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 1080compilebench: Compilecompilebench: Initial Createminion: Gracefulminion: Solitaireminion: Quasigroupopenarena: 1920 x 1080openarena: 1920 x 1080xonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Lowxonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Highxonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Ultrapostmark: Disk Transaction Performancecompress-pbzip2: 256MB File Compressionbuild-linux-kernel: Time To Compilex264: H.264 Video Encodingc-ray: Total Timeapache: Static Web Page Servingpolybench-c: Covariance Computationpolybench-c: Correlation Computationpolybench-c: 3 Matrix MultiplicationsLinux 3.8Linux 3.9Linux 3.10Linux 3.11Linux 3.12 Git104.30720.59354.0969.8783.57148.70310.9041.10245.17104.7562.3654747.9987.00152.2028.2633015.145.495.4822.71104.70700.02353.1570.1383.64148.69315.1740.90246.34103.2161.2052828.0486.95151.8628.2831807.125.495.4922.87203.97683.27295.5769.9583.74148.69316.1363.02230.97119.2073.1443857.9789.22152.0528.2826501.285.565.4723.15209.73691.43293.2669.6483.41148.26335.5070.33250.59124.6074.5443857.9589.22151.3728.3028241.925.585.4522.55198.15699.48357.4469.5783.38148.63332.9070.50233.24121.5974.8551027.9287.48152.2528.2633598.565.465.4622.81OpenBenchmarking.org

Reaction Quake 3

Resolution: 1920 x 1080

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterReaction Quake 3 1.0 BetaResolution: 1920 x 1080Linux 3.11Linux 3.10Linux 3.12 GitLinux 3.9Linux 3.850100150200250SE +/- 0.75, N = 3SE +/- 1.51, N = 3SE +/- 3.13, N = 4SE +/- 1.51, N = 3SE +/- 0.44, N = 3209.73203.97198.15104.70104.30MIN: 208.4 / MAX: 211MIN: 201.5 / MAX: 206.7MIN: 188.8 / MAX: 202MIN: 102.9 / MAX: 107.7MIN: 103.5 / MAX: 105

Compile Bench

Test: Compile

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterCompile Bench 0.6Test: CompileLinux 3.8Linux 3.9Linux 3.12 GitLinux 3.11Linux 3.10160320480640800SE +/- 3.58, N = 3SE +/- 4.09, N = 3SE +/- 1.49, N = 3SE +/- 3.85, N = 3SE +/- 14.11, N = 6720.59700.02699.48691.43683.27

Compile Bench

Test: Initial Create

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterCompile Bench 0.6Test: Initial CreateLinux 3.12 GitLinux 3.8Linux 3.9Linux 3.10Linux 3.1180160240320400SE +/- 2.92, N = 3SE +/- 11.87, N = 3SE +/- 12.24, N = 3SE +/- 19.23, N = 6SE +/- 7.41, N = 3357.44354.09353.15295.57293.26

Minion

Benchmark: Graceful

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterMinion 0.15Benchmark: GracefulLinux 3.12 GitLinux 3.11Linux 3.8Linux 3.10Linux 3.91632486480SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.22, N = 369.5769.6469.8769.9570.131. (CXX) g++ options: -O3 -fomit-frame-pointer -rdynamic -lboost_iostreams -lz -lbz2

Minion

Benchmark: Solitaire

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterMinion 0.15Benchmark: SolitaireLinux 3.12 GitLinux 3.11Linux 3.8Linux 3.9Linux 3.1020406080100SE +/- 0.30, N = 3SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.28, N = 3SE +/- 0.23, N = 3SE +/- 0.14, N = 383.3883.4183.5783.6483.741. (CXX) g++ options: -O3 -fomit-frame-pointer -rdynamic -lboost_iostreams -lz -lbz2

Minion

Benchmark: Quasigroup

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterMinion 0.15Benchmark: QuasigroupLinux 3.11Linux 3.12 GitLinux 3.9Linux 3.10Linux 3.8306090120150SE +/- 0.28, N = 3SE +/- 0.31, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.35, N = 3SE +/- 0.44, N = 3148.26148.63148.69148.69148.701. (CXX) g++ options: -O3 -fomit-frame-pointer -rdynamic -lboost_iostreams -lz -lbz2

OpenArena

Resolution: 1920 x 1080

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.5Resolution: 1920 x 1080Linux 3.11Linux 3.12 GitLinux 3.10Linux 3.9Linux 3.870140210280350SE +/- 5.78, N = 4SE +/- 5.65, N = 3SE +/- 3.66, N = 3SE +/- 1.20, N = 3SE +/- 2.78, N = 3335.50332.90316.13315.17310.90

OpenArena

Resolution: 1920 x 1080

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.8Resolution: 1920 x 1080Linux 3.12 GitLinux 3.11Linux 3.10Linux 3.8Linux 3.91632486480SE +/- 0.80, N = 3SE +/- 0.73, N = 3SE +/- 7.61, N = 6SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.21, N = 370.5070.3363.0241.1040.90MIN: 2MIN: 2MIN: 2 / MAX: 145MIN: 3 / MAX: 57MIN: 3 / MAX: 56

Xonotic

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Low

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.7Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: LowLinux 3.11Linux 3.9Linux 3.8Linux 3.12 GitLinux 3.1050100150200250SE +/- 0.54, N = 3SE +/- 0.94, N = 3SE +/- 0.64, N = 3SE +/- 3.58, N = 3SE +/- 0.20, N = 3250.59246.34245.17233.24230.97MIN: 153 / MAX: 417MIN: 116 / MAX: 423MIN: 113 / MAX: 414MIN: 129 / MAX: 402MIN: 65 / MAX: 413

Xonotic

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: High

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.7Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: HighLinux 3.11Linux 3.12 GitLinux 3.10Linux 3.8Linux 3.9306090120150SE +/- 0.48, N = 3SE +/- 0.47, N = 3SE +/- 0.15, N = 3SE +/- 0.49, N = 3SE +/- 0.18, N = 3124.60121.59119.20104.75103.21MIN: 56 / MAX: 216MIN: 61 / MAX: 203MIN: 51 / MAX: 208MIN: 40 / MAX: 188MIN: 42 / MAX: 185

Xonotic

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultra

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.7Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: UltraLinux 3.12 GitLinux 3.11Linux 3.10Linux 3.8Linux 3.920406080100SE +/- 0.64, N = 3SE +/- 0.16, N = 3SE +/- 0.24, N = 3SE +/- 0.56, N = 3SE +/- 0.08, N = 374.8574.5473.1462.3661.20MIN: 36 / MAX: 137MIN: 35 / MAX: 141MIN: 35 / MAX: 142MIN: 27 / MAX: 132MIN: 27 / MAX: 119

PostMark

Disk Transaction Performance

OpenBenchmarking.orgTPS, More Is BetterPostMark 1.51Disk Transaction PerformanceLinux 3.8Linux 3.9Linux 3.12 GitLinux 3.11Linux 3.1012002400360048006000SE +/- 40.33, N = 3SE +/- 37.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3547452825102438543851. (CC) gcc options: -O3

Parallel BZIP2 Compression

256MB File Compression

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterParallel BZIP2 Compression 1.1.6256MB File CompressionLinux 3.12 GitLinux 3.11Linux 3.10Linux 3.8Linux 3.9246810SE +/- 0.11, N = 6SE +/- 0.13, N = 6SE +/- 0.13, N = 6SE +/- 0.12, N = 4SE +/- 0.12, N = 67.927.957.977.998.041. (CXX) g++ options: -O2 -pthread -lbz2 -lpthread

Timed Linux Kernel Compilation

Time To Compile

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterTimed Linux Kernel Compilation 3.1Time To CompileLinux 3.9Linux 3.8Linux 3.12 GitLinux 3.10Linux 3.1120406080100SE +/- 0.30, N = 3SE +/- 0.37, N = 3SE +/- 0.20, N = 3SE +/- 0.37, N = 3SE +/- 0.29, N = 386.9587.0087.4889.2289.22

x264

H.264 Video Encoding

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is Betterx264 2013-06-08H.264 Video EncodingLinux 3.12 GitLinux 3.8Linux 3.10Linux 3.9Linux 3.11306090120150SE +/- 0.36, N = 5SE +/- 0.23, N = 5SE +/- 0.31, N = 5SE +/- 0.53, N = 5SE +/- 0.44, N = 5152.25152.20152.05151.86151.371. (CC) gcc options: -ldl -m64 -lm -lpthread -O3 -ffast-math -std=gnu99 -fomit-frame-pointer -fno-tree-vectorize

C-Ray

Total Time

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterC-Ray 1.1Total TimeLinux 3.8Linux 3.12 GitLinux 3.9Linux 3.10Linux 3.11714212835SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 328.2628.2628.2828.2828.301. (CC) gcc options: -lm -lpthread -O3

Apache Benchmark

Static Web Page Serving

OpenBenchmarking.orgRequests Per Second, More Is BetterApache Benchmark 2.4.3Static Web Page ServingLinux 3.12 GitLinux 3.8Linux 3.9Linux 3.11Linux 3.107K14K21K28K35KSE +/- 100.21, N = 3SE +/- 179.69, N = 3SE +/- 139.51, N = 3SE +/- 178.57, N = 3SE +/- 147.49, N = 333598.5633015.1431807.1228241.9226501.281. (CC) gcc options: -shared -fPIC -O2 -pthread

PolyBench-C

Test: Covariance Computation

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterPolyBench-C 3.2Test: Covariance ComputationLinux 3.12 GitLinux 3.8Linux 3.9Linux 3.10Linux 3.111.25552.5113.76655.0226.2775SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.08, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 35.465.495.495.565.581. (CC) gcc options: -O3

PolyBench-C

Test: Correlation Computation

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterPolyBench-C 3.2Test: Correlation ComputationLinux 3.11Linux 3.12 GitLinux 3.10Linux 3.8Linux 3.91.23532.47063.70594.94126.1765SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 35.455.465.475.485.491. (CC) gcc options: -O3

PolyBench-C

Test: 3 Matrix Multiplications

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterPolyBench-C 3.2Test: 3 Matrix MultiplicationsLinux 3.11Linux 3.8Linux 3.12 GitLinux 3.9Linux 3.10612182430SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.14, N = 3SE +/- 0.38, N = 322.5522.7122.8122.8723.151. (CC) gcc options: -O3

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 3.11Linux 3.10Linux 3.12 GitLinux 3.9Linux 3.8714212835Min: 1 / Avg: 4.71 / Max: 20Min: 2 / Avg: 4.79 / Max: 31Min: 1 / Avg: 4.91 / Max: 21Min: 2 / Avg: 9.58 / Max: 28Min: 2 / Avg: 9.59 / Max: 24

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