Apple OS X versus Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS, Ubuntu 12.10, Ubuntu 13.04 benchmarking from an older Apple MacBook Pro with Intel Core i5 processor. Benchmarking by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com.
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OS X 10.8.3 vs. Ubuntu 13.04 Linux
Apple OS X versus Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS, Ubuntu 12.10, Ubuntu 13.04 benchmarking from an older Apple MacBook Pro with Intel Core i5 processor. Benchmarking by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com.
OS X 10.8.3:
Processor: Intel Core i5 @ 2.40GHz (2 Cores), Motherboard: Apple MacBook Pro, Chipset: Intel 5, Memory: 2 x 2048 DDR3-1067MHz, Disk: 120GB OCZ-AGILITY2, Graphics: Intel HD + NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M 288MB, Monitor: Color LCD
OS: OS X 10.8.3 (12D78), Kernel: 12.3.0 (x86_64), Compiler: Apple LLVM 4.2 (clang-425.0.27) (based on LLVM 3.2svn) + GCC 4.2.1 + Xcode 4.6.1, File-System: Journaled HFS+, Screen Resolution: 1440x900
Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS:
Processor: Intel Core i5 520M @ 2.40GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: Apple Mac-F22586C8, Chipset: Intel Core DRAM, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 120GB OCZ AGILITY2, Graphics: Intel Core IGP 256MB (405/324MHz), Audio: Cirrus Logic CS4206, Monitor: Color LCD, Network: Broadcom NetXtreme BCM5764M Gigabit PCIe + Broadcom BCM43224 802.11a/b/g/n
OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.5.0-26-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 5.18.0, Display Server: X Server 1.13.0, Display Driver: nouveau 1.0.2, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 9.0.2 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.6, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1440x900
Ubuntu 12.10:
Processor: Intel Core i5 520M @ 2.40GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: Apple Mac-F22586C8, Chipset: Intel Core DRAM, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 120GB OCZ AGILITY2, Graphics: Intel Core IGP 256MB, Audio: Cirrus Logic CS4206, Monitor: Color LCD, Network: Broadcom NetXtreme BCM5764M Gigabit PCIe + Broadcom BCM43224 802.11a/b/g/n
OS: Ubuntu 12.10, Kernel: 3.5.0-26-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 6.12.0, Display Server: X Server 1.13.0, Display Driver: intel 2.20.9, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 9.0.2 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1440x900
Ubuntu 13.04:
Processor: Intel Core i5 520M @ 2.40GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: Apple Mac-F22586C8, Chipset: Intel Core DRAM, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 120GB OCZ AGILITY2, Graphics: Intel Core IGP 256MB, Audio: Cirrus Logic CS4206, Monitor: Color LCD, Network: Broadcom NetXtreme BCM5764M Gigabit PCIe + Broadcom BCM43224 802.11a/b/g/n
OS: Ubuntu 13.04, Kernel: 3.8.0-16-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.0.0, Display Server: X Server 1.13.3, Display Driver: intel 2.21.5, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 9.0.3 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1440x900
SciMark 2.0
Computational Test: Fast Fourier Transform
Mflops > Higher Is Better
OS X 10.8.3 ........ 141.19 |==================================================
Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS . 137.79 |=================================================
Ubuntu 12.10 ....... 138.57 |=================================================
Ubuntu 13.04 ....... 134.01 |===============================================
SciMark 2.0
Computational Test: Sparse Matrix Multiply
Mflops > Higher Is Better
OS X 10.8.3 ........ 905.85 |==================================================
Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS . 867.81 |================================================
Ubuntu 12.10 ....... 867.82 |================================================
Ubuntu 13.04 ....... 870.58 |================================================
Nexuiz 2.5.2
Resolution: 1440 x 900 - HDR: Yes - Sound: Off
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
OS X 10.8.3 ........ 20.99 |=======================================
Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS . 25.15 |===============================================
Ubuntu 12.10 ....... 27.51 |===================================================
Ubuntu 13.04 ....... 27.51 |===================================================
SciMark 2.0
Computational Test: Dense LU Matrix Factorization
Mflops > Higher Is Better
OS X 10.8.3 ........ 1160.64 |=================================================
Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS . 1014.06 |===========================================
Ubuntu 12.10 ....... 1020.74 |===========================================
Ubuntu 13.04 ....... 1007.31 |===========================================
Urban Terror 4.1
Resolution: 800 x 600
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
OS X 10.8.3 ........ 74.53 |=======================================
Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS . 79.17 |=========================================
Ubuntu 12.10 ....... 82.00 |===========================================
Ubuntu 13.04 ....... 97.50 |===================================================
Nexuiz 2.5.2
Resolution: 1024 x 768 - HDR: Yes - Sound: Off
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
OS X 10.8.3 ........ 21.78 |=================================
Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS . 30.58 |===============================================
Ubuntu 12.10 ....... 33.25 |===================================================
Ubuntu 13.04 ....... 33.27 |===================================================
Nexuiz 2.5.2
Resolution: 800 x 600 - HDR: Yes - Sound: Off
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
OS X 10.8.3 ........ 21.91 |============================
Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS . 36.25 |===============================================
Ubuntu 12.10 ....... 39.24 |===================================================
Ubuntu 13.04 ....... 39.18 |===================================================
SciMark 2.0
Computational Test: Monte Carlo
Mflops > Higher Is Better
OS X 10.8.3 ........ 379.44 |==================================================
Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS . 358.75 |===============================================
Ubuntu 12.10 ....... 268.46 |===================================
Ubuntu 13.04 ....... 263.18 |===================================
SciMark 2.0
Computational Test: Jacobi Successive Over-Relaxation
Mflops > Higher Is Better
OS X 10.8.3 ........ 1119.18 |=================================================
Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS . 807.87 |===================================
Ubuntu 12.10 ....... 807.34 |===================================
Ubuntu 13.04 ....... 806.81 |===================================
OpenArena 0.8.5
Resolution: 800 x 600
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
OS X 10.8.3 ........ 156.97 |==================================================
Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS . 138.60 |============================================
Ubuntu 13.04 ....... 155.62 |==================================================
OpenArena 0.8.5
Resolution: 1024 x 768
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
OS X 10.8.3 ........ 147.07 |================================================
Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS . 122.03 |========================================
Ubuntu 13.04 ....... 153.53 |==================================================
OpenArena 0.8.5
Resolution: 1440 x 900
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
OS X 10.8.3 ........ 134.10 |==================================================
Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS . 83.23 |===============================
Ubuntu 13.04 ....... 118.23 |============================================
Urban Terror 4.1
Resolution: 1024 x 768
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
OS X 10.8.3 ........ 73.60 |======================================
Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS . 81.73 |==========================================
Ubuntu 12.10 ....... 96.60 |==================================================
Ubuntu 13.04 ....... 98.40 |===================================================
Himeno Benchmark 3.0
Poisson Pressure Solver
MFLOPS > Higher Is Better
OS X 10.8.3 ........ 249.58 |===========
Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS . 1052.03 |===============================================
Ubuntu 12.10 ....... 1102.60 |=================================================
Ubuntu 13.04 ....... 1048.11 |===============================================
Urban Terror 4.1
Resolution: 1440 x 900
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
OS X 10.8.3 ........ 70.60 |======================================
Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS . 82.00 |============================================
Ubuntu 12.10 ....... 95.67 |===================================================
Ubuntu 13.04 ....... 94.40 |==================================================
PostMark 1.51
Disk Transaction Performance
TPS > Higher Is Better
OS X 10.8.3 ........ 348 |==========
Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS . 1728 |====================================================
Ubuntu 12.10 ....... 1381 |==========================================
Ubuntu 13.04 ....... 1724 |====================================================
Primesieve 4.2
1e12 Prime Number Generation
Seconds < Lower Is Better
OS X 10.8.3 ........ 278.17 |================================================
Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS . 288.67 |==================================================
Ubuntu 12.10 ....... 284.71 |=================================================
Ubuntu 13.04 ....... 282.69 |=================================================
7-Zip Compression 9.20.1
Compress Speed Test
MIPS > Higher Is Better
OS X 10.8.3 ........ 5455 |==============================================
Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS . 6134 |====================================================
Ubuntu 12.10 ....... 6091 |====================================================
Ubuntu 13.04 ....... 6139 |====================================================
Tachyon 0.98.9
Total Time
Seconds < Lower Is Better
OS X 10.8.3 ........ 54.78 |===================================================
Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS . 46.85 |============================================
Ubuntu 12.10 ....... 47.36 |============================================
Ubuntu 13.04 ....... 47.70 |============================================
C-Ray 1.1
Total Time
Seconds < Lower Is Better
OS X 10.8.3 ........ 128.50 |=============================================
Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS . 143.83 |==================================================
Ubuntu 12.10 ....... 101.90 |===================================
Ubuntu 13.04 ....... 101.60 |===================================
OpenSSL 1.0.1c
RSA 4096-bit Performance
Signs Per Second > Higher Is Better
OS X 10.8.3 ........ 20.57 |================
Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS . 64.03 |===================================================
Ubuntu 12.10 ....... 64.33 |===================================================
Ubuntu 13.04 ....... 64.30 |===================================================
BYTE Unix Benchmark 3.6
Computational Test: Dhrystone 2
LPS > Higher Is Better
OS X 10.8.3 ........ 23214015.53 |=============================================
Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS . 19362787.43 |======================================
Ubuntu 12.10 ....... 18847387.83 |=====================================
Ubuntu 13.04 ....... 18826292.40 |====================================
Unpacking The Linux Kernel
linux-2.6.32.tar.bz2
Seconds < Lower Is Better
OS X 10.8.3 ........ 22.39 |===================================================
Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS . 17.90 |=========================================
Ubuntu 12.10 ....... 17.30 |=======================================
Ubuntu 13.04 ....... 17.36 |========================================
Fhourstones 3.1
Complex Connect-4 Solving
Kpos / sec > Higher Is Better
OS X 10.8.3 ........ 7036.57 |=============================================
Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS . 7626.73 |=================================================
Ubuntu 12.10 ....... 7569.73 |=================================================
Ubuntu 13.04 ....... 7576.90 |=================================================