Linux kernel power tests done by Michael Larabel on the same i7 4790K system for a future article on Phoronix.
Compare your own system(s) to this result file with the
Phoronix Test Suite by running the command:
phoronix-test-suite benchmark 1610279-LO-INTELHASW67
Intel Haswell Kernel Power Use Comparison,
"System Power Consumption Monitor - Phoronix Test Suite System Monitoring",
"Linux 4.8",
"Linux 4.7",
"Linux 4.6",
"Linux 4.5",
"Linux 4.4",
"Linux 4.3",
"Linux 4.2",
"Linux 4.1",
"Linux 4.0",
"Linux 3.19",
"Linux 3.18",
"Linux 3.17",
"Linux 3.16",
"Linux 3.15",
"Linux 3.14",
"Linux 3.13",
"Linux 3.12",
"Linux 3.11",
"Linux 4.9",
"Counter-Strike: Global Offensive - Resolution: 1280 x 1024",
Higher Results Are Better
"Linux 4.8",33.99,33.97,33.99
"Linux 4.7",34.14,34.05,33.86
"Linux 4.6",34,29.93,34.27
"Linux 4.5",33.93,34.3,33.86
"Linux 4.4",33.97,34.07,33.86
"Linux 4.3",34.01,34.3,34.31
"Linux 4.2",34.08,34.05,34.21
"Linux 4.1",33.7,33.97,34.13
"Linux 4.0",33.91,33.96,34.13
"Linux 3.19",28.12,28.07,28.2
"Linux 3.18",28.16,28.21,28.09
"Linux 3.17",27.99,28.25,28.11
"Linux 3.16",28.1,28.1,28.22
"Linux 3.15",28.2,28.11,28.21
"Linux 3.14",27.17,27.16,27.21
"Linux 3.13",27.3,27.59,27.25
"Linux 3.12",16.24,16.18,16.14
"Linux 3.11",27.36,27.36,27.34
"Linux 4.9",35.2,35.24,34.85
"Counter-Strike: Global Offensive - Resolution: 1280 x 1024",
Higher Results Are Better
"Linux 4.8",
"Linux 4.7",
"Linux 4.6",
"Linux 4.5",
"Linux 4.4",
"Linux 4.3",
"Linux 4.2",
"Linux 4.1",
"Linux 4.0",
"Linux 3.19",
"Linux 3.18",
"Linux 3.17",
"Linux 3.16",
"Linux 3.15",
"Linux 3.14",
"Linux 3.13",
"Linux 3.12",
"Linux 3.11",
"Linux 4.9",
"Dota 2 - Resolution: 1280 x 1024 - Renderer: OpenGL",
Higher Results Are Better
"Linux 4.8",15.3,15.3,15.4
"Linux 4.7",15.4,15.4,15.4
"Linux 4.6",15.4,15.4,15.4
"Linux 4.5",15.4,15.5,15.4
"Linux 4.4",15.4,15.4,15.4
"Linux 4.3",15.4,15.4,15.4
"Linux 4.2",15.3,15.4,15.4
"Linux 4.1",15.4,15.3,15.4
"Linux 4.0",15.4,15.4,15.3
"Linux 3.19",14.2,14.3,14.3
"Linux 3.18",14.2,14.3,14.3
"Linux 3.17",14.2,14.2,14.2
"Linux 3.16",14.1,14.2,14.1
"Linux 3.15",14.1,14.2,14.2
"Linux 3.14",13.5,13.5,13.4
"Linux 3.13",13.9,14.1,14.1
"Linux 3.12",12.4,12.5,12.6
"Linux 3.11",13.9,13.8,13.8
"Linux 4.9",15.9,15.9,15.9
"Dota 2 - Resolution: 1280 x 1024 - Renderer: OpenGL",
Higher Results Are Better
"Linux 4.8",
"Linux 4.7",
"Linux 4.6",
"Linux 4.5",
"Linux 4.4",
"Linux 4.3",
"Linux 4.2",
"Linux 4.1",
"Linux 4.0",
"Linux 3.19",
"Linux 3.18",
"Linux 3.17",
"Linux 3.16",
"Linux 3.15",
"Linux 3.14",
"Linux 3.13",
"Linux 3.12",
"Linux 3.11",
"Linux 4.9",
"Flexible IO Tester 2.1.13 - Type: Random Write - IO Engine: Libaio - Buffered: No - Direct: Yes - Block Size: 4KB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory - Result: MB/s",
Higher Results Are Better
"Linux 4.8",
"Linux 4.7",
"Linux 4.6",
"Linux 4.5",
"Linux 4.4",
"Linux 4.3",
"Linux 4.2",
"Linux 4.1",
"Linux 4.0",
"Linux 3.19",
"Linux 3.18",
"Linux 3.17",
"Linux 3.16",
"Linux 3.15",
"Linux 3.14",
"Linux 3.13",
"Linux 3.12",
"Linux 3.11",
"Linux 4.9",
"Flexible IO Tester 2.1.13 - Type: Sequential Write - IO Engine: Libaio - Buffered: No - Direct: Yes - Block Size: 4KB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory - Result: MB/s",
Higher Results Are Better
"Linux 4.8",
"Linux 4.7",
"Linux 4.6",
"Linux 4.5",
"Linux 4.4",
"Linux 4.3",
"Linux 4.2",
"Linux 4.1",
"Linux 4.0",
"Linux 3.19",
"Linux 3.18",
"Linux 3.17",
"Linux 3.16",
"Linux 3.15",
"Linux 3.14",
"Linux 3.13",
"Linux 3.12",
"Linux 3.11",
"Linux 4.9",
"Flexible IO Tester 2.1.13 - Type: Random Write - IO Engine: Libaio - Buffered: No - Direct: Yes - Block Size: 4KB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory - Result: MB/s",
Higher Results Are Better
"Linux 4.8",42.377,60.195,41.33
"Linux 4.7",32.061,48.911,59.769
"Linux 4.6",36.141,46.37,60.285
"Linux 4.5",41.925,62.301,35.204
"Linux 4.4",40.394,61.291,63.277
"Linux 4.3",42.47,56.887,61.341
"Linux 4.2",38.104,58.289,59.746
"Linux 4.1",45.964,57.186,51.163
"Linux 4.0",41.768,60.382,60.106
"Linux 3.19",43.471,52.647,59.971
"Linux 3.18",34.233,54.79,58.169
"Linux 3.17",38.311,57.451,61.132
"Linux 3.16",43.004,55.917,58.759
"Linux 3.15",62.165,64.875,59.13
"Linux 3.14",62.857,61.787,65.145
"Linux 3.13",62.048,58.958,60.616
"Linux 3.12",58.993,64.35,61.945
"Linux 3.11",62.155,47.293,65.601
"Linux 4.9",65.325,63.597,64.348
"Flexible IO Tester 2.1.13 - Type: Sequential Write - IO Engine: Libaio - Buffered: No - Direct: Yes - Block Size: 4KB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory - Result: MB/s",
Higher Results Are Better
"Linux 4.8",73.139,66.184,71.879
"Linux 4.7",72.496,66.414,64.44
"Linux 4.6",67.13,63.965,67.919
"Linux 4.5",75.077,69.258,72.292
"Linux 4.4",71.435,61.612,69.397
"Linux 4.3",70.325,67.078,68.989
"Linux 4.2",71,68.358,70.629
"Linux 4.1",43.772,64.596,65.894
"Linux 4.0",75.439,66.339,55.978
"Linux 3.19",65.7,68.132,72.341
"Linux 3.18",74.794,72.384,45.172
"Linux 3.17",69.274,67.748,66.792
"Linux 3.16",56.719,58.969,67.919
"Linux 3.15",72.785,36.209,36.82
"Linux 3.14",78.406,69.609,71.738
"Linux 3.13",79.115,73.01,67.412
"Linux 3.12",75.567,71.912,71.449
"Linux 3.11",81.055,73.022,69.364
"Linux 4.9",78.659,66.623,58.611
"FFTW 3.3.4 - Build: Float + SSE - Size: 2D FFT Size 2048",
Higher Results Are Better
"Linux 4.8",13665,13789,13814,13798,13504
"Linux 4.7",13514,15070,13501,14774,14763
"Linux 4.6",14332,14421,14232,14230,14257
"Linux 4.5",14153,14261,13932,13957,13985
"Linux 4.4",13942,14095,13916,13837,13978
"Linux 4.3",14379,14038,13994,14078,13724
"Linux 4.2",13940,14077,14229,14104,14106
"Linux 4.1",13974,14223,14015,14426,14426
"Linux 4.0",14222,14294,14153,14345,14136
"Linux 3.19",14295,14253,14088,14397,14222
"Linux 3.18",14009,14311,14021,14372,14576
"Linux 3.17",14180,14052,13888,14156,14057
"Linux 3.16",13975,14480,14017,14356,13915
"Linux 3.15",14386,14570,14315,14685,14224
"Linux 3.14",13940,14247,14075,13971,14114
"Linux 3.13",13906,14368,14873,14289,14379
"Linux 3.12",14384,13968,14193,14207,14828
"Linux 3.11",14774,13691,12158,13786,13596
"Linux 4.9",14014,14210,14446,13967,14313
"FFTW 3.3.4 - Build: Float + SSE - Size: 2D FFT Size 2048",
Higher Results Are Better
"Linux 4.8",
"Linux 4.7",
"Linux 4.6",
"Linux 4.5",
"Linux 4.4",
"Linux 4.3",
"Linux 4.2",
"Linux 4.1",
"Linux 4.0",
"Linux 3.19",
"Linux 3.18",
"Linux 3.17",
"Linux 3.16",
"Linux 3.15",
"Linux 3.14",
"Linux 3.13",
"Linux 3.12",
"Linux 3.11",
"Linux 4.9",
"Meta Performance Per Watt - Performance Per Watt",
Higher Results Are Better
"Linux 4.8",
"Linux 4.7",
"Linux 4.6",
"Linux 4.5",
"Linux 4.4",
"Linux 4.3",
"Linux 4.2",
"Linux 4.1",
"Linux 4.0",
"Linux 3.19",
"Linux 3.18",
"Linux 3.17",
"Linux 3.16",
"Linux 3.15",
"Linux 3.14",
"Linux 3.13",
"Linux 3.12",
"Linux 3.11",
"Linux 4.9",
"Redis 3.0.1 - Test: GET",
Higher Results Are Better
"Linux 4.8",
"Linux 4.7",
"Linux 4.6",
"Linux 4.5",
"Linux 4.4",
"Linux 4.3",
"Linux 4.2",
"Linux 4.1",
"Linux 4.0",
"Linux 3.19",
"Linux 3.18",
"Linux 3.17",
"Linux 3.16",
"Linux 3.15",
"Linux 3.14",
"Linux 3.13",
"Linux 3.12",
"Linux 3.11",
"Linux 4.9",
"Apache Benchmark 2.4.7 - Static Web Page Serving",
Higher Results Are Better
"Linux 4.8",
"Linux 4.7",
"Linux 4.6",
"Linux 4.5",
"Linux 4.4",
"Linux 4.3",
"Linux 4.2",
"Linux 4.1",
"Linux 4.0",
"Linux 3.19",
"Linux 3.18",
"Linux 3.17",
"Linux 3.16",
"Linux 3.15",
"Linux 3.14",
"Linux 3.13",
"Linux 3.12",
"Linux 3.11",
"Linux 4.9",
"Redis 3.0.1 - Test: GET",
Higher Results Are Better
"Linux 4.8",2724795.5,2638522.25,2739726
"Linux 4.7",3012048.25,2732240.5,2688172
"Linux 4.6",3076923.25,2865329.5,3003003
"Linux 4.5",3095975,3048780.5,2450980.5
"Linux 4.4",3067484.5,2881844.25,2747252.75
"Linux 4.3",3058104,3115264.75,2624671.75
"Linux 4.2",3021148,2688172,3067484.5
"Linux 4.1",2958580,2288329.5,2976190.5
"Linux 4.0",3003003,2551020.5,1984127
"Linux 3.19",2450980.5,2298850.5,2976190.5
"Linux 3.18",2906976.75,3003003,3039513.75
"Linux 3.17",2732240.5,2481389.5,2159827.25
"Linux 3.16",2386634.75,2016129.12,1988071.5
"Linux 3.15",2320185.75,2227171.5,2754821
"Linux 3.14",1851851.75,1834862.38,1831501.88
"Linux 3.13",2702702.75,2724795.5,2688172
"Linux 3.12",2747252.75,2717391.25,2747252.75
"Linux 3.11",2666666.75,2673796.75,2652519.75
"Linux 4.9",2915452,2941176.5,2857143
"Apache Benchmark 2.4.7 - Static Web Page Serving",
Higher Results Are Better
"Linux 4.8",45542.13,45543.19,44903.52
"Linux 4.7",46731.66,46788.57,47280.15
"Linux 4.6",51022.36,51030.31,51191.49
"Linux 4.5",51769.83,48010.54,46484.24
"Linux 4.4",52212.31,50275.04,51723.12
"Linux 4.3",53506.27,53179.61,53664.13
"Linux 4.2",54097.82,53736.77,47563.05
"Linux 4.1",52886.43,52841.56,52883.09
"Linux 4.0",52160.98,49509.48,47535.91
"Linux 3.19",51640.1,49800.46,50899.81
"Linux 3.18",50991.51,52701.67,51490.08
"Linux 3.17",51331.41,52704.77,52819.9
"Linux 3.16",52905.42,51613.03,52696.88
"Linux 3.15",44146.31,43694.29,43244.59
"Linux 3.14",41808.86,41239.66,40579.33
"Linux 3.13",41503.59,41470.58,40905.8
"Linux 3.12",39604.84,39199.45,39625.43
"Linux 3.11",42456.32,40061.25,41149.3
"Linux 4.9",45280.05,45287.02
"PostgreSQL pgbench 9.4.3 - Scaling: Mostly RAM - Test: Normal Load - Mode: Read Write",
Higher Results Are Better
"Linux 4.8",
"Linux 4.7",
"Linux 4.6",
"Linux 4.5",
"Linux 4.4",
"Linux 4.3",
"Linux 4.2",
"Linux 4.1",
"Linux 4.0",
"Linux 3.19",
"Linux 3.18",
"Linux 3.17",
"Linux 3.16",
"Linux 3.15",
"Linux 3.14",
"Linux 3.13",
"Linux 3.12",
"Linux 3.11",
"Linux 4.9",
"PostgreSQL pgbench 9.4.3 - Scaling: Mostly RAM - Test: Normal Load - Mode: Read Write",
Higher Results Are Better
"Linux 4.8",1432.03838,1533.123089,1274.707292
"Linux 4.7",1399.755782,1139.648464,1150.030408
"Linux 4.6",1269.127169,1480.826803,1554.528978
"Linux 4.5",1558.227648,1555.240587,1425.821916
"Linux 4.4",1734.868877,1443.307756,1713.167734
"Linux 4.3",1737.047577,1710.426938,1388.890173
"Linux 4.2",1714.853258,1325.755454,1443.843396
"Linux 4.1",1607.489151,1436.730069,1517.298694
"Linux 4.0",1521.420162,1556.041244,1399.861946
"Linux 3.19",1743.580419,1281.788104,1385.73079
"Linux 3.18",1710.872155,1573.702052,1451.554835
"Linux 3.17",1423.814121,1770.208707,1373.001529
"Linux 3.16",1404.056442,1565.562098,1420.631189
"Linux 3.15",2014.382301,1825.488154,1918.306122
"Linux 3.14",1607.606683,1429.94064,1557.761914
"Linux 3.13",1721.747384,1789.500371,1785.379138
"Linux 3.12",1726.978229,1579.796904,1851.812366
"Linux 3.11",1557.855499,1707.356894,1854.365384
"Linux 4.9",1765.425319,1643.890167,1865.033762
"Counter-Strike: Global Offensive - System Power Consumption Monitor",
Lower Results Are Better
"Linux 4.8",
"Linux 4.7",
"Linux 4.6",
"Linux 4.5",
"Linux 4.4",
"Linux 4.3",
"Linux 4.2",
"Linux 4.1",
"Linux 4.0",
"Linux 3.19",
"Linux 3.18",
"Linux 3.17",
"Linux 3.16",
"Linux 3.15",
"Linux 3.14",
"Linux 3.13",
"Linux 3.12",
"Linux 3.11",
"Linux 4.9",
"Dota 2 - System Power Consumption Monitor",
Lower Results Are Better
"Linux 4.8",
"Linux 4.7",
"Linux 4.6",
"Linux 4.5",
"Linux 4.4",
"Linux 4.3",
"Linux 4.2",
"Linux 4.1",
"Linux 4.0",
"Linux 3.19",
"Linux 3.18",
"Linux 3.17",
"Linux 3.16",
"Linux 3.15",
"Linux 3.14",
"Linux 3.13",
"Linux 3.12",
"Linux 3.11",
"Linux 4.9",
"Flexible IO Tester 2.1.13 - System Power Consumption Monitor",
Lower Results Are Better
"Linux 4.8",
"Linux 4.7",
"Linux 4.6",
"Linux 4.5",
"Linux 4.4",
"Linux 4.3",
"Linux 4.2",
"Linux 4.1",
"Linux 4.0",
"Linux 3.19",
"Linux 3.18",
"Linux 3.17",
"Linux 3.16",
"Linux 3.15",
"Linux 3.14",
"Linux 3.13",
"Linux 3.12",
"Linux 3.11",
"Linux 4.9",
"Flexible IO Tester 2.1.13 - System Power Consumption Monitor",
Lower Results Are Better
"Linux 4.8",
"Linux 4.7",
"Linux 4.6",
"Linux 4.5",
"Linux 4.4",
"Linux 4.3",
"Linux 4.2",
"Linux 4.1",
"Linux 4.0",
"Linux 3.19",
"Linux 3.18",
"Linux 3.17",
"Linux 3.16",
"Linux 3.15",
"Linux 3.14",
"Linux 3.13",
"Linux 3.12",
"Linux 3.11",
"Linux 4.9",
"FFTW 3.3.4 - System Power Consumption Monitor",
Lower Results Are Better
"Linux 4.8",
"Linux 4.7",
"Linux 4.6",
"Linux 4.5",
"Linux 4.4",
"Linux 4.3",
"Linux 4.2",
"Linux 4.1",
"Linux 4.0",
"Linux 3.19",
"Linux 3.18",
"Linux 3.17",
"Linux 3.16",
"Linux 3.15",
"Linux 3.14",
"Linux 3.13",
"Linux 3.12",
"Linux 3.11",
"Linux 4.9",
"PostgreSQL pgbench 9.4.3 - System Power Consumption Monitor",
Lower Results Are Better
"Linux 4.8",
"Linux 4.7",
"Linux 4.6",
"Linux 4.5",
"Linux 4.4",
"Linux 4.3",
"Linux 4.2",
"Linux 4.1",
"Linux 4.0",
"Linux 3.19",
"Linux 3.18",
"Linux 3.17",
"Linux 3.16",
"Linux 3.15",
"Linux 3.14",
"Linux 3.13",
"Linux 3.12",
"Linux 3.11",
"Linux 4.9",
"Redis 3.0.1 - System Power Consumption Monitor",
Lower Results Are Better
"Linux 4.8",
"Linux 4.7",
"Linux 4.6",
"Linux 4.5",
"Linux 4.4",
"Linux 4.3",
"Linux 4.2",
"Linux 4.1",
"Linux 4.0",
"Linux 3.19",
"Linux 3.18",
"Linux 3.17",
"Linux 3.16",
"Linux 3.15",
"Linux 3.14",
"Linux 3.13",
"Linux 3.12",
"Linux 3.11",
"Linux 4.9",
"Apache Benchmark 2.4.7 - System Power Consumption Monitor",
Lower Results Are Better
"Linux 4.8",
"Linux 4.7",
"Linux 4.6",
"Linux 4.5",
"Linux 4.4",
"Linux 4.3",
"Linux 4.2",
"Linux 4.1",
"Linux 4.0",
"Linux 3.19",
"Linux 3.18",
"Linux 3.17",
"Linux 3.16",
"Linux 3.15",
"Linux 3.14",
"Linux 3.13",
"Linux 3.12",
"Linux 3.11",
"Linux 4.9",