STIBP 4.20 WIP Tests
Intel Core i9-7960X testing with a MSI X299 SLI PLUS (MS-7A93) v1.0 (1.A0 BIOS) and Gigabyte AMD Radeon RX 550 2GB on Ubuntu 18.10 via the Phoronix Test Suite.


Linux 4.19.0: 

	Processor: Intel Core i9-7960X @ 4.40GHz (16 Cores / 32 Threads), Motherboard: MSI X299 SLI PLUS (MS-7A93) v1.0 (1.A0 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Sky Lake-E DMI3 Registers, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 256GB INTEL SSDPEKKW256G8, Graphics: Gigabyte AMD Radeon RX 550 2GB, Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Monitor: ASUS VP28U, Network: Intel Connection

	OS: Ubuntu 18.10, Kernel: 4.19.0-041900-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.30.1, Display Server: X Server 1.20.1, Display Driver: modesetting 1.20.1, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 18.2.2 (LLVM 7.0.0), Vulkan: 1.1.70, Compiler: GCC 8.2.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160

Linux 4.20 20181123: 

	Processor: Intel Core i9-7960X @ 4.40GHz (16 Cores / 32 Threads), Motherboard: MSI X299 SLI PLUS (MS-7A93) v1.0 (1.A0 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Sky Lake-E DMI3 Registers, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 256GB INTEL SSDPEKKW256G8, Graphics: Gigabyte AMD Radeon RX 550 2GB, Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Monitor: ASUS VP28U, Network: Intel Connection

	OS: Ubuntu 18.10, Kernel: 4.20.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20181122, Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.30.1, Display Server: X Server 1.20.1, Display Driver: modesetting 1.20.1, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 18.2.2 (LLVM 7.0.0), Vulkan: 1.1.70, Compiler: GCC 8.2.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160

Linux 4.20 WIP Conditional STIBP: 

	Processor: Intel Core i9-7960X @ 4.40GHz (16 Cores / 32 Threads), Motherboard: MSI X299 SLI PLUS (MS-7A93) v1.0 (1.A0 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Sky Lake-E DMI3 Registers, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 256GB INTEL SSDPEKKW256G8, Graphics: Gigabyte AMD Radeon RX 550 2GB, Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Monitor: ASUS VP28U, Network: Intel Connection

	OS: Ubuntu 18.10, Kernel: 4.20.0-rc1-wip-stibp-up (x86_64) 20181123, Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.30.1, Display Server: X Server 1.20.1, Display Driver: modesetting 1.20.1, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 18.2.2 (LLVM 7.0.0), Vulkan: 1.1.70, Compiler: GCC 8.2.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160


Compile Bench 0.6
Test: Compile
MB/s > Higher Is Better
Linux 4.19.0 ..................... 926 |=======================================
Linux 4.20 20181123 .............. 905 |======================================
Linux 4.20 WIP Conditional STIBP . 915 |=======================================


Compile Bench 0.6
Test: Initial Create
MB/s > Higher Is Better
Linux 4.19.0 ..................... 645 |=====================================
Linux 4.20 20181123 .............. 596 |===================================
Linux 4.20 WIP Conditional STIBP . 673 |=======================================


Compile Bench 0.6
Test: Read Compiled Tree
MB/s > Higher Is Better
Linux 4.19.0 ..................... 2972 |=====================================
Linux 4.20 20181123 .............. 2602 |=================================
Linux 4.20 WIP Conditional STIBP . 3039 |======================================


Rodinia 2.4
Test: OpenMP LavaMD
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Linux 4.19.0 ..................... 21.47 |============================
Linux 4.20 20181123 .............. 27.92 |=====================================
Linux 4.20 WIP Conditional STIBP . 21.71 |=============================


Timed HMMer Search 2.3.2
Pfam Database Search
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Linux 4.19.0 ..................... 4.33 |============================
Linux 4.20 20181123 .............. 5.92 |======================================
Linux 4.20 WIP Conditional STIBP . 4.34 |============================


Go Benchmarks
Test: json
Nanoseconds/Operation < Lower Is Better
Linux 4.19.0 ..................... 3350873 |===============================
Linux 4.20 20181123 .............. 3818318 |===================================
Linux 4.20 WIP Conditional STIBP . 3402815 |===============================


DaCapo Benchmark 9.12-MR1
Java Test: H2
msec < Lower Is Better
Linux 4.19.0 ..................... 3704 |====================================
Linux 4.20 20181123 .............. 3925 |======================================
Linux 4.20 WIP Conditional STIBP . 3706 |====================================


DaCapo Benchmark 9.12-MR1
Java Test: Jython
msec < Lower Is Better
Linux 4.19.0 ..................... 3082 |=========================
Linux 4.20 20181123 .............. 4636 |======================================
Linux 4.20 WIP Conditional STIBP . 3083 |=========================


DaCapo Benchmark 9.12-MR1
Java Test: Eclipse
msec < Lower Is Better
Linux 4.19.0 ..................... 15968 |==================================
Linux 4.20 20181123 .............. 17241 |=====================================
Linux 4.20 WIP Conditional STIBP . 16022 |==================================


BYTE Unix Benchmark 3.6
Computational Test: Dhrystone 2
LPS > Higher Is Better
Linux 4.19.0 ..................... 44908361 |==================================
Linux 4.20 20181123 .............. 40653938 |===============================
Linux 4.20 WIP Conditional STIBP . 44353886 |==================================


Numpy Benchmark

Nanoseconds < Lower Is Better
Linux 4.19.0 ..................... 4513612 |==================
Linux 4.20 20181123 .............. 8905314 |===================================
Linux 4.20 WIP Conditional STIBP . 4517205 |==================


TSCP 1.81
AI Chess Performance
Nodes Per Second > Higher Is Better
Linux 4.19.0 ..................... 1411539 |===================================
Linux 4.20 20181123 .............. 1273776 |================================
Linux 4.20 WIP Conditional STIBP . 1412255 |===================================


Node.js Express HTTP Load Test

Requests Per Second > Higher Is Better
Linux 4.19.0 ..................... 10299 |====================================
Linux 4.20 20181123 .............. 9545  |==================================
Linux 4.20 WIP Conditional STIBP . 10498 |=====================================


Timed Linux Kernel Compilation 4.18
Time To Compile
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Linux 4.19.0 ..................... 44.98 |==================================
Linux 4.20 20181123 .............. 48.49 |=====================================
Linux 4.20 WIP Conditional STIBP . 46.81 |====================================


Node.js Octane Benchmark

Score > Higher Is Better
Linux 4.19.0 ..................... 45798 |=====================================
Linux 4.20 20181123 .............. 40033 |================================
Linux 4.20 WIP Conditional STIBP . 46195 |=====================================


AOBench
Size: 2048 x 2048 - Total Time
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Linux 4.19.0 ..................... 32.34 |===============================
Linux 4.20 20181123 .............. 38.67 |=====================================
Linux 4.20 WIP Conditional STIBP . 32.20 |===============================


Minion 1.8
Benchmark: Solitaire
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Linux 4.19.0 ..................... 66.35 |===============================
Linux 4.20 20181123 .............. 80.34 |=====================================
Linux 4.20 WIP Conditional STIBP . 66.56 |===============================


Sudokut 0.4
Total Time
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Linux 4.19.0 ..................... 9.82  |==============================
Linux 4.20 20181123 .............. 12.14 |=====================================
Linux 4.20 WIP Conditional STIBP . 9.84  |==============================


glibc bench 1.0
Benchmark: ffs
nanoseconds < Lower Is Better
Linux 4.19.0 ..................... 3.88  |=========
Linux 4.20 20181123 .............. 16.40 |=====================================
Linux 4.20 WIP Conditional STIBP . 3.88  |=========


glibc bench 1.0
Benchmark: tanh
nanoseconds < Lower Is Better
Linux 4.19.0 ..................... 33.40 |==============================
Linux 4.20 20181123 .............. 41.10 |=====================================
Linux 4.20 WIP Conditional STIBP . 33.40 |==============================


glibc bench 1.0
Benchmark: ffsll
nanoseconds < Lower Is Better
Linux 4.19.0 ..................... 3.92  |=========
Linux 4.20 20181123 .............. 16.51 |=====================================
Linux 4.20 WIP Conditional STIBP . 3.92  |=========


glibc bench 1.0
Benchmark: pthread_once
nanoseconds < Lower Is Better
Linux 4.19.0 ..................... 4.56  |==========
Linux 4.20 20181123 .............. 16.37 |=====================================
Linux 4.20 WIP Conditional STIBP . 4.55  |==========


PostgreSQL pgbench 10.3
Scaling: Buffer Test - Test: Normal Load - Mode: Read Only
TPS > Higher Is Better
Linux 4.19.0 ..................... 483719 |====================================
Linux 4.20 20181123 .............. 425780 |===============================
Linux 4.20 WIP Conditional STIBP . 487170 |====================================


Redis 4.0.8
Test: LPOP
Requests Per Second > Higher Is Better
Linux 4.19.0 ..................... 2998244 |===================================
Linux 4.20 20181123 .............. 1401233 |================
Linux 4.20 WIP Conditional STIBP . 2024529 |========================


Redis 4.0.8
Test: SADD
Requests Per Second > Higher Is Better
Linux 4.19.0 ..................... 2445017 |===================================
Linux 4.20 20181123 .............. 1728229 |========================
Linux 4.20 WIP Conditional STIBP . 2471263 |===================================


Redis 4.0.8
Test: LPUSH
Requests Per Second > Higher Is Better
Linux 4.19.0 ..................... 1963535 |===================================
Linux 4.20 20181123 .............. 1390606 |=========================
Linux 4.20 WIP Conditional STIBP . 1972529 |===================================


Redis 4.0.8
Test: GET
Requests Per Second > Higher Is Better
Linux 4.19.0 ..................... 2896877 |===================================
Linux 4.20 20181123 .............. 1868058 |=======================
Linux 4.20 WIP Conditional STIBP . 2678627 |================================


Redis 4.0.8
Test: SET
Requests Per Second > Higher Is Better
Linux 4.19.0 ..................... 2082036 |===================================
Linux 4.20 20181123 .............. 1516700 |=========================
Linux 4.20 WIP Conditional STIBP . 2087187 |===================================


Optcarrot
Optimized Benchmark
FPS > Higher Is Better
Linux 4.19.0 ..................... 135.83 |====================================
Linux 4.20 20181123 .............. 59.22  |================
Linux 4.20 WIP Conditional STIBP . 137.23 |====================================


IndigoBench 4.0.64
Scene: Bedroom
M samples/s > Higher Is Better
Linux 4.19.0 ..................... 2.31 |======================================
Linux 4.20 20181123 .............. 2.25 |=====================================
Linux 4.20 WIP Conditional STIBP . 2.31 |======================================


IndigoBench 4.0.64
Scene: Supercar
M samples/s > Higher Is Better
Linux 4.19.0 ..................... 5.50 |======================================
Linux 4.20 20181123 .............. 5.30 |=====================================
Linux 4.20 WIP Conditional STIBP . 5.50 |======================================


Blender 2.79a
Blend File: BMW27 - Compute: CPU-Only
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Linux 4.19.0 ..................... 123 |====================================
Linux 4.20 20181123 .............. 132 |=======================================
Linux 4.20 WIP Conditional STIBP . 123 |====================================


Blender 2.79a
Blend File: Barbershop - Compute: CPU-Only
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Linux 4.19.0 ..................... 578 |===================================
Linux 4.20 20181123 .............. 652 |=======================================
Linux 4.20 WIP Conditional STIBP . 577 |===================================


Memcached mcperf 1.5.10
Method: Add
Operations Per Second > Higher Is Better
Linux 4.19.0 ..................... 69461 |=====================================
Linux 4.20 20181123 .............. 67205 |===================================
Linux 4.20 WIP Conditional STIBP . 70314 |=====================================


Memcached mcperf 1.5.10
Method: Set
Operations Per Second > Higher Is Better
Linux 4.19.0 ..................... 69573 |=====================================
Linux 4.20 20181123 .............. 67250 |====================================
Linux 4.20 WIP Conditional STIBP . 69676 |=====================================


Memcached mcperf 1.5.10
Method: Append
Operations Per Second > Higher Is Better
Linux 4.19.0 ..................... 75093 |====================================
Linux 4.20 20181123 .............. 73113 |===================================
Linux 4.20 WIP Conditional STIBP . 76203 |=====================================


Memcached mcperf 1.5.10
Method: Prepend
Operations Per Second > Higher Is Better
Linux 4.19.0 ..................... 75043 |=====================================
Linux 4.20 20181123 .............. 73450 |====================================
Linux 4.20 WIP Conditional STIBP . 75886 |=====================================


Memcached mcperf 1.5.10
Method: Replace
Operations Per Second > Higher Is Better
Linux 4.19.0 ..................... 75353 |=====================================
Linux 4.20 20181123 .............. 73171 |====================================
Linux 4.20 WIP Conditional STIBP . 75971 |=====================================


PyBench 2018-02-16
Total For Average Test Times
Milliseconds < Lower Is Better
Linux 4.19.0 ..................... 948  |============================
Linux 4.20 20181123 .............. 1306 |======================================
Linux 4.20 WIP Conditional STIBP . 949  |============================


PHPBench 0.8.1
PHP Benchmark Suite
Score > Higher Is Better
Linux 4.19.0 ..................... 702953 |====================================
Linux 4.20 20181123 .............. 494315 |=========================
Linux 4.20 WIP Conditional STIBP . 700618 |====================================


Chaos Group V-RAY 1.1.0
Mode: CPU
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Linux 4.19.0 ..................... 43.92 |====================================
Linux 4.20 20181123 .............. 45.62 |=====================================
Linux 4.20 WIP Conditional STIBP . 43.88 |====================================


PHP Micro Benchmarks
Test: Zend bench
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Linux 4.19.0 ..................... 0.41 |========================
Linux 4.20 20181123 .............. 0.66 |======================================
Linux 4.20 WIP Conditional STIBP . 0.41 |========================


PHP Micro Benchmarks
Test: Zend micro_bench
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Linux 4.19.0 ..................... 1.85 |====================================
Linux 4.20 20181123 .............. 1.96 |======================================
Linux 4.20 WIP Conditional STIBP . 1.88 |====================================