Early 2016 vs. End of Year 2018 Linux Distribution Benchmarks Linux distribution benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article of several different Linux 2016 distributions against EOY2018 Linux distro updates on the same system. SOY2016: CentOS: Processor: Intel Core i7-5775C @ 3.70GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Broadwell-U- DMI, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB CT120BX100SSD1, Graphics: Intel Broadwell-U (1150MHz), Audio: Intel Broadwell-U Audio, Monitor: VE228, Network: Qualcomm Atheros Killer E220x Gigabit OS: CentOS Linux 7, Kernel: 3.10.0-327.10.1.el7.x86_64 (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.14.4, Display Server: X Server 1.17.2, Display Driver: intel 2.99.917, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.6.5, Compiler: GCC 4.8.5 20150623, File-System: xfs, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 SOY2016: Clear Linux: Processor: Intel Core i7-5775C @ 3.30GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Broadwell-U- DMI, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB CT120BX100SSD1, Graphics: Intel Broadwell-U (1150MHz), Audio: Intel Broadwell-U Audio, Monitor: VE228, Network: Qualcomm Atheros Killer E220x Gigabit OS: Clear Linux 6430, Kernel: 4.4.2-171.native (x86_64), Compiler: GCC 5.3.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 SOY2016: Fedora: Processor: Intel Core i7-5775C @ 3.70GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Broadwell-U- DMI, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB CT120BX100SSD1, Graphics: Intel Broadwell-U (1150MHz), Audio: Intel Broadwell-U Audio, Monitor: VE228, Network: Qualcomm Atheros Killer E220x Gigabit OS: Fedora 23, Kernel: 4.3.5-300.fc23.x86_64 (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.18.3, Display Driver: intel 2.99.917, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 11.1.0 (git-525f3c2), Compiler: GCC 5.3.1 20151207, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 SOY2016: Ubuntu: Processor: Intel Core i7-5775C @ 3.70GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Broadwell-U- DMI, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB CT120BX100SSD1, Graphics: Intel Broadwell-U (1150MHz), Audio: Intel Broadwell-U Audio, Monitor: VE228, Network: Qualcomm Atheros Killer E220x Gigabit OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.4.0-7-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.17.3, Display Driver: intel 2.99.917, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 11.1.2, Compiler: GCC 5.3.1 20160222, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 SOY2016: openSUSE: Processor: Intel Core i7-5775C @ 3.70GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Broadwell-U- DMI, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB CT120BX100SSD1, Graphics: Intel Broadwell-U (1150MHz), Audio: Intel Broadwell-U Audio, Monitor: VE228, Network: Qualcomm Atheros Killer E220x Gigabit OS: SUSE LINUX 42.1, Kernel: 4.1.15-8-default (x86_64), Desktop: KDE Frameworks 5, Display Server: X Server 1.17.2, Display Driver: intel 2.99.917, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 11.0.8, Compiler: GCC 4.8.5, File-System: xfs, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 EOY2018: CentOS: Processor: Intel Core i7-5775C @ 3.70GHz (4 Cores / 8 Threads), Motherboard: MSI Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) v1.0 (V2.9 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Broadwell-U DMI, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB CT120BX100SSD1, Graphics: Intel Iris Pro 6200 3GB (1150MHz), Audio: Intel Broadwell-U Audio, Monitor: DELL S2409W, Network: Qualcomm Atheros Killer E220x Gigabit OS: CentOS Linux 7, Kernel: 3.10.0-957.1.3.el7.x86_64 (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.28.3, Display Server: X Server 1.20.1, Display Driver: modesetting 1.20.1, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 18.0.5, Compiler: GCC 4.8.5 20150623, File-System: xfs, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 EOY2018: Clear Linux: Processor: Intel Core i7-5775C @ 3.70GHz (4 Cores / 8 Threads), Motherboard: MSI Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) v1.0 (V2.9 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Broadwell-U DMI, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB CT120BX100SSD1, Graphics: Intel Iris Pro 6200 3GB (1150MHz), Audio: Intel Broadwell-U Audio, Monitor: DELL S2409W, Network: Qualcomm Atheros Killer E220x Gigabit OS: Clear Linux OS 26830, Kernel: 4.19.9-672.native (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.30.2, Display Server: X Server 1.20.3, Display Driver: modesetting 1.20.3, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 19.0.0-devel, Vulkan: 1.1.90, Compiler: GCC 8.2.1 20180502 + Clang 7.0.0 + LLVM 7.0.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 EOY2018: Fedora: Processor: Intel Core i7-5775C @ 3.70GHz (4 Cores / 8 Threads), Motherboard: MSI Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) v1.0 (V2.9 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Broadwell-U DMI, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB CT120BX100SSD1, Graphics: Intel Iris Pro 6200 3GB (1150MHz), Audio: Intel Broadwell-U Audio, Monitor: DELL S2409W, Network: Qualcomm Atheros Killer E220x Gigabit OS: Fedora 29, Kernel: 4.19.9-300.fc29.x86_64 (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.30.2, Display Server: X Server + Wayland, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 18.2.6, Compiler: GCC 8.2.1 20181215, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 EOY2018: Ubuntu: Processor: Intel Core i7-5775C @ 3.70GHz (4 Cores / 8 Threads), Motherboard: MSI Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) v1.0 (V2.9 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Broadwell-U DMI, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB CT120BX100SSD1, Graphics: Intel Iris Pro 6200 (1150MHz), Audio: Intel Broadwell-U Audio, Monitor: DELL S2409W, Network: Qualcomm Atheros Killer E220x Gigabit OS: Ubuntu 18.10, Kernel: 4.18.0-13-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.30.1, Display Server: X Server 1.20.1, Display Driver: modesetting 1.20.1, Compiler: GCC 8.2.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 EOY2018: openSUSE: Processor: Intel Core i7-5775C @ 3.70GHz (4 Cores / 8 Threads), Motherboard: MSI Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) v1.0 (V2.9 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Broadwell-U DMI, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB CT120BX100SSD1, Graphics: Intel Iris Pro 6200 3GB (1150MHz), Audio: Intel Broadwell-U Audio, Monitor: DELL S2409W, Network: Qualcomm Atheros Killer E220x Gigabit OS: openSUSE Tumbleweed 20181218, Kernel: 4.19.8-1-default (x86_64), Desktop: KDE Plasma 5.14.4, Display Server: X Server 1.20.3, Display Driver: modesetting 1.20.3, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 18.3.1, Compiler: GCC 8.2.1 20181108 [gcc-8-branch revision 265914], File-System: xfs, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Compile Bench 0.6 Test: Compile MB/s > Higher Is Better SOY2016: CentOS ...... 706 |======================= SOY2016: Clear Linux . 1560 |================================================== SOY2016: Fedora ...... 706 |======================= SOY2016: Ubuntu ...... 795 |========================= SOY2016: openSUSE .... 825 |========================== EOY2018: CentOS ...... 635 |==================== EOY2018: Clear Linux . 1186 |====================================== EOY2018: Fedora ...... 636 |==================== EOY2018: Ubuntu ...... 713 |======================= EOY2018: openSUSE .... 674 |====================== Compile Bench 0.6 Test: Initial Create MB/s > Higher Is Better SOY2016: CentOS ...... 191 |======================== SOY2016: Clear Linux . 393 |================================================= SOY2016: Fedora ...... 285 |=================================== SOY2016: Ubuntu ...... 396 |================================================= SOY2016: openSUSE .... 255 |================================ EOY2018: CentOS ...... 156 |=================== EOY2018: Clear Linux . 411 |=================================================== EOY2018: Fedora ...... 254 |================================ EOY2018: Ubuntu ...... 376 |=============================================== EOY2018: openSUSE .... 229 |============================ Timed MAFFT Alignment 6.864 Multiple Sequence Alignment Seconds < Lower Is Better SOY2016: CentOS ...... 4.53 |================================================ SOY2016: Clear Linux . 4.20 |============================================ SOY2016: Fedora ...... 4.30 |============================================== SOY2016: Ubuntu ...... 4.23 |============================================= SOY2016: openSUSE .... 4.58 |================================================= EOY2018: CentOS ...... 4.72 |================================================== EOY2018: Clear Linux . 4.47 |=============================================== EOY2018: Fedora ...... 4.43 |=============================================== EOY2018: Ubuntu ...... 4.58 |================================================= EOY2018: openSUSE .... 4.53 |================================================ Himeno Benchmark 3.0 Poisson Pressure Solver MFLOPS > Higher Is Better SOY2016: CentOS ...... 2017 |============================================== SOY2016: Clear Linux . 2104 |================================================ SOY2016: Fedora ...... 2116 |================================================ SOY2016: Ubuntu ...... 2086 |=============================================== SOY2016: openSUSE .... 2109 |================================================ EOY2018: CentOS ...... 2102 |================================================ EOY2018: Clear Linux . 2055 |=============================================== EOY2018: Fedora ...... 2092 |=============================================== EOY2018: Ubuntu ...... 2205 |================================================== EOY2018: openSUSE .... 2204 |================================================== C-Ray 1.1 Total Time Seconds < Lower Is Better SOY2016: CentOS ...... 22.66 |================================================ SOY2016: Clear Linux . 22.58 |================================================ SOY2016: Fedora ...... 22.61 |================================================ SOY2016: Ubuntu ...... 22.59 |================================================ SOY2016: openSUSE .... 22.71 |================================================ EOY2018: CentOS ...... 23.29 |================================================= EOY2018: Clear Linux . 21.95 |============================================== EOY2018: Fedora ...... 23.24 |================================================= EOY2018: Ubuntu ...... 23.21 |================================================= EOY2018: openSUSE .... 23.22 |================================================= Smallpt 1.0 Global Illumination Renderer; 100 Samples Seconds < Lower Is Better SOY2016: CentOS ...... 79 |================================================== SOY2016: Clear Linux . 23 |=============== SOY2016: Fedora ...... 73 |============================================== SOY2016: Ubuntu ...... 73 |============================================== SOY2016: openSUSE .... 80 |=================================================== EOY2018: CentOS ...... 82 |==================================================== EOY2018: Clear Linux . 19 |============ EOY2018: Fedora ...... 72 |============================================== EOY2018: Ubuntu ...... 72 |============================================== EOY2018: openSUSE .... 72 |============================================== LAME MP3 Encoding 3.99.3 WAV To MP3 Seconds < Lower Is Better SOY2016: CentOS ...... 13.21 |================================================= SOY2016: Clear Linux . 12.44 |============================================== SOY2016: Fedora ...... 11.66 |=========================================== SOY2016: Ubuntu ...... 12.48 |============================================== SOY2016: openSUSE .... 13.00 |================================================ EOY2018: CentOS ...... 12.60 |=============================================== EOY2018: Clear Linux . 9.82 |==================================== EOY2018: Fedora ...... 9.76 |==================================== EOY2018: Ubuntu ...... 9.72 |==================================== EOY2018: openSUSE .... 9.69 |==================================== FFmpeg 2.8.1 H.264 HD To NTSC DV Seconds < Lower Is Better SOY2016: Clear Linux . 9.08 |========================================= SOY2016: Fedora ...... 9.23 |========================================= SOY2016: Ubuntu ...... 9.35 |========================================== SOY2016: openSUSE .... 9.33 |========================================== EOY2018: Clear Linux . 9.52 |=========================================== EOY2018: Fedora ...... 10.81 |================================================ EOY2018: Ubuntu ...... 10.84 |================================================ EOY2018: openSUSE .... 10.96 |================================================= Redis 3.0.1 Test: GET Requests Per Second > Higher Is Better SOY2016: CentOS ...... 2032916 |================================== SOY2016: Clear Linux . 2831179 |=============================================== SOY2016: Fedora ...... 2026981 |================================== SOY2016: Ubuntu ...... 2107672 |=================================== SOY2016: openSUSE .... 2418980 |======================================== EOY2018: CentOS ...... 1837228 |============================== EOY2018: Clear Linux . 2470714 |========================================= EOY2018: Fedora ...... 2114190 |=================================== EOY2018: Ubuntu ...... 2351969 |======================================= EOY2018: openSUSE .... 2147474 |==================================== Redis 3.0.1 Test: SET Requests Per Second > Higher Is Better SOY2016: CentOS ...... 1585420 |====================================== SOY2016: Clear Linux . 1976903 |=============================================== SOY2016: Fedora ...... 1496305 |==================================== SOY2016: Ubuntu ...... 1600043 |====================================== SOY2016: openSUSE .... 1687807 |======================================== EOY2018: CentOS ...... 1397719 |================================= EOY2018: Clear Linux . 1823774 |=========================================== EOY2018: Fedora ...... 1574343 |===================================== EOY2018: Ubuntu ...... 1717422 |========================================= EOY2018: openSUSE .... 1600044 |====================================== PyBench 2018-02-16 Total For Average Test Times Milliseconds < Lower Is Better EOY2018: Clear Linux . 1195 |====================================== EOY2018: Fedora ...... 1529 |================================================ EOY2018: Ubuntu ...... 1253 |======================================= EOY2018: openSUSE .... 1587 |================================================== PHPBench 0.8.1 PHP Benchmark Suite Score > Higher Is Better EOY2018: CentOS ...... 190288 |============= EOY2018: Clear Linux . 679971 |================================================ EOY2018: Fedora ...... 549229 |======================================= EOY2018: Ubuntu ...... 560975 |======================================== EOY2018: openSUSE .... 562967 |======================================== Rust Prime Benchmark Prime Number Test To 200,000,000 Seconds < Lower Is Better EOY2018: Clear Linux . 36.66 |================================================= EOY2018: Fedora ...... 35.88 |================================================ EOY2018: Ubuntu ...... 36.61 |================================================= EOY2018: openSUSE .... 36.63 |================================================= Rust Mandelbrot Time To Complete Serial/Parallel Mandelbrot Seconds < Lower Is Better EOY2018: Clear Linux . 67.35 |=============================================== EOY2018: Fedora ...... 70.00 |================================================= EOY2018: Ubuntu ...... 69.93 |================================================= EOY2018: openSUSE .... 66.75 |=============================================== Node.js Octane Benchmark Score > Higher Is Better EOY2018: Clear Linux . 38103 |============================================ EOY2018: Fedora ...... 42159 |================================================ EOY2018: Ubuntu ...... 38018 |============================================ EOY2018: openSUSE .... 42823 |================================================= Zstd Compression 1.3.4 Compressing ubuntu-16.04.3-server-i386.img, Compression Level 19 Seconds < Lower Is Better EOY2018: CentOS ...... 27.68 |========================================== EOY2018: Clear Linux . 28.86 |=========================================== EOY2018: Fedora ...... 32.60 |================================================= EOY2018: Ubuntu ...... 32.26 |================================================ EOY2018: openSUSE .... 29.43 |============================================ ET: Legacy 2.75 Renderer: Renderer2 - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better EOY2018: CentOS ...... 116 |================================================== EOY2018: Clear Linux . 117 |================================================== EOY2018: Fedora ...... 111 |================================================ EOY2018: Ubuntu ...... 119 |=================================================== EOY2018: openSUSE .... 118 |=================================================== Xonotic 0.8.2 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: High Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better EOY2018: CentOS ...... 213 |================================================== EOY2018: Clear Linux . 216 |=================================================== EOY2018: Fedora ...... 209 |================================================= EOY2018: Ubuntu ...... 213 |================================================== EOY2018: openSUSE .... 214 |=================================================== Xonotic 0.8.2 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better EOY2018: CentOS ...... 172 |=================================================== EOY2018: Clear Linux . 173 |=================================================== EOY2018: Fedora ...... 167 |================================================= EOY2018: Ubuntu ...... 173 |=================================================== EOY2018: openSUSE .... 172 |===================================================