9-Way Linux Laptop Comparison
Benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com.


Lenovo ThinkPad W510: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7 720Q @ 1.60GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: LENOVO 4318CTO, Chipset: Intel Core DMI, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 160GB FUJITSU MHZ2160B, Graphics: NVIDIA Quadro FX 880M 1024MB (550/790MHz), Audio: Intel 5 /3400, Monitor: Lenovo Limited, Network: Intel 82577LM Gigabit Connection + Intel Centrino Ultimate-N 6300

	OS: Ubuntu 15.04, Kernel: 3.18.0-9-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.1, Display Server: X Server 1.16.2.901 (1.16.3 RC 1), Display Driver: NVIDIA 304.125, OpenGL: 3.3.0, Compiler: GCC 4.9.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1600x900

MacBook Pro F22586C8: 

	Processor: Intel Core i5 520M @ 2.40GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: Apple Mac-F22586C8, Chipset: Intel Core DRAM, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 120GB OCZ AGILITY2, Graphics: Intel Core IGP 256MB, Audio: Intel 5 /3400, Monitor: Color LCD, Network: Broadcom NetXtreme BCM5764M Gigabit PCIe + Broadcom BCM43224 802.11a/b/g/n

	OS: Ubuntu 15.04, Kernel: 3.18.0-12-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.1, Display Server: X Server 1.16.2.901 (1.16.3 RC 1), Display Driver: intel 2.99.917, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.4.2 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.9.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1440x900

HP EliteBook 161C: 

	Processor: Intel Core i5-2520M @ 3.20GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: HP 161C, Chipset: Intel 2nd Generation Core Family DRAM, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 160GB INTEL SSDSA2M160, Graphics: Intel HD 3000 (1300MHz), Audio: Intel 6 /C200, Network: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection + Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205

	OS: Ubuntu 15.04, Kernel: 3.18.0-9-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.1, Display Server: X Server 1.16.2.901 (1.16.3 RC 1), Display Driver: intel 2.99.917, OpenGL: 3.1 Mesa 10.3.2, Compiler: GCC 4.9.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1600x900

ASUS K56CA: 

	Processor: Intel Core i3-3217U @ 1.80GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS K56CA v1.0, Chipset: Intel 3rd Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 500GB Hitachi HTS54505 + 24GB SanDisk SSD i100, Graphics: Intel HD 4000 (1050MHz), Audio: Intel 7 /C210, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 + Qualcomm Atheros AR9485 Wireless

	OS: Ubuntu 15.04, Kernel: 3.18.0-12-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.1, Display Server: X Server 1.16.2.901 (1.16.3 RC 1), Display Driver: intel 2.99.917, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.4.2, Compiler: GCC 4.9.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1366x768

ASUS Zenbook UX32VDA: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7-3517U @ 3.00GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS UX32VDA v1.0, Chipset: Intel 3rd Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 2 x 128GB SanDisk SD5SF212, Graphics: Intel HD 4000 512MB, Audio: Intel 7 /C210, Network: Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6235

	OS: Ubuntu 15.04, Kernel: 3.18.0-9-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.1, Display Server: X Server 1.16.2.901 (1.16.3 RC 1), Display Driver: nouveau 1.0.11, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.3.2, Compiler: GCC 4.9.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Apple MacBook Pro Retina: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7-3615QM @ 3.30GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: Apple Mac-C3EC7CD22292981F, Chipset: Intel 3rd Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 251GB APPLE SSD SM256E, Graphics: Intel HD 4000 1024MB (1200MHz), Audio: Intel 7 /C210, Monitor: Color LCD, Network: Broadcom NetXtreme BCM57786 Gigabit PCIe + Broadcom BCM4331 802.11a/b/g/n

	OS: Ubuntu 15.04, Kernel: 3.18.0-9-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.1, Display Server: X Server 1.16.2.901 (1.16.3 RC 1), Display Driver: intel 2.99.917, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.4.2 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.9.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2880x1800

Apple MacBook Air Haswell: 

	Processor: Intel Core i5-4250U @ 2.60GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: Apple Mac-35C1E88140C3E6CF, Chipset: Intel Haswell-ULT DRAM, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 121GB APPLE SSD SD0128, Graphics: Intel Haswell-ULT IGP (1000MHz), Audio: Intel Haswell-ULT HD Audio, Monitor: Color LCD, Network: Broadcom BCM4360 802.11ac Wireless

	OS: Ubuntu 15.04, Kernel: 3.18.0-9-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.1, Display Server: X Server 1.16.2.901 (1.16.3 RC 1), Display Driver: intel 2.99.917, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.4.2, Compiler: GCC 4.9.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1366x768

ASUS Zenbook UX301LAA: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7-4558U @ 3.30GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS UX301LAA v1.0, Chipset: Intel Haswell-ULT DRAM, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 2 x 128GB SanDisk SD6SP1M1, Graphics: Intel Device 0a2e (1200MHz), Audio: Intel Haswell-ULT HD Audio, Monitor: LQ133T1JW14, Network: Intel Wireless 7260

	OS: Ubuntu 15.04, Kernel: 3.18.0-12-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.1, Display Server: X Server 1.16.2.901 (1.16.3 RC 1), Display Driver: intel 2.99.917, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.4.2, Compiler: GCC 4.9.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1440

Lenovo X1 Carbon 20BSCTO1WW: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7-5600U @ 3.20GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: LENOVO 20BSCTO1WW, Chipset: Intel Broadwell-U-OPI, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 128GB SAMSUNG MZNTE128, Graphics: Intel Broadwell-U (950MHz), Audio: Intel Broadwell-U Audio, Network: Intel Connection + Intel Wireless 7265

	OS: Ubuntu 15.04, Kernel: 3.18.0-9-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.1, Display Server: X Server 1.16.2.901 (1.16.3 RC 1), Display Driver: intel 2.99.917, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.3.2, Compiler: GCC 4.9.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Clevo P650SE: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7-4720HQ @ 3.60GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: Clevo P65_P67SE powered by PremaMod, Chipset: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 1000GB Western Digital WD10JFCX-68N + 480GB Crucial_CT480M50 + 16GB Extreme, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M 3072MB (1037/2505MHz), Audio: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 + Intel Wireless 7265

	OS: Ubuntu 14.10, Kernel: 3.16.0-30-generic (x86_64), Desktop: KDE 4.14.1, Display Server: X Server 1.16.1.901 (1.16.2 RC 1), Display Driver: NVIDIA 346.35, OpenGL: 4.4.0, Compiler: GCC 4.9.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080


Flexible IO Tester 2.1.13
Type: Random Read - IO Engine: POSIX AIO - Buffered: No - Block Size: 4KB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory - Result: MB/s
MB/s > Higher Is Better
MacBook Pro F22586C8 ........ 15.99 |==================
HP EliteBook 161C ........... 20.96 |========================
ASUS Zenbook UX32VDA ........ 28.46 |================================
Apple MacBook Pro Retina .... 23.43 |===========================
Apple MacBook Air Haswell ... 33.55 |======================================
ASUS Zenbook UX301LAA ....... 33.40 |======================================
Lenovo X1 Carbon 20BSCTO1WW . 36.86 |==========================================
Clevo P650SE ................ 29.13 |=================================


Flexible IO Tester 2.1.13
Type: Random Write - IO Engine: POSIX AIO - Buffered: No - Block Size: 4KB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory - Result: MB/s
MB/s > Higher Is Better
Lenovo ThinkPad W510 ........ 1.10   |
MacBook Pro F22586C8 ........ 55.14  |===============
HP EliteBook 161C ........... 62.37  |=================
ASUS Zenbook UX32VDA ........ 98.56  |===========================
Apple MacBook Pro Retina .... 75.84  |====================
Apple MacBook Air Haswell ... 121.62 |=================================
ASUS Zenbook UX301LAA ....... 125.39 |==================================
Lenovo X1 Carbon 20BSCTO1WW . 124.55 |==================================
Clevo P650SE ................ 152.30 |=========================================


Flexible IO Tester 2.1.13
Type: Sequential Read - IO Engine: POSIX AIO - Buffered: No - Block Size: 4KB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory - Result: MB/s
MB/s > Higher Is Better
Lenovo ThinkPad W510 ........ 24.29  |======
MacBook Pro F22586C8 ........ 20.15  |=====
HP EliteBook 161C ........... 78.99  |===================
ASUS K56CA .................. 50.41  |============
ASUS Zenbook UX32VDA ........ 127.89 |===============================
Apple MacBook Pro Retina .... 125.74 |===============================
Apple MacBook Air Haswell ... 153.66 |=====================================
ASUS Zenbook UX301LAA ....... 168.80 |=========================================
Lenovo X1 Carbon 20BSCTO1WW . 159.99 |=======================================
Clevo P650SE ................ 29.04  |=======


Flexible IO Tester 2.1.13
Type: Sequential Write - IO Engine: POSIX AIO - Buffered: No - Block Size: 4KB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory - Result: MB/s
MB/s > Higher Is Better
Lenovo ThinkPad W510 ........ 24.27  |======
MacBook Pro F22586C8 ........ 55.24  |==============
HP EliteBook 161C ........... 64.87  |=================
ASUS K56CA .................. 44.26  |===========
ASUS Zenbook UX32VDA ........ 116.32 |==============================
Apple MacBook Pro Retina .... 107.74 |============================
Apple MacBook Air Haswell ... 140.79 |=====================================
ASUS Zenbook UX301LAA ....... 157.85 |=========================================
Lenovo X1 Carbon 20BSCTO1WW . 132.97 |===================================
Clevo P650SE ................ 154.55 |========================================


PostMark 1.51
Disk Transaction Performance
TPS > Higher Is Better
Lenovo ThinkPad W510 ........ 3290 |=========================
MacBook Pro F22586C8 ........ 1546 |============
HP EliteBook 161C ........... 4054 |===============================
ASUS K56CA .................. 2632 |====================
ASUS Zenbook UX32VDA ........ 4335 |==================================
Apple MacBook Pro Retina .... 4717 |=====================================
Apple MacBook Air Haswell ... 3466 |===========================
ASUS Zenbook UX301LAA ....... 5555 |===========================================
Lenovo X1 Carbon 20BSCTO1WW . 5319 |=========================================
Clevo P650SE ................ 5555 |===========================================


Tesseract 2014-05-12
Resolution: 1280 x 1024
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Lenovo ThinkPad W510 ........ 59.19  |=======
HP EliteBook 161C ........... 29.72  |====
ASUS K56CA .................. 45.13  |======
ASUS Zenbook UX32VDA ........ 47.10  |======
Apple MacBook Pro Retina .... 23.58  |===
ASUS Zenbook UX301LAA ....... 55.96  |=======
Lenovo X1 Carbon 20BSCTO1WW . 51.32  |======
Clevo P650SE ................ 332.74 |=========================================


Tesseract 2014-05-12
Resolution: 1680 x 1050
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Lenovo ThinkPad W510 ........ 51.10  |=======
HP EliteBook 161C ........... 26.86  |====
ASUS K56CA .................. 43.90  |======
ASUS Zenbook UX32VDA ........ 37.91  |=====
Apple MacBook Pro Retina .... 19.98  |===
ASUS Zenbook UX301LAA ....... 47.12  |======
Lenovo X1 Carbon 20BSCTO1WW . 41.93  |======
Clevo P650SE ................ 301.26 |=========================================


Xonotic 0.8
Resolution: 1280 x 1024 - Effects Quality: High
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Lenovo ThinkPad W510 ........ 112.95 |===============
HP EliteBook 161C ........... 46.88  |======
ASUS K56CA .................. 64.83  |=========
ASUS Zenbook UX32VDA ........ 65.21  |=========
Apple MacBook Pro Retina .... 12.91  |==
ASUS Zenbook UX301LAA ....... 42.69  |======
Lenovo X1 Carbon 20BSCTO1WW . 74.70  |==========
Clevo P650SE ................ 303.82 |=========================================


Xonotic 0.8
Resolution: 1680 x 1050 - Effects Quality: High
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Lenovo ThinkPad W510 ........ 113.18 |===============
HP EliteBook 161C ........... 46.87  |======
ASUS K56CA .................. 63.54  |=========
ASUS Zenbook UX32VDA ........ 65.41  |=========
Apple MacBook Pro Retina .... 12.90  |==
ASUS Zenbook UX301LAA ....... 42.50  |======
Lenovo X1 Carbon 20BSCTO1WW . 74.70  |==========
Clevo P650SE ................ 305.61 |=========================================


Xonotic 0.8
Resolution: 1280 x 1024 - Effects Quality: Ultra
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Lenovo ThinkPad W510 ........ 49.13  |========
HP EliteBook 161C ........... 32.02  |=====
ASUS K56CA .................. 51.35  |========
ASUS Zenbook UX32VDA ........ 43.14  |=======
Apple MacBook Pro Retina .... 10.85  |==
ASUS Zenbook UX301LAA ....... 36.86  |======
Lenovo X1 Carbon 20BSCTO1WW . 55.84  |=========
Clevo P650SE ................ 258.17 |=========================================


Xonotic 0.8
Resolution: 1680 x 1050 - Effects Quality: Ultra
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Lenovo ThinkPad W510 ........ 49.18  |=======
HP EliteBook 161C ........... 32.01  |=====
ASUS K56CA .................. 50.89  |=======
ASUS Zenbook UX32VDA ........ 42.95  |======
Apple MacBook Pro Retina .... 10.84  |==
ASUS Zenbook UX301LAA ....... 37.00  |=====
Lenovo X1 Carbon 20BSCTO1WW . 55.93  |========
Clevo P650SE ................ 279.61 |=========================================


Xonotic 0.8
Resolution: 1280 x 1024 - Effects Quality: Ultimate
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Lenovo ThinkPad W510 ........ 29.56  |==
HP EliteBook 161C ........... 21.00  |==
ASUS K56CA .................. 35.76  |===
ASUS Zenbook UX32VDA ........ 28.26  |==
Apple MacBook Pro Retina .... 8.62   |=
ASUS Zenbook UX301LAA ....... 29.69  |==
Lenovo X1 Carbon 20BSCTO1WW . 39.05  |===
Clevo P650SE ................ 494.22 |=========================================


Xonotic 0.8
Resolution: 1680 x 1050 - Effects Quality: Ultimate
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Lenovo ThinkPad W510 ........ 29.57  |==
HP EliteBook 161C ........... 21.00  |=
ASUS K56CA .................. 36.62  |==
ASUS Zenbook UX32VDA ........ 28.07  |==
Apple MacBook Pro Retina .... 8.62   |=
ASUS Zenbook UX301LAA ....... 29.54  |==
Lenovo X1 Carbon 20BSCTO1WW . 39.06  |===
Clevo P650SE ................ 625.89 |=========================================


FFTW 3.3.4
Build: Stock - Size: 1D FFT Size 1024
Mflops > Higher Is Better
Lenovo ThinkPad W510 ........ 3738.34 |=========================
MacBook Pro F22586C8 ........ 1645.34 |===========
HP EliteBook 161C ........... 5065.70 |==================================
ASUS K56CA .................. 3025.90 |====================
ASUS Zenbook UX32VDA ........ 5042.78 |==================================
Apple MacBook Pro Retina .... 5449.16 |=====================================
Apple MacBook Air Haswell ... 3265.84 |======================
ASUS Zenbook UX301LAA ....... 5656.20 |======================================
Lenovo X1 Carbon 20BSCTO1WW . 5531.48 |=====================================
Clevo P650SE ................ 5945.72 |========================================


FFTW 3.3.4
Build: Stock - Size: 2D FFT Size 1024
Mflops > Higher Is Better
Lenovo ThinkPad W510 ........ 2717.32 |=========================
MacBook Pro F22586C8 ........ 1317.76 |============
HP EliteBook 161C ........... 3536.48 |================================
ASUS K56CA .................. 2433.10 |======================
ASUS Zenbook UX32VDA ........ 3934.20 |====================================
Apple MacBook Pro Retina .... 3380.38 |===============================
Apple MacBook Air Haswell ... 2496.49 |=======================
ASUS Zenbook UX301LAA ....... 4182.76 |======================================
Lenovo X1 Carbon 20BSCTO1WW . 4192.86 |======================================
Clevo P650SE ................ 4373.65 |========================================


John The Ripper 1.8.0
Test: Blowfish
Real C/S > Higher Is Better
Lenovo ThinkPad W510 ........ 2132 |======================
MacBook Pro F22586C8 ........ 804  |========
HP EliteBook 161C ........... 2032 |=====================
ASUS K56CA .................. 1416 |===============
ASUS Zenbook UX32VDA ........ 2212 |=======================
Apple MacBook Pro Retina .... 2668 |============================
Apple MacBook Air Haswell ... 872  |=========
ASUS Zenbook UX301LAA ....... 2827 |=============================
Lenovo X1 Carbon 20BSCTO1WW . 2399 |=========================
Clevo P650SE ................ 4126 |===========================================


x264 2014-08-30
H.264 Video Encoding
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Lenovo ThinkPad W510 ........ 62.33  |================
MacBook Pro F22586C8 ........ 23.55  |======
HP EliteBook 161C ........... 61.18  |================
ASUS K56CA .................. 41.06  |==========
ASUS Zenbook UX32VDA ........ 63.22  |================
Apple MacBook Pro Retina .... 133.98 |==================================
Apple MacBook Air Haswell ... 41.81  |===========
ASUS Zenbook UX301LAA ....... 85.08  |======================
Lenovo X1 Carbon 20BSCTO1WW . 73.48  |===================
Clevo P650SE ................ 160.34 |=========================================


Himeno Benchmark 3.0
Poisson Pressure Solver
MFLOPS > Higher Is Better
Lenovo ThinkPad W510 ........ 1150.22 |=========================
MacBook Pro F22586C8 ........ 502.19  |===========
HP EliteBook 161C ........... 1284.99 |============================
ASUS K56CA .................. 778.54  |=================
ASUS Zenbook UX32VDA ........ 1274.25 |============================
Apple MacBook Pro Retina .... 1377.50 |==============================
Apple MacBook Air Haswell ... 1176.52 |==========================
ASUS Zenbook UX301LAA ....... 1695.96 |======================================
Lenovo X1 Carbon 20BSCTO1WW . 1808.52 |========================================
Clevo P650SE ................ 1728.78 |======================================


Timed Linux Kernel Compilation 3.18-rc6
Time To Compile
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Lenovo ThinkPad W510 ........ 275.68 |========================
HP EliteBook 161C ........... 310.44 |===========================
ASUS K56CA .................. 478.66 |=========================================
ASUS Zenbook UX32VDA ........ 310.81 |===========================
Apple MacBook Air Haswell ... 401.98 |==================================
ASUS Zenbook UX301LAA ....... 227.38 |===================
Lenovo X1 Carbon 20BSCTO1WW . 283.71 |========================
Clevo P650SE ................ 129.44 |===========


C-Ray 1.1
Total Time
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Lenovo ThinkPad W510 ........ 61.31  |======================
HP EliteBook 161C ........... 70.61  |=========================
ASUS K56CA .................. 114.96 |=========================================
ASUS Zenbook UX32VDA ........ 73.86  |==========================
Apple MacBook Pro Retina .... 44.22  |================
Apple MacBook Air Haswell ... 88.51  |================================
ASUS Zenbook UX301LAA ....... 52.77  |===================
Lenovo X1 Carbon 20BSCTO1WW . 63.27  |=======================
Clevo P650SE ................ 27.20  |==========


Stockfish 2014-11-26
Total Time
ms < Lower Is Better
Lenovo ThinkPad W510 ........ 5034 |==============================
HP EliteBook 161C ........... 4565 |===========================
ASUS K56CA .................. 7283 |===========================================
ASUS Zenbook UX32VDA ........ 4529 |===========================
Apple MacBook Pro Retina .... 5725 |==================================
Apple MacBook Air Haswell ... 6686 |=======================================
ASUS Zenbook UX301LAA ....... 3860 |=======================
Lenovo X1 Carbon 20BSCTO1WW . 3872 |=======================
Clevo P650SE ................ 3949 |=======================


LAME MP3 Encoding 3.99.3
WAV To MP3
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Lenovo ThinkPad W510 ........ 21.25 |==================================
HP EliteBook 161C ........... 15.72 |=========================
ASUS K56CA .................. 26.51 |==========================================
ASUS Zenbook UX32VDA ........ 15.96 |=========================
Apple MacBook Pro Retina .... 15.46 |========================
Apple MacBook Air Haswell ... 18.53 |=============================
ASUS Zenbook UX301LAA ....... 13.04 |=====================
Lenovo X1 Carbon 20BSCTO1WW . 12.83 |====================
Clevo P650SE ................ 12.87 |====================


OpenSSL 1.0.1g
RSA 4096-bit Performance
Signs Per Second > Higher Is Better
Lenovo ThinkPad W510 ........ 150.17 |============
HP EliteBook 161C ........... 210.63 |=================
ASUS K56CA .................. 134.23 |===========
ASUS Zenbook UX32VDA ........ 208.70 |=================
Apple MacBook Pro Retina .... 326.02 |==========================
Apple MacBook Air Haswell ... 147.63 |============
ASUS Zenbook UX301LAA ....... 263.50 |=====================
Lenovo X1 Carbon 20BSCTO1WW . 241.97 |===================
Clevo P650SE ................ 512.40 |=========================================