openSUSE 11.4 vs. 12.1 Linux Performance

Benchmarks of openSUSE 12.1 final from a Core i7 notebook compared to openSUSE 11.4.

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openSUSE 11.4

Processor: Intel Core i7 720Q @ 1.60GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: LENOVO 4318CTO, Chipset: Intel Core DMI, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 160GB INTEL SSDSA2M160, Graphics: NVIDIA Quadro FX 880M (550/950MHz), Audio: Conexant CX20585, Network: Intel 82577LM Gigabit Connection + Intel Centrino Ultimate-N 6300

OS: SUSE LINUX 11.4, Kernel: 2.6.37.1-1.2-desktop (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 2.32.1, Display Server: X Server 1.9.3, Display Driver: nouveau 0.0.16, OpenGL: 1.4 (2.1 Mesa 7.10), Compiler: GCC 4.5, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1600x900

System Notes: Disk Scheduler: CFQ.

openSUSE 12.1

Processor: Intel Core i7 720Q @ 1.60GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: LENOVO 4318CTO, Chipset: Intel Core DMI, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 160GB INTEL SSDSA2M160, Graphics: NVIDIA Quadro FX 880M (550/790MHz), Audio: Conexant CX20585, Network: Intel 82577LM Gigabit Connection + Intel Centrino Ultimate-N 6300

OS: SUSE LINUX 12.1, Kernel: 3.1.0-1.2-desktop (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.2.1, Display Server: X Server 1.10.4, Display Driver: nouveau 0.0.16, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 7.11 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.6, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1600x900

SandyBridge

Processor: Intel Core i7-2600K @ 3.40GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS P8P67 LE, Chipset: Intel 2nd Generation Core Family, Memory: 4 x 2048 MB DDR3-1333MHz, Disk: 115GB OCZ VERTEX2, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 1024MB (763/1900MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B

OS: SUSE LINUX 12.1, Kernel: 3.1.0-1.2-default (x86_64), Desktop: KDE 4.7.2, Display Server: X Server 1.10.4, Display Driver: NVIDIA 290.10, OpenGL: 4.2.0 NVIDIA 290.10, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1440x900

System Notes: Disk Scheduler: CFQ. Intel SpeedStep was enabled.

openSUSE 11.4 vs. 12.1 Linux PerformanceProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioNetworkOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerDisplay DriverOpenGLCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionopenSUSE 11.4openSUSE 12.1SandyBridgeIntel Core i7 720Q @ 1.60GHz (8 Cores)LENOVO 4318CTOIntel Core DMI4096MB160GB INTEL SSDSA2M160NVIDIA Quadro FX 880M (550/950MHz)Conexant CX20585Intel 82577LM Gigabit Connection + Intel Centrino Ultimate-N 6300SUSE LINUX 11.42.6.37.1-1.2-desktop (x86_64)GNOME 2.32.1X Server 1.9.3nouveau 0.0.161.4 (2.1 Mesa 7.10)GCC 4.5ext41600x900NVIDIA Quadro FX 880M (550/790MHz)SUSE LINUX 12.13.1.0-1.2-desktop (x86_64)GNOME Shell 3.2.1X Server 1.10.42.1 Mesa 7.11 Gallium 0.4GCC 4.6Intel Core i7-2600K @ 3.40GHz (8 Cores)ASUS P8P67 LEIntel 2nd Generation Core Family4 x 2048 MB DDR3-1333MHz115GB OCZ VERTEX2NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 1024MB (763/1900MHz)Realtek ALC892Realtek RTL8111/8168B3.1.0-1.2-default (x86_64)KDE 4.7.2NVIDIA 290.104.2.0 NVIDIA 290.101440x900OpenBenchmarking.orgSystem Details- openSUSE 11.4: Disk Scheduler: CFQ.- openSUSE 12.1: Disk Scheduler: CFQ.- SandyBridge: Disk Scheduler: CFQ. Intel SpeedStep was enabled.

openSUSE 11.4openSUSE 12.1SandyBridgeResult OverviewPhoronix Test Suite100%158%217%275%334%SmallptSQLitex264C-RayParallel BZIP2 Compression7-Zip CompressionPostMarkTimed Apache CompilationLAME MP3 EncodingG.I.R.1.SD.T.DH.2.V.ETotal Time2.F.CC.S.TD.T.PTime To CompileWAV To MP3

openSUSE 11.4 vs. 12.1 Linux Performancec-ray: Total Timesmallpt: Global Illumination Renderer; 100 Samplessqlite: Default Test Directorypostmark: Disk Transaction Performancepgbench: TPC-B Transactions Per Secondx264: H.264 Video Encodingencode-mp3: WAV To MP3compress-7zip: Compress Speed Testcompress-pbzip2: 256MB File Compressionbuild-apache: Time To Compilebuild-php: Time To CompileopenSUSE 11.4openSUSE 12.1SandyBridge118.8626719.0935712932.8345.3330.81870119.3840.9952.10117.2625822.4229962661.8746.1930.39838919.7644.2258.4442.47806.776667130.4015.99224537.1420.32OpenBenchmarking.org

C-Ray

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterC-Ray 1.1Total TimeopenSUSE 11.4openSUSE 12.1SandyBridge306090120150SE +/- 0.27, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.63, N = 3118.86117.2642.47
OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterC-Ray 1.1Total TimeopenSUSE 11.4openSUSE 12.1SandyBridge20406080100Min: 118.44 / Avg: 118.86 / Max: 119.38Min: 117.22 / Avg: 117.26 / Max: 117.29Min: 41.21 / Avg: 42.47 / Max: 43.11

Smallpt

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterSmallpt 1.0Global Illumination Renderer; 100 SamplesopenSUSE 11.4openSUSE 12.1SandyBridge60120180240300SE +/- 4.25, N = 6SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 326725880
OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterSmallpt 1.0Global Illumination Renderer; 100 SamplesopenSUSE 11.4openSUSE 12.1SandyBridge50100150200250Min: 257 / Avg: 266.83 / Max: 280Min: 257 / Avg: 257.67 / Max: 258Min: 80 / Avg: 80 / Max: 80

SQLite

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterSQLite 3.7.3Test Target: Default Test DirectoryopenSUSE 11.4openSUSE 12.1SandyBridge510152025SE +/- 0.10, N = 3SE +/- 0.36, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 319.0922.426.77
OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterSQLite 3.7.3Test Target: Default Test DirectoryopenSUSE 11.4openSUSE 12.1SandyBridge510152025Min: 18.98 / Avg: 19.09 / Max: 19.3Min: 21.7 / Avg: 22.42 / Max: 22.82Min: 6.76 / Avg: 6.77 / Max: 6.78

PostMark

OpenBenchmarking.orgTPS, More Is BetterPostMark 1.51Disk Transaction PerformanceopenSUSE 11.4openSUSE 12.1SandyBridge14002800420056007000SE +/- 0.00, N = 5SE +/- 84.13, N = 10SE +/- 277.73, N = 10357129966667
OpenBenchmarking.orgTPS, More Is BetterPostMark 1.51Disk Transaction PerformanceopenSUSE 11.4openSUSE 12.1SandyBridge12002400360048006000Min: 3571 / Avg: 3571 / Max: 3571Min: 2777 / Avg: 2995.6 / Max: 3571Min: 6250 / Avg: 6666.6 / Max: 8333

PostgreSQL pgbench

OpenBenchmarking.orgTPS, More Is BetterPostgreSQL pgbench 9.0.4TPC-B Transactions Per SecondopenSUSE 11.4openSUSE 12.16001200180024003000SE +/- 19.06, N = 3SE +/- 20.16, N = 32932.832661.87
OpenBenchmarking.orgTPS, More Is BetterPostgreSQL pgbench 9.0.4TPC-B Transactions Per SecondopenSUSE 11.4openSUSE 12.15001000150020002500Min: 2895.03 / Avg: 2932.83 / Max: 2955.98Min: 2624.36 / Avg: 2661.87 / Max: 2693.41

x264

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is Betterx264 2010-11-22H.264 Video EncodingopenSUSE 11.4openSUSE 12.1SandyBridge306090120150SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.13, N = 3SE +/- 0.71, N = 345.3346.19130.40
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is Betterx264 2010-11-22H.264 Video EncodingopenSUSE 11.4openSUSE 12.1SandyBridge20406080100Min: 45.33 / Avg: 45.33 / Max: 45.34Min: 45.97 / Avg: 46.19 / Max: 46.43Min: 128.99 / Avg: 130.4 / Max: 131.19

LAME MP3 Encoding

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterLAME MP3 Encoding 3.98.2WAV To MP3openSUSE 11.4openSUSE 12.1SandyBridge714212835SE +/- 0.06, N = 5SE +/- 0.04, N = 5SE +/- 0.06, N = 530.8130.3915.99
OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterLAME MP3 Encoding 3.98.2WAV To MP3openSUSE 11.4openSUSE 12.1SandyBridge714212835Min: 30.72 / Avg: 30.81 / Max: 31.05Min: 30.33 / Avg: 30.39 / Max: 30.53Min: 15.86 / Avg: 15.99 / Max: 16.18

7-Zip Compression

OpenBenchmarking.orgMIPS, More Is Better7-Zip Compression 9.13Compress Speed TestopenSUSE 11.4openSUSE 12.1SandyBridge5K10K15K20K25KSE +/- 78.83, N = 3SE +/- 62.60, N = 3SE +/- 418.63, N = 38701838922453
OpenBenchmarking.orgMIPS, More Is Better7-Zip Compression 9.13Compress Speed TestopenSUSE 11.4openSUSE 12.1SandyBridge4K8K12K16K20KMin: 8558 / Avg: 8701 / Max: 8830Min: 8317 / Avg: 8389.33 / Max: 8514Min: 21626 / Avg: 22452.67 / Max: 22981

Parallel BZIP2 Compression

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterParallel BZIP2 Compression 1.0.5256MB File CompressionopenSUSE 11.4openSUSE 12.1SandyBridge510152025SE +/- 0.26, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.15, N = 619.3819.767.14
OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterParallel BZIP2 Compression 1.0.5256MB File CompressionopenSUSE 11.4openSUSE 12.1SandyBridge510152025Min: 19.12 / Avg: 19.38 / Max: 19.89Min: 19.64 / Avg: 19.76 / Max: 19.85Min: 6.67 / Avg: 7.14 / Max: 7.57

Timed Apache Compilation

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterTimed Apache Compilation 2.2.17Time To CompileopenSUSE 11.4openSUSE 12.1SandyBridge1020304050SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 340.9944.2220.32
OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterTimed Apache Compilation 2.2.17Time To CompileopenSUSE 11.4openSUSE 12.1SandyBridge918273645Min: 40.88 / Avg: 40.99 / Max: 41.17Min: 44.1 / Avg: 44.22 / Max: 44.28Min: 20.2 / Avg: 20.32 / Max: 20.5

Timed PHP Compilation

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterTimed PHP Compilation 5.2.9Time To CompileopenSUSE 11.4openSUSE 12.11326395265SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.11, N = 352.1058.44
OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterTimed PHP Compilation 5.2.9Time To CompileopenSUSE 11.4openSUSE 12.11224364860Min: 52.08 / Avg: 52.1 / Max: 52.12Min: 58.22 / Avg: 58.44 / Max: 58.59

openSUSE 11.4

Processor: Intel Core i7 720Q @ 1.60GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: LENOVO 4318CTO, Chipset: Intel Core DMI, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 160GB INTEL SSDSA2M160, Graphics: NVIDIA Quadro FX 880M (550/950MHz), Audio: Conexant CX20585, Network: Intel 82577LM Gigabit Connection + Intel Centrino Ultimate-N 6300

OS: SUSE LINUX 11.4, Kernel: 2.6.37.1-1.2-desktop (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 2.32.1, Display Server: X Server 1.9.3, Display Driver: nouveau 0.0.16, OpenGL: 1.4 (2.1 Mesa 7.10), Compiler: GCC 4.5, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1600x900

System Notes: Disk Scheduler: CFQ.

Testing initiated at 15 November 2011 23:54 by user phoronix.

openSUSE 12.1

Processor: Intel Core i7 720Q @ 1.60GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: LENOVO 4318CTO, Chipset: Intel Core DMI, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 160GB INTEL SSDSA2M160, Graphics: NVIDIA Quadro FX 880M (550/790MHz), Audio: Conexant CX20585, Network: Intel 82577LM Gigabit Connection + Intel Centrino Ultimate-N 6300

OS: SUSE LINUX 12.1, Kernel: 3.1.0-1.2-desktop (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.2.1, Display Server: X Server 1.10.4, Display Driver: nouveau 0.0.16, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 7.11 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.6, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1600x900

System Notes: Disk Scheduler: CFQ.

Testing initiated at 15 November 2011 22:16 by user phoronix.

SandyBridge

Processor: Intel Core i7-2600K @ 3.40GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS P8P67 LE, Chipset: Intel 2nd Generation Core Family, Memory: 4 x 2048 MB DDR3-1333MHz, Disk: 115GB OCZ VERTEX2, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 1024MB (763/1900MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B

OS: SUSE LINUX 12.1, Kernel: 3.1.0-1.2-default (x86_64), Desktop: KDE 4.7.2, Display Server: X Server 1.10.4, Display Driver: NVIDIA 290.10, OpenGL: 4.2.0 NVIDIA 290.10, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1440x900

System Notes: Disk Scheduler: CFQ. Intel SpeedStep was enabled.

Testing initiated at 7 November 2011 00:23 by user root.