Linux 3.10 Kernel Benchmarks

Some early benchmarks of the Linux 3.10 kernel compared to Linux 3.8 and Linux 3.9 kernels. Benchmarking for a future article on Phoronix.com. Tests happened from a Lenovo ThinkPad with Intel Core i7 processor.

Compare your own system(s) to this result file with the Phoronix Test Suite by running the command: phoronix-test-suite benchmark 1305168-UT-LINUX310K27
Jump To Table - Results

View

Do Not Show Noisy Results
Do Not Show Results With Incomplete Data
Do Not Show Results With Little Change/Spread
List Notable Results

Limit displaying results to tests within:

Timed Code Compilation 2 Tests
C/C++ Compiler Tests 5 Tests
CPU Massive 9 Tests
Creator Workloads 4 Tests
Desktop Graphics 2 Tests
HPC - High Performance Computing 2 Tests
Common Kernel Benchmarks 2 Tests
Multi-Core 9 Tests
Programmer / Developer System Benchmarks 2 Tests
Renderers 3 Tests
Server CPU Tests 5 Tests
Common Workstation Benchmarks 2 Tests

Statistics

Show Overall Harmonic Mean(s)
Show Overall Geometric Mean
Show Geometric Means Per-Suite/Category
Show Wins / Losses Counts (Pie Chart)
Normalize Results
Remove Outliers Before Calculating Averages

Graph Settings

Force Line Graphs Where Applicable
Convert To Scalar Where Applicable
Prefer Vertical Bar Graphs

Multi-Way Comparison

Condense Multi-Option Tests Into Single Result Graphs
Condense Test Profiles With Multiple Version Results Into Single Result Graphs

Table

Show Detailed System Result Table

Run Management

Highlight
Result
Hide
Result
Result
Identifier
View Logs
Performance Per
Dollar
Date
Run
  Test
  Duration
Linux 3.8
May 15 2013
 
Linux 3.9
May 15 2013
 
Linux 3.10-rc1
May 16 2013
 
Invert Hiding All Results Option
 

Only show results where is faster than
Only show results matching title/arguments (delimit multiple options with a comma):
Do not show results matching title/arguments (delimit multiple options with a comma):


Linux 3.10 Kernel BenchmarksOpenBenchmarking.orgPhoronix Test SuiteIntel Core i7 720Q @ 1.60GHz (8 Cores)LENOVO 4318CTOIntel Core DMI4096MB160GB INTEL SSDSA2M160NVIDIA Quadro FX 880M 1024MB (405/324MHz)Conexant CX20585Intel 82577LM Gigabit Connection + Intel Centrino Ultimate-N 6300Ubuntu 13.043.8.0-030800-generic (x86_64)3.9.0-030900-generic (x86_64)3.10.0-031000rc1-generic (x86_64)Unity 7.0.0X Server 1.13.3nouveau 1.0.73.0 Mesa 9.1.1 Gallium 0.4GCC 4.7ext41600x900ProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioNetworkOSKernelsDesktopDisplay ServerDisplay DriverOpenGLCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionLinux 3.10 Kernel Benchmarks PerformanceSystem Logs- --build=x86_64-linux-gnu --disable-cloog-version-check --disable-ppl-version-check --disable-werror --enable-checking=release --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-cloog-backend=ppl --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-languages=c,c++,go,fortran,objc,obj-c++ --enable-libstdcxx-debug --enable-libstdcxx-time=yes --enable-multiarch --enable-nls --enable-objc-gc --enable-plugin --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --host=x86_64-linux-gnu --target=x86_64-linux-gnu --with-abi=m64 --with-arch-32=i686 --with-cloog --with-multilib-list=m32,m64,mx32 --with-tune=generic -v - DEADLINE / data=ordered,errors=remount-ro,relatime,rw- Scaling Governor: ondemand- EXA- Disk Scheduler: DEADLINE.

Linux 3.8Linux 3.9Linux 3.10-rc1Result OverviewPhoronix Test Suite100%106%113%119%125%WarsowApache BenchmarkPostMarkOpenArenaHimeno BenchmarkXonoticParallel BZIP2 CompressionTTSIOD 3D RendererN-QueensSmallptTimed Linux Kernel CompilationParboilTimed PHP Compilationx264C-Ray

Linux 3.10 Kernel Benchmarkspostmark: Disk Transaction Performanceopenarena: 1600 x 900openarena: 1600 x 900warsow: 1600 x 900xonotic: 1600 x 900 - Lowxonotic: 1600 x 900 - Highparboil: Matrix Qparboil: Cutoff Pair Potentialparboil: Lid-Driven Cavity Fluid Dynamicsttsiod-renderer: Phong Rendering With Soft-Shadow Mappingx264: H.264 Video Encodinghimeno: Poisson Pressure Solverbuild-linux-kernel: Time To Compilebuild-php: Time To Compilec-ray: Total Timecompress-pbzip2: 256MB File Compressionsmallpt: Global Illumination Renderer; 100 Samplesn-queens: Elapsed Timeapache: Static Web Page ServingLinux 3.8Linux 3.9Linux 3.10-rc11524124.3735.4725.87113.1845.0029.3443.48594.1054.9961.411140.48199.1657.1977.9723.2726898.9911943.371500132.6735.8325.97119.7045.7329.3643.52591.0854.7561.361094.29198.5557.0878.0023.0426898.3812133.771460132.5336.2032.37119.9245.8429.0443.93597.2855.2361.391096.73198.6357.1777.9522.6426798.5510915.77OpenBenchmarking.org

PostMark

This is a test of NetApp's PostMark benchmark designed to simulate small-file testing similar to the tasks endured by web and mail servers. This test profile will set PostMark to perform 25,000 transactions with 500 files simultaneously with the file sizes ranging between 5 and 512 kilobytes. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgTPS, More Is BetterPostMark 1.51Disk Transaction PerformanceLinux 3.8Linux 3.9Linux 3.10-rc130060090012001500SE +/- 5.20, N = 3SE +/- 10.82, N = 3SE +/- 25.08, N = 31524150014601. (CC) gcc options: -O3
OpenBenchmarking.orgTPS, More Is BetterPostMark 1.51Disk Transaction PerformanceLinux 3.8Linux 3.9Linux 3.10-rc130060090012001500Min: 1515 / Avg: 1524 / Max: 1533Min: 1479 / Avg: 1500 / Max: 1515Min: 1412 / Avg: 1459.67 / Max: 14971. (CC) gcc options: -O3

OpenArena

This is a test of OpenArena, a popular open-source first-person shooter. This game is based upon ioquake3, which in turn uses the GPL version of id Software's Quake 3 engine. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.5Resolution: 1600 x 900Linux 3.8Linux 3.9Linux 3.10-rc1306090120150SE +/- 0.75, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3124.37132.67132.53
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.5Resolution: 1600 x 900Linux 3.8Linux 3.9Linux 3.10-rc120406080100Min: 122.9 / Avg: 124.37 / Max: 125.4Min: 132.5 / Avg: 132.67 / Max: 132.8Min: 132.5 / Avg: 132.53 / Max: 132.6

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.8Resolution: 1600 x 900Linux 3.8Linux 3.9Linux 3.10-rc1816243240SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 335.4735.8336.20
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.8Resolution: 1600 x 900Linux 3.8Linux 3.9Linux 3.10-rc1816243240Min: 35.4 / Avg: 35.47 / Max: 35.5Min: 35.8 / Avg: 35.83 / Max: 35.9Min: 36.2 / Avg: 36.2 / Max: 36.2

Warsow

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterWarsow 1.0Resolution: 1600 x 900Linux 3.8Linux 3.9Linux 3.10-rc1816243240SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.13, N = 325.8725.9732.37
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterWarsow 1.0Resolution: 1600 x 900Linux 3.8Linux 3.9Linux 3.10-rc1714212835Min: 25.8 / Avg: 25.87 / Max: 25.9Min: 25.9 / Avg: 25.97 / Max: 26Min: 32.1 / Avg: 32.37 / Max: 32.5

Xonotic

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.6Resolution: 1600 x 900 - Effects Quality: LowLinux 3.8Linux 3.9Linux 3.10-rc1306090120150SE +/- 0.28, N = 3SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.13, N = 3113.18119.70119.92
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.6Resolution: 1600 x 900 - Effects Quality: LowLinux 3.8Linux 3.9Linux 3.10-rc120406080100Min: 112.74 / Avg: 113.18 / Max: 113.7Min: 119.48 / Avg: 119.7 / Max: 119.86Min: 119.65 / Avg: 119.92 / Max: 120.06

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.6Resolution: 1600 x 900 - Effects Quality: HighLinux 3.8Linux 3.9Linux 3.10-rc11020304050SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 345.0045.7345.84
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.6Resolution: 1600 x 900 - Effects Quality: HighLinux 3.8Linux 3.9Linux 3.10-rc1918273645Min: 44.98 / Avg: 45 / Max: 45.01Min: 45.67 / Avg: 45.73 / Max: 45.79Min: 45.83 / Avg: 45.84 / Max: 45.87

Parboil

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterParboil 2.5Test: Matrix QLinux 3.8Linux 3.9Linux 3.10-rc1714212835SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 329.3429.3629.041. (CXX) g++ options: -lm -lpthread -lgomp -ffast-math -fopenmp
OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterParboil 2.5Test: Matrix QLinux 3.8Linux 3.9Linux 3.10-rc1714212835Min: 29.31 / Avg: 29.34 / Max: 29.4Min: 29.31 / Avg: 29.36 / Max: 29.4Min: 29 / Avg: 29.04 / Max: 29.091. (CXX) g++ options: -lm -lpthread -lgomp -ffast-math -fopenmp

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterParboil 2.5Test: Cutoff Pair PotentialLinux 3.8Linux 3.9Linux 3.10-rc11020304050SE +/- 0.11, N = 3SE +/- 0.24, N = 3SE +/- 0.12, N = 343.4843.5243.931. (CXX) g++ options: -lm -lpthread -lgomp -ffast-math -fopenmp
OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterParboil 2.5Test: Cutoff Pair PotentialLinux 3.8Linux 3.9Linux 3.10-rc1918273645Min: 43.3 / Avg: 43.48 / Max: 43.69Min: 43.27 / Avg: 43.52 / Max: 44Min: 43.73 / Avg: 43.93 / Max: 44.141. (CXX) g++ options: -lm -lpthread -lgomp -ffast-math -fopenmp

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterParboil 2.5Test: Lid-Driven Cavity Fluid DynamicsLinux 3.8Linux 3.9Linux 3.10-rc1130260390520650SE +/- 7.05, N = 3SE +/- 3.17, N = 3SE +/- 3.95, N = 3594.10591.08597.281. (CXX) g++ options: -lm -lpthread -lgomp -ffast-math -fopenmp
OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterParboil 2.5Test: Lid-Driven Cavity Fluid DynamicsLinux 3.8Linux 3.9Linux 3.10-rc1110220330440550Min: 586.75 / Avg: 594.1 / Max: 608.19Min: 587.68 / Avg: 591.08 / Max: 597.42Min: 589.41 / Avg: 597.28 / Max: 601.861. (CXX) g++ options: -lm -lpthread -lgomp -ffast-math -fopenmp

TTSIOD 3D Renderer

OpenBenchmarking.orgFPS, More Is BetterTTSIOD 3D Renderer 2.2zPhong Rendering With Soft-Shadow MappingLinux 3.8Linux 3.9Linux 3.10-rc11224364860SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 354.9954.7555.231. (CXX) g++ options: -O3 -fomit-frame-pointer -ffast-math -mtune=native -flto -msse -mrecip -mfpmath=sse -msse2 -mssse3 -lSDL -lstdc++
OpenBenchmarking.orgFPS, More Is BetterTTSIOD 3D Renderer 2.2zPhong Rendering With Soft-Shadow MappingLinux 3.8Linux 3.9Linux 3.10-rc11122334455Min: 54.98 / Avg: 54.99 / Max: 55Min: 54.62 / Avg: 54.75 / Max: 54.92Min: 55.17 / Avg: 55.23 / Max: 55.31. (CXX) g++ options: -O3 -fomit-frame-pointer -ffast-math -mtune=native -flto -msse -mrecip -mfpmath=sse -msse2 -mssse3 -lSDL -lstdc++

x264

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is Betterx264 2013-05-14H.264 Video EncodingLinux 3.8Linux 3.9Linux 3.10-rc11428425670SE +/- 0.12, N = 5SE +/- 0.12, N = 5SE +/- 0.12, N = 561.4161.3661.391. (CC) gcc options: -ldl -m64 -lm -lpthread -O3 -ffast-math -std=gnu99 -fomit-frame-pointer -fno-tree-vectorize
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is Betterx264 2013-05-14H.264 Video EncodingLinux 3.8Linux 3.9Linux 3.10-rc11224364860Min: 61.02 / Avg: 61.41 / Max: 61.72Min: 60.91 / Avg: 61.36 / Max: 61.53Min: 60.99 / Avg: 61.39 / Max: 61.741. (CC) gcc options: -ldl -m64 -lm -lpthread -O3 -ffast-math -std=gnu99 -fomit-frame-pointer -fno-tree-vectorize

Himeno Benchmark

The Himeno benchmark is a linear solver of pressure Poisson using a point-Jacobi method. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgMFLOPS, More Is BetterHimeno Benchmark 3.0Poisson Pressure SolverLinux 3.8Linux 3.9Linux 3.10-rc12004006008001000SE +/- 3.02, N = 3SE +/- 1.56, N = 3SE +/- 1.06, N = 31140.481094.291096.731. (CC) gcc options: -O3
OpenBenchmarking.orgMFLOPS, More Is BetterHimeno Benchmark 3.0Poisson Pressure SolverLinux 3.8Linux 3.9Linux 3.10-rc12004006008001000Min: 1136.78 / Avg: 1140.48 / Max: 1146.47Min: 1091.19 / Avg: 1094.29 / Max: 1096.07Min: 1095.45 / Avg: 1096.73 / Max: 1098.841. (CC) gcc options: -O3

Timed Linux Kernel Compilation

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterTimed Linux Kernel Compilation 3.1Time To CompileLinux 3.8Linux 3.9Linux 3.10-rc14080120160200SE +/- 0.66, N = 3SE +/- 0.65, N = 3SE +/- 0.60, N = 3199.16198.55198.63
OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterTimed Linux Kernel Compilation 3.1Time To CompileLinux 3.8Linux 3.9Linux 3.10-rc14080120160200Min: 198.48 / Avg: 199.16 / Max: 200.49Min: 197.81 / Avg: 198.55 / Max: 199.85Min: 197.85 / Avg: 198.63 / Max: 199.81

Timed PHP Compilation

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterTimed PHP Compilation 5.2.9Time To CompileLinux 3.8Linux 3.9Linux 3.10-rc11326395265SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 357.1957.0857.171. (CC) gcc options: -O2 -pedantic -ldl -lz -lm
OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterTimed PHP Compilation 5.2.9Time To CompileLinux 3.8Linux 3.9Linux 3.10-rc11122334455Min: 57.13 / Avg: 57.19 / Max: 57.29Min: 57.03 / Avg: 57.08 / Max: 57.11Min: 57.14 / Avg: 57.17 / Max: 57.191. (CC) gcc options: -O2 -pedantic -ldl -lz -lm

C-Ray

This is a test of C-Ray, a simple raytracer designed to test the floating-point CPU performance. This test is multi-threaded (16 threads per core), will shoot 8 rays per pixel for anti-aliasing, and will generate a 1600 x 1200 image. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterC-Ray 1.1Total TimeLinux 3.8Linux 3.9Linux 3.10-rc120406080100SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 377.9778.0077.951. (CC) gcc options: -lm -lpthread -O3
OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterC-Ray 1.1Total TimeLinux 3.8Linux 3.9Linux 3.10-rc11530456075Min: 77.89 / Avg: 77.97 / Max: 78.03Min: 77.99 / Avg: 78 / Max: 78.02Min: 77.91 / Avg: 77.95 / Max: 77.991. (CC) gcc options: -lm -lpthread -O3

Parallel BZIP2 Compression

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterParallel BZIP2 Compression 1.1.6256MB File CompressionLinux 3.8Linux 3.9Linux 3.10-rc1612182430SE +/- 0.21, N = 3SE +/- 0.40, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 323.2723.0422.641. (CXX) g++ options: -O2 -pthread -lbz2 -lpthread
OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterParallel BZIP2 Compression 1.1.6256MB File CompressionLinux 3.8Linux 3.9Linux 3.10-rc1510152025Min: 22.88 / Avg: 23.27 / Max: 23.61Min: 22.59 / Avg: 23.04 / Max: 23.84Min: 22.56 / Avg: 22.64 / Max: 22.711. (CXX) g++ options: -O2 -pthread -lbz2 -lpthread

Smallpt

Smallpt is a C++ global illumination renderer written in less than 100 lines of code. Global illumination is done via unbiased Monte Carlo path tracing and there is multi-threading support via the OpenMP library. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterSmallpt 1.0Global Illumination Renderer; 100 SamplesLinux 3.8Linux 3.9Linux 3.10-rc160120180240300SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.88, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 32682682671. (CXX) g++ options: -fopenmp
OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterSmallpt 1.0Global Illumination Renderer; 100 SamplesLinux 3.8Linux 3.9Linux 3.10-rc150100150200250Min: 267 / Avg: 267.67 / Max: 268Min: 267 / Avg: 268.33 / Max: 270Min: 266 / Avg: 266.67 / Max: 2671. (CXX) g++ options: -fopenmp

N-Queens

This is a test of the OpenMP version of a test that solves the N-queens problem. The board problem size is 18. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterN-Queens 1.0Elapsed TimeLinux 3.8Linux 3.9Linux 3.10-rc120406080100SE +/- 0.24, N = 3SE +/- 0.21, N = 3SE +/- 0.17, N = 398.9998.3898.551. (CC) gcc options: -static -fopenmp -O3
OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterN-Queens 1.0Elapsed TimeLinux 3.8Linux 3.9Linux 3.10-rc120406080100Min: 98.52 / Avg: 98.99 / Max: 99.26Min: 97.97 / Avg: 98.38 / Max: 98.63Min: 98.23 / Avg: 98.55 / Max: 98.781. (CC) gcc options: -static -fopenmp -O3

Apache Benchmark

OpenBenchmarking.orgRequests Per Second, More Is BetterApache Benchmark 2.4.3Static Web Page ServingLinux 3.8Linux 3.9Linux 3.10-rc13K6K9K12K15KSE +/- 87.69, N = 3SE +/- 12.05, N = 3SE +/- 178.81, N = 611943.3712133.7710915.771. (CC) gcc options: -shared -fPIC -O2 -pthread
OpenBenchmarking.orgRequests Per Second, More Is BetterApache Benchmark 2.4.3Static Web Page ServingLinux 3.8Linux 3.9Linux 3.10-rc12K4K6K8K10KMin: 11777 / Avg: 11943.37 / Max: 12074.61Min: 12116.19 / Avg: 12133.77 / Max: 12156.84Min: 10633.61 / Avg: 10915.77 / Max: 11730.31. (CC) gcc options: -shared -fPIC -O2 -pthread