Intel Linux 3.11 Kernel Power Consumption Intel Core i7 720Q testing with a LENOVO 4318CTO and NVIDIA Quadro FX 880M 1024MB on Ubuntu 13.10 for a future article on 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 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 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 x264 2013-06-08 H.264 Video Encoding Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 3.11 Git . 54.52 |===================================================== Linux 3.10 ..... 54.82 |===================================================== Linux 3.9 ...... 56.37 |======================================================= x264 2013-06-08 H.264 Video Encoding Frames Per Second Per Watt > Higher Is Better Linux 3.11 Git . 1.19 |================================================= Linux 3.10 ..... 1.37 |======================================================== Linux 3.9 ...... 1.10 |============================================= x264 2013-06-08 System Power Consumption Monitor Milliwatts < Lower Is Better Linux 3.11 Git . MIN: 28821 AVG: 45726 MAX: 58368 Linux 3.10 ..... MIN: 22686 AVG: 40140 MAX: 53145 Linux 3.9 ...... MIN: 30318 AVG: 51308 MAX: 59856 FFmpeg 2.0 H.264 HD To NTSC DV Seconds < Lower Is Better Linux 3.11 Git . 40.14 |======================================================= Linux 3.10 ..... 40.10 |======================================================= Linux 3.9 ...... 39.52 |====================================================== FFmpeg 2.0 H.264 HD To NTSC DV Performance Per Watt > Higher Is Better Linux 3.11 Git . 1.01 |=================================================== Linux 3.10 ..... 0.98 |================================================== Linux 3.9 ...... 1.10 |======================================================== FFmpeg 2.0 System Power Consumption Monitor Milliwatts < Lower Is Better Linux 3.11 Git . MIN: 27646 AVG: 40587 MAX: 46382 Linux 3.10 ..... MIN: 23165 AVG: 39410 MAX: 45264 Linux 3.9 ...... MIN: 28373 AVG: 43587 MAX: 50357 PostMark 1.51 Disk Transaction Performance TPS > Higher Is Better Linux 3.11 Git . 1612 |================================================ Linux 3.10 ..... 1616 |================================================ Linux 3.9 ...... 1884 |======================================================== PostMark 1.51 Disk Transaction Performance TPS Per Watt > Higher Is Better Linux 3.11 Git . 48.84 |======================================================= Linux 3.10 ..... 45.90 |==================================================== Linux 3.9 ...... 48.29 |====================================================== PostMark 1.51 System Power Consumption Monitor Milliwatts < Lower Is Better Linux 3.11 Git . MIN: 22268 AVG: 33006 MAX: 35911 Linux 3.10 ..... MIN: 22311 AVG: 35210 MAX: 35863 Linux 3.9 ...... MIN: 27360 AVG: 39015 MAX: 41199 Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1600 x 900 - Effects Quality: Low Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 3.11 Git . 98.70 |======================================================= Linux 3.10 ..... 98.10 |======================================================= Linux 3.9 ...... 97.83 |======================================================= Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1600 x 900 - Effects Quality: Low Frames Per Second Per Watt > Higher Is Better Linux 3.11 Git . 2.26 |======================================================== Linux 3.10 ..... 2.24 |======================================================== Linux 3.9 ...... 2.20 |======================================================= Xonotic 0.7 System Power Consumption Monitor Milliwatts < Lower Is Better Linux 3.11 Git . MIN: 21269 AVG: 43728 MAX: 45513 Linux 3.10 ..... MIN: 22587 AVG: 43799 MAX: 45836 Linux 3.9 ...... MIN: 27174 AVG: 44388 MAX: 46135 OpenArena 0.8.5 Resolution: 1600 x 900 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 3.11 Git . 121.50 |====================================================== Linux 3.10 ..... 121.13 |====================================================== Linux 3.9 ...... 121.13 |====================================================== OpenArena 0.8.5 Resolution: 1600 x 900 Frames Per Second Per Watt > Higher Is Better Linux 3.11 Git . 2.82 |======================================================== Linux 3.10 ..... 2.79 |======================================================= Linux 3.9 ...... 2.74 |====================================================== OpenArena 0.8.5 System Power Consumption Monitor Milliwatts < Lower Is Better Linux 3.11 Git . MIN: 26968 AVG: 43140 MAX: 47103 Linux 3.10 ..... MIN: 26664 AVG: 43378 MAX: 47304 Linux 3.9 ...... MIN: 27214 AVG: 44166 MAX: 47812 System Power Consumption Monitor Phoronix Test Suite System Monitoring Milliwatts Linux 3.11 Git . MIN: 19413 AVG: 38212 MAX: 58368 Linux 3.10 ..... MIN: 22311 AVG: 38616 MAX: 53145 Linux 3.9 ...... MIN: 26843 AVG: 42263 MAX: 59856