ASUS Zenbook Prime Linux Performance
Testing by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com of the ASUS Zenbook Prime ASUS UX32VDA running Ubuntu 13.10 Linux and compared to numerous other laptops. Other ASUS Zenbook Linux Ultrabook Intel Ivy Bridge / Haswell benchmarks forthcoming on Phoronix. Graphics results in other Phoronix article.


ThinkPad T60 - Core Duo T2400: 

	Processor: Intel T2400 @ 1.83GHz (2 Cores), Motherboard: LENOVO 2613EJU, Chipset: Intel Mobile 945GM/PM/GMS + ICH7-M, Memory: 1024MB, Disk: 80GB Hitachi HTS541080G9SA00, Graphics: AMD Mobility Radeon X1400 128MB, Audio: Analog Devices AD1981, Network: Intel 82573L Gigabit + Intel PRO/Wireless

	OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.11.0-12-generic (i686), Desktop: Unity 7.1.2, Display Server: X Server 1.14.3, Display Driver: radeon 7.2.0, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 9.2.1 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1400x1050

ThinkPad T61 - Core 2 Duo T9300: 

	Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo T9300 @ 2.50GHz (2 Cores), Motherboard: LENOVO 6459CTO, Chipset: Intel Mobile PM965/GM965/GL960 + ICH8M-E, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 100GB Hitachi HTS72201, Graphics: NVIDIA Quadro NVS 140M 512MB (400/600MHz), Audio: Analog Devices AD1984, Network: Intel 82566MM Gigabit Connection + Intel PRO/Wireless

	OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.11.0-12-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.2, Display Server: X Server 1.14.3, Display Driver: NVIDIA 304.88, OpenGL: 3.3.0 NVIDIA, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1680x1050

ThinkPad W510 - Core i7 720QM: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7 720Q @ 1.60GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: LENOVO 4318CTO, Chipset: Intel Core DMI, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 160GB FUJITSU MHZ2160B, Graphics: NVIDIA Quadro FX 880M 1024MB (550/790MHz), Audio: Conexant CX20585, Network: Intel 82577LM Gigabit Connection + Intel Centrino Ultimate-N 6300

	OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.11.0-12-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.2, Display Server: X Server 1.14.3, Display Driver: NVIDIA 304.88, OpenGL: 3.3.0 NVIDIA, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1600x900

MacBook Pro - Core i5 520M: 

	Processor: Intel Core i5 520M @ 2.40GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: Apple Mac-F22586C8, Chipset: Intel Core DRAM, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 120GB OCZ AGILITY2, Graphics: Intel Core IGP 256MB, Audio: Cirrus Logic CS4206, Monitor: Color LCD, Network: Broadcom NetXtreme BCM5764M Gigabit PCIe + Broadcom BCM43224 802.11a/b/g/n

	OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.11.0-14-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.2, Display Server: X Server 1.14.3, Display Driver: intel 2.99.904, OpenGL: 3.1 Mesa 9.2.1 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1440x900

ASUS S56C - Core i3 3217U: 

	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 HD 4000 (1050MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC270, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 + Qualcomm Atheros AR9485 Wireless

	OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.11.0-12-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.2, Display Server: X Server 1.14.3, Display Driver: intel 2.99.904, OpenGL: 3.1 Mesa 9.2.1, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1366x768

EliteBook 161C - Core i5 2520M: 

	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 HD 3000 (1300MHz), Audio: IDT 92HD81B1X5, Network: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection + Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205

	OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.11.0-12-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.2, Display Server: X Server 1.14.3, Display Driver: intel 2.99.904, OpenGL: 3.1 Mesa 9.2.1, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1600x900

Zenbook Prime - Core i7 3517U: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7-3517U @ 1.90GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS UX32VDA v1.0, Chipset: Intel 3rd Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 2 x 128GB SanDisk SD5SF212, Graphics: Intel HD 4000 512MB (270/324MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC269VB, Network: Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6235

	OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.11.0-12-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.2, Display Server: X Server 1.14.3, Display Driver: nouveau 1.0.9, OpenGL: 3.1 Mesa 9.2.1, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

ASUS K53E - Core i3 2310M: 

	Processor: Intel Core i3-2310M @ 2.10GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS K53E v1.0, Memory: 12288MB, Disk: 750GB Seagate ST9750420AS, Graphics: Intel Sandybridge Mobile (1100MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC269VB

	OS: Gentoo, Kernel: 3.12.6-gentoo (x86_64), Desktop: KDE 4.12.0, Display Server: X Server 1.14.99.904 (1.15.0 RC 4), Display Driver: intel 2.99.906, OpenGL: 3.1 Mesa 9.2.5, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2 + Clang 3.3 + LLVM 3.3, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1366x768


Compile Bench 0.6
Test: Compile
MB/s > Higher Is Better
ThinkPad T60 - Core Duo T2400 ... 22.12  |===
ThinkPad T61 - Core 2 Duo T9300 . 39.38  |======
ThinkPad W510 - Core i7 720QM ... 42.24  |======
MacBook Pro - Core i5 520M ...... 254.13 |=====================================
ASUS S56C - Core i3 3217U ....... 60.42  |=========
EliteBook 161C - Core i5 2520M .. 107.72 |================
Zenbook Prime - Core i7 3517U ... 234.99 |==================================
ASUS K53E - Core i3 2310M ....... 93.84  |==============


Compile Bench 0.6
Test: Initial Create
MB/s > Higher Is Better
ThinkPad T60 - Core Duo T2400 ... 19.54  |====
ThinkPad T61 - Core 2 Duo T9300 . 44.39  |========
ThinkPad W510 - Core i7 720QM ... 59.70  |===========
MacBook Pro - Core i5 520M ...... 88.80  |================
ASUS S56C - Core i3 3217U ....... 76.00  |==============
EliteBook 161C - Core i5 2520M .. 112.34 |====================
Zenbook Prime - Core i7 3517U ... 204.89 |=====================================
ASUS K53E - Core i3 2310M ....... 43.86  |========


Compile Bench 0.6
Test: Read Compiled Tree
MB/s > Higher Is Better
ThinkPad T60 - Core Duo T2400 ... 14.96  |=
ThinkPad T61 - Core 2 Duo T9300 . 37.18  |===
ThinkPad W510 - Core i7 720QM ... 51.75  |====
MacBook Pro - Core i5 520M ...... 138.92 |=========
ASUS S56C - Core i3 3217U ....... 105.29 |=======
EliteBook 161C - Core i5 2520M .. 148.50 |==========
Zenbook Prime - Core i7 3517U ... 194.61 |=============
ASUS K53E - Core i3 2310M ....... 544.87 |=====================================


PostMark 1.51
Disk Transaction Performance
TPS > Higher Is Better
ThinkPad T60 - Core Duo T2400 ... 70   |=
ThinkPad T61 - Core 2 Duo T9300 . 691  |===========
ThinkPad W510 - Core i7 720QM ... 703  |===========
MacBook Pro - Core i5 520M ...... 1074 |=================
ASUS S56C - Core i3 3217U ....... 721  |===========
EliteBook 161C - Core i5 2520M .. 1537 |========================
Zenbook Prime - Core i7 3517U ... 2500 |=======================================
ASUS K53E - Core i3 2310M ....... 2055 |================================


HPC Challenge 1.4.3
Test / Class: G-HPL
GFLOPS > Higher Is Better
ThinkPad T61 - Core 2 Duo T9300 . 10.49070 |=====================
ThinkPad W510 - Core i7 720QM ... 16.47390 |==================================
MacBook Pro - Core i5 520M ...... 6.45871  |=============
ASUS S56C - Core i3 3217U ....... 11.16660 |=======================
EliteBook 161C - Core i5 2520M .. 16.80297 |==================================
Zenbook Prime - Core i7 3517U ... 17.12573 |===================================


HPC Challenge 1.4.3
Test / Class: G-Ffte
GFLOPS > Higher Is Better
ThinkPad T61 - Core 2 Duo T9300 . 0.97367 |================
ThinkPad W510 - Core i7 720QM ... 1.97418 |================================
MacBook Pro - Core i5 520M ...... 1.02314 |=================
ASUS S56C - Core i3 3217U ....... 1.43666 |========================
EliteBook 161C - Core i5 2520M .. 1.41069 |=======================
Zenbook Prime - Core i7 3517U ... 2.19733 |====================================


HPC Challenge 1.4.3
Test / Class: EP-DGEMM
GFLOPS > Higher Is Better
ThinkPad T61 - Core 2 Duo T9300 . 6.80617 |====================================
ThinkPad W510 - Core i7 720QM ... 2.31470 |============
MacBook Pro - Core i5 520M ...... 1.72322 |=========
ASUS S56C - Core i3 3217U ....... 2.98475 |================
EliteBook 161C - Core i5 2520M .. 4.57002 |========================
Zenbook Prime - Core i7 3517U ... 4.65547 |=========================


HPC Challenge 1.4.3
Test / Class: G-Ptrans
GB/s > Higher Is Better
ThinkPad T61 - Core 2 Duo T9300 . 0.63220 |=====================
ThinkPad W510 - Core i7 720QM ... 1.07329 |====================================
MacBook Pro - Core i5 520M ...... 0.30889 |==========
ASUS S56C - Core i3 3217U ....... 0.42234 |==============
EliteBook 161C - Core i5 2520M .. 0.37017 |============
Zenbook Prime - Core i7 3517U ... 0.58221 |====================


HPC Challenge 1.4.3
Test / Class: EP-STREAM Triad
GB/s > Higher Is Better
ThinkPad T61 - Core 2 Duo T9300 . 1.87729 |====================
ThinkPad W510 - Core i7 720QM ... 1.22596 |=============
MacBook Pro - Core i5 520M ...... 1.96008 |=====================
ASUS S56C - Core i3 3217U ....... 2.14680 |=======================
EliteBook 161C - Core i5 2520M .. 1.81811 |====================
Zenbook Prime - Core i7 3517U ... 3.31461 |====================================


HPC Challenge 1.4.3
Test / Class: G-Random Access
GUP/s > Higher Is Better
ThinkPad T61 - Core 2 Duo T9300 . 0.00925 |===============
ThinkPad W510 - Core i7 720QM ... 0.02122 |===================================
MacBook Pro - Core i5 520M ...... 0.00825 |==============
ASUS S56C - Core i3 3217U ....... 0.01553 |==========================
EliteBook 161C - Core i5 2520M .. 0.02047 |==================================
Zenbook Prime - Core i7 3517U ... 0.02184 |====================================


HPC Challenge 1.4.3
Test / Class: Random Ring Latency
usecs < Lower Is Better
ThinkPad T61 - Core 2 Duo T9300 . 0.47946 |===========
ThinkPad W510 - Core i7 720QM ... 1.39572 |===============================
MacBook Pro - Core i5 520M ...... 1.63680 |====================================
ASUS S56C - Core i3 3217U ....... 0.92887 |====================
EliteBook 161C - Core i5 2520M .. 0.56979 |=============
Zenbook Prime - Core i7 3517U ... 0.59518 |=============


HPC Challenge 1.4.3
Test / Class: Random Ring Bandwidth
GB/s > Higher Is Better
ThinkPad T61 - Core 2 Duo T9300 . 0.86401 |======================
ThinkPad W510 - Core i7 720QM ... 0.55613 |==============
MacBook Pro - Core i5 520M ...... 0.79610 |====================
ASUS S56C - Core i3 3217U ....... 0.89771 |=======================
EliteBook 161C - Core i5 2520M .. 0.76420 |====================
Zenbook Prime - Core i7 3517U ... 1.40688 |====================================


HPC Challenge 1.4.3
Test / Class: Max Ping Pong Bandwidth
MB/s > Higher Is Better
ThinkPad T61 - Core 2 Duo T9300 . 6106.11 |==============================
ThinkPad W510 - Core i7 720QM ... 4538.49 |======================
MacBook Pro - Core i5 520M ...... 3005.89 |===============
ASUS S56C - Core i3 3217U ....... 4796.14 |=======================
EliteBook 161C - Core i5 2520M .. 4624.06 |======================
Zenbook Prime - Core i7 3517U ... 7421.69 |====================================


VP8 libvpx Encoding 1.1.0
vpxenc
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
ThinkPad T60 - Core Duo T2400 ... 4.34  |==========
ThinkPad T61 - Core 2 Duo T9300 . 10.02 |=======================
ThinkPad W510 - Core i7 720QM ... 10.10 |=======================
MacBook Pro - Core i5 520M ...... 5.88  |=============
ASUS S56C - Core i3 3217U ....... 10.51 |========================
EliteBook 161C - Core i5 2520M .. 16.66 |======================================
Zenbook Prime - Core i7 3517U ... 16.50 |======================================
ASUS K53E - Core i3 2310M ....... 11.35 |==========================


x264 2013-06-08
H.264 Video Encoding
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
ThinkPad T60 - Core Duo T2400 ... 13.60 |========
ThinkPad T61 - Core 2 Duo T9300 . 31.91 |===================
ThinkPad W510 - Core i7 720QM ... 61.21 |=====================================
MacBook Pro - Core i5 520M ...... 23.35 |==============
ASUS S56C - Core i3 3217U ....... 40.96 |=========================
EliteBook 161C - Core i5 2520M .. 61.34 |=====================================
Zenbook Prime - Core i7 3517U ... 63.51 |======================================
ASUS K53E - Core i3 2310M ....... 43.99 |==========================


Himeno Benchmark 3.0
Poisson Pressure Solver
MFLOPS > Higher Is Better
ThinkPad T60 - Core Duo T2400 ... 538.67  |===============
ThinkPad T61 - Core 2 Duo T9300 . 917.45  |=========================
ThinkPad W510 - Core i7 720QM ... 1140.15 |===============================
MacBook Pro - Core i5 520M ...... 501.19  |==============
ASUS S56C - Core i3 3217U ....... 779.80  |=====================
EliteBook 161C - Core i5 2520M .. 1313.66 |====================================
Zenbook Prime - Core i7 3517U ... 1290.29 |===================================
ASUS K53E - Core i3 2310M ....... 896.62  |=========================


C-Ray 1.1
Total Time
Seconds < Lower Is Better
ThinkPad T60 - Core Duo T2400 ... 219.75 |=====================================
ThinkPad T61 - Core 2 Duo T9300 . 94.22  |================
ThinkPad W510 - Core i7 720QM ... 61.49  |==========
MacBook Pro - Core i5 520M ...... 164.38 |============================
ASUS S56C - Core i3 3217U ....... 114.51 |===================
EliteBook 161C - Core i5 2520M .. 74.43  |=============
Zenbook Prime - Core i7 3517U ... 73.50  |============
ASUS K53E - Core i3 2310M ....... 107.40 |==================


Opus Codec Encoding 1.0.1
WAV, Opus Encode, Opus Decode
Seconds < Lower Is Better
ThinkPad T60 - Core Duo T2400 ... 44.91 |======================================
ThinkPad T61 - Core 2 Duo T9300 . 18.32 |================
ThinkPad W510 - Core i7 720QM ... 14.87 |=============
MacBook Pro - Core i5 520M ...... 34.13 |=============================
ASUS S56C - Core i3 3217U ....... 19.53 |=================
EliteBook 161C - Core i5 2520M .. 11.52 |==========
Zenbook Prime - Core i7 3517U ... 11.73 |==========
ASUS K53E - Core i3 2310M ....... 17.98 |===============