Linux-ck: ticks matter Intel Core i5-3570K testing with a ASUS P8Z77-M PRO and MSI NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 2048MB on Arch Linux via the Phoronix Test Suite. Linux-ck with idle dynticks: Processor: Intel Core i5-3570K @ 4.40GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS P8Z77-M PRO, Chipset: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v2/3rd, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 120GB Corsair Force 3, Graphics: MSI NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 2048MB (823/810MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Arch Linux, Kernel: 4.4.8-1-ck (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.20.1, Display Driver: NVIDIA 364.16, Compiler: GCC 5.3.0 + Clang 3.7.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Xonotic 0.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Low Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux-ck with idle dynticks . 277.02 |========================================= Xonotic 0.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: High Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux-ck with idle dynticks . 244.92 |========================================= Xonotic 0.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux-ck with idle dynticks . 223.32 |========================================= Xonotic 0.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultimate Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux-ck with idle dynticks . 180.34 |=========================================