Have a dedicated Server running on linux ? Post your UnixBench Results You can download UnixBench here Here's the result of an unloaded server with AMD Athlon X2, DDR2 RAM and SATA2 HDD on CentOS 5 64bit : BYTE UNIX Benchmarks (Version 4.1.0) Dhrystone 2 using register variables 7261436.8 lps (10.0 secs, 10 samples) Double-Precision Whetstone 1762.9 MWIPS (9.9 secs, 10 samples) System Call Overhead 855654.3 lps (10.0 secs, 10 samples) Pipe Throughput 702568.6 lps (10.0 secs, 10 samples) Pipe-based Context Switching 160880.4 lps (10.0 secs, 10 samples) Process Creation 7663.0 lps (30.0 secs, 3 samples) Execl Throughput 2455.9 lps (29.9 secs, 3 samples) File Read 1024 bufsize 2000 maxblocks 855288.0 KBps (30.0 secs, 3 samples) File Write 1024 bufsize 2000 maxblocks 369730.0 KBps (30.0 secs, 3 samples) File Copy 1024 bufsize 2000 maxblocks 260342.0 KBps (30.0 secs, 3 samples) File Read 256 bufsize 500 maxblocks 265588.0 KBps (30.0 secs, 3 samples) File Write 256 bufsize 500 maxblocks 102545.0 KBps (30.0 secs, 3 samples) File Copy 256 bufsize 500 maxblocks 76312.0 KBps (30.0 secs, 3 samples) File Read 4096 bufsize 8000 maxblocks 1760734.0 KBps (30.0 secs, 3 samples) File Write 4096 bufsize 8000 maxblocks 894399.0 KBps (30.0 secs, 3 samples) File Copy 4096 bufsize 8000 maxblocks 586252.0 KBps (30.0 secs, 3 samples) Shell Scripts (1 concurrent) 4479.0 lpm (60.0 secs, 3 samples) Shell Scripts (8 concurrent) 877.3 lpm (60.0 secs, 3 samples) Shell Scripts (16 concurrent) 452.3 lpm (60.0 secs, 3 samples) Arithmetic Test (type = short) 414111.2 lps (10.0 secs, 3 samples) Arithmetic Test (type = int) 422905.8 lps (10.0 secs, 3 samples) Arithmetic Test (type = long) 252082.3 lps (10.0 secs, 3 samples) Arithmetic Test (type = float) 1029364.5 lps (10.0 secs, 3 samples) Arithmetic Test (type = double) 942170.9 lps (10.0 secs, 3 samples) Arithoh 285211281.9 lps (10.0 secs, 3 samples) C Compiler Throughput 795.3 lpm (60.0 secs, 3 samples) Dc: sqrt(2) to 99 decimal places 75517.3 lpm (30.0 secs, 3 samples) Recursion Test--Tower of Hanoi 118902.8 lps (20.0 secs, 3 samples) INDEX VALUES TEST BASELINE RESULT INDEX Dhrystone 2 using register variables 116700.0 7261436.8 622.2 Double-Precision Whetstone 55.0 1762.9 320.5 Execl Throughput 43.0 2455.9 571.1 File Copy 1024 bufsize 2000 maxblocks 3960.0 260342.0 657.4 File Copy 256 bufsize 500 maxblocks 1655.0 76312.0 461.1 File Copy 4096 bufsize 8000 maxblocks 5800.0 586252.0 1010.8 Pipe Throughput 12440.0 702568.6 564.8 Process Creation 126.0 7663.0 608.2 Shell Scripts (8 concurrent) 6.0 877.3 1462.2 System Call Overhead 15000.0 855654.3 570.4 ========= FINAL SCORE 631.0 Code (markup):
Unloaded AMD Athlon 6000+ 64 X2, WD Raptor 10k 74GB SATA, 2GB DDR2 667, Biostar TF560 A2+ mobo, CentOS4 64bit Dhrystone 2 using register variables 10866190.3 lps (10.0 secs, 10 samples) Double-Precision Whetstone 2539.8 MWIPS (9.3 secs, 10 samples) System Call Overhead 2330835.9 lps (10.0 secs, 10 samples) Pipe Throughput 788827.2 lps (10.0 secs, 10 samples) Pipe-based Context Switching 65403.1 lps (10.0 secs, 10 samples) Process Creation 4007.2 lps (30.0 secs, 3 samples) Execl Throughput 4492.0 lps (29.8 secs, 3 samples) File Read 1024 bufsize 2000 maxblocks 852564.0 KBps (30.0 secs, 3 samples) File Write 1024 bufsize 2000 maxblocks 418215.0 KBps (30.0 secs, 3 samples) File Copy 1024 bufsize 2000 maxblocks 263870.0 KBps (30.0 secs, 3 samples) File Read 256 bufsize 500 maxblocks 314515.0 KBps (30.0 secs, 3 samples) File Write 256 bufsize 500 maxblocks 138335.0 KBps (30.0 secs, 3 samples) File Copy 256 bufsize 500 maxblocks 89417.0 KBps (30.0 secs, 3 samples) File Read 4096 bufsize 8000 maxblocks 1822501.0 KBps (30.0 secs, 3 samples) File Write 4096 bufsize 8000 maxblocks 881178.0 KBps (30.0 secs, 3 samples) File Copy 4096 bufsize 8000 maxblocks 547141.0 KBps (30.0 secs, 3 samples) Shell Scripts (1 concurrent) 2152.2 lpm (60.0 secs, 3 samples) Shell Scripts (8 concurrent) 1192.7 lpm (60.0 secs, 3 samples) Shell Scripts (16 concurrent) 620.2 lpm (60.0 secs, 3 samples) Arithmetic Test (type = short) 596204.5 lps (10.0 secs, 3 samples) Arithmetic Test (type = int) 605790.4 lps (10.0 secs, 3 samples) Arithmetic Test (type = long) 348778.7 lps (10.0 secs, 3 samples) Arithmetic Test (type = float) 1193921.6 lps (10.0 secs, 3 samples) Arithmetic Test (type = double) 1318346.8 lps (10.0 secs, 3 samples) Arithoh 13332027.4 lps (10.0 secs, 3 samples) C Compiler Throughput 640.6 lpm (60.0 secs, 3 samples) Dc: sqrt(2) to 99 decimal places 52495.7 lpm (30.0 secs, 3 samples) Recursion Test--Tower of Hanoi 189907.1 lps (20.0 secs, 3 samples) INDEX VALUES TEST BASELINE RESULT INDEX Dhrystone 2 using register variables 116700.0 10866190.3 931.1 Double-Precision Whetstone 55.0 2539.8 461.8 Execl Throughput 43.0 4492.0 1044.7 File Copy 1024 bufsize 2000 maxblocks 3960.0 263870.0 666.3 File Copy 256 bufsize 500 maxblocks 1655.0 89417.0 540.3 File Copy 4096 bufsize 8000 maxblocks 5800.0 547141.0 943.3 Pipe Throughput 12440.0 788827.2 634.1 Process Creation 126.0 4007.2 318.0 Shell Scripts (8 concurrent) 6.0 1192.7 1987.8 System Call Overhead 15000.0 2330835.9 1553.9 ========= FINAL SCORE 790.3 Code (markup):
Intel Xeon 3220-Quad Core [2.4GHz] 4GB RAM 4x250GB SATA Raid-10 Dhrystone 2 using register variables 8763312.6 lps (10.0 secs, 10 samples) Double-Precision Whetstone 1743.6 MWIPS (10.1 secs, 10 samples) System Call Overhead 777232.4 lps (10.0 secs, 10 samples) Pipe Throughput 849748.5 lps (10.0 secs, 10 samples) Pipe-based Context Switching 137417.7 lps (10.0 secs, 10 samples) Process Creation 8739.8 lps (30.0 secs, 3 samples) Execl Throughput 3204.8 lps (29.6 secs, 3 samples) File Read 1024 bufsize 2000 maxblocks 827412.0 KBps (30.0 secs, 3 samples) File Write 1024 bufsize 2000 maxblocks 506413.0 KBps (30.0 secs, 3 samples) File Copy 1024 bufsize 2000 maxblocks 291986.0 KBps (30.0 secs, 3 samples) File Read 256 bufsize 500 maxblocks 220730.0 KBps (30.0 secs, 3 samples) File Write 256 bufsize 500 maxblocks 129533.0 KBps (30.0 secs, 3 samples) File Copy 256 bufsize 500 maxblocks 78515.0 KBps (30.0 secs, 3 samples) File Read 4096 bufsize 8000 maxblocks 1945197.0 KBps (30.0 secs, 3 samples) File Write 4096 bufsize 8000 maxblocks 1241142.0 KBps (30.0 secs, 3 samples) File Copy 4096 bufsize 8000 maxblocks 692153.0 KBps (30.0 secs, 3 samples) Shell Scripts (1 concurrent) 4634.8 lpm (60.0 secs, 3 samples) Shell Scripts (8 concurrent) 1500.6 lpm (60.0 secs, 3 samples) Shell Scripts (16 concurrent) 813.8 lpm (60.0 secs, 3 samples) Arithmetic Test (type = short) 1831681.7 lps (10.0 secs, 3 samples) Arithmetic Test (type = int) 1800571.6 lps (10.0 secs, 3 samples) Arithmetic Test (type = long) 1801571.1 lps (10.0 secs, 3 samples) Arithmetic Test (type = float) 637817.7 lps (10.0 secs, 3 samples) Arithmetic Test (type = double) 637820.8 lps (10.0 secs, 3 samples) Arithoh 19109117.7 lps (10.0 secs, 3 samples) C Compiler Throughput 1462.6 lpm (60.0 secs, 3 samples) Dc: sqrt(2) to 99 decimal places 105201.0 lpm (30.0 secs, 3 samples) Recursion Test--Tower of Hanoi 83906.9 lps (20.0 secs, 3 samples) INDEX VALUES TEST BASELINE RESULT INDEX Dhrystone 2 using register variables 116700.0 8763312.6 750.9 Double-Precision Whetstone 55.0 1743.6 317.0 Execl Throughput 43.0 3204.8 745.3 File Copy 1024 bufsize 2000 maxblocks 3960.0 291986.0 737.3 File Copy 256 bufsize 500 maxblocks 1655.0 78515.0 474.4 File Copy 4096 bufsize 8000 maxblocks 5800.0 692153.0 1193.4 Pipe Throughput 12440.0 849748.5 683.1 Process Creation 126.0 8739.8 693.6 Shell Scripts (8 concurrent) 6.0 1500.6 2501.0 System Call Overhead 15000.0 777232.4 518.2 ========= FINAL SCORE 734.1 Code (markup): I don't think this is a really great benchmark. I don't think it does multi cpu configurations well among other things as the server load was under 1 the whole time.