Intel Ultrabook Linux Kernel Power Use ASUS Intel Ivy Bridge Ultrabook kernel power consumption benchmarks of Linux 3.7 through Linux 3.13 kernel Git. Using ubuntu mainline kernel PPA. Benchmarks by Michael Larabel of phoronix.com. Monitor battery power via MONITOR=sys.power and PERFORMANCE_PER_WATT=1 environment variables with the Phoronix Test Suite.
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Intel Ultrabook Linux Kernel Power Use Processor Motherboard Chipset Memory Disk Graphics Audio Network OS Kernel Desktop Display Server Display Driver OpenGL Compiler File-System Screen Resolution Linux 3.7 Linux 3.8 Linux 3.9 Linux 3.10 Linux 3.11 Linux 3.12 Linux 3.13 Git Intel Core i3-3217U @ 1.80GHz (4 Cores) ASUS K56CA v1.0 Intel 3rd Gen Core DRAM 4096MB 500GB Hitachi HTS54505 + 24GB SanDisk SSD i100 Intel HD 4000 (1050MHz) Realtek ALC270 Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 + Qualcomm Atheros AR9485 Wireless Ubuntu 13.10 3.7.0-030700-generic (x86_64) Unity 7.1.2 X Server 1.14.3 intel 2.99.906 3.3 Mesa 10.1.0-devel (git-2d5f21b saucy-oibaf-ppa) GCC 4.8 ext4 1366x768 3.8.0-030800-generic (x86_64) 3.9.0-030900-generic (x86_64) 3.10.0-031000-generic (x86_64) 3.11.0-031100-generic (x86_64) 3.12.0-031200-generic (x86_64) 3.13.0-999-generic (x86_64) OpenBenchmarking.org Compiler 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 Processor Details - Linux 3.7: Scaling Governor: acpi-cpufreq ondemand - Linux 3.8: Scaling Governor: acpi-cpufreq ondemand - Linux 3.9: Scaling Governor: acpi-cpufreq ondemand - Linux 3.10: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave - Linux 3.11: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave - Linux 3.12: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave - Linux 3.13 Git: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave Graphics Details - SNA System Details - This was running on battery power.
Intel Ultrabook Linux Kernel Power Use encode-mp3: WAV To MP3 c-ray: Total Time xonotic: 1366 x 768 - High Linux 3.7 Linux 3.8 Linux 3.9 Linux 3.10 Linux 3.11 Linux 3.12 Linux 3.13 Git 28.98 114.52 67.35 29.02 114.51 67.10 29.03 114.53 67.04 47.03 169.96 66.10 28.99 114.50 67.31 28.98 114.45 63.24 28.98 114.50 65.91 OpenBenchmarking.org
Xonotic System Power Consumption Monitor Min Avg Max Linux 3.7 11565 26337 30555 Linux 3.8 11745 27298 32100 Linux 3.9 11370 26164 30915 Linux 3.10 12795 28026 33270 Linux 3.11 11925 27310 32160 Linux 3.12 11730 26796 32160 Linux 3.13 Git 11475 26700 31545 OpenBenchmarking.org Milliwatts, Fewer Is Better Xonotic 0.7 System Power Consumption Monitor 8K 16K 24K 32K 40K
C-Ray System Power Consumption Monitor Min Avg Max Linux 3.7 10695 17084 17565 Linux 3.8 11460 17667 18630 Linux 3.9 10605 16935 17400 Linux 3.10 11655 16379 17220 Linux 3.11 11115 17779 18450 Linux 3.12 11010 17575 18315 Linux 3.13 Git 11010 17488 18705 OpenBenchmarking.org Milliwatts, Fewer Is Better C-Ray 1.1 System Power Consumption Monitor 5K 10K 15K 20K 25K
LAME MP3 Encoding WAV To MP3 OpenBenchmarking.org Performance Per Watt, More Is Better LAME MP3 Encoding 3.99.3 WAV To MP3 Linux 3.7 Linux 3.8 Linux 3.9 Linux 3.10 Linux 3.11 Linux 3.12 Linux 3.13 Git 0.1193 0.2386 0.3579 0.4772 0.5965 0.51 0.52 0.50 0.31 0.53 0.52 0.52
LAME MP3 Encoding WAV To MP3 OpenBenchmarking.org Seconds, Fewer Is Better LAME MP3 Encoding 3.99.3 WAV To MP3 Linux 3.7 Linux 3.8 Linux 3.9 Linux 3.10 Linux 3.11 Linux 3.12 Linux 3.13 Git 11 22 33 44 55 SE +/- 0.03, N = 5 SE +/- 0.02, N = 5 SE +/- 0.04, N = 5 SE +/- 0.04, N = 5 SE +/- 0.02, N = 5 SE +/- 0.04, N = 5 SE +/- 0.02, N = 5 28.98 29.02 29.03 47.03 28.99 28.98 28.98 1. (CC) gcc options: -O3 -fomit-frame-pointer -ffast-math -pipe -lm
C-Ray Total Time OpenBenchmarking.org Performance Per Watt, More Is Better C-Ray 1.1 Total Time Linux 3.7 Linux 3.8 Linux 3.9 Linux 3.10 Linux 3.11 Linux 3.12 Linux 3.13 Git 0.036 0.072 0.108 0.144 0.18 0.15 0.15 0.15 0.10 0.16 0.15 0.15
LAME MP3 Encoding System Power Consumption Monitor Min Avg Max Linux 3.7 10725 14716 15705 Linux 3.8 11010 15232 15975 Linux 3.9 10470 14546 15180 Linux 3.10 11445 14521 15375 Linux 3.11 11160 15367 16065 Linux 3.12 11025 15184 16065 Linux 3.13 Git 10950 15036 15945 OpenBenchmarking.org Milliwatts, Fewer Is Better LAME MP3 Encoding 3.99.3 System Power Consumption Monitor 4K 8K 12K 16K 20K
C-Ray Total Time OpenBenchmarking.org Seconds, Fewer Is Better C-Ray 1.1 Total Time Linux 3.7 Linux 3.8 Linux 3.9 Linux 3.10 Linux 3.11 Linux 3.12 Linux 3.13 Git 40 80 120 160 200 SE +/- 0.05, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.34, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 114.52 114.51 114.53 169.96 114.50 114.45 114.50 1. (CC) gcc options: -lm -lpthread -O3
Xonotic Resolution: 1366 x 768 - Effects Quality: High OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second Per Watt, More Is Better Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1366 x 768 - Effects Quality: High Linux 3.7 Linux 3.8 Linux 3.9 Linux 3.10 Linux 3.11 Linux 3.12 Linux 3.13 Git 0.576 1.152 1.728 2.304 2.88 2.56 2.46 2.56 2.36 2.46 2.36 2.47
Xonotic Resolution: 1366 x 768 - Effects Quality: High OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1366 x 768 - Effects Quality: High Linux 3.7 Linux 3.8 Linux 3.9 Linux 3.10 Linux 3.11 Linux 3.12 Linux 3.13 Git 15 30 45 60 75 SE +/- 0.07, N = 3 SE +/- 0.36, N = 3 SE +/- 0.80, N = 3 SE +/- 0.54, N = 3 SE +/- 0.40, N = 3 SE +/- 0.51, N = 3 SE +/- 1.00, N = 6 67.35 67.10 67.04 66.10 67.31 63.24 65.91 MIN: 30 / MAX: 106 MIN: 38 / MAX: 106 MIN: 40 / MAX: 107 MIN: 37 / MAX: 106 MIN: 40 / MAX: 106 MIN: 37 / MAX: 99 MIN: 38 / MAX: 107
System Power Consumption Monitor Phoronix Test Suite System Monitoring Min Avg Max Linux 3.7 10215 20760 30555 Linux 3.8 10620 21510 32100 Linux 3.9 9915 20594 30915 Linux 3.10 11130 20438 33270 Linux 3.11 10545 21574 32160 Linux 3.12 11010 21399 32160 Linux 3.13 Git 10410 22950 31545 OpenBenchmarking.org Milliwatts System Power Consumption Monitor Phoronix Test Suite System Monitoring 8K 16K 24K 32K 40K
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