Benchmarks of Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and Apple Mac OS X 10.9.4 on the same MacBook Air Haswell model. Tests for a future article on Phoronix.com.
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OS X 10.9.4 vs. Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Processor Motherboard Chipset Memory Disk Graphics Monitor Audio Network OS Kernel Compiler File-System Screen Resolution Desktop Display Server Display Driver OpenGL OS X 10.9.4 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS + Mesa 10.3-dev Ubuntu 14.04 + Mesa 10.3-dev + Linux 3.16 Intel Core i5 @ 1.30GHz (2 Cores) Apple MacBook Air Apple SSD 2 x 2048 MB DDR3-1600MHz 121GB APPLE SSD SD0128F Intel HD 5000 1536MB Color LCD OS X 10.9.4 13.3.0 (x86_64) Apple LLVM 5.1 (clang-503.0.40) (based on LLVM 3.4svn) + GCC 4.2.1 + Xcode 5.1.1 Journaled HFS+ 1366x768 Intel Core i5-4250U @ 1.30GHz (4 Cores) Apple Mac-35C1E88140C3E6CF Intel Haswell-ULT DRAM 4096MB 121GB APPLE SSD SD0128 Intel Haswell-ULT IGP (1000MHz) Intel Haswell-ULT HD Audio Broadcom BCM4360 802.11ac Wireless Ubuntu 14.04 3.13.0-30-generic (x86_64) Xfce 4.10 X Server 1.15.1 intel 2.99.912 3.3 Mesa 10.3.0-devel GCC 4.8.2 ext4 Intel Core i5-4250U @ 2.60GHz (4 Cores) 3.16.0-999-generic (x86_64) OpenBenchmarking.org System Details - OS X 10.9.4: Python 2.7.5. - Ubuntu 14.04 LTS + Mesa 10.3-dev: Disk Scheduler: DEADLINE. Python 2.7.6. - Ubuntu 14.04 + Mesa 10.3-dev + Linux 3.16: Disk Scheduler: DEADLINE. Python 2.7.6. Compiler Details - Ubuntu 14.04 LTS + Mesa 10.3-dev, Ubuntu 14.04 + Mesa 10.3-dev + Linux 3.16: --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 - Ubuntu 14.04 LTS + Mesa 10.3-dev, Ubuntu 14.04 + Mesa 10.3-dev + Linux 3.16: DEADLINE / data=ordered,errors=remount-ro,relatime,rw Processor Details - Ubuntu 14.04 LTS + Mesa 10.3-dev: Scaling Governor: acpi-cpufreq ondemand - Ubuntu 14.04 + Mesa 10.3-dev + Linux 3.16: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate performance Graphics Details - Ubuntu 14.04 LTS + Mesa 10.3-dev, Ubuntu 14.04 + Mesa 10.3-dev + Linux 3.16: SNA
OS X 10.9.4 vs. Ubuntu 14.04 LTS openssl: RSA 4096-bit Performance compilebench: Initial Create scimark2: Jacobi Successive Over-Relaxation compilebench: Read Compiled Tree graphics-magick: Sharpen scimark2: Sparse Matrix Multiply scimark2: Composite scimark2: Monte Carlo graphics-magick: Local Adaptive Thresholding xonotic: 1366 x 768 - Ultra himeno: Poisson Pressure Solver graphics-magick: HWB Color Space graphics-magick: Resizing xonotic: 1366 x 768 - High primesieve: 1e12 Prime Number Generation graphics-magick: Blur scimark2: Dense LU Matrix Factorization c-ray: Total Time nexuiz: 1366 x 768 - Yes - Off xonotic: 1366 x 768 - Ultimate compilebench: Compile xonotic: 1366 x 768 - Low scimark2: Fast Fourier Transform OS X 10.9.4 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS + Mesa 10.3-dev Ubuntu 14.04 + Mesa 10.3-dev + Linux 3.16 39.73 71.05 1118.48 246.09 38 1805.10 1040.00 389.61 65 37.60 815.91 106 81 45.00 497.15 58 1696.88 85.79 33.53 34.09 183.03 101.29 189.93 107.43 126.81 391.02 408.74 18 887.92 512.28 205.55 34 61.37 616.03 64 47 68.33 470.90 38 953.18 130.62 54.11 49.97 279.45 100.89 123.72 190.53 221.79 782.42 680.25 33 1653.23 946.82 411.76 68 74.58 1197.82 124 90 85.44 265.94 71 1704.93 73.53 58.41 56.81 278.68 140.14 181.61 OpenBenchmarking.org
OpenSSL RSA 4096-bit Performance OpenBenchmarking.org Signs Per Second, More Is Better OpenSSL 1.0.1g RSA 4096-bit Performance OS X 10.9.4 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS + Mesa 10.3-dev Ubuntu 14.04 + Mesa 10.3-dev + Linux 3.16 40 80 120 160 200 SE +/- 0.62, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.07, N = 3 39.73 107.43 190.53 -arch -fomit-frame-pointer -m64 -ldl -m64 -ldl 1. (CC) gcc options: -O3 -lssl -lcrypto
Compile Bench Test: Initial Create OpenBenchmarking.org MB/s, More Is Better Compile Bench 0.6 Test: Initial Create OS X 10.9.4 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS + Mesa 10.3-dev Ubuntu 14.04 + Mesa 10.3-dev + Linux 3.16 50 100 150 200 250 SE +/- 0.22, N = 3 SE +/- 0.70, N = 3 SE +/- 5.95, N = 3 71.05 126.81 221.79
SciMark Computational Test: Jacobi Successive Over-Relaxation OpenBenchmarking.org Mflops, More Is Better SciMark 2.0 Computational Test: Jacobi Successive Over-Relaxation OS X 10.9.4 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS + Mesa 10.3-dev Ubuntu 14.04 + Mesa 10.3-dev + Linux 3.16 200 400 600 800 1000 SE +/- 0.69, N = 4 SE +/- 0.23, N = 4 SE +/- 0.65, N = 3 1118.48 391.02 782.42
Compile Bench Test: Read Compiled Tree OpenBenchmarking.org MB/s, More Is Better Compile Bench 0.6 Test: Read Compiled Tree OS X 10.9.4 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS + Mesa 10.3-dev Ubuntu 14.04 + Mesa 10.3-dev + Linux 3.16 150 300 450 600 750 SE +/- 2.52, N = 3 SE +/- 2.60, N = 3 SE +/- 0.31, N = 3 246.09 408.74 680.25
GraphicsMagick Operation: Sharpen OpenBenchmarking.org Iterations Per Minute, More Is Better GraphicsMagick 1.3.19 Operation: Sharpen OS X 10.9.4 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS + Mesa 10.3-dev Ubuntu 14.04 + Mesa 10.3-dev + Linux 3.16 9 18 27 36 45 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.33, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 38 18 33 -lbz2 -lxml2 -std=gnu99 -fopenmp -pthread -ljbig -lwebp -ljpeg -lXext -lX11 -llzma -lgomp -std=gnu99 -fopenmp -pthread -ljbig -lwebp -ljpeg -lXext -lX11 -llzma -lgomp 1. (CC) gcc options: -O2 -lz -lm -lpthread
SciMark Computational Test: Sparse Matrix Multiply OpenBenchmarking.org Mflops, More Is Better SciMark 2.0 Computational Test: Sparse Matrix Multiply OS X 10.9.4 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS + Mesa 10.3-dev Ubuntu 14.04 + Mesa 10.3-dev + Linux 3.16 400 800 1200 1600 2000 SE +/- 15.81, N = 4 SE +/- 3.38, N = 4 SE +/- 2.21, N = 4 1805.10 887.92 1653.23
SciMark Computational Test: Composite OpenBenchmarking.org Mflops, More Is Better SciMark 2.0 Computational Test: Composite OS X 10.9.4 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS + Mesa 10.3-dev Ubuntu 14.04 + Mesa 10.3-dev + Linux 3.16 200 400 600 800 1000 SE +/- 3.44, N = 4 SE +/- 0.96, N = 4 SE +/- 1.46, N = 4 1040.00 512.28 946.82
SciMark Computational Test: Monte Carlo OpenBenchmarking.org Mflops, More Is Better SciMark 2.0 Computational Test: Monte Carlo OS X 10.9.4 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS + Mesa 10.3-dev Ubuntu 14.04 + Mesa 10.3-dev + Linux 3.16 90 180 270 360 450 SE +/- 8.22, N = 4 SE +/- 0.06, N = 4 SE +/- 0.01, N = 4 389.61 205.55 411.76
GraphicsMagick Operation: Local Adaptive Thresholding OpenBenchmarking.org Iterations Per Minute, More Is Better GraphicsMagick 1.3.19 Operation: Local Adaptive Thresholding OS X 10.9.4 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS + Mesa 10.3-dev Ubuntu 14.04 + Mesa 10.3-dev + Linux 3.16 15 30 45 60 75 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.33, N = 3 65 34 68 -lbz2 -lxml2 -std=gnu99 -fopenmp -pthread -ljbig -lwebp -ljpeg -lXext -lX11 -llzma -lgomp -std=gnu99 -fopenmp -pthread -ljbig -lwebp -ljpeg -lXext -lX11 -llzma -lgomp 1. (CC) gcc options: -O2 -lz -lm -lpthread
Xonotic Resolution: 1366 x 768 - Effects Quality: Ultra OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1366 x 768 - Effects Quality: Ultra OS X 10.9.4 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS + Mesa 10.3-dev Ubuntu 14.04 + Mesa 10.3-dev + Linux 3.16 20 40 60 80 100 SE +/- 0.35, N = 3 SE +/- 0.18, N = 3 SE +/- 0.80, N = 3 37.60 61.37 74.58 MIN: 12 / MAX: 134 MIN: 31 / MAX: 117 MIN: 36 / MAX: 139
Himeno Benchmark Poisson Pressure Solver OpenBenchmarking.org MFLOPS, More Is Better Himeno Benchmark 3.0 Poisson Pressure Solver OS X 10.9.4 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS + Mesa 10.3-dev Ubuntu 14.04 + Mesa 10.3-dev + Linux 3.16 300 600 900 1200 1500 SE +/- 1.01, N = 3 SE +/- 2.32, N = 3 SE +/- 9.51, N = 3 815.91 616.03 1197.82 1. (CC) gcc options: -O3
GraphicsMagick Operation: HWB Color Space OpenBenchmarking.org Iterations Per Minute, More Is Better GraphicsMagick 1.3.19 Operation: HWB Color Space OS X 10.9.4 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS + Mesa 10.3-dev Ubuntu 14.04 + Mesa 10.3-dev + Linux 3.16 30 60 90 120 150 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.33, N = 3 SE +/- 0.33, N = 3 106 64 124 -lbz2 -lxml2 -std=gnu99 -fopenmp -pthread -ljbig -lwebp -ljpeg -lXext -lX11 -llzma -lgomp -std=gnu99 -fopenmp -pthread -ljbig -lwebp -ljpeg -lXext -lX11 -llzma -lgomp 1. (CC) gcc options: -O2 -lz -lm -lpthread
GraphicsMagick Operation: Resizing OpenBenchmarking.org Iterations Per Minute, More Is Better GraphicsMagick 1.3.19 Operation: Resizing OS X 10.9.4 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS + Mesa 10.3-dev Ubuntu 14.04 + Mesa 10.3-dev + Linux 3.16 20 40 60 80 100 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.33, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 81 47 90 -lbz2 -lxml2 -std=gnu99 -fopenmp -pthread -ljbig -lwebp -ljpeg -lXext -lX11 -llzma -lgomp -std=gnu99 -fopenmp -pthread -ljbig -lwebp -ljpeg -lXext -lX11 -llzma -lgomp 1. (CC) gcc options: -O2 -lz -lm -lpthread
Xonotic Resolution: 1366 x 768 - Effects Quality: High OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1366 x 768 - Effects Quality: High OS X 10.9.4 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS + Mesa 10.3-dev Ubuntu 14.04 + Mesa 10.3-dev + Linux 3.16 20 40 60 80 100 SE +/- 0.23, N = 3 SE +/- 0.39, N = 3 SE +/- 0.14, N = 3 45.00 68.33 85.44 MIN: 16 / MAX: 140 MIN: 37 / MAX: 121 MIN: 51 / MAX: 144
Primesieve 1e12 Prime Number Generation OpenBenchmarking.org Seconds, Fewer Is Better Primesieve 5.0 1e12 Prime Number Generation OS X 10.9.4 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS + Mesa 10.3-dev Ubuntu 14.04 + Mesa 10.3-dev + Linux 3.16 110 220 330 440 550 SE +/- 0.11, N = 3 SE +/- 0.06, N = 3 SE +/- 0.19, N = 3 497.15 470.90 265.94 -fopenmp -fopenmp 1. (CXX) g++ options: -O2
GraphicsMagick Operation: Blur OpenBenchmarking.org Iterations Per Minute, More Is Better GraphicsMagick 1.3.19 Operation: Blur OS X 10.9.4 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS + Mesa 10.3-dev Ubuntu 14.04 + Mesa 10.3-dev + Linux 3.16 16 32 48 64 80 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 58 38 71 -lbz2 -lxml2 -std=gnu99 -fopenmp -pthread -ljbig -lwebp -ljpeg -lXext -lX11 -llzma -lgomp -std=gnu99 -fopenmp -pthread -ljbig -lwebp -ljpeg -lXext -lX11 -llzma -lgomp 1. (CC) gcc options: -O2 -lz -lm -lpthread
SciMark Computational Test: Dense LU Matrix Factorization OpenBenchmarking.org Mflops, More Is Better SciMark 2.0 Computational Test: Dense LU Matrix Factorization OS X 10.9.4 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS + Mesa 10.3-dev Ubuntu 14.04 + Mesa 10.3-dev + Linux 3.16 400 800 1200 1600 2000 SE +/- 3.25, N = 4 SE +/- 0.78, N = 4 SE +/- 5.78, N = 4 1696.88 953.18 1704.93
C-Ray Total Time OpenBenchmarking.org Seconds, Fewer Is Better C-Ray 1.1 Total Time OS X 10.9.4 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS + Mesa 10.3-dev Ubuntu 14.04 + Mesa 10.3-dev + Linux 3.16 30 60 90 120 150 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 85.79 130.62 73.53 1. (CC) gcc options: -lm -lpthread -O3
Nexuiz Resolution: 1366 x 768 - HDR: Yes - Sound: Off OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Nexuiz 2.5.2 Resolution: 1366 x 768 - HDR: Yes - Sound: Off OS X 10.9.4 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS + Mesa 10.3-dev Ubuntu 14.04 + Mesa 10.3-dev + Linux 3.16 13 26 39 52 65 SE +/- 0.10, N = 3 SE +/- 0.47, N = 3 SE +/- 0.35, N = 3 33.53 54.11 58.41 MIN: 15 / MAX: 103 MIN: 29 / MAX: 130 MIN: 26 / MAX: 127
Xonotic Resolution: 1366 x 768 - Effects Quality: Ultimate OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1366 x 768 - Effects Quality: Ultimate OS X 10.9.4 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS + Mesa 10.3-dev Ubuntu 14.04 + Mesa 10.3-dev + Linux 3.16 13 26 39 52 65 SE +/- 0.04, N = 3 SE +/- 0.21, N = 3 SE +/- 0.23, N = 3 34.09 49.97 56.81 MIN: 11 / MAX: 117 MIN: 16 / MAX: 103 MIN: 22 / MAX: 121
Compile Bench Test: Compile OpenBenchmarking.org MB/s, More Is Better Compile Bench 0.6 Test: Compile OS X 10.9.4 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS + Mesa 10.3-dev Ubuntu 14.04 + Mesa 10.3-dev + Linux 3.16 60 120 180 240 300 SE +/- 2.04, N = 3 SE +/- 2.62, N = 3 SE +/- 3.68, N = 3 183.03 279.45 278.68
Xonotic Resolution: 1366 x 768 - Effects Quality: Low OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1366 x 768 - Effects Quality: Low OS X 10.9.4 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS + Mesa 10.3-dev Ubuntu 14.04 + Mesa 10.3-dev + Linux 3.16 30 60 90 120 150 SE +/- 0.44, N = 3 SE +/- 0.22, N = 3 SE +/- 0.39, N = 3 101.29 100.89 140.14 MIN: 37 / MAX: 231 MIN: 60 / MAX: 198 MIN: 94 / MAX: 247
SciMark Computational Test: Fast Fourier Transform OpenBenchmarking.org Mflops, More Is Better SciMark 2.0 Computational Test: Fast Fourier Transform OS X 10.9.4 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS + Mesa 10.3-dev Ubuntu 14.04 + Mesa 10.3-dev + Linux 3.16 40 80 120 160 200 SE +/- 0.82, N = 4 SE +/- 4.39, N = 4 SE +/- 5.29, N = 4 189.93 123.72 181.61
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