Intel Core i5-6600K testing with a MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984) v1.0 on various 2016 summer Linux distributions. Tests by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.
Processor: Intel Core i5-6600K @ 3.90GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Skylake, Memory: 15360MB, Disk: 256GB TS256GSSD370S, Graphics: Intel HD 530 (1150MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Intel Connection
OS: Fedora 24, Kernel: 4.5.5-300.fc24.x86_64 (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.20.2, Display Driver: intel 2.99.917, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 11.2.1 (git-79b0e13), Compiler: GCC 6.1.1 20160510, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160
Compiler Notes: --build=x86_64-redhat-linux --disable-libgcj --disable-libunwind-exceptions --enable-__cxa_atexit --enable-bootstrap --enable-checking=release --enable-gnu-indirect-function --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-initfini-array --enable-languages=c,c++,objc,obj-c++,fortran,ada,go,lto --enable-libmpx --enable-multilib --enable-plugin --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --mandir=/usr/share/man --with-arch_32=i686 --with-isl --with-linker-hash-style=gnu --with-tune=generic
Disk Notes: CFQ / data=ordered,relatime,rw,seclabel
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave
System Notes: Python 2.7.11.
Processor: Intel Core i5-6600K @ 3.90GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Sky Lake, Memory: 15360MB, Disk: 256GB TS256GSSD370S, Graphics: Intel Sky Lake (1150MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Intel Connection
OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.4.0-24-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.3, Display Driver: intel 2.99.917, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 11.2.0, Compiler: GCC 5.3.1 20160413, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160
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
Disk Notes: DEADLINE / data=ordered,errors=remount-ro,relatime,rw
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave
Graphics Notes: SNA
System Notes: Python 2.7.11+.
Processor: Intel Core i5-6600K @ 3.50GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Skylake, Memory: 15360MB, Disk: 256GB TS256GSSD370S, Graphics: Intel HD 530 (1150MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Intel Connection
OS: Clear Linux 8900, Kernel: 4.6.2-233.native (x86_64), Desktop: Xfce 4.12, Display Server: X Server 1.18.3, Display Driver: intel 2.99.917, OpenGL: 4.3 Mesa 12.0.0-rc4 (git-5e0b11c), Compiler: GCC 6.1.0 + Clang 3.8.0 + LLVM 3.8.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160
Compiler Notes: --build=x86_64-generic-linux --disable-multiarch --disable-vtable-verify --enable-__cxa_atexit --enable-bootstrap --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-gnu-indirect-function --enable-languages=c,c++,fortran,go --enable-ld=default --enable-libmpx --enable-libstdcxx-pch --enable-lto --enable-multilib --enable-plugin --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --exec-prefix=/usr --includedir=/usr/include --target=x86_64-generic-linux --with-arch=westmere --with-glibc-version=2.19 --with-gnu-ld --with-isl --with-ppl=yes --with-system-libunwind --with-tune=haswell
Disk Notes: CFQ / data=ordered,relatime,rw,stripe=256
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: acpi-cpufreq performance
Graphics Notes: SNA
System Notes: Python 2.7.11.
Processor: Intel Core i5-6600K @ 3.90GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Sky Lake, Memory: 15360MB, Disk: 256GB TS256GSSD370S, Graphics: Intel Sky Lake (1150MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Intel Connection
OS: Debian testing, Kernel: 4.6.0-1-amd64 (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.20.2, Display Server: X Server 1.18.3, Display Driver: intel 2.99.917, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 11.2.2, Compiler: GCC 5.4.0 20160609, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160
Compiler Notes: --build=x86_64-linux-gnu --disable-browser-plugin --disable-vtable-verify --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
Disk Notes: CFQ / data=ordered,errors=remount-ro,relatime,rw
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave
Graphics Notes: SNA
System Notes: Python 2.7.12rc1.
Processor: Intel Core i5-6600K @ 3.90GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Device 191f, Memory: 15360MB, Disk: 256GB TS256GSSD370S, Graphics: Intel Device 1912 (1150MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Intel Device 15b8
OS: Solus 1.2, Kernel: 4.4.13 (x86_64), Display Driver: intel 2.99.917, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 11.2.2, Compiler: GCC 5.3.0 + Clang 3.8.0 + LLVM 3.8.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160
Compiler Notes: --build=x86_64-solus-linux --disable-gold --enable-__cxa_atexit --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-languages=c,c++,fortran --enable-ld=default --enable-lto --enable-multilib --enable-plugin --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --target=x86_64-solus-linux --with-arch_32=i686 --with-multilib-list=m32,m64
Disk Notes: DEADLINE / data=ordered,errors=remount-ro,relatime,rw
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave
Graphics Notes: SNA
System Notes: Python 2.7.11.
Processor: Intel Core i5-6600K @ 3.90GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Sky Lake, Memory: 15360MB, Disk: 256GB TS256GSSD370S, Graphics: LLVMpipe, Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Network: Intel Connection
OS: Scientific 7.2, Kernel: 3.10.0-327.18.2.el7.x86_64 (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.14.4, Display Server: X Server 1.17.2, Display Driver: intel 2.99.917, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 10.6.5 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.8.5 20150623, File-System: xfs, Screen Resolution: 1024x768
Compiler Notes: --build=x86_64-redhat-linux --disable-libgcj --disable-libunwind-exceptions --enable-__cxa_atexit --enable-bootstrap --enable-checking=release --enable-gnu-indirect-function --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-initfini-array --enable-languages=c,c++,objc,obj-c++,java,fortran,ada,go,lto --enable-plugin --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --mandir=/usr/share/man --with-arch_32=x86-64 --with-linker-hash-style=gnu --with-tune=generic
Disk Notes: CFQ / attr2,inode64,noquota,relatime,rw,seclabel
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave
System Notes: Python 2.7.5. SELinux: Enabled.
Processor: Intel Core i5-6600K @ 3.90GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Skylake, Memory: 15360MB, Disk: 256GB TS256GSSD370S, Graphics: Intel Skylake (1150MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Intel Connection
OS: Antergos Linux 16.6-ISO-Rolling, Kernel: 4.6.2-1-ARCH (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.20.2, Display Driver: intel 2.99.917, Compiler: GCC 6.1.1 20160602, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160
Compiler Notes: --disable-libssp --disable-libstdcxx-pch --disable-libunwind-exceptions --disable-multilib --disable-werror --enable-__cxa_atexit --enable-checking=release --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-gnu-indirect-function --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-install-libiberty --enable-languages=c,c++,ada,fortran,go,lto,objc,obj-c++ --enable-libmpx --enable-lto --enable-plugin --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --mandir=/usr/share/man --with-isl --with-linker-hash-style=gnu
Disk Notes: DEADLINE / data=ordered,discard,noatime,rw
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave
Graphics Notes: SNA
System Notes: Python 3.5.1.
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Processor: Intel Core i5-6600K @ 3.90GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Skylake, Memory: 15360MB, Disk: 256GB TS256GSSD370S, Graphics: Intel HD 530 (1150MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Intel Connection
OS: Fedora 24, Kernel: 4.5.5-300.fc24.x86_64 (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.20.2, Display Driver: intel 2.99.917, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 11.2.1 (git-79b0e13), Compiler: GCC 6.1.1 20160510, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160
Compiler Notes: --build=x86_64-redhat-linux --disable-libgcj --disable-libunwind-exceptions --enable-__cxa_atexit --enable-bootstrap --enable-checking=release --enable-gnu-indirect-function --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-initfini-array --enable-languages=c,c++,objc,obj-c++,fortran,ada,go,lto --enable-libmpx --enable-multilib --enable-plugin --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --mandir=/usr/share/man --with-arch_32=i686 --with-isl --with-linker-hash-style=gnu --with-tune=generic
Disk Notes: CFQ / data=ordered,relatime,rw,seclabel
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave
System Notes: Python 2.7.11.
Testing initiated at 21 June 2016 07:20 by user phoronix.
Processor: Intel Core i5-6600K @ 3.90GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Sky Lake, Memory: 15360MB, Disk: 256GB TS256GSSD370S, Graphics: Intel Sky Lake (1150MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Intel Connection
OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.4.0-24-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.3, Display Driver: intel 2.99.917, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 11.2.0, Compiler: GCC 5.3.1 20160413, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160
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
Disk Notes: DEADLINE / data=ordered,errors=remount-ro,relatime,rw
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave
Graphics Notes: SNA
System Notes: Python 2.7.11+.
Testing initiated at 21 June 2016 10:58 by user phoronix.
Processor: Intel Core i5-6600K @ 3.50GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Skylake, Memory: 15360MB, Disk: 256GB TS256GSSD370S, Graphics: Intel HD 530 (1150MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Intel Connection
OS: Clear Linux 8900, Kernel: 4.6.2-233.native (x86_64), Desktop: Xfce 4.12, Display Server: X Server 1.18.3, Display Driver: intel 2.99.917, OpenGL: 4.3 Mesa 12.0.0-rc4 (git-5e0b11c), Compiler: GCC 6.1.0 + Clang 3.8.0 + LLVM 3.8.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160
Compiler Notes: --build=x86_64-generic-linux --disable-multiarch --disable-vtable-verify --enable-__cxa_atexit --enable-bootstrap --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-gnu-indirect-function --enable-languages=c,c++,fortran,go --enable-ld=default --enable-libmpx --enable-libstdcxx-pch --enable-lto --enable-multilib --enable-plugin --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --exec-prefix=/usr --includedir=/usr/include --target=x86_64-generic-linux --with-arch=westmere --with-glibc-version=2.19 --with-gnu-ld --with-isl --with-ppl=yes --with-system-libunwind --with-tune=haswell
Disk Notes: CFQ / data=ordered,relatime,rw,stripe=256
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: acpi-cpufreq performance
Graphics Notes: SNA
System Notes: Python 2.7.11.
Testing initiated at 22 June 2016 02:07 by user root.
Processor: Intel Core i5-6600K @ 3.90GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Sky Lake, Memory: 15360MB, Disk: 256GB TS256GSSD370S, Graphics: Intel Sky Lake (1150MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Intel Connection
OS: Debian testing, Kernel: 4.6.0-1-amd64 (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.20.2, Display Server: X Server 1.18.3, Display Driver: intel 2.99.917, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 11.2.2, Compiler: GCC 5.4.0 20160609, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160
Compiler Notes: --build=x86_64-linux-gnu --disable-browser-plugin --disable-vtable-verify --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
Disk Notes: CFQ / data=ordered,errors=remount-ro,relatime,rw
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave
Graphics Notes: SNA
System Notes: Python 2.7.12rc1.
Testing initiated at 22 June 2016 09:54 by user phoronix.
Processor: Intel Core i5-6600K @ 3.90GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Device 191f, Memory: 15360MB, Disk: 256GB TS256GSSD370S, Graphics: Intel Device 1912 (1150MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Intel Device 15b8
OS: Solus 1.2, Kernel: 4.4.13 (x86_64), Display Driver: intel 2.99.917, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 11.2.2, Compiler: GCC 5.3.0 + Clang 3.8.0 + LLVM 3.8.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160
Compiler Notes: --build=x86_64-solus-linux --disable-gold --enable-__cxa_atexit --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-languages=c,c++,fortran --enable-ld=default --enable-lto --enable-multilib --enable-plugin --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --target=x86_64-solus-linux --with-arch_32=i686 --with-multilib-list=m32,m64
Disk Notes: DEADLINE / data=ordered,errors=remount-ro,relatime,rw
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave
Graphics Notes: SNA
System Notes: Python 2.7.11.
Testing initiated at 22 June 2016 13:58 by user .
Processor: Intel Core i5-6600K @ 3.90GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Sky Lake, Memory: 15360MB, Disk: 256GB TS256GSSD370S, Graphics: LLVMpipe, Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Network: Intel Connection
OS: Scientific 7.2, Kernel: 3.10.0-327.18.2.el7.x86_64 (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.14.4, Display Server: X Server 1.17.2, Display Driver: intel 2.99.917, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 10.6.5 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.8.5 20150623, File-System: xfs, Screen Resolution: 1024x768
Compiler Notes: --build=x86_64-redhat-linux --disable-libgcj --disable-libunwind-exceptions --enable-__cxa_atexit --enable-bootstrap --enable-checking=release --enable-gnu-indirect-function --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-initfini-array --enable-languages=c,c++,objc,obj-c++,java,fortran,ada,go,lto --enable-plugin --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --mandir=/usr/share/man --with-arch_32=x86-64 --with-linker-hash-style=gnu --with-tune=generic
Disk Notes: CFQ / attr2,inode64,noquota,relatime,rw,seclabel
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave
System Notes: Python 2.7.5. SELinux: Enabled.
Testing initiated at 22 June 2016 18:13 by user phoronix.
Processor: Intel Core i5-6600K @ 3.90GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Skylake, Memory: 15360MB, Disk: 256GB TS256GSSD370S, Graphics: Intel Skylake (1150MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Intel Connection
OS: Antergos Linux 16.6-ISO-Rolling, Kernel: 4.6.2-1-ARCH (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.20.2, Display Driver: intel 2.99.917, Compiler: GCC 6.1.1 20160602, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160
Compiler Notes: --disable-libssp --disable-libstdcxx-pch --disable-libunwind-exceptions --disable-multilib --disable-werror --enable-__cxa_atexit --enable-checking=release --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-gnu-indirect-function --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-install-libiberty --enable-languages=c,c++,ada,fortran,go,lto,objc,obj-c++ --enable-libmpx --enable-lto --enable-plugin --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --mandir=/usr/share/man --with-isl --with-linker-hash-style=gnu
Disk Notes: DEADLINE / data=ordered,discard,noatime,rw
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave
Graphics Notes: SNA
System Notes: Python 3.5.1.
Testing initiated at 22 June 2016 20:23 by user phoronix.