SUSE Linux 42.1 Leap Kernel Tests
OpenSUSE kernel benchmarks of 42.1 Leap. My old results compared to some tests done on the GM release of Leap. Tests by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com.


4.1.6-10-desktop: 

	Processor: Intel Xeon E5-2687W v3 @ 3.50GHz (20 Cores), Motherboard: MSI X99S SLI PLUS (MS-7885) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Haswell-E DMI2, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 80GB INTEL SSDSCKGW08, Graphics: AMD FirePro V7900 2048MB, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: ASUS PB278, Network: Intel Connection

	OS: SUSE LINUX 42.1beta1, Kernel: 4.1.6-10-desktop (x86_64), Desktop: KDE Frameworks 5, Display Server: X Server 1.17.2, Display Driver: radeon 7.5.0, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.6.6 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.8.5, File-System: xfs, Screen Resolution: 2560x1440

4.1.6-10-default: 

	Processor: Intel Xeon E5-2687W v3 @ 3.50GHz (20 Cores), Motherboard: MSI X99S SLI PLUS (MS-7885) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Haswell-E DMI2, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 80GB INTEL SSDSCKGW08, Graphics: AMD FirePro V7900 2048MB, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: ASUS PB278, Network: Intel Connection

	OS: SUSE LINUX 42.1beta1, Kernel: 4.1.6-10-default (x86_64), Desktop: KDE Frameworks 5, Display Server: X Server 1.17.2, Display Driver: radeon 7.5.0, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.6.6 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.8.5, File-System: xfs, Screen Resolution: 2560x1440

4.1.6-10-debug: 

	Processor: Intel Xeon E5-2687W v3 @ 3.50GHz (20 Cores), Motherboard: MSI X99S SLI PLUS (MS-7885) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Haswell-E DMI2, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 80GB INTEL SSDSCKGW08, Graphics: AMD FirePro V7900 2048MB, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: ASUS PB278, Network: Intel Connection

	OS: SUSE LINUX 42.1beta1, Kernel: 4.1.6-10-debug (x86_64), Desktop: KDE Frameworks 5, Display Server: X Server 1.17.2, Display Driver: radeon 7.5.0, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.6.6 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.8.5, File-System: xfs, Screen Resolution: 2560x1440

4.1.6-10-vanilla: 

	Processor: Intel Xeon E5-2687W v3 @ 3.50GHz (20 Cores), Motherboard: MSI X99S SLI PLUS (MS-7885) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Haswell-E DMI2, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 80GB INTEL SSDSCKGW08, Graphics: AMD FirePro V7900 2048MB, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: ASUS PB278, Network: Intel Connection

	OS: SUSE LINUX 42.1beta1, Kernel: 4.1.6-10-vanilla (x86_64), Desktop: KDE Frameworks 5, Display Server: X Server 1.17.2, Display Driver: radeon 7.5.0, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.6.6 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.8.5, File-System: xfs, Screen Resolution: 2560x1440

openSUSE 42.1: 

	Processor: Intel Xeon E5-2687W v3 @ 3.50GHz (20 Cores), Motherboard: MSI X99S SLI PLUS (MS-7885) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Xeon E7 v3/Xeon, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 80GB INTEL SSDSCKGW08, Graphics: AMD FirePro V7900 2048MB, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: ASUS PB278, Network: Intel Connection

	OS: SUSE LINUX 42.1, Kernel: 4.1.12-1-default (x86_64), Desktop: KDE Frameworks 5, Display Server: X Server 1.17.2, Display Driver: radeon 7.5.0, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 11.0.2 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.8.5, File-System: xfs, Screen Resolution: 2560x1440


Xonotic 0.8
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: High
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
4.1.6-10-desktop . 119.65 |====================================================
4.1.6-10-default . 109.65 |================================================
4.1.6-10-debug ... 109.58 |================================================
4.1.6-10-vanilla . 109.69 |================================================
openSUSE 42.1 .... 113.74 |=================================================


Xonotic 0.8
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultimate
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
4.1.6-10-desktop . 69.94 |=====================================================
4.1.6-10-default . 67.88 |===================================================
4.1.6-10-debug ... 68.76 |====================================================
4.1.6-10-vanilla . 67.57 |===================================================
openSUSE 42.1 .... 68.74 |====================================================


VP8 libvpx Encoding 1.3.0
vpxenc
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
4.1.6-10-desktop . 37.99 |=====================================================
4.1.6-10-default . 37.65 |=====================================================
4.1.6-10-debug ... 37.62 |====================================================
4.1.6-10-vanilla . 34.97 |=================================================
openSUSE 42.1 .... 36.38 |===================================================


x264 2014-08-30
H.264 Video Encoding
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
4.1.6-10-desktop . 332.66 |====================================================
4.1.6-10-default . 333.23 |====================================================
4.1.6-10-debug ... 323.72 |===================================================
4.1.6-10-vanilla . 323.15 |==================================================
openSUSE 42.1 .... 331.69 |====================================================


John The Ripper 1.8.0
Test: Blowfish
Real C/S > Higher Is Better
4.1.6-10-desktop . 6917  |==========================
4.1.6-10-default . 14063 |=====================================================
4.1.6-10-debug ... 13968 |====================================================
4.1.6-10-vanilla . 14047 |=====================================================
openSUSE 42.1 .... 14102 |=====================================================


John The Ripper 1.8.0
Test: Traditional DES
Real C/S > Higher Is Better
4.1.6-10-desktop . 9203500  |=====================
4.1.6-10-default . 21632000 |==================================================
4.1.6-10-debug ... 21761000 |==================================================
4.1.6-10-vanilla . 21712333 |==================================================
openSUSE 42.1 .... 21637333 |==================================================


John The Ripper 1.8.0
Test: MD5
Real C/S > Higher Is Better
4.1.6-10-desktop . 72233  |=====================
4.1.6-10-default . 179505 |====================================================
4.1.6-10-debug ... 179065 |====================================================
4.1.6-10-vanilla . 179864 |====================================================
openSUSE 42.1 .... 179984 |====================================================


PostMark 1.51
Disk Transaction Performance
TPS > Higher Is Better
4.1.6-10-desktop . 4098 |======================================================
4.1.6-10-default . 3788 |==================================================
4.1.6-10-debug ... 3425 |=============================================
4.1.6-10-vanilla . 3641 |================================================
openSUSE 42.1 .... 4099 |======================================================


Timed Linux Kernel Compilation 3.18-rc6
Time To Compile
Seconds < Lower Is Better
4.1.6-10-desktop . 50.23 |=====================================================
4.1.6-10-default . 48.95 |====================================================
4.1.6-10-debug ... 48.55 |===================================================
4.1.6-10-vanilla . 48.21 |===================================================
openSUSE 42.1 .... 48.99 |====================================================


C-Ray 1.1
Total Time
Seconds < Lower Is Better
4.1.6-10-desktop . 11.14 |====================================================
4.1.6-10-default . 10.82 |===================================================
4.1.6-10-debug ... 11.22 |=====================================================
4.1.6-10-vanilla . 11.29 |=====================================================
openSUSE 42.1 .... 10.83 |===================================================