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 nexuiz: 1366 x 768 - Yes - Off scimark2: Composite scimark2: Monte Carlo scimark2: Fast Fourier Transform scimark2: Sparse Matrix Multiply scimark2: Dense LU Matrix Factorization scimark2: Jacobi Successive Over-Relaxation compilebench: Compile compilebench: Initial Create compilebench: Read Compiled Tree xonotic: 1366 x 768 - Low xonotic: 1366 x 768 - High xonotic: 1366 x 768 - Ultra xonotic: 1366 x 768 - Ultimate himeno: Poisson Pressure Solver primesieve: 1e12 Prime Number Generation graphics-magick: Blur graphics-magick: Sharpen graphics-magick: Resizing graphics-magick: HWB Color Space graphics-magick: Local Adaptive Thresholding c-ray: Total Time openssl: 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 33.53 1040.00 389.61 189.93 1805.10 1696.88 1118.48 183.03 71.05 246.09 101.29 45.00 37.60 34.09 815.91 497.15 58 38 81 106 65 85.79 39.73 54.11 512.28 205.55 123.72 887.92 953.18 391.02 279.45 126.81 408.74 100.89 68.33 61.37 49.97 616.03 470.90 38 18 47 64 34 130.62 107.43 58.41 946.82 411.76 181.61 1653.23 1704.93 782.42 278.68 221.79 680.25 140.14 85.44 74.58 56.81 1197.82 265.94 71 33 90 124 68 73.53 190.53 OpenBenchmarking.org
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
SciMark Computational Test: Composite OpenBenchmarking.org Mflops, More Is Better SciMark 2.0 Computational Test: Composite Ubuntu 14.04 LTS + Mesa 10.3-dev Ubuntu 14.04 + Mesa 10.3-dev + Linux 3.16 OS X 10.9.4 200 400 600 800 1000 SE +/- 0.96, N = 4 SE +/- 1.46, N = 4 SE +/- 3.44, N = 4 512.28 946.82 1040.00
SciMark Computational Test: Monte Carlo OpenBenchmarking.org Mflops, More Is Better SciMark 2.0 Computational Test: Monte Carlo Ubuntu 14.04 LTS + Mesa 10.3-dev OS X 10.9.4 Ubuntu 14.04 + Mesa 10.3-dev + Linux 3.16 90 180 270 360 450 SE +/- 0.06, N = 4 SE +/- 8.22, N = 4 SE +/- 0.01, N = 4 205.55 389.61 411.76
SciMark Computational Test: Fast Fourier Transform OpenBenchmarking.org Mflops, More Is Better SciMark 2.0 Computational Test: Fast Fourier Transform Ubuntu 14.04 LTS + Mesa 10.3-dev Ubuntu 14.04 + Mesa 10.3-dev + Linux 3.16 OS X 10.9.4 40 80 120 160 200 SE +/- 4.39, N = 4 SE +/- 5.29, N = 4 SE +/- 0.82, N = 4 123.72 181.61 189.93
SciMark Computational Test: Sparse Matrix Multiply OpenBenchmarking.org Mflops, More Is Better SciMark 2.0 Computational Test: Sparse Matrix Multiply Ubuntu 14.04 LTS + Mesa 10.3-dev Ubuntu 14.04 + Mesa 10.3-dev + Linux 3.16 OS X 10.9.4 400 800 1200 1600 2000 SE +/- 3.38, N = 4 SE +/- 2.21, N = 4 SE +/- 15.81, N = 4 887.92 1653.23 1805.10
SciMark Computational Test: Dense LU Matrix Factorization OpenBenchmarking.org Mflops, More Is Better SciMark 2.0 Computational Test: Dense LU Matrix Factorization Ubuntu 14.04 LTS + Mesa 10.3-dev OS X 10.9.4 Ubuntu 14.04 + Mesa 10.3-dev + Linux 3.16 400 800 1200 1600 2000 SE +/- 0.78, N = 4 SE +/- 3.25, N = 4 SE +/- 5.78, N = 4 953.18 1696.88 1704.93
SciMark Computational Test: Jacobi Successive Over-Relaxation OpenBenchmarking.org Mflops, More Is Better SciMark 2.0 Computational Test: Jacobi Successive Over-Relaxation Ubuntu 14.04 LTS + Mesa 10.3-dev Ubuntu 14.04 + Mesa 10.3-dev + Linux 3.16 OS X 10.9.4 200 400 600 800 1000 SE +/- 0.23, N = 4 SE +/- 0.65, N = 3 SE +/- 0.69, N = 4 391.02 782.42 1118.48
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 + Mesa 10.3-dev + Linux 3.16 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS + Mesa 10.3-dev 60 120 180 240 300 SE +/- 2.04, N = 3 SE +/- 3.68, N = 3 SE +/- 2.62, N = 3 183.03 278.68 279.45
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
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
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 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS + Mesa 10.3-dev OS X 10.9.4 Ubuntu 14.04 + Mesa 10.3-dev + Linux 3.16 30 60 90 120 150 SE +/- 0.22, N = 3 SE +/- 0.44, N = 3 SE +/- 0.39, N = 3 100.89 101.29 140.14 MIN: 60 / MAX: 198 MIN: 37 / MAX: 231 MIN: 94 / MAX: 247
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
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
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
Himeno Benchmark Poisson Pressure Solver OpenBenchmarking.org MFLOPS, More Is Better Himeno Benchmark 3.0 Poisson Pressure Solver Ubuntu 14.04 LTS + Mesa 10.3-dev OS X 10.9.4 Ubuntu 14.04 + Mesa 10.3-dev + Linux 3.16 300 600 900 1200 1500 SE +/- 2.32, N = 3 SE +/- 1.01, N = 3 SE +/- 9.51, N = 3 616.03 815.91 1197.82 1. (CC) gcc options: -O3
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 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS + Mesa 10.3-dev OS X 10.9.4 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 38 58 71 -std=gnu99 -fopenmp -pthread -ljbig -lwebp -ljpeg -lXext -lX11 -llzma -lgomp -lbz2 -lxml2 -std=gnu99 -fopenmp -pthread -ljbig -lwebp -ljpeg -lXext -lX11 -llzma -lgomp 1. (CC) gcc options: -O2 -lz -lm -lpthread
GraphicsMagick Operation: Sharpen OpenBenchmarking.org Iterations Per Minute, More Is Better GraphicsMagick 1.3.19 Operation: Sharpen Ubuntu 14.04 LTS + Mesa 10.3-dev Ubuntu 14.04 + Mesa 10.3-dev + Linux 3.16 OS X 10.9.4 9 18 27 36 45 SE +/- 0.33, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 18 33 38 -std=gnu99 -fopenmp -pthread -ljbig -lwebp -ljpeg -lXext -lX11 -llzma -lgomp -std=gnu99 -fopenmp -pthread -ljbig -lwebp -ljpeg -lXext -lX11 -llzma -lgomp -lbz2 -lxml2 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 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS + Mesa 10.3-dev OS X 10.9.4 Ubuntu 14.04 + Mesa 10.3-dev + Linux 3.16 20 40 60 80 100 SE +/- 0.33, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 47 81 90 -std=gnu99 -fopenmp -pthread -ljbig -lwebp -ljpeg -lXext -lX11 -llzma -lgomp -lbz2 -lxml2 -std=gnu99 -fopenmp -pthread -ljbig -lwebp -ljpeg -lXext -lX11 -llzma -lgomp 1. (CC) gcc options: -O2 -lz -lm -lpthread
GraphicsMagick Operation: HWB Color Space OpenBenchmarking.org Iterations Per Minute, More Is Better GraphicsMagick 1.3.19 Operation: HWB Color Space Ubuntu 14.04 LTS + Mesa 10.3-dev OS X 10.9.4 Ubuntu 14.04 + Mesa 10.3-dev + Linux 3.16 30 60 90 120 150 SE +/- 0.33, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.33, N = 3 64 106 124 -std=gnu99 -fopenmp -pthread -ljbig -lwebp -ljpeg -lXext -lX11 -llzma -lgomp -lbz2 -lxml2 -std=gnu99 -fopenmp -pthread -ljbig -lwebp -ljpeg -lXext -lX11 -llzma -lgomp 1. (CC) gcc options: -O2 -lz -lm -lpthread
GraphicsMagick Operation: Local Adaptive Thresholding OpenBenchmarking.org Iterations Per Minute, More Is Better GraphicsMagick 1.3.19 Operation: Local Adaptive Thresholding Ubuntu 14.04 LTS + Mesa 10.3-dev OS X 10.9.4 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 34 65 68 -std=gnu99 -fopenmp -pthread -ljbig -lwebp -ljpeg -lXext -lX11 -llzma -lgomp -lbz2 -lxml2 -std=gnu99 -fopenmp -pthread -ljbig -lwebp -ljpeg -lXext -lX11 -llzma -lgomp 1. (CC) gcc options: -O2 -lz -lm -lpthread
C-Ray Total Time OpenBenchmarking.org Seconds, Fewer Is Better C-Ray 1.1 Total Time Ubuntu 14.04 LTS + Mesa 10.3-dev OS X 10.9.4 Ubuntu 14.04 + Mesa 10.3-dev + Linux 3.16 30 60 90 120 150 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 130.62 85.79 73.53 1. (CC) gcc options: -lm -lpthread -O3
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
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