Linux 4.17 Kernel Tests

Linux 4.17 kernel benchmarks against Liquorix kernel. Tests for a future article.

HTML result view exported from: https://openbenchmarking.org/result/1807026-PTS-LINUX41745&obr_sor=y&obr_rro=y.

Linux 4.17 Kernel TestsProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioMonitorNetworkOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerDisplay DriverOpenGLCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionLinux 4.17.3Liquorix 4.17Ubuntu 18.04 Stock KernelIntel Core i9-7980XE @ 4.40GHz (18 Cores / 36 Threads)ASUS PRIME X299-A (1301 BIOS)Intel Sky Lake-E DMI3 Registers16384MB256GB INTEL SSDPEKKW256G8 + Samsung SSD 970 EVO 250GBAMD Radeon RX Vega 8192MBRealtek ALC1220Acer B286HKIntel ConnectionUbuntu 18.044.17.3-041703-generic (x86_64)GNOME Shell 3.28.1X Server 1.19.6modesetting 1.19.64.5 Mesa 18.1.1- padoka PPA (LLVM 6.0.0)GCC 7.3.0ext43840x2160Intel Core i9-7980XE @ 2.60GHz (18 Cores / 36 Threads)AMD Radeon RX Vega 8064MB4.17.0-3.1-liquorix-amd64 (x86_64)Intel Core i9-7980XE @ 4.40GHz (18 Cores / 36 Threads)AMD Radeon RX Vega 8192MB4.15.0-23-generic (x86_64)OpenBenchmarking.orgCompiler Details- --build=x86_64-linux-gnu --disable-vtable-verify --disable-werror --enable-checking=release --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-default-pie --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-languages=c,ada,c++,go,brig,d,fortran,objc,obj-c++ --enable-libmpx --enable-libstdcxx-debug --enable-libstdcxx-time=yes --enable-multiarch --enable-multilib --enable-nls --enable-objc-gc=auto --enable-offload-targets=nvptx-none --enable-plugin --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --host=x86_64-linux-gnu --program-prefix=x86_64-linux-gnu- --target=x86_64-linux-gnu --with-abi=m64 --with-arch-32=i686 --with-as=/usr/bin/x86_64-linux-gnu-as --with-default-libstdcxx-abi=new --with-gcc-major-version-only --with-ld=/usr/bin/x86_64-linux-gnu-ld --with-multilib-list=m32,m64,mx32 --with-target-system-zlib --with-tune=generic --without-cuda-driver -v Disk Details- Linux 4.17.3: NONE / errors=remount-ro,relatime,rw- Liquorix 4.17: NONE / errors=remount-ro,relatime,rw- Ubuntu 18.04 Stock Kernel: NONE / data=ordered,errors=remount-ro,relatime,rwProcessor Details- Linux 4.17.3: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave- Liquorix 4.17: Scaling Governor: acpi-cpufreq ondemand- Ubuntu 18.04 Stock Kernel: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersavePython Details- Python 2.7.15rc1 + Python 3.6.5Security Details- KPTI + __user pointer sanitization + Full generic retpoline IBPB IBRS_FW Protection

Linux 4.17 Kernel Testssqlite: Timed SQLite Insertionsfs-mark: 1000 Files, 1MB Sizefs-mark: 5000 Files, 1MB Size, 4 Threadsfs-mark: 4000 Files, 32 Sub Dirs, 1MB Sizefs-mark: 1000 Files, 1MB Size, No Sync/FSynccompilebench: Compilecompilebench: Initial Createcompilebench: Read Compiled Treeetlegacy: Renderer2 - 3840 x 2160tesseract: 3840 x 2160unigine-heaven: 3840 x 2160 - Fullscreen - OpenGLunigine-super: 3840 x 2160 - Fullscreen - Low - OpenGLunigine-super: 3840 x 2160 - Fullscreen - Medium - OpenGLunigine-valley: 3840 x 2160 - Fullscreen - OpenGLxonotic: 3840 x 2160 - Lowxonotic: 3840 x 2160 - Ultraxonotic: 3840 x 2160 - Ultimateparaview: Many Spheres - 1920 x 1080paraview: Wavelet Volume - 1920 x 1080paraview: Wavelet Contour - 1920 x 1080x264: H.264 Video Encodingbuild-linux-kernel: Time To Compileencode-flac: WAV To FLACencode-mp3: WAV To MP3perl-benchmark: Pod2htmlperl-benchmark: Interpreterrbenchmark: gimp: resizegimp: auto-levelsgimp: unsharp-maskblender: Barbershop - CPU-OnlyLinux 4.17.3Liquorix 4.17Ubuntu 18.04 Stock Kernel17.94161.77126.6070.022428.93913.80652.242887.81204.07218.6125.1459.3025.4027.69369.60289.16235.8439.00161.01226.30140.0337.198.7428.500.105522470.002427880.65645.258.2615.36538.6315.30146.77103.7070.152688.731938.78715.193083.03126.87192.4825.1459.3025.4027.72301.69254.79214.8239.06156.21229.81136.8738.198.7028.460.105273850.002328940.65925.408.7720.65548.7218.13166.30120.7569.872591.93935.63659.682969.71207.80246.8325.1859.3025.4027.57368.80285.38223.6139.47164.86232.50143.6037.198.7328.710.105972350.002401850.65895.198.2515.46538.75OpenBenchmarking.org

SQLite

Timed SQLite Insertions

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterSQLite 3.22Timed SQLite InsertionsUbuntu 18.04 Stock KernelLinux 4.17.3Liquorix 4.1748121620SE +/- 2.95, N = 6SE +/- 2.73, N = 6SE +/- 1.94, N = 618.1317.9415.301. (CC) gcc options: -O2 -lreadline -ltermcap -lz -ldl -lpthread

FS-Mark

Test: 1000 Files, 1MB Size

OpenBenchmarking.orgFiles/s, More Is BetterFS-Mark 3.3Test: 1000 Files, 1MB SizeLiquorix 4.17Linux 4.17.3Ubuntu 18.04 Stock Kernel4080120160200SE +/- 42.31, N = 6SE +/- 37.18, N = 6SE +/- 38.74, N = 6146.77161.77166.301. (CC) gcc options: -static

FS-Mark

Test: 5000 Files, 1MB Size, 4 Threads

OpenBenchmarking.orgFiles/s, More Is BetterFS-Mark 3.3Test: 5000 Files, 1MB Size, 4 ThreadsLiquorix 4.17Ubuntu 18.04 Stock KernelLinux 4.17.3306090120150SE +/- 1.70, N = 4SE +/- 1.75, N = 6SE +/- 2.62, N = 6103.70120.75126.601. (CC) gcc options: -static

FS-Mark

Test: 4000 Files, 32 Sub Dirs, 1MB Size

OpenBenchmarking.orgFiles/s, More Is BetterFS-Mark 3.3Test: 4000 Files, 32 Sub Dirs, 1MB SizeUbuntu 18.04 Stock KernelLinux 4.17.3Liquorix 4.171632486480SE +/- 5.80, N = 6SE +/- 5.06, N = 6SE +/- 5.64, N = 669.8770.0270.151. (CC) gcc options: -static

FS-Mark

Test: 1000 Files, 1MB Size, No Sync/FSync

OpenBenchmarking.orgFiles/s, More Is BetterFS-Mark 3.3Test: 1000 Files, 1MB Size, No Sync/FSyncLinux 4.17.3Ubuntu 18.04 Stock KernelLiquorix 4.176001200180024003000SE +/- 32.73, N = 3SE +/- 4.86, N = 3SE +/- 8.11, N = 32428.932591.932688.731. (CC) gcc options: -static

Compile Bench

Test: Compile

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterCompile Bench 0.6Test: CompileLinux 4.17.3Ubuntu 18.04 Stock KernelLiquorix 4.17400800120016002000SE +/- 5.18, N = 3SE +/- 20.87, N = 6SE +/- 33.64, N = 6913.80935.631938.78

Compile Bench

Test: Initial Create

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterCompile Bench 0.6Test: Initial CreateLinux 4.17.3Ubuntu 18.04 Stock KernelLiquorix 4.17150300450600750SE +/- 1.72, N = 3SE +/- 9.16, N = 3SE +/- 1.30, N = 3652.24659.68715.19

Compile Bench

Test: Read Compiled Tree

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterCompile Bench 0.6Test: Read Compiled TreeLinux 4.17.3Ubuntu 18.04 Stock KernelLiquorix 4.177001400210028003500SE +/- 17.28, N = 3SE +/- 21.28, N = 3SE +/- 33.26, N = 32887.812969.713083.03

ET: Legacy

Renderer: Renderer2 - Resolution: 3840 x 2160

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterET: Legacy 2.75Renderer: Renderer2 - Resolution: 3840 x 2160Liquorix 4.17Linux 4.17.3Ubuntu 18.04 Stock Kernel50100150200250SE +/- 0.95, N = 3SE +/- 0.58, N = 3SE +/- 0.56, N = 3126.87204.07207.80

Tesseract

Resolution: 3840 x 2160

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterTesseract 2014-05-12Resolution: 3840 x 2160Liquorix 4.17Linux 4.17.3Ubuntu 18.04 Stock Kernel50100150200250SE +/- 1.61, N = 3SE +/- 1.30, N = 3SE +/- 0.84, N = 3192.48218.61246.83

Unigine Heaven

Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Mode: Fullscreen - Renderer: OpenGL

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUnigine Heaven 4.0Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Mode: Fullscreen - Renderer: OpenGLLinux 4.17.3Liquorix 4.17Ubuntu 18.04 Stock Kernel612182430SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 325.1425.1425.18

Unigine Superposition

Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Mode: Fullscreen - Quality: Low - Renderer: OpenGL

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUnigine Superposition 1.0Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Mode: Fullscreen - Quality: Low - Renderer: OpenGLLinux 4.17.3Liquorix 4.17Ubuntu 18.04 Stock Kernel132639526559.3059.3059.30MAX: 72.7MAX: 74.7MAX: 73.5

Unigine Superposition

Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Mode: Fullscreen - Quality: Medium - Renderer: OpenGL

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUnigine Superposition 1.0Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Mode: Fullscreen - Quality: Medium - Renderer: OpenGLLinux 4.17.3Liquorix 4.17Ubuntu 18.04 Stock Kernel61218243025.4025.4025.40MAX: 30.6MAX: 30.5MAX: 30.5

Unigine Valley

Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Mode: Fullscreen - Renderer: OpenGL

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUnigine Valley 1.0Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Mode: Fullscreen - Renderer: OpenGLUbuntu 18.04 Stock KernelLinux 4.17.3Liquorix 4.17714212835SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 327.5727.6927.72

Xonotic

Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: Low

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.8.2Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: LowLiquorix 4.17Ubuntu 18.04 Stock KernelLinux 4.17.380160240320400SE +/- 3.15, N = 3SE +/- 0.39, N = 3SE +/- 0.38, N = 3301.69368.80369.60MIN: 154 / MAX: 867MIN: 224 / MAX: 810MIN: 232 / MAX: 873

Xonotic

Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: Ultra

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.8.2Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: UltraLiquorix 4.17Ubuntu 18.04 Stock KernelLinux 4.17.360120180240300SE +/- 0.82, N = 3SE +/- 1.95, N = 3SE +/- 0.59, N = 3254.79285.38289.16MIN: 142 / MAX: 536MIN: 113 / MAX: 525MIN: 183 / MAX: 530

Xonotic

Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: Ultimate

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.8.2Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: UltimateLiquorix 4.17Ubuntu 18.04 Stock KernelLinux 4.17.350100150200250SE +/- 2.14, N = 3SE +/- 0.57, N = 3SE +/- 0.80, N = 3214.82223.61235.84MIN: 44 / MAX: 416MIN: 36 / MAX: 411MIN: 38 / MAX: 411

ParaView

Test: Many Spheres - Resolution: 1920 x 1080

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames / Sec, More Is BetterParaView 5.4.1Test: Many Spheres - Resolution: 1920 x 1080Linux 4.17.3Liquorix 4.17Ubuntu 18.04 Stock Kernel918273645SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 339.0039.0639.47

ParaView

Test: Many Spheres - Resolution: 1920 x 1080

OpenBenchmarking.orgMiPolys / Sec, More Is BetterParaView 5.4.1Test: Many Spheres - Resolution: 1920 x 1080Linux 4.17.3Liquorix 4.17Ubuntu 18.04 Stock Kernel8001600240032004000SE +/- 2.69, N = 3SE +/- 1.87, N = 3SE +/- 1.04, N = 33910.483916.443957.18

ParaView

Test: Wavelet Volume - Resolution: 1920 x 1080

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames / Sec, More Is BetterParaView 5.4.1Test: Wavelet Volume - Resolution: 1920 x 1080Liquorix 4.17Linux 4.17.3Ubuntu 18.04 Stock Kernel4080120160200SE +/- 2.42, N = 4SE +/- 2.49, N = 3SE +/- 2.46, N = 4156.21161.01164.86

ParaView

Test: Wavelet Volume - Resolution: 1920 x 1080

OpenBenchmarking.orgMiVoxels / Sec, More Is BetterParaView 5.4.1Test: Wavelet Volume - Resolution: 1920 x 1080Liquorix 4.17Linux 4.17.3Ubuntu 18.04 Stock Kernel6001200180024003000SE +/- 38.78, N = 4SE +/- 39.82, N = 3SE +/- 39.35, N = 42499.442576.172637.73

ParaView

Test: Wavelet Contour - Resolution: 1920 x 1080

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames / Sec, More Is BetterParaView 5.4.1Test: Wavelet Contour - Resolution: 1920 x 1080Linux 4.17.3Liquorix 4.17Ubuntu 18.04 Stock Kernel50100150200250SE +/- 1.09, N = 3SE +/- 1.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.70, N = 3226.30229.81232.50

ParaView

Test: Wavelet Contour - Resolution: 1920 x 1080

OpenBenchmarking.orgMiPolys / Sec, More Is BetterParaView 5.4.1Test: Wavelet Contour - Resolution: 1920 x 1080Linux 4.17.3Liquorix 4.17Ubuntu 18.04 Stock Kernel5001000150020002500SE +/- 11.40, N = 3SE +/- 11.01, N = 3SE +/- 7.28, N = 32358.282394.932422.96

x264

H.264 Video Encoding

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is Betterx264 2018-02-05H.264 Video EncodingLiquorix 4.17Linux 4.17.3Ubuntu 18.04 Stock Kernel306090120150SE +/- 0.66, N = 3SE +/- 2.65, N = 3SE +/- 2.10, N = 4136.87140.03143.601. (CC) gcc options: -ldl -m64 -lm -lpthread -O3 -ffast-math -std=gnu99 -fPIC -fomit-frame-pointer -fno-tree-vectorize

Timed Linux Kernel Compilation

Time To Compile

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterTimed Linux Kernel Compilation 4.13Time To CompileLiquorix 4.17Ubuntu 18.04 Stock KernelLinux 4.17.3918273645SE +/- 0.54, N = 5SE +/- 0.59, N = 6SE +/- 0.60, N = 638.1937.1937.19

FLAC Audio Encoding

WAV To FLAC

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterFLAC Audio Encoding 1.3.2WAV To FLACLinux 4.17.3Ubuntu 18.04 Stock KernelLiquorix 4.17246810SE +/- 0.01, N = 5SE +/- 0.03, N = 5SE +/- 0.02, N = 58.748.738.701. (CXX) g++ options: -O2 -fvisibility=hidden -logg -lm

LAME MP3 Encoding

WAV To MP3

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterLAME MP3 Encoding 3.100WAV To MP3Ubuntu 18.04 Stock KernelLinux 4.17.3Liquorix 4.17714212835SE +/- 0.19, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 328.7128.5028.461. (CC) gcc options: -lncurses -lm

Perl Benchmarks

Test: Pod2html

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterPerl BenchmarksTest: Pod2htmlUbuntu 18.04 Stock KernelLinux 4.17.3Liquorix 4.170.02380.04760.07140.09520.119SE +/- 0.00056771, N = 3SE +/- 0.00053083, N = 3SE +/- 0.00034767, N = 30.105972350.105522470.10527385

Perl Benchmarks

Test: Interpreter

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterPerl BenchmarksTest: InterpreterLinux 4.17.3Ubuntu 18.04 Stock KernelLiquorix 4.170.00050.0010.00150.0020.0025SE +/- 0.00000452, N = 3SE +/- 0.00000202, N = 3SE +/- 0.00000796, N = 30.002427880.002401850.00232894

R Benchmark

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterR BenchmarkLiquorix 4.17Ubuntu 18.04 Stock KernelLinux 4.17.30.14830.29660.44490.59320.7415SE +/- 0.0013, N = 3SE +/- 0.0041, N = 3SE +/- 0.0008, N = 30.65920.65890.65641. R scripting front-end version 3.4.4 (2018-03-15)

GIMP

Test: resize

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterGIMP 2.8.22Test: resizeLiquorix 4.17Linux 4.17.3Ubuntu 18.04 Stock Kernel1.2152.433.6454.866.075SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 45.405.255.19

GIMP

Test: auto-levels

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterGIMP 2.8.22Test: auto-levelsLiquorix 4.17Linux 4.17.3Ubuntu 18.04 Stock Kernel246810SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 38.778.268.25

GIMP

Test: unsharp-mask

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterGIMP 2.8.22Test: unsharp-maskLiquorix 4.17Ubuntu 18.04 Stock KernelLinux 4.17.3510152025SE +/- 0.08, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 320.6515.4615.36

Blender

Blend File: Barbershop - Compute: CPU-Only

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterBlender 2.79aBlend File: Barbershop - Compute: CPU-OnlyLiquorix 4.17Ubuntu 18.04 Stock KernelLinux 4.17.3120240360480600548.72538.75538.63

Phoronix Test Suite v10.8.4