Benchmarks of performance comparing Apple OS X 10.7 Lion vs. OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion on the mid-2012 Apple MacBook Pro with Retina Display and Intel Core i7 2.3GHz Ivy Bridge processor with switchable Intel HD 4000 / NVIDIA Kepler graphics. Benchmarking by Michael Larabel of Phoronix.com for a future article.
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Apple MacBook Pro Retina - OS X 10.7.4 vs. OS X 10.8 Performance Processor Motherboard Chipset Memory Disk Graphics Monitor OS Kernel Display Server OpenGL Compiler File-System Screen Resolution Apple MacBook Pro Retina Apple OS X 10.8 Intel Core i7 @ 2.30GHz (4 Cores) Apple MacBook Pro Intel 7 2 x 4096 DDR3-1600MHz 251GB APPLE SSD SM256E NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M + Intel HD 4000 1024MB Color LCD Mac OS X 10.7.4 (11E2068) 11.4.1 (x86_64) X Server 1.10.6 2.1 Clang 4.0 + GCC 4.2.1 + Xcode 4.4 Journaled HFS+ 2880x1800 Intel HD 4000 + NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M 512MB OS X 10.8 (12A269) 12.0.0 (x86_64) OpenBenchmarking.org Compiler Details - --build=i686-apple-darwin11 --disable-checking --enable-languages=c,objc,c++,obj-c++ --enable-llvm=/private/var/tmp/llvmgcc42/llvmgcc42-2336.11~28/dst-llvmCore/Developer/usr/local --enable-werror --host=x86_64-apple-darwin11 --mandir=/share/man --program-prefix=i686-apple-darwin11- --program-prefix=llvm- --program-transform-name=/^[cg][^.-]*$/s/$/-4.2/ --target=i686-apple-darwin11 --with-slibdir=/usr/lib
Apple MacBook Pro Retina - OS X 10.7.4 vs. OS X 10.8 Performance xonotic: 2880 x 1800 - High xonotic: 2560 x 1600 - High xonotic: 1920 x 1080 - High xonotic: 2880 x 1800 - Low xonotic: 2560 x 1600 - Low xonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Low pgbench: TPC-B Transactions Per Second openssl: RSA 4096-bit Performance tachyon: Total Time c-ray: Total Time build-php: Time To Compile build-imagemagick: Time To Compile himeno: Poisson Pressure Solver scimark2: Jacobi Successive Over-Relaxation scimark2: Dense LU Matrix Factorization scimark2: Sparse Matrix Multiply scimark2: Fast Fourier Transform scimark2: Monte Carlo scimark2: Composite fhourstones: Complex Connect-4 Solving stream: Add stream: Triad stream: Scale stream: Copy xplane9: High - 2880 x 1800 xplane9: High - 2560 x 1600 xplane9: High - 1920 x 1080 warsow: 2880 x 1800 warsow: 2560 x 1600 warsow: 1920 x 1080 urbanterror: 2880 x 1800 openarena: 2880 x 1800 openarena: 2560 x 1600 openarena: 1920 x 1080 nexuiz: 2880 x 1800 - Yes - On nexuiz: 2560 x 1600 - Yes - On postmark: Disk Transaction Performance tiobench: Rand Write - 64MB - 8 Apple MacBook Pro Retina Apple OS X 10.8 54.96 60.15 72.17 135.20 140.91 144.02 4268.20 27.70 14.84 50.11 30.07 38.34 263.11 1408.52 2426.29 1848.07 295.33 436.33 1282.91 10050.37 15932.32 16235.81 14360.13 14728.28 62 70 105 48.02 47.83 47.83 50.53 131.93 140.90 219.47 26.38 26.78 1645 174.11 52.48 52.71 71.42 135.64 135.73 138.95 4179.20 27.40 14.79 49.95 31.62 33.18 286.08 1408.43 2403.70 1820.38 284.94 435.32 1273.15 9837.93 15678.64 16005.25 14104.84 14146.06 63 73 106 48.40 47.53 48.30 97.83 249.80 254.33 252.20 26.85 27.00 1690 170.99 OpenBenchmarking.org
Xonotic Resolution: 2880 x 1800 - Effects Quality: High OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Xonotic 0.6 Resolution: 2880 x 1800 - Effects Quality: High Apple MacBook Pro Retina Apple OS X 10.8 12 24 36 48 60 SE +/- 0.07, N = 3 SE +/- 0.13, N = 3 54.96 52.48
Xonotic Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Effects Quality: High OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Xonotic 0.6 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Effects Quality: High Apple MacBook Pro Retina Apple OS X 10.8 13 26 39 52 65 SE +/- 0.09, N = 3 SE +/- 0.05, N = 3 60.15 52.71
Xonotic Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: High OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Xonotic 0.6 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: High Apple MacBook Pro Retina Apple OS X 10.8 16 32 48 64 80 SE +/- 0.17, N = 3 SE +/- 0.24, N = 3 72.17 71.42
Xonotic Resolution: 2880 x 1800 - Effects Quality: Low OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Xonotic 0.6 Resolution: 2880 x 1800 - Effects Quality: Low Apple MacBook Pro Retina Apple OS X 10.8 30 60 90 120 150 SE +/- 0.31, N = 3 SE +/- 0.12, N = 3 135.20 135.64
Xonotic Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Effects Quality: Low OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Xonotic 0.6 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Effects Quality: Low Apple MacBook Pro Retina Apple OS X 10.8 30 60 90 120 150 SE +/- 0.52, N = 3 SE +/- 0.06, N = 3 140.91 135.73
Xonotic Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Low OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Xonotic 0.6 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Low Apple MacBook Pro Retina Apple OS X 10.8 30 60 90 120 150 SE +/- 0.67, N = 3 SE +/- 0.63, N = 3 144.02 138.95
PostgreSQL pgbench TPC-B Transactions Per Second OpenBenchmarking.org TPS, More Is Better PostgreSQL pgbench 8.4.11 TPC-B Transactions Per Second Apple MacBook Pro Retina Apple OS X 10.8 900 1800 2700 3600 4500 SE +/- 44.31, N = 3 SE +/- 102.01, N = 6 4268.20 4179.20 1. (CC) gcc options: -no-cpp-precomp -O2 -fno-strict-aliasing -fwrapv -lpgport -lpq -lm
OpenSSL RSA 4096-bit Performance OpenBenchmarking.org Signs Per Second, More Is Better OpenSSL 1.0.0e RSA 4096-bit Performance Apple MacBook Pro Retina Apple OS X 10.8 7 14 21 28 35 SE +/- 0.04, N = 4 SE +/- 0.14, N = 4 27.70 27.40 1. (CC) gcc options: -arch -O3 -fomit-frame-pointer -lssl -lcrypto
Tachyon Total Time OpenBenchmarking.org Seconds, Fewer Is Better Tachyon 0.98.9 Total Time Apple MacBook Pro Retina Apple OS X 10.8 4 8 12 16 20 SE +/- 0.04, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 14.84 14.79 1. (CC) gcc options: -O2 -ffast-math -ltachyon -lpthread -framework
C-Ray Total Time OpenBenchmarking.org Seconds, Fewer Is Better C-Ray 1.1 Total Time Apple MacBook Pro Retina Apple OS X 10.8 11 22 33 44 55 SE +/- 0.13, N = 3 SE +/- 0.02, N = 3 50.11 49.95 1. (CC) gcc options: -lm -lpthread -O3
Timed PHP Compilation Time To Compile OpenBenchmarking.org Seconds, Fewer Is Better Timed PHP Compilation 5.2.9 Time To Compile Apple MacBook Pro Retina Apple OS X 10.8 7 14 21 28 35 SE +/- 0.11, N = 3 SE +/- 0.02, N = 3 30.07 31.62 1. (CC) gcc options: -O2 -pedantic -lpthread -lz -liconv -lm
Timed ImageMagick Compilation Time To Compile OpenBenchmarking.org Seconds, Fewer Is Better Timed ImageMagick Compilation 6.6.3-4 Time To Compile Apple MacBook Pro Retina Apple OS X 10.8 9 18 27 36 45 SE +/- 0.61, N = 3 SE +/- 0.04, N = 3 38.34 33.18
Himeno Benchmark Poisson Pressure Solver OpenBenchmarking.org MFLOPS, More Is Better Himeno Benchmark 3.0 Poisson Pressure Solver Apple MacBook Pro Retina Apple OS X 10.8 60 120 180 240 300 SE +/- 0.08, N = 3 SE +/- 1.02, N = 3 263.11 286.08 1. (CC) gcc options: -O3
SciMark Computational Test: Jacobi Successive Over-Relaxation OpenBenchmarking.org Mflops, More Is Better SciMark 2.0 Computational Test: Jacobi Successive Over-Relaxation Apple MacBook Pro Retina Apple OS X 10.8 300 600 900 1200 1500 SE +/- 2.91, N = 4 SE +/- 0.51, N = 4 1408.52 1408.43
SciMark Computational Test: Dense LU Matrix Factorization OpenBenchmarking.org Mflops, More Is Better SciMark 2.0 Computational Test: Dense LU Matrix Factorization Apple MacBook Pro Retina Apple OS X 10.8 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 SE +/- 10.47, N = 4 SE +/- 6.22, N = 4 2426.29 2403.70
SciMark Computational Test: Sparse Matrix Multiply OpenBenchmarking.org Mflops, More Is Better SciMark 2.0 Computational Test: Sparse Matrix Multiply Apple MacBook Pro Retina Apple OS X 10.8 400 800 1200 1600 2000 SE +/- 5.30, N = 4 SE +/- 3.73, N = 4 1848.07 1820.38
SciMark Computational Test: Fast Fourier Transform OpenBenchmarking.org Mflops, More Is Better SciMark 2.0 Computational Test: Fast Fourier Transform Apple MacBook Pro Retina Apple OS X 10.8 60 120 180 240 300 SE +/- 1.00, N = 4 SE +/- 2.72, N = 4 295.33 284.94
SciMark Computational Test: Monte Carlo OpenBenchmarking.org Mflops, More Is Better SciMark 2.0 Computational Test: Monte Carlo Apple MacBook Pro Retina Apple OS X 10.8 90 180 270 360 450 SE +/- 0.68, N = 4 SE +/- 0.53, N = 4 436.33 435.32
SciMark Computational Test: Composite OpenBenchmarking.org Mflops, More Is Better SciMark 2.0 Computational Test: Composite Apple MacBook Pro Retina Apple OS X 10.8 300 600 900 1200 1500 SE +/- 3.84, N = 4 SE +/- 1.87, N = 4 1282.91 1273.15
Fhourstones Complex Connect-4 Solving OpenBenchmarking.org Kpos / sec, More Is Better Fhourstones 3.1 Complex Connect-4 Solving Apple MacBook Pro Retina Apple OS X 10.8 2K 4K 6K 8K 10K SE +/- 7.07, N = 3 SE +/- 67.99, N = 3 10050.37 9837.93 1. (CC) gcc options: -O3
Stream Type: Add OpenBenchmarking.org MB/s, More Is Better Stream 2009-04-11 Type: Add Apple MacBook Pro Retina Apple OS X 10.8 3K 6K 9K 12K 15K SE +/- 8.89, N = 10 SE +/- 24.27, N = 10 15932.32 15678.64 1. (CC) gcc options: -O2 -fopenmp
Stream Type: Triad OpenBenchmarking.org MB/s, More Is Better Stream 2009-04-11 Type: Triad Apple MacBook Pro Retina Apple OS X 10.8 3K 6K 9K 12K 15K SE +/- 10.12, N = 10 SE +/- 26.64, N = 10 16235.81 16005.25 1. (CC) gcc options: -O2 -fopenmp
Stream Type: Scale OpenBenchmarking.org MB/s, More Is Better Stream 2009-04-11 Type: Scale Apple MacBook Pro Retina Apple OS X 10.8 3K 6K 9K 12K 15K SE +/- 10.54, N = 10 SE +/- 29.58, N = 10 14360.13 14104.84 1. (CC) gcc options: -O2 -fopenmp
Stream Type: Copy OpenBenchmarking.org MB/s, More Is Better Stream 2009-04-11 Type: Copy Apple MacBook Pro Retina Apple OS X 10.8 3K 6K 9K 12K 15K SE +/- 31.59, N = 10 SE +/- 118.54, N = 10 14728.28 14146.06 1. (CC) gcc options: -O2 -fopenmp
X-Plane Quality Setting: High - Resolution: 2880 x 1800 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better X-Plane 9.45 Quality Setting: High - Resolution: 2880 x 1800 Apple MacBook Pro Retina Apple OS X 10.8 14 28 42 56 70 SE +/- 0.00, N = 2 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 62 63
X-Plane Quality Setting: High - Resolution: 2560 x 1600 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better X-Plane 9.45 Quality Setting: High - Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Apple MacBook Pro Retina Apple OS X 10.8 16 32 48 64 80 SE +/- 0.00, N = 2 SE +/- 0.33, N = 3 70 73
X-Plane Quality Setting: High - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better X-Plane 9.45 Quality Setting: High - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Apple MacBook Pro Retina Apple OS X 10.8 20 40 60 80 100 SE +/- 0.88, N = 3 SE +/- 0.88, N = 3 105 106
Warsow Resolution: 2880 x 1800 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Warsow 1.0 Resolution: 2880 x 1800 Apple MacBook Pro Retina Apple OS X 10.8 11 22 33 44 55 SE +/- 0.74, N = 5 SE +/- 0.40, N = 3 48.02 48.40
Warsow Resolution: 2560 x 1600 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Warsow 1.0 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Apple MacBook Pro Retina Apple OS X 10.8 11 22 33 44 55 SE +/- 0.20, N = 3 SE +/- 0.88, N = 3 47.83 47.53
Warsow Resolution: 1920 x 1080 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Warsow 1.0 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Apple MacBook Pro Retina Apple OS X 10.8 11 22 33 44 55 SE +/- 0.67, N = 3 SE +/- 0.35, N = 3 47.83 48.30
Urban Terror Resolution: 2880 x 1800 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Urban Terror 4.1 Resolution: 2880 x 1800 Apple MacBook Pro Retina Apple OS X 10.8 20 40 60 80 100 SE +/- 0.27, N = 3 SE +/- 0.45, N = 3 50.53 97.83
OpenArena Resolution: 2880 x 1800 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better OpenArena 0.8.5 Resolution: 2880 x 1800 Apple MacBook Pro Retina Apple OS X 10.8 50 100 150 200 250 SE +/- 0.74, N = 3 SE +/- 1.70, N = 3 131.93 249.80
OpenArena Resolution: 2560 x 1600 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better OpenArena 0.8.5 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Apple MacBook Pro Retina Apple OS X 10.8 60 120 180 240 300 SE +/- 1.91, N = 3 SE +/- 1.13, N = 3 140.90 254.33
OpenArena Resolution: 1920 x 1080 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better OpenArena 0.8.5 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Apple MacBook Pro Retina Apple OS X 10.8 60 120 180 240 300 SE +/- 0.67, N = 3 SE +/- 1.97, N = 3 219.47 252.20
Nexuiz Resolution: 2880 x 1800 - HDR: Yes - Sound: On OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Nexuiz 2.5.2 Resolution: 2880 x 1800 - HDR: Yes - Sound: On Apple MacBook Pro Retina Apple OS X 10.8 6 12 18 24 30 SE +/- 0.27, N = 3 SE +/- 0.20, N = 3 26.38 26.85
Nexuiz Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - HDR: Yes - Sound: On OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Nexuiz 2.5.2 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - HDR: Yes - Sound: On Apple MacBook Pro Retina Apple OS X 10.8 6 12 18 24 30 SE +/- 0.26, N = 3 SE +/- 0.20, N = 3 26.78 27.00
PostMark Disk Transaction Performance OpenBenchmarking.org TPS, More Is Better PostMark 1.51 Disk Transaction Performance Apple MacBook Pro Retina Apple OS X 10.8 400 800 1200 1600 2000 SE +/- 20.80, N = 5 SE +/- 23.80, N = 5 1645 1690
Threaded I/O Tester Test: Random Write - Size Per Thread: 64MB - Thread Count: 8 OpenBenchmarking.org MB/s, More Is Better Threaded I/O Tester 0.3.3 Test: Random Write - Size Per Thread: 64MB - Thread Count: 8 Apple MacBook Pro Retina Apple OS X 10.8 40 80 120 160 200 SE +/- 0.84, N = 4 SE +/- 1.69, N = 4 174.11 170.99
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