Intel Core i7 Haswell-E Fedora 21 Alpha Linux Fedora 21 Alpha benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com. Fedora 20: Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.00GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Haswell-E DMI2, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 128GB Crucial_CT128MX1, Graphics: Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 6870 1024MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Intel Connection 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: radeon 7.2.99, OpenGL: 3.1 Mesa 9.2.3 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.8.3 20140911, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 Fedora 20 + Updates: Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Haswell-E DMI2, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 128GB Crucial_CT128MX1, Graphics: Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 6870 1024MB, Audio: Intel Wellsburg HD Audio, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Intel Connection OS: Fedora 20, Kernel: 3.16.2-201.fc20.x86_64 (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.10.4, Display Server: X Server 1.14.4, Display Driver: radeon 7.2.99, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.1.5 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.8.3 20140911, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 openSUSE 13.2 Beta 1: Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Haswell-E DMI2, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 128GB Crucial_CT128MX1, Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 6870 1024MB, Audio: Intel Wellsburg HD Audio, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Intel Connection OS: openSUSE 13.2beta1, Kernel: 3.16.2-1.gdcee397-desktop (x86_64), Desktop: KDE 4.14.0, Display Server: X Server 1.16.0, Display Driver: radeon 7.4.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8.3, File-System: xfs, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 Fedora 21 Alpha: Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Haswell-E DMI2, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 128GB Crucial_CT128MX1, Graphics: Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 6870 1024MB, Audio: Intel Wellsburg HD Audio, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Intel Connection OS: Fedora 21, Kernel: 3.16.1-301.fc21.x86_64 (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.13.91, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.3.0-rc1 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.9.1 20140912, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 Fedora 21 Updates + Nodebug: Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E5 v3/Core, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 128GB Crucial_CT128MX1, Graphics: Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 6870 1024MB, Audio: Intel C610/X99, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Intel Connection OS: Fedora 21, Kernel: 3.17.0-0.rc6.git0.1.fc22.x86_64 (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.13.92, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.3.0-rc3 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.9.1 20140912, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 Compile Bench 0.6 Test: Compile MB/s > Higher Is Better openSUSE 13.2 Beta 1 ........ 600.41 |========================================= Fedora 21 Alpha ............. 527.62 |==================================== Fedora 21 Updates + Nodebug . 522.80 |==================================== Compile Bench 0.6 Test: Initial Create MB/s > Higher Is Better openSUSE 13.2 Beta 1 ........ 195.19 |========================================= Fedora 21 Alpha ............. 177.60 |===================================== Fedora 21 Updates + Nodebug . 180.32 |====================================== PostMark 1.51 Disk Transaction Performance TPS > Higher Is Better openSUSE 13.2 Beta 1 ........ 4312 |====================================== Fedora 21 Alpha ............. 4808 |========================================== Fedora 21 Updates + Nodebug . 4934 |=========================================== Flexible IO Tester 2.1.11 Test: Intel IOMeter File Server Access Pattern - Disk Target: Default Test Directory - Result: Write MB/s MB/s > Higher Is Better openSUSE 13.2 Beta 1 ........ 15.49 |============================= Fedora 21 Alpha ............. 22.25 |========================================== Fedora 21 Updates + Nodebug . 22.22 |========================================== Flexible IO Tester 2.1.11 Test: Intel IOMeter File Server Access Pattern - Disk Target: Default Test Directory - Result: Read MB/s MB/s > Higher Is Better openSUSE 13.2 Beta 1 ........ 62.20 |============================= Fedora 21 Alpha ............. 88.52 |========================================== Fedora 21 Updates + Nodebug . 88.63 |========================================== Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Fedora 20 + Updates ......... 96.87 |======================================= openSUSE 13.2 Beta 1 ........ 89.22 |==================================== Fedora 21 Alpha ............. 83.98 |================================== Fedora 21 Updates + Nodebug . 101.99 |========================================= Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: High Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Fedora 20 + Updates ......... 137.32 |===================================== openSUSE 13.2 Beta 1 ........ 123.67 |================================== Fedora 21 Alpha ............. 113.64 |=============================== Fedora 21 Updates + Nodebug . 150.62 |========================================= Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Low Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Fedora 20 + Updates ......... 246.25 |========================================= openSUSE 13.2 Beta 1 ........ 241.11 |======================================== Fedora 21 Alpha ............. 236.95 |======================================= Fedora 21 Updates + Nodebug . 239.33 |======================================== GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Pixmark Volplosion - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Points > Higher Is Better Fedora 20 + Updates ......... 23598 |========================================== Fedora 21 Alpha ............. 22547 |======================================== Fedora 21 Updates + Nodebug . 23308 |========================================= GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Pixmark Piano - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Points > Higher Is Better Fedora 20 + Updates ......... 34248 |========================================== Fedora 21 Updates + Nodebug . 34533 |========================================== GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Triangle - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Points > Higher Is Better Fedora 20 + Updates ......... 83688 |========================================== openSUSE 13.2 Beta 1 ........ 49355 |========================= Fedora 21 Alpha ............. 49377 |========================= Fedora 21 Updates + Nodebug . 75743 |====================================== GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Furmark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Points > Higher Is Better Fedora 20 + Updates ......... 974 |============================================ openSUSE 13.2 Beta 1 ........ 965 |============================================ Fedora 21 Alpha ............. 963 |============================================ Fedora 21 Updates + Nodebug . 884 |======================================== GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Plot3D - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Points > Higher Is Better Fedora 20 + Updates ......... 17895 |========================================== openSUSE 13.2 Beta 1 ........ 15398 |==================================== Fedora 21 Alpha ............. 15241 |==================================== Fedora 21 Updates + Nodebug . 16457 |======================================= Tesseract 2014-05-12 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Fedora 20 ................... 84.02 |========================== Fedora 20 + Updates ......... 133.29 |========================================= Fedora 21 Alpha ............. 115.89 |==================================== Fedora 21 Updates + Nodebug . 132.96 |========================================= OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better Fedora 20 ................... MIN: 3.0 AVG: 6.4 MAX: 18.0 Fedora 20 + Updates ......... MIN: 2.0 AVG: 6.3 MAX: 21.0 openSUSE 13.2 Beta 1 ........ MIN: 2.0 AVG: 7.0 MAX: 24.0 Fedora 21 Alpha ............. MIN: 2.0 AVG: 5.8 MAX: 22.0 Fedora 21 Updates + Nodebug . MIN: 3.0 AVG: 6.2 MAX: 13.0 OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Fedora 20 ................... 153.00 |===================================== Fedora 20 + Updates ......... 158.63 |====================================== openSUSE 13.2 Beta 1 ........ 147.67 |=================================== Fedora 21 Alpha ............. 170.73 |========================================= Fedora 21 Updates + Nodebug . 158.67 |====================================== OpenSSL 1.0.1g RSA 4096-bit Performance Signs Per Second > Higher Is Better Fedora 20 ................... 1062.17 |======================================== Fedora 20 + Updates ......... 1053.50 |======================================== openSUSE 13.2 Beta 1 ........ 1052.50 |======================================== Fedora 21 Alpha ............. 1026.63 |======================================= Fedora 21 Updates + Nodebug . 1024.12 |======================================= N-Queens 1.0 Elapsed Time Seconds < Lower Is Better Fedora 20 ................... 22.24 |=================================== Fedora 20 + Updates ......... 22.32 |=================================== Fedora 21 Alpha ............. 26.47 |========================================== Fedora 21 Updates + Nodebug . 23.11 |===================================== FFmpeg 2.1.1 H.264 HD To NTSC DV Seconds < Lower Is Better Fedora 20 ................... 20.76 |=================================== Fedora 20 + Updates ......... 23.85 |======================================== openSUSE 13.2 Beta 1 ........ 23.80 |======================================== Fedora 21 Alpha ............. 23.52 |======================================== Fedora 21 Updates + Nodebug . 24.92 |========================================== C-Ray 1.1 Total Time Seconds < Lower Is Better Fedora 20 ................... 13.46 |=========================== Fedora 20 + Updates ......... 13.47 |=========================== openSUSE 13.2 Beta 1 ........ 13.46 |=========================== Fedora 21 Alpha ............. 20.96 |========================================== Fedora 21 Updates + Nodebug . 14.83 |============================== Timed Linux Kernel Compilation 3.1 Time To Compile Seconds < Lower Is Better Fedora 20 ................... 43.29 |=============== Fedora 20 + Updates ......... 43.73 |=============== Fedora 21 Alpha ............. 121.45 |========================================= Fedora 21 Updates + Nodebug . 63.39 |===================== x264 2014-01-09 H.264 Video Encoding Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Fedora 20 ................... 168.75 |=========================== Fedora 20 + Updates ......... 258.03 |========================================= openSUSE 13.2 Beta 1 ........ 251.78 |======================================== Fedora 21 Alpha ............. 170.28 |=========================== Fedora 21 Updates + Nodebug . 217.04 |================================== John The Ripper 1.8.0 Test: MD5 Real C/S > Higher Is Better Fedora 20 ................... 144148 |========================================= Fedora 20 + Updates ......... 144420 |========================================= openSUSE 13.2 Beta 1 ........ 144148 |========================================= Fedora 21 Alpha ............. 95203 |=========================== Fedora 21 Updates + Nodebug . 89989 |========================== John The Ripper 1.8.0 Test: Traditional DES Real C/S > Higher Is Better Fedora 20 ................... 17646333 |======================================= Fedora 20 + Updates ......... 17270667 |====================================== openSUSE 13.2 Beta 1 ........ 17276333 |====================================== Fedora 21 Alpha ............. 2143833 |===== Fedora 21 Updates + Nodebug . 11989833 |========================== John The Ripper 1.8.0 Test: Blowfish Real C/S > Higher Is Better Fedora 20 ................... 11302 |========================================== Fedora 20 + Updates ......... 11313 |========================================== openSUSE 13.2 Beta 1 ........ 11308 |========================================== Fedora 21 Alpha ............. 4913 |================== Fedora 21 Updates + Nodebug . 6881 |==========================