System76 Gazelle Pro Intel Laptop System76 Gazelle Pro Intel Core i7 Haswell laptop with Ubuntu Linux. Benchmarks by Michael Larabel of Phoronix.com for a future article. HP EliteBook 161C: Processor: Intel Core i5-2520M @ 2.50GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: HP 161C, Chipset: Intel 2nd Generation Core Family DRAM, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 160GB INTEL SSDSA2M160, Graphics: Intel 2nd Generation Core Family IGP (1300MHz), Audio: IDT 92HD81B1X5, Network: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection + Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205 OS: Ubuntu 13.04, Kernel: 3.8.0-27-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.0.0, Display Server: X Server 1.13.3, Display Driver: intel 2.21.6, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 9.1.3, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1600x900 ASUS K56CA Ultrabook: Processor: Intel Core i3-3217U @ 1.80GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS K56CA v1.0, Chipset: Intel 3rd Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 500GB Hitachi HTS54505 + 24GB SanDisk SSD i100, Graphics: Intel 3rd Gen Core (1050MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC270, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168 + Atheros AR9485 Wireless OS: Ubuntu 13.04, Kernel: 3.8.0-27-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.0.0, Display Server: X Server 1.13.3, Display Driver: intel 2.21.6, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 9.1.3, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1366x768 System76 Gazelle Pro: Processor: Intel Core i7-4900MQ @ 2.80GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: System76 Gazelle Professional, Chipset: Intel Haswell DRAM, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 120GB INTEL SSDSC2CW12, Graphics: Intel Haswell IGP (1300MHz), Audio: Intel Haswell HDMI, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168 + Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6235 OS: Ubuntu 13.04, Kernel: 3.8.0-27-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.0.0, Display Server: X Server 1.13.3, Display Driver: intel 2.21.6, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 9.1.3, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 FS-Mark 3.3 Test: 1000 Files, 1MB Size Files/s > Higher Is Better HP EliteBook 161C .... 83.88 |================= System76 Gazelle Pro . 230.73 |================================================ FS-Mark 3.3 Test: 5000 Files, 1MB Size, 4 Threads Files/s > Higher Is Better HP EliteBook 161C .... 99.33 |============ System76 Gazelle Pro . 398.93 |================================================ PostMark 1.51 Disk Transaction Performance TPS > Higher Is Better HP EliteBook 161C .... 1655 |============= System76 Gazelle Pro . 6413 |================================================== OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better HP EliteBook 161C .... 104.90 |================================================ ASUS K56CA Ultrabook . 88.07 |======================================== System76 Gazelle Pro . 28.07 |============= OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better HP EliteBook 161C .... MIN: 3.0 AVG: 8.1 MAX: 17.0 ASUS K56CA Ultrabook . MIN: 4.0 AVG: 9.8 MAX: 29.0 System76 Gazelle Pro . MIN: 2.0 AVG: 35.6 MAX: 87.0 Unvanquished Alpha 17 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better System76 Gazelle Pro . 21.70 |================================================= Unvanquished Alpha 17 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better System76 Gazelle Pro . MIN: 28.0 AVG: 45.8 MAX: 75.0 Urban Terror 4.2.013 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better HP EliteBook 161C .... 59.53 |================================== ASUS K56CA Ultrabook . 44.80 |========================== System76 Gazelle Pro . 85.07 |================================================= Urban Terror 4.2.013 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better HP EliteBook 161C .... MIN: 3.0 AVG: 16.8 MAX: 36.0 ASUS K56CA Ultrabook . MIN: 3.0 AVG: 22.4 MAX: 52.0 System76 Gazelle Pro . MIN: 2.0 AVG: 11.7 MAX: 23.0 Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Low Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better HP EliteBook 161C .... 90.92 |======================================== ASUS K56CA Ultrabook . 88.22 |======================================= System76 Gazelle Pro . 109.88 |================================================ Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: High Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better HP EliteBook 161C .... 43.79 |==================================== ASUS K56CA Ultrabook . 58.91 |================================================= System76 Gazelle Pro . 49.32 |========================================= Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better HP EliteBook 161C .... 30.60 |=================================== ASUS K56CA Ultrabook . 43.35 |================================================= System76 Gazelle Pro . 35.02 |======================================== GpuTest 0.5.0 Test: Plot3D - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Points > Higher Is Better HP EliteBook 161C .... 3188 |========================= ASUS K56CA Ultrabook . 3099 |======================== System76 Gazelle Pro . 6456 |================================================== GpuTest 0.5.0 Test: Furmark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Points > Higher Is Better HP EliteBook 161C .... 176 |========================== ASUS K56CA Ultrabook . 340 |=================================================== System76 Gazelle Pro . 246 |===================================== GpuTest 0.5.0 Test: Triangle - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Points > Higher Is Better HP EliteBook 161C .... 22591 |========================= ASUS K56CA Ultrabook . 43636 |================================================= System76 Gazelle Pro . 18608 |===================== GpuTest 0.5.0 Test: Pixmark Piano - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Points > Higher Is Better HP EliteBook 161C .... 48 |====================== ASUS K56CA Ultrabook . 110 |=================================================== System76 Gazelle Pro . 85 |======================================= GpuTest 0.5.0 Test: Pixmark Volplosion - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Points > Higher Is Better HP EliteBook 161C .... 144 |====================== ASUS K56CA Ultrabook . 331 |=================================================== System76 Gazelle Pro . 255 |======================================= OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1366 x 768 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better HP EliteBook 161C .... 35.77 |=================================== ASUS K56CA Ultrabook . 41.83 |========================================= System76 Gazelle Pro . 50.13 |================================================= OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1366 x 768 - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better HP EliteBook 161C .... MIN: 6.0 AVG: 27.8 MAX: 59.0 ASUS K56CA Ultrabook . MIN: 7.0 AVG: 23.6 MAX: 46.0 System76 Gazelle Pro . MIN: 2.0 AVG: 18.2 MAX: 43.0 Unvanquished Alpha 17 Resolution: 1366 x 768 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better HP EliteBook 161C .... 31.27 |=============================================== ASUS K56CA Ultrabook . 26.33 |======================================== System76 Gazelle Pro . 32.57 |================================================= Unvanquished Alpha 17 Resolution: 1366 x 768 - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better HP EliteBook 161C .... MIN: 17.0 AVG: 31.8 MAX: 52.0 ASUS K56CA Ultrabook . MIN: 25.0 AVG: 37.1 MAX: 55.0 System76 Gazelle Pro . MIN: 18.0 AVG: 30.5 MAX: 50.0 Urban Terror 4.2.013 Resolution: 1366 x 768 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better HP EliteBook 161C .... 64.47 |============================= ASUS K56CA Ultrabook . 46.73 |===================== System76 Gazelle Pro . 106.63 |================================================ Urban Terror 4.2.013 Resolution: 1366 x 768 - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better HP EliteBook 161C .... MIN: 3.0 AVG: 15.6 MAX: 33.0 ASUS K56CA Ultrabook . MIN: 4.0 AVG: 22.0 MAX: 52.0 System76 Gazelle Pro . MIN: 1.0 AVG: 9.5 MAX: 21.0 Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1366 x 768 - Effects Quality: Low Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better HP EliteBook 161C .... 95.89 |=========================== ASUS K56CA Ultrabook . 80.96 |======================= System76 Gazelle Pro . 171.59 |================================================ Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1366 x 768 - Effects Quality: High Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better HP EliteBook 161C .... 48.55 |=============================== ASUS K56CA Ultrabook . 52.34 |================================== System76 Gazelle Pro . 75.55 |================================================= Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1366 x 768 - Effects Quality: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better HP EliteBook 161C .... 33.71 |=============================== ASUS K56CA Ultrabook . 38.91 |==================================== System76 Gazelle Pro . 52.54 |================================================= GpuTest 0.5.0 Test: Plot3D - Resolution: 1366 x 768 Points > Higher Is Better HP EliteBook 161C .... 3094 |======================== ASUS K56CA Ultrabook . 3132 |======================== System76 Gazelle Pro . 6478 |================================================== GpuTest 0.5.0 Test: Furmark - Resolution: 1366 x 768 Points > Higher Is Better HP EliteBook 161C .... 163 |========================= ASUS K56CA Ultrabook . 327 |=================================================== System76 Gazelle Pro . 247 |======================================= GpuTest 0.5.0 Test: Triangle - Resolution: 1366 x 768 Points > Higher Is Better HP EliteBook 161C .... 4463 |====== ASUS K56CA Ultrabook . 36154 |================================================= System76 Gazelle Pro . 17551 |======================== GpuTest 0.5.0 Test: Pixmark Piano - Resolution: 1366 x 768 Points > Higher Is Better HP EliteBook 161C .... 48 |====================== ASUS K56CA Ultrabook . 111 |=================================================== System76 Gazelle Pro . 85 |======================================= GpuTest 0.5.0 Test: Pixmark Volplosion - Resolution: 1366 x 768 Points > Higher Is Better HP EliteBook 161C .... 144 |====================== ASUS K56CA Ultrabook . 333 |=================================================== System76 Gazelle Pro . 255 |======================================= Dolfyn 0.527 Computational Fluid Dynamics Seconds < Lower Is Better HP EliteBook 161C .... 32.29 |=============================== ASUS K56CA Ultrabook . 51.01 |================================================= System76 Gazelle Pro . 21.09 |==================== LAMMPS Molecular Dynamics Simulator 1.0 Test: Rhodopsin Protein Loop Time < Lower Is Better HP EliteBook 161C .... 51.32 |=============================== ASUS K56CA Ultrabook . 81.97 |================================================= System76 Gazelle Pro . 35.55 |===================== John The Ripper 1.7.9-jumbo-7 Test: Blowfish Real C/S > Higher Is Better HP EliteBook 161C .... 2067 |================== ASUS K56CA Ultrabook . 1459 |============= System76 Gazelle Pro . 5712 |================================================== John The Ripper 1.7.9-jumbo-7 Test: Traditional DES Real C/S > Higher Is Better HP EliteBook 161C .... 8115333 |==================== ASUS K56CA Ultrabook . 5095000 |============= System76 Gazelle Pro . 18513000 |============================================== John The Ripper 1.7.9-jumbo-7 Test: MD5 Real C/S > Higher Is Better HP EliteBook 161C .... 31720 |===================================== ASUS K56CA Ultrabook . 19808 |======================= System76 Gazelle Pro . 42344 |================================================= x264 2013-06-08 H.264 Video Encoding Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better HP EliteBook 161C .... 60.98 |================== ASUS K56CA Ultrabook . 40.58 |============ System76 Gazelle Pro . 163.84 |================================================ Himeno Benchmark 3.0 Poisson Pressure Solver MFLOPS > Higher Is Better HP EliteBook 161C .... 1304.34 |=================================== ASUS K56CA Ultrabook . 767.08 |==================== System76 Gazelle Pro . 1773.08 |=============================================== Timed Linux Kernel Compilation 3.1 Time To Compile Seconds < Lower Is Better HP EliteBook 161C .... 219.35 |=============================== ASUS K56CA Ultrabook . 339.03 |================================================ System76 Gazelle Pro . 81.41 |============ C-Ray 1.1 Total Time Seconds < Lower Is Better HP EliteBook 161C .... 86.48 |=============================== ASUS K56CA Ultrabook . 135.63 |================================================ System76 Gazelle Pro . 31.01 |=========== Primesieve 4.2 1e12 Prime Number Generation Seconds < Lower Is Better HP EliteBook 161C .... 212.96 |============================== ASUS K56CA Ultrabook . 337.07 |================================================ System76 Gazelle Pro . 93.32 |============= Smallpt 1.0 Global Illumination Renderer; 100 Samples Seconds < Lower Is Better HP EliteBook 161C .... 249 |=================================== ASUS K56CA Ultrabook . 366 |=================================================== System76 Gazelle Pro . 98 |============== Ogg Encoding 1.3.0 WAV To Ogg Seconds < Lower Is Better HP EliteBook 161C .... 9.59 |============================= ASUS K56CA Ultrabook . 16.15 |================================================= System76 Gazelle Pro . 7.12 |====================== OpenSSL 1.0.1c RSA 4096-bit Performance Signs Per Second > Higher Is Better HP EliteBook 161C .... 99.07 |================================= ASUS K56CA Ultrabook . 59.93 |==================== System76 Gazelle Pro . 144.03 |================================================ PostgreSQL pgbench 8.4.11 TPC-B Transactions Per Second TPS > Higher Is Better HP EliteBook 161C .... 3314.39 |================================ ASUS K56CA Ultrabook . 599.30 |====== System76 Gazelle Pro . 4941.64 |===============================================