Mid-2012: Arch Linux vs. Slackware vs. Ubuntu vs. Fedora

Published on July 31, 2012
Written by Michael Larabel
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Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, Fedora 17, and Arch Linux all performed well when it came to the OpenMP-based GraphicsMagick tests.

CentOS 6.2 returned to being a leader when it came to the Himeno Poisson Pressure Solver benchmark.

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