Antergos Arch Linux vs. Ubuntu vs. Fedora
Benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com.


Antergos 2014.05-rolling: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7-3517U @ 3.00GHz (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 (1150MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC269VB, Network: Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6235

	OS: Antergos 2014.05-rolling, Kernel: 3.15.1-1-ARCH (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.12.2, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: intel 2.99.912, Compiler: GCC 4.9.0 20140604, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Ubuntu GNOME 14.04 LTS: 

	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 (1150MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC269VB, Network: Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6235

	OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.13.0-29-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.10.4, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: intel 2.99.910, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.1.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Fedora 20: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7-3517U @ 3.00GHz (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 (1150MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC269VB, Network: Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6235

	OS: Fedora 20, Kernel: 3.11.10-301.fc20.x86_64 (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.10.2.1, Display Server: X Server 1.14.4, Display Driver: intel 2.21.15, OpenGL: 3.1 Mesa 9.2.3, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2 20131212, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Fedora 20 + Stable Updates: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7-3517U @ 3.00GHz (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 (1150MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC269VB, Network: Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6235

	OS: Fedora 20, Kernel: 3.14.8-200.fc20.x86_64 (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.10.4, Display Server: X Server 1.14.4, Display Driver: intel 2.21.15, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.1.5, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2 20131212, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080


Threaded I/O Tester 0.3.3
Test: Random Write - Size Per Thread: 64MB - Thread Count: 8
MB/s > Higher Is Better
Antergos 2014.05-rolling ... 5.77 |=================================
Ubuntu GNOME 14.04 LTS ..... 7.71 |============================================
Fedora 20 .................. 4.73 |===========================
Fedora 20 + Stable Updates . 4.21 |========================


PostMark 1.51
Disk Transaction Performance
TPS > Higher Is Better
Antergos 2014.05-rolling ... 4166 |============================================
Ubuntu GNOME 14.04 LTS ..... 3623 |======================================
Fedora 20 .................. 3807 |========================================
Fedora 20 + Stable Updates . 3947 |==========================================


Xonotic 0.7
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Low
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Antergos 2014.05-rolling ... 130.06 |==========================================
Ubuntu GNOME 14.04 LTS ..... 123.40 |========================================
Fedora 20 .................. 98.75  |================================
Fedora 20 + Stable Updates . 119.67 |=======================================


Xonotic 0.7
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: High
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Antergos 2014.05-rolling ... 64.54 |===========================================
Ubuntu GNOME 14.04 LTS ..... 63.42 |==========================================
Fedora 20 .................. 38.52 |==========================
Fedora 20 + Stable Updates . 60.57 |========================================


Xonotic 0.7
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultra
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Antergos 2014.05-rolling ... 42.98 |===========================================
Ubuntu GNOME 14.04 LTS ..... 42.70 |===========================================
Fedora 20 .................. 29.07 |=============================
Fedora 20 + Stable Updates . 41.39 |=========================================


John The Ripper 1.8.0
Test: Blowfish
Real C/S > Higher Is Better
Antergos 2014.05-rolling ... 2198 |===========================================
Ubuntu GNOME 14.04 LTS ..... 2265 |============================================
Fedora 20 .................. 1880 |=====================================
Fedora 20 + Stable Updates . 2265 |============================================


John The Ripper 1.8.0
Test: Traditional DES
Real C/S > Higher Is Better
Antergos 2014.05-rolling ... 3791333 |=========================================
Ubuntu GNOME 14.04 LTS ..... 3794000 |=========================================
Fedora 20 .................. 3787000 |=========================================
Fedora 20 + Stable Updates . 3784333 |=========================================


John The Ripper 1.8.0
Test: MD5
Real C/S > Higher Is Better
Antergos 2014.05-rolling ... 31497 |===========================================
Ubuntu GNOME 14.04 LTS ..... 31497 |===========================================
Fedora 20 .................. 29693 |=========================================
Fedora 20 + Stable Updates . 31455 |===========================================


Himeno Benchmark 3.0
Poisson Pressure Solver
MFLOPS > Higher Is Better
Antergos 2014.05-rolling ... 1269.26 |=========================================
Ubuntu GNOME 14.04 LTS ..... 1267.15 |=========================================
Fedora 20 .................. 1270.58 |=========================================
Fedora 20 + Stable Updates . 1221.23 |=======================================


ebizzy 0.3
Phoronix Test Suite v5.2.0
Records/s > Higher Is Better
Antergos 2014.05-rolling ... 15694 |==========================================
Ubuntu GNOME 14.04 LTS ..... 13966 |======================================
Fedora 20 .................. 15971 |===========================================
Fedora 20 + Stable Updates . 15439 |==========================================


Timed Apache Compilation 2.4.7
Time To Compile
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Antergos 2014.05-rolling ... 59.56 |=======================================
Ubuntu GNOME 14.04 LTS ..... 65.54 |===========================================
Fedora 20 .................. 60.35 |========================================
Fedora 20 + Stable Updates . 60.40 |========================================


Timed Linux Kernel Compilation 3.1
Time To Compile
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Antergos 2014.05-rolling ... 230.94 |==========================================
Ubuntu GNOME 14.04 LTS ..... 227.30 |=========================================
Fedora 20 .................. 220.28 |========================================
Fedora 20 + Stable Updates . 205.61 |=====================================


C-Ray 1.1
Total Time
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Antergos 2014.05-rolling ... 73.94 |==========================================
Ubuntu GNOME 14.04 LTS ..... 73.49 |==========================================
Fedora 20 .................. 75.07 |===========================================
Fedora 20 + Stable Updates . 73.53 |==========================================


FLAC Audio Encoding 1.3.0
WAV To FLAC
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Antergos 2014.05-rolling ... 6.09 |=========================================
Ubuntu GNOME 14.04 LTS ..... 6.46 |============================================
Fedora 20 .................. 6.44 |============================================
Fedora 20 + Stable Updates . 6.45 |============================================


LAME MP3 Encoding 3.99.3
WAV To MP3
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Antergos 2014.05-rolling ... 15.71 |======================================
Ubuntu GNOME 14.04 LTS ..... 17.64 |===========================================
Fedora 20 .................. 17.08 |==========================================
Fedora 20 + Stable Updates . 17.10 |==========================================


Minion 0.15
Benchmark: Graceful
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Antergos 2014.05-rolling ... 81.40 |===========================================
Ubuntu GNOME 14.04 LTS ..... 76.55 |========================================
Fedora 20 .................. 76.30 |========================================
Fedora 20 + Stable Updates . 77.24 |=========================================


Minion 0.15
Benchmark: Solitaire
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Antergos 2014.05-rolling ... 98.29 |===========================================
Ubuntu GNOME 14.04 LTS ..... 95.40 |==========================================
Fedora 20 .................. 94.21 |=========================================
Fedora 20 + Stable Updates . 97.04 |==========================================


Minion 0.15
Benchmark: Quasigroup
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Antergos 2014.05-rolling ... 161.07 |==========================================
Ubuntu GNOME 14.04 LTS ..... 160.16 |==========================================
Fedora 20 .................. 160.12 |==========================================
Fedora 20 + Stable Updates . 161.66 |==========================================


Hierarchical INTegration 1.0
Test: FLOAT
QUIPs > Higher Is Better
Antergos 2014.05-rolling ... 258741337.07 |====================================
Ubuntu GNOME 14.04 LTS ..... 251878800.28 |===================================
Fedora 20 .................. 252165546.29 |===================================
Fedora 20 + Stable Updates . 251894258.19 |===================================


GpuTest 0.7.0
Test: Plot3D - Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Points > Higher Is Better
Antergos 2014.05-rolling ... 3677 |============================================
Ubuntu GNOME 14.04 LTS ..... 3710 |============================================
Fedora 20 .................. 3643 |===========================================
Fedora 20 + Stable Updates . 3657 |===========================================


GpuTest 0.7.0
Test: Furmark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Points > Higher Is Better
Antergos 2014.05-rolling ... 368 |============================================
Ubuntu GNOME 14.04 LTS ..... 376 |=============================================
Fedora 20 .................. 284 |==================================
Fedora 20 + Stable Updates . 375 |=============================================


GpuTest 0.7.0
Test: Triangle - Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Points > Higher Is Better
Antergos 2014.05-rolling ... 41395 |===========================================
Ubuntu GNOME 14.04 LTS ..... 39935 |=========================================
Fedora 20 .................. 29186 |==============================
Fedora 20 + Stable Updates . 29691 |===============================


GpuTest 0.7.0
Test: Pixmark Piano - Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Points > Higher Is Better
Antergos 2014.05-rolling ... 68 |==============================================
Ubuntu GNOME 14.04 LTS ..... 68 |==============================================
Fedora 20 .................. 58 |=======================================
Fedora 20 + Stable Updates . 68 |==============================================


GpuTest 0.7.0
Test: Pixmark Volplosion - Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Points > Higher Is Better
Antergos 2014.05-rolling ... 188 |=============================================
Ubuntu GNOME 14.04 LTS ..... 188 |=============================================
Fedora 20 .................. 180 |===========================================
Fedora 20 + Stable Updates . 188 |=============================================