3.1 20160225Ubuntu 14.044.2.0-30-generic (x86_64)Unity 7.2.6X Server 1.17.2radeon 7.5.993.3 Mesa 11.0.2 Gallium 0.4GCC 4.8.42 x 8192 MB DDR4-2133MHzMSI AMD Radeon R7 370 / R9 270/370 OEM 4096MB (350/1400MHz)Debian testing4.3.0-1-amd64 (x86_64)X Server 1.18.14.1 Mesa 11.1.2 Gallium 0.4GCC 5.3.1 20160205Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5 @ 3.70GHz (8 Cores)Intel Device 19182 x 8192 MB 2133MHzLLVMpipeIntel Device a170Debian 8.33.16.0-4-amd64 (x86_64)GNOME Shell 3.14.4X Server 1.16.4modesetting 0.9.03.0 Mesa 10.3.2 Gallium 0.4GCC 4.9.21024x768Intel Sky Lake16384MBRealtek ALC1150CentOS Linux 73.10.0-327.el7.x86_64 (x86_64)X Server 1.17.2modesetting 1.17.22.1 Mesa 10.6.5 Gallium 0.4GCC 4.8.5 20150623xfsIntel Xeon E3-1280 v5 @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores)AMD Radeon R7 370 / R9 270/370 OEM 4096MBDELL P2415QopenSUSE 201603034.4.3-1-default (x86_64)KDE Frameworks 5X Server 1.18.1radeon 7.6.14.1 Mesa 11.1.2 Gallium 0.43840x2160MSI AMD Radeon R7 370 / R9 270/370 OEM 4096MBAntergos Linux 16.2-ISO-Rolling4.4.3-1-ARCH (x86_64)GNOME Shell 3.18.3GCC 5.3.0ext4Gallium 0.4 on AMD PITCAIRN (DRM 2.43.0 LLVM 3.7.1) 4096MBSabayon4.4.0-sabayon (x86_64)KDE Frameworks 5X Server 1.17.4radeon 7.6.14.1 Mesa 11.1.2 Gallium 0.4GCC 4.9.3 + Clang 3.7.1 + LLVM 3.7.1Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5 @ 3.70GHz (8 Cores)Intel Sky LakeMSI AMD Radeon R7 370 / R9 270/370 OEM 4096MBIntel ConnectionVoidLinux rolling4.2.6_1 (x86_64)Xfce 4.12modesetting 1.17.4GCC 4.9.3Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5 @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores)2 x 8192 MB DDR4-2133MHzSlackware 14.24.4.1 (x86_64)X Server 1.18.0radeon 7.6.14.1 Mesa 11.1.1 Gallium 0.4GCC 5.3.0 + Clang 3.7.1 + LLVM 3.7.116384MBKaOS rolling4.3.3-1 (x86_64)KDE Frameworks 54.1 Mesa 11.1.0 Gallium 0.4GCC 4.9.3 + LLVM 3.7.1xfsIntel Xeon E3-1280 v5 @ 3.70GHz (8 Cores)MSI AMD Radeon R7 370 / R9 270/370 OEMClear Linux 66404.4.4-178.native (x86_64)GCC 5.3.0ext41024x768Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5 @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores)MSI AMD Radeon R7 370 / R9 270/370 OEM 4096MBDELL P2415QUbuntu 15.104.2.0-30-generic (x86_64)UnityX Server 1.17.2radeon 7.5.993.3 Mesa 11.0.2 Gallium 0.4GCC 5.2.1 201510103840x2160Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5 @ 3.70GHz (8 Cores)4096MB (875/1400MHz)Alpine Linux v3.3 3.3.14.1.18-0-grsec (x86_64)GNOME ShellWayland Weston + SurfaceFlinger + GNOME Shell WaylandGCC 5.3.0AMD Ryzen 5 1600 Six-Core @ 3.20GHz (12 Cores)ASUS PRIME B350-PLUSAMD Device 1450128GB SAMSUNG SSD 830 + 2 x 320GB SAMSUNG HD322HJ + 1000GB SAMSUNG HD103UJGigabyte NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 2048MB (1032/3004MHz)C-Media CMI8788Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411Debian testing4.11.0-1-amd64 (x86_64)GNOME Shell 3.22.3NVIDIA 375.664.5.0GCC 6.3.0 201705163600x1096OpenBenchmarking.orgCompiler Details- Fedora 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 16.04 20160303: --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- Ubuntu 14.04.4 LTS: --build=x86_64-linux-gnu --disable-browser-plugin --disable-libmudflap --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,c++,java,go,d,fortran,objc,obj-c++ --enable-libstdcxx-debug --enable-libstdcxx-time=yes --enable-multiarch --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-multilib-list=m32,m64,mx32 --with-tune=generic -v- Debian Testing: --build=x86_64-linux-gnu --disable-browser-plugin --disable-vtable-verify --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=i586 --with-arch-directory=amd64 --with-default-libstdcxx-abi=new --with-multilib-list=m32,m64,mx32 --with-tune=generic -v- Debian 8.3: --build=x86_64-linux-gnu --disable-browser-plugin --disable-vtable-verify --enable-checking=release --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-gtk-cairo --enable-java-awt=gtk --enable-java-home --enable-languages=c,c++,java,go,d,fortran,objc,obj-c++ --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=i586 --with-arch-directory=amd64 --with-multilib-list=m32,m64,mx32 --with-tune=generic -v- CentOS 7: --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++,java,fortran,ada,go,lto --enable-plugin --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --mandir=/usr/share/man --with-arch_32=x86-64 --with-linker-hash-style=gnu --with-tune=generic- openSUSE Tumbleweed: --build=x86_64-suse-linux --disable-libgcj --disable-libssp --disable-libstdcxx-pch --disable-libvtv --disable-plugin --enable-__cxa_atexit --enable-checking=release --enable-languages=c,c++,objc,fortran,obj-c++,java,ada,go --enable-libmpx --enable-libstdcxx-allocator=new --enable-linux-futex --enable-multilib --enable-ssp --enable-version-specific-runtime-libs --host=x86_64-suse-linux --mandir=/usr/share/man --with-arch-32=x86-64 --with-slibdir=/lib64 --with-tune=generic --without-system-libunwind- Antergos 16.2-Rolling: --disable-libssp --disable-libstdcxx-pch --disable-libunwind-exceptions --disable-multilib --disable-werror --enable-__cxa_atexit --enable-checking=release --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-gnu-indirect-function --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-install-libiberty --enable-languages=c,c++,ada,fortran,go,lto,objc,obj-c++ --enable-libmpx --enable-lto --enable-plugin --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --mandir=/usr/share/man --with-isl --with-linker-hash-style=gnu- Sabayon 16.03: --bindir=/usr/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/gcc-bin/4.9.3 --build=x86_64-pc-linux-gnu --datadir=/usr/share/gcc-data/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/4.9.3 --disable-altivec --disable-fixed-point --disable-isl-version-check --disable-libcilkrts --disable-libmudflap --disable-libssp --disable-werror --enable-__cxa_atexit --enable-checking=release --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-esp --enable-languages=c,c++,java,go,objc,obj-c++,fortran --enable-libgomp --enable-libsanitizer --enable-libstdcxx-time --enable-lto --enable-multilib --enable-nls --enable-objc-gc --enable-obsolete --enable-secureplt --enable-shared --enable-targets=all --enable-threads=posix --host=x86_64-pc-linux-gnu --includedir=/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/4.9.3/include --mandir=/usr/share/gcc-data/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/4.9.3/man --with-cloog --with-multilib-list=m32,m64 --with-python-dir=/share/gcc-data/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/4.9.3/python- Void Linux: --build=x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu --disable-libstdcxx-pch --disable-multilib --disable-nls --disable-werror --enable-__cxa_atexit --enable-checking=release --enable-cloog-backend=isl --enable-fast-character --enable-java-gc=boehm --enable-languages=c,c++,objc,obj-c++,fortran,lto,go,java --enable-lto --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --mandir=/usr/share/man --with-linker-hash-style=gnu- Zenwalk 8.0 Beta 2: --build=x86_64-slackware-linux --disable-gtktest --disable-libunwind-exceptions --disable-multilib --enable-__cxa_atexit --enable-bootstrap --enable-checking=release --enable-install-libiberty --enable-java-awt=gtk --enable-java-home --enable-languages=ada,c,c++,fortran,go,java,lto,objc --enable-libssp --enable-libstdcxx-dual-abi --enable-lto --enable-objc-gc --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --host=x86_64-slackware-linux --mandir=/usr/man --target=x86_64-slackware-linux --verbose --with-antlr-jar=/root/slackware64-current/source/d/gcc/antlr-runtime-3.4.jar --with-arch-directory=amd64 --with-default-libstdcxx-abi=gcc4-compatible --with-gnu-ld --with-python-dir=/lib64/python2.7/site-packages- KaOS Rolling: --disable-cloog-version-check --disable-isl-version-check --disable-libssp --disable-libstdcxx-pch --disable-libunwind-exceptions --disable-multilib --disable-werror --enable-__cxa_atexit --enable-checking=release --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-cloog-backend=isl --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-install-libiberty --enable-languages=c,c++,ada,fortran,go,lto,objc,obj-c++ --enable-lto --enable-plugin --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --mandir=/usr/share/man --with-linker-hash-style=gnu- Clear Linux 6640: --build=x86_64-generic-linux --disable-multiarch --disable-multilib --enable-__cxa_atexit --enable-bootstrap --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-languages=c,c++,fortran,go --enable-ld=default --enable-libmpx --enable-libstdcxx-pch --enable-lto --enable-plugin --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --exec-prefix=/usr --includedir=/usr/include --target=x86_64-generic-linux --with-arch=westmere --with-glibc-version=2.19 --with-gnu-ld --with-ppl=no --with-system-libunwind --with-tune=haswell- 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 -vDisk Details- Fedora 23: CFQ / data=ordered,relatime,rw,seclabel- Ubuntu 16.04 20160303: DEADLINE / data=ordered,errors=remount-ro,relatime,rw- Ubuntu 14.04.4 LTS: DEADLINE / data=ordered,errors=remount-ro,relatime,rw- Debian Testing: CFQ / data=ordered,errors=remount-ro,relatime,rw- Debian 8.3: CFQ / data=ordered,errors=remount-ro,relatime,rw- CentOS 7: CFQ / attr2,inode64,noquota,relatime,rw,seclabel- openSUSE Tumbleweed: DEADLINE / attr2,inode64,noquota,relatime,rw- Antergos 16.2-Rolling: DEADLINE / data=ordered,discard,noatime,rw- Sabayon 16.03: CFQ / data=ordered,discard,noatime,rw- Void Linux: NOOP / data=ordered,relatime,rw- Zenwalk 8.0 Beta 2: NOOP / data=ordered,relatime,rw- KaOS Rolling: CFQ / attr2,inode64,noatime,noquota,rw- Clear Linux 6640: CFQ / data=ordered,relatime,rw- Ubuntu 15.10: DEADLINE / data=ordered,errors=remount-ro,relatime,rw- Alpine Linux 3.3.1: CFQ / data=ordered,relatime,rwProcessor Details- Fedora 23: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave- Ubuntu 16.04 20160303: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave- Ubuntu 14.04.4 LTS: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate performance- Debian Testing: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave- Debian 8.3: Scaling Governor: acpi-cpufreq ondemand- CentOS 7: Scaling Governor: acpi-cpufreq conservative- openSUSE Tumbleweed: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave- Antergos 16.2-Rolling: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave- Sabayon 16.03: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave- Void Linux: Scaling Governor: acpi-cpufreq ondemand- Zenwalk 8.0 Beta 2: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave- KaOS Rolling: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave- Clear Linux 6640: Scaling Governor: acpi-cpufreq performance- Ubuntu 15.10: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave- Alpine Linux 3.3.1: Scaling Governor: acpi-cpufreq performance- Debian Testing - Ryzen5-1600: Scaling Governor: acpi-cpufreq performanceGraphics Details- Fedora 23, Ubuntu 16.04 20160303, Ubuntu 14.04.4 LTS, Debian Testing, openSUSE Tumbleweed, Antergos 16.2-Rolling, Sabayon 16.03, Zenwalk 8.0 Beta 2, KaOS Rolling, Ubuntu 15.10: GLAMORSystem Details- Fedora 23: Python 2.7.10. SELinux: Enabled.- Ubuntu 16.04 20160303: Python 2.7.11+.- Ubuntu 14.04.4 LTS: Python 2.7.6.- Debian Testing: Python 2.7.11+.- Debian 8.3: Python 2.7.9.- CentOS 7: Python 2.7.5. SELinux: Enabled.- openSUSE Tumbleweed: Python 2.7.10.- Antergos 16.2-Rolling: Python 3.5.1.- Sabayon 16.03: Python 2.7.10.- Void Linux: Python 2.7.11.- Zenwalk 8.0 Beta 2: Python 2.7.11.- KaOS Rolling: Python 2.7.11.- Clear Linux 6640: Python 2.7.11.- Ubuntu 15.10: Python 2.7.10.- Alpine Linux 3.3.1: Python 2.7.11.Environment Details- Debian Testing - Ryzen5-1600: GJS_DEBUG_TOPICS=JS ERROR;JS LOG GJS_DEBUG_OUTPUT=stderr

10+ Way Linux Benchmark Comparisonrbenchmark: Phoronix Test Suite v6.2.1DifferenceStandard ErrorStandard DeviationFedora 23Ubuntu 16.04 20160303Ubuntu 14.04.4 LTSDebian TestingDebian 8.3CentOS 7openSUSE TumbleweedAntergos 16.2-RollingSabayon 16.03Void LinuxZenwalk 8.0 Beta 2KaOS RollingClear Linux 6640Ubuntu 15.10Alpine Linux 3.3.1Debian Testing - Ryzen5-16000.77581.19x1.00%0.74591.22x0.37%0.95921.00x0.27%0.78241.18x0.011.16%0.85861.10x0.37%0.20231.79x1.24%0.88221.08x0.011.07%OpenBenchmarking.org

R Benchmark

Phoronix Test Suite v6.2.1

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterR BenchmarkPhoronix Test Suite v6.2.1Fedora 23Ubuntu 16.04 20160303Ubuntu 14.04.4 LTSDebian TestingDebian 8.3Clear Linux 6640Debian Testing - Ryzen5-16000.21580.43160.64740.86321.079SE +/- 0.0045, N = 3SE +/- 0.0016, N = 3SE +/- 0.0015, N = 3SE +/- 0.0052, N = 3SE +/- 0.0018, N = 3SE +/- 0.0014, N = 3SE +/- 0.0054, N = 30.77580.74590.95920.78240.85860.20230.88221. Fedora 23: R scripting front-end version 3.2.3 (2015-12-10)2. Ubuntu 16.04 20160303: R scripting front-end version 3.2.3 (2015-12-10)3. Ubuntu 14.04.4 LTS: R scripting front-end version 3.0.2 (2013-09-25)4. Debian Testing: R scripting front-end version 3.2.3 (2015-12-10)5. Debian 8.3: R scripting front-end version 3.1.1 (2014-07-10)6. Clear Linux 6640: R scripting front-end version 3.2.3 (2015-12-10)7. Debian Testing - Ryzen5-1600: R scripting front-end version 3.3.3 (2017-03-06)

Phoronix Test Suite v10.8.4