Linux 4.0 Intel Xeon GTX TITAN A Kernel comparison via the Phoronix Test Suite. Linux 3.16: Processor: Intel Xeon E5-2687W v3 @ 3.50GHz (20 Cores), Motherboard: MSI X99S SLI PLUS (MS-7885) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Xeon E5 v3/Core, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 80GB INTEL SSDSCKGW08, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN 6144MB (836/3004MHz), Audio: Intel C610/X99, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 15.04, Kernel: 3.16.0-031600-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.2, Display Server: X Server 1.17.1, Display Driver: NVIDIA 349.16, OpenGL: 4.4.0, Compiler: GCC 4.9.2 + Clang 3.6.0-2ubuntu1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1440 Linux 3.17: Processor: Intel Xeon E5-2687W v3 @ 3.50GHz (20 Cores), Motherboard: MSI X99S SLI PLUS (MS-7885) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Xeon E5 v3/Core, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 80GB INTEL SSDSCKGW08, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN 6144MB (836/3004MHz), Audio: Intel C610/X99, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 15.04, Kernel: 3.17.0-031700-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.2, Display Server: X Server 1.17.1, Display Driver: NVIDIA 349.16, OpenGL: 4.4.0, Compiler: GCC 4.9.2 + Clang 3.6.0-2ubuntu1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1440 Linux 3.18: Processor: Intel Xeon E5-2687W v3 @ 3.50GHz (20 Cores), Motherboard: MSI X99S SLI PLUS (MS-7885) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Xeon E5 v3/Core, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 80GB INTEL SSDSCKGW08, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN 6144MB (836/3004MHz), Audio: Intel C610/X99, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 15.04, Kernel: 3.18.0-031800-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.2, Display Server: X Server 1.17.1, Display Driver: NVIDIA 349.16, OpenGL: 4.4.0, Compiler: GCC 4.9.2 + Clang 3.6.0-2ubuntu1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1440 Linux 3.19: Processor: Intel Xeon E5-2687W v3 @ 3.50GHz (20 Cores), Motherboard: MSI X99S SLI PLUS (MS-7885) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Xeon E5 v3/Core, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 80GB INTEL SSDSCKGW08, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN 6144MB (836/3004MHz), Audio: Intel C610/X99, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 15.04, Kernel: 3.19.0-031900-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.2, Display Server: X Server 1.17.1, Display Driver: NVIDIA 349.16, OpenGL: 4.4.0, Compiler: GCC 4.9.2 + Clang 3.6.0-2ubuntu1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1440 Linux 4.0: Processor: Intel Xeon E5-2687W v3 @ 3.50GHz (20 Cores), Motherboard: MSI X99S SLI PLUS (MS-7885) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Xeon E5 v3/Core, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 80GB INTEL SSDSCKGW08, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN 6144MB (836/3004MHz), Audio: Intel C610/X99, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 15.04, Kernel: 4.0.0-040000-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.2, Display Server: X Server 1.17.1, Display Driver: NVIDIA 349.16, OpenGL: 4.4.0, Compiler: GCC 4.9.2 + Clang 3.6.0-2ubuntu1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1440 Timed Linux Kernel Compilation 3.18-rc6 Time To Compile Seconds < Lower Is Better Linux 3.16 . 56.33 |==================================== Linux 3.17 . 64.02 |======================================== Linux 3.18 . 93.27 |=========================================================== Linux 3.19 . 92.48 |=========================================================== Linux 4.0 .. 55.92 |=================================== PostMark 1.51 Disk Transaction Performance TPS > Higher Is Better Linux 3.16 . 4746 |===================================================== Linux 3.17 . 5139 |========================================================== Linux 3.18 . 4967 |======================================================== Linux 3.19 . 5245 |=========================================================== Linux 4.0 .. 5357 |============================================================ Flexible IO Tester 2.1.13 Type: Random Read - IO Engine: POSIX AIO - Buffered: Yes - Direct: No - Block Size: 4KB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory - Result: MB/s MB/s > Higher Is Better Linux 3.16 . 19.96 |====================================================== Linux 3.17 . 19.87 |===================================================== Linux 3.18 . 20.28 |======================================================= Linux 3.19 . 20.18 |====================================================== Linux 4.0 .. 21.92 |=========================================================== x264 2014-08-30 H.264 Video Encoding Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 3.16 . 336.59 |========================================================== Linux 3.17 . 307.60 |===================================================== Linux 3.18 . 310.44 |===================================================== Linux 3.19 . 305.63 |===================================================== Linux 4.0 .. 321.54 |======================================================= FFmpeg 2.1.1 H.264 HD To NTSC DV Seconds < Lower Is Better Linux 3.16 . 25.91 |======================================================= Linux 3.17 . 27.41 |========================================================== Linux 3.18 . 27.27 |========================================================== Linux 3.19 . 27.69 |=========================================================== Linux 4.0 .. 25.99 |======================================================= Compile Bench 0.6 Test: Compile MB/s > Higher Is Better Linux 3.16 . 830.59 |====================================================== Linux 3.17 . 840.89 |======================================================= Linux 3.18 . 835.74 |======================================================= Linux 3.19 . 885.84 |========================================================== Linux 4.0 .. 849.02 |======================================================== Xonotic 0.8 Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Effects Quality: Low Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 3.16 . 362.48 |========================================================= Linux 3.17 . 361.13 |======================================================== Linux 3.18 . 355.55 |======================================================= Linux 3.19 . 371.59 |========================================================== Linux 4.0 .. 366.48 |========================================================= Unigine Valley 1.0 Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Mode: Fullscreen Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 3.16 . 49.33 |=========================================================== Linux 3.17 . 49.20 |=========================================================== Linux 3.18 . 48.34 |========================================================== Linux 3.19 . 49.09 |=========================================================== Linux 4.0 .. 48.83 |========================================================== Xonotic 0.8 Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Effects Quality: Ultimate Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 3.16 . 223.17 |========================================================== Linux 3.17 . 221.03 |========================================================= Linux 3.18 . 220.88 |========================================================= Linux 3.19 . 222.62 |========================================================== Linux 4.0 .. 218.94 |========================================================= GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Plot3D - Resolution: 2560 x 1440 Points > Higher Is Better Linux 3.16 . 59985 |========================================================== Linux 3.17 . 60541 |=========================================================== Linux 3.18 . 60428 |=========================================================== Linux 3.19 . 60116 |=========================================================== Linux 4.0 .. 59403 |========================================================== LAME MP3 Encoding 3.99.3 WAV To MP3 Seconds < Lower Is Better Linux 3.16 . 13.03 |=========================================================== Linux 3.17 . 12.98 |=========================================================== Linux 3.18 . 12.86 |========================================================== Linux 3.19 . 13.00 |=========================================================== Linux 4.0 .. 12.92 |=========================================================== Unigine Tropics 1.3 Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Mode: Fullscreen Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 3.16 . 161.93 |========================================================== Linux 3.17 . 161.17 |========================================================== Linux 3.18 . 160.19 |========================================================= Linux 3.19 . 160.39 |========================================================= Linux 4.0 .. 160.41 |========================================================= FS-Mark 3.3 Test: 4000 Files, 32 Sub Dirs, 1MB Size Files/s > Higher Is Better Linux 3.16 . 34.80 |========================================================== Linux 3.17 . 35.13 |=========================================================== Linux 3.18 . 34.90 |=========================================================== Linux 3.19 . 34.77 |========================================================== Linux 4.0 .. 34.83 |========================================================== Flexible IO Tester 2.1.13 Type: Sequential Read - IO Engine: POSIX AIO - Buffered: Yes - Direct: No - Block Size: 4KB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory - Result: MB/s MB/s > Higher Is Better Linux 3.16 . 345.71 |========================================================== Linux 3.17 . 346.79 |========================================================== Linux 3.18 . 346.85 |========================================================== Linux 3.19 . 347.98 |========================================================== Linux 4.0 .. 347.05 |========================================================== GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Triangle - Resolution: 2560 x 1440 Points > Higher Is Better Linux 3.16 . 263418 |========================================================== Linux 3.17 . 262594 |========================================================== Linux 3.18 . 263352 |========================================================== Linux 3.19 . 262878 |========================================================== Linux 4.0 .. 264215 |========================================================== GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Furmark - Resolution: 2560 x 1440 Points > Higher Is Better Linux 3.16 . 3713 |============================================================ Linux 3.17 . 3707 |============================================================ Linux 3.18 . 3709 |============================================================ Linux 3.19 . 3703 |============================================================ Linux 4.0 .. 3706 |============================================================ Compile Bench 0.6 Test: Read Compiled Tree MB/s > Higher Is Better Linux 3.16 . 2188.24 |====================================================== Linux 3.17 . 2299.22 |========================================================= Linux 3.18 . 2250.20 |======================================================== Linux 3.19 . 2175.75 |====================================================== Linux 4.0 .. 2247.84 |======================================================== Compile Bench 0.6 Test: Initial Create MB/s > Higher Is Better Linux 3.16 . 291.61 |========================================================== Linux 3.17 . 278.28 |======================================================= Linux 3.18 . 277.66 |======================================================= Linux 3.19 . 282.25 |======================================================== Linux 4.0 .. 273.87 |====================================================== FS-Mark 3.3 Test: 5000 Files, 1MB Size, 4 Threads Files/s > Higher Is Better Linux 3.16 . 110.80 |========================================================== Linux 3.17 . 111.47 |========================================================== Linux 3.18 . 105.33 |======================================================= Linux 3.19 . 96.13 |================================================== Linux 4.0 .. 111.33 |========================================================== FS-Mark 3.3 Test: 1000 Files, 1MB Size Files/s > Higher Is Better Linux 3.16 . 35.13 |========================================================== Linux 3.17 . 35.57 |=========================================================== Linux 3.18 . 34.03 |======================================================== Linux 3.19 . 33.62 |======================================================== Linux 4.0 .. 33.48 |======================================================== Flexible IO Tester 2.1.13 Type: Sequential Write - IO Engine: POSIX AIO - Buffered: Yes - Direct: No - Block Size: 4KB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory - Result: MB/s MB/s > Higher Is Better Linux 3.16 . 100.00 |====================== Linux 3.17 . 93.15 |===================== Linux 3.18 . 122.40 |============================ Linux 3.19 . 255.36 |========================================================= Linux 4.0 .. 257.88 |========================================================== Flexible IO Tester 2.1.13 Type: Random Write - IO Engine: POSIX AIO - Buffered: Yes - Direct: No - Block Size: 4KB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory - Result: MB/s MB/s > Higher Is Better Linux 3.16 . 89.73 |======================== Linux 3.17 . 117.01 |=============================== Linux 3.18 . 216.43 |========================================================== Linux 3.19 . 82.68 |====================== Linux 4.0 .. 91.11 |========================