Linux 3.5 To Linux 4.5-rc1 Kernel Benchmarks
20 Linux kernels benchmarked. Tests by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com.


Linux 3.5: 

	Processor: Intel Xeon E5-2687W v3 @ 3.10GHz (20 Cores), Motherboard: MSI X99S SLI PLUS (MS-7885) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Xeon E7 v3/Xeon, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: PNY CS1211 120GB + 80GB INTEL SSDSCKGW08, Graphics: LLVMpipe, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Network: Intel Connection

	OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 3.5.0-030500-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.17.3, Display Driver: modesetting 1.17.3, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 11.0.8 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 5.3.1 20160114, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1024x768

Linux 3.6: 

	Processor: Intel Xeon E5-2687W v3 @ 3.10GHz (20 Cores), Motherboard: MSI X99S SLI PLUS (MS-7885) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Xeon E7 v3/Xeon, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: PNY CS1211 120GB + 80GB INTEL SSDSCKGW08, Graphics: LLVMpipe, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: ASUS PB278, Network: Intel Connection

	OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 3.6.0-030600-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.17.3, Display Driver: modesetting 1.17.3, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 11.0.8 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 5.3.1 20160114, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1280x1024

Linux 3.7: 

	Processor: Intel Xeon E5-2687W v3 @ 3.10GHz (20 Cores), Motherboard: MSI X99S SLI PLUS (MS-7885) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Xeon E7 v3/Xeon, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: PNY CS1211 120GB + 80GB INTEL SSDSCKGW08, Graphics: LLVMpipe, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Network: Intel Connection

	OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 3.7.0-030700-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.17.3, Display Driver: modesetting 1.17.3, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 11.0.8 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 5.3.1 20160114, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1024x768

Linux 3.8: 

	Processor: Intel Xeon E5-2687W v3 @ 3.10GHz (20 Cores), Motherboard: MSI X99S SLI PLUS (MS-7885) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Xeon E7 v3/Xeon, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: PNY CS1211 120GB + 80GB INTEL SSDSCKGW08, Graphics: LLVMpipe, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Network: Intel Connection

	OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 3.8.0-030800-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.17.3, Display Driver: modesetting 1.17.3, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 11.0.8 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 5.3.1 20160114, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1024x768

Linux 3.10: 

	Processor: Intel Xeon E5-2687W v3 @ 3.10GHz (20 Cores), Motherboard: MSI X99S SLI PLUS (MS-7885) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Xeon E7 v3/Xeon, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: PNY CS1211 120GB + 80GB INTEL SSDSCKGW08, Graphics: LLVMpipe, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Network: Intel Connection

	OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 3.10.0-031000-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.17.3, Display Driver: modesetting 1.17.3, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 11.0.8 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 5.3.1 20160114, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1024x768

Linux 3.11: 

	Processor: Intel Xeon E5-2687W v3 @ 3.10GHz (20 Cores), Motherboard: MSI X99S SLI PLUS (MS-7885) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Xeon E7 v3/Xeon, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: PNY CS1211 120GB + 80GB INTEL SSDSCKGW08, Graphics: LLVMpipe, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Network: Intel Connection

	OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 3.11.0-031100-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.17.3, Display Driver: modesetting 1.17.3, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 11.0.8 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 5.3.1 20160114, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1024x768

Linux 3.12: 

	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: PNY CS1211 120GB + 80GB INTEL SSDSCKGW08, Graphics: AMD FirePro V7900 2048MB, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: ASUS PB278, Network: Intel Connection

	OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 3.12.0-031200-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.17.3, Display Driver: radeon 7.6.1, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 11.0.8 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 5.3.1 20160114, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1440

Linux 3.13: 

	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: PNY CS1211 120GB + 80GB INTEL SSDSCKGW08, Graphics: AMD FirePro V7900 2048MB, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: ASUS PB278, Network: Intel Connection

	OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 3.13.0-031300-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.17.3, Display Driver: radeon 7.6.1, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 11.0.8 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 5.3.1 20160114, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1440

Linux 3.14: 

	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: PNY CS1211 120GB + 80GB INTEL SSDSCKGW08, Graphics: AMD FirePro V7900 2048MB, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: ASUS PB278, Network: Intel Connection

	OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 3.14.0-031400-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.17.3, Display Driver: radeon 7.6.1, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 11.0.8 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 5.3.1 20160114, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1440

Linux 3.15: 

	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: PNY CS1211 120GB + 80GB INTEL SSDSCKGW08, Graphics: AMD FirePro V7900 2048MB, Audio: Intel C610/X99, Monitor: ASUS PB278, Network: Intel Connection

	OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 3.15.0-031500-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.17.3, Display Driver: radeon 7.6.1, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 11.0.8 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 5.3.1 20160114, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1440

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 E7 v3/Xeon, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: PNY CS1211 120GB + 80GB INTEL SSDSCKGW08, Graphics: AMD FirePro V7900 2048MB, Audio: Intel C610/X99, Monitor: ASUS PB278, Network: Intel Connection

	OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 3.16.0-031600-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.17.3, Display Driver: radeon 7.6.1, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 11.0.8 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 5.3.1 20160114, 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 E7 v3/Xeon, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: PNY CS1211 120GB + 80GB INTEL SSDSCKGW08, Graphics: AMD FirePro V7900 2048MB, Audio: Intel C610/X99, Monitor: ASUS PB278, Network: Intel Connection

	OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 3.17.0-031700-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.17.3, Display Driver: radeon 7.6.1, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 11.0.8 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 5.3.1 20160114, 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 E7 v3/Xeon, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: PNY CS1211 120GB + 80GB INTEL SSDSCKGW08, Graphics: AMD FirePro V7900 2048MB, Audio: Intel C610/X99, Monitor: ASUS PB278, Network: Intel Connection

	OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 3.18.0-031800-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.17.3, Display Driver: radeon 7.6.1, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 11.0.8 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 5.3.1 20160114, 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 E7 v3/Xeon, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: PNY CS1211 120GB + 80GB INTEL SSDSCKGW08, Graphics: AMD FirePro V7900 2048MB, Audio: Intel C610/X99, Monitor: ASUS PB278, Network: Intel Connection

	OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 3.19.0-031900-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.17.3, Display Driver: radeon 7.6.1, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 11.0.8 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 5.3.1 20160114, 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 E7 v3/Xeon, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: PNY CS1211 120GB + 80GB INTEL SSDSCKGW08, Graphics: AMD FirePro V7900 2048MB, Audio: Intel C610/X99, Monitor: ASUS PB278, Network: Intel Connection

	OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.0.0-040000-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.17.3, Display Driver: radeon 7.6.1, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 11.0.8 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 5.3.1 20160114, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1440

Linux 4.1: 

	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: PNY CS1211 120GB + 80GB INTEL SSDSCKGW08, Graphics: AMD FirePro V7900 2048MB, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: ASUS PB278, Network: Intel Connection

	OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.1.0-040100-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.17.3, Display Driver: radeon 7.6.1, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 11.0.8 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 5.3.1 20160114, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1440

Linux 4.2: 

	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: PNY CS1211 120GB + 80GB INTEL SSDSCKGW08, Graphics: AMD FirePro V7900 2048MB, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: ASUS PB278, Network: Intel Connection

	OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.2.0-040200-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.17.3, Display Driver: radeon 7.6.1, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 11.0.8 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 5.3.1 20160114, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1440

Linux 4.3: 

	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: PNY CS1211 120GB + 80GB INTEL SSDSCKGW08, Graphics: AMD FirePro V7900 2048MB, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: ASUS PB278, Network: Intel Connection

	OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.3.0-040300-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.17.3, Display Driver: radeon 7.6.1, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 11.0.8 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 5.3.1 20160114, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1440

Linux 4.4: 

	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: PNY CS1211 120GB + 80GB INTEL SSDSCKGW08, Graphics: AMD FirePro V7900 2048MB, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: ASUS PB278, Network: Intel Connection

	OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.4.0-040400-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.17.3, Display Driver: radeon 7.6.1, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 11.0.8 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 5.3.1 20160114, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1440

Linux 4.5-rc1: 

	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: PNY CS1211 120GB + 80GB INTEL SSDSCKGW08, Graphics: AMD FirePro V7900 2048MB, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: ASUS PB278, Network: Intel Connection

	OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.5.0-040500rc1-generic (x86_64) 20160124, Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.17.3, Display Driver: radeon 7.6.1, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 11.0.8 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 5.3.1 20160114, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1440


Compile Bench 0.6
Test: Compile
MB/s > Higher Is Better
Linux 3.5 ..... 705.95 |==================================================
Linux 3.6 ..... 774.08 |=======================================================
Linux 3.7 ..... 722.40 |===================================================
Linux 3.8 ..... 733.95 |====================================================
Linux 3.10 .... 682.13 |================================================
Linux 3.11 .... 649.45 |==============================================
Linux 3.12 .... 616.32 |============================================
Linux 3.13 .... 633.03 |=============================================
Linux 3.14 .... 621.22 |============================================
Linux 3.15 .... 635.42 |=============================================
Linux 3.16 .... 655.71 |===============================================
Linux 3.17 .... 672.12 |================================================
Linux 3.18 .... 669.46 |================================================
Linux 3.19 .... 682.99 |=================================================
Linux 4.0 ..... 632.43 |=============================================
Linux 4.1 ..... 672.07 |================================================
Linux 4.2 ..... 696.22 |=================================================
Linux 4.3 ..... 712.43 |===================================================
Linux 4.4 ..... 751.45 |=====================================================
Linux 4.5-rc1 . 709.64 |==================================================


Compile Bench 0.6
Test: Initial Create
MB/s > Higher Is Better
Linux 3.5 ..... 351.95 |====================================================
Linux 3.6 ..... 369.22 |=======================================================
Linux 3.7 ..... 327.48 |=================================================
Linux 3.8 ..... 337.46 |==================================================
Linux 3.10 .... 273.81 |=========================================
Linux 3.11 .... 276.55 |=========================================
Linux 3.12 .... 269.84 |========================================
Linux 3.13 .... 275.30 |=========================================
Linux 3.14 .... 271.88 |========================================
Linux 3.15 .... 270.12 |========================================
Linux 3.16 .... 284.04 |==========================================
Linux 3.17 .... 293.61 |============================================
Linux 3.18 .... 289.64 |===========================================
Linux 3.19 .... 277.60 |=========================================
Linux 4.0 ..... 280.72 |==========================================
Linux 4.1 ..... 271.33 |========================================
Linux 4.2 ..... 267.57 |========================================
Linux 4.3 ..... 276.54 |=========================================
Linux 4.4 ..... 303.28 |=============================================
Linux 4.5-rc1 . 307.78 |==============================================


Compile Bench 0.6
Test: Read Compiled Tree
MB/s > Higher Is Better
Linux 3.5 ..... 2562.99 |======================================================
Linux 3.6 ..... 2505.08 |=====================================================
Linux 3.7 ..... 2434.44 |===================================================
Linux 3.8 ..... 2456.90 |====================================================
Linux 3.10 .... 1893.85 |========================================
Linux 3.11 .... 1957.07 |=========================================
Linux 3.12 .... 1881.71 |========================================
Linux 3.13 .... 1821.50 |======================================
Linux 3.14 .... 1788.04 |======================================
Linux 3.15 .... 1873.27 |=======================================
Linux 3.16 .... 2116.42 |=============================================
Linux 3.17 .... 2212.70 |===============================================
Linux 3.18 .... 2218.60 |===============================================
Linux 3.19 .... 2185.92 |==============================================
Linux 4.0 ..... 2254.90 |================================================
Linux 4.1 ..... 2212.00 |===============================================
Linux 4.2 ..... 2237.39 |===============================================
Linux 4.3 ..... 2217.03 |===============================================
Linux 4.4 ..... 2306.95 |=================================================
Linux 4.5-rc1 . 2185.81 |==============================================


Dbench 4.0
Client Count: 12
MB/s > Higher Is Better
Linux 3.5 ..... 523.34 |==================================================
Linux 3.6 ..... 531.15 |===================================================
Linux 3.7 ..... 530.62 |===================================================
Linux 3.8 ..... 529.39 |===================================================
Linux 3.10 .... 516.52 |==================================================
Linux 3.11 .... 527.43 |===================================================
Linux 3.12 .... 542.81 |====================================================
Linux 3.13 .... 550.21 |=====================================================
Linux 3.14 .... 518.65 |==================================================
Linux 3.15 .... 527.85 |===================================================
Linux 3.16 .... 542.06 |====================================================
Linux 3.17 .... 546.39 |====================================================
Linux 3.18 .... 540.84 |====================================================
Linux 3.19 .... 544.57 |====================================================
Linux 4.0 ..... 544.19 |====================================================
Linux 4.1 ..... 545.46 |====================================================
Linux 4.2 ..... 549.38 |=====================================================
Linux 4.3 ..... 563.63 |======================================================
Linux 4.4 ..... 572.54 |=======================================================
Linux 4.5-rc1 . 562.90 |======================================================


FLAC Audio Encoding 1.3.1
WAV To FLAC
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Linux 3.5 ..... 6.95 |=======================================================
Linux 3.6 ..... 6.94 |=======================================================
Linux 3.7 ..... 6.86 |=======================================================
Linux 3.8 ..... 6.91 |=======================================================
Linux 3.10 .... 6.90 |=======================================================
Linux 3.11 .... 7.07 |========================================================
Linux 3.12 .... 6.91 |=======================================================
Linux 3.13 .... 6.89 |=======================================================
Linux 3.14 .... 6.93 |=======================================================
Linux 3.15 .... 6.91 |=======================================================
Linux 3.16 .... 6.92 |=======================================================
Linux 3.17 .... 6.87 |=======================================================
Linux 3.18 .... 7.01 |========================================================
Linux 3.19 .... 6.99 |========================================================
Linux 4.0 ..... 7.13 |=========================================================
Linux 4.1 ..... 7.10 |=========================================================
Linux 4.2 ..... 7.15 |=========================================================
Linux 4.3 ..... 7.02 |========================================================
Linux 4.4 ..... 7.09 |=========================================================
Linux 4.5-rc1 . 7.12 |=========================================================


Himeno Benchmark 3.0
Poisson Pressure Solver
MFLOPS > Higher Is Better
Linux 3.5 ..... 1867.82 |=====================================================
Linux 3.6 ..... 1890.99 |======================================================
Linux 3.7 ..... 1891.35 |======================================================
Linux 3.8 ..... 1880.13 |=====================================================
Linux 3.10 .... 1896.58 |======================================================
Linux 3.11 .... 1787.21 |===================================================
Linux 3.12 .... 1889.61 |======================================================
Linux 3.13 .... 1900.68 |======================================================
Linux 3.14 .... 1892.63 |======================================================
Linux 3.15 .... 1891.80 |======================================================
Linux 3.16 .... 1892.14 |======================================================
Linux 3.17 .... 1888.37 |======================================================
Linux 3.18 .... 1889.49 |======================================================
Linux 3.19 .... 1879.66 |=====================================================
Linux 4.0 ..... 1894.07 |======================================================
Linux 4.1 ..... 1884.07 |======================================================
Linux 4.2 ..... 1879.79 |=====================================================
Linux 4.3 ..... 1874.06 |=====================================================
Linux 4.4 ..... 1890.73 |======================================================
Linux 4.5-rc1 . 1891.58 |======================================================


LAME MP3 Encoding 3.99.3
WAV To MP3
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Linux 3.5 ..... 12.66 |==================================================
Linux 3.6 ..... 12.67 |==================================================
Linux 3.7 ..... 12.79 |==================================================
Linux 3.8 ..... 12.97 |===================================================
Linux 3.10 .... 13.01 |===================================================
Linux 3.11 .... 14.24 |========================================================
Linux 3.12 .... 12.89 |===================================================
Linux 3.13 .... 13.01 |===================================================
Linux 3.14 .... 13.08 |===================================================
Linux 3.15 .... 12.78 |==================================================
Linux 3.16 .... 12.96 |===================================================
Linux 3.17 .... 12.71 |==================================================
Linux 3.18 .... 13.14 |====================================================
Linux 3.19 .... 13.15 |====================================================
Linux 4.0 ..... 13.08 |===================================================
Linux 4.1 ..... 13.09 |===================================================
Linux 4.2 ..... 13.10 |====================================================
Linux 4.3 ..... 13.09 |===================================================
Linux 4.4 ..... 13.09 |===================================================
Linux 4.5-rc1 . 13.17 |====================================================


OpenArena 0.8.5
Resolution: 2560 x 1440
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Linux 3.12 .... 295.80 |======================================================
Linux 3.13 .... 299.03 |=======================================================
Linux 3.14 .... 196.03 |====================================
Linux 3.15 .... 269.57 |==================================================
Linux 3.16 .... 260.07 |================================================
Linux 3.17 .... 273.53 |==================================================
Linux 3.18 .... 271.00 |==================================================
Linux 3.19 .... 271.30 |==================================================
Linux 4.0 ..... 265.90 |=================================================
Linux 4.1 ..... 271.84 |==================================================
Linux 4.2 ..... 257.27 |===============================================
Linux 4.3 ..... 260.50 |================================================
Linux 4.4 ..... 260.33 |================================================
Linux 4.5-rc1 . 270.80 |==================================================


OpenSSL 1.0.1g
RSA 4096-bit Performance
Signs Per Second > Higher Is Better
Linux 3.5 ..... 1308.17 |=====================================================
Linux 3.6 ..... 1307.60 |=====================================================
Linux 3.7 ..... 1308.17 |=====================================================
Linux 3.8 ..... 1300.83 |=====================================================
Linux 3.10 .... 1302.17 |=====================================================
Linux 3.11 .... 1309.30 |=====================================================
Linux 3.12 .... 1312.20 |=====================================================
Linux 3.13 .... 1312.37 |=====================================================
Linux 3.14 .... 553.85  |======================
Linux 3.15 .... 758.02  |===============================
Linux 3.16 .... 1308.93 |=====================================================
Linux 3.17 .... 1332.10 |======================================================
Linux 3.18 .... 1080.15 |============================================
Linux 3.19 .... 1062.53 |===========================================
Linux 4.0 ..... 1064.83 |===========================================
Linux 4.1 ..... 1070.83 |===========================================
Linux 4.2 ..... 1077.53 |============================================
Linux 4.3 ..... 1153.17 |===============================================
Linux 4.4 ..... 1302.87 |=====================================================
Linux 4.5-rc1 . 1310.07 |=====================================================


Parallel BZIP2 Compression 1.1.12
256MB File Compression
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Linux 3.5 ..... 4.60 |======================================
Linux 3.6 ..... 4.56 |======================================
Linux 3.7 ..... 4.58 |======================================
Linux 3.8 ..... 5.08 |==========================================
Linux 3.10 .... 4.80 |========================================
Linux 3.11 .... 4.57 |======================================
Linux 3.12 .... 4.53 |======================================
Linux 3.13 .... 4.55 |======================================
Linux 3.14 .... 6.85 |=========================================================
Linux 3.15 .... 6.31 |=====================================================
Linux 3.16 .... 4.61 |======================================
Linux 3.17 .... 5.96 |==================================================
Linux 3.18 .... 6.41 |=====================================================
Linux 3.19 .... 6.75 |========================================================
Linux 4.0 ..... 5.81 |================================================
Linux 4.1 ..... 5.88 |=================================================
Linux 4.2 ..... 5.95 |==================================================
Linux 4.3 ..... 6.46 |======================================================
Linux 4.4 ..... 4.60 |======================================
Linux 4.5-rc1 . 4.65 |=======================================


PostgreSQL pgbench 9.4.3
Scaling: Buffer Test - Test: Normal Load - Mode: Read Write
TPS > Higher Is Better
Linux 3.5 ..... 3571.22 |====================================
Linux 3.6 ..... 3568.11 |====================================
Linux 3.7 ..... 3518.03 |====================================
Linux 3.8 ..... 3619.93 |=====================================
Linux 3.10 .... 3766.76 |======================================
Linux 3.11 .... 3727.63 |======================================
Linux 3.12 .... 4251.36 |===========================================
Linux 3.13 .... 4018.71 |=========================================
Linux 3.14 .... 3699.30 |=====================================
Linux 3.15 .... 4451.46 |=============================================
Linux 3.16 .... 4289.90 |===========================================
Linux 3.17 .... 4384.24 |============================================
Linux 3.18 .... 4563.28 |==============================================
Linux 3.19 .... 4528.90 |==============================================
Linux 4.0 ..... 4431.03 |=============================================
Linux 4.1 ..... 4318.26 |============================================
Linux 4.2 ..... 4555.14 |==============================================
Linux 4.3 ..... 4502.22 |=============================================
Linux 4.4 ..... 5246.08 |=====================================================
Linux 4.5-rc1 . 5344.62 |======================================================


PostgreSQL pgbench 9.4.3
Scaling: Buffer Test - Test: Single Thread - Mode: Read Write
TPS > Higher Is Better
Linux 3.5 ..... 306.75 |========================================
Linux 3.6 ..... 311.69 |========================================
Linux 3.7 ..... 308.25 |========================================
Linux 3.8 ..... 318.27 |=========================================
Linux 3.10 .... 314.94 |=========================================
Linux 3.11 .... 408.58 |=====================================================
Linux 3.12 .... 423.63 |=======================================================
Linux 3.13 .... 409.91 |=====================================================
Linux 3.14 .... 311.97 |=========================================
Linux 3.15 .... 350.26 |=============================================
Linux 3.16 .... 336.28 |============================================
Linux 3.17 .... 333.39 |===========================================
Linux 3.18 .... 332.62 |===========================================
Linux 3.19 .... 337.99 |============================================
Linux 4.0 ..... 337.82 |============================================
Linux 4.1 ..... 340.52 |============================================
Linux 4.2 ..... 339.78 |============================================
Linux 4.3 ..... 344.74 |=============================================
Linux 4.4 ..... 354.76 |==============================================
Linux 4.5-rc1 . 362.15 |===============================================


PostgreSQL pgbench 9.4.3
Scaling: Buffer Test - Test: Heavy Contention - Mode: Read Write
TPS > Higher Is Better
Linux 3.5 ..... 3738.32 |======================================
Linux 3.6 ..... 3840.73 |=======================================
Linux 3.7 ..... 3696.19 |======================================
Linux 3.8 ..... 3755.44 |=======================================
Linux 3.10 .... 3749.75 |=======================================
Linux 3.11 .... 3434.29 |===================================
Linux 3.12 .... 4529.14 |===============================================
Linux 3.13 .... 4256.22 |============================================
Linux 3.14 .... 3921.68 |========================================
Linux 3.15 .... 4400.39 |=============================================
Linux 3.16 .... 4085.97 |==========================================
Linux 3.17 .... 4418.88 |=============================================
Linux 3.18 .... 4624.48 |===============================================
Linux 3.19 .... 4729.54 |=================================================
Linux 4.0 ..... 4521.16 |==============================================
Linux 4.1 ..... 4465.47 |==============================================
Linux 4.2 ..... 4432.14 |==============================================
Linux 4.3 ..... 4695.81 |================================================
Linux 4.4 ..... 5258.61 |======================================================
Linux 4.5-rc1 . 5225.70 |======================================================


Redis 3.0.1
Test: GET
Requests Per Second > Higher Is Better
Linux 3.5 ..... 646452.38 |===================================================
Linux 3.6 ..... 654179.77 |====================================================
Linux 3.7 ..... 649239.29 |====================================================
Linux 3.8 ..... 632559.32 |==================================================
Linux 3.10 .... 633987.73 |==================================================
Linux 3.11 .... 626150.31 |==================================================
Linux 3.12 .... 623448.48 |==================================================
Linux 3.13 .... 613465.29 |=================================================
Linux 3.14 .... 601359.63 |================================================
Linux 3.15 .... 618385.25 |=================================================
Linux 3.16 .... 631652.17 |==================================================
Linux 3.17 .... 639424.21 |===================================================
Linux 3.18 .... 625422.50 |==================================================
Linux 3.19 .... 636100.81 |===================================================
Linux 4.0 ..... 620775.08 |=================================================
Linux 4.1 ..... 636565.63 |===================================================
Linux 4.2 ..... 624330.00 |==================================================
Linux 4.3 ..... 605541.52 |================================================
Linux 4.4 ..... 639168.75 |===================================================
Linux 4.5-rc1 . 637524.38 |===================================================


Redis 3.0.1
Test: SET
Requests Per Second > Higher Is Better
Linux 3.5 ..... 602779.02 |====================================================
Linux 3.6 ..... 602083.45 |====================================================
Linux 3.7 ..... 596004.06 |===================================================
Linux 3.8 ..... 586556.21 |===================================================
Linux 3.10 .... 587906.23 |===================================================
Linux 3.11 .... 569595.25 |=================================================
Linux 3.12 .... 575822.63 |==================================================
Linux 3.13 .... 570364.75 |=================================================
Linux 3.14 .... 557107.35 |================================================
Linux 3.15 .... 576053.00 |==================================================
Linux 3.16 .... 580278.10 |==================================================
Linux 3.17 .... 582978.41 |==================================================
Linux 3.18 .... 574568.46 |==================================================
Linux 3.19 .... 575575.71 |==================================================
Linux 4.0 ..... 577502.89 |==================================================
Linux 4.1 ..... 579724.25 |==================================================
Linux 4.2 ..... 577547.06 |==================================================
Linux 4.3 ..... 556677.94 |================================================
Linux 4.4 ..... 569911.44 |=================================================
Linux 4.5-rc1 . 573650.41 |=================================================


SQLite 3.8.10.2
Test Target: Default Test Directory
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Linux 3.5 ..... 70.16 |======================================================
Linux 3.6 ..... 69.02 |=====================================================
Linux 3.7 ..... 69.22 |=====================================================
Linux 3.8 ..... 69.85 |=====================================================
Linux 3.10 .... 73.32 |========================================================
Linux 3.11 .... 56.76 |===========================================
Linux 3.12 .... 57.85 |============================================
Linux 3.13 .... 57.35 |============================================
Linux 3.14 .... 58.76 |=============================================
Linux 3.15 .... 58.11 |============================================
Linux 3.16 .... 56.60 |===========================================
Linux 3.17 .... 56.79 |===========================================
Linux 3.18 .... 56.58 |===========================================
Linux 3.19 .... 56.91 |===========================================
Linux 4.0 ..... 56.71 |===========================================
Linux 4.1 ..... 57.02 |============================================
Linux 4.2 ..... 55.78 |===========================================
Linux 4.3 ..... 55.47 |==========================================
Linux 4.4 ..... 54.77 |==========================================
Linux 4.5-rc1 . 57.17 |============================================


Tesseract 2014-05-12
Resolution: 2560 x 1440
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Linux 3.12 .... 89.88 |========================================================
Linux 3.13 .... 89.50 |========================================================
Linux 3.14 .... 78.67 |=================================================
Linux 3.15 .... 88.65 |=======================================================
Linux 3.16 .... 85.91 |======================================================
Linux 3.17 .... 81.24 |===================================================
Linux 3.18 .... 81.03 |==================================================
Linux 3.19 .... 81.85 |===================================================
Linux 4.0 ..... 80.46 |==================================================
Linux 4.1 ..... 81.10 |===================================================
Linux 4.2 ..... 79.78 |==================================================
Linux 4.3 ..... 80.56 |==================================================
Linux 4.4 ..... 80.46 |==================================================
Linux 4.5-rc1 . 80.62 |==================================================


Timed Linux Kernel Compilation 4.3
Time To Compile
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Linux 3.5 ..... 55.34  |========================
Linux 3.6 ..... 54.72  |========================
Linux 3.7 ..... 55.28  |========================
Linux 3.8 ..... 55.43  |========================
Linux 3.10 .... 56.67  |=========================
Linux 3.11 .... 56.23  |=========================
Linux 3.12 .... 54.53  |========================
Linux 3.13 .... 54.94  |========================
Linux 3.14 .... 126.12 |=======================================================
Linux 3.15 .... 118.69 |====================================================
Linux 3.16 .... 55.39  |========================
Linux 3.17 .... 63.89  |============================
Linux 3.18 .... 99.23  |===========================================
Linux 3.19 .... 95.77  |==========================================
Linux 4.0 ..... 102.87 |=============================================
Linux 4.1 ..... 103.18 |=============================================
Linux 4.2 ..... 97.75  |===========================================
Linux 4.3 ..... 56.03  |========================
Linux 4.4 ..... 53.93  |========================
Linux 4.5-rc1 . 53.64  |=======================


TTSIOD 3D Renderer 2.3a
Phong Rendering With Soft-Shadow Mapping
FPS > Higher Is Better
Linux 3.5 ..... 376.35 |=====================================================
Linux 3.6 ..... 378.86 |=====================================================
Linux 3.7 ..... 378.48 |=====================================================
Linux 3.8 ..... 381.40 |======================================================
Linux 3.10 .... 382.54 |======================================================
Linux 3.11 .... 380.91 |======================================================
Linux 3.12 .... 368.04 |====================================================
Linux 3.13 .... 390.79 |=======================================================
Linux 3.14 .... 380.43 |======================================================
Linux 3.15 .... 383.58 |======================================================
Linux 3.16 .... 388.52 |=======================================================
Linux 3.17 .... 317.92 |=============================================
Linux 3.18 .... 118.95 |=================
Linux 3.19 .... 164.28 |=======================
Linux 4.0 ..... 134.60 |===================
Linux 4.1 ..... 139.91 |====================
Linux 4.2 ..... 171.70 |========================
Linux 4.3 ..... 245.17 |===================================
Linux 4.4 ..... 340.12 |================================================
Linux 4.5-rc1 . 388.20 |=======================================================


x264 2015-11-02
H.264 Video Encoding
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Linux 3.5 ..... 278.51 |=========================================
Linux 3.6 ..... 275.47 |=========================================
Linux 3.7 ..... 275.47 |=========================================
Linux 3.8 ..... 276.62 |=========================================
Linux 3.10 .... 271.82 |========================================
Linux 3.11 .... 278.02 |=========================================
Linux 3.12 .... 369.64 |=======================================================
Linux 3.13 .... 364.01 |======================================================
Linux 3.14 .... 155.93 |=======================
Linux 3.15 .... 352.59 |====================================================
Linux 3.16 .... 354.11 |=====================================================
Linux 3.17 .... 325.70 |================================================
Linux 3.18 .... 321.09 |================================================
Linux 3.19 .... 322.81 |================================================
Linux 4.0 ..... 316.32 |===============================================
Linux 4.1 ..... 323.04 |================================================
Linux 4.2 ..... 327.70 |=================================================
Linux 4.3 ..... 353.27 |=====================================================
Linux 4.4 ..... 353.03 |=====================================================
Linux 4.5-rc1 . 353.32 |=====================================================


Xonotic 0.8
Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Effects Quality: Low
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Linux 3.12 .... 314.56 |======================================================
Linux 3.13 .... 318.39 |=======================================================
Linux 3.14 .... 190.95 |=================================
Linux 3.15 .... 297.44 |===================================================
Linux 3.16 .... 292.05 |==================================================
Linux 3.17 .... 274.02 |===============================================
Linux 3.18 .... 283.52 |=================================================
Linux 3.19 .... 278.64 |================================================
Linux 4.0 ..... 276.32 |================================================
Linux 4.1 ..... 282.90 |=================================================
Linux 4.2 ..... 278.27 |================================================
Linux 4.3 ..... 277.73 |================================================
Linux 4.4 ..... 277.68 |================================================
Linux 4.5-rc1 . 280.60 |================================================


Xonotic 0.8
Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Effects Quality: Ultra
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Linux 3.12 .... 129.33 |=======================================================
Linux 3.13 .... 129.59 |=======================================================
Linux 3.14 .... 87.54  |=====================================
Linux 3.15 .... 123.87 |=====================================================
Linux 3.16 .... 120.86 |===================================================
Linux 3.17 .... 110.01 |===============================================
Linux 3.18 .... 109.58 |===============================================
Linux 3.19 .... 110.08 |===============================================
Linux 4.0 ..... 110.01 |===============================================
Linux 4.1 ..... 110.49 |===============================================
Linux 4.2 ..... 108.32 |==============================================
Linux 4.3 ..... 108.24 |==============================================
Linux 4.4 ..... 108.71 |==============================================
Linux 4.5-rc1 . 108.70 |==============================================