Apple OS X On MacBook Air 2013 vs. MacBook Pro vs. Mac Mini

Intel Core i5 testing with a Apple MacBook Air and Intel HD 5000 1024MB on OS X 10.8.4 (12E3067) via the Phoronix Test Suite. Benchmarking for a future article on Phoronix.com. 2013 Apple MacBook Air compared to Mac Mini sandy bridge and 2011 macbook pro.

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Apple OS X On MacBook Air 2013 vs. MacBook Pro vs. Mac MiniProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsMonitorOSKernelCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionMacBook Air 20132011 MacBook Pro2012 Mac MiniIntel Core i5 @ 1.30GHz (2 Cores)Apple MacBook AirApple SSD2 x 2048 DDR3-1600MHz121GB APPLE SSD SD0128FIntel HD 5000 1024MBColor LCDOS X 10.8.4 (12E3067)12.4.1 (x86_64)GCC 4.2.1 + Clang 2.1Journaled HFS+1366x768Intel Core i5 @ 2.40GHz (2 Cores)Apple MacBook ProIntel 52 x 2048 DDR3-1067MHz120GB OCZ-AGILITY2Intel HD + NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M 288MBOS X 10.8.412.4.0 (x86_64)Apple LLVM 4.2 (clang-425.0.28) (based on LLVM 3.2svn) + GCC 4.2.1 + Xcode 4.6.31440x900Intel Core i5 @ 2.30GHz (2 Cores)Apple Mac miniIntel 62 x 1024 DDR3-1333MHz500GB Hitachi HTS545050B9A302Intel HD 3000 288MBAcer P243W1920x1200OpenBenchmarking.orgCompiler Details- MacBook Air 2013: --build=i686-apple-darwin11 --disable-checking --enable-languages=c,objc,c++,obj-c++ --enable-llvm=/private/var/tmp/llvmgcc42/llvmgcc42-2335.15~25/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 - 2011 MacBook Pro: --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 - 2012 Mac Mini: --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

Apple OS X On MacBook Air 2013 vs. MacBook Pro vs. Mac Miniurbanterror: 1366 x 768urbanterror: 800 x 600openssl: RSA 4096-bit Performanceprimesieve: 1e12 Prime Number Generationc-ray: Total Timebuild-php: Time To Compilebuild-imagemagick: Time To Compilecompress-7zip: Compress Speed Testhimeno: Poisson Pressure Solverscimark2: Jacobi Successive Over-Relaxationscimark2: Dense LU Matrix Factorizationscimark2: Sparse Matrix Multiplyscimark2: Fast Fourier Transformscimark2: Monte Carloscimark2: Compositefhourstones: Complex Connect-4 Solvingclomp: Static OMP Speedupxonotic: 1366 x 768 - Ultraxonotic: 1024 x 768 - Ultraxonotic: 800 x 600 - Ultraxonotic: 1366 x 768 - Highxonotic: 1024 x 768 - Highxonotic: 800 x 600 - Highxonotic: 1366 x 768 - Lowxonotic: 1024 x 768 - Lowxonotic: 800 x 600 - Lownexuiz: 1366 x 768 - Yes - Offnexuiz: 1024 x 768 - Yes - Offnexuiz: 800 x 600 - Yes - Offpostmark: Disk Transaction PerformanceMacBook Air 20132011 MacBook Pro2012 Mac Mini52.6753.9022.73270.30118.9764.5181.276197407.431119.051802.271662.38193.19343.241024.038656.330.5336.6638.7040.0643.9545.6349.6598.55105.19110.1616.4817.1517.95144256.7356.6020.63278.50129.3675.6098.965455249.701120.721159.52904.59141.24375.69740.357038.400.7328.2829.8530.8235.3036.9238.0179.0380.2280.0422.2821.7521.833823053.5324.57263.19127.7464.2283.086181243.001129.451630.161374.72182.49383.55940.078570.600.6547.4266.7174.6358.4478.1385.54114.86130.33134.1139.4629.9532.92125OpenBenchmarking.org

Urban Terror

Resolution: 1366 x 768

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUrban Terror 4.2.013Resolution: 1366 x 768MacBook Air 20132011 MacBook Pro2012 Mac Mini1326395265SE +/- 0.23, N = 3SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 352.6756.7330.00

Urban Terror

Resolution: 800 x 600

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUrban Terror 4.2.013Resolution: 800 x 600MacBook Air 20132011 MacBook Pro2012 Mac Mini1326395265SE +/- 0.20, N = 3SE +/- 0.10, N = 3SE +/- 22.97, N = 653.9056.6053.53

OpenSSL

RSA 4096-bit Performance

OpenBenchmarking.orgSigns Per Second, More Is BetterOpenSSL 1.0.1cRSA 4096-bit PerformanceMacBook Air 20132011 MacBook Pro2012 Mac Mini612182430SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 322.7320.6324.571. (CC) gcc options: -arch -O3 -fomit-frame-pointer -lssl -lcrypto

Primesieve

1e12 Prime Number Generation

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterPrimesieve 4.21e12 Prime Number GenerationMacBook Air 20132011 MacBook Pro2012 Mac Mini60120180240300SE +/- 0.08, N = 3SE +/- 1.35, N = 3SE +/- 0.17, N = 3270.30278.50263.191. (CXX) g++ options: -O2 -fopenmp

C-Ray

Total Time

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterC-Ray 1.1Total TimeMacBook Air 20132011 MacBook Pro2012 Mac Mini306090120150SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.95, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3118.97129.36127.741. (CC) gcc options: -lm -lpthread -O3

Timed PHP Compilation

Time To Compile

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterTimed PHP Compilation 5.2.9Time To CompileMacBook Air 20132011 MacBook Pro2012 Mac Mini20406080100SE +/- 0.35, N = 3SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 364.5175.6064.221. (CC) gcc options: -O2 -pedantic -lpthread -lz -liconv -lm

Timed ImageMagick Compilation

Time To Compile

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterTimed ImageMagick Compilation 6.8.1-10Time To CompileMacBook Air 20132011 MacBook Pro2012 Mac Mini20406080100SE +/- 0.18, N = 3SE +/- 0.37, N = 3SE +/- 0.15, N = 381.2798.9683.08

7-Zip Compression

Compress Speed Test

OpenBenchmarking.orgMIPS, More Is Better7-Zip Compression 9.20.1Compress Speed TestMacBook Air 20132011 MacBook Pro2012 Mac Mini13002600390052006500SE +/- 3.79, N = 3SE +/- 8.41, N = 3SE +/- 9.94, N = 36197545561811. (CXX) g++ options: -pipe -lpthread

Himeno Benchmark

Poisson Pressure Solver

OpenBenchmarking.orgMFLOPS, More Is BetterHimeno Benchmark 3.0Poisson Pressure SolverMacBook Air 20132011 MacBook Pro2012 Mac Mini90180270360450SE +/- 0.17, N = 3SE +/- 0.29, N = 3SE +/- 0.57, N = 3407.43249.70243.001. (CC) gcc options: -O3

SciMark

Computational Test: Jacobi Successive Over-Relaxation

OpenBenchmarking.orgMflops, More Is BetterSciMark 2.0Computational Test: Jacobi Successive Over-RelaxationMacBook Air 20132011 MacBook Pro2012 Mac Mini2004006008001000SE +/- 0.06, N = 4SE +/- 0.17, N = 4SE +/- 0.27, N = 41119.051120.721129.45

SciMark

Computational Test: Dense LU Matrix Factorization

OpenBenchmarking.orgMflops, More Is BetterSciMark 2.0Computational Test: Dense LU Matrix FactorizationMacBook Air 20132011 MacBook Pro2012 Mac Mini400800120016002000SE +/- 2.40, N = 4SE +/- 0.23, N = 4SE +/- 18.73, N = 41802.271159.521630.16

SciMark

Computational Test: Sparse Matrix Multiply

OpenBenchmarking.orgMflops, More Is BetterSciMark 2.0Computational Test: Sparse Matrix MultiplyMacBook Air 20132011 MacBook Pro2012 Mac Mini400800120016002000SE +/- 20.08, N = 4SE +/- 0.82, N = 4SE +/- 0.05, N = 41662.38904.591374.72

SciMark

Computational Test: Fast Fourier Transform

OpenBenchmarking.orgMflops, More Is BetterSciMark 2.0Computational Test: Fast Fourier TransformMacBook Air 20132011 MacBook Pro2012 Mac Mini4080120160200SE +/- 2.54, N = 4SE +/- 1.06, N = 4SE +/- 2.19, N = 4193.19141.24182.49

SciMark

Computational Test: Monte Carlo

OpenBenchmarking.orgMflops, More Is BetterSciMark 2.0Computational Test: Monte CarloMacBook Air 20132011 MacBook Pro2012 Mac Mini80160240320400SE +/- 0.09, N = 4SE +/- 1.93, N = 4SE +/- 0.25, N = 4343.24375.69383.55

SciMark

Computational Test: Composite

OpenBenchmarking.orgMflops, More Is BetterSciMark 2.0Computational Test: CompositeMacBook Air 20132011 MacBook Pro2012 Mac Mini2004006008001000SE +/- 3.80, N = 4SE +/- 0.18, N = 4SE +/- 3.39, N = 41024.03740.35940.07

Fhourstones

Complex Connect-4 Solving

OpenBenchmarking.orgKpos / sec, More Is BetterFhourstones 3.1Complex Connect-4 SolvingMacBook Air 20132011 MacBook Pro2012 Mac Mini2K4K6K8K10KSE +/- 4.47, N = 3SE +/- 2.83, N = 3SE +/- 3.59, N = 38656.337038.408570.601. (CC) gcc options: -O3

CLOMP

Static OMP Speedup

OpenBenchmarking.orgSpeedup, More Is BetterCLOMP 3.3Static OMP SpeedupMacBook Air 20132011 MacBook Pro2012 Mac Mini0.16430.32860.49290.65720.8215SE +/- 0.03, N = 10SE +/- 0.00, N = 5SE +/- 0.00, N = 40.530.730.651. (CC) gcc options: --openmp -O3 -lm

Xonotic

Resolution: 1366 x 768 - Effects Quality: Ultra

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.7Resolution: 1366 x 768 - Effects Quality: UltraMacBook Air 20132011 MacBook Pro2012 Mac Mini1122334455SE +/- 0.19, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.13, N = 336.6628.2847.42MIN: 12 / MAX: 133MIN: 9 / MAX: 93MIN: 22 / MAX: 82

Xonotic

Resolution: 1024 x 768 - Effects Quality: Ultra

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.7Resolution: 1024 x 768 - Effects Quality: UltraMacBook Air 20132011 MacBook Pro2012 Mac Mini1530456075SE +/- 0.19, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.12, N = 338.7029.8566.71MIN: 12 / MAX: 152MIN: 8 / MAX: 115MIN: 25 / MAX: 127

Xonotic

Resolution: 800 x 600 - Effects Quality: Ultra

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.7Resolution: 800 x 600 - Effects Quality: UltraMacBook Air 20132011 MacBook Pro2012 Mac Mini20406080100SE +/- 0.49, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.18, N = 340.0630.8274.63MIN: 12 / MAX: 193MIN: 9 / MAX: 154MIN: 23 / MAX: 142

Xonotic

Resolution: 1366 x 768 - Effects Quality: High

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.7Resolution: 1366 x 768 - Effects Quality: HighMacBook Air 20132011 MacBook Pro2012 Mac Mini1326395265SE +/- 0.59, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.26, N = 343.9535.3058.44MIN: 16 / MAX: 142MIN: 11 / MAX: 107MIN: 25 / MAX: 92

Xonotic

Resolution: 1024 x 768 - Effects Quality: High

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.7Resolution: 1024 x 768 - Effects Quality: HighMacBook Air 20132011 MacBook Pro2012 Mac Mini20406080100SE +/- 0.57, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.29, N = 345.6336.9278.13MIN: 16 / MAX: 158MIN: 11 / MAX: 127MIN: 40 / MAX: 139

Xonotic

Resolution: 800 x 600 - Effects Quality: High

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.7Resolution: 800 x 600 - Effects Quality: HighMacBook Air 20132011 MacBook Pro2012 Mac Mini20406080100SE +/- 0.30, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.77, N = 349.6538.0185.54MIN: 16 / MAX: 203MIN: 11 / MAX: 174MIN: 24 / MAX: 159

Xonotic

Resolution: 1366 x 768 - Effects Quality: Low

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.7Resolution: 1366 x 768 - Effects Quality: LowMacBook Air 20132011 MacBook Pro2012 Mac Mini306090120150SE +/- 0.31, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.08, N = 398.5579.03114.86MIN: 37 / MAX: 220MIN: 26 / MAX: 213MIN: 73 / MAX: 180

Xonotic

Resolution: 1024 x 768 - Effects Quality: Low

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.7Resolution: 1024 x 768 - Effects Quality: LowMacBook Air 20132011 MacBook Pro2012 Mac Mini306090120150SE +/- 0.29, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.43, N = 3105.1980.22130.33MIN: 39 / MAX: 266MIN: 28 / MAX: 203MIN: 84 / MAX: 227

Xonotic

Resolution: 800 x 600 - Effects Quality: Low

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.7Resolution: 800 x 600 - Effects Quality: LowMacBook Air 20132011 MacBook Pro2012 Mac Mini306090120150SE +/- 0.56, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.52, N = 3110.1680.04134.11MIN: 40 / MAX: 300MIN: 28 / MAX: 201MIN: 71 / MAX: 240

Nexuiz

Resolution: 1366 x 768 - HDR: Yes - Sound: Off

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterNexuiz 2.5.2Resolution: 1366 x 768 - HDR: Yes - Sound: OffMacBook Air 20132011 MacBook Pro2012 Mac Mini918273645SE +/- 0.14, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 316.4822.2839.46MIN: 8 / MAX: 64MIN: 10 / MAX: 109MIN: 21 / MAX: 136

Nexuiz

Resolution: 1024 x 768 - HDR: Yes - Sound: Off

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterNexuiz 2.5.2Resolution: 1024 x 768 - HDR: Yes - Sound: OffMacBook Air 20132011 MacBook Pro2012 Mac Mini714212835SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 317.1521.7529.95MIN: 9 / MAX: 70MIN: 10 / MAX: 97MIN: 16 / MAX: 62

Nexuiz

Resolution: 800 x 600 - HDR: Yes - Sound: Off

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterNexuiz 2.5.2Resolution: 800 x 600 - HDR: Yes - Sound: OffMacBook Air 20132011 MacBook Pro2012 Mac Mini816243240SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.10, N = 3SE +/- 0.42, N = 317.9521.8332.92MIN: 9 / MAX: 73MIN: 10 / MAX: 102MIN: 19 / MAX: 75

PostMark

Disk Transaction Performance

OpenBenchmarking.orgTPS, More Is BetterPostMark 1.51Disk Transaction PerformanceMacBook Air 20132011 MacBook Pro2012 Mac Mini30060090012001500SE +/- 3.00, N = 3SE +/- 13.31, N = 6SE +/- 2.19, N = 314423821251. (CC) gcc options: -O3


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