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Intel Core i7-3517U testing with a ASUS UX32VDA v1.0 and Intel Ivybridge Mobile 1536MB on Ubuntu 17.10 via the Phoronix Test Suite.


Ubuntu 17.10 Stock: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7-3517U @ 3.00GHz (2 Cores / 4 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS UX32VDA v1.0, Chipset: Intel 3rd Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 3584MB, Disk: 2 x 128GB SanDisk SD5SF212, Graphics: Intel 3rd Gen Core 1024MB (1150MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC269VB, Network: Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6235

	OS: Ubuntu 17.10, Kernel: 4.13.0-19-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.26.1, Display Server: Wayland, OpenGL: 4.2 Mesa 17.2.2, Compiler: GCC 7.2.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Linux 4.15: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7-3517U @ 3.00GHz (2 Cores / 4 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS UX32VDA v1.0, Chipset: Intel 3rd Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 3584MB, Disk: 2 x 128GB SanDisk SD5SF212, Graphics: Intel Ivybridge Mobile 1536MB (1150MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC269VB, Network: Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6235

	OS: Ubuntu 17.10, Kernel: 4.15.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20171210, Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.26.1, Display Server: Wayland, OpenGL: 4.2 Mesa 17.2.2, Compiler: GCC 7.2.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Linux 4.15 + PowerTop: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7-3517U @ 3.00GHz (2 Cores / 4 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS UX32VDA v1.0, Chipset: Intel 3rd Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 3584MB, Disk: 2 x 128GB SanDisk SD5SF212, Graphics: Intel Ivybridge Mobile 1536MB (1150MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC269VB, Network: Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6235

	OS: Ubuntu 17.10, Kernel: 4.15.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20171210, Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.26.1, Display Server: Wayland, OpenGL: 4.2 Mesa 17.2.2, Compiler: GCC 7.2.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Linux 4.15 + TLP: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7-3517U @ 3.00GHz (2 Cores / 4 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS UX32VDA v1.0, Chipset: Intel 3rd Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 3584MB, Disk: 2 x 128GB SanDisk SD5SF212, Graphics: Intel Ivybridge Mobile 1536MB (1150MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC269VB, Network: Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6235

	OS: Ubuntu 17.10, Kernel: 4.15.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20171210, Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.26.1, Display Server: Wayland, OpenGL: 4.2 Mesa 17.2.2, Compiler: GCC 7.2.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080


LAME MP3 Encoding 3.99.5
WAV To MP3
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Ubuntu 17.10 Stock .... 13.78 |================================================
Linux 4.15 ............ 13.79 |================================================
Linux 4.15 + PowerTop . 13.82 |================================================
Linux 4.15 + TLP ...... 13.84 |================================================


LAME MP3 Encoding 3.99.5
System Power Consumption Monitor
Milliwatts < Lower Is Better
Ubuntu 17.10 Stock .... MIN: 12979  AVG: 21923  MAX: 23961 
Linux 4.15 ............ MIN: 13223  AVG: 23167  MAX: 24649 
Linux 4.15 + PowerTop . MIN: 12128  AVG: 20288  MAX: 22037 
Linux 4.15 + TLP ...... MIN: 11425  AVG: 20835  MAX: 22562 


Timed Apache Compilation 2.4.7
Time To Compile
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Ubuntu 17.10 Stock .... 67.03 |================================================
Linux 4.15 ............ 67.04 |================================================
Linux 4.15 + PowerTop . 67.27 |================================================
Linux 4.15 + TLP ...... 67.09 |================================================


Timed Apache Compilation 2.4.7
System Power Consumption Monitor
Milliwatts < Lower Is Better
Ubuntu 17.10 Stock .... MIN: 13408  AVG: 27773  MAX: 32870 
Linux 4.15 ............ MIN: 13712  AVG: 28885  MAX: 34040 
Linux 4.15 + PowerTop . MIN: 11255  AVG: 25258  MAX: 30621 
Linux 4.15 + TLP ...... MIN: 11440  AVG: 26539  MAX: 32412 


Tesseract 2014-05-12
System Power Consumption Monitor
Milliwatts < Lower Is Better
Ubuntu 17.10 Stock . MIN: 13645  AVG: 23317  MAX: 28800 


ET: Legacy 2.75
Renderer: Renderer2 - Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 17.10 Stock .... 45.10 |==============================================
Linux 4.15 ............ 45.70 |===============================================
Linux 4.15 + PowerTop . 46.30 |===============================================
Linux 4.15 + TLP ...... 46.97 |================================================


ET: Legacy 2.75
System Power Consumption Monitor
Milliwatts < Lower Is Better
Ubuntu 17.10 Stock .... MIN: 13460  AVG: 32848  MAX: 37451 
Linux 4.15 ............ MIN: 14097  AVG: 33687  MAX: 38147 
Linux 4.15 + PowerTop . MIN: 11751  AVG: 30544  MAX: 35046 
Linux 4.15 + TLP ...... MIN: 12165  AVG: 31942  MAX: 36963 


System Power Consumption Monitor
Phoronix Test Suite System Monitoring
Milliwatts
Ubuntu 17.10 Stock .... MIN: 12846  AVG: 28174  MAX: 37451 
Linux 4.15 ............ MIN: 13090  AVG: 29582  MAX: 38147 
Linux 4.15 + PowerTop . MIN: 11100  AVG: 26404  MAX: 35046 
Linux 4.15 + TLP ...... MIN: 11033  AVG: 27554  MAX: 36963