Windows 8 vs. Windows 10 - Spectre/Meltdown Benchmarks

Tests for a future article on Phoronix.com.

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ProcessorMotherboardMemoryDiskGraphicsNetworkOSKernelDisplay DriverOpenCLFile-SystemScreen ResolutionCompilerWindows 10Windows 8 No Mitigations Meltdown Mitigations Spectre + Meltdown Mitigations Spectre + Meltdown Mitigations Meltdown Mitigations No MitigationsIntel Core i9-7960X @ 2.81GHz (16 Cores / 32 Threads)MSI X299 SLI PLUS (MS-7A93) (1.A0 BIOS)4 x 4096 MB 3000MHz238GB INTEL SSDPEKKW256G8AMD Radeon RX 550 2GBIntel I211 Gigabit ConnectionMicrosoft Windows 10 Pro Build 1776310.0 (x86_64)22.19.677.257OpenCL 2.0 AMD-APP (2442.9)NTFS3840x2160GCC 7.1.0Intel Core i9-7960X @ 2.80GHz (16 Cores / 32 Threads)4 x 4096 MB238GB NVMe INTEL SSDPEKKW25Microsoft Basic DisplayIntel I211 Gigabit Connection + ASIX AX88772B USB2.0 to Fast + Microsoft ISATAP + LAN7500 USB 2.0 to 10/100/1000Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro Build 96006.3 (x86_64)6.3.9600.163841024x768OpenBenchmarking.org

fio: Rand Write - Linux AIO - Yes - No - 4KB - Default Test Directoryfio: Rand Write - Linux AIO - Yes - No - 4KB - Default Test Directoryethr: 127.0.0.1 - TCP - Latency - 8ethr: 127.0.0.1 - TCP - Latency - 16perl-benchmark: Interpreterosbench: Create Threadsosbench: Launch Programsosbench: Memory Allocationssqlite: Timed SQLite Insertionsblender: BMW27 - CPU-Onlyblogbench: Readblogbench: Writecompress-7zip: Compress Speed Testdacapobench: H2dacapobench: Jythonencode-flac: WAV To FLACencode-mp3: WAV To MP3git: Time To Complete Common Git Commandsgo-benchmark: httpiozone: 4Kb - 4GB - Read Performancephpbench: PHP Benchmark Suitedarktable: Masskrug - CPU-onlytesseract-ocr: Time To OCR 7 Imagesfio: Rand Read - Windows AIO - Yes - No - 2MB - Default Test Directoryfio: Rand Write - Windows AIO - Yes - No - 2MB - Default Test Directoryfio: Seq Read - Windows AIO - Yes - No - 2MB - Default Test Directoryfio: Seq Write - Windows AIO - Yes - No - 2MB - Default Test Directorycinebench: Multi-Core Testcinebench: Single-Core TestWindows 10Windows 8 No Mitigations Meltdown Mitigations Spectre + Meltdown Mitigations Spectre + Meltdown Mitigations Meltdown Mitigations No Mitigations72518550014.3314.200.0129836730.31238812562.582038162258730473794556012.7115.2812.09441312672185750.5076.883650274735652754322619457914800015.4815.020.0136381730.99229513050.522118504261753993549561712.6715.1812.42440112132165970.5480.613674281036472777145213050012750023.9824.060.0150787736.43262413866.552067549228731053728585313.0115.5712.7646778952122250.5189.08355627073586268012051278432155000.0131004132.61205175.9993.48153724621182630314140169.8611.2310.92739412933625160.5265.847318544673222923319919411132850000.0113405229.64194773.1793.97152769322683332333740249.6811.2310.23678918783678000.5254.177366545973732951322019312183120000.0109020428.20118563.4575.96153795523084503331339079.6811.1910.32668020603619230.5152.8474085797738529793212194OpenBenchmarking.org

Flexible IO Tester

Type: Random Write - IO Engine: Linux AIO - Buffered: Yes - Direct: No - Block Size: 4KB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory

Windows 8Windows 10OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterFlexible IO Tester 3.1Type: Random Write - IO Engine: Linux AIO - Buffered: Yes - Direct: No - Block Size: 4KB - Disk Target: Default Test DirectoryNo MitigationsMeltdown MitigationsSpectre + Meltdown Mitigations30060090012001500SE +/- 16.50, N = 2SE +/- 30.50, N = 2SE +/- 13.50, N = 2SE +/- 1.50, N = 2SE +/- 7.00, N = 2SE +/- 5.50, N = 212181113843725579500

Flexible IO Tester

Type: Random Write - IO Engine: Linux AIO - Buffered: Yes - Direct: No - Block Size: 4KB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory

Windows 8Windows 10OpenBenchmarking.orgIOPS, More Is BetterFlexible IO Tester 3.1Type: Random Write - IO Engine: Linux AIO - Buffered: Yes - Direct: No - Block Size: 4KB - Disk Target: Default Test DirectoryNo MitigationsMeltdown MitigationsSpectre + Meltdown Mitigations70K140K210K280K350KSE +/- 4000.00, N = 2SE +/- 8000.00, N = 2SE +/- 3500.00, N = 2SE +/- 500.00, N = 2SE +/- 2000.00, N = 2SE +/- 1500.00, N = 2312000285000215500185500148000127500

t-test1

Threads: 2

Windows 8Windows 10OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is Bettert-test1 2017-01-13Threads: 2No MitigationsMeltdown MitigationsSpectre + Meltdown Mitigations60120180240300SE +/- 0.54, N = 2SE +/- 0.31, N = 2SE +/- 0.21, N = 2SE +/- 0.09, N = 2SE +/- 0.19, N = 2SE +/- 0.13, N = 2160174221180197280

Ethr

Server Address: 127.0.0.1 - Protocol: TCP - Test: Latency - Threads: 8

OpenBenchmarking.orgMicroseconds, Fewer Is BetterEthr 2019-01-02Server Address: 127.0.0.1 - Protocol: TCP - Test: Latency - Threads: 8No MitigationsMeltdown MitigationsSpectre + Meltdown Mitigations612182430SE +/- 0.08, N = 2SE +/- 0.39, N = 2SE +/- 0.08, N = 214.3315.4823.98MAX: 998.6MAX: 997.76MAX: 998.15

Ethr

Server Address: 127.0.0.1 - Protocol: TCP - Test: Latency - Threads: 16

OpenBenchmarking.orgMicroseconds, Fewer Is BetterEthr 2019-01-02Server Address: 127.0.0.1 - Protocol: TCP - Test: Latency - Threads: 16No MitigationsMeltdown MitigationsSpectre + Meltdown Mitigations612182430SE +/- 0.12, N = 2SE +/- 0.04, N = 2SE +/- 0.12, N = 214.2015.0224.06MAX: 998.05MAX: 998.25MAX: 997.6

Perl Benchmarks

Test: Interpreter

Windows 8Windows 10OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterPerl BenchmarksTest: InterpreterNo MitigationsMeltdown MitigationsSpectre + Meltdown Mitigations0.00340.00680.01020.01360.017SE +/- 0.00022825, N = 2SE +/- 0.00010482, N = 2SE +/- 0.00032087, N = 2SE +/- 0.00008812, N = 2SE +/- 0.00006256, N = 2SE +/- 0.00009105, N = 20.010902040.011340520.013100410.012983670.013638170.01507877

OSBench

Test: Create Threads

Windows 8Windows 10OpenBenchmarking.orgus Per Event, Fewer Is BetterOSBenchTest: Create ThreadsNo MitigationsMeltdown MitigationsSpectre + Meltdown Mitigations816243240SE +/- 0.03, N = 2SE +/- 0.27, N = 2SE +/- 0.18, N = 2SE +/- 0.06, N = 2SE +/- 0.35, N = 2SE +/- 1.23, N = 228.2029.6432.6130.3130.9936.43

OSBench

Test: Launch Programs

Windows 8Windows 10OpenBenchmarking.orgus Per Event, Fewer Is BetterOSBenchTest: Launch ProgramsNo MitigationsMeltdown MitigationsSpectre + Meltdown Mitigations6001200180024003000SE +/- 723.90, N = 2SE +/- 21.31, N = 2SE +/- 6.63, N = 2SE +/- 15.60, N = 2SE +/- 30.81, N = 2SE +/- 16.71, N = 2118519472051229523882624

OSBench

Test: Memory Allocations

Windows 8Windows 10OpenBenchmarking.orgNs Per Event, Fewer Is BetterOSBenchTest: Memory AllocationsNo MitigationsMeltdown MitigationsSpectre + Meltdown Mitigations306090120150SE +/- 0.33, N = 2SE +/- 0.39, N = 2SE +/- 0.04, N = 2SE +/- 0.06, N = 2SE +/- 0.71, N = 2SE +/- 0.65, N = 263.4573.1775.99125.00130.00138.00

SQLite

Timed SQLite Insertions

Windows 10Windows 8OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterSQLite 3.22Timed SQLite InsertionsMeltdown MitigationsNo MitigationsSpectre + Meltdown Mitigations20406080100SE +/- 7.06, N = 2SE +/- 0.05, N = 2SE +/- 0.36, N = 2SE +/- 15.80, N = 2SE +/- 1.09, N = 2SE +/- 0.14, N = 250.5262.5866.5575.9693.4893.97

Diskspd

Threads Per Target: 1 - Write Requests (Percent): 0 - Read Only - File Size: 100M - Block Size: 2MB

Windows 8Windows 10OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterDiskspd 2.0.21Threads Per Target: 1 - Write Requests (Percent): 0 - Read Only - File Size: 100M - Block Size: 2MBNo MitigationsMeltdown MitigationsSpectre + Meltdown Mitigations5001000150020002500SE +/- 40.72, N = 2SE +/- 37.69, N = 2SE +/- 27.06, N = 2SE +/- 4.06, N = 2SE +/- 0.50, N = 2SE +/- 13.94, N = 2218213751360172517171699

Diskspd

Threads Per Target: 1 - Write Requests (Percent): 0 - Read Only - File Size: 100M - Block Size: 2MB

Windows 8Windows 10OpenBenchmarking.orgIOPS, More Is BetterDiskspd 2.0.21Threads Per Target: 1 - Write Requests (Percent): 0 - Read Only - File Size: 100M - Block Size: 2MBNo MitigationsMeltdown MitigationsSpectre + Meltdown Mitigations2004006008001000SE +/- 20.37, N = 2SE +/- 18.85, N = 2SE +/- 13.53, N = 2SE +/- 2.03, N = 2SE +/- 0.25, N = 2SE +/- 6.97, N = 21091688680862858849

OpenSSL

RSA 4096-bit Performance

Windows 8Windows 10OpenBenchmarking.orgSigns Per Second, More Is BetterOpenSSL 1.0.1gRSA 4096-bit PerformanceSpectre + Meltdown MitigationsNo MitigationsMeltdown Mitigations4080120160200SE +/- 0.15, N = 2SE +/- 0.10, N = 2SE +/- 1.15, N = 2SE +/- 0.05, N = 2SE +/- 0.05, N = 2SE +/- 0.05, N = 2182181181134134131

Redis

Test: SET

Windows 8Windows 10OpenBenchmarking.orgRequests Per Second, More Is BetterRedis 3.2.1Test: SETNo MitigationsMeltdown MitigationsSpectre + Meltdown Mitigations200K400K600K800K1000KSE +/- 199.81, N = 2SE +/- 12353.19, N = 2SE +/- 6690.94, N = 2SE +/- 8263.91, N = 2SE +/- 2862.44, N = 2SE +/- 10459.94, N = 2115413511344361083465715377711781655496

Redis

Test: GET

Windows 8Windows 10OpenBenchmarking.orgRequests Per Second, More Is BetterRedis 3.2.1Test: GETNo MitigationsMeltdown MitigationsSpectre + Meltdown Mitigations300K600K900K1200K1500KSE +/- 22383.81, N = 2SE +/- 3665.88, N = 2SE +/- 7023.63, N = 2SE +/- 14285.03, N = 2SE +/- 4260.03, N = 2SE +/- 442.97, N = 2154329615378791406604992663983980897465

Blender

Blend File: BMW27 - Compute: CPU-Only

Windows 8Windows 10OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterBlender 2.79aBlend File: BMW27 - Compute: CPU-OnlyMeltdown MitigationsSpectre + Meltdown MitigationsNo Mitigations50100150200250152153153203206211

BlogBench

Test: Read

Windows 10Windows 8OpenBenchmarking.orgFinal Score, More Is BetterBlogBench 1.1Test: ReadMeltdown MitigationsNo MitigationsSpectre + Meltdown Mitigations2K4K6K8K10KSE +/- 96.00, N = 2SE +/- 365.50, N = 2SE +/- 23.50, N = 2SE +/- 145.00, N = 2SE +/- 49.50, N = 2SE +/- 228.50, N = 2850481627549795576937246

BlogBench

Test: Write

Windows 10Windows 8OpenBenchmarking.orgFinal Score, More Is BetterBlogBench 1.1Test: WriteMeltdown MitigationsNo MitigationsSpectre + Meltdown Mitigations60120180240300SE +/- 3.00, N = 2SE +/- 0.50, N = 2SE +/- 3.00, N = 2SE +/- 4.00, N = 2SE +/- 1.00, N = 2261258228230226211

7-Zip Compression

Compress Speed Test

Windows 8Windows 10OpenBenchmarking.orgMIPS, More Is Better7-Zip Compression 16.02Compress Speed TestNo MitigationsMeltdown MitigationsSpectre + Meltdown Mitigations20K40K60K80K100KSE +/- 307.50, N = 2SE +/- 620.00, N = 2SE +/- 70.50, N = 2SE +/- 253.50, N = 2SE +/- 342.00, N = 2SE +/- 760.00, N = 2845038333282630753997310573047

DaCapo Benchmark

Java Test: H2

Windows 8Windows 10OpenBenchmarking.orgmsec, Fewer Is BetterDaCapo Benchmark 9.12-MR1Java Test: H2Spectre + Meltdown MitigationsNo MitigationsMeltdown Mitigations8001600240032004000SE +/- 47.00, N = 2SE +/- 219.00, N = 2SE +/- 101.50, N = 2SE +/- 25.00, N = 2SE +/- 17.50, N = 2SE +/- 93.00, N = 2314133133337354937283794

DaCapo Benchmark

Java Test: Jython

Windows 8Windows 10OpenBenchmarking.orgmsec, Fewer Is BetterDaCapo Benchmark 9.12-MR1Java Test: JythonNo MitigationsSpectre + Meltdown MitigationsMeltdown Mitigations13002600390052006500SE +/- 16.00, N = 2SE +/- 54.50, N = 2SE +/- 63.00, N = 2SE +/- 121.00, N = 2SE +/- 30.50, N = 2390740164024556056175853

FLAC Audio Encoding

WAV To FLAC

Windows 8Windows 10OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterFLAC Audio Encoding 1.3.2WAV To FLACMeltdown MitigationsNo MitigationsSpectre + Meltdown Mitigations3691215SE +/- 0.04, N = 2SE +/- 0.05, N = 2SE +/- 0.06, N = 2SE +/- 0.02, N = 2SE +/- 0.02, N = 2SE +/- 0.03, N = 29.689.689.8612.6712.7113.01

LAME MP3 Encoding

WAV To MP3

Windows 8Windows 10OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterLAME MP3 Encoding 3.100WAV To MP3No MitigationsSpectre + Meltdown MitigationsMeltdown Mitigations48121620SE +/- 0.02, N = 2SE +/- 0.03, N = 2SE +/- 0.01, N = 2SE +/- 0.02, N = 2SE +/- 0.01, N = 2SE +/- 0.03, N = 211.1911.2311.2315.1815.2815.57

Git

Time To Complete Common Git Commands

Windows 8Windows 10OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterGitTime To Complete Common Git CommandsMeltdown MitigationsNo MitigationsSpectre + Meltdown Mitigations3691215SE +/- 0.08, N = 2SE +/- 0.14, N = 2SE +/- 0.01, N = 2SE +/- 0.14, N = 2SE +/- 0.01, N = 2SE +/- 0.06, N = 210.2310.3210.9212.0912.4212.761. git version 2.20.1.windows.1

Go Benchmarks

Test: http

Windows 10Windows 8OpenBenchmarking.orgNanoseconds/Operation, Fewer Is BetterGo BenchmarksTest: httpMeltdown MitigationsNo MitigationsSpectre + Meltdown Mitigations16003200480064008000SE +/- 26.50, N = 2SE +/- 13.50, N = 2SE +/- 78.50, N = 2SE +/- 64.00, N = 2SE +/- 25.00, N = 2440144134677668067897394

IOzone

Record Size: 4Kb - File Size: 4GB - Disk Test: Read Performance

Windows 8Windows 10OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterIOzone 3.465Record Size: 4Kb - File Size: 4GB - Disk Test: Read PerformanceNo MitigationsMeltdown MitigationsSpectre + Meltdown Mitigations400800120016002000SE +/- 2.79, N = 2SE +/- 6.52, N = 2SE +/- 1.53, N = 2SE +/- 1.37, N = 2SE +/- 0.59, N = 2SE +/- 5.91, N = 220601878129312671213895

PHPBench

PHP Benchmark Suite

Windows 8Windows 10OpenBenchmarking.orgScore, More Is BetterPHPBench 0.8.1PHP Benchmark SuiteMeltdown MitigationsSpectre + Meltdown MitigationsNo Mitigations80K160K240K320K400KSE +/- 4.00, N = 2SE +/- 1045.50, N = 2SE +/- 1741.00, N = 2SE +/- 1166.50, N = 2SE +/- 1444.50, N = 2SE +/- 1374.50, N = 2367800362516361923218575216597212225

Darktable

Test: Masskrug - Acceleration: CPU-only

Windows 10Windows 8OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterDarktable 2.4.1Test: Masskrug - Acceleration: CPU-onlyNo MitigationsSpectre + Meltdown MitigationsMeltdown Mitigations0.12150.2430.36450.4860.6075SE +/- 0.02, N = 2SE +/- 0.01, N = 2SE +/- 0.01, N = 2SE +/- 0.01, N = 2SE +/- 0.01, N = 2SE +/- 0.01, N = 20.500.510.540.510.520.52

Tesseract OCR

Time To OCR 7 Images

Windows 8Windows 10OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterTesseract OCR v4.0.0.20181030Time To OCR 7 ImagesNo MitigationsMeltdown MitigationsSpectre + Meltdown Mitigations20406080100SE +/- 0.18, N = 2SE +/- 0.17, N = 2SE +/- 0.13, N = 2SE +/- 0.12, N = 2SE +/- 0.15, N = 2SE +/- 0.24, N = 252.8454.1765.8476.8880.6189.08

Flexible IO Tester

Type: Random Read - IO Engine: Windows AIO - Buffered: Yes - Direct: No - Block Size: 2MB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory

Windows 8Windows 10OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterFlexible IO Tester 3.1Type: Random Read - IO Engine: Windows AIO - Buffered: Yes - Direct: No - Block Size: 2MB - Disk Target: Default Test DirectoryNo MitigationsMeltdown MitigationsSpectre + Meltdown Mitigations16003200480064008000SE +/- 6.50, N = 2SE +/- 5.50, N = 2SE +/- 5.50, N = 2SE +/- 5.50, N = 2SE +/- 2.00, N = 2SE +/- 4.00, N = 2740873667318367436503556

Flexible IO Tester

Type: Random Write - IO Engine: Windows AIO - Buffered: Yes - Direct: No - Block Size: 2MB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory

Windows 8Windows 10OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterFlexible IO Tester 3.1Type: Random Write - IO Engine: Windows AIO - Buffered: Yes - Direct: No - Block Size: 2MB - Disk Target: Default Test DirectoryNo MitigationsMeltdown MitigationsSpectre + Meltdown Mitigations12002400360048006000SE +/- 55.50, N = 2SE +/- 242.50, N = 2SE +/- 220.50, N = 2SE +/- 2.00, N = 2SE +/- 23.50, N = 2SE +/- 2.00, N = 2579754595446281027472707

Flexible IO Tester

Type: Sequential Read - IO Engine: Windows AIO - Buffered: Yes - Direct: No - Block Size: 2MB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory

Windows 8Windows 10OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterFlexible IO Tester 3.1Type: Sequential Read - IO Engine: Windows AIO - Buffered: Yes - Direct: No - Block Size: 2MB - Disk Target: Default Test DirectoryNo MitigationsMeltdown MitigationsSpectre + Meltdown Mitigations16003200480064008000SE +/- 8.00, N = 2SE +/- 0.50, N = 2SE +/- 5.00, N = 2SE +/- 52.50, N = 2SE +/- 3.50, N = 2SE +/- 44.00, N = 2738573737322364735863565

Flexible IO Tester

Type: Sequential Write - IO Engine: Windows AIO - Buffered: Yes - Direct: No - Block Size: 2MB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory

Windows 8Windows 10OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterFlexible IO Tester 3.1Type: Sequential Write - IO Engine: Windows AIO - Buffered: Yes - Direct: No - Block Size: 2MB - Disk Target: Default Test DirectoryNo MitigationsMeltdown MitigationsSpectre + Meltdown Mitigations6001200180024003000SE +/- 11.00, N = 2SE +/- 17.00, N = 2SE +/- 12.00, N = 2SE +/- 1.50, N = 2SE +/- 15.50, N = 2SE +/- 4.00, N = 2297929512923277727542680

AppTimer

Time To Launch: LibreOffice

Windows 8Windows 10OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterAppTimerTime To Launch: LibreOfficeNo MitigationsMeltdown MitigationsSpectre + Meltdown Mitigations0.22280.44560.66840.89121.1140.410.420.900.760.890.99

AppTimer

Time To Launch: Blender 2.79

Windows 10Windows 8OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterAppTimerTime To Launch: Blender 2.79Meltdown MitigationsSpectre + Meltdown MitigationsNo Mitigations0.0090.0180.0270.0360.0450.030.040.040.030.030.03

AppTimer

Time To Launch: File Explorer

Windows 8Windows 10OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterAppTimerTime To Launch: File ExplorerNo MitigationsMeltdown MitigationsSpectre + Meltdown Mitigations0.02030.04060.06090.08120.10150.060.070.070.070.090.09

AppTimer

Time To Launch: VLC Media Player

Windows 8Windows 10OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterAppTimerTime To Launch: VLC Media PlayerSpectre + Meltdown MitigationsMeltdown MitigationsNo Mitigations0.0360.0720.1080.1440.180.120.130.130.150.150.16

Maxon Cinebench

Test: Multi-Core Test

Windows 10Windows 8OpenBenchmarking.orgpts, More Is BetterMaxon Cinebench 15.038Test: Multi-Core TestNo MitigationsMeltdown MitigationsSpectre + Meltdown Mitigations7001400210028003500322614521205322032123199

Maxon Cinebench

Test: Single-Core Test

Windows 8Windows 10OpenBenchmarking.orgpts, More Is BetterMaxon Cinebench 15.038Test: Single-Core TestNo MitigationsSpectre + Meltdown MitigationsMeltdown Mitigations4080120160200194194193194130127

Geekbench

Test: Multi Core

Windows 10Windows 8OpenBenchmarking.orgScore, More Is BetterGeekbench 4.3.3Test: Multi CoreNo MitigationsMeltdown MitigationsSpectre + Meltdown Mitigations9K18K27K36K45KSE +/- 60.50, N = 2SE +/- 21.00, N = 2SE +/- 167.00, N = 2SE +/- 151.00, N = 2SE +/- 158.50, N = 2SE +/- 124.50, N = 2417604134141084393783926538725

Geekbench

Test: Single Core

Windows 10Windows 8OpenBenchmarking.orgScore, More Is BetterGeekbench 4.3.3Test: Single CoreNo MitigationsMeltdown MitigationsSpectre + Meltdown Mitigations11002200330044005500SE +/- 1.50, N = 2SE +/- 3.50, N = 2SE +/- 6.50, N = 2SE +/- 4.50, N = 2SE +/- 8.50, N = 2SE +/- 3.50, N = 2530052635256516851095098

GIMP

Test: unsharp-mask

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterGIMP 2.10.0Test: unsharp-maskNo MitigationsMeltdown MitigationsSpectre + Meltdown Mitigations1428425670SE +/- 1.60, N = 2SE +/- 1.96, N = 2SE +/- 1.54, N = 258.2059.5562.18

GIMP

Test: resize

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterGIMP 2.10.0Test: resizeNo MitigationsMeltdown MitigationsSpectre + Meltdown Mitigations48121620SE +/- 0.21, N = 2SE +/- 0.38, N = 2SE +/- 0.10, N = 215.3415.8716.56

GIMP

Test: rotate

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterGIMP 2.10.0Test: rotateNo MitigationsMeltdown MitigationsSpectre + Meltdown Mitigations612182430SE +/- 0.09, N = 2SE +/- 0.08, N = 2SE +/- 0.09, N = 224.3724.8126.14

GIMP

Test: auto-levels

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterGIMP 2.10.0Test: auto-levelsNo MitigationsMeltdown MitigationsSpectre + Meltdown Mitigations918273645SE +/- 0.10, N = 2SE +/- 0.18, N = 2SE +/- 0.02, N = 237.6838.2139.56

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