Intel Core i5 Mac OS X 10.7 vs. OS X 10.8 Intel Core i5 testing with a Apple Mac mini and Intel HD 3000 288MB on Mac OS X 10.7.4 (11E53) compared to Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion. Benchmarking by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com.
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Intel Core i5 Mac OS X 10.7 vs. OS X 10.8 Processor Motherboard Chipset Memory Disk Graphics Monitor OS Kernel Display Server OpenGL Compiler File-System Screen Resolution Apple OS X 10.7.4 Apple OS X 10.8 Intel Core i5 @ 2.30GHz (2 Cores) Apple Mac mini Intel 6 2 x 1024 DDR3-1333MHz 500GB Hitachi HTS545050B9A302 Intel HD 3000 288MB Thunderbolt Display Mac OS X 10.7.4 (11E53) 11.4.0 (x86_64) X Server 1.10.6 2.1 Clang 3.1 + Xcode 4.3.3 Journaled HFS+ 2560x1440 OS X 10.8 (12A269) 12.0.0 (x86_64) Clang 4.0 + GCC 4.2.1 + Xcode 4.4 OpenBenchmarking.org System Details - Apple OS X 10.7.4: Python 2.7.1. - Apple OS X 10.8: Python 2.7.2. Compiler Details - Apple OS X 10.8: --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
Intel Core i5 Mac OS X 10.7 vs. OS X 10.8 compress-7zip: Compress Speed Test blogbench: Read c-ray: Total Time compilebench: Compile compilebench: Initial Create compilebench: Read Compiled Tree dcraw: RAW To PPM Image Conversion fhourstones: Complex Connect-4 Solving graphics-magick: Blur graphics-magick: Sharpen graphics-magick: Resizing graphics-magick: HWB Color Space graphics-magick: Local Adaptive Thresholding compress-gzip: 2GB File Compression nexuiz: 2560 x 1440 - No - On nexuiz: 2560 x 1440 - No - Off nexuiz: 2560 x 1440 - Yes - On nexuiz: 2560 x 1440 - Yes - Off openssl: RSA 4096-bit Performance pgbench: TPC-B Transactions Per Second postmark: Disk Transaction Performance pybench: Total For Average Test Times scimark2: Composite scimark2: Monte Carlo scimark2: Fast Fourier Transform scimark2: Sparse Matrix Multiply scimark2: Dense LU Matrix Factorization scimark2: Jacobi Successive Over-Relaxation sudokut: Total Time tachyon: Total Time build-imagemagick: Time To Compile mafft: Multiple Sequence Alignment build-php: Time To Compile unpack-linux: linux-2.6.32.tar.bz2 urbanterror: 2560 x 1440 xplane9: High - 2560 x 1440 xonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Low xonotic: 2560 x 1440 - Low xonotic: 1920 x 1080 - High xonotic: 2560 x 1440 - High Apple OS X 10.7.4 Apple OS X 10.8 6573 109673 130.08 33.02 31.91 19.09 66.64 8168.43 46 18 60 91 14 26.19 11.36 11.53 9.38 9.51 24.60 478.48 127 4423 942.15 414.45 182.04 1420.06 1575.25 1117.50 52.39 43.85 77.80 54.37 52.38 23.71 36.03 23 92.52 59.59 39.38 12.20 6084 118829 852.82 32.55 32.66 21.24 77.09 8386.90 27.24 12.64 12.85 10.71 10.89 24.25 405.28 80 4310 937.88 383.40 184.18 1357.55 1636.49 1128.00 51.56 386.12 200.50 65.37 22.48 65.30 26 84.29 62.43 36.51 12.49 OpenBenchmarking.org
7-Zip Compression Compress Speed Test OpenBenchmarking.org MIPS, More Is Better 7-Zip Compression 9.20.1 Compress Speed Test Apple OS X 10.7.4 Apple OS X 10.8 1400 2800 4200 5600 7000 SE +/- 191.04, N = 6 SE +/- 28.04, N = 3 6573 6084 1. (CXX) g++ options: -pipe -lpthread
BlogBench Test: Read OpenBenchmarking.org Final Score, More Is Better BlogBench 1.0 Test: Read Apple OS X 10.7.4 Apple OS X 10.8 30K 60K 90K 120K 150K SE +/- 3701.00, N = 6 SE +/- 6181.36, N = 5 109673 118829 1. (CC) gcc options: -O2
C-Ray Total Time OpenBenchmarking.org Seconds, Fewer Is Better C-Ray 1.1 Total Time Apple OS X 10.7.4 Apple OS X 10.8 200 400 600 800 1000 SE +/- 0.06, N = 3 SE +/- 577.43, N = 6 130.08 852.82 1. (CC) gcc options: -lm -lpthread -O3
Compile Bench Test: Compile OpenBenchmarking.org MB/s, More Is Better Compile Bench 0.6 Test: Compile Apple OS X 10.7.4 Apple OS X 10.8 8 16 24 32 40 SE +/- 0.48, N = 6 SE +/- 1.24, N = 3 33.02 32.55
Compile Bench Test: Initial Create OpenBenchmarking.org MB/s, More Is Better Compile Bench 0.6 Test: Initial Create Apple OS X 10.7.4 Apple OS X 10.8 8 16 24 32 40 SE +/- 0.86, N = 6 SE +/- 0.48, N = 3 31.91 32.66
Compile Bench Test: Read Compiled Tree OpenBenchmarking.org MB/s, More Is Better Compile Bench 0.6 Test: Read Compiled Tree Apple OS X 10.7.4 Apple OS X 10.8 5 10 15 20 25 SE +/- 0.11, N = 3 SE +/- 0.36, N = 3 19.09 21.24
dcraw RAW To PPM Image Conversion OpenBenchmarking.org Seconds, Fewer Is Better dcraw RAW To PPM Image Conversion Apple OS X 10.7.4 Apple OS X 10.8 20 40 60 80 100 SE +/- 0.72, N = 3 SE +/- 0.71, N = 3 66.64 77.09 1. (CC) gcc options: -lm
Fhourstones Complex Connect-4 Solving OpenBenchmarking.org Kpos / sec, More Is Better Fhourstones 3.1 Complex Connect-4 Solving Apple OS X 10.7.4 Apple OS X 10.8 2K 4K 6K 8K 10K SE +/- 3.06, N = 3 SE +/- 15.47, N = 3 8168.43 8386.90 1. (CC) gcc options: -O3
GraphicsMagick Operation: Blur OpenBenchmarking.org Iterations Per Minute, More Is Better GraphicsMagick 1.3.12 Operation: Blur Apple OS X 10.7.4 10 20 30 40 50 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 46 1. (CC) gcc options: -O2 -lXext -lSM -lICE -lX11 -lbz2 -lxml2 -lz -lm -lpthread
GraphicsMagick Operation: Sharpen OpenBenchmarking.org Iterations Per Minute, More Is Better GraphicsMagick 1.3.12 Operation: Sharpen Apple OS X 10.7.4 4 8 12 16 20 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 18 1. (CC) gcc options: -O2 -lXext -lSM -lICE -lX11 -lbz2 -lxml2 -lz -lm -lpthread
GraphicsMagick Operation: Resizing OpenBenchmarking.org Iterations Per Minute, More Is Better GraphicsMagick 1.3.12 Operation: Resizing Apple OS X 10.7.4 13 26 39 52 65 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 60 1. (CC) gcc options: -O2 -lXext -lSM -lICE -lX11 -lbz2 -lxml2 -lz -lm -lpthread
GraphicsMagick Operation: HWB Color Space OpenBenchmarking.org Iterations Per Minute, More Is Better GraphicsMagick 1.3.12 Operation: HWB Color Space Apple OS X 10.7.4 20 40 60 80 100 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 91 1. (CC) gcc options: -O2 -lXext -lSM -lICE -lX11 -lbz2 -lxml2 -lz -lm -lpthread
GraphicsMagick Operation: Local Adaptive Thresholding OpenBenchmarking.org Iterations Per Minute, More Is Better GraphicsMagick 1.3.12 Operation: Local Adaptive Thresholding Apple OS X 10.7.4 4 8 12 16 20 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 14 1. (CC) gcc options: -O2 -lXext -lSM -lICE -lX11 -lbz2 -lxml2 -lz -lm -lpthread
Gzip Compression 2GB File Compression OpenBenchmarking.org Seconds, Fewer Is Better Gzip Compression 2GB File Compression Apple OS X 10.7.4 Apple OS X 10.8 6 12 18 24 30 SE +/- 0.38, N = 3 SE +/- 1.23, N = 6 26.19 27.24
Nexuiz Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - HDR: No - Sound: On OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Nexuiz 2.5.2 Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - HDR: No - Sound: On Apple OS X 10.7.4 Apple OS X 10.8 3 6 9 12 15 SE +/- 0.02, N = 3 SE +/- 0.02, N = 3 11.36 12.64
Nexuiz Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - HDR: No - Sound: Off OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Nexuiz 2.5.2 Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - HDR: No - Sound: Off Apple OS X 10.7.4 Apple OS X 10.8 3 6 9 12 15 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 11.53 12.85
Nexuiz Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - HDR: Yes - Sound: On OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Nexuiz 2.5.2 Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - HDR: Yes - Sound: On Apple OS X 10.7.4 Apple OS X 10.8 3 6 9 12 15 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 9.38 10.71
Nexuiz Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - HDR: Yes - Sound: Off OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Nexuiz 2.5.2 Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - HDR: Yes - Sound: Off Apple OS X 10.7.4 Apple OS X 10.8 3 6 9 12 15 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 9.51 10.89
OpenSSL RSA 4096-bit Performance OpenBenchmarking.org Signs Per Second, More Is Better OpenSSL 1.0.0e RSA 4096-bit Performance Apple OS X 10.7.4 Apple OS X 10.8 6 12 18 24 30 SE +/- 0.18, N = 4 SE +/- 0.29, N = 4 24.60 24.25 1. (CC) gcc options: -arch -O3 -fomit-frame-pointer -lssl -lcrypto
PostgreSQL pgbench TPC-B Transactions Per Second OpenBenchmarking.org TPS, More Is Better PostgreSQL pgbench 8.4.11 TPC-B Transactions Per Second Apple OS X 10.7.4 Apple OS X 10.8 100 200 300 400 500 SE +/- 2.37, N = 3 SE +/- 64.54, N = 6 478.48 405.28 1. (CC) gcc options: -no-cpp-precomp -O2 -fno-strict-aliasing -fwrapv -lpgport -lpq -lm
PostMark Disk Transaction Performance OpenBenchmarking.org TPS, More Is Better PostMark 1.51 Disk Transaction Performance Apple OS X 10.7.4 Apple OS X 10.8 30 60 90 120 150 SE +/- 2.30, N = 10 SE +/- 29.52, N = 5 127 80
PyBench Total For Average Test Times OpenBenchmarking.org Milliseconds, Fewer Is Better PyBench 2008-08-14 Total For Average Test Times Apple OS X 10.7.4 Apple OS X 10.8 900 1800 2700 3600 4500 SE +/- 13.97, N = 3 SE +/- 5.90, N = 3 4423 4310
SciMark Computational Test: Composite OpenBenchmarking.org Mflops, More Is Better SciMark 2.0 Computational Test: Composite Apple OS X 10.7.4 Apple OS X 10.8 200 400 600 800 1000 SE +/- 2.73, N = 4 SE +/- 3.21, N = 4 942.15 937.88
SciMark Computational Test: Monte Carlo OpenBenchmarking.org Mflops, More Is Better SciMark 2.0 Computational Test: Monte Carlo Apple OS X 10.7.4 Apple OS X 10.8 90 180 270 360 450 SE +/- 0.28, N = 4 SE +/- 0.08, N = 4 414.45 383.40
SciMark Computational Test: Fast Fourier Transform OpenBenchmarking.org Mflops, More Is Better SciMark 2.0 Computational Test: Fast Fourier Transform Apple OS X 10.7.4 Apple OS X 10.8 40 80 120 160 200 SE +/- 2.68, N = 4 SE +/- 0.92, N = 4 182.04 184.18
SciMark Computational Test: Sparse Matrix Multiply OpenBenchmarking.org Mflops, More Is Better SciMark 2.0 Computational Test: Sparse Matrix Multiply Apple OS X 10.7.4 Apple OS X 10.8 300 600 900 1200 1500 SE +/- 4.33, N = 3 SE +/- 1.18, N = 4 1420.06 1357.55
SciMark Computational Test: Dense LU Matrix Factorization OpenBenchmarking.org Mflops, More Is Better SciMark 2.0 Computational Test: Dense LU Matrix Factorization Apple OS X 10.7.4 Apple OS X 10.8 400 800 1200 1600 2000 SE +/- 10.91, N = 4 SE +/- 15.88, N = 4 1575.25 1636.49
SciMark Computational Test: Jacobi Successive Over-Relaxation OpenBenchmarking.org Mflops, More Is Better SciMark 2.0 Computational Test: Jacobi Successive Over-Relaxation Apple OS X 10.7.4 Apple OS X 10.8 200 400 600 800 1000 SE +/- 1.75, N = 4 SE +/- 0.57, N = 3 1117.50 1128.00
Sudokut Total Time OpenBenchmarking.org Seconds, Fewer Is Better Sudokut 0.4 Total Time Apple OS X 10.7.4 Apple OS X 10.8 12 24 36 48 60 SE +/- 0.22, N = 3 SE +/- 0.14, N = 3 52.39 51.56
Tachyon Total Time OpenBenchmarking.org Seconds, Fewer Is Better Tachyon 0.98.9 Total Time Apple OS X 10.7.4 Apple OS X 10.8 80 160 240 320 400 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 342.11, N = 6 43.85 386.12 1. (CC) gcc options: -O2 -ffast-math -ltachyon -lpthread -framework
Timed ImageMagick Compilation Time To Compile OpenBenchmarking.org Seconds, Fewer Is Better Timed ImageMagick Compilation 6.6.3-4 Time To Compile Apple OS X 10.7.4 Apple OS X 10.8 40 80 120 160 200 SE +/- 0.09, N = 3 SE +/- 130.08, N = 6 77.80 200.50
Timed MAFFT Alignment Multiple Sequence Alignment OpenBenchmarking.org Seconds, Fewer Is Better Timed MAFFT Alignment 6.864 Multiple Sequence Alignment Apple OS X 10.7.4 12 24 36 48 60 SE +/- 0.17, N = 3 54.37 1. (CC) gcc options: -O3 -lm -lpthread
Timed PHP Compilation Time To Compile OpenBenchmarking.org Seconds, Fewer Is Better Timed PHP Compilation 5.2.9 Time To Compile Apple OS X 10.7.4 Apple OS X 10.8 15 30 45 60 75 SE +/- 0.29, N = 3 SE +/- 0.08, N = 3 52.38 65.37 1. (CC) gcc options: -O2 -pedantic -lpthread -lz -liconv -lm
Unpacking The Linux Kernel linux-2.6.32.tar.bz2 OpenBenchmarking.org Seconds, Fewer Is Better Unpacking The Linux Kernel linux-2.6.32.tar.bz2 Apple OS X 10.7.4 Apple OS X 10.8 6 12 18 24 30 SE +/- 0.25, N = 4 SE +/- 0.51, N = 8 23.71 22.48
Urban Terror Resolution: 2560 x 1440 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Urban Terror 4.1 Resolution: 2560 x 1440 Apple OS X 10.7.4 Apple OS X 10.8 15 30 45 60 75 SE +/- 0.52, N = 3 SE +/- 29.74, N = 6 36.03 65.30
X-Plane Quality Setting: High - Resolution: 2560 x 1440 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better X-Plane 9.45 Quality Setting: High - Resolution: 2560 x 1440 Apple OS X 10.7.4 Apple OS X 10.8 6 12 18 24 30 SE +/- 0.67, N = 6 SE +/- 0.33, N = 3 23 26
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 OS X 10.7.4 Apple OS X 10.8 20 40 60 80 100 SE +/- 1.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.12, N = 3 92.52 84.29
Xonotic Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Effects Quality: Low OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Xonotic 0.6 Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Effects Quality: Low Apple OS X 10.7.4 Apple OS X 10.8 14 28 42 56 70 SE +/- 1.31, N = 6 SE +/- 0.06, N = 3 59.59 62.43
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 OS X 10.7.4 Apple OS X 10.8 9 18 27 36 45 SE +/- 1.02, N = 6 SE +/- 0.18, N = 3 39.38 36.51
Xonotic Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Effects Quality: High OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Xonotic 0.6 Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Effects Quality: High Apple OS X 10.7.4 Apple OS X 10.8 3 6 9 12 15 SE +/- 0.16, N = 3 SE +/- 0.64, N = 6 12.20 12.49
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