Fedora 23 vs. Ubuntu Linux Benchmarks

Tests by Michael Larabel for a future article.

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Fedora 23 vs. Ubuntu Linux BenchmarksProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioMonitorNetworkOSKernelDesktopDisplay DriverOpenGLCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionDisplay ServerFedora 23Ubuntu 16.04 20160303Ubuntu 14.04.4 LTSDebian TestingIntel Xeon E3-1280 v5 @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores)MSI C236A WORKSTATION (MS-7998) v1.0Intel Skylake16384MB120GB Samsung SSD 850MSI AMD Radeon R7 370 / R9 270/370 OEM 4096MBRealtek ALC1150DELL P2415QIntel ConnectionFedora 234.4.3-300.fc23.x86_64 (x86_64)GNOME Shell 3.18.3radeon 7.6.994.1 Mesa 11.1.0 (git-525f3c2) Gallium 0.4GCC 5.3.1 20151207ext43840x2160Intel Sky LakeUbuntu 16.044.4.0-9-generic (x86_64)Unity 7.4.0X Server 1.17.3radeon 7.6.14.1 Mesa 11.1.2 Gallium 0.4GCC 5.3.1 20160225Ubuntu 14.044.2.0-30-generic (x86_64)Unity 7.2.6X Server 1.17.2radeon 7.5.993.3 Mesa 11.0.2 Gallium 0.4GCC 4.8.42 x 8192 MB DDR4-2133MHzMSI AMD Radeon R7 370 / R9 270/370 OEM 4096MB (350/1400MHz)Debian testing4.3.0-1-amd64 (x86_64)X Server 1.18.14.1 Mesa 11.1.2 Gallium 0.4GCC 5.3.1 20160205OpenBenchmarking.orgCompiler Details- 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 - Ubuntu 16.04 20160303: --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 -v - Ubuntu 14.04.4 LTS: --build=x86_64-linux-gnu --disable-browser-plugin --disable-libmudflap --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,c++,java,go,d,fortran,objc,obj-c++ --enable-libstdcxx-debug --enable-libstdcxx-time=yes --enable-multiarch --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-multilib-list=m32,m64,mx32 --with-tune=generic -v - Debian Testing: --build=x86_64-linux-gnu --disable-browser-plugin --disable-vtable-verify --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=i586 --with-arch-directory=amd64 --with-default-libstdcxx-abi=new --with-multilib-list=m32,m64,mx32 --with-tune=generic -v Disk Details- Fedora 23: CFQ / data=ordered,relatime,rw,seclabel- Ubuntu 16.04 20160303: DEADLINE / data=ordered,errors=remount-ro,relatime,rw- Ubuntu 14.04.4 LTS: DEADLINE / data=ordered,errors=remount-ro,relatime,rw- Debian Testing: CFQ / data=ordered,errors=remount-ro,relatime,rwProcessor Details- Fedora 23: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave- Ubuntu 16.04 20160303: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave- Ubuntu 14.04.4 LTS: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate performance- Debian Testing: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersaveGraphics Details- GLAMORSystem Details- Fedora 23: Python 2.7.10. SELinux: Enabled.- Ubuntu 16.04 20160303: Python 2.7.11+.- Ubuntu 14.04.4 LTS: Python 2.7.6.- Debian Testing: Python 2.7.11+.

Fedora 23 vs. Ubuntu Linux Benchmarksopenarena: 1920 x 1080tesseract: 1920 x 1080unigine-valley: 1920 x 1080 - Fullscreenxonotic: 3840 x 2160 - Lowxonotic: 3840 x 2160 - Highxonotic: 3840 x 2160 - Ultracompilebench: Initial Createhimeno: Poisson Pressure Solvergputest: Furmark - 3840 x 2160 - Fullscreengputest: Triangle - 3840 x 2160 - Fullscreenjohn-the-ripper: Blowfishredis: GETredis: SETapache: Static Web Page Servingopenssl: RSA 4096-bit Performancepostmark: Disk Transaction Performancepgbench: Mostly RAM - Single Thread - Read Writepgbench: Mostly RAM - Heavy Contention - Read Writego-benchmark: httpgo-benchmark: jsongo-benchmark: garbagesqlite: Default Test Directorydolfyn: Computational Fluid Dynamicsbuild-apache: Time To Compilebuild-linux-kernel: Time To Compilec-ray: Total Timecompress-pbzip2: 256MB File Compressionsmallpt: Global Illumination Renderer; 100 Samplesencode-flac: WAV To FLACrbenchmark: Phoronix Test Suite v6.2.1Fedora 23Ubuntu 16.04 20160303Ubuntu 14.04.4 LTSDebian Testing199.83151.3832.58314.76139.80108.73300.152591.8810406727874202677158.831912670.5924412.70696.577212180.353090.40804415742274354790931.7919.8825.6893.6319.689.09725.060.7758204.30153.1734.19322.47141.25109.06448.452471.6410546727274252797261.131991948.9047372.72697.677733214.153230.2528.8219.8825.6790.7819.668.95715.050.7459213.70153.4429.86318.67142.37108.48434.272454.579446681974112400030.001766515.9450589.12697.237426243.903473.1630632735405241112471727.0019.6926.4995.3319.978.88786.160.9592225.63163.2734.95335.96152.70114.13466.332590.8310587498174253146510.082178796.96697.137812206.973269.82689215644104355471330.5819.6389.5619.669.02705.090.7824OpenBenchmarking.org

OpenArena

Resolution: 1920 x 1080

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.8Resolution: 1920 x 1080Fedora 23Ubuntu 16.04 20160303Ubuntu 14.04.4 LTSDebian Testing50100150200250SE +/- 3.41, N = 6SE +/- 1.59, N = 3SE +/- 0.38, N = 3SE +/- 1.34, N = 3199.83204.30213.70225.63MIN: 2MIN: 2MIN: 2MIN: 2

Tesseract

Resolution: 1920 x 1080

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterTesseract 2014-05-12Resolution: 1920 x 1080Fedora 23Ubuntu 16.04 20160303Ubuntu 14.04.4 LTSDebian Testing4080120160200SE +/- 0.18, N = 3SE +/- 0.41, N = 3SE +/- 0.87, N = 3SE +/- 1.83, N = 3151.38153.17153.44163.27

Unigine Valley

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUnigine Valley 1.0Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: FullscreenUbuntu 14.04.4 LTSFedora 23Ubuntu 16.04 20160303Debian Testing816243240SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 329.8632.5834.1934.95

Xonotic

Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: Low

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.8Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: LowFedora 23Ubuntu 14.04.4 LTSUbuntu 16.04 20160303Debian Testing70140210280350SE +/- 0.55, N = 3SE +/- 1.23, N = 3SE +/- 0.48, N = 3SE +/- 4.89, N = 6314.76318.67322.47335.96MIN: 174 / MAX: 559MIN: 197 / MAX: 552MIN: 176 / MAX: 574MIN: 186 / MAX: 710

Xonotic

Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: High

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.8Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: HighFedora 23Ubuntu 16.04 20160303Ubuntu 14.04.4 LTSDebian Testing306090120150SE +/- 0.67, N = 3SE +/- 0.42, N = 3SE +/- 0.56, N = 3SE +/- 0.17, N = 3139.80141.25142.37152.70MIN: 63 / MAX: 198MIN: 65 / MAX: 196MIN: 83 / MAX: 192MIN: 74 / MAX: 217

Xonotic

Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: Ultra

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.8Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: UltraUbuntu 14.04.4 LTSFedora 23Ubuntu 16.04 20160303Debian Testing306090120150SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.15, N = 3SE +/- 0.48, N = 3SE +/- 0.34, N = 3108.48108.73109.06114.13MIN: 54 / MAX: 168MIN: 47 / MAX: 175MIN: 45 / MAX: 174MIN: 46 / MAX: 188

Compile Bench

Test: Initial Create

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterCompile Bench 0.6Test: Initial CreateFedora 23Ubuntu 14.04.4 LTSUbuntu 16.04 20160303Debian Testing100200300400500SE +/- 0.51, N = 3SE +/- 10.53, N = 6SE +/- 3.88, N = 3SE +/- 7.14, N = 3300.15434.27448.45466.33

Himeno Benchmark

Poisson Pressure Solver

OpenBenchmarking.orgMFLOPS, More Is BetterHimeno Benchmark 3.0Poisson Pressure SolverUbuntu 14.04.4 LTSUbuntu 16.04 20160303Debian TestingFedora 236001200180024003000SE +/- 10.21, N = 3SE +/- 30.07, N = 3SE +/- 5.01, N = 3SE +/- 2.28, N = 32454.572471.642590.832591.881. (CC) gcc options: -O3 -mavx2

GpuTest

Test: Furmark - Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Mode: Fullscreen

OpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: Furmark - Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Mode: FullscreenUbuntu 14.04.4 LTSFedora 23Ubuntu 16.04 20160303Debian Testing2004006008001000SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3944104010541058

GpuTest

Test: Triangle - Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Mode: Fullscreen

OpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: Triangle - Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Mode: FullscreenUbuntu 14.04.4 LTSUbuntu 16.04 20160303Fedora 23Debian Testing16K32K48K64K80KSE +/- 109.55, N = 3SE +/- 10.20, N = 3SE +/- 10.17, N = 3SE +/- 98.70, N = 366819672726727874981

John The Ripper

Test: Blowfish

OpenBenchmarking.orgReal C/S, More Is BetterJohn The Ripper 1.8.0Test: BlowfishUbuntu 14.04.4 LTSFedora 23Ubuntu 16.04 20160303Debian Testing16003200480064008000SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 5.00, N = 3SE +/- 5.00, N = 3SE +/- 5.00, N = 374117420742574251. (CC) gcc options: -fopenmp -lcrypt

Redis

Test: GET

OpenBenchmarking.orgRequests Per Second, More Is BetterRedis 3.0.1Test: GETUbuntu 14.04.4 LTSFedora 23Ubuntu 16.04 20160303Debian Testing700K1400K2100K2800K3500KSE +/- 118027.39, N = 6SE +/- 108347.43, N = 6SE +/- 117389.66, N = 6SE +/- 53579.77, N = 32400030.002677158.832797261.133146510.081. (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: SETUbuntu 14.04.4 LTSFedora 23Ubuntu 16.04 20160303Debian Testing500K1000K1500K2000K2500KSE +/- 45045.77, N = 6SE +/- 60482.52, N = 6SE +/- 50382.60, N = 6SE +/- 43124.69, N = 31766515.941912670.591991948.902178796.961. (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 ServingFedora 23Ubuntu 16.04 20160303Ubuntu 14.04.4 LTS11K22K33K44K55KSE +/- 115.55, N = 3SE +/- 140.97, N = 3SE +/- 122.72, N = 324412.7047372.7250589.121. (CC) gcc options: -shared -fPIC -O2 -pthread

OpenSSL

RSA 4096-bit Performance

OpenBenchmarking.orgSigns Per Second, More Is BetterOpenSSL 1.0.1gRSA 4096-bit PerformanceFedora 23Debian TestingUbuntu 14.04.4 LTSUbuntu 16.04 20160303150300450600750SE +/- 0.13, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.47, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 3696.57697.13697.23697.671. (CC) gcc options: -m64 -O3 -lssl -lcrypto -ldl

PostMark

Disk Transaction Performance

OpenBenchmarking.orgTPS, More Is BetterPostMark 1.51Disk Transaction PerformanceFedora 23Ubuntu 14.04.4 LTSUbuntu 16.04 20160303Debian Testing2K4K6K8K10KSE +/- 70.00, N = 3SE +/- 74.33, N = 3SE +/- 79.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 372127426773378121. (CC) gcc options: -O3

PostgreSQL pgbench

Scaling: Mostly RAM - Test: Single Thread - Mode: Read Write

OpenBenchmarking.orgTPS, More Is BetterPostgreSQL pgbench 9.4.3Scaling: Mostly RAM - Test: Single Thread - Mode: Read WriteFedora 23Debian TestingUbuntu 16.04 20160303Ubuntu 14.04.4 LTS50100150200250SE +/- 0.81, N = 3SE +/- 14.31, N = 6SE +/- 12.59, N = 6SE +/- 6.36, N = 6180.35206.97214.15243.901. (CC) gcc options: -fno-strict-aliasing -fwrapv -O2 -pthread -lpgcommon -lpgport -lpq -lpthread -lrt -lcrypt -ldl -lm

PostgreSQL pgbench

Scaling: Mostly RAM - Test: Heavy Contention - Mode: Read Write

OpenBenchmarking.orgTPS, More Is BetterPostgreSQL pgbench 9.4.3Scaling: Mostly RAM - Test: Heavy Contention - Mode: Read WriteFedora 23Ubuntu 16.04 20160303Debian TestingUbuntu 14.04.4 LTS7001400210028003500SE +/- 74.66, N = 6SE +/- 56.00, N = 4SE +/- 62.73, N = 6SE +/- 51.66, N = 33090.403230.253269.823473.161. (CC) gcc options: -fno-strict-aliasing -fwrapv -O2 -pthread -lpgcommon -lpgport -lpq -lpthread -lrt -lcrypt -ldl -lm

OpenArena

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame Time

OpenBenchmarking.orgMilliseconds, Fewer Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.8Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame TimeFedora 23Ubuntu 16.04 20160303Ubuntu 14.04.4 LTSDebian Testing714212835Min: 2 / Avg: 4.82 / Max: 28Min: 2 / Avg: 4.81 / Max: 25Min: 2 / Avg: 4.65 / Max: 22Min: 2 / Avg: 4.39 / Max: 32

Go Benchmarks

Test: http

OpenBenchmarking.orgNanoseconds, Fewer Is BetterGo BenchmarksTest: httpUbuntu 14.04.4 LTSFedora 23Debian Testing7K14K21K28K35KSE +/- 560.78, N = 3SE +/- 8.88, N = 3SE +/- 5.03, N = 33063280446892

Go Benchmarks

Test: json

OpenBenchmarking.orgNanoseconds, Fewer Is BetterGo BenchmarksTest: jsonUbuntu 14.04.4 LTSFedora 23Debian Testing16M32M48M64M80MSE +/- 15965.40, N = 3SE +/- 31532.47, N = 3SE +/- 20830.86, N = 3735405241574227415644104

Go Benchmarks

Test: garbage

OpenBenchmarking.orgNanoseconds, Fewer Is BetterGo BenchmarksTest: garbageUbuntu 14.04.4 LTSDebian TestingFedora 232M4M6M8M10MSE +/- 5672.88, N = 3SE +/- 4855.20, N = 3SE +/- 3456.02, N = 31112471735547133547909

SQLite

Test Target: Default Test Directory

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterSQLite 3.8.10.2Test Target: Default Test DirectoryFedora 23Debian TestingUbuntu 16.04 20160303Ubuntu 14.04.4 LTS714212835SE +/- 0.13, N = 3SE +/- 0.22, N = 3SE +/- 0.08, N = 3SE +/- 0.36, N = 331.7930.5828.8227.00-lreadline -lcurses-lreadline -lcurses-lreadline -lcurses1. (CC) gcc options: -O2 -ldl -lpthread

Dolfyn

Computational Fluid Dynamics

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterDolfyn 0.527Computational Fluid DynamicsUbuntu 16.04 20160303Fedora 23Ubuntu 14.04.4 LTSDebian Testing510152025SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.20, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 319.8819.8819.6919.63

Timed Apache Compilation

Time To Compile

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterTimed Apache Compilation 2.4.7Time To CompileUbuntu 14.04.4 LTSFedora 23Ubuntu 16.04 20160303612182430SE +/- 0.15, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 326.4925.6825.67

Timed Linux Kernel Compilation

Time To Compile

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterTimed Linux Kernel Compilation 4.3Time To CompileUbuntu 14.04.4 LTSFedora 23Ubuntu 16.04 20160303Debian Testing20406080100SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.80, N = 3SE +/- 0.87, N = 3SE +/- 0.72, N = 395.3393.6390.7889.56

C-Ray

Total Time

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterC-Ray 1.1Total TimeUbuntu 14.04.4 LTSFedora 23Debian TestingUbuntu 16.04 20160303510152025SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 319.9719.6819.6619.661. (CC) gcc options: -lm -lpthread -O3

Parallel BZIP2 Compression

256MB File Compression

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterParallel BZIP2 Compression 1.1.12256MB File CompressionFedora 23Debian TestingUbuntu 16.04 20160303Ubuntu 14.04.4 LTS3691215SE +/- 0.18, N = 3SE +/- 0.17, N = 3SE +/- 0.14, N = 4SE +/- 0.15, N = 69.099.028.958.881. (CXX) g++ options: -O2 -pthread -lbz2 -lpthread

Smallpt

Global Illumination Renderer; 100 Samples

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterSmallpt 1.0Global Illumination Renderer; 100 SamplesUbuntu 14.04.4 LTSFedora 23Ubuntu 16.04 20160303Debian Testing20406080100SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3787271701. (CXX) g++ options: -fopenmp

FLAC Audio Encoding

WAV To FLAC

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterFLAC Audio Encoding 1.3.1WAV To FLACUbuntu 14.04.4 LTSDebian TestingFedora 23Ubuntu 16.04 20160303246810SE +/- 0.02, N = 5SE +/- 0.01, N = 5SE +/- 0.02, N = 5SE +/- 0.00, N = 56.165.095.065.05-logg-logg-logg1. (CXX) g++ options: -O2 -fvisibility=hidden -lm

R Benchmark

Phoronix Test Suite v6.2.1

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterR BenchmarkPhoronix Test Suite v6.2.1Ubuntu 14.04.4 LTSDebian TestingFedora 23Ubuntu 16.04 201603030.21580.43160.64740.86321.079SE +/- 0.0015, N = 3SE +/- 0.0052, N = 3SE +/- 0.0045, N = 3SE +/- 0.0016, N = 30.95920.78240.77580.74591. Ubuntu 14.04.4 LTS: R scripting front-end version 3.0.2 (2013-09-25)2. Debian Testing: R scripting front-end version 3.2.3 (2015-12-10)3. Fedora 23: R scripting front-end version 3.2.3 (2015-12-10)4. Ubuntu 16.04 20160303: R scripting front-end version 3.2.3 (2015-12-10)

Phoronix Test Suite v10.8.5