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.

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Core i5 2520M: Scientific Linux 6.2
February 18 2012
 
Core i5 2520M: CentOS 6.2
February 18 2012
 
Core i5 2520M: Oracle Linux 6.2
February 18 2012
 
Core i5 2520M: Red Hat Enterprise 6.2
February 18 2012
 
Core i7 3960X: Scientific Linux 6.2
February 18 2012
 
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February 19 2012
 
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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

System Notes: Disk Scheduler: CFQ. SELinux: Enabled.

Core i5 2520M: CentOS 6.2

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

System Notes: Disk Scheduler: DEADLINE. SELinux: Enabled.

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

System Notes: Disk Scheduler: CFQ. SELinux: Enabled.

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

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

ProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioNetworkMonitorOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerDisplay DriverOpenGLCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionCore i5 2520MCore i7 3960X Scientific Linux 6.2 CentOS 6.2 Oracle Linux 6.2 Red Hat Enterprise 6.2 Scientific Linux 6.2 CentOS 6.2Intel Core i5-2520M @ 2.50GHz (4 Cores)HP 161CIntel 2nd Generation Core Family DRAM1 x 4096 MB160GB INTEL SSDSA2M160Intel Sandybridge Mobile (GT2+)Intel 6 /C200Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection + Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205Scientific 6.22.6.32-220.el6.x86_64 (x86_64)GNOME 2.28.2X Server 1.10.4intel 2.16.02.1 Mesa 7.11GCC 4.4.6ext41600x900CentOS 6.2Intel 2nd Generation Core Family IGPIDT 92HD81B1X5OracleServer 6.22.6.32-300.3.1.el6uek.x86_64 (x86_64)1024x768Intel Sandybridge Mobile (GT2+)Intel 6 /C200RedHatEnterpriseServer 6.22.6.32-220.el6.x86_64 (x86_64)1600x900Intel Core i7-3960X @ 3.20GHz (12 Cores)Intel DX79SIIntel Sandy DMI24 x 4096 MB DDR3-1600MHz240GB OCZ VERTEX3NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT 256MB (540/702MHz)Intel Patsburg HD AudioDELL P2210HIntel 82579LM Gigabit ConnectionScientific 6.2nouveau 0.0.161920x1080CentOS 6.2OpenBenchmarking.orgSystem Details- Core i5 2520M: Scientific Linux 6.2: Disk Scheduler: CFQ. SELinux: Enabled.- Core i5 2520M: CentOS 6.2: Disk Scheduler: CFQ. SELinux: Enabled.- Core i5 2520M: Oracle Linux 6.2: Disk Scheduler: DEADLINE. SELinux: Enabled.- Core i5 2520M: Red Hat Enterprise 6.2: Disk Scheduler: CFQ. SELinux: Enabled.- Core i7 3960X: Scientific Linux 6.2: Disk Scheduler: CFQ. SELinux: Enabled.- Core i7 3960X: CentOS 6.2: Disk Scheduler: CFQ. SELinux: Enabled.

c-ray: Total Timesmallpt: Global Illumination Renderer; 100 Samplesencode-mp3: WAV To MP3encode-flac: WAV To FLACcompress-7zip: Compress Speed Testcompress-pbzip2: 256MB File Compressionbuild-linux-kernel: Time To Compilejohn-the-ripper: Traditional DESjohn-the-ripper: MD5john-the-ripper: Blowfishopenssl: RSA 4096-bit Performanceapache: Static Web Page Servingpostmark: Disk Transaction Performanceiozone: 4Kb - 8GB - Write Performanceiozone: 4Kb - 8GB - Read Performancemafft: Multiple Sequence Alignmenthmmer: Pfam Database Searchhimeno: Poisson Pressure Solvernpb: BT.Anpb: CG.Bnpb: IS.Cnpb: LU.Anpb: MG.Bnpb: SP.Anpb: UA.ACore i5 2520MCore i7 3960X Scientific Linux 6.2 CentOS 6.2 Oracle Linux 6.2 Red Hat Enterprise 6.2 Scientific Linux 6.2 CentOS 6.2126.5723416.587.52821422.05202.0843576671226775174.9810456.903988112.34254.3625.8727.321273.115374.841226.98127.523497.042774.492458.3216.66126.6023716.917.51818221.82200.0943593331225474875.1010970.893869112.47254.1524.1226.531346.935390.531226.64119.523481.832780.522460.6316.69126.5623416.797.62802221.55204.6642900001219474573.889693.983348111.86245.3124.3926.281371.595298.301274.01155.593604.532814.192433.9516.71126.7123416.577.50811222.36200.0043643331224975274.8310723.003928112.27254.2724.1226.511322.495323.711233.32119.533521.352783.362484.3016.6439.567416.607.50252216.0564.2843560001227575275.2514933.784166369.537164.6522.719.671454.5216321.503308.42122.4513654.1210413.159547.8872.6939.597316.597.50256996.2064.0043663331228675175.0815481.544249371.727500.0622.749.671448.5416666.643300.18122.4513725.9310466.179493.5772.29OpenBenchmarking.org

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.

Core i7 3960XCore i5 2520MOpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterC-Ray 1.1Total TimeScientific Linux 6.2CentOS 6.2Red Hat Enterprise 6.2Oracle Linux 6.2306090120150SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 339.5639.59126.57126.71126.56126.60
Core i7 3960XCore i5 2520MOpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterC-Ray 1.1Total TimeScientific Linux 6.2CentOS 6.2Red Hat Enterprise 6.2Oracle Linux 6.220406080100Min: 39.54 / Avg: 39.56 / Max: 39.57Min: 39.54 / Avg: 39.59 / Max: 39.67Min: 126.51 / Avg: 126.57 / Max: 126.62Min: 126.63 / Avg: 126.71 / Max: 126.79Min: 126.52 / Avg: 126.56 / Max: 126.63Min: 126.58 / Avg: 126.6 / Max: 126.61

Smallpt

Core i7 3960XCore i5 2520MOpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterSmallpt 1.0Global Illumination Renderer; 100 SamplesScientific Linux 6.2CentOS 6.2Red Hat Enterprise 6.2Oracle Linux 6.250100150200250SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 1.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.88, N = 37473234234234237
Core i7 3960XCore i5 2520MOpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterSmallpt 1.0Global Illumination Renderer; 100 SamplesScientific Linux 6.2CentOS 6.2Red Hat Enterprise 6.2Oracle Linux 6.24080120160200Min: 73 / Avg: 73.67 / Max: 74Min: 73 / Avg: 73.33 / Max: 74Min: 234 / Avg: 234.33 / Max: 235Min: 233 / Avg: 234 / Max: 236Min: 234 / Avg: 234 / Max: 234Min: 235 / Avg: 236.67 / Max: 238

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.

Core i7 3960XCore i5 2520MOpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterLAME MP3 Encoding 3.99.3WAV To MP3Scientific Linux 6.2CentOS 6.2Red Hat Enterprise 6.2Oracle Linux 6.248121620SE +/- 0.02, N = 5SE +/- 0.01, N = 5SE +/- 0.01, N = 5SE +/- 0.01, N = 5SE +/- 0.04, N = 5SE +/- 0.22, N = 1016.6016.5916.5816.5716.7916.91
Core i7 3960XCore i5 2520MOpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterLAME MP3 Encoding 3.99.3WAV To MP3Scientific Linux 6.2CentOS 6.2Red Hat Enterprise 6.2Oracle Linux 6.248121620Min: 16.56 / Avg: 16.6 / Max: 16.65Min: 16.57 / Avg: 16.59 / Max: 16.62Min: 16.56 / Avg: 16.58 / Max: 16.62Min: 16.55 / Avg: 16.57 / Max: 16.59Min: 16.65 / Avg: 16.79 / Max: 16.87Min: 16.57 / Avg: 16.91 / Max: 18.54

FLAC Audio Encoding

Core i7 3960XCore i5 2520MOpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterFLAC Audio Encoding 1.2.1WAV To FLACScientific Linux 6.2CentOS 6.2Red Hat Enterprise 6.2Oracle Linux 6.2246810SE +/- 0.00, N = 5SE +/- 0.00, N = 5SE +/- 0.01, N = 5SE +/- 0.01, N = 5SE +/- 0.02, N = 5SE +/- 0.01, N = 57.507.507.527.507.627.51
Core i7 3960XCore i5 2520MOpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterFLAC Audio Encoding 1.2.1WAV To FLACScientific Linux 6.2CentOS 6.2Red Hat Enterprise 6.2Oracle Linux 6.23691215Min: 7.49 / Avg: 7.5 / Max: 7.5Min: 7.49 / Avg: 7.5 / Max: 7.51Min: 7.5 / Avg: 7.52 / Max: 7.55Min: 7.48 / Avg: 7.5 / Max: 7.52Min: 7.55 / Avg: 7.62 / Max: 7.7Min: 7.49 / Avg: 7.51 / Max: 7.54

7-Zip Compression

Core i7 3960XCore i5 2520MOpenBenchmarking.orgMIPS, More Is Better7-Zip Compression 9.20.1Compress Speed TestScientific Linux 6.2CentOS 6.2Red Hat Enterprise 6.2Oracle Linux 6.26K12K18K24K30KSE +/- 491.73, N = 3SE +/- 434.08, N = 6SE +/- 26.50, N = 3SE +/- 115.66, N = 3SE +/- 10.15, N = 3SE +/- 27.33, N = 325221256998214811280228182
Core i7 3960XCore i5 2520MOpenBenchmarking.orgMIPS, More Is Better7-Zip Compression 9.20.1Compress Speed TestScientific Linux 6.2CentOS 6.2Red Hat Enterprise 6.2Oracle Linux 6.24K8K12K16K20KMin: 24440 / Avg: 25220.67 / Max: 26129Min: 24473 / Avg: 25699.33 / Max: 27569Min: 8161 / Avg: 8214 / Max: 8241Min: 7882 / Avg: 8112.33 / Max: 8246Min: 8009 / Avg: 8022 / Max: 8042Min: 8127 / Avg: 8181.67 / Max: 8209

Parallel BZIP2 Compression

Core i7 3960XCore i5 2520MOpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterParallel BZIP2 Compression 1.0.5256MB File CompressionScientific Linux 6.2CentOS 6.2Red Hat Enterprise 6.2Oracle Linux 6.2510152025SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.08, N = 3SE +/- 0.38, N = 4SE +/- 0.31, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.14, N = 36.056.2022.0522.3621.5521.82
Core i7 3960XCore i5 2520MOpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterParallel BZIP2 Compression 1.0.5256MB File CompressionScientific Linux 6.2CentOS 6.2Red Hat Enterprise 6.2Oracle Linux 6.2510152025Min: 5.97 / Avg: 6.05 / Max: 6.17Min: 6.07 / Avg: 6.2 / Max: 6.35Min: 21.09 / Avg: 22.05 / Max: 22.69Min: 21.9 / Avg: 22.36 / Max: 22.94Min: 21.36 / Avg: 21.55 / Max: 21.67Min: 21.54 / Avg: 21.82 / Max: 22

Timed Linux Kernel Compilation

Core i7 3960XCore i5 2520MOpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterTimed Linux Kernel Compilation 3.1Time To CompileScientific Linux 6.2CentOS 6.2Red Hat Enterprise 6.2Oracle Linux 6.24080120160200SE +/- 0.69, N = 3SE +/- 0.59, N = 3SE +/- 0.82, N = 3SE +/- 1.45, N = 3SE +/- 0.84, N = 3SE +/- 0.81, N = 364.2864.00202.08200.00204.66200.09
Core i7 3960XCore i5 2520MOpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterTimed Linux Kernel Compilation 3.1Time To CompileScientific Linux 6.2CentOS 6.2Red Hat Enterprise 6.2Oracle Linux 6.24080120160200Min: 63.53 / Avg: 64.28 / Max: 65.66Min: 63.28 / Avg: 64 / Max: 65.17Min: 201.21 / Avg: 202.08 / Max: 203.71Min: 197.86 / Avg: 200 / Max: 202.77Min: 203.71 / Avg: 204.66 / Max: 206.34Min: 199.21 / Avg: 200.09 / Max: 201.7

John The Ripper

Core i7 3960XCore i5 2520MOpenBenchmarking.orgReal C/S, More Is BetterJohn The Ripper 1.7.9Test: Traditional DESScientific Linux 6.2CentOS 6.2Red Hat Enterprise 6.2Oracle Linux 6.2900K1800K2700K3600K4500KSE +/- 10503.97, N = 3SE +/- 333.33, N = 3SE +/- 1855.92, N = 3SE +/- 1333.33, N = 3SE +/- 16643.32, N = 3SE +/- 7535.10, N = 3435600043663334357667436433342900004359333
Core i7 3960XCore i5 2520MOpenBenchmarking.orgReal C/S, More Is BetterJohn The Ripper 1.7.9Test: Traditional DESScientific Linux 6.2CentOS 6.2Red Hat Enterprise 6.2Oracle Linux 6.2800K1600K2400K3200K4000KMin: 4335000 / Avg: 4356000 / Max: 4367000Min: 4366000 / Avg: 4366333.33 / Max: 4367000Min: 4354000 / Avg: 4357666.67 / Max: 4360000Min: 4363000 / Avg: 4364333.33 / Max: 4367000Min: 4264000 / Avg: 4290000 / Max: 4321000Min: 4347000 / Avg: 4359333.33 / Max: 4373000

Core i7 3960XCore i5 2520MOpenBenchmarking.orgReal C/S, More Is BetterJohn The Ripper 1.7.9Test: MD5Scientific Linux 6.2CentOS 6.2Red Hat Enterprise 6.2Oracle Linux 6.23K6K9K12K15KSE +/- 10.48, N = 3SE +/- 1.00, N = 3SE +/- 5.86, N = 3SE +/- 18.66, N = 3SE +/- 57.30, N = 3SE +/- 15.94, N = 3122751228612267122491219412254
Core i7 3960XCore i5 2520MOpenBenchmarking.orgReal C/S, More Is BetterJohn The Ripper 1.7.9Test: MD5Scientific Linux 6.2CentOS 6.2Red Hat Enterprise 6.2Oracle Linux 6.22K4K6K8K10KMin: 12254 / Avg: 12274.67 / Max: 12288Min: 12284 / Avg: 12286 / Max: 12287Min: 12258 / Avg: 12267 / Max: 12278Min: 12225 / Avg: 12249.33 / Max: 12286Min: 12081 / Avg: 12194 / Max: 12267Min: 12230 / Avg: 12253.67 / Max: 12284

Core i7 3960XCore i5 2520MOpenBenchmarking.orgReal C/S, More Is BetterJohn The Ripper 1.7.9Test: BlowfishScientific Linux 6.2CentOS 6.2Red Hat Enterprise 6.2Oracle Linux 6.2160320480640800SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 4.10, N = 3SE +/- 2.52, N = 3752751751752745748
Core i7 3960XCore i5 2520MOpenBenchmarking.orgReal C/S, More Is BetterJohn The Ripper 1.7.9Test: BlowfishScientific Linux 6.2CentOS 6.2Red Hat Enterprise 6.2Oracle Linux 6.2130260390520650Min: 751 / Avg: 751.67 / Max: 752Min: 751 / Avg: 751 / Max: 751Min: 751 / Avg: 751.33 / Max: 752Min: 751 / Avg: 751.67 / Max: 752Min: 737 / Avg: 744.67 / Max: 751Min: 743 / Avg: 748 / Max: 751

OpenSSL

Core i7 3960XCore i5 2520MOpenBenchmarking.orgSigns Per Second, More Is BetterOpenSSL 1.0.0eRSA 4096-bit PerformanceScientific Linux 6.2CentOS 6.2Red Hat Enterprise 6.2Oracle Linux 6.220406080100SE +/- 0.18, N = 4SE +/- 0.22, N = 4SE +/- 0.25, N = 4SE +/- 0.16, N = 4SE +/- 0.17, N = 4SE +/- 0.23, N = 475.2575.0874.9874.8373.8875.10
Core i7 3960XCore i5 2520MOpenBenchmarking.orgSigns Per Second, More Is BetterOpenSSL 1.0.0eRSA 4096-bit PerformanceScientific Linux 6.2CentOS 6.2Red Hat Enterprise 6.2Oracle Linux 6.21428425670Min: 74.7 / Avg: 75.25 / Max: 75.5Min: 74.7 / Avg: 75.08 / Max: 75.5Min: 74.4 / Avg: 74.98 / Max: 75.4Min: 74.6 / Avg: 74.83 / Max: 75.3Min: 73.5 / Avg: 73.88 / Max: 74.3Min: 74.5 / Avg: 75.1 / Max: 75.5

Apache Benchmark

Core i7 3960XCore i5 2520MOpenBenchmarking.orgRequests Per Second, More Is BetterApache Benchmark 2.2.21Static Web Page ServingScientific Linux 6.2CentOS 6.2Red Hat Enterprise 6.2Oracle Linux 6.23K6K9K12K15KSE +/- 1651.27, N = 6SE +/- 1290.56, N = 6SE +/- 184.73, N = 6SE +/- 126.45, N = 3SE +/- 150.74, N = 6SE +/- 174.59, N = 414933.7815481.5410456.9010723.009693.9810970.89
Core i7 3960XCore i5 2520MOpenBenchmarking.orgRequests Per Second, More Is BetterApache Benchmark 2.2.21Static Web Page ServingScientific Linux 6.2CentOS 6.2Red Hat Enterprise 6.2Oracle Linux 6.23K6K9K12K15KMin: 7036.02 / Avg: 14933.78 / Max: 17239.7Min: 9744.82 / Avg: 15481.54 / Max: 18373.56Min: 9681.8 / Avg: 10456.9 / Max: 10960.27Min: 10537.21 / Avg: 10723 / Max: 10964.49Min: 9284.76 / Avg: 9693.98 / Max: 10116.95Min: 10682.39 / Avg: 10970.89 / Max: 11466.98

PostMark

Core i7 3960XCore i5 2520MOpenBenchmarking.orgTPS, More Is BetterPostMark 1.51Disk Transaction PerformanceScientific Linux 6.2CentOS 6.2Red Hat Enterprise 6.2Oracle Linux 6.29001800270036004500SE +/- 0.00, N = 5SE +/- 83.40, N = 10SE +/- 90.89, N = 10SE +/- 97.16, N = 10SE +/- 74.33, N = 10SE +/- 99.17, N = 10416642493988392833483869
Core i7 3960XCore i5 2520MOpenBenchmarking.orgTPS, More Is BetterPostMark 1.51Disk Transaction PerformanceScientific Linux 6.2CentOS 6.2Red Hat Enterprise 6.2Oracle Linux 6.27001400210028003500Min: 4166 / Avg: 4166 / Max: 4166Min: 4166 / Avg: 4249.4 / Max: 5000Min: 3571 / Avg: 3987.5 / Max: 4166Min: 3571 / Avg: 3928 / Max: 4166Min: 3125 / Avg: 3348 / Max: 3571Min: 3571 / Avg: 3868.5 / Max: 4166

IOzone

Core i7 3960XCore i5 2520MOpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterIOzone 3.347Record Size: 4Kb - File Size: 8GB - Disk Test: Write PerformanceScientific Linux 6.2CentOS 6.2Red Hat Enterprise 6.2Oracle Linux 6.280160240320400SE +/- 5.68, N = 6SE +/- 6.10, N = 6SE +/- 0.14, N = 3SE +/- 0.16, N = 3SE +/- 0.58, N = 3SE +/- 0.20, N = 3369.53371.72112.34112.27111.86112.47
Core i7 3960XCore i5 2520MOpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterIOzone 3.347Record Size: 4Kb - File Size: 8GB - Disk Test: Write PerformanceScientific Linux 6.2CentOS 6.2Red Hat Enterprise 6.2Oracle Linux 6.270140210280350Min: 341.17 / Avg: 369.53 / Max: 376.8Min: 341.4 / Avg: 371.72 / Max: 380.02Min: 112.08 / Avg: 112.34 / Max: 112.57Min: 111.95 / Avg: 112.27 / Max: 112.47Min: 110.93 / Avg: 111.86 / Max: 112.93Min: 112.11 / Avg: 112.47 / Max: 112.78

Core i7 3960XCore i5 2520MOpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterIOzone 3.347Record Size: 4Kb - File Size: 8GB - Disk Test: Read PerformanceScientific Linux 6.2CentOS 6.2Red Hat Enterprise 6.2Oracle Linux 6.216003200480064008000SE +/- 134.79, N = 6SE +/- 28.41, N = 3SE +/- 0.15, N = 3SE +/- 0.24, N = 3SE +/- 3.56, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 37164.657500.06254.36254.27245.31254.15
Core i7 3960XCore i5 2520MOpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterIOzone 3.347Record Size: 4Kb - File Size: 8GB - Disk Test: Read PerformanceScientific Linux 6.2CentOS 6.2Red Hat Enterprise 6.2Oracle Linux 6.213002600390052006500Min: 6579.27 / Avg: 7164.65 / Max: 7488.29Min: 7450.84 / Avg: 7500.06 / Max: 7549.25Min: 254.14 / Avg: 254.36 / Max: 254.64Min: 253.81 / Avg: 254.27 / Max: 254.64Min: 238.65 / Avg: 245.31 / Max: 250.83Min: 254.03 / Avg: 254.15 / Max: 254.23

Timed MAFFT Alignment

Core i7 3960XCore i5 2520MOpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterTimed MAFFT Alignment 6.864Multiple Sequence AlignmentScientific Linux 6.2CentOS 6.2Red Hat Enterprise 6.2Oracle Linux 6.2612182430SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.13, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.10, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 322.7122.7425.8724.1224.3924.12
Core i7 3960XCore i5 2520MOpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterTimed MAFFT Alignment 6.864Multiple Sequence AlignmentScientific Linux 6.2CentOS 6.2Red Hat Enterprise 6.2Oracle Linux 6.2612182430Min: 22.71 / Avg: 22.71 / Max: 22.72Min: 22.71 / Avg: 22.74 / Max: 22.75Min: 25.73 / Avg: 25.87 / Max: 26.13Min: 24.09 / Avg: 24.12 / Max: 24.16Min: 24.29 / Avg: 24.39 / Max: 24.59Min: 24.1 / Avg: 24.12 / Max: 24.13

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.

Core i7 3960XCore i5 2520MOpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterTimed HMMer Search 2.3.2Pfam Database SearchScientific Linux 6.2CentOS 6.2Red Hat Enterprise 6.2Oracle Linux 6.2612182430SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.29, N = 3SE +/- 0.08, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 39.679.6727.3226.5126.2826.53
Core i7 3960XCore i5 2520MOpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterTimed HMMer Search 2.3.2Pfam Database SearchScientific Linux 6.2CentOS 6.2Red Hat Enterprise 6.2Oracle Linux 6.2612182430Min: 9.62 / Avg: 9.67 / Max: 9.76Min: 9.59 / Avg: 9.67 / Max: 9.77Min: 26.98 / Avg: 27.32 / Max: 27.89Min: 26.36 / Avg: 26.51 / Max: 26.59Min: 26.24 / Avg: 26.28 / Max: 26.34Min: 26.48 / Avg: 26.53 / Max: 26.58

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.

Core i7 3960XCore i5 2520MOpenBenchmarking.orgMFLOPS, More Is BetterHimeno Benchmark 3.0Poisson Pressure SolverScientific Linux 6.2CentOS 6.2Red Hat Enterprise 6.2Oracle Linux 6.230060090012001500SE +/- 1.44, N = 3SE +/- 2.69, N = 3SE +/- 16.77, N = 3SE +/- 19.33, N = 6SE +/- 1.56, N = 3SE +/- 1.13, N = 31454.521448.541273.111322.491371.591346.93
Core i7 3960XCore i5 2520MOpenBenchmarking.orgMFLOPS, More Is BetterHimeno Benchmark 3.0Poisson Pressure SolverScientific Linux 6.2CentOS 6.2Red Hat Enterprise 6.2Oracle Linux 6.230060090012001500Min: 1452.91 / Avg: 1454.52 / Max: 1457.4Min: 1443.41 / Avg: 1448.54 / Max: 1452.53Min: 1251.06 / Avg: 1273.11 / Max: 1306.02Min: 1228.58 / Avg: 1322.49 / Max: 1351.09Min: 1369.34 / Avg: 1371.59 / Max: 1374.58Min: 1344.68 / Avg: 1346.93 / Max: 1348.21

NAS Parallel Benchmarks

Core i7 3960XCore i5 2520MOpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: BT.AScientific Linux 6.2CentOS 6.2Red Hat Enterprise 6.2Oracle Linux 6.24K8K12K16K20KSE +/- 244.28, N = 5SE +/- 26.80, N = 3SE +/- 12.16, N = 3SE +/- 70.07, N = 3SE +/- 8.03, N = 3SE +/- 6.22, N = 316321.5016666.645374.845323.715298.305390.53
Core i7 3960XCore i5 2520MOpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: BT.AScientific Linux 6.2CentOS 6.2Red Hat Enterprise 6.2Oracle Linux 6.23K6K9K12K15KMin: 15352.05 / Avg: 16321.5 / Max: 16623.43Min: 16614.31 / Avg: 16666.64 / Max: 16702.83Min: 5351.88 / Avg: 5374.84 / Max: 5393.27Min: 5183.58 / Avg: 5323.71 / Max: 5393.83Min: 5282.66 / Avg: 5298.3 / Max: 5309.3Min: 5380.6 / Avg: 5390.53 / Max: 5401.99

Core i7 3960XCore i5 2520MOpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: CG.BScientific Linux 6.2CentOS 6.2Red Hat Enterprise 6.2Oracle Linux 6.27001400210028003500SE +/- 11.49, N = 3SE +/- 14.96, N = 3SE +/- 3.07, N = 3SE +/- 3.08, N = 3SE +/- 3.60, N = 3SE +/- 5.37, N = 33308.423300.181226.981233.321274.011226.64
Core i7 3960XCore i5 2520MOpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: CG.BScientific Linux 6.2CentOS 6.2Red Hat Enterprise 6.2Oracle Linux 6.26001200180024003000Min: 3290.12 / Avg: 3308.42 / Max: 3329.61Min: 3270.87 / Avg: 3300.18 / Max: 3320.04Min: 1220.93 / Avg: 1226.98 / Max: 1230.86Min: 1227.18 / Avg: 1233.32 / Max: 1236.68Min: 1268.06 / Avg: 1274.01 / Max: 1280.48Min: 1216.05 / Avg: 1226.64 / Max: 1233.52

Core i7 3960XCore i5 2520MOpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: IS.CScientific Linux 6.2CentOS 6.2Red Hat Enterprise 6.2Oracle Linux 6.2306090120150SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 6.54, N = 6SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.23, N = 3SE +/- 0.11, N = 3122.45122.45127.52119.53155.59119.52
Core i7 3960XCore i5 2520MOpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: IS.CScientific Linux 6.2CentOS 6.2Red Hat Enterprise 6.2Oracle Linux 6.2306090120150Min: 122.43 / Avg: 122.45 / Max: 122.47Min: 122.42 / Avg: 122.45 / Max: 122.47Min: 118.31 / Avg: 127.52 / Max: 157.48Min: 119.51 / Avg: 119.53 / Max: 119.55Min: 155.26 / Avg: 155.59 / Max: 156.04Min: 119.36 / Avg: 119.52 / Max: 119.74

Core i7 3960XCore i5 2520MOpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: LU.AScientific Linux 6.2CentOS 6.2Red Hat Enterprise 6.2Oracle Linux 6.23K6K9K12K15KSE +/- 33.35, N = 3SE +/- 9.88, N = 3SE +/- 13.75, N = 3SE +/- 22.60, N = 3SE +/- 14.63, N = 3SE +/- 1.11, N = 313654.1213725.933497.043521.353604.533481.83
Core i7 3960XCore i5 2520MOpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: LU.AScientific Linux 6.2CentOS 6.2Red Hat Enterprise 6.2Oracle Linux 6.22K4K6K8K10KMin: 13588.35 / Avg: 13654.12 / Max: 13696.59Min: 13706.38 / Avg: 13725.93 / Max: 13738.16Min: 3473.59 / Avg: 3497.04 / Max: 3521.22Min: 3484.44 / Avg: 3521.35 / Max: 3562.41Min: 3579.83 / Avg: 3604.53 / Max: 3630.45Min: 3480.33 / Avg: 3481.83 / Max: 3484

Core i7 3960XCore i5 2520MOpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: MG.BScientific Linux 6.2CentOS 6.2Red Hat Enterprise 6.2Oracle Linux 6.22K4K6K8K10KSE +/- 16.18, N = 3SE +/- 21.98, N = 3SE +/- 2.23, N = 3SE +/- 0.67, N = 3SE +/- 0.83, N = 3SE +/- 3.70, N = 310413.1510466.172774.492783.362814.192780.52
Core i7 3960XCore i5 2520MOpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: MG.BScientific Linux 6.2CentOS 6.2Red Hat Enterprise 6.2Oracle Linux 6.22K4K6K8K10KMin: 10394.5 / Avg: 10413.15 / Max: 10445.38Min: 10424.23 / Avg: 10466.17 / Max: 10498.54Min: 2770.07 / Avg: 2774.49 / Max: 2777.27Min: 2782.2 / Avg: 2783.36 / Max: 2784.52Min: 2813.15 / Avg: 2814.19 / Max: 2815.82Min: 2773.3 / Avg: 2780.52 / Max: 2785.54

Core i7 3960XCore i5 2520MOpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: SP.AScientific Linux 6.2CentOS 6.2Red Hat Enterprise 6.2Oracle Linux 6.22K4K6K8K10KSE +/- 24.96, N = 3SE +/- 49.89, N = 3SE +/- 7.20, N = 3SE +/- 10.39, N = 3SE +/- 7.86, N = 3SE +/- 21.13, N = 39547.889493.572458.322484.302433.952460.63
Core i7 3960XCore i5 2520MOpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: SP.AScientific Linux 6.2CentOS 6.2Red Hat Enterprise 6.2Oracle Linux 6.217003400510068008500Min: 9504.84 / Avg: 9547.88 / Max: 9591.31Min: 9395.91 / Avg: 9493.57 / Max: 9560.15Min: 2444.7 / Avg: 2458.32 / Max: 2469.18Min: 2463.67 / Avg: 2484.3 / Max: 2496.77Min: 2423.88 / Avg: 2433.95 / Max: 2449.44Min: 2418.56 / Avg: 2460.63 / Max: 2485.1

Core i7 3960XCore i5 2520MOpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: UA.AScientific Linux 6.2CentOS 6.2Red Hat Enterprise 6.2Oracle Linux 6.21632486480SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 372.6972.2916.6616.6416.7116.69
Core i7 3960XCore i5 2520MOpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: UA.AScientific Linux 6.2CentOS 6.2Red Hat Enterprise 6.2Oracle Linux 6.21428425670Min: 72.64 / Avg: 72.69 / Max: 72.76Min: 72.16 / Avg: 72.29 / Max: 72.37Min: 16.65 / Avg: 16.66 / Max: 16.66Min: 16.6 / Avg: 16.64 / Max: 16.72Min: 16.54 / Avg: 16.71 / Max: 16.81Min: 16.67 / Avg: 16.69 / Max: 16.7

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

System Notes: Disk Scheduler: CFQ. SELinux: Enabled.

Testing initiated at 18 February 2012 08:36 by user phoronix.

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

System Notes: Disk Scheduler: CFQ. SELinux: Enabled.

Testing initiated at 18 February 2012 10:57 by user phoronix.

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

System Notes: Disk Scheduler: DEADLINE. SELinux: Enabled.

Testing initiated at 18 February 2012 13:14 by user phoronix.

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

System Notes: Disk Scheduler: CFQ. SELinux: Enabled.

Testing initiated at 18 February 2012 15:39 by user phoronix.

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

System Notes: Disk Scheduler: CFQ. SELinux: Enabled.

Testing initiated at 18 February 2012 17:37 by user phoronix.

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

System Notes: Disk Scheduler: CFQ. SELinux: Enabled.

Testing initiated at 19 February 2012 05:58 by user phoronix.