Ubuntu 17.10 vs. Tumbleweed vs. Clear Linux - Threadripper vs. Core i9 Intel Core i7-7900X testing with a MSI X299 SLI PLUS (MS-7A93) v1.0 and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 on Clear Linux OS 17650 via the Phoronix Test Suite. Threadripper: Ubuntu 17.10: Processor: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X 16-Core @ 3.40GHz (32 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X399 AORUS Gaming 7, Chipset: AMD Device 1450, Memory: 32768MB, Disk: 120GB Force MP500, Graphics: XFX AMD Radeon R9 290/390 4096MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Qualcomm Atheros Device e0b1 + Intel Wireless 8265 / 8275 OS: Ubuntu 17.10, Kernel: 4.12.0-12-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.25.91, Display Driver: modesetting 1.19.3, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 17.2.0-rc4 (LLVM 4.0.1), Compiler: GCC 7.2.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 Threadripper: openSUSE Tumbleweed: Processor: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X 16-Core @ 3.40GHz (32 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X399 AORUS Gaming 7, Chipset: AMD Device 1450, Memory: 32768MB, Disk: 120GB Force MP500, Graphics: LLVMpipe, Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Qualcomm Atheros Device e0b1 + Intel Wireless 8265 / 8275 OS: openSUSE 20170904, Kernel: 4.12.9-1-default (x86_64), Desktop: KDE Frameworks 5, Display Server: X Server 1.19.3, Display Driver: modesetting 1.19.3, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 17.1.8 Gallium 0.4 (LLVM 4.0 128 bits), Compiler: GCC 7.1.1 20170802 [gcc-7-branch revision 250825], File-System: xfs, Screen Resolution: 1280x1024 Threadripper: Clear Linux 17650: Processor: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X 16-Core @ 3.40GHz (32 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X399 AORUS Gaming 7, Chipset: AMD Device 1450, Memory: 4 x 8192 MB DDR4-3200MT/s, Disk: 120GB Force MP500, Graphics: XFX AMD Radeon R9 290/390, Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Network: Qualcomm Atheros Device e0b1 + Intel Wireless 8265 / 8275 OS: Clear Linux OS 17650, Kernel: 4.13.0-387.native (x86_64), Vulkan: 1.0.39, Compiler: GCC 7.2.0 + Clang 4.0.1 + LLVM 4.0.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1024x768 Core i9 7900X: Ubuntu 17.10: Processor: Intel Core i7-7900X @ 4.50GHz (20 Cores), Motherboard: MSI X299 SLI PLUS (MS-7A93) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Device 2020, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB Force MP500, Graphics: NVE4 2048MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 17.10, Kernel: 4.12.0-12-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.25.91, Display Driver: modesetting 1.19.3, OpenGL: 4.3 Mesa 17.2.0-rc4, Compiler: GCC 7.2.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 Core i9 7900X: Clear Linux 17650: Processor: Intel Core i7-7900X @ 4.50GHz (20 Cores), Motherboard: MSI X299 SLI PLUS (MS-7A93) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Device 2020, Memory: 4 x 4096 MB DDR4-2800MT/s, Disk: 240GB Force MP500, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760, Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Network: Intel Connection OS: Clear Linux OS 17650, Kernel: 4.13.0-387.native (x86_64), Vulkan: 1.0.39, Compiler: GCC 7.2.0 + Clang 4.0.1 + LLVM 4.0.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1024x768 Parboil 2.5 Test: OpenMP LBM Seconds < Lower Is Better Threadripper: Ubuntu 17.10 ........ 87.18 |================================== Threadripper: openSUSE Tumbleweed . 92.01 |==================================== Threadripper: Clear Linux 17650 ... 84.93 |================================= Core i9 7900X: Ubuntu 17.10 ....... 73.17 |============================= Core i9 7900X: Clear Linux 17650 .. 71.80 |============================ Parboil 2.5 Test: OpenMP CUTCP Seconds < Lower Is Better Threadripper: Ubuntu 17.10 ........ 3.31 |============================ Threadripper: openSUSE Tumbleweed . 3.22 |============================ Threadripper: Clear Linux 17650 ... 2.44 |===================== Core i9 7900X: Ubuntu 17.10 ....... 4.33 |===================================== Core i9 7900X: Clear Linux 17650 .. 3.28 |============================ Parboil 2.5 Test: OpenMP Stencil Seconds < Lower Is Better Threadripper: Ubuntu 17.10 ........ 13.43 |========================= Threadripper: openSUSE Tumbleweed . 19.03 |==================================== Threadripper: Clear Linux 17650 ... 12.15 |======================= Core i9 7900X: Ubuntu 17.10 ....... 11.72 |====================== Core i9 7900X: Clear Linux 17650 .. 10.67 |==================== Parboil 2.5 Test: OpenMP MRI Gridding Seconds < Lower Is Better Threadripper: Ubuntu 17.10 ........ 158.24 |=================================== Threadripper: openSUSE Tumbleweed . 153.82 |================================== Threadripper: Clear Linux 17650 ... 156.45 |=================================== Core i9 7900X: Ubuntu 17.10 ....... 79.94 |================== Core i9 7900X: Clear Linux 17650 .. 79.67 |================== Rodinia 2.4 Test: OpenMP LavaMD Seconds < Lower Is Better Threadripper: Ubuntu 17.10 ........ 43.87 |========================== Threadripper: openSUSE Tumbleweed . 47.58 |============================= Threadripper: Clear Linux 17650 ... 23.62 |============== Core i9 7900X: Ubuntu 17.10 ....... 60.08 |==================================== Core i9 7900X: Clear Linux 17650 .. 33.26 |==================== Rodinia 2.4 Test: OpenMP CFD Solver Seconds < Lower Is Better Threadripper: Ubuntu 17.10 ........ 80.50 |==================================== Threadripper: openSUSE Tumbleweed . 44.70 |==================== Threadripper: Clear Linux 17650 ... 12.99 |====== Core i9 7900X: Ubuntu 17.10 ....... 17.90 |======== Core i9 7900X: Clear Linux 17650 .. 17.58 |======== Rodinia 2.4 Test: OpenMP Streamcluster Seconds < Lower Is Better Threadripper: Ubuntu 17.10 ........ 51.37 |==================================== Threadripper: openSUSE Tumbleweed . 20.42 |============== Threadripper: Clear Linux 17650 ... 17.34 |============ Core i9 7900X: Ubuntu 17.10 ....... 13.97 |========== Core i9 7900X: Clear Linux 17650 .. 14.08 |========== LAMMPS Molecular Dynamics Simulator 1.0 Test: Rhodopsin Protein Loop Time < Lower Is Better Threadripper: Ubuntu 17.10 . 29.14 |=========================================== FFTW 3.3.6 Build: Float + SSE - Size: 2D FFT Size 1024 Mflops > Higher Is Better Threadripper: Ubuntu 17.10 ........ 26347 |=================================== Threadripper: openSUSE Tumbleweed . 23576 |=============================== Threadripper: Clear Linux 17650 ... 23766 |================================ Core i9 7900X: Ubuntu 17.10 ....... 25341 |================================== Core i9 7900X: Clear Linux 17650 .. 26982 |==================================== FFTW 3.3.6 Build: Float + SSE - Size: 2D FFT Size 4096 Mflops > Higher Is Better Threadripper: Ubuntu 17.10 ........ 16200 |=============================== Threadripper: openSUSE Tumbleweed . 16233 |=============================== Threadripper: Clear Linux 17650 ... 16573 |================================ Core i9 7900X: Ubuntu 17.10 ....... 18592 |==================================== Core i9 7900X: Clear Linux 17650 .. 17486 |================================== Timed HMMer Search 2.3.2 Pfam Database Search Seconds < Lower Is Better Threadripper: Ubuntu 17.10 ........ 7.91 |==================== Threadripper: openSUSE Tumbleweed . 6.49 |================ Core i9 7900X: Ubuntu 17.10 ....... 14.52 |==================================== CacheBench Test: Read / Modify / Write MB/s > Higher Is Better Threadripper: Ubuntu 17.10 ........ 29374.35 |================== Threadripper: openSUSE Tumbleweed . 53420.61 |================================= Threadripper: Clear Linux 17650 ... 53551.89 |================================= Core i9 7900X: Ubuntu 17.10 ....... 33776.13 |===================== Core i9 7900X: Clear Linux 17650 .. 51790.65 |================================ GraphicsMagick 1.3.19 Operation: Resizing Iterations Per Minute > Higher Is Better Threadripper: Ubuntu 17.10 ....... 228 |================================= Threadripper: Clear Linux 17650 .. 216 |=============================== Core i9 7900X: Ubuntu 17.10 ...... 250 |==================================== Core i9 7900X: Clear Linux 17650 . 271 |======================================= Himeno Benchmark 3.0 Poisson Pressure Solver MFLOPS > Higher Is Better Threadripper: Ubuntu 17.10 ........ 1303.67 |=============== Threadripper: openSUSE Tumbleweed . 1278.56 |============== Threadripper: Clear Linux 17650 ... 1314.64 |=============== Core i9 7900X: Ubuntu 17.10 ....... 2942.40 |================================= Core i9 7900X: Clear Linux 17650 .. 3012.76 |================================== Timed LLVM Compilation 4.0.1 Time To Compile Seconds < Lower Is Better Threadripper: Ubuntu 17.10 ........ 253.39 |========================= Threadripper: openSUSE Tumbleweed . 226.99 |====================== Threadripper: Clear Linux 17650 ... 354.58 |=================================== Core i9 7900X: Ubuntu 17.10 ....... 261.30 |========================== C-Ray 1.1 Total Time Seconds < Lower Is Better Threadripper: Ubuntu 17.10 ........ 5.17 |========================== Threadripper: openSUSE Tumbleweed . 5.18 |========================== Threadripper: Clear Linux 17650 ... 4.09 |===================== Core i9 7900X: Ubuntu 17.10 ....... 7.38 |===================================== Core i9 7900X: Clear Linux 17650 .. 6.29 |================================ Stockfish 2014-11-26 Total Time ms < Lower Is Better Threadripper: Ubuntu 17.10 ........ 3638 |===================================== Threadripper: openSUSE Tumbleweed . 3439 |=================================== Threadripper: Clear Linux 17650 ... 3450 |=================================== Core i9 7900X: Ubuntu 17.10 ....... 2844 |============================= Core i9 7900X: Clear Linux 17650 .. 2613 |=========================== FLAC Audio Encoding 1.3.1 WAV To FLAC Seconds < Lower Is Better Threadripper: Ubuntu 17.10 ........ 5.47 |===================================== Threadripper: openSUSE Tumbleweed . 5.54 |===================================== Threadripper: Clear Linux 17650 ... 5.22 |=================================== Core i9 7900X: Ubuntu 17.10 ....... 4.92 |================================= Core i9 7900X: Clear Linux 17650 .. 4.36 |============================= LAME MP3 Encoding 3.99.3 WAV To MP3 Seconds < Lower Is Better Threadripper: Ubuntu 17.10 ........ 8.93 |===================================== Threadripper: openSUSE Tumbleweed . 9.05 |===================================== Threadripper: Clear Linux 17650 ... 8.85 |==================================== Core i9 7900X: Ubuntu 17.10 ....... 8.32 |================================== Core i9 7900X: Clear Linux 17650 .. 8.11 |================================= FFmpeg 3.3.3 H.264 HD To NTSC DV Seconds < Lower Is Better Threadripper: Ubuntu 17.10 ........ 7.81 |==================== Threadripper: openSUSE Tumbleweed . 7.72 |==================== Threadripper: Clear Linux 17650 ... 6.19 |================ Core i9 7900X: Ubuntu 17.10 ....... 13.89 |==================================== Core i9 7900X: Clear Linux 17650 .. 5.10 |============= OpenSSL 1.0.1g RSA 4096-bit Performance Signs Per Second > Higher Is Better Threadripper: Ubuntu 17.10 ........ 2182.80 |================================== Threadripper: openSUSE Tumbleweed . 2180.17 |================================== Threadripper: Clear Linux 17650 ... 2184.10 |================================== Core i9 7900X: Ubuntu 17.10 ....... 2111.97 |================================= Core i9 7900X: Clear Linux 17650 .. 2113.37 |================================= PostgreSQL pgbench 9.6.3 Scaling: Buffer Test - Test: Normal Load - Mode: Read Write TPS > Higher Is Better Threadripper: Ubuntu 17.10 ........ 9946.62 |=============== Threadripper: openSUSE Tumbleweed . 10471.30 |================ Threadripper: Clear Linux 17650 ... 12565.60 |=================== Core i9 7900X: Ubuntu 17.10 ....... 14117.72 |===================== Core i9 7900X: Clear Linux 17650 .. 22233.08 |================================= PostgreSQL pgbench 9.6.3 Scaling: Buffer Test - Test: Single Thread - Mode: Read Write TPS > Higher Is Better Threadripper: Ubuntu 17.10 ........ 1104.58 |========== Threadripper: openSUSE Tumbleweed . 1133.55 |=========== Threadripper: Clear Linux 17650 ... 2545.53 |======================== Core i9 7900X: Ubuntu 17.10 ....... 724.21 |======= Core i9 7900X: Clear Linux 17650 .. 3592.85 |================================== Darktable 2.2.5 Test: Boat - Acceleration: CPU-only Seconds < Lower Is Better Threadripper: Ubuntu 17.10 ....... 11.18 |===================================== Threadripper: Clear Linux 17650 .. 10.22 |================================== Threadripper: Clear Linux 17650 .. 10.09 |================================= Core i9 7900X: Ubuntu 17.10 ...... 9.95 |================================= Core i9 7900X: Ubuntu 17.10 ...... 9.96 |================================= Core i9 7900X: Clear Linux 17650 . 9.90 |================================= Core i9 7900X: Clear Linux 17650 . 9.95 |================================= Darktable 2.2.5 Test: Masskrug - Acceleration: CPU-only Seconds < Lower Is Better Threadripper: Ubuntu 17.10 ....... 9.79 |====================================== Threadripper: Clear Linux 17650 .. 7.37 |============================= Threadripper: Clear Linux 17650 .. 7.44 |============================= Core i9 7900X: Ubuntu 17.10 ...... 5.33 |===================== Core i9 7900X: Ubuntu 17.10 ...... 5.92 |======================= Core i9 7900X: Clear Linux 17650 . 5.08 |==================== Core i9 7900X: Clear Linux 17650 . 4.89 |=================== Darktable 2.2.5 Test: Server Room - Acceleration: CPU-only Seconds < Lower Is Better Threadripper: Ubuntu 17.10 ....... 5.43 |====================================== Threadripper: Clear Linux 17650 .. 3.96 |============================ Threadripper: Clear Linux 17650 .. 3.91 |=========================== Core i9 7900X: Ubuntu 17.10 ...... 3.74 |========================== Core i9 7900X: Clear Linux 17650 . 3.65 |========================== Core i9 7900X: Clear Linux 17650 . 3.42 |======================== Redis 3.0.1 Test: GET Requests Per Second > Higher Is Better Threadripper: Ubuntu 17.10 ........ 2191834.17 |================== Threadripper: openSUSE Tumbleweed . 2214545.71 |=================== Threadripper: Clear Linux 17650 ... 2767868.92 |======================= Core i9 7900X: Ubuntu 17.10 ....... 2650329.42 |====================== Core i9 7900X: Clear Linux 17650 .. 3681125.25 |=============================== Redis 3.0.1 Test: SET Requests Per Second > Higher Is Better Threadripper: Ubuntu 17.10 ........ 1549735.71 |================== Threadripper: openSUSE Tumbleweed . 1635819.25 |=================== Threadripper: Clear Linux 17650 ... 1932086.17 |======================= Core i9 7900X: Ubuntu 17.10 ....... 1955802.25 |======================= Core i9 7900X: Clear Linux 17650 .. 2654983.42 |=============================== Blender 2.78c Blend File: BMW27 - Compute: CPU-Only Seconds < Lower Is Better Threadripper: Ubuntu 17.10 ........ 527.43 |=================================== Threadripper: openSUSE Tumbleweed . 522.08 |=================================== Threadripper: Clear Linux 17650 ... 522.30 |=================================== Core i9 7900X: Ubuntu 17.10 ....... 412.97 |=========================== Core i9 7900X: Clear Linux 17650 .. 409.58 |=========================== Xsbench 2017-07-06 Lookups/s > Higher Is Better Threadripper: Ubuntu 17.10 ........ 2728244 |========================= Threadripper: openSUSE Tumbleweed . 2726992 |========================= Threadripper: Clear Linux 17650 ... 2851137 |========================== Core i9 7900X: Ubuntu 17.10 ....... 3394205 |=============================== Core i9 7900X: Clear Linux 17650 .. 3694296 |================================== Apache Benchmark 2.4.7 Static Web Page Serving Requests Per Second > Higher Is Better Threadripper: Ubuntu 17.10 ....... 27532.88 |=================== Threadripper: Clear Linux 17650 .. 29661.85 |===================== Core i9 7900X: Ubuntu 17.10 ...... 44341.65 |=============================== Core i9 7900X: Clear Linux 17650 . 48033.66 |================================== Darktable 2.2.5-1.4 Test: Boat - Acceleration: CPU-only Seconds < Lower Is Better Threadripper: openSUSE Tumbleweed . 11.10 |==================================== Darktable 2.2.5-1.4 Test: Masskrug - Acceleration: CPU-only Seconds < Lower Is Better Threadripper: openSUSE Tumbleweed . 7.79 |===================================== Darktable 2.2.5-1.4 Test: Server Room - Acceleration: CPU-only Seconds < Lower Is Better Threadripper: openSUSE Tumbleweed . 5.19 |=====================================