Scientific Linux 7.0 vs. 6.6

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Scientific Linux 7.0 vs. 6.6 ProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioMonitorNetworkOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerDisplay DriverOpenGLCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionScientific Linux 7.0Scientific Linux 6.6Intel Xeon E5-2687W v3 @ 3.50GHz (20 Cores)MSI X99S SLI PLUS (MS-7885) v1.0Intel Haswell-E DMI216384MB240GB OCZ VERTEX3 + 80GB INTEL SSDSCKGW08eVGA NVIDIA Device 0fc8 1024MBRealtek ALC892VE228Intel ConnectionScientific Linux 7.03.10.0-123.9.2.el7.x86_64 (x86_64)GNOME Shell 3.8.4X Server 1.15.0nouveau 1.0.103.1 Mesa 9.2.5 Gallium 0.4GCC 4.8.2 20140120xfs1920x1080Intel Xeon E5-2687W v3 @ 3.10GHz (20 Cores)Intel Xeon E5 v3/CoreeVGA NVIDIA GeForce GT 740 1024MB (324/648MHz)Intel C610/X99Scientific 6.62.6.32-504.el6.x86_64 (x86_64)GNOME 2.28.22.1 Mesa 10.1.2GCC 4.4.7 20120313ext4OpenBenchmarking.orgCompiler Details- Scientific Linux 7.0: --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 6.6: --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-java-awt=gtk --enable-java-maintainer-mode --enable-languages=c,c++,objc,obj-c++,java,fortran,ada --enable-libgcj-multifile --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --mandir=/usr/share/man --with-arch_32=i686 --with-cloog --with-ppl --with-tune=generic Disk Details- Scientific Linux 7.0: CFQ / attr2,inode64,noquota,relatime,rw,seclabel- Scientific Linux 6.6: CFQ / barrier=1,data=ordered,relatime,rw,seclabelProcessor Details- Scientific Linux 7.0: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave- Scientific Linux 6.6: Scaling Governor: acpi-cpufreq ondemandSystem Details- Scientific Linux 7.0: Disk Scheduler: CFQ. Python 2.7.5. SELinux: Enabled.- Scientific Linux 6.6: Disk Scheduler: CFQ. Python 2.6.6. SELinux: Enabled.

Scientific Linux 7.0 vs. Scientific Linux 6.6 ComparisonPhoronix Test SuiteBaseline+17.5%+17.5%+35%+35%+52.5%+52.5%52%46.6%17.1%9.1%8.5%8.1%8%5.9%2.5%Total Time69.8%S.W.P.SRand Read - POSIX AIO - No - 16KB - MB/sOpenMP MRI-Q30.8%OpenMP LavaMDResizing14%HWB Color Space12.4%P.P.SRand Write - POSIX AIO - No - 16KB - MB/sG.I.R.1.SCompileD.T.P7.9%OpenMP CFD SolverInitial Create3.2%O.SC-RayApache BenchmarkFlexible IO TesterParboilRodiniaGraphicsMagickGraphicsMagickHimeno BenchmarkFlexible IO TesterSmallptCompile BenchPostMarkRodiniaCompile BenchRodiniaScientific Linux 7.0Scientific Linux 6.6

Scientific Linux 7.0 vs. 6.6 fio: Rand Read - POSIX AIO - No - 16KB - Default Test Directory - MB/sfio: Rand Write - POSIX AIO - No - 16KB - Default Test Directory - MB/scompilebench: Compilecompilebench: Initial Createpostmark: Disk Transaction Performanceparboil: OpenMP CUTCPparboil: OpenMP MRI-Qparboil: OpenMP MRI Griddingrodinia: OpenMP LavaMDrodinia: OpenMP CFD Solverrodinia: OpenMP Streamclustergraphics-magick: Resizinggraphics-magick: HWB Color Spacehimeno: Poisson Pressure Solverbuild-linux-kernel: Time To Compilec-ray: Total Timesmallpt: Global Illumination Renderer; 100 Samplesencode-mp3: WAV To MP3apache: Static Web Page ServingScientific Linux 7.0Scientific Linux 6.680.29152.61826.06164.4553967.2616.40108.27320.2937.2919.951872091688.1948.0711.094013.8411899.23117.68165.54892.33159.2850007.3821.45108.93273.5735.2119.471641861841.3848.2118.833713.8118087.95OpenBenchmarking.org

Flexible IO Tester

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterFlexible IO Tester 2.1.13Type: Random Read - IO Engine: POSIX AIO - Buffered: No - Block Size: 16KB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory - Result: MB/sScientific Linux 7.0Scientific Linux 6.6306090120150SE +/- 2.09, N = 6SE +/- 0.07, N = 380.29117.68-lz1. (CC) gcc options: -rdynamic -std=gnu99 -O3 -ffast-math -include -lrt -laio -lm -lpthread -ldl
OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterFlexible IO Tester 2.1.13Type: Random Read - IO Engine: POSIX AIO - Buffered: No - Block Size: 16KB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory - Result: MB/sScientific Linux 7.0Scientific Linux 6.620406080100Min: 75.3 / Avg: 80.29 / Max: 87.83Min: 117.55 / Avg: 117.68 / Max: 117.791. (CC) gcc options: -rdynamic -std=gnu99 -O3 -ffast-math -include -lrt -laio -lm -lpthread -ldl

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterFlexible IO Tester 2.1.13Type: Random Write - IO Engine: POSIX AIO - Buffered: No - Block Size: 16KB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory - Result: MB/sScientific Linux 7.0Scientific Linux 6.64080120160200SE +/- 7.27, N = 6SE +/- 8.83, N = 6152.61165.54-lz1. (CC) gcc options: -rdynamic -std=gnu99 -O3 -ffast-math -include -lrt -laio -lm -lpthread -ldl
OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterFlexible IO Tester 2.1.13Type: Random Write - IO Engine: POSIX AIO - Buffered: No - Block Size: 16KB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory - Result: MB/sScientific Linux 7.0Scientific Linux 6.6306090120150Min: 135.96 / Avg: 152.61 / Max: 174.87Min: 137.25 / Avg: 165.54 / Max: 194.951. (CC) gcc options: -rdynamic -std=gnu99 -O3 -ffast-math -include -lrt -laio -lm -lpthread -ldl

Compile Bench

Compilebench tries to age a filesystem by simulating some of the disk IO common in creating, compiling, patching, stating and reading kernel trees. It indirectly measures how well filesystems can maintain directory locality as the disk fills up and directories age. This current test is setup to use the makej mode with 10 initial directories Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterCompile Bench 0.6Test: CompileScientific Linux 7.0Scientific Linux 6.62004006008001000SE +/- 7.68, N = 3SE +/- 15.99, N = 6826.06892.33
OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterCompile Bench 0.6Test: CompileScientific Linux 7.0Scientific Linux 6.6160320480640800Min: 815.72 / Avg: 826.06 / Max: 841.07Min: 821.9 / Avg: 892.33 / Max: 926.75

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterCompile Bench 0.6Test: Initial CreateScientific Linux 7.0Scientific Linux 6.64080120160200SE +/- 2.77, N = 3SE +/- 2.26, N = 3164.45159.28
OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterCompile Bench 0.6Test: Initial CreateScientific Linux 7.0Scientific Linux 6.6306090120150Min: 159.6 / Avg: 164.45 / Max: 169.21Min: 154.79 / Avg: 159.28 / Max: 161.91

PostMark

This is a test of NetApp's PostMark benchmark designed to simulate small-file testing similar to the tasks endured by web and mail servers. This test profile will set PostMark to perform 25,000 transactions with 500 files simultaneously with the file sizes ranging between 5 and 512 kilobytes. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgTPS, More Is BetterPostMark 1.51Disk Transaction PerformanceScientific Linux 7.0Scientific Linux 6.612002400360048006000SE +/- 38.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3539650001. (CC) gcc options: -O3
OpenBenchmarking.orgTPS, More Is BetterPostMark 1.51Disk Transaction PerformanceScientific Linux 7.0Scientific Linux 6.69001800270036004500Min: 5319 / Avg: 5395.67 / Max: 5434Min: 5000 / Avg: 5000 / Max: 50001. (CC) gcc options: -O3

Parboil

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterParboil 2.5Test: OpenMP CUTCPScientific Linux 7.0Scientific Linux 6.6246810SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 37.267.381. (CXX) g++ options: -lm -lpthread -lgomp -ffast-math -fopenmp
OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterParboil 2.5Test: OpenMP CUTCPScientific Linux 7.0Scientific Linux 6.63691215Min: 7.21 / Avg: 7.26 / Max: 7.3Min: 7.33 / Avg: 7.38 / Max: 7.471. (CXX) g++ options: -lm -lpthread -lgomp -ffast-math -fopenmp

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterParboil 2.5Test: OpenMP MRI-QScientific Linux 7.0Scientific Linux 6.6510152025SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.14, N = 316.4021.451. (CXX) g++ options: -lm -lpthread -lgomp -ffast-math -fopenmp
OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterParboil 2.5Test: OpenMP MRI-QScientific Linux 7.0Scientific Linux 6.6510152025Min: 16.34 / Avg: 16.4 / Max: 16.49Min: 21.3 / Avg: 21.45 / Max: 21.731. (CXX) g++ options: -lm -lpthread -lgomp -ffast-math -fopenmp

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterParboil 2.5Test: OpenMP MRI GriddingScientific Linux 7.0Scientific Linux 6.620406080100SE +/- 0.79, N = 3SE +/- 1.50, N = 3108.27108.931. (CXX) g++ options: -lm -lpthread -lgomp -ffast-math -fopenmp
OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterParboil 2.5Test: OpenMP MRI GriddingScientific Linux 7.0Scientific Linux 6.620406080100Min: 107.36 / Avg: 108.27 / Max: 109.85Min: 106.13 / Avg: 108.93 / Max: 111.271. (CXX) g++ options: -lm -lpthread -lgomp -ffast-math -fopenmp

Rodinia

Rodinia is a suite focused upon accelerating compute-intensive applications with accelerators. CUDA, OpenMP, and OpenCL parallel models are supported by the included applications. This profile utilizes the OpenCL and OpenMP test binaries at the moment. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterRodinia 2.4Test: OpenMP LavaMDScientific Linux 7.0Scientific Linux 6.670140210280350SE +/- 0.19, N = 3SE +/- 0.42, N = 3320.29273.571. (CXX) g++ options: -O3 -fopenmp
OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterRodinia 2.4Test: OpenMP LavaMDScientific Linux 7.0Scientific Linux 6.660120180240300Min: 320 / Avg: 320.29 / Max: 320.66Min: 272.75 / Avg: 273.57 / Max: 274.131. (CXX) g++ options: -O3 -fopenmp

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterRodinia 2.4Test: OpenMP CFD SolverScientific Linux 7.0Scientific Linux 6.6918273645SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.18, N = 337.2935.211. (CXX) g++ options: -O3 -fopenmp
OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterRodinia 2.4Test: OpenMP CFD SolverScientific Linux 7.0Scientific Linux 6.6816243240Min: 37.21 / Avg: 37.29 / Max: 37.35Min: 34.96 / Avg: 35.21 / Max: 35.561. (CXX) g++ options: -O3 -fopenmp

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterRodinia 2.4Test: OpenMP StreamclusterScientific Linux 7.0Scientific Linux 6.6510152025SE +/- 0.28, N = 6SE +/- 0.29, N = 619.9519.471. (CXX) g++ options: -O3 -fopenmp
OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterRodinia 2.4Test: OpenMP StreamclusterScientific Linux 7.0Scientific Linux 6.6510152025Min: 19.39 / Avg: 19.95 / Max: 20.86Min: 18.77 / Avg: 19.47 / Max: 20.211. (CXX) g++ options: -O3 -fopenmp

GraphicsMagick

This is a test of GraphicsMagick with its OpenMP implementation that performs various imaging tests to stress the system's CPU. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgIterations Per Minute, More Is BetterGraphicsMagick 1.3.19Operation: ResizingScientific Linux 7.0Scientific Linux 6.64080120160200SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.58, N = 3187164-lfreetype -ljpeg -lXext -lSM -lICE -lX11 -lbz2 -lxml21. (CC) gcc options: -std=gnu99 -fopenmp -O2 -pthread -lz -lm -lgomp -lpthread
OpenBenchmarking.orgIterations Per Minute, More Is BetterGraphicsMagick 1.3.19Operation: ResizingScientific Linux 7.0Scientific Linux 6.6306090120150Min: 186 / Avg: 186.67 / Max: 187Min: 163 / Avg: 164 / Max: 1651. (CC) gcc options: -std=gnu99 -fopenmp -O2 -pthread -lz -lm -lgomp -lpthread

OpenBenchmarking.orgIterations Per Minute, More Is BetterGraphicsMagick 1.3.19Operation: HWB Color SpaceScientific Linux 7.0Scientific Linux 6.650100150200250SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3209186-lfreetype -ljpeg -lXext -lSM -lICE -lX11 -lbz2 -lxml21. (CC) gcc options: -std=gnu99 -fopenmp -O2 -pthread -lz -lm -lgomp -lpthread
OpenBenchmarking.orgIterations Per Minute, More Is BetterGraphicsMagick 1.3.19Operation: HWB Color SpaceScientific Linux 7.0Scientific Linux 6.64080120160200Min: 209 / Avg: 209 / Max: 209Min: 185 / Avg: 185.67 / Max: 1861. (CC) gcc options: -std=gnu99 -fopenmp -O2 -pthread -lz -lm -lgomp -lpthread

Himeno Benchmark

The Himeno benchmark is a linear solver of pressure Poisson using a point-Jacobi method. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgMFLOPS, More Is BetterHimeno Benchmark 3.0Poisson Pressure SolverScientific Linux 7.0Scientific Linux 6.6400800120016002000SE +/- 1.27, N = 3SE +/- 3.77, N = 31688.191841.381. (CC) gcc options: -O3
OpenBenchmarking.orgMFLOPS, More Is BetterHimeno Benchmark 3.0Poisson Pressure SolverScientific Linux 7.0Scientific Linux 6.630060090012001500Min: 1686.54 / Avg: 1688.19 / Max: 1690.68Min: 1835.94 / Avg: 1841.38 / Max: 1848.621. (CC) gcc options: -O3

Timed Linux Kernel Compilation

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterTimed Linux Kernel Compilation 3.18-rc3Time To CompileScientific Linux 7.0Scientific Linux 6.61122334455SE +/- 0.96, N = 3SE +/- 0.76, N = 448.0748.21
OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterTimed Linux Kernel Compilation 3.18-rc3Time To CompileScientific Linux 7.0Scientific Linux 6.61020304050Min: 46.83 / Avg: 48.07 / Max: 49.95Min: 47.02 / Avg: 48.21 / Max: 50.42

C-Ray

This is a test of C-Ray, a simple raytracer designed to test the floating-point CPU performance. This test is multi-threaded (16 threads per core), will shoot 8 rays per pixel for anti-aliasing, and will generate a 1600 x 1200 image. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterC-Ray 1.1Total TimeScientific Linux 7.0Scientific Linux 6.6510152025SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 311.0918.831. (CC) gcc options: -lm -lpthread -O3
OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterC-Ray 1.1Total TimeScientific Linux 7.0Scientific Linux 6.6510152025Min: 11.08 / Avg: 11.09 / Max: 11.1Min: 18.82 / Avg: 18.83 / Max: 18.831. (CC) gcc options: -lm -lpthread -O3

Smallpt

Smallpt is a C++ global illumination renderer written in less than 100 lines of code. Global illumination is done via unbiased Monte Carlo path tracing and there is multi-threading support via the OpenMP library. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterSmallpt 1.0Global Illumination Renderer; 100 SamplesScientific Linux 7.0Scientific Linux 6.6918273645SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 340371. (CXX) g++ options: -fopenmp
OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterSmallpt 1.0Global Illumination Renderer; 100 SamplesScientific Linux 7.0Scientific Linux 6.6816243240Min: 40 / Avg: 40.33 / Max: 41Min: 37 / Avg: 37 / Max: 371. (CXX) g++ options: -fopenmp

LAME MP3 Encoding

LAME is an MP3 encoder licensed under the LGPL. This test measures the time required to encode a WAV file to MP3 format. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterLAME MP3 Encoding 3.99.3WAV To MP3Scientific Linux 7.0Scientific Linux 6.648121620SE +/- 0.04, N = 5SE +/- 0.01, N = 513.8413.81-lncurses1. (CC) gcc options: -O3 -fomit-frame-pointer -ffast-math -pipe -lm
OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterLAME MP3 Encoding 3.99.3WAV To MP3Scientific Linux 7.0Scientific Linux 6.648121620Min: 13.71 / Avg: 13.84 / Max: 13.95Min: 13.78 / Avg: 13.81 / Max: 13.841. (CC) gcc options: -O3 -fomit-frame-pointer -ffast-math -pipe -lm

Apache Benchmark

This is a test of ab, which is the Apache benchmark program. This test profile measures how many requests per second a given system can sustain when carrying out 1,000,000 requests with 100 requests being carried out concurrently. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgRequests Per Second, More Is BetterApache Benchmark 2.4.7Static Web Page ServingScientific Linux 7.0Scientific Linux 6.64K8K12K16K20KSE +/- 122.59, N = 3SE +/- 248.76, N = 311899.2318087.951. (CC) gcc options: -shared -fPIC -O2 -pthread
OpenBenchmarking.orgRequests Per Second, More Is BetterApache Benchmark 2.4.7Static Web Page ServingScientific Linux 7.0Scientific Linux 6.63K6K9K12K15KMin: 11664.42 / Avg: 11899.23 / Max: 12077.72Min: 17604.74 / Avg: 18087.95 / Max: 18432.121. (CC) gcc options: -shared -fPIC -O2 -pthread