before_KPTI_patch Intel Core i7-5500U testing with a Acer Aspire V3-371 and Intel HD 5500 3072MB on Arch Linux via the Phoronix Test Suite. before_KPTI_patch: Processor: Intel Core i7-5500U @ 3.00GHz (2 Cores / 4 Threads), Motherboard: Acer Aspire V3-371, Chipset: Intel Broadwell-U-OPI, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 480GB Crucial_CT480M50, Graphics: Intel HD 5500 3072MB (950MHz), Audio: Intel Broadwell-U Audio, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 + Intel Wireless 7265 OS: Arch Linux, Kernel: 4.14.10-1-ARCH (x86_64), Desktop: KDE Frameworks 5, Display Driver: modesetting 1.19.6, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 17.3.1, Compiler: GCC 7.2.1 20171128, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 FLAC Audio Encoding 1.3.1 WAV To FLAC Seconds < Lower Is Better before_KPTI_patch . 7.57 |===================================================== LAME MP3 Encoding 3.99.5 WAV To MP3 Seconds < Lower Is Better before_KPTI_patch . 12.55 |==================================================== Ogg Encoding 1.3.0 WAV To Ogg Seconds < Lower Is Better before_KPTI_patch . 8.34 |===================================================== WavPack Audio Encoding 5.1 WAV To WavPack Seconds < Lower Is Better before_KPTI_patch . 8.97 |=====================================================