Any suggestions for benchmarking 32-bit vs 64 bit openSUSE Linux?
I recently installed the 32-bit version of openSUSE on a AMD Sempron 3600+. Before bothering installing the 64-bit version in stead I’m thinking about running a few tests to rerun on the 64-bit install and then compare the systems.
Just about the only idea I have is compressing and uncompressing very large amounts of data and time it. Any other suggestions? Windows has plenty of geeky software for this type of thing, but how about a Linux thing? Preferably with a neat RPM.
OS: Linux 2.6.22.13-0.3-default i686
System: openSUSE 10.3 (i586)
KDE: 3.5.7 "release 72.2"
ATI Technologies Inc: Model: ATI RADEON 9600 Series (RV350/RV360 4150)
Driver: fglrx (3D)
RAM: 1.011,4 MB
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I would suggest that you don’t listen to my suggestion, seriously.
uh…what?
AMD Sempron 3600+ OR AMD Sempron 64 3600+??? The latter is the 64 bit CPU.
The best test I’ve found, for any operating system is: Doing the CPU intensive tasks that I need and use regularly. Watch a video, edit a photo, burn a DVD, do a data Backup, etc. Time each task in both versions and compare the numbers.
TIP: The Sempron is the FIRST limiting hardware factor. Very cheap to upgrade.
There is plenty of geeky software out there for benchmarking a Linux box; all you need to do is a Google search to find it.
Start off by taking a look here:
http://lbs.sourceforge.net/
Oh, and a benchmark is probably not something you want to use a pre-compiled binary for. You would get much more accurate results if you built it for each specific machine. How well a program runs has A LOT to do with how it is compiled, so if you’re testing performance you should take out that variable.