Ubuntu 13.04 vs. 13.10 VMware Fusion 6 Tests VMware Fusion 6.0 benchmarks between Ubuntu 13.04 and Ubuntu 13.10 20130919 x86_64 64-bit when using a Haswell MacBook Air (2013). Benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com. Ubuntu 13.04: Processor: Intel Core i5-4250U @ 1.90GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: Intel 440BX, Chipset: Intel 440BX/ZX/DX, Memory: 2048MB, Disk: 21GB VMware Virtual S, Graphics: VMware SVGA II, Audio: Ensoniq ES1371, Network: Intel 82545EM Gigabit OS: Ubuntu 13.04, Kernel: 3.8.0-19-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.0.0, Display Server: X Server 1.13.3, Display Driver: vmware 12.0.2, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 9.1.4 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1366x644, System Layer: VMware Ubuntu 13.10: Processor: Intel Core i5-4250U @ 1.90GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: Intel 440BX, Chipset: Intel 440BX/ZX/DX, Memory: 2048MB, Disk: 21GB VMware Virtual S, Graphics: VMware SVGA II, Audio: Ensoniq ES1371, Network: Intel 82545EM Gigabit OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.11.0-7-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.0, Display Server: X Server 1.14.2.901 (1.14.3 RC 1), Display Driver: vmware 13.0.1, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 9.2.0 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1366x644, System Layer: VMware Nexuiz 2.5.2 Resolution: 800 x 600 - HDR: Yes - Sound: On Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 13.04 . 33.38 |===================================================== Ubuntu 13.10 . 35.96 |========================================================= OpenArena 0.8.5 Resolution: 800 x 600 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 13.04 . 120.17 |======================================================== Ubuntu 13.10 . 3.00 |= OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 800 x 600 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 13.04 . 80.60 |======================================================== Ubuntu 13.10 . 81.83 |========================================================= Urban Terror 4.2.013 Resolution: 800 x 600 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 13.04 . 60.97 |======================================================== Ubuntu 13.10 . 62.57 |========================================================= Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 800 x 600 - Effects Quality: Low Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 13.04 . 116.42 |===================================================== Ubuntu 13.10 . 123.40 |======================================================== Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 800 x 600 - Effects Quality: High Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 13.04 . 61.85 |======================================================= Ubuntu 13.10 . 63.75 |========================================================= VP8 libvpx Encoding 1.1.0 vpxenc Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 13.04 . 13.18 |========================================================= Ubuntu 13.10 . 13.08 |========================================================= x264 2013-06-08 H.264 Video Encoding Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 13.04 . 55.64 |========================================================= Ubuntu 13.10 . 55.89 |========================================================= Himeno Benchmark 3.0 Poisson Pressure Solver MFLOPS > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 13.04 . 1199.55 |======================================================= Ubuntu 13.10 . 1127.38 |==================================================== PostMark 1.51 Disk Transaction Performance TPS > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 13.04 . 2186 |======================================================= Ubuntu 13.10 . 2293 |========================================================== LAMMPS Molecular Dynamics Simulator 1.0 Test: Rhodopsin Protein Loop Time < Lower Is Better Ubuntu 13.04 . 55.11 |========================================================= Ubuntu 13.10 . 54.05 |======================================================== OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 800 x 600 - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better Ubuntu 13.04 . MIN: 4.0 AVG: 12.6 MAX: 56.0 Ubuntu 13.10 . MIN: 4.0 AVG: 12.4 MAX: 54.0 Urban Terror 4.2.013 Resolution: 800 x 600 - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better Ubuntu 13.04 . MIN: 2.0 AVG: 16.0 MAX: 85.0 Ubuntu 13.10 . MIN: 3.0 AVG: 15.3 MAX: 93.0 Dolfyn 0.527 Computational Fluid Dynamics Seconds < Lower Is Better Ubuntu 13.04 . 34.10 |======================================================== Ubuntu 13.10 . 34.67 |========================================================= Timed Linux Kernel Compilation 3.1 Time To Compile Seconds < Lower Is Better Ubuntu 13.04 . 243.98 |===================================================== Ubuntu 13.10 . 257.11 |======================================================== C-Ray 1.1 Total Time Seconds < Lower Is Better Ubuntu 13.04 . 86.72 |========================================================= Ubuntu 13.10 . 74.24 |================================================= Parallel BZIP2 Compression 1.1.6 256MB File Compression Seconds < Lower Is Better Ubuntu 13.04 . 23.94 |========================================================= Ubuntu 13.10 . 22.09 |===================================================== Smallpt 1.0 Global Illumination Renderer; 100 Samples Seconds < Lower Is Better Ubuntu 13.04 . 267 |=========================================================== Ubuntu 13.10 . 268 |===========================================================