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&rdt.

ProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioMonitorNetworkOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerDisplay DriverOpenGLCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionPhenom II X3OpteronCore 2 DuoAtom 330Atom IONSandy 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 Phenom II X3 710 @ 2.60GHz (3 Cores)MSI 890GXM-G65 (MS-7642) v1.0AMD RS8804096MB250GB Seagate ST3250310ASNVIDIA GeForce 9800 GT (660/950MHz)Realtek ALC889DELL S2409WRealtek 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 4.5.2ext41920x1080Ubuntu 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 4.6.1AMD Opteron 2384 @ 2.70GHz (4 Cores)TYAN S2927/S2927-ENVIDIA MCP5564GB AGILITY-EXAMD Radeon HD 4870ATI R6xx HDMIUbuntu 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 4.5.2Ubuntu 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 4.6.1Intel Core 2 Duo T9300 @ 2.50GHz (2 Cores)LENOVO 6459CTOIntel Mobile PM965/GM965/GL960 + ICH8M-E100GB 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 1.10.1nouveau 0.0.16GCC 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 Atom 330 @ 1.61GHz (4 Cores)ASRock AMCP7A-IONNVIDIA MCP791792MB320GB Seagate ST9320325ASNVIDIA ION VGA (450MHz)VIA VT1708SDELL S2409WNVIDIA MCP79Ubuntu 11.042.6.38-8-generic (x86_64)GNOME 2.32.1X Server 1.10.1GCC 4.5.21920x1080Ubuntu 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 i5-2520M @ 2.50GHz (4 Cores)HP 161CIntel 2nd Generation Core Family4096MB160GB 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- 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.- 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.- 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.- 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.- 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 1024Phenom II X3OpteronCore 2 DuoAtom 330Atom IONSandy 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 11.10291615.90117.32173.97318431535.5133.76291615.0088.63173.96311422936.9334.1856.59140.10291621.0754.80127.75232864434.2746.4331.5287.60291623.77131.97125.72224851536.1546.7199.71212.17250017.6379.93181.88442407632.3624.06229717.7065.90182.95444404833.3322.7423612.8373.30571.7311111754148.757.9820112.5056.20569.4911011770156.808.2916.5238.5315211.4381.13571.4511191776149.727.5217014.6062.07571.7310981790158.228.0118.8039.20416673.97148.13125.10235715021.9744.693.0662.90416678.23151.57123.76240730622.4644.1616.65136.45OpenBenchmarking.org

PostMark

Disk Transaction Performance

MinAvgMaxPhenom II X3291629162916Opteron291629162916Core 2 Duo229723992500Atom 330201219236Atom ION152161170Sandy Bridge416641664166OpenBenchmarking.orgTPS, More Is BetterPostMark 1.51Disk Transaction PerformanceUbuntu 11.04Ubuntu 11.1011002200330044005500

FS-Mark

Test: 1000 Files, 1MB Size

MinAvgMaxPhenom II X315.015.515.9Opteron21.122.423.8Core 2 Duo17.617.717.7Atom 33012.512.712.8Atom ION11.413.014.6Sandy 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

MinAvgMaxPhenom II X388.6103.0117.3Opteron54.893.4132.0Core 2 Duo65.972.979.9Atom 33056.264.873.3Atom ION62.171.681.1Sandy 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

MinAvgMaxPhenom II X3174.0174.0174.0Opteron125.7126.7127.8Core 2 Duo181.9182.4183.0Atom 330569.5570.6571.7Atom ION571.5571.6571.7Sandy Bridge123.8124.4125.1OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterC-Ray 1.1Total TimeUbuntu 11.04Ubuntu 11.10140280420560700

Smallpt

Global Illumination Renderer; 100 Samples

MinAvgMaxPhenom II X3311315318Opteron224228232Core 2 Duo442443444Atom 330110111061111Atom ION109811091119Sandy Bridge235238240OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterSmallpt 1.0Global Illumination Renderer; 100 SamplesUbuntu 11.04Ubuntu 11.102004006008001000

7-Zip Compression

Compress Speed Test

MinAvgMaxPhenom II X3422942724315Opteron851585808644Core 2 Duo404840624076Atom 330175417621770Atom ION177617831790Sandy Bridge715072287306OpenBenchmarking.orgMIPS, More Is Better7-Zip Compression 9.13Compress Speed TestUbuntu 11.04Ubuntu 11.102K4K6K8K10K

LAME MP3 Encoding

WAV To MP3

MinAvgMaxPhenom II X335.536.236.9Opteron34.335.236.2Core 2 Duo32.432.833.3Atom 330148.8152.8156.8Atom ION149.7154.0158.2Sandy Bridge22.022.222.5OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterLAME MP3 Encoding 3.98.2WAV To MP3Ubuntu 11.04Ubuntu 11.104080120160200

x264

H.264 Video Encoding

MinAvgMaxPhenom II X333.834.034.2Opteron46.446.646.7Core 2 Duo22.723.424.1Atom 3308.08.18.3Atom ION7.57.88.0Sandy 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

MinAvgMaxPhenom II X356.656.656.6Opteron31.565.699.7Atom 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 11.10Ubuntu 11.0420406080100

OpenArena

Resolution: 1280 x 1024

MinAvgMaxPhenom II X3140.1140.1140.1Opteron87.6149.9212.2Atom 33038.538.538.5Atom ION39.239.239.2Sandy Bridge62.999.7136.5OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.5Resolution: 1280 x 1024Ubuntu 11.10Ubuntu 11.0460120180240300

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