arch-linux-intel-pstate-45-vs-46
Linux 4.6


Linux 4.5: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7-2630QM @ 2.90GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI MS-1761, Chipset: Intel 2nd Generation Core Family DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 640GB Western Digital WD6400BPVT-8 + 512GB Samsung SSD 850, Graphics: MSI NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570M, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 + Intel Wireless 7260

	OS: Arch Linux, Kernel: 4.5.4-1-ARCH (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.20.2, Display Driver: modesetting 1.18.3, Compiler: GCC 6.1.1 20160501 + Clang 3.8.0, File-System: btrfs, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Linux 4.6: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7-2630QM @ 2.90GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI MS-1761, Chipset: Intel 2nd Generation Core Family DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 640GB Western Digital WD6400BPVT-8 + 512GB Samsung SSD 850, Graphics: MSI NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570M, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 + Intel Wireless 7260

	OS: Arch Linux, Kernel: 4.6.0-1-ARCH (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.20.2, Display Driver: modesetting 1.18.3, Compiler: GCC 6.1.1 20160501 + Clang 3.8.0, File-System: btrfs, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080


John The Ripper 1.8.0
Test: Blowfish
Real C/S > Higher Is Better
Linux 4.5 . 2647 |=============================================================
Linux 4.6 . 2646 |=============================================================


John The Ripper 1.8.0
Test: Traditional DES
Real C/S > Higher Is Better
Linux 4.5 . 4445000 |==========================================================
Linux 4.6 . 4447333 |==========================================================


John The Ripper 1.8.0
Test: MD5
Real C/S > Higher Is Better
Linux 4.5 . 37347 |============================================================
Linux 4.6 . 37236 |============================================================


x264 2015-11-02
H.264 Video Encoding
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Linux 4.5 . 83.25 |============================================================
Linux 4.6 . 83.58 |============================================================


7-Zip Compression 9.20.1
Compress Speed Test
MIPS > Higher Is Better
Linux 4.5 . 11965 |============================================================
Linux 4.6 . 12058 |============================================================


Parallel BZIP2 Compression 1.1.12
256MB File Compression
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Linux 4.5 . 18.16 |============================================================
Linux 4.6 . 18.14 |============================================================


FLAC Audio Encoding 1.3.1
WAV To FLAC
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Linux 4.5 . 14.68 |===========================================================
Linux 4.6 . 14.94 |============================================================


LAME MP3 Encoding 3.99.3
WAV To MP3
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Linux 4.5 . 22.18 |============================================================
Linux 4.6 . 22.20 |============================================================


FFmpeg 2.8.1
H.264 HD To NTSC DV
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Linux 4.5 . 21.26 |============================================================
Linux 4.6 . 19.88 |========================================================