Old Laptop Intel Core 2 Duo T9300 testing with a LENOVO 6459CTO and NV86 128MB on Ubuntu 17.10 via the Phoronix Test Suite. ThinkPad W510: Linux 4.14: Processor: Intel Core i7 720Q @ 1.60GHz (4 Cores / 8 Threads), Motherboard: LENOVO 4318CTO, Chipset: Intel Core DMI, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 160GB FUJITSU MHZ2160B, Graphics: NVA5 1024MB, Audio: Conexant CX20585, Network: Intel 82577LM Gigabit Connection + Intel Centrino Ultimate-N 6300 OS: Ubuntu 17.10, Kernel: 4.14.0-041400-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.26.1, Display Server: Wayland, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 17.2.2, Compiler: GCC 7.2.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1600x900 ThinkPad W510: KPTI + Retpoline: Processor: Intel Core i7 720Q @ 1.60GHz (4 Cores / 8 Threads), Motherboard: LENOVO 4318CTO, Chipset: Intel Core DMI, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 160GB FUJITSU MHZ2160B, Graphics: NVA5 1024MB, Audio: Conexant CX20585, Network: Intel 82577LM Gigabit Connection + Intel Centrino Ultimate-N 6300 OS: Ubuntu 17.10, Kernel: 4.14.0-phx-retpoline-gcc-retpo (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.26.1, Display Server: Wayland, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 17.2.2, Compiler: GCC 7.2.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1600x900 ThinkPad T61: Linux 4.14: Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo T9300 @ 2.50GHz (2 Cores), Motherboard: LENOVO 6459CTO, Chipset: Intel Mobile PM965/GM965/GL960 + ICH8M-E, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 100GB Hitachi HTS72201, Graphics: NVIDIA Quadro NVS 140M 128MB, Audio: Analog Devices AD1984, Network: Intel 82566MM Gigabit Connection + Intel PRO/Wireless OS: Ubuntu 17.10, Kernel: 4.14.0-041400-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.26.2, Display Driver: nouveau 1.0.15, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1680x1050 ThinkPad T61: KPTI + Retpoline: Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo T9300 @ 2.50GHz (2 Cores), Motherboard: LENOVO 6459CTO, Chipset: Intel Mobile PM965/GM965/GL960 + ICH8M-E, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 100GB Hitachi HTS72201, Graphics: NV86 128MB, Audio: Analog Devices AD1984, Network: Intel 82566MM Gigabit Connection + Intel PRO/Wireless OS: Ubuntu 17.10, Kernel: 4.14.0-phx-retpoline-gcc-retpo (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.26.2, Display Driver: modesetting 1.19.5, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 17.2.2, Compiler: GCC 7.2.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1680x1050 SQLite 3.8.10.2 Test Target: Default Test Directory Seconds < Lower Is Better ThinkPad W510: Linux 4.14 ....... 488.35 |================================== ThinkPad W510: KPTI + Retpoline . 538.64 |===================================== ThinkPad T61: Linux 4.14 ........ 447.25 |=============================== ThinkPad T61: KPTI + Retpoline .. 445.48 |=============================== Flexible IO Tester 2.1.13 Type: Random Write - IO Engine: Libaio - Buffered: No - Direct: Yes - Block Size: 4KB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory MB/s > Higher Is Better ThinkPad W510: Linux 4.14 ....... 1.09 |======================================= ThinkPad W510: KPTI + Retpoline . 1.08 |======================================= Flexible IO Tester 2.1.13 Type: Random Write - IO Engine: Libaio - Buffered: No - Direct: Yes - Block Size: 4KB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory IOPS > Higher Is Better ThinkPad W510: Linux 4.14 ....... 270 |======================================== ThinkPad W510: KPTI + Retpoline . 267 |======================================== Flexible IO Tester 2.1.13 Type: Sequential Write - IO Engine: Libaio - Buffered: No - Direct: Yes - Block Size: 4KB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory MB/s > Higher Is Better ThinkPad W510: Linux 4.14 ....... 43.20 |====================================== ThinkPad W510: KPTI + Retpoline . 42.76 |====================================== ThinkPad T61: Linux 4.14 ........ 34.74 |=============================== ThinkPad T61: KPTI + Retpoline .. 34.53 |============================== Flexible IO Tester 2.1.13 Type: Sequential Write - IO Engine: Libaio - Buffered: No - Direct: Yes - Block Size: 4KB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory IOPS > Higher Is Better ThinkPad W510: Linux 4.14 ....... 10795 |====================================== ThinkPad W510: KPTI + Retpoline . 10685 |====================================== ThinkPad T61: Linux 4.14 ........ 8680 |=============================== ThinkPad T61: KPTI + Retpoline .. 8629 |============================== FS-Mark 3.3 Test: 1000 Files, 1MB Size Files/s > Higher Is Better ThinkPad W510: Linux 4.14 ....... 17.20 |====================================== ThinkPad W510: KPTI + Retpoline . 17.20 |====================================== ThinkPad T61: Linux 4.14 ........ 16.50 |==================================== ThinkPad T61: KPTI + Retpoline .. 16.37 |==================================== FS-Mark 3.3 Test: 4000 Files, 32 Sub Dirs, 1MB Size Files/s > Higher Is Better ThinkPad W510: Linux 4.14 ....... 16.78 |====================================== ThinkPad W510: KPTI + Retpoline . 16.78 |====================================== ThinkPad T61: Linux 4.14 ........ 15.30 |=================================== ThinkPad T61: KPTI + Retpoline .. 15.15 |================================== Compile Bench 0.6 Test: Compile MB/s > Higher Is Better ThinkPad W510: Linux 4.14 ....... 42.08 |================================== ThinkPad W510: KPTI + Retpoline . 42.28 |================================== ThinkPad T61: Linux 4.14 ........ 47.38 |====================================== ThinkPad T61: KPTI + Retpoline .. 47.55 |====================================== Compile Bench 0.6 Test: Initial Create MB/s > Higher Is Better ThinkPad W510: Linux 4.14 ....... 62.17 |====================================== ThinkPad W510: KPTI + Retpoline . 58.06 |=================================== ThinkPad T61: Linux 4.14 ........ 53.45 |================================= ThinkPad T61: KPTI + Retpoline .. 49.72 |============================== Go Benchmarks Test: http Nanoseconds/Operation < Lower Is Better ThinkPad W510: Linux 4.14 ....... 26487 |========= ThinkPad W510: KPTI + Retpoline . 28366 |========== ThinkPad T61: Linux 4.14 ........ 79139 |============================ ThinkPad T61: KPTI + Retpoline .. 105614 |===================================== Go Benchmarks Test: json Nanoseconds/Operation < Lower Is Better ThinkPad W510: Linux 4.14 ....... 47199972 |====================== ThinkPad W510: KPTI + Retpoline . 47264907 |====================== ThinkPad T61: Linux 4.14 ........ 74630053 |=================================== ThinkPad T61: KPTI + Retpoline .. 74753814 |=================================== Go Benchmarks Test: build Nanoseconds/Operation < Lower Is Better ThinkPad W510: Linux 4.14 ....... 28364548603 |=========================== ThinkPad W510: KPTI + Retpoline . 28975972922 |=========================== ThinkPad T61: Linux 4.14 ........ 32195224912 |============================== ThinkPad T61: KPTI + Retpoline .. 34024344510 |================================ Go Benchmarks Test: garbage Nanoseconds/Operation < Lower Is Better ThinkPad W510: Linux 4.14 ....... 8556981 |=================== ThinkPad W510: KPTI + Retpoline . 8578276 |=================== ThinkPad T61: Linux 4.14 ........ 15778114 |================================== ThinkPad T61: KPTI + Retpoline .. 16135985 |=================================== GraphicsMagick 1.3.19 Operation: Sharpen Iterations Per Minute > Higher Is Better ThinkPad W510: Linux 4.14 ....... 63 |========================================= ThinkPad W510: KPTI + Retpoline . 63 |========================================= ThinkPad T61: Linux 4.14 ........ 51 |================================= ThinkPad T61: KPTI + Retpoline .. 50 |================================= GraphicsMagick 1.3.19 Operation: Resizing Iterations Per Minute > Higher Is Better ThinkPad W510: Linux 4.14 ....... 96 |========================================= ThinkPad W510: KPTI + Retpoline . 94 |======================================== ThinkPad T61: Linux 4.14 ........ 77 |================================= ThinkPad T61: KPTI + Retpoline .. 76 |================================ Timed Apache Compilation 2.4.7 Time To Compile Seconds < Lower Is Better ThinkPad W510: Linux 4.14 ....... 63.93 |====================== ThinkPad W510: KPTI + Retpoline . 66.84 |======================= ThinkPad T61: Linux 4.14 ........ 101.08 |=================================== ThinkPad T61: KPTI + Retpoline .. 105.70 |===================================== Timed Linux Kernel Compilation 4.13 Time To Compile Seconds < Lower Is Better ThinkPad W510: Linux 4.14 ....... 413.19 |==================== ThinkPad W510: KPTI + Retpoline . 427.19 |==================== ThinkPad T61: Linux 4.14 ........ 751.35 |==================================== ThinkPad T61: KPTI + Retpoline .. 779.00 |===================================== FLAC Audio Encoding 1.3.1 WAV To FLAC Seconds < Lower Is Better ThinkPad W510: Linux 4.14 ....... 12.46 |====================== ThinkPad W510: KPTI + Retpoline . 12.64 |======================= ThinkPad T61: Linux 4.14 ........ 21.01 |====================================== ThinkPad T61: KPTI + Retpoline .. 21.10 |====================================== Systemd Total Boot Time Test: Total ms < Lower Is Better ThinkPad W510: Linux 4.14 ....... 48210 |================================= ThinkPad W510: KPTI + Retpoline . 48190 |================================= ThinkPad T61: Linux 4.14 ........ 47510 |================================= ThinkPad T61: KPTI + Retpoline .. 55490 |====================================== Systemd Total Boot Time Test: Kernel ms < Lower Is Better ThinkPad W510: Linux 4.14 ....... 5620 |=============================== ThinkPad W510: KPTI + Retpoline . 5800 |================================ ThinkPad T61: Linux 4.14 ........ 6760 |===================================== ThinkPad T61: KPTI + Retpoline .. 7040 |======================================= Systemd Total Boot Time Test: Userspace ms < Lower Is Better ThinkPad W510: Linux 4.14 ....... 42580 |================================= ThinkPad W510: KPTI + Retpoline . 42380 |================================= ThinkPad T61: Linux 4.14 ........ 40750 |================================ ThinkPad T61: KPTI + Retpoline .. 48450 |====================================== PostgreSQL pgbench 10.0 Scaling: Buffer Test - Test: Normal Load - Mode: Read Write TPS > Higher Is Better ThinkPad W510: Linux 4.14 ....... 338.81 |===================================== ThinkPad W510: KPTI + Retpoline . 337.26 |===================================== ThinkPad T61: Linux 4.14 ........ 321.97 |=================================== ThinkPad T61: KPTI + Retpoline .. 319.61 |=================================== Darktable 2.2.5 Test: Boat - Acceleration: CPU-only Seconds < Lower Is Better ThinkPad W510: Linux 4.14 ....... 59.81 |========= ThinkPad W510: KPTI + Retpoline . 60.05 |========= ThinkPad T61: Linux 4.14 ........ 238.80 |===================================== ThinkPad T61: KPTI + Retpoline .. 241.42 |===================================== Darktable 2.2.5 Test: Masskrug - Acceleration: CPU-only Seconds < Lower Is Better ThinkPad W510: Linux 4.14 ....... 32.09 |===== ThinkPad W510: KPTI + Retpoline . 32.65 |===== ThinkPad T61: Linux 4.14 ........ 233.43 |==================================== ThinkPad T61: KPTI + Retpoline .. 236.65 |===================================== Darktable 2.2.5 Test: Server Room - Acceleration: CPU-only Seconds < Lower Is Better ThinkPad W510: Linux 4.14 ....... 27.23 |==== ThinkPad W510: KPTI + Retpoline . 27.43 |===== ThinkPad T61: Linux 4.14 ........ 221.50 |===================================== ThinkPad T61: KPTI + Retpoline .. 224.11 |===================================== GIMP 2.8.20 Test: resize Seconds < Lower Is Better ThinkPad W510: Linux 4.14 ....... 8.56 |============================= ThinkPad W510: KPTI + Retpoline . 10.72 |===================================== ThinkPad T61: Linux 4.14 ........ 9.44 |================================ ThinkPad T61: KPTI + Retpoline .. 11.10 |====================================== GIMP 2.8.20 Test: auto-levels Seconds < Lower Is Better ThinkPad W510: Linux 4.14 ....... 13.33 |============================= ThinkPad W510: KPTI + Retpoline . 16.08 |==================================== ThinkPad T61: Linux 4.14 ........ 15.15 |================================= ThinkPad T61: KPTI + Retpoline .. 17.19 |====================================== GIMP 2.8.20 Test: unsharp-mask Seconds < Lower Is Better ThinkPad W510: Linux 4.14 ....... 26.92 |============================= ThinkPad W510: KPTI + Retpoline . 31.92 |================================== ThinkPad T61: Linux 4.14 ........ 30.43 |================================= ThinkPad T61: KPTI + Retpoline .. 35.20 |====================================== Redis 3.0.1 Test: LPUSH Requests Per Second > Higher Is Better ThinkPad W510: Linux 4.14 ....... 952845.39 |================================== ThinkPad W510: KPTI + Retpoline . 791426.52 |============================ ThinkPad T61: Linux 4.14 ........ 174076.98 |====== ThinkPad T61: KPTI + Retpoline .. 108367.62 |==== Redis 3.0.1 Test: GET Requests Per Second > Higher Is Better ThinkPad W510: Linux 4.14 ....... 1303046.83 |================================= ThinkPad W510: KPTI + Retpoline . 1111278.21 |============================ ThinkPad T61: Linux 4.14 ........ 193811.62 |===== ThinkPad T61: KPTI + Retpoline .. 129535.48 |=== Redis 3.0.1 Test: SET Requests Per Second > Higher Is Better ThinkPad W510: Linux 4.14 ....... 1009039.19 |================================= ThinkPad W510: KPTI + Retpoline . 857991.64 |============================ ThinkPad T61: Linux 4.14 ........ 165079.92 |===== ThinkPad T61: KPTI + Retpoline .. 107773.49 |==== Stress-NG 0.07.26 Test: Crypto Bogo Ops/s > Higher Is Better ThinkPad W510: Linux 4.14 ....... 240.87 |===================================== ThinkPad W510: KPTI + Retpoline . 240.75 |===================================== ThinkPad T61: Linux 4.14 ........ 197.33 |============================== ThinkPad T61: KPTI + Retpoline .. 196.09 |============================== Stress-NG 0.07.26 Test: Semaphores Bogo Ops/s > Higher Is Better ThinkPad W510: Linux 4.14 ....... 3239415.54 |================== ThinkPad W510: KPTI + Retpoline . 2589374.22 |============== ThinkPad T61: Linux 4.14 ........ 4494717.84 |========================= ThinkPad T61: KPTI + Retpoline .. 6034344.68 |================================= Stress-NG 0.07.26 Test: Memory Copying Bogo Ops/s > Higher Is Better ThinkPad W510: Linux 4.14 ....... 509.15 |===================================== ThinkPad W510: KPTI + Retpoline . 507.41 |===================================== ThinkPad T61: Linux 4.14 ........ 217.66 |================ ThinkPad T61: KPTI + Retpoline .. 215.66 |================ Stress-NG 0.07.26 Test: Socket Activity Bogo Ops/s > Higher Is Better ThinkPad W510: Linux 4.14 ....... 1493.17 |==================================== ThinkPad W510: KPTI + Retpoline . 1057.14 |========================= ThinkPad T61: Linux 4.14 ........ 954.02 |======================= ThinkPad T61: KPTI + Retpoline .. 607.44 |=============== Stress-NG 0.07.26 Test: Context Switching Bogo Ops/s > Higher Is Better ThinkPad W510: Linux 4.14 ....... 847639.34 |================================== ThinkPad W510: KPTI + Retpoline . 592191.89 |======================== ThinkPad T61: Linux 4.14 ........ 505190.48 |==================== ThinkPad T61: KPTI + Retpoline .. 340906.57 |============== Stress-NG 0.07.26 Test: System V Message Passing Bogo Ops/s > Higher Is Better ThinkPad W510: Linux 4.14 ....... 3988434.84 |================================= ThinkPad W510: KPTI + Retpoline . 1525006.60 |============= ThinkPad T61: Linux 4.14 ........ 1429892.96 |============ ThinkPad T61: KPTI + Retpoline .. 764023.46 |====== Apache Benchmark 2.4.7 Static Web Page Serving Requests Per Second > Higher Is Better ThinkPad W510: Linux 4.14 ....... 10611.38 |=================================== ThinkPad W510: KPTI + Retpoline . 8970.47 |============================== ThinkPad T61: Linux 4.14 ........ 7331.48 |======================== ThinkPad T61: KPTI + Retpoline .. 6254.06 |===================== PHPBench 0.8.1 PHP Benchmark Suite Score > Higher Is Better ThinkPad W510: Linux 4.14 ....... 243440 |===================================== ThinkPad W510: KPTI + Retpoline . 241961 |===================================== ThinkPad T61: Linux 4.14 ........ 225862 |================================== ThinkPad T61: KPTI + Retpoline .. 216549 |================================= Flexible IO Tester 2.1.13 Type: Random Write - IO Engine: Libaio - Buffered: No - Direct: Yes - Block Size: 4KB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory IOPS > Higher Is Better ThinkPad T61: Linux 4.14 ....... 210 |========================================= ThinkPad T61: KPTI + Retpoline . 212 |=========================================