testkernelcompile Running pts/build-linux-kernel-1.5.3 via the Phoronix Test Suite. Intel Core i5-3570K: Processor: Intel Core i5-3570K @ 3.80GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: Intel DH77EB, Chipset: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v2/3rd, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB INTEL SSDSC2CW12 + 1000GB Western Digital WD10EZRX-00A, Graphics: Gigabyte NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 4096MB (324/405MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Network: Intel 82579V Gigabit Connection + Qualcomm Atheros AR93xx Wireless OS: Ubuntu 15.10, Kernel: 4.2.0-11-generic (x86_64), Desktop: KDE Frameworks 5, Display Server: X Server 1.17.2, Display Driver: NVIDIA 352.41, OpenGL: 4.4.0, Compiler: GCC 5.2.1 20150922, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1200 AMD X6-1100T: Processor: AMD Phenom II X6 1100T @ 3.20GHz (6 Cores), Chipset: AMD RD890 bridge, Memory: 24576MB, Disk: 640GB Western Digital WD6401AALS-0 + 500GB Hitachi HDP72505, Graphics: Gigabyte NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 4096MB, Audio: AMD SBx00 Azalia, Network: Intel 82583V Gigabit Connection OS: Gentoo 2.2, Kernel: 4.2.0 (x86_64), Desktop: KDE, Display Server: X Server 1.17.2, Display Driver: NVIDIA 355.11, Compiler: GCC 4.9.3 + Clang 3.7.0 + LLVM 3.7.0 + CUDA 7.5, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1680x1050 Morningstar_run1: Processor: Intel Core i7 860 @ 2.80GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS P7P55D-E, Chipset: Intel Core DMI, Memory: 12288MB, Disk: 165GB HDS722516VLSA80, Graphics: LLVMpipe, Audio: NVIDIA Device 0fbb, Monitor: LG TV, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 14.10, Kernel: 3.16.0-31-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.1, Display Server: X Server 1.16.0, Display Driver: modesetting 0.9.0, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 10.3.2 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.9.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Timed Linux Kernel Compilation 3.18-rc6 Time To Compile Seconds < Lower Is Better Intel Core i5-3570K . 154.61 |============================================== AMD X6-1100T ........ 125.57 |====================================== Morningstar_run1 .... 163.90 |=================================================