Linux 3.x To 4.15 Kernel Benchmarks
Tests for a future article on Phoronix.


Linux 3.17: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores / 16 Threads), Motherboard: ASRock X99 Extreme3 (P3.50 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Xeon E7 v3/Xeon, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB INTEL SSDSC2BW12, Graphics: AMD FirePro V7900 2048MB, Audio: Intel C610/X99, Monitor: DELL S2409W, Network: Intel Connection

	OS: Ubuntu 18.04, Kernel: 3.17.0-031700-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.26.2, Display Driver: modesetting 1.19.5, Compiler: GCC 7.2.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Linux 3.18: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores / 16 Threads), Motherboard: ASRock X99 Extreme3 (P3.50 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Xeon E7 v3/Xeon, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB INTEL SSDSC2BW12, Graphics: AMD FirePro V7900 2048MB, Audio: Intel C610/X99, Monitor: DELL S2409W, Network: Intel Connection

	OS: Ubuntu 18.04, Kernel: 3.18.0-031800-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.26.2, Display Driver: modesetting 1.19.5, Compiler: GCC 7.2.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Linux 3.19: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores / 16 Threads), Motherboard: ASRock X99 Extreme3 (P3.50 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Xeon E7 v3/Xeon, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB INTEL SSDSC2BW12, Graphics: AMD FirePro V7900 2048MB, Audio: Intel C610/X99, Monitor: DELL S2409W, Network: Intel Connection

	OS: Ubuntu 18.04, Kernel: 3.19.0-031900-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.26.2, Display Driver: modesetting 1.19.5, Compiler: GCC 7.2.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Linux 4.0.0: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores / 16 Threads), Motherboard: ASRock X99 Extreme3 (P3.50 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Xeon E7 v3/Xeon, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB INTEL SSDSC2BW12, Graphics: AMD FirePro V7900 2048MB, Audio: Intel C610/X99, Monitor: DELL S2409W, Network: Intel Connection

	OS: Ubuntu 18.04, Kernel: 4.0.0-040000-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.26.2, Display Driver: modesetting 1.19.5, Compiler: GCC 7.2.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Linux 4.1.0: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores / 16 Threads), Motherboard: ASRock X99 Extreme3 (P3.50 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Xeon E7 v3/Xeon, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB INTEL SSDSC2BW12, Graphics: AMD FirePro V7900 2048MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: DELL S2409W, Network: Intel Connection

	OS: Ubuntu 18.04, Kernel: 4.1.0-040100-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.26.2, Display Driver: modesetting 1.19.5, Compiler: GCC 7.2.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Linux 4.2.0: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores / 16 Threads), Motherboard: ASRock X99 Extreme3 (P3.50 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Xeon E7 v3/Xeon, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB INTEL SSDSC2BW12, Graphics: AMD FirePro V7900 2048MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: DELL S2409W, Network: Intel Connection

	OS: Ubuntu 18.04, Kernel: 4.2.0-040200-generic (x86_64), Display Driver: modesetting 1.19.5, Compiler: GCC 7.2.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Linux 4.3.0: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores / 16 Threads), Motherboard: ASRock X99 Extreme3 (P3.50 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Xeon E7 v3/Xeon, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB INTEL SSDSC2BW12, Graphics: AMD FirePro V7900 2048MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: DELL S2409W, Network: Intel Connection

	OS: Ubuntu 18.04, Kernel: 4.3.0-040300-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.26.2, Display Driver: modesetting 1.19.5, Compiler: GCC 7.2.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Linux 4.4.0: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores / 16 Threads), Motherboard: ASRock X99 Extreme3 (P3.50 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Xeon E7 v3/Xeon, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB INTEL SSDSC2BW12, Graphics: AMD FirePro V7900 2048MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: DELL S2409W, Network: Intel Connection

	OS: Ubuntu 18.04, Kernel: 4.4.0-040400-generic (x86_64), Display Driver: modesetting 1.19.5, Compiler: GCC 7.2.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Linux 4.5.0: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores / 16 Threads), Motherboard: ASRock X99 Extreme3 (P3.50 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Xeon E7 v3/Xeon, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB INTEL SSDSC2BW12, Graphics: AMD FirePro V7900 2048MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: DELL S2409W, Network: Intel Connection

	OS: Ubuntu 18.04, Kernel: 4.5.0-040500-generic (x86_64), Display Driver: modesetting 1.19.5, Compiler: GCC 7.2.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Linux 4.6.0: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores / 16 Threads), Motherboard: ASRock X99 Extreme3 (P3.50 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Xeon E7 v3/Xeon, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB INTEL SSDSC2BW12, Graphics: AMD FirePro V7900 2048MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: DELL S2409W, Network: Intel Connection

	OS: Ubuntu 18.04, Kernel: 4.6.0-040600-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.26.2, Display Driver: modesetting 1.19.5, Compiler: GCC 7.2.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Linux 4.8.0: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores / 16 Threads), Motherboard: ASRock X99 Extreme3 (P3.50 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Xeon E7 v3/Xeon, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB INTEL SSDSC2BW12, Graphics: AMD FirePro V7900 2048MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: DELL S2409W, Network: Intel Connection

	OS: Ubuntu 18.04, Kernel: 4.8.0-040800-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.26.2, Display Driver: modesetting 1.19.5, Compiler: GCC 7.2.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Linux 4.9.0: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores / 16 Threads), Motherboard: ASRock X99 Extreme3 (P3.50 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Xeon E7 v3/Xeon, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB INTEL SSDSC2BW12, Graphics: AMD FirePro V7900 2048MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: DELL S2409W, Network: Intel Connection

	OS: Ubuntu 18.04, Kernel: 4.9.0-040900-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.26.2, Display Driver: modesetting 1.19.5, Compiler: GCC 7.2.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Linux 4.10.0: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores / 16 Threads), Motherboard: ASRock X99 Extreme3 (P3.50 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Xeon E7 v3/Xeon, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB INTEL SSDSC2BW12, Graphics: AMD FirePro V7900 2048MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: DELL S2409W, Network: Intel Connection

	OS: Ubuntu 18.04, Kernel: 4.10.0-041000-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.26.2, Display Driver: modesetting 1.19.5, Compiler: GCC 7.2.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Linux 4.11.0: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores / 16 Threads), Motherboard: ASRock X99 Extreme3 (P3.50 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Xeon E7 v3/Xeon, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB INTEL SSDSC2BW12, Graphics: AMD FirePro V7900 2048MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: DELL S2409W, Network: Intel Connection

	OS: Ubuntu 18.04, Kernel: 4.11.0-041100-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.26.2, Display Driver: modesetting 1.19.5, Compiler: GCC 7.2.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Linux 4.12.0: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores / 16 Threads), Motherboard: ASRock X99 Extreme3 (P3.50 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Xeon E7 v3/Xeon, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB INTEL SSDSC2BW12, Graphics: AMD FirePro V7900 2048MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: DELL S2409W, Network: Intel Connection

	OS: Ubuntu 18.04, Kernel: 4.12.0-041200-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.26.2, Display Driver: modesetting 1.19.5, Compiler: GCC 7.2.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Linux 4.13.0: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores / 16 Threads), Motherboard: ASRock X99 Extreme3 (P3.50 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Xeon E7 v3/Xeon, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB INTEL SSDSC2BW12, Graphics: AMD FirePro V7900 2048MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: DELL S2409W, Network: Intel Connection

	OS: Ubuntu 18.04, Kernel: 4.13.0-041300-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.26.2, Display Driver: modesetting 1.19.5, Compiler: GCC 7.2.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Linux 4.14.0: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores / 16 Threads), Motherboard: ASRock X99 Extreme3 (P3.50 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Xeon E7 v3/Xeon, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB INTEL SSDSC2BW12, Graphics: AMD FirePro V7900 2048MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: DELL S2409W, Network: Intel Connection

	OS: Ubuntu 18.04, Kernel: 4.14.0-041400-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.26.2, Display Driver: modesetting 1.19.5, Compiler: GCC 7.2.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Linux 4.15 Git: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores / 16 Threads), Motherboard: ASRock X99 Extreme3 (P3.50 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Xeon E7 v3/Xeon, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB INTEL SSDSC2BW12, Graphics: AMD FirePro V7900 2048MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: DELL S2409W, Network: Intel Connection

	OS: Ubuntu 18.04, Kernel: 4.15.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20180123, Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.26.2, Display Driver: modesetting 1.19.5, Compiler: GCC 7.2.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080


FS-Mark 3.3
Test: 1000 Files, 1MB Size
Files/s > Higher Is Better
Linux 3.17 ..... 39.37 |=====================================================
Linux 3.18 ..... 38.43 |====================================================
Linux 3.19 ..... 38.40 |====================================================
Linux 4.0.0 .... 39.40 |=====================================================
Linux 4.1.0 .... 39.60 |======================================================
Linux 4.2.0 .... 40.13 |======================================================
Linux 4.3.0 .... 38.80 |=====================================================
Linux 4.4.0 .... 40.13 |======================================================
Linux 4.5.0 .... 39.70 |======================================================
Linux 4.6.0 .... 39.67 |======================================================
Linux 4.8.0 .... 39.47 |======================================================
Linux 4.9.0 .... 39.30 |=====================================================
Linux 4.10.0 ... 39.33 |=====================================================
Linux 4.11.0 ... 40.40 |=======================================================
Linux 4.12.0 ... 39.57 |======================================================
Linux 4.13.0 ... 40.53 |=======================================================
Linux 4.14.0 ... 39.63 |======================================================
Linux 4.15 Git . 39.40 |=====================================================


FS-Mark 3.3
Test: 4000 Files, 32 Sub Dirs, 1MB Size
Files/s > Higher Is Better
Linux 3.17 ..... 38.30 |====================================================
Linux 3.18 ..... 37.93 |====================================================
Linux 3.19 ..... 38.60 |=====================================================
Linux 4.0.0 .... 39.43 |======================================================
Linux 4.1.0 .... 39.73 |======================================================
Linux 4.2.0 .... 39.60 |======================================================
Linux 4.3.0 .... 40.37 |=======================================================
Linux 4.4.0 .... 39.77 |======================================================
Linux 4.5.0 .... 40.20 |=======================================================
Linux 4.6.0 .... 39.37 |======================================================
Linux 4.8.0 .... 39.47 |======================================================
Linux 4.9.0 .... 39.13 |=====================================================
Linux 4.10.0 ... 40.43 |=======================================================
Linux 4.11.0 ... 40.07 |=======================================================
Linux 4.12.0 ... 40.23 |=======================================================
Linux 4.13.0 ... 40.03 |======================================================
Linux 4.14.0 ... 38.90 |=====================================================
Linux 4.15 Git . 39.30 |=====================================================


Compile Bench 0.6
Test: Compile
MB/s > Higher Is Better
Linux 3.17 ..... 874.53  |==============================================
Linux 3.18 ..... 869.69  |==============================================
Linux 3.19 ..... 873.76  |==============================================
Linux 4.0.0 .... 880.85  |==============================================
Linux 4.1.0 .... 894.42  |===============================================
Linux 4.2.0 .... 904.04  |================================================
Linux 4.3.0 .... 920.67  |=================================================
Linux 4.4.0 .... 921.21  |=================================================
Linux 4.5.0 .... 914.95  |================================================
Linux 4.6.0 .... 913.87  |================================================
Linux 4.8.0 .... 902.01  |================================================
Linux 4.9.0 .... 902.58  |================================================
Linux 4.10.0 ... 898.29  |===============================================
Linux 4.11.0 ... 893.34  |===============================================
Linux 4.12.0 ... 989.33  |====================================================
Linux 4.13.0 ... 1004.13 |=====================================================
Linux 4.14.0 ... 981.20  |====================================================
Linux 4.15 Git . 983.61  |====================================================


Compile Bench 0.6
Test: Initial Create
MB/s > Higher Is Better
Linux 3.17 ..... 425.99 |===================================================
Linux 3.18 ..... 420.59 |===================================================
Linux 3.19 ..... 394.84 |================================================
Linux 4.0.0 .... 404.56 |=================================================
Linux 4.1.0 .... 405.01 |=================================================
Linux 4.2.0 .... 422.51 |===================================================
Linux 4.3.0 .... 436.63 |=====================================================
Linux 4.4.0 .... 437.41 |=====================================================
Linux 4.5.0 .... 444.27 |======================================================
Linux 4.6.0 .... 447.44 |======================================================
Linux 4.8.0 .... 446.79 |======================================================
Linux 4.9.0 .... 383.10 |==============================================
Linux 4.10.0 ... 414.98 |==================================================
Linux 4.11.0 ... 398.77 |================================================
Linux 4.12.0 ... 431.30 |====================================================
Linux 4.13.0 ... 439.60 |=====================================================
Linux 4.14.0 ... 411.84 |==================================================
Linux 4.15 Git . 404.28 |=================================================


PostMark 1.51
Disk Transaction Performance
TPS > Higher Is Better
Linux 3.17 ..... 5639 |==================================================
Linux 3.18 ..... 5555 |=================================================
Linux 3.19 ..... 5769 |===================================================
Linux 4.0.0 .... 5771 |===================================================
Linux 4.1.0 .... 5900 |====================================================
Linux 4.2.0 .... 6097 |======================================================
Linux 4.3.0 .... 6357 |========================================================
Linux 4.4.0 .... 6303 |========================================================
Linux 4.5.0 .... 6357 |========================================================
Linux 4.6.0 .... 6199 |=======================================================
Linux 4.8.0 .... 6097 |======================================================
Linux 4.9.0 .... 5952 |====================================================
Linux 4.10.0 ... 5862 |====================================================
Linux 4.11.0 ... 5859 |====================================================
Linux 4.12.0 ... 6151 |======================================================
Linux 4.13.0 ... 6250 |=======================================================
Linux 4.14.0 ... 6303 |========================================================
Linux 4.15 Git . 5639 |==================================================


ebizzy 0.3

Records/s > Higher Is Better
Linux 3.17 ..... 205903 |===========================================
Linux 3.18 ..... 211926 |=============================================
Linux 3.19 ..... 221187 |===============================================
Linux 4.0.0 .... 215858 |==============================================
Linux 4.1.0 .... 241060 |===================================================
Linux 4.2.0 .... 219676 |==============================================
Linux 4.3.0 .... 213239 |=============================================
Linux 4.4.0 .... 209988 |============================================
Linux 4.5.0 .... 221442 |===============================================
Linux 4.6.0 .... 224308 |===============================================
Linux 4.8.0 .... 214070 |=============================================
Linux 4.9.0 .... 210712 |============================================
Linux 4.10.0 ... 216556 |==============================================
Linux 4.11.0 ... 208236 |============================================
Linux 4.12.0 ... 212001 |=============================================
Linux 4.13.0 ... 235979 |==================================================
Linux 4.14.0 ... 255817 |======================================================
Linux 4.15 Git . 238380 |==================================================


Timed GCC Compilation 7.2
Time To Compile
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Linux 3.17 ..... 1029.90 |====================================================
Linux 3.18 ..... 1047.30 |=====================================================
Linux 3.19 ..... 1046.56 |=====================================================
Linux 4.0.0 .... 1047.23 |=====================================================
Linux 4.1.0 .... 1036.48 |====================================================
Linux 4.2.0 .... 1049.90 |=====================================================
Linux 4.3.0 .... 885.47  |=============================================
Linux 4.4.0 .... 881.85  |=============================================
Linux 4.5.0 .... 869.90  |============================================
Linux 4.6.0 .... 999.34  |==================================================
Linux 4.8.0 .... 1017.96 |===================================================
Linux 4.9.0 .... 1031.11 |====================================================
Linux 4.10.0 ... 1041.43 |=====================================================
Linux 4.11.0 ... 1041.12 |=====================================================
Linux 4.12.0 ... 993.45  |==================================================
Linux 4.13.0 ... 992.21  |==================================================
Linux 4.14.0 ... 987.31  |==================================================
Linux 4.15 Git . 1018.06 |===================================================


Systemd Total Boot Time
Test: Total
ms < Lower Is Better
Linux 3.17 ..... 8030   |=
Linux 3.18 ..... 19180  |===
Linux 3.19 ..... 137110 |=====================
Linux 4.0.0 .... 7490   |=
Linux 4.1.0 .... 12050  |==
Linux 4.2.0 .... 7580   |=
Linux 4.3.0 .... 59050  |=========
Linux 4.4.0 .... 55060  |========
Linux 4.5.0 .... 51060  |========
Linux 4.6.0 .... 54200  |========
Linux 4.8.0 .... 25190  |====
Linux 4.9.0 .... 8960   |=
Linux 4.10.0 ... 338470 |====================================================
Linux 4.11.0 ... 25190  |====
Linux 4.12.0 ... 322220 |==================================================
Linux 4.13.0 ... 27060  |====
Linux 4.14.0 ... 350390 |======================================================
Linux 4.15 Git . 26060  |====


Systemd Total Boot Time
Test: Kernel
ms < Lower Is Better
Linux 3.17 ..... 1740 |========================
Linux 3.18 ..... 1770 |=========================
Linux 3.19 ..... 1730 |========================
Linux 4.0.0 .... 1590 |======================
Linux 4.1.0 .... 1600 |=======================
Linux 4.2.0 .... 1500 |=====================
Linux 4.3.0 .... 1690 |========================
Linux 4.4.0 .... 1550 |======================
Linux 4.5.0 .... 1520 |=====================
Linux 4.6.0 .... 3980 |========================================================
Linux 4.8.0 .... 3370 |===============================================
Linux 4.9.0 .... 3350 |===============================================
Linux 4.10.0 ... 3450 |=================================================
Linux 4.11.0 ... 3410 |================================================
Linux 4.12.0 ... 3440 |================================================
Linux 4.13.0 ... 3420 |================================================
Linux 4.14.0 ... 2310 |=================================
Linux 4.15 Git . 2340 |=================================


Systemd Total Boot Time
Test: Loader
ms < Lower Is Better
Linux 3.19 ... 8920 |==========================================================
Linux 4.10.0 . 4900 |================================
Linux 4.12.0 . 5060 |=================================
Linux 4.14.0 . 5140 |=================================


Systemd Total Boot Time
Test: Firmware
ms < Lower Is Better
Linux 3.19 ... 114000 |==================
Linux 4.10.0 . 306520 |=================================================
Linux 4.12.0 . 350100 |========================================================
Linux 4.14.0 . 321200 |===================================================


Systemd Total Boot Time
Test: Userspace
ms < Lower Is Better
Linux 3.17 ..... 6290  |======
Linux 3.18 ..... 17410 |=================
Linux 3.19 ..... 12450 |============
Linux 4.0.0 .... 5890  |======
Linux 4.1.0 .... 10450 |==========
Linux 4.2.0 .... 6080  |======
Linux 4.3.0 .... 57350 |=======================================================
Linux 4.4.0 .... 53510 |===================================================
Linux 4.5.0 .... 49540 |================================================
Linux 4.6.0 .... 50210 |================================================
Linux 4.8.0 .... 21810 |=====================
Linux 4.9.0 .... 5610  |=====
Linux 4.10.0 ... 23590 |=======================
Linux 4.11.0 ... 21770 |=====================
Linux 4.12.0 ... 23620 |=======================
Linux 4.13.0 ... 23630 |=======================
Linux 4.14.0 ... 21720 |=====================
Linux 4.15 Git . 23720 |=======================


PostgreSQL pgbench 10.0
Scaling: Buffer Test - Test: Normal Load - Mode: Read Write
TPS > Higher Is Better
Linux 3.17 ..... 1361.92 |===================================================
Linux 3.18 ..... 1403.85 |=====================================================
Linux 3.19 ..... 1329.23 |==================================================
Linux 4.0.0 .... 1344.35 |==================================================
Linux 4.1.0 .... 1352.42 |===================================================
Linux 4.2.0 .... 1309.38 |=================================================
Linux 4.3.0 .... 1353.21 |===================================================
Linux 4.4.0 .... 1359.27 |===================================================
Linux 4.5.0 .... 1356.79 |===================================================
Linux 4.6.0 .... 1358.06 |===================================================
Linux 4.8.0 .... 1353.75 |===================================================
Linux 4.9.0 .... 1350.66 |===================================================
Linux 4.10.0 ... 1377.92 |====================================================
Linux 4.11.0 ... 1389.51 |====================================================
Linux 4.12.0 ... 1358.71 |===================================================
Linux 4.13.0 ... 1368.40 |===================================================
Linux 4.14.0 ... 1414.58 |=====================================================
Linux 4.15 Git . 1331.78 |==================================================


PostgreSQL pgbench 10.0
Scaling: Buffer Test - Test: Heavy Contention - Mode: Read Write
TPS > Higher Is Better
Linux 3.17 ..... 1517.46 |==================================================
Linux 3.18 ..... 1558.43 |====================================================
Linux 3.19 ..... 1512.31 |==================================================
Linux 4.0.0 .... 1503.55 |==================================================
Linux 4.1.0 .... 1556.28 |====================================================
Linux 4.2.0 .... 1492.34 |=================================================
Linux 4.3.0 .... 1525.92 |===================================================
Linux 4.4.0 .... 1560.59 |====================================================
Linux 4.5.0 .... 1512.39 |==================================================
Linux 4.6.0 .... 1533.18 |===================================================
Linux 4.8.0 .... 1489.11 |=================================================
Linux 4.9.0 .... 1508.69 |==================================================
Linux 4.10.0 ... 1479.70 |=================================================
Linux 4.11.0 ... 1522.43 |==================================================
Linux 4.12.0 ... 1511.00 |==================================================
Linux 4.13.0 ... 1509.87 |==================================================
Linux 4.14.0 ... 1600.59 |=====================================================
Linux 4.15 Git . 1516.22 |==================================================


GIMP 2.8.20
Test: resize
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Linux 3.17 ..... 4.70 |=====================================================
Linux 3.18 ..... 4.31 |================================================
Linux 3.19 ..... 4.35 |=================================================
Linux 4.0.0 .... 4.52 |===================================================
Linux 4.1.0 .... 4.46 |==================================================
Linux 4.2.0 .... 4.50 |==================================================
Linux 4.3.0 .... 4.78 |======================================================
Linux 4.4.0 .... 4.94 |=======================================================
Linux 4.5.0 .... 4.61 |====================================================
Linux 4.6.0 .... 4.73 |=====================================================
Linux 4.8.0 .... 4.65 |====================================================
Linux 4.9.0 .... 4.78 |======================================================
Linux 4.10.0 ... 4.93 |=======================================================
Linux 4.11.0 ... 5.00 |========================================================
Linux 4.12.0 ... 4.16 |===============================================
Linux 4.13.0 ... 4.10 |==============================================
Linux 4.14.0 ... 4.09 |==============================================
Linux 4.15 Git . 4.55 |===================================================


GIMP 2.8.20
Test: auto-levels
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Linux 3.17 ..... 8.04 |=====================================================
Linux 3.18 ..... 8.05 |=====================================================
Linux 3.19 ..... 7.79 |===================================================
Linux 4.0.0 .... 8.26 |======================================================
Linux 4.1.0 .... 8.26 |======================================================
Linux 4.2.0 .... 8.17 |=====================================================
Linux 4.3.0 .... 8.56 |========================================================
Linux 4.4.0 .... 8.32 |======================================================
Linux 4.5.0 .... 8.23 |======================================================
Linux 4.6.0 .... 7.65 |==================================================
Linux 4.8.0 .... 7.84 |===================================================
Linux 4.9.0 .... 8.11 |=====================================================
Linux 4.10.0 ... 8.29 |======================================================
Linux 4.11.0 ... 8.30 |======================================================
Linux 4.12.0 ... 7.24 |===============================================
Linux 4.13.0 ... 7.26 |===============================================
Linux 4.14.0 ... 7.33 |================================================
Linux 4.15 Git . 7.84 |===================================================


GIMP 2.8.20
Test: unsharp-mask
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Linux 3.17 ..... 14.75 |=================================================
Linux 3.18 ..... 14.75 |=================================================
Linux 3.19 ..... 14.97 |==================================================
Linux 4.0.0 .... 15.17 |===================================================
Linux 4.1.0 .... 15.09 |==================================================
Linux 4.2.0 .... 15.00 |==================================================
Linux 4.3.0 .... 16.13 |======================================================
Linux 4.4.0 .... 15.82 |=====================================================
Linux 4.5.0 .... 16.49 |=======================================================
Linux 4.6.0 .... 15.06 |==================================================
Linux 4.8.0 .... 15.44 |===================================================
Linux 4.9.0 .... 15.58 |====================================================
Linux 4.10.0 ... 15.68 |====================================================
Linux 4.11.0 ... 15.39 |===================================================
Linux 4.12.0 ... 15.13 |==================================================
Linux 4.13.0 ... 14.67 |=================================================
Linux 4.14.0 ... 14.52 |================================================
Linux 4.15 Git . 16.45 |=======================================================


Stress-NG 0.07.26
Test: Crypto
Bogo Ops/s > Higher Is Better
Linux 3.17 ..... 1454.99 |=====================================================
Linux 3.18 ..... 1455.46 |=====================================================
Linux 3.19 ..... 1453.10 |=====================================================
Linux 4.0.0 .... 1454.14 |=====================================================
Linux 4.1.0 .... 1455.23 |=====================================================
Linux 4.2.0 .... 1453.15 |=====================================================
Linux 4.3.0 .... 1456.15 |=====================================================
Linux 4.4.0 .... 1455.75 |=====================================================
Linux 4.5.0 .... 1455.74 |=====================================================
Linux 4.6.0 .... 1455.76 |=====================================================
Linux 4.8.0 .... 1453.64 |=====================================================
Linux 4.9.0 .... 1455.03 |=====================================================
Linux 4.10.0 ... 1455.33 |=====================================================
Linux 4.11.0 ... 1454.90 |=====================================================
Linux 4.12.0 ... 1459.52 |=====================================================
Linux 4.13.0 ... 1459.48 |=====================================================
Linux 4.14.0 ... 1458.20 |=====================================================
Linux 4.15 Git . 1459.69 |=====================================================


Stress-NG 0.07.26
Test: CPU Stress
Bogo Ops/s > Higher Is Better
Linux 3.17 ..... 2865.97 |=====================================================
Linux 3.18 ..... 2834.05 |====================================================
Linux 3.19 ..... 2857.16 |====================================================
Linux 4.0.0 .... 2810.33 |====================================================
Linux 4.1.0 .... 2847.75 |====================================================
Linux 4.2.0 .... 2868.66 |=====================================================
Linux 4.3.0 .... 2861.01 |====================================================
Linux 4.4.0 .... 2870.58 |=====================================================
Linux 4.5.0 .... 2865.83 |=====================================================
Linux 4.6.0 .... 2864.75 |=====================================================
Linux 4.8.0 .... 2877.17 |=====================================================
Linux 4.9.0 .... 2870.56 |=====================================================
Linux 4.10.0 ... 2889.58 |=====================================================
Linux 4.11.0 ... 2836.72 |====================================================
Linux 4.12.0 ... 2854.19 |====================================================
Linux 4.13.0 ... 2852.22 |====================================================
Linux 4.14.0 ... 2852.15 |====================================================
Linux 4.15 Git . 2859.34 |====================================================


Stress-NG 0.07.26
Test: Semaphores
Bogo Ops/s > Higher Is Better
Linux 3.17 ..... 1479376.57 |=====================
Linux 3.18 ..... 1464963.32 |====================
Linux 3.19 ..... 1443511.62 |====================
Linux 4.0.0 .... 1414532.53 |====================
Linux 4.1.0 .... 1520958.49 |=====================
Linux 4.2.0 .... 1581117.22 |======================
Linux 4.3.0 .... 1666289.04 |=======================
Linux 4.4.0 .... 1627193.34 |=======================
Linux 4.5.0 .... 1446797.85 |====================
Linux 4.6.0 .... 3585573.04 |==================================================
Linux 4.8.0 .... 3583683.43 |==================================================
Linux 4.9.0 .... 3582489.82 |==================================================
Linux 4.10.0 ... 3588522.82 |==================================================
Linux 4.11.0 ... 3552592.70 |=================================================
Linux 4.12.0 ... 3586579.53 |==================================================
Linux 4.13.0 ... 3378455.31 |===============================================
Linux 4.14.0 ... 3464922.46 |================================================
Linux 4.15 Git . 3466626.86 |================================================


Stress-NG 0.07.26
Test: Socket Activity
Bogo Ops/s > Higher Is Better
Linux 3.17 ..... 6839.31 |================================================
Linux 3.18 ..... 6881.00 |================================================
Linux 3.19 ..... 6894.91 |=================================================
Linux 4.0.0 .... 6836.22 |================================================
Linux 4.1.0 .... 6912.34 |=================================================
Linux 4.2.0 .... 6971.09 |=================================================
Linux 4.3.0 .... 7061.11 |==================================================
Linux 4.4.0 .... 7024.16 |=================================================
Linux 4.5.0 .... 7031.37 |=================================================
Linux 4.6.0 .... 7013.91 |=================================================
Linux 4.8.0 .... 7468.25 |=====================================================
Linux 4.9.0 .... 7533.33 |=====================================================
Linux 4.10.0 ... 7390.35 |====================================================
Linux 4.11.0 ... 7146.76 |==================================================
Linux 4.12.0 ... 6928.98 |=================================================
Linux 4.13.0 ... 7049.65 |==================================================
Linux 4.14.0 ... 7411.48 |====================================================
Linux 4.15 Git . 6560.10 |==============================================


Stress-NG 0.07.26
Test: Context Switching
Bogo Ops/s > Higher Is Better
Linux 3.17 ..... 4675687.25 |===========================================
Linux 3.18 ..... 4586059.15 |===========================================
Linux 3.19 ..... 4582507.27 |===========================================
Linux 4.0.0 .... 4494072.25 |==========================================
Linux 4.1.0 .... 4344260.78 |========================================
Linux 4.2.0 .... 4415914.11 |=========================================
Linux 4.3.0 .... 4700821.22 |============================================
Linux 4.4.0 .... 4558444.00 |==========================================
Linux 4.5.0 .... 4730942.28 |============================================
Linux 4.6.0 .... 4520221.55 |==========================================
Linux 4.8.0 .... 4580494.10 |===========================================
Linux 4.9.0 .... 5377382.20 |==================================================
Linux 4.10.0 ... 4816955.90 |=============================================
Linux 4.11.0 ... 4977441.19 |==============================================
Linux 4.12.0 ... 5148549.00 |================================================
Linux 4.13.0 ... 4462638.99 |=========================================
Linux 4.14.0 ... 4594141.51 |===========================================
Linux 4.15 Git . 4311591.21 |========================================


Stress-NG 0.07.26
Test: System V Message Passing
Bogo Ops/s > Higher Is Better
Linux 3.17 ..... 10212568.79 |=============================================
Linux 3.18 ..... 10428664.93 |=============================================
Linux 3.19 ..... 10995489.50 |================================================
Linux 4.0.0 .... 8648948.44  |======================================
Linux 4.1.0 .... 8399389.76  |=====================================
Linux 4.2.0 .... 7448197.12  |================================
Linux 4.3.0 .... 8387700.68  |=====================================
Linux 4.4.0 .... 9531812.78  |==========================================
Linux 4.5.0 .... 9181313.25  |========================================
Linux 4.6.0 .... 10029026.72 |============================================
Linux 4.8.0 .... 11242645.66 |=================================================
Linux 4.9.0 .... 9985870.32  |============================================
Linux 4.10.0 ... 10306538.18 |=============================================
Linux 4.11.0 ... 9055288.96  |=======================================
Linux 4.12.0 ... 7358171.92  |================================
Linux 4.13.0 ... 8839102.55  |=======================================
Linux 4.14.0 ... 10385311.03 |=============================================
Linux 4.15 Git . 8905393.06  |=======================================


NGINX Benchmark 1.9.9
Static Web Page Serving
Requests Per Second > Higher Is Better
Linux 3.17 ..... 40499.14 |===================================================
Linux 3.18 ..... 40101.64 |==================================================
Linux 3.19 ..... 40841.54 |===================================================
Linux 4.0.0 .... 39206.19 |=================================================
Linux 4.1.0 .... 40290.17 |==================================================
Linux 4.2.0 .... 41676.60 |====================================================
Linux 4.3.0 .... 41091.40 |===================================================
Linux 4.4.0 .... 39753.90 |==================================================
Linux 4.5.0 .... 41234.44 |===================================================
Linux 4.6.0 .... 40693.80 |===================================================
Linux 4.8.0 .... 35437.35 |============================================
Linux 4.9.0 .... 30390.29 |======================================
Linux 4.10.0 ... 29100.08 |====================================
Linux 4.11.0 ... 28547.25 |====================================
Linux 4.12.0 ... 37358.42 |===============================================
Linux 4.13.0 ... 37228.10 |==============================================
Linux 4.14.0 ... 35240.14 |============================================
Linux 4.15 Git . 31155.12 |=======================================


Apache Benchmark 2.4.7
Static Web Page Serving
Requests Per Second > Higher Is Better
Linux 3.17 ..... 40717.74 |====================================================
Linux 3.18 ..... 40813.99 |====================================================
Linux 3.19 ..... 40107.88 |===================================================
Linux 4.0.0 .... 39478.48 |==================================================
Linux 4.1.0 .... 38106.08 |=================================================
Linux 4.2.0 .... 39316.75 |==================================================
Linux 4.3.0 .... 39697.77 |===================================================
Linux 4.4.0 .... 34661.82 |============================================
Linux 4.5.0 .... 35072.84 |=============================================
Linux 4.6.0 .... 36130.28 |==============================================
Linux 4.8.0 .... 28332.10 |====================================
Linux 4.9.0 .... 33273.63 |==========================================
Linux 4.10.0 ... 37450.00 |================================================
Linux 4.11.0 ... 30343.63 |=======================================
Linux 4.12.0 ... 25560.66 |=================================
Linux 4.13.0 ... 27422.82 |===================================
Linux 4.14.0 ... 28701.68 |=====================================
Linux 4.15 Git . 24664.96 |===============================


Hackbench
Count: 16 - Type: Thread
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Linux 3.17 ..... 30.88 |=======================================
Linux 3.18 ..... 30.63 |=======================================
Linux 3.19 ..... 34.84 |============================================
Linux 4.0.0 .... 31.92 |========================================
Linux 4.1.0 .... 38.75 |=================================================
Linux 4.2.0 .... 38.93 |=================================================
Linux 4.3.0 .... 33.28 |==========================================
Linux 4.4.0 .... 32.93 |==========================================
Linux 4.5.0 .... 33.40 |==========================================
Linux 4.6.0 .... 33.03 |==========================================
Linux 4.8.0 .... 34.75 |============================================
Linux 4.9.0 .... 34.34 |===========================================
Linux 4.10.0 ... 33.92 |===========================================
Linux 4.11.0 ... 36.88 |===============================================
Linux 4.12.0 ... 35.96 |==============================================
Linux 4.13.0 ... 36.03 |==============================================
Linux 4.14.0 ... 35.70 |=============================================
Linux 4.15 Git . 43.44 |=======================================================


Hackbench
Count: 16 - Type: Process
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Linux 3.17 ..... 28.81 |======================================
Linux 3.18 ..... 28.20 |=====================================
Linux 3.19 ..... 29.31 |======================================
Linux 4.0.0 .... 34.37 |=============================================
Linux 4.1.0 .... 31.09 |=========================================
Linux 4.2.0 .... 31.30 |=========================================
Linux 4.3.0 .... 32.12 |==========================================
Linux 4.4.0 .... 32.60 |===========================================
Linux 4.5.0 .... 32.13 |==========================================
Linux 4.6.0 .... 31.80 |==========================================
Linux 4.8.0 .... 33.74 |============================================
Linux 4.9.0 .... 35.31 |==============================================
Linux 4.10.0 ... 34.95 |==============================================
Linux 4.11.0 ... 33.98 |=============================================
Linux 4.12.0 ... 34.86 |==============================================
Linux 4.13.0 ... 35.10 |==============================================
Linux 4.14.0 ... 34.77 |==============================================
Linux 4.15 Git . 41.91 |=======================================================