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ThrustVPS Benchmark

Asim Zeeshan — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 17:24:35 +0000

Unix Benchmark results from ThrustVPS using unixbench v 5.1.2

Specs: 512MB / 15GB XEN PV running Ubuntu 10.04 LTS

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   Version 5.1.2                      Based on the Byte Magazine Unix Benchmark

   Multi-CPU version                  Version 5 revisions by Ian Smith,
                                      Sunnyvale, CA, USA
   December 22, 2007                  johantheghost at yahoo period com

1 x Dhrystone 2 using register variables  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

1 x Double-Precision Whetstone  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

1 x Execl Throughput  1 2 3

1 x File Copy 1024 bufsize 2000 maxblocks  1 2 3

1 x File Copy 256 bufsize 500 maxblocks  1 2 3

1 x File Copy 4096 bufsize 8000 maxblocks  1 2 3

1 x Pipe Throughput  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

1 x Pipe-based Context Switching  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

1 x Process Creation  1 2 3

1 x System Call Overhead  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

1 x Shell Scripts (1 concurrent)  1 2 3

1 x Shell Scripts (8 concurrent)  1 2 3

========================================================================
   BYTE UNIX Benchmarks (Version 5.1.2)

   System: wc.li-node.com: GNU/Linux
   OS: GNU/Linux -- 2.6.32-306-ec2 -- #11-Ubuntu SMP Tue Jun 1 14:35:25 UTC 2010
   Machine: x86_64 (unknown)
   Language: en_US.utf8 (charmap="UTF-8", collate="UTF-8")
   CPU 0: Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5620 @ 2.40GHz (4791.1 bogomips)
          Hyper-Threading, x86-64, MMX, Physical Address Ext, SYSENTER/SYSEXIT, SYSCALL/SYSRET
   18:19:22 up  3:09,  1 user,  load average: 0.26, 0.26, 0.32; runlevel 2

------------------------------------------------------------------------
Benchmark Run: Wed Jul 28 2010 18:19:22 - 18:47:38
1 CPU in system; running 1 parallel copy of tests

Dhrystone 2 using register variables       26329137.2 lps   (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Double-Precision Whetstone                     3042.7 MWIPS (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Execl Throughput                               1574.9 lps   (29.7 s, 2 samples)
File Copy 1024 bufsize 2000 maxblocks        231428.5 KBps  (30.0 s, 2 samples)
File Copy 256 bufsize 500 maxblocks           59019.0 KBps  (30.0 s, 2 samples)
File Copy 4096 bufsize 8000 maxblocks        719938.8 KBps  (30.0 s, 2 samples)
Pipe Throughput                              365359.6 lps   (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Pipe-based Context Switching                  89788.9 lps   (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Process Creation                               3490.3 lps   (30.0 s, 2 samples)
Shell Scripts (1 concurrent)                   3024.7 lpm   (60.0 s, 2 samples)
Shell Scripts (8 concurrent)                    396.9 lpm   (60.1 s, 2 samples)
System Call Overhead                         429628.4 lps   (10.0 s, 7 samples)

System Benchmarks Index Values               BASELINE       RESULT    INDEX
Dhrystone 2 using register variables         116700.0   26329137.2   2256.1
Double-Precision Whetstone                       55.0       3042.7    553.2
Execl Throughput                                 43.0       1574.9    366.3
File Copy 1024 bufsize 2000 maxblocks          3960.0     231428.5    584.4
File Copy 256 bufsize 500 maxblocks            1655.0      59019.0    356.6
File Copy 4096 bufsize 8000 maxblocks          5800.0     719938.8   1241.3
Pipe Throughput                               12440.0     365359.6    293.7
Pipe-based Context Switching                   4000.0      89788.9    224.5
Process Creation                                126.0       3490.3    277.0
Shell Scripts (1 concurrent)                     42.4       3024.7    713.4
Shell Scripts (8 concurrent)                      6.0        396.9    661.5
System Call Overhead                          15000.0     429628.4    286.4
                                                                   ========
System Benchmarks Index Score                                         507.5

root@wc:~/unixbench-5.1.2#

Not getting a package on Ubuntu?

Asim Zeeshan — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 19:00:58 +0000

If you are not getting a package on Ubunu using apt-get then chances are that it has not been updated in the /etc/apt/sources.list file

For example, the following should be there in the sources.list file if you are running Ubuntu 10.04 LTS (codename lucid)

## main & restricted repositories
deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid main restricted
deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid main restricted

deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu lucid-updates main restricted
deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu lucid-updates main restricted

deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu lucid-security main restricted
deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu lucid-security main restricted

## universe repositories - uncomment to enable
deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid universe
deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid universe

deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-updates universe
deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-updates universe

deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu lucid-security universe
deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu lucid-security universe

2Host Benchmark

Asim Zeeshan — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 11:46:39 +0000

Unix Benchmark results from 2Host VPS (WHT offer) using unixbench v 5.1.2

Specs: 512MB / 40GB XEN (using the old “Quad-Core AMD Opteron(tm) Processor 2374 HE”)

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   Version 5.1.2                      Based on the Byte Magazine Unix Benchmark

   Multi-CPU version                  Version 5 revisions by Ian Smith,
                                      Sunnyvale, CA, USA
   December 22, 2007                  johantheghost at yahoo period com

1 x Dhrystone 2 using register variables  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

1 x Double-Precision Whetstone  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

1 x Execl Throughput  1 2 3

1 x File Copy 1024 bufsize 2000 maxblocks  1 2 3

1 x File Copy 256 bufsize 500 maxblocks  1 2 3

1 x File Copy 4096 bufsize 8000 maxblocks  1 2 3

1 x Pipe Throughput  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

1 x Pipe-based Context Switching  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

1 x Process Creation  1 2 3

1 x System Call Overhead  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

1 x Shell Scripts (1 concurrent)  1 2 3

1 x Shell Scripts (8 concurrent)  1 2 3

2 x Dhrystone 2 using register variables  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

2 x Double-Precision Whetstone  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

2 x Execl Throughput  1 2 3

2 x File Copy 1024 bufsize 2000 maxblocks  1 2 3

2 x File Copy 256 bufsize 500 maxblocks  1 2 3

2 x File Copy 4096 bufsize 8000 maxblocks  1 2 3

2 x Pipe Throughput  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

2 x Pipe-based Context Switching  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

2 x Process Creation  1 2 3

2 x System Call Overhead  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

2 x Shell Scripts (1 concurrent)  1 2 3

2 x Shell Scripts (8 concurrent)  1 2 3

========================================================================
   BYTE UNIX Benchmarks (Version 5.1.2)

   System: ash.li-node.com: GNU/Linux
   OS: GNU/Linux -- 2.6.18-194.3.1.el5xen -- #1 SMP Thu May 13 13:49:53 EDT 2010
   Machine: x86_64 (unknown)
   Language: en_US.utf8 (charmap="UTF-8", collate="UTF-8")
   CPU 0: Quad-Core AMD Opteron(tm) Processor 2374 HE (5494.9 bogomips)
          Hyper-Threading, x86-64, MMX, AMD MMX, Physical Address Ext, SYSCALL/S                                                                                                                     YSRET
   CPU 1: Quad-Core AMD Opteron(tm) Processor 2374 HE (5494.9 bogomips)
          Hyper-Threading, x86-64, MMX, AMD MMX, Physical Address Ext, SYSCALL/S                                                                                                                     YSRET
   10:12:22 up 17:41,  2 users,  load average: 0.00, 0.00, 0.00; runlevel 2

------------------------------------------------------------------------
Benchmark Run: Sat Jul 24 2010 10:12:22 - 10:40:15
2 CPUs in system; running 1 parallel copy of tests

Dhrystone 2 using register variables       11715238.4 lps   (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Double-Precision Whetstone                     1954.6 MWIPS (9.9 s, 7 samples)
Execl Throughput                               1048.5 lps   (30.0 s, 2 samples)
File Copy 1024 bufsize 2000 maxblocks        158606.6 KBps  (30.0 s, 2 samples)
File Copy 256 bufsize 500 maxblocks           44107.9 KBps  (30.0 s, 2 samples)
File Copy 4096 bufsize 8000 maxblocks        446431.0 KBps  (30.0 s, 2 samples)
Pipe Throughput                              259729.7 lps   (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Pipe-based Context Switching                  65287.5 lps   (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Process Creation                               2440.8 lps   (30.0 s, 2 samples)
Shell Scripts (1 concurrent)                   2017.6 lpm   (60.0 s, 2 samples)
Shell Scripts (8 concurrent)                    383.6 lpm   (60.1 s, 2 samples)
System Call Overhead                         318401.9 lps   (10.0 s, 7 samples)

System Benchmarks Index Values               BASELINE       RESULT    INDEX
Dhrystone 2 using register variables         116700.0   11715238.4   1003.9
Double-Precision Whetstone                       55.0       1954.6    355.4
Execl Throughput                                 43.0       1048.5    243.8
File Copy 1024 bufsize 2000 maxblocks          3960.0     158606.6    400.5
File Copy 256 bufsize 500 maxblocks            1655.0      44107.9    266.5
File Copy 4096 bufsize 8000 maxblocks          5800.0     446431.0    769.7
Pipe Throughput                               12440.0     259729.7    208.8
Pipe-based Context Switching                   4000.0      65287.5    163.2
Process Creation                                126.0       2440.8    193.7
Shell Scripts (1 concurrent)                     42.4       2017.6    475.8
Shell Scripts (8 concurrent)                      6.0        383.6    639.3
System Call Overhead                          15000.0     318401.9    212.3
                                                                   ========
System Benchmarks Index Score                                         347.0

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Benchmark Run: Sat Jul 24 2010 10:40:15 - 11:08:22
2 CPUs in system; running 2 parallel copies of tests

Dhrystone 2 using register variables       23239290.6 lps   (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Double-Precision Whetstone                     3908.7 MWIPS (9.8 s, 7 samples)
Execl Throughput                               1566.8 lps   (30.0 s, 2 samples)
File Copy 1024 bufsize 2000 maxblocks        114126.1 KBps  (30.0 s, 2 samples)
File Copy 256 bufsize 500 maxblocks           34423.3 KBps  (30.0 s, 2 samples)
File Copy 4096 bufsize 8000 maxblocks        376661.0 KBps  (30.0 s, 2 samples)
Pipe Throughput                              512697.2 lps   (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Pipe-based Context Switching                 127717.8 lps   (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Process Creation                               3241.5 lps   (30.0 s, 2 samples)
Shell Scripts (1 concurrent)                   2730.9 lpm   (60.0 s, 2 samples)
Shell Scripts (8 concurrent)                    397.4 lpm   (60.1 s, 2 samples)
System Call Overhead                         565738.2 lps   (10.0 s, 7 samples)

System Benchmarks Index Values               BASELINE       RESULT    INDEX
Dhrystone 2 using register variables         116700.0   23239290.6   1991.4
Double-Precision Whetstone                       55.0       3908.7    710.7
Execl Throughput                                 43.0       1566.8    364.4
File Copy 1024 bufsize 2000 maxblocks          3960.0     114126.1    288.2
File Copy 256 bufsize 500 maxblocks            1655.0      34423.3    208.0
File Copy 4096 bufsize 8000 maxblocks          5800.0     376661.0    649.4
Pipe Throughput                               12440.0     512697.2    412.1
Pipe-based Context Switching                   4000.0     127717.8    319.3
Process Creation                                126.0       3241.5    257.3
Shell Scripts (1 concurrent)                     42.4       2730.9    644.1
Shell Scripts (8 concurrent)                      6.0        397.4    662.3
System Call Overhead                          15000.0     565738.2    377.2
                                                                   ========
System Benchmarks Index Score                                         467.6

root@ash:~/unixbench-5.1.2#

HazeNet Benchmark

Asim Zeeshan — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 19:00:16 +0000

Unix Benchmark results from HazeNet VPS using unixbench v 5.1.2 (please note that these are Quad-Core benchmark and not the new i7s and XEON that they are offering)

Specs: 1GB / 50GB OpenVZ

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   Version 5.1.2                      Based on the Byte Magazine Unix Benchmark

   Multi-CPU version                  Version 5 revisions by Ian Smith,
                                      Sunnyvale, CA, USA
   December 22, 2007                  johantheghost at yahoo period com

1 x Dhrystone 2 using register variables  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

1 x Double-Precision Whetstone  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

1 x Execl Throughput  1 2 3

1 x File Copy 1024 bufsize 2000 maxblocks  1 2 3

1 x File Copy 256 bufsize 500 maxblocks  1 2 3

1 x File Copy 4096 bufsize 8000 maxblocks  1 2 3

1 x Pipe Throughput  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

1 x Pipe-based Context Switching  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

1 x Process Creation  1 2 3

1 x System Call Overhead  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

1 x Shell Scripts (1 concurrent)  1 2 3

1 x Shell Scripts (8 concurrent)  1 2 3

4 x Dhrystone 2 using register variables  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

4 x Double-Precision Whetstone  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

4 x Execl Throughput  1 2 3

4 x File Copy 1024 bufsize 2000 maxblocks  1 2 3

4 x File Copy 256 bufsize 500 maxblocks  1 2 3

4 x File Copy 4096 bufsize 8000 maxblocks  1 2 3

4 x Pipe Throughput  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

4 x Pipe-based Context Switching  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

4 x Process Creation  1 2 3

4 x System Call Overhead  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

4 x Shell Scripts (1 concurrent)  1 2 3

4 x Shell Scripts (8 concurrent)  1 2 3

========================================================================
   BYTE UNIX Benchmarks (Version 5.1.2)

   System: kc: GNU/Linux
   OS: GNU/Linux -- 2.6.18-194.3.1.el5.028stab069.6 -- #1 SMP Wed May 26 18:31:05 MSD 2010
   Machine: i686 (unknown)
   Language: en_US.utf8 (charmap="UTF-8", collate="UTF-8")
   CPU 0: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q9400 @ 2.66GHz (5333.2 bogomips)
          Hyper-Threading, x86-64, MMX, Physical Address Ext, SYSENTER/SYSEXIT, SYSCALL/SYSRET, Intel virtualization
   CPU 1: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q9400 @ 2.66GHz (5333.2 bogomips)
          Hyper-Threading, x86-64, MMX, Physical Address Ext, SYSENTER/SYSEXIT, SYSCALL/SYSRET, Intel virtualization
   CPU 2: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q9400 @ 2.66GHz (5333.1 bogomips)
          Hyper-Threading, x86-64, MMX, Physical Address Ext, SYSENTER/SYSEXIT, SYSCALL/SYSRET, Intel virtualization
   CPU 3: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q9400 @ 2.66GHz (5333.2 bogomips)
          Hyper-Threading, x86-64, MMX, Physical Address Ext, SYSENTER/SYSEXIT, SYSCALL/SYSRET, Intel virtualization
   21:26:27 up 3 days, 17:20,  1 user,  load average: 0.11, 0.04, 0.01; runlevel 2

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Benchmark Run: Fri Jul 23 2010 21:26:27 - 21:54:42
4 CPUs in system; running 1 parallel copy of tests

Dhrystone 2 using register variables       12321177.3 lps   (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Double-Precision Whetstone                     2399.6 MWIPS (9.5 s, 7 samples)
Execl Throughput                               3425.0 lps   (29.8 s, 2 samples)
File Copy 1024 bufsize 2000 maxblocks        404117.8 KBps  (30.0 s, 2 samples)
File Copy 256 bufsize 500 maxblocks          120797.7 KBps  (30.0 s, 2 samples)
File Copy 4096 bufsize 8000 maxblocks        912271.1 KBps  (30.0 s, 2 samples)
Pipe Throughput                              752344.5 lps   (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Pipe-based Context Switching                 147959.1 lps   (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Process Creation                              10617.7 lps   (30.0 s, 2 samples)
Shell Scripts (1 concurrent)                   4192.8 lpm   (60.0 s, 2 samples)
Shell Scripts (8 concurrent)                   1061.4 lpm   (60.0 s, 2 samples)
System Call Overhead                         655556.1 lps   (10.0 s, 7 samples)

System Benchmarks Index Values               BASELINE       RESULT    INDEX
Dhrystone 2 using register variables         116700.0   12321177.3   1055.8
Double-Precision Whetstone                       55.0       2399.6    436.3
Execl Throughput                                 43.0       3425.0    796.5
File Copy 1024 bufsize 2000 maxblocks          3960.0     404117.8   1020.5
File Copy 256 bufsize 500 maxblocks            1655.0     120797.7    729.9
File Copy 4096 bufsize 8000 maxblocks          5800.0     912271.1   1572.9
Pipe Throughput                               12440.0     752344.5    604.8
Pipe-based Context Switching                   4000.0     147959.1    369.9
Process Creation                                126.0      10617.7    842.7
Shell Scripts (1 concurrent)                     42.4       4192.8    988.9
Shell Scripts (8 concurrent)                      6.0       1061.4   1769.0
System Call Overhead                          15000.0     655556.1    437.0
                                                                   ========
System Benchmarks Index Score                                         793.1

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Benchmark Run: Fri Jul 23 2010 21:54:42 - 22:23:49
4 CPUs in system; running 4 parallel copies of tests

Dhrystone 2 using register variables       37577505.1 lps   (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Double-Precision Whetstone                     9217.4 MWIPS (10.2 s, 7 samples)
Execl Throughput                               8328.6 lps   (29.6 s, 2 samples)
File Copy 1024 bufsize 2000 maxblocks        243880.6 KBps  (30.0 s, 2 samples)
File Copy 256 bufsize 500 maxblocks           66651.4 KBps  (30.0 s, 2 samples)
File Copy 4096 bufsize 8000 maxblocks        635842.8 KBps  (30.0 s, 2 samples)
Pipe Throughput                             2313723.6 lps   (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Pipe-based Context Switching                 797833.2 lps   (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Process Creation                              23557.1 lps   (30.0 s, 2 samples)
Shell Scripts (1 concurrent)                   9255.1 lpm   (60.0 s, 2 samples)
Shell Scripts (8 concurrent)                   1202.9 lpm   (60.1 s, 2 samples)
System Call Overhead                        1724823.0 lps   (10.0 s, 7 samples)

System Benchmarks Index Values               BASELINE       RESULT    INDEX
Dhrystone 2 using register variables         116700.0   37577505.1   3220.0
Double-Precision Whetstone                       55.0       9217.4   1675.9
Execl Throughput                                 43.0       8328.6   1936.9
File Copy 1024 bufsize 2000 maxblocks          3960.0     243880.6    615.9
File Copy 256 bufsize 500 maxblocks            1655.0      66651.4    402.7
File Copy 4096 bufsize 8000 maxblocks          5800.0     635842.8   1096.3
Pipe Throughput                               12440.0    2313723.6   1859.9
Pipe-based Context Switching                   4000.0     797833.2   1994.6
Process Creation                                126.0      23557.1   1869.6
Shell Scripts (1 concurrent)                     42.4       9255.1   2182.8
Shell Scripts (8 concurrent)                      6.0       1202.9   2004.9
System Call Overhead                          15000.0    1724823.0   1149.9
                                                                   ========
System Benchmarks Index Score                                        1466.8

root@kc:~/unixbench-5.1.2#

Linode Benchmark

Asim Zeeshan — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 17:44:09 +0000

Unix Benchmark results from Linode VPS in London using unixbench v 5.1.2

Specs: 512MB / 16GB XEN


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   Version 5.1.2                      Based on the Byte Magazine Unix Benchmark

   Multi-CPU version                  Version 5 revisions by Ian Smith,
                                      Sunnyvale, CA, USA
   December 22, 2007                  johantheghost at yahoo period com

1 x Dhrystone 2 using register variables  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

1 x Double-Precision Whetstone  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

1 x Execl Throughput  1 2 3

1 x File Copy 1024 bufsize 2000 maxblocks  1 2 3

1 x File Copy 256 bufsize 500 maxblocks  1 2 3

1 x File Copy 4096 bufsize 8000 maxblocks  1 2 3

1 x Pipe Throughput  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

1 x Pipe-based Context Switching  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

1 x Process Creation  1 2 3

1 x System Call Overhead  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

1 x Shell Scripts (1 concurrent)  1 2 3

1 x Shell Scripts (8 concurrent)  1 2 3

4 x Dhrystone 2 using register variables  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

4 x Double-Precision Whetstone  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

4 x Execl Throughput  1 2 3

4 x File Copy 1024 bufsize 2000 maxblocks  1 2 3

4 x File Copy 256 bufsize 500 maxblocks  1 2 3

4 x File Copy 4096 bufsize 8000 maxblocks  1 2 3

4 x Pipe Throughput  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

4 x Pipe-based Context Switching  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

4 x Process Creation  1 2 3

4 x System Call Overhead  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

4 x Shell Scripts (1 concurrent)  1 2 3

4 x Shell Scripts (8 concurrent)  1 2 3

========================================================================
   BYTE UNIX Benchmarks (Version 5.1.2)

   System: svnforge.com: GNU/Linux
   OS: GNU/Linux -- 2.6.34-linode26 -- #2 SMP Wed Jun 23 18:47:16 UTC 2010
   Machine: i686 (unknown)
   Language: en_US.utf8 (charmap="UTF-8", collate="UTF-8")
   CPU 0: Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU L5520 @ 2.27GHz (4533.5 bogomips)
          Hyper-Threading, MMX, Physical Address Ext
   CPU 1: Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU L5520 @ 2.27GHz (4533.5 bogomips)
          Hyper-Threading, MMX, Physical Address Ext
   CPU 2: Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU L5520 @ 2.27GHz (4533.5 bogomips)
          Hyper-Threading, MMX, Physical Address Ext
   CPU 3: Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU L5520 @ 2.27GHz (4533.5 bogomips)
          Hyper-Threading, MMX, Physical Address Ext
   21:25:13 up 28 days,  3:13,  1 user,  load average: 0.20, 0.09, 0.03; runlevel 2

------------------------------------------------------------------------
Benchmark Run: Fri Jul 23 2010 21:25:13 - 21:53:51
4 CPUs in system; running 1 parallel copy of tests

Dhrystone 2 using register variables       14279671.1 lps   (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Double-Precision Whetstone                     2094.2 MWIPS (10.4 s, 7 samples)
Execl Throughput                               1251.8 lps   (29.9 s, 2 samples)
File Copy 1024 bufsize 2000 maxblocks        266551.4 KBps  (30.0 s, 2 samples)
File Copy 256 bufsize 500 maxblocks           70991.9 KBps  (30.0 s, 2 samples)
File Copy 4096 bufsize 8000 maxblocks        789838.0 KBps  (30.0 s, 2 samples)
Pipe Throughput                              415063.9 lps   (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Pipe-based Context Switching                  50831.3 lps   (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Process Creation                               1886.2 lps   (30.0 s, 2 samples)
Shell Scripts (1 concurrent)                   2266.0 lpm   (60.0 s, 2 samples)
Shell Scripts (8 concurrent)                    529.7 lpm   (60.7 s, 2 samples)
System Call Overhead                         421539.3 lps   (10.0 s, 7 samples)

System Benchmarks Index Values               BASELINE       RESULT    INDEX
Dhrystone 2 using register variables         116700.0   14279671.1   1223.6
Double-Precision Whetstone                       55.0       2094.2    380.8
Execl Throughput                                 43.0       1251.8    291.1
File Copy 1024 bufsize 2000 maxblocks          3960.0     266551.4    673.1
File Copy 256 bufsize 500 maxblocks            1655.0      70991.9    429.0
File Copy 4096 bufsize 8000 maxblocks          5800.0     789838.0   1361.8
Pipe Throughput                               12440.0     415063.9    333.7
Pipe-based Context Switching                   4000.0      50831.3    127.1
Process Creation                                126.0       1886.2    149.7
Shell Scripts (1 concurrent)                     42.4       2266.0    534.4
Shell Scripts (8 concurrent)                      6.0        529.7    882.8
System Call Overhead                          15000.0     421539.3    281.0
                                                                   ========
System Benchmarks Index Score                                         434.2

------------------------------------------------------------------------
Benchmark Run: Fri Jul 23 2010 21:53:51 - 22:22:46
4 CPUs in system; running 4 parallel copies of tests

Dhrystone 2 using register variables       49456910.6 lps   (10.1 s, 7 samples)
Double-Precision Whetstone                     7199.2 MWIPS (11.8 s, 7 samples)
Execl Throughput                               3962.5 lps   (29.9 s, 2 samples)
File Copy 1024 bufsize 2000 maxblocks        269698.6 KBps  (30.0 s, 2 samples)
File Copy 256 bufsize 500 maxblocks           69760.4 KBps  (30.1 s, 2 samples)
File Copy 4096 bufsize 8000 maxblocks        931798.2 KBps  (30.0 s, 2 samples)
Pipe Throughput                             1489736.5 lps   (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Pipe-based Context Switching                 189343.3 lps   (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Process Creation                               4623.3 lps   (30.0 s, 2 samples)
Shell Scripts (1 concurrent)                   5059.8 lpm   (60.3 s, 2 samples)
Shell Scripts (8 concurrent)                    792.9 lpm   (60.2 s, 2 samples)
System Call Overhead                        1455240.6 lps   (10.1 s, 7 samples)

System Benchmarks Index Values               BASELINE       RESULT    INDEX
Dhrystone 2 using register variables         116700.0   49456910.6   4238.0
Double-Precision Whetstone                       55.0       7199.2   1309.0
Execl Throughput                                 43.0       3962.5    921.5
File Copy 1024 bufsize 2000 maxblocks          3960.0     269698.6    681.1
File Copy 256 bufsize 500 maxblocks            1655.0      69760.4    421.5
File Copy 4096 bufsize 8000 maxblocks          5800.0     931798.2   1606.5
Pipe Throughput                               12440.0    1489736.5   1197.5
Pipe-based Context Switching                   4000.0     189343.3    473.4
Process Creation                                126.0       4623.3    366.9
Shell Scripts (1 concurrent)                     42.4       5059.8   1193.4
Shell Scripts (8 concurrent)                      6.0        792.9   1321.6
System Call Overhead                          15000.0    1455240.6    970.2
                                                                   ========
System Benchmarks Index Score                                         976.3

root@svnforge:~/unixbench-5.1.2#

NordicVPS Benchmark

Asim Zeeshan — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 17:00:28 +0000

Unix Benchmark results from Nordic VPS in Hetzner, Germany using unixbench v 5.1.2

Specs: 256MB / 10GB XEN PV


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   Version 5.1.2                      Based on the Byte Magazine Unix Benchmark

   Multi-CPU version                  Version 5 revisions by Ian Smith,
                                      Sunnyvale, CA, USA
   December 22, 2007                  johantheghost at yahoo period com

1 x Dhrystone 2 using register variables  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

1 x Double-Precision Whetstone  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

1 x Execl Throughput  1 2 3

1 x File Copy 1024 bufsize 2000 maxblocks  1 2 3

1 x File Copy 256 bufsize 500 maxblocks  1 2 3

1 x File Copy 4096 bufsize 8000 maxblocks  1 2 3

1 x Pipe Throughput  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

1 x Pipe-based Context Switching  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

1 x Process Creation  1 2 3

1 x System Call Overhead  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

1 x Shell Scripts (1 concurrent)  1 2 3

1 x Shell Scripts (8 concurrent)  1 2 3

========================================================================
   BYTE UNIX Benchmarks (Version 5.1.2)

   System: fra.li-node.com: GNU/Linux
   OS: GNU/Linux -- 2.6.32-305-ec2 -- #9-Ubuntu SMP Thu Apr 15 04:14:01 UTC 2010
   Machine: i686 (unknown)
   Language: en_US.utf8 (charmap="UTF-8", collate="UTF-8")
   CPU 0: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 920 @ 2.67GHz (5351.4 bogomips)
          Hyper-Threading, MMX, Physical Address Ext, SYSENTER/SYSEXIT
   21:20:07 up 17:00,  2 users,  load average: 0.42, 0.23, 0.19; runlevel 2

------------------------------------------------------------------------
Benchmark Run: Fri Jul 23 2010 21:20:07 - 21:48:49
1 CPU in system; running 1 parallel copy of tests

Dhrystone 2 using register variables       14219975.8 lps   (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Double-Precision Whetstone                     2531.0 MWIPS (10.2 s, 7 samples)
Execl Throughput                               1814.0 lps   (30.0 s, 2 samples)
File Copy 1024 bufsize 2000 maxblocks        402343.6 KBps  (30.0 s, 2 samples)
File Copy 256 bufsize 500 maxblocks          121184.7 KBps  (30.0 s, 2 samples)
File Copy 4096 bufsize 8000 maxblocks       1203280.3 KBps  (30.0 s, 2 samples)
Pipe Throughput                              713357.0 lps   (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Pipe-based Context Switching                  84853.7 lps   (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Process Creation                               3918.4 lps   (30.0 s, 2 samples)
Shell Scripts (1 concurrent)                   2756.7 lpm   (60.0 s, 2 samples)
Shell Scripts (8 concurrent)                    361.2 lpm   (60.1 s, 2 samples)
System Call Overhead                         629430.4 lps   (10.0 s, 7 samples)

System Benchmarks Index Values               BASELINE       RESULT    INDEX
Dhrystone 2 using register variables         116700.0   14219975.8   1218.5
Double-Precision Whetstone                       55.0       2531.0    460.2
Execl Throughput                                 43.0       1814.0    421.9
File Copy 1024 bufsize 2000 maxblocks          3960.0     402343.6   1016.0
File Copy 256 bufsize 500 maxblocks            1655.0     121184.7    732.2
File Copy 4096 bufsize 8000 maxblocks          5800.0    1203280.3   2074.6
Pipe Throughput                               12440.0     713357.0    573.4
Pipe-based Context Switching                   4000.0      84853.7    212.1
Process Creation                                126.0       3918.4    311.0
Shell Scripts (1 concurrent)                     42.4       2756.7    650.2
Shell Scripts (8 concurrent)                      6.0        361.2    602.0
System Call Overhead                          15000.0     629430.4    419.6
                                                                   ========
System Benchmarks Index Score                                         602.1

root@fra:~/unixbench-5.1.2#

“I want to have your babies” @ Linode Blog

Asim Zeeshan — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 08:47:54 +0000

Linode Blog » Linode Turns 7, BIG RAM Increase and there are goodies for everyone including new customers and old one. You may have already read this, but this comment is hilarious

“I want to have your babies.

Wait, I’m a man. Plus, that would be weird.

Thanks for the RAM!”

LMAO!

Good bye CentOS! Hello Ubuntu

Asim Zeeshan — Fri, 14 May 2010 20:01:00 +0000

Its been about almost more then two years since I have been playing with CentOS on many different platforms etc. Its very stable but on the other hand, PHP/MySQL updates are very hard to get and still PHP is 5.1.6. I tried EPEL repo and it updated PHP to 5.3.1 but still there were conflicts with stuff and many core packages.

So, I thought why not move to Ubuntu since it has just announced 10.04LTS (Long Term Support) in April 2010. Folks at iWeb were really nice to do a reinstall without any charges and also process a memory upgrade request at an amazing 50% discount.

Ubuntu 10.04 LTS

Apache 2 version is 2.2.14
PHP version is 5.3.2
MySQL version is 5.1.41-3ubuntu12
SVN (Subversion) version is 1.6.6

As a comparison CentOS 5.4 has the following versions

Apache 2 version is 2.2.3
PHP version is 5.1.6
MySQL version is 5.0.77
SVN (Subversion) version is 1.4.2

So if you are a PHP developer looking to deploy a Linux flavour on your new box, choose Ubuntu

Facebook Inappropriate ads

Asim Zeeshan — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 14:54:23 +0000

Last time I wrote a piece on Facebook duplicate ads but this time I am being offered to watch Free Indian movies online. I actually visited this link and it offers the content without any subscription. I am pretty sure the copyright holders of these movies would be pissed off when they hear this.

Webmin 1.5 features

Asim Zeeshan — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 11:53:50 +0000

Two new features introduced in Webmin 1.5 that really attracts me are

Software Package Updates module, it notifies about new available updates and optionally can send email and/or install security or all updates
System Status, collects system information by running a background cron job on your system

The interface has also improved a little, and its slower while loading (figures!), but gives more information in the dashboard.

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