Linux Kernel Power Intel Core i7-5600U testing with a LENOVO 20BSCTO1WW and Intel HD 5500 3072MB on Ubuntu 17.10 via the Phoronix Test Suite. Linux 4.6: Processor: Intel Core i7-5600U @ 3.20GHz (2 Cores / 4 Threads), Motherboard: LENOVO 20BSCTO1WW, Chipset: Intel Broadwell-U-OPI, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 128GB SAMSUNG MZNTE128, Graphics: Intel HD 5500 3072MB (950MHz), Audio: Intel Broadwell-U Audio, Network: Intel Connection + Intel Wireless 7265 OS: Ubuntu 17.10, Kernel: 4.6.0-040600-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.26.1, Display Server: Wayland, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 17.2.2, Compiler: GCC 7.2.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Linux 4.7: Processor: Intel Core i7-5600U @ 3.20GHz (2 Cores / 4 Threads), Motherboard: LENOVO 20BSCTO1WW, Chipset: Intel Broadwell-U-OPI, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 128GB SAMSUNG MZNTE128, Graphics: Intel HD 5500 3072MB (950MHz), Audio: Intel Broadwell-U Audio, Network: Intel Connection + Intel Wireless 7265 OS: Ubuntu 17.10, Kernel: 4.7.0-040700-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.26.1, Display Server: Wayland, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 17.2.2, Compiler: GCC 7.2.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Linux 4.8: Processor: Intel Core i7-5600U @ 3.20GHz (2 Cores / 4 Threads), Motherboard: LENOVO 20BSCTO1WW, Chipset: Intel Broadwell-U-OPI, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 128GB SAMSUNG MZNTE128, Graphics: Intel HD 5500 3072MB (950MHz), Audio: Intel Broadwell-U Audio, Network: Intel Connection + Intel Wireless 7265 OS: Ubuntu 17.10, Kernel: 4.8.0-040800-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.26.1, Display Server: Wayland, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 17.2.2, Compiler: GCC 7.2.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Linux 4.9: Processor: Intel Core i7-5600U @ 3.20GHz (2 Cores / 4 Threads), Motherboard: LENOVO 20BSCTO1WW, Chipset: Intel Broadwell-U-OPI, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 128GB SAMSUNG MZNTE128, Graphics: Intel HD 5500 3072MB (950MHz), Audio: Intel Broadwell-U Audio, Network: Intel Connection + Intel Wireless 7265 OS: Ubuntu 17.10, Kernel: 4.9.0-040900-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.26.1, Display Server: Wayland, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 17.2.2, Compiler: GCC 7.2.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Linux 4.10: Processor: Intel Core i7-5600U @ 3.20GHz (2 Cores / 4 Threads), Motherboard: LENOVO 20BSCTO1WW, Chipset: Intel Broadwell-U-OPI, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 128GB SAMSUNG MZNTE128, Graphics: Intel HD 5500 3072MB (950MHz), Audio: Intel Broadwell-U Audio, Network: Intel Connection + Intel Wireless 7265 OS: Ubuntu 17.10, Kernel: 4.10.0-041000-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.26.1, Display Server: Wayland, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 17.2.2, Compiler: GCC 7.2.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Linux 4.11: Processor: Intel Core i7-5600U @ 3.20GHz (2 Cores / 4 Threads), Motherboard: LENOVO 20BSCTO1WW, Chipset: Intel Broadwell-U-OPI, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 128GB SAMSUNG MZNTE128, Graphics: Intel HD 5500 3072MB (950MHz), Audio: Intel Broadwell-U Audio, Network: Intel Connection + Intel Wireless 7265 OS: Ubuntu 17.10, Kernel: 4.11.0-041100-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.26.1, Display Server: Wayland, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 17.2.2, Compiler: GCC 7.2.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Linux 4.12: Processor: Intel Core i7-5600U @ 3.20GHz (2 Cores / 4 Threads), Motherboard: LENOVO 20BSCTO1WW, Chipset: Intel Broadwell-U-OPI, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 128GB SAMSUNG MZNTE128, Graphics: Intel HD 5500 3072MB (950MHz), Audio: Intel Broadwell-U Audio, Network: Intel Connection + Intel Wireless 7265 OS: Ubuntu 17.10, Kernel: 4.12.0-041200-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.26.1, Display Server: Wayland, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 17.2.2, Compiler: GCC 7.2.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Linux 4.13: Processor: Intel Core i7-5600U @ 3.20GHz (2 Cores / 4 Threads), Motherboard: LENOVO 20BSCTO1WW, Chipset: Intel Broadwell-U-OPI, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 128GB SAMSUNG MZNTE128, Graphics: Intel HD 5500 3072MB (950MHz), Audio: Intel Broadwell-U Audio, Network: Intel Connection + Intel Wireless 7265 OS: Ubuntu 17.10, Kernel: 4.13.0-041300-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.26.1, Display Server: Wayland, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 17.2.2, Compiler: GCC 7.2.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Linux 4.14: Processor: Intel Core i7-5600U @ 3.20GHz (2 Cores / 4 Threads), Motherboard: LENOVO 20BSCTO1WW, Chipset: Intel Broadwell-U-OPI, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 128GB SAMSUNG MZNTE128, Graphics: Intel HD 5500 3072MB (950MHz), Audio: Intel Broadwell-U Audio, Network: Intel Connection + Intel Wireless 7265 OS: Ubuntu 17.10, Kernel: 4.14.0-041400-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.26.1, Display Server: Wayland, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 17.2.2, Compiler: GCC 7.2.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Linux 4.15 Git: Processor: Intel Core i7-5600U @ 3.20GHz (2 Cores / 4 Threads), Motherboard: LENOVO 20BSCTO1WW, Chipset: Intel Broadwell-U-OPI, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 128GB SAMSUNG MZNTE128, Graphics: Intel HD 5500 3072MB (950MHz), Audio: Intel Broadwell-U Audio, Network: Intel Connection + Intel Wireless 7265 OS: Ubuntu 17.10, Kernel: 4.14.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20171118, Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.26.1, Display Server: Wayland, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 17.2.2, Compiler: GCC 7.2.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Timed Idle System Power Consumption Monitor Milliwatts < Lower Is Better Linux 4.6 ...... MIN: 7229 AVG: 7271 MAX: 7310 Linux 4.7 ...... MIN: 6768 AVG: 7252 MAX: 7422 Linux 4.8 ...... MIN: 7227 AVG: 7309 MAX: 7588 Linux 4.9 ...... MIN: 7233 AVG: 7315 MAX: 7560 Linux 4.10 ..... MIN: 7243 AVG: 7311 MAX: 7709 Linux 4.11 ..... MIN: 7246 AVG: 7325 MAX: 7552 Linux 4.12 ..... MIN: 7274 AVG: 7461 MAX: 8546 Linux 4.13 ..... MIN: 7248 AVG: 7289 MAX: 7506 Linux 4.14 ..... MIN: 7235 AVG: 7341 MAX: 7841 Linux 4.15 Git . MIN: 7256 AVG: 7334 MAX: 7589