Intel Linux 3.11 Kernel Power Consumption

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Linux 3.9

Processor: Intel Core i7 720Q @ 1.47GHz (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 13.10, Kernel: 3.9.0-030900-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Xfce 4.10, Display Server: X Server 1.14.2, Display Driver: nouveau 1.0.8, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 9.1.4 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1600x900

Compiler Notes: --build=x86_64-linux-gnu --disable-browser-plugin --disable-werror --enable-checking=release --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-gtk-cairo --enable-java-awt=gtk --enable-java-home --enable-languages=c,c++,java,go,d,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-arch-directory=amd64 --with-ecj-jar=/usr/share/java/eclipse-ecj.jar --with-java-home=/usr/lib/jvm/java-1.5.0-gcj-4.8-amd64/jre --with-jvm-jar-dir=/usr/lib/jvm-exports/java-1.5.0-gcj-4.8-amd64 --with-jvm-root-dir=/usr/lib/jvm/java-1.5.0-gcj-4.8-amd64 --with-multilib-list=m32,m64,mx32 --with-tune=generic -v
Disk Notes: DEADLINE / data=ordered,errors=remount-ro,relatime,rw
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: acpi-cpufreq ondemand
Graphics Notes: EXA
System Notes: Disk Scheduler: DEADLINE. This was running on battery power.

Linux 3.10

OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.10.0-031000-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Xfce 4.10, Display Server: X Server 1.14.2, Display Driver: nouveau 1.0.8, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 9.1.4 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1600x900

Linux 3.11 Git

OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.11.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Xfce 4.10, Display Server: X Server 1.14.2, Display Driver: nouveau 1.0.8, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 9.1.4 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1600x900

Intel Linux 3.11 Kernel Power ConsumptionOpenBenchmarking.orgPhoronix Test SuiteIntel Core i7 720Q @ 1.47GHz (8 Cores)LENOVO 4318CTOIntel Core DMI4096MB160GB INTEL SSDSA2M160NVIDIA Quadro FX 880M 1024MB (405/324MHz)Conexant CX20585Intel 82577LM Gigabit Connection + Intel Centrino Ultimate-N 6300Ubuntu 13.103.9.0-030900-generic (x86_64)3.10.0-031000-generic (x86_64)3.11.0-999-generic (x86_64)Xfce 4.10X Server 1.14.2nouveau 1.0.83.0 Mesa 9.1.4 Gallium 0.4GCC 4.8ext41600x900ProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioNetworkOSKernelsDesktopDisplay ServerDisplay DriverOpenGLCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionIntel Linux 3.11 Kernel Power Consumption BenchmarksSystem Logs- --build=x86_64-linux-gnu --disable-browser-plugin --disable-werror --enable-checking=release --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-gtk-cairo --enable-java-awt=gtk --enable-java-home --enable-languages=c,c++,java,go,d,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-arch-directory=amd64 --with-ecj-jar=/usr/share/java/eclipse-ecj.jar --with-java-home=/usr/lib/jvm/java-1.5.0-gcj-4.8-amd64/jre --with-jvm-jar-dir=/usr/lib/jvm-exports/java-1.5.0-gcj-4.8-amd64 --with-jvm-root-dir=/usr/lib/jvm/java-1.5.0-gcj-4.8-amd64 --with-multilib-list=m32,m64,mx32 --with-tune=generic -v - DEADLINE / data=ordered,errors=remount-ro,relatime,rw- Scaling Governor: acpi-cpufreq ondemand- EXA- Disk Scheduler: DEADLINE. This was running on battery power.

Linux 3.9Linux 3.10Linux 3.11 GitResult OverviewPhoronix Test Suite100%104%108%113%PostMarkx264FFmpegXonoticOpenArena

Linux 3.9Linux 3.10Linux 3.11 GitPer Watt Result OverviewPhoronix Test Suite100%106%112%118%125%x264FFmpegPostMarkOpenArenaXonoticP.W.G.MP.W.G.MP.W.G.MP.W.G.MP.W.G.M

Intel Linux 3.11 Kernel Power Consumptionpostmark: Disk Transaction Performancex264: H.264 Video Encodingffmpeg: H.264 HD To NTSC DVxonotic: 1600 x 900 - Lowopenarena: 1600 x 900Linux 3.9Linux 3.10Linux 3.11 Git188456.3739.5297.83121.13161654.8240.1098.10121.13161254.5240.1498.70121.50OpenBenchmarking.org

x264

MinAvgMaxLinux 3.10226864014053145Linux 3.11 Git288214572658368Linux 3.9303185130859856OpenBenchmarking.orgMilliwatts, Fewer Is Betterx264 2013-06-08System Power Consumption Monitor16K32K48K64K80K

FFmpeg

MinAvgMaxLinux 3.10231653941045264Linux 3.11 Git276464058746382Linux 3.9283734358750357OpenBenchmarking.orgMilliwatts, Fewer Is BetterFFmpeg 2.0System Power Consumption Monitor13K26K39K52K65K

Xonotic

MinAvgMaxLinux 3.11 Git212694372845513Linux 3.10225874379945836Linux 3.9271744438846135OpenBenchmarking.orgMilliwatts, Fewer Is BetterXonotic 0.7System Power Consumption Monitor12K24K36K48K60K

PostMark

MinAvgMaxLinux 3.11 Git222683300635911Linux 3.10223113521035863Linux 3.9273603901541199OpenBenchmarking.orgMilliwatts, Fewer Is BetterPostMark 1.51System Power Consumption Monitor11K22K33K44K55K

OpenArena

MinAvgMaxLinux 3.11 Git269684314047103Linux 3.10266644337847304Linux 3.9272144416647812OpenBenchmarking.orgMilliwatts, Fewer Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.5System Power Consumption Monitor12K24K36K48K60K

x264

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second Per Watt, More Is Betterx264 2013-06-08H.264 Video EncodingLinux 3.10Linux 3.11 GitLinux 3.90.30830.61660.92491.23321.54151.371.191.10

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 3.9Linux 3.10Linux 3.11 Git400800120016002000SE +/- 4.67, N = 3SE +/- 9.13, N = 3SE +/- 6.06, N = 31884161616121. (CC) gcc options: -O3

FFmpeg

OpenBenchmarking.orgPerformance Per Watt, More Is BetterFFmpeg 2.0H.264 HD To NTSC DVLinux 3.9Linux 3.11 GitLinux 3.100.24750.4950.74250.991.23751.101.010.98

PostMark

OpenBenchmarking.orgTPS Per Watt, More Is BetterPostMark 1.51Disk Transaction PerformanceLinux 3.11 GitLinux 3.9Linux 3.10112233445548.8448.2945.90

x264

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is Betterx264 2013-06-08H.264 Video EncodingLinux 3.9Linux 3.10Linux 3.11 Git1326395265SE +/- 0.66, N = 10SE +/- 0.13, N = 5SE +/- 0.12, N = 556.3754.8254.521. (CC) gcc options: -ldl -m64 -lm -lpthread -O3 -ffast-math -std=gnu99 -fomit-frame-pointer -fno-tree-vectorize

OpenArena

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second Per Watt, More Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.5Resolution: 1600 x 900Linux 3.11 GitLinux 3.10Linux 3.90.63451.2691.90352.5383.17252.822.792.74

Xonotic

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second Per Watt, More Is BetterXonotic 0.7Resolution: 1600 x 900 - Effects Quality: LowLinux 3.11 GitLinux 3.10Linux 3.90.50851.0171.52552.0342.54252.262.242.20

FFmpeg

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterFFmpeg 2.0H.264 HD To NTSC DVLinux 3.9Linux 3.10Linux 3.11 Git918273645SE +/- 0.24, N = 3SE +/- 0.10, N = 3SE +/- 0.28, N = 339.5240.1040.141. (CC) gcc options: -lavdevice -lavfilter -lavformat -lavcodec -lswresample -lswscale -lavutil -ldl -lXv -lX11 -lXext -lasound -lSDL -lm -pthread -std=c99 -fomit-frame-pointer -O3 -fno-math-errno -fno-signed-zeros -fno-tree-vectorize -MMD -MF -MT

Xonotic

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.7Resolution: 1600 x 900 - Effects Quality: LowLinux 3.11 GitLinux 3.10Linux 3.920406080100SE +/- 0.10, N = 3SE +/- 0.10, N = 3SE +/- 0.13, N = 398.7098.1097.83MIN: 69 / MAX: 159MIN: 68 / MAX: 156MIN: 66 / MAX: 156

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 3.11 GitLinux 3.10Linux 3.9306090120150SE +/- 0.10, N = 3SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.23, N = 3121.50121.13121.13

System Power Consumption Monitor

MinAvgMaxLinux 3.11 Git194133821258368Linux 3.10223113861653145Linux 3.9268434226359856OpenBenchmarking.orgMilliwattsSystem Power Consumption MonitorPhoronix Test Suite System Monitoring16K32K48K64K80K

16 Results Shown

x264:
  System Power Consumption Monitor:
    Milliwatts
    Milliwatts
    Milliwatts
    Milliwatts
    Milliwatts
  H.264 Video Encoding:
    Frames Per Second Per Watt
PostMark
FFmpeg:
  H.264 HD To NTSC DV
  Disk Transaction Performance
x264
OpenArena:
  1600 x 900
  1600 x 900 - Low
FFmpeg
Xonotic
OpenArena
System Power Consumption Monitor

Linux 3.9

Processor: Intel Core i7 720Q @ 1.47GHz (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 13.10, Kernel: 3.9.0-030900-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Xfce 4.10, Display Server: X Server 1.14.2, Display Driver: nouveau 1.0.8, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 9.1.4 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1600x900

Compiler Notes: --build=x86_64-linux-gnu --disable-browser-plugin --disable-werror --enable-checking=release --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-gtk-cairo --enable-java-awt=gtk --enable-java-home --enable-languages=c,c++,java,go,d,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-arch-directory=amd64 --with-ecj-jar=/usr/share/java/eclipse-ecj.jar --with-java-home=/usr/lib/jvm/java-1.5.0-gcj-4.8-amd64/jre --with-jvm-jar-dir=/usr/lib/jvm-exports/java-1.5.0-gcj-4.8-amd64 --with-jvm-root-dir=/usr/lib/jvm/java-1.5.0-gcj-4.8-amd64 --with-multilib-list=m32,m64,mx32 --with-tune=generic -v
Disk Notes: DEADLINE / data=ordered,errors=remount-ro,relatime,rw
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: acpi-cpufreq ondemand
Graphics Notes: EXA
System Notes: Disk Scheduler: DEADLINE. This was running on battery power.

Testing initiated at 28 July 2013 14:22 by user phoronix.

Linux 3.10

Processor: Intel Core i7 720Q @ 1.47GHz (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 13.10, Kernel: 3.10.0-031000-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Xfce 4.10, Display Server: X Server 1.14.2, Display Driver: nouveau 1.0.8, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 9.1.4 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1600x900

Compiler Notes: --build=x86_64-linux-gnu --disable-browser-plugin --disable-werror --enable-checking=release --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-gtk-cairo --enable-java-awt=gtk --enable-java-home --enable-languages=c,c++,java,go,d,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-arch-directory=amd64 --with-ecj-jar=/usr/share/java/eclipse-ecj.jar --with-java-home=/usr/lib/jvm/java-1.5.0-gcj-4.8-amd64/jre --with-jvm-jar-dir=/usr/lib/jvm-exports/java-1.5.0-gcj-4.8-amd64 --with-jvm-root-dir=/usr/lib/jvm/java-1.5.0-gcj-4.8-amd64 --with-multilib-list=m32,m64,mx32 --with-tune=generic -v
Disk Notes: DEADLINE / data=ordered,errors=remount-ro,relatime,rw
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: acpi-cpufreq ondemand
Graphics Notes: EXA
System Notes: Disk Scheduler: DEADLINE. This was running on battery power.

Testing initiated at 28 July 2013 13:58 by user phoronix.

Linux 3.11 Git

Processor: Intel Core i7 720Q @ 1.47GHz (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 13.10, Kernel: 3.11.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Xfce 4.10, Display Server: X Server 1.14.2, Display Driver: nouveau 1.0.8, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 9.1.4 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1600x900

Compiler Notes: --build=x86_64-linux-gnu --disable-browser-plugin --disable-werror --enable-checking=release --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-gtk-cairo --enable-java-awt=gtk --enable-java-home --enable-languages=c,c++,java,go,d,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-arch-directory=amd64 --with-ecj-jar=/usr/share/java/eclipse-ecj.jar --with-java-home=/usr/lib/jvm/java-1.5.0-gcj-4.8-amd64/jre --with-jvm-jar-dir=/usr/lib/jvm-exports/java-1.5.0-gcj-4.8-amd64 --with-jvm-root-dir=/usr/lib/jvm/java-1.5.0-gcj-4.8-amd64 --with-multilib-list=m32,m64,mx32 --with-tune=generic -v
Disk Notes: DEADLINE / data=ordered,errors=remount-ro,relatime,rw
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: acpi-cpufreq ondemand
Graphics Notes: EXA
System Notes: Disk Scheduler: DEADLINE. This was running on battery power.

Testing initiated at 28 July 2013 10:14 by user phoronix.