CentOS 7.0 vs. Scientific Linux 7.0

CentOS 7 vs. Scientific 7.0 benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com... More coming!

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CentOS 7.0 vs. Scientific Linux 7.0ProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioNetworkMonitorOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerDisplay DriverOpenGLCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionUbuntu 14.04 LTSCentOS 7.0.1406Scientific Linux 7.0 AlphaFedora 20Fedora 20 + UpdatesIntel Core i7-4770K @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores)Gigabyte Z97-HD3Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM8192MB150GB Western Digital WD1500HLHX-0Intel HD 4600 (1250MHz)Intel Xeon E3-1200 v3/4thRealtek RTL8111/8168/8411Ubuntu 14.043.13.0-24-generic (x86_64)Unity 7.2.0X Server 1.15.1intel 2.99.9103.3 Mesa 10.1.0GCC 4.8.2ext41280x800Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.90GHz (8 Cores)SyncMasterCentOS Linux 7.0.14063.10.0-123.4.2.el7.x86_64 (x86_64)GNOME Shell 3.8.4X Server 1.15.0intel 2.21.153.1 Mesa 9.2.5GCC 4.8.2 20140120xfsScientific 7.0Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores)Fedora 203.11.10-301.fc20.x86_64 (x86_64)GNOME Shell 3.10.2.1X Server 1.14.43.1 Mesa 9.2.3GCC 4.8.3 20140624ext4Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.90GHz (8 Cores)3.15.3-200.fc20.x86_64 (x86_64)GNOME Shell 3.10.43.3 Mesa 10.1.5OpenBenchmarking.orgCompiler Details- 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 - CentOS 7.0.1406: --build=x86_64-redhat-linux --disable-libgcj --disable-libunwind-exceptions --enable-__cxa_atexit --enable-bootstrap --enable-checking=release --enable-gnu-indirect-function --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-initfini-array --enable-languages=c,c++,objc,obj-c++,java,fortran,ada,go,lto --enable-plugin --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --mandir=/usr/share/man --with-arch_32=x86-64 --with-linker-hash-style=gnu --with-tune=generic - Scientific Linux 7.0 Alpha: --build=x86_64-redhat-linux --disable-libgcj --disable-libunwind-exceptions --enable-__cxa_atexit --enable-bootstrap --enable-checking=release --enable-gnu-indirect-function --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-initfini-array --enable-languages=c,c++,objc,obj-c++,java,fortran,ada,go,lto --enable-plugin --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --mandir=/usr/share/man --with-arch_32=x86-64 --with-linker-hash-style=gnu --with-tune=generic - Fedora 20: --build=x86_64-redhat-linux --disable-dssi --disable-libjava-multilib --disable-libunwind-exceptions --enable-__cxa_atexit --enable-bootstrap --enable-checking=release --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-initfini-array --enable-java-awt=gtk --enable-java-maintainer-mode --enable-languages=c,c++,objc,obj-c++,java,fortran,ada,go,lto --enable-libgcj-multifile --enable-plugin --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --mandir=/usr/share/man --with-arch_32=i686 --with-linker-hash-style=gnu --with-tune=generic - Fedora 20 + Updates: --build=x86_64-redhat-linux --disable-dssi --disable-libjava-multilib --disable-libunwind-exceptions --enable-__cxa_atexit --enable-bootstrap --enable-checking=release --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-initfini-array --enable-java-awt=gtk --enable-java-maintainer-mode --enable-languages=c,c++,objc,obj-c++,java,fortran,ada,go,lto --enable-libgcj-multifile --enable-plugin --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --mandir=/usr/share/man --with-arch_32=i686 --with-linker-hash-style=gnu --with-tune=generic Disk Details- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: DEADLINE / data=ordered,errors=remount-ro,relatime,rw- CentOS 7.0.1406: CFQ / attr2,inode64,noquota,relatime,rw,seclabel- Scientific Linux 7.0 Alpha: CFQ / attr2,inode64,noquota,relatime,rw,seclabel- Fedora 20: CFQ / data=ordered,relatime,rw,seclabel- Fedora 20 + Updates: CFQ / data=ordered,relatime,rw,seclabelProcessor Details- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: Scaling Governor: acpi-cpufreq ondemand- CentOS 7.0.1406: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave- Scientific Linux 7.0 Alpha: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave- Fedora 20: Scaling Governor: acpi-cpufreq ondemand- Fedora 20 + Updates: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersaveGraphics Details- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: SNA- CentOS 7.0.1406: UXA- Scientific Linux 7.0 Alpha: UXA- Fedora 20: UXA- Fedora 20 + Updates: UXASystem Details- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: Disk Scheduler: DEADLINE.- CentOS 7.0.1406: Disk Scheduler: CFQ. SELinux: Enabled.- Scientific Linux 7.0 Alpha: Disk Scheduler: CFQ. SELinux: Enabled.- Fedora 20: Disk Scheduler: CFQ. SELinux: Enabled.- Fedora 20 + Updates: Disk Scheduler: CFQ. SELinux: Enabled.

CentOS 7.0 vs. Scientific Linux 7.0apache: Static Web Page Servingxonotic: 1280 x 800 - Ultradbench: 6postmark: Disk Transaction Performancebuild-imagemagick: Time To Compilexonotic: 1280 x 800 - Highbuild-linux-kernel: Time To Compileopenarena: 1280 x 800encode-mp3: WAV To MP3c-ray: Total Timeencode-flac: WAV To FLACffte: N=64, 1D Complex FFT Routinecompress-pbzip2: 256MB File Compressionhimeno: Poisson Pressure Solverxonotic: 1280 x 800 - LowUbuntu 14.04 LTSCentOS 7.0.1406Scientific Linux 7.0 AlphaFedora 20Fedora 20 + Updates37802.8880.8847.82517354.5595.1572.8256.0812.1521.704.536069.847.631718.79154.4714729.9472.0655.29599349.1095.5467.8852.9312.1421.704.526073.838.311692.65164.1915442.1471.8652.43581551.7395.7166.6154.2012.1121.714.526070.707.501670.15179.6917370.3767.1845.43581347.5588.3165.8654.8312.3521.774.526069.227.491718.27156.4023314.3382.7745.17581547.66101.0166.5055.3712.2821.714.526068.647.941668.39204.07OpenBenchmarking.org

OpenArena

Resolution: 1280 x 800 - Total Frame Time

OpenBenchmarking.orgMilliseconds, Fewer Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.8Resolution: 1280 x 800 - Total Frame TimeUbuntu 14.04 LTSCentOS 7.0.1406Scientific Linux 7.0 AlphaFedora 20Fedora 20 + Updates816243240Min: 2 / Avg: 17.51 / Max: 39Min: 15 / Avg: 18.46 / Max: 26Min: 14 / Avg: 18.51 / Max: 26Min: 1 / Avg: 18.1 / Max: 39Min: 2 / Avg: 17.71 / Max: 38

Apache Benchmark

Static Web Page Serving

OpenBenchmarking.orgRequests Per Second, More Is BetterApache Benchmark 2.4.7Static Web Page ServingUbuntu 14.04 LTSCentOS 7.0.1406Scientific Linux 7.0 AlphaFedora 20Fedora 20 + Updates8K16K24K32K40KSE +/- 297.24, N = 3SE +/- 30.04, N = 3SE +/- 15.28, N = 3SE +/- 57.79, N = 3SE +/- 96.07, N = 337802.8814729.9415442.1417370.3723314.331. (CC) gcc options: -shared -fPIC -O2 -pthread

Xonotic

Resolution: 1280 x 800 - Effects Quality: Ultra

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.7Resolution: 1280 x 800 - Effects Quality: UltraUbuntu 14.04 LTSCentOS 7.0.1406Scientific Linux 7.0 AlphaFedora 20Fedora 20 + Updates20406080100SE +/- 1.23, N = 6SE +/- 0.69, N = 3SE +/- 0.62, N = 3SE +/- 0.88, N = 3SE +/- 1.19, N = 380.8872.0671.8667.1882.77MIN: 42 / MAX: 125MIN: 37 / MAX: 112MIN: 37 / MAX: 111MIN: 35 / MAX: 110MIN: 44 / MAX: 124

Dbench

Client Count: 6

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterDbench 4.0Client Count: 6Ubuntu 14.04 LTSCentOS 7.0.1406Scientific Linux 7.0 AlphaFedora 20Fedora 20 + Updates1224364860SE +/- 0.58, N = 3SE +/- 0.77, N = 6SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.38, N = 347.8255.2952.4345.4345.171. (CC) gcc options: -lpopt -O2

PostMark

Disk Transaction Performance

OpenBenchmarking.orgTPS, More Is BetterPostMark 1.51Disk Transaction PerformanceUbuntu 14.04 LTSCentOS 7.0.1406Scientific Linux 7.0 AlphaFedora 20Fedora 20 + Updates13002600390052006500SE +/- 35.33, N = 3SE +/- 104.00, N = 4SE +/- 78.24, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 78.24, N = 3517359935815581358151. (CC) gcc options: -O3

Timed ImageMagick Compilation

Time To Compile

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterTimed ImageMagick Compilation 6.8.1-10Time To CompileUbuntu 14.04 LTSCentOS 7.0.1406Scientific Linux 7.0 AlphaFedora 20Fedora 20 + Updates1224364860SE +/- 0.16, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.08, N = 3SE +/- 0.08, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 354.5549.1051.7347.5547.66

Xonotic

Resolution: 1280 x 800 - Effects Quality: High

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.7Resolution: 1280 x 800 - Effects Quality: HighUbuntu 14.04 LTSCentOS 7.0.1406Scientific Linux 7.0 AlphaFedora 20Fedora 20 + Updates20406080100SE +/- 0.29, N = 3SE +/- 0.10, N = 3SE +/- 1.47, N = 5SE +/- 2.10, N = 6SE +/- 2.01, N = 395.1595.5495.7188.31101.01MIN: 51 / MAX: 139MIN: 53 / MAX: 132MIN: 56 / MAX: 133MIN: 52 / MAX: 135MIN: 61 / MAX: 138

Timed Linux Kernel Compilation

Time To Compile

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterTimed Linux Kernel Compilation 3.1Time To CompileUbuntu 14.04 LTSCentOS 7.0.1406Scientific Linux 7.0 AlphaFedora 20Fedora 20 + Updates1632486480SE +/- 0.50, N = 3SE +/- 0.41, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.50, N = 3SE +/- 0.49, N = 372.8267.8866.6165.8666.50

OpenArena

Resolution: 1280 x 800

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.8Resolution: 1280 x 800Ubuntu 14.04 LTSCentOS 7.0.1406Scientific Linux 7.0 AlphaFedora 20Fedora 20 + Updates1326395265SE +/- 0.93, N = 4SE +/- 0.58, N = 3SE +/- 0.10, N = 3SE +/- 0.27, N = 3SE +/- 0.54, N = 356.0852.9354.2054.8355.37MIN: 2 / MAX: 4380MIN: 14 / MAX: 78MIN: 13 / MAX: 77MIN: 1 / MAX: 77MIN: 2

LAME MP3 Encoding

WAV To MP3

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterLAME MP3 Encoding 3.99.3WAV To MP3Ubuntu 14.04 LTSCentOS 7.0.1406Scientific Linux 7.0 AlphaFedora 20Fedora 20 + Updates3691215SE +/- 0.00, N = 5SE +/- 0.00, N = 5SE +/- 0.00, N = 5SE +/- 0.06, N = 5SE +/- 0.04, N = 512.1512.1412.1112.3512.28-lncurses1. (CC) gcc options: -O3 -fomit-frame-pointer -ffast-math -pipe -lm

C-Ray

Total Time

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterC-Ray 1.1Total TimeUbuntu 14.04 LTSCentOS 7.0.1406Scientific Linux 7.0 AlphaFedora 20Fedora 20 + Updates510152025SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 321.7021.7021.7121.7721.711. (CC) gcc options: -lm -lpthread -O3

FLAC Audio Encoding

WAV To FLAC

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterFLAC Audio Encoding 1.3.0WAV To FLACUbuntu 14.04 LTSCentOS 7.0.1406Scientific Linux 7.0 AlphaFedora 20Fedora 20 + Updates1.01932.03863.05794.07725.0965SE +/- 0.01, N = 5SE +/- 0.02, N = 5SE +/- 0.01, N = 5SE +/- 0.01, N = 5SE +/- 0.01, N = 54.534.524.524.524.52-logg1. (CXX) g++ options: -O2 -fvisibility=hidden -lm

FFTE

Test: N=64, 1D Complex FFT Routine

OpenBenchmarking.orgMFLOPS, More Is BetterFFTE 5.0Test: N=64, 1D Complex FFT RoutineUbuntu 14.04 LTSCentOS 7.0.1406Scientific Linux 7.0 AlphaFedora 20Fedora 20 + Updates13002600390052006500SE +/- 0.70, N = 3SE +/- 0.73, N = 3SE +/- 5.16, N = 3SE +/- 0.97, N = 3SE +/- 1.75, N = 36069.846073.836070.706069.226068.64-pthread -lmpi_f90 -lmpi_f77 -lmpi -ldl -lhwloc1. (F9X) gfortran options: -O3 -fomit-frame-pointer -fopenmp

Parallel BZIP2 Compression

256MB File Compression

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterParallel BZIP2 Compression 1.1.6256MB File CompressionUbuntu 14.04 LTSCentOS 7.0.1406Scientific Linux 7.0 AlphaFedora 20Fedora 20 + Updates246810SE +/- 0.15, N = 3SE +/- 0.50, N = 6SE +/- 0.08, N = 3SE +/- 0.10, N = 3SE +/- 0.34, N = 67.638.317.507.497.941. (CXX) g++ options: -O2 -pthread -lbz2 -lpthread

Himeno Benchmark

Poisson Pressure Solver

OpenBenchmarking.orgMFLOPS, More Is BetterHimeno Benchmark 3.0Poisson Pressure SolverUbuntu 14.04 LTSCentOS 7.0.1406Scientific Linux 7.0 AlphaFedora 20Fedora 20 + Updates400800120016002000SE +/- 1.18, N = 3SE +/- 23.60, N = 3SE +/- 46.87, N = 6SE +/- 1.12, N = 3SE +/- 27.56, N = 41718.791692.651670.151718.271668.391. (CC) gcc options: -O3

Xonotic

Resolution: 1280 x 800 - Effects Quality: Low

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.7Resolution: 1280 x 800 - Effects Quality: LowUbuntu 14.04 LTSCentOS 7.0.1406Scientific Linux 7.0 AlphaFedora 20Fedora 20 + Updates4080120160200SE +/- 0.43, N = 3SE +/- 0.29, N = 3SE +/- 10.28, N = 6SE +/- 10.48, N = 6SE +/- 1.09, N = 3154.47164.19179.69156.40204.07MIN: 106 / MAX: 235MIN: 106 / MAX: 272MIN: 112 / MAX: 349MIN: 98 / MAX: 342MIN: 126 / MAX: 347

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