Solaris 11 Express vs. CentOS vs. Ubuntu

Looking at the Intel Core i7 3960X "Sandy Bridge" Extreme Edition performance on Oracle Solaris 11 Express 11/11 and Fedora 17 and CentOS (EL) 6.2 and Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. 64-bit editions on same hardware being tested. Benchmarking for a future article on Phoronix.com.

HTML result view exported from: https://openbenchmarking.org/result/1206297-SU-UBUSOLARI72.

Solaris 11 Express vs. CentOS vs. UbuntuProcessorMotherboardMemoryDiskGraphicsMonitorChipsetAudioNetworkOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerDisplay DriverOpenGLCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionSolaris 11 11.11 ExpressUbuntu 12.04 LTSUbuntu 12.04 LTS - GCC 4.5.3CentOS 6.2Debian kFreeBSD WheezyFedora 17Intel Core i7-3960X @ 3.30GHz (12 Cores)Intel DX79SI2 x 4096MB 1600MHzOCZ VERTEX OCZ VERTEXATI RV730 PRO 256MBDELL S2409WOracle Solaris 11 11/11 X865.11 (i686)GNOME 2.30.2X Server 1.10.3ati 6.14.12.1 Mesa 7.10.2GCC 4.5.2zfs1920x1080Intel Sandy Bridge DMI28192MB64GB OCZ VERTEXAMD Radeon HD 4650 512MBRealtek ALC892Intel 82579LM Gigabit ConnectionUbuntu 12.043.2.0-23-generic (x86_64)Unity 5.10.0X Server 1.11.3radeon 6.14.992.1 Mesa 8.0.2 Gallium 0.4GCC 4.6ext4GCC 4.5.32 x 4096 MB DDR3-1600MHzIntel Patsburg HD AudioCentOS 6.22.6.32-220.el6.x86_64 (x86_64)GNOME 2.28.2X Server 1.10.4radeon 6.14.22.1 Mesa 7.11 Gallium 0.4GCC 4.4.6 20110731INTEL DX79SI8192MBOCZ VERTEX 1.30 + Corsair VoyagerGT 1100AMD Radeon HD 4650 256MBIntel PRO/1000 Connection 7.2.3Debian GNU/kFreeBSD Wheezy/sid9.0-1-amd64 (x86_64)radeon 6.14.4GCC 4.7ufsIntel DX79SIIntel Sandy Bridge DMI264GB OCZ VERTEXAMD Radeon HD 4650 512MB (650/900MHz)Realtek ALC892Intel 82579LM Gigabit ConnectionFedora 17 (Beefy Miracle)3.3.4-5.fc17.x86_64 (x86_64)GNOME Shell 3.4.1X Server 1.12.0radeon 6.14.992.1 Mesa 8.0.2 Gallium 0.4GCC 4.7.0 20120507ext41920x1080OpenBenchmarking.orgCompiler Details- Solaris 11 11.11 Express: --bindir=/usr/gcc/4.5/bin --enable-languages=c,c++,fortran,objc --enable-shared --mandir=/usr/gcc/4.5/share/man --mandir=/usr/gcc/4.5/share/man --sbindir=/usr/gcc/4.5/sbin --with-gmp-include=/usr/include/gmp --with-mpfr-include=/usr/include/mpfr -O2 - Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: --build=x86_64-linux-gnu --disable-werror --enable-checking=release --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-languages=c,c++,fortran,objc,obj-c++ --enable-libstdcxx-debug --enable-libstdcxx-time=yes --enable-nls --enable-objc-gc --enable-plugin --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --host=x86_64-linux-gnu --target=x86_64-linux-gnu --with-arch-32=i686 --with-tune=generic -v - Ubuntu 12.04 LTS - GCC 4.5.3: --build=x86_64-linux-gnu --disable-werror --enable-checking=release --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-gold --enable-languages=c,c++,fortran,objc,obj-c++ --enable-ld=default --enable-libstdcxx-debug --enable-libstdcxx-time=yes --enable-nls --enable-objc-gc --enable-plugin --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --host=x86_64-linux-gnu --target=x86_64-linux-gnu --with-arch-32=i686 --with-plugin-ld=ld.gold --with-tune=generic -v - CentOS 6.2: --build=x86_64-redhat-linux --disable-dssi --disable-libjava-multilib --disable-libunwind-exceptions --enable-__cxa_atexit --enable-bootstrap --enable-checking=release --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-java-awt=gtk --enable-java-maintainer-mode --enable-languages=c,c++,objc,obj-c++,java,fortran,ada --enable-libgcj-multifile --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --mandir=/usr/share/man --with-arch_32=i686 --with-cloog --with-ecj-jar=/usr/share/java/eclipse-ecj.jar --with-java-home=/usr/lib/jvm/java-1.5.0-gcj-1.5.0.0/jre --with-ppl --with-tune=generic - Debian kFreeBSD Wheezy: --build=x86_64-kfreebsd-gnu --disable-libitm --enable-checking=release --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-languages=c,c++,fortran,objc,obj-c++ --enable-libstdcxx-debug --enable-libstdcxx-time=yes --enable-nls --enable-objc-gc --enable-plugin --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --host=x86_64-kfreebsd-gnu --target=x86_64-kfreebsd-gnu --with-arch-32=i586 --with-tune=generic -v - Fedora 17: --build=x86_64-redhat-linux --disable-build-poststage1-with-cxx --disable-build-with-cxx --disable-dssi --disable-libjava-multilib --disable-libunwind-exceptions --enable-__cxa_atexit --enable-bootstrap --enable-checking=release --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-initfini-array --enable-java-awt=gtk --enable-java-maintainer-mode --enable-languages=c,c++,objc,obj-c++,java,fortran,ada,go,lto --enable-libgcj-multifile --enable-plugin --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --mandir=/usr/share/man --with-arch_32=i686 --with-cloog --with-ecj-jar=/usr/share/java/eclipse-ecj.jar --with-java-home=/usr/lib/jvm/java-1.5.0-gcj-1.5.0.0/jre --with-linker-hash-style=gnu --with-ppl --with-tune=generic Disk Details- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, Ubuntu 12.04 LTS - GCC 4.5.3: CFQ / barrier=1,data=ordered,errors=remount-ro,relatime,rw,user_xattrProcessor Details- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, Ubuntu 12.04 LTS - GCC 4.5.3, CentOS 6.2, Fedora 17: Scaling Governor: ondemandSystem Details- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: Disk Scheduler: CFQ. Compiz was running on this system.- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS - GCC 4.5.3: Disk Scheduler: CFQ. Compiz was running on this system.- CentOS 6.2: SELinux: Enabled.- Fedora 17: SELinux: Enabled.Disk Mount Options Details- CentOS 6.2: barrier=1,data=ordered,relatime,rw,seclabel- Fedora 17: barrier=1,data=ordered,relatime,rw,seclabel,user_xattr

Solaris 11 Express vs. CentOS vs. Ubuntunpb: EP.Bnpb: MG.Bnpb: SP.Anpb: UA.Affte: N=64, 1D Complex FFT Routinehmmer: Pfam Database Searchbyte: Dhrystone 2scimark2: Compositescimark2: Monte Carloscimark2: Fast Fourier Transformscimark2: Sparse Matrix Multiplyscimark2: Dense LU Matrix Factorizationscimark2: Jacobi Successive Over-Relaxationgcrypt: CAMELLIA256-ECB Ciphergraphics-magick: Sharpengraphics-magick: Resizinggraphics-magick: Local Adaptive Thresholdinghimeno: Poisson Pressure Solverc-ray: Total Timeencode-flac: WAV To FLACsudokut: Total Timeopenssl: RSA 4096-bit PerformanceSolaris 11 11.11 ExpressUbuntu 12.04 LTSUbuntu 12.04 LTS - GCC 4.5.3CentOS 6.2Debian kFreeBSD WheezyFedora 17351.612842.773849.869.864008.7816.4919420677.501231.64369.94235.882007.872421.501123.03351011014390524.0943.307.5743.6991.50373.162705.063830.9649.125473.6015.6226208375.501264.24539.23287.291955.262362.501176.921061791021617.2530.675.7720.0291.85378.482712.483763.1850.334698.7415.5526378310.801288.24542.30330.062017.762373.021178.051061781011738.7830.135.8820.0791.70350.982881.103839.6953.395959.4715.7628060470.101218.56325.63326.272015.912250.351174.6622971021691011679.3332.486.1630.1791.15242.332945.943712.1131.945615.6525701496.801313.44413.31308.762180.562489.861174.701599.6323.9126394.442777.183527.5752.315737.9216.0825806284.871252.89412.19315.571946.032416.011174.661041781021601.0123.4620.6191.48OpenBenchmarking.org

NAS Parallel Benchmarks

Test / Class: EP.B

OpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: EP.BSolaris 11 11.11 ExpressUbuntu 12.04 LTSUbuntu 12.04 LTS - GCC 4.5.3CentOS 6.2Debian kFreeBSD WheezyFedora 1790180270360450SE +/- 1.71, N = 3SE +/- 0.40, N = 3SE +/- 0.32, N = 3SE +/- 0.77, N = 3SE +/- 12.76, N = 6SE +/- 1.81, N = 3351.61373.16378.48350.98242.33394.441. (F9X) gfortran options: -fopenmp

NAS Parallel Benchmarks

Test / Class: MG.B

OpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: MG.BSolaris 11 11.11 ExpressUbuntu 12.04 LTSUbuntu 12.04 LTS - GCC 4.5.3CentOS 6.2Debian kFreeBSD WheezyFedora 176001200180024003000SE +/- 6.38, N = 3SE +/- 8.69, N = 3SE +/- 7.98, N = 3SE +/- 3.84, N = 3SE +/- 22.39, N = 3SE +/- 1.15, N = 32842.772705.062712.482881.102945.942777.181. (F9X) gfortran options: -fopenmp

NAS Parallel Benchmarks

Test / Class: SP.A

OpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: SP.ASolaris 11 11.11 ExpressUbuntu 12.04 LTSUbuntu 12.04 LTS - GCC 4.5.3CentOS 6.2Debian kFreeBSD WheezyFedora 178001600240032004000SE +/- 6.33, N = 3SE +/- 33.69, N = 3SE +/- 75.17, N = 3SE +/- 4.34, N = 3SE +/- 3.39, N = 3SE +/- 3.79, N = 33849.863830.963763.183839.693712.113527.571. (F9X) gfortran options: -fopenmp

NAS Parallel Benchmarks

Test / Class: UA.A

OpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: UA.ASolaris 11 11.11 ExpressUbuntu 12.04 LTSUbuntu 12.04 LTS - GCC 4.5.3CentOS 6.2Debian kFreeBSD WheezyFedora 171224364860SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.23, N = 3SE +/- 0.31, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.14, N = 39.8649.1250.3353.3931.9452.311. (F9X) gfortran options: -fopenmp

FFTE

Test: N=64, 1D Complex FFT Routine

OpenBenchmarking.orgMFLOPS, More Is BetterFFTE 5.0Test: N=64, 1D Complex FFT RoutineSolaris 11 11.11 ExpressUbuntu 12.04 LTSUbuntu 12.04 LTS - GCC 4.5.3CentOS 6.2Debian kFreeBSD WheezyFedora 1713002600390052006500SE +/- 7.46, N = 3SE +/- 9.24, N = 3SE +/- 81.59, N = 3SE +/- 14.56, N = 3SE +/- 9.22, N = 3SE +/- 8.35, N = 34008.785473.604698.745959.475615.655737.92-lmpichf90 -lmpich -lopa -lmpl -lrt -lcr -lpthread-lmpichf90 -lmpich -lopa -lmpl -lrt -lcr -lpthread-m64 -O2 -fPIC -lmpichf90 -lmpich -lopa -lpthread -lrt-lmpichf90 -lmpich -lopa -lmpl -lrt -lpthread1. (F9X) gfortran options: -O3 -fomit-frame-pointer -fopenmp

Timed HMMer Search

Pfam Database Search

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterTimed HMMer Search 2.3.2Pfam Database SearchSolaris 11 11.11 ExpressUbuntu 12.04 LTSUbuntu 12.04 LTS - GCC 4.5.3CentOS 6.2Fedora 1748121620SE +/- 0.28, N = 4SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 316.4915.6215.5515.7616.081. (CC) gcc options: -O2 -pthread -lhmmer -lsquid -lm

BYTE Unix Benchmark

Computational Test: Dhrystone 2

OpenBenchmarking.orgLPS, More Is BetterBYTE Unix Benchmark 3.6Computational Test: Dhrystone 2Solaris 11 11.11 ExpressUbuntu 12.04 LTSUbuntu 12.04 LTS - GCC 4.5.3CentOS 6.2Debian kFreeBSD WheezyFedora 176M12M18M24M30MSE +/- 31046.51, N = 3SE +/- 20097.25, N = 3SE +/- 7786.79, N = 3SE +/- 9283.00, N = 3SE +/- 36118.18, N = 3SE +/- 16174.60, N = 319420677.5026208375.5026378310.8028060470.1025701496.8025806284.87

SciMark

Computational Test: Composite

OpenBenchmarking.orgMflops, More Is BetterSciMark 2.0Computational Test: CompositeSolaris 11 11.11 ExpressUbuntu 12.04 LTSUbuntu 12.04 LTS - GCC 4.5.3CentOS 6.2Debian kFreeBSD WheezyFedora 1730060090012001500SE +/- 1.06, N = 4SE +/- 3.96, N = 4SE +/- 1.48, N = 4SE +/- 4.31, N = 4SE +/- 4.35, N = 4SE +/- 3.56, N = 41231.641264.241288.241218.561313.441252.89

SciMark

Computational Test: Monte Carlo

OpenBenchmarking.orgMflops, More Is BetterSciMark 2.0Computational Test: Monte CarloSolaris 11 11.11 ExpressUbuntu 12.04 LTSUbuntu 12.04 LTS - GCC 4.5.3CentOS 6.2Debian kFreeBSD WheezyFedora 17120240360480600SE +/- 0.32, N = 4SE +/- 0.34, N = 4SE +/- 0.56, N = 4SE +/- 0.25, N = 4SE +/- 0.01, N = 4SE +/- 0.46, N = 4369.94539.23542.30325.63413.31412.19

SciMark

Computational Test: Fast Fourier Transform

OpenBenchmarking.orgMflops, More Is BetterSciMark 2.0Computational Test: Fast Fourier TransformSolaris 11 11.11 ExpressUbuntu 12.04 LTSUbuntu 12.04 LTS - GCC 4.5.3CentOS 6.2Debian kFreeBSD WheezyFedora 1770140210280350SE +/- 0.72, N = 4SE +/- 11.89, N = 4SE +/- 1.41, N = 4SE +/- 0.31, N = 4SE +/- 8.87, N = 4SE +/- 3.74, N = 4235.88287.29330.06326.27308.76315.57

SciMark

Computational Test: Sparse Matrix Multiply

OpenBenchmarking.orgMflops, More Is BetterSciMark 2.0Computational Test: Sparse Matrix MultiplySolaris 11 11.11 ExpressUbuntu 12.04 LTSUbuntu 12.04 LTS - GCC 4.5.3CentOS 6.2Debian kFreeBSD WheezyFedora 175001000150020002500SE +/- 4.02, N = 4SE +/- 8.90, N = 4SE +/- 4.06, N = 4SE +/- 21.22, N = 4SE +/- 11.87, N = 4SE +/- 11.11, N = 42007.871955.262017.762015.912180.561946.03

SciMark

Computational Test: Dense LU Matrix Factorization

OpenBenchmarking.orgMflops, More Is BetterSciMark 2.0Computational Test: Dense LU Matrix FactorizationSolaris 11 11.11 ExpressUbuntu 12.04 LTSUbuntu 12.04 LTS - GCC 4.5.3CentOS 6.2Debian kFreeBSD WheezyFedora 175001000150020002500SE +/- 2.74, N = 4SE +/- 2.62, N = 4SE +/- 2.64, N = 4SE +/- 0.00, N = 4SE +/- 2.12, N = 4SE +/- 2.74, N = 42421.502362.502373.022250.352489.862416.01

SciMark

Computational Test: Jacobi Successive Over-Relaxation

OpenBenchmarking.orgMflops, More Is BetterSciMark 2.0Computational Test: Jacobi Successive Over-RelaxationSolaris 11 11.11 ExpressUbuntu 12.04 LTSUbuntu 12.04 LTS - GCC 4.5.3CentOS 6.2Debian kFreeBSD WheezyFedora 1730060090012001500SE +/- 0.00, N = 4SE +/- 1.30, N = 4SE +/- 1.13, N = 4SE +/- 0.00, N = 4SE +/- 0.03, N = 4SE +/- 0.00, N = 41123.031176.921178.051174.661174.701174.66

Gcrypt Library

CAMELLIA256-ECB Cipher

OpenBenchmarking.orgMicroseconds, Fewer Is BetterGcrypt Library 1.4.4CAMELLIA256-ECB CipherSolaris 11 11.11 ExpressCentOS 6.28001600240032004000SE +/- 15.28, N = 3SE +/- 6.67, N = 3351022971. (CC) gcc options: -O2 -lsocket -R/usr/local/lib

GraphicsMagick

Operation: Sharpen

OpenBenchmarking.orgIterations Per Minute, More Is BetterGraphicsMagick 1.3.12Operation: SharpenSolaris 11 11.11 ExpressUbuntu 12.04 LTSUbuntu 12.04 LTS - GCC 4.5.3CentOS 6.2Fedora 1720406080100SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3110106106102104-pthreads -llcms -ltiff -lfreetype -ljpeg -lXext -lSM -lICE -lX11 -lsocket -lnsl -lbz2 -lxml2-pthread-pthread1. (CC) gcc options: -std=gnu99 -fopenmp -O2 -lz -lm -lgomp -lpthread

GraphicsMagick

Operation: Resizing

OpenBenchmarking.orgIterations Per Minute, More Is BetterGraphicsMagick 1.3.12Operation: ResizingSolaris 11 11.11 ExpressUbuntu 12.04 LTSUbuntu 12.04 LTS - GCC 4.5.3CentOS 6.2Fedora 174080120160200SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3143179178169178-pthreads -llcms -ltiff -lfreetype -ljpeg -lXext -lSM -lICE -lX11 -lsocket -lnsl -lbz2 -lxml2-pthread-pthread1. (CC) gcc options: -std=gnu99 -fopenmp -O2 -lz -lm -lgomp -lpthread

GraphicsMagick

Operation: Local Adaptive Thresholding

OpenBenchmarking.orgIterations Per Minute, More Is BetterGraphicsMagick 1.3.12Operation: Local Adaptive ThresholdingSolaris 11 11.11 ExpressUbuntu 12.04 LTSUbuntu 12.04 LTS - GCC 4.5.3CentOS 6.2Fedora 1720406080100SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 390102101101102-pthreads -llcms -ltiff -lfreetype -ljpeg -lXext -lSM -lICE -lX11 -lsocket -lnsl -lbz2 -lxml2-pthread-pthread1. (CC) gcc options: -std=gnu99 -fopenmp -O2 -lz -lm -lgomp -lpthread

Himeno Benchmark

Poisson Pressure Solver

OpenBenchmarking.orgMFLOPS, More Is BetterHimeno Benchmark 3.0Poisson Pressure SolverSolaris 11 11.11 ExpressUbuntu 12.04 LTSUbuntu 12.04 LTS - GCC 4.5.3CentOS 6.2Debian kFreeBSD WheezyFedora 17400800120016002000SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 1.48, N = 3SE +/- 1.32, N = 3SE +/- 9.33, N = 3SE +/- 3.05, N = 3524.091617.251738.781679.331599.631601.011. (CC) gcc options: -O3

C-Ray

Total Time

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterC-Ray 1.1Total TimeSolaris 11 11.11 ExpressUbuntu 12.04 LTSUbuntu 12.04 LTS - GCC 4.5.3CentOS 6.2Debian kFreeBSD WheezyFedora 171020304050SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.15, N = 343.3030.6730.1332.4823.9123.461. (CC) gcc options: -lm -lpthread -O3

FLAC Audio Encoding

WAV To FLAC

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterFLAC Audio Encoding 1.2.1WAV To FLACSolaris 11 11.11 ExpressUbuntu 12.04 LTSUbuntu 12.04 LTS - GCC 4.5.3CentOS 6.2246810SE +/- 0.05, N = 5SE +/- 0.01, N = 5SE +/- 0.00, N = 5SE +/- 0.00, N = 57.575.775.886.16-logg1. (CXX) g++ options: -O2 -lm

Sudokut

Total Time

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterSudokut 0.4Total TimeSolaris 11 11.11 ExpressUbuntu 12.04 LTSUbuntu 12.04 LTS - GCC 4.5.3CentOS 6.2Fedora 171020304050SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 343.6920.0220.0730.1720.61

OpenSSL

RSA 4096-bit Performance

OpenBenchmarking.orgSigns Per Second, More Is BetterOpenSSL 1.0.0eRSA 4096-bit PerformanceSolaris 11 11.11 ExpressUbuntu 12.04 LTSUbuntu 12.04 LTS - GCC 4.5.3CentOS 6.2Debian kFreeBSD WheezyFedora 1720406080100SE +/- 0.37, N = 4SE +/- 0.22, N = 4SE +/- 0.32, N = 4SE +/- 0.28, N = 4SE +/- 0.00, N = 4SE +/- 0.25, N = 491.5091.8591.7091.1526.0091.48-lsocket -lnsl1. (CC) gcc options: -m64 -O3 -lssl -lcrypto -ldl


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