Intel Linux Power Use
Intel Core i7-4770K testing with a ECS Z87H3-A2X EXTREME v1.0 and Intel HD 4600 on Ubuntu 14.04 via the Phoronix Test Suite.


Linux 3.9: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z87H3-A2X EXTREME v1.0, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 150GB Western Digital WD1500HLHX-0 + 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: Intel HD 4600 (1250MHz), Audio: Intel Haswell HDMI, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411

	OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.9.0-030900-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.2, Display Server: X Server 1.14.4, Display Driver: intel 2.99.904, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.0.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Linux 3.12: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K @ 4.40GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z87H3-A2X EXTREME v1.0, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 150GB Western Digital WD1500HLHX-0 + 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: Intel HD 4600 (1250MHz), Audio: Intel Haswell HDMI, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411

	OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.12.0-031200-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.2, Display Server: X Server 1.14.4, Display Driver: intel 2.99.904, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.0.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Linux 3.13 Git: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K @ 4.40GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z87H3-A2X EXTREME v1.0, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 150GB Western Digital WD1500HLHX-0 + 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: Intel HD 4600 (1250MHz), Audio: Intel Haswell HDMI, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411

	OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.13.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.2, Display Server: X Server 1.14.4, Display Driver: intel 2.99.904, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.0.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080


C-Ray 1.1
Total Time
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Linux 3.9 ...... 19.24 |=======================================================
Linux 3.12 ..... 19.23 |=======================================================
Linux 3.13 Git . 19.25 |=======================================================


C-Ray 1.1
Total Time
Performance Per Watt > Higher Is Better
Linux 3.9 ...... 6.38 |===================================================
Linux 3.12 ..... 7.01 |========================================================
Linux 3.13 Git . 6.33 |===================================================


C-Ray 1.1
System Power Consumption Monitor
Watts < Lower Is Better
Linux 3.9 ...... MIN: 53   AVG: 123  MAX: 136 
Linux 3.12 ..... MIN: 133  AVG: 135  MAX: 137 
Linux 3.13 Git . MIN: 55   AVG: 122  MAX: 137 


OpenArena 0.8.5
Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Linux 3.9 ...... 131.10 |===================================================
Linux 3.12 ..... 137.47 |=====================================================
Linux 3.13 Git . 139.40 |======================================================


OpenArena 0.8.5
Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Frames Per Second Per Watt > Higher Is Better
Linux 3.9 .. 1.73 |=========================================================
Linux 3.12 . 1.82 |============================================================


OpenArena 0.8.5
System Power Consumption Monitor
Watts < Lower Is Better
Linux 3.9 .. MIN: 58  AVG: 76  MAX: 79 
Linux 3.12 . MIN: 54  AVG: 76  MAX: 84 


Xonotic 0.7
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: High
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Linux 3.9 ...... 53.02 |=====================================================
Linux 3.12 ..... 55.04 |=======================================================
Linux 3.13 Git . 54.82 |=======================================================


Xonotic 0.7
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: High
Frames Per Second Per Watt > Higher Is Better
Linux 3.9 ...... 0.66 |========================================================
Linux 3.12 ..... 0.65 |=======================================================
Linux 3.13 Git . 0.65 |=======================================================


Xonotic 0.7
System Power Consumption Monitor
Watts < Lower Is Better
Linux 3.9 ...... MIN: 54  AVG: 80  MAX: 82 
Linux 3.12 ..... MIN: 70  AVG: 85  MAX: 87 
Linux 3.13 Git . MIN: 53  AVG: 85  MAX: 87 


LAME MP3 Encoding 3.99.3
WAV To MP3
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Linux 3.9 ...... 10.90 |=======================================================
Linux 3.12 ..... 10.86 |=======================================================
Linux 3.13 Git . 10.93 |=======================================================


x264 2013-06-08
H.264 Video Encoding
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Linux 3.9 ...... 209.94 |======================================================
Linux 3.12 ..... 209.16 |======================================================
Linux 3.13 Git . 204.48 |=====================================================


System Power Consumption Monitor
Phoronix Test Suite System Monitoring
Watts
Linux 3.9 ...... MIN: 53  AVG: 81   MAX: 136 
Linux 3.12 ..... MIN: 53  AVG: 84   MAX: 142 
Linux 3.13 Git . MIN: 53  AVG: 82   MAX: 139 


LAME MP3 Encoding 3.99.3
WAV To MP3
Performance Per Watt > Higher Is Better
Linux 3.12 ..... 7.09 |========================================================
Linux 3.13 Git . 6.78 |======================================================


LAME MP3 Encoding 3.99.3
System Power Consumption Monitor
Watts < Lower Is Better
Linux 3.12 ..... MIN: 76  AVG: 77  MAX: 78 
Linux 3.13 Git . MIN: 54  AVG: 74  MAX: 78 


x264 2013-06-08
H.264 Video Encoding
Frames Per Second Per Watt > Higher Is Better
Linux 3.12 ..... 1.79 |=================================================
Linux 3.13 Git . 2.03 |========================================================


x264 2013-06-08
System Power Consumption Monitor
Watts < Lower Is Better
Linux 3.12 ..... MIN: 71  AVG: 117  MAX: 142 
Linux 3.13 Git . MIN: 55  AVG: 101  MAX: 137