CentOS 6.2 - Core i5/i7 Testing Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.2 x86_64 (RHEL 6.2) on Intel Core i5 and Intel Core i7 3960X Extreme Edition Sandy Bridge systems along with CentOS 6.2 and Scientific Linux 6.2 and Oracle Linux Server 6.2. Testing by Michael Larabel of Phoronix for a future article. 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 Core i5 2520M: Red Hat Enterprise 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: RedHatEnterpriseServer 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 i7 3960X: Scientific Linux 6.2: Processor: Intel Core i7-3960X @ 3.20GHz (12 Cores), Motherboard: Intel DX79SI, Chipset: Intel Sandy DMI2, Memory: 4 x 4096 MB DDR3-1600MHz, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT 256MB (540/702MHz), Audio: Intel Patsburg HD Audio, Monitor: DELL P2210H, Network: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection 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: nouveau 0.0.16, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 7.11, Compiler: GCC 4.4.6, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Core i7 3960X: CentOS 6.2: Processor: Intel Core i7-3960X @ 3.20GHz (12 Cores), Motherboard: Intel DX79SI, Chipset: Intel Sandy DMI2, Memory: 4 x 4096 MB DDR3-1600MHz, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT 256MB (540/702MHz), Audio: Intel Patsburg HD Audio, Monitor: DELL P2210H, Network: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection 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: nouveau 0.0.16, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 7.11, Compiler: GCC 4.4.6, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 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 |=============================== Core i5 2520M: Red Hat Enterprise 6.2 . 126.71 |=============================== Core i7 3960X: Scientific Linux 6.2 ... 39.56 |========== Core i7 3960X: CentOS 6.2 ............. 39.59 |========== 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 |================================== Core i5 2520M: Red Hat Enterprise 6.2 . 234 |================================== Core i7 3960X: Scientific Linux 6.2 ... 74 |=========== Core i7 3960X: CentOS 6.2 ............. 73 |========== 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 |================================ Core i5 2520M: Red Hat Enterprise 6.2 . 16.57 |=============================== Core i7 3960X: Scientific Linux 6.2 ... 16.60 |=============================== Core i7 3960X: CentOS 6.2 ............. 16.59 |=============================== 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 |================================= Core i5 2520M: Red Hat Enterprise 6.2 . 7.50 |================================ Core i7 3960X: Scientific Linux 6.2 ... 7.50 |================================ Core i7 3960X: CentOS 6.2 ............. 7.50 |================================ 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 |========== Core i5 2520M: Red Hat Enterprise 6.2 . 8112 |========== Core i7 3960X: Scientific Linux 6.2 ... 25221 |=============================== Core i7 3960X: CentOS 6.2 ............. 25699 |================================ 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 |=============================== Core i5 2520M: Red Hat Enterprise 6.2 . 22.36 |================================ Core i7 3960X: Scientific Linux 6.2 ... 6.05 |========= Core i7 3960X: CentOS 6.2 ............. 6.20 |========= 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 |=============================== Core i5 2520M: Red Hat Enterprise 6.2 . 200.00 |============================== Core i7 3960X: Scientific Linux 6.2 ... 64.28 |========== Core i7 3960X: CentOS 6.2 ............. 64.00 |========== 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 |============================= Core i5 2520M: Red Hat Enterprise 6.2 . 4364333 |============================== Core i7 3960X: Scientific Linux 6.2 ... 4356000 |============================== Core i7 3960X: CentOS 6.2 ............. 4366333 |============================== 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 |================================ Core i5 2520M: Red Hat Enterprise 6.2 . 12249 |================================ Core i7 3960X: Scientific Linux 6.2 ... 12275 |================================ Core i7 3960X: CentOS 6.2 ............. 12286 |================================ 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 |================================== Core i5 2520M: Red Hat Enterprise 6.2 . 752 |================================== Core i7 3960X: Scientific Linux 6.2 ... 752 |================================== Core i7 3960X: CentOS 6.2 ............. 751 |================================== 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 |=============================== Core i5 2520M: Red Hat Enterprise 6.2 . 74.83 |================================ Core i7 3960X: Scientific Linux 6.2 ... 75.25 |================================ Core i7 3960X: CentOS 6.2 ............. 75.08 |================================ 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 |================== Core i5 2520M: Red Hat Enterprise 6.2 . 10723.00 |==================== Core i7 3960X: Scientific Linux 6.2 ... 14933.78 |============================ Core i7 3960X: CentOS 6.2 ............. 15481.54 |============================= 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 |========================== Core i5 2520M: Red Hat Enterprise 6.2 . 3928 |=============================== Core i7 3960X: Scientific Linux 6.2 ... 4166 |================================ Core i7 3960X: CentOS 6.2 ............. 4249 |================================= 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 |========= Core i5 2520M: Red Hat Enterprise 6.2 . 112.27 |========= Core i7 3960X: Scientific Linux 6.2 ... 369.53 |=============================== Core i7 3960X: CentOS 6.2 ............. 371.72 |=============================== 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 |= Core i5 2520M: Red Hat Enterprise 6.2 . 254.27 |= Core i7 3960X: Scientific Linux 6.2 ... 7164.65 |============================= Core i7 3960X: CentOS 6.2 ............. 7500.06 |============================== 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 |============================== Core i5 2520M: Red Hat Enterprise 6.2 . 24.12 |============================== Core i7 3960X: Scientific Linux 6.2 ... 22.71 |============================ Core i7 3960X: CentOS 6.2 ............. 22.74 |============================ 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 |=============================== Core i5 2520M: Red Hat Enterprise 6.2 . 26.51 |=============================== Core i7 3960X: Scientific Linux 6.2 ... 9.67 |=========== Core i7 3960X: CentOS 6.2 ............. 9.67 |=========== 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 |============================ Core i5 2520M: Red Hat Enterprise 6.2 . 1322.49 |=========================== Core i7 3960X: Scientific Linux 6.2 ... 1454.52 |============================== Core i7 3960X: CentOS 6.2 ............. 1448.54 |============================== 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 |========= Core i5 2520M: Red Hat Enterprise 6.2 . 5323.71 |========= Core i7 3960X: Scientific Linux 6.2 ... 16321.50 |============================ Core i7 3960X: CentOS 6.2 ............. 16666.64 |============================= 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 |============ Core i5 2520M: Red Hat Enterprise 6.2 . 1233.32 |=========== Core i7 3960X: Scientific Linux 6.2 ... 3308.42 |============================== Core i7 3960X: CentOS 6.2 ............. 3300.18 |============================== 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 |=============================== Core i5 2520M: Red Hat Enterprise 6.2 . 119.53 |======================== Core i7 3960X: Scientific Linux 6.2 ... 122.45 |======================== Core i7 3960X: CentOS 6.2 ............. 122.45 |======================== 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 |======== Core i5 2520M: Red Hat Enterprise 6.2 . 3521.35 |======= Core i7 3960X: Scientific Linux 6.2 ... 13654.12 |============================= Core i7 3960X: CentOS 6.2 ............. 13725.93 |============================= 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 |======== Core i5 2520M: Red Hat Enterprise 6.2 . 2783.36 |======== Core i7 3960X: Scientific Linux 6.2 ... 10413.15 |============================= Core i7 3960X: CentOS 6.2 ............. 10466.17 |============================= 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 |======== Core i5 2520M: Red Hat Enterprise 6.2 . 2484.30 |======== Core i7 3960X: Scientific Linux 6.2 ... 9547.88 |============================== Core i7 3960X: CentOS 6.2 ............. 9493.57 |============================== 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 |======= Core i5 2520M: Red Hat Enterprise 6.2 . 16.64 |======= Core i7 3960X: Scientific Linux 6.2 ... 72.69 |================================ Core i7 3960X: CentOS 6.2 ............. 72.29 |================================