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.
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OS X 10.8.3 vs. Ubuntu 13.04 Linux Processor Motherboard Chipset Memory Disk Graphics Monitor Audio Network OS Kernel Compiler File-System Screen Resolution Desktop Display Server Display Driver OpenGL OS X 10.8.3 Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS Ubuntu 12.10 Ubuntu 13.04 Intel Core i5 @ 2.40GHz (2 Cores) Apple MacBook Pro Intel 5 2 x 2048 DDR3-1067MHz 120GB OCZ-AGILITY2 Intel HD + NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M 288MB Color LCD OS X 10.8.3 (12D78) 12.3.0 (x86_64) Apple LLVM 4.2 (clang-425.0.27) (based on LLVM 3.2svn) + GCC 4.2.1 + Xcode 4.6.1 Journaled HFS+ 1440x900 Intel Core i5 520M @ 2.40GHz (4 Cores) Apple Mac-F22586C8 Intel Core DRAM 4096MB 120GB OCZ AGILITY2 Intel Core IGP 256MB (405/324MHz) Cirrus Logic CS4206 Broadcom NetXtreme BCM5764M Gigabit PCIe + Broadcom BCM43224 802.11a/b/g/n Ubuntu 12.04 3.5.0-26-generic (x86_64) Unity 5.18.0 X Server 1.13.0 nouveau 1.0.2 3.0 Mesa 9.0.2 Gallium 0.4 GCC 4.6 ext4 Intel Core IGP 256MB Ubuntu 12.10 Unity 6.12.0 intel 2.20.9 GCC 4.7 Ubuntu 13.04 3.8.0-16-generic (x86_64) Unity 7.0.0 X Server 1.13.3 intel 2.21.5 3.0 Mesa 9.0.3 Gallium 0.4 OpenBenchmarking.org Compiler Details - OS X 10.8.3: --build=i686-apple-darwin11 --disable-checking --enable-languages=c,objc,c++,obj-c++ --enable-llvm=/private/var/tmp/llvmgcc42/llvmgcc42-2336.11~182/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 - Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS: --build=x86_64-linux-gnu --disable-werror --enable-checking=release --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-languages=c,c++,fortran,objc,obj-c++ --enable-libstdcxx-debug --enable-libstdcxx-time=yes --enable-nls --enable-objc-gc --enable-plugin --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --host=x86_64-linux-gnu --target=x86_64-linux-gnu --with-arch-32=i686 --with-tune=generic -v - Ubuntu 12.10: --build=x86_64-linux-gnu --disable-werror --enable-checking=release --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-languages=c,c++,go,fortran,objc,obj-c++ --enable-libstdcxx-debug --enable-libstdcxx-time=yes --enable-nls --enable-objc-gc --enable-plugin --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --host=x86_64-linux-gnu --target=x86_64-linux-gnu --with-arch-32=i686 --with-tune=generic -v Disk Details - Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS, Ubuntu 12.10: DEADLINE / data=ordered,errors=remount-ro,relatime,rw Processor Details - Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS, Ubuntu 12.10: Scaling Governor: ondemand Graphics Details - Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS, Ubuntu 12.10: EXA System Details - Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS, Ubuntu 12.10: Disk Scheduler: DEADLINE.
OS X 10.8.3 vs. Ubuntu 13.04 Linux himeno: Poisson Pressure Solver openssl: RSA 4096-bit Performance nexuiz: 800 x 600 - Yes - Off openarena: 1440 x 900 nexuiz: 1024 x 768 - Yes - Off scimark2: Monte Carlo c-ray: Total Time scimark2: Jacobi Successive Over-Relaxation urbanterror: 1440 x 900 urbanterror: 1024 x 768 nexuiz: 1440 x 900 - Yes - Off urbanterror: 800 x 600 unpack-linux: linux-2.6.32.tar.bz2 openarena: 1024 x 768 byte: Dhrystone 2 tachyon: Total Time scimark2: Dense LU Matrix Factorization compress-7zip: Compress Speed Test fhourstones: Complex Connect-4 Solving scimark2: Fast Fourier Transform scimark2: Sparse Matrix Multiply primesieve: 1e12 Prime Number Generation openarena: 800 x 600 postmark: Disk Transaction Performance OS X 10.8.3 Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS Ubuntu 12.10 Ubuntu 13.04 249.58 20.57 21.91 134.10 21.78 379.44 128.50 1119.18 70.60 73.60 20.99 74.53 22.39 147.07 23214015.53 54.78 1160.64 5455 7036.57 141.19 905.85 278.17 156.97 348 1052.03 64.03 36.25 83.23 30.58 358.75 143.83 807.87 82.00 81.73 25.15 79.17 17.90 122.03 19362787.43 46.85 1014.06 6134 7626.73 137.79 867.81 288.67 138.60 1728 1102.60 64.33 39.24 33.25 268.46 101.90 807.34 95.67 96.60 27.51 82.00 17.30 18847387.83 47.36 1020.74 6091 7569.73 138.57 867.82 284.71 1381 1048.11 64.30 39.18 118.23 33.27 263.18 101.60 806.81 94.40 98.40 27.51 97.50 17.36 153.53 18826292.40 47.70 1007.31 6139 7576.90 134.01 870.58 282.69 155.62 1724 OpenBenchmarking.org
Himeno Benchmark Poisson Pressure Solver OpenBenchmarking.org MFLOPS, More Is Better Himeno Benchmark 3.0 Poisson Pressure Solver OS X 10.8.3 Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS Ubuntu 12.10 Ubuntu 13.04 200 400 600 800 1000 SE +/- 0.30, N = 3 SE +/- 1.01, N = 3 SE +/- 1.00, N = 3 SE +/- 1.64, N = 3 249.58 1052.03 1102.60 1048.11 1. (CC) gcc options: -O3
OpenSSL RSA 4096-bit Performance OpenBenchmarking.org Signs Per Second, More Is Better OpenSSL 1.0.1c RSA 4096-bit Performance OS X 10.8.3 Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS Ubuntu 12.10 Ubuntu 13.04 14 28 42 56 70 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.24, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.20, N = 3 20.57 64.03 64.33 64.30 -arch -fomit-frame-pointer -m64 -ldl -m64 -ldl -m64 -ldl 1. (CC) gcc options: -O3 -lssl -lcrypto
Nexuiz Resolution: 800 x 600 - HDR: Yes - Sound: Off OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Nexuiz 2.5.2 Resolution: 800 x 600 - HDR: Yes - Sound: Off OS X 10.8.3 Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS Ubuntu 12.10 Ubuntu 13.04 9 18 27 36 45 SE +/- 0.13, N = 3 SE +/- 0.06, N = 3 SE +/- 0.12, N = 3 SE +/- 0.07, N = 3 21.91 36.25 39.24 39.18
OpenArena Resolution: 1440 x 900 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better OpenArena 0.8.5 Resolution: 1440 x 900 OS X 10.8.3 Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS Ubuntu 13.04 30 60 90 120 150 SE +/- 0.49, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.13, N = 3 134.10 83.23 118.23
Nexuiz Resolution: 1024 x 768 - HDR: Yes - Sound: Off OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Nexuiz 2.5.2 Resolution: 1024 x 768 - HDR: Yes - Sound: Off OS X 10.8.3 Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS Ubuntu 12.10 Ubuntu 13.04 8 16 24 32 40 SE +/- 0.06, N = 3 SE +/- 0.02, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.05, N = 3 21.78 30.58 33.25 33.27
SciMark Computational Test: Monte Carlo OpenBenchmarking.org Mflops, More Is Better SciMark 2.0 Computational Test: Monte Carlo OS X 10.8.3 Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS Ubuntu 12.10 Ubuntu 13.04 80 160 240 320 400 SE +/- 0.25, N = 4 SE +/- 5.23, N = 4 SE +/- 1.46, N = 4 SE +/- 3.84, N = 4 379.44 358.75 268.46 263.18
C-Ray Total Time OpenBenchmarking.org Seconds, Fewer Is Better C-Ray 1.1 Total Time OS X 10.8.3 Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS Ubuntu 12.10 Ubuntu 13.04 30 60 90 120 150 SE +/- 0.73, N = 3 SE +/- 0.14, N = 3 SE +/- 0.05, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 128.50 143.83 101.90 101.60 1. (CC) gcc options: -lm -lpthread -O3
SciMark Computational Test: Jacobi Successive Over-Relaxation OpenBenchmarking.org Mflops, More Is Better SciMark 2.0 Computational Test: Jacobi Successive Over-Relaxation OS X 10.8.3 Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS Ubuntu 12.10 Ubuntu 13.04 200 400 600 800 1000 SE +/- 0.29, N = 4 SE +/- 0.61, N = 4 SE +/- 0.53, N = 4 SE +/- 0.00, N = 4 1119.18 807.87 807.34 806.81
Urban Terror Resolution: 1440 x 900 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Urban Terror 4.1 Resolution: 1440 x 900 OS X 10.8.3 Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS Ubuntu 12.10 Ubuntu 13.04 20 40 60 80 100 SE +/- 0.17, N = 3 SE +/- 0.12, N = 3 SE +/- 0.57, N = 3 SE +/- 0.55, N = 3 70.60 82.00 95.67 94.40
Urban Terror Resolution: 1024 x 768 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Urban Terror 4.1 Resolution: 1024 x 768 OS X 10.8.3 Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS Ubuntu 12.10 Ubuntu 13.04 20 40 60 80 100 SE +/- 0.06, N = 3 SE +/- 0.23, N = 3 SE +/- 0.55, N = 3 SE +/- 0.49, N = 3 73.60 81.73 96.60 98.40
Nexuiz Resolution: 1440 x 900 - HDR: Yes - Sound: Off OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Nexuiz 2.5.2 Resolution: 1440 x 900 - HDR: Yes - Sound: Off OS X 10.8.3 Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS Ubuntu 12.10 Ubuntu 13.04 6 12 18 24 30 SE +/- 0.04, N = 3 SE +/- 0.02, N = 3 SE +/- 0.02, N = 3 SE +/- 0.04, N = 3 20.99 25.15 27.51 27.51
Urban Terror Resolution: 800 x 600 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Urban Terror 4.1 Resolution: 800 x 600 OS X 10.8.3 Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS Ubuntu 12.10 Ubuntu 13.04 20 40 60 80 100 SE +/- 0.13, N = 3 SE +/- 0.09, N = 3 SE +/- 0.46, N = 3 SE +/- 0.79, N = 3 74.53 79.17 82.00 97.50
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 OS X 10.8.3 Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS Ubuntu 12.10 Ubuntu 13.04 5 10 15 20 25 SE +/- 0.14, N = 4 SE +/- 0.30, N = 4 SE +/- 0.07, N = 4 SE +/- 0.03, N = 4 22.39 17.90 17.30 17.36
OpenArena Resolution: 1024 x 768 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better OpenArena 0.8.5 Resolution: 1024 x 768 OS X 10.8.3 Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS Ubuntu 13.04 30 60 90 120 150 SE +/- 0.27, N = 3 SE +/- 0.49, N = 3 SE +/- 0.35, N = 3 147.07 122.03 153.53
BYTE Unix Benchmark Computational Test: Dhrystone 2 OpenBenchmarking.org LPS, More Is Better BYTE Unix Benchmark 3.6 Computational Test: Dhrystone 2 OS X 10.8.3 Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS Ubuntu 12.10 Ubuntu 13.04 5M 10M 15M 20M 25M SE +/- 28054.96, N = 3 SE +/- 47781.86, N = 3 SE +/- 30517.70, N = 3 SE +/- 2600.98, N = 3 23214015.53 19362787.43 18847387.83 18826292.40
Tachyon Total Time OpenBenchmarking.org Seconds, Fewer Is Better Tachyon 0.98.9 Total Time OS X 10.8.3 Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS Ubuntu 12.10 Ubuntu 13.04 12 24 36 48 60 SE +/- 0.08, N = 3 SE +/- 0.10, N = 3 SE +/- 0.08, N = 3 SE +/- 0.09, N = 3 54.78 46.85 47.36 47.70 -O2 -framework -m32 -O3 -fomit-frame-pointer -lm -m32 -O3 -fomit-frame-pointer -lm -m32 -O3 -fomit-frame-pointer -lm 1. (CC) gcc options: -ffast-math -ltachyon -lpthread
SciMark Computational Test: Dense LU Matrix Factorization OpenBenchmarking.org Mflops, More Is Better SciMark 2.0 Computational Test: Dense LU Matrix Factorization OS X 10.8.3 Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS Ubuntu 12.10 Ubuntu 13.04 200 400 600 800 1000 SE +/- 0.66, N = 4 SE +/- 6.41, N = 4 SE +/- 1.87, N = 4 SE +/- 4.80, N = 4 1160.64 1014.06 1020.74 1007.31
7-Zip Compression Compress Speed Test OpenBenchmarking.org MIPS, More Is Better 7-Zip Compression 9.20.1 Compress Speed Test OS X 10.8.3 Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS Ubuntu 12.10 Ubuntu 13.04 1300 2600 3900 5200 6500 SE +/- 6.89, N = 3 SE +/- 17.70, N = 3 SE +/- 44.47, N = 3 SE +/- 17.33, N = 3 5455 6134 6091 6139 1. (CXX) g++ options: -pipe -lpthread
Fhourstones Complex Connect-4 Solving OpenBenchmarking.org Kpos / sec, More Is Better Fhourstones 3.1 Complex Connect-4 Solving OS X 10.8.3 Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS Ubuntu 12.10 Ubuntu 13.04 1600 3200 4800 6400 8000 SE +/- 0.55, N = 3 SE +/- 25.37, N = 3 SE +/- 2.85, N = 3 SE +/- 10.34, N = 3 7036.57 7626.73 7569.73 7576.90 1. (CC) gcc options: -O3
SciMark Computational Test: Fast Fourier Transform OpenBenchmarking.org Mflops, More Is Better SciMark 2.0 Computational Test: Fast Fourier Transform OS X 10.8.3 Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS Ubuntu 12.10 Ubuntu 13.04 30 60 90 120 150 SE +/- 1.49, N = 4 SE +/- 0.29, N = 4 SE +/- 0.33, N = 4 SE +/- 0.36, N = 4 141.19 137.79 138.57 134.01
SciMark Computational Test: Sparse Matrix Multiply OpenBenchmarking.org Mflops, More Is Better SciMark 2.0 Computational Test: Sparse Matrix Multiply OS X 10.8.3 Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS Ubuntu 12.10 Ubuntu 13.04 200 400 600 800 1000 SE +/- 0.44, N = 4 SE +/- 1.50, N = 4 SE +/- 2.59, N = 4 SE +/- 2.32, N = 4 905.85 867.81 867.82 870.58
Primesieve 1e12 Prime Number Generation OpenBenchmarking.org Seconds, Fewer Is Better Primesieve 4.2 1e12 Prime Number Generation OS X 10.8.3 Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS Ubuntu 12.10 Ubuntu 13.04 60 120 180 240 300 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.41, N = 3 SE +/- 0.74, N = 3 SE +/- 0.66, N = 3 278.17 288.67 284.71 282.69 1. (CXX) g++ options: -O2 -fopenmp
OpenArena Resolution: 800 x 600 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better OpenArena 0.8.5 Resolution: 800 x 600 OS X 10.8.3 Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS Ubuntu 13.04 30 60 90 120 150 SE +/- 0.72, N = 3 SE +/- 0.46, N = 3 SE +/- 30.53, N = 6 156.97 138.60 155.62
PostMark Disk Transaction Performance OpenBenchmarking.org TPS, More Is Better PostMark 1.51 Disk Transaction Performance OS X 10.8.3 Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS Ubuntu 12.10 Ubuntu 13.04 400 800 1200 1600 2000 SE +/- 36.11, N = 6 SE +/- 8.00, N = 3 SE +/- 7.67, N = 3 SE +/- 6.93, N = 3 348 1728 1381 1724 1. (CC) gcc options: -O3
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