CompuLab - Intel Ivy Bridge - Ubuntu 12.04 vs. Ubuntu 12.10 CompuLab Intense-PC Core i7 3617UE benchmarking of Ubuntu Linux for a future article on Phoronix.com by Michael Larabel. Benchmarking of stock Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and then with all available stable updates as of 12 August 2012 and then with Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal development snapshot as of 13 August. Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: Processor: Intel Core i7-3517UE @ 2.10GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: CompuLab Intense-PC, Chipset: Intel Ivy Bridge DRAM, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 500GB Hitachi HCC54755, Graphics: Intel Ivy Bridge, Audio: Realtek ALC888, Monitor: VA2431, Network: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection + Realtek RTL8188CE 802.11b/g/n OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.2.0-23-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 5.10.0, Display Server: X Server 1.11.3, Display Driver: intel 2.17.0, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 8.0.2, Compiler: GCC 4.6, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS - Updated: Processor: Intel Core i7-3517UE @ 2.10GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: CompuLab Intense-PC, Chipset: Intel Ivy Bridge DRAM, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 500GB Hitachi HCC54755, Graphics: Intel Ivy Bridge, Audio: Realtek ALC888, Monitor: VA2431, Network: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection + Realtek RTL8188CE 802.11b/g/n OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.2.0-29-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 5.14.0, Display Server: X Server 1.11.3, Display Driver: intel 2.17.0, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 8.0.2, Compiler: GCC 4.6, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Ubuntu 12.10 2012-08-13: Processor: Intel Core i7-3517UE @ 2.10GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: CompuLab Intense-PC, Chipset: Intel 3rd Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 500GB Hitachi HCC54755, Graphics: Intel Ivybridge Mobile (GT2), Audio: Realtek ALC888, Monitor: VA2431, Network: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection + Realtek RTL8188CE 802.11b/g/n OS: Ubuntu 12.10, Kernel: 3.5.0-9-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 6.2.0, Display Server: X Server 1.12.1.902 (1.12.2 RC 2), Display Driver: intel 2.19.0, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 8.0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 7-Zip Compression 9.20.1 Compress Speed Test MIPS > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 12.04 LTS ........... 8089 |============================================ Ubuntu 12.04 LTS - Updated . 8125 |============================================ Ubuntu 12.10 2012-08-13 .... 8062 |============================================ C-Ray 1.1 Total Time Seconds < Lower Is Better Ubuntu 12.04 LTS ........... 137.25 |========================================== Ubuntu 12.04 LTS - Updated . 127.73 |======================================= Ubuntu 12.10 2012-08-13 .... 94.07 |============================= FFmpeg 0.10 AVI To NTSC VCD Seconds < Lower Is Better Ubuntu 12.04 LTS ........... 13.66 |=========================================== Ubuntu 12.04 LTS - Updated . 13.58 |=========================================== Ubuntu 12.10 2012-08-13 .... 13.69 |=========================================== FFTE 5.0 Test: N=64, 1D Complex FFT Routine MFLOPS > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 12.04 LTS ........... 4027.59 |======================================== Ubuntu 12.04 LTS - Updated . 4037.56 |======================================== Ubuntu 12.10 2012-08-13 .... 4150.80 |========================================= Himeno Benchmark 3.0 Poisson Pressure Solver MFLOPS > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 12.04 LTS ........... 1151.94 |======================================== Ubuntu 12.04 LTS - Updated . 1138.69 |======================================== Ubuntu 12.10 2012-08-13 .... 1170.87 |========================================= LAMMPS Molecular Dynamics Simulator 1.0 Test: Rhodopsin Protein Loop Time < Lower Is Better Ubuntu 12.04 LTS ........... 52.98 |=========================================== Ubuntu 12.04 LTS - Updated . 53.18 |=========================================== Ubuntu 12.10 2012-08-13 .... 52.36 |========================================== Lightsmark 2008 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 12.04 LTS ........... 46.29 |====================================== Ubuntu 12.04 LTS - Updated . 47.77 |======================================= Ubuntu 12.10 2012-08-13 .... 52.81 |=========================================== Minion 0.12 Benchmark: Bibd Seconds < Lower Is Better Ubuntu 12.04 LTS ........... 155.63 |========================================== Ubuntu 12.04 LTS - Updated . 155.74 |========================================== Ubuntu 12.10 2012-08-13 .... 151.83 |========================================= Minion 0.12 Benchmark: Graceful Seconds < Lower Is Better Ubuntu 12.04 LTS ........... 91.18 |========================================= Ubuntu 12.04 LTS - Updated . 91.71 |========================================= Ubuntu 12.10 2012-08-13 .... 95.81 |=========================================== Minion 0.12 Benchmark: Solitaire Seconds < Lower Is Better Ubuntu 12.04 LTS ........... 140.10 |========================================= Ubuntu 12.04 LTS - Updated . 139.97 |========================================= Ubuntu 12.10 2012-08-13 .... 144.24 |========================================== Minion 0.12 Benchmark: Quasigroup Seconds < Lower Is Better Ubuntu 12.04 LTS ........... 205.03 |========================================== Ubuntu 12.04 LTS - Updated . 205.01 |========================================== Ubuntu 12.10 2012-08-13 .... 204.08 |========================================== NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3 Test / Class: EP.B Total Mop/s > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 12.04 LTS ........... 58.02 |======================================= Ubuntu 12.04 LTS - Updated . 58.19 |======================================= Ubuntu 12.10 2012-08-13 .... 63.98 |=========================================== NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3 Test / Class: FT.B Total Mop/s > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 12.04 LTS ........... 1992.28 |================================ Ubuntu 12.04 LTS - Updated . 1990.48 |================================ Ubuntu 12.10 2012-08-13 .... 2531.70 |========================================= NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3 Test / Class: LU.A Total Mop/s > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 12.04 LTS ........... 4215.88 |================================ Ubuntu 12.04 LTS - Updated . 5154.62 |======================================= Ubuntu 12.10 2012-08-13 .... 5469.94 |========================================= NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3 Test / Class: MG.B Total Mop/s > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 12.04 LTS ........... 2245.71 |======================== Ubuntu 12.04 LTS - Updated . 3355.52 |==================================== Ubuntu 12.10 2012-08-13 .... 3773.34 |========================================= NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3 Test / Class: UA.A Total Mop/s > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 12.04 LTS ........... 14.83 |============================== Ubuntu 12.04 LTS - Updated . 17.38 |=================================== Ubuntu 12.10 2012-08-13 .... 21.23 |=========================================== Nexuiz 2.5.2 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - HDR: Yes - Sound: On Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 12.04 LTS ........... 30.23 |====================================== Ubuntu 12.04 LTS - Updated . 31.32 |======================================= Ubuntu 12.10 2012-08-13 .... 34.59 |=========================================== OpenArena 0.8.5 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 12.04 LTS ........... 96.60 |===================================== Ubuntu 12.04 LTS - Updated . 103.23 |======================================= Ubuntu 12.10 2012-08-13 .... 110.67 |========================================== OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 12.04 LTS ........... 22.80 |======================================== Ubuntu 12.04 LTS - Updated . 23.57 |========================================= Ubuntu 12.10 2012-08-13 .... 24.73 |=========================================== OpenSSL 1.0.0e RSA 4096-bit Performance Signs Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 12.04 LTS ........... 71.93 |=========================================== Ubuntu 12.04 LTS - Updated . 71.70 |=========================================== Ubuntu 12.10 2012-08-13 .... 71.68 |=========================================== Parallel BZIP2 Compression 1.0.5 256MB File Compression Seconds < Lower Is Better Ubuntu 12.04 LTS ........... 21.42 |======================================== Ubuntu 12.04 LTS - Updated . 21.81 |========================================= Ubuntu 12.10 2012-08-13 .... 22.97 |=========================================== PostgreSQL pgbench 8.4.11 TPC-B Transactions Per Second TPS > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 12.04 LTS ........... 125.84 |========================================== Ubuntu 12.04 LTS - Updated . 125.55 |========================================== Ubuntu 12.10 2012-08-13 .... 120.65 |======================================== Smallpt 1.0 Global Illumination Renderer; 100 Samples Seconds < Lower Is Better Ubuntu 12.04 LTS ........... 284 |============================================= Ubuntu 12.04 LTS - Updated . 267 |========================================== Ubuntu 12.10 2012-08-13 .... 254 |======================================== Timed MAFFT Alignment 6.864 Multiple Sequence Alignment Seconds < Lower Is Better Ubuntu 12.04 LTS ........... 13.22 |======================================== Ubuntu 12.04 LTS - Updated . 13.93 |========================================== Ubuntu 12.10 2012-08-13 .... 14.22 |=========================================== TTSIOD 3D Renderer 2.2w Phong Rendering With Soft-Shadow Mapping FPS > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 12.04 LTS ........... 41.77 |==================================== Ubuntu 12.04 LTS - Updated . 45.32 |======================================= Ubuntu 12.10 2012-08-13 .... 50.31 |=========================================== VP8 libvpx Encoding 0.9.7-p1 vpxenc Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 12.04 LTS ........... 12.52 |===================================== Ubuntu 12.04 LTS - Updated . 13.27 |======================================= Ubuntu 12.10 2012-08-13 .... 14.57 |=========================================== Warsow 1.0 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 12.04 LTS ........... 27.50 |====================================== Ubuntu 12.04 LTS - Updated . 28.03 |======================================= Ubuntu 12.10 2012-08-13 .... 30.73 |=========================================== x264 2011-12-06 H.264 Video Encoding Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 12.04 LTS ........... 55.17 |=========================================== Ubuntu 12.04 LTS - Updated . 52.57 |========================================= Ubuntu 12.10 2012-08-13 .... 49.33 |====================================== Xonotic 0.6 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Low Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 12.04 LTS ........... 55.93 |=================================== Ubuntu 12.04 LTS - Updated . 63.54 |======================================== Ubuntu 12.10 2012-08-13 .... 69.13 |=========================================== Xonotic 0.6 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: High Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 12.04 LTS ........... 27.38 |=================================== Ubuntu 12.04 LTS - Updated . 29.82 |====================================== Ubuntu 12.10 2012-08-13 .... 33.64 |===========================================