arch-linux-intel-pstate-45-vs-46-broadwell Intel Celeron 3205U testing with a GOOGLE Auron_Paine v1.0 and Intel Broadwell-U on Arch rolling via the Phoronix Test Suite. Linux 4.5: Processor: Intel Celeron 3205U @ 1.50GHz (2 Cores), Motherboard: GOOGLE Auron_Paine v1.0, Chipset: Intel Broadwell-U-OPI, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 120GB SB M2 SSD, Graphics: Intel Broadwell-U (800MHz), Audio: Intel Broadwell-U Audio, Network: Intel Wireless 7260 OS: Arch rolling, Kernel: 4.5.4-1-ARCH (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.20.2, Display Driver: intel 2.99.917, Compiler: GCC 6.1.1 20160501 + Clang 3.8.0, File-System: btrfs, Screen Resolution: 1366x768 Linux 4.6: Processor: Intel Celeron 3205U @ 1.50GHz (2 Cores), Motherboard: GOOGLE Auron_Paine v1.0, Chipset: Intel Broadwell-U-OPI, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 120GB SB M2 SSD, Graphics: Intel Broadwell-U (800MHz), Audio: Intel Broadwell-U Audio, Network: Intel Wireless 7260 OS: Arch rolling, Kernel: 4.6.0-1-ARCH (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.20.2, Display Driver: intel 2.99.917, Compiler: GCC 6.1.1 20160501 + Clang 3.8.0, File-System: btrfs, Screen Resolution: 1366x768 John The Ripper 1.8.0 Test: Blowfish Real C/S > Higher Is Better Linux 4.5 . 926 |============================================================== Linux 4.6 . 924 |============================================================== John The Ripper 1.8.0 Test: Traditional DES Real C/S > Higher Is Better Linux 4.5 . 1968000 |========================================================== Linux 4.6 . 1957333 |========================================================== John The Ripper 1.8.0 Test: MD5 Real C/S > Higher Is Better Linux 4.5 . 13898 |============================================================ Linux 4.6 . 13936 |============================================================ x264 2015-11-02 H.264 Video Encoding Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 4.5 . 31.22 |============================================================ Linux 4.6 . 30.63 |=========================================================== 7-Zip Compression 9.20.1 Compress Speed Test MIPS > Higher Is Better Linux 4.5 . 3474 |============================================================= Linux 4.6 . 3441 |============================================================ Parallel BZIP2 Compression 1.1.12 256MB File Compression Seconds < Lower Is Better Linux 4.5 . 59.31 |============================================================ Linux 4.6 . 59.50 |============================================================ FLAC Audio Encoding 1.3.1 WAV To FLAC Seconds < Lower Is Better Linux 4.5 . 16.63 |============================================================ Linux 4.6 . 16.62 |============================================================ LAME MP3 Encoding 3.99.3 WAV To MP3 Seconds < Lower Is Better Linux 4.5 . 24.63 |============================================================ Linux 4.6 . 24.73 |============================================================ FFmpeg 2.8.1 H.264 HD To NTSC DV Seconds < Lower Is Better Linux 4.5 . 34.28 |============================================================ Linux 4.6 . 34.35 |============================================================