Kernel Intel Core i5-3570 testing with a ASUS P8Z77-V and ASUS NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450 1024MB on Ubuntu 13.10 via the Phoronix Test Suite. kernel-3.12: Processor: Intel Core i5-3570 @ 3.80GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS P8Z77-V, Chipset: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v2/3rd, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 128GB OCZ VERTEX4 + 250GB Samsung SSD 840 + 500GB Seagate ST3500320AS + 1500GB Western Digital WD15EARS-00M, Graphics: ASUS NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450 1024MB (783/1804MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: Idek Iiyama PLX2472HD, Network: Intel 82579V Gigabit Connection + Qualcomm Atheros AR9485 Wireless OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.12.6-ext73-f1-27.3-k8-ags-cfs (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.2, Display Server: X Server 1.14.5, Display Driver: nouveau 1.0.9, OpenGL: 4.3.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8 + CUDA 5.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 kernel-3.12.6-ext73-f1-27.4-i7-ags-cfs: Processor: Intel Core i5-3570 @ 3.80GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS P8Z77-V, Chipset: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v2/3rd, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 128GB OCZ VERTEX4 + 250GB Samsung SSD 840 + 500GB Seagate ST3500320AS + 1500GB Western Digital WD15EARS-00M, Graphics: ASUS NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450 1024MB (783/1804MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: Idek Iiyama PLX2472HD, Network: Intel 82579V Gigabit Connection + Qualcomm Atheros AR9485 Wireless OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.12.6-ext73-f1-27.4-i7-ags-cfs (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.2, Display Server: X Server 1.14.5, Display Driver: nouveau 1.0.9, OpenGL: 4.3.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8 + CUDA 5.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 kernel-3.12.6-031206-generic: Processor: Intel Core i5-3570 @ 3.80GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS P8Z77-V, Chipset: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v2/3rd, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 128GB OCZ VERTEX4 + 250GB Samsung SSD 840 + 500GB Seagate ST3500320AS + 1500GB Western Digital WD15EARS-00M, Graphics: ASUS NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450 1024MB (783/1804MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: Idek Iiyama PLX2472HD, Network: Intel 82579V Gigabit Connection + Qualcomm Atheros AR9485 Wireless OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.12.6-031206-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.2, Display Server: X Server 1.14.5, Display Driver: nouveau 1.0.9, OpenGL: 4.3.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8 + CUDA 5.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 kernel-3.12.7-ext73-f1-27.4-i7-ags-cfs: Processor: Intel Core i5-3570 @ 3.80GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS P8Z77-V, Chipset: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v2/3rd, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 128GB OCZ VERTEX4 + 250GB Samsung SSD 840 + 500GB Seagate ST3500320AS + 1500GB Western Digital WD15EARS-00M, Graphics: ASUS NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450 1024MB (783/1804MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: Idek Iiyama PLX2472HD, Network: Intel 82579V Gigabit Connection + Qualcomm Atheros AR9485 Wireless OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.12.7-ext73-f1-27.4-i7-ags-cfs (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.2, Display Server: X Server 1.14.5, Display Driver: nouveau 1.0.9, OpenGL: 4.3.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8 + CUDA 5.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 FS-Mark 3.3 Test: 5000 Files, 1MB Size, 4 Threads Files/s > Higher Is Better kernel-3.12 ............................ 128.00 |============================== kernel-3.12.6-ext73-f1-27.4-i7-ags-cfs . 126.93 |============================== kernel-3.12.6-031206-generic ........... 111.53 |========================== kernel-3.12.7-ext73-f1-27.4-i7-ags-cfs . 121.80 |============================= PostMark 1.51 Disk Transaction Performance TPS > Higher Is Better kernel-3.12 ............................ 5725 |============================== kernel-3.12.6-ext73-f1-27.4-i7-ags-cfs . 6000 |=============================== kernel-3.12.6-031206-generic ........... 4491 |======================== kernel-3.12.7-ext73-f1-27.4-i7-ags-cfs . 6097 |================================ C-Ray 1.1 Total Time Seconds < Lower Is Better kernel-3.12 ............................ 31.36 |=============================== kernel-3.12.6-ext73-f1-27.4-i7-ags-cfs . 31.30 |=============================== kernel-3.12.6-031206-generic ........... 31.35 |=============================== kernel-3.12.7-ext73-f1-27.4-i7-ags-cfs . 31.30 |=============================== Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better kernel-3.12 ............................ 125.44 |============================== kernel-3.12.6-ext73-f1-27.4-i7-ags-cfs . 125.70 |============================== kernel-3.12.6-031206-generic ........... 125.36 |============================== kernel-3.12.7-ext73-f1-27.4-i7-ags-cfs . 125.50 |============================== OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better kernel-3.12 ............................ 103.33 |============================== kernel-3.12.6-ext73-f1-27.4-i7-ags-cfs . 103.40 |============================== kernel-3.12.6-031206-generic ........... 103.33 |============================== kernel-3.12.7-ext73-f1-27.4-i7-ags-cfs . 103.47 |============================== OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better kernel-3.12 ............................ MIN: 6.0 AVG: 9.7 MAX: 18.0 kernel-3.12.6-ext73-f1-27.4-i7-ags-cfs . MIN: 5.0 AVG: 9.7 MAX: 19.0 kernel-3.12.6-031206-generic ........... MIN: 5.0 AVG: 9.7 MAX: 21.0 kernel-3.12.7-ext73-f1-27.4-i7-ags-cfs . MIN: 5.0 AVG: 9.7 MAX: 23.0 VP8 libvpx Encoding 1.1.0 vpxenc Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better kernel-3.12 ............................ 31.11 |============================== kernel-3.12.6-ext73-f1-27.4-i7-ags-cfs . 31.40 |============================== kernel-3.12.6-031206-generic ........... 32.03 |=============================== kernel-3.12.7-ext73-f1-27.4-i7-ags-cfs . 31.96 |=============================== LAME MP3 Encoding 3.99.3 WAV To MP3 Seconds < Lower Is Better kernel-3.12 ............................ 13.52 |=============================== kernel-3.12.6-ext73-f1-27.4-i7-ags-cfs . 13.50 |=============================== kernel-3.12.6-031206-generic ........... 13.51 |=============================== kernel-3.12.7-ext73-f1-27.4-i7-ags-cfs . 13.51 |=============================== Unigine Sanctuary 2.3 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better kernel-3.12 ............................ 50.90 |=============================== kernel-3.12.6-ext73-f1-27.4-i7-ags-cfs . 50.95 |=============================== kernel-3.12.6-031206-generic ........... 50.99 |=============================== kernel-3.12.7-ext73-f1-27.4-i7-ags-cfs . 50.98 |=============================== x264 2013-06-08 H.264 Video Encoding Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better kernel-3.12 ............................ 124.51 |============================== kernel-3.12.6-ext73-f1-27.4-i7-ags-cfs . 125.45 |============================== kernel-3.12.6-031206-generic ........... 121.98 |============================= x264 2014-01-09 H.264 Video Encoding Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better kernel-3.12.7-ext73-f1-27.4-i7-ags-cfs . 126.36 |============================== kernel-3.12.6-ext73-f1-27.4-i7-ags-cfs . 125.29 |============================== kernel-3.12.6-031206-generic ........... 122.24 |============================= kernel-3.12.6-031206-generic ........... 122.46 |=============================