Linux Big Laptop Comparison

Benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.

HTML result view exported from: https://openbenchmarking.org/result/1512200-GA-LAPTOPS1416.

Linux Big Laptop ComparisonProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioNetworkMonitorOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerDisplay DriverOpenGLCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionLenovo i7-720QMApple i5-520MHP i5-2520MASUS i3-3217UASUS i7-3517UApple i5-4250UASUS i7-4558UASUS i3-5010UToshiba i5-5200UIntel Core i7 720Q @ 1.60GHz (8 Cores)LENOVO 4318CTOIntel Core DMI4096MB160GB FUJITSU MHZ2160BNVIDIA Quadro FX 880M 1024MBConexant CX20585Intel 82577LM Gigabit Connection + Intel Centrino Ultimate-N 6300Ubuntu 15.104.4.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20151208UnityX Server 1.17.2nouveau 1.0.113.3 Mesa 11.0.2 Gallium 0.4GCC 5.2.1 20151010ext41600x900Intel Core i5 520M @ 2.40GHz (4 Cores)Apple Mac-F22586C8Intel Core DRAM120GB OCZ AGILITY2Intel Core IGP 256MBCirrus Logic CS4206Color LCDBroadcom NetXtreme BCM5764M Gigabit PCIe + Broadcom BCM43224 802.11a/b/g/nintel 2.99.9171440x900Intel Core i5-2520M @ 3.20GHz (4 Cores)HP 161CIntel 2nd Generation Core Family DRAM160GB INTEL SSDSA2M160Intel HD 3000 (1300MHz)IDT 92HD81B1X5Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection + Intel Centrino Advanced-N 62053.3 Mesa 11.0.21600x900Intel Core i3-3217U @ 1.80GHz (4 Cores)ASUS K56CA v1.0Intel 3rd Gen Core DRAM500GB Hitachi HTS54505 + 24GB SanDisk SSD i100Intel HD 4000 (1050MHz)Realtek ALC270Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 + Qualcomm Atheros AR9485 Wireless1366x768Intel Core i7-3517U @ 3.00GHz (4 Cores)ASUS UX32VDA v1.03584MB2 x 128GB SanDisk SD5SF212Intel HD 4000 1024MB (1150MHz)Realtek ALC269VBIntel Centrino Advanced-N 62351920x1080Intel Core i5-4250U @ 2.60GHz (4 Cores)Apple Mac-35C1E88140C3E6CFIntel Haswell-ULT DRAM4096MB121GB APPLE SSD SD0128Intel Haswell-ULT IGP (1000MHz)Intel Haswell-ULT HD AudioColor LCDBroadcom BCM4360 802.11ac Wireless1366x768Intel Core i7-4558U @ 3.30GHz (4 Cores)ASUS UX301LAA v1.08192MB2 x 128GB SanDisk SD6SP1M1Intel Haswell-ULT IGP (1200MHz)LQ133T1JW14Intel Wireless 72602560x1440Intel Core i3-5010U @ 2.10GHz (4 Cores)ASUS X555LAB v1.0Intel Broadwell-U-OPI4096MB500GB HGST HTS545050A7Intel Broadwell-U (900MHz)Intel Broadwell-U AudioRealtek RTL8111/8168/8411 + Realtek RTL8821AE 802.11ac PCIe Wireless1920x1080Intel Core i5-5200U @ 2.70GHz (4 Cores)FF50 06F28192MB1000GB TOSHIBA MQ01ABD1Realtek RTL8101/2/6E + Broadcom BCM43142 802.11b/g/n1366x768OpenBenchmarking.orgCompiler Details- --build=x86_64-linux-gnu --disable-browser-plugin --disable-vtable-verify --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,ada,c++,java,go,d,fortran,objc,obj-c++ --enable-libmpx --enable-libstdcxx-debug --enable-libstdcxx-time=yes --enable-multiarch --enable-multilib --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-default-libstdcxx-abi=new --with-multilib-list=m32,m64,mx32 --with-tune=generic -vDisk Details- DEADLINE / data=ordered,errors=remount-ro,relatime,rwProcessor Details- Lenovo i7-720QM: Scaling Governor: acpi-cpufreq ondemand- Apple i5-520M: Scaling Governor: acpi-cpufreq performance- HP i5-2520M: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave- ASUS i3-3217U: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave- ASUS i7-3517U: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave- Apple i5-4250U: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave- ASUS i7-4558U: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave- ASUS i3-5010U: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave- Toshiba i5-5200U: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersaveGraphics Details- Lenovo i7-720QM: EXA- Apple i5-520M: EXA- HP i5-2520M: SNA- ASUS i3-3217U: SNA- ASUS i7-3517U: SNA- Apple i5-4250U: SNA- ASUS i7-4558U: SNA- ASUS i3-5010U: SNA- Toshiba i5-5200U: SNASystem Details- ASUS i3-5010U, Toshiba i5-5200U: Python 2.7.10.

Linux Big Laptop Comparisonsqlite: Default Test Directoryopenarena: 1366 x 768supertuxkart: 1366 x 768tesseract: 1366 x 768xonotic: 1366 x 768 - Highxonotic: 1366 x 768 - Ultraffte: N=64, 1D Complex FFT Routinefftw: Float + SSE - 2D FFT Size 4096john-the-ripper: Blowfishttsiod-renderer: Phong Rendering With Soft-Shadow Mappingx264: H.264 Video Encodingbuild-linux-kernel: Time To Compilec-ray: Total Timeprimesieve: 1e12 Prime Number Generationstockfish: Total Timeencode-flac: WAV To FLACffmpeg: H.264 HD To NTSC DVopenssl: RSA 4096-bit PerformanceLenovo i7-720QMApple i5-520MHP i5-2520MASUS i3-3217UASUS i7-3517UApple i5-4250UASUS i7-4558UASUS i3-5010UToshiba i5-5200U526.0144.9714.9329.4647.5926.173708.546533.88213378.1262.29315.4261.29225.80534312.1424.52150.107.8944.077.9433.2417.611613.903643.3480929.2023.85849.54163.51583.711211228.3746.6256.438.2836.1720.2632.6146.9731.874525.018447.90203869.5863.25352.5271.58212.7146929.5818.53211.6379.9934.5019.3343.5859.6049.982649.856499.60143546.2742.23548.60115.85335.92756914.2627.94134.6747.7260.5726.6850.4865.0543.194388.209255.22223573.1764.99353.3674.40214.8346838.5818.51209.4328.4835.2018.7360.4092.8470.433917.919028.44205663.4964.37350.0273.23253.9149318.6720.81191.6327.2664.1227.1966.6033.7528.734983.4711308285582.4478.70274.2456.07212.5239856.8315.67266.23489.5339.7320.6943.3646.2041.123121.777130.24188459.2555.45398.7083.62293.15639711.2523.40182.60834.0762.0728.9167.35108.5093.274099.459380.54236474.2770.26314.6566.92233.2547668.4118.72229.00OpenBenchmarking.org

SQLite

Test Target: Default Test Directory

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterSQLite 3.8.10.2Test Target: Default Test DirectoryLenovo i7-720QMApple i5-520MHP i5-2520MASUS i3-3217UASUS i7-3517UApple i5-4250UASUS i7-4558UASUS i3-5010UToshiba i5-5200U2004006008001000SE +/- 23.11, N = 6SE +/- 0.10, N = 3SE +/- 0.52, N = 6SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.94, N = 3SE +/- 1.76, N = 6SE +/- 1.48, N = 6SE +/- 10.06, N = 6SE +/- 7.23, N = 3526.017.898.2879.9947.7228.4827.26489.53834.071. (CC) gcc options: -O2 -ldl -lpthread

OpenArena

Resolution: 1366 x 768

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.8Resolution: 1366 x 768Lenovo i7-720QMApple i5-520MHP i5-2520MASUS i3-3217UASUS i7-3517UApple i5-4250UASUS i7-4558UASUS i3-5010UToshiba i5-5200U1428425670SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 3.64, N = 6SE +/- 2.21, N = 6SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 344.9744.0736.1734.5060.5735.2064.1239.7362.07MIN: 6MIN: 7 / MAX: 406MIN: 6 / MAX: 63MIN: 8 / MAX: 69MIN: 5MIN: 6 / MAX: 177MIN: 3MIN: 6 / MAX: 65MIN: 5

OpenArena

Resolution: 1366 x 768 - Total Frame Time

OpenBenchmarking.orgMilliseconds, Fewer Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.8Resolution: 1366 x 768 - Total Frame TimeLenovo i7-720QMApple i5-520MHP i5-2520MASUS i3-3217UASUS i7-3517UApple i5-4250UASUS i7-4558UASUS i3-5010UToshiba i5-5200U1530456075Min: 12 / Avg: 22.18 / Max: 34Min: 12 / Avg: 22.6 / Max: 38Min: 6 / Avg: 27.58 / Max: 62Min: 9 / Avg: 28.86 / Max: 63Min: 5 / Avg: 16.41 / Max: 40Min: 9 / Avg: 31.1 / Max: 76Min: 4 / Avg: 16.41 / Max: 53Min: 7 / Avg: 25.04 / Max: 54Min: 5 / Avg: 15.99 / Max: 37

SuperTuxKart

Resolution: 1366 x 768

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterSuperTuxKart 0.9Resolution: 1366 x 768Lenovo i7-720QMHP i5-2520MASUS i3-3217UASUS i7-3517UApple i5-4250UASUS i7-4558UASUS i3-5010UToshiba i5-5200U714212835SE +/- 0.16, N = 3SE +/- 0.24, N = 3SE +/- 0.20, N = 3SE +/- 0.32, N = 3SE +/- 0.45, N = 6SE +/- 0.59, N = 6SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.45, N = 314.9320.2619.3326.6818.7327.1920.6928.91

Tesseract

Resolution: 1366 x 768

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterTesseract 2014-05-12Resolution: 1366 x 768Lenovo i7-720QMApple i5-520MHP i5-2520MASUS i3-3217UASUS i7-3517UApple i5-4250UASUS i7-4558UASUS i3-5010UToshiba i5-5200U1530456075SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.10, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.26, N = 3SE +/- 3.34, N = 6SE +/- 0.91, N = 3SE +/- 0.25, N = 3SE +/- 0.42, N = 329.467.9432.6143.5850.4860.4066.6043.3667.35

Xonotic

Resolution: 1366 x 768 - Effects Quality: High

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.8Resolution: 1366 x 768 - Effects Quality: HighLenovo i7-720QMApple i5-520MHP i5-2520MASUS i3-3217UASUS i7-3517UApple i5-4250UASUS i7-4558UASUS i3-5010UToshiba i5-5200U20406080100SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.31, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.31, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 1.63, N = 3SE +/- 0.72, N = 6SE +/- 0.56, N = 3SE +/- 2.07, N = 347.5933.2446.9759.6065.0592.8433.7546.20108.50MIN: 31 / MAX: 62MIN: 3 / MAX: 64MIN: 27 / MAX: 61MIN: 35 / MAX: 92MIN: 35 / MAX: 88MIN: 51 / MAX: 141MIN: 16 / MAX: 64MIN: 16 / MAX: 61MIN: 62 / MAX: 177

Xonotic

Resolution: 1366 x 768 - Effects Quality: Ultra

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.8Resolution: 1366 x 768 - Effects Quality: UltraLenovo i7-720QMApple i5-520MHP i5-2520MASUS i3-3217UASUS i7-3517UApple i5-4250UASUS i7-4558UASUS i3-5010UToshiba i5-5200U20406080100SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.26, N = 4SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.14, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 2.19, N = 6SE +/- 0.40, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.82, N = 326.1717.6131.8749.9843.1970.4328.7341.1293.27MIN: 13 / MAX: 40MIN: 2 / MAX: 43MIN: 14 / MAX: 49MIN: 23 / MAX: 85MIN: 19 / MAX: 68MIN: 34 / MAX: 133MIN: 12 / MAX: 60MIN: 18 / MAX: 58MIN: 44 / MAX: 161

FFTE

Test: N=64, 1D Complex FFT Routine

OpenBenchmarking.orgMFLOPS, More Is BetterFFTE 5.0Test: N=64, 1D Complex FFT RoutineLenovo i7-720QMApple i5-520MHP i5-2520MASUS i3-3217UASUS i7-3517UApple i5-4250UASUS i7-4558UASUS i3-5010UToshiba i5-5200U11002200330044005500SE +/- 6.28, N = 3SE +/- 0.31, N = 3SE +/- 7.26, N = 3SE +/- 0.62, N = 3SE +/- 14.80, N = 3SE +/- 6.15, N = 3SE +/- 7.17, N = 3SE +/- 2.32, N = 3SE +/- 103.22, N = 63708.541613.904525.012649.854388.203917.914983.473121.774099.451. (F9X) gfortran options: -O3 -fomit-frame-pointer -fopenmp -pthread -lmpi_f90 -lmpi_f77 -lmpi -ldl -lhwloc

FFTW

Build: Float + SSE - Size: 2D FFT Size 4096

OpenBenchmarking.orgMflops, More Is BetterFFTW 3.3.4Build: Float + SSE - Size: 2D FFT Size 4096Lenovo i7-720QMApple i5-520MHP i5-2520MASUS i3-3217UASUS i7-3517UApple i5-4250UASUS i7-4558UASUS i3-5010UToshiba i5-5200U2K4K6K8K10KSE +/- 29.17, N = 5SE +/- 6.39, N = 5SE +/- 35.11, N = 5SE +/- 13.34, N = 5SE +/- 144.87, N = 10SE +/- 121.74, N = 5SE +/- 86.07, N = 5SE +/- 11.72, N = 5SE +/- 24.46, N = 56533.883643.348447.906499.609255.229028.4411308.007130.249380.541. (CC) gcc options: -O3 -fomit-frame-pointer -mtune=native -malign-double -fstrict-aliasing -fno-schedule-insns -ffast-math -lm

John The Ripper

Test: Blowfish

OpenBenchmarking.orgReal C/S, More Is BetterJohn The Ripper 1.8.0Test: BlowfishLenovo i7-720QMApple i5-520MHP i5-2520MASUS i3-3217UASUS i7-3517UApple i5-4250UASUS i7-4558UASUS i3-5010UToshiba i5-5200U6001200180024003000SE +/- 1.53, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 1.67, N = 3SE +/- 1.00, N = 3SE +/- 1.33, N = 3SE +/- 1.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 7.84, N = 3SE +/- 1.67, N = 3213380920381435223520562855188423641. (CC) gcc options: -fopenmp -lcrypt

TTSIOD 3D Renderer

Phong Rendering With Soft-Shadow Mapping

OpenBenchmarking.orgFPS, More Is BetterTTSIOD 3D Renderer 2.3aPhong Rendering With Soft-Shadow MappingLenovo i7-720QMApple i5-520MHP i5-2520MASUS i3-3217UASUS i7-3517UApple i5-4250UASUS i7-4558UASUS i3-5010UToshiba i5-5200U20406080100SE +/- 0.11, N = 3SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.16, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.14, N = 3SE +/- 1.22, N = 5SE +/- 0.14, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 378.1229.2069.5846.2773.1763.4982.4459.2574.271. (CXX) g++ options: -O3 -fomit-frame-pointer -ffast-math -mtune=native -flto -msse -mrecip -mfpmath=sse -msse2 -mssse3 -lSDL -lstdc++

x264

H.264 Video Encoding

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is Betterx264 2015-11-02H.264 Video EncodingLenovo i7-720QMApple i5-520MHP i5-2520MASUS i3-3217UASUS i7-3517UApple i5-4250UASUS i7-4558UASUS i3-5010UToshiba i5-5200U20406080100SE +/- 0.70, N = 5SE +/- 0.06, N = 5SE +/- 0.20, N = 5SE +/- 0.05, N = 5SE +/- 0.15, N = 5SE +/- 0.14, N = 5SE +/- 4.33, N = 10SE +/- 0.56, N = 5SE +/- 0.75, N = 562.2923.8563.2542.2364.9964.3778.7055.4570.261. (CC) gcc options: -ldl -m64 -lm -lpthread -O3 -ffast-math -std=gnu99 -fomit-frame-pointer -fno-tree-vectorize

Timed Linux Kernel Compilation

Time To Compile

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterTimed Linux Kernel Compilation 4.3Time To CompileLenovo i7-720QMApple i5-520MHP i5-2520MASUS i3-3217UASUS i7-3517UApple i5-4250UASUS i7-4558UASUS i3-5010UToshiba i5-5200U2004006008001000SE +/- 0.63, N = 3SE +/- 3.24, N = 3SE +/- 1.56, N = 3SE +/- 1.96, N = 3SE +/- 1.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.71, N = 3SE +/- 0.37, N = 3SE +/- 2.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.72, N = 3315.42849.54352.52548.60353.36350.02274.24398.70314.65

C-Ray

Total Time

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterC-Ray 1.1Total TimeLenovo i7-720QMApple i5-520MHP i5-2520MASUS i3-3217UASUS i7-3517UApple i5-4250UASUS i7-4558UASUS i3-5010UToshiba i5-5200U4080120160200SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.08, N = 3SE +/- 0.39, N = 3SE +/- 0.53, N = 3SE +/- 0.20, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.83, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 361.29163.5171.58115.8574.4073.2356.0783.6266.921. (CC) gcc options: -lm -lpthread -O3

Primesieve

1e12 Prime Number Generation

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterPrimesieve 5.4.21e12 Prime Number GenerationLenovo i7-720QMApple i5-520MHP i5-2520MASUS i3-3217UASUS i7-3517UApple i5-4250UASUS i7-4558UASUS i3-5010UToshiba i5-5200U130260390520650SE +/- 0.11, N = 3SE +/- 0.42, N = 3SE +/- 0.16, N = 3SE +/- 0.29, N = 3SE +/- 0.16, N = 3SE +/- 0.10, N = 3SE +/- 1.71, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.17, N = 3225.80583.71212.71335.92214.83253.91212.52293.15233.251. (CXX) g++ options: -O2 -fopenmp

Stockfish

Total Time

OpenBenchmarking.orgms, Fewer Is BetterStockfish 2014-11-26Total TimeLenovo i7-720QMApple i5-520MHP i5-2520MASUS i3-3217UASUS i7-3517UApple i5-4250UASUS i7-4558UASUS i3-5010UToshiba i5-5200U3K6K9K12K15KSE +/- 7.88, N = 3SE +/- 25.21, N = 3SE +/- 31.80, N = 3SE +/- 9.94, N = 3SE +/- 6.17, N = 3SE +/- 2.91, N = 3SE +/- 8.50, N = 3SE +/- 3.48, N = 3SE +/- 1.53, N = 353431211246927569468349313985639747661. (CXX) g++ options: -lpthread -fno-exceptions -fno-rtti -ansi -pedantic -O3 -msse -msse3 -mpopcnt -flto

FLAC Audio Encoding

WAV To FLAC

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterFLAC Audio Encoding 1.3.1WAV To FLACLenovo i7-720QMApple i5-520MHP i5-2520MASUS i3-3217UASUS i7-3517UApple i5-4250UASUS i7-4558UASUS i3-5010UToshiba i5-5200U714212835SE +/- 0.03, N = 5SE +/- 0.03, N = 5SE +/- 0.07, N = 5SE +/- 0.03, N = 5SE +/- 0.03, N = 5SE +/- 0.01, N = 5SE +/- 0.01, N = 5SE +/- 0.02, N = 5SE +/- 0.04, N = 512.1428.379.5814.268.588.676.8311.258.411. (CXX) g++ options: -O2 -fvisibility=hidden -logg -lm

FFmpeg

H.264 HD To NTSC DV

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterFFmpeg 2.8.1H.264 HD To NTSC DVLenovo i7-720QMApple i5-520MHP i5-2520MASUS i3-3217UASUS i7-3517UApple i5-4250UASUS i7-4558UASUS i3-5010UToshiba i5-5200U1122334455SE +/- 0.36, N = 5SE +/- 0.17, N = 3SE +/- 0.08, N = 3SE +/- 0.18, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.10, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.42, N = 3SE +/- 0.36, N = 324.5246.6218.5327.9418.5120.8115.6723.4018.721. (CC) gcc options: -lavdevice -lavfilter -lavformat -lavcodec -lswresample -lswscale -lavutil -lXv -lX11 -lXext -lxcb -lxcb-xfixes -lxcb-render -lxcb-shape -lasound -lSDL -lm -llzma -pthread -std=c99 -fomit-frame-pointer -O3 -fno-math-errno -fno-signed-zeros -fno-tree-vectorize

OpenSSL

RSA 4096-bit Performance

OpenBenchmarking.orgSigns Per Second, More Is BetterOpenSSL 1.0.1gRSA 4096-bit PerformanceLenovo i7-720QMApple i5-520MHP i5-2520MASUS i3-3217UASUS i7-3517UApple i5-4250UASUS i7-4558UASUS i3-5010UToshiba i5-5200U60120180240300SE +/- 0.15, N = 3SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.22, N = 3SE +/- 0.13, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.13, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3150.1056.43211.63134.67209.43191.63266.23182.60229.001. (CC) gcc options: -m64 -O3 -lssl -lcrypto -ldl

Phoronix Test Suite v10.8.4