Ubuntu 12.04.4 LTS Linux Comparison Testing

Benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com.

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Ubuntu 12.04.4 LTS Linux Comparison Testing Benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com. Ubuntu 12.04.3: 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 Sandybridge Mobile (GT2+) (1300MHz), Audio: IDT 92HD81B1X5, Network: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection + Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205 OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.8.0-29-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 5.20.0, Display Server: X Server 1.13.3, Display Driver: intel 2.21.6, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 9.1.4, Compiler: GCC 4.6, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1600x900 Ubuntu 12.04.4: 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 12.04, Kernel: 3.11.0-15-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 5.20.0, Display Server: X Server 1.14.5, Display Driver: intel 2.99.904, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 9.2.1, Compiler: GCC 4.6, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1600x900 Reaction Quake 3 1.0 Beta Resolution: 1600 x 900 - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better Ubuntu 12.04.3 . MIN: 3.0 AVG: 16.9 MAX: 43.0 Ubuntu 12.04.4 . MIN: 4.0 AVG: 14.6 MAX: 36.0 OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1600 x 900 - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better Ubuntu 12.04.3 . MIN: 6.0 AVG: 36.7 MAX: 79.0 Ubuntu 12.04.4 . MIN: 6.0 AVG: 36.3 MAX: 78.0 Reaction Quake 3 1.0 Beta Resolution: 1600 x 900 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 12.04.3 . 58.83 |================================================ Ubuntu 12.04.4 . 68.00 |======================================================= HPC Challenge 1.4.3 Test / Class: G-Random Access GUP/s > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 12.04.3 . 0.00655 |===================================================== Ubuntu 12.04.4 . 0.00579 |=============================================== HPC Challenge 1.4.3 Test / Class: Random Ring Latency usecs < Lower Is Better Ubuntu 12.04.3 . 1.06919 |=============================================== Ubuntu 12.04.4 . 1.20247 |===================================================== SuperTuxKart 0.8.1 Resolution: 1600 x 900 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 12.04.3 . 95.41 |================================================= Ubuntu 12.04.4 . 104.27 |====================================================== Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1600 x 900 - Effects Quality: High Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 12.04.3 . 44.84 |=================================================== Ubuntu 12.04.4 . 48.78 |======================================================= Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1600 x 900 - Effects Quality: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 12.04.3 . 31.40 |==================================================== Ubuntu 12.04.4 . 33.34 |======================================================= PostMark 1.51 Disk Transaction Performance TPS > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 12.04.3 . 1633 |======================================================== Ubuntu 12.04.4 . 1549 |===================================================== Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1600 x 900 - Effects Quality: Low Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 12.04.3 . 88.20 |==================================================== Ubuntu 12.04.4 . 92.81 |======================================================= Parallel BZIP2 Compression 1.1.6 256MB File Compression Seconds < Lower Is Better Ubuntu 12.04.3 . 21.29 |===================================================== Ubuntu 12.04.4 . 22.21 |======================================================= Dbench 4.0 Client Count: 1 MB/s > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 12.04.3 . 190.87 |===================================================== Ubuntu 12.04.4 . 195.99 |====================================================== FFmpeg 2.1.1 H.264 HD To NTSC DV Seconds < Lower Is Better Ubuntu 12.04.3 . 26.69 |======================================================= Ubuntu 12.04.4 . 26.24 |====================================================== GraphicsMagick 1.3.19 Operation: Local Adaptive Thresholding Iterations Per Minute > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 12.04.3 . 71 |========================================================== Ubuntu 12.04.4 . 70 |========================================================= OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1600 x 900 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 12.04.3 . 27.23 |======================================================= Ubuntu 12.04.4 . 27.47 |======================================================= GraphicsMagick 1.3.19 Operation: HWB Color Space Iterations Per Minute > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 12.04.3 . 128 |========================================================= Ubuntu 12.04.4 . 129 |========================================================= VP8 libvpx Encoding 1.1.0 vpxenc Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 12.04.3 . 16.87 |======================================================= Ubuntu 12.04.4 . 16.77 |======================================================= Timed Linux Kernel Compilation 3.1 Time To Compile Seconds < Lower Is Better Ubuntu 12.04.3 . 203.05 |====================================================== Ubuntu 12.04.4 . 204.08 |====================================================== HPC Challenge 1.4.3 Test / Class: G-Ptrans GB/s > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 12.04.3 . 0.37108 |===================================================== Ubuntu 12.04.4 . 0.36951 |===================================================== HPC Challenge 1.4.3 Test / Class: G-Ffte GFLOPS > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 12.04.3 . 1.42993 |===================================================== Ubuntu 12.04.4 . 1.42418 |===================================================== Timed Apache Compilation 2.4.7 Time To Compile Seconds < Lower Is Better Ubuntu 12.04.3 . 62.93 |======================================================= Ubuntu 12.04.4 . 62.72 |======================================================= Himeno Benchmark 3.0 Poisson Pressure Solver MFLOPS > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 12.04.3 . 1270.81 |===================================================== Ubuntu 12.04.4 . 1273.77 |===================================================== HPC Challenge 1.4.3 Test / Class: EP-STREAM Triad GB/s > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 12.04.3 . 1.81823 |===================================================== Ubuntu 12.04.4 . 1.82226 |===================================================== HPC Challenge 1.4.3 Test / Class: Max Ping Pong Bandwidth MB/s > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 12.04.3 . 4272.18 |===================================================== Ubuntu 12.04.4 . 4279.91 |===================================================== HPC Challenge 1.4.3 Test / Class: EP-DGEMM GFLOPS > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 12.04.3 . 2.23567 |===================================================== Ubuntu 12.04.4 . 2.23256 |===================================================== C-Ray 1.1 Total Time Seconds < Lower Is Better Ubuntu 12.04.3 . 115.52 |====================================================== Ubuntu 12.04.4 . 115.59 |====================================================== HPC Challenge 1.4.3 Test / Class: G-HPL GFLOPS > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 12.04.3 . 8.37216 |===================================================== Ubuntu 12.04.4 . 8.36751 |===================================================== HPC Challenge 1.4.3 Test / Class: Random Ring Bandwidth GB/s > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 12.04.3 . 0.78819 |===================================================== Ubuntu 12.04.4 . 0.78854 |===================================================== GraphicsMagick 1.3.19 Operation: Resizing Iterations Per Minute > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 12.04.3 . 102 |========================================================= Ubuntu 12.04.4 . 102 |========================================================= GraphicsMagick 1.3.19 Operation: Sharpen Iterations Per Minute > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 12.04.3 . 41 |========================================================== Ubuntu 12.04.4 . 41 |========================================================== GraphicsMagick 1.3.19 Operation: Blur Iterations Per Minute > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 12.04.3 . 81 |========================================================== Ubuntu 12.04.4 . 81 |========================================================== BLAKE2 20130131 Phoronix Test Suite v5.0.0m1 Cycles Per Byte < Lower Is Better Ubuntu 12.04.3 . 4.62 |======================================================== Ubuntu 12.04.4 . 4.62 |========================================================