Intel Core i7 6800K Linux Gaming Scaling

Linux gaming scaling. Benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article on phoronix.

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Intel Core i7 6800K Linux Gaming Scaling, "BioShock Infinite - Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Effects Quality: Ultra", Higher Results Are Better "1 Core",90.56,87.51,87.79 "2 Cores",158.99,160.24,160.33 "3 Cores",171.32,176.98,176.92 "4 Cores",181.4,180.13,180.52 "5 Cores",181.91,178.13,180.2 "6 Cores",179.58,179.36,179.54 "6 Cores + HT",178.45,178.02,179.68 "BioShock Infinite - CPU Usage (Summary) Monitor", Lower Results Are Better "1 Core", "2 Cores", "3 Cores", "4 Cores", "5 Cores", "6 Cores", "6 Cores + HT", "BioShock Infinite - GPU Usage Monitor", Lower Results Are Better "1 Core", "2 Cores", "3 Cores", "4 Cores", "5 Cores", "6 Cores", "6 Cores + HT", "BioShock Infinite - Memory Usage Monitor", Lower Results Are Better "1 Core", "2 Cores", "3 Cores", "4 Cores", "5 Cores", "6 Cores", "6 Cores + HT", "Counter-Strike: Global Offensive - CPU Usage (Summary) Monitor", Lower Results Are Better "1 Core", "2 Cores", "3 Cores", "4 Cores", "5 Cores", "6 Cores", "6 Cores + HT", "Counter-Strike: Global Offensive - Memory Usage Monitor", Lower Results Are Better "1 Core", "2 Cores", "3 Cores", "4 Cores", "5 Cores", "6 Cores", "6 Cores + HT", "Deus Ex: Mankind Divided - Preset: 2560 x 1440 - High Quality", Higher Results Are Better "1 Core", "2 Cores", "3 Cores", "4 Cores", "5 Cores", "6 Cores", "6 Cores + HT", "Deus Ex: Mankind Divided - CPU Usage (Summary) Monitor", Lower Results Are Better "1 Core", "2 Cores", "3 Cores", "4 Cores", "5 Cores", "6 Cores", "6 Cores + HT", "Deus Ex: Mankind Divided - GPU Usage Monitor", Lower Results Are Better "1 Core", "2 Cores", "3 Cores", "4 Cores", "5 Cores", "6 Cores", "6 Cores + HT", "Deus Ex: Mankind Divided - Memory Usage Monitor", Lower Results Are Better "1 Core", "2 Cores", "3 Cores", "4 Cores", "5 Cores", "6 Cores", "6 Cores + HT", "DiRT Rally - Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Preset: High", Higher Results Are Better "2 Cores",297.550476 "3 Cores",330.099976 "4 Cores",384.041168 "5 Cores",356.966095 "6 Cores",341.638824 "6 Cores + HT",357.736206 "DiRT Rally - CPU Usage (Summary) Monitor", Lower Results Are Better "1 Core", "2 Cores", "3 Cores", "4 Cores", "5 Cores", "6 Cores", "6 Cores + HT", "DiRT Rally - GPU Usage Monitor", Lower Results Are Better "1 Core", "2 Cores", "3 Cores", "4 Cores", "5 Cores", "6 Cores", "6 Cores + HT", "DiRT Rally - Memory Usage Monitor", Lower Results Are Better "1 Core", "2 Cores", "3 Cores", "4 Cores", "5 Cores", "6 Cores", "6 Cores + HT", "Dota 2 - Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Renderer: OpenGL", Higher Results Are Better "1 Core",41.7,42,41.9 "2 Cores",78.1,78.4,78.3 "3 Cores",114.8,115.7,115.6 "4 Cores",124.5,124.4,124.2 "5 Cores",135.2,136.3,135.9 "6 Cores",138.8,138.2,136.9 "6 Cores + HT",127.8,134.3,136.6 "Dota 2 - CPU Usage (Summary) Monitor", Lower Results Are Better "1 Core", "2 Cores", "3 Cores", "4 Cores", "5 Cores", "6 Cores", "6 Cores + HT", "Dota 2 - GPU Usage Monitor", Lower Results Are Better "1 Core", "2 Cores", "3 Cores", "4 Cores", "5 Cores", "6 Cores", "6 Cores + HT", "Dota 2 - Memory Usage Monitor", Lower Results Are Better "1 Core", "2 Cores", "3 Cores", "4 Cores", "5 Cores", "6 Cores", "6 Cores + HT", "Dota 2 - Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Renderer: Vulkan", Higher Results Are Better "2 Cores",97.7,97.9,97 "3 Cores",118.8,119.8,119.4 "4 Cores",127.8,127.8,127.4 "5 Cores",134.6,133.6,135.2 "6 Cores",135.3,136.1,135.8 "6 Cores + HT",120.1,127.4,129.1 "Dota 2 - CPU Usage (Summary) Monitor", Lower Results Are Better "1 Core", "2 Cores", "3 Cores", "4 Cores", "5 Cores", "6 Cores", "6 Cores + HT", "Dota 2 - GPU Usage Monitor", Lower Results Are Better "1 Core", "2 Cores", "3 Cores", "4 Cores", "5 Cores", "6 Cores", "6 Cores + HT", "Dota 2 - Memory Usage Monitor", Lower Results Are Better "1 Core", "2 Cores", "3 Cores", "4 Cores", "5 Cores", "6 Cores", "6 Cores + HT", "Metro: Last Light Redux - Resolution: 2560 x 1440", Higher Results Are Better "1 Core",26.68,26.24,26.38 "2 Cores",57.92,58.06,56.79 "3 Cores",91.88,89.71,91.15 "4 Cores",135.66,135.44,135.61 "5 Cores",161.07,161.01,160.52 "6 Cores",172.12,172.31,170.74 "6 Cores + HT",160.01,161.23,160.66 "Metro: Last Light Redux - CPU Usage (Summary) Monitor", Lower Results Are Better "1 Core", "2 Cores", "3 Cores", "4 Cores", "5 Cores", "6 Cores", "6 Cores + HT", "Metro: Last Light Redux - GPU Usage Monitor", Lower Results Are Better "1 Core", "2 Cores", "3 Cores", "4 Cores", "5 Cores", "6 Cores", "6 Cores + HT", "Metro: Last Light Redux - Memory Usage Monitor", Lower Results Are Better "1 Core", "2 Cores", "3 Cores", "4 Cores", "5 Cores", "6 Cores", "6 Cores + HT", "Portal - Resolution: 2560 x 1440", Higher Results Are Better "1 Core",484.98,482.53,486.2 "2 Cores",622.59,606.43,634.88 "3 Cores",650.67,662.26,659.03 "4 Cores",644.67,655.25,656.08 "5 Cores",656.65,654.39,652.72 "6 Cores",657.61,653.65,653.26 "6 Cores + HT",578.72,634.18,649.5 "Portal - CPU Usage (Summary) Monitor", Lower Results Are Better "1 Core", "2 Cores", "3 Cores", "4 Cores", "5 Cores", "6 Cores", "6 Cores + HT", "Portal - GPU Usage Monitor", Lower Results Are Better "1 Core", "2 Cores", "3 Cores", "4 Cores", "5 Cores", "6 Cores", "6 Cores + HT", "Portal - Memory Usage Monitor", Lower Results Are Better "1 Core", "2 Cores", "3 Cores", "4 Cores", "5 Cores", "6 Cores", "6 Cores + HT", "Civilization VI - Quality: Highest - Resolution: 2560 x 1440", Higher Results Are Better "2 Cores",37.680067671243,29.504613611288,29.382172934627 "3 Cores",39.237669492663,38.957341331,29.519409165787 "4 Cores",38.93848217556,38.404578903398,38.37953191418 "5 Cores",38.494147619255,38.621097989259,38.077024615271 "6 Cores",37.472842107284,37.188391370919,37.842327578995 "6 Cores + HT",26.755843517708,36.457954843914,26.584124085156 "Civilization VI - Quality: Highest - Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Total Frame Time", Lower Results Are Better "2 Cores", "3 Cores", "4 Cores", "5 Cores", "6 Cores", "6 Cores + HT", "Civilization VI - CPU Usage (Summary) Monitor", Lower Results Are Better "1 Core", "2 Cores", "3 Cores", "4 Cores", "5 Cores", "6 Cores", "6 Cores + HT", "Civilization VI - GPU Usage Monitor", Lower Results Are Better "1 Core", "2 Cores", "3 Cores", "4 Cores", "5 Cores", "6 Cores", "6 Cores + HT", "Civilization VI - Memory Usage Monitor", Lower Results Are Better "1 Core", "2 Cores", "3 Cores", "4 Cores", "5 Cores", "6 Cores", "6 Cores + HT", "The Talos Principle - Renderer: OpenGL - Resolution: 2560 x 1440", Higher Results Are Better "1 Core",74.5,74.8,74.6 "2 Cores",34.1,77.3,35.6 "3 Cores",38.3,77.3,34.1 "4 Cores",77.5,77,76.9 "5 Cores",65.5,64.9,66.7 "6 Cores",65.6,63.2,61.2 "6 Cores + HT",103.5,71.6,65.3 "The Talos Principle - CPU Usage (Summary) Monitor", Lower Results Are Better "1 Core", "2 Cores", "3 Cores", "4 Cores", "5 Cores", "6 Cores", "6 Cores + HT", "The Talos Principle - GPU Usage Monitor", Lower Results Are Better "1 Core", "2 Cores", "3 Cores", "4 Cores", "5 Cores", "6 Cores", "6 Cores + HT", "The Talos Principle - Memory Usage Monitor", Lower Results Are Better "1 Core", "2 Cores", "3 Cores", "4 Cores", "5 Cores", "6 Cores", "6 Cores + HT", "The Talos Principle - Renderer: Vulkan - Resolution: 2560 x 1440", Higher Results Are Better "1 Core",103.6,104.1,103.3 "2 Cores",108.9,108.3,108.5 "3 Cores",109.3,109.9,106.6 "4 Cores",110.3,109.8,109.7 "5 Cores",107.9,107.2,107.2 "6 Cores",110.1,109.7,110.1 "6 Cores + HT",99.1,108.3,108.3 "The Talos Principle - CPU Usage (Summary) Monitor", Lower Results Are Better "1 Core", "2 Cores", "3 Cores", "4 Cores", "5 Cores", "6 Cores", "6 Cores + HT", "The Talos Principle - GPU Usage Monitor", Lower Results Are Better "1 Core", "2 Cores", "3 Cores", "4 Cores", "5 Cores", "6 Cores", "6 Cores + HT", "The Talos Principle - Memory Usage Monitor", Lower Results Are Better "1 Core", "2 Cores", "3 Cores", "4 Cores", "5 Cores", "6 Cores", "6 Cores + HT", "Team Fortress 2 - Resolution: 2560 x 1440", Higher Results Are Better "1 Core",87.79,91.23,91.04 "2 Cores",126.24,127.32,131.9 "3 Cores",158.21,156.25,157.36 "4 Cores",156.09,157.17,156.6 "5 Cores",157.57,155.37,157.83 "6 Cores",151.16,154.52,155.6 "6 Cores + HT",98.9,149.67,153.66 "Team Fortress 2 - CPU Usage (Summary) Monitor", Lower Results Are Better "1 Core", "2 Cores", "3 Cores", "4 Cores", "5 Cores", "6 Cores", "6 Cores + HT", "Team Fortress 2 - GPU Usage Monitor", Lower Results Are Better "1 Core", "2 Cores", "3 Cores", "4 Cores", "5 Cores", "6 Cores", "6 Cores + HT", "Team Fortress 2 - Memory Usage Monitor", Lower Results Are Better "1 Core", "2 Cores", "3 Cores", "4 Cores", "5 Cores", "6 Cores", "6 Cores + HT", "Xonotic 0.8 - Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Effects Quality: Ultimate", Higher Results Are Better "1 Core",237.9281298,237.8632637,237.2559712 "2 Cores",260.9866905,259.681027,260.111356 "3 Cores",259.1864957,258.8749656,259.412278 "4 Cores",252.1830278,253.9395365,256.5404421 "5 Cores",257.4008907,252.9293267,256.8729582 "6 Cores",255.2743123,256.9750289,260.4094836 "6 Cores + HT",246.8879983,250.2794007,257.1423142 "Xonotic 0.8 - CPU Usage (Summary) Monitor", Lower Results Are Better "1 Core", "2 Cores", "3 Cores", "4 Cores", "5 Cores", "6 Cores", "6 Cores + HT", "Xonotic 0.8 - GPU Usage Monitor", Lower Results Are Better "1 Core", "2 Cores", "3 Cores", "4 Cores", "5 Cores", "6 Cores", "6 Cores + HT", "Xonotic 0.8 - Memory Usage Monitor", Lower Results Are Better "1 Core", "2 Cores", "3 Cores", "4 Cores", "5 Cores", "6 Cores", "6 Cores + HT", "Tesseract 2014-05-12 - Resolution: 2560 x 1440", Higher Results Are Better "1 Core",262.3302,256.2372,257.1049 "2 Cores",229.8757,230.3186,236.3359 "3 Cores",238.3322,243.2024,237.051 "4 Cores",249.0848,251.1701,251.5751 "5 Cores",267.8976,261.1758,267.8166 "6 Cores",294.6857,279.3975,284.694 "6 Cores + HT",288.8701,276.5306,284.7507 "Tesseract 2014-05-12 - CPU Usage (Summary) Monitor", Lower Results Are Better "1 Core", "2 Cores", "3 Cores", "4 Cores", "5 Cores", "6 Cores", "6 Cores + HT", "Tesseract 2014-05-12 - GPU Usage Monitor", Lower Results Are Better "1 Core", "2 Cores", "3 Cores", "4 Cores", "5 Cores", "6 Cores", "6 Cores + HT", "Tesseract 2014-05-12 - Memory Usage Monitor", Lower Results Are Better "1 Core", "2 Cores", "3 Cores", "4 Cores", "5 Cores", "6 Cores", "6 Cores + HT", "ET: Legacy 2.75 - Renderer: Renderer2 - Resolution: 2560 x 1440", Higher Results Are Better "1 Core",184.3,181.4,182.7 "2 Cores",167.8,201.2,189.7 "3 Cores",200.6,199.6,168.7 "4 Cores",164.5,188.4,202.8 "5 Cores",189.8,199.8,190.3 "6 Cores",201.6,202.2,192.6 "6 Cores + HT",202.5,199.4,203.6 "ET: Legacy 2.75 - CPU Usage (Summary) Monitor", Lower Results Are Better "1 Core", "2 Cores", "3 Cores", "4 Cores", "5 Cores", "6 Cores", "6 Cores + HT", "ET: Legacy 2.75 - GPU Usage Monitor", Lower Results Are Better "1 Core", "2 Cores", "3 Cores", "4 Cores", "5 Cores", "6 Cores", "6 Cores + HT", "ET: Legacy 2.75 - Memory Usage Monitor", Lower Results Are Better "1 Core", "2 Cores", "3 Cores", "4 Cores", "5 Cores", "6 Cores", "6 Cores + HT", "Counter-Strike: Global Offensive - Resolution: 2560 x 1440", Higher Results Are Better "1 Core",65.95,60.1,68.07 "2 Cores",158.5,158.43,156.85 "3 Cores",203.6,210.9,211.86 "4 Cores",241.3,242.93,239.43 "5 Cores",253.75,253.97,255.22 "6 Cores",259.16,255.38,255.85 "6 Cores + HT",204.79,245.79,252.41 "Counter-Strike: Global Offensive - GPU Usage Monitor", Lower Results Are Better "1 Core", "2 Cores", "3 Cores", "4 Cores", "5 Cores", "6 Cores", "6 Cores + HT", "CPU Usage (Summary) Monitor - Phoronix Test Suite System Monitoring", "1 Core", "2 Cores", "3 Cores", "4 Cores", "5 Cores", "6 Cores", "6 Cores + HT", "GPU Usage Monitor - Phoronix Test Suite System Monitoring", "1 Core", "2 Cores", "3 Cores", "4 Cores", "5 Cores", "6 Cores", "6 Cores + HT", "Memory Usage Monitor - Phoronix Test Suite System Monitoring", "1 Core", "2 Cores", "3 Cores", "4 Cores", "5 Cores", "6 Cores", "6 Cores + HT",