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.
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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 |=======================================================