macOS Sierra vs. Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Benchmarking

MacBook Air Haswell testing of macOS 10.12 Sierra versus Ubuntu 16.04 LTS with both GCC and Clang compilers. Benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.

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macOS Sierra vs. Ubuntu 16.04 LTS BenchmarkingProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsMonitorAudioNetworkOSKernelCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionDesktopDisplay ServerDisplay DriverOpenGLmacOS 10.12Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTSUbuntu 16.04.1 LTS - Clang 3.8Intel Core i5 @ 1.30GHz (4 Cores)Apple MacBook AirApple SSD2 x 2048 MB DDR3-1600MHz121GB APPLE SSD SD0128FIntel HD 5000 1536MBColor LCDmacOS 10.1216.0.0 (x86_64)Apple LLVM 8.0.0 (clang-800.0.38) + GCC 4.2.1 + Xcode 8.0Journaled HFS+1366x768Intel Core i5-4250U @ 2.60GHz (4 Cores)Apple Mac-35C1E88140C3E6CFIntel Haswell-ULT DRAM4096MB121GB APPLE SSD SD0128Intel Haswell-ULT IGP (1000MHz)Intel Haswell-ULT HD AudioBroadcom BCM4360 802.11ac WirelessUbuntu 16.044.4.0-38-generic (x86_64)Unity 7.4.0X Server 1.18.3intel 2.99.9173.3 Mesa 11.2.0GCC 5.4.0 20160609ext4Clang 3.8.0-2ubuntu4OpenBenchmarking.orgSystem Details- macOS 10.12: Python 2.7.10.- Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTS: Python 2.7.12.- Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTS - Clang 3.8: Python 2.7.12.Compiler Details- Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTS: --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 Disk Details- Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTS, Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTS - Clang 3.8: DEADLINE / data=ordered,errors=remount-ro,relatime,rwProcessor Details- Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTS, Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTS - Clang 3.8: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersaveGraphics Details- Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTS, Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTS - Clang 3.8: SNA

macOS 10.12Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTSUbuntu 16.04.1 LTS - Clang 3.8Logarithmic Result OverviewPhoronix Test SuiteOpenSSLCompile BenchTimed MAFFT AlignmentC-RayPrimesieveHimeno BenchmarkTimed ImageMagick CompilationPostgreSQL pgbenchTimed PHP CompilationBLAKE2GraphicsMagickSciMarkHierarchical INTegrationSQLiteFhourstonesTSCPStockfish

macOS Sierra vs. Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Benchmarkingurbanterror: 1366 x 768graphics-magick: Resizinggraphics-magick: HWB Color Spacefhourstones: Complex Connect-4 Solvingcompilebench: Compilecompilebench: Initial Createhimeno: Poisson Pressure Solverscimark2: Compositetscp: AI Chess Performancehint: FLOATopenssl: RSA 4096-bit Performancepgbench: Mostly RAM - Normal Load - Read Writepgbench: On-Disk - Normal Load - Read Writeblake2: Phoronix Test Suite v6.6.0stockfish: Total Timesqlite: Default Test Directorymafft: Multiple Sequence Alignmentbuild-imagemagick: Time To Compilebuild-php: Time To Compilec-ray: Total Timeprimesieve: 1e12 Prime Number GenerationmacOS 10.12Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTSUbuntu 16.04.1 LTS - Clang 3.853.9377968505.53213.0650.60676.811055.86907403203814909.6244.833088.642318.494.52524431.9741.25112.1485.3697.77488.2873.131031248838.08335.80271.031282.88903.14865880243097904.36192.372001.791138.144.36494127.1016.12152.1163.8373.28259.9778929135.77348.09270.56978.661104.48923505202585759.02134.552088.441153.876.07489029.1914.63200.8189.77146.65511.49OpenBenchmarking.org

Urban Terror

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUrban Terror 4.2.013Resolution: 1366 x 768macOS 10.12Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTS1632486480SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 1.45, N = 353.9373.13

GraphicsMagick

This is a test of GraphicsMagick with its OpenMP implementation that performs various imaging tests to stress the system's CPU. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgIterations Per Minute, More Is BetterGraphicsMagick 1.3.19Operation: ResizingmacOS 10.12Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTSUbuntu 16.04.1 LTS - Clang 3.820406080100SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 1.75, N = 4SE +/- 1.15, N = 37710378-lbz2 -lxml2-fopenmp -pthread -ljbig -lwebp -ltiff -ljpeg -lXext -lX11 -llzma -lgomp-pthread -ljbig -lwebp -ltiff -ljpeg -lXext -lX11 -llzma1. (CC) gcc options: -O2 -lz -lm -lpthread

OpenBenchmarking.orgIterations Per Minute, More Is BetterGraphicsMagick 1.3.19Operation: HWB Color SpacemacOS 10.12Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTSUbuntu 16.04.1 LTS - Clang 3.8306090120150SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 39612492-lbz2 -lxml2-fopenmp -pthread -ljbig -lwebp -ltiff -ljpeg -lXext -lX11 -llzma -lgomp-pthread -ljbig -lwebp -ltiff -ljpeg -lXext -lX11 -llzma1. (CC) gcc options: -O2 -lz -lm -lpthread

Fhourstones

OpenBenchmarking.orgKpos / sec, More Is BetterFhourstones 3.1Complex Connect-4 SolvingmacOS 10.12Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTSUbuntu 16.04.1 LTS - Clang 3.82K4K6K8K10KSE +/- 6.70, N = 3SE +/- 149.35, N = 6SE +/- 144.38, N = 68505.538838.089135.771. (CC) gcc options: -O3

Compile Bench

Compilebench tries to age a filesystem by simulating some of the disk IO common in creating, compiling, patching, stating and reading kernel trees. It indirectly measures how well filesystems can maintain directory locality as the disk fills up and directories age. This current test is setup to use the makej mode with 10 initial directories Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterCompile Bench 0.6Test: CompilemacOS 10.12Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTSUbuntu 16.04.1 LTS - Clang 3.880160240320400SE +/- 4.09, N = 3SE +/- 2.28, N = 3SE +/- 1.47, N = 3213.06335.80348.09

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterCompile Bench 0.6Test: Initial CreatemacOS 10.12Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTSUbuntu 16.04.1 LTS - Clang 3.860120180240300SE +/- 0.71, N = 3SE +/- 13.49, N = 3SE +/- 12.70, N = 350.60271.03270.56

Himeno Benchmark

The Himeno benchmark is a linear solver of pressure Poisson using a point-Jacobi method. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgMFLOPS, More Is BetterHimeno Benchmark 3.0Poisson Pressure SolvermacOS 10.12Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTSUbuntu 16.04.1 LTS - Clang 3.830060090012001500SE +/- 0.80, N = 3SE +/- 2.16, N = 3SE +/- 6.78, N = 3676.811282.88978.66-mavx2-mavx21. (CC) gcc options: -O3

SciMark

This test runs the ANSI C version of SciMark 2.0, which is a benchmark for scientific and numerical computing developed by programmers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology. This test is made up of Fast Foruier Transform, Jacobi Successive Over-relaxation, Monte Carlo, Sparse Matrix Multiply, and dense LU matrix factorization benchmarks. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgMflops, More Is BetterSciMark 2.0Computational Test: CompositemacOS 10.12Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTSUbuntu 16.04.1 LTS - Clang 3.82004006008001000SE +/- 9.47, N = 4SE +/- 3.53, N = 4SE +/- 7.49, N = 41055.86903.141104.48

TSCP

This is a performance test of TSCP, Tom Kerrigan's Simple Chess Program, which has a built-in performance benchmark. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgNodes Per Second, More Is BetterTSCP 1.81AI Chess PerformancemacOS 10.12Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTSUbuntu 16.04.1 LTS - Clang 3.8200K400K600K800K1000KSE +/- 2443.53, N = 5SE +/- 5639.62, N = 5SE +/- 379.18, N = 59074038658809235051. (CC) gcc options: -O3 -march=native

Hierarchical INTegration

OpenBenchmarking.orgQUIPs, More Is BetterHierarchical INTegration 1.0Test: FLOATmacOS 10.12Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTSUbuntu 16.04.1 LTS - Clang 3.850M100M150M200M250MSE +/- 251969.19, N = 3SE +/- 374435.39, N = 3SE +/- 29792.86, N = 3203814909.62243097904.36202585759.021. (CC) gcc options: -O3 -march=native -lm

OpenSSL

OpenSSL is an open-source toolkit that implements SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) and TLS (Transport Layer Security) protocols. This test measures the RSA 4096-bit performance of OpenSSL. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgSigns Per Second, More Is BetterOpenSSL 1.0.1gRSA 4096-bit PerformancemacOS 10.12Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTSUbuntu 16.04.1 LTS - Clang 3.84080120160200SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 17.49, N = 644.83192.37134.55-arch -fomit-frame-pointer-m64 -ldl-m64 -ldl1. (CC) gcc options: -O3 -lssl -lcrypto

PostgreSQL pgbench

OpenBenchmarking.orgTPS, More Is BetterPostgreSQL pgbench 9.4.3Scaling: Mostly RAM - Test: Normal Load - Mode: Read WritemacOS 10.12Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTSUbuntu 16.04.1 LTS - Clang 3.87001400210028003500SE +/- 24.81, N = 3SE +/- 15.59, N = 3SE +/- 5.02, N = 33088.642001.792088.44-pthreads -mthreads-lrt -lcrypt -ldl-pthreads -mthreads -lrt -lcrypt -ldl1. (CC) gcc options: -fno-strict-aliasing -fwrapv -O2 -pthread -lpgcommon -lpgport -lpq -lpthread -lm

OpenBenchmarking.orgTPS, More Is BetterPostgreSQL pgbench 9.4.3Scaling: On-Disk - Test: Normal Load - Mode: Read WritemacOS 10.12Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTSUbuntu 16.04.1 LTS - Clang 3.85001000150020002500SE +/- 5.29, N = 3SE +/- 10.80, N = 3SE +/- 19.43, N = 32318.491138.141153.87-pthreads -mthreads-lrt -lcrypt -ldl-pthreads -mthreads -lrt -lcrypt -ldl1. (CC) gcc options: -fno-strict-aliasing -fwrapv -O2 -pthread -lpgcommon -lpgport -lpq -lpthread -lm

BLAKE2

OpenBenchmarking.orgCycles Per Byte, Fewer Is BetterBLAKE2 20130131Phoronix Test Suite v6.6.0macOS 10.12Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTSUbuntu 16.04.1 LTS - Clang 3.8246810SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.96, N = 64.524.366.071. (CC) gcc options: -std=gnu99 -O3 -march=native -lcrypto -lz

Urban Terror

OpenBenchmarking.orgMilliseconds, Fewer Is BetterUrban Terror 4.2.013Resolution: 1366 x 768 - Total Frame TimemacOS 10.12Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTS1020304050Min: 2 / Avg: 18.37 / Max: 49Min: 1 / Avg: 13.13 / Max: 43

Stockfish

OpenBenchmarking.orgms, Fewer Is BetterStockfish 2014-11-26Total TimemacOS 10.12Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTSUbuntu 16.04.1 LTS - Clang 3.811002200330044005500SE +/- 6.96, N = 3SE +/- 2.60, N = 3SE +/- 0.88, N = 3524449414890-arch -mdynamic-no-pic-flto1. (CXX) g++ options: -lpthread -fno-exceptions -fno-rtti -ansi -pedantic -O3 -msse -msse3 -mpopcnt

SQLite

This is a simple benchmark of SQLite. At present this test profile just measures the time to perform a pre-defined number of insertions on an indexed database. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterSQLite 3.8.10.2Test Target: Default Test DirectorymacOS 10.12Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTSUbuntu 16.04.1 LTS - Clang 3.8714212835SE +/- 1.93, N = 6SE +/- 0.37, N = 6SE +/- 2.54, N = 631.9727.1029.19-lreadline -lcurses-ldl -lpthread-ldl -lpthread1. (CC) gcc options: -O2

Timed MAFFT Alignment

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterTimed MAFFT Alignment 6.864Multiple Sequence AlignmentmacOS 10.12Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTSUbuntu 16.04.1 LTS - Clang 3.8918273645SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 2.03, N = 6SE +/- 0.05, N = 341.2516.1214.631. (CC) gcc options: -O3 -lm -lpthread

Timed ImageMagick Compilation

This test times how long it takes to build ImageMagick. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterTimed ImageMagick Compilation 6.9.0Time To CompilemacOS 10.12Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTSUbuntu 16.04.1 LTS - Clang 3.84080120160200SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 2.87, N = 6SE +/- 2.11, N = 3112.14152.11200.81

Timed PHP Compilation

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterTimed PHP Compilation 5.2.9Time To CompilemacOS 10.12Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTSUbuntu 16.04.1 LTS - Clang 3.820406080100SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.11, N = 3SE +/- 5.07, N = 685.3663.8389.77-lpthread -liconv-ldl-ldl1. (CC) gcc options: -O2 -pedantic -lz -lm

C-Ray

This is a test of C-Ray, a simple raytracer designed to test the floating-point CPU performance. This test is multi-threaded (16 threads per core), will shoot 8 rays per pixel for anti-aliasing, and will generate a 1600 x 1200 image. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterC-Ray 1.1Total TimemacOS 10.12Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTSUbuntu 16.04.1 LTS - Clang 3.8306090120150SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 6.24, N = 697.7773.28146.651. (CC) gcc options: -lm -lpthread -O3

Primesieve

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterPrimesieve 5.4.21e12 Prime Number GenerationmacOS 10.12Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTSUbuntu 16.04.1 LTS - Clang 3.8110220330440550SE +/- 0.23, N = 3SE +/- 2.14, N = 3SE +/- 2.01, N = 3488.28259.97511.49-fopenmp1. (CXX) g++ options: -O2