AMD Bulldozer Linux Kernels
AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core testing with a ASUS Crosshair V Formula and NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GSO 512MB on Ubuntu 12.10 via the Phoronix Test Suite.


Linux 3.0: 

	Processor: AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core @ 3.60GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS Crosshair V Formula, Chipset: AMD ATI RD890 bridge, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 60GB OCZ VERTEX2, Graphics: LLVMpipe, Audio: Realtek ALC889, Network: Intel 82583V Gigabit Connection

	OS: Ubuntu 12.10, Kernel: 3.0.0-0300-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 6.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.13.0, Display Driver: nouveau 1.0.1, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 8.1-devel Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1280x768

Linux 3.1: 

	Processor: AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core @ 3.60GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS Crosshair V Formula, Chipset: AMD ATI RD890 bridge, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 60GB OCZ VERTEX2, Graphics: LLVMpipe, Audio: Realtek ALC889, Network: Intel 82583V Gigabit Connection

	OS: Ubuntu 12.10, Kernel: 3.1.0-030100-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 6.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.13.0, Display Driver: nouveau 1.0.1, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 8.1-devel Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1280x768

Linux 3.2: 

	Processor: AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core @ 3.60GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS Crosshair V Formula, Chipset: AMD ATI RD890 bridge, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 60GB OCZ VERTEX2, Graphics: LLVMpipe, Audio: Realtek ALC889, Network: Intel 82583V Gigabit Connection

	OS: Ubuntu 12.10, Kernel: 3.2.0-030200-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 6.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.13.0, Display Driver: nouveau 1.0.1, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 8.1-devel Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1280x768

Linux 3.3: 

	Processor: AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core @ 3.60GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS Crosshair V Formula, Chipset: AMD ATI RD890 bridge, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 60GB OCZ VERTEX2, Graphics: LLVMpipe, Audio: Realtek ALC889, Network: Intel 82583V Gigabit Connection

	OS: Ubuntu 12.10, Kernel: 3.3.0-030300-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 6.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.13.0, Display Driver: nouveau 1.0.1, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 8.1-devel Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1280x768

Linux 3.4: 

	Processor: AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core @ 3.60GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS Crosshair V Formula, Chipset: AMD ATI RD890 bridge, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 60GB OCZ VERTEX2, Graphics: LLVMpipe, Audio: Realtek ALC889, Network: Intel 82583V Gigabit Connection

	OS: Ubuntu 12.10, Kernel: 3.4.0-030400-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 6.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.13.0, Display Driver: nouveau 1.0.1, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 8.1-devel Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1280x768

Linux 3.5: 

	Processor: AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core @ 3.60GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS Crosshair V Formula, Chipset: AMD ATI RD890 bridge, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 60GB OCZ VERTEX2, Graphics: LLVMpipe, Audio: Realtek ALC889, Network: Intel 82583V Gigabit Connection

	OS: Ubuntu 12.10, Kernel: 3.5.0-030500-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 6.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.13.0, Display Driver: nouveau 1.0.1, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 8.1-devel Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1280x768

Linux 3.6 Git: 

	Processor: AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core @ 3.60GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS Crosshair V Formula, Chipset: AMD ATI RD890 bridge, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 60GB OCZ VERTEX2, Graphics: LLVMpipe, Audio: Realtek ALC889, Network: Intel 82583V Gigabit Connection

	OS: Ubuntu 12.10, Kernel: 3.6.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 6.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.13.0, Display Driver: nouveau 1.0.1, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 8.1-devel Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1280x768


Dbench 4.0
Client Count: 1
MB/s > Higher Is Better
Linux 3.0 ..... 229.64 |================================================
Linux 3.1 ..... 265.39 |=======================================================
Linux 3.2 ..... 186.79 |=======================================
Linux 3.3 ..... 221.98 |==============================================
Linux 3.4 ..... 221.72 |==============================================
Linux 3.5 ..... 222.93 |==============================================
Linux 3.6 Git . 229.74 |================================================


PostMark 1.51
Disk Transaction Performance
TPS > Higher Is Better
Linux 3.3 ..... 2500 |=========================================================
Linux 3.4 ..... 2272 |====================================================
Linux 3.5 ..... 2363 |======================================================
Linux 3.6 Git . 2297 |====================================================


NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3
Test / Class: EP.B
Total Mop/s > Higher Is Better
Linux 3.0 ..... 188.49 |====================================================
Linux 3.1 ..... 193.16 |======================================================
Linux 3.2 ..... 194.21 |======================================================
Linux 3.3 ..... 194.38 |======================================================
Linux 3.4 ..... 194.33 |======================================================
Linux 3.5 ..... 195.00 |======================================================
Linux 3.6 Git . 197.62 |=======================================================


NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3
Test / Class: LU.A
Total Mop/s > Higher Is Better
Linux 3.0 ..... 8880.81  |=======================================
Linux 3.1 ..... 11536.65 |===================================================
Linux 3.2 ..... 11602.96 |===================================================
Linux 3.3 ..... 11505.35 |==================================================
Linux 3.4 ..... 11640.52 |===================================================
Linux 3.5 ..... 11672.41 |===================================================
Linux 3.6 Git . 12106.84 |=====================================================


NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3
Test / Class: MG.B
Total Mop/s > Higher Is Better
Linux 3.0 ..... 4731.70 |=====================================================
Linux 3.1 ..... 4737.35 |=====================================================
Linux 3.2 ..... 4732.71 |=====================================================
Linux 3.3 ..... 4736.11 |=====================================================
Linux 3.4 ..... 4769.78 |=====================================================
Linux 3.5 ..... 4766.82 |=====================================================
Linux 3.6 Git . 4854.60 |======================================================


NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3
Test / Class: SP.A
Total Mop/s > Higher Is Better
Linux 3.0 ..... 5462.36 |===================================================
Linux 3.1 ..... 5597.78 |====================================================
Linux 3.2 ..... 5568.78 |====================================================
Linux 3.3 ..... 5628.64 |=====================================================
Linux 3.4 ..... 5630.04 |=====================================================
Linux 3.5 ..... 5645.00 |=====================================================
Linux 3.6 Git . 5761.24 |======================================================


NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3
Test / Class: UA.A
Total Mop/s > Higher Is Better
Linux 3.0 ..... 35.96 |=================================================
Linux 3.1 ..... 37.05 |==================================================
Linux 3.2 ..... 38.78 |=====================================================
Linux 3.3 ..... 39.10 |=====================================================
Linux 3.4 ..... 38.86 |=====================================================
Linux 3.5 ..... 39.26 |=====================================================
Linux 3.6 Git . 41.16 |========================================================


FFTE 5.0
Test: N=64, 1D Complex FFT Routine
MFLOPS > Higher Is Better
Linux 3.0 ..... 3548.81 |======================================================
Linux 3.1 ..... 3426.58 |====================================================
Linux 3.2 ..... 3560.00 |======================================================
Linux 3.3 ..... 3439.29 |====================================================
Linux 3.4 ..... 3564.90 |======================================================
Linux 3.5 ..... 3497.93 |=====================================================
Linux 3.6 Git . 3548.50 |======================================================


Timed MAFFT Alignment 6.864
Multiple Sequence Alignment
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Linux 3.0 ..... 7.16 |=======================================================
Linux 3.1 ..... 7.26 |========================================================
Linux 3.2 ..... 7.12 |=======================================================
Linux 3.3 ..... 7.11 |======================================================
Linux 3.4 ..... 6.97 |=====================================================
Linux 3.5 ..... 7.23 |=======================================================
Linux 3.6 Git . 7.44 |=========================================================


TTSIOD 3D Renderer 2.2w
Phong Rendering With Soft-Shadow Mapping
FPS > Higher Is Better
Linux 3.0 ..... 62.41 |======================================================
Linux 3.1 ..... 63.47 |=======================================================
Linux 3.2 ..... 62.81 |======================================================
Linux 3.3 ..... 62.93 |======================================================
Linux 3.4 ..... 63.07 |======================================================
Linux 3.5 ..... 62.81 |======================================================
Linux 3.6 Git . 65.01 |========================================================


VP8 libvpx Encoding 0.9.7-p1
vpxenc
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Linux 3.0 ..... 19.14 |======================================================
Linux 3.1 ..... 19.21 |======================================================
Linux 3.2 ..... 19.24 |======================================================
Linux 3.3 ..... 19.31 |======================================================
Linux 3.4 ..... 19.86 |========================================================
Linux 3.5 ..... 19.81 |=======================================================
Linux 3.6 Git . 20.02 |========================================================


x264 2011-12-06
H.264 Video Encoding
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Linux 3.0 ..... 126.11 |=====================================================
Linux 3.1 ..... 131.22 |=======================================================
Linux 3.2 ..... 130.51 |=======================================================
Linux 3.3 ..... 130.95 |=======================================================
Linux 3.4 ..... 131.41 |=======================================================
Linux 3.5 ..... 131.05 |=======================================================
Linux 3.6 Git . 130.59 |=======================================================


7-Zip Compression 9.20.1
Compress Speed Test
MIPS > Higher Is Better
Linux 3.0 ..... 17565 |======================================================
Linux 3.1 ..... 17960 |=======================================================
Linux 3.2 ..... 18134 |=======================================================
Linux 3.3 ..... 18310 |========================================================
Linux 3.4 ..... 18253 |========================================================
Linux 3.5 ..... 18200 |========================================================
Linux 3.6 Git . 18334 |========================================================


Timed Linux Kernel Compilation 3.1
Time To Compile
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Linux 3.0 ..... 97.47 |========================================================
Linux 3.1 ..... 97.07 |========================================================
Linux 3.2 ..... 96.75 |========================================================
Linux 3.3 ..... 96.03 |=======================================================
Linux 3.4 ..... 95.97 |=======================================================
Linux 3.5 ..... 95.95 |=======================================================
Linux 3.6 Git . 95.17 |=======================================================


C-Ray 1.1
Total Time
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Linux 3.0 ..... 36.62 |========================================================
Linux 3.1 ..... 36.49 |========================================================
Linux 3.2 ..... 36.52 |========================================================
Linux 3.3 ..... 36.46 |========================================================
Linux 3.4 ..... 36.43 |========================================================
Linux 3.5 ..... 36.48 |========================================================
Linux 3.6 Git . 36.41 |========================================================


Smallpt 1.0
Global Illumination Renderer; 100 Samples
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Linux 3.0 ..... 117 |==========================================================
Linux 3.1 ..... 117 |==========================================================
Linux 3.2 ..... 116 |=========================================================
Linux 3.3 ..... 118 |==========================================================
Linux 3.4 ..... 117 |==========================================================
Linux 3.5 ..... 117 |==========================================================
Linux 3.6 Git . 117 |==========================================================


PostgreSQL pgbench 8.4.11
TPC-B Transactions Per Second
TPS > Higher Is Better
Linux 3.0 ..... 1992.59 |====================================================
Linux 3.1 ..... 1800.24 |===============================================
Linux 3.2 ..... 2021.92 |=====================================================
Linux 3.3 ..... 1950.50 |===================================================
Linux 3.4 ..... 2067.00 |======================================================
Linux 3.5 ..... 2002.84 |====================================================
Linux 3.6 Git . 1938.16 |===================================================


Apache Benchmark 2.2.21
Static Web Page Serving
Requests Per Second > Higher Is Better
Linux 3.0 ..... 17733.23 |=================================================
Linux 3.1 ..... 18646.46 |====================================================
Linux 3.2 ..... 19088.12 |=====================================================
Linux 3.3 ..... 16333.99 |=============================================
Linux 3.4 ..... 15353.62 |===========================================
Linux 3.5 ..... 15819.30 |============================================
Linux 3.6 Git . 16575.99 |==============================================