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.
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Processor Motherboard Chipset Memory Disk Graphics Audio Network Monitor OS Kernel Desktop Display Server Display Driver OpenGL Compiler File-System Screen Resolution Core i5 2520M Core i7 3960X Red Hat Enterprise 6.2 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Intel Core i5-2520M @ 2.50GHz (4 Cores) HP 161C Intel 2nd Generation Core Family DRAM 1 x 4096 MB 160GB INTEL SSDSA2M160 Intel Sandybridge Mobile (GT2+) Intel 6 /C200 Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection + Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205 RedHatEnterpriseServer 6.2 2.6.32-220.el6.x86_64 (x86_64) GNOME 2.28.2 X Server 1.10.4 intel 2.16.0 2.1 Mesa 7.11 GCC 4.4.6 ext4 1600x900 4096MB IDT 92HD81B1X5 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 Intel Core i7-3960X @ 3.20GHz (12 Cores) Intel DX79SI Intel Sandy DMI2 16384MB 240GB OCZ VERTEX3 NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT 256MB (540/702MHz) Realtek ALC892 DELL P2210H Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection nouveau 0.0.16 2.1 Mesa 8.0-rc2 Gallium 0.4 1920x1080 OpenBenchmarking.org System 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.
npb: LU.A npb: UA.A npb: SP.A compress-pbzip2: 256MB File Compression npb: MG.B c-ray: Total Time smallpt: Global Illumination Renderer; 100 Samples compress-7zip: Compress Speed Test build-linux-kernel: Time To Compile npb: BT.A hmmer: Pfam Database Search iozone: 4Kb - 8GB - Write Performance npb: CG.B apache: Static Web Page Serving npb: IS.C mafft: Multiple Sequence Alignment encode-flac: WAV To FLAC himeno: Poisson Pressure Solver john-the-ripper: Blowfish john-the-ripper: MD5 openssl: RSA 4096-bit Performance john-the-ripper: Traditional DES encode-mp3: WAV To MP3 postmark: Disk Transaction Performance Core i5 2520M Core i7 3960X Red Hat Enterprise 6.2 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 3521.35 16.64 2484.30 22.36 2783.36 126.71 234 8112 200.00 5323.71 26.51 112.27 1233.32 10723.00 119.53 24.12 7.50 1322.49 752 12249 74.83 4364333 16.57 3928 3601.20 16.87 2390.11 21.92 2745.11 116.00 235 7758 202.44 5396.14 25.59 108.09 1257.77 19544.67 153.22 23.77 7.06 1286.64 788 12398 75.23 4359667 16.58 3482 15507.92 72.02 9256.33 6.03 10159.72 37.30 73 24645 65.69 16301.72 9.43 297.88 3312.24 21416.95 155.04 22.45 7.03 1360.47 793 12468 75.48 4389333 16.49 4583 OpenBenchmarking.org
NAS Parallel Benchmarks Test / Class: LU.A Core i7 3960X Core i5 2520M OpenBenchmarking.org Total Mop/s, More Is Better NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3 Test / Class: LU.A Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Red Hat Enterprise 6.2 3K 6K 9K 12K 15K SE +/- 25.35, N = 3 SE +/- 47.78, N = 3 SE +/- 22.60, N = 3 15507.92 3601.20 3521.35
NAS Parallel Benchmarks Test / Class: UA.A Core i7 3960X Core i5 2520M OpenBenchmarking.org Total Mop/s, More Is Better NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3 Test / Class: UA.A Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Red Hat Enterprise 6.2 16 32 48 64 80 SE +/- 0.25, N = 3 SE +/- 0.05, N = 3 SE +/- 0.04, N = 3 72.02 16.87 16.64
NAS Parallel Benchmarks Test / Class: SP.A Core i7 3960X Core i5 2520M OpenBenchmarking.org Total Mop/s, More Is Better NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3 Test / Class: SP.A Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Red Hat Enterprise 6.2 2K 4K 6K 8K 10K SE +/- 33.28, N = 3 SE +/- 10.39, N = 3 SE +/- 8.76, N = 3 9256.33 2484.30 2390.11
Parallel BZIP2 Compression 256MB File Compression Core i7 3960X Core i5 2520M OpenBenchmarking.org Seconds, Fewer Is Better Parallel BZIP2 Compression 1.0.5 256MB File Compression Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Red Hat Enterprise 6.2 5 10 15 20 25 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.38, N = 4 SE +/- 0.31, N = 3 6.03 21.92 22.36
NAS Parallel Benchmarks Test / Class: MG.B Core i7 3960X Core i5 2520M OpenBenchmarking.org Total Mop/s, More Is Better NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3 Test / Class: MG.B Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Red Hat Enterprise 6.2 2K 4K 6K 8K 10K SE +/- 5.74, N = 3 SE +/- 0.67, N = 3 SE +/- 5.17, N = 3 10159.72 2783.36 2745.11
C-Ray Total Time Core i7 3960X Core i5 2520M OpenBenchmarking.org Seconds, Fewer Is Better C-Ray 1.1 Total Time Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Red Hat Enterprise 6.2 30 60 90 120 150 SE +/- 0.17, N = 3 SE +/- 0.28, N = 3 SE +/- 0.05, N = 3 37.30 116.00 126.71
Smallpt Global Illumination Renderer; 100 Samples Core i7 3960X Core i5 2520M OpenBenchmarking.org Seconds, Fewer Is Better Smallpt 1.0 Global Illumination Renderer; 100 Samples Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Red Hat Enterprise 6.2 50 100 150 200 250 SE +/- 0.33, N = 3 SE +/- 1.00, N = 3 SE +/- 4.51, N = 3 73 234 235
7-Zip Compression Compress Speed Test Core i7 3960X Core i5 2520M OpenBenchmarking.org MIPS, More Is Better 7-Zip Compression 9.20.1 Compress Speed Test Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Red Hat Enterprise 6.2 5K 10K 15K 20K 25K SE +/- 352.48, N = 6 SE +/- 115.66, N = 3 SE +/- 26.72, N = 3 24645 8112 7758
Timed Linux Kernel Compilation Time To Compile Core i7 3960X Core i5 2520M OpenBenchmarking.org Seconds, Fewer Is Better Timed Linux Kernel Compilation 3.1 Time To Compile Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Red Hat Enterprise 6.2 40 80 120 160 200 SE +/- 0.51, N = 3 SE +/- 1.45, N = 3 SE +/- 0.66, N = 3 65.69 200.00 202.44
NAS Parallel Benchmarks Test / Class: BT.A Core i7 3960X Core i5 2520M OpenBenchmarking.org Total Mop/s, More Is Better NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3 Test / Class: BT.A Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Red Hat Enterprise 6.2 3K 6K 9K 12K 15K SE +/- 75.75, N = 3 SE +/- 5.24, N = 3 SE +/- 70.07, N = 3 16301.72 5396.14 5323.71
Timed HMMer Search Pfam Database Search Core i7 3960X Core i5 2520M OpenBenchmarking.org Seconds, Fewer Is Better Timed HMMer Search 2.3.2 Pfam Database Search Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Red Hat Enterprise 6.2 6 12 18 24 30 SE +/- 0.06, N = 3 SE +/- 0.07, N = 3 SE +/- 0.08, N = 3 9.43 25.59 26.51
IOzone Record Size: 4Kb - File Size: 8GB - Disk Test: Write Performance Core i7 3960X Core i5 2520M OpenBenchmarking.org MB/s, More Is Better IOzone 3.347 Record Size: 4Kb - File Size: 8GB - Disk Test: Write Performance Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Red Hat Enterprise 6.2 60 120 180 240 300 SE +/- 1.79, N = 3 SE +/- 0.16, N = 3 SE +/- 0.19, N = 3 297.88 112.27 108.09
NAS Parallel Benchmarks Test / Class: CG.B Core i7 3960X Core i5 2520M OpenBenchmarking.org Total Mop/s, More Is Better NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3 Test / Class: CG.B Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Red Hat Enterprise 6.2 700 1400 2100 2800 3500 SE +/- 9.11, N = 3 SE +/- 1.13, N = 3 SE +/- 3.08, N = 3 3312.24 1257.77 1233.32
Apache Benchmark Static Web Page Serving Core i7 3960X Core i5 2520M OpenBenchmarking.org Requests Per Second, More Is Better Apache Benchmark 2.2.21 Static Web Page Serving Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Red Hat Enterprise 6.2 5K 10K 15K 20K 25K SE +/- 28.21, N = 3 SE +/- 7.44, N = 3 SE +/- 126.45, N = 3 21416.95 19544.67 10723.00
NAS Parallel Benchmarks Test / Class: IS.C Core i7 3960X Core i5 2520M OpenBenchmarking.org Total Mop/s, More Is Better NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3 Test / Class: IS.C Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Red Hat Enterprise 6.2 30 60 90 120 150 SE +/- 0.13, N = 3 SE +/- 0.04, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 155.04 153.22 119.53
Timed MAFFT Alignment Multiple Sequence Alignment Core i7 3960X Core i5 2520M OpenBenchmarking.org Seconds, Fewer Is Better Timed MAFFT Alignment 6.864 Multiple Sequence Alignment Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Red Hat Enterprise 6.2 6 12 18 24 30 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.02, N = 3 22.45 23.77 24.12
FLAC Audio Encoding WAV To FLAC Core i7 3960X Core i5 2520M OpenBenchmarking.org Seconds, Fewer Is Better FLAC Audio Encoding 1.2.1 WAV To FLAC Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Red Hat Enterprise 6.2 2 4 6 8 10 SE +/- 0.00, N = 5 SE +/- 0.00, N = 5 SE +/- 0.01, N = 5 7.03 7.06 7.50
Himeno Benchmark Poisson Pressure Solver Core i7 3960X Core i5 2520M OpenBenchmarking.org MFLOPS, More Is Better Himeno Benchmark 3.0 Poisson Pressure Solver Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Red Hat Enterprise 6.2 300 600 900 1200 1500 SE +/- 0.62, N = 3 SE +/- 19.33, N = 6 SE +/- 1.01, N = 3 1360.47 1322.49 1286.64
John The Ripper Test: Blowfish Core i7 3960X Core i5 2520M OpenBenchmarking.org Real C/S, More Is Better John The Ripper 1.7.9 Test: Blowfish Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Red Hat Enterprise 6.2 200 400 600 800 1000 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.33, N = 3 SE +/- 0.33, N = 3 793 788 752
John The Ripper Test: MD5 Core i7 3960X Core i5 2520M OpenBenchmarking.org Real C/S, More Is Better John The Ripper 1.7.9 Test: MD5 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Red Hat Enterprise 6.2 3K 6K 9K 12K 15K SE +/- 1.20, N = 3 SE +/- 7.36, N = 3 SE +/- 18.66, N = 3 12468 12398 12249
OpenSSL RSA 4096-bit Performance Core i7 3960X Core i5 2520M OpenBenchmarking.org Signs Per Second, More Is Better OpenSSL 1.0.0e RSA 4096-bit Performance Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Red Hat Enterprise 6.2 20 40 60 80 100 SE +/- 0.06, N = 4 SE +/- 0.05, N = 4 SE +/- 0.16, N = 4 75.48 75.23 74.83
John The Ripper Test: Traditional DES Core i7 3960X Core i5 2520M OpenBenchmarking.org Real C/S, More Is Better John The Ripper 1.7.9 Test: Traditional DES Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Red Hat Enterprise 6.2 900K 1800K 2700K 3600K 4500K SE +/- 666.67, N = 3 SE +/- 1333.33, N = 3 SE +/- 2603.42, N = 3 4389333 4364333 4359667
LAME MP3 Encoding WAV To MP3 Core i7 3960X Core i5 2520M OpenBenchmarking.org Seconds, Fewer Is Better LAME MP3 Encoding 3.99.3 WAV To MP3 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Red Hat Enterprise 6.2 4 8 12 16 20 SE +/- 0.01, N = 5 SE +/- 0.01, N = 5 SE +/- 0.01, N = 5 16.49 16.57 16.58
PostMark Disk Transaction Performance Core i7 3960X Core i5 2520M OpenBenchmarking.org TPS, More Is Better PostMark 1.51 Disk Transaction Performance Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Red Hat Enterprise 6.2 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 SE +/- 139.00, N = 10 SE +/- 97.16, N = 10 SE +/- 59.47, N = 10 4583 3928 3482
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