Ubuntu 13.04 kernel 3.8 versus 3.9 Intel Core 2 Duo T7100 testing with a HP 30C0 and Intel Mobile GM965/GL960 IGP (primary) on Ubuntu 13.04 via the Phoronix Test Suite. Kernel 3.8: Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo T7100 @ 1.80GHz (2 Cores), Motherboard: HP 30C0, Chipset: Intel Mobile PM965/GM965/GL960 + ICH8M, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 500GB Western Digital WD5000BEKT-7, Graphics: Intel Mobile GM965/GL960 IGP (primary), Audio: Analog Devices AD1981, Network: Broadcom NetLink BCM5787M Gigabit PCI + Intel PRO/Wireless OS: Ubuntu 13.04, Kernel: 3.8.0-19-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.0.0, Display Server: X Server 1.13.3, Display Driver: intel 2.21.6, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 9.1.1, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1280x800 PostMark 1.51 Disk Transaction Performance TPS > Higher Is Better Kernel 3.8 . 804 |============================================================= RAMspeed SMP 3.5.0 Type: Average - Benchmark: Integer MB/s > Higher Is Better Kernel 3.8 . 2964.35 |========================================================= RAMspeed SMP 3.5.0 Type: Average - Benchmark: Floating Point MB/s > Higher Is Better Kernel 3.8 . 3239.84 |========================================================= C-Ray 1.1 Total Time Seconds < Lower Is Better Kernel 3.8 . 173.36 |==========================================================