Ubuntu 11.10 Gulftown
Ubuntu 11.10 benchmarks from an Intel Core i7 990X Gulftown system for a future article on Phoronix.com.


Ubuntu 11.10: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7 X 990 @ 3.47GHz (12 Cores), Motherboard: MSI X58M (MS-7593) v1.0, Chipset: Intel 5520/5500/X58 + ICH10R, Memory: 3072MB, Disk: 160GB Western Digital WDC WD1600JS-00M, Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 4870, Audio: Realtek ALC889, Monitor: VA2431, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B

	OS: Ubuntu 11.10, Kernel: 3.0.0-12-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 4.22.0, Display Server: X Server 1.10.4, Display Driver: radeon 6.14.99, Compiler: GCC 4.6.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Ubuntu 11.04: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7 X 990 @ 3.47GHz (12 Cores), Motherboard: MSI X58M (MS-7593) v1.0, Chipset: Intel 5520/5500/X58 + ICH10R, Memory: 3072MB, Disk: 160GB Western Digital WDC WD1600JS-00M, Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 4870, Audio: Realtek ALC889, Monitor: VA2431, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B

	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, Compiler: GCC 4.5.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080


Lightsmark 2008
Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 11.10 . 75.12 |=========================================================
Ubuntu 11.04 . 30.34 |=======================


Nexuiz 2.5.2
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - HDR: No - Sound: Off
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 11.10 . 59.01 |=========================================================
Ubuntu 11.04 . 24.27 |=======================


Warsow 0.61
Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 11.10 . 21.57 |===========================
Ubuntu 11.04 . 45.00 |=========================================================


PostMark 1.51
Disk Transaction Performance
TPS > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 11.10 . 542 |====================================
Ubuntu 11.04 . 886 |===========================================================


IOzone 3.347
Record Size: 64Kb - File Size: 8GB - Disk Test: Write Performance
MB/s > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 11.10 . 45.78 |============================================
Ubuntu 11.04 . 58.80 |=========================================================


IOzone 3.347
Record Size: 64Kb - File Size: 8GB - Disk Test: Read Performance
MB/s > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 11.10 . 57.70 |=========================================================
Ubuntu 11.04 . 53.62 |=====================================================


Apache Benchmark 2.2.17
Static Web Page Serving
Requests Per Second > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 11.10 . 22896.98 |=================================================
Ubuntu 11.04 . 25392.72 |======================================================


C-Ray 1.1
Total Time
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Ubuntu 11.10 . 35.70 |=========================================================
Ubuntu 11.04 . 35.84 |=========================================================


7-Zip Compression 9.13
Compress Speed Test
MIPS > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 11.10 . 22602 |======================================================
Ubuntu 11.04 . 23718 |=========================================================


Smallpt 1.0
Global Illumination Renderer; 100 Samples
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Ubuntu 11.10 . 76 |===========================================================
Ubuntu 11.04 . 77 |============================================================


x264 2010-11-22
H.264 Video Encoding
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 11.10 . 128.55 |========================================================
Ubuntu 11.04 . 124.74 |======================================================


John The Ripper 1.7.8
Test: Traditional DES
Real C/S > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 11.10 . 3925333 |====================================================
Ubuntu 11.04 . 4127000 |=======================================================


John The Ripper 1.7.8
Test: MD5
Real C/S > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 11.10 . 16772 |========================================================
Ubuntu 11.04 . 16946 |=========================================================


John The Ripper 1.7.8
Test: Blowfish
Real C/S > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 11.10 . 1045 |==========================================================
Ubuntu 11.04 . 976  |======================================================


NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3
Test / Class: IS.C
Total Mop/s > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 11.10 . 147.25 |========================================================
Ubuntu 11.04 . 148.40 |========================================================


NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3
Test / Class: LU.A
Total Mop/s > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 11.10 . 11620.49 |======================================================
Ubuntu 11.04 . 11449.21 |=====================================================


NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3
Test / Class: UA.A
Total Mop/s > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 11.10 . 54.28 |========================================================
Ubuntu 11.04 . 54.91 |=========================================================