Dual Core Linux Performance: Two Penguins are Better than One
by Kristopher Kubicki on July 1, 2005 5:55 AM EST- Posted in
- Linux
Gaming Benchmark 2: Compiling and Gaming
Compiling and gaming are two of the most system intensive application, and often I find myself running both at the same time. In this benchmark we attempt to compile the Linux 2.6.4 kernel for x86_64 with varying amounts of jobs in make.
- Open FireFox 1.0.4 and load all 5 web pages
- Open XMMS and start playing a Nine Inch Nails CD ripped to Ogg
- Open Thunderbird for news
- Login to our news server and start downloading headers for our subscribed news groups
- Fire up Neverwinter Nights and log into a game
- Begin cross compiling Linux 2.6.4 for x86_64; time the compilation
Compilation of the kernel was done as follows:
# yes "" | make config
# time make -jX
Here is a benchmark where we truly see dual core unrestrained on Linux. Neverwinter Nights didn't lose a step during this analysis on any of the processors, but it isn't really a game that should stress today's processors too much. As we increased the number of jobs for make, the compilations really took off - reducing the compilation time by as much as 40%.
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ProviaFan - Friday, July 1, 2005 - link
On the OS and Kernel rows in the table on the Hardware page, the contents are reversed... :)blackbrrd - Friday, July 1, 2005 - link
I tried putting together a Pentium D820 and an Amd 64 x2 4200+ in a norwegian webshop (cpu+motherboard+1gb ram) and they came out about equally pricedQuestar - Friday, July 1, 2005 - link
Wouldn't the buffer underruns on the DVD burning tests be caused by disk contention and not CPU load?The DvD - Friday, July 1, 2005 - link
Interesting review. Nice work, Kristopher.btw, shouldn't there be a j=3 graph for the 4200+ in the compiling multitasting benchmark?
Frallan - Friday, July 1, 2005 - link
Interesting... AMD does not show Intel the door in this one. However it would be very interesting to se total costs of system and the 4400+ as well.Gratz Intel!
Viditor - Friday, July 1, 2005 - link
I must say that this review very much surprises me! The Pentium D looks much stronger than it has in any of the other reviews...congrats to Intel on this one.Tiamat - Friday, July 1, 2005 - link
The "siamese" penguin image gave me a nice laughViditor - Friday, July 1, 2005 - link
I will NOT say first post!One question so far...were the default memory settings on the AMD setup 1T or 2T?
shane3in1 - Tuesday, July 12, 2011 - link
I was wondering the same thing.