Ubuntu 14.04 LTS vs. 13.10 vs. 12.04 Linux LTS Server Benchmarks

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Ubuntu 14.04 LTS vs. 13.10 vs. 12.04 Linux LTS Server BenchmarksProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioMonitorNetworkOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerDisplay DriverOpenGLCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionUbuntu 12.04.4Ubuntu 13.10Ubuntu 14.04 LTSIntel Core i7-4960X @ 3.60GHz (12 Cores)MSI X79MA-GD45 (MS-7738) v1.0Intel Ivytown DMI28192MB1000GB Seagate ST1000DX001-1CM1Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 4870 512MBRealtek ALC892DELL S2409WRealtek RTL8111/8168/8411Ubuntu 12.043.11.0-15-generic (x86_64)Unity 5.20.0X Server 1.14.5radeon 7.2.03.0 Mesa 9.2.1 Gallium 0.4GCC 4.6.3ext41920x1080Intel Xeon E5 v2/CoreUbuntu 13.103.11.0-12-generic (x86_64)Unity 7.1.2X Server 1.14.33.1 Mesa 9.2.1 Gallium 0.4GCC 4.8.1Intel Xeon E7 v2/XeonUbuntu 14.043.13.0-24-generic (x86_64)Unity 7.2.0X Server 1.15.1radeon 7.3.03.1 Mesa 10.1.0 Gallium 0.4GCC 4.8.2OpenBenchmarking.orgCompiler Details- Ubuntu 12.04.4: --build=x86_64-linux-gnu --disable-werror --enable-checking=release --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-languages=c,c++,fortran,objc,obj-c++ --enable-libstdcxx-debug --enable-libstdcxx-time=yes --enable-nls --enable-objc-gc --enable-plugin --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --host=x86_64-linux-gnu --target=x86_64-linux-gnu --with-arch-32=i686 --with-tune=generic -v - Ubuntu 13.10: --build=x86_64-linux-gnu --disable-browser-plugin --disable-werror --enable-checking=release --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-gtk-cairo --enable-java-awt=gtk --enable-java-home --enable-languages=c,c++,java,go,d,fortran,objc,obj-c++ --enable-libstdcxx-debug --enable-libstdcxx-time=yes --enable-multiarch --enable-nls --enable-objc-gc --enable-plugin --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --host=x86_64-linux-gnu --target=x86_64-linux-gnu --with-abi=m64 --with-arch-32=i686 --with-arch-directory=amd64 --with-multilib-list=m32,m64,mx32 --with-tune=generic -v - Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: --build=x86_64-linux-gnu --disable-browser-plugin --disable-libmudflap --disable-werror --enable-checking=release --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-gtk-cairo --enable-java-awt=gtk --enable-java-home --enable-languages=c,c++,java,go,d,fortran,objc,obj-c++ --enable-libstdcxx-debug --enable-libstdcxx-time=yes --enable-multiarch --enable-nls --enable-objc-gc --enable-plugin --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --host=x86_64-linux-gnu --target=x86_64-linux-gnu --with-abi=m64 --with-arch-32=i686 --with-arch-directory=amd64 --with-multilib-list=m32,m64,mx32 --with-tune=generic -v Disk Details- DEADLINE / data=ordered,errors=remount-ro,relatime,rwProcessor Details- Scaling Governor: acpi-cpufreq ondemandSystem Details- Disk Scheduler: DEADLINE.

Ubuntu 12.04.4Ubuntu 13.10Ubuntu 14.04 LTSResult OverviewPhoronix Test Suite100%115%130%146%C-RayJohn The RipperPostMarkTimed Apache CompilationApache BenchmarkParboilTimed Linux Kernel CompilationSmallptVP8 libvpx EncodingRodinia

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS vs. 13.10 vs. 12.04 Linux LTS Server Benchmarksapache: Static Web Page Servingsmallpt: Global Illumination Renderer; 100 Samplesopen-porous-media: Upscale-Relpermc-ray: Total Timebuild-linux-kernel: Time To Compilebuild-apache: Time To Compilevpxenc: vpxencjohn-the-ripper: MD5john-the-ripper: Traditional DESjohn-the-ripper: Blowfishrodinia: OpenMP Streamclusterrodinia: OpenMP CFD Solverrodinia: OpenMP Leukocyteparboil: OpenMP MRI-Qparboil: OpenMP CUTCPparboil: OpenMP LBMhpcc: Max Ping Pong Bandwidthhpcc: Rand Ring Bandwidthhpcc: Rand Ring Latencyhpcc: G-Rand Accesshpcc: EP-STREAM Triadhpcc: G-Ptranshpcc: EP-DGEMMhpcc: G-Fftehpcc: G-HPLpostmark: Disk Transaction PerformanceUbuntu 12.04.4Ubuntu 13.10Ubuntu 14.04 LTS17938.305027.8052.7823.4232.1113516833924333969132.6062.1423.2520.2110.05238.20524517466.165455.1217.3158.1725.7531.8013428516157667966232.6162.4922.8215.369.57236.9812726.1850.551790.829210.069151.189341.619356.536933.1296365.81330555515914.135554.9217.2958.5126.7829.8113410616157667965132.9962.8623.3215.579.77245.9112112.8270.551461.316420.014441.242451.641066.502032.9026666.640234574OpenBenchmarking.org

Apache Benchmark

This is a test of ab, which is the Apache benchmark program. This test profile measures how many requests per second a given system can sustain when carrying out 1,000,000 requests with 100 requests being carried out concurrently. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgRequests Per Second, More Is BetterApache Benchmark 2.4.7Static Web Page ServingUbuntu 12.04.4Ubuntu 13.10Ubuntu 14.04 LTS4K8K12K16K20KSE +/- 58.84, N = 3SE +/- 116.75, N = 3SE +/- 11.31, N = 317938.3017466.1615914.131. (CC) gcc options: -shared -fPIC -O2 -pthread

Smallpt

Smallpt is a C++ global illumination renderer written in less than 100 lines of code. Global illumination is done via unbiased Monte Carlo path tracing and there is multi-threading support via the OpenMP library. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterSmallpt 1.0Global Illumination Renderer; 100 SamplesUbuntu 12.04.4Ubuntu 13.10Ubuntu 14.04 LTS1224364860SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 35054551. (CXX) g++ options: -fopenmp

Open Porous Media

This is a test of a DUNE (Distributed and Unified Numerics Environment) module called OPM Benchmarks from the Open Porous Media project. Open Porous Media is a set of open-source tools concerning simulation of flow and transport of fluids in porous media. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterOpen Porous Media 2013-11-26OPM Benchmark: Upscale-RelpermUbuntu 13.10Ubuntu 14.04 LTS1224364860SE +/- 0.26, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 355.1254.921. (F9X) gfortran options: -rdynamic

C-Ray

This is a test of C-Ray, a simple raytracer designed to test the floating-point CPU performance. This test is multi-threaded (16 threads per core), will shoot 8 rays per pixel for anti-aliasing, and will generate a 1600 x 1200 image. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterC-Ray 1.1Total TimeUbuntu 12.04.4Ubuntu 13.10Ubuntu 14.04 LTS714212835SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 327.8017.3117.291. (CC) gcc options: -lm -lpthread -O3

Timed Linux Kernel Compilation

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterTimed Linux Kernel Compilation 3.1Time To CompileUbuntu 12.04.4Ubuntu 13.10Ubuntu 14.04 LTS1326395265SE +/- 0.56, N = 3SE +/- 0.86, N = 3SE +/- 0.76, N = 352.7858.1758.51

Timed Apache Compilation

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterTimed Apache Compilation 2.4.7Time To CompileUbuntu 12.04.4Ubuntu 13.10Ubuntu 14.04 LTS612182430SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.19, N = 3SE +/- 0.15, N = 323.4225.7526.78

VP8 libvpx Encoding

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterVP8 libvpx Encoding 1.1.0vpxencUbuntu 12.04.4Ubuntu 13.10Ubuntu 14.04 LTS714212835SE +/- 0.24, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.31, N = 332.1131.8029.811. (CC) gcc options: -m64 -lvpx -lm -lpthread -fomit-frame-pointer -O3

John The Ripper

OpenBenchmarking.orgReal C/S, More Is BetterJohn The Ripper 1.8.0Test: MD5Ubuntu 12.04.4Ubuntu 13.10Ubuntu 14.04 LTS30K60K90K120K150KSE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 89.33, N = 31351681342851341061. (CC) gcc options: -fopenmp -lcrypt

OpenBenchmarking.orgReal C/S, More Is BetterJohn The Ripper 1.8.0Test: Traditional DESUbuntu 12.04.4Ubuntu 13.10Ubuntu 14.04 LTS7M14M21M28M35MSE +/- 11259.56, N = 3SE +/- 13333.33, N = 3SE +/- 3333.33, N = 33392433316157667161576671. (CC) gcc options: -fopenmp -lcrypt

OpenBenchmarking.orgReal C/S, More Is BetterJohn The Ripper 1.8.0Test: BlowfishUbuntu 12.04.4Ubuntu 13.10Ubuntu 14.04 LTS2K4K6K8K10KSE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 5.69, N = 39691966296511. (CC) gcc options: -fopenmp -lcrypt

Rodinia

Rodinia is a suite focused upon accelerating compute-intensive applications with accelerators. CUDA, OpenMP, and OpenCL parallel models are supported by the included applications. This profile utilizes the OpenCL and OpenMP test binaries at the moment. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterRodinia 2.4Test: OpenMP StreamclusterUbuntu 12.04.4Ubuntu 13.10Ubuntu 14.04 LTS816243240SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 332.6032.6132.99-O3 -fopenmp-O2 -lOpenCL-O2 -lOpenCL1. (CXX) g++ options:

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterRodinia 2.4Test: OpenMP CFD SolverUbuntu 12.04.4Ubuntu 13.10Ubuntu 14.04 LTS1428425670SE +/- 0.28, N = 3SE +/- 0.10, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 362.1462.4962.86-O3 -fopenmp-O2 -lOpenCL-O2 -lOpenCL1. (CXX) g++ options:

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterRodinia 2.4Test: OpenMP LeukocyteUbuntu 12.04.4Ubuntu 13.10Ubuntu 14.04 LTS612182430SE +/- 0.19, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.17, N = 323.2522.8223.32-O3 -fopenmp-O2 -lOpenCL-O2 -lOpenCL1. (CXX) g++ options:

Parboil

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterParboil 2.5Test: OpenMP MRI-QUbuntu 12.04.4Ubuntu 13.10Ubuntu 14.04 LTS510152025SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.10, N = 320.2115.3615.571. (CXX) g++ options: -lm -lpthread -lgomp -ffast-math -fopenmp

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterParboil 2.5Test: OpenMP CUTCPUbuntu 12.04.4Ubuntu 13.10Ubuntu 14.04 LTS3691215SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 310.059.579.771. (CXX) g++ options: -lm -lpthread -lgomp -ffast-math -fopenmp

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterParboil 2.5Test: OpenMP LBMUbuntu 12.04.4Ubuntu 13.10Ubuntu 14.04 LTS50100150200250SE +/- 0.42, N = 3SE +/- 0.30, N = 3SE +/- 0.59, N = 3238.20236.98245.911. (CXX) g++ options: -lm -lpthread -lgomp -ffast-math -fopenmp

HPC Challenge

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterHPC Challenge 1.4.3Test / Class: Max Ping Pong BandwidthUbuntu 13.10Ubuntu 14.04 LTS3K6K9K12K15KSE +/- 25.79, N = 3SE +/- 116.10, N = 312726.1912112.83-lopen-rte -lopen-pal -lnsl -lutil-lhwloc1. (CC) gcc options: -lblas -lm -pthread -lmpi -ldl -fomit-frame-pointer -O3 -march=native -funroll-loops2. Ubuntu 13.10: BLAS + Open MPI 1.4.53. Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: BLAS + Open MPI 1.6.5

OpenBenchmarking.orgGB/s, More Is BetterHPC Challenge 1.4.3Test / Class: Random Ring BandwidthUbuntu 13.10Ubuntu 14.04 LTS0.12420.24840.37260.49680.621SE +/- 0.00052, N = 3SE +/- 0.00147, N = 30.551790.55146-lopen-rte -lopen-pal -lnsl -lutil-lhwloc1. (CC) gcc options: -lblas -lm -pthread -lmpi -ldl -fomit-frame-pointer -O3 -march=native -funroll-loops2. Ubuntu 13.10: BLAS + Open MPI 1.4.53. Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: BLAS + Open MPI 1.6.5

OpenBenchmarking.orgusecs, Fewer Is BetterHPC Challenge 1.4.3Test / Class: Random Ring LatencyUbuntu 13.10Ubuntu 14.04 LTS0.29620.59240.88861.18481.481SE +/- 0.02419, N = 3SE +/- 0.00835, N = 30.829211.31642-lopen-rte -lopen-pal -lnsl -lutil-lhwloc1. (CC) gcc options: -lblas -lm -pthread -lmpi -ldl -fomit-frame-pointer -O3 -march=native -funroll-loops2. Ubuntu 13.10: BLAS + Open MPI 1.4.53. Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: BLAS + Open MPI 1.6.5

OpenBenchmarking.orgGUP/s, More Is BetterHPC Challenge 1.4.3Test / Class: G-Random AccessUbuntu 13.10Ubuntu 14.04 LTS0.01560.03120.04680.06240.078SE +/- 0.00058, N = 3SE +/- 0.00012, N = 30.069150.01444-lopen-rte -lopen-pal -lnsl -lutil-lhwloc1. (CC) gcc options: -lblas -lm -pthread -lmpi -ldl -fomit-frame-pointer -O3 -march=native -funroll-loops2. Ubuntu 13.10: BLAS + Open MPI 1.4.53. Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: BLAS + Open MPI 1.6.5

OpenBenchmarking.orgGB/s, More Is BetterHPC Challenge 1.4.3Test / Class: EP-STREAM TriadUbuntu 13.10Ubuntu 14.04 LTS0.27960.55920.83881.11841.398SE +/- 0.00108, N = 3SE +/- 0.01485, N = 31.189341.24245-lopen-rte -lopen-pal -lnsl -lutil-lhwloc1. (CC) gcc options: -lblas -lm -pthread -lmpi -ldl -fomit-frame-pointer -O3 -march=native -funroll-loops2. Ubuntu 13.10: BLAS + Open MPI 1.4.53. Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: BLAS + Open MPI 1.6.5

OpenBenchmarking.orgGB/s, More Is BetterHPC Challenge 1.4.3Test / Class: G-PtransUbuntu 13.10Ubuntu 14.04 LTS0.36920.73841.10761.47681.846SE +/- 0.00156, N = 3SE +/- 0.00168, N = 31.619351.64106-lopen-rte -lopen-pal -lnsl -lutil-lhwloc1. (CC) gcc options: -lblas -lm -pthread -lmpi -ldl -fomit-frame-pointer -O3 -march=native -funroll-loops2. Ubuntu 13.10: BLAS + Open MPI 1.4.53. Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: BLAS + Open MPI 1.6.5

OpenBenchmarking.orgGFLOPS, More Is BetterHPC Challenge 1.4.3Test / Class: EP-DGEMMUbuntu 13.10Ubuntu 14.04 LTS246810SE +/- 0.00434, N = 3SE +/- 0.00872, N = 36.536936.50203-lopen-rte -lopen-pal -lnsl -lutil-lhwloc1. (CC) gcc options: -lblas -lm -pthread -lmpi -ldl -fomit-frame-pointer -O3 -march=native -funroll-loops2. Ubuntu 13.10: BLAS + Open MPI 1.4.53. Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: BLAS + Open MPI 1.6.5

OpenBenchmarking.orgGFLOPS, More Is BetterHPC Challenge 1.4.3Test / Class: G-FfteUbuntu 13.10Ubuntu 14.04 LTS0.70421.40842.11262.81683.521SE +/- 0.03042, N = 3SE +/- 0.02970, N = 33.129632.90266-lopen-rte -lopen-pal -lnsl -lutil-lhwloc1. (CC) gcc options: -lblas -lm -pthread -lmpi -ldl -fomit-frame-pointer -O3 -march=native -funroll-loops2. Ubuntu 13.10: BLAS + Open MPI 1.4.53. Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: BLAS + Open MPI 1.6.5

OpenBenchmarking.orgGFLOPS, More Is BetterHPC Challenge 1.4.3Test / Class: G-HPLUbuntu 13.10Ubuntu 14.04 LTS1530456075SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 365.8166.64-lopen-rte -lopen-pal -lnsl -lutil-lhwloc1. (CC) gcc options: -lblas -lm -pthread -lmpi -ldl -fomit-frame-pointer -O3 -march=native -funroll-loops2. Ubuntu 13.10: BLAS + Open MPI 1.4.53. Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: BLAS + Open MPI 1.6.5

PostMark

This is a test of NetApp's PostMark benchmark designed to simulate small-file testing similar to the tasks endured by web and mail servers. This test profile will set PostMark to perform 25,000 transactions with 500 files simultaneously with the file sizes ranging between 5 and 512 kilobytes. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgTPS, More Is BetterPostMark 1.51Disk Transaction PerformanceUbuntu 12.04.4Ubuntu 13.10Ubuntu 14.04 LTS12002400360048006000SE +/- 37.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 55.00, N = 35245555545741. (CC) gcc options: -O3