New Battery Tests From Ubuntu New set of Ubuntu Linux battery power tests from varying Linux vanilla kernels in still looking at the Linux kernel power regression. For a future article on Phoronix.com.
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New Battery Tests From Ubuntu Processor Motherboard Chipset Memory Disk Graphics Audio Network OS Kernel Desktop Display Server Display Driver OpenGL Compiler File-System Screen Resolution Linux 2.6.36 Linux 2.6.37 Linux 2.6.38 Linux 3.0 Linux 3.0.1 Linux 3.1 Linux 3.1 + ASPM Intel Core i7 Q 720 @ 1.47GHz (8 Cores) LENOVO 4318CTO Intel Core DMI 4096MB 160GB INTEL SSDSA2M160 NVIDIA Quadro FX 880M 1024MB Conexant CX20585 Intel 82577LM Gigabit Connection + Intel Centrino Ultimate-N 6300 Ubuntu 10.10 2.6.36-020636-generic (x86_64) GNOME 2.32.0 X Server 1.9.0 nouveau 0.0.16 2.1 Mesa 7.11-devel (git-7074801) Gallium 0.4 GCC 4.4.5 + llvm 2.8 (Ubuntu 2.8-0ubuntu1) ext4 1600x900 NVIDIA Quadro FX 880M 1024MB (550/950MHz) 2.6.37-020637-generic (x86_64) 2.6.38-020638-generic (x86_64) NVIDIA Quadro FX 880M 1024MB (550/790MHz) 3.0.0-0300-generic (x86_64) Intel Core i7 Q 720 @ 1.60GHz (8 Cores) 3.0.1-030001-generic (x86_64) 3.1.0-999-generic (x86_64) Intel Core i7 Q 720 @ 1.47GHz (8 Cores) OpenBenchmarking.org System Details - Compiz was running on this system. Intel SpeedStep was enabled. This was running on battery power.
New Battery Tests From Ubuntu openarena: 1600 x 900 c-ray: Total Time battery-power-usage: Idle, DPMS Off, Video Playback Linux 2.6.36 Linux 2.6.37 Linux 2.6.38 Linux 3.0 Linux 3.0.1 Linux 3.1 Linux 3.1 + ASPM 66.90 136.59 42.77 136.47 43.17 136.79 106.57 137.03 106.57 137.16 107.47 136.84 107.63 136.75 OpenBenchmarking.org
OpenArena Resolution: 1600 x 900 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better OpenArena 0.8.5 Resolution: 1600 x 900 Linux 2.6.36 Linux 2.6.37 Linux 2.6.38 Linux 3.0 Linux 3.0.1 Linux 3.1 Linux 3.1 + ASPM 20 40 60 80 100 SE +/- 0.15, N = 3 SE +/- 0.23, N = 3 SE +/- 0.35, N = 3 SE +/- 0.88, N = 3 SE +/- 0.78, N = 3 SE +/- 0.62, N = 3 SE +/- 0.43, N = 3 66.90 42.77 43.17 106.57 106.57 107.47 107.63
Battery Power Usage System Power Consumption Monitor Min Avg Max Linux 2.6.36 20037 27515 39934 Linux 2.6.37 18066 25677 39044 Linux 2.6.38 26687 33950 45084 Linux 3.0 26469 33445 45006 Linux 3.0.1 26245 33186 44645 Linux 3.1 26493 33310 44857 Linux 3.1 + ASPM 21757 28761 39893 OpenBenchmarking.org Milliwatts, Fewer Is Better Battery Power Usage System Power Consumption Monitor 12K 24K 36K 48K 60K
C-Ray System Power Consumption Monitor Min Avg Max Linux 2.6.36 40829 66033 67739 Linux 2.6.37 47966 65197 66699 Linux 2.6.38 44749 72414 74323 Linux 3.0 43195 72316 74370 Linux 3.0.1 48627 71884 74399 Linux 3.1 53864 72629 74820 Linux 3.1 + ASPM 44553 66755 68586 OpenBenchmarking.org Milliwatts, Fewer Is Better C-Ray 1.1 System Power Consumption Monitor 20K 40K 60K 80K 100K
OpenArena System Power Consumption Monitor Min Avg Max Linux 2.6.36 36672 42700 44262 Linux 2.6.37 35438 45151 47648 Linux 2.6.38 42725 51413 53694 Linux 3.0 42895 48731 51082 Linux 3.0.1 42412 48397 50484 Linux 3.1 42052 49067 51295 Linux 3.1 + ASPM 37089 44555 47097 OpenBenchmarking.org Milliwatts, Fewer Is Better OpenArena 0.8.5 System Power Consumption Monitor 14K 28K 42K 56K 70K
C-Ray Total Time OpenBenchmarking.org Seconds, Fewer Is Better C-Ray 1.1 Total Time Linux 2.6.36 Linux 2.6.37 Linux 2.6.38 Linux 3.0 Linux 3.0.1 Linux 3.1 Linux 3.1 + ASPM 30 60 90 120 150 SE +/- 0.06, N = 3 SE +/- 0.08, N = 3 SE +/- 0.05, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.15, N = 3 SE +/- 0.11, N = 3 SE +/- 0.06, N = 3 136.59 136.47 136.79 137.03 137.16 136.84 136.75
System Power Consumption Monitor Phoronix Test Suite System Monitoring Min Avg Max Linux 2.6.36 20037 52216 67739 Linux 2.6.37 18066 51280 66699 Linux 2.6.38 26687 58555 74323 Linux 3.0 26469 59053 74370 Linux 3.0.1 26245 58681 74399 Linux 3.1 26493 59226 74820 Linux 3.1 + ASPM 21757 53963 68586 OpenBenchmarking.org Milliwatts System Power Consumption Monitor Phoronix Test Suite System Monitoring 20K 40K 60K 80K 100K
Battery Power Usage Idle, DPMS Off, Video Playback Min Avg Max Linux 2.6.36 20037 27491 39934 Linux 2.6.37 18066 25612 39044 Linux 2.6.38 26687 33944 44915 Linux 3.0 26469 33409 44989 Linux 3.0.1 26245 33168 44645 Linux 3.1 26493 33285 44857 Linux 3.1 + ASPM 21726 28727 39893 OpenBenchmarking.org Milliwatts Battery Power Usage Idle, DPMS Off, Video Playback 12K 24K 36K 48K 60K
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