Ubuntu 11.10 Benchmarks Benchmarks between Ubuntu 11.04 and Ubuntu 11.10 development for a future article on Phoronix.com during Oktoberfest. Phenom II X3: Ubuntu 11.04: Processor: AMD Phenom II X3 710 @ 2.60GHz (3 Cores), Motherboard: MSI 890GXM-G65 (MS-7642) v1.0, Chipset: AMD RS880, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 250GB Seagate ST3250310AS, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GT (660/950MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC889, Monitor: DELL S2409W, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B OS: Ubuntu 11.04, Kernel: 2.6.38-8-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 2.32.1, Display Server: X Server 1.10.1, Display Driver: nouveau 0.0.16, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 7.10.2, Compiler: GCC 4.5.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Phenom II X3: Ubuntu 11.10: Processor: AMD Phenom II X3 710 @ 2.60GHz (3 Cores), Motherboard: MSI 890GXM-G65 (MS-7642) v1.0, Chipset: AMD RS880, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 250GB Seagate ST3250310AS, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GT (660/950MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC889, Monitor: DELL S2409W, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B OS: Ubuntu 11.10, Kernel: 3.0.0-9-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 4.10.2, Display Server: X Server 1.10.2.902 (1.10.3 RC 2), Display Driver: nouveau 0.0.16, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 7.11 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.6.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Opteron: Ubuntu 11.04: Processor: AMD Opteron 2384 @ 2.70GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: TYAN S2927/S2927-E, Chipset: NVIDIA MCP55, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 64GB AGILITY-EX, Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 4870, Audio: ATI R6xx HDMI, Monitor: DELL S2409W OS: Ubuntu 11.04, Kernel: 2.6.38-8-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 3.8.10, Display Server: X Server 1.10.1, Display Driver: radeon 6.14.0, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 7.10.2 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.5.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Opteron: Ubuntu 11.10: Processor: AMD Opteron 2384 @ 2.70GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: TYAN S2927/S2927-E, Chipset: NVIDIA MCP55, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 64GB AGILITY-EX, Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 4870, Audio: ATI R6xx HDMI, Monitor: DELL S2409W OS: Ubuntu 11.10, Kernel: 3.0.0-9-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 4.10.2, Display Server: X Server 1.10.2.902 (1.10.3 RC 2), Display Driver: radeon 6.14.99, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 7.11 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.6.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Core 2 Duo: Ubuntu 11.04: Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo T9300 @ 2.50GHz (2 Cores), Motherboard: LENOVO 6459CTO, Chipset: Intel Mobile PM965/GM965/GL960 + ICH8M-E, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 100GB Hitachi HTS72201, Graphics: NVIDIA Quadro NVS 140M (400/600MHz), Audio: Analog Devices AD1984, Network: Intel 82566MM Gigabit Connection + Intel PRO/Wireless OS: Ubuntu 11.04, Kernel: 2.6.38-8-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 2.32.1, Display Server: X Server 1.10.1, Display Driver: nouveau 0.0.16, Compiler: GCC 4.5.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1680x1050 Core 2 Duo: Ubuntu 11.10: Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo T9300 @ 2.50GHz (2 Cores), Motherboard: LENOVO 6459CTO, Chipset: Intel Mobile PM965/GM965/GL960 + ICH8M-E, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 100GB Hitachi HTS72201, Graphics: NVIDIA Quadro NVS 140M (400/600MHz), Audio: Analog Devices AD1984, Network: Intel 82566MM Gigabit Connection + Intel PRO/Wireless OS: Ubuntu 11.10, Kernel: 3.0.0-9-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 4.10.2, Display Server: X Server 1.10.2.902 (1.10.3 RC 2), Display Driver: nouveau 0.0.16, Compiler: GCC 4.6.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1680x1050 Atom 330: Ubuntu 11.04: Processor: Intel Atom 330 @ 1.61GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock AMCP7A-ION, Chipset: NVIDIA MCP79, Memory: 1792MB, Disk: 320GB Seagate ST9320325AS, Graphics: NVIDIA ION VGA (450MHz), Audio: VIA VT1708S, Monitor: DELL S2409W, Network: NVIDIA MCP79 OS: Ubuntu 11.04, Kernel: 2.6.38-8-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 2.32.1, Display Server: X Server 1.10.1, Display Driver: nouveau 0.0.16, Compiler: GCC 4.5.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Atom 330: Ubuntu 11.10: Processor: Intel Atom 330 @ 1.61GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock AMCP7A-ION, Chipset: NVIDIA MCP79, Memory: 1792MB, Disk: 320GB Seagate ST9320325AS, Graphics: NVIDIA ION VGA (450MHz), Audio: VIA VT1708S, Monitor: DELL S2409W, Network: NVIDIA MCP79 OS: Ubuntu 11.10, Kernel: 3.0.0-9-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 4.10.2, Display Server: X Server 1.10.2.902 (1.10.3 RC 2), Display Driver: nouveau 0.0.16, Compiler: GCC 4.6.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Atom ION: Ubuntu 11.04: Processor: Intel Atom 330 @ 1.60GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS 1201N, Chipset: NVIDIA MCP79, Memory: 2048MB, Disk: 250GB Hitachi HTS54502, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 9400M (450MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC269, Monitor: HSD121PHW1, Network: Atheros AR8132 Fast + Realtek RTL8191SEvA Wireless LAN OS: Ubuntu 11.04, Kernel: 2.6.38-8-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 2.32.1, Display Server: X Server 1.10.1, Display Driver: nouveau 0.0.16, Compiler: GCC 4.5.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1366x768 Atom ION: Ubuntu 11.10: Processor: Intel Atom 330 @ 1.60GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS 1201N, Chipset: NVIDIA MCP79, Memory: 2048MB, Disk: 250GB Hitachi HTS54502, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 9400M (450MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC269, Monitor: HSD121PHW1, Network: Atheros AR8132 Fast + Realtek RTL8191SEvA Wireless LAN OS: Ubuntu 11.10, Kernel: 3.0.0-9-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 4.10.2, Display Server: X Server 1.10.2.902 (1.10.3 RC 2), Display Driver: nouveau 0.0.16, Compiler: GCC 4.6.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1366x768 PostMark 1.51 Disk Transaction Performance TPS > Higher Is Better Phenom II X3: Ubuntu 11.04 . 2916 |============================================ Phenom II X3: Ubuntu 11.10 . 2916 |============================================ Opteron: Ubuntu 11.04 ...... 2916 |============================================ Opteron: Ubuntu 11.10 ...... 2916 |============================================ Core 2 Duo: Ubuntu 11.04 ... 2500 |====================================== Core 2 Duo: Ubuntu 11.10 ... 2297 |=================================== Atom 330: Ubuntu 11.04 ..... 236 |==== Atom 330: Ubuntu 11.10 ..... 201 |=== Atom ION: Ubuntu 11.04 ..... 152 |== Atom ION: Ubuntu 11.10 ..... 170 |=== FS-Mark 3.3 Test: 1000 Files, 1MB Size Files/s > Higher Is Better Phenom II X3: Ubuntu 11.04 . 15.90 |============================= Phenom II X3: Ubuntu 11.10 . 15.00 |=========================== Opteron: Ubuntu 11.04 ...... 21.07 |====================================== Opteron: Ubuntu 11.10 ...... 23.77 |=========================================== Core 2 Duo: Ubuntu 11.04 ... 17.63 |================================ Core 2 Duo: Ubuntu 11.10 ... 17.70 |================================ Atom 330: Ubuntu 11.04 ..... 12.83 |======================= Atom 330: Ubuntu 11.10 ..... 12.50 |======================= Atom ION: Ubuntu 11.04 ..... 11.43 |===================== Atom ION: Ubuntu 11.10 ..... 14.60 |========================== FS-Mark 3.3 Test: 1000 Files, 1MB Size, No Sync/FSync Files/s > Higher Is Better Phenom II X3: Ubuntu 11.04 . 117.32 |===================================== Phenom II X3: Ubuntu 11.10 . 88.63 |============================ Opteron: Ubuntu 11.04 ...... 54.80 |================= Opteron: Ubuntu 11.10 ...... 131.97 |========================================== Core 2 Duo: Ubuntu 11.04 ... 79.93 |========================= Core 2 Duo: Ubuntu 11.10 ... 65.90 |===================== Atom 330: Ubuntu 11.04 ..... 73.30 |======================= Atom 330: Ubuntu 11.10 ..... 56.20 |================== Atom ION: Ubuntu 11.04 ..... 81.13 |========================== Atom ION: Ubuntu 11.10 ..... 62.07 |==================== C-Ray 1.1 Total Time Seconds < Lower Is Better Phenom II X3: Ubuntu 11.04 . 173.97 |============= Phenom II X3: Ubuntu 11.10 . 173.96 |============= Opteron: Ubuntu 11.04 ...... 127.75 |========= Opteron: Ubuntu 11.10 ...... 125.72 |========= Core 2 Duo: Ubuntu 11.04 ... 181.88 |============= Core 2 Duo: Ubuntu 11.10 ... 182.95 |============= Atom 330: Ubuntu 11.04 ..... 571.73 |========================================== Atom 330: Ubuntu 11.10 ..... 569.49 |========================================== Atom ION: Ubuntu 11.04 ..... 571.45 |========================================== Atom ION: Ubuntu 11.10 ..... 571.73 |========================================== Smallpt 1.0 Global Illumination Renderer; 100 Samples Seconds < Lower Is Better Phenom II X3: Ubuntu 11.04 . 318 |============= Phenom II X3: Ubuntu 11.10 . 311 |============ Opteron: Ubuntu 11.04 ...... 232 |========= Opteron: Ubuntu 11.10 ...... 224 |========= Core 2 Duo: Ubuntu 11.04 ... 442 |================= Core 2 Duo: Ubuntu 11.10 ... 444 |================= Atom 330: Ubuntu 11.04 ..... 1111 |============================================ Atom 330: Ubuntu 11.10 ..... 1101 |=========================================== Atom ION: Ubuntu 11.04 ..... 1119 |============================================ Atom ION: Ubuntu 11.10 ..... 1098 |=========================================== 7-Zip Compression 9.13 Compress Speed Test MIPS > Higher Is Better Phenom II X3: Ubuntu 11.04 . 4315 |====================== Phenom II X3: Ubuntu 11.10 . 4229 |====================== Opteron: Ubuntu 11.04 ...... 8644 |============================================ Opteron: Ubuntu 11.10 ...... 8515 |=========================================== Core 2 Duo: Ubuntu 11.04 ... 4076 |===================== Core 2 Duo: Ubuntu 11.10 ... 4048 |===================== Atom 330: Ubuntu 11.04 ..... 1754 |========= Atom 330: Ubuntu 11.10 ..... 1770 |========= Atom ION: Ubuntu 11.04 ..... 1776 |========= Atom ION: Ubuntu 11.10 ..... 1790 |========= LAME MP3 Encoding 3.98.2 WAV To MP3 Seconds < Lower Is Better Phenom II X3: Ubuntu 11.04 . 35.51 |========= Phenom II X3: Ubuntu 11.10 . 36.93 |========== Opteron: Ubuntu 11.04 ...... 34.27 |========= Opteron: Ubuntu 11.10 ...... 36.15 |========== Core 2 Duo: Ubuntu 11.04 ... 32.36 |========= Core 2 Duo: Ubuntu 11.10 ... 33.33 |========= Atom 330: Ubuntu 11.04 ..... 148.75 |======================================= Atom 330: Ubuntu 11.10 ..... 156.80 |========================================== Atom ION: Ubuntu 11.04 ..... 149.72 |======================================== Atom ION: Ubuntu 11.10 ..... 158.22 |========================================== x264 2010-11-22 H.264 Video Encoding Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Phenom II X3: Ubuntu 11.04 . 33.76 |=============================== Phenom II X3: Ubuntu 11.10 . 34.18 |=============================== Opteron: Ubuntu 11.04 ...... 46.43 |=========================================== Opteron: Ubuntu 11.10 ...... 46.71 |=========================================== Core 2 Duo: Ubuntu 11.04 ... 24.06 |====================== Core 2 Duo: Ubuntu 11.10 ... 22.74 |===================== Atom 330: Ubuntu 11.04 ..... 7.98 |======= Atom 330: Ubuntu 11.10 ..... 8.29 |======== Atom ION: Ubuntu 11.04 ..... 7.52 |======= Atom ION: Ubuntu 11.10 ..... 8.01 |======= Nexuiz 2.5.2 Resolution: 1280 x 1024 - HDR: No - Sound: Off Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Phenom II X3: Ubuntu 11.10 . 56.59 |======================== Opteron: Ubuntu 11.04 ...... 31.52 |============== Opteron: Ubuntu 11.10 ...... 99.71 |=========================================== Atom 330: Ubuntu 11.10 ..... 16.52 |======= Atom ION: Ubuntu 11.10 ..... 18.80 |======== OpenArena 0.8.5 Resolution: 1280 x 1024 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Phenom II X3: Ubuntu 11.10 . 140.10 |============================ Opteron: Ubuntu 11.04 ...... 87.60 |================= Opteron: Ubuntu 11.10 ...... 212.17 |========================================== Atom 330: Ubuntu 11.10 ..... 38.53 |======== Atom ION: Ubuntu 11.10 ..... 39.20 |========