Benchmarks of performance comparing Apple OS X 10.7 Lion vs. OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion on the mid-2012 Apple MacBook Pro with Retina Display and Intel Core i7 2.3GHz Ivy Bridge processor with switchable Intel HD 4000 / NVIDIA Kepler graphics. Benchmarking by Michael Larabel of Phoronix.com for a future article. Unfortunately Ubuntu Linux is currently borked on the Retina MacBook Pro.
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Retina MacBook Pro - OS X 10.7 vs. OS X 10.8 Performance
Benchmarks of performance comparing Apple OS X 10.7 Lion vs. OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion on the mid-2012 Apple MacBook Pro with Retina Display and Intel Core i7 2.3GHz Ivy Bridge processor with switchable Intel HD 4000 / NVIDIA Kepler graphics. Benchmarking by Michael Larabel of Phoronix.com for a future article. Unfortunately Ubuntu Linux is currently borked on the Retina MacBook Pro.
OS X 10.7.4:
Processor: Intel Core i7 @ 2.30GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: Apple MacBook Pro, Chipset: Intel 7, Memory: 2 x 4096 DDR3-1600MHz, Disk: 251GB APPLE SSD SM256E, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M + Intel HD 4000 1024MB, Monitor: Color LCD
OS: Mac OS X 10.7.4 (11E2068), Kernel: 11.4.1 (x86_64), Display Server: X Server 1.10.6, OpenGL: 2.1, Compiler: Clang 4.0 + GCC 4.2.1 + Xcode 4.4, File-System: Journaled HFS+, Screen Resolution: 2880x1800
OS X 10.8.0:
Processor: Intel Core i7 @ 2.30GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: Apple MacBook Pro, Chipset: Intel 7, Memory: 2 x 4096 DDR3-1600MHz, Disk: 251GB APPLE SSD SM256E, Graphics: Intel HD 4000 + NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M 512MB, Monitor: Color LCD
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: 2880x1800
test:
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo @ 2.00GHz (2 Cores), Motherboard: Apple Mac mini, Chipset: NVIDIA MCP79, Memory: x 0 DDR3-1067MHz, Disk: 96GB KINGSTON SVP100S296G, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 9400 256MB, Monitor: M2762D
OS: OS X 10.8.3 (12D78), Kernel: 12.3.0 (x86_64), Display Server: X Server 1.13.0, OpenGL: 2.1, Compiler: Apple LLVM 4.2 (clang-425.0.24) (based on LLVM 3.2svn)Target: x86_64-apple-darwin12.3.0Thread model: posix + GCC 4.2.1 + Xcode 4.6 + CUDA 5.0, File-System: Journaled HFS+, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080
10.8.4:
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo @ 2.00GHz (2 Cores), Motherboard: Apple Mac mini, Chipset: NVIDIA MCP79, Memory: x 0 DDR3-1067MHz, Disk: 96GB KINGSTON SVP100S296G, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 9400 256MB, Monitor: M2762D
OS: OS X 10.8.4 (12E47), Kernel: 12.4.0 (x86_64), Display Server: X Server 1.13.0, OpenGL: 2.1, Compiler: Apple LLVM 4.2 (clang-425.0.28) (based on LLVM 3.2svn)Target: x86_64-apple-darwin12.4.0Thread model: posix + GCC 4.2.1 + Xcode 4.6.2 + CUDA 5.0, File-System: Journaled HFS+, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080
KINGSTON SVP100S296G:
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo @ 2.00GHz (2 Cores), Motherboard: Apple Mac mini, Chipset: NVIDIA MCP79, Memory: x 0 DDR3-1067MHz, Disk: 96GB KINGSTON SVP100S296G, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 9400 256MB, Monitor: M2762D
OS: OS X 10.8.4 (12E52), Kernel: 12.4.0 (x86_64), Display Server: X Server 1.13.0, OpenGL: 2.1, Compiler: Apple LLVM 4.2 (clang-425.0.28) (based on LLVM 3.2svn)Target: x86_64-apple-darwin12.4.0Thread model: posix + GCC 4.2.1 + Xcode 4.6.2 + CUDA 5.0, File-System: Journaled HFS+, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080
12e52:
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo @ 2.00GHz (2 Cores), Motherboard: Apple Mac mini, Chipset: NVIDIA MCP79, Memory: x 0 DDR3-1067MHz, Disk: 96GB KINGSTON SVP100S296G, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 9400 256MB, Monitor: M2762D
OS: OS X 10.8.4 (12E52), Kernel: 12.4.0 (x86_64), Display Server: X Server 1.13.0, OpenGL: 2.1, Compiler: Apple LLVM 4.2 (clang-425.0.28) (based on LLVM 3.2svn)Target: x86_64-apple-darwin12.4.0Thread model: posix + GCC 4.2.1 + Xcode 4.6.2 + CUDA 5.0, File-System: Journaled HFS+, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080
12e55:
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo @ 2.00GHz (2 Cores), Motherboard: Apple Mac mini, Chipset: NVIDIA MCP79, Memory: x 0 DDR3-1067MHz, Disk: 96GB KINGSTON SVP100S296G, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 9400 256MB, Monitor: M2762D
OS: OS X 10.8.4 (12E55), Kernel: 12.4.0 (x86_64), Display Server: X Server 1.13.0, OpenGL: 2.1, Compiler: Apple LLVM 4.2 (clang-425.0.28) (based on LLVM 3.2svn)Target: x86_64-apple-darwin12.4.0Thread model: posix + GCC 4.2.1 + Xcode 4.6.2 + CUDA 5.0, File-System: Journaled HFS+, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080
bench1mav:
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo @ 2.00GHz (2 Cores), Motherboard: Apple Mac mini, Chipset: NVIDIA MCP79, Memory: 2 x 2048 DDR3-1067MHz, Disk: 96GB KINGSTON SVP100S296G, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 9400 256MB, Monitor: M2762D
OS: OS X 10.9 (13A497d), Kernel: 13.0.0 (x86_64), Display Server: X Server 1.13.0, OpenGL: 2.1, Compiler: Apple LLVM 5.0 (clang-500.1.61) (based on LLVM 3.3svn) + GCC 4.2.1 + CUDA 5.0, File-System: Journaled HFS+, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080
OS X 10.7.4 11G63:
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo @ 2.00GHz (2 Cores), Motherboard: Apple Mac mini, Chipset: NVIDIA MCP79, Memory: 2 x 2048 DDR3-1067MHz, Disk: 96GB KINGSTON SVP100S296G, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 9400 256MB, Monitor: M2762D
OS: Mac OS X Server 10.7.5 (11G63), Kernel: 11.4.2 (x86_64), Display Server: X Server 1.10.6, OpenGL: 2.1, Compiler: Apple LLVM 4.2 (clang-425.0.28) (based on LLVM 3.2svn) + GCC 4.2.1 + Xcode 4.6.3, File-System: Journaled HFS+, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080
Xonotic 0.6
Resolution: 2880 x 1800 - Effects Quality: High
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
OS X 10.7.4 . 54.96 |==========================================================
OS X 10.8.0 . 52.48 |=======================================================
Xonotic 0.6
Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Effects Quality: High
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
OS X 10.7.4 . 60.15 |==========================================================
OS X 10.8.0 . 52.71 |===================================================
Xonotic 0.6
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: High
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
OS X 10.7.4 . 72.17 |==========================================================
OS X 10.8.0 . 71.42 |=========================================================
Xonotic 0.6
Resolution: 2880 x 1800 - Effects Quality: Low
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
OS X 10.7.4 . 135.20 |=========================================================
OS X 10.8.0 . 135.64 |=========================================================
Xonotic 0.6
Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Effects Quality: Low
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
OS X 10.7.4 . 140.91 |=========================================================
OS X 10.8.0 . 135.73 |=======================================================
Xonotic 0.6
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Low
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
OS X 10.7.4 . 144.02 |=========================================================
OS X 10.8.0 . 138.95 |=======================================================
PostgreSQL pgbench 8.4.11
TPC-B Transactions Per Second
TPS > Higher Is Better
OS X 10.7.4 .......... 4268.20 |===============================================
OS X 10.8.0 .......... 4179.20 |==============================================
test ................. 1429.57 |================
10.8.4 ............... 991.65 |===========
KINGSTON SVP100S296G . 1508.18 |=================
12e52 ................ 1502.39 |=================
12e55 ................ 1284.76 |==============
bench1mav ............ 1453.40 |================
OpenSSL 1.0.0e
RSA 4096-bit Performance
Signs Per Second > Higher Is Better
OS X 10.7.4 .......... 27.70 |=================================================
OS X 10.8.0 .......... 27.40 |================================================
test ................. 12.60 |======================
10.8.4 ............... 12.60 |======================
KINGSTON SVP100S296G . 12.60 |======================
12e52 ................ 12.60 |======================
12e55 ................ 12.60 |======================
bench1mav ............ 12.70 |======================
Tachyon 0.98.9
Total Time
Seconds < Lower Is Better
OS X 10.7.4 .......... 14.84 |======
OS X 10.8.0 .......... 14.79 |======
test ................. 78.35 |================================
10.8.4 ............... 117.95 |================================================
KINGSTON SVP100S296G . 76.15 |===============================
12e52 ................ 75.97 |===============================
12e55 ................ 91.75 |=====================================
bench1mav ............ 76.65 |===============================
C-Ray 1.1
Total Time
Seconds < Lower Is Better
OS X 10.7.4 .......... 50.11 |=========
OS X 10.8.0 .......... 49.95 |=========
test ................. 251.56 |===============================================
10.8.4 ............... 228.00 |===========================================
KINGSTON SVP100S296G . 226.93 |===========================================
12e52 ................ 230.51 |===========================================
12e55 ................ 255.79 |================================================
bench1mav ............ 164.62 |===============================
Timed PHP Compilation 5.2.9
Time To Compile
Seconds < Lower Is Better
OS X 10.7.4 .......... 30.07 |=======
OS X 10.8.0 .......... 31.62 |========
test ................. 156.43 |======================================
10.8.4 ............... 169.52 |=========================================
KINGSTON SVP100S296G . 151.45 |=====================================
12e52 ................ 165.17 |========================================
12e55 ................ 196.64 |================================================
bench1mav ............ 133.93 |=================================
OS X 10.7.4 11G63 .... 130.85 |================================
Timed ImageMagick Compilation 6.6.3-4
Time To Compile
Seconds < Lower Is Better
OS X 10.7.4 ....... 38.34 |=========
OS X 10.8.0 ....... 33.18 |========
test .............. 221.98 |===================================================
OS X 10.7.4 11G63 . 181.66 |==========================================
Himeno Benchmark 3.0
Poisson Pressure Solver
MFLOPS > Higher Is Better
OS X 10.7.4 .......... 263.11 |============================================
OS X 10.8.0 .......... 286.08 |================================================
test ................. 174.66 |=============================
10.8.4 ............... 181.45 |==============================
KINGSTON SVP100S296G . 183.74 |===============================
12e52 ................ 183.21 |===============================
12e55 ................ 172.62 |=============================
bench1mav ............ 265.28 |=============================================
SciMark 2.0
Computational Test: Jacobi Successive Over-Relaxation
Mflops > Higher Is Better
OS X 10.7.4 .......... 1408.52 |===============================================
OS X 10.8.0 .......... 1408.43 |===============================================
test ................. 650.10 |======================
10.8.4 ............... 655.17 |======================
KINGSTON SVP100S296G . 653.88 |======================
12e52 ................ 654.03 |======================
12e55 ................ 653.87 |======================
bench1mav ............ 680.82 |=======================
SciMark 2.0
Computational Test: Dense LU Matrix Factorization
Mflops > Higher Is Better
OS X 10.7.4 .......... 2426.29 |===============================================
OS X 10.8.0 .......... 2403.70 |===============================================
test ................. 485.04 |=========
10.8.4 ............... 474.29 |=========
KINGSTON SVP100S296G . 529.58 |==========
12e52 ................ 520.86 |==========
12e55 ................ 508.25 |==========
bench1mav ............ 528.11 |==========
SciMark 2.0
Computational Test: Sparse Matrix Multiply
Mflops > Higher Is Better
OS X 10.7.4 .......... 1848.07 |===============================================
OS X 10.8.0 .......... 1820.38 |==============================================
test ................. 420.71 |===========
10.8.4 ............... 391.54 |==========
KINGSTON SVP100S296G . 485.15 |============
12e52 ................ 482.41 |============
12e55 ................ 451.81 |===========
bench1mav ............ 608.57 |===============
SciMark 2.0
Computational Test: Fast Fourier Transform
Mflops > Higher Is Better
OS X 10.7.4 .......... 295.33 |================================================
OS X 10.8.0 .......... 284.94 |==============================================
test ................. 66.05 |===========
10.8.4 ............... 65.22 |===========
KINGSTON SVP100S296G . 71.03 |============
12e52 ................ 68.48 |===========
12e55 ................ 67.59 |===========
bench1mav ............ 72.59 |============
SciMark 2.0
Computational Test: Monte Carlo
Mflops > Higher Is Better
OS X 10.7.4 .......... 436.33 |================================================
OS X 10.8.0 .......... 435.32 |================================================
test ................. 233.16 |==========================
10.8.4 ............... 235.45 |==========================
KINGSTON SVP100S296G . 233.13 |==========================
12e52 ................ 232.92 |==========================
12e55 ................ 233.84 |==========================
bench1mav ............ 179.70 |====================
SciMark 2.0
Computational Test: Composite
Mflops > Higher Is Better
OS X 10.7.4 .......... 1282.91 |===============================================
OS X 10.8.0 .......... 1273.15 |===============================================
test ................. 370.96 |==============
10.8.4 ............... 364.33 |=============
KINGSTON SVP100S296G . 394.55 |==============
12e52 ................ 391.74 |==============
12e55 ................ 383.08 |==============
bench1mav ............ 413.98 |===============
Fhourstones 3.1
Complex Connect-4 Solving
Kpos / sec > Higher Is Better
OS X 10.7.4 .......... 10050.37 |==============================================
OS X 10.8.0 .......... 9837.93 |=============================================
test ................. 4957.43 |=======================
10.8.4 ............... 5111.67 |=======================
KINGSTON SVP100S296G . 5206.70 |========================
12e52 ................ 5193.63 |========================
12e55 ................ 5113.50 |=======================
bench1mav ............ 5347.53 |========================
Stream 2009-04-11
Type: Add
MB/s > Higher Is Better
OS X 10.7.4 .......... 15932.32 |==============================================
OS X 10.8.0 .......... 15678.64 |=============================================
test ................. 2866.05 |========
10.8.4 ............... 3345.12 |==========
KINGSTON SVP100S296G . 3350.50 |==========
12e52 ................ 3273.83 |=========
12e55 ................ 3201.55 |=========
bench1mav ............ 3631.44 |==========
Stream 2009-04-11
Type: Triad
MB/s > Higher Is Better
OS X 10.7.4 .......... 16235.81 |==============================================
OS X 10.8.0 .......... 16005.25 |=============================================
test ................. 2878.53 |========
10.8.4 ............... 3381.33 |==========
KINGSTON SVP100S296G . 3392.65 |==========
12e52 ................ 3313.38 |=========
12e55 ................ 3217.89 |=========
bench1mav ............ 3671.35 |==========
Stream 2009-04-11
Type: Scale
MB/s > Higher Is Better
OS X 10.7.4 .......... 14360.13 |==============================================
OS X 10.8.0 .......... 14104.84 |=============================================
test ................. 2711.36 |=========
10.8.4 ............... 3041.22 |==========
KINGSTON SVP100S296G . 3058.75 |==========
12e52 ................ 2997.12 |==========
12e55 ................ 2916.80 |=========
bench1mav ............ 3259.75 |==========
Stream 2009-04-11
Type: Copy
MB/s > Higher Is Better
OS X 10.7.4 .......... 14728.28 |==============================================
OS X 10.8.0 .......... 14146.06 |============================================
test ................. 2688.85 |========
10.8.4 ............... 3091.81 |==========
KINGSTON SVP100S296G . 3094.99 |==========
12e52 ................ 3045.75 |==========
12e55 ................ 2962.63 |=========
bench1mav ............ 5147.74 |================
X-Plane 9.45
Quality Setting: High - Resolution: 2880 x 1800
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
OS X 10.7.4 .......... 62 |===================================================
OS X 10.8.0 .......... 63 |====================================================
test ................. 8 |=======
10.8.4 ............... 9 |=======
KINGSTON SVP100S296G . 9 |=======
12e52 ................ 9 |=======
12e55 ................ 8 |=======
bench1mav ............ 9 |=======
OS X 10.7.4 11G63 .... 7 |======
X-Plane 9.45
Quality Setting: High - Resolution: 2560 x 1600
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
OS X 10.7.4 .......... 70 |==================================================
OS X 10.8.0 .......... 73 |====================================================
test ................. 9 |======
10.8.4 ............... 10 |=======
KINGSTON SVP100S296G . 10 |=======
12e52 ................ 10 |=======
12e55 ................ 10 |=======
bench1mav ............ 10 |=======
OS X 10.7.4 11G63 .... 10 |=======
X-Plane 9.45
Quality Setting: High - Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
OS X 10.7.4 .......... 105 |===================================================
OS X 10.8.0 .......... 106 |===================================================
test ................. 14 |=======
10.8.4 ............... 15 |=======
KINGSTON SVP100S296G . 15 |=======
12e52 ................ 15 |=======
12e55 ................ 15 |=======
bench1mav ............ 14 |=======
OS X 10.7.4 11G63 .... 16 |========
Warsow 1.0
Resolution: 2880 x 1800
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
OS X 10.7.4 . 48.02 |==========================================================
OS X 10.8.0 . 48.40 |==========================================================
Warsow 1.0
Resolution: 2560 x 1600
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
OS X 10.7.4 . 47.83 |==========================================================
OS X 10.8.0 . 47.53 |==========================================================
Warsow 1.0
Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
OS X 10.7.4 . 47.83 |=========================================================
OS X 10.8.0 . 48.30 |==========================================================
Urban Terror 4.1
Resolution: 2880 x 1800
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
OS X 10.7.4 .......... 50.53 |=========================
OS X 10.8.0 .......... 97.83 |=================================================
test ................. 44.07 |======================
10.8.4 ............... 50.80 |=========================
KINGSTON SVP100S296G . 58.17 |=============================
12e52 ................ 57.70 |=============================
12e55 ................ 49.97 |=========================
OpenArena 0.8.5
Resolution: 2880 x 1800
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
OS X 10.7.4 .......... 131.93 |=========================
OS X 10.8.0 .......... 249.80 |================================================
test ................. 88.37 |=================
10.8.4 ............... 109.10 |=====================
KINGSTON SVP100S296G . 130.30 |=========================
12e52 ................ 128.67 |=========================
12e55 ................ 107.37 |=====================
bench1mav ............ 120.83 |=======================
OS X 10.7.4 11G63 .... 126.30 |========================
OpenArena 0.8.5
Resolution: 2560 x 1600
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
OS X 10.7.4 .......... 140.90 |===========================
OS X 10.8.0 .......... 254.33 |================================================
test ................. 87.77 |=================
10.8.4 ............... 110.20 |=====================
KINGSTON SVP100S296G . 130.03 |=========================
12e52 ................ 128.43 |========================
12e55 ................ 108.90 |=====================
bench1mav ............ 121.83 |=======================
OS X 10.7.4 11G63 .... 126.30 |========================
OpenArena 0.8.5
Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
OS X 10.7.4 .......... 219.47 |==========================================
OS X 10.8.0 .......... 252.20 |================================================
test ................. 40.50 |========
10.8.4 ............... 57.70 |===========
KINGSTON SVP100S296G . 62.93 |============
12e52 ................ 60.27 |===========
12e55 ................ 55.20 |===========
bench1mav ............ 58.83 |===========
OS X 10.7.4 11G63 .... 61.47 |============
Nexuiz 2.5.2
Resolution: 2880 x 1800 - HDR: Yes - Sound: On
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
OS X 10.7.4 .......... 26.38 |================================================
OS X 10.8.0 .......... 26.85 |=================================================
test ................. 16.22 |==============================
10.8.4 ............... 15.69 |=============================
KINGSTON SVP100S296G . 21.78 |========================================
12e52 ................ 21.39 |=======================================
12e55 ................ 19.02 |===================================
bench1mav ............ 20.05 |=====================================
OS X 10.7.4 11G63 .... 17.75 |================================
Nexuiz 2.5.2
Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - HDR: Yes - Sound: On
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
OS X 10.7.4 .......... 26.78 |=================================================
OS X 10.8.0 .......... 27.00 |=================================================
test ................. 16.19 |=============================
10.8.4 ............... 15.55 |============================
KINGSTON SVP100S296G . 21.85 |========================================
12e52 ................ 21.48 |=======================================
12e55 ................ 19.08 |===================================
bench1mav ............ 19.94 |====================================
OS X 10.7.4 11G63 .... 15.67 |============================
PostMark 1.51
Disk Transaction Performance
TPS > Higher Is Better
OS X 10.7.4 .......... 1645 |=================================================
OS X 10.8.0 .......... 1690 |==================================================
test ................. 182 |=====
10.8.4 ............... 174 |=====
KINGSTON SVP100S296G . 177 |=====
12e52 ................ 163 |=====
12e55 ................ 161 |=====
bench1mav ............ 104 |===
Threaded I/O Tester 0.3.3
Test: Random Write - Size Per Thread: 64MB - Thread Count: 8
MB/s > Higher Is Better
OS X 10.7.4 .......... 174.11 |================================================
OS X 10.8.0 .......... 170.99 |===============================================
test ................. 38.33 |===========
10.8.4 ............... 37.17 |==========
KINGSTON SVP100S296G . 35.21 |==========
12e52 ................ 37.60 |==========
12e55 ................ 38.34 |===========
OS X 10.7.4 11G63 .... 1.24 |