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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Apple OS X 10.7.4

Processor: Intel Core i5 @ 2.30GHz (2 Cores), Motherboard: Apple Mac mini, Chipset: Intel 6, Memory: 2 x 1024 DDR3-1333MHz, Disk: 500GB Hitachi HTS545050B9A302, Graphics: Intel HD 3000 288MB, Monitor: Thunderbolt Display

OS: Mac OS X 10.7.4 (11E53), Kernel: 11.4.0 (x86_64), Display Server: X Server 1.10.6, OpenGL: 2.1, Compiler: Clang 3.1 + Xcode 4.3.3, File-System: Journaled HFS+, Screen Resolution: 2560x1440

System Notes: Python 2.7.1.

Apple OS X 10.8

OS: OS X 10.8 (12A269), Kernel: 12.0.0 (x86_64), Compiler: Clang 4.0 + GCC 4.2.1 + Xcode 4.4, File-System: Journaled HFS+, Screen Resolution: 2560x1440

Compiler Notes: --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
System Notes: Python 2.7.2.

Intel Core i5 Mac OS X 10.7 vs. OS X 10.8ProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsMonitorOSKernelDisplay ServerOpenGLCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionApple OS X 10.7.4Apple OS X 10.8Intel Core i5 @ 2.30GHz (2 Cores)Apple Mac miniIntel 62 x 1024 DDR3-1333MHz500GB Hitachi HTS545050B9A302Intel HD 3000 288MBThunderbolt DisplayMac OS X 10.7.4 (11E53)11.4.0 (x86_64)X Server 1.10.62.1Clang 3.1 + Xcode 4.3.3Journaled HFS+2560x1440OS X 10.8 (12A269)12.0.0 (x86_64)Clang 4.0 + GCC 4.2.1 + Xcode 4.4OpenBenchmarking.orgSystem 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

Apple OS X 10.7.4 vs. Apple OS X 10.8 ComparisonPhoronix Test SuiteBaseline+195.1%+195.1%+390.2%+390.2%+585.3%+585.3%+780.4%+780.4%81.2%14.5%14.2%13%11.4%11.3%11.3%8.3%5.5%4.8%3.9%2.7%2.6%2.4%2.4%Total Time780.5%Total Time555.6%Time To Compile157.7%2560 x 1440D.T.P58.8%Time To Compile24.8%T.B.T.P.S18.1%R.T.P.I.C15.7%2560 x 1440 - Yes - Off2560 x 1440 - Yes - OnHigh - 2560 x 14402560 x 1440 - No - Off2560 x 1440 - No - OnRead Compiled Tree1920 x 1080 - Low9.8%ReadMonte Carlo8.1%C.S.T8%1920 x 1080 - High7.9%linux-2.6.32.tar.bz22560 x 1440 - LowS.M.M4.6%2.F.C4%D.L.M.FC.C.4.ST.F.A.T.T2560 x 1440 - HighInitial CreateTachyonC-RayTimed ImageMagick CompilationUrban TerrorPostMarkTimed PHP CompilationPostgreSQL pgbenchdcrawNexuizNexuizX-PlaneNexuizNexuizCompile BenchXonoticBlogBenchSciMark7-Zip CompressionXonoticUnpacking The Linux KernelXonoticSciMarkGzip CompressionSciMarkFhourstonesPyBenchXonoticCompile BenchApple OS X 10.7.4Apple OS X 10.8

Intel Core i5 Mac OS X 10.7 vs. OS X 10.8xplane9: High - 2560 x 1440nexuiz: 2560 x 1440 - Yes - Offnexuiz: 2560 x 1440 - No - Offnexuiz: 2560 x 1440 - Yes - Onunpack-linux: linux-2.6.32.tar.bz2nexuiz: 2560 x 1440 - No - Onscimark2: Compositescimark2: Monte Carloscimark2: Fast Fourier Transformscimark2: Sparse Matrix Multiplyscimark2: Dense LU Matrix Factorizationurbanterror: 2560 x 1440scimark2: Jacobi Successive Over-Relaxationcompilebench: Compilecompilebench: Initial Createcompilebench: Read Compiled Treedcraw: RAW To PPM Image Conversionxonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Lowxonotic: 2560 x 1440 - Lowxonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Highxonotic: 2560 x 1440 - Highmafft: Multiple Sequence Alignmentpostmark: Disk Transaction Performancebuild-imagemagick: Time To Compilecompress-7zip: Compress Speed Testbuild-php: Time To Compilegraphics-magick: Blurgraphics-magick: Sharpengraphics-magick: Resizinggraphics-magick: HWB Color Spacegraphics-magick: Local Adaptive Thresholdingtachyon: Total Timec-ray: Total Timeblogbench: Readopenssl: RSA 4096-bit Performancepgbench: TPC-B Transactions Per Secondfhourstones: Complex Connect-4 Solvingsudokut: Total Timecompress-gzip: 2GB File Compressionpybench: Total For Average Test TimesApple OS X 10.7.4Apple OS X 10.8239.5111.539.3823.7111.36942.15414.45182.041420.061575.2536.031117.5033.0231.9119.0966.6492.5259.5939.3812.2054.3712777.80657352.38461860911443.85130.0810967324.60478.488168.4352.3926.1944232610.8912.8510.7122.4812.64937.88383.40184.181357.551636.4965.301128.0032.5532.6621.2477.0984.2962.4336.5112.4980200.50608465.37386.12852.8211882924.25405.288386.9051.5627.244310OpenBenchmarking.org

X-Plane

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterX-Plane 9.45Quality Setting: High - Resolution: 2560 x 1440Apple OS X 10.8Apple OS X 10.7.4612182430SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.67, N = 62623

Nexuiz

This is a benchmark of Nexuiz, a popular open-source first-person shooter. This game uses the DarkPlaces engine, which is a largely modified version of the Quake engine with extra features such as High Dynamic Range rendering and OpenGL 2.0 shaders. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterNexuiz 2.5.2Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - HDR: Yes - Sound: OffApple OS X 10.8Apple OS X 10.7.43691215SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 310.899.51

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterNexuiz 2.5.2Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - HDR: No - Sound: OffApple OS X 10.8Apple OS X 10.7.43691215SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 312.8511.53

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterNexuiz 2.5.2Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - HDR: Yes - Sound: OnApple OS X 10.8Apple OS X 10.7.43691215SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 310.719.38

Unpacking The Linux Kernel

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterUnpacking The Linux Kernellinux-2.6.32.tar.bz2Apple OS X 10.8Apple OS X 10.7.4612182430SE +/- 0.51, N = 8SE +/- 0.25, N = 422.4823.71

Nexuiz

This is a benchmark of Nexuiz, a popular open-source first-person shooter. This game uses the DarkPlaces engine, which is a largely modified version of the Quake engine with extra features such as High Dynamic Range rendering and OpenGL 2.0 shaders. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterNexuiz 2.5.2Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - HDR: No - Sound: OnApple OS X 10.8Apple OS X 10.7.43691215SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 312.6411.36

SciMark

OpenBenchmarking.orgMflops, More Is BetterSciMark 2.0Computational Test: CompositeApple OS X 10.8Apple OS X 10.7.42004006008001000SE +/- 3.21, N = 4SE +/- 2.73, N = 4937.88942.15

OpenBenchmarking.orgMflops, More Is BetterSciMark 2.0Computational Test: Monte CarloApple OS X 10.8Apple OS X 10.7.490180270360450SE +/- 0.08, N = 4SE +/- 0.28, N = 4383.40414.45

OpenBenchmarking.orgMflops, More Is BetterSciMark 2.0Computational Test: Fast Fourier TransformApple OS X 10.8Apple OS X 10.7.44080120160200SE +/- 0.92, N = 4SE +/- 2.68, N = 4184.18182.04

OpenBenchmarking.orgMflops, More Is BetterSciMark 2.0Computational Test: Sparse Matrix MultiplyApple OS X 10.8Apple OS X 10.7.430060090012001500SE +/- 1.18, N = 4SE +/- 4.33, N = 31357.551420.06

OpenBenchmarking.orgMflops, More Is BetterSciMark 2.0Computational Test: Dense LU Matrix FactorizationApple OS X 10.8Apple OS X 10.7.4400800120016002000SE +/- 15.88, N = 4SE +/- 10.91, N = 41636.491575.25

Urban Terror

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUrban Terror 4.1Resolution: 2560 x 1440Apple OS X 10.8Apple OS X 10.7.41530456075SE +/- 29.74, N = 6SE +/- 0.52, N = 365.3036.03

SciMark

OpenBenchmarking.orgMflops, More Is BetterSciMark 2.0Computational Test: Jacobi Successive Over-RelaxationApple OS X 10.8Apple OS X 10.7.42004006008001000SE +/- 0.57, N = 3SE +/- 1.75, N = 41128.001117.50

Compile Bench

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterCompile Bench 0.6Test: CompileApple OS X 10.8Apple OS X 10.7.4816243240SE +/- 1.24, N = 3SE +/- 0.48, N = 632.5533.02

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterCompile Bench 0.6Test: Initial CreateApple OS X 10.8Apple OS X 10.7.4816243240SE +/- 0.48, N = 3SE +/- 0.86, N = 632.6631.91

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterCompile Bench 0.6Test: Read Compiled TreeApple OS X 10.8Apple OS X 10.7.4510152025SE +/- 0.36, N = 3SE +/- 0.11, N = 321.2419.09

dcraw

This test times how long it takes to convert several high-resolution RAW NEF image files to PPM image format using dcraw. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterdcrawRAW To PPM Image ConversionApple OS X 10.8Apple OS X 10.7.420406080100SE +/- 0.71, N = 3SE +/- 0.72, N = 377.0966.641. (CC) gcc options: -lm

Xonotic

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.6Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: LowApple OS X 10.8Apple OS X 10.7.420406080100SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 1.00, N = 384.2992.52

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.6Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Effects Quality: LowApple OS X 10.8Apple OS X 10.7.41428425670SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 1.31, N = 662.4359.59

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.6Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: HighApple OS X 10.8Apple OS X 10.7.4918273645SE +/- 0.18, N = 3SE +/- 1.02, N = 636.5139.38

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.6Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Effects Quality: HighApple OS X 10.8Apple OS X 10.7.43691215SE +/- 0.64, N = 6SE +/- 0.16, N = 312.4912.20

Timed MAFFT Alignment

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterTimed MAFFT Alignment 6.864Multiple Sequence AlignmentApple OS X 10.7.41224364860SE +/- 0.17, N = 354.371. (CC) gcc options: -O3 -lm -lpthread

PostMark

OpenBenchmarking.orgTPS, More Is BetterPostMark 1.51Disk Transaction PerformanceApple OS X 10.8Apple OS X 10.7.4306090120150SE +/- 29.52, N = 5SE +/- 2.30, N = 1080127

Timed ImageMagick Compilation

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterTimed ImageMagick Compilation 6.6.3-4Time To CompileApple OS X 10.8Apple OS X 10.7.44080120160200SE +/- 130.08, N = 6SE +/- 0.09, N = 3200.5077.80

7-Zip Compression

OpenBenchmarking.orgMIPS, More Is Better7-Zip Compression 9.20.1Compress Speed TestApple OS X 10.8Apple OS X 10.7.414002800420056007000SE +/- 28.04, N = 3SE +/- 191.04, N = 6608465731. (CXX) g++ options: -pipe -lpthread

Timed PHP Compilation

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterTimed PHP Compilation 5.2.9Time To CompileApple OS X 10.8Apple OS X 10.7.41530456075SE +/- 0.08, N = 3SE +/- 0.29, N = 365.3752.381. (CC) gcc options: -O2 -pedantic -lpthread -lz -liconv -lm

GraphicsMagick

OpenBenchmarking.orgIterations Per Minute, More Is BetterGraphicsMagick 1.3.12Operation: BlurApple OS X 10.7.41020304050SE +/- 0.00, N = 3461. (CC) gcc options: -O2 -lXext -lSM -lICE -lX11 -lbz2 -lxml2 -lz -lm -lpthread

OpenBenchmarking.orgIterations Per Minute, More Is BetterGraphicsMagick 1.3.12Operation: SharpenApple OS X 10.7.448121620SE +/- 0.00, N = 3181. (CC) gcc options: -O2 -lXext -lSM -lICE -lX11 -lbz2 -lxml2 -lz -lm -lpthread

OpenBenchmarking.orgIterations Per Minute, More Is BetterGraphicsMagick 1.3.12Operation: ResizingApple OS X 10.7.41326395265SE +/- 0.00, N = 3601. (CC) gcc options: -O2 -lXext -lSM -lICE -lX11 -lbz2 -lxml2 -lz -lm -lpthread

OpenBenchmarking.orgIterations Per Minute, More Is BetterGraphicsMagick 1.3.12Operation: HWB Color SpaceApple OS X 10.7.420406080100SE +/- 0.00, N = 3911. (CC) gcc options: -O2 -lXext -lSM -lICE -lX11 -lbz2 -lxml2 -lz -lm -lpthread

OpenBenchmarking.orgIterations Per Minute, More Is BetterGraphicsMagick 1.3.12Operation: Local Adaptive ThresholdingApple OS X 10.7.448121620SE +/- 0.00, N = 3141. (CC) gcc options: -O2 -lXext -lSM -lICE -lX11 -lbz2 -lxml2 -lz -lm -lpthread

Tachyon

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterTachyon 0.98.9Total TimeApple OS X 10.8Apple OS X 10.7.480160240320400SE +/- 342.11, N = 6SE +/- 0.01, N = 3386.1243.851. (CC) gcc options: -O2 -ffast-math -ltachyon -lpthread -framework

C-Ray

This is a test of C-Ray, a simple raytracer designed to test the floating-point CPU performance. This test is multi-threaded (16 threads per core), will shoot 8 rays per pixel for anti-aliasing, and will generate a 1600 x 1200 image. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterC-Ray 1.1Total TimeApple OS X 10.8Apple OS X 10.7.42004006008001000SE +/- 577.43, N = 6SE +/- 0.06, N = 3852.82130.081. (CC) gcc options: -lm -lpthread -O3

BlogBench

OpenBenchmarking.orgFinal Score, More Is BetterBlogBench 1.0Test: ReadApple OS X 10.8Apple OS X 10.7.430K60K90K120K150KSE +/- 6181.36, N = 5SE +/- 3701.00, N = 61188291096731. (CC) gcc options: -O2

OpenSSL

OpenBenchmarking.orgSigns Per Second, More Is BetterOpenSSL 1.0.0eRSA 4096-bit PerformanceApple OS X 10.8Apple OS X 10.7.4612182430SE +/- 0.29, N = 4SE +/- 0.18, N = 424.2524.601. (CC) gcc options: -arch -O3 -fomit-frame-pointer -lssl -lcrypto

PostgreSQL pgbench

OpenBenchmarking.orgTPS, More Is BetterPostgreSQL pgbench 8.4.11TPC-B Transactions Per SecondApple OS X 10.8Apple OS X 10.7.4100200300400500SE +/- 64.54, N = 6SE +/- 2.37, N = 3405.28478.481. (CC) gcc options: -no-cpp-precomp -O2 -fno-strict-aliasing -fwrapv -lpgport -lpq -lm

Fhourstones

OpenBenchmarking.orgKpos / sec, More Is BetterFhourstones 3.1Complex Connect-4 SolvingApple OS X 10.8Apple OS X 10.7.42K4K6K8K10KSE +/- 15.47, N = 3SE +/- 3.06, N = 38386.908168.431. (CC) gcc options: -O3

Sudokut

This is a test of Sudokut, which is a Sudoku puzzle solver written in Tcl. This test measures how long it takes to solve 100 Sudoku puzzles. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterSudokut 0.4Total TimeApple OS X 10.8Apple OS X 10.7.41224364860SE +/- 0.14, N = 3SE +/- 0.22, N = 351.5652.39

Gzip Compression

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterGzip Compression2GB File CompressionApple OS X 10.8Apple OS X 10.7.4612182430SE +/- 1.23, N = 6SE +/- 0.38, N = 327.2426.19

PyBench

OpenBenchmarking.orgMilliseconds, Fewer Is BetterPyBench 2008-08-14Total For Average Test TimesApple OS X 10.8Apple OS X 10.7.49001800270036004500SE +/- 5.90, N = 3SE +/- 13.97, N = 343104423

Apple OS X 10.7.4

Processor: Intel Core i5 @ 2.30GHz (2 Cores), Motherboard: Apple Mac mini, Chipset: Intel 6, Memory: 2 x 1024 DDR3-1333MHz, Disk: 500GB Hitachi HTS545050B9A302, Graphics: Intel HD 3000 288MB, Monitor: Thunderbolt Display

OS: Mac OS X 10.7.4 (11E53), Kernel: 11.4.0 (x86_64), Display Server: X Server 1.10.6, OpenGL: 2.1, Compiler: Clang 3.1 + Xcode 4.3.3, File-System: Journaled HFS+, Screen Resolution: 2560x1440

System Notes: Python 2.7.1.

Testing initiated at 29 July 2012 11:19 by user phoronix.

Apple OS X 10.8

Processor: Intel Core i5 @ 2.30GHz (2 Cores), Motherboard: Apple Mac mini, Chipset: Intel 6, Memory: 2 x 1024 DDR3-1333MHz, Disk: 500GB Hitachi HTS545050B9A302, Graphics: Intel HD 3000 288MB, Monitor: Thunderbolt Display

OS: OS X 10.8 (12A269), Kernel: 12.0.0 (x86_64), Compiler: Clang 4.0 + GCC 4.2.1 + Xcode 4.4, File-System: Journaled HFS+, Screen Resolution: 2560x1440

Compiler Notes: --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
System Notes: Python 2.7.2.

Testing initiated at 31 July 2012 12:39 by user michael.