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. Linux 3.8: 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 (405/324MHz), Audio: Conexant CX20585, Network: Intel 82577LM Gigabit Connection + Intel Centrino Ultimate-N 6300 OS: Ubuntu 13.04, Kernel: 3.8.0-030800-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.0.0, Display Server: X Server 1.13.3, Display Driver: nouveau 1.0.7, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 9.1.1 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1600x900 Linux 3.9: 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 (405/324MHz), Audio: Conexant CX20585, Network: Intel 82577LM Gigabit Connection + Intel Centrino Ultimate-N 6300 OS: Ubuntu 13.04, Kernel: 3.9.0-030900-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.0.0, Display Server: X Server 1.13.3, Display Driver: nouveau 1.0.7, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 9.1.1 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1600x900 Linux 3.10-rc1: 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 (405/324MHz), Audio: Conexant CX20585, Network: Intel 82577LM Gigabit Connection + Intel Centrino Ultimate-N 6300 OS: Ubuntu 13.04, Kernel: 3.10.0-031000rc1-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.0.0, Display Server: X Server 1.13.3, Display Driver: nouveau 1.0.7, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 9.1.1 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1600x900 PostMark 1.51 Disk Transaction Performance TPS > Higher Is Better Linux 3.8 ...... 1524 |======================================================== Linux 3.9 ...... 1500 |======================================================= Linux 3.10-rc1 . 1460 |====================================================== OpenArena 0.8.5 Resolution: 1600 x 900 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 3.8 ...... 124.37 |=================================================== Linux 3.9 ...... 132.67 |====================================================== Linux 3.10-rc1 . 132.53 |====================================================== OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1600 x 900 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 3.8 ...... 35.47 |====================================================== Linux 3.9 ...... 35.83 |====================================================== Linux 3.10-rc1 . 36.20 |======================================================= Warsow 1.0 Resolution: 1600 x 900 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 3.8 ...... 25.87 |============================================ Linux 3.9 ...... 25.97 |============================================ Linux 3.10-rc1 . 32.37 |======================================================= Xonotic 0.6 Resolution: 1600 x 900 - Effects Quality: Low Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 3.8 ...... 113.18 |=================================================== Linux 3.9 ...... 119.70 |====================================================== Linux 3.10-rc1 . 119.92 |====================================================== Xonotic 0.6 Resolution: 1600 x 900 - Effects Quality: High Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 3.8 ...... 45.00 |====================================================== Linux 3.9 ...... 45.73 |======================================================= Linux 3.10-rc1 . 45.84 |======================================================= Parboil 2.5 Test: Matrix Q Seconds < Lower Is Better Linux 3.8 ...... 29.34 |======================================================= Linux 3.9 ...... 29.36 |======================================================= Linux 3.10-rc1 . 29.04 |====================================================== Parboil 2.5 Test: Cutoff Pair Potential Seconds < Lower Is Better Linux 3.8 ...... 43.48 |====================================================== Linux 3.9 ...... 43.52 |====================================================== Linux 3.10-rc1 . 43.93 |======================================================= Parboil 2.5 Test: Lid-Driven Cavity Fluid Dynamics Seconds < Lower Is Better Linux 3.8 ...... 594.10 |====================================================== Linux 3.9 ...... 591.08 |===================================================== Linux 3.10-rc1 . 597.28 |====================================================== TTSIOD 3D Renderer 2.2z Phong Rendering With Soft-Shadow Mapping FPS > Higher Is Better Linux 3.8 ...... 54.99 |======================================================= Linux 3.9 ...... 54.75 |======================================================= Linux 3.10-rc1 . 55.23 |======================================================= x264 2013-05-14 H.264 Video Encoding Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 3.8 ...... 61.41 |======================================================= Linux 3.9 ...... 61.36 |======================================================= Linux 3.10-rc1 . 61.39 |======================================================= Himeno Benchmark 3.0 Poisson Pressure Solver MFLOPS > Higher Is Better Linux 3.8 ...... 1140.48 |===================================================== Linux 3.9 ...... 1094.29 |=================================================== Linux 3.10-rc1 . 1096.73 |=================================================== Timed Linux Kernel Compilation 3.1 Time To Compile Seconds < Lower Is Better Linux 3.8 ...... 199.16 |====================================================== Linux 3.9 ...... 198.55 |====================================================== Linux 3.10-rc1 . 198.63 |====================================================== Timed PHP Compilation 5.2.9 Time To Compile Seconds < Lower Is Better Linux 3.8 ...... 57.19 |======================================================= Linux 3.9 ...... 57.08 |======================================================= Linux 3.10-rc1 . 57.17 |======================================================= C-Ray 1.1 Total Time Seconds < Lower Is Better Linux 3.8 ...... 77.97 |======================================================= Linux 3.9 ...... 78.00 |======================================================= Linux 3.10-rc1 . 77.95 |======================================================= Parallel BZIP2 Compression 1.1.6 256MB File Compression Seconds < Lower Is Better Linux 3.8 ...... 23.27 |======================================================= Linux 3.9 ...... 23.04 |====================================================== Linux 3.10-rc1 . 22.64 |====================================================== Smallpt 1.0 Global Illumination Renderer; 100 Samples Seconds < Lower Is Better Linux 3.8 ...... 268 |========================================================= Linux 3.9 ...... 268 |========================================================= Linux 3.10-rc1 . 267 |========================================================= N-Queens 1.0 Elapsed Time Seconds < Lower Is Better Linux 3.8 ...... 98.99 |======================================================= Linux 3.9 ...... 98.38 |======================================================= Linux 3.10-rc1 . 98.55 |======================================================= Apache Benchmark 2.4.3 Static Web Page Serving Requests Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 3.8 ...... 11943.37 |=================================================== Linux 3.9 ...... 12133.77 |==================================================== Linux 3.10-rc1 . 10915.77 |===============================================