Intel Linux Kernel Tests
Benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com.


Intel Compute Stick: Linux 3.19: 

	Processor: Intel Atom Z3735F @ 1.83GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: Intel STCK1A32WFCR, Chipset: Intel Atom Z36xxx/Z37xxx, Memory: 2048MB, Disk: 31GB S10032, Graphics: Intel Atom Z36xxx/Z37xxx & Display (645MHz), Monitor: VE228

	OS: Ubuntu 15.04, Kernel: 3.19.0-18-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.2, Display Server: X Server 1.17.1, Display Driver: intel 2.99.917, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.5.2, Compiler: GCC 4.9.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Intel Compute Stick: Linux 4.0: 

	Processor: Intel Atom Z3735F @ 1.83GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: Intel STCK1A32WFCR, Chipset: Intel Atom Z36xxx/Z37xxx, Memory: 2048MB, Disk: 31GB S10032, Graphics: Intel Atom Z36xxx/Z37xxx & Display (645MHz), Monitor: VE228

	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: intel 2.99.917, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.5.2, Compiler: GCC 4.9.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Intel Compute Stick: Linux 4.1 Git: 

	Processor: Intel Atom Z3735F @ 1.83GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: Intel STCK1A32WFCR, Chipset: Intel Atom Z36xxx/Z37xxx, Memory: 2048MB, Disk: 31GB S10032, Graphics: Intel Atom Z36xxx/Z37xxx & Display (645MHz), Monitor: VE228

	OS: Ubuntu 15.04, Kernel: 4.1.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20150527, Desktop: Unity 7.3.2, Display Server: X Server 1.17.1, Display Driver: intel 2.99.917, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.5.2, Compiler: GCC 4.9.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080


Tesseract 2014-05-12
Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Intel Compute Stick: Linux 3.19 .... 9.45  |==============================
Intel Compute Stick: Linux 4.0 ..... 9.89  |===============================
Intel Compute Stick: Linux 4.1 Git . 11.18 |===================================


Xonotic 0.8
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Low
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Intel Compute Stick: Linux 3.19 .... 25.10 |============================
Intel Compute Stick: Linux 4.0 ..... 29.62 |=================================
Intel Compute Stick: Linux 4.1 Git . 31.20 |===================================


GpuTest 0.7.0
Test: Plot3D - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen
Points > Higher Is Better
Intel Compute Stick: Linux 3.19 .... 1176 |========================
Intel Compute Stick: Linux 4.0 ..... 1777 |====================================
Intel Compute Stick: Linux 4.1 Git . 1742 |===================================


Gcrypt Library 1.4.4
CAMELLIA256-ECB Cipher
Microseconds < Lower Is Better
Intel Compute Stick: Linux 3.19 .... 7453 |====================================
Intel Compute Stick: Linux 4.0 ..... 6057 |=============================
Intel Compute Stick: Linux 4.1 Git . 6030 |=============================


John The Ripper 1.8.0
Test: Blowfish
Real C/S > Higher Is Better
Intel Compute Stick: Linux 3.19 .... 551 |======================
Intel Compute Stick: Linux 4.0 ..... 891 |====================================
Intel Compute Stick: Linux 4.1 Git . 908 |=====================================


x264 2014-08-30
H.264 Video Encoding
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Intel Compute Stick: Linux 3.19 .... 15.54 |============================
Intel Compute Stick: Linux 4.0 ..... 19.06 |==================================
Intel Compute Stick: Linux 4.1 Git . 19.69 |===================================


GraphicsMagick 1.3.19
Operation: HWB Color Space
Iterations Per Minute > Higher Is Better
Intel Compute Stick: Linux 3.19 .... 30 |========================
Intel Compute Stick: Linux 4.0 ..... 42 |=================================
Intel Compute Stick: Linux 4.1 Git . 48 |======================================


Himeno Benchmark 3.0
Poisson Pressure Solver
MFLOPS > Higher Is Better
Intel Compute Stick: Linux 3.19 .... 380.33 |============================
Intel Compute Stick: Linux 4.0 ..... 417.83 |===============================
Intel Compute Stick: Linux 4.1 Git . 464.49 |==================================


C-Ray 1.1
Total Time
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Intel Compute Stick: Linux 3.19 .... 184.44 |==================================
Intel Compute Stick: Linux 4.0 ..... 171.89 |================================
Intel Compute Stick: Linux 4.1 Git . 171.95 |================================


Smallpt 1.0
Global Illumination Renderer; 100 Samples
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Intel Compute Stick: Linux 3.19 .... 671 |=====================================
Intel Compute Stick: Linux 4.0 ..... 626 |===================================
Intel Compute Stick: Linux 4.1 Git . 627 |===================================


Stockfish 2014-11-26
Total Time
ms < Lower Is Better
Intel Compute Stick: Linux 3.19 .... 24418 |===================================
Intel Compute Stick: Linux 4.0 ..... 21388 |===============================
Intel Compute Stick: Linux 4.1 Git . 16000 |=======================


FLAC Audio Encoding 1.3.1
WAV To FLAC
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Intel Compute Stick: Linux 3.19 .... 39.35 |===================================
Intel Compute Stick: Linux 4.0 ..... 34.73 |===============================
Intel Compute Stick: Linux 4.1 Git . 36.66 |=================================


LAME MP3 Encoding 3.99.3
WAV To MP3
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Intel Compute Stick: Linux 3.19 .... 82.05 |===================================
Intel Compute Stick: Linux 4.0 ..... 55.77 |========================
Intel Compute Stick: Linux 4.1 Git . 55.99 |========================


OpenSSL 1.0.1g
RSA 4096-bit Performance
Signs Per Second > Higher Is Better
Intel Compute Stick: Linux 3.19 .... 60.73 |=================================
Intel Compute Stick: Linux 4.0 ..... 65.27 |===================================
Intel Compute Stick: Linux 4.1 Git . 65.20 |===================================