Debian Squeeze vs. Wheezy Benchmarking Performance

Intel Core i7 720Q testing with a LENOVO TP-6N and NVIDIA Quadro FX 880M on Debian GNU/kFreeBSD Wheezy/sid and Debian GNU/Linux of Squeeze 6.0.5 and Wheezy development versions. Benchmarking for a future article on Phoronix.com.

HTML result view exported from: https://openbenchmarking.org/result/1206309-SU-DEBIANWHE80&rdt.

ProcessorMotherboardMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioNetworkChipsetOSKernelDisplay DriverCompilerFile-SystemDesktopDisplay ServerOpenGLScreen ResolutionDebian kFreeBSDDebian Linux Wheezy Squeeze Wheezy SqueezeIntel Core i7 720Q @ 1.60GHz (8 Cores)LENOVO TP-6N4096MBINTEL SSDSA2M160G2GC 2CV102HDNVIDIA Quadro FX 880MIntel 5 /3400 HD AudioIntel PRO/1000 Connection 7.2.3Debian GNU/kFreeBSD Wheezy/sid9.0-1-amd64 (x86_64)vesa 2.3.1GCC 4.7ufsINTEL SSDSA2M160G2GC/2CV102HDIntel PCH HD AudioIntel PRO/1000 Connection 7.0.5Debian GNU/kFreeBSD 6.0.58.1-1-amd64 (x86_64)GCC 4.4.5LENOVO 4318CTOIntel Core DMI2 x 2048 MB DDR3-1066MHz160GB INTEL SSDSA2M160NVIDIA Quadro FX 880M 1024MB (405/324MHz)Conexant CX20585Intel 82577LM Gigabit Connection + Intel Centrino Ultimate-N 6300Debian testing3.2.0-2-amd64 (x86_64)GNOME Shell 3.4.1X Server 1.12.1.902 (1.12.2 RC 2)nouveau 0.0.162.1 Mesa 8.0.3 Gallium 0.4GCC 4.7ext41600x9002 x 2048 MB 1066MHzNVIDIA Quadro FX 880MConexant ID 5069Debian 6.0.52.6.32-5-amd64 (x86_64)GNOME 2.30.2X Server 1.7.7nouveau 0.0.152.1 Mesa 7.7.1GCC 4.4.5ext3OpenBenchmarking.orgCompiler Details- 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 - Debian kFreeBSD: Squeeze: --build=x86_64-kfreebsd-gnu --enable-checking=release --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-languages=c,c++,fortran,objc,obj-c++ --enable-libstdcxx-debug --enable-multiarch --enable-nls --enable-objc-gc --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --host=x86_64-kfreebsd-gnu --target=x86_64-kfreebsd-gnu --with-arch-32=i586 --with-tune=generic -v - Debian Linux: Wheezy: --build=x86_64-linux-gnu --enable-checking=release --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-languages=c,c++,go,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=i586 --with-tune=generic -v - Debian Linux: Squeeze: --build=x86_64-linux-gnu --enable-checking=release --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-languages=c,c++,fortran,objc,obj-c++ --enable-libstdcxx-debug --enable-multiarch --enable-nls --enable-objc-gc --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --host=x86_64-linux-gnu --target=x86_64-linux-gnu --with-arch-32=i586 --with-tune=generic -v Disk Mount Options Details- Debian kFreeBSD: Wheezy, Debian kFreeBSD: Squeeze: rwDisk Details- Debian Linux: Wheezy: CFQ / barrier=1,data=ordered,errors=remount-ro,relatime,rw,user_xattr- Debian Linux: Squeeze: CFQ / data=ordered,errors=remount-ro,relatime,rwProcessor Details- Debian Linux: Wheezy, Debian Linux: Squeeze: Scaling Governor: ondemandSystem Details- Debian Linux: Wheezy: Disk Scheduler: CFQ. Python 2.7.3rc2.- Debian Linux: Squeeze: Disk Scheduler: CFQ. Python 2.6.6.

tiobench: Rand Write - 64MB - 8postmark: Disk Transaction Performanceffte: N=64, 1D Complex FFT Routinebyte: Dhrystone 2scimark2: Compositescimark2: Monte Carloscimark2: Fast Fourier Transformscimark2: Sparse Matrix Multiplyscimark2: Dense LU Matrix Factorizationscimark2: Jacobi Successive Over-Relaxationjohn-the-ripper: Traditional DEShimeno: Poisson Pressure Solvercompress-7zip: Compress Speed Testc-ray: Total Timeopenssl: RSA 4096-bit Performancesmallpt: Global Illumination Renderer; 100 Samplescrafty: Elapsed Timeapache: Static Web Page Servingcompilebench: Initial Createcompilebench: Compileencode-mp3: WAV To MP3graphics-magick: Local Adaptive Thresholdinggraphics-magick: Resizinggraphics-magick: Sharpenx264: H.264 Video Encodingvpxenc: vpxencffmpeg: AVI To NTSC VCDcompress-pbzip2: 256MB File Compressionclomp: Static OMP Speedupnpb: EP.Bnpb: LU.Anpb: MG.Bnpb: SP.Anpb: UA.Anero2d: Total Timeminion: Bibdminion: Gracefulminion: Quasigroupminion: Solitairehmmer: Pfam Database Searchmafft: Multiple Sequence AlignmentDebian kFreeBSDDebian Linux Wheezy Squeeze Wheezy Squeeze26.925042326.9511370341.87470.69163.64106.30773.07817.28493.185673000718.12775379.149.9525.975141848.4111429445.076537667581.308074116.8310.7092.033772.5318079002.10716.79260.01157.301166.141206.75793.7570163331007.06873778.1242.28280107.5112878.9192.02109.3523.0941894158.2910.0015.7822.523.1989.675360.202801.702874.5220.64655.82214.18120.39250.43211.9228.4014.1284.2418742981.6918451589.67695.51204.54188.471086.001217.70780.846780333918.619030116.0342.03254109.9913303.32110.17142.4222.763876389.4316.1119.423.6985.704247.762724.152835.8020.76693.43213.98118.47252.97220.0029.3413.83OpenBenchmarking.org

Threaded I/O Tester

Test: Random Write - Size Per Thread: 64MB - Thread Count: 8

Debian kFreeBSDDebian LinuxOpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterThreaded I/O Tester 0.3.3Test: Random Write - Size Per Thread: 64MB - Thread Count: 8WheezySqueeze20406080100SE +/- 0.66, N = 8SE +/- 0.21, N = 4SE +/- 0.28, N = 4SE +/- 1.71, N = 826.9225.9792.0384.24

PostMark

Disk Transaction Performance

Debian kFreeBSDDebian LinuxOpenBenchmarking.orgTPS, More Is BetterPostMark 1.51Disk Transaction PerformanceWheezySqueeze400800120016002000SE +/- 2.45, N = 5SE +/- 2.45, N = 5SE +/- 43.40, N = 105045141874

FFTE

Test: N=64, 1D Complex FFT Routine

Debian LinuxDebian kFreeBSDOpenBenchmarking.orgMFLOPS, More Is BetterFFTE 5.0Test: N=64, 1D Complex FFT RoutineWheezySqueeze8001600240032004000SE +/- 52.69, N = 3SE +/- 9.82, N = 3SE +/- 10.90, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 2.97, N = 33752.433772.532981.692326.951848.411. (F9X) gfortran options: -O3 -fomit-frame-pointer -fopenmp -pthread -lmpi_f90 -lmpi_f77 -lmpi -lopen-rte -lopen-pal -ldl -lnsl -lutil -lm

BYTE Unix Benchmark

Computational Test: Dhrystone 2

Debian kFreeBSDDebian LinuxOpenBenchmarking.orgLPS, More Is BetterBYTE Unix Benchmark 3.6Computational Test: Dhrystone 2WheezySqueeze4M8M12M16M20MSE +/- 3743.69, N = 3SE +/- 4400.75, N = 3SE +/- 7105.42, N = 3SE +/- 59893.14, N = 311370341.8711429445.0718079002.1018451589.67

SciMark

Computational Test: Composite

Debian kFreeBSDDebian LinuxOpenBenchmarking.orgMflops, More Is BetterSciMark 2.0Computational Test: CompositeWheezySqueeze150300450600750SE +/- 0.20, N = 4SE +/- 1.07, N = 4SE +/- 7.08, N = 4470.69716.79695.51

SciMark

Computational Test: Monte Carlo

Debian kFreeBSDDebian LinuxOpenBenchmarking.orgMflops, More Is BetterSciMark 2.0Computational Test: Monte CarloWheezySqueeze60120180240300SE +/- 1.53, N = 4SE +/- 1.50, N = 4SE +/- 0.92, N = 4163.64260.01204.54

SciMark

Computational Test: Fast Fourier Transform

Debian kFreeBSDDebian LinuxOpenBenchmarking.orgMflops, More Is BetterSciMark 2.0Computational Test: Fast Fourier TransformWheezySqueeze4080120160200SE +/- 0.48, N = 4SE +/- 0.78, N = 4SE +/- 0.48, N = 4106.30157.30188.47

SciMark

Computational Test: Sparse Matrix Multiply

Debian kFreeBSDDebian LinuxOpenBenchmarking.orgMflops, More Is BetterSciMark 2.0Computational Test: Sparse Matrix MultiplyWheezySqueeze30060090012001500SE +/- 0.69, N = 4SE +/- 2.50, N = 4SE +/- 32.77, N = 4773.071166.141086.00

SciMark

Computational Test: Dense LU Matrix Factorization

Debian kFreeBSDDebian LinuxOpenBenchmarking.orgMflops, More Is BetterSciMark 2.0Computational Test: Dense LU Matrix FactorizationWheezySqueeze30060090012001500SE +/- 0.35, N = 4SE +/- 6.71, N = 4SE +/- 3.91, N = 4817.281206.751217.70

SciMark

Computational Test: Jacobi Successive Over-Relaxation

Debian kFreeBSDDebian LinuxOpenBenchmarking.orgMflops, More Is BetterSciMark 2.0Computational Test: Jacobi Successive Over-RelaxationWheezySqueeze2004006008001000SE +/- 0.24, N = 4SE +/- 0.51, N = 4SE +/- 7.50, N = 4493.18793.75780.84

John The Ripper

Test: Traditional DES

Debian kFreeBSDDebian LinuxOpenBenchmarking.orgReal C/S, More Is BetterJohn The Ripper 1.7.9Test: Traditional DESWheezySqueeze1.5M3M4.5M6M7.5MSE +/- 11000.00, N = 3SE +/- 15191.37, N = 3SE +/- 76333.33, N = 3SE +/- 9562.66, N = 35673000653766770163336780333

Himeno Benchmark

Poisson Pressure Solver

Debian kFreeBSDDebian LinuxOpenBenchmarking.orgMFLOPS, More Is BetterHimeno Benchmark 3.0Poisson Pressure SolverWheezySqueeze2004006008001000SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 1.04, N = 3SE +/- 2.29, N = 3SE +/- 12.56, N = 3718.12581.301007.06918.61

7-Zip Compression

Compress Speed Test

Debian LinuxDebian kFreeBSDOpenBenchmarking.orgMIPS, More Is Better7-Zip Compression 9.20.1Compress Speed TestWheezySqueeze2K4K6K8K10KSE +/- 8.37, N = 3SE +/- 48.31, N = 3SE +/- 26.03, N = 3SE +/- 163.68, N = 6SE +/- 143.96, N = 3878787379030775380741. (CXX) g++ options: -pipe -lpthread

C-Ray

Total Time

Debian kFreeBSDDebian LinuxOpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterC-Ray 1.1Total TimeWheezySqueeze306090120150SE +/- 0.16, N = 3SE +/- 0.14, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 379.14116.8378.12116.03

OpenSSL

RSA 4096-bit Performance

Debian kFreeBSDDebian LinuxOpenBenchmarking.orgSigns Per Second, More Is BetterOpenSSL 1.0.0eRSA 4096-bit PerformanceWheezySqueeze1020304050SE +/- 0.03, N = 4SE +/- 0.00, N = 4SE +/- 0.02, N = 4SE +/- 0.13, N = 49.9510.7042.2842.03

Smallpt

Global Illumination Renderer; 100 Samples

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterSmallpt 1.0Global Illumination Renderer; 100 SamplesWheezySqueeze60120180240300SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 32802541. (CXX) g++ options: -fopenmp

Crafty

Elapsed Time

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterCrafty 23.4Elapsed TimeWheezySqueeze20406080100SE +/- 0.22, N = 3SE +/- 0.41, N = 3107.51109.99

Apache Benchmark

Static Web Page Serving

OpenBenchmarking.orgRequests Per Second, More Is BetterApache Benchmark 2.2.21Static Web Page ServingWheezySqueeze3K6K9K12K15KSE +/- 17.29, N = 3SE +/- 257.61, N = 312878.9113303.32

Compile Bench

Test: Initial Create

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterCompile Bench 0.6Test: Initial CreateWheezySqueeze20406080100SE +/- 1.31, N = 3SE +/- 2.05, N = 692.02110.17

Compile Bench

Test: Compile

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterCompile Bench 0.6Test: CompileWheezySqueeze306090120150SE +/- 0.31, N = 3SE +/- 0.64, N = 3109.35142.42

LAME MP3 Encoding

WAV To MP3

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterLAME MP3 Encoding 3.99.3WAV To MP3WheezySqueeze612182430SE +/- 0.03, N = 5SE +/- 0.11, N = 523.0922.76

GraphicsMagick

Operation: Local Adaptive Thresholding

OpenBenchmarking.orgIterations Per Minute, More Is BetterGraphicsMagick 1.3.12Operation: Local Adaptive ThresholdingWheezySqueeze918273645SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 34138

GraphicsMagick

Operation: Resizing

OpenBenchmarking.orgIterations Per Minute, More Is BetterGraphicsMagick 1.3.12Operation: ResizingWheezySqueeze20406080100SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 38976

GraphicsMagick

Operation: Sharpen

OpenBenchmarking.orgIterations Per Minute, More Is BetterGraphicsMagick 1.3.12Operation: SharpenWheezySqueeze918273645SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 34138

x264

H.264 Video Encoding

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is Betterx264 2011-12-06H.264 Video EncodingDebian Linux: Wheezy1326395265SE +/- 0.12, N = 358.29

VP8 libvpx Encoding

vpxenc

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterVP8 libvpx Encoding 0.9.7-p1vpxencWheezySqueeze3691215SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 310.009.43

FFmpeg

AVI To NTSC VCD

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterFFmpeg 0.10AVI To NTSC VCDWheezySqueeze48121620SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 315.7816.11

Parallel BZIP2 Compression

256MB File Compression

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterParallel BZIP2 Compression 1.0.5256MB File CompressionWheezySqueeze510152025SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.11, N = 322.5219.421. (CXX) g++ options: -O2 -pthread -lpthread -lbz2

CLOMP

Static OMP Speedup

OpenBenchmarking.orgSpeedup, More Is BetterCLOMP 3.3Static OMP SpeedupWheezySqueeze0.83031.66062.49093.32124.1515SE +/- 0.13, N = 10SE +/- 0.06, N = 103.193.69

NAS Parallel Benchmarks

Test / Class: EP.B

OpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: EP.BWheezySqueeze20406080100SE +/- 0.32, N = 3SE +/- 0.23, N = 389.6785.701. (F9X) gfortran options: -fopenmp

NAS Parallel Benchmarks

Test / Class: LU.A

OpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: LU.AWheezySqueeze11002200330044005500SE +/- 81.64, N = 3SE +/- 21.41, N = 35360.204247.761. (F9X) gfortran options: -fopenmp

NAS Parallel Benchmarks

Test / Class: MG.B

OpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: MG.BWheezySqueeze6001200180024003000SE +/- 4.55, N = 3SE +/- 38.87, N = 32801.702724.151. (F9X) gfortran options: -fopenmp

NAS Parallel Benchmarks

Test / Class: SP.A

OpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: SP.AWheezySqueeze6001200180024003000SE +/- 24.06, N = 3SE +/- 5.78, N = 32874.522835.801. (F9X) gfortran options: -fopenmp

NAS Parallel Benchmarks

Test / Class: UA.A

OpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: UA.AWheezySqueeze510152025SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 320.6420.761. (F9X) gfortran options: -fopenmp

Open FMM Nero2D

Total Time

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterOpen FMM Nero2D 2.0.2Total TimeWheezySqueeze150300450600750655.82693.43-lfftw3 -lquadmath-lgfortranbegin1. (CXX) g++ options: -O2 -llapack -lblas -lgfortran -lm

Minion

Benchmark: Bibd

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterMinion 0.12Benchmark: BibdWheezySqueeze50100150200250SE +/- 0.24, N = 3SE +/- 0.30, N = 3214.18213.981. (CXX) g++ options: -O3 -fomit-frame-pointer -rdynamic -lboost_iostreams-mt -lz -lbz2

Minion

Benchmark: Graceful

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterMinion 0.12Benchmark: GracefulWheezySqueeze306090120150SE +/- 0.19, N = 3SE +/- 0.69, N = 3120.39118.471. (CXX) g++ options: -O3 -fomit-frame-pointer -rdynamic -lboost_iostreams-mt -lz -lbz2

Minion

Benchmark: Quasigroup

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterMinion 0.12Benchmark: QuasigroupWheezySqueeze60120180240300SE +/- 0.11, N = 3SE +/- 0.61, N = 3250.43252.971. (CXX) g++ options: -O3 -fomit-frame-pointer -rdynamic -lboost_iostreams-mt -lz -lbz2

Minion

Benchmark: Solitaire

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterMinion 0.12Benchmark: SolitaireWheezySqueeze50100150200250SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 1.43, N = 3211.92220.001. (CXX) g++ options: -O3 -fomit-frame-pointer -rdynamic -lboost_iostreams-mt -lz -lbz2

Timed HMMer Search

Pfam Database Search

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterTimed HMMer Search 2.3.2Pfam Database SearchWheezySqueeze714212835SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 328.4029.34

Timed MAFFT Alignment

Multiple Sequence Alignment

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterTimed MAFFT Alignment 6.864Multiple Sequence AlignmentWheezySqueeze48121620SE +/- 0.28, N = 6SE +/- 0.35, N = 614.1213.83


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