Linux 3.14 Kernel Tests Intel Ultrabook Benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix with Linux kernel benchmarking of linux 3.12 through linux 3.14 kernels. Linux 3.12: Processor: Intel Core i7-3517U @ 3.00GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS UX32VDA v1.0, Chipset: Intel 3rd Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 2 x 128GB SanDisk SD5SF212, Graphics: Intel HD 4000 512MB (1150MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC269VB, Network: Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6235 OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.12.0-031200-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.2, Display Server: X Server 1.15.0, Display Driver: intel 2.99.910, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.0.1, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Linux 3.13: Processor: Intel Core i7-3517U @ 3.00GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS UX32VDA v1.0, Chipset: Intel 3rd Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 2 x 128GB SanDisk SD5SF212, Graphics: Intel HD 4000 512MB (1150MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC269VB, Network: Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6235 OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.13.0-031300-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.2, Display Server: X Server 1.15.0, Display Driver: intel 2.99.910, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.0.1, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Linux 3.14 Git: Processor: Intel Core i7-3517U @ 3.00GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS UX32VDA v1.0, Chipset: Intel 3rd Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 2 x 128GB SanDisk SD5SF212, Graphics: Intel HD 4000 (1150MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC269VB, Network: Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6235 OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.14.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.2, Display Server: X Server 1.15.0, Display Driver: intel 2.99.910, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.0.1, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 AIO-Stress 0.21 Test: Random Write MB/s > Higher Is Better Linux 3.12 ..... 154.22 |===================================================== Linux 3.13 ..... 156.68 |====================================================== Linux 3.14 Git . 148.45 |=================================================== Compile Bench 0.6 Test: Compile MB/s > Higher Is Better Linux 3.12 ..... 227.97 |===================================================== Linux 3.13 ..... 232.63 |====================================================== Linux 3.14 Git . 226.96 |===================================================== Compile Bench 0.6 Test: Initial Create MB/s > Higher Is Better Linux 3.12 ..... 188.73 |====================================================== Linux 3.13 ..... 174.14 |================================================== Linux 3.14 Git . 148.97 |=========================================== Compile Bench 0.6 Test: Read Compiled Tree MB/s > Higher Is Better Linux 3.12 ..... 567.72 |=================================================== Linux 3.13 ..... 598.94 |====================================================== Linux 3.14 Git . 531.22 |================================================ PostMark 1.51 Disk Transaction Performance TPS > Higher Is Better Linux 3.12 ..... 2239 |======================================================= Linux 3.13 ..... 2272 |======================================================== Linux 3.14 Git . 1612 |======================================== OpenArena 0.8.5 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 3.12 ..... 137.07 |====================================================== Linux 3.13 ..... 136.20 |====================================================== Linux 3.14 Git . 129.73 |=================================================== OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 3.12 ..... 31.57 |======================================================= Linux 3.13 ..... 31.57 |======================================================= Linux 3.14 Git . 30.97 |====================================================== OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better Linux 3.12 ..... MIN: 4.0 AVG: 31.6 MAX: 68.0 Linux 3.13 ..... MIN: 4.0 AVG: 31.5 MAX: 67.0 Linux 3.14 Git . MIN: 5.0 AVG: 32.2 MAX: 68.0 Reaction Quake 3 1.0 Beta Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 3.12 ..... 85.30 |======================================================= Linux 3.13 ..... 85.27 |======================================================= Linux 3.14 Git . 83.60 |====================================================== Reaction Quake 3 1.0 Beta Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better Linux 3.12 ..... MIN: 3.0 AVG: 11.6 MAX: 28.0 Linux 3.13 ..... MIN: 3.0 AVG: 11.7 MAX: 34.0 Linux 3.14 Git . MIN: 4.0 AVG: 11.9 MAX: 36.0 Unigine Tropics 1.3 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 3.12 ..... 13.88 |======================================================= Linux 3.13 ..... 13.97 |======================================================= Linux 3.14 Git . 13.68 |====================================================== Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Low Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 3.12 ..... 115.43 |====================================================== Linux 3.13 ..... 114.03 |===================================================== Linux 3.14 Git . 110.51 |==================================================== Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: High Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 3.12 ..... 60.17 |====================================================== Linux 3.13 ..... 61.13 |======================================================= Linux 3.14 Git . 59.80 |====================================================== Loopback TCP Network Performance Time To Transfer 10GB Via Loopback Seconds < Lower Is Better Linux 3.12 ..... 24.77 |====================================================== Linux 3.13 ..... 25.31 |======================================================= Linux 3.14 Git . 23.29 |=================================================== PolyBench-C 3.2 Test: Covariance Computation Seconds < Lower Is Better Linux 3.12 . 6.42 |============================================================ PolyBench-C 3.2 Test: Correlation Computation Seconds < Lower Is Better Linux 3.12 . 6.42 |============================================================ Linux 3.13 . 3.08 |============================= PolyBench-C 3.2 Test: 3 Matrix Multiplications Seconds < Lower Is Better Linux 3.12 ..... 28.37 |======================================================= Linux 3.13 ..... 22.85 |============================================ Linux 3.14 Git . 25.05 |================================================= John The Ripper 1.8.0 Test: Blowfish Real C/S > Higher Is Better Linux 3.12 ..... 2264 |======================================================== Linux 3.13 ..... 2265 |======================================================== Linux 3.14 Git . 2265 |======================================================== John The Ripper 1.8.0 Test: Traditional DES Real C/S > Higher Is Better Linux 3.12 ..... 3794667 |===================================================== Linux 3.13 ..... 3798333 |===================================================== Linux 3.14 Git . 3794667 |===================================================== John The Ripper 1.8.0 Test: MD5 Real C/S > Higher Is Better Linux 3.12 ..... 31387 |======================================================= Linux 3.13 ..... 31455 |======================================================= Linux 3.14 Git . 31497 |======================================================= x264 2014-01-09 H.264 Video Encoding Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 3.12 ..... 64.12 |======================================================= Linux 3.13 ..... 62.55 |====================================================== Linux 3.14 Git . 63.90 |======================================================= GraphicsMagick 1.3.19 Operation: Blur Iterations Per Minute > Higher Is Better Linux 3.12 ..... 78 |========================================================== Linux 3.13 ..... 68 |=================================================== Linux 3.14 Git . 71 |===================================================== GraphicsMagick 1.3.19 Operation: Sharpen Iterations Per Minute > Higher Is Better Linux 3.12 ..... 39 |========================================================== Linux 3.13 ..... 38 |========================================================= Linux 3.14 Git . 38 |========================================================= GraphicsMagick 1.3.19 Operation: Resizing Iterations Per Minute > Higher Is Better Linux 3.12 ..... 96 |========================================================== Linux 3.13 ..... 87 |===================================================== Linux 3.14 Git . 82 |================================================== GraphicsMagick 1.3.19 Operation: HWB Color Space Iterations Per Minute > Higher Is Better Linux 3.12 ..... 131 |========================================================= Linux 3.13 ..... 111 |================================================ Linux 3.14 Git . 112 |================================================= GraphicsMagick 1.3.19 Operation: Local Adaptive Thresholding Iterations Per Minute > Higher Is Better Linux 3.12 ..... 70 |======================================================== Linux 3.13 ..... 72 |========================================================== Linux 3.14 Git . 44 |=================================== Timed ImageMagick Compilation 6.8.1-10 Time To Compile Seconds < Lower Is Better Linux 3.12 ..... 135.24 |==================================================== Linux 3.13 ..... 136.17 |==================================================== Linux 3.14 Git . 140.54 |====================================================== Timed Linux Kernel Compilation 3.1 Time To Compile Seconds < Lower Is Better Linux 3.12 ..... 229.05 |===================================================== Linux 3.13 ..... 230.16 |====================================================== Linux 3.14 Git . 231.90 |====================================================== C-Ray 1.1 Total Time Seconds < Lower Is Better Linux 3.12 ..... 73.50 |======================================================= Linux 3.13 ..... 73.57 |======================================================= Linux 3.14 Git . 73.49 |======================================================= FFmpeg 2.1.1 H.264 HD To NTSC DV Seconds < Lower Is Better Linux 3.12 ..... 20.32 |================================================== Linux 3.13 ..... 22.28 |======================================================= Linux 3.14 Git . 22.12 |======================================================= Hierarchical INTegration 1.0 Test: FLOAT QUIPs > Higher Is Better Linux 3.12 ..... 252887878.74 |================================================ Linux 3.13 ..... 168707750.49 |================================ Linux 3.14 Git . 151926393.54 |============================= Apache Benchmark 2.4.7 Static Web Page Serving Requests Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 3.12 ..... 15987.46 |=================================================== Linux 3.13 ..... 16417.68 |==================================================== Linux 3.14 Git . 16263.68 |====================================================