Ryzen 9 Kernel Power Compare Tests for a future article. Linux 5.0.21: Processor: AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 12-Core @ 3.80GHz (12 Cores / 24 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (WI-FI) (0803 BIOS), Chipset: AMD Device 1480, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 2000GB Force MP600 + 32GB Flash Disk, Graphics: Sapphire AMD Radeon RX 550 640SP / 560/560X 4GB (1300/1750MHz), Audio: AMD Baffin HDMI/DP, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Realtek Device 8125 + Intel I211 + Intel Device 2723 OS: Ubuntu 19.04, Kernel: 5.0.21-050021-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.32.2, Display Server: X Server 1.20.4, Display Driver: modesetting 1.20.4, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 19.0.8 (LLVM 8.0.0), Compiler: GCC 8.3.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 Linux 5.1.21: Processor: AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 12-Core @ 3.80GHz (12 Cores / 24 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (WI-FI) (0803 BIOS), Chipset: AMD Device 1480, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 2000GB Force MP600 + 32GB Flash Disk, Graphics: Sapphire AMD Radeon RX 550 640SP / 560/560X 4GB (1300/1750MHz), Audio: AMD Baffin HDMI/DP, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Realtek Device 8125 + Intel I211 + Intel Device 2723 OS: Ubuntu 19.04, Kernel: 5.1.21-050121-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.32.2, Display Server: X Server 1.20.4, Display Driver: modesetting 1.20.4, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 19.0.8 (LLVM 8.0.0), Compiler: GCC 8.3.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 Linux 5.2.11: Processor: AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 12-Core @ 3.80GHz (12 Cores / 24 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (WI-FI) (0803 BIOS), Chipset: AMD Device 1480, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 2000GB Force MP600 + 32GB Flash Disk, Graphics: Sapphire AMD Radeon RX 550 640SP / 560/560X 4GB (1300/1750MHz), Audio: AMD Baffin HDMI/DP, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Realtek Device 8125 + Intel I211 + Intel Device 2723 OS: Ubuntu 19.04, Kernel: 5.2.11-050211-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.32.2, Display Server: X Server 1.20.4, Display Driver: modesetting 1.20.4, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 19.0.8 (LLVM 8.0.0), Compiler: GCC 8.3.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 Linux 5.3 Git: Processor: AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 12-Core @ 3.80GHz (12 Cores / 24 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (WI-FI) (0803 BIOS), Chipset: AMD Device 1480, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 2000GB Force MP600 + 32GB Flash Disk, Graphics: Sapphire AMD Radeon RX 550 640SP / 560/560X 4GB (1300/1750MHz), Audio: AMD Baffin HDMI/DP, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Realtek Device 8125 + Intel I211 + Intel Device 2723 OS: Ubuntu 19.04, Kernel: 5.3.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20190829, Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.32.2, Display Server: X Server 1.20.4, Display Driver: modesetting 1.20.4, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 19.0.8 (LLVM 8.0.0), Compiler: GCC 8.3.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.4 Test / Class: EP.D Total Mop/s > Higher Is Better Linux 5.0.21 .. 681.24 |====================================================== Linux 5.1.21 .. 689.95 |======================================================= Linux 5.2.11 .. 691.35 |======================================================= Linux 5.3 Git . 692.31 |======================================================= NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.4 Test / Class: EP.D Total Mop/s Per Watt > Higher Is Better Linux 5.0.21 .. 3.56 |====================================================== Linux 5.1.21 .. 3.64 |======================================================= Linux 5.2.11 .. 3.60 |====================================================== Linux 5.3 Git . 3.79 |========================================================= NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.4 System Power Consumption Monitor Watts < Lower Is Better Linux 5.0.21 .. MIN: 68 AVG: 191 MAX: 209 Linux 5.1.21 .. MIN: 69 AVG: 189 MAX: 208 Linux 5.2.11 .. MIN: 74 AVG: 192 MAX: 214 Linux 5.3 Git . MIN: 69 AVG: 183 MAX: 199 FLAC Audio Encoding 1.3.2 WAV To FLAC Seconds < Lower Is Better Linux 5.0.21 .. 7.69 |========================================================= Linux 5.1.21 .. 7.66 |========================================================= Linux 5.2.11 .. 7.63 |========================================================= Linux 5.3 Git . 7.64 |========================================================= FLAC Audio Encoding 1.3.2 System Power Consumption Monitor Watts < Lower Is Better Linux 5.0.21 .. MIN: 82 AVG: 98 MAX: 114 Linux 5.1.21 .. MIN: 72 AVG: 108 MAX: 116 Linux 5.2.11 .. MIN: 70 AVG: 100 MAX: 115 Linux 5.3 Git . MIN: 72 AVG: 97 MAX: 113 SVT-AV1 0.5 1080p 8-bit YUV To AV1 Video Encode Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 5.0.21 .. 46.18 |======================================================= Linux 5.1.21 .. 46.56 |======================================================== Linux 5.2.11 .. 46.74 |======================================================== Linux 5.3 Git . 46.56 |======================================================== SVT-AV1 0.5 1080p 8-bit YUV To AV1 Video Encode Frames Per Second Per Watt > Higher Is Better Linux 5.0.21 .. 0.34 |==================================================== Linux 5.1.21 .. 0.37 |========================================================= Linux 5.2.11 .. 0.33 |=================================================== Linux 5.3 Git . 0.32 |================================================= Blender 2.80 Blend File: BMW27 - Compute: CPU-Only Seconds < Lower Is Better Linux 5.0.21 .. 115.35 |======================================================= Linux 5.1.21 .. 114.34 |======================================================= Linux 5.2.11 .. 113.74 |====================================================== Linux 5.3 Git . 112.12 |===================================================== Blender 2.80 System Power Consumption Monitor Watts < Lower Is Better Linux 5.0.21 .. MIN: 81 AVG: 232 MAX: 248 Linux 5.1.21 .. MIN: 71 AVG: 234 MAX: 247 Linux 5.2.11 .. MIN: 82 AVG: 234 MAX: 247 Linux 5.3 Git . MIN: 70 AVG: 224 MAX: 235 libjpeg-turbo tjbench 2.0.2 Test: Decompression Throughput Megapixels/sec > Higher Is Better Linux 5.0.21 .. 224.09 |====================================================== Linux 5.1.21 .. 223.65 |====================================================== Linux 5.2.11 .. 217.73 |===================================================== Linux 5.3 Git . 227.62 |======================================================= libjpeg-turbo tjbench 2.0.2 Test: Decompression Throughput Megapixels/sec Per Watt > Higher Is Better Linux 5.0.21 .. 2.19 |================================================ Linux 5.1.21 .. 2.00 |============================================ Linux 5.2.11 .. 2.19 |================================================ Linux 5.3 Git . 2.59 |========================================================= Meta Performance Per Watt Performance Per Watt Performance Per Watt > Higher Is Better Linux 5.0.21 .. 191.75 |====================================================== Linux 5.1.21 .. 192.96 |======================================================= Linux 5.2.11 .. 191.62 |====================================================== Linux 5.3 Git . 194.32 |======================================================= System Power Consumption Monitor Phoronix Test Suite System Monitoring Watts Linux 5.0.21 .. MIN: 68 AVG: 191 MAX: 248 Linux 5.1.21 .. MIN: 69 AVG: 191 MAX: 247 Linux 5.2.11 .. MIN: 70 AVG: 190 MAX: 247 Linux 5.3 Git . MIN: 69 AVG: 182 MAX: 235 libjpeg-turbo tjbench 2.0.2 System Power Consumption Monitor Watts < Lower Is Better Linux 5.1.21 . MIN: 78 AVG: 112 MAX: 126