Low Jitter Kernel Testing Low jitter Ubuntu Linux kernel benchmarking for a future article on Phoronix.com. 3.5.4-generic: Processor: Intel Core i7 720Q @ 1.60GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: LENOVO 4318CTO, Chipset: Intel Core DMI, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 160GB INTEL SSDSA2M160, Graphics: NVIDIA Quadro FX 880M 1024MB (550/790MHz), Audio: Conexant CX20585, Network: Intel 82577LM Gigabit Connection + Intel Centrino Ultimate-N 6300 OS: Ubuntu 12.10, Kernel: 3.5.4-030504-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 6.8.0, Display Server: X Server 1.13.0, Display Driver: NVIDIA 304.43, OpenGL: 3.3.0 NVIDIA, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1600x900 3.5.4-lowjitter: Processor: Intel Core i7 720Q @ 1.60GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: LENOVO 4318CTO, Chipset: Intel Core DMI, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 160GB INTEL SSDSA2M160, Graphics: NVIDIA Quadro FX 880M 1024MB (550/790MHz), Audio: Conexant CX20585, Network: Intel 82577LM Gigabit Connection + Intel Centrino Ultimate-N 6300 OS: Ubuntu 12.10, Kernel: 3.5.4-lowjitter (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 6.8.0, Display Server: X Server 1.13.0, Display Driver: NVIDIA 304.43, OpenGL: 3.3.0 NVIDIA, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1600x900 Nexuiz 2.5.2 Resolution: 1600 x 900 - HDR: Yes - Sound: On Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better 3.5.4-generic ... 31.95 |====================================================== 3.5.4-lowjitter . 32.01 |====================================================== OpenArena 0.8.5 Resolution: 1600 x 900 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better 3.5.4-generic ... 131.73 |===================================================== 3.5.4-lowjitter . 130.03 |==================================================== OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1600 x 900 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better 3.5.4-generic ... 34.97 |====================================================== 3.5.4-lowjitter . 35.03 |====================================================== Prey 1.4.119 Resolution: 1600 x 900 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better 3.5.4-generic ... 41.23 |====================================================== 3.5.4-lowjitter . 40.87 |====================================================== Xonotic 0.6 Resolution: 1600 x 900 - Effects Quality: Low Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better 3.5.4-generic ... 124.26 |===================================================== 3.5.4-lowjitter . 123.68 |===================================================== Xonotic 0.6 Resolution: 1600 x 900 - Effects Quality: High Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better 3.5.4-generic ... 54.27 |====================================================== 3.5.4-lowjitter . 54.18 |====================================================== Xonotic 0.6 Resolution: 1600 x 900 - Effects Quality: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better 3.5.4-generic ... 33.41 |====================================================== 3.5.4-lowjitter . 33.06 |===================================================== NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3 Test / Class: EP.B Total Mop/s > Higher Is Better 3.5.4-generic ... 99.33 |====================================================== 3.5.4-lowjitter . 99.18 |====================================================== NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3 Test / Class: FT.A Total Mop/s > Higher Is Better 3.5.4-generic ... 1904.38 |==================================================== 3.5.4-lowjitter . 1916.24 |==================================================== NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3 Test / Class: LU.A Total Mop/s > Higher Is Better 3.5.4-generic ... 4680.88 |==================================================== 3.5.4-lowjitter . 4714.28 |==================================================== NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3 Test / Class: MG.B Total Mop/s > Higher Is Better 3.5.4-generic ... 2235.05 |==================================================== 3.5.4-lowjitter . 2188.40 |=================================================== NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3 Test / Class: SP.A Total Mop/s > Higher Is Better 3.5.4-generic ... 595.08 |===================================================== 3.5.4-lowjitter . 598.39 |===================================================== Dolfyn 0.527 Computational Fluid Dynamics Seconds < Lower Is Better 3.5.4-generic ... 41.41 |==================================================== 3.5.4-lowjitter . 42.91 |====================================================== FFTE 5.0 Test: N=64, 1D Complex FFT Routine MFLOPS > Higher Is Better 3.5.4-generic ... 3770.98 |==================================================== 3.5.4-lowjitter . 3740.23 |==================================================== TTSIOD 3D Renderer 2.2w Phong Rendering With Soft-Shadow Mapping FPS > Higher Is Better 3.5.4-generic ... 56.62 |====================================================== 3.5.4-lowjitter . 55.62 |===================================================== VP8 libvpx Encoding 1.1.0 vpxenc Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better 3.5.4-generic ... 10.18 |===================================================== 3.5.4-lowjitter . 10.42 |====================================================== x264 2012-10-03 H.264 Video Encoding Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better 3.5.4-generic ... 60.83 |====================================================== 3.5.4-lowjitter . 58.78 |==================================================== GraphicsMagick 1.3.16 Operation: Sharpen Iterations Per Minute > Higher Is Better 3.5.4-generic ... 46 |========================================================= 3.5.4-lowjitter . 46 |========================================================= GraphicsMagick 1.3.16 Operation: Resizing Iterations Per Minute > Higher Is Better 3.5.4-generic ... 91 |========================================================= 3.5.4-lowjitter . 91 |========================================================= GraphicsMagick 1.3.16 Operation: Local Adaptive Thresholding Iterations Per Minute > Higher Is Better 3.5.4-generic ... 55 |========================================================= 3.5.4-lowjitter . 53 |======================================================= Timed Linux Kernel Compilation 3.1 Time To Compile Seconds < Lower Is Better 3.5.4-generic ... 195.94 |===================================================== 3.5.4-lowjitter . 194.40 |===================================================== C-Ray 1.1 Total Time Seconds < Lower Is Better 3.5.4-generic ... 77.46 |====================================================== 3.5.4-lowjitter . 77.42 |====================================================== Parallel BZIP2 Compression 1.1.6 256MB File Compression Seconds < Lower Is Better 3.5.4-generic ... 22.50 |====================================================== 3.5.4-lowjitter . 22.46 |====================================================== Open FMM Nero2D 2.0.2 Total Time Seconds < Lower Is Better 3.5.4-generic ... 641.29 |==================================================== 3.5.4-lowjitter . 649.54 |===================================================== OpenSSL 1.0.1c RSA 4096-bit Performance Signs Per Second > Higher Is Better 3.5.4-generic ... 60.87 |====================================================== 3.5.4-lowjitter . 59.20 |===================================================== PostgreSQL pgbench 8.4.11 TPC-B Transactions Per Second TPS > Higher Is Better 3.5.4-generic ... 2387.03 |========================================== 3.5.4-lowjitter . 2982.63 |==================================================== Apache Benchmark 2.4.3 Static Web Page Serving Requests Per Second > Higher Is Better 3.5.4-generic ... 13653.50 |=================================================== 3.5.4-lowjitter . 11628.22 |===========================================