Clear Linux vs. Fedora vs. CentOS vs. openSUSE

Linux distribution benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article.

HTML result view exported from: https://openbenchmarking.org/result/1602232-GA-OPENSUSE693.

Clear Linux vs. Fedora vs. CentOS vs. openSUSEProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioMonitorNetworkOSKernelCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionDesktopDisplay DriverOpenGLDisplay ServerClear Linux 6430Fedora 23CentOS 7OpenSUSE 42.1Intel Core i7-5775C @ 3.30GHz (8 Cores)MSI Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) v1.0Intel Broadwell-U- DMI16384MB120GB CT120BX100SSD1Intel Broadwell-U (1150MHz)Intel Broadwell-U AudioVE228Qualcomm Atheros Killer E220x GigabitClear Linux 64304.4.2-171.native (x86_64)GCC 5.3.0ext41920x1080Intel Core i7-5775C @ 3.70GHz (8 Cores)Fedora 234.3.5-300.fc23.x86_64 (x86_64)GNOME Shell 3.18.3intel 2.99.9173.3 Mesa 11.1.0 (git-525f3c2)GCC 5.3.1 2015120715360MBCentOS Linux 73.10.0-327.10.1.el7.x86_64 (x86_64)GNOME Shell 3.14.4X Server 1.17.23.3 Mesa 10.6.5GCC 4.8.5 20150623xfs16384MBSUSE LINUX 42.14.1.15-8-default (x86_64)KDE Frameworks 53.3 Mesa 11.0.8GCC 4.8.5OpenBenchmarking.orgCompiler Details- Clear Linux 6430: --build=x86_64-generic-linux --disable-multiarch --disable-multilib --enable-__cxa_atexit --enable-bootstrap --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-languages=c,c++,fortran,go --enable-ld=default --enable-libmpx --enable-libstdcxx-pch --enable-lto --enable-plugin --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --exec-prefix=/usr --includedir=/usr/include --target=x86_64-generic-linux --with-arch=westmere --with-glibc-version=2.19 --with-gnu-ld --with-ppl=no --with-system-libunwind --with-tune=haswell - Fedora 23: --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++,fortran,ada,go,lto --enable-libmpx --enable-multilib --enable-plugin --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --mandir=/usr/share/man --with-arch_32=i686 --with-isl --with-linker-hash-style=gnu --with-tune=generic - CentOS 7: --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 - OpenSUSE 42.1: --build=x86_64-suse-linux --disable-libgcj --disable-libmudflap --disable-libssp --disable-libstdcxx-pch --disable-plugin --enable-__cxa_atexit --enable-checking=release --enable-languages=c,c++,objc,fortran,obj-c++,java,ada --enable-libstdcxx-allocator=new --enable-linux-futex --enable-ssp --enable-version-specific-runtime-libs --host=x86_64-suse-linux --mandir=/usr/share/man --with-arch-32=i586 --with-slibdir=/lib64 --with-tune=generic --without-system-libunwind Disk Details- Clear Linux 6430: CFQ / data=ordered,relatime,rw- Fedora 23: CFQ / data=ordered,relatime,rw,seclabel- CentOS 7: CFQ / attr2,inode64,noquota,relatime,rw,seclabel- OpenSUSE 42.1: DEADLINE / attr2,inode64,noquota,relatime,rwProcessor Details- Clear Linux 6430: Scaling Governor: acpi-cpufreq performance- Fedora 23: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave- CentOS 7: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave- OpenSUSE 42.1: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersaveSystem Details- Clear Linux 6430: Python 2.7.11.- Fedora 23: Python 2.7.10. SELinux: Enabled.- CentOS 7: Python 2.7.5. SELinux: Enabled.- OpenSUSE 42.1: Python 2.7.9.

Clear Linux vs. Fedora vs. CentOS vs. openSUSEcompilebench: Compilecompilebench: Initial Createpostmark: Disk Transaction Performanceffte: N=64, 1D Complex FFT Routinemafft: Multiple Sequence Alignmentgo-benchmark: httpgo-benchmark: jsongo-benchmark: garbagehimeno: Poisson Pressure Solverbuild-apache: Time To Compilec-ray: Total Timesmallpt: Global Illumination Renderer; 100 Samplesencode-mp3: WAV To MP3ffmpeg: H.264 HD To NTSC DVrbenchmark: Phoronix Test Suite v6.2.0openssl: RSA 4096-bit Performancemultichase: 4MB Array, 64 Byte Stridemultichase: 1GB Array, 256 Byte Stridemultichase: 256MB Array, 256 Byte Stridemultichase: 1GB Array, 256 Byte Stride, 2 Threadsmultichase: 1GB Array, 256 Byte Stride, 4 Threadspgbench: Mostly RAM - Normal Load - Read Writepgbench: Buffer Test - Normal Load - Read Writeredis: GETredis: SETapache: Static Web Page Servingopenssl: RSA 4096-bit PerformanceClear Linux 6430Fedora 23CentOS 7OpenSUSE 42.11560.30393.0074265840.314.2080981693504937197322104.0630.0522.582312.449.080.20621129.276.1649.2249.1150.8454.613625.803960.862831178.921976902.7934671.47705.64285.2467565784.564.3090691699558437093542115.9625.4322.617311.669.230.79226.7852.8750.0553.0456.113597.783947.092026980.611496305.0622605.321123.67705.85190.8464135920.354.534065272682333122564632017.4824.0622.667913.216.1148.9148.9750.4753.542704.112633.502032916.251585420.0820833.71674.30824.76254.8862505916.434.582109.1123.7322.718013.009.332632.912449.932418980.481687806.62677.43OpenBenchmarking.org

Compile Bench

Test: Compile

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterCompile Bench 0.6Test: CompileClear Linux 6430Fedora 23CentOS 7OpenSUSE 42.130060090012001500SE +/- 12.41, N = 3SE +/- 10.95, N = 5SE +/- 1.60, N = 3SE +/- 2.62, N = 31560.30705.64705.85824.76

Compile Bench

Test: Initial Create

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterCompile Bench 0.6Test: Initial CreateClear Linux 6430Fedora 23CentOS 7OpenSUSE 42.190180270360450SE +/- 21.25, N = 3SE +/- 0.28, N = 3SE +/- 1.33, N = 3SE +/- 4.78, N = 3393.00285.24190.84254.88

PostMark

Disk Transaction Performance

OpenBenchmarking.orgTPS, More Is BetterPostMark 1.51Disk Transaction PerformanceClear Linux 6430Fedora 23CentOS 7OpenSUSE 42.116003200480064008000SE +/- 74.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 94.69, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 374266756641362501. (CC) gcc options: -O3

FFTE

Test: N=64, 1D Complex FFT Routine

OpenBenchmarking.orgMFLOPS, More Is BetterFFTE 5.0Test: N=64, 1D Complex FFT RoutineClear Linux 6430Fedora 23CentOS 7OpenSUSE 42.113002600390052006500SE +/- 7.04, N = 3SE +/- 3.27, N = 3SE +/- 1.85, N = 3SE +/- 4.03, N = 35840.315784.565920.355916.43-lmpifort -lmpi1. (F9X) gfortran options: -O3 -fomit-frame-pointer -fopenmp

Timed MAFFT Alignment

Multiple Sequence Alignment

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterTimed MAFFT Alignment 6.864Multiple Sequence AlignmentClear Linux 6430Fedora 23CentOS 7OpenSUSE 42.11.03052.0613.09154.1225.1525SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 5SE +/- 0.14, N = 6SE +/- 0.13, N = 64.204.304.534.581. (CC) gcc options: -O3 -lm -lpthread

Go Benchmarks

Test: http

OpenBenchmarking.orgNanoseconds, Fewer Is BetterGo BenchmarksTest: httpClear Linux 6430Fedora 23CentOS 79K18K27K36K45KSE +/- 6.06, N = 3SE +/- 6.36, N = 3SE +/- 46.06, N = 38098906940652

Go Benchmarks

Test: json

OpenBenchmarking.orgNanoseconds, Fewer Is BetterGo BenchmarksTest: jsonClear Linux 6430Fedora 23CentOS 716M32M48M64M80MSE +/- 23508.84, N = 3SE +/- 7726.75, N = 3SE +/- 26114.71, N = 3169350491699558472682333

Go Benchmarks

Test: garbage

OpenBenchmarking.orgNanoseconds, Fewer Is BetterGo BenchmarksTest: garbageClear Linux 6430Fedora 23CentOS 73M6M9M12M15MSE +/- 3086.94, N = 3SE +/- 4683.58, N = 3SE +/- 8609.30, N = 33719732370935412256463

Himeno Benchmark

Poisson Pressure Solver

OpenBenchmarking.orgMFLOPS, More Is BetterHimeno Benchmark 3.0Poisson Pressure SolverClear Linux 6430Fedora 23CentOS 7OpenSUSE 42.15001000150020002500SE +/- 3.42, N = 3SE +/- 1.12, N = 3SE +/- 29.82, N = 6SE +/- 0.60, N = 32104.062115.962017.482109.11-g2 -pipe -fexceptions -fstack-protector -m64 -march=westmere -mtune=native -malign-data=abi1. (CC) gcc options: -O3 -mavx2

Timed Apache Compilation

Time To Compile

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterTimed Apache Compilation 2.4.7Time To CompileClear Linux 6430Fedora 23CentOS 7OpenSUSE 42.1714212835SE +/- 0.11, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 330.0525.4324.0623.73

C-Ray

Total Time

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterC-Ray 1.1Total TimeClear Linux 6430Fedora 23CentOS 7OpenSUSE 42.1510152025SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 322.5822.6122.6622.71-g2 -pipe -fexceptions -fstack-protector -m64 -march=westmere -mtune=native -malign-data=abi1. (CC) gcc options: -lm -lpthread -O3

Smallpt

Global Illumination Renderer; 100 Samples

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterSmallpt 1.0Global Illumination Renderer; 100 SamplesClear Linux 6430Fedora 23CentOS 7OpenSUSE 42.120406080100SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 323737980-g2 -O3 -pipe -fexceptions -fstack-protector -m64 -march=westmere -mtune=native -malign-data=abi1. (CXX) g++ options: -fopenmp

LAME MP3 Encoding

WAV To MP3

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterLAME MP3 Encoding 3.99.3WAV To MP3Clear Linux 6430Fedora 23CentOS 7OpenSUSE 42.13691215SE +/- 0.15, N = 5SE +/- 0.06, N = 5SE +/- 0.06, N = 5SE +/- 0.09, N = 512.4411.6613.2113.00-g2 -fexceptions -fstack-protector -m64 -march=westmere -mtune=native -malign-data=abi -lncurses-ffast-math -funroll-loops-fomit-frame-pointer -ffast-math-fomit-frame-pointer -ffast-math1. (CC) gcc options: -pipe -O3 -lm

FFmpeg

H.264 HD To NTSC DV

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterFFmpeg 2.8.1H.264 HD To NTSC DVClear Linux 6430Fedora 23OpenSUSE 42.13691215SE +/- 0.11, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 39.089.239.33-lxcb -lxcb-shm -lxcb-xfixes -lxcb-render -lxcb-shape -lX11 -lbz2 -g2 -pipe -fexceptions -fstack-protector -m64 -march=westmere -mtune=native -malign-data=abi-lxcb -lxcb-shm -lxcb-xfixes -lxcb-render -lxcb-shape -lX11 -lSDL -lpthread1. (CC) gcc options: -lavdevice -lavfilter -lavformat -lavcodec -lswresample -lswscale -lavutil -lm -pthread -O3 -std=c99 -fomit-frame-pointer -fno-math-errno -fno-signed-zeros -fno-tree-vectorize

R Benchmark

Phoronix Test Suite v6.2.0

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterR BenchmarkPhoronix Test Suite v6.2.0Clear Linux 6430Fedora 230.17820.35640.53460.71280.891SE +/- 0.0009, N = 3SE +/- 0.0039, N = 30.20620.79221. R scripting front-end version 3.2.3 (2015-12-10)

OpenSSL

RSA 4096-bit Performance

OpenBenchmarking.orgSigns Per Second, More Is BetterOpenSSL 1.0.2fRSA 4096-bit PerformanceClear Linux 64302004006008001000SE +/- 0.58, N = 31129.27

Multichase Pointer Chaser

Test: 4MB Array, 64 Byte Stride

OpenBenchmarking.orgns, Fewer Is BetterMultichase Pointer ChaserTest: 4MB Array, 64 Byte StrideClear Linux 6430Fedora 23CentOS 7246810SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.16, N = 6SE +/- 0.03, N = 36.166.786.111. (CC) gcc options: -O2 -static -pthread -lrt

Multichase Pointer Chaser

Test: 1GB Array, 256 Byte Stride

OpenBenchmarking.orgns, Fewer Is BetterMultichase Pointer ChaserTest: 1GB Array, 256 Byte StrideClear Linux 6430Fedora 23CentOS 71224364860SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 349.2252.8748.911. (CC) gcc options: -O2 -static -pthread -lrt

Multichase Pointer Chaser

Test: 256MB Array, 256 Byte Stride

OpenBenchmarking.orgns, Fewer Is BetterMultichase Pointer ChaserTest: 256MB Array, 256 Byte StrideClear Linux 6430Fedora 23CentOS 71122334455SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.14, N = 349.1150.0548.971. (CC) gcc options: -O2 -static -pthread -lrt

Multichase Pointer Chaser

Test: 1GB Array, 256 Byte Stride, 2 Threads

OpenBenchmarking.orgns, Fewer Is BetterMultichase Pointer ChaserTest: 1GB Array, 256 Byte Stride, 2 ThreadsClear Linux 6430Fedora 23CentOS 71224364860SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.30, N = 350.8453.0450.471. (CC) gcc options: -O2 -static -pthread -lrt

Multichase Pointer Chaser

Test: 1GB Array, 256 Byte Stride, 4 Threads

OpenBenchmarking.orgns, Fewer Is BetterMultichase Pointer ChaserTest: 1GB Array, 256 Byte Stride, 4 ThreadsClear Linux 6430Fedora 23CentOS 71326395265SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.37, N = 354.6156.1153.541. (CC) gcc options: -O2 -static -pthread -lrt

PostgreSQL pgbench

Scaling: Mostly RAM - Test: Normal Load - Mode: Read Write

OpenBenchmarking.orgTPS, More Is BetterPostgreSQL pgbench 9.4.3Scaling: Mostly RAM - Test: Normal Load - Mode: Read WriteClear Linux 6430Fedora 23CentOS 7OpenSUSE 42.18001600240032004000SE +/- 35.76, N = 3SE +/- 51.00, N = 3SE +/- 45.28, N = 3SE +/- 16.61, N = 33625.803597.782704.112632.91-g2 -O3 -pipe -fexceptions -fstack-protector -m64 -march=westmere -mtune=native -malign-data=abi-O2-O2-O21. (CC) gcc options: -fno-strict-aliasing -fwrapv -pthread -lpgcommon -lpgport -lpq -lpthread -lrt -lcrypt -ldl -lm

PostgreSQL pgbench

Scaling: Buffer Test - Test: Normal Load - Mode: Read Write

OpenBenchmarking.orgTPS, More Is BetterPostgreSQL pgbench 9.4.3Scaling: Buffer Test - Test: Normal Load - Mode: Read WriteClear Linux 6430Fedora 23CentOS 7OpenSUSE 42.18001600240032004000SE +/- 70.95, N = 6SE +/- 80.36, N = 6SE +/- 32.62, N = 3SE +/- 41.96, N = 33960.863947.092633.502449.93-g2 -O3 -pipe -fexceptions -fstack-protector -m64 -march=westmere -mtune=native -malign-data=abi-O2-O2-O21. (CC) gcc options: -fno-strict-aliasing -fwrapv -pthread -lpgcommon -lpgport -lpq -lpthread -lrt -lcrypt -ldl -lm

Redis

Test: GET

OpenBenchmarking.orgRequests Per Second, More Is BetterRedis 3.0.1Test: GETClear Linux 6430Fedora 23CentOS 7OpenSUSE 42.1600K1200K1800K2400K3000KSE +/- 143681.44, N = 6SE +/- 101094.35, N = 6SE +/- 39070.59, N = 6SE +/- 93398.14, N = 62831178.922026980.612032916.252418980.48-g2 -fexceptions -fstack-protector -m64 -march=westmere -mtune=native -malign-data=abi1. (CC) gcc options: -ggdb -rdynamic -lm -pthread -ldl -std=gnu99 -pipe -g3 -O3 -funroll-loops

Redis

Test: SET

OpenBenchmarking.orgRequests Per Second, More Is BetterRedis 3.0.1Test: SETClear Linux 6430Fedora 23CentOS 7OpenSUSE 42.1400K800K1200K1600K2000KSE +/- 94145.55, N = 6SE +/- 23228.20, N = 6SE +/- 46780.85, N = 6SE +/- 37607.89, N = 61976902.791496305.061585420.081687806.62-g2 -fexceptions -fstack-protector -m64 -march=westmere -mtune=native -malign-data=abi1. (CC) gcc options: -ggdb -rdynamic -lm -pthread -ldl -std=gnu99 -pipe -g3 -O3 -funroll-loops

Apache Benchmark

Static Web Page Serving

OpenBenchmarking.orgRequests Per Second, More Is BetterApache Benchmark 2.4.7Static Web Page ServingClear Linux 6430Fedora 23CentOS 77K14K21K28K35KSE +/- 125.86, N = 3SE +/- 93.41, N = 3SE +/- 86.75, N = 334671.4722605.3220833.71-O3 -m64 -march=westmere -mtune=native -malign-data=abi-O2-O21. (CC) gcc options: -shared -fPIC -pthread

OpenSSL

RSA 4096-bit Performance

OpenBenchmarking.orgSigns Per Second, More Is BetterOpenSSLRSA 4096-bit PerformanceFedora 23CentOS 7OpenSUSE 42.12004006008001000SE +/- 0.27, N = 3SE +/- 1.13, N = 3SE +/- 0.48, N = 31123.67674.30677.43


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