MSI Cubi 2 Kaby Lake Linux Distro Comparison Intel kaby Lake Linux benchmarking via a MSI Cubi 2 KBL box on various distros. Tests by Michael Larabel for a future article. Ubuntu 16.10: Processor: Intel Core i5-7200U @ 3.10GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: MSI MS-B1421 v1.0, Chipset: Intel Device 5904, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 256GB CORSAIR FORCE LX, Graphics: Intel Device 5916, Audio: Realtek ALC887-VD, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 + Intel Device 24fb OS: Ubuntu 16.10, Kernel: 4.8.0-26-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.5.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.4, Display Driver: modesetting 1.18.4, OpenGL: 4.3 Mesa 12.0.3, Compiler: GCC 6.2.0 20161005, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Fedora 25 20161110: Processor: Intel Core i5-7200U @ 3.10GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: MSI MS-B1421 v1.0, Chipset: Intel Device 5904, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 256GB CORSAIR FORCE LX, Graphics: Intel Device 5916 (1000MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC887-VD, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 + Intel Device 24fb OS: Fedora 25, Kernel: 4.8.6-300.fc25.x86_64 (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.22.1, Display Server: Wayland, OpenGL: 4.3 Mesa 12.0.3, Compiler: GCC 6.2.1 20160916, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 openSUSE Tumbleweed 20161108: Processor: Intel Core i5-7200U @ 3.10GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: MSI MS-B1421 v1.0, Chipset: Intel Device 5904, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 256GB CORSAIR FORCE LX, Graphics: Intel Device 5916 (1000MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC887-VD, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 + Intel Device 24fb OS: openSUSE 20161108, Kernel: 4.8.6-2-default (x86_64), Desktop: KDE Frameworks 5, Display Server: X Server 1.18.4, Display Driver: intel 2.99.917, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 13.0.0, Vulkan: 1.0.3, File-System: xfs, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Clear Linux 11620: Processor: Intel Core i5-7200U @ 3.10GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: MSI MS-B1421 v1.0, Chipset: Intel Device 5904, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 256GB CORSAIR FORCE LX, Graphics: Intel Device 5916 (1000MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC887-VD, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 + Intel Device 24fb OS: Clear Linux 11620, Kernel: 4.8.6-272.native (x86_64), Desktop: Xfce 4.12, Display Server: X Server 1.18.4, Display Driver: intel 2.99.917, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 13.0.0, Vulkan: 1.0.3, Compiler: GCC 6.2.0 + Clang 3.9.0 + LLVM 3.9.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 16.10 ................. 49.77 |========================================= Fedora 25 20161110 ........... 44.40 |===================================== openSUSE Tumbleweed 20161108 . 41.50 |================================== Clear Linux 11620 ............ 48.13 |======================================== OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better Ubuntu 16.10 ................. MIN: 6.0 AVG: 20.0 MAX: 44.0 Fedora 25 20161110 ........... MIN: 6.0 AVG: 22.4 MAX: 59.0 openSUSE Tumbleweed 20161108 . MIN: 6.0 AVG: 24.1 MAX: 52.0 Clear Linux 11620 ............ MIN: 16.0 AVG: 20.8 MAX: 36.0 Xonotic 0.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Low Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 16.10 ................. 146.33 |================================ Fedora 25 20161110 ........... 124.54 |=========================== openSUSE Tumbleweed 20161108 . 135.40 |============================== Clear Linux 11620 ............ 183.07 |======================================== Xonotic 0.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: High Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 16.10 ................. 93.19 |========================================= Fedora 25 20161110 ........... 85.78 |===================================== openSUSE Tumbleweed 20161108 . 84.51 |===================================== Clear Linux 11620 ............ 93.94 |========================================= FFTW 3.3.4 Build: Float + SSE - Size: 2D FFT Size 2048 Mflops > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 16.10 ................. 13269 |====================================== Fedora 25 20161110 ........... 14183 |========================================= openSUSE Tumbleweed 20161108 . 12828 |===================================== Clear Linux 11620 ............ 13320 |======================================= John The Ripper 1.8.0 Test: Blowfish Real C/S > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 16.10 ................. 3171 |========================================== Fedora 25 20161110 ........... 2668 |=================================== openSUSE Tumbleweed 20161108 . 2414 |================================ Clear Linux 11620 ............ 2799 |===================================== John The Ripper 1.8.0 Test: MD5 Real C/S > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 16.10 ................. 38629 |========================================= Fedora 25 20161110 ........... 33635 |==================================== openSUSE Tumbleweed 20161108 . 30044 |================================ Clear Linux 11620 ............ 35860 |====================================== Himeno Benchmark 3.0 Poisson Pressure Solver MFLOPS > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 16.10 ................. 1978.32 |======================================= Fedora 25 20161110 ........... 1973.02 |======================================= openSUSE Tumbleweed 20161108 . 1882.06 |===================================== Clear Linux 11620 ............ 1975.29 |======================================= C-Ray 1.1 Total Time Seconds < Lower Is Better Ubuntu 16.10 ................. 51.06 |============================= Fedora 25 20161110 ........... 53.89 |=============================== openSUSE Tumbleweed 20161108 . 71.35 |========================================= Clear Linux 11620 ............ 52.17 |============================== FLAC Audio Encoding 1.3.1 WAV To FLAC Seconds < Lower Is Better Ubuntu 16.10 ................. 6.39 |======================================== openSUSE Tumbleweed 20161108 . 6.78 |========================================== Clear Linux 11620 ............ 6.58 |========================================= LAME MP3 Encoding 3.99.3 WAV To MP3 Seconds < Lower Is Better Ubuntu 16.10 ................. 12.26 |======================================= Fedora 25 20161110 ........... 12.49 |======================================== openSUSE Tumbleweed 20161108 . 12.88 |========================================= Clear Linux 11620 ............ 12.30 |======================================= PostgreSQL pgbench 9.4.3 Scaling: Mostly RAM - Test: Normal Load - Mode: Read Write TPS > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 16.10 ................. 2395.83 |====================================== Fedora 25 20161110 ........... 2320.74 |===================================== openSUSE Tumbleweed 20161108 . 2479.41 |======================================= Redis 3.0.1 Test: GET Requests Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 16.10 ................. 2568678.25 |==================================== Fedora 25 20161110 ........... 1909177.27 |=========================== openSUSE Tumbleweed 20161108 . 1960385.21 |=========================== Clear Linux 11620 ............ 2254386.17 |================================ Redis 3.0.1 Test: SET Requests Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 16.10 ................. 1772150.34 |==================================== Fedora 25 20161110 ........... 1496123.96 |============================== openSUSE Tumbleweed 20161108 . 1462672.35 |============================== Clear Linux 11620 ............ 1680048.83 |==================================