dec-2011-upgrade
Comparing AMD Athlon II X2 4400e to Phenom II X4 965 BE. Starting with original Ubuntu 10.04 32-bit followed by 10.04 64-bit upgrade then CPU upgrade. Also testing newer distributions on upgraded CPU.
4400e 32-bit
Processor: AMD Athlon II X2 4400e @ 2.70GHz (2 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS M4A785TD-V EVO, Chipset: AMD RS780 + SB700/SB800, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 640GB Western Digital WD6400AAKS-0, Graphics: ATI Radeon HD 4200 368MB (500/667MHz), Audio: VIA VT1708S, Monitor: VX700-2, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B
OS: Ubuntu 10.04, Kernel: 2.6.32-37-generic-pae (i686), Desktop: GNOME 2.30.2, Display Server: X Server 1.7.6, Display Driver: fglrx 8.72.11, Compiler: GCC 4.4.3, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1280x1024
System Notes: Disk Scheduler: CFQ. Python 2.6.5. Compiz was running on this system.
4400e 64-bit
OS: Ubuntu 10.04, Kernel: 2.6.32-37-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 2.30.2, Display Server: X Server 1.7.6, Display Driver: fglrx 8.72.11, Compiler: GCC 4.4.3, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1280x1024
965be 64-bit
Changed Processor to AMD Phenom II X4 965 @ 3.40GHz (4 Cores).
opensuse
Processor: AMD Phenom II X4 965 @ 3.40GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS M4A785TD-V EVO, Chipset: AMD RS880 + SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 640GB Western Digital WD6400AAKS-0, Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 4200 368MB (500/667MHz), Audio: VIA VT1708S, Monitor: DELL E172FP, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B
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: radeon 6.14.2, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 7.11 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.6, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1280x1024
System Notes: Disk Scheduler: CFQ. Python 2.7.2.
mint-12
Processor: AMD Phenom II X4 965 @ 3.40GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS M4A785TD-V EVO, Chipset: AMD RS880 + SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 640GB Western Digital WD6400AAKS-0, Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 4200 368MB, Audio: VIA VT1708S, Monitor: DELL E172FP, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B
OS: LinuxMint 12, Kernel: 3.0.0-12-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.2.1, Display Server: X Server 1.10.4, 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: 1280x1024
System Notes: Disk Scheduler: CFQ. Python 2.7.2+.
GMPbench
C-Ray
Threaded I/O Tester
Parallel BZIP2 Compression
Threaded I/O Tester
NAS Parallel Benchmarks
OpenSSL
Timed HMMer Search
This test searches through the Pfam database of profile hidden markov models. The search finds the domain structure of Drosophila Sevenless protein. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
Smallpt
NAS Parallel Benchmarks
7-Zip Compression
FFmpeg
Tachyon
Threaded I/O Tester
NAS Parallel Benchmarks
Threaded I/O Tester
GraphicsMagick
Threaded I/O Tester
NAS Parallel Benchmarks
GraphicsMagick
Threaded I/O Tester
NAS Parallel Benchmarks
Threaded I/O Tester
GraphicsMagick
Threaded I/O Tester
John The Ripper
GraphicsMagick
Threaded I/O Tester
Sudokut
This is a test of Sudokut, which is a Sudoku puzzle solver written in Tcl. This test measures how long it takes to solve 100 Sudoku puzzles. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
NAS Parallel Benchmarks
Ogg Encoding
Threaded I/O Tester
GraphicsMagick
Timed MAFFT Alignment
NAS Parallel Benchmarks
Timed Apache Compilation
LZMA Compression
CacheBench
This is a performance test of CacheBench, which is part of LLCbench. CacheBench is designed to test the memory and cache bandwidth performance Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
Threaded I/O Tester
Gcrypt Library
Threaded I/O Tester
PostgreSQL pgbench
CacheBench
This is a performance test of CacheBench, which is part of LLCbench. CacheBench is designed to test the memory and cache bandwidth performance Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
PyBench
Minion
Threaded I/O Tester
Himeno Benchmark
The Himeno benchmark is a linear solver of pressure Poisson using a point-Jacobi method. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
Threaded I/O Tester
LAME MP3 Encoding
LAME is an MP3 encoder licensed under the LGPL. This test measures the time required to encode a WAV file to MP3 format. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
Minion
Threaded I/O Tester
dcraw
Threaded I/O Tester
POV-Ray
Minion
CacheBench
This is a performance test of CacheBench, which is part of LLCbench. CacheBench is designed to test the memory and cache bandwidth performance Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
TSCP
NAS Parallel Benchmarks
Dbench
Dbench is a benchmark designed by the Samba project as a free alternative to netbench, but dbench contains only file-system calls for testing the disk performance. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
Stream
Threaded I/O Tester
Stream
Threaded I/O Tester
RAMspeed SMP
Threaded I/O Tester
RAMspeed SMP
Threaded I/O Tester
Stream
Threaded I/O Tester
Stream
Threaded I/O Tester
Sunflow Rendering System
SQLite
Threaded I/O Tester
PostMark
GnuPG
Apache Benchmark
4400e 32-bit
Processor: AMD Athlon II X2 4400e @ 2.70GHz (2 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS M4A785TD-V EVO, Chipset: AMD RS780 + SB700/SB800, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 640GB Western Digital WD6400AAKS-0, Graphics: ATI Radeon HD 4200 368MB (500/667MHz), Audio: VIA VT1708S, Monitor: VX700-2, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B
OS: Ubuntu 10.04, Kernel: 2.6.32-37-generic-pae (i686), Desktop: GNOME 2.30.2, Display Server: X Server 1.7.6, Display Driver: fglrx 8.72.11, Compiler: GCC 4.4.3, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1280x1024
System Notes: Disk Scheduler: CFQ. Python 2.6.5. Compiz was running on this system.
Testing initiated at 24 December 2011 01:44 by user schrody.
4400e 64-bit
Processor: AMD Athlon II X2 4400e @ 2.70GHz (2 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS M4A785TD-V EVO, Chipset: AMD RS780 + SB700/SB800, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 640GB Western Digital WD6400AAKS-0, Graphics: ATI Radeon HD 4200 368MB (500/667MHz), Audio: VIA VT1708S, Monitor: VX700-2, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B
OS: Ubuntu 10.04, Kernel: 2.6.32-37-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 2.30.2, Display Server: X Server 1.7.6, Display Driver: fglrx 8.72.11, Compiler: GCC 4.4.3, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1280x1024
System Notes: Disk Scheduler: CFQ. Python 2.6.5. Compiz was running on this system.
Testing initiated at 26 December 2011 18:22 by user schrody.
965be 64-bit
Processor: AMD Phenom II X4 965 @ 3.40GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS M4A785TD-V EVO, Chipset: AMD RS780 + SB700/SB800, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 640GB Western Digital WD6400AAKS-0, Graphics: ATI Radeon HD 4200 368MB (500/667MHz), Audio: VIA VT1708S, Monitor: VX700-2, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B
OS: Ubuntu 10.04, Kernel: 2.6.32-37-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 2.30.2, Display Server: X Server 1.7.6, Display Driver: fglrx 8.72.11, Compiler: GCC 4.4.3, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1280x1024
System Notes: Disk Scheduler: CFQ. Python 2.6.5. Compiz was running on this system.
Testing initiated at 27 December 2011 16:45 by user schrody.
opensuse
Processor: AMD Phenom II X4 965 @ 3.40GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS M4A785TD-V EVO, Chipset: AMD RS880 + SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 640GB Western Digital WD6400AAKS-0, Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 4200 368MB (500/667MHz), Audio: VIA VT1708S, Monitor: DELL E172FP, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B
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: radeon 6.14.2, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 7.11 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.6, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1280x1024
System Notes: Disk Scheduler: CFQ. Python 2.7.2.
Testing initiated at 28 December 2011 22:53 by user schrody.
mint-12
Processor: AMD Phenom II X4 965 @ 3.40GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS M4A785TD-V EVO, Chipset: AMD RS880 + SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 640GB Western Digital WD6400AAKS-0, Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 4200 368MB, Audio: VIA VT1708S, Monitor: DELL E172FP, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B
OS: LinuxMint 12, Kernel: 3.0.0-12-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.2.1, Display Server: X Server 1.10.4, 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: 1280x1024
System Notes: Disk Scheduler: CFQ. Python 2.7.2+.
Testing initiated at 29 December 2011 23:57 by user schrody.