Intel Core i7 Haswell Linux 3.12 Kernel

Intel Core i7-4750HQ testing of various Linux kernel releases. Benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.

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Intel Core i7 Haswell Linux 3.12 KernelProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioNetworkOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerDisplay DriverOpenGLCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionLinux 3.8Linux 3.9Linux 3.10Linux 3.11Linux 3.12 GitIntel 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 13.103.8.0-030800-generic (x86_64)Xfce 4.10X Server 1.14.3intel 2.99.9033.1 Mesa 9.2.1GCC 4.8 + LLVM 3.3ext41920x10803.9.0-030900-generic (x86_64)3.10.0-031000-generic (x86_64)3.11.0-031100-generic (x86_64)Intel Core i7-4750HQ @ 3.20GHz (8 Cores)3.12.0-999-generic (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- DEADLINE / data=ordered,errors=remount-ro,relatime,rwProcessor Details- Linux 3.8: Scaling Governor: acpi-cpufreq ondemand- Linux 3.9: Scaling Governor: acpi-cpufreq ondemand- Linux 3.10: Scaling Governor: acpi-cpufreq ondemand- Linux 3.11: Scaling Governor: acpi-cpufreq ondemand- Linux 3.12 Git: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersaveGraphics Details- SNASystem Details- Disk Scheduler: DEADLINE. Python 2.7.5+.

Intel Core i7 Haswell Linux 3.12 Kernelreaction: 1920 x 1080apache: Static Web Page Servingpostmark: Disk Transaction Performancexonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Ultraxonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Highxonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Lowopenarena: 1920 x 1080compilebench: Compilepolybench-c: 3 Matrix Multiplicationsbuild-linux-kernel: Time To Compilepolybench-c: Covariance Computationcompress-pbzip2: 256MB File Compressionminion: Gracefulpolybench-c: Correlation Computationx264: H.264 Video Encodingminion: Solitaireminion: Quasigroupc-ray: Total Timeopenarena: 1920 x 1080compilebench: Initial CreateLinux 3.8Linux 3.9Linux 3.10Linux 3.11Linux 3.12 Git104.3033015.14547462.36104.75245.17310.90720.5922.7187.005.497.9969.875.48152.2083.57148.7028.2641.10354.09104.7031807.12528261.20103.21246.34315.17700.0222.8786.955.498.0470.135.49151.8683.64148.6928.2840.90353.15203.9726501.28438573.14119.20230.97316.13683.2723.1589.225.567.9769.955.47152.0583.74148.6928.2863.02295.57209.7328241.92438574.54124.60250.59335.50691.4322.5589.225.587.9569.645.45151.3783.41148.2628.3070.33293.26198.1533598.56510274.85121.59233.24332.90699.4822.8187.485.467.9269.575.46152.2583.38148.6328.2670.50357.44OpenBenchmarking.org

OpenArena

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame Time

OpenBenchmarking.orgMilliseconds, Fewer Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.8Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame TimeLinux 3.10Linux 3.11Linux 3.12 GitLinux 3.8Linux 3.91632486480Min: 3 / Avg: 14.21 / Max: 87Min: 3 / Avg: 14.23 / Max: 36Min: 2 / Avg: 14.34 / Max: 36Min: 3 / Avg: 24.29 / Max: 54Min: 3 / Avg: 24.66 / Max: 56

Reaction Quake 3

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame Time

OpenBenchmarking.orgMilliseconds, Fewer Is BetterReaction Quake 3 1.0 BetaResolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame TimeLinux 3.10Linux 3.11Linux 3.12 GitLinux 3.8Linux 3.9714212835Min: 2 / Avg: 4.79 / Max: 31Min: 1 / Avg: 4.71 / Max: 20Min: 1 / Avg: 4.91 / Max: 21Min: 2 / Avg: 9.59 / Max: 24Min: 2 / Avg: 9.58 / Max: 28

Reaction Quake 3

Resolution: 1920 x 1080

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterReaction Quake 3 1.0 BetaResolution: 1920 x 1080Linux 3.10Linux 3.11Linux 3.12 GitLinux 3.8Linux 3.950100150200250SE +/- 1.51, N = 3SE +/- 0.75, N = 3SE +/- 3.13, N = 4SE +/- 0.44, N = 3SE +/- 1.51, N = 3203.97209.73198.15104.30104.70MIN: 201.5 / MAX: 206.7MIN: 208.4 / MAX: 211MIN: 188.8 / MAX: 202MIN: 103.5 / MAX: 105MIN: 102.9 / MAX: 107.7

Apache Benchmark

Static Web Page Serving

OpenBenchmarking.orgRequests Per Second, More Is BetterApache Benchmark 2.4.3Static Web Page ServingLinux 3.10Linux 3.11Linux 3.12 GitLinux 3.8Linux 3.97K14K21K28K35KSE +/- 147.49, N = 3SE +/- 178.57, N = 3SE +/- 100.21, N = 3SE +/- 179.69, N = 3SE +/- 139.51, N = 326501.2828241.9233598.5633015.1431807.121. (CC) gcc options: -shared -fPIC -O2 -pthread

PostMark

Disk Transaction Performance

OpenBenchmarking.orgTPS, More Is BetterPostMark 1.51Disk Transaction PerformanceLinux 3.10Linux 3.11Linux 3.12 GitLinux 3.8Linux 3.912002400360048006000SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 40.33, N = 3SE +/- 37.00, N = 3438543855102547452821. (CC) gcc options: -O3

Xonotic

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultra

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.7Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: UltraLinux 3.10Linux 3.11Linux 3.12 GitLinux 3.8Linux 3.920406080100SE +/- 0.24, N = 3SE +/- 0.16, N = 3SE +/- 0.64, N = 3SE +/- 0.56, N = 3SE +/- 0.08, N = 373.1474.5474.8562.3661.20MIN: 35 / MAX: 142MIN: 35 / MAX: 141MIN: 36 / MAX: 137MIN: 27 / MAX: 132MIN: 27 / MAX: 119

Xonotic

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: High

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.7Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: HighLinux 3.10Linux 3.11Linux 3.12 GitLinux 3.8Linux 3.9306090120150SE +/- 0.15, N = 3SE +/- 0.48, N = 3SE +/- 0.47, N = 3SE +/- 0.49, N = 3SE +/- 0.18, N = 3119.20124.60121.59104.75103.21MIN: 51 / MAX: 208MIN: 56 / MAX: 216MIN: 61 / MAX: 203MIN: 40 / MAX: 188MIN: 42 / MAX: 185

Xonotic

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Low

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.7Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: LowLinux 3.10Linux 3.11Linux 3.12 GitLinux 3.8Linux 3.950100150200250SE +/- 0.20, N = 3SE +/- 0.54, N = 3SE +/- 3.58, N = 3SE +/- 0.64, N = 3SE +/- 0.94, N = 3230.97250.59233.24245.17246.34MIN: 65 / MAX: 413MIN: 153 / MAX: 417MIN: 129 / MAX: 402MIN: 113 / MAX: 414MIN: 116 / MAX: 423

OpenArena

Resolution: 1920 x 1080

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.5Resolution: 1920 x 1080Linux 3.10Linux 3.11Linux 3.12 GitLinux 3.8Linux 3.970140210280350SE +/- 3.66, N = 3SE +/- 5.78, N = 4SE +/- 5.65, N = 3SE +/- 2.78, N = 3SE +/- 1.20, N = 3316.13335.50332.90310.90315.17

Compile Bench

Test: Compile

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterCompile Bench 0.6Test: CompileLinux 3.10Linux 3.11Linux 3.12 GitLinux 3.8Linux 3.9160320480640800SE +/- 14.11, N = 6SE +/- 3.85, N = 3SE +/- 1.49, N = 3SE +/- 3.58, N = 3SE +/- 4.09, N = 3683.27691.43699.48720.59700.02

PolyBench-C

Test: 3 Matrix Multiplications

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterPolyBench-C 3.2Test: 3 Matrix MultiplicationsLinux 3.10Linux 3.11Linux 3.12 GitLinux 3.8Linux 3.9612182430SE +/- 0.38, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.14, N = 323.1522.5522.8122.7122.871. (CC) gcc options: -O3

Timed Linux Kernel Compilation

Time To Compile

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterTimed Linux Kernel Compilation 3.1Time To CompileLinux 3.10Linux 3.11Linux 3.12 GitLinux 3.8Linux 3.920406080100SE +/- 0.37, N = 3SE +/- 0.29, N = 3SE +/- 0.20, N = 3SE +/- 0.37, N = 3SE +/- 0.30, N = 389.2289.2287.4887.0086.95

PolyBench-C

Test: Covariance Computation

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterPolyBench-C 3.2Test: Covariance ComputationLinux 3.10Linux 3.11Linux 3.12 GitLinux 3.8Linux 3.91.25552.5113.76655.0226.2775SE +/- 0.08, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 35.565.585.465.495.491. (CC) gcc options: -O3

Parallel BZIP2 Compression

256MB File Compression

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterParallel BZIP2 Compression 1.1.6256MB File CompressionLinux 3.10Linux 3.11Linux 3.12 GitLinux 3.8Linux 3.9246810SE +/- 0.13, N = 6SE +/- 0.13, N = 6SE +/- 0.11, N = 6SE +/- 0.12, N = 4SE +/- 0.12, N = 67.977.957.927.998.041. (CXX) g++ options: -O2 -pthread -lbz2 -lpthread

Minion

Benchmark: Graceful

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterMinion 0.15Benchmark: GracefulLinux 3.10Linux 3.11Linux 3.12 GitLinux 3.8Linux 3.91632486480SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.22, N = 369.9569.6469.5769.8770.131. (CXX) g++ options: -O3 -fomit-frame-pointer -rdynamic -lboost_iostreams -lz -lbz2

PolyBench-C

Test: Correlation Computation

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterPolyBench-C 3.2Test: Correlation ComputationLinux 3.10Linux 3.11Linux 3.12 GitLinux 3.8Linux 3.91.23532.47063.70594.94126.1765SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 35.475.455.465.485.491. (CC) gcc options: -O3

x264

H.264 Video Encoding

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is Betterx264 2013-06-08H.264 Video EncodingLinux 3.10Linux 3.11Linux 3.12 GitLinux 3.8Linux 3.9306090120150SE +/- 0.31, N = 5SE +/- 0.44, N = 5SE +/- 0.36, N = 5SE +/- 0.23, N = 5SE +/- 0.53, N = 5152.05151.37152.25152.20151.861. (CC) gcc options: -ldl -m64 -lm -lpthread -O3 -ffast-math -std=gnu99 -fomit-frame-pointer -fno-tree-vectorize

Minion

Benchmark: Solitaire

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterMinion 0.15Benchmark: SolitaireLinux 3.10Linux 3.11Linux 3.12 GitLinux 3.8Linux 3.920406080100SE +/- 0.14, N = 3SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.30, N = 3SE +/- 0.28, N = 3SE +/- 0.23, N = 383.7483.4183.3883.5783.641. (CXX) g++ options: -O3 -fomit-frame-pointer -rdynamic -lboost_iostreams -lz -lbz2

Minion

Benchmark: Quasigroup

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterMinion 0.15Benchmark: QuasigroupLinux 3.10Linux 3.11Linux 3.12 GitLinux 3.8Linux 3.9306090120150SE +/- 0.35, N = 3SE +/- 0.28, N = 3SE +/- 0.31, N = 3SE +/- 0.44, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3148.69148.26148.63148.70148.691. (CXX) g++ options: -O3 -fomit-frame-pointer -rdynamic -lboost_iostreams -lz -lbz2

C-Ray

Total Time

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterC-Ray 1.1Total TimeLinux 3.10Linux 3.11Linux 3.12 GitLinux 3.8Linux 3.9714212835SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 328.2828.3028.2628.2628.281. (CC) gcc options: -lm -lpthread -O3

OpenArena

Resolution: 1920 x 1080

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.8Resolution: 1920 x 1080Linux 3.10Linux 3.11Linux 3.12 GitLinux 3.8Linux 3.91632486480SE +/- 7.61, N = 6SE +/- 0.73, N = 3SE +/- 0.80, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.21, N = 363.0270.3370.5041.1040.90MIN: 2 / MAX: 145MIN: 2MIN: 2MIN: 3 / MAX: 57MIN: 3 / MAX: 56

Compile Bench

Test: Initial Create

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterCompile Bench 0.6Test: Initial CreateLinux 3.10Linux 3.11Linux 3.12 GitLinux 3.8Linux 3.980160240320400SE +/- 19.23, N = 6SE +/- 7.41, N = 3SE +/- 2.92, N = 3SE +/- 11.87, N = 3SE +/- 12.24, N = 3295.57293.26357.44354.09353.15

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