Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Intel Sandy Bridge

Testing Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.2 x86_64 (RHEL 6.2) on an Intel Core i5 Sandy Bridge system and Intel Core i7 3960X Sandy Bridge Extreme system compared to Ubuntu 12.04 LTS development snapshot. Testing by Michael Larabel of Phoronix for a future article.

HTML result view exported from: https://openbenchmarking.org/result/1202197-BY-SANDYRHEL17.

ProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioNetworkMonitorOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerDisplay DriverOpenGLCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionCore i5 2520MCore i7 3960X Red Hat Enterprise 6.2 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Ubuntu 12.04 LTSIntel 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 6205RedHatEnterpriseServer 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 4.4.6ext41600x9004096MBIDT 92HD81B1X5Ubuntu 12.043.2.0-16-generic (x86_64)Unity 5.4.0X Server 1.11.3intel 2.17.03.0 Mesa 8.0-rc2GCC 4.6Intel Core i7-3960X @ 3.20GHz (12 Cores)Intel DX79SIIntel Sandy DMI216384MB240GB OCZ VERTEX3NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT 256MB (540/702MHz)Realtek ALC892DELL P2210HIntel 82579LM Gigabit Connectionnouveau 0.0.162.1 Mesa 8.0-rc2 Gallium 0.41920x1080OpenBenchmarking.orgSystem Details- Core i5 2520M: Red Hat Enterprise 6.2: Disk Scheduler: CFQ. SELinux: Enabled.- Core i5 2520M: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: Disk Scheduler: CFQ. Compiz was running on this system.- Core i7 3960X: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: Disk Scheduler: CFQ. Compiz was running on this system.

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 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 Red Hat Enterprise 6.2 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Ubuntu 12.04 LTS126.7123416.577.50811222.36200.0043643331224975274.8310723.003928112.2724.1226.511322.495323.711233.32119.533521.352783.362484.3016.64116.0023516.587.06775821.92202.4443596671239878875.2319544.673482108.0923.7725.591286.645396.141257.77153.223601.202745.112390.1116.8737.307316.497.03246456.0365.6943893331246879375.4821416.954583297.8822.459.431360.4716301.723312.24155.0415507.9210159.729256.3372.02OpenBenchmarking.org

C-Ray

Total Time

Core i5 2520MCore i7 3960XOpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterC-Ray 1.1Total TimeRed Hat Enterprise 6.2Ubuntu 12.04 LTS306090120150SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.28, N = 3SE +/- 0.17, N = 3126.71116.0037.30

Smallpt

Global Illumination Renderer; 100 Samples

Core i5 2520MCore i7 3960XOpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterSmallpt 1.0Global Illumination Renderer; 100 SamplesRed Hat Enterprise 6.2Ubuntu 12.04 LTS50100150200250SE +/- 1.00, N = 3SE +/- 4.51, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 323423573

LAME MP3 Encoding

WAV To MP3

Core i5 2520MCore i7 3960XOpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterLAME MP3 Encoding 3.99.3WAV To MP3Red Hat Enterprise 6.2Ubuntu 12.04 LTS48121620SE +/- 0.01, N = 5SE +/- 0.01, N = 5SE +/- 0.01, N = 516.5716.5816.49

FLAC Audio Encoding

WAV To FLAC

Core i5 2520MCore i7 3960XOpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterFLAC Audio Encoding 1.2.1WAV To FLACRed Hat Enterprise 6.2Ubuntu 12.04 LTS246810SE +/- 0.01, N = 5SE +/- 0.00, N = 5SE +/- 0.00, N = 57.507.067.03

7-Zip Compression

Compress Speed Test

Core i5 2520MCore i7 3960XOpenBenchmarking.orgMIPS, More Is Better7-Zip Compression 9.20.1Compress Speed TestRed Hat Enterprise 6.2Ubuntu 12.04 LTS5K10K15K20K25KSE +/- 115.66, N = 3SE +/- 26.72, N = 3SE +/- 352.48, N = 68112775824645

Parallel BZIP2 Compression

256MB File Compression

Core i5 2520MCore i7 3960XOpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterParallel BZIP2 Compression 1.0.5256MB File CompressionRed Hat Enterprise 6.2Ubuntu 12.04 LTS510152025SE +/- 0.31, N = 3SE +/- 0.38, N = 4SE +/- 0.03, N = 322.3621.926.03

Timed Linux Kernel Compilation

Time To Compile

Core i5 2520MCore i7 3960XOpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterTimed Linux Kernel Compilation 3.1Time To CompileRed Hat Enterprise 6.2Ubuntu 12.04 LTS4080120160200SE +/- 1.45, N = 3SE +/- 0.66, N = 3SE +/- 0.51, N = 3200.00202.4465.69

John The Ripper

Test: Traditional DES

Core i5 2520MCore i7 3960XOpenBenchmarking.orgReal C/S, More Is BetterJohn The Ripper 1.7.9Test: Traditional DESRed Hat Enterprise 6.2Ubuntu 12.04 LTS900K1800K2700K3600K4500KSE +/- 1333.33, N = 3SE +/- 2603.42, N = 3SE +/- 666.67, N = 3436433343596674389333

John The Ripper

Test: MD5

Core i5 2520MCore i7 3960XOpenBenchmarking.orgReal C/S, More Is BetterJohn The Ripper 1.7.9Test: MD5Red Hat Enterprise 6.2Ubuntu 12.04 LTS3K6K9K12K15KSE +/- 18.66, N = 3SE +/- 7.36, N = 3SE +/- 1.20, N = 3122491239812468

John The Ripper

Test: Blowfish

Core i5 2520MCore i7 3960XOpenBenchmarking.orgReal C/S, More Is BetterJohn The Ripper 1.7.9Test: BlowfishRed Hat Enterprise 6.2Ubuntu 12.04 LTS2004006008001000SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3752788793

OpenSSL

RSA 4096-bit Performance

Core i5 2520MCore i7 3960XOpenBenchmarking.orgSigns Per Second, More Is BetterOpenSSL 1.0.0eRSA 4096-bit PerformanceRed Hat Enterprise 6.2Ubuntu 12.04 LTS20406080100SE +/- 0.16, N = 4SE +/- 0.05, N = 4SE +/- 0.06, N = 474.8375.2375.48

Apache Benchmark

Static Web Page Serving

Core i5 2520MCore i7 3960XOpenBenchmarking.orgRequests Per Second, More Is BetterApache Benchmark 2.2.21Static Web Page ServingRed Hat Enterprise 6.2Ubuntu 12.04 LTS5K10K15K20K25KSE +/- 126.45, N = 3SE +/- 7.44, N = 3SE +/- 28.21, N = 310723.0019544.6721416.95

PostMark

Disk Transaction Performance

Core i5 2520MCore i7 3960XOpenBenchmarking.orgTPS, More Is BetterPostMark 1.51Disk Transaction PerformanceRed Hat Enterprise 6.2Ubuntu 12.04 LTS10002000300040005000SE +/- 97.16, N = 10SE +/- 59.47, N = 10SE +/- 139.00, N = 10392834824583

IOzone

Record Size: 4Kb - File Size: 8GB - Disk Test: Write Performance

Core i5 2520MCore i7 3960XOpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterIOzone 3.347Record Size: 4Kb - File Size: 8GB - Disk Test: Write PerformanceRed Hat Enterprise 6.2Ubuntu 12.04 LTS60120180240300SE +/- 0.16, N = 3SE +/- 0.19, N = 3SE +/- 1.79, N = 3112.27108.09297.88

Timed MAFFT Alignment

Multiple Sequence Alignment

Core i5 2520MCore i7 3960XOpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterTimed MAFFT Alignment 6.864Multiple Sequence AlignmentRed Hat Enterprise 6.2Ubuntu 12.04 LTS612182430SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 324.1223.7722.45

Timed HMMer Search

Pfam Database Search

Core i5 2520MCore i7 3960XOpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterTimed HMMer Search 2.3.2Pfam Database SearchRed Hat Enterprise 6.2Ubuntu 12.04 LTS612182430SE +/- 0.08, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 326.5125.599.43

Himeno Benchmark

Poisson Pressure Solver

Core i5 2520MCore i7 3960XOpenBenchmarking.orgMFLOPS, More Is BetterHimeno Benchmark 3.0Poisson Pressure SolverRed Hat Enterprise 6.2Ubuntu 12.04 LTS30060090012001500SE +/- 19.33, N = 6SE +/- 1.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.62, N = 31322.491286.641360.47

NAS Parallel Benchmarks

Test / Class: BT.A

Core i5 2520MCore i7 3960XOpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: BT.ARed Hat Enterprise 6.2Ubuntu 12.04 LTS3K6K9K12K15KSE +/- 70.07, N = 3SE +/- 5.24, N = 3SE +/- 75.75, N = 35323.715396.1416301.72

NAS Parallel Benchmarks

Test / Class: CG.B

Core i5 2520MCore i7 3960XOpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: CG.BRed Hat Enterprise 6.2Ubuntu 12.04 LTS7001400210028003500SE +/- 3.08, N = 3SE +/- 1.13, N = 3SE +/- 9.11, N = 31233.321257.773312.24

NAS Parallel Benchmarks

Test / Class: IS.C

Core i5 2520MCore i7 3960XOpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: IS.CRed Hat Enterprise 6.2Ubuntu 12.04 LTS306090120150SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.13, N = 3119.53153.22155.04

NAS Parallel Benchmarks

Test / Class: LU.A

Core i5 2520MCore i7 3960XOpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: LU.ARed Hat Enterprise 6.2Ubuntu 12.04 LTS3K6K9K12K15KSE +/- 22.60, N = 3SE +/- 47.78, N = 3SE +/- 25.35, N = 33521.353601.2015507.92

NAS Parallel Benchmarks

Test / Class: MG.B

Core i5 2520MCore i7 3960XOpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: MG.BRed Hat Enterprise 6.2Ubuntu 12.04 LTS2K4K6K8K10KSE +/- 0.67, N = 3SE +/- 5.17, N = 3SE +/- 5.74, N = 32783.362745.1110159.72

NAS Parallel Benchmarks

Test / Class: SP.A

Core i5 2520MCore i7 3960XOpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: SP.ARed Hat Enterprise 6.2Ubuntu 12.04 LTS2K4K6K8K10KSE +/- 10.39, N = 3SE +/- 8.76, N = 3SE +/- 33.28, N = 32484.302390.119256.33

NAS Parallel Benchmarks

Test / Class: UA.A

Core i5 2520MCore i7 3960XOpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: UA.ARed Hat Enterprise 6.2Ubuntu 12.04 LTS1632486480SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.25, N = 316.6416.8772.02


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