Oracle Linux Server 6.5 Kernel Tests
Oracle Linux Server 6.5 testing of the Linux 2.6.32 RHEL derived kernel against the latest Oracle Unbreakable Kernel on Linux 3.8. Tests by Michael Larabel for a future article on phoronix.com.


2.6.32-431.el6.x86_64: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7-3960X @ 3.30GHz (12 Cores), Motherboard: Intel DX79SI, Chipset: Intel Xeon E5/Core, Memory: 2 x 4096 MB DDR3-1600MHz, Disk: 64GB OCZ VERTEX, Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 4850 512MB, Audio: Intel C600/X79, Network: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection

	OS: OracleServer 6.5, Kernel: 2.6.32-431.el6.x86_64 (x86_64), Compiler: GCC 4.4.7 20120313, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

3.8.13-16.2.1.el6uek.x86_64: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7-3960X @ 3.30GHz (12 Cores), Motherboard: Intel DX79SI, Chipset: Intel Xeon E5/Core, Memory: 2 x 4096 MB DDR3-1600MHz, Disk: 64GB OCZ VERTEX, Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 4850 512MB, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Network: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection

	OS: OracleServer 6.5, Kernel: 3.8.13-16.2.1.el6uek.x86_64 (x86_64), Compiler: GCC 4.4.7 20120313, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080


AIO-Stress 0.21
Test: Random Write
MB/s > Higher Is Better
2.6.32-431.el6.x86_64 ....... 725.34 |=========================================
3.8.13-16.2.1.el6uek.x86_64 . 42.42  |==


Threaded I/O Tester 0.3.3
Test: Write - Size Per Thread: 64MB - Thread Count: 4
MB/s > Higher Is Better
2.6.32-431.el6.x86_64 ....... 34.35 |==========================================
3.8.13-16.2.1.el6uek.x86_64 . 27.97 |==================================


Threaded I/O Tester 0.3.3
Test: Write - Size Per Thread: 64MB - Thread Count: 8
MB/s > Higher Is Better
2.6.32-431.el6.x86_64 ....... 30.99 |==========================================
3.8.13-16.2.1.el6uek.x86_64 . 29.46 |========================================


Threaded I/O Tester 0.3.3
Test: Write - Size Per Thread: 128MB - Thread Count: 4
MB/s > Higher Is Better
2.6.32-431.el6.x86_64 ....... 31.03 |==========================================
3.8.13-16.2.1.el6uek.x86_64 . 30.42 |=========================================


Threaded I/O Tester 0.3.3
Test: Write - Size Per Thread: 128MB - Thread Count: 8
MB/s > Higher Is Better
2.6.32-431.el6.x86_64 ....... 29.66 |=======================================
3.8.13-16.2.1.el6uek.x86_64 . 31.56 |==========================================


Threaded I/O Tester 0.3.3
Test: Write - Size Per Thread: 256MB - Thread Count: 4
MB/s > Higher Is Better
2.6.32-431.el6.x86_64 ....... 30.80 |==================================
3.8.13-16.2.1.el6uek.x86_64 . 37.77 |==========================================


Threaded I/O Tester 0.3.3
Test: Write - Size Per Thread: 256MB - Thread Count: 8
MB/s > Higher Is Better
2.6.32-431.el6.x86_64 ....... 30.68 |===================================
3.8.13-16.2.1.el6uek.x86_64 . 36.45 |==========================================


Threaded I/O Tester 0.3.3
Test: Random Write - Size Per Thread: 64MB - Thread Count: 4
MB/s > Higher Is Better
2.6.32-431.el6.x86_64 ....... 4.13 |=========================================
3.8.13-16.2.1.el6uek.x86_64 . 4.33 |===========================================


Threaded I/O Tester 0.3.3
Test: Random Write - Size Per Thread: 64MB - Thread Count: 8
MB/s > Higher Is Better
2.6.32-431.el6.x86_64 ....... 3.97 |=======================================
3.8.13-16.2.1.el6uek.x86_64 . 4.38 |===========================================


Threaded I/O Tester 0.3.3
Test: Random Write - Size Per Thread: 128MB - Thread Count: 4
MB/s > Higher Is Better
2.6.32-431.el6.x86_64 ....... 3.53 |====================================
3.8.13-16.2.1.el6uek.x86_64 . 4.18 |===========================================


Threaded I/O Tester 0.3.3
Test: Random Write - Size Per Thread: 128MB - Thread Count: 8
MB/s > Higher Is Better
2.6.32-431.el6.x86_64 ....... 3.38 |===================================
3.8.13-16.2.1.el6uek.x86_64 . 4.12 |===========================================


Threaded I/O Tester 0.3.3
Test: Random Write - Size Per Thread: 256MB - Thread Count: 4
MB/s > Higher Is Better
2.6.32-431.el6.x86_64 ....... 3.65 |====================================
3.8.13-16.2.1.el6uek.x86_64 . 4.37 |===========================================


Threaded I/O Tester 0.3.3
Test: Random Write - Size Per Thread: 256MB - Thread Count: 8
MB/s > Higher Is Better
2.6.32-431.el6.x86_64 ....... 3.74 |======================================
3.8.13-16.2.1.el6uek.x86_64 . 4.24 |===========================================


Compile Bench 0.6
Test: Compile
MB/s > Higher Is Better
2.6.32-431.el6.x86_64 ....... 202.95 |=========================================
3.8.13-16.2.1.el6uek.x86_64 . 190.50 |======================================


Compile Bench 0.6
Test: Initial Create
MB/s > Higher Is Better
2.6.32-431.el6.x86_64 ....... 90.19 |========================================
3.8.13-16.2.1.el6uek.x86_64 . 93.84 |==========================================


Compile Bench 0.6
Test: Read Compiled Tree
MB/s > Higher Is Better
2.6.32-431.el6.x86_64 ....... 596.78 |=========================================
3.8.13-16.2.1.el6uek.x86_64 . 600.19 |=========================================


PostMark 1.51
Disk Transaction Performance
TPS > Higher Is Better
2.6.32-431.el6.x86_64 ....... 4838 |===========================================
3.8.13-16.2.1.el6uek.x86_64 . 4777 |==========================================


Rodinia 2.4
Test: OpenMP Leukocyte
Seconds < Lower Is Better
2.6.32-431.el6.x86_64 ....... 25.07 |=========================================
3.8.13-16.2.1.el6uek.x86_64 . 25.49 |==========================================


Dolfyn 0.527
Computational Fluid Dynamics
Seconds < Lower Is Better
2.6.32-431.el6.x86_64 ....... 24.87 |==========================================
3.8.13-16.2.1.el6uek.x86_64 . 25.02 |==========================================


FFTE 5.0
Test: N=64, 1D Complex FFT Routine
MFLOPS > Higher Is Better
2.6.32-431.el6.x86_64 ....... 6215.04 |=======================================
3.8.13-16.2.1.el6uek.x86_64 . 6426.51 |========================================


Timed MAFFT Alignment 6.864
Multiple Sequence Alignment
Seconds < Lower Is Better
2.6.32-431.el6.x86_64 ....... 5.94 |=======================================
3.8.13-16.2.1.el6uek.x86_64 . 6.49 |===========================================


John The Ripper 1.7.9-jumbo-7
Test: Blowfish
Real C/S > Higher Is Better
2.6.32-431.el6.x86_64 ....... 8352 |===========================================
3.8.13-16.2.1.el6uek.x86_64 . 8082 |==========================================


John The Ripper 1.7.9-jumbo-7
Test: Traditional DES
Real C/S > Higher Is Better
2.6.32-431.el6.x86_64 ....... 32538000 |=======================================
3.8.13-16.2.1.el6uek.x86_64 . 31434667 |======================================


John The Ripper 1.7.9-jumbo-7
Test: MD5
Real C/S > Higher Is Better
2.6.32-431.el6.x86_64 ....... 35484 |==========================================
3.8.13-16.2.1.el6uek.x86_64 . 35488 |==========================================


Himeno Benchmark 3.0
Poisson Pressure Solver
MFLOPS > Higher Is Better
2.6.32-431.el6.x86_64 ....... 1791.37 |========================================
3.8.13-16.2.1.el6uek.x86_64 . 1739.17 |=======================================


Timed Linux Kernel Compilation 3.1
Time To Compile
Seconds < Lower Is Better
2.6.32-431.el6.x86_64 ....... 53.61 |=========================================
3.8.13-16.2.1.el6uek.x86_64 . 55.07 |==========================================


C-Ray 1.1
Total Time
Seconds < Lower Is Better
2.6.32-431.el6.x86_64 ....... 30.12 |=========================================
3.8.13-16.2.1.el6uek.x86_64 . 31.08 |==========================================


LAME MP3 Encoding 3.99.3
WAV To MP3
Seconds < Lower Is Better
2.6.32-431.el6.x86_64 ....... 12.64 |==========================================
3.8.13-16.2.1.el6uek.x86_64 . 12.65 |==========================================