Intel ASUS Ultrabook Linux Kernel Benchmarks Intel Core i3-3217U testing with a ASUS K56CA v1.0 Ivy Bridge Ultrabook. Benchmarking Linux 3.6 to Linux 3.9 kernels by Michael Larabel. Linux 3.6: Processor: Intel Core i3-3217U @ 1.80GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS K56CA v1.0, Chipset: Intel 3rd Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 500GB Hitachi HTS54505 + 24GB SanDisk SSD i100, Graphics: Intel 3rd Gen Core, Audio: Realtek ALC270, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B + Atheros AR9485 Wireless OS: Ubuntu 13.04, Kernel: 3.6.0-030600-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 6.6.0, Display Server: X Server 1.13.2, Display Driver: intel 2.21.4, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 9.2.0 (git-4e8f5c5), Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1366x768 Linux 3.7: Processor: Intel Core i3-3217U @ 1.80GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS K56CA v1.0, Chipset: Intel 3rd Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 500GB Hitachi HTS54505 + 24GB SanDisk SSD i100, Graphics: Intel 3rd Gen Core, Audio: Realtek ALC270, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B + Atheros AR9485 Wireless OS: Ubuntu 13.04, Kernel: 3.7.0-030700-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 6.6.0, Display Server: X Server 1.13.2, Display Driver: intel 2.21.4, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 9.2.0 (git-4e8f5c5), Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1366x768 Linux 3.8: Processor: Intel Core i3-3217U @ 1.80GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS K56CA v1.0, Chipset: Intel 3rd Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 500GB Hitachi HTS54505 + 24GB SanDisk SSD i100, Graphics: Intel 3rd Gen Core, Audio: Realtek ALC270, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B + Atheros AR9485 Wireless OS: Ubuntu 13.04, Kernel: 3.8.0-030800-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 6.6.0, Display Server: X Server 1.13.2, Display Driver: intel 2.21.4, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 9.2.0 (git-4e8f5c5), Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1366x768 Linux 3.9: Processor: Intel Core i3-3217U @ 1.80GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS K56CA v1.0, Chipset: Intel 3rd Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 500GB Hitachi HTS54505 + 24GB SanDisk SSD i100, Graphics: Intel 3rd Gen Core, Audio: Realtek ALC270, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B + Atheros AR9485 Wireless OS: Ubuntu 13.04, Kernel: 3.9.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 6.6.0, Display Server: X Server 1.13.2, Display Driver: intel 2.21.4, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 9.2.0 (git-4e8f5c5), Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1366x768 PostMark 1.51 Disk Transaction Performance TPS > Higher Is Better Linux 3.6 . 572 |============================================================= Linux 3.7 . 554 |=========================================================== Linux 3.8 . 580 |============================================================== Linux 3.9 . 536 |========================================================= Nexuiz 2.5.2 Resolution: 1366 x 768 - HDR: Yes - Sound: On Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 3.6 . 31.43 |============================================================ Linux 3.7 . 31.30 |============================================================ Linux 3.8 . 31.38 |============================================================ Linux 3.9 . 31.14 |=========================================================== Xonotic 0.6 Resolution: 1366 x 768 - Effects Quality: Low Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 3.6 . 81.62 |============================================================ Linux 3.7 . 82.09 |============================================================ Linux 3.8 . 81.34 |=========================================================== Linux 3.9 . 81.48 |============================================================ Xonotic 0.6 Resolution: 1366 x 768 - Effects Quality: High Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 3.6 . 52.74 |============================================================ Linux 3.7 . 52.96 |============================================================ Linux 3.8 . 53.01 |============================================================ Linux 3.9 . 52.76 |============================================================ Dolfyn 0.527 Computational Fluid Dynamics Seconds < Lower Is Better Linux 3.6 . 51.28 |============================================================ Linux 3.7 . 51.11 |============================================================ Linux 3.8 . 51.21 |============================================================ Linux 3.9 . 51.38 |============================================================ LAMMPS Molecular Dynamics Simulator 1.0 Test: Rhodopsin Protein Loop Time < Lower Is Better Linux 3.6 . 83.13 |============================================================ Linux 3.7 . 83.16 |============================================================ Linux 3.8 . 83.14 |============================================================ Linux 3.9 . 83.65 |============================================================ FFTE 5.0 Test: N=64, 1D Complex FFT Routine MFLOPS > Higher Is Better Linux 3.6 . 2689.02 |========================================================== Linux 3.7 . 2690.53 |========================================================== Linux 3.8 . 2689.08 |========================================================== Linux 3.9 . 2685.78 |========================================================== GraphicsMagick 1.3.16 Operation: Blur Iterations Per Minute > Higher Is Better Linux 3.6 . 50 |=============================================================== Linux 3.7 . 49 |============================================================== Linux 3.8 . 49 |============================================================== Linux 3.9 . 49 |============================================================== GraphicsMagick 1.3.16 Operation: Sharpen Iterations Per Minute > Higher Is Better Linux 3.6 . 25 |=============================================================== Linux 3.7 . 25 |=============================================================== Linux 3.8 . 25 |=============================================================== Linux 3.9 . 25 |=============================================================== GraphicsMagick 1.3.16 Operation: Resizing Iterations Per Minute > Higher Is Better Linux 3.6 . 60 |=============================================================== Linux 3.7 . 60 |=============================================================== Linux 3.8 . 60 |=============================================================== Linux 3.9 . 60 |=============================================================== GraphicsMagick 1.3.16 Operation: HWB Color Space Iterations Per Minute > Higher Is Better Linux 3.6 . 81 |=============================================================== Linux 3.7 . 81 |=============================================================== Linux 3.8 . 81 |=============================================================== Linux 3.9 . 81 |=============================================================== GraphicsMagick 1.3.16 Operation: Local Adaptive Thresholding Iterations Per Minute > Higher Is Better Linux 3.6 . 42 |=============================================================== Linux 3.7 . 42 |=============================================================== Linux 3.8 . 42 |=============================================================== Linux 3.9 . 42 |=============================================================== Timed Linux Kernel Compilation 3.1 Time To Compile Seconds < Lower Is Better Linux 3.6 . 339.34 |=========================================================== Linux 3.7 . 341.26 |=========================================================== Linux 3.8 . 340.93 |=========================================================== Linux 3.9 . 339.72 |=========================================================== C-Ray 1.1 Total Time Seconds < Lower Is Better Linux 3.6 . 135.71 |=========================================================== Linux 3.7 . 135.60 |=========================================================== Linux 3.8 . 135.64 |=========================================================== Linux 3.9 . 135.77 |=========================================================== Parallel BZIP2 Compression 1.1.6 256MB File Compression Seconds < Lower Is Better Linux 3.6 . 33.03 |========================================================== Linux 3.7 . 33.92 |============================================================ Linux 3.8 . 33.39 |=========================================================== Linux 3.9 . 33.93 |============================================================ Smallpt 1.0 Global Illumination Renderer; 100 Samples Seconds < Lower Is Better Linux 3.6 . 405 |============================================================== Linux 3.7 . 405 |============================================================== Linux 3.8 . 405 |============================================================== Linux 3.9 . 405 |============================================================== PostgreSQL pgbench 8.4.11 TPC-B Transactions Per Second TPS > Higher Is Better Linux 3.6 . 126.63 |========================================================== Linux 3.7 . 126.25 |========================================================== Linux 3.8 . 128.54 |=========================================================== Linux 3.9 . 129.44 |=========================================================== Apache Benchmark 2.4.3 Static Web Page Serving Requests Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 3.6 . 12329.47 |========================================================= Linux 3.7 . 11873.68 |======================================================= Linux 3.8 . 11550.18 |===================================================== Linux 3.9 . 11821.54 |=======================================================