System76 Galago UltraPro Linux Testing Preview System76 Gazelle Pro Intel Core i7 Haswell laptop versus Galago UltraPro. These are just some early tests while more results will come once I have the Galago UltraPro in my possession rather than just remote access. Benchmarks by Michael Larabel of Phoronix.com for a future article. Take these results for what you will. 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 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 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 System76 Galago UltraPro - Linux 3.11: Processor: Intel Core i7-4750HQ @ 2.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: System76 Galago UltraPro, Chipset: Intel Crystal Well DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 256GB PLEXTOR PX-256M5, Graphics: Intel Crystal Well IGP (1200MHz), Audio: Intel Haswell HDMI, Network: Intel Connection I217-V + Intel Centrino Wireless-N 2230 OS: Ubuntu 13.04, Kernel: 3.11.0-031100-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.0.0, Display Server: X Server 1.13.3, Display Driver: intel 2.21.15, OpenGL: 3.1 Mesa 9.3.0-devel (git-644fbbd raring-oibaf-ppa), Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 System76 Galago UltraPro - Linux 3.8: Processor: Intel Core i7-4750HQ @ 2.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: System76 Galago UltraPro, Chipset: Intel Crystal Well DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 256GB PLEXTOR PX-256M5, Graphics: Intel Crystal Well IGP (1200MHz), Audio: Intel Haswell HDMI, Network: Intel Connection I217-V + Intel Centrino Wireless-N 2230 OS: Ubuntu 13.04, Kernel: 3.8.0-30-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.0.0, Display Server: X Server 1.13.3, Display Driver: intel 2.21.15, OpenGL: 3.1 Mesa 9.3.0-devel (git-644fbbd raring-oibaf-ppa), Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 FS-Mark 3.3 Test: 1000 Files, 1MB Size Files/s > Higher Is Better System76 Gazelle Pro .................. 230.73 |=============================== HP EliteBook 161C ..................... 83.88 |=========== System76 Galago UltraPro - Linux 3.11 . 94.40 |============= System76 Galago UltraPro - Linux 3.8 .. 108.73 |=============== FS-Mark 3.3 Test: 5000 Files, 1MB Size, 4 Threads Files/s > Higher Is Better System76 Gazelle Pro .................. 398.93 |=============================== HP EliteBook 161C ..................... 99.33 |======== System76 Galago UltraPro - Linux 3.11 . 239.03 |=================== System76 Galago UltraPro - Linux 3.8 .. 225.87 |================== OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better System76 Gazelle Pro .................. 28.07 |======== ASUS K56CA Ultrabook .................. 88.07 |========================== HP EliteBook 161C ..................... 104.90 |=============================== System76 Galago UltraPro - Linux 3.11 . 70.33 |===================== System76 Galago UltraPro - Linux 3.8 .. 41.70 |============ Unvanquished Alpha 17 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better System76 Gazelle Pro .................. 21.70 |===================== System76 Galago UltraPro - Linux 3.11 . 31.37 |=============================== System76 Galago UltraPro - Linux 3.8 .. 32.90 |================================ Urban Terror 4.2.013 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better System76 Gazelle Pro .................. 85.07 |====================== ASUS K56CA Ultrabook .................. 44.80 |============ HP EliteBook 161C ..................... 59.53 |================ System76 Galago UltraPro - Linux 3.11 . 113.40 |============================== System76 Galago UltraPro - Linux 3.8 .. 118.73 |=============================== Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Low Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better System76 Gazelle Pro .................. 109.88 |============== ASUS K56CA Ultrabook .................. 88.22 |=========== HP EliteBook 161C ..................... 90.92 |=========== System76 Galago UltraPro - Linux 3.11 . 246.51 |=============================== System76 Galago UltraPro - Linux 3.8 .. 242.28 |============================== Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: High Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better System76 Gazelle Pro .................. 49.32 |============ ASUS K56CA Ultrabook .................. 58.91 |=============== HP EliteBook 161C ..................... 43.79 |=========== System76 Galago UltraPro - Linux 3.11 . 124.80 |=============================== System76 Galago UltraPro - Linux 3.8 .. 102.84 |========================== Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better System76 Gazelle Pro .................. 35.02 |=============== ASUS K56CA Ultrabook .................. 43.35 |================== HP EliteBook 161C ..................... 30.60 |============= System76 Galago UltraPro - Linux 3.11 . 75.53 |================================ System76 Galago UltraPro - Linux 3.8 .. 61.43 |========================== OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1366 x 768 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better System76 Gazelle Pro .................. 50.13 |============= ASUS K56CA Ultrabook .................. 41.83 |=========== HP EliteBook 161C ..................... 35.77 |========= System76 Galago UltraPro - Linux 3.11 . 120.20 |=============================== System76 Galago UltraPro - Linux 3.8 .. 88.60 |======================= Unvanquished Alpha 17 Resolution: 1366 x 768 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better System76 Gazelle Pro .................. 32.57 |================================ ASUS K56CA Ultrabook .................. 26.33 |========================== HP EliteBook 161C ..................... 31.27 |=============================== System76 Galago UltraPro - Linux 3.11 . 30.73 |============================== System76 Galago UltraPro - Linux 3.8 .. 32.57 |================================ Urban Terror 4.2.013 Resolution: 1366 x 768 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better System76 Gazelle Pro .................. 106.63 |=========================== ASUS K56CA Ultrabook .................. 46.73 |============ HP EliteBook 161C ..................... 64.47 |================ System76 Galago UltraPro - Linux 3.11 . 116.07 |============================= System76 Galago UltraPro - Linux 3.8 .. 122.97 |=============================== Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1366 x 768 - Effects Quality: Low Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better System76 Gazelle Pro .................. 171.59 |==================== ASUS K56CA Ultrabook .................. 80.96 |========== HP EliteBook 161C ..................... 95.89 |=========== System76 Galago UltraPro - Linux 3.11 . 259.66 |=============================== System76 Galago UltraPro - Linux 3.8 .. 258.69 |=============================== Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1366 x 768 - Effects Quality: High Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better System76 Gazelle Pro .................. 75.55 |============== ASUS K56CA Ultrabook .................. 52.34 |========== HP EliteBook 161C ..................... 48.55 |========= System76 Galago UltraPro - Linux 3.11 . 163.77 |=============================== System76 Galago UltraPro - Linux 3.8 .. 150.27 |============================ Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1366 x 768 - Effects Quality: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better System76 Gazelle Pro .................. 52.54 |================ ASUS K56CA Ultrabook .................. 38.91 |============ HP EliteBook 161C ..................... 33.71 |========== System76 Galago UltraPro - Linux 3.11 . 100.89 |=============================== System76 Galago UltraPro - Linux 3.8 .. 87.83 |=========================== x264 2013-06-08 H.264 Video Encoding Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better System76 Gazelle Pro .................. 163.84 |=============================== ASUS K56CA Ultrabook .................. 40.58 |======== HP EliteBook 161C ..................... 60.98 |============ System76 Galago UltraPro - Linux 3.11 . 150.09 |============================ System76 Galago UltraPro - Linux 3.8 .. 151.49 |============================= Himeno Benchmark 3.0 Poisson Pressure Solver MFLOPS > Higher Is Better System76 Gazelle Pro .................. 1773.08 |============================== ASUS K56CA Ultrabook .................. 767.08 |============= HP EliteBook 161C ..................... 1304.34 |====================== System76 Galago UltraPro - Linux 3.11 . 1564.86 |========================== System76 Galago UltraPro - Linux 3.8 .. 1556.16 |========================== GpuTest 0.5.0 Test: Plot3D - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Points > Higher Is Better System76 Gazelle Pro .................. 6456 |================================= ASUS K56CA Ultrabook .................. 3099 |================ HP EliteBook 161C ..................... 3188 |================ System76 Galago UltraPro - Linux 3.11 . 5793 |============================== System76 Galago UltraPro - Linux 3.8 .. 5178 |========================== GpuTest 0.5.0 Test: Furmark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Points > Higher Is Better System76 Gazelle Pro .................. 246 |============= ASUS K56CA Ultrabook .................. 340 |================== HP EliteBook 161C ..................... 176 |========= System76 Galago UltraPro - Linux 3.11 . 634 |================================== System76 Galago UltraPro - Linux 3.8 .. 383 |===================== GpuTest 0.5.0 Test: Triangle - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Points > Higher Is Better System76 Gazelle Pro .................. 18608 |======= ASUS K56CA Ultrabook .................. 43636 |================ HP EliteBook 161C ..................... 22591 |======== System76 Galago UltraPro - Linux 3.11 . 86975 |================================ System76 Galago UltraPro - Linux 3.8 .. 36304 |============= GpuTest 0.5.0 Test: Pixmark Piano - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Points > Higher Is Better System76 Gazelle Pro .................. 85 |================== ASUS K56CA Ultrabook .................. 110 |======================== HP EliteBook 161C ..................... 48 |========== System76 Galago UltraPro - Linux 3.11 . 157 |================================== System76 Galago UltraPro - Linux 3.8 .. 159 |================================== GpuTest 0.5.0 Test: Pixmark Volplosion - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Points > Higher Is Better System76 Gazelle Pro .................. 255 |================== ASUS K56CA Ultrabook .................. 331 |======================= HP EliteBook 161C ..................... 144 |========== System76 Galago UltraPro - Linux 3.11 . 483 |================================= System76 Galago UltraPro - Linux 3.8 .. 492 |================================== GpuTest 0.5.0 Test: Plot3D - Resolution: 1366 x 768 Points > Higher Is Better System76 Gazelle Pro .................. 6478 |================================= ASUS K56CA Ultrabook .................. 3132 |================ HP EliteBook 161C ..................... 3094 |================ System76 Galago UltraPro - Linux 3.11 . 5800 |============================== System76 Galago UltraPro - Linux 3.8 .. 5192 |========================== GpuTest 0.5.0 Test: Furmark - Resolution: 1366 x 768 Points > Higher Is Better System76 Gazelle Pro .................. 247 |============= ASUS K56CA Ultrabook .................. 327 |================== HP EliteBook 161C ..................... 163 |========= System76 Galago UltraPro - Linux 3.11 . 635 |================================== System76 Galago UltraPro - Linux 3.8 .. 381 |==================== GpuTest 0.5.0 Test: Triangle - Resolution: 1366 x 768 Points > Higher Is Better System76 Gazelle Pro .................. 17551 |====== ASUS K56CA Ultrabook .................. 36154 |============= HP EliteBook 161C ..................... 4463 |== System76 Galago UltraPro - Linux 3.11 . 87181 |================================ System76 Galago UltraPro - Linux 3.8 .. 36104 |============= GpuTest 0.5.0 Test: Pixmark Piano - Resolution: 1366 x 768 Points > Higher Is Better System76 Gazelle Pro .................. 85 |================== ASUS K56CA Ultrabook .................. 111 |======================== HP EliteBook 161C ..................... 48 |========== System76 Galago UltraPro - Linux 3.11 . 157 |================================== System76 Galago UltraPro - Linux 3.8 .. 159 |================================== GpuTest 0.5.0 Test: Pixmark Volplosion - Resolution: 1366 x 768 Points > Higher Is Better System76 Gazelle Pro .................. 255 |================== ASUS K56CA Ultrabook .................. 333 |======================= HP EliteBook 161C ..................... 144 |========== System76 Galago UltraPro - Linux 3.11 . 484 |================================== System76 Galago UltraPro - Linux 3.8 .. 491 |================================== John The Ripper 1.7.9-jumbo-7 Test: Blowfish Real C/S > Higher Is Better System76 Gazelle Pro .................. 5712 |================================= ASUS K56CA Ultrabook .................. 1459 |======== HP EliteBook 161C ..................... 2067 |============ System76 Galago UltraPro - Linux 3.11 . 5358 |=============================== System76 Galago UltraPro - Linux 3.8 .. 5376 |=============================== John The Ripper 1.7.9-jumbo-7 Test: Traditional DES Real C/S > Higher Is Better System76 Gazelle Pro .................. 18513000 |============================= ASUS K56CA Ultrabook .................. 5095000 |======== HP EliteBook 161C ..................... 8115333 |============= System76 Galago UltraPro - Linux 3.11 . 17213667 |=========================== System76 Galago UltraPro - Linux 3.8 .. 17213667 |=========================== John The Ripper 1.7.9-jumbo-7 Test: MD5 Real C/S > Higher Is Better System76 Gazelle Pro .................. 42344 |================================ ASUS K56CA Ultrabook .................. 19808 |=============== HP EliteBook 161C ..................... 31720 |======================== System76 Galago UltraPro - Linux 3.11 . 35868 |=========================== System76 Galago UltraPro - Linux 3.8 .. 35764 |=========================== OpenSSL 1.0.1c RSA 4096-bit Performance Signs Per Second > Higher Is Better System76 Gazelle Pro .................. 144.03 |=============================== ASUS K56CA Ultrabook .................. 59.93 |============= HP EliteBook 161C ..................... 99.07 |===================== System76 Galago UltraPro - Linux 3.11 . 121.70 |========================== System76 Galago UltraPro - Linux 3.8 .. 121.20 |========================== PostMark 1.51 Disk Transaction Performance TPS > Higher Is Better System76 Gazelle Pro .................. 6413 |================================= HP EliteBook 161C ..................... 1655 |========= System76 Galago UltraPro - Linux 3.11 . 4360 |====================== System76 Galago UltraPro - Linux 3.8 .. 5434 |============================ PostgreSQL pgbench 8.4.11 TPC-B Transactions Per Second TPS > Higher Is Better System76 Gazelle Pro .................. 4941.64 |============================== ASUS K56CA Ultrabook .................. 599.30 |==== HP EliteBook 161C ..................... 3314.39 |==================== System76 Galago UltraPro - Linux 3.11 . 1253.05 |======== System76 Galago UltraPro - Linux 3.8 .. 1246.87 |======== LAMMPS Molecular Dynamics Simulator 1.0 Test: Rhodopsin Protein Loop Time < Lower Is Better System76 Gazelle Pro .................. 35.55 |============== ASUS K56CA Ultrabook .................. 81.97 |================================ HP EliteBook 161C ..................... 51.32 |==================== System76 Galago UltraPro - Linux 3.11 . 42.13 |================ System76 Galago UltraPro - Linux 3.8 .. 42.21 |================ OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better System76 Gazelle Pro .................. MIN: 2.0 AVG: 35.6 MAX: 87.0 ASUS K56CA Ultrabook .................. MIN: 4.0 AVG: 9.8 MAX: 29.0 HP EliteBook 161C ..................... MIN: 3.0 AVG: 8.1 MAX: 17.0 System76 Galago UltraPro - Linux 3.11 . MIN: 2.0 AVG: 14.3 MAX: 38.0 System76 Galago UltraPro - Linux 3.8 .. MIN: 2.0 AVG: 23.8 MAX: 55.0 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 System76 Galago UltraPro - Linux 3.11 . MIN: 24.0 AVG: 32.2 MAX: 84.0 System76 Galago UltraPro - Linux 3.8 .. MIN: 20.0 AVG: 30.3 MAX: 59.0 Urban Terror 4.2.013 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better System76 Gazelle Pro .................. MIN: 2.0 AVG: 11.7 MAX: 23.0 ASUS K56CA Ultrabook .................. MIN: 3.0 AVG: 22.4 MAX: 52.0 HP EliteBook 161C ..................... MIN: 3.0 AVG: 16.8 MAX: 36.0 System76 Galago UltraPro - Linux 3.11 . MIN: 1.0 AVG: 8.7 MAX: 22.0 System76 Galago UltraPro - Linux 3.8 .. MIN: 1.0 AVG: 8.4 MAX: 19.0 OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1366 x 768 - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better System76 Gazelle Pro .................. MIN: 2.0 AVG: 18.2 MAX: 43.0 ASUS K56CA Ultrabook .................. MIN: 7.0 AVG: 23.6 MAX: 46.0 HP EliteBook 161C ..................... MIN: 6.0 AVG: 27.8 MAX: 59.0 System76 Galago UltraPro - Linux 3.11 . MIN: 2.0 AVG: 8.3 MAX: 26.0 System76 Galago UltraPro - Linux 3.8 .. MIN: 2.0 AVG: 11.3 MAX: 26.0 Unvanquished Alpha 17 Resolution: 1366 x 768 - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better System76 Gazelle Pro .................. MIN: 18.0 AVG: 30.5 MAX: 50.0 ASUS K56CA Ultrabook .................. MIN: 25.0 AVG: 37.1 MAX: 55.0 HP EliteBook 161C ..................... MIN: 17.0 AVG: 31.8 MAX: 52.0 System76 Galago UltraPro - Linux 3.11 . MIN: 20.0 AVG: 32.9 MAX: 51.0 System76 Galago UltraPro - Linux 3.8 .. MIN: 18.0 AVG: 30.9 MAX: 49.0 Urban Terror 4.2.013 Resolution: 1366 x 768 - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better System76 Gazelle Pro .................. MIN: 1.0 AVG: 9.5 MAX: 21.0 ASUS K56CA Ultrabook .................. MIN: 4.0 AVG: 22.0 MAX: 52.0 HP EliteBook 161C ..................... MIN: 3.0 AVG: 15.6 MAX: 33.0 System76 Galago UltraPro - Linux 3.11 . MIN: 1.0 AVG: 8.5 MAX: 20.0 System76 Galago UltraPro - Linux 3.8 .. MIN: 1.0 AVG: 8.0 MAX: 19.0 Dolfyn 0.527 Computational Fluid Dynamics Seconds < Lower Is Better System76 Gazelle Pro .................. 21.09 |============= ASUS K56CA Ultrabook .................. 51.01 |================================ HP EliteBook 161C ..................... 32.29 |==================== System76 Galago UltraPro - Linux 3.11 . 25.31 |================ System76 Galago UltraPro - Linux 3.8 .. 25.24 |================ Timed Linux Kernel Compilation 3.1 Time To Compile Seconds < Lower Is Better System76 Gazelle Pro .................. 81.41 |======= ASUS K56CA Ultrabook .................. 339.03 |=============================== HP EliteBook 161C ..................... 219.35 |==================== System76 Galago UltraPro - Linux 3.11 . 89.02 |======== System76 Galago UltraPro - Linux 3.8 .. 86.22 |======== C-Ray 1.1 Total Time Seconds < Lower Is Better System76 Gazelle Pro .................. 31.01 |======= ASUS K56CA Ultrabook .................. 135.63 |=============================== HP EliteBook 161C ..................... 86.48 |==================== System76 Galago UltraPro - Linux 3.11 . 33.12 |======== System76 Galago UltraPro - Linux 3.8 .. 33.10 |======== Primesieve 4.2 1e12 Prime Number Generation Seconds < Lower Is Better System76 Gazelle Pro .................. 93.32 |========= ASUS K56CA Ultrabook .................. 337.07 |=============================== HP EliteBook 161C ..................... 212.96 |==================== System76 Galago UltraPro - Linux 3.11 . 98.59 |========= System76 Galago UltraPro - Linux 3.8 .. 98.68 |========= Smallpt 1.0 Global Illumination Renderer; 100 Samples Seconds < Lower Is Better System76 Gazelle Pro .................. 98 |========= ASUS K56CA Ultrabook .................. 366 |================================== HP EliteBook 161C ..................... 249 |======================= System76 Galago UltraPro - Linux 3.11 . 105 |========== System76 Galago UltraPro - Linux 3.8 .. 105 |========== Ogg Encoding 1.3.0 WAV To Ogg Seconds < Lower Is Better System76 Gazelle Pro .................. 7.12 |============== ASUS K56CA Ultrabook .................. 16.15 |================================ HP EliteBook 161C ..................... 9.59 |=================== System76 Galago UltraPro - Linux 3.11 . 8.52 |================= System76 Galago UltraPro - Linux 3.8 .. 8.44 |=================