Mac OS X 10.8 vs. Ubuntu 12.04 Benchmarks 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. Performance compared to Ubuntu 11.10 and Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 2012-02-19 from the same Mac Mini setup. Benchmarking for a future article on Phoronix.com by Michael Larabel.
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Mac OS X 10.8 vs. Ubuntu 12.04 Benchmarks Processor Motherboard Chipset Memory Disk Graphics Monitor Audio Network OS Kernel Display Server Display Driver OpenGL Compiler File-System Screen Resolution Desktop Mac OS X 10.7.3 Mac OS X 10.8 DP1 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 2012-02-19 Ubuntu 11.10 Intel Core i5 @ 2.30GHz (2 Cores) Apple Mac mini Intel 6 2 x 1 GB DDR3-1333MHz 500GB Hitachi HTS545050B9A302 Intel HD 3000 288MB Acer P243W Mac OS X 10.7.3 (11D50b) 11.3.0 (x86_64) X Server 1.10.3 intel 2.1 GCC 4.2.1 + Clang 3.0 Journaled HFS+ 1920x1200 288MB OS X 10.8 (12A128p) 12.0.0 (x86_64) 288mb Intel Core i5-2415M @ 2.30GHz (4 Cores) Apple Mac-8ED6AF5B48C039E1 Intel 2nd Generation Core Family DRAM 2048MB 500GB Hitachi HTS54505 Intel Sandybridge Mobile (GT2+) Cirrus Logic CS4206 Broadcom NetXtreme BCM57765 Gigabit PCIe + Broadcom BCM4331 802.11a/b/g/n Ubuntu 12.04 3.2.0-16-generic (x86_64) Unity 5.4.0 X Server 1.11.3 intel 2.17.0 3.0 Mesa 8.0-rc2 GCC 4.6 ext4 Ubuntu 11.10 3.0.0-12-generic (x86_64) Unity 4.22.0 X Server 1.10.4 intel 2.15.901 2.1 Mesa 7.11 GCC 4.6.1 OpenBenchmarking.org System Details - Mac OS X 10.7.3: Python 2.7.1. - Mac OS X 10.8 DP1: Python 2.7.2. - Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 2012-02-19: Disk Scheduler: CFQ. Python 2.7.2+. Compiz was running on this system. - Ubuntu 11.10: Disk Scheduler: CFQ. Python 2.7.2+. Compiz was running on this system.
Mac OS X 10.8 vs. Ubuntu 12.04 Benchmarks compress-7zip: Compress Speed Test c-ray: Total Time compilebench: Initial Create compilebench: Compile compilebench: Read Compiled Tree john-the-ripper: Traditional DES john-the-ripper: MD5 john-the-ripper: Blowfish nexuiz: 1280 x 1024 - No - Off nexuiz: 1600 x 1200 - No - Off nexuiz: 1920 x 1080 - No - Off openarena: 1280 x 1024 openarena: 1600 x 1200 openarena: 1920 x 1080 openssl: RSA 4096-bit Performance postmark: Disk Transaction Performance sudokut: Total Time mafft: Multiple Sequence Alignment tscp: AI Chess Performance warsow: 1280 x 1024 warsow: 1600 x 1200 warsow: 1920 x 1080 Mac OS X 10.7.3 Mac OS X 10.8 DP1 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 2012-02-19 Ubuntu 11.10 6117 128.36 30.41 33.26 37.12 3939000 6054 413 61.79 61.88 22.01 87.20 74.27 72.20 24.03 131 52.54 32.27 308490 85.80 74.93 74.10 6076 128.10 31.40 32.99 47.11 3941333 6059 413 64.89 25.13 24.40 82.18 73.17 70.17 24.63 131 51.52 32.15 308146 84.73 73.27 72.57 7188 129.13 30.30 31.09 23.82 3951333 11252 716 26.18 20.93 19.98 84.17 52.37 52.37 67.95 216 27.32 25.60 414871 6855 128.94 30.58 30.77 31.26 3952333 11236 716 19.63 1 1 52.82 3 3 68.28 226 27.52 25.54 414432 33.10 33.20 33.20 OpenBenchmarking.org
7-Zip Compression Compress Speed Test OpenBenchmarking.org MIPS, More Is Better 7-Zip Compression 9.20.1 Compress Speed Test Mac OS X 10.7.3 Mac OS X 10.8 DP1 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 2012-02-19 Ubuntu 11.10 1500 3000 4500 6000 7500 SE +/- 16.01, N = 3 SE +/- 1.33, N = 3 SE +/- 43.34, N = 3 SE +/- 100.47, N = 3 6117 6076 7188 6855
C-Ray Total Time OpenBenchmarking.org Seconds, Fewer Is Better C-Ray 1.1 Total Time Mac OS X 10.7.3 Mac OS X 10.8 DP1 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 2012-02-19 Ubuntu 11.10 30 60 90 120 150 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.57, N = 3 SE +/- 0.11, N = 3 128.36 128.10 129.13 128.94
Compile Bench Test: Initial Create OpenBenchmarking.org MB/s, More Is Better Compile Bench 0.6 Test: Initial Create Mac OS X 10.7.3 Mac OS X 10.8 DP1 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 2012-02-19 Ubuntu 11.10 7 14 21 28 35 SE +/- 1.54, N = 6 SE +/- 0.54, N = 3 SE +/- 0.48, N = 4 SE +/- 0.88, N = 6 30.41 31.40 30.30 30.58
Compile Bench Test: Compile OpenBenchmarking.org MB/s, More Is Better Compile Bench 0.6 Test: Compile Mac OS X 10.7.3 Mac OS X 10.8 DP1 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 2012-02-19 Ubuntu 11.10 8 16 24 32 40 SE +/- 0.31, N = 3 SE +/- 0.39, N = 3 SE +/- 0.09, N = 3 SE +/- 0.14, N = 3 33.26 32.99 31.09 30.77
Compile Bench Test: Read Compiled Tree OpenBenchmarking.org MB/s, More Is Better Compile Bench 0.6 Test: Read Compiled Tree Mac OS X 10.7.3 Mac OS X 10.8 DP1 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 2012-02-19 Ubuntu 11.10 11 22 33 44 55 SE +/- 0.59, N = 4 SE +/- 8.49, N = 3 SE +/- 1.33, N = 4 SE +/- 1.28, N = 6 37.12 47.11 23.82 31.26
John The Ripper Test: Traditional DES OpenBenchmarking.org Real C/S, More Is Better John The Ripper 1.7.9 Test: Traditional DES Mac OS X 10.7.3 Mac OS X 10.8 DP1 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 2012-02-19 Ubuntu 11.10 800K 1600K 2400K 3200K 4000K SE +/- 3605.55, N = 3 SE +/- 1201.85, N = 3 SE +/- 3179.80, N = 3 SE +/- 2603.42, N = 3 3939000 3941333 3951333 3952333
John The Ripper Test: MD5 OpenBenchmarking.org Real C/S, More Is Better John The Ripper 1.7.9 Test: MD5 Mac OS X 10.7.3 Mac OS X 10.8 DP1 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 2012-02-19 Ubuntu 11.10 2K 4K 6K 8K 10K SE +/- 6.96, N = 3 SE +/- 1.86, N = 3 SE +/- 0.33, N = 3 SE +/- 8.54, N = 3 6054 6059 11252 11236
John The Ripper Test: Blowfish OpenBenchmarking.org Real C/S, More Is Better John The Ripper 1.7.9 Test: Blowfish Mac OS X 10.7.3 Mac OS X 10.8 DP1 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 2012-02-19 Ubuntu 11.10 150 300 450 600 750 SE +/- 1.33, N = 3 SE +/- 0.67, N = 3 SE +/- 0.33, N = 3 SE +/- 0.33, N = 3 413 413 716 716
Nexuiz Resolution: 1280 x 1024 - HDR: No - Sound: Off OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Nexuiz 2.5.2 Resolution: 1280 x 1024 - HDR: No - Sound: Off Mac OS X 10.7.3 Mac OS X 10.8 DP1 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 2012-02-19 Ubuntu 11.10 14 28 42 56 70 SE +/- 0.09, N = 3 SE +/- 0.38, N = 3 SE +/- 0.02, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 61.79 64.89 26.18 19.63
Nexuiz Resolution: 1600 x 1200 - HDR: No - Sound: Off OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Nexuiz 2.5.2 Resolution: 1600 x 1200 - HDR: No - Sound: Off Mac OS X 10.7.3 Mac OS X 10.8 DP1 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 2012-02-19 Ubuntu 11.10 14 28 42 56 70 SE +/- 0.26, N = 3 SE +/- 0.04, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 61.88 25.13 20.93 1.00
Nexuiz Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - HDR: No - Sound: Off OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Nexuiz 2.5.2 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - HDR: No - Sound: Off Mac OS X 10.7.3 Mac OS X 10.8 DP1 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 2012-02-19 Ubuntu 11.10 6 12 18 24 30 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 22.01 24.40 19.98 1.00
OpenArena Resolution: 1280 x 1024 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better OpenArena 0.8.5 Resolution: 1280 x 1024 Mac OS X 10.7.3 Mac OS X 10.8 DP1 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 2012-02-19 Ubuntu 11.10 20 40 60 80 100 SE +/- 0.69, N = 3 SE +/- 2.64, N = 6 SE +/- 16.23, N = 6 SE +/- 9.96, N = 6 87.20 82.18 84.17 52.82
OpenArena Resolution: 1600 x 1200 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better OpenArena 0.8.5 Resolution: 1600 x 1200 Mac OS X 10.7.3 Mac OS X 10.8 DP1 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 2012-02-19 Ubuntu 11.10 16 32 48 64 80 SE +/- 0.22, N = 3 SE +/- 0.07, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 74.27 73.17 52.37 3.00
OpenArena Resolution: 1920 x 1080 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better OpenArena 0.8.5 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Mac OS X 10.7.3 Mac OS X 10.8 DP1 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 2012-02-19 Ubuntu 11.10 16 32 48 64 80 SE +/- 0.17, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.09, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 72.20 70.17 52.37 3.00
OpenSSL RSA 4096-bit Performance OpenBenchmarking.org Signs Per Second, More Is Better OpenSSL 1.0.0e RSA 4096-bit Performance Mac OS X 10.7.3 Mac OS X 10.8 DP1 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 2012-02-19 Ubuntu 11.10 15 30 45 60 75 SE +/- 0.18, N = 4 SE +/- 0.17, N = 4 SE +/- 0.18, N = 4 SE +/- 0.09, N = 4 24.03 24.63 67.95 68.28
PostMark Disk Transaction Performance OpenBenchmarking.org TPS, More Is Better PostMark 1.51 Disk Transaction Performance Mac OS X 10.7.3 Mac OS X 10.8 DP1 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 2012-02-19 Ubuntu 11.10 50 100 150 200 250 SE +/- 1.63, N = 5 SE +/- 0.20, N = 5 SE +/- 1.36, N = 5 SE +/- 0.80, N = 5 131 131 216 226
Sudokut Total Time OpenBenchmarking.org Seconds, Fewer Is Better Sudokut 0.4 Total Time Mac OS X 10.7.3 Mac OS X 10.8 DP1 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 2012-02-19 Ubuntu 11.10 12 24 36 48 60 SE +/- 0.27, N = 3 SE +/- 0.10, N = 3 SE +/- 0.07, N = 3 SE +/- 0.06, N = 3 52.54 51.52 27.32 27.52
Timed MAFFT Alignment Multiple Sequence Alignment OpenBenchmarking.org Seconds, Fewer Is Better Timed MAFFT Alignment 6.864 Multiple Sequence Alignment Mac OS X 10.7.3 Mac OS X 10.8 DP1 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 2012-02-19 Ubuntu 11.10 7 14 21 28 35 SE +/- 0.20, N = 3 SE +/- 0.17, N = 3 SE +/- 0.06, N = 3 SE +/- 0.07, N = 3 32.27 32.15 25.60 25.54
TSCP AI Chess Performance OpenBenchmarking.org Nodes Per Second, More Is Better TSCP 1.81 AI Chess Performance Mac OS X 10.7.3 Mac OS X 10.8 DP1 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 2012-02-19 Ubuntu 11.10 90K 180K 270K 360K 450K SE +/- 117.33, N = 5 SE +/- 378.85, N = 5 SE +/- 657.04, N = 5 SE +/- 393.35, N = 5 308490 308146 414871 414432
Warsow Resolution: 1280 x 1024 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Warsow 0.5 Resolution: 1280 x 1024 Mac OS X 10.7.3 Mac OS X 10.8 DP1 Ubuntu 11.10 20 40 60 80 100 SE +/- 0.65, N = 3 SE +/- 1.02, N = 3 SE +/- 0.15, N = 3 85.80 84.73 33.10
Warsow Resolution: 1600 x 1200 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Warsow 0.5 Resolution: 1600 x 1200 Mac OS X 10.7.3 Mac OS X 10.8 DP1 Ubuntu 11.10 20 40 60 80 100 SE +/- 0.58, N = 3 SE +/- 0.45, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 74.93 73.27 33.20
Warsow Resolution: 1920 x 1080 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Warsow 0.5 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Mac OS X 10.7.3 Mac OS X 10.8 DP1 Ubuntu 11.10 16 32 48 64 80 SE +/- 0.50, N = 3 SE +/- 0.43, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 74.10 72.57 33.20
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