Mac OS X 10.7.4 vs. Ubuntu Linux - Sandy Bridge Mac Mini

Benchmarking of Apple OS X 10.7.4 Lion vs. Ubuntu 12.04 LTS vs. Ubuntu 12.10 for a future article on Phoronix.com. Using a mid-2011 Apple Mac Mini for the test platform. All three operating systems were benchmarked in their stock configuration for this performance comparison by Michael Larabel.

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Mac OS X 10.7.4

Processor: Intel Core i5 @ 2.30GHz (2 Cores), Motherboard: Apple Mac mini, Chipset: Intel 6, Memory: 2048 x 1 GB DDR3-1333MHz, Disk: 500GB Hitachi HTS545050B9A302, Graphics: Intel HD 3000 288MB, Monitor: Acer P243W

OS: Mac OS X 10.7.4 (11E53), Kernel: 11.4.0 (x86_64), Display Server: X Server 1.10.6, OpenGL: 2.1, Compiler: Clang 3.1 + Xcode 4.3.3, File-System: Journaled HFS+, Screen Resolution: 1920x1200

System Notes: Python 2.7.1.

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS

Processor: Intel Core i5-2415M @ 2.30GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: Apple Mac-8ED6AF5B48C039E1, Chipset: Intel 2nd Generation Core Family DRAM, Memory: 2048MB, Disk: 500GB Hitachi HTS54505, Graphics: Intel Sandybridge Mobile (GT2+), Audio: Cirrus Logic CS4206, Monitor: Acer P243W, Network: Broadcom NetXtreme BCM57765 Gigabit PCIe + Broadcom BCM4331 802.11a/b/g/n

OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.2.0-23-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 5.10.0, Display Server: X Server 1.11.3, Display Driver: intel 2.17.0, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 8.0.2, Compiler: GCC 4.6, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1200

Ubuntu 12.10 2012-06-21

OS: Ubuntu 12.10, Kernel: 3.5.0-1-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 5.12.0, Display Server: X Server 1.11.3, Display Driver: intel 2.19.0, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 8.0.3, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1200

Mac OS X 10.7.4 vs. Ubuntu Linux - Sandy Bridge Mac MiniProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsMonitorAudioNetworkOSKernelDisplay ServerOpenGLCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionDesktopDisplay DriverMac OS X 10.7.4Ubuntu 12.04 LTSUbuntu 12.10 2012-06-21Intel Core i5 @ 2.30GHz (2 Cores)Apple Mac miniIntel 62048 x 1 GB DDR3-1333MHz500GB Hitachi HTS545050B9A302Intel HD 3000 288MBAcer P243WMac OS X 10.7.4 (11E53)11.4.0 (x86_64)X Server 1.10.62.1Clang 3.1 + Xcode 4.3.3Journaled HFS+1920x1200Intel Core i5-2415M @ 2.30GHz (4 Cores)Apple Mac-8ED6AF5B48C039E1Intel 2nd Generation Core Family DRAM2048MB500GB Hitachi HTS54505Intel Sandybridge Mobile (GT2+)Cirrus Logic CS4206Broadcom NetXtreme BCM57765 Gigabit PCIe + Broadcom BCM4331 802.11a/b/g/nUbuntu 12.043.2.0-23-generic (x86_64)Unity 5.10.0X Server 1.11.3intel 2.17.03.0 Mesa 8.0.2GCC 4.6ext4Ubuntu 12.103.5.0-1-generic (x86_64)Unity 5.12.0intel 2.19.03.0 Mesa 8.0.3GCC 4.7OpenBenchmarking.orgSystem Details- Mac OS X 10.7.4: Python 2.7.1.

Mac OS X 10.7.4Ubuntu 12.04 LTSUbuntu 12.10 2012-06-21Logarithmic Result OverviewPhoronix Test SuiteTimed MAFFT AlignmentOpenSSLGraphicsMagickPostMarkCompile BenchXonoticUrban TerrorNexuizC-RayOpenArena7-Zip Compression

Mac OS X 10.7.4 vs. Ubuntu Linux - Sandy Bridge Mac Miniurbanterror: 1920 x 1080nexuiz: 1920 x 1080 - Yes - Onnexuiz: 1600 x 1200 - Yes - Oncompilebench: Compilecompilebench: Initial Createcompilebench: Read Compiled Treeopenarena: 1920 x 1080xonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Lowxonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Highxonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Ultramafft: Multiple Sequence Alignmentpostmark: Disk Transaction Performancecompress-7zip: Compress Speed Testgraphics-magick: Resizinggraphics-magick: Local Adaptive Thresholdingc-ray: Total Timeopenssl: RSA 4096-bit PerformanceMac OS X 10.7.4Ubuntu 12.04 LTSUbuntu 12.10 2012-06-2142.9317.5118.1233.0032.22134.9373.82104.5340.9429.9954.8112968836014130.5024.4056.2721.5624.1133.8032.9223.5458.0766.4527.5517.5213.4425072439337129.6968.0363.4323.9927.0530.5627.9024.2667.9071.2532.1719.8312.852177220923796.3167.93OpenBenchmarking.org

Urban Terror

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUrban Terror 4.1Resolution: 1920 x 1080Ubuntu 12.10 2012-06-21Ubuntu 12.04 LTSMac OS X 10.7.41428425670SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.27, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 363.4356.2742.93

Nexuiz

This is a benchmark of Nexuiz, a popular open-source first-person shooter. This game uses the DarkPlaces engine, which is a largely modified version of the Quake engine with extra features such as High Dynamic Range rendering and OpenGL 2.0 shaders. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterNexuiz 2.5.2Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - HDR: Yes - Sound: OnUbuntu 12.10 2012-06-21Ubuntu 12.04 LTSMac OS X 10.7.4612182430SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 323.9921.5617.51

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterNexuiz 2.5.2Resolution: 1600 x 1200 - HDR: Yes - Sound: OnUbuntu 12.10 2012-06-21Ubuntu 12.04 LTSMac OS X 10.7.4612182430SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.12, N = 327.0524.1118.12

Compile Bench

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterCompile Bench 0.6Test: CompileUbuntu 12.10 2012-06-21Ubuntu 12.04 LTSMac OS X 10.7.4816243240SE +/- 0.14, N = 3SE +/- 0.66, N = 3SE +/- 0.71, N = 630.5633.8033.00

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterCompile Bench 0.6Test: Initial CreateUbuntu 12.10 2012-06-21Ubuntu 12.04 LTSMac OS X 10.7.4816243240SE +/- 0.23, N = 3SE +/- 0.42, N = 3SE +/- 0.66, N = 627.9032.9232.22

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterCompile Bench 0.6Test: Read Compiled TreeUbuntu 12.10 2012-06-21Ubuntu 12.04 LTSMac OS X 10.7.4306090120150SE +/- 1.77, N = 3SE +/- 1.21, N = 3SE +/- 3.10, N = 524.2623.54134.93

OpenArena

This is a test of OpenArena, a popular open-source first-person shooter. This game is based upon ioquake3, which in turn uses the GPL version of id Software's Quake 3 engine. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.5Resolution: 1920 x 1080Ubuntu 12.10 2012-06-21Ubuntu 12.04 LTSMac OS X 10.7.41632486480SE +/- 0.10, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 1.10, N = 667.9058.0773.82

Xonotic

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.6Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: LowUbuntu 12.10 2012-06-21Ubuntu 12.04 LTSMac OS X 10.7.420406080100SE +/- 0.73, N = 3SE +/- 0.11, N = 3SE +/- 0.43, N = 371.2566.45104.53

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.6Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: HighUbuntu 12.10 2012-06-21Ubuntu 12.04 LTSMac OS X 10.7.4918273645SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.75, N = 632.1727.5540.94

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.6Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: UltraUbuntu 12.10 2012-06-21Ubuntu 12.04 LTSMac OS X 10.7.4714212835SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.55, N = 619.8317.5229.99

Timed MAFFT Alignment

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterTimed MAFFT Alignment 6.864Multiple Sequence AlignmentUbuntu 12.10 2012-06-21Ubuntu 12.04 LTSMac OS X 10.7.41224364860SE +/- 0.13, N = 3SE +/- 0.25, N = 6SE +/- 0.39, N = 312.8513.4454.811. (CC) gcc options: -O3 -lm -lpthread

PostMark

OpenBenchmarking.orgTPS, More Is BetterPostMark 1.51Disk Transaction PerformanceUbuntu 12.10 2012-06-21Ubuntu 12.04 LTSMac OS X 10.7.450100150200250SE +/- 0.75, N = 5SE +/- 1.77, N = 5SE +/- 1.56, N = 10217250129

7-Zip Compression

OpenBenchmarking.orgMIPS, More Is Better7-Zip Compression 9.20.1Compress Speed TestUbuntu 12.10 2012-06-21Ubuntu 12.04 LTSMac OS X 10.7.416003200480064008000SE +/- 19.55, N = 3SE +/- 3.76, N = 3SE +/- 6.69, N = 37220724368831. (CXX) g++ options: -pipe -lpthread

GraphicsMagick

OpenBenchmarking.orgIterations Per Minute, More Is BetterGraphicsMagick 1.3.12Operation: ResizingUbuntu 12.10 2012-06-21Ubuntu 12.04 LTSMac OS X 10.7.420406080100SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3929360-std=gnu99 -fopenmp -pthread -ljpeg -lgomp-std=gnu99 -fopenmp -pthread -ljpeg -lgomp-lbz2 -lxml21. (CC) gcc options: -O2 -lXext -lSM -lICE -lX11 -lz -lm -lpthread

OpenBenchmarking.orgIterations Per Minute, More Is BetterGraphicsMagick 1.3.12Operation: Local Adaptive ThresholdingUbuntu 12.10 2012-06-21Ubuntu 12.04 LTSMac OS X 10.7.4918273645SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3373714-std=gnu99 -fopenmp -pthread -ljpeg -lgomp-std=gnu99 -fopenmp -pthread -ljpeg -lgomp-lbz2 -lxml21. (CC) gcc options: -O2 -lXext -lSM -lICE -lX11 -lz -lm -lpthread

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.

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterC-Ray 1.1Total TimeUbuntu 12.10 2012-06-21Ubuntu 12.04 LTSMac OS X 10.7.4306090120150SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.49, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 396.31129.69130.501. (CC) gcc options: -lm -lpthread -O3

OpenSSL

OpenBenchmarking.orgSigns Per Second, More Is BetterOpenSSL 1.0.0eRSA 4096-bit PerformanceUbuntu 12.10 2012-06-21Ubuntu 12.04 LTSMac OS X 10.7.41530456075SE +/- 0.18, N = 4SE +/- 0.18, N = 4SE +/- 0.10, N = 467.9368.0324.401. (CC) gcc options: -m64 -O3 -lssl -lcrypto -ldl

Mac OS X 10.7.4

Processor: Intel Core i5 @ 2.30GHz (2 Cores), Motherboard: Apple Mac mini, Chipset: Intel 6, Memory: 2048 x 1 GB DDR3-1333MHz, Disk: 500GB Hitachi HTS545050B9A302, Graphics: Intel HD 3000 288MB, Monitor: Acer P243W

OS: Mac OS X 10.7.4 (11E53), Kernel: 11.4.0 (x86_64), Display Server: X Server 1.10.6, OpenGL: 2.1, Compiler: Clang 3.1 + Xcode 4.3.3, File-System: Journaled HFS+, Screen Resolution: 1920x1200

System Notes: Python 2.7.1.

Testing initiated at 19 June 2012 09:51 by user phoronix.

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS

Processor: Intel Core i5-2415M @ 2.30GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: Apple Mac-8ED6AF5B48C039E1, Chipset: Intel 2nd Generation Core Family DRAM, Memory: 2048MB, Disk: 500GB Hitachi HTS54505, Graphics: Intel Sandybridge Mobile (GT2+), Audio: Cirrus Logic CS4206, Monitor: Acer P243W, Network: Broadcom NetXtreme BCM57765 Gigabit PCIe + Broadcom BCM4331 802.11a/b/g/n

OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.2.0-23-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 5.10.0, Display Server: X Server 1.11.3, Display Driver: intel 2.17.0, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 8.0.2, Compiler: GCC 4.6, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1200

Testing initiated at 19 June 2012 18:11 by user phoronix.

Ubuntu 12.10 2012-06-21

Processor: Intel Core i5-2415M @ 2.30GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: Apple Mac-8ED6AF5B48C039E1, Chipset: Intel 2nd Generation Core Family DRAM, Memory: 2048MB, Disk: 500GB Hitachi HTS54505, Graphics: Intel Sandybridge Mobile (GT2+), Audio: Cirrus Logic CS4206, Monitor: Acer P243W, Network: Broadcom NetXtreme BCM57765 Gigabit PCIe + Broadcom BCM4331 802.11a/b/g/n

OS: Ubuntu 12.10, Kernel: 3.5.0-1-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 5.12.0, Display Server: X Server 1.11.3, Display Driver: intel 2.19.0, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 8.0.3, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1200

Testing initiated at 21 June 2012 14:58 by user phoronix.