phoronix-build-linux-kernel Running pts/build-linux-kernel-1.5.3 via the Phoronix Test Suite. lenovo-mint: Processor: Intel Core i7-4720HQ @ 3.60GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: LENOVO Lenovo Y50-70, Chipset: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 250GB Samsung SSD 850, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M 4096MB (1097/2505MHz), Audio: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th, Monitor: SMBX2450, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 + Intel Wireless 3160 OS: LinuxMint 17.2, Kernel: 3.13.0-37-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Cinnamon 2.6.13, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: NVIDIA 355.06, OpenGL: 4.3.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8.4, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x1080 lenovo-gentoo: Processor: Intel Core i7-4720HQ @ 3.60GHz (8 Cores), Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 250GB Samsung SSD 840, Graphics: Intel Haswell Mobile, Monitor: SMBX2450 OS: Gentoo/Linux, Kernel: 4.0.5-gentoo (x86_64), Desktop: KDE 4.14.8, Display Server: X Server 1.16.4, Display Driver: modesetting 0.9.0, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.3.7, Compiler: GCC 4.9.3 + LLVM 3.5.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Timed Linux Kernel Compilation 3.18-rc6 Time To Compile Seconds < Lower Is Better lenovo-mint ... 118.81 |=================================================== lenovo-gentoo . 129.09 |=======================================================