Ubuntu 11.04 vs. 11.10 Benchmarks

Benchmarks between Ubuntu 11.04 and Ubuntu 11.10 development for a future article on Phoronix.com during Oktoberfest.

HTML result view exported from: https://openbenchmarking.org/result/1109077-LI-1109077LI77.

ProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioMonitorNetworkOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerDisplay DriverOpenGLCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionOpteronPhenom II X3Atom 330Atom IONCore 2 DuoSandy Bridge Ubuntu 11.04 Ubuntu 11.10 Ubuntu 11.04 Ubuntu 11.10 Ubuntu 11.04 Ubuntu 11.10 Ubuntu 11.04 Ubuntu 11.10 Ubuntu 11.04 Ubuntu 11.10 Ubuntu 11.04 Ubuntu 11.10AMD Opteron 2384 @ 2.70GHz (4 Cores)TYAN S2927/S2927-ENVIDIA MCP554096MB64GB AGILITY-EXAMD Radeon HD 4870ATI R6xx HDMIDELL S2409WUbuntu 11.042.6.38-8-generic (x86_64)Unity 3.8.10X Server 1.10.1radeon 6.14.02.1 Mesa 7.10.2 Gallium 0.4GCC 4.5.2ext41920x1080Ubuntu 11.103.0.0-9-generic (x86_64)Unity 4.10.2X Server 1.10.2.902 (1.10.3 RC 2)radeon 6.14.992.1 Mesa 7.11 Gallium 0.4GCC 4.6.1AMD Phenom II X3 710 @ 2.60GHz (3 Cores)MSI 890GXM-G65 (MS-7642) v1.0AMD RS880250GB Seagate ST3250310ASNVIDIA GeForce 9800 GT (660/950MHz)Realtek ALC889Realtek RTL8111/8168BUbuntu 11.042.6.38-8-generic (x86_64)GNOME 2.32.1X Server 1.10.1nouveau 0.0.162.1 Mesa 7.10.2GCC 4.5.2Ubuntu 11.103.0.0-9-generic (x86_64)Unity 4.10.2X Server 1.10.2.902 (1.10.3 RC 2)2.1 Mesa 7.11 Gallium 0.4GCC 4.6.1Intel Atom 330 @ 1.61GHz (4 Cores)ASRock AMCP7A-IONNVIDIA MCP791792MB320GB Seagate ST9320325ASNVIDIA ION VGA (450MHz)VIA VT1708SNVIDIA MCP79Ubuntu 11.042.6.38-8-generic (x86_64)GNOME 2.32.1X Server 1.10.1GCC 4.5.2Ubuntu 11.103.0.0-9-generic (x86_64)Unity 4.10.2X Server 1.10.2.902 (1.10.3 RC 2)GCC 4.6.1Intel Atom 330 @ 1.60GHz (4 Cores)ASUS 1201N2048MB250GB Hitachi HTS54502NVIDIA GeForce 9400M (450MHz)Realtek ALC269HSD121PHW1Atheros AR8132 Fast + Realtek RTL8191SEvA Wireless LANUbuntu 11.042.6.38-8-generic (x86_64)GNOME 2.32.1X Server 1.10.1GCC 4.5.21366x768Ubuntu 11.103.0.0-9-generic (x86_64)Unity 4.10.2X Server 1.10.2.902 (1.10.3 RC 2)GCC 4.6.1Intel Core 2 Duo T9300 @ 2.50GHz (2 Cores)LENOVO 6459CTOIntel Mobile PM965/GM965/GL960 + ICH8M-E4096MB100GB Hitachi HTS72201NVIDIA Quadro NVS 140M (400/600MHz)Analog Devices AD1984Intel 82566MM Gigabit Connection + Intel PRO/WirelessUbuntu 11.042.6.38-8-generic (x86_64)GNOME 2.32.1X Server 1.10.1GCC 4.5.21680x1050Ubuntu 11.103.0.0-9-generic (x86_64)Unity 4.10.2X Server 1.10.2.902 (1.10.3 RC 2)GCC 4.6.1Intel Core i5-2520M @ 2.50GHz (4 Cores)HP 161CIntel 2nd Generation Core Family160GB INTEL SSDSA2M160Intel 2nd Generation Core Family IGP 256MBIDT 92HD81B1X5Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection + Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205Ubuntu 11.042.6.38-8-generic (x86_64)Unity 3.8.10X Server 1.10.1intel 2.14.0GCC 4.5.21600x900Intel 2nd Generation Core Family IGPUbuntu 11.103.0.0-9-generic (x86_64)Unity 4.10.2X Server 1.10.2.902 (1.10.3 RC 2)intel 2.15.901GCC 4.6.1OpenBenchmarking.orgSystem Details- Opteron: Ubuntu 11.04: Disk Scheduler: CFQ. Compiz was running on this system.- Opteron: Ubuntu 11.10: Disk Scheduler: CFQ. Compiz was running on this system.- Phenom II X3: Ubuntu 11.04: Disk Scheduler: CFQ. AMD CnQ was enabled.- Phenom II X3: Ubuntu 11.10: Disk Scheduler: CFQ. Compiz was running on this system. AMD CnQ was enabled.- Atom 330: Ubuntu 11.04: Disk Scheduler: CFQ.- Atom 330: Ubuntu 11.10: Disk Scheduler: CFQ. Compiz was running on this system.- Atom ION: Ubuntu 11.04: Disk Scheduler: CFQ.- Atom ION: Ubuntu 11.10: Disk Scheduler: CFQ. Compiz was running on this system.- Core 2 Duo: Ubuntu 11.04: Disk Scheduler: CFQ. Intel SpeedStep was enabled.- Core 2 Duo: Ubuntu 11.10: Disk Scheduler: CFQ. Compiz was running on this system. Intel SpeedStep was enabled.- Sandy Bridge: Ubuntu 11.04: Disk Scheduler: CFQ. Compiz was running on this system. Intel SpeedStep was enabled.- Sandy Bridge: Ubuntu 11.10: Disk Scheduler: CFQ. Compiz was running on this system. Intel SpeedStep was enabled.

postmark: Disk Transaction Performancefs-mark: 1000 Files, 1MB Sizefs-mark: 1000 Files, 1MB Size, No Sync/FSyncc-ray: Total Timesmallpt: Global Illumination Renderer; 100 Samplescompress-7zip: Compress Speed Testencode-mp3: WAV To MP3x264: H.264 Video Encodingnexuiz: 1280 x 1024 - No - Offopenarena: 1280 x 1024OpteronPhenom II X3Atom 330Atom IONCore 2 DuoSandy Bridge Ubuntu 11.04 Ubuntu 11.10 Ubuntu 11.04 Ubuntu 11.10 Ubuntu 11.04 Ubuntu 11.10 Ubuntu 11.04 Ubuntu 11.10 Ubuntu 11.04 Ubuntu 11.10 Ubuntu 11.04 Ubuntu 11.10291621.0754.80127.75232864434.2746.4331.5287.60291623.77131.97125.72224851536.1546.7199.71212.17291615.90117.32173.97318431535.5133.76291615.0088.63173.96311422936.9334.1856.59140.1023612.8373.30571.7311111754148.757.9820112.5056.20569.4911011770156.808.2916.5238.5315211.4381.13571.4511191776149.727.5217014.6062.07571.7310981790158.228.0118.8039.20250017.6379.93181.88442407632.3624.06229717.7065.90182.95444404833.3322.74416673.97148.13125.10235715021.9744.693.0662.90416678.23151.57123.76240730622.4644.1616.65136.45OpenBenchmarking.org

PostMark

Disk Transaction Performance

MinAvgMaxOpteron291629162916Phenom II X3291629162916Atom 330201219236Atom ION152161170Core 2 Duo229723992500Sandy Bridge416641664166OpenBenchmarking.orgTPS, More Is BetterPostMark 1.51Disk Transaction PerformanceUbuntu 11.04Ubuntu 11.1011002200330044005500

FS-Mark

Test: 1000 Files, 1MB Size

MinAvgMaxOpteron21.122.423.8Phenom II X315.015.515.9Atom 33012.512.712.8Atom ION11.413.014.6Core 2 Duo17.617.717.7Sandy Bridge74.076.178.2OpenBenchmarking.orgFiles/s, More Is BetterFS-Mark 3.3Test: 1000 Files, 1MB SizeUbuntu 11.04Ubuntu 11.1020406080100

FS-Mark

Test: 1000 Files, 1MB Size, No Sync/FSync

MinAvgMaxOpteron54.893.4132.0Phenom II X388.6103.0117.3Atom 33056.264.873.3Atom ION62.171.681.1Core 2 Duo65.972.979.9Sandy Bridge148.1149.9151.6OpenBenchmarking.orgFiles/s, More Is BetterFS-Mark 3.3Test: 1000 Files, 1MB Size, No Sync/FSyncUbuntu 11.04Ubuntu 11.104080120160200

C-Ray

Total Time

MinAvgMaxOpteron125.7126.7127.8Phenom II X3174.0174.0174.0Atom 330569.5570.6571.7Atom ION571.5571.6571.7Core 2 Duo181.9182.4183.0Sandy Bridge123.8124.4125.1OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterC-Ray 1.1Total TimeUbuntu 11.04Ubuntu 11.10140280420560700

Smallpt

Global Illumination Renderer; 100 Samples

MinAvgMaxOpteron224228232Phenom II X3311315318Atom 330110111061111Atom ION109811091119Core 2 Duo442443444Sandy Bridge235238240OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterSmallpt 1.0Global Illumination Renderer; 100 SamplesUbuntu 11.04Ubuntu 11.102004006008001000

7-Zip Compression

Compress Speed Test

MinAvgMaxOpteron851585808644Phenom II X3422942724315Atom 330175417621770Atom ION177617831790Core 2 Duo404840624076Sandy Bridge715072287306OpenBenchmarking.orgMIPS, More Is Better7-Zip Compression 9.13Compress Speed TestUbuntu 11.04Ubuntu 11.102K4K6K8K10K

LAME MP3 Encoding

WAV To MP3

MinAvgMaxOpteron34.335.236.2Phenom II X335.536.236.9Atom 330148.8152.8156.8Atom ION149.7154.0158.2Core 2 Duo32.432.833.3Sandy Bridge22.022.222.5OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterLAME MP3 Encoding 3.98.2WAV To MP3Ubuntu 11.04Ubuntu 11.104080120160200

x264

H.264 Video Encoding

MinAvgMaxOpteron46.446.646.7Phenom II X333.834.034.2Atom 3308.08.18.3Atom ION7.57.88.0Core 2 Duo22.723.424.1Sandy Bridge44.244.444.7OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is Betterx264 2010-11-22H.264 Video EncodingUbuntu 11.04Ubuntu 11.101428425670

Nexuiz

Resolution: 1280 x 1024 - HDR: No - Sound: Off

MinAvgMaxOpteron31.565.699.7Phenom II X356.656.656.6Atom 33016.516.516.5Atom ION18.818.818.8Sandy Bridge3.19.916.7OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterNexuiz 2.5.2Resolution: 1280 x 1024 - HDR: No - Sound: OffUbuntu 11.04Ubuntu 11.1020406080100

OpenArena

Resolution: 1280 x 1024

MinAvgMaxOpteron87.6149.9212.2Phenom II X3140.1140.1140.1Atom 33038.538.538.5Atom ION39.239.239.2Sandy Bridge62.999.7136.5OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.5Resolution: 1280 x 1024Ubuntu 11.04Ubuntu 11.1060120180240300

Phoronix Test Suite v10.8.4