Linux 2015 Laptop Comparison Benchmarking my machine from Mr.Larabel's 2015 Laptop Benchmark. HP i5-2520M: 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: IDT 92HD81B1X5, Network: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection + Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205 OS: Ubuntu 15.10, Kernel: 4.4.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20151208, Desktop: Unity, Display Server: X Server 1.17.2, Display Driver: intel 2.99.917, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 11.0.2, Compiler: GCC 5.2.1 20151010, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1600x900 ASUS i3-3217U: 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: Realtek ALC270, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 + Qualcomm Atheros AR9485 Wireless OS: Ubuntu 15.10, Kernel: 4.4.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20151208, Desktop: Unity, Display Server: X Server 1.17.2, Display Driver: intel 2.99.917, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 11.0.2, Compiler: GCC 5.2.1 20151010, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1366x768 ASUS i7-3517U: Processor: Intel Core i7-3517U @ 3.00GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS UX32VDA v1.0, Chipset: Intel 3rd Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 3584MB, Disk: 2 x 128GB SanDisk SD5SF212, Graphics: Intel HD 4000 1024MB (1150MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC269VB, Network: Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6235 OS: Ubuntu 15.10, Kernel: 4.4.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20151208, Desktop: Unity, Display Server: X Server 1.17.2, Display Driver: intel 2.99.917, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 11.0.2, Compiler: GCC 5.2.1 20151010, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Apple i5-4250U: 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 15.10, Kernel: 4.4.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20151208, Desktop: Unity, Display Server: X Server 1.17.2, Display Driver: intel 2.99.917, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 11.0.2, Compiler: GCC 5.2.1 20151010, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1366x768 ASUS i7-4558U: 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 Haswell-ULT IGP (1200MHz), Audio: Intel Haswell-ULT HD Audio, Monitor: LQ133T1JW14, Network: Intel Wireless 7260 OS: Ubuntu 15.10, Kernel: 4.4.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20151208, Desktop: Unity, Display Server: X Server 1.17.2, Display Driver: intel 2.99.917, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 11.0.2, Compiler: GCC 5.2.1 20151010, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1440 ASUS i3-5010U: Processor: Intel Core i3-5010U @ 2.10GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS X555LAB v1.0, Chipset: Intel Broadwell-U-OPI, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 500GB HGST HTS545050A7, Graphics: Intel Broadwell-U (900MHz), Audio: Intel Broadwell-U Audio, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 + Realtek RTL8821AE 802.11ac PCIe Wireless OS: Ubuntu 15.10, Kernel: 4.4.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20151208, Desktop: Unity, Display Server: X Server 1.17.2, Display Driver: intel 2.99.917, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 11.0.2, Compiler: GCC 5.2.1 20151010, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Toshiba i5-5200U: Processor: Intel Core i5-5200U @ 2.70GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: FF50 06F2, Chipset: Intel Broadwell-U-OPI, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 1000GB TOSHIBA MQ01ABD1, Graphics: Intel Broadwell-U (900MHz), Audio: Intel Broadwell-U Audio, Network: Realtek RTL8101/2/6E + Broadcom BCM43142 802.11b/g/n OS: Ubuntu 15.10, Kernel: 4.4.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20151208, Desktop: Unity, Display Server: X Server 1.17.2, Display Driver: intel 2.99.917, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 11.0.2, Compiler: GCC 5.2.1 20151010, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1366x768 Dell Precision 5510 i7-6820HQ: Processor: Intel Core i7-6820HQ @ 3.60GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: Dell 0N8J4R, Chipset: Intel Skylake, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 500GB Seagate ST500LM021-1KJ15 + 480GB 550, Graphics: Intel Skylake, Audio: Realtek ALC3266, Network: Intel Wireless 8260 OS: Arch Linux, Kernel: 4.4.5-1-ARCH (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.18.4, Display Server: Wayland, Display Driver: modesetting 1.18.1, Compiler: GCC 5.3.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 Csecond: Processor: Intel Core i7-4900MQ @ 3.80GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: LENOVO 20AN007EGE, Chipset: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 512GB SAMSUNG MZ7TD512 + SSD PLUS 480GB + 128GB SL128, Graphics: Intel HD 4600 1024MB, Audio: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th, Network: Intel Connection I217-LM + Intel Wireless 7260 OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.4.0-15-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.18.4, Display Driver: nouveau 1.0.12, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 11.1.2, Compiler: GCC 5.3.1 20160320, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 SQLite 3.8.10.2 Test Target: Default Test Directory Seconds < Lower Is Better HP i5-2520M ................... 8.28 | ASUS i3-3217U ................. 79.99 |==== ASUS i7-3517U ................. 47.72 |== Apple i5-4250U ................ 28.48 |= ASUS i7-4558U ................. 27.26 |= ASUS i3-5010U ................. 489.53 |======================= Toshiba i5-5200U .............. 834.07 |======================================= Dell Precision 5510 i7-6820HQ . 21.78 |= Csecond ....................... 200.52 |========= OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1366 x 768 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better HP i5-2520M ................... 36.17 |======================= ASUS i3-3217U ................. 34.50 |====================== ASUS i7-3517U ................. 60.57 |====================================== Apple i5-4250U ................ 35.20 |====================== ASUS i7-4558U ................. 64.12 |======================================== ASUS i3-5010U ................. 39.73 |========================= Toshiba i5-5200U .............. 62.07 |======================================= Dell Precision 5510 i7-6820HQ . 37.83 |======================== Csecond ....................... 57.30 |==================================== OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1366 x 768 - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better HP i5-2520M ................... MIN: 6.0 AVG: 27.6 MAX: 62.0 ASUS i3-3217U ................. MIN: 9.0 AVG: 28.9 MAX: 63.0 ASUS i7-3517U ................. MIN: 5.0 AVG: 16.4 MAX: 40.0 Apple i5-4250U ................ MIN: 9.0 AVG: 31.1 MAX: 76.0 ASUS i7-4558U ................. MIN: 4.0 AVG: 16.4 MAX: 53.0 ASUS i3-5010U ................. MIN: 7.0 AVG: 25.0 MAX: 54.0 Toshiba i5-5200U .............. MIN: 5.0 AVG: 16.0 MAX: 37.0 Dell Precision 5510 i7-6820HQ . MIN: 4.0 AVG: 26.1 MAX: 46.0 SuperTuxKart 0.9 Resolution: 1366 x 768 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better HP i5-2520M ................... 20.26 |============================ ASUS i3-3217U ................. 19.33 |=========================== ASUS i7-3517U ................. 26.68 |===================================== Apple i5-4250U ................ 18.73 |========================== ASUS i7-4558U ................. 27.19 |====================================== ASUS i3-5010U ................. 20.69 |============================= Toshiba i5-5200U .............. 28.91 |======================================== Dell Precision 5510 i7-6820HQ . 4.43 |====== Csecond ....................... 22.03 |============================== Tesseract 2014-05-12 Resolution: 1366 x 768 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better HP i5-2520M ................... 32.61 |=================== ASUS i3-3217U ................. 43.58 |========================== ASUS i7-3517U ................. 50.48 |============================== Apple i5-4250U ................ 60.40 |==================================== ASUS i7-4558U ................. 66.60 |======================================== ASUS i3-5010U ................. 43.36 |========================== Toshiba i5-5200U .............. 67.35 |======================================== Dell Precision 5510 i7-6820HQ . 27.16 |================ Xonotic 0.8 Resolution: 1366 x 768 - Effects Quality: High Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better HP i5-2520M ................... 46.97 |================= ASUS i3-3217U ................. 59.60 |===================== ASUS i7-3517U ................. 65.05 |======================= Apple i5-4250U ................ 92.84 |================================= ASUS i7-4558U ................. 33.75 |============ ASUS i3-5010U ................. 46.20 |================= Toshiba i5-5200U .............. 108.50 |======================================= Dell Precision 5510 i7-6820HQ . 14.82 |===== Csecond ....................... 56.46 |==================== Xonotic 0.8 Resolution: 1366 x 768 - Effects Quality: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better HP i5-2520M ................... 31.87 |============== ASUS i3-3217U ................. 49.98 |===================== ASUS i7-3517U ................. 43.19 |=================== Apple i5-4250U ................ 70.43 |============================== ASUS i7-4558U ................. 28.73 |============ ASUS i3-5010U ................. 41.12 |================== Toshiba i5-5200U .............. 93.27 |======================================== Dell Precision 5510 i7-6820HQ . 13.11 |====== Csecond ....................... 45.55 |==================== FFTE 5.0 Test: N=64, 1D Complex FFT Routine MFLOPS > Higher Is Better HP i5-2520M ...... 4525.01 |============================================ ASUS i3-3217U .... 2649.85 |========================== ASUS i7-3517U .... 4388.20 |=========================================== Apple i5-4250U ... 3917.91 |====================================== ASUS i7-4558U .... 4983.47 |================================================ ASUS i3-5010U .... 3121.77 |============================== Toshiba i5-5200U . 4099.45 |======================================== Csecond .......... 5245.28 |=================================================== FFTW 3.3.4 Build: Float + SSE - Size: 2D FFT Size 4096 Mflops > Higher Is Better HP i5-2520M ................... 8447.90 |============================ ASUS i3-3217U ................. 6499.60 |===================== ASUS i7-3517U ................. 9255.22 |============================== Apple i5-4250U ................ 9028.44 |============================== ASUS i7-4558U ................. 11308.00 |===================================== ASUS i3-5010U ................. 7130.24 |======================= Toshiba i5-5200U .............. 9380.54 |=============================== Dell Precision 5510 i7-6820HQ . 10545.00 |=================================== Csecond ....................... 11274.00 |===================================== John The Ripper 1.8.0 Test: Blowfish Real C/S > Higher Is Better HP i5-2520M ................... 2038 |============= ASUS i3-3217U ................. 1435 |========= ASUS i7-3517U ................. 2235 |=============== Apple i5-4250U ................ 2056 |============= ASUS i7-4558U ................. 2855 |=================== ASUS i3-5010U ................. 1884 |============ Toshiba i5-5200U .............. 2364 |=============== Dell Precision 5510 i7-6820HQ . 6283 |========================================= Csecond ....................... 3088 |==================== TTSIOD 3D Renderer 2.3a Phong Rendering With Soft-Shadow Mapping FPS > Higher Is Better HP i5-2520M ................... 69.58 |================== ASUS i3-3217U ................. 46.27 |============ ASUS i7-3517U ................. 73.17 |=================== Apple i5-4250U ................ 63.49 |================= ASUS i7-4558U ................. 82.44 |====================== ASUS i3-5010U ................. 59.25 |=============== Toshiba i5-5200U .............. 74.27 |=================== Dell Precision 5510 i7-6820HQ . 149.46 |======================================= Csecond ....................... 108.40 |============================ x264 2015-11-02 H.264 Video Encoding Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better HP i5-2520M ................... 63.25 |=============== ASUS i3-3217U ................. 42.23 |========== ASUS i7-3517U ................. 64.99 |=============== Apple i5-4250U ................ 64.37 |=============== ASUS i7-4558U ................. 78.70 |================== ASUS i3-5010U ................. 55.45 |============= Toshiba i5-5200U .............. 70.26 |================ Dell Precision 5510 i7-6820HQ . 166.33 |======================================= Timed Linux Kernel Compilation 4.3 Time To Compile Seconds < Lower Is Better HP i5-2520M ................... 352.52 |========================= ASUS i3-3217U ................. 548.60 |======================================= ASUS i7-3517U ................. 353.36 |========================= Apple i5-4250U ................ 350.02 |========================= ASUS i7-4558U ................. 274.24 |=================== ASUS i3-5010U ................. 398.70 |============================ Toshiba i5-5200U .............. 314.65 |====================== Dell Precision 5510 i7-6820HQ . 140.82 |========== Csecond ....................... 219.21 |================ C-Ray 1.1 Total Time Seconds < Lower Is Better HP i5-2520M ................... 71.58 |======================== ASUS i3-3217U ................. 115.85 |======================================= ASUS i7-3517U ................. 74.40 |========================= Apple i5-4250U ................ 73.23 |========================= ASUS i7-4558U ................. 56.07 |=================== ASUS i3-5010U ................. 83.62 |============================ Toshiba i5-5200U .............. 66.92 |======================= Dell Precision 5510 i7-6820HQ . 32.84 |=========== Csecond ....................... 47.09 |================ Primesieve 5.4.2 1e12 Prime Number Generation Seconds < Lower Is Better HP i5-2520M ................... 212.71 |========================= ASUS i3-3217U ................. 335.92 |======================================= ASUS i7-3517U ................. 214.83 |========================= Apple i5-4250U ................ 253.91 |============================= ASUS i7-4558U ................. 212.52 |========================= ASUS i3-5010U ................. 293.15 |================================== Toshiba i5-5200U .............. 233.25 |=========================== Dell Precision 5510 i7-6820HQ . 84.67 |========== Csecond ....................... 161.70 |=================== Stockfish 2014-11-26 Total Time ms < Lower Is Better HP i5-2520M ................... 4692 |========================= ASUS i3-3217U ................. 7569 |========================================= ASUS i7-3517U ................. 4683 |========================= Apple i5-4250U ................ 4931 |=========================== ASUS i7-4558U ................. 3985 |====================== ASUS i3-5010U ................. 6397 |=================================== Toshiba i5-5200U .............. 4766 |========================== Dell Precision 5510 i7-6820HQ . 3809 |===================== Csecond ....................... 3863 |===================== FLAC Audio Encoding 1.3.1 WAV To FLAC Seconds < Lower Is Better HP i5-2520M ................... 9.58 |=========================== ASUS i3-3217U ................. 14.26 |======================================== ASUS i7-3517U ................. 8.58 |======================== Apple i5-4250U ................ 8.67 |======================== ASUS i7-4558U ................. 6.83 |=================== ASUS i3-5010U ................. 11.25 |================================ Toshiba i5-5200U .............. 8.41 |======================== Dell Precision 5510 i7-6820HQ . 5.80 |================ Csecond ....................... 6.57 |================== FFmpeg 2.8.1 H.264 HD To NTSC DV Seconds < Lower Is Better HP i5-2520M ................... 18.53 |=========================== ASUS i3-3217U ................. 27.94 |======================================== ASUS i7-3517U ................. 18.51 |========================== Apple i5-4250U ................ 20.81 |============================== ASUS i7-4558U ................. 15.67 |====================== ASUS i3-5010U ................. 23.40 |================================== Toshiba i5-5200U .............. 18.72 |=========================== Dell Precision 5510 i7-6820HQ . 10.80 |=============== OpenSSL 1.0.1g RSA 4096-bit Performance Signs Per Second > Higher Is Better HP i5-2520M ................... 211.63 |============== ASUS i3-3217U ................. 134.67 |========= ASUS i7-3517U ................. 209.43 |============== Apple i5-4250U ................ 191.63 |============ ASUS i7-4558U ................. 266.23 |================= ASUS i3-5010U ................. 182.60 |============ Toshiba i5-5200U .............. 229.00 |=============== Dell Precision 5510 i7-6820HQ . 599.67 |======================================= Csecond ....................... 358.70 |======================= OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1366 x 768 - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better Csecond . MIN: 2 AVG: 16 MAX: 99