Liquorix 3.11 Linux Kernel Performance

Liquorix 3.11 kernel benchmars against mainline vanilla kernels on Ubuntu Linux x86_64. Benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.

Compare your own system(s) to this result file with the Phoronix Test Suite by running the command: phoronix-test-suite benchmark 1310133-SO-LIQUORIX963
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
Show Result Confidence Charts
Allow Limiting Results To Certain Suite(s)

Statistics

Show Overall Harmonic Mean(s)
Show Overall Geometric Mean
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

Additional Graphs

Show Perf Per Clock Calculation Graphs Where Applicable

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
Toggle/Hide
Result
Result
Identifier
View Logs
Performance Per
Dollar
Date
Run
  Test
  Duration
Linux 3.10
October 12 2013
 
Linux 3.11
October 12 2013
 
Linux 3.12 Git
October 12 2013
 
Linux 3.11 Liquorix
October 13 2013
 
Invert Behavior (Only Show Selected Data)
 

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):


Liquorix 3.11 Linux Kernel PerformanceProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioNetworkOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerDisplay DriverOpenGLCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionLinux 3.10Linux 3.11Linux 3.12 GitLinux 3.11 LiquorixIntel Core i7-4750HQ @ 2.00GHz (8 Cores)System76 Galago UltraProIntel Crystal Well DRAM8192MB120GB INTEL SSDMCEAC12Intel Crystal Well IGP (1200MHz)Intel Haswell HDMIIntel Connection I217-V + Intel Centrino Wireless-N 2230Ubuntu 13.103.10.0-031000-generic (x86_64)Xfce 4.10X Server 1.14.3intel 2.99.9033.1 Mesa 9.2.1GCC 4.8 + LLVM 3.3ext41920x10803.11.0-031100-generic (x86_64)Intel Core i7-4750HQ @ 3.20GHz (8 Cores)3.12.0-999-generic (x86_64)3.11-3.dmz.2-liquorix-amd64 (x86_64)OpenBenchmarking.orgCompiler Details- --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 Details- Linux 3.10: DEADLINE / data=ordered,errors=remount-ro,relatime,rw- Linux 3.11: DEADLINE / data=ordered,errors=remount-ro,relatime,rw- Linux 3.12 Git: DEADLINE / data=ordered,errors=remount-ro,relatime,rw- Linux 3.11 Liquorix: BFQ / data=ordered,errors=remount-ro,relatime,rwProcessor Details- Linux 3.10: Scaling Governor: acpi-cpufreq ondemand- Linux 3.11: Scaling Governor: acpi-cpufreq ondemand- Linux 3.12 Git: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave- Linux 3.11 Liquorix: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersaveGraphics Details- SNASystem Details- Linux 3.10: Disk Scheduler: DEADLINE. Python 2.7.5+.- Linux 3.11: Disk Scheduler: DEADLINE. Python 2.7.5+.- Linux 3.12 Git: Disk Scheduler: DEADLINE. Python 2.7.5+.- Linux 3.11 Liquorix: Disk Scheduler: BFQ. Python 2.7.5+.

Linux 3.10Linux 3.11Linux 3.12 GitLinux 3.11 LiquorixResult OverviewPhoronix Test Suite100%131%162%193%225%PolyBench-CCompile BenchReaction Quake 3Apache BenchmarkPostMarkOpenArenaXonoticTimed Linux Kernel CompilationParallel BZIP2 Compressionx264MinionC-Ray

Liquorix 3.11 Linux Kernel Performancecompilebench: Compilecompilebench: Initial Createpostmark: Disk Transaction Performanceopenarena: 1920 x 1080openarena: 1920 x 1080reaction: 1920 x 1080xonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Lowxonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Highxonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Ultrapolybench-c: 3 Matrix Multiplicationsx264: H.264 Video Encodingbuild-linux-kernel: Time To Compilec-ray: Total Timecompress-pbzip2: 256MB File Compressionminion: Gracefulminion: Solitaireminion: Quasigroupapache: Static Web Page ServingLinux 3.10Linux 3.11Linux 3.12 GitLinux 3.11 Liquorix683.27295.574385316.1363.02203.97230.97119.2073.1423.15152.0589.2228.287.9769.9583.74148.6926501.28691.43293.264385335.5070.33209.73250.59124.6074.5422.55151.3789.2228.307.9569.6483.41148.2628241.92699.48357.445102332.9070.50198.15233.24121.5974.8522.81152.2587.4828.267.9269.5783.38148.6333598.561007.39334.084777292.8361.33165.37212.58108.7670.2410.31153.7588.0928.358.0569.0881.85147.3729379.35OpenBenchmarking.org

Compile Bench

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterCompile Bench 0.6Test: CompileLinux 3.12 GitLinux 3.11 LiquorixLinux 3.11Linux 3.102004006008001000SE +/- 1.49, N = 3SE +/- 18.81, N = 3SE +/- 3.85, N = 3SE +/- 14.11, N = 6699.481007.39691.43683.27

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterCompile Bench 0.6Test: Initial CreateLinux 3.12 GitLinux 3.11 LiquorixLinux 3.11Linux 3.1080160240320400SE +/- 2.92, N = 3SE +/- 6.34, N = 3SE +/- 7.41, N = 3SE +/- 19.23, N = 6357.44334.08293.26295.57

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 3.12 GitLinux 3.11 LiquorixLinux 3.11Linux 3.1011002200330044005500SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 30.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 351024777438543851. (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: 1920 x 1080Linux 3.12 GitLinux 3.11 LiquorixLinux 3.11Linux 3.1070140210280350SE +/- 5.65, N = 3SE +/- 5.70, N = 3SE +/- 5.78, N = 4SE +/- 3.66, N = 3332.90292.83335.50316.13

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.8Resolution: 1920 x 1080Linux 3.12 GitLinux 3.11 LiquorixLinux 3.11Linux 3.101632486480SE +/- 0.80, N = 3SE +/- 0.38, N = 3SE +/- 0.73, N = 3SE +/- 7.61, N = 670.5061.3370.3363.02MIN: 2MIN: 2 / MAX: 415MIN: 2MIN: 2 / MAX: 145

Reaction Quake 3

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterReaction Quake 3 1.0 BetaResolution: 1920 x 1080Linux 3.12 GitLinux 3.11 LiquorixLinux 3.11Linux 3.1050100150200250SE +/- 3.13, N = 4SE +/- 0.38, N = 3SE +/- 0.75, N = 3SE +/- 1.51, N = 3198.15165.37209.73203.97MIN: 188.8 / MAX: 202MIN: 164.6 / MAX: 165.8MIN: 208.4 / MAX: 211MIN: 201.5 / MAX: 206.7

Xonotic

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.7Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: LowLinux 3.12 GitLinux 3.11 LiquorixLinux 3.11Linux 3.1050100150200250SE +/- 3.58, N = 3SE +/- 1.99, N = 3SE +/- 0.54, N = 3SE +/- 0.20, N = 3233.24212.58250.59230.97MIN: 129 / MAX: 402MIN: 87 / MAX: 371MIN: 153 / MAX: 417MIN: 65 / MAX: 413

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.7Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: HighLinux 3.12 GitLinux 3.11 LiquorixLinux 3.11Linux 3.10306090120150SE +/- 0.47, N = 3SE +/- 0.10, N = 3SE +/- 0.48, N = 3SE +/- 0.15, N = 3121.59108.76124.60119.20MIN: 61 / MAX: 203MIN: 47 / MAX: 172MIN: 56 / MAX: 216MIN: 51 / MAX: 208

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.7Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: UltraLinux 3.12 GitLinux 3.11 LiquorixLinux 3.11Linux 3.1020406080100SE +/- 0.64, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.16, N = 3SE +/- 0.24, N = 374.8570.2474.5473.14MIN: 36 / MAX: 137MIN: 31 / MAX: 119MIN: 35 / MAX: 141MIN: 35 / MAX: 142

PolyBench-C

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterPolyBench-C 3.2Test: 3 Matrix MultiplicationsLinux 3.12 GitLinux 3.11 LiquorixLinux 3.11Linux 3.10612182430SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.19, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.38, N = 322.8110.3122.5523.151. (CC) gcc options: -O3

x264

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is Betterx264 2013-06-08H.264 Video EncodingLinux 3.12 GitLinux 3.11 LiquorixLinux 3.11Linux 3.10306090120150SE +/- 0.36, N = 5SE +/- 1.10, N = 5SE +/- 0.44, N = 5SE +/- 0.31, N = 5152.25153.75151.37152.051. (CC) gcc options: -ldl -m64 -lm -lpthread -O3 -ffast-math -std=gnu99 -fomit-frame-pointer -fno-tree-vectorize

Timed Linux Kernel Compilation

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterTimed Linux Kernel Compilation 3.1Time To CompileLinux 3.12 GitLinux 3.11 LiquorixLinux 3.11Linux 3.1020406080100SE +/- 0.20, N = 3SE +/- 0.26, N = 3SE +/- 0.29, N = 3SE +/- 0.37, N = 387.4888.0989.2289.22

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 3.12 GitLinux 3.11 LiquorixLinux 3.11Linux 3.10714212835SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 328.2628.3528.3028.281. (CC) gcc options: -lm -lpthread -O3

Parallel BZIP2 Compression

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterParallel BZIP2 Compression 1.1.6256MB File CompressionLinux 3.12 GitLinux 3.11 LiquorixLinux 3.11Linux 3.10246810SE +/- 0.11, N = 6SE +/- 0.22, N = 6SE +/- 0.13, N = 6SE +/- 0.13, N = 67.928.057.957.971. (CXX) g++ options: -O2 -pthread -lbz2 -lpthread

Minion

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterMinion 0.15Benchmark: GracefulLinux 3.12 GitLinux 3.11 LiquorixLinux 3.11Linux 3.101632486480SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.43, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 369.5769.0869.6469.951. (CXX) g++ options: -O3 -fomit-frame-pointer -rdynamic -lboost_iostreams -lz -lbz2

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterMinion 0.15Benchmark: SolitaireLinux 3.12 GitLinux 3.11 LiquorixLinux 3.11Linux 3.1020406080100SE +/- 0.30, N = 3SE +/- 0.83, N = 3SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.14, N = 383.3881.8583.4183.741. (CXX) g++ options: -O3 -fomit-frame-pointer -rdynamic -lboost_iostreams -lz -lbz2

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterMinion 0.15Benchmark: QuasigroupLinux 3.12 GitLinux 3.11 LiquorixLinux 3.11Linux 3.10306090120150SE +/- 0.31, N = 3SE +/- 0.76, N = 3SE +/- 0.28, N = 3SE +/- 0.35, N = 3148.63147.37148.26148.691. (CXX) g++ options: -O3 -fomit-frame-pointer -rdynamic -lboost_iostreams -lz -lbz2

Apache Benchmark

OpenBenchmarking.orgRequests Per Second, More Is BetterApache Benchmark 2.4.3Static Web Page ServingLinux 3.12 GitLinux 3.11 LiquorixLinux 3.11Linux 3.107K14K21K28K35KSE +/- 100.21, N = 3SE +/- 77.06, N = 3SE +/- 178.57, N = 3SE +/- 147.49, N = 333598.5629379.3528241.9226501.281. (CC) gcc options: -shared -fPIC -O2 -pthread