Linux 3.13 Kernel Benchmarks Intel Core i7-4960X early Linux 3.13 kernel Benchmarks. Linux kernel benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com. Linux 3.9: Processor: Intel Core i7-4960X @ 3.60GHz (12 Cores), Motherboard: MSI X79MA-GD45 (MS-7738) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Xeon E5 v2/Core, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 1000GB Seagate ST1000DX001-1CM1, Graphics: Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 4870 512MB, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: AL2223W, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.9.0-030900-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.2, Display Server: X Server 1.14.3, Display Driver: radeon 7.2.99, OpenGL: 3.1 Mesa 10.1.0-devel (git-1fb1065 saucy-oibaf-ppa) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1680x1050 Linux 3.10: Processor: Intel Core i7-4960X @ 3.60GHz (12 Cores), Motherboard: MSI X79MA-GD45 (MS-7738) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Xeon E5 v2/Core, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 1000GB Seagate ST1000DX001-1CM1, Graphics: Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 4870 512MB, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: AL2223W, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.10.0-031000-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.2, Display Server: X Server 1.14.3, Display Driver: radeon 7.2.99, OpenGL: 3.1 Mesa 10.1.0-devel (git-1fb1065 saucy-oibaf-ppa) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1680x1050 Linux 3.11: Processor: Intel Core i7-4960X @ 3.60GHz (12 Cores), Motherboard: MSI X79MA-GD45 (MS-7738) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Xeon E5 v2/Core, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 1000GB Seagate ST1000DX001-1CM1, Graphics: Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 4870 512MB, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: AL2223W, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.11.0-031100-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.2, Display Server: X Server 1.14.3, Display Driver: radeon 7.2.99, OpenGL: 3.1 Mesa 10.1.0-devel (git-1fb1065 saucy-oibaf-ppa) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1680x1050 Linux 3.12: Processor: Intel Core i7-4960X @ 4.00GHz (12 Cores), Motherboard: MSI X79MA-GD45 (MS-7738) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Xeon E5 v2/Core, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 1000GB Seagate ST1000DX001-1CM1, Graphics: Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 4870 512MB, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: AL2223W, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.12.0-031200-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.2, Display Server: X Server 1.14.3, Display Driver: radeon 7.2.99, OpenGL: 3.1 Mesa 10.1.0-devel (git-1fb1065 saucy-oibaf-ppa) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1680x1050 Linux 3.13 Git: Processor: Intel Core i7-4960X @ 4.00GHz (12 Cores), Motherboard: MSI X79MA-GD45 (MS-7738) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Xeon E5 v2/Core, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 1000GB Seagate ST1000DX001-1CM1, Graphics: Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 4870 512MB, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: AL2223W, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.13.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.2, Display Server: X Server 1.14.3, Display Driver: radeon 7.2.99, OpenGL: 3.1 Mesa 10.1.0-devel (git-1fb1065 saucy-oibaf-ppa) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1680x1050 Threaded I/O Tester 0.3.3 Test: Random Write - Size Per Thread: 256MB - Thread Count: 4 MB/s > Higher Is Better Linux 3.9 ...... 5.57 |======================================================== Linux 3.10 ..... 5.53 |======================================================== Linux 3.11 ..... 5.54 |======================================================== Linux 3.12 ..... 5.56 |======================================================== Linux 3.13 Git . 2.36 |======================== Compile Bench 0.6 Test: Compile MB/s > Higher Is Better Linux 3.9 ...... 160.91 |================================================== Linux 3.10 ..... 174.82 |====================================================== Linux 3.11 ..... 171.21 |===================================================== Linux 3.12 ..... 169.97 |===================================================== Linux 3.13 Git . 166.79 |==================================================== Compile Bench 0.6 Test: Initial Create MB/s > Higher Is Better Linux 3.9 ...... 154.57 |====================================================== Linux 3.10 ..... 148.09 |==================================================== Linux 3.11 ..... 145.34 |=================================================== Linux 3.12 ..... 145.20 |=================================================== Linux 3.13 Git . 147.21 |=================================================== PostMark 1.51 Disk Transaction Performance TPS > Higher Is Better Linux 3.9 ...... 5319 |======================================================== Linux 3.10 ..... 4518 |================================================ Linux 3.11 ..... 4492 |=============================================== Linux 3.12 ..... 4286 |============================================= Linux 3.13 Git . 4438 |=============================================== OpenArena 0.8.5 Resolution: 1680 x 1050 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 3.9 ...... 282.10 |================================ Linux 3.10 ..... 253.35 |============================= Linux 3.11 ..... 369.47 |========================================== Linux 3.12 ..... 478.03 |====================================================== Linux 3.13 Git . 478.83 |====================================================== OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1680 x 1050 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 3.9 ...... 90.10 |=============================================== Linux 3.10 ..... 87.97 |============================================== Linux 3.11 ..... 89.90 |=============================================== Linux 3.12 ..... 102.47 |====================================================== Linux 3.13 Git . 102.23 |====================================================== OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1680 x 1050 - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better Linux 3.9 ...... MIN: 6.0 AVG: 11.0 MAX: 24.0 Linux 3.10 ..... MIN: 6.0 AVG: 11.3 MAX: 27.0 Linux 3.11 ..... MIN: 6.0 AVG: 11.2 MAX: 27.0 Linux 3.12 ..... MIN: 6.0 AVG: 9.7 MAX: 22.0 Linux 3.13 Git . MIN: 6.0 AVG: 9.8 MAX: 21.0 Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1680 x 1050 - Effects Quality: High Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 3.9 ...... 131.30 |======================================== Linux 3.10 ..... 128.01 |======================================= Linux 3.11 ..... 127.27 |======================================= Linux 3.12 ..... 176.50 |====================================================== Linux 3.13 Git . 176.79 |====================================================== Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1680 x 1050 - Effects Quality: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 3.9 ...... 102.55 |=========================================== Linux 3.10 ..... 100.32 |========================================== Linux 3.11 ..... 99.90 |========================================== Linux 3.12 ..... 129.07 |====================================================== Linux 3.13 Git . 129.47 |====================================================== GpuTest 0.6.0 Test: Furmark - Resolution: 1680 x 1050 Points > Higher Is Better Linux 3.9 ...... 1157 |======================================================== Linux 3.10 ..... 1157 |======================================================== Linux 3.11 ..... 1153 |======================================================== Linux 3.12 ..... 1154 |======================================================== Linux 3.13 Git . 1153 |======================================================== Parboil 2.5 Test: OpenMP LBM Seconds < Lower Is Better Linux 3.9 ...... 237.34 |====================================================== Linux 3.10 ..... 238.09 |====================================================== Linux 3.11 ..... 237.63 |====================================================== Linux 3.12 ..... 237.56 |====================================================== Linux 3.13 Git . 236.91 |====================================================== Parboil 2.5 Test: OpenMP CUTCP Seconds < Lower Is Better Linux 3.9 ...... 9.95 |======================================================== Linux 3.10 ..... 9.86 |======================================================= Linux 3.11 ..... 9.56 |====================================================== Linux 3.12 ..... 9.52 |====================================================== Linux 3.13 Git . 9.77 |======================================================= Parboil 2.5 Test: OpenMP Stencl Seconds < Lower Is Better Linux 3.9 ...... 26.30 |======================================================= Linux 3.10 ..... 26.21 |====================================================== Linux 3.11 ..... 26.46 |======================================================= Linux 3.12 ..... 26.33 |======================================================= Linux 3.13 Git . 26.33 |======================================================= Rodinia 2.4 Test: OpenMP CFD Solver Seconds < Lower Is Better Linux 3.9 ...... 62.83 |======================================================= Linux 3.10 ..... 62.89 |======================================================= Linux 3.11 ..... 63.27 |======================================================= Linux 3.12 ..... 62.90 |======================================================= Linux 3.13 Git . 63.10 |======================================================= Rodinia 2.4 Test: OpenMP Streamcluster Seconds < Lower Is Better Linux 3.9 ...... 32.62 |======================================================= Linux 3.10 ..... 32.63 |======================================================= Linux 3.11 ..... 32.60 |======================================================= Linux 3.12 ..... 32.57 |======================================================= Linux 3.13 Git . 32.55 |======================================================= Dolfyn 0.527 Computational Fluid Dynamics Seconds < Lower Is Better Linux 3.9 ...... 22.50 |======================================================= Linux 3.10 ..... 22.50 |======================================================= Linux 3.11 ..... 22.53 |======================================================= Linux 3.12 ..... 22.43 |======================================================= Linux 3.13 Git . 22.48 |======================================================= Timed HMMer Search 2.3.2 Pfam Database Search Seconds < Lower Is Better Linux 3.9 ...... 8.68 |======================================================= Linux 3.10 ..... 8.73 |======================================================== Linux 3.11 ..... 8.68 |======================================================= Linux 3.12 ..... 8.77 |======================================================== Linux 3.13 Git . 8.70 |======================================================== Timed MAFFT Alignment 6.864 Multiple Sequence Alignment Seconds < Lower Is Better Linux 3.9 ...... 5.24 |======================================================== Linux 3.10 ..... 5.05 |====================================================== Linux 3.11 ..... 4.92 |===================================================== Linux 3.12 ..... 4.73 |=================================================== Linux 3.13 Git . 4.31 |============================================== John The Ripper 1.7.9-jumbo-7 Test: Blowfish Real C/S > Higher Is Better Linux 3.9 ...... 9648 |======================================================== Linux 3.10 ..... 9688 |======================================================== Linux 3.11 ..... 9623 |======================================================== Linux 3.12 ..... 9655 |======================================================== Linux 3.13 Git . 9655 |======================================================== John The Ripper 1.7.9-jumbo-7 Test: Traditional DES Real C/S > Higher Is Better Linux 3.9 ...... 16154333 |==================================================== Linux 3.10 ..... 16171000 |==================================================== Linux 3.11 ..... 16171000 |==================================================== Linux 3.12 ..... 16166333 |==================================================== Linux 3.13 Git . 16187333 |==================================================== John The Ripper 1.7.9-jumbo-7 Test: MD5 Real C/S > Higher Is Better Linux 3.9 ...... 41576 |======================================================= Linux 3.10 ..... 41636 |======================================================= Linux 3.11 ..... 41612 |======================================================= Linux 3.12 ..... 41624 |======================================================= Linux 3.13 Git . 41604 |======================================================= VP8 libvpx Encoding 1.1.0 vpxenc Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 3.9 ...... 31.06 |====================================================== Linux 3.10 ..... 30.21 |===================================================== Linux 3.11 ..... 30.93 |====================================================== Linux 3.12 ..... 31.58 |======================================================= Linux 3.13 Git . 31.39 |======================================================= x264 2013-06-08 H.264 Video Encoding Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 3.9 ...... 237.80 |====================================================== Linux 3.10 ..... 237.69 |====================================================== Linux 3.11 ..... 235.81 |====================================================== Linux 3.12 ..... 235.60 |====================================================== Linux 3.13 Git . 234.43 |===================================================== Himeno Benchmark 3.0 Poisson Pressure Solver MFLOPS > Higher Is Better Linux 3.9 ...... 1707.46 |===================================================== Linux 3.10 ..... 1706.91 |===================================================== Linux 3.11 ..... 1702.73 |===================================================== Linux 3.12 ..... 1711.68 |===================================================== Linux 3.13 Git . 1711.68 |===================================================== Timed Linux Kernel Compilation 3.1 Time To Compile Seconds < Lower Is Better Linux 3.9 ...... 58.41 |====================================================== Linux 3.10 ..... 59.62 |======================================================= Linux 3.11 ..... 59.65 |======================================================= Linux 3.12 ..... 59.62 |======================================================= Linux 3.13 Git . 59.29 |======================================================= C-Ray 1.1 Total Time Seconds < Lower Is Better Linux 3.9 ...... 17.59 |======================================================= Linux 3.10 ..... 17.57 |======================================================= Linux 3.11 ..... 17.58 |======================================================= Linux 3.12 ..... 17.55 |======================================================= Linux 3.13 Git . 17.56 |======================================================= Open Porous Media 2013-11-26 OPM Benchmark: Upscale-Relperm Seconds < Lower Is Better Linux 3.9 ...... 56.14 |======================================================= Linux 3.10 ..... 53.35 |==================================================== Linux 3.11 ..... 54.91 |====================================================== Linux 3.12 ..... 54.95 |====================================================== Linux 3.13 Git . 54.91 |====================================================== FLAC Audio Encoding 1.3.0 WAV To FLAC Seconds < Lower Is Better Linux 3.9 ...... 5.43 |======================================================== Linux 3.10 ..... 5.45 |======================================================== Linux 3.11 ..... 5.45 |======================================================== Linux 3.12 ..... 5.45 |======================================================== Linux 3.13 Git . 5.45 |======================================================== Opus Codec Encoding 1.0.1 WAV, Opus Encode, Opus Decode Seconds < Lower Is Better Linux 3.9 ...... 8.83 |======================================================== Linux 3.10 ..... 8.86 |======================================================== Linux 3.11 ..... 8.86 |======================================================== Linux 3.12 ..... 8.85 |======================================================== Linux 3.13 Git . 8.85 |======================================================== Apache Benchmark 2.4.3 Static Web Page Serving Requests Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 3.9 ...... 15773.31 |================================================= Linux 3.10 ..... 14904.32 |=============================================== Linux 3.11 ..... 16581.44 |==================================================== Linux 3.13 Git . 16299.68 |===================================================