Fedora 18 Linux Against Ubuntu Linux
Intel Open-Source Technology Center Linux benchmarks on Fedora 18.


Core i7 3960X: Fedora 18: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7-3960X @ 3.30GHz (12 Cores), Motherboard: Intel DX79SI, Chipset: Intel Xeon E5/Core, Memory: 2 x 4096 MB DDR3-1600MHz, Disk: 64GB OCZ VERTEX, Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 4650 512MB (650/900MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: DELL S2409W, Network: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection

	OS: Fedora 18 (Spherical Cow), Kernel: 3.6.10-4.fc18.x86_64 (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.6.2, Display Server: X Server 1.13.0, Display Driver: radeon 6.99.99, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 9.0.1 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.7.2 20121109, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Core i7 3770K: Fedora 18: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z77H2-A2X v1.0, Chipset: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v2/3rd, Memory: 2 x 4096 MB DDR3-1600MHz CMZ16GX3M4A1600C9, Disk: 60GB OCZ VERTEX2, Graphics: Intel Gen7 (1150MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: DELL P2210H, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B + Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205

	OS: Fedora 18 (Spherical Cow), Kernel: 3.6.10-4.fc18.x86_64 (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.6.2, Display Server: X Server 1.13.0, Display Driver: intel 2.20.14, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 9.0.1, Compiler: GCC 4.7.2 20121109, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Core i7 3770K: Ubuntu 12.10: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z77H2-A2X v1.0, Chipset: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v2/3rd, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 60GB OCZ VERTEX2, Graphics: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v2/3rd Gen Core, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: DELL P2210H, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B + Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205

	OS: Ubuntu 12.10, Kernel: 3.5.0-17-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 6.8.0, Display Server: X Server 1.13.0, Display Driver: intel 2.20.9, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 9.0, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Core i7 3960X: Ubuntu 12.10: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7-3960X @ 3.30GHz (12 Cores), Motherboard: Intel DX79SI, Chipset: Intel Xeon E5/Core, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 64GB OCZ VERTEX, Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 4650 512MB, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: DELL S2409W, Network: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection

	OS: Ubuntu 12.10, Kernel: 3.5.0-17-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 6.8.0, Display Server: X Server 1.13.0, Display Driver: radeon 6.99.99, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 9.0 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Core i7 3770K: Ubuntu 13.04 20130121: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z77H2-A2X v1.0, Chipset: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v2/3rd, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 60GB OCZ VERTEX2, Graphics: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v2/3rd Gen Core, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: DELL P2210H, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B + Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205

	OS: Ubuntu 13.04, Kernel: 3.8.0-1-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 6.6.0, Display Server: X Server 1.13.1.901 (1.13.2 RC 1), Display Driver: intel 2.20.18, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 9.0.1, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080


System BZIP2 Decompression
Phoronix Test Suite v4.4.0m0
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Core i7 3960X: Fedora 18 ............. 10.38 |================================
Core i7 3770K: Fedora 18 ............. 9.22  |============================
Core i7 3770K: Ubuntu 12.10 .......... 9.64  |==============================
Core i7 3960X: Ubuntu 12.10 .......... 10.68 |=================================
Core i7 3770K: Ubuntu 13.04 20130121 . 9.68  |==============================


System GZIP Decompression
Phoronix Test Suite v4.4.0m0
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Core i7 3960X: Fedora 18 ............. 3.65 |==================================
Core i7 3770K: Fedora 18 ............. 3.45 |================================
Core i7 3770K: Ubuntu 12.10 .......... 3.52 |=================================
Core i7 3960X: Ubuntu 12.10 .......... 3.63 |==================================
Core i7 3770K: Ubuntu 13.04 20130121 . 3.50 |=================================


System XZ Decompression
Phoronix Test Suite v4.4.0m0
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Core i7 3960X: Fedora 18 ............. 4.39 |==================================
Core i7 3770K: Fedora 18 ............. 4.25 |=================================
Core i7 3770K: Ubuntu 12.10 .......... 4.25 |=================================
Core i7 3960X: Ubuntu 12.10 .......... 4.35 |==================================
Core i7 3770K: Ubuntu 13.04 20130121 . 4.28 |=================================


GPU Residency
State: RC6P
ms > Higher Is Better
Core i7 3770K: Fedora 18 . 60006 |=============================================


System ZLIB Decompression 1.2.7
Phoronix Test Suite v4.4.0m0
ms < Lower Is Better
Core i7 3960X: Fedora 18 ............. 2013.98 |===============================
Core i7 3770K: Fedora 18 ............. 1895.39 |=============================
Core i7 3770K: Ubuntu 12.10 .......... 1.37    |
Core i7 3960X: Ubuntu 12.10 .......... 2024.81 |===============================
Core i7 3770K: Ubuntu 13.04 20130121 . 1914.75 |=============================


System Libxml2 Parsing
Filesize: 2 MB
ms < Lower Is Better
Core i7 3960X: Fedora 18 ............. 2470 |==================================
Core i7 3770K: Fedora 18 ............. 2456 |==================================
Core i7 3960X: Ubuntu 12.10 .......... 1804 |=========================
Core i7 3770K: Ubuntu 13.04 20130121 . 2379 |=================================


System Libxml2 Parsing
Filesize: 3 MB
ms < Lower Is Better
Core i7 3960X: Fedora 18 ............. 3670 |==================================
Core i7 3770K: Fedora 18 ............. 3660 |==================================
Core i7 3960X: Ubuntu 12.10 .......... 2701 |=========================
Core i7 3770K: Ubuntu 13.04 20130121 . 3538 |=================================


System Libxml2 Parsing
Filesize: 112 MB
ms < Lower Is Better
Core i7 3960X: Fedora 18 ............. 109410 |================================
Core i7 3770K: Fedora 18 ............. 108443 |================================
Core i7 3770K: Ubuntu 12.10 .......... 80947  |========================
Core i7 3960X: Ubuntu 12.10 .......... 82039  |========================
Core i7 3770K: Ubuntu 13.04 20130121 . 105045 |===============================


Systemd Kernel Boot Time
Phoronix Test Suite v4.4.0m0
ms < Lower Is Better
Core i7 3960X: Fedora 18 . 1127 |=================================
Core i7 3770K: Fedora 18 . 1563 |==============================================


Systemd Userspace Boot Time
Phoronix Test Suite v4.4.0m0
ms < Lower Is Better
Core i7 3960X: Fedora 18 . 14042 |=============================================
Core i7 3770K: Fedora 18 . 5758  |==================