Threadripper Ryzen Linux 4.16 Tests
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X Linux 4.16 kernel benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article.


Linux 4.16 Git: 

	Processor: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X 16-Core @ 3.40GHz (16 Cores / 32 Threads), Motherboard: Gigabyte X399 AORUS Gaming 7 (F3g BIOS), Chipset: AMD Family 17h, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB Force MP500, Graphics: MSI AMD Radeon R7 370 / R9 270/370 OEM 4096MB, Monitor: VE228, Network: Qualcomm Atheros Killer E2500 Gigabit + Intel Wireless 8265 / 8275

	OS: Ubuntu 18.04, Kernel: 4.16.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20180325, Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.28.0, Display Driver: modesetting 1.19.6, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 18.0.0-rc5 (LLVM 6.0.0), Compiler: GCC 7.3.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Linux 4.15: 

	Processor: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X 16-Core @ 3.40GHz (16 Cores / 32 Threads), Motherboard: Gigabyte X399 AORUS Gaming 7 (F3g BIOS), Chipset: AMD Family 17h, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB Force MP500, Graphics: MSI AMD Radeon R7 370 / R9 270/370 OEM 4096MB, Monitor: VE228, Network: Qualcomm Atheros Killer E2500 Gigabit + Intel Wireless 8265 / 8275

	OS: Ubuntu 18.04, Kernel: 4.15.0-041500-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.28.0, Display Driver: modesetting 1.19.6, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 18.0.0-rc5 (LLVM 6.0.0), Compiler: GCC 7.3.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Linux 4.14: 

	Processor: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X 16-Core @ 3.40GHz (16 Cores / 32 Threads), Motherboard: Gigabyte X399 AORUS Gaming 7 (F3g BIOS), Chipset: AMD Family 17h, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB Force MP500, Graphics: MSI AMD Radeon R7 370 / R9 270/370 OEM 4096MB, Monitor: VE228, Network: Qualcomm Atheros Killer E2500 Gigabit + Intel Wireless 8265 / 8275

	OS: Ubuntu 18.04, Kernel: 4.14.0-041400-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.28.0, Display Driver: modesetting 1.19.6, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 18.0.0-rc5 (LLVM 6.0.0), Compiler: GCC 7.3.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Linux 4.13: 

	Processor: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X 16-Core @ 3.40GHz (16 Cores / 32 Threads), Motherboard: Gigabyte X399 AORUS Gaming 7 (F3g BIOS), Chipset: AMD Family 17h, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB Force MP500, Graphics: MSI AMD Radeon R7 370 / R9 270/370 OEM 4096MB, Monitor: VE228, Network: Qualcomm Atheros Killer E2500 Gigabit + Intel Wireless 8265 / 8275

	OS: Ubuntu 18.04, Kernel: 4.13.0-041300-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.28.0, Display Driver: modesetting 1.19.6, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 18.0.0-rc5 (LLVM 6.0.0), Compiler: GCC 7.3.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Linux 4.12: 

	Processor: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X 16-Core @ 3.40GHz (16 Cores / 32 Threads), Motherboard: Gigabyte X399 AORUS Gaming 7 (F3g BIOS), Chipset: AMD Family 17h, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB Force MP500, Graphics: MSI AMD Radeon R7 370 / R9 270/370 OEM 4096MB, Monitor: VE228, Network: Qualcomm Atheros Killer E2500 Gigabit + Intel Wireless 8265 / 8275

	OS: Ubuntu 18.04, Kernel: 4.12.0-041200-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.28.0, Display Driver: modesetting 1.19.6, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 18.0.0-rc5 (LLVM 6.0.0), Compiler: GCC 7.3.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Linux 4.11: 

	Processor: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X 16-Core @ 3.40GHz (16 Cores / 32 Threads), Motherboard: Gigabyte X399 AORUS Gaming 7 (F3g BIOS), Chipset: AMD Family 17h, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB Force MP500, Graphics: MSI AMD Radeon R7 370 / R9 270/370 OEM 4096MB, Monitor: VE228, Network: Qualcomm Atheros Killer E2500 Gigabit + Intel Wireless 8265 / 8275

	OS: Ubuntu 18.04, Kernel: 4.11.0-041100-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.28.0, Display Driver: modesetting 1.19.6, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 18.0.0-rc5 (LLVM 6.0.0), Compiler: GCC 7.3.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Linux 4.10: 

	Processor: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X 16-Core @ 3.40GHz (16 Cores / 32 Threads), Motherboard: Gigabyte X399 AORUS Gaming 7 (F3g BIOS), Chipset: AMD Family 17h, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB Force MP500, Graphics: MSI AMD Radeon R7 370 / R9 270/370 OEM 4096MB, Monitor: VE228, Network: Qualcomm Atheros Killer E2500 Gigabit + Intel Wireless 8265 / 8275

	OS: Ubuntu 18.04, Kernel: 4.10.0-041000-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.28.0, Display Driver: modesetting 1.19.6, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 18.0.0-rc5 (LLVM 6.0.0), Compiler: GCC 7.3.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Linux 4.9: 

	Processor: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X 16-Core @ 3.40GHz (16 Cores / 32 Threads), Motherboard: Gigabyte X399 AORUS Gaming 7 (F3g BIOS), Chipset: AMD Family 17h, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB Force MP500, Graphics: MSI AMD Radeon R7 370 / R9 270/370 OEM 4096MB, Monitor: VE228, Network: Qualcomm Atheros Killer E2500 Gigabit + Intel Wireless 8265 / 8275

	OS: Ubuntu 18.04, Kernel: 4.9.0-040900-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.28.0, Display Driver: modesetting 1.19.6, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 18.0.0-rc5 (LLVM 6.0.0), Compiler: GCC 7.3.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Linux 4.8: 

	Processor: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X 16-Core @ 3.40GHz (16 Cores / 32 Threads), Motherboard: Gigabyte X399 AORUS Gaming 7 (F3g BIOS), Chipset: AMD Family 17h, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB Force MP500, Graphics: MSI AMD Radeon R7 370 / R9 270/370 OEM 4096MB, Monitor: VE228, Network: Qualcomm Atheros Killer E2500 Gigabit + Intel Wireless 8265 / 8275

	OS: Ubuntu 18.04, Kernel: 4.8.0-040800-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.28.0, Display Driver: modesetting 1.19.6, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 18.0.0-rc5 (LLVM 6.0.0), Compiler: GCC 7.3.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Linux 4.7: 

	Processor: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X 16-Core @ 3.40GHz (16 Cores / 32 Threads), Motherboard: Gigabyte X399 AORUS Gaming 7 (F3g BIOS), Chipset: AMD Family 17h, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB Force MP500, Graphics: MSI AMD Radeon R7 370 / R9 270/370 OEM 4096MB, Monitor: VE228, Network: Qualcomm Atheros Killer E2500 Gigabit + Intel Wireless 8265 / 8275

	OS: Ubuntu 18.04, Kernel: 4.7.0-040700-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.28.0, Display Driver: modesetting 1.19.6, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 18.0.0-rc5 (LLVM 6.0.0), Compiler: GCC 7.3.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080


Netperf 2.7.0
Server: 192.168.1.55 - Test: TCP Stream - Server To Client - Duration: 10 Seconds
Megabits/sec Throughput > Higher Is Better
Linux 4.16 Git . 932.45 |======================================================
Linux 4.15 ..... 932.68 |======================================================
Linux 4.14 ..... 931.47 |======================================================
Linux 4.13 ..... 932.76 |======================================================
Linux 4.12 ..... 931.71 |======================================================
Linux 4.11 ..... 932.64 |======================================================
Linux 4.10 ..... 473.10 |===========================
Linux 4.9 ...... 932.68 |======================================================
Linux 4.8 ...... 932.68 |======================================================


Redis 4.0.8
Test: LPOP
Requests Per Second > Higher Is Better
Linux 4.16 Git . 2190184.52 |==================================================
Linux 4.15 ..... 1285900.40 |=============================
Linux 4.14 ..... 1280060.79 |=============================
Linux 4.13 ..... 1299652.83 |==============================
Linux 4.12 ..... 1303939.37 |==============================
Linux 4.11 ..... 1563096.62 |====================================
Linux 4.10 ..... 1347786.87 |===============================
Linux 4.9 ...... 1381610.88 |================================
Linux 4.8 ...... 1402530.08 |================================
Linux 4.7 ...... 1347740.00 |===============================


Netperf 2.7.0
Server: 192.168.1.55 - Test: TCP Send File - Duration: 10 Seconds
Megabits/sec Throughput > Higher Is Better
Linux 4.16 Git . 932.79 |======================================================
Linux 4.15 ..... 932.73 |======================================================
Linux 4.14 ..... 892.32 |====================================================
Linux 4.13 ..... 932.87 |======================================================
Linux 4.12 ..... 932.73 |======================================================
Linux 4.11 ..... 932.66 |======================================================
Linux 4.10 ..... 555.26 |================================
Linux 4.9 ...... 932.88 |======================================================
Linux 4.8 ...... 932.77 |======================================================


Stress-NG 0.07.26
Test: System V Message Passing
Bogo Ops/s > Higher Is Better
Linux 4.16 Git . 15650119.70 |=============================================
Linux 4.15 ..... 12007362.84 |==================================
Linux 4.14 ..... 16473905.63 |===============================================
Linux 4.13 ..... 11988836.69 |==================================
Linux 4.12 ..... 10912258.59 |===============================
Linux 4.11 ..... 10373718.73 |==============================
Linux 4.10 ..... 17186500.44 |=================================================
Linux 4.9 ...... 11062287.72 |================================
Linux 4.8 ...... 17031498.86 |=================================================
Linux 4.7 ...... 12152069.63 |===================================


Systemd Total Boot Time
Test: Kernel
ms < Lower Is Better
Linux 4.16 Git . 3770 |=======================================
Linux 4.15 ..... 3710 |======================================
Linux 4.14 ..... 3720 |=======================================
Linux 4.13 ..... 4950 |===================================================
Linux 4.12 ..... 5030 |====================================================
Linux 4.11 ..... 5040 |====================================================
Linux 4.10 ..... 5090 |=====================================================
Linux 4.9 ...... 5060 |====================================================
Linux 4.8 ...... 5140 |=====================================================
Linux 4.7 ...... 5400 |========================================================


Stress-NG 0.07.26
Test: Context Switching
Bogo Ops/s > Higher Is Better
Linux 4.16 Git . 8426926.47 |=============================================
Linux 4.15 ..... 9291563.31 |==================================================
Linux 4.14 ..... 8716116.59 |===============================================
Linux 4.13 ..... 8330947.76 |=============================================
Linux 4.12 ..... 6537134.27 |===================================
Linux 4.11 ..... 6851311.90 |=====================================
Linux 4.10 ..... 9013564.01 |=================================================
Linux 4.9 ...... 8263334.03 |============================================
Linux 4.8 ...... 8678407.92 |===============================================
Linux 4.7 ...... 9086757.00 |=================================================


Go Benchmarks
Test: http
Nanoseconds/Operation < Lower Is Better
Linux 4.16 Git . 14193 |======================================================
Linux 4.15 ..... 14095 |=====================================================
Linux 4.14 ..... 14018 |=====================================================
Linux 4.13 ..... 10559 |========================================
Linux 4.12 ..... 14245 |======================================================
Linux 4.11 ..... 14511 |=======================================================
Linux 4.10 ..... 14094 |=====================================================
Linux 4.9 ...... 14014 |=====================================================
Linux 4.8 ...... 13944 |=====================================================
Linux 4.7 ...... 14052 |=====================================================


Go Benchmarks
Test: garbage
Nanoseconds/Operation < Lower Is Better
Linux 4.16 Git . 892650  |========================================
Linux 4.15 ..... 890832  |========================================
Linux 4.14 ..... 899047  |========================================
Linux 4.13 ..... 1187718 |=====================================================
Linux 4.12 ..... 894037  |========================================
Linux 4.11 ..... 897647  |========================================
Linux 4.10 ..... 897057  |========================================
Linux 4.9 ...... 896965  |========================================
Linux 4.8 ...... 918032  |=========================================
Linux 4.7 ...... 917155  |=========================================


OSBench
Test: Create Processes
us Per Event < Lower Is Better
Linux 4.16 Git . 34.95 |======================================================
Linux 4.15 ..... 35.17 |=======================================================
Linux 4.14 ..... 31.90 |==================================================
Linux 4.13 ..... 30.38 |===============================================
Linux 4.12 ..... 30.65 |================================================
Linux 4.11 ..... 31.76 |=================================================
Linux 4.10 ..... 30.91 |================================================
Linux 4.9 ...... 27.14 |==========================================
Linux 4.8 ...... 31.83 |=================================================
Linux 4.7 ...... 35.43 |=======================================================


NGINX Benchmark 1.9.9
Static Web Page Serving
Requests Per Second > Higher Is Better
Linux 4.16 Git . 32534.18 |=========================================
Linux 4.15 ..... 31993.17 |========================================
Linux 4.14 ..... 35454.34 |============================================
Linux 4.13 ..... 33889.12 |==========================================
Linux 4.12 ..... 36064.93 |=============================================
Linux 4.11 ..... 34067.32 |===========================================
Linux 4.10 ..... 34371.68 |===========================================
Linux 4.9 ...... 35351.84 |============================================
Linux 4.8 ...... 41668.84 |====================================================
Linux 4.7 ...... 40470.45 |===================================================


Stress-NG 0.07.26
Test: Socket Activity
Bogo Ops/s > Higher Is Better
Linux 4.16 Git . 10191.81 |========================================
Linux 4.15 ..... 10478.59 |=========================================
Linux 4.14 ..... 10981.17 |===========================================
Linux 4.13 ..... 12424.99 |=================================================
Linux 4.12 ..... 12247.23 |================================================
Linux 4.11 ..... 12304.58 |================================================
Linux 4.10 ..... 12653.94 |==================================================
Linux 4.9 ...... 12621.72 |==================================================
Linux 4.8 ...... 12845.96 |==================================================
Linux 4.7 ...... 13245.96 |====================================================


Go Benchmarks
Test: json
Nanoseconds/Operation < Lower Is Better
Linux 4.16 Git . 3970295 |=========================================
Linux 4.15 ..... 3954811 |=========================================
Linux 4.14 ..... 4031119 |==========================================
Linux 4.13 ..... 5127582 |=====================================================
Linux 4.12 ..... 3968715 |=========================================
Linux 4.11 ..... 3970134 |=========================================
Linux 4.10 ..... 3999933 |=========================================
Linux 4.9 ...... 3991593 |=========================================
Linux 4.8 ...... 4042616 |==========================================
Linux 4.7 ...... 4044637 |==========================================


OSBench
Test: Launch Programs
us Per Event < Lower Is Better
Linux 4.16 Git . 41.60 |================================================
Linux 4.15 ..... 41.06 |===============================================
Linux 4.14 ..... 38.13 |============================================
Linux 4.13 ..... 40.30 |==============================================
Linux 4.12 ..... 38.60 |============================================
Linux 4.11 ..... 39.38 |=============================================
Linux 4.10 ..... 38.73 |=============================================
Linux 4.9 ...... 39.25 |=============================================
Linux 4.8 ...... 41.64 |================================================
Linux 4.7 ...... 47.78 |=======================================================


Apache Benchmark 2.4.29
Static Web Page Serving
Requests Per Second > Higher Is Better
Linux 4.16 Git . 25282.97 |==========================================
Linux 4.15 ..... 25915.88 |===========================================
Linux 4.14 ..... 28750.58 |================================================
Linux 4.13 ..... 28372.48 |================================================
Linux 4.12 ..... 28304.49 |===============================================
Linux 4.11 ..... 28428.17 |================================================
Linux 4.10 ..... 28757.21 |================================================
Linux 4.9 ...... 28934.82 |=================================================
Linux 4.8 ...... 30553.93 |===================================================
Linux 4.7 ...... 30998.86 |====================================================


Compile Bench 0.6
Test: Read Compiled Tree
MB/s > Higher Is Better
Linux 4.16 Git . 2706.67 |============================================
Linux 4.15 ..... 2970.39 |=================================================
Linux 4.14 ..... 3178.17 |====================================================
Linux 4.13 ..... 3140.27 |====================================================
Linux 4.12 ..... 3153.36 |====================================================
Linux 4.11 ..... 3117.86 |===================================================
Linux 4.10 ..... 3098.70 |===================================================
Linux 4.9 ...... 3130.22 |===================================================
Linux 4.8 ...... 3226.86 |=====================================================
Linux 4.7 ...... 3014.50 |==================================================


Redis 4.0.8
Test: SET
Requests Per Second > Higher Is Better
Linux 4.16 Git . 1514617.04 |===============================================
Linux 4.15 ..... 1512972.42 |===============================================
Linux 4.14 ..... 1514388.29 |===============================================
Linux 4.13 ..... 1501544.50 |==============================================
Linux 4.12 ..... 1489062.15 |==============================================
Linux 4.11 ..... 1421130.00 |============================================
Linux 4.10 ..... 1589482.62 |=================================================
Linux 4.9 ...... 1620610.81 |==================================================
Linux 4.8 ...... 1564517.35 |================================================
Linux 4.7 ...... 1588900.00 |=================================================


Redis 4.0.8
Test: SADD
Requests Per Second > Higher Is Better
Linux 4.16 Git . 1769310.87 |=============================================
Linux 4.15 ..... 1763802.92 |=============================================
Linux 4.14 ..... 1727139.87 |============================================
Linux 4.13 ..... 1799974.96 |==============================================
Linux 4.12 ..... 1818167.31 |===============================================
Linux 4.11 ..... 1745981.54 |=============================================
Linux 4.10 ..... 1952520.79 |==================================================
Linux 4.9 ...... 1934729.98 |==================================================
Linux 4.8 ...... 1931442.71 |=================================================
Linux 4.7 ...... 1932918.75 |=================================================


Redis 4.0.8
Test: LPUSH
Requests Per Second > Higher Is Better
Linux 4.16 Git . 1334421.92 |===============================================
Linux 4.15 ..... 1310725.75 |==============================================
Linux 4.14 ..... 1310658.13 |==============================================
Linux 4.13 ..... 1321934.00 |===============================================
Linux 4.12 ..... 1302829.50 |==============================================
Linux 4.11 ..... 1266457.42 |=============================================
Linux 4.10 ..... 1349872.88 |================================================
Linux 4.9 ...... 1407160.38 |==================================================
Linux 4.8 ...... 1415441.50 |==================================================
Linux 4.7 ...... 1401426.12 |==================================================


Redis 4.0.8
Test: GET
Requests Per Second > Higher Is Better
Linux 4.16 Git . 2101193.92 |==================================================
Linux 4.15 ..... 1933807.25 |==============================================
Linux 4.14 ..... 1891670.33 |=============================================
Linux 4.13 ..... 1954359.08 |===============================================
Linux 4.12 ..... 1928838.04 |==============================================
Linux 4.11 ..... 1902080.77 |=============================================
Linux 4.10 ..... 2061777.63 |=================================================
Linux 4.9 ...... 2059255.38 |=================================================
Linux 4.8 ...... 2037633.25 |================================================
Linux 4.7 ...... 2063421.79 |=================================================


Unpacking The Linux Kernel
linux-4.15.tar.xz
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Linux 4.16 Git . 6.02 |====================================================
Linux 4.15 ..... 6.26 |======================================================
Linux 4.14 ..... 6.01 |====================================================
Linux 4.13 ..... 5.98 |===================================================
Linux 4.12 ..... 6.52 |========================================================
Linux 4.11 ..... 5.95 |===================================================
Linux 4.10 ..... 5.98 |===================================================
Linux 4.9 ...... 5.98 |===================================================
Linux 4.8 ...... 6.00 |====================================================
Linux 4.7 ...... 6.07 |====================================================


GpuTest 0.7.0
Test: Triangle - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen
Points > Higher Is Better
Linux 4.16 Git . 368975 |==================================================
Linux 4.15 ..... 363361 |==================================================
Linux 4.14 ..... 380081 |====================================================
Linux 4.13 ..... 375717 |===================================================
Linux 4.12 ..... 384323 |====================================================
Linux 4.11 ..... 373054 |===================================================
Linux 4.10 ..... 385779 |=====================================================
Linux 4.9 ...... 383418 |====================================================
Linux 4.8 ...... 379369 |====================================================
Linux 4.7 ...... 396113 |======================================================


OSBench
Test: Create Files
us Per Event < Lower Is Better
Linux 4.16 Git . 14.42 |=======================================================
Linux 4.15 ..... 14.39 |=======================================================
Linux 4.14 ..... 13.84 |=====================================================
Linux 4.13 ..... 13.82 |=====================================================
Linux 4.12 ..... 13.85 |=====================================================
Linux 4.11 ..... 13.84 |=====================================================
Linux 4.10 ..... 13.67 |====================================================
Linux 4.9 ...... 13.81 |=====================================================
Linux 4.8 ...... 13.46 |===================================================
Linux 4.7 ...... 13.25 |===================================================


Stress-NG 0.07.26
Test: Semaphores
Bogo Ops/s > Higher Is Better
Linux 4.16 Git . 2823398.61 |==================================================
Linux 4.15 ..... 2663116.93 |===============================================
Linux 4.14 ..... 2605704.86 |==============================================
Linux 4.13 ..... 2707373.07 |================================================
Linux 4.12 ..... 2663334.86 |===============================================
Linux 4.11 ..... 2706920.53 |================================================
Linux 4.10 ..... 2710166.51 |================================================
Linux 4.9 ...... 2697941.36 |================================================
Linux 4.8 ...... 2665202.80 |===============================================
Linux 4.7 ...... 2605631.05 |==============================================


Netperf 2.7.0
Server: 192.168.1.55 - Test: TCP Stream - Client To Server - Duration: 10 Seconds
Megabits/sec Throughput > Higher Is Better
Linux 4.16 Git . 787.22 |======================================================
Linux 4.15 ..... 787.75 |======================================================
Linux 4.14 ..... 787.38 |======================================================
Linux 4.13 ..... 787.71 |======================================================
Linux 4.12 ..... 787.52 |======================================================
Linux 4.11 ..... 787.76 |======================================================
Linux 4.10 ..... 727.74 |==================================================
Linux 4.9 ...... 786.57 |======================================================
Linux 4.8 ...... 787.08 |======================================================


GIMP 2.8.20
Test: resize
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Linux 4.16 Git . 3.31 |=====================================================
Linux 4.15 ..... 3.34 |=====================================================
Linux 4.14 ..... 3.52 |========================================================
Linux 4.13 ..... 3.43 |=======================================================
Linux 4.12 ..... 3.30 |=====================================================
Linux 4.11 ..... 3.30 |=====================================================
Linux 4.10 ..... 3.28 |====================================================
Linux 4.9 ...... 3.29 |====================================================
Linux 4.8 ...... 3.30 |=====================================================
Linux 4.7 ...... 3.29 |====================================================


Compile Bench 0.6
Test: Initial Create
MB/s > Higher Is Better
Linux 4.16 Git . 489.73 |====================================================
Linux 4.15 ..... 484.84 |====================================================
Linux 4.14 ..... 507.80 |======================================================
Linux 4.13 ..... 502.59 |=====================================================
Linux 4.12 ..... 494.85 |=====================================================
Linux 4.11 ..... 477.07 |===================================================
Linux 4.10 ..... 497.40 |=====================================================
Linux 4.9 ...... 500.11 |=====================================================
Linux 4.8 ...... 506.30 |======================================================
Linux 4.7 ...... 500.11 |=====================================================


Tesseract 2014-05-12
Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Linux 4.16 Git . 252.76 |=====================================================
Linux 4.15 ..... 243.39 |===================================================
Linux 4.14 ..... 259.06 |======================================================
Linux 4.13 ..... 251.13 |====================================================
Linux 4.12 ..... 252.31 |=====================================================
Linux 4.11 ..... 248.68 |====================================================
Linux 4.10 ..... 246.50 |===================================================
Linux 4.9 ...... 253.03 |=====================================================
Linux 4.8 ...... 252.20 |=====================================================
Linux 4.7 ...... 254.48 |=====================================================


LuaJIT 2.0.5
Test: Composite
Mflops > Higher Is Better
Linux 4.16 Git . 1395.29 |====================================================
Linux 4.15 ..... 1393.61 |====================================================
Linux 4.14 ..... 1407.29 |=====================================================
Linux 4.13 ..... 1414.57 |=====================================================
Linux 4.12 ..... 1359.27 |===================================================
Linux 4.11 ..... 1344.27 |==================================================
Linux 4.10 ..... 1360.13 |===================================================
Linux 4.9 ...... 1379.64 |====================================================
Linux 4.8 ...... 1403.08 |=====================================================
Linux 4.7 ...... 1392.78 |====================================================


GIMP 2.8.20
Test: auto-levels
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Linux 4.16 Git . 5.81 |=======================================================
Linux 4.15 ..... 5.87 |========================================================
Linux 4.14 ..... 5.69 |======================================================
Linux 4.13 ..... 5.81 |=======================================================
Linux 4.12 ..... 5.77 |=======================================================
Linux 4.11 ..... 5.76 |=======================================================
Linux 4.10 ..... 5.72 |=======================================================
Linux 4.9 ...... 5.70 |======================================================
Linux 4.8 ...... 5.64 |======================================================
Linux 4.7 ...... 5.63 |======================================================


OSBench
Test: Memory Allocations
Ns Per Event < Lower Is Better
Linux 4.16 Git . 79.94 |======================================================
Linux 4.15 ..... 81.11 |=======================================================
Linux 4.14 ..... 79.97 |======================================================
Linux 4.13 ..... 78.71 |=====================================================
Linux 4.12 ..... 79.91 |======================================================
Linux 4.11 ..... 79.86 |======================================================
Linux 4.10 ..... 78.13 |=====================================================
Linux 4.9 ...... 80.22 |======================================================
Linux 4.8 ...... 78.90 |======================================================
Linux 4.7 ...... 80.85 |=======================================================


GIMP 2.8.20
Test: unsharp-mask
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Linux 4.16 Git . 12.56 |======================================================
Linux 4.15 ..... 12.49 |======================================================
Linux 4.14 ..... 12.55 |======================================================
Linux 4.13 ..... 12.24 |=====================================================
Linux 4.12 ..... 12.70 |=======================================================
Linux 4.11 ..... 12.46 |======================================================
Linux 4.10 ..... 12.33 |=====================================================
Linux 4.9 ...... 12.36 |======================================================
Linux 4.8 ...... 12.26 |=====================================================
Linux 4.7 ...... 12.31 |=====================================================


PostMark 1.51
Disk Transaction Performance
TPS > Higher Is Better
Linux 4.16 Git . 6697 |=======================================================
Linux 4.15 ..... 6756 |=======================================================
Linux 4.14 ..... 6819 |=======================================================
Linux 4.13 ..... 6881 |========================================================
Linux 4.12 ..... 6881 |========================================================
Linux 4.11 ..... 6637 |======================================================
Linux 4.10 ..... 6881 |========================================================
Linux 4.9 ...... 6672 |======================================================
Linux 4.8 ...... 6697 |=======================================================
Linux 4.7 ...... 6766 |=======================================================


Xonotic 0.8.2
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: High
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Linux 4.16 Git . 310.80 |====================================================
Linux 4.15 ..... 312.80 |====================================================
Linux 4.14 ..... 316.96 |=====================================================
Linux 4.13 ..... 319.97 |======================================================
Linux 4.12 ..... 322.11 |======================================================
Linux 4.11 ..... 322.03 |======================================================
Linux 4.10 ..... 320.29 |======================================================
Linux 4.9 ...... 319.60 |======================================================
Linux 4.8 ...... 314.23 |=====================================================
Linux 4.7 ...... 315.18 |=====================================================


Go Benchmarks
Test: build
Nanoseconds/Operation < Lower Is Better
Linux 4.16 Git . 17469557736 |================================================
Linux 4.15 ..... 17476005090 |================================================
Linux 4.14 ..... 17133160828 |===============================================
Linux 4.13 ..... 17669687319 |=================================================
Linux 4.12 ..... 17633307260 |=================================================
Linux 4.11 ..... 17598462587 |=================================================
Linux 4.10 ..... 17659391582 |=================================================
Linux 4.9 ...... 17637366014 |=================================================
Linux 4.8 ...... 17644531665 |=================================================
Linux 4.7 ...... 17695604098 |=================================================


Xonotic 0.8.2
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultra
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Linux 4.16 Git . 277.08 |====================================================
Linux 4.15 ..... 276.83 |====================================================
Linux 4.14 ..... 278.05 |=====================================================
Linux 4.13 ..... 280.11 |=====================================================
Linux 4.12 ..... 284.19 |======================================================
Linux 4.11 ..... 285.46 |======================================================
Linux 4.10 ..... 284.80 |======================================================
Linux 4.9 ...... 282.75 |=====================================================
Linux 4.8 ...... 280.97 |=====================================================
Linux 4.7 ...... 284.93 |======================================================


Unigine Superposition 1.0
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen - Quality: Low
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Linux 4.16 Git . 53.10 |=======================================================
Linux 4.15 ..... 53.10 |=======================================================
Linux 4.14 ..... 53.10 |=======================================================
Linux 4.13 ..... 53.10 |=======================================================
Linux 4.12 ..... 53.10 |=======================================================
Linux 4.11 ..... 53.10 |=======================================================
Linux 4.10 ..... 51.50 |=====================================================
Linux 4.9 ...... 51.60 |=====================================================
Linux 4.8 ...... 51.60 |=====================================================
Linux 4.7 ...... 51.50 |=====================================================


PostgreSQL pgbench 10.3
Scaling: Buffer Test - Test: Single Thread - Mode: Read Only
TPS > Higher Is Better
Linux 4.16 Git . 18657.94 |==================================================
Linux 4.15 ..... 18774.57 |===================================================
Linux 4.14 ..... 19061.72 |====================================================
Linux 4.13 ..... 19084.47 |====================================================
Linux 4.12 ..... 19223.39 |====================================================
Linux 4.11 ..... 19121.89 |====================================================
Linux 4.10 ..... 19055.10 |====================================================
Linux 4.9 ...... 18714.41 |===================================================
Linux 4.8 ...... 19052.57 |====================================================
Linux 4.7 ...... 19161.43 |====================================================


Xonotic 0.8.2
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Low
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Linux 4.16 Git . 364.27 |=====================================================
Linux 4.15 ..... 362.43 |====================================================
Linux 4.14 ..... 363.21 |=====================================================
Linux 4.13 ..... 364.11 |=====================================================
Linux 4.12 ..... 368.39 |=====================================================
Linux 4.11 ..... 369.76 |=====================================================
Linux 4.10 ..... 370.47 |======================================================
Linux 4.9 ...... 373.30 |======================================================
Linux 4.8 ...... 368.81 |=====================================================
Linux 4.7 ...... 365.43 |=====================================================


Xonotic 0.8.2
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultimate
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Linux 4.16 Git . 223.06 |=====================================================
Linux 4.15 ..... 223.66 |=====================================================
Linux 4.14 ..... 221.65 |=====================================================
Linux 4.13 ..... 223.30 |=====================================================
Linux 4.12 ..... 227.84 |======================================================
Linux 4.11 ..... 225.05 |=====================================================
Linux 4.10 ..... 224.45 |=====================================================
Linux 4.9 ...... 225.18 |=====================================================
Linux 4.8 ...... 223.03 |=====================================================
Linux 4.7 ...... 224.84 |=====================================================


PyBench 2018-02-16
Total For Average Test Times
Milliseconds < Lower Is Better
Linux 4.16 Git . 1674 |========================================================
Linux 4.15 ..... 1672 |========================================================
Linux 4.14 ..... 1656 |=======================================================
Linux 4.13 ..... 1653 |=======================================================
Linux 4.12 ..... 1659 |=======================================================
Linux 4.11 ..... 1656 |=======================================================
Linux 4.10 ..... 1675 |========================================================
Linux 4.9 ...... 1637 |=======================================================
Linux 4.8 ...... 1654 |=======================================================
Linux 4.7 ...... 1673 |========================================================


Timed Linux Kernel Compilation 4.13
Time To Compile
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Linux 4.16 Git . 46.94 |=======================================================
Linux 4.15 ..... 46.96 |=======================================================
Linux 4.14 ..... 47.35 |=======================================================
Linux 4.13 ..... 46.29 |======================================================
Linux 4.12 ..... 46.64 |======================================================
Linux 4.11 ..... 46.76 |======================================================
Linux 4.10 ..... 46.61 |======================================================
Linux 4.9 ...... 46.60 |======================================================
Linux 4.8 ...... 46.64 |======================================================
Linux 4.7 ...... 46.81 |======================================================


libjpeg-turbo tjbench 1.5.3
Test: Decompression Throughput
Megapixels/sec > Higher Is Better
Linux 4.16 Git . 174.60 |======================================================
Linux 4.15 ..... 172.49 |=====================================================
Linux 4.14 ..... 171.70 |=====================================================
Linux 4.13 ..... 171.21 |=====================================================
Linux 4.12 ..... 174.84 |======================================================
Linux 4.11 ..... 173.84 |======================================================
Linux 4.10 ..... 173.44 |======================================================
Linux 4.9 ...... 174.76 |======================================================
Linux 4.8 ...... 174.49 |======================================================
Linux 4.7 ...... 173.53 |======================================================


Git
Time To Complete Common Git Commands
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Linux 4.16 Git . 5.58 |========================================================
Linux 4.15 ..... 5.58 |========================================================
Linux 4.14 ..... 5.58 |========================================================
Linux 4.13 ..... 5.55 |=======================================================
Linux 4.12 ..... 5.58 |========================================================
Linux 4.11 ..... 5.54 |=======================================================
Linux 4.10 ..... 5.53 |=======================================================
Linux 4.9 ...... 5.54 |=======================================================
Linux 4.8 ...... 5.63 |========================================================
Linux 4.7 ...... 5.54 |=======================================================


Netperf 2.7.0
Server: 192.168.1.55 - Test: UDP Stream - Server To Client - 10G - Duration: 10 Seconds
Megabits/sec Throughput > Higher Is Better
Linux 4.16 Git . 952.72 |======================================================
Linux 4.15 ..... 952.74 |======================================================
Linux 4.14 ..... 952.74 |======================================================
Linux 4.13 ..... 952.74 |======================================================
Linux 4.12 ..... 952.72 |======================================================
Linux 4.11 ..... 952.74 |======================================================
Linux 4.10 ..... 952.71 |======================================================
Linux 4.9 ...... 952.75 |======================================================
Linux 4.8 ...... 952.75 |======================================================


Schbench
Message Threads: 4 - Workers Per Message Thread: 4
usec, 99.9th Latency Percentile < Lower Is Better
Linux 4.16 Git . 296  |====
Linux 4.15 ..... 287  |====
Linux 4.14 ..... 296  |====
Linux 4.13 ..... 298  |====
Linux 4.12 ..... 298  |====
Linux 4.11 ..... 807  |==========
Linux 4.10 ..... 1221 |================
Linux 4.9 ...... 2043 |==========================
Linux 4.8 ...... 3160 |========================================
Linux 4.7 ...... 4405 |========================================================


OSBench
Test: Create Threads
us Per Event < Lower Is Better
Linux 4.16 Git . 21.93 |=======================================================
Linux 4.15 ..... 20.82 |====================================================
Linux 4.14 ..... 15.26 |======================================
Linux 4.13 ..... 11.71 |=============================
Linux 4.12 ..... 13.58 |==================================
Linux 4.11 ..... 13.83 |===================================
Linux 4.10 ..... 13.37 |==================================
Linux 4.9 ...... 14.19 |====================================
Linux 4.8 ...... 15.50 |=======================================
Linux 4.7 ...... 15.53 |=======================================


PostgreSQL pgbench 10.3
Scaling: Buffer Test - Test: Single Thread - Mode: Read Write
TPS > Higher Is Better
Linux 4.16 Git . 893.74 |====================================================
Linux 4.15 ..... 913.54 |=====================================================
Linux 4.14 ..... 931.43 |======================================================
Linux 4.13 ..... 936.48 |======================================================
Linux 4.12 ..... 888.61 |===================================================
Linux 4.11 ..... 922.22 |=====================================================
Linux 4.10 ..... 870.94 |==================================================
Linux 4.9 ...... 870.09 |==================================================
Linux 4.8 ...... 841.25 |=================================================
Linux 4.7 ...... 908.20 |====================================================


Hackbench
Count: 8 - Type: Process
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Linux 4.16 Git . 16.91 |====================================================
Linux 4.15 ..... 16.40 |==================================================
Linux 4.14 ..... 14.37 |============================================
Linux 4.13 ..... 16.77 |===================================================
Linux 4.12 ..... 9.43  |=============================
Linux 4.11 ..... 9.52  |=============================
Linux 4.10 ..... 10.64 |=================================
Linux 4.9 ...... 11.69 |====================================
Linux 4.8 ...... 14.13 |===========================================
Linux 4.7 ...... 17.98 |=======================================================


Hackbench
Count: 8 - Type: Thread
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Linux 4.16 Git . 19.41 |=======================================================
Linux 4.15 ..... 19.15 |======================================================
Linux 4.14 ..... 17.02 |================================================
Linux 4.13 ..... 17.72 |==================================================
Linux 4.12 ..... 15.10 |===========================================
Linux 4.11 ..... 14.68 |==========================================
Linux 4.10 ..... 15.61 |============================================
Linux 4.9 ...... 16.70 |===============================================
Linux 4.8 ...... 16.88 |================================================
Linux 4.7 ...... 18.01 |===================================================


Netperf 2.7.0
Server: 192.168.1.55 - Test: UDP Request Response - Duration: 10 Seconds
Transaction Rate Per Second > Higher Is Better
Linux 4.16 Git . 784.65 |=================================================
Linux 4.15 ..... 686.18 |===========================================
Linux 4.14 ..... 843.92 |=====================================================
Linux 4.13 ..... 865.22 |======================================================
Linux 4.12 ..... 866.99 |======================================================
Linux 4.11 ..... 824.56 |===================================================
Linux 4.10 ..... 714.02 |============================================
Linux 4.9 ...... 430.88 |===========================
Linux 4.8 ...... 428.53 |===========================


Netperf 2.7.0
Server: 192.168.1.55 - Test: TCP Request Response - Duration: 10 Seconds
Transaction Rate Per Second > Higher Is Better
Linux 4.16 Git . 853.89 |======================================================
Linux 4.15 ..... 664.95 |==========================================
Linux 4.14 ..... 651.56 |=========================================
Linux 4.13 ..... 708.45 |=============================================
Linux 4.12 ..... 779.09 |=================================================
Linux 4.11 ..... 581.64 |=====================================
Linux 4.10 ..... 598.34 |======================================
Linux 4.9 ...... 496.48 |===============================
Linux 4.8 ...... 441.95 |============================


Compile Bench 0.6
Test: Compile
MB/s > Higher Is Better
Linux 4.16 Git . 1170.47 |=====================================================
Linux 4.15 ..... 1045.42 |===============================================
Linux 4.14 ..... 993.94  |=============================================
Linux 4.13 ..... 1110.51 |==================================================
Linux 4.12 ..... 1063.61 |================================================
Linux 4.11 ..... 1031.34 |===============================================
Linux 4.10 ..... 1091.99 |=================================================
Linux 4.9 ...... 1078.64 |=================================================
Linux 4.8 ...... 998.26  |=============================================
Linux 4.7 ...... 1147.99 |====================================================


SQLite 3.22
Timed SQLite Insertions
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Linux 4.16 Git . 14.41 |=====================================
Linux 4.15 ..... 21.64 |=======================================================
Linux 4.14 ..... 21.43 |======================================================
Linux 4.13 ..... 18.28 |==============================================
Linux 4.12 ..... 14.17 |====================================
Linux 4.11 ..... 21.14 |======================================================
Linux 4.10 ..... 21.33 |======================================================
Linux 4.9 ...... 13.64 |===================================
Linux 4.8 ...... 20.52 |====================================================
Linux 4.7 ...... 21.05 |======================================================