Haswell Power 2014 vs. 2015

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Ubuntu 14.10

Processor: Intel Core i7-4558U @ 3.30GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS UX301LAA v1.0, Chipset: Intel Haswell-ULT DRAM, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 2 x 128GB SanDisk SD6SP1M1, Graphics: Intel Haswell-ULT IGP (1200MHz), Audio: Intel Haswell-ULT HD Audio, Monitor: LQ133T1JW14, Network: Intel Wireless 7260

OS: Ubuntu 14.10, Kernel: 3.16.0-23-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.1, Display Server: X Server 1.16.0, Display Driver: intel 2.99.914, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.3.2, Compiler: GCC 4.9.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1440

Compiler Notes: --build=x86_64-linux-gnu --disable-browser-plugin --disable-vtable-verify --disable-werror --enable-checking=release --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-gtk-cairo --enable-java-awt=gtk --enable-java-home --enable-languages=c,c++,java,go,d,fortran,objc,obj-c++ --enable-libstdcxx-debug --enable-libstdcxx-time=yes --enable-multiarch --enable-multilib --enable-nls --enable-objc-gc --enable-plugin --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --host=x86_64-linux-gnu --target=x86_64-linux-gnu --with-abi=m64 --with-arch-32=i686 --with-arch-directory=amd64 --with-multilib-list=m32,m64,mx32 --with-tune=generic -v
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave
Graphics Notes: SNA
System Notes: This was running on battery power.

Ubuntu 15.10

OS: Ubuntu 15.10, Kernel: 4.2.0-16-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity, Display Server: X Server 1.17.2, Display Driver: intel 2.99.917, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 11.0.2, Compiler: GCC 5.2.1 20151010, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1440

Compiler Notes: --build=x86_64-linux-gnu --disable-browser-plugin --disable-vtable-verify --disable-werror --enable-checking=release --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-gtk-cairo --enable-java-awt=gtk --enable-java-home --enable-languages=c,ada,c++,java,go,d,fortran,objc,obj-c++ --enable-libmpx --enable-libstdcxx-debug --enable-libstdcxx-time=yes --enable-multiarch --enable-multilib --enable-nls --enable-objc-gc --enable-plugin --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --host=x86_64-linux-gnu --target=x86_64-linux-gnu --with-abi=m64 --with-arch-32=i686 --with-arch-directory=amd64 --with-default-libstdcxx-abi=new --with-multilib-list=m32,m64,mx32 --with-tune=generic -v
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave
Graphics Notes: SNA
System Notes: This was running on battery power.

Ubuntu 15.10 - Linux 4.4 + Mesa 11.2-dev

OS: Ubuntu 15.10, Kernel: 4.4.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20151223, Desktop: Unity, Display Server: X Server 1.17.2, Display Driver: intel 2.99.917, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 11.2.0-devel (git-41c7912 2015-12-24 wily-oibaf-ppa), Compiler: GCC 5.2.1 20151010, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1440

Haswell Power 2014 vs. 2015ProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioMonitorNetworkOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerDisplay DriverOpenGLCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionUbuntu 14.10Ubuntu 15.10Ubuntu 15.10 - Linux 4.4 + Mesa 11.2-devIntel Core i7-4558U @ 3.30GHz (4 Cores)ASUS UX301LAA v1.0Intel Haswell-ULT DRAM8192MB2 x 128GB SanDisk SD6SP1M1Intel Haswell-ULT IGP (1200MHz)Intel Haswell-ULT HD AudioLQ133T1JW14Intel Wireless 7260Ubuntu 14.103.16.0-23-generic (x86_64)Unity 7.3.1X Server 1.16.0intel 2.99.9143.3 Mesa 10.3.2GCC 4.9.1ext42560x1440Ubuntu 15.104.2.0-16-generic (x86_64)UnityX Server 1.17.2intel 2.99.9173.3 Mesa 11.0.2GCC 5.2.1 201510104.4.0-999-generic (x86_64) 201512233.3 Mesa 11.2.0-devel (git-41c7912 2015-12-24 wily-oibaf-ppa)OpenBenchmarking.orgCompiler Details- Ubuntu 14.10: --build=x86_64-linux-gnu --disable-browser-plugin --disable-vtable-verify --disable-werror --enable-checking=release --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-gtk-cairo --enable-java-awt=gtk --enable-java-home --enable-languages=c,c++,java,go,d,fortran,objc,obj-c++ --enable-libstdcxx-debug --enable-libstdcxx-time=yes --enable-multiarch --enable-multilib --enable-nls --enable-objc-gc --enable-plugin --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --host=x86_64-linux-gnu --target=x86_64-linux-gnu --with-abi=m64 --with-arch-32=i686 --with-arch-directory=amd64 --with-multilib-list=m32,m64,mx32 --with-tune=generic -v - Ubuntu 15.10: --build=x86_64-linux-gnu --disable-browser-plugin --disable-vtable-verify --disable-werror --enable-checking=release --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-gtk-cairo --enable-java-awt=gtk --enable-java-home --enable-languages=c,ada,c++,java,go,d,fortran,objc,obj-c++ --enable-libmpx --enable-libstdcxx-debug --enable-libstdcxx-time=yes --enable-multiarch --enable-multilib --enable-nls --enable-objc-gc --enable-plugin --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --host=x86_64-linux-gnu --target=x86_64-linux-gnu --with-abi=m64 --with-arch-32=i686 --with-arch-directory=amd64 --with-default-libstdcxx-abi=new --with-multilib-list=m32,m64,mx32 --with-tune=generic -v - Ubuntu 15.10 - Linux 4.4 + Mesa 11.2-dev: --build=x86_64-linux-gnu --disable-browser-plugin --disable-vtable-verify --disable-werror --enable-checking=release --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-gtk-cairo --enable-java-awt=gtk --enable-java-home --enable-languages=c,ada,c++,java,go,d,fortran,objc,obj-c++ --enable-libmpx --enable-libstdcxx-debug --enable-libstdcxx-time=yes --enable-multiarch --enable-multilib --enable-nls --enable-objc-gc --enable-plugin --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --host=x86_64-linux-gnu --target=x86_64-linux-gnu --with-abi=m64 --with-arch-32=i686 --with-arch-directory=amd64 --with-default-libstdcxx-abi=new --with-multilib-list=m32,m64,mx32 --with-tune=generic -v Processor Details- Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersaveGraphics Details- SNASystem Details- This was running on battery power.

Ubuntu 14.10Ubuntu 15.10Ubuntu 15.10 - Linux 4.4 + Mesa 11.2-devResult OverviewPhoronix Test Suite100%101%102%102%103%Xonoticx264Timed Linux Kernel CompilationTesseractLAME MP3 Encoding

Ubuntu 14.10Ubuntu 15.10Ubuntu 15.10 - Linux 4.4 + Mesa 11.2-devPer Watt Result OverviewPhoronix Test Suite100%105%111%116%Tesseractx264XonoticMeta Performance Per WattP.W.G.MP.W.G.MP.W.G.MP.W.G.M

Haswell Power 2014 vs. 2015xonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Ultratesseract: 1920 x 1080build-linux-kernel: Time To Compilex264: H.264 Video Encodingencode-mp3: WAV To MP3Ubuntu 14.10Ubuntu 15.10Ubuntu 15.10 - Linux 4.4 + Mesa 11.2-dev26.3728.83255.4185.4313.2127.1928.20260.0986.6313.3527.1228.38261.6687.6913.40OpenBenchmarking.org

System Power Consumption Monitor

MinAvgMaxUbuntu 15.10 - Linux 4.4 + Mesa 11.2-dev83913326451526Ubuntu 15.1084693334552736Ubuntu 14.1081803197651259OpenBenchmarking.orgMilliwattsSystem Power Consumption MonitorPhoronix Test Suite System Monitoring13K26K39K52K65K

Meta Performance Per Watt

OpenBenchmarking.orgPerformance Per Watt, More Is BetterMeta Performance Per WattPerformance Per WattUbuntu 15.10 - Linux 4.4 + Mesa 11.2-devUbuntu 15.10Ubuntu 14.102040608010083.6583.0981.85

Xonotic

MinAvgMaxUbuntu 15.10 - Linux 4.4 + Mesa 11.2-dev256743756245432Ubuntu 15.10256963776446231Ubuntu 14.1096683519542224OpenBenchmarking.orgMilliwatts, Fewer Is BetterXonotic 0.8System Power Consumption Monitor12K24K36K48K60K

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second Per Watt, More Is BetterXonotic 0.8Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: UltraUbuntu 15.10 - Linux 4.4 + Mesa 11.2-devUbuntu 15.10Ubuntu 14.100.16880.33760.50640.67520.8440.720.720.75

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.8Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: UltraUbuntu 15.10 - Linux 4.4 + Mesa 11.2-devUbuntu 15.10Ubuntu 14.10612182430SE +/- 0.38, N = 3SE +/- 0.66, N = 3SE +/- 0.44, N = 327.1227.1926.37MIN: 11 / MAX: 48MIN: 11 / MAX: 49MIN: 11 / MAX: 44

Tesseract

MinAvgMaxUbuntu 15.10 - Linux 4.4 + Mesa 11.2-dev187032987951526Ubuntu 15.10210233127152736Ubuntu 14.10164052645651259OpenBenchmarking.orgMilliwatts, Fewer Is BetterTesseract 2014-05-12System Power Consumption Monitor13K26K39K52K65K

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second Per Watt, More Is BetterTesseract 2014-05-12Resolution: 1920 x 1080Ubuntu 15.10 - Linux 4.4 + Mesa 11.2-devUbuntu 15.10Ubuntu 14.100.24530.49060.73590.98121.22650.950.901.09

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterTesseract 2014-05-12Resolution: 1920 x 1080Ubuntu 15.10 - Linux 4.4 + Mesa 11.2-devUbuntu 15.10Ubuntu 14.10714212835SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.51, N = 328.3828.2028.83

Timed Linux Kernel Compilation

MinAvgMaxUbuntu 15.10 - Linux 4.4 + Mesa 11.2-dev175603113933699Ubuntu 15.10181923135933821Ubuntu 14.10177823116634887OpenBenchmarking.orgMilliwatts, Fewer Is BetterTimed Linux Kernel Compilation 4.3System Power Consumption Monitor8K16K24K32K40K

OpenBenchmarking.orgPerformance Per Watt, More Is BetterTimed Linux Kernel Compilation 4.3Time To CompileUbuntu 15.10 - Linux 4.4 + Mesa 11.2-devUbuntu 15.10Ubuntu 14.10

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterTimed Linux Kernel Compilation 4.3Time To CompileUbuntu 15.10 - Linux 4.4 + Mesa 11.2-devUbuntu 15.10Ubuntu 14.1060120180240300SE +/- 2.19, N = 3SE +/- 1.25, N = 3SE +/- 1.46, N = 3261.66260.09255.41

x264

MinAvgMaxUbuntu 15.10 - Linux 4.4 + Mesa 11.2-dev302033132431934Ubuntu 15.10302363114531845Ubuntu 14.10297143396035986OpenBenchmarking.orgMilliwatts, Fewer Is Betterx264 2015-11-02System Power Consumption Monitor10K20K30K40K50K

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second Per Watt, More Is Betterx264 2015-11-02H.264 Video EncodingUbuntu 15.10 - Linux 4.4 + Mesa 11.2-devUbuntu 15.10Ubuntu 14.100.631.261.892.523.152.802.782.52

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is Betterx264 2015-11-02H.264 Video EncodingUbuntu 15.10 - Linux 4.4 + Mesa 11.2-devUbuntu 15.10Ubuntu 14.1020406080100SE +/- 0.19, N = 5SE +/- 0.28, N = 5SE +/- 0.13, N = 587.6986.6385.431. (CC) gcc options: -ldl -m64 -lm -lpthread -O3 -ffast-math -std=gnu99 -fomit-frame-pointer -fno-tree-vectorize

LAME MP3 Encoding

MinAvgMaxUbuntu 15.10 - Linux 4.4 + Mesa 11.2-dev195692224224297Ubuntu 15.10192802207224209Ubuntu 14.10195912278924153OpenBenchmarking.orgMilliwatts, Fewer Is BetterLAME MP3 Encoding 3.99.3System Power Consumption Monitor6K12K18K24K30K

OpenBenchmarking.orgPerformance Per Watt, More Is BetterLAME MP3 Encoding 3.99.3WAV To MP3Ubuntu 15.10 - Linux 4.4 + Mesa 11.2-devUbuntu 15.10Ubuntu 14.10

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterLAME MP3 Encoding 3.99.3WAV To MP3Ubuntu 15.10 - Linux 4.4 + Mesa 11.2-devUbuntu 15.10Ubuntu 14.103691215SE +/- 0.03, N = 5SE +/- 0.03, N = 5SE +/- 0.01, N = 513.4013.3513.21-funroll-loops-funroll-loops-fomit-frame-pointer1. (CC) gcc options: -O3 -ffast-math -pipe -lm

Ubuntu 14.10

Processor: Intel Core i7-4558U @ 3.30GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS UX301LAA v1.0, Chipset: Intel Haswell-ULT DRAM, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 2 x 128GB SanDisk SD6SP1M1, Graphics: Intel Haswell-ULT IGP (1200MHz), Audio: Intel Haswell-ULT HD Audio, Monitor: LQ133T1JW14, Network: Intel Wireless 7260

OS: Ubuntu 14.10, Kernel: 3.16.0-23-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.1, Display Server: X Server 1.16.0, Display Driver: intel 2.99.914, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.3.2, Compiler: GCC 4.9.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1440

Compiler Notes: --build=x86_64-linux-gnu --disable-browser-plugin --disable-vtable-verify --disable-werror --enable-checking=release --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-gtk-cairo --enable-java-awt=gtk --enable-java-home --enable-languages=c,c++,java,go,d,fortran,objc,obj-c++ --enable-libstdcxx-debug --enable-libstdcxx-time=yes --enable-multiarch --enable-multilib --enable-nls --enable-objc-gc --enable-plugin --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --host=x86_64-linux-gnu --target=x86_64-linux-gnu --with-abi=m64 --with-arch-32=i686 --with-arch-directory=amd64 --with-multilib-list=m32,m64,mx32 --with-tune=generic -v
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave
Graphics Notes: SNA
System Notes: This was running on battery power.

Testing initiated at 24 December 2015 21:34 by user phoronix.

Ubuntu 15.10

Processor: Intel Core i7-4558U @ 3.30GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS UX301LAA v1.0, Chipset: Intel Haswell-ULT DRAM, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 2 x 128GB SanDisk SD6SP1M1, Graphics: Intel Haswell-ULT IGP (1200MHz), Audio: Intel Haswell-ULT HD Audio, Monitor: LQ133T1JW14, Network: Intel Wireless 7260

OS: Ubuntu 15.10, Kernel: 4.2.0-16-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity, Display Server: X Server 1.17.2, Display Driver: intel 2.99.917, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 11.0.2, Compiler: GCC 5.2.1 20151010, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1440

Compiler Notes: --build=x86_64-linux-gnu --disable-browser-plugin --disable-vtable-verify --disable-werror --enable-checking=release --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-gtk-cairo --enable-java-awt=gtk --enable-java-home --enable-languages=c,ada,c++,java,go,d,fortran,objc,obj-c++ --enable-libmpx --enable-libstdcxx-debug --enable-libstdcxx-time=yes --enable-multiarch --enable-multilib --enable-nls --enable-objc-gc --enable-plugin --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --host=x86_64-linux-gnu --target=x86_64-linux-gnu --with-abi=m64 --with-arch-32=i686 --with-arch-directory=amd64 --with-default-libstdcxx-abi=new --with-multilib-list=m32,m64,mx32 --with-tune=generic -v
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave
Graphics Notes: SNA
System Notes: This was running on battery power.

Testing initiated at 25 December 2015 11:31 by user phoronix.

Ubuntu 15.10 - Linux 4.4 + Mesa 11.2-dev

Processor: Intel Core i7-4558U @ 3.30GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS UX301LAA v1.0, Chipset: Intel Haswell-ULT DRAM, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 2 x 128GB SanDisk SD6SP1M1, Graphics: Intel Haswell-ULT IGP (1200MHz), Audio: Intel Haswell-ULT HD Audio, Monitor: LQ133T1JW14, Network: Intel Wireless 7260

OS: Ubuntu 15.10, Kernel: 4.4.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20151223, Desktop: Unity, Display Server: X Server 1.17.2, Display Driver: intel 2.99.917, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 11.2.0-devel (git-41c7912 2015-12-24 wily-oibaf-ppa), Compiler: GCC 5.2.1 20151010, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1440

Compiler Notes: --build=x86_64-linux-gnu --disable-browser-plugin --disable-vtable-verify --disable-werror --enable-checking=release --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-gtk-cairo --enable-java-awt=gtk --enable-java-home --enable-languages=c,ada,c++,java,go,d,fortran,objc,obj-c++ --enable-libmpx --enable-libstdcxx-debug --enable-libstdcxx-time=yes --enable-multiarch --enable-multilib --enable-nls --enable-objc-gc --enable-plugin --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --host=x86_64-linux-gnu --target=x86_64-linux-gnu --with-abi=m64 --with-arch-32=i686 --with-arch-directory=amd64 --with-default-libstdcxx-abi=new --with-multilib-list=m32,m64,mx32 --with-tune=generic -v
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave
Graphics Notes: SNA
System Notes: This was running on battery power.

Testing initiated at 25 December 2015 14:29 by user phoronix.