Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion 12A128p

Performance benchmarks of Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion using the Developer Preview 1 build 12A128p. Testing being done from a 2011 Apple Mac Mini with Intel Sandy Bridge processor. This is still some early Mac OS X 10.8 benchmarking of performance with more coming once OS X 10.8 is officially released in summer of 2012.

Compare your own system(s) to this result file with the Phoronix Test Suite by running the command: phoronix-test-suite benchmark 1202187-BY-MACOSX10871
Jump To Table - Results

View

Do Not Show Noisy Results
Do Not Show Results With Incomplete Data
Do Not Show Results With Little Change/Spread
List Notable Results
Show Result Confidence Charts
Allow Limiting Results To Certain Suite(s)

Statistics

Show Overall Harmonic Mean(s)
Show Overall Geometric Mean
Show Wins / Losses Counts (Pie Chart)
Normalize Results
Remove Outliers Before Calculating Averages

Graph Settings

Force Line Graphs Where Applicable
Convert To Scalar Where Applicable
Prefer Vertical Bar Graphs

Multi-Way Comparison

Condense Multi-Option Tests Into Single Result Graphs

Table

Show Detailed System Result Table

Run Management

Highlight
Result
Toggle/Hide
Result
Result
Identifier
View Logs
Performance Per
Dollar
Date
Run
  Test
  Duration
Mac OS X 10.7.3
February 18 2012
 
Mac OS X 10.8 DP1
February 18 2012
 
Invert Behavior (Only Show Selected Data)
 
Only show results matching title/arguments (delimit multiple options with a comma):
Do not show results matching title/arguments (delimit multiple options with a comma):

Mac OS X 10.7.3

Processor: Intel Core i5 @ 2.30GHz (2 Cores), Motherboard: Apple Mac mini, Chipset: Intel 6, Memory: 2 x 1 GB DDR3-1333MHz, Disk: 500GB Hitachi HTS545050B9A302, Graphics: Intel HD 3000 288MB, Monitor: Acer P243W

OS: Mac OS X 10.7.3 (11D50b), Kernel: 11.3.0 (x86_64), Display Server: X Server 1.10.3, Display Driver: intel, OpenGL: 2.1, Compiler: GCC 4.2.1 + Clang 3.0, File-System: Journaled HFS+, Screen Resolution: 1920x1200

System Notes: Python 2.7.1.

Mac OS X 10.8 DP1

Processor: Intel Core i5 @ 2.30GHz (2 Cores), Motherboard: Apple Mac mini, Chipset: Intel 6, Memory: 2 x 1 GB DDR3-1333MHz, Disk: 500GB Hitachi HTS545050B9A302, Graphics: 288MB, Monitor: Acer P243W

OS: OS X 10.8 (12A128p), Kernel: 12.0.0 (x86_64), Display Driver: 288mb, File-System: Journaled HFS+, Screen Resolution: 1920x1200

System Notes: Python 2.7.2.

Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion 12A128pProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsMonitorOSKernelDisplay ServerDisplay DriverOpenGLCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionMac OS X 10.7.3Mac OS X 10.8 DP1Intel Core i5 @ 2.30GHz (2 Cores)Apple Mac miniIntel 62 x 1 GB DDR3-1333MHz500GB Hitachi HTS545050B9A302Intel HD 3000 288MBAcer P243WMac OS X 10.7.3 (11D50b)11.3.0 (x86_64)X Server 1.10.3intel2.1GCC 4.2.1 + Clang 3.0Journaled HFS+1920x1200288MBOS X 10.8 (12A128p)12.0.0 (x86_64)288mbOpenBenchmarking.orgSystem Details- Mac OS X 10.7.3: Python 2.7.1.- Mac OS X 10.8 DP1: Python 2.7.2.

Mac OS X 10.7.3 vs. Mac OS X 10.8 DP1 ComparisonPhoronix Test SuiteBaseline+36.6%+36.6%+73.2%+73.2%+109.8%+109.8%26.9%10.9%5%3.3%2.5%2%1600 x 1200 - No - Off146.2%Read Compiled Tree1920 x 1080 - No - Off1280 x 10246.1%1280 x 1024 - No - OffInitial Create1920 x 10802.9%R.4.b.P1600 x 12002.3%1920 x 10802.1%Total TimeNexuizCompile BenchNexuizOpenArenaNexuizCompile BenchOpenArenaOpenSSLWarsowWarsowSudokutMac OS X 10.7.3Mac OS X 10.8 DP1

Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion 12A128popenarena: 1280 x 1024openarena: 1600 x 1200openarena: 1920 x 1080nexuiz: 1280 x 1024 - No - Offnexuiz: 1600 x 1200 - No - Offnexuiz: 1920 x 1080 - No - Offwarsow: 1280 x 1024warsow: 1600 x 1200warsow: 1920 x 1080c-ray: Total Timeopenssl: RSA 4096-bit Performancemafft: Multiple Sequence Alignmentcompress-7zip: Compress Speed Testpostmark: Disk Transaction Performancesudokut: Total Timetscp: AI Chess Performancejohn-the-ripper: Traditional DESjohn-the-ripper: MD5john-the-ripper: Blowfishcompilebench: Initial Createcompilebench: Compilecompilebench: Read Compiled TreeMac OS X 10.7.3Mac OS X 10.8 DP187.2074.2772.2061.7961.8822.0185.8074.9374.10128.3624.0332.27611713152.543084903939000605441330.4133.2637.1282.1873.1770.1764.8925.1324.4084.7373.2772.57128.1024.6332.15607613151.523081463941333605941331.4032.9947.11OpenBenchmarking.org

OpenArena

This is a test of OpenArena, a popular open-source first-person shooter. This game is based upon ioquake3, which in turn uses the GPL version of id Software's Quake 3 engine. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.5Resolution: 1280 x 1024Mac OS X 10.7.3Mac OS X 10.8 DP120406080100SE +/- 0.69, N = 3SE +/- 2.64, N = 687.2082.18

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.5Resolution: 1600 x 1200Mac OS X 10.7.3Mac OS X 10.8 DP11632486480SE +/- 0.22, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 374.2773.17

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.5Resolution: 1920 x 1080Mac OS X 10.7.3Mac OS X 10.8 DP11632486480SE +/- 0.17, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 372.2070.17

Nexuiz

This is a benchmark of Nexuiz, a popular open-source first-person shooter. This game uses the DarkPlaces engine, which is a largely modified version of the Quake engine with extra features such as High Dynamic Range rendering and OpenGL 2.0 shaders. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterNexuiz 2.5.2Resolution: 1280 x 1024 - HDR: No - Sound: OffMac OS X 10.7.3Mac OS X 10.8 DP11428425670SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.38, N = 361.7964.89

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterNexuiz 2.5.2Resolution: 1600 x 1200 - HDR: No - Sound: OffMac OS X 10.7.3Mac OS X 10.8 DP11428425670SE +/- 0.26, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 361.8825.13

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterNexuiz 2.5.2Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - HDR: No - Sound: OffMac OS X 10.7.3Mac OS X 10.8 DP1612182430SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 322.0124.40

Warsow

This is a benchmark of Warsow, a popular open-source first-person shooter. This game uses the QFusion engine. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterWarsow 0.5Resolution: 1280 x 1024Mac OS X 10.7.3Mac OS X 10.8 DP120406080100SE +/- 0.65, N = 3SE +/- 1.02, N = 385.8084.73

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterWarsow 0.5Resolution: 1600 x 1200Mac OS X 10.7.3Mac OS X 10.8 DP120406080100SE +/- 0.58, N = 3SE +/- 0.45, N = 374.9373.27

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterWarsow 0.5Resolution: 1920 x 1080Mac OS X 10.7.3Mac OS X 10.8 DP11632486480SE +/- 0.50, N = 3SE +/- 0.43, N = 374.1072.57

C-Ray

This is a test of C-Ray, a simple raytracer designed to test the floating-point CPU performance. This test is multi-threaded (16 threads per core), will shoot 8 rays per pixel for anti-aliasing, and will generate a 1600 x 1200 image. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterC-Ray 1.1Total TimeMac OS X 10.7.3Mac OS X 10.8 DP1306090120150SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3128.36128.10

OpenSSL

OpenBenchmarking.orgSigns Per Second, More Is BetterOpenSSL 1.0.0eRSA 4096-bit PerformanceMac OS X 10.7.3Mac OS X 10.8 DP1612182430SE +/- 0.18, N = 4SE +/- 0.17, N = 424.0324.63

Timed MAFFT Alignment

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterTimed MAFFT Alignment 6.864Multiple Sequence AlignmentMac OS X 10.7.3Mac OS X 10.8 DP1714212835SE +/- 0.20, N = 3SE +/- 0.17, N = 332.2732.15

7-Zip Compression

OpenBenchmarking.orgMIPS, More Is Better7-Zip Compression 9.20.1Compress Speed TestMac OS X 10.7.3Mac OS X 10.8 DP113002600390052006500SE +/- 16.01, N = 3SE +/- 1.33, N = 361176076

PostMark

OpenBenchmarking.orgTPS, More Is BetterPostMark 1.51Disk Transaction PerformanceMac OS X 10.7.3Mac OS X 10.8 DP1306090120150SE +/- 1.63, N = 5SE +/- 0.20, N = 5131131

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.

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterSudokut 0.4Total TimeMac OS X 10.7.3Mac OS X 10.8 DP11224364860SE +/- 0.27, N = 3SE +/- 0.10, N = 352.5451.52

TSCP

OpenBenchmarking.orgNodes Per Second, More Is BetterTSCP 1.81AI Chess PerformanceMac OS X 10.7.3Mac OS X 10.8 DP170K140K210K280K350KSE +/- 117.33, N = 5SE +/- 378.85, N = 5308490308146

John The Ripper

OpenBenchmarking.orgReal C/S, More Is BetterJohn The Ripper 1.7.9Test: Traditional DESMac OS X 10.7.3Mac OS X 10.8 DP1800K1600K2400K3200K4000KSE +/- 3605.55, N = 3SE +/- 1201.85, N = 339390003941333

OpenBenchmarking.orgReal C/S, More Is BetterJohn The Ripper 1.7.9Test: MD5Mac OS X 10.7.3Mac OS X 10.8 DP113002600390052006500SE +/- 6.96, N = 3SE +/- 1.86, N = 360546059

OpenBenchmarking.orgReal C/S, More Is BetterJohn The Ripper 1.7.9Test: BlowfishMac OS X 10.7.3Mac OS X 10.8 DP190180270360450SE +/- 1.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.67, N = 3413413

Compile Bench

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterCompile Bench 0.6Test: Initial CreateMac OS X 10.7.3Mac OS X 10.8 DP1714212835SE +/- 1.54, N = 6SE +/- 0.54, N = 330.4131.40

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterCompile Bench 0.6Test: CompileMac OS X 10.7.3Mac OS X 10.8 DP1816243240SE +/- 0.31, N = 3SE +/- 0.39, N = 333.2632.99

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterCompile Bench 0.6Test: Read Compiled TreeMac OS X 10.7.3Mac OS X 10.8 DP11122334455SE +/- 0.59, N = 4SE +/- 8.49, N = 337.1247.11

Mac OS X 10.7.3

Processor: Intel Core i5 @ 2.30GHz (2 Cores), Motherboard: Apple Mac mini, Chipset: Intel 6, Memory: 2 x 1 GB DDR3-1333MHz, Disk: 500GB Hitachi HTS545050B9A302, Graphics: Intel HD 3000 288MB, Monitor: Acer P243W

OS: Mac OS X 10.7.3 (11D50b), Kernel: 11.3.0 (x86_64), Display Server: X Server 1.10.3, Display Driver: intel, OpenGL: 2.1, Compiler: GCC 4.2.1 + Clang 3.0, File-System: Journaled HFS+, Screen Resolution: 1920x1200

System Notes: Python 2.7.1.

Testing initiated at 18 February 2012 07:55 by user phoronix.

Mac OS X 10.8 DP1

Processor: Intel Core i5 @ 2.30GHz (2 Cores), Motherboard: Apple Mac mini, Chipset: Intel 6, Memory: 2 x 1 GB DDR3-1333MHz, Disk: 500GB Hitachi HTS545050B9A302, Graphics: 288MB, Monitor: Acer P243W

OS: OS X 10.8 (12A128p), Kernel: 12.0.0 (x86_64), Display Driver: 288mb, File-System: Journaled HFS+, Screen Resolution: 1920x1200

System Notes: Python 2.7.2.

Testing initiated at 18 February 2012 11:04 by user phoronix.