Slackware 14.0 Beta (Slackware64 64-bit) vs. Other Linux Distros

Looking at the Intel Core i7 3960X "Sandy Bridge" Extreme Edition performance on several popular Linux distributions compared to Slackware 14.0 Beta 64-bit (Slackware64). Benchmarking by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com.

HTML result view exported from: https://openbenchmarking.org/result/1207293-SU-SLACKWARE51.

Slackware 14.0 Beta (Slackware64 64-bit) vs. Other Linux DistrosProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioMonitorNetworkOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerDisplay DriverOpenGLCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionUbuntu 12.04 LTSCentOS 6.2Fedora 17Slackware 14 BetaIntel Core i7-3960X @ 3.30GHz (12 Cores)Intel DX79SIIntel Sandy Bridge DMI28192MB64GB OCZ VERTEXAMD Radeon HD 4650 512MBRealtek ALC892DELL S2409WIntel 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 4.6ext41920x10802 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 201107318192MBAMD Radeon HD 4650 512MB (650/900MHz)Realtek ALC892Fedora 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 201205072 x 4096 MB DDR3-1600MHzAMD Radeon HD 4650 512MBSlackware 14.03.2.23 (x86_64)Xfce 4.10X Server 1.12.3radeon 6.14.42.1 Mesa 8.0.4 Gallium 0.4GCC 4.7.1 + Clang 3.0 + LLVM 3.0OpenBenchmarking.orgCompiler Details- 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 - 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 - 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 - Slackware 14 Beta: --build=x86_64-slackware-linux --disable-gtktest --disable-libunwind-exceptions --disable-multilib --enable-__cxa_atexit --enable-bootstrap --enable-checking=release --enable-java-awt=gtk --enable-java-home --enable-languages=ada,c,c++,fortran,go,java,lto,objc --enable-libssp --enable-lto --enable-objc-gc --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --host=x86_64-slackware-linux --mandir=/usr/man --target=x86_64-slackware-linux --verbose --with-antlr-jar=/slack/TMPTMPTMP/gcc-round-two/antlr-runtime-3.4.jar --with-arch-directory=amd64 --with-gnu-ld --with-java-home=/usr/lib64/jvm/jre --with-jvm-jar-dir=/usr/lib64/jvm/jvm-exports --with-jvm-root-dir=/usr/lib64/jvm --with-python-dir=/lib64/python2.7/site-packages Disk Details- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: CFQ / barrier=1,data=ordered,errors=remount-ro,relatime,rw,user_xattrProcessor Details- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, CentOS 6.2, Fedora 17: Scaling Governor: ondemandSystem Details- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: 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

Slackware 14.0 Beta (Slackware64 64-bit) vs. Other Linux Distrosnpb: 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 PerformanceUbuntu 12.04 LTSCentOS 6.2Fedora 17Slackware 14 Beta373.162705.063830.9649.125473.6015.6226208375.501264.24539.23287.291955.262362.501176.921061791021617.2530.675.7720.0291.85350.982881.103839.6953.395959.4715.7628060470.101218.56325.63326.272015.912250.351174.6622971021691011679.3332.486.1630.1791.15394.442777.183527.5752.315737.9216.0825806284.871252.89412.19315.571946.032416.011174.661041781021601.0123.4620.6191.48334.932805.123511.1649.124850.3016.0122855850.801077.82345.47293.031724.732033.69992.2090156891365.2527.926.8423.8277.05OpenBenchmarking.org

NAS Parallel Benchmarks

Test / Class: EP.B

OpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: EP.BUbuntu 12.04 LTSCentOS 6.2Fedora 17Slackware 14 Beta90180270360450SE +/- 0.40, N = 3SE +/- 0.77, N = 3SE +/- 1.81, N = 3SE +/- 2.01, N = 3373.16350.98394.44334.931. (F9X) gfortran options: -fopenmp

NAS Parallel Benchmarks

Test / Class: MG.B

OpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: MG.BUbuntu 12.04 LTSCentOS 6.2Fedora 17Slackware 14 Beta6001200180024003000SE +/- 8.69, N = 3SE +/- 3.84, N = 3SE +/- 1.15, N = 3SE +/- 2.82, N = 32705.062881.102777.182805.121. (F9X) gfortran options: -fopenmp

NAS Parallel Benchmarks

Test / Class: SP.A

OpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: SP.AUbuntu 12.04 LTSCentOS 6.2Fedora 17Slackware 14 Beta8001600240032004000SE +/- 33.69, N = 3SE +/- 4.34, N = 3SE +/- 3.79, N = 3SE +/- 27.11, N = 33830.963839.693527.573511.161. (F9X) gfortran options: -fopenmp

NAS Parallel Benchmarks

Test / Class: UA.A

OpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: UA.AUbuntu 12.04 LTSCentOS 6.2Fedora 17Slackware 14 Beta1224364860SE +/- 0.23, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.14, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 349.1253.3952.3149.121. (F9X) gfortran options: -fopenmp

FFTE

Test: N=64, 1D Complex FFT Routine

OpenBenchmarking.orgMFLOPS, More Is BetterFFTE 5.0Test: N=64, 1D Complex FFT RoutineUbuntu 12.04 LTSCentOS 6.2Fedora 17Slackware 14 Beta13002600390052006500SE +/- 9.24, N = 3SE +/- 14.56, N = 3SE +/- 8.35, N = 3SE +/- 8.31, N = 35473.605959.475737.924850.30-lmpichf90 -lmpich -lopa -lmpl -lrt -lcr -lpthread-m64 -O2 -fPIC -lmpichf90 -lmpich -lopa -lpthread -lrt1. (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 SearchUbuntu 12.04 LTSCentOS 6.2Fedora 17Slackware 14 Beta48121620SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 315.6215.7616.0816.011. (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 2Ubuntu 12.04 LTSCentOS 6.2Fedora 17Slackware 14 Beta6M12M18M24M30MSE +/- 20097.25, N = 3SE +/- 9283.00, N = 3SE +/- 16174.60, N = 3SE +/- 61473.93, N = 326208375.5028060470.1025806284.8722855850.80

SciMark

Computational Test: Composite

OpenBenchmarking.orgMflops, More Is BetterSciMark 2.0Computational Test: CompositeUbuntu 12.04 LTSCentOS 6.2Fedora 17Slackware 14 Beta30060090012001500SE +/- 3.96, N = 4SE +/- 4.31, N = 4SE +/- 3.56, N = 4SE +/- 2.35, N = 41264.241218.561252.891077.82

SciMark

Computational Test: Monte Carlo

OpenBenchmarking.orgMflops, More Is BetterSciMark 2.0Computational Test: Monte CarloUbuntu 12.04 LTSCentOS 6.2Fedora 17Slackware 14 Beta120240360480600SE +/- 0.34, N = 4SE +/- 0.25, N = 4SE +/- 0.46, N = 4SE +/- 7.39, N = 4539.23325.63412.19345.47

SciMark

Computational Test: Fast Fourier Transform

OpenBenchmarking.orgMflops, More Is BetterSciMark 2.0Computational Test: Fast Fourier TransformUbuntu 12.04 LTSCentOS 6.2Fedora 17Slackware 14 Beta70140210280350SE +/- 11.89, N = 4SE +/- 0.31, N = 4SE +/- 3.74, N = 4SE +/- 0.58, N = 4287.29326.27315.57293.03

SciMark

Computational Test: Sparse Matrix Multiply

OpenBenchmarking.orgMflops, More Is BetterSciMark 2.0Computational Test: Sparse Matrix MultiplyUbuntu 12.04 LTSCentOS 6.2Fedora 17Slackware 14 Beta400800120016002000SE +/- 8.90, N = 4SE +/- 21.22, N = 4SE +/- 11.11, N = 4SE +/- 7.56, N = 41955.262015.911946.031724.73

SciMark

Computational Test: Dense LU Matrix Factorization

OpenBenchmarking.orgMflops, More Is BetterSciMark 2.0Computational Test: Dense LU Matrix FactorizationUbuntu 12.04 LTSCentOS 6.2Fedora 17Slackware 14 Beta5001000150020002500SE +/- 2.62, N = 4SE +/- 0.00, N = 4SE +/- 2.74, N = 4SE +/- 1.93, N = 42362.502250.352416.012033.69

SciMark

Computational Test: Jacobi Successive Over-Relaxation

OpenBenchmarking.orgMflops, More Is BetterSciMark 2.0Computational Test: Jacobi Successive Over-RelaxationUbuntu 12.04 LTSCentOS 6.2Fedora 17Slackware 14 Beta30060090012001500SE +/- 1.30, N = 4SE +/- 0.00, N = 4SE +/- 0.00, N = 4SE +/- 1.31, N = 41176.921174.661174.66992.20

Gcrypt Library

CAMELLIA256-ECB Cipher

OpenBenchmarking.orgMicroseconds, Fewer Is BetterGcrypt Library 1.4.4CAMELLIA256-ECB CipherCentOS 6.25001000150020002500SE +/- 6.67, N = 32297

GraphicsMagick

Operation: Sharpen

OpenBenchmarking.orgIterations Per Minute, More Is BetterGraphicsMagick 1.3.12Operation: SharpenUbuntu 12.04 LTSCentOS 6.2Fedora 17Slackware 14 Beta20406080100SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 310610210490-lgomp-lc -lbz2 -ldl -lrt1. (CC) gcc options: -std=gnu99 -fopenmp -O2 -pthread -lz -lm -lpthread

GraphicsMagick

Operation: Resizing

OpenBenchmarking.orgIterations Per Minute, More Is BetterGraphicsMagick 1.3.12Operation: ResizingUbuntu 12.04 LTSCentOS 6.2Fedora 17Slackware 14 Beta4080120160200SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3179169178156-lgomp-lc -lbz2 -ldl -lrt1. (CC) gcc options: -std=gnu99 -fopenmp -O2 -pthread -lz -lm -lpthread

GraphicsMagick

Operation: Local Adaptive Thresholding

OpenBenchmarking.orgIterations Per Minute, More Is BetterGraphicsMagick 1.3.12Operation: Local Adaptive ThresholdingUbuntu 12.04 LTSCentOS 6.2Fedora 17Slackware 14 Beta20406080100SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 310210110289-lgomp-lc -lbz2 -ldl -lrt1. (CC) gcc options: -std=gnu99 -fopenmp -O2 -pthread -lz -lm -lpthread

Himeno Benchmark

Poisson Pressure Solver

OpenBenchmarking.orgMFLOPS, More Is BetterHimeno Benchmark 3.0Poisson Pressure SolverUbuntu 12.04 LTSCentOS 6.2Fedora 17Slackware 14 Beta400800120016002000SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 1.32, N = 3SE +/- 3.05, N = 3SE +/- 6.29, N = 31617.251679.331601.011365.251. (CC) gcc options: -O3

C-Ray

Total Time

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterC-Ray 1.1Total TimeUbuntu 12.04 LTSCentOS 6.2Fedora 17Slackware 14 Beta816243240SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.15, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 330.6732.4823.4627.921. (CC) gcc options: -lm -lpthread -O3

FLAC Audio Encoding

WAV To FLAC

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterFLAC Audio Encoding 1.2.1WAV To FLACUbuntu 12.04 LTSCentOS 6.2Slackware 14 Beta246810SE +/- 0.01, N = 5SE +/- 0.00, N = 5SE +/- 0.01, N = 55.776.166.841. (CXX) g++ options: -O2 -lm

Sudokut

Total Time

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterSudokut 0.4Total TimeUbuntu 12.04 LTSCentOS 6.2Fedora 17Slackware 14 Beta714212835SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 320.0230.1720.6123.82

OpenSSL

RSA 4096-bit Performance

OpenBenchmarking.orgSigns Per Second, More Is BetterOpenSSL 1.0.0eRSA 4096-bit PerformanceUbuntu 12.04 LTSCentOS 6.2Fedora 17Slackware 14 Beta20406080100SE +/- 0.22, N = 4SE +/- 0.28, N = 4SE +/- 0.25, N = 4SE +/- 0.18, N = 491.8591.1591.4877.051. (CC) gcc options: -m64 -O3 -lssl -lcrypto -ldl

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