Oracle Linux Server 6.2 On Core i5
Testing Oracle Linux Server 6.2 x86_64 on an Intel Core i5 Sandy Bridge system along with CentOS 6.2 and Scientific Linux 6.2. Testing by Michael Larabel of Phoronix.


Core i5 2520M: Scientific Linux 6.2: 

	Processor: Intel Core i5-2520M @ 2.50GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: HP 161C, Chipset: Intel 2nd Generation Core Family DRAM, Memory: 1 x 4096 MB, Disk: 160GB INTEL SSDSA2M160, Graphics: Intel Sandybridge Mobile (GT2+), Audio: Intel 6 /C200, Network: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection + Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205

	OS: Scientific 6.2, Kernel: 2.6.32-220.el6.x86_64 (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 2.28.2, Display Server: X Server 1.10.4, Display Driver: intel 2.16.0, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 7.11, Compiler: GCC 4.4.6, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1600x900

Core i5 2520M: CentOS 6.2: 

	Processor: Intel Core i5-2520M @ 2.50GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: HP 161C, Chipset: Intel 2nd Generation Core Family DRAM, Memory: 1 x 4096 MB, Disk: 160GB INTEL SSDSA2M160, Graphics: Intel Sandybridge Mobile (GT2+), Audio: Intel 6 /C200, Network: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection + Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205

	OS: CentOS 6.2, Kernel: 2.6.32-220.el6.x86_64 (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 2.28.2, Display Server: X Server 1.10.4, Display Driver: intel 2.16.0, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 7.11, Compiler: GCC 4.4.6, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1600x900

Core i5 2520M: Oracle Linux 6.2: 

	Processor: Intel Core i5-2520M @ 2.50GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: HP 161C, Chipset: Intel 2nd Generation Core Family DRAM, Memory: 1 x 4096 MB, Disk: 160GB INTEL SSDSA2M160, Graphics: Intel 2nd Generation Core Family IGP, Audio: IDT 92HD81B1X5, Network: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection + Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205

	OS: OracleServer 6.2, Kernel: 2.6.32-300.3.1.el6uek.x86_64 (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 2.28.2, Display Server: X Server 1.10.4, Display Driver: intel 2.16.0, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 7.11, Compiler: GCC 4.4.6, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1024x768


C-Ray 1.1
Total Time
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Core i5 2520M: Scientific Linux 6.2 . 126.57 |=================================
Core i5 2520M: CentOS 6.2 ........... 126.60 |=================================
Core i5 2520M: Oracle Linux 6.2 ..... 126.56 |=================================


Smallpt 1.0
Global Illumination Renderer; 100 Samples
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Core i5 2520M: Scientific Linux 6.2 . 234 |====================================
Core i5 2520M: CentOS 6.2 ........... 237 |====================================
Core i5 2520M: Oracle Linux 6.2 ..... 234 |====================================


LAME MP3 Encoding 3.99.3
WAV To MP3
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Core i5 2520M: Scientific Linux 6.2 . 16.58 |=================================
Core i5 2520M: CentOS 6.2 ........... 16.91 |==================================
Core i5 2520M: Oracle Linux 6.2 ..... 16.79 |==================================


FLAC Audio Encoding 1.2.1
WAV To FLAC
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Core i5 2520M: Scientific Linux 6.2 . 7.52 |===================================
Core i5 2520M: CentOS 6.2 ........... 7.51 |==================================
Core i5 2520M: Oracle Linux 6.2 ..... 7.62 |===================================


7-Zip Compression 9.20.1
Compress Speed Test
MIPS > Higher Is Better
Core i5 2520M: Scientific Linux 6.2 . 8214 |===================================
Core i5 2520M: CentOS 6.2 ........... 8182 |===================================
Core i5 2520M: Oracle Linux 6.2 ..... 8022 |==================================


Parallel BZIP2 Compression 1.0.5
256MB File Compression
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Core i5 2520M: Scientific Linux 6.2 . 22.05 |==================================
Core i5 2520M: CentOS 6.2 ........... 21.82 |==================================
Core i5 2520M: Oracle Linux 6.2 ..... 21.55 |=================================


Timed Linux Kernel Compilation 3.1
Time To Compile
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Core i5 2520M: Scientific Linux 6.2 . 202.08 |=================================
Core i5 2520M: CentOS 6.2 ........... 200.09 |================================
Core i5 2520M: Oracle Linux 6.2 ..... 204.66 |=================================


John The Ripper 1.7.9
Test: Traditional DES
Real C/S > Higher Is Better
Core i5 2520M: Scientific Linux 6.2 . 4357667 |================================
Core i5 2520M: CentOS 6.2 ........... 4359333 |================================
Core i5 2520M: Oracle Linux 6.2 ..... 4290000 |===============================


John The Ripper 1.7.9
Test: MD5
Real C/S > Higher Is Better
Core i5 2520M: Scientific Linux 6.2 . 12267 |==================================
Core i5 2520M: CentOS 6.2 ........... 12254 |==================================
Core i5 2520M: Oracle Linux 6.2 ..... 12194 |==================================


John The Ripper 1.7.9
Test: Blowfish
Real C/S > Higher Is Better
Core i5 2520M: Scientific Linux 6.2 . 751 |====================================
Core i5 2520M: CentOS 6.2 ........... 748 |====================================
Core i5 2520M: Oracle Linux 6.2 ..... 745 |====================================


OpenSSL 1.0.0e
RSA 4096-bit Performance
Signs Per Second > Higher Is Better
Core i5 2520M: Scientific Linux 6.2 . 74.98 |==================================
Core i5 2520M: CentOS 6.2 ........... 75.10 |==================================
Core i5 2520M: Oracle Linux 6.2 ..... 73.88 |=================================


Apache Benchmark 2.2.21
Static Web Page Serving
Requests Per Second > Higher Is Better
Core i5 2520M: Scientific Linux 6.2 . 10456.90 |==============================
Core i5 2520M: CentOS 6.2 ........... 10970.89 |===============================
Core i5 2520M: Oracle Linux 6.2 ..... 9693.98  |===========================


PostMark 1.51
Disk Transaction Performance
TPS > Higher Is Better
Core i5 2520M: Scientific Linux 6.2 . 3988 |===================================
Core i5 2520M: CentOS 6.2 ........... 3869 |==================================
Core i5 2520M: Oracle Linux 6.2 ..... 3348 |=============================


IOzone 3.347
Record Size: 4Kb - File Size: 8GB - Disk Test: Write Performance
MB/s > Higher Is Better
Core i5 2520M: Scientific Linux 6.2 . 112.34 |=================================
Core i5 2520M: CentOS 6.2 ........... 112.47 |=================================
Core i5 2520M: Oracle Linux 6.2 ..... 111.86 |=================================


IOzone 3.347
Record Size: 4Kb - File Size: 8GB - Disk Test: Read Performance
MB/s > Higher Is Better
Core i5 2520M: Scientific Linux 6.2 . 254.36 |=================================
Core i5 2520M: CentOS 6.2 ........... 254.15 |=================================
Core i5 2520M: Oracle Linux 6.2 ..... 245.31 |================================


Timed MAFFT Alignment 6.864
Multiple Sequence Alignment
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Core i5 2520M: Scientific Linux 6.2 . 25.87 |==================================
Core i5 2520M: CentOS 6.2 ........... 24.12 |================================
Core i5 2520M: Oracle Linux 6.2 ..... 24.39 |================================


Timed HMMer Search 2.3.2
Pfam Database Search
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Core i5 2520M: Scientific Linux 6.2 . 27.32 |==================================
Core i5 2520M: CentOS 6.2 ........... 26.53 |=================================
Core i5 2520M: Oracle Linux 6.2 ..... 26.28 |=================================


Himeno Benchmark 3.0
Poisson Pressure Solver
MFLOPS > Higher Is Better
Core i5 2520M: Scientific Linux 6.2 . 1273.11 |==============================
Core i5 2520M: CentOS 6.2 ........... 1346.93 |===============================
Core i5 2520M: Oracle Linux 6.2 ..... 1371.59 |================================


NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3
Test / Class: BT.A
Total Mop/s > Higher Is Better
Core i5 2520M: Scientific Linux 6.2 . 5374.84 |================================
Core i5 2520M: CentOS 6.2 ........... 5390.53 |================================
Core i5 2520M: Oracle Linux 6.2 ..... 5298.30 |===============================


NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3
Test / Class: CG.B
Total Mop/s > Higher Is Better
Core i5 2520M: Scientific Linux 6.2 . 1226.98 |===============================
Core i5 2520M: CentOS 6.2 ........... 1226.64 |===============================
Core i5 2520M: Oracle Linux 6.2 ..... 1274.01 |================================


NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3
Test / Class: IS.C
Total Mop/s > Higher Is Better
Core i5 2520M: Scientific Linux 6.2 . 127.52 |===========================
Core i5 2520M: CentOS 6.2 ........... 119.52 |=========================
Core i5 2520M: Oracle Linux 6.2 ..... 155.59 |=================================


NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3
Test / Class: LU.A
Total Mop/s > Higher Is Better
Core i5 2520M: Scientific Linux 6.2 . 3497.04 |===============================
Core i5 2520M: CentOS 6.2 ........... 3481.83 |===============================
Core i5 2520M: Oracle Linux 6.2 ..... 3604.53 |================================


NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3
Test / Class: MG.B
Total Mop/s > Higher Is Better
Core i5 2520M: Scientific Linux 6.2 . 2774.49 |================================
Core i5 2520M: CentOS 6.2 ........... 2780.52 |================================
Core i5 2520M: Oracle Linux 6.2 ..... 2814.19 |================================


NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3
Test / Class: SP.A
Total Mop/s > Higher Is Better
Core i5 2520M: Scientific Linux 6.2 . 2458.32 |================================
Core i5 2520M: CentOS 6.2 ........... 2460.63 |================================
Core i5 2520M: Oracle Linux 6.2 ..... 2433.95 |================================


NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3
Test / Class: UA.A
Total Mop/s > Higher Is Better
Core i5 2520M: Scientific Linux 6.2 . 16.66 |==================================
Core i5 2520M: CentOS 6.2 ........... 16.69 |==================================
Core i5 2520M: Oracle Linux 6.2 ..... 16.71 |==================================