Intel Linux Kernel Tests - Linux 3.2 to Linux 3.7 Benchmarking the Linux 3.2 kernel through Linux 3.7 kernel (Git under development) from an Intel Core i7 3960X Sandy Bridge Extreme Edition to see the overall Linux desktop/system performance from an Ubuntu 12.10 host. Benchmarking for a future article on Phoronix.com. Linux 3.2: Processor: Intel Core i7-3960X @ 3.30GHz (12 Cores), Motherboard: Intel DX79SI, Chipset: Intel Xeon E5/Core, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 64GB OCZ VERTEX, Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 4650 512MB, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: DELL S2409W, Network: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection OS: Ubuntu 12.10, Kernel: 3.2.0-030200-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 6.6.0, Display Server: X Server 1.13.0, Display Driver: radeon 6.99.99, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 9.0-devel Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Linux 3.3: Processor: Intel Core i7-3960X @ 3.30GHz (12 Cores), Motherboard: Intel DX79SI, Chipset: Intel Xeon E5/Core, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 64GB OCZ VERTEX, Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 4650 512MB, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: DELL S2409W, Network: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection OS: Ubuntu 12.10, Kernel: 3.3.0-030300-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 6.6.0, Display Server: X Server 1.13.0, Display Driver: radeon 6.99.99, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 9.0-devel Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Linux 3.5: Processor: Intel Core i7-3960X @ 3.30GHz (12 Cores), Motherboard: Intel DX79SI, Chipset: Intel Xeon E5/Core, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 64GB OCZ VERTEX, Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 4650 512MB, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: DELL S2409W, Network: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection OS: Ubuntu 12.10, Kernel: 3.5.0-030500-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 6.6.0, Display Server: X Server 1.13.0, Display Driver: radeon 6.99.99, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 9.0-devel Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Linux 3.6: Processor: Intel Core i7-3960X @ 3.30GHz (12 Cores), Motherboard: Intel DX79SI, Chipset: Intel Xeon E5/Core, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 64GB OCZ VERTEX, Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 4650 512MB, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: DELL S2409W, Network: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection OS: Ubuntu 12.10, Kernel: 3.6.0-030600-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 6.6.0, Display Server: X Server 1.13.0, Display Driver: radeon 6.99.99, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 9.0-devel Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Linux 3.7 Git: Processor: Intel Core i7-3960X @ 3.30GHz (12 Cores), Motherboard: Intel DX79SI, Chipset: Intel Xeon E5/Core, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 64GB OCZ VERTEX, Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 4650 512MB, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: DELL S2409W, Network: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection OS: Ubuntu 12.10, Kernel: 3.6.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 6.6.0, Display Server: X Server 1.13.0, Display Driver: radeon 6.99.99, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 9.0-devel Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Nexuiz 2.5.2 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - HDR: Yes - Sound: On Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 3.2 ..... 17.49 |======================================== Linux 3.2 ..... 17.85 |========================================= Linux 3.3 ..... 17.71 |======================================== Linux 3.5 ..... 17.66 |======================================== Linux 3.6 ..... 24.35 |======================================================== Linux 3.7 Git . 24.54 |======================================================== OpenArena 0.8.5 Resolution: 1024 x 768 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 3.2 ..... 142.40 |====================================================== Linux 3.2 ..... 142.33 |====================================================== Linux 3.3 ..... 140.77 |====================================================== Linux 3.5 ..... 139.20 |===================================================== Linux 3.6 ..... 144.43 |======================================================= Linux 3.7 Git . 141.17 |====================================================== OpenArena 0.8.5 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 3.2 ..... 84.60 |======================================================= Linux 3.2 ..... 83.73 |======================================================= Linux 3.3 ..... 84.90 |======================================================= Linux 3.5 ..... 84.40 |======================================================= Linux 3.6 ..... 85.90 |======================================================== Linux 3.7 Git . 85.80 |======================================================== OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1024 x 768 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 3.2 ..... 37.16 |==================================================== Linux 3.3 ..... 36.93 |==================================================== Linux 3.5 ..... 36.08 |=================================================== Linux 3.6 ..... 39.70 |======================================================== Linux 3.7 Git . 39.87 |======================================================== OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 3.2 ..... 15.23 |======================================================== Linux 3.2 ..... 15.30 |======================================================== Linux 3.3 ..... 15.07 |======================================================= Linux 3.5 ..... 11.77 |=========================================== Linux 3.6 ..... 14.07 |=================================================== Linux 3.7 Git . 13.50 |================================================= Xonotic 0.6 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Low Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 3.2 ..... 98.54 |======================================================== Linux 3.2 ..... 84.75 |================================================ Linux 3.3 ..... 97.53 |======================================================= Linux 3.5 ..... 55.53 |================================ Linux 3.6 ..... 70.17 |======================================== Linux 3.7 Git . 90.17 |=================================================== Xonotic 0.6 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: High Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 3.2 ..... 38.35 |======================================================== Linux 3.2 ..... 33.34 |================================================= Linux 3.3 ..... 32.36 |=============================================== Linux 3.5 ..... 27.81 |========================================= Linux 3.6 ..... 30.16 |============================================ Linux 3.7 Git . 38.10 |======================================================== IOzone 3.405 Record Size: 64Kb - File Size: 8GB - Disk Test: Read Performance MB/s > Higher Is Better Linux 3.2 ..... 179.62 |======================================================= Linux 3.2 ..... 176.74 |====================================================== Linux 3.3 ..... 171.07 |==================================================== Linux 3.5 ..... 173.12 |===================================================== Linux 3.6 ..... 174.04 |===================================================== Linux 3.7 Git . 173.08 |===================================================== IOzone 3.405 Record Size: 64Kb - File Size: 8GB - Disk Test: Write Performance MB/s > Higher Is Better Linux 3.2 ..... 57.53 |===================================================== Linux 3.2 ..... 58.11 |====================================================== Linux 3.3 ..... 58.12 |====================================================== Linux 3.5 ..... 58.43 |====================================================== Linux 3.6 ..... 60.25 |======================================================== Linux 3.7 Git . 60.62 |======================================================== Compile Bench 0.6 Test: Compile MB/s > Higher Is Better Linux 3.2 ..... 69.26 |================================================== Linux 3.2 ..... 72.84 |===================================================== Linux 3.3 ..... 69.47 |================================================== Linux 3.5 ..... 66.77 |================================================ Linux 3.6 ..... 73.02 |===================================================== Linux 3.7 Git . 77.54 |======================================================== Compile Bench 0.6 Test: Initial Create MB/s > Higher Is Better Linux 3.2 ..... 79.14 |============================================== Linux 3.2 ..... 84.48 |================================================== Linux 3.3 ..... 83.84 |================================================= Linux 3.5 ..... 87.08 |=================================================== Linux 3.6 ..... 91.38 |====================================================== Linux 3.7 Git . 95.35 |======================================================== NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3 Test / Class: EP.B Total Mop/s > Higher Is Better Linux 3.2 ..... 384.49 |======================================================= Linux 3.2 ..... 384.53 |======================================================= Linux 3.3 ..... 385.26 |======================================================= Linux 3.5 ..... 384.65 |======================================================= Linux 3.6 ..... 386.78 |======================================================= Linux 3.7 Git . 386.96 |======================================================= NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3 Test / Class: LU.A Total Mop/s > Higher Is Better Linux 3.2 ..... 13146.97 |===================================================== Linux 3.2 ..... 13209.27 |===================================================== Linux 3.3 ..... 12856.64 |=================================================== Linux 3.5 ..... 13234.08 |===================================================== Linux 3.6 ..... 12796.56 |=================================================== Linux 3.7 Git . 12836.70 |=================================================== NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3 Test / Class: MG.B Total Mop/s > Higher Is Better Linux 3.2 ..... 2438.77 |================================================ Linux 3.2 ..... 2445.00 |================================================ Linux 3.3 ..... 2621.62 |==================================================== Linux 3.5 ..... 2609.41 |==================================================== Linux 3.6 ..... 2728.55 |====================================================== Linux 3.7 Git . 2722.10 |====================================================== NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3 Test / Class: SP.A Total Mop/s > Higher Is Better Linux 3.2 ..... 3542.00 |==================================================== Linux 3.2 ..... 3584.18 |===================================================== Linux 3.3 ..... 3594.63 |===================================================== Linux 3.5 ..... 3606.58 |===================================================== Linux 3.6 ..... 3610.93 |===================================================== Linux 3.7 Git . 3660.18 |====================================================== NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3 Test / Class: UA.A Total Mop/s > Higher Is Better Linux 3.2 ..... 42.12 |============================================= Linux 3.2 ..... 41.74 |============================================= Linux 3.3 ..... 46.25 |================================================== Linux 3.5 ..... 46.49 |================================================== Linux 3.6 ..... 52.24 |======================================================== Linux 3.7 Git . 51.58 |======================================================= Dolfyn 0.527 Computational Fluid Dynamics Seconds < Lower Is Better Linux 3.2 ..... 24.20 |======================================================== Linux 3.3 ..... 24.09 |======================================================== Linux 3.5 ..... 24.15 |======================================================== Linux 3.6 ..... 24.08 |======================================================== Linux 3.7 Git . 24.06 |======================================================== LAMMPS Molecular Dynamics Simulator 1.0 Test: Rhodopsin Protein Loop Time < Lower Is Better Linux 3.2 ..... 39.95 |======================================================== Linux 3.2 ..... 39.74 |======================================================= Linux 3.3 ..... 39.97 |======================================================== Linux 3.5 ..... 40.22 |======================================================== Linux 3.6 ..... 39.44 |======================================================= Linux 3.7 Git . 39.52 |======================================================= FFTE 5.0 Test: N=64, 1D Complex FFT Routine MFLOPS > Higher Is Better Linux 3.2 ..... 5686.43 |===================================================== Linux 3.2 ..... 5763.37 |====================================================== Linux 3.3 ..... 5761.57 |====================================================== Linux 3.5 ..... 5752.48 |====================================================== Linux 3.6 ..... 5762.14 |====================================================== Linux 3.7 Git . 5770.80 |====================================================== John The Ripper 1.7.9-jumbo-7 Test: Blowfish Real C/S > Higher Is Better Linux 3.2 ..... 8109 |========================================================= Linux 3.3 ..... 8082 |========================================================= Linux 3.5 ..... 8136 |========================================================= Linux 3.6 ..... 8082 |========================================================= Linux 3.7 Git . 8082 |========================================================= John The Ripper 1.7.9-jumbo-7 Test: Traditional DES Real C/S > Higher Is Better Linux 3.2 ..... 31473333 |===================================================== Linux 3.2 ..... 31369333 |===================================================== Linux 3.3 ..... 31506000 |===================================================== Linux 3.5 ..... 31450667 |===================================================== Linux 3.6 ..... 31522000 |===================================================== Linux 3.7 Git . 31522333 |===================================================== John The Ripper 1.7.9-jumbo-7 Test: MD5 Real C/S > Higher Is Better Linux 3.2 ..... 38356 |======================================================== Linux 3.2 ..... 38388 |======================================================== Linux 3.3 ..... 38476 |======================================================== Linux 3.5 ..... 38045 |======================================================= Linux 3.6 ..... 38536 |======================================================== Linux 3.7 Git . 38308 |======================================================== VP8 libvpx Encoding 1.1.0 vpxenc Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 3.2 ..... 27.88 |===================================================== Linux 3.2 ..... 28.36 |====================================================== Linux 3.3 ..... 28.50 |======================================================= Linux 3.5 ..... 29.08 |======================================================== Linux 3.6 ..... 29.14 |======================================================== Linux 3.7 Git . 29.21 |======================================================== x264 2012-10-03 H.264 Video Encoding Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 3.2 ..... 208.17 |====================================================== Linux 3.2 ..... 209.33 |====================================================== Linux 3.3 ..... 209.33 |====================================================== Linux 3.5 ..... 206.39 |====================================================== Linux 3.6 ..... 211.12 |======================================================= Linux 3.7 Git . 211.50 |======================================================= GraphicsMagick 1.3.16 Operation: Sharpen Iterations Per Minute > Higher Is Better Linux 3.2 ..... 117 |========================================================== Linux 3.3 ..... 117 |========================================================== Linux 3.5 ..... 117 |========================================================== Linux 3.6 ..... 118 |========================================================== Linux 3.7 Git . 117 |========================================================== GraphicsMagick 1.3.16 Operation: Resizing Iterations Per Minute > Higher Is Better Linux 3.2 ..... 178 |========================================================== Linux 3.2 ..... 177 |========================================================== Linux 3.3 ..... 176 |========================================================= Linux 3.5 ..... 176 |========================================================= Linux 3.6 ..... 177 |========================================================== Linux 3.7 Git . 177 |========================================================== GraphicsMagick 1.3.16 Operation: Local Adaptive Thresholding Iterations Per Minute > Higher Is Better Linux 3.2 ..... 131 |========================================================= Linux 3.3 ..... 132 |========================================================= Linux 3.5 ..... 133 |========================================================== Linux 3.6 ..... 134 |========================================================== Linux 3.7 Git . 134 |========================================================== Himeno Benchmark 3.0 Poisson Pressure Solver MFLOPS > Higher Is Better Linux 3.2 ..... 1638.56 |====================================================== Linux 3.2 ..... 1636.81 |====================================================== Linux 3.3 ..... 1641.36 |====================================================== Linux 3.5 ..... 1639.37 |====================================================== Linux 3.6 ..... 1638.41 |====================================================== Linux 3.7 Git . 1639.96 |====================================================== 7-Zip Compression 9.20.1 Compress Speed Test MIPS > Higher Is Better Linux 3.2 ..... 24948 |======================================================= Linux 3.2 ..... 25242 |======================================================== Linux 3.3 ..... 25312 |======================================================== Linux 3.5 ..... 25238 |======================================================== Linux 3.6 ..... 25377 |======================================================== Linux 3.7 Git . 25283 |======================================================== Timed Linux Kernel Compilation 3.1 Time To Compile Seconds < Lower Is Better Linux 3.2 ..... 61.91 |======================================================== Linux 3.2 ..... 62.20 |======================================================== Linux 3.3 ..... 61.34 |======================================================= Linux 3.5 ..... 61.22 |======================================================= Linux 3.6 ..... 61.06 |======================================================= Linux 3.7 Git . 60.64 |======================================================= C-Ray 1.1 Total Time Seconds < Lower Is Better Linux 3.2 ..... 21.18 |======================================================== Linux 3.2 ..... 21.09 |======================================================== Linux 3.3 ..... 21.17 |======================================================== Linux 3.5 ..... 20.98 |======================================================= Linux 3.6 ..... 20.96 |======================================================= Linux 3.7 Git . 21.17 |======================================================== Parallel BZIP2 Compression 1.1.6 256MB File Compression Seconds < Lower Is Better Linux 3.2 ..... 5.74 |================================================== Linux 3.2 ..... 6.29 |======================================================= Linux 3.3 ..... 6.16 |====================================================== Linux 3.5 ..... 6.56 |========================================================= Linux 3.6 ..... 6.21 |====================================================== Linux 3.7 Git . 6.31 |======================================================= Smallpt 1.0 Global Illumination Renderer; 100 Samples Seconds < Lower Is Better Linux 3.2 ..... 16 |======================================================== Linux 3.2 ..... 17 |=========================================================== Linux 3.3 ..... 17 |=========================================================== Linux 3.5 ..... 17 |=========================================================== Linux 3.6 ..... 17 |=========================================================== Linux 3.7 Git . 17 |=========================================================== LZMA Compression 256MB File Compression Seconds < Lower Is Better Linux 3.2 ..... 128.77 |======================================================= Linux 3.2 ..... 128.40 |======================================================= Linux 3.3 ..... 128.32 |======================================================= Linux 3.5 ..... 128.93 |======================================================= Linux 3.6 ..... 128.25 |======================================================= Linux 3.7 Git . 129.02 |======================================================= LAME MP3 Encoding 3.99.3 WAV To MP3 Seconds < Lower Is Better Linux 3.2 ..... 13.39 |======================================================== Linux 3.2 ..... 13.40 |======================================================== Linux 3.3 ..... 13.40 |======================================================== Linux 3.5 ..... 13.47 |======================================================== Linux 3.6 ..... 13.39 |======================================================== Linux 3.7 Git . 13.39 |======================================================== Opus Codec Encoding 1.0.1 WAV, Opus Encode, Opus Decode Seconds < Lower Is Better Linux 3.2 ..... 9.22 |========================================================= Linux 3.2 ..... 9.27 |========================================================= Linux 3.3 ..... 9.22 |========================================================= Linux 3.5 ..... 9.28 |========================================================= Linux 3.6 ..... 9.22 |========================================================= Linux 3.7 Git . 9.22 |========================================================= FFmpeg 1.0 H.264 HD To NTSC DV Seconds < Lower Is Better Linux 3.2 ..... 18.57 |======================================================== Linux 3.2 ..... 18.49 |======================================================== Linux 3.3 ..... 18.41 |======================================================== Linux 3.5 ..... 18.48 |======================================================== Linux 3.6 ..... 18.11 |======================================================= Linux 3.7 Git . 18.31 |======================================================= OpenSSL 1.0.1c RSA 4096-bit Performance Signs Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 3.2 ..... 121.40 |======================================================= Linux 3.2 ..... 121.73 |======================================================= Linux 3.3 ..... 120.40 |====================================================== Linux 3.5 ..... 121.80 |======================================================= Linux 3.6 ..... 120.77 |======================================================= Linux 3.7 Git . 121.27 |======================================================= Apache Benchmark 2.4.3 Static Web Page Serving Requests Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 3.2 ..... 18046.98 |===================================================== Linux 3.2 ..... 17974.30 |===================================================== Linux 3.3 ..... 15728.56 |============================================== Linux 3.5 ..... 17015.66 |================================================== Linux 3.6 ..... 16858.77 |================================================== Linux 3.7 Git . 15512.14 |==============================================