Linux 3.15 Intel Ultrabook Linux 3.15 kernel benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com.. Linux 3.13: Processor: Intel Core i7-3517U @ 3.00GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS UX32VDA v1.0, Chipset: Intel 3rd Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 2 x 128GB SanDisk SD5SF212, Graphics: Intel HD 4000 512MB (1150MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC269VB, Network: Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6235 OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.13.0-031300-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.0, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: intel 2.99.910, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.1.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Linux 3.14: Processor: Intel Core i7-3517U @ 3.00GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS UX32VDA v1.0, Chipset: Intel 3rd Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 2 x 128GB SanDisk SD5SF212, Graphics: Intel HD 4000 512MB (1150MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC269VB, Network: Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6235 OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.14.0-031400-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.0, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: intel 2.99.910, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.1.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Linux 3.15 Git: Processor: Intel Core i7-3517U @ 3.00GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS UX32VDA v1.0, Chipset: Intel 3rd Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 2 x 128GB SanDisk SD5SF212, Graphics: Intel HD 4000 512MB (1150MHz), Audio: Intel 7 /C210, Network: Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6235 OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.15.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.0, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: intel 2.99.910, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.1.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 FS-Mark 3.3 Test: 1000 Files, 1MB Size Files/s > Higher Is Better Linux 3.13 ..... 54.60 |====================================================== Linux 3.14 ..... 55.40 |======================================================= Linux 3.15 Git . 55.53 |======================================================= FS-Mark 3.3 Test: 1000 Files, 1MB Size Files/s Per Watt > Higher Is Better Linux 3.13 ..... 3.63 |======================================================== Linux 3.14 ..... 3.66 |======================================================== Linux 3.15 Git . 3.65 |======================================================== FS-Mark 3.3 System Power Consumption Monitor Milliwatts < Lower Is Better Linux 3.13 ..... MIN: 11980 AVG: 15047 MAX: 20498 Linux 3.14 ..... MIN: 12076 AVG: 15149 MAX: 19121 Linux 3.15 Git . MIN: 11373 AVG: 15220 MAX: 16583 FS-Mark 3.3 Test: 5000 Files, 1MB Size, 4 Threads Files/s > Higher Is Better Linux 3.13 ..... 136.80 |===================================================== Linux 3.14 ..... 138.40 |====================================================== Linux 3.15 Git . 137.33 |====================================================== FS-Mark 3.3 Test: 5000 Files, 1MB Size, 4 Threads Files/s Per Watt > Higher Is Better Linux 3.13 ..... 9.54 |======================================================= Linux 3.14 ..... 9.65 |======================================================= Linux 3.15 Git . 9.77 |======================================================== FS-Mark 3.3 System Power Consumption Monitor Milliwatts < Lower Is Better Linux 3.13 ..... MIN: 9679 AVG: 14338 MAX: 16220 Linux 3.14 ..... MIN: 9153 AVG: 14347 MAX: 16687 Linux 3.15 Git . MIN: 9842 AVG: 14057 MAX: 16376 FS-Mark 3.3 Test: 4000 Files, 32 Sub Dirs, 1MB Size Files/s > Higher Is Better Linux 3.13 ..... 55.10 |===================================================== Linux 3.14 ..... 54.53 |===================================================== Linux 3.15 Git . 56.93 |======================================================= FS-Mark 3.3 Test: 4000 Files, 32 Sub Dirs, 1MB Size Files/s Per Watt > Higher Is Better Linux 3.13 ..... 4.29 |====================================================== Linux 3.14 ..... 4.28 |====================================================== Linux 3.15 Git . 4.46 |======================================================== FS-Mark 3.3 System Power Consumption Monitor Milliwatts < Lower Is Better Linux 3.13 ..... MIN: 9568 AVG: 12848 MAX: 14185 Linux 3.14 ..... MIN: 9420 AVG: 12748 MAX: 13593 Linux 3.15 Git . MIN: 9664 AVG: 12771 MAX: 13475 Compile Bench 0.6 Test: Compile MB/s > Higher Is Better Linux 3.13 ..... 360.66 |====================================================== Linux 3.14 ..... 334.90 |================================================== Linux 3.15 Git . 336.50 |================================================== Compile Bench 0.6 Test: Compile MB/s Per Watt > Higher Is Better Linux 3.13 ..... 23.90 |======================================================= Linux 3.14 ..... 21.18 |================================================= Linux 3.15 Git . 22.34 |=================================================== Compile Bench 0.6 System Power Consumption Monitor Milliwatts < Lower Is Better Linux 3.13 ..... MIN: 9546 AVG: 15091 MAX: 21223 Linux 3.14 ..... MIN: 11529 AVG: 15811 MAX: 22540 Linux 3.15 Git . MIN: 10781 AVG: 15063 MAX: 22725 Compile Bench 0.6 Test: Initial Create MB/s > Higher Is Better Linux 3.13 ..... 143.81 |========================================= Linux 3.14 ..... 190.94 |====================================================== Linux 3.15 Git . 139.77 |======================================== PostMark 1.51 Disk Transaction Performance TPS > Higher Is Better Linux 3.13 ..... 2345 |============================================ Linux 3.14 ..... 2977 |======================================================== Linux 3.15 Git . 2225 |========================================== PostMark 1.51 Disk Transaction Performance TPS Per Watt > Higher Is Better Linux 3.13 ..... 151.15 |=============================================== Linux 3.14 ..... 174.25 |====================================================== Linux 3.15 Git . 155.87 |================================================ PostMark 1.51 System Power Consumption Monitor Milliwatts < Lower Is Better Linux 3.13 ..... MIN: 10863 AVG: 15515 MAX: 20091 Linux 3.14 ..... MIN: 9901 AVG: 17084 MAX: 19698 Linux 3.15 Git . MIN: 9671 AVG: 14274 MAX: 14881 OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 3.13 ..... 30.10 |======================================================= Linux 3.14 ..... 30.13 |======================================================= Linux 3.15 Git . 30.23 |======================================================= OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better Linux 3.13 ..... MIN: 4.0 AVG: 33.2 MAX: 71.0 Linux 3.14 ..... MIN: 4.0 AVG: 33.2 MAX: 68.0 Linux 3.15 Git . MIN: 4.0 AVG: 33.0 MAX: 71.0 OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second Per Watt > Higher Is Better Linux 3.13 ..... 0.88 |====================================================== Linux 3.14 ..... 0.91 |======================================================== Linux 3.15 Git . 0.91 |======================================================== OpenArena 0.8.8 System Power Consumption Monitor Milliwatts < Lower Is Better Linux 3.13 ..... MIN: 10123 AVG: 34202 MAX: 36104 Linux 3.14 ..... MIN: 10537 AVG: 33213 MAX: 34735 Linux 3.15 Git . MIN: 9945 AVG: 33239 MAX: 35009 Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Low Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 3.13 ..... 111.13 |====================================================== Linux 3.14 ..... 106.11 |==================================================== Linux 3.15 Git . 110.61 |====================================================== Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Low Frames Per Second Per Watt > Higher Is Better Linux 3.13 ..... 3.72 |======================================================= Linux 3.14 ..... 3.64 |====================================================== Linux 3.15 Git . 3.81 |======================================================== Xonotic 0.7 System Power Consumption Monitor Milliwatts < Lower Is Better Linux 3.13 ..... MIN: 12076 AVG: 29843 MAX: 34025 Linux 3.14 ..... MIN: 12720 AVG: 29173 MAX: 33388 Linux 3.15 Git . MIN: 11359 AVG: 28998 MAX: 33100 Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: High Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 3.13 ..... 59.11 |======================================================= Linux 3.14 ..... 58.51 |====================================================== Linux 3.15 Git . 58.60 |======================================================= Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: High Frames Per Second Per Watt > Higher Is Better Linux 3.13 ..... 1.88 |====================================================== Linux 3.14 ..... 1.93 |======================================================== Linux 3.15 Git . 1.94 |======================================================== Xonotic 0.7 System Power Consumption Monitor Milliwatts < Lower Is Better Linux 3.13 ..... MIN: 13327 AVG: 31518 MAX: 35786 Linux 3.14 ..... MIN: 10678 AVG: 30353 MAX: 34809 Linux 3.15 Git . MIN: 11640 AVG: 30273 MAX: 34950 Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 3.13 ..... 40.09 |======================================================= Linux 3.14 ..... 39.99 |======================================================= Linux 3.15 Git . 39.84 |======================================================= Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultra Frames Per Second Per Watt > Higher Is Better Linux 3.13 ..... 1.27 |====================================================== Linux 3.14 ..... 1.31 |======================================================== Linux 3.15 Git . 1.30 |======================================================== Xonotic 0.7 System Power Consumption Monitor Milliwatts < Lower Is Better Linux 3.13 ..... MIN: 11795 AVG: 31487 MAX: 36556 Linux 3.14 ..... MIN: 10870 AVG: 30513 MAX: 35150 Linux 3.15 Git . MIN: 12668 AVG: 30533 MAX: 35453 Timed Apache Compilation 2.4.7 Time To Compile Seconds < Lower Is Better Linux 3.13 ..... 74.29 |======================================================= Linux 3.14 ..... 68.02 |================================================== Linux 3.15 Git . 69.11 |=================================================== Timed Apache Compilation 2.4.7 Time To Compile Performance Per Watt > Higher Is Better Linux 3.13 ..... 0.31 |================================================== Linux 3.14 ..... 0.35 |======================================================== Linux 3.15 Git . 0.33 |===================================================== Timed Apache Compilation 2.4.7 System Power Consumption Monitor Milliwatts < Lower Is Better Linux 3.13 ..... MIN: 11233 AVG: 23164 MAX: 29814 Linux 3.13 ..... MIN: 11662 AVG: 25136 MAX: 27335 Linux 3.14 ..... MIN: 2123 AVG: 23574 MAX: 29082 Linux 3.14 ..... MIN: 11011 AVG: 24673 MAX: 26595 Linux 3.15 Git . MIN: 11211 AVG: 22679 MAX: 29222 Linux 3.15 Git . MIN: 4753 AVG: 23975 MAX: 26536 Open Porous Media 2013-11-26 OPM Benchmark: Upscale-Relperm Seconds < Lower Is Better Linux 3.13 ..... 82.57 |======================================================= Linux 3.14 ..... 81.09 |====================================================== Linux 3.15 Git . 82.25 |======================================================= Open Porous Media 2013-11-26 OPM Benchmark: Upscale-Relperm Performance Per Watt > Higher Is Better Linux 3.13 ..... 0.41 |======================================================== Linux 3.14 ..... 0.40 |======================================================= Linux 3.15 Git . 0.40 |======================================================= Open Porous Media 2013-11-26 System Power Consumption Monitor Milliwatts < Lower Is Better Linux 3.13 ..... MIN: 11980 AVG: 33584 MAX: 36844 Linux 3.14 ..... MIN: 10678 AVG: 32734 MAX: 35712 Linux 3.15 Git . MIN: 11477 AVG: 32515 MAX: 35838 Apache Benchmark 2.4.7 Static Web Page Serving Requests Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 3.13 ..... 15593.00 |================================================== Linux 3.14 ..... 16136.28 |==================================================== Linux 3.15 Git . 15514.60 |================================================== Apache Benchmark 2.4.7 Static Web Page Serving Requests Per Second Per Watt > Higher Is Better Linux 3.13 ..... 620.34 |=================================================== Linux 3.14 ..... 654.00 |====================================================== Linux 3.15 Git . 647.12 |===================================================== System Power Consumption Monitor Phoronix Test Suite System Monitoring Milliwatts Linux 3.13 ..... MIN: 9235 AVG: 24258 MAX: 36844 Linux 3.14 ..... MIN: 2123 AVG: 24396 MAX: 35712 Linux 3.15 Git . MIN: 4753 AVG: 23872 MAX: 35838