Clear Linux vs. Ubuntu vs. Fedora 2019 Intel Core i9 Benchmarks
Tests for a future article on Phoronix.com.


EOY2018: Clear Linux: 

	Processor: Intel Core i9-7980XE @ 4.20GHz (18 Cores / 36 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME X299-A (2002 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Sky Lake-E DMI3 Registers, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: Samsung SSD 970 EVO 500GB, Graphics: eVGA NVIDIA NV124 4GB, Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel I219-V

	OS: Clear Linux OS 26970, Kernel: 4.19.13-679.native (x86_64), Display Server: X Server 1.20.3, Display Driver: modesetting 1.20.3, Vulkan: 1.1.70, Compiler: GCC 8.2.1 20180502 + Clang 7.0.1 + LLVM 7.0.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160

EOY2019: Clear Linux: 

	Processor: Intel Core i9-7980XE @ 4.20GHz (18 Cores / 36 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME X299-A (2002 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Sky Lake-E DMI3 Registers, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: Samsung SSD 970 EVO 500GB, Graphics: eVGA NVIDIA NV124 4GB, Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel I219-V

	OS: Clear Linux OS 31890, Kernel: 5.4.2-875.native (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.34.1, Display Server: X Server 1.20.5, Display Driver: nouveau 1.0.16, OpenGL: 4.3 Mesa 20.0.0-devel, Compiler: GCC 9.2.1 20191210 gcc-9-branch@279166 + Clang 9.0.0 + LLVM 9.0.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160

EOY2018: Ubuntu: 

	Processor: Intel Core i9-7980XE @ 4.20GHz (18 Cores / 36 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME X299-A (2002 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Sky Lake-E DMI3 Registers, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: Samsung SSD 970 EVO 500GB, Graphics: MSI AMD Radeon RX 470/480/570/570X/580/580X 8GB (1366/2000MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel I219-V

	OS: Ubuntu 18.10, Kernel: 4.18.0-25-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.30.1, Display Server: X Server 1.20.1, Display Driver: modesetting 1.20.1, Compiler: GCC 8.3.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160

EOY2019: Ubuntu: 

	Processor: Intel Core i9-7980XE @ 4.20GHz (18 Cores / 36 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME X299-A (2002 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Sky Lake-E DMI3 Registers, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: Samsung SSD 970 EVO 500GB, Graphics: MSI AMD Radeon RX 470/480/570/570X/580/580X/590 8GB (1366/2000MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel I219-V

	OS: Ubuntu 20.04, Kernel: 5.3.0-24-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.34.1, Display Server: X Server 1.20.5, Display Driver: modesetting 1.20.5, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 19.2.4 (LLVM 9.0.0), Compiler: GCC 9.2.1 20191130, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160

EOY2018: Fedora: 

	Processor: Intel Core i9-7980XE @ 4.20GHz (18 Cores / 36 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME X299-A (2002 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Sky Lake-E DMI3 Registers, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: Samsung SSD 970 EVO 500GB, Graphics: MSI AMD Radeon RX 470/480/570/570X/580/580X 8GB (1366/2000MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel I219-V

	OS: Fedora 29, Kernel: 4.18.16-300.fc29.x86_64 (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.30.1, Display Server: X Server + Wayland, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 18.2.2 (LLVM 7.0.0), Compiler: GCC 8.2.1 20180801, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160

EOY2019: Fedora: 

	Processor: Intel Core i9-7980XE @ 4.20GHz (18 Cores / 36 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME X299-A (2002 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Sky Lake-E DMI3 Registers, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: Samsung SSD 970 EVO 500GB + 32GB Flash Disk, Graphics: MSI AMD Radeon RX 470/480/570/570X/580/580X/590 8GB (1366/2000MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel I219-V

	OS: Fedora 31, Kernel: 5.3.15-300.fc31.x86_64 (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.34.2, Display Server: X Server + Wayland, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 19.2.7 (LLVM 9.0.0), Compiler: GCC 9.2.1 20190827, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160


NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.4
Test / Class: BT.C
Total Mop/s > Higher Is Better
EOY2018: Clear Linux . 42580.94 |==========================================
EOY2019: Clear Linux . 44455.87 |============================================
EOY2018: Ubuntu ...... 46962.76 |==============================================
EOY2019: Ubuntu ...... 46423.23 |=============================================
EOY2018: Fedora ...... 13187.96 |=============
EOY2019: Fedora ...... 13172.67 |=============


NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.4
Test / Class: EP.C
Total Mop/s > Higher Is Better
EOY2018: Clear Linux . 1361.46 |=============================
EOY2019: Clear Linux . 2201.38 |===============================================
EOY2018: Ubuntu ...... 954.63  |====================
EOY2019: Ubuntu ...... 2213.83 |===============================================
EOY2018: Fedora ...... 672.50  |==============
EOY2019: Fedora ...... 1269.69 |===========================


NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.4
Test / Class: EP.D
Total Mop/s > Higher Is Better
EOY2018: Clear Linux . 1365.66 |============================
EOY2019: Clear Linux . 2257.63 |===============================================
EOY2018: Ubuntu ...... 956.44  |====================
EOY2019: Ubuntu ...... 2191.72 |==============================================
EOY2018: Fedora ...... 679.50  |==============
EOY2019: Fedora ...... 1282.33 |===========================


NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.4
Test / Class: FT.C
Total Mop/s > Higher Is Better
EOY2018: Clear Linux . 18188.88 |=======================================
EOY2019: Clear Linux . 20668.87 |=============================================
EOY2018: Ubuntu ...... 20865.33 |=============================================
EOY2019: Ubuntu ...... 21358.78 |==============================================
EOY2018: Fedora ...... 9621.06  |=====================
EOY2019: Fedora ...... 9748.77  |=====================


NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.4
Test / Class: SP.B
Total Mop/s > Higher Is Better
EOY2018: Clear Linux . 13215.85 |==============================================
EOY2019: Clear Linux . 13288.72 |==============================================
EOY2018: Ubuntu ...... 13278.09 |==============================================
EOY2019: Ubuntu ...... 13263.65 |==============================================
EOY2018: Fedora ...... 5754.18  |====================
EOY2019: Fedora ...... 5652.03  |====================


Parboil 2.5
Test: OpenMP LBM
Seconds < Lower Is Better
EOY2018: Clear Linux . 68.25 |================================================
EOY2019: Clear Linux . 68.10 |===============================================
EOY2018: Ubuntu ...... 69.96 |=================================================
EOY2019: Ubuntu ...... 70.26 |=================================================
EOY2018: Fedora ...... 70.21 |=================================================
EOY2019: Fedora ...... 70.33 |=================================================


Parboil 2.5
Test: OpenMP MRI Gridding
Seconds < Lower Is Better
EOY2018: Clear Linux . 152.64 |================================================
EOY2019: Clear Linux . 140.26 |============================================
EOY2018: Ubuntu ...... 138.11 |===========================================
EOY2019: Ubuntu ...... 134.94 |==========================================
EOY2018: Fedora ...... 147.36 |==============================================
EOY2019: Fedora ...... 149.76 |===============================================


miniFE 2.2
Problem Size: Small
CG Mflops > Higher Is Better
EOY2018: Clear Linux . 8692.03 |===========================================
EOY2019: Clear Linux . 8673.06 |===========================================
EOY2018: Ubuntu ...... 9492.36 |===============================================
EOY2019: Ubuntu ...... 8664.97 |===========================================
EOY2018: Fedora ...... 9468.77 |===============================================
EOY2019: Fedora ...... 8636.00 |===========================================


Rodinia 2.4
Test: OpenMP LavaMD
Seconds < Lower Is Better
EOY2018: Clear Linux . 16.97 |=========================================
EOY2019: Clear Linux . 16.83 |=========================================
EOY2018: Ubuntu ...... 20.23 |=================================================
EOY2019: Ubuntu ...... 17.07 |=========================================
EOY2018: Fedora ...... 20.23 |=================================================
EOY2019: Fedora ...... 17.22 |==========================================


Rodinia 2.4
Test: OpenMP CFD Solver
Seconds < Lower Is Better
EOY2018: Clear Linux . 12.38 |=================================================
EOY2019: Clear Linux . 11.66 |==============================================
EOY2018: Ubuntu ...... 11.52 |==============================================
EOY2019: Ubuntu ...... 11.95 |===============================================
EOY2018: Fedora ...... 11.49 |=============================================
EOY2019: Fedora ...... 12.15 |================================================


NAMD 2.13b1
ATPase Simulation - 327,506 Atoms
days/ns < Lower Is Better
EOY2018: Clear Linux . 0.98892 |===============================================
EOY2019: Clear Linux . 0.98841 |===============================================
EOY2018: Ubuntu ...... 0.97601 |==============================================
EOY2019: Ubuntu ...... 0.98158 |===============================================
EOY2018: Fedora ...... 0.98054 |===============================================
EOY2019: Fedora ...... 0.98610 |===============================================


Timed MAFFT Alignment 7.392
Multiple Sequence Alignment
Seconds < Lower Is Better
EOY2018: Clear Linux . 2.322 |======================================
EOY2019: Clear Linux . 2.164 |===================================
EOY2018: Ubuntu ...... 2.709 |============================================
EOY2019: Ubuntu ...... 2.383 |=======================================
EOY2018: Fedora ...... 3.020 |=================================================
EOY2019: Fedora ...... 2.219 |====================================


Go Benchmarks
Test: json
Nanoseconds/Operation < Lower Is Better
EOY2018: Clear Linux . 3451082 |===============================================
EOY2019: Clear Linux . 2620508 |====================================
EOY2018: Ubuntu ...... 3160284 |===========================================
EOY2019: Ubuntu ...... 2596433 |===================================
EOY2018: Fedora ...... 3218437 |============================================
EOY2019: Fedora ...... 2643071 |====================================


Java SciMark 2.0
Computational Test: Composite
Mflops > Higher Is Better
EOY2018: Clear Linux . 2094.95 |=========================================
EOY2019: Clear Linux . 2189.73 |===========================================
EOY2018: Ubuntu ...... 2246.88 |============================================
EOY2019: Ubuntu ...... 2053.11 |========================================
EOY2018: Fedora ...... 2419.73 |===============================================
EOY2019: Fedora ...... 2073.91 |========================================


DaCapo Benchmark 9.12-MR1
Java Test: Jython
msec < Lower Is Better
EOY2018: Clear Linux . 3074 |======================================
EOY2019: Clear Linux . 3012 |=====================================
EOY2018: Ubuntu ...... 3903 |================================================
EOY2019: Ubuntu ...... 4042 |==================================================
EOY2018: Fedora ...... 3731 |==============================================
EOY2019: Fedora ...... 3866 |================================================


Renaissance 0.9.0
Test: In-Memory Database Shootout
ms < Lower Is Better
EOY2018: Clear Linux . 4974.16  |=====================
EOY2019: Clear Linux . 4886.11  |=====================
EOY2018: Ubuntu ...... 8425.61  |====================================
EOY2019: Ubuntu ...... 8648.88  |=====================================
EOY2018: Fedora ...... 10708.39 |==============================================
EOY2019: Fedora ...... 8215.47  |===================================


GraphicsMagick 1.3.33
Operation: Resizing
Iterations Per Minute > Higher Is Better
EOY2018: Clear Linux . 1335 |=============================================
EOY2019: Clear Linux . 1427 |================================================
EOY2018: Ubuntu ...... 1476 |==================================================
EOY2019: Ubuntu ...... 1442 |=================================================
EOY2018: Fedora ...... 1469 |==================================================
EOY2019: Fedora ...... 1429 |================================================


MKL-DNN DNNL 1.1
Harness: Convolution Batch conv_3d - Data Type: f32
ms < Lower Is Better
EOY2018: Clear Linux . 11.69 |================================================
EOY2019: Clear Linux . 11.62 |================================================
EOY2018: Ubuntu ...... 11.74 |=================================================
EOY2019: Ubuntu ...... 11.85 |=================================================
EOY2018: Fedora ...... 11.81 |=================================================
EOY2019: Fedora ...... 11.83 |=================================================


MKL-DNN DNNL 1.1
Harness: Convolution Batch conv_3d - Data Type: u8s8f32
ms < Lower Is Better
EOY2018: Clear Linux . 12613.40 |==============================================
EOY2019: Clear Linux . 7536.66  |===========================
EOY2018: Ubuntu ...... 9609.65  |===================================
EOY2019: Ubuntu ...... 8600.86  |===============================
EOY2018: Fedora ...... 9447.50  |==================================
EOY2019: Fedora ...... 6576.74  |========================


MKL-DNN DNNL 1.1
Harness: Convolution Batch conv_all - Data Type: f32
ms < Lower Is Better
EOY2018: Clear Linux . 1081.59 |===============================================
EOY2019: Clear Linux . 1081.56 |===============================================
EOY2018: Ubuntu ...... 1085.46 |===============================================
EOY2019: Ubuntu ...... 1089.97 |===============================================
EOY2018: Fedora ...... 1087.92 |===============================================
EOY2019: Fedora ...... 1089.14 |===============================================


MKL-DNN DNNL 1.1
Harness: Convolution Batch conv_all - Data Type: u8s8f32
ms < Lower Is Better
EOY2018: Clear Linux . 6311.24 |===============================================
EOY2019: Clear Linux . 4215.13 |===============================
EOY2018: Ubuntu ...... 4912.18 |=====================================
EOY2019: Ubuntu ...... 4469.34 |=================================
EOY2018: Fedora ...... 4875.82 |====================================
EOY2019: Fedora ...... 3674.02 |===========================


MKL-DNN DNNL 1.1
Harness: Deconvolution Batch deconv_3d - Data Type: f32
ms < Lower Is Better
EOY2018: Clear Linux . 2.60039 |===============================================
EOY2019: Clear Linux . 2.54256 |==============================================
EOY2018: Ubuntu ...... 2.59378 |===============================================
EOY2019: Ubuntu ...... 2.58615 |===============================================
EOY2018: Fedora ...... 2.59918 |===============================================
EOY2019: Fedora ...... 2.57443 |===============================================


MKL-DNN DNNL 1.1
Harness: Deconvolution Batch deconv_3d - Data Type: u8s8f32
ms < Lower Is Better
EOY2018: Clear Linux . 7008.06 |===============================================
EOY2019: Clear Linux . 5356.40 |====================================
EOY2018: Ubuntu ...... 5350.59 |====================================
EOY2019: Ubuntu ...... 5351.06 |====================================
EOY2018: Fedora ...... 5666.90 |======================================
EOY2019: Fedora ...... 4649.03 |===============================


MKL-DNN DNNL 1.1
Harness: Convolution Batch conv_googlenet_v3 - Data Type: f32
ms < Lower Is Better
EOY2018: Clear Linux . 131.35 |================================================
EOY2019: Clear Linux . 60.99  |======================
EOY2018: Ubuntu ...... 61.12  |======================
EOY2019: Ubuntu ...... 61.47  |======================
EOY2018: Fedora ...... 61.32  |======================
EOY2019: Fedora ...... 61.42  |======================


MKL-DNN DNNL 1.1
Harness: Convolution Batch conv_googlenet_v3 - Data Type: u8s8f32
ms < Lower Is Better
EOY2018: Clear Linux . 35.49 |=================================================
EOY2019: Clear Linux . 35.45 |=================================================
EOY2018: Ubuntu ...... 35.32 |=================================================
EOY2019: Ubuntu ...... 35.40 |=================================================
EOY2018: Fedora ...... 35.50 |=================================================
EOY2019: Fedora ...... 35.55 |=================================================


dav1d 0.5.0
Video Input: Summer Nature 4K
FPS > Higher Is Better
EOY2018: Clear Linux . 219.60 |================================================
EOY2019: Clear Linux . 220.97 |================================================
EOY2018: Ubuntu ...... 167.90 |====================================
EOY2019: Ubuntu ...... 169.90 |=====================================
EOY2018: Fedora ...... 166.58 |====================================
EOY2019: Fedora ...... 173.02 |======================================


dav1d 0.5.0
Video Input: Chimera 1080p 10-bit
FPS > Higher Is Better
EOY2018: Clear Linux . 90.74 |===============================================
EOY2019: Clear Linux . 94.38 |=================================================
EOY2018: Ubuntu ...... 50.93 |==========================
EOY2019: Ubuntu ...... 48.94 |=========================
EOY2018: Fedora ...... 50.57 |==========================
EOY2019: Fedora ...... 49.27 |==========================


TTSIOD 3D Renderer 2.3b
Phong Rendering With Soft-Shadow Mapping
FPS > Higher Is Better
EOY2018: Clear Linux . 675.87 |=============================================
EOY2019: Clear Linux . 710.65 |================================================
EOY2018: Ubuntu ...... 713.25 |================================================
EOY2019: Ubuntu ...... 709.96 |================================================
EOY2018: Fedora ...... 712.47 |================================================
EOY2019: Fedora ...... 709.05 |================================================


Embree 3.6.1
Binary: Pathtracer ISPC - Model: Crown
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
EOY2018: Clear Linux . 22.43 |=================================================
EOY2019: Clear Linux . 22.50 |=================================================
EOY2018: Ubuntu ...... 21.86 |================================================
EOY2019: Ubuntu ...... 21.63 |===============================================
EOY2018: Fedora ...... 21.77 |===============================================
EOY2019: Fedora ...... 21.56 |===============================================


Embree 3.6.1
Binary: Pathtracer ISPC - Model: Asian Dragon
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
EOY2018: Clear Linux . 29.74 |=================================================
EOY2019: Clear Linux . 29.69 |=================================================
EOY2018: Ubuntu ...... 28.99 |================================================
EOY2019: Ubuntu ...... 28.75 |===============================================
EOY2018: Fedora ...... 28.85 |================================================
EOY2019: Fedora ...... 28.63 |===============================================


Embree 3.6.1
Binary: Pathtracer ISPC - Model: Asian Dragon Obj
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
EOY2018: Clear Linux . 26.13 |=================================================
EOY2019: Clear Linux . 26.13 |=================================================
EOY2018: Ubuntu ...... 24.91 |===============================================
EOY2019: Ubuntu ...... 24.76 |==============================================
EOY2018: Fedora ...... 24.82 |===============================================
EOY2019: Fedora ...... 24.65 |==============================================


SVT-AV1 0.7
Encoder Mode: Enc Mode 0 - Input: 1080p
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
EOY2018: Clear Linux . 0.065 |================================================
EOY2019: Clear Linux . 0.066 |=================================================
EOY2018: Ubuntu ...... 0.063 |===============================================
EOY2019: Ubuntu ...... 0.057 |==========================================
EOY2018: Fedora ...... 0.061 |=============================================
EOY2019: Fedora ...... 0.060 |=============================================


SVT-AV1 0.7
Encoder Mode: Enc Mode 4 - Input: 1080p
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
EOY2018: Clear Linux . 5.559 |================================================
EOY2019: Clear Linux . 5.720 |=================================================
EOY2018: Ubuntu ...... 5.287 |=============================================
EOY2019: Ubuntu ...... 5.123 |============================================
EOY2018: Fedora ...... 5.210 |=============================================
EOY2019: Fedora ...... 5.178 |============================================


SVT-AV1 0.7
Encoder Mode: Enc Mode 8 - Input: 1080p
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
EOY2018: Clear Linux . 52.86 |================================================
EOY2019: Clear Linux . 54.32 |=================================================
EOY2018: Ubuntu ...... 46.26 |==========================================
EOY2019: Ubuntu ...... 45.33 |=========================================
EOY2018: Fedora ...... 46.11 |==========================================
EOY2019: Fedora ...... 46.60 |==========================================


SVT-HEVC 1.4.1
1080p 8-bit YUV To HEVC Video Encode
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
EOY2018: Clear Linux . 93.30 |=================================================
EOY2019: Clear Linux . 93.32 |=================================================
EOY2018: Ubuntu ...... 90.26 |===============================================
EOY2019: Ubuntu ...... 88.60 |===============================================
EOY2018: Fedora ...... 90.20 |===============================================
EOY2019: Fedora ...... 89.12 |===============================================


SVT-VP9 0.1
Tuning: VMAF Optimized - Input: Bosphorus 1080p
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
EOY2018: Clear Linux . 332.53 |===============================================
EOY2019: Clear Linux . 336.59 |================================================
EOY2019: Ubuntu ...... 309.67 |============================================
EOY2019: Fedora ...... 308.84 |============================================


SVT-VP9 0.1
Tuning: PSNR/SSIM Optimized - Input: Bosphorus 1080p
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
EOY2018: Clear Linux . 341.95 |================================================
EOY2019: Clear Linux . 341.69 |================================================
EOY2019: Ubuntu ...... 317.14 |=============================================
EOY2019: Fedora ...... 317.41 |=============================================


SVT-VP9 0.1
Tuning: Visual Quality Optimized - Input: Bosphorus 1080p
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
EOY2018: Clear Linux . 274.14 |================================================
EOY2019: Clear Linux . 275.79 |================================================
EOY2019: Ubuntu ...... 254.46 |============================================
EOY2019: Fedora ...... 254.14 |============================================


x264 2018-09-25
H.264 Video Encoding
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
EOY2018: Clear Linux . 138.32 |===============================================
EOY2019: Clear Linux . 142.07 |================================================
EOY2018: Ubuntu ...... 124.67 |==========================================
EOY2019: Ubuntu ...... 127.22 |===========================================
EOY2018: Fedora ...... 124.99 |==========================================
EOY2019: Fedora ...... 132.88 |=============================================


x265 3.1.2
H.265 1080p Video Encoding
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
EOY2018: Clear Linux . 67.19 |================================================
EOY2019: Clear Linux . 69.19 |=================================================
EOY2018: Ubuntu ...... 41.16 |=============================
EOY2019: Ubuntu ...... 41.08 |=============================
EOY2018: Fedora ...... 40.43 |=============================
EOY2019: Fedora ...... 41.50 |=============================


Intel Open Image Denoise 1.0.0
Scene: Memorial
Images / Sec > Higher Is Better
EOY2018: Clear Linux . 22.02 |==============================================
EOY2019: Clear Linux . 23.23 |================================================
EOY2018: Ubuntu ...... 23.40 |=================================================
EOY2019: Ubuntu ...... 23.26 |================================================
EOY2018: Fedora ...... 23.51 |=================================================
EOY2019: Fedora ...... 23.44 |=================================================


LuxCoreRender 2.2
Scene: DLSC
M samples/sec > Higher Is Better
EOY2018: Clear Linux . 2.73 |===============================================
EOY2019: Clear Linux . 2.85 |=================================================
EOY2018: Ubuntu ...... 2.92 |==================================================
EOY2019: Ubuntu ...... 2.79 |================================================
EOY2018: Fedora ...... 2.92 |==================================================
EOY2019: Fedora ...... 2.82 |================================================


LuxCoreRender 2.2
Scene: Rainbow Colors and Prism
M samples/sec > Higher Is Better
EOY2018: Clear Linux . 2.52 |===============================================
EOY2019: Clear Linux . 2.68 |==================================================
EOY2018: Ubuntu ...... 2.65 |=================================================
EOY2019: Ubuntu ...... 2.59 |================================================
EOY2018: Fedora ...... 2.69 |==================================================
EOY2019: Fedora ...... 2.62 |=================================================


Rust Prime Benchmark
Prime Number Test To 200,000,000
Seconds < Lower Is Better
EOY2018: Clear Linux . 8.274 |=================================================
EOY2019: Clear Linux . 8.225 |================================================
EOY2018: Ubuntu ...... 8.139 |================================================
EOY2019: Ubuntu ...... 8.150 |================================================
EOY2019: Fedora ...... 8.311 |=================================================


Smallpt 1.0
Global Illumination Renderer; 128 Samples
Seconds < Lower Is Better
EOY2018: Clear Linux . 5.822 |======================================
EOY2019: Clear Linux . 5.816 |======================================
EOY2018: Ubuntu ...... 6.365 |=========================================
EOY2019: Ubuntu ...... 7.587 |=================================================
EOY2018: Fedora ...... 6.418 |=========================================
EOY2019: Fedora ...... 6.475 |==========================================


Tungsten Renderer 0.2.2
Scene: Water Caustic
Seconds < Lower Is Better
EOY2018: Clear Linux . 21.40 |==============================================
EOY2019: Clear Linux . 20.75 |============================================
EOY2018: Ubuntu ...... 22.16 |===============================================
EOY2019: Ubuntu ...... 22.76 |=================================================
EOY2018: Fedora ...... 22.92 |=================================================
EOY2019: Fedora ...... 22.48 |================================================


Tungsten Renderer 0.2.2
Scene: Non-Exponential
Seconds < Lower Is Better
EOY2018: Clear Linux . 6.45324 |===============================================
EOY2019: Clear Linux . 5.58697 |=========================================
EOY2018: Ubuntu ...... 6.15645 |=============================================
EOY2019: Ubuntu ...... 6.14397 |=============================================
EOY2018: Fedora ...... 5.95109 |===========================================
EOY2019: Fedora ...... 5.80377 |==========================================


Tungsten Renderer 0.2.2
Scene: Volumetric Caustic
Seconds < Lower Is Better
EOY2018: Clear Linux . 7.95573 |===============================================
EOY2019: Clear Linux . 7.67824 |=============================================
EOY2018: Ubuntu ...... 7.92962 |===============================================
EOY2019: Ubuntu ...... 7.79256 |==============================================
EOY2018: Fedora ...... 7.98225 |===============================================
EOY2019: Fedora ...... 7.74570 |==============================================


Y-Cruncher 0.7.8.9503
Calculating 500M Pi Digits
Seconds < Lower Is Better
EOY2018: Clear Linux . 13.25 |=================================================
EOY2019: Clear Linux . 13.27 |=================================================
EOY2018: Ubuntu ...... 13.30 |=================================================
EOY2019: Ubuntu ...... 13.34 |=================================================
EOY2018: Fedora ...... 13.29 |=================================================
EOY2019: Fedora ...... 13.34 |=================================================


Cython benchmark 0.27

Seconds < Lower Is Better
EOY2018: Clear Linux . 22.33 |=============
EOY2019: Clear Linux . 21.62 |============
EOY2019: Fedora ...... 85.22 |=================================================


DeepSpeech 0.6
Acceleration: CPU
Seconds < Lower Is Better
EOY2018: Clear Linux . 86.74  |========================================
EOY2019: Clear Linux . 89.98  |=========================================
EOY2018: Ubuntu ...... 104.44 |================================================
EOY2019: Ubuntu ...... 102.64 |===============================================
EOY2018: Fedora ...... 100.40 |==============================================
EOY2019: Fedora ...... 102.60 |===============================================


FLAC Audio Encoding 1.3.2
WAV To FLAC
Seconds < Lower Is Better
EOY2018: Clear Linux . 9.926  |===============================================
EOY2019: Clear Linux . 9.745  |==============================================
EOY2018: Ubuntu ...... 9.968  |===============================================
EOY2019: Ubuntu ...... 10.161 |================================================
EOY2018: Fedora ...... 9.938  |===============================================
EOY2019: Fedora ...... 10.053 |===============================================


LAME MP3 Encoding 3.100
WAV To MP3
Seconds < Lower Is Better
EOY2018: Clear Linux . 9.829 |=================================================
EOY2019: Clear Linux . 8.249 |=========================================
EOY2018: Ubuntu ...... 9.328 |===============================================
EOY2019: Ubuntu ...... 9.790 |=================================================
EOY2018: Fedora ...... 9.393 |===============================================
EOY2019: Fedora ...... 9.797 |=================================================


N-Queens 1.0
Elapsed Time
Seconds < Lower Is Better
EOY2018: Clear Linux . 9.107 |==============================================
EOY2019: Clear Linux . 8.364 |==========================================
EOY2018: Ubuntu ...... 8.316 |==========================================
EOY2019: Ubuntu ...... 9.649 |=================================================


R Benchmark

Seconds < Lower Is Better
EOY2018: Clear Linux . 0.1469 |===========
EOY2019: Clear Linux . 0.1033 |=======
EOY2018: Ubuntu ...... 0.6691 |================================================
EOY2019: Ubuntu ...... 0.6436 |==============================================
EOY2018: Fedora ...... 0.2562 |==================
EOY2019: Fedora ...... 0.2535 |==================


ASKAP 2018-11-10
Test: tConvolve OpenMP - Gridding
Million Grid Points Per Second > Higher Is Better
EOY2018: Clear Linux . 2577.04 |========================================
EOY2019: Clear Linux . 2663.20 |==========================================
EOY2018: Ubuntu ...... 2991.64 |===============================================
EOY2019: Ubuntu ...... 2947.56 |==============================================
EOY2018: Fedora ...... 2723.58 |===========================================
EOY2019: Fedora ...... 2771.24 |============================================


ASKAP 2018-11-10
Test: tConvolve OpenMP - Degridding
Million Grid Points Per Second > Higher Is Better
EOY2018: Clear Linux . 4226.29 |==============================================
EOY2019: Clear Linux . 4341.38 |===============================================
EOY2018: Ubuntu ...... 4160.25 |=============================================
EOY2019: Ubuntu ...... 4160.25 |=============================================
EOY2018: Fedora ...... 4253.55 |==============================================
EOY2019: Fedora ...... 4138.92 |=============================================


GROMACS 2019.4
Water Benchmark
Ns Per Day > Higher Is Better
EOY2018: Clear Linux . 1.694 |================================================
EOY2019: Clear Linux . 1.727 |=================================================
EOY2018: Ubuntu ...... 1.705 |================================================
EOY2019: Ubuntu ...... 1.687 |================================================
EOY2018: Fedora ...... 1.672 |===============================================
EOY2019: Fedora ...... 1.611 |==============================================


Optcarrot
Optimized Benchmark
FPS > Higher Is Better
EOY2018: Clear Linux . 122.94 |========================================
EOY2019: Clear Linux . 147.25 |================================================
EOY2018: Ubuntu ...... 137.61 |=============================================
EOY2019: Ubuntu ...... 133.46 |============================================
EOY2018: Fedora ...... 128.66 |==========================================
EOY2019: Fedora ...... 145.14 |===============================================


Facebook RocksDB 6.3.6
Test: Random Fill
Op/s > Higher Is Better
EOY2018: Clear Linux . 1122049 |==========================================
EOY2019: Clear Linux . 1064283 |========================================
EOY2018: Ubuntu ...... 1083223 |=========================================
EOY2019: Ubuntu ...... 1056112 |========================================
EOY2018: Fedora ...... 1242695 |===============================================
EOY2019: Fedora ...... 1142833 |===========================================


Facebook RocksDB 6.3.6
Test: Random Read
Op/s > Higher Is Better
EOY2018: Clear Linux . 88658234 |===========================================
EOY2019: Clear Linux . 90233033 |============================================
EOY2018: Ubuntu ...... 88842963 |===========================================
EOY2019: Ubuntu ...... 87535742 |===========================================
EOY2018: Fedora ...... 93192929 |==============================================
EOY2019: Fedora ...... 94105274 |==============================================


Facebook RocksDB 6.3.6
Test: Sequential Fill
Op/s > Higher Is Better
EOY2018: Clear Linux . 1350966 |========================================
EOY2019: Clear Linux . 1371528 |========================================
EOY2018: Ubuntu ...... 1311230 |======================================
EOY2019: Ubuntu ...... 1243144 |====================================
EOY2018: Fedora ...... 1604265 |===============================================
EOY2019: Fedora ...... 1480681 |===========================================


Facebook RocksDB 6.3.6
Test: Random Fill Sync
Op/s > Higher Is Better
EOY2018: Clear Linux . 1392744 |========================================
EOY2019: Clear Linux . 1359964 |=======================================
EOY2018: Ubuntu ...... 5468    |
EOY2019: Ubuntu ...... 5579    |
EOY2018: Fedora ...... 1628810 |===============================================
EOY2019: Fedora ...... 1473072 |===========================================


Facebook RocksDB 6.3.6
Test: Read While Writing
Op/s > Higher Is Better
EOY2018: Clear Linux . 3854885 |===========================================
EOY2019: Clear Linux . 3928296 |============================================
EOY2018: Ubuntu ...... 4180816 |===============================================
EOY2019: Ubuntu ...... 3979709 |=============================================
EOY2018: Fedora ...... 4202281 |===============================================
EOY2019: Fedora ...... 3848944 |===========================================


PostgreSQL pgbench 12.0
Scaling: Buffer Test - Test: Normal Load - Mode: Read Write
TPS > Higher Is Better
EOY2018: Clear Linux . 5802.07  |=====================
EOY2019: Clear Linux . 6285.84  |=======================
EOY2018: Ubuntu ...... 12805.76 |==============================================
EOY2019: Ubuntu ...... 12534.52 |=============================================
EOY2018: Fedora ...... 12692.19 |==============================================
EOY2019: Fedora ...... 12464.30 |=============================================


PostgreSQL pgbench 12.0
Scaling: Buffer Test - Test: Heavy Contention - Mode: Read Write
TPS > Higher Is Better
EOY2018: Clear Linux . 6019.41  |====================
EOY2019: Clear Linux . 6726.18  |======================
EOY2018: Ubuntu ...... 13950.75 |==============================================
EOY2019: Ubuntu ...... 13548.82 |=============================================
EOY2018: Fedora ...... 13766.33 |=============================================
EOY2019: Fedora ...... 13591.46 |=============================================


SQLite Speedtest 3.30
Timed Time - Size 1,000
Seconds < Lower Is Better
EOY2018: Clear Linux . 62.70 |================================================
EOY2019: Clear Linux . 62.02 |===============================================
EOY2018: Ubuntu ...... 63.05 |================================================
EOY2019: Ubuntu ...... 64.43 |=================================================
EOY2018: Fedora ...... 59.06 |=============================================
EOY2019: Fedora ...... 64.17 |=================================================


SQLite 3.30.1
Threads / Copies: 8
Seconds < Lower Is Better
EOY2018: Clear Linux . 142.34 |================================================
EOY2019: Clear Linux . 139.73 |===============================================
EOY2018: Ubuntu ...... 128.91 |===========================================
EOY2019: Ubuntu ...... 125.75 |==========================================
EOY2018: Fedora ...... 130.21 |============================================
EOY2019: Fedora ...... 129.51 |============================================


IOR 3.2.1
Write Test
MB/s > Higher Is Better
EOY2018: Clear Linux . 226.16 |=========================================
EOY2019: Clear Linux . 240.16 |============================================
EOY2018: Ubuntu ...... 238.37 |===========================================
EOY2019: Ubuntu ...... 264.09 |================================================
EOY2018: Fedora ...... 232.91 |==========================================
EOY2019: Fedora ...... 261.03 |===============================================


IOR 3.2.1
Read Test
MB/s > Higher Is Better
EOY2018: Clear Linux . 1120.04 |==========================================
EOY2019: Clear Linux . 1240.07 |===============================================
EOY2018: Ubuntu ...... 1128.37 |===========================================
EOY2019: Ubuntu ...... 1120.16 |==========================================
EOY2018: Fedora ...... 1235.38 |===============================================
EOY2019: Fedora ...... 1104.83 |==========================================


Blender 2.81
Blend File: BMW27 - Compute: CPU-Only
Seconds < Lower Is Better
EOY2018: Clear Linux . 93.65 |================================================
EOY2019: Clear Linux . 93.50 |================================================
EOY2018: Ubuntu ...... 94.38 |================================================
EOY2019: Ubuntu ...... 95.49 |=================================================
EOY2018: Fedora ...... 94.31 |================================================
EOY2019: Fedora ...... 95.52 |=================================================


Blender 2.81
Blend File: Classroom - Compute: CPU-Only
Seconds < Lower Is Better
EOY2018: Clear Linux . 268.07 |================================================
EOY2019: Clear Linux . 268.76 |================================================
EOY2018: Ubuntu ...... 261.05 |==============================================
EOY2019: Ubuntu ...... 269.40 |================================================
EOY2018: Fedora ...... 261.85 |==============================================
EOY2019: Fedora ...... 270.77 |================================================


Blender 2.81
Blend File: Fishy Cat - Compute: CPU-Only
Seconds < Lower Is Better
EOY2018: Clear Linux . 143.44 |===============================================
EOY2019: Clear Linux . 143.38 |===============================================
EOY2018: Ubuntu ...... 142.68 |===============================================
EOY2019: Ubuntu ...... 145.10 |================================================
EOY2018: Fedora ...... 143.08 |===============================================
EOY2019: Fedora ...... 145.62 |================================================


Blender 2.81
Blend File: Barbershop - Compute: CPU-Only
Seconds < Lower Is Better
EOY2018: Clear Linux . 365.12 |================================================
EOY2019: Clear Linux . 363.58 |================================================
EOY2018: Ubuntu ...... 359.53 |===============================================
EOY2019: Ubuntu ...... 364.96 |================================================
EOY2018: Fedora ...... 360.33 |===============================================
EOY2019: Fedora ...... 367.13 |================================================


Blender 2.81
Blend File: Pabellon Barcelona - Compute: CPU-Only
Seconds < Lower Is Better
EOY2018: Clear Linux . 328.21 |===============================================
EOY2019: Clear Linux . 328.14 |===============================================
EOY2018: Ubuntu ...... 330.74 |===============================================
EOY2019: Ubuntu ...... 334.56 |================================================
EOY2018: Fedora ...... 331.91 |===============================================
EOY2019: Fedora ...... 337.21 |================================================


Appleseed 2.0 Beta
Scene: Emily
Seconds < Lower Is Better
EOY2018: Clear Linux . 230.35 |=============================================
EOY2019: Clear Linux . 233.64 |=============================================
EOY2018: Ubuntu ...... 242.89 |===============================================
EOY2019: Ubuntu ...... 245.48 |================================================
EOY2018: Fedora ...... 243.26 |===============================================
EOY2019: Fedora ...... 247.80 |================================================


Appleseed 2.0 Beta
Scene: Disney Material
Seconds < Lower Is Better
EOY2018: Clear Linux . 131.39 |===============================================
EOY2019: Clear Linux . 130.94 |===============================================
EOY2018: Ubuntu ...... 126.64 |=============================================
EOY2019: Ubuntu ...... 133.99 |================================================
EOY2018: Fedora ...... 129.14 |==============================================
EOY2019: Fedora ...... 134.46 |================================================


PHPBench 0.8.1
PHP Benchmark Suite
Score > Higher Is Better
EOY2018: Clear Linux . 804185 |================================================
EOY2019: Clear Linux . 742754 |============================================
EOY2018: Ubuntu ...... 712985 |===========================================
EOY2019: Ubuntu ...... 712004 |==========================================
EOY2018: Fedora ...... 697152 |==========================================
EOY2019: Fedora ...... 713839 |===========================================


PyBench 2018-02-16
Total For Average Test Times
Milliseconds < Lower Is Better
EOY2018: Clear Linux . 947  |======================================
EOY2019: Clear Linux . 964  |=======================================
EOY2018: Ubuntu ...... 954  |======================================
EOY2019: Ubuntu ...... 971  |=======================================
EOY2018: Fedora ...... 1159 |==============================================
EOY2019: Fedora ...... 1249 |==================================================


Git
Time To Complete Common Git Commands
Seconds < Lower Is Better
EOY2018: Clear Linux . 5.394 |==============================================
EOY2019: Clear Linux . 5.068 |===========================================
EOY2018: Ubuntu ...... 5.427 |==============================================
EOY2019: Ubuntu ...... 5.503 |===============================================
EOY2018: Fedora ...... 5.164 |============================================
EOY2019: Fedora ...... 5.747 |=================================================