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Linux 4.14: ThinkPad T61
January 09 2018
 
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January 09 2018
 
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January 10 2018
 
KPTI + Retpoline: ThinkPad T61
January 09 2018
 
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Linux Laptops Intel KPTI Linux Benchmarks Lenovo ThinkPad Linux benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article. Linux 4.14: ThinkPad W510: Processor: Intel Core i7 720Q @ 1.60GHz (4 Cores / 8 Threads), Motherboard: LENOVO 4318CTO, Chipset: Intel Core DMI, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 160GB FUJITSU MHZ2160B, Graphics: NVA5 1024MB, Audio: Conexant CX20585, Network: Intel 82577LM Gigabit Connection + Intel Centrino Ultimate-N 6300 OS: Ubuntu 17.10, Kernel: 4.14.0-041400-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.26.1, Display Server: Wayland, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 17.2.2, Compiler: GCC 7.2.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1600x900 KPTI + Retpoline: ThinkPad W510: Processor: Intel Core i7 720Q @ 1.60GHz (4 Cores / 8 Threads), Motherboard: LENOVO 4318CTO, Chipset: Intel Core DMI, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 160GB FUJITSU MHZ2160B, Graphics: NVA5 1024MB, Audio: Conexant CX20585, Network: Intel 82577LM Gigabit Connection + Intel Centrino Ultimate-N 6300 OS: Ubuntu 17.10, Kernel: 4.14.0-phx-retpoline-gcc-retpo (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.26.1, Display Server: Wayland, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 17.2.2, Compiler: GCC 7.2.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1600x900 Linux 4.14: ThinkPad T61: Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo T9300 @ 2.50GHz (2 Cores), Motherboard: LENOVO 6459CTO, Chipset: Intel Mobile PM965/GM965/GL960 + ICH8M-E, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 100GB Hitachi HTS72201, Graphics: NVIDIA Quadro NVS 140M 128MB, Audio: Analog Devices AD1984, Network: Intel 82566MM Gigabit Connection + Intel PRO/Wireless OS: Ubuntu 17.10, Kernel: 4.14.0-041400-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.26.2, Display Driver: nouveau 1.0.15, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1680x1050 KPTI + Retpoline: ThinkPad T61: Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo T9300 @ 2.50GHz (2 Cores), Motherboard: LENOVO 6459CTO, Chipset: Intel Mobile PM965/GM965/GL960 + ICH8M-E, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 100GB Hitachi HTS72201, Graphics: NV86 128MB, Audio: Analog Devices AD1984, Network: Intel 82566MM Gigabit Connection + Intel PRO/Wireless OS: Ubuntu 17.10, Kernel: 4.14.0-phx-retpoline-gcc-retpo (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.26.2, Display Driver: modesetting 1.19.5, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 17.2.2, Compiler: GCC 7.2.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1680x1050 Linux 4.14: ThinkPad X1: Processor: Intel Core i7-5600U @ 3.20GHz (2 Cores / 4 Threads), Motherboard: LENOVO 20BSCTO1WW(BIOS: N14ET25W 1.03), Chipset: Intel Broadwell-U-OPI, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 128GB SAMSUNG MZNTE128, Graphics: Intel HD 5500 3072MB (950MHz), Audio: Intel Broadwell-U Audio, Network: Intel Connection + Intel Wireless 7265 OS: Ubuntu 17.10, Kernel: 4.14.0-041400-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.26.1, Display Server: Wayland, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 17.2.2, Compiler: GCC 7.2.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 KPTI + Retpoline: ThinkPad X1: Processor: Intel Core i7-5600U @ 3.20GHz (2 Cores / 4 Threads), Motherboard: LENOVO 20BSCTO1WW(BIOS: N14ET25W 1.03), Chipset: Intel Broadwell-U-OPI, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 128GB SAMSUNG MZNTE128, Graphics: Intel HD 5500 3072MB (950MHz), Audio: Intel Broadwell-U Audio, Network: Intel Connection + Intel Wireless 7265 OS: Ubuntu 17.10, Kernel: 4.14.0-phx-retpoline-gcc-retpo (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.26.1, Display Server: Wayland, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 17.2.2, Compiler: GCC 7.2.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 KPTI + Retpoline: ThinkPad W520: Processor: Intel Core i7-2630QM @ 2.90GHz (4 Cores / 8 Threads), Motherboard: LENOVO 42844DG, Chipset: Intel 2nd Generation Core Family DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB GOODRAM + 250GB Crucial_CT250MX2, Graphics: NVC1 2048MB, Audio: Conexant CX20590, Network: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection + Intel Centrino Ultimate-N 6300 OS: Fedora 27, Kernel: 4.14.14-300.fc27.x86_64 (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.26.2, Display Server: Wayland, Display Driver: modesetting 1.19.5, OpenGL: 4.3 Mesa 17.2.4, OpenCL: OpenCL 1.1 Mesa 17.2.4, Vulkan: 1.0.61, Compiler: CUDA 9.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1600x900 Apache Benchmark 2.4.7 Static Web Page Serving Requests Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 4.14: ThinkPad W510 ....... 10611.38 |================= KPTI + Retpoline: ThinkPad W510 . 8970.47 |============== Linux 4.14: ThinkPad T61 ........ 7331.48 |=========== KPTI + Retpoline: ThinkPad T61 .. 6254.06 |========== Linux 4.14: ThinkPad X1 ......... 22448.41 |=================================== KPTI + Retpoline: ThinkPad X1 ... 18798.24 |============================= KPTI + Retpoline: ThinkPad W520 . 8222.33 |============= Compile Bench 0.6 Test: Compile MB/s > Higher Is Better Linux 4.14: ThinkPad W510 ....... 42.08 |=== KPTI + Retpoline: ThinkPad W510 . 42.28 |=== Linux 4.14: ThinkPad T61 ........ 47.38 |==== KPTI + Retpoline: ThinkPad T61 .. 47.55 |==== Linux 4.14: ThinkPad X1 ......... 310.12 |======================= KPTI + Retpoline: ThinkPad X1 ... 271.02 |==================== KPTI + Retpoline: ThinkPad W520 . 489.93 |===================================== Compile Bench 0.6 Test: Initial Create MB/s > Higher Is Better Linux 4.14: ThinkPad W510 ....... 62.17 |========== KPTI + Retpoline: ThinkPad W510 . 58.06 |========= Linux 4.14: ThinkPad T61 ........ 53.45 |======== KPTI + Retpoline: ThinkPad T61 .. 49.72 |======== Linux 4.14: ThinkPad X1 ......... 241.32 |===================================== KPTI + Retpoline: ThinkPad X1 ... 212.36 |================================= KPTI + Retpoline: ThinkPad W520 . 174.17 |=========================== Darktable 2.2.5 Test: Boat - Acceleration: CPU-only Seconds < Lower Is Better Linux 4.14: ThinkPad W510 ....... 59.81 |========= KPTI + Retpoline: ThinkPad W510 . 60.05 |========= Linux 4.14: ThinkPad T61 ........ 238.80 |===================================== KPTI + Retpoline: ThinkPad T61 .. 241.42 |===================================== Linux 4.14: ThinkPad X1 ......... 44.09 |======= KPTI + Retpoline: ThinkPad X1 ... 44.23 |======= Darktable 2.2.5 Test: Masskrug - Acceleration: CPU-only Seconds < Lower Is Better Linux 4.14: ThinkPad W510 ....... 32.09 |===== KPTI + Retpoline: ThinkPad W510 . 32.65 |===== Linux 4.14: ThinkPad T61 ........ 233.43 |==================================== KPTI + Retpoline: ThinkPad T61 .. 236.65 |===================================== Linux 4.14: ThinkPad X1 ......... 28.29 |==== KPTI + Retpoline: ThinkPad X1 ... 28.54 |==== Darktable 2.2.5 Test: Server Room - Acceleration: CPU-only Seconds < Lower Is Better Linux 4.14: ThinkPad W510 ....... 27.23 |==== KPTI + Retpoline: ThinkPad W510 . 27.43 |===== Linux 4.14: ThinkPad T61 ........ 221.50 |===================================== KPTI + Retpoline: ThinkPad T61 .. 224.11 |===================================== Linux 4.14: ThinkPad X1 ......... 22.48 |==== KPTI + Retpoline: ThinkPad X1 ... 22.60 |==== Darktable darktable-2.4.0-2.fc27 Test: Boat - Acceleration: CPU-only Seconds < Lower Is Better KPTI + Retpoline: ThinkPad W520 . 40.52 |====================================== Darktable darktable-2.4.0-2.fc27 Test: Masskrug - Acceleration: CPU-only Seconds < Lower Is Better KPTI + Retpoline: ThinkPad W520 . 18.18 |====================================== Darktable darktable-2.4.0-2.fc27 Test: Server Room - Acceleration: CPU-only Seconds < Lower Is Better KPTI + Retpoline: ThinkPad W520 . 14.16 |====================================== FLAC Audio Encoding 1.3.1 WAV To FLAC Seconds < Lower Is Better Linux 4.14: ThinkPad W510 ....... 12.46 |====================== KPTI + Retpoline: ThinkPad W510 . 12.64 |======================= Linux 4.14: ThinkPad T61 ........ 21.01 |====================================== KPTI + Retpoline: ThinkPad T61 .. 21.10 |====================================== Linux 4.14: ThinkPad X1 ......... 7.08 |============= KPTI + Retpoline: ThinkPad X1 ... 7.11 |============= KPTI + Retpoline: ThinkPad W520 . 10.04 |================== FS-Mark 3.3 Test: 1000 Files, 1MB Size Files/s > Higher Is Better Linux 4.14: ThinkPad W510 ....... 17.20 |========= KPTI + Retpoline: ThinkPad W510 . 17.20 |========= Linux 4.14: ThinkPad T61 ........ 16.50 |======== KPTI + Retpoline: ThinkPad T61 .. 16.37 |======== Linux 4.14: ThinkPad X1 ......... 40.95 |===================== KPTI + Retpoline: ThinkPad X1 ... 40.57 |==================== KPTI + Retpoline: ThinkPad W520 . 75.40 |====================================== FS-Mark 3.3 Test: 4000 Files, 32 Sub Dirs, 1MB Size Files/s > Higher Is Better Linux 4.14: ThinkPad W510 ....... 16.78 |======== KPTI + Retpoline: ThinkPad W510 . 16.78 |======== Linux 4.14: ThinkPad T61 ........ 15.30 |======= KPTI + Retpoline: ThinkPad T61 .. 15.15 |======= Linux 4.14: ThinkPad X1 ......... 42.17 |==================== KPTI + Retpoline: ThinkPad X1 ... 39.73 |=================== KPTI + Retpoline: ThinkPad W520 . 80.30 |====================================== GIMP 2.8.20 Test: resize Seconds < Lower Is Better Linux 4.14: ThinkPad W510 ....... 8.56 |============================= KPTI + Retpoline: ThinkPad W510 . 10.72 |===================================== Linux 4.14: ThinkPad T61 ........ 9.44 |================================ KPTI + Retpoline: ThinkPad T61 .. 11.10 |====================================== Linux 4.14: ThinkPad X1 ......... 3.57 |============ KPTI + Retpoline: ThinkPad X1 ... 3.94 |============= GIMP 2.8.20 Test: auto-levels Seconds < Lower Is Better Linux 4.14: ThinkPad W510 ....... 13.33 |============================= KPTI + Retpoline: ThinkPad W510 . 16.08 |==================================== Linux 4.14: ThinkPad T61 ........ 15.15 |================================= KPTI + Retpoline: ThinkPad T61 .. 17.19 |====================================== Linux 4.14: ThinkPad X1 ......... 6.82 |=============== KPTI + Retpoline: ThinkPad X1 ... 7.30 |================ GIMP 2.8.20 Test: unsharp-mask Seconds < Lower Is Better Linux 4.14: ThinkPad W510 ....... 26.92 |============================= KPTI + Retpoline: ThinkPad W510 . 31.92 |================================== Linux 4.14: ThinkPad T61 ........ 30.43 |================================= KPTI + Retpoline: ThinkPad T61 .. 35.20 |====================================== Linux 4.14: ThinkPad X1 ......... 13.50 |=============== KPTI + Retpoline: ThinkPad X1 ... 14.65 |================ GIMP 2.8.22 Test: resize Seconds < Lower Is Better KPTI + Retpoline: ThinkPad W520 . 7.79 |======================================= GIMP 2.8.22 Test: auto-levels Seconds < Lower Is Better KPTI + Retpoline: ThinkPad W520 . 12.25 |====================================== GIMP 2.8.22 Test: unsharp-mask Seconds < Lower Is Better KPTI + Retpoline: ThinkPad W520 . 21.73 |====================================== Go Benchmarks Test: json Nanoseconds/Operation < Lower Is Better Linux 4.14: ThinkPad W510 ....... 47199972 |====================== KPTI + Retpoline: ThinkPad W510 . 47264907 |====================== Linux 4.14: ThinkPad T61 ........ 74630053 |=================================== KPTI + Retpoline: ThinkPad T61 .. 74753814 |=================================== Linux 4.14: ThinkPad X1 ......... 44678762 |===================== KPTI + Retpoline: ThinkPad X1 ... 44679572 |===================== KPTI + Retpoline: ThinkPad W520 . 24442493 |=========== Go Benchmarks Test: build Nanoseconds/Operation < Lower Is Better Linux 4.14: ThinkPad W510 ....... 28364548603 |=========================== KPTI + Retpoline: ThinkPad W510 . 28975972922 |=========================== Linux 4.14: ThinkPad T61 ........ 32195224912 |============================== KPTI + Retpoline: ThinkPad T61 .. 34024344510 |================================ Linux 4.14: ThinkPad X1 ......... 15560772639 |=============== KPTI + Retpoline: ThinkPad X1 ... 15826064487 |=============== KPTI + Retpoline: ThinkPad W520 . 21004212345 |==================== Go Benchmarks Test: garbage Nanoseconds/Operation < Lower Is Better Linux 4.14: ThinkPad W510 ....... 8556981 |=================== KPTI + Retpoline: ThinkPad W510 . 8578276 |=================== Linux 4.14: ThinkPad T61 ........ 15778114 |================================== KPTI + Retpoline: ThinkPad T61 .. 16135985 |=================================== Linux 4.14: ThinkPad X1 ......... 8264076 |================== KPTI + Retpoline: ThinkPad X1 ... 8414721 |================== KPTI + Retpoline: ThinkPad W520 . 4822830 |========== GraphicsMagick 1.3.19 Operation: Resizing Iterations Per Minute > Higher Is Better Linux 4.14: ThinkPad W510 ....... 96 |============================== KPTI + Retpoline: ThinkPad W510 . 94 |============================== Linux 4.14: ThinkPad T61 ........ 77 |======================== KPTI + Retpoline: ThinkPad T61 .. 76 |======================== Linux 4.14: ThinkPad X1 ......... 126 |======================================== KPTI + Retpoline: ThinkPad X1 ... 126 |======================================== KPTI + Retpoline: ThinkPad W520 . 125 |======================================== PostgreSQL pgbench 10.0 Scaling: Buffer Test - Test: Normal Load - Mode: Read Write TPS > Higher Is Better Linux 4.14: ThinkPad W510 ....... 338.81 |=== KPTI + Retpoline: ThinkPad W510 . 337.26 |=== Linux 4.14: ThinkPad T61 ........ 321.97 |=== KPTI + Retpoline: ThinkPad T61 .. 319.61 |=== Linux 4.14: ThinkPad X1 ......... 1605.59 |============== KPTI + Retpoline: ThinkPad X1 ... 1581.72 |============== KPTI + Retpoline: ThinkPad W520 . 3999.52 |==================================== Redis 3.0.1 Test: LPUSH Requests Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 4.14: ThinkPad W510 ....... 952845.39 |=================== KPTI + Retpoline: ThinkPad W510 . 791426.52 |================ Linux 4.14: ThinkPad T61 ........ 174076.98 |==== KPTI + Retpoline: ThinkPad T61 .. 108367.62 |== Linux 4.14: ThinkPad X1 ......... 1637504.48 |================================= KPTI + Retpoline: ThinkPad X1 ... 1527545.33 |=============================== KPTI + Retpoline: ThinkPad W520 . 988155.77 |==================== Redis 3.0.1 Test: GET Requests Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 4.14: ThinkPad W510 ....... 1303046.83 |================== KPTI + Retpoline: ThinkPad W510 . 1111278.21 |=============== Linux 4.14: ThinkPad T61 ........ 193811.62 |=== KPTI + Retpoline: ThinkPad T61 .. 129535.48 |== Linux 4.14: ThinkPad X1 ......... 2443039.00 |================================= KPTI + Retpoline: ThinkPad X1 ... 2165615.08 |============================= KPTI + Retpoline: ThinkPad W520 . 1359643.17 |================== Redis 3.0.1 Test: SET Requests Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 4.14: ThinkPad W510 ....... 1009039.19 |==================== KPTI + Retpoline: ThinkPad W510 . 857991.64 |================= Linux 4.14: ThinkPad T61 ........ 165079.92 |=== KPTI + Retpoline: ThinkPad T61 .. 107773.49 |== Linux 4.14: ThinkPad X1 ......... 1687647.50 |================================= KPTI + Retpoline: ThinkPad X1 ... 1546283.67 |============================== KPTI + Retpoline: ThinkPad W520 . 1039511.09 |==================== SQLite 3.8.10.2 Test Target: Default Test Directory Seconds < Lower Is Better Linux 4.14: ThinkPad W510 ....... 488.35 |================================== KPTI + Retpoline: ThinkPad W510 . 538.64 |===================================== Linux 4.14: ThinkPad T61 ........ 447.25 |=============================== KPTI + Retpoline: ThinkPad T61 .. 445.48 |=============================== Linux 4.14: ThinkPad X1 ......... 91.58 |====== KPTI + Retpoline: ThinkPad X1 ... 93.88 |====== KPTI + Retpoline: ThinkPad W520 . 96.50 |======= Stress-NG 0.07.26 Test: Socket Activity Bogo Ops/s > Higher Is Better Linux 4.14: ThinkPad W510 ....... 1493.17 |================================= KPTI + Retpoline: ThinkPad W510 . 1057.14 |======================= Linux 4.14: ThinkPad T61 ........ 954.02 |===================== KPTI + Retpoline: ThinkPad T61 .. 607.44 |============= Linux 4.14: ThinkPad X1 ......... 1640.05 |==================================== KPTI + Retpoline: ThinkPad X1 ... 1115.78 |======================== KPTI + Retpoline: ThinkPad W520 . 845.03 |=================== Stress-NG 0.07.26 Test: Context Switching Bogo Ops/s > Higher Is Better Linux 4.14: ThinkPad W510 ....... 847639.34 |======================== KPTI + Retpoline: ThinkPad W510 . 592191.89 |================= Linux 4.14: ThinkPad T61 ........ 505190.48 |============== KPTI + Retpoline: ThinkPad T61 .. 340906.57 |========== Linux 4.14: ThinkPad X1 ......... 929902.85 |========================== KPTI + Retpoline: ThinkPad X1 ... 817200.34 |======================= KPTI + Retpoline: ThinkPad W520 . 1167680.61 |================================= Stress-NG 0.07.26 Test: System V Message Passing Bogo Ops/s > Higher Is Better Linux 4.14: ThinkPad W510 ....... 3988434.84 |================================= KPTI + Retpoline: ThinkPad W510 . 1525006.60 |============= Linux 4.14: ThinkPad T61 ........ 1429892.96 |============ KPTI + Retpoline: ThinkPad T61 .. 764023.46 |====== Linux 4.14: ThinkPad X1 ......... 2221473.92 |================== KPTI + Retpoline: ThinkPad X1 ... 1731089.18 |============== KPTI + Retpoline: ThinkPad W520 . 955573.88 |======== Systemd Total Boot Time Test: Total ms < Lower Is Better Linux 4.14: ThinkPad W510 ....... 48210 |================================= KPTI + Retpoline: ThinkPad W510 . 48190 |================================= Linux 4.14: ThinkPad T61 ........ 47510 |================================= KPTI + Retpoline: ThinkPad T61 .. 55490 |====================================== Linux 4.14: ThinkPad X1 ......... 32310 |====================== KPTI + Retpoline: ThinkPad X1 ... 34390 |======================== KPTI + Retpoline: ThinkPad W520 . 50413 |=================================== Systemd Total Boot Time Test: Kernel ms < Lower Is Better Linux 4.14: ThinkPad W510 ....... 5620 |=============================== KPTI + Retpoline: ThinkPad W510 . 5800 |================================ Linux 4.14: ThinkPad T61 ........ 6760 |===================================== KPTI + Retpoline: ThinkPad T61 .. 7040 |======================================= Linux 4.14: ThinkPad X1 ......... 2670 |=============== KPTI + Retpoline: ThinkPad X1 ... 2740 |=============== KPTI + Retpoline: ThinkPad W520 . 2217 |============ Systemd Total Boot Time Test: Userspace ms < Lower Is Better Linux 4.14: ThinkPad W510 ....... 42580 |================================= KPTI + Retpoline: ThinkPad W510 . 42380 |================================= Linux 4.14: ThinkPad T61 ........ 40750 |================================ KPTI + Retpoline: ThinkPad T61 .. 48450 |====================================== Linux 4.14: ThinkPad X1 ......... 21380 |================= KPTI + Retpoline: ThinkPad X1 ... 23310 |================== KPTI + Retpoline: ThinkPad W520 . 34208 |=========================== Timed Apache Compilation 2.4.7 Time To Compile Seconds < Lower Is Better Linux 4.14: ThinkPad W510 ....... 63.93 |====================== KPTI + Retpoline: ThinkPad W510 . 66.84 |======================= Linux 4.14: ThinkPad T61 ........ 101.08 |=================================== KPTI + Retpoline: ThinkPad T61 .. 105.70 |===================================== Linux 4.14: ThinkPad X1 ......... 59.08 |===================== KPTI + Retpoline: ThinkPad X1 ... 60.13 |===================== KPTI + Retpoline: ThinkPad W520 . 43.37 |=============== Timed Linux Kernel Compilation 4.13 Time To Compile Seconds < Lower Is Better Linux 4.14: ThinkPad W510 ....... 413.19 |==================== KPTI + Retpoline: ThinkPad W510 . 427.19 |==================== Linux 4.14: ThinkPad T61 ........ 751.35 |==================================== KPTI + Retpoline: ThinkPad T61 .. 779.00 |===================================== Linux 4.14: ThinkPad X1 ......... 412.03 |==================== KPTI + Retpoline: ThinkPad X1 ... 418.30 |==================== KPTI + Retpoline: ThinkPad W520 . 247.40 |============