Browser Test JCC Microcode

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November 13 2019
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November 12 2019
  3 Hours, 23 Minutes
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Old Microcode

Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate performance - CPU Microcode: 0x200005e
Python Notes: Python 2.7.17rc1 + Python 3.7.5rc1
Security Notes: l1tf: Mitigation of PTE Inversion; VMX: conditional cache flushes SMT vulnerable + mds: Mitigation of Clear buffers; SMT vulnerable + meltdown: Mitigation of PTI + spec_store_bypass: Mitigation of SSB disabled via prctl and seccomp + spectre_v1: Mitigation of usercopy/swapgs barriers and __user pointer sanitization + spectre_v2: Mitigation of Full generic retpoline IBPB: conditional IBRS_FW STIBP: conditional RSB filling

New Microcode

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: Samsung SSD 970 EVO 250GB + 2000GB SABRENT, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER 8GB (1650/7750MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel I219-V + Intel I211

OS: Ubuntu 19.10, Kernel: 5.3.0-19-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.34.1, Display Server: X Server 1.20.5, Display Driver: NVIDIA 440.31, OpenGL: 4.6.0, Vulkan: 1.1.119, Compiler: GCC 9.2.1 20191008, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160

Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate performance - CPU Microcode: 0x2000064
Python Notes: Python 2.7.17rc1 + Python 3.7.5rc1
Security Notes: l1tf: Mitigation of PTE Inversion; VMX: conditional cache flushes SMT vulnerable + mds: Mitigation of Clear buffers; SMT vulnerable + meltdown: Mitigation of PTI + spec_store_bypass: Mitigation of SSB disabled via prctl and seccomp + spectre_v1: Mitigation of usercopy/swapgs barriers and __user pointer sanitization + spectre_v2: Mitigation of Full generic retpoline IBPB: conditional IBRS_FW STIBP: conditional RSB filling

Browser Test JCC MicrocodeOpenBenchmarking.orgPhoronix Test SuiteIntel Core i9-7960X @ 4.40GHz (16 Cores / 32 Threads)MSI X299 SLI PLUS (MS-7A93) v1.0 (1.A0 BIOS)Intel Sky Lake-E DMI3 Registers16384MBSamsung SSD 970 EVO 250GB + 2000GB SABRENTNVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER 8GB (1650/7750MHz)Realtek ALC1220Acer B286HKIntel I219-V + Intel I211Ubuntu 19.105.3.0-19-generic (x86_64)GNOME Shell 3.34.1X Server 1.20.5NVIDIA 440.314.6.01.1.119GCC 9.2.1 20191008ext43840x2160ProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioMonitorNetworkOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerDisplay DriverOpenGLVulkanCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionBrowser Test JCC Microcode BenchmarksSystem Logs- Old Microcode: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate performance - CPU Microcode: 0x200005e - New Microcode: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate performance - CPU Microcode: 0x2000064 - Python 2.7.17rc1 + Python 3.7.5rc1- l1tf: Mitigation of PTE Inversion; VMX: conditional cache flushes SMT vulnerable + mds: Mitigation of Clear buffers; SMT vulnerable + meltdown: Mitigation of PTI + spec_store_bypass: Mitigation of SSB disabled via prctl and seccomp + spectre_v1: Mitigation of usercopy/swapgs barriers and __user pointer sanitization + spectre_v2: Mitigation of Full generic retpoline IBPB: conditional IBRS_FW STIBP: conditional RSB filling

Old Microcode vs. New Microcode ComparisonPhoronix Test SuiteBaseline+5.3%+5.3%+10.6%+10.6%+15.9%+15.9%+21.2%+21.2%Basemark - Google Chrome21.3%Jetstream - Google Chrome7.8%Octane - Google Chrome7.1%Octane - Firefox7.1%Jetstream - Firefox6.4%ARES-6 - Google Chrome4.6%PSPDFKit WASM - Google Chrome3.6%CanvasMark - Firefox3.6%WebXPRT - Firefox3.5%Basemark - Firefox3.4%WebXPRT - Google Chrome3.2%ARES-6 - Firefox3.2%PSPDFKit WASM - Firefox2.2%StyleBench - Firefox2%SeleniumSeleniumSeleniumSeleniumSeleniumSeleniumSeleniumSeleniumSeleniumSeleniumSeleniumSeleniumSeleniumSeleniumOld MicrocodeNew Microcode

Browser Test JCC Microcodeselenium: Basemark - Google Chromeselenium: WebXPRT - Firefoxselenium: WebXPRT - Google Chromeselenium: Jetstream - Firefoxselenium: Jetstream - Google Chromeselenium: ARES-6 - Firefoxselenium: Basemark - Firefoxselenium: StyleBench - Google Chromeselenium: CanvasMark - Firefoxselenium: Speedometer - Firefoxselenium: Speedometer - Google Chromeselenium: ARES-6 - Google Chromeselenium: StyleBench - Firefoxselenium: Octane - Firefoxselenium: Octane - Google Chromeselenium: PSPDFKit WASM - Google Chromeselenium: PSPDFKit WASM - Firefoxselenium: Maze Solver - Firefoxselenium: Maze Solver - Google ChromeOld MicrocodeNew Microcode1102.75236193197.73179.4758.68623.2134.121218780.3299.626.5590.33332937985240114794.23.8908.79228187185.75166.5360.53602.6633.641176978.998.227.7688.53113035463248715114.23.8OpenBenchmarking.org

Selenium

This test profile uses the Selenium WebDriver for running various browser benchmarks in different available web browsers. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgOverall Score, More Is BetterSeleniumBenchmark: Basemark - Browser: Google ChromeOld MicrocodeNew Microcode2004006008001000SE +/- 17.73, N = 12SE +/- 26.18, N = 91102.75908.791. chrome 78.0.3904.87
OpenBenchmarking.orgOverall Score, More Is BetterSeleniumBenchmark: Basemark - Browser: Google ChromeOld MicrocodeNew Microcode2004006008001000Min: 1022.06 / Avg: 1102.75 / Max: 1198.34Min: 803.09 / Avg: 908.79 / Max: 1049.611. chrome 78.0.3904.87

OpenBenchmarking.orgScore, More Is BetterSeleniumBenchmark: WebXPRT - Browser: FirefoxOld MicrocodeNew Microcode501001502002502362281. firefox 70.0.1

OpenBenchmarking.orgScore, More Is BetterSeleniumBenchmark: WebXPRT - Browser: Google ChromeOld MicrocodeNew Microcode40801201602001931871. chrome 78.0.3904.87

OpenBenchmarking.orgScore, More Is BetterSeleniumBenchmark: Jetstream - Browser: FirefoxOld MicrocodeNew Microcode4080120160200SE +/- 0.49, N = 3SE +/- 0.56, N = 3197.73185.751. firefox 70.0.1
OpenBenchmarking.orgScore, More Is BetterSeleniumBenchmark: Jetstream - Browser: FirefoxOld MicrocodeNew Microcode4080120160200Min: 196.86 / Avg: 197.73 / Max: 198.57Min: 184.7 / Avg: 185.75 / Max: 186.611. firefox 70.0.1

OpenBenchmarking.orgScore, More Is BetterSeleniumBenchmark: Jetstream - Browser: Google ChromeOld MicrocodeNew Microcode4080120160200SE +/- 0.48, N = 3SE +/- 0.93, N = 3179.47166.531. chrome 78.0.3904.87
OpenBenchmarking.orgScore, More Is BetterSeleniumBenchmark: Jetstream - Browser: Google ChromeOld MicrocodeNew Microcode306090120150Min: 178.52 / Avg: 179.47 / Max: 180.08Min: 165.34 / Avg: 166.53 / Max: 168.361. chrome 78.0.3904.87

OpenBenchmarking.orgms, Fewer Is BetterSeleniumBenchmark: ARES-6 - Browser: FirefoxOld MicrocodeNew Microcode1428425670SE +/- 0.18, N = 3SE +/- 0.15, N = 358.6860.531. firefox 70.0.1
OpenBenchmarking.orgms, Fewer Is BetterSeleniumBenchmark: ARES-6 - Browser: FirefoxOld MicrocodeNew Microcode1224364860Min: 58.39 / Avg: 58.68 / Max: 59.02Min: 60.25 / Avg: 60.53 / Max: 60.781. firefox 70.0.1

OpenBenchmarking.orgOverall Score, More Is BetterSeleniumBenchmark: Basemark - Browser: FirefoxOld MicrocodeNew Microcode130260390520650SE +/- 3.53, N = 3SE +/- 3.50, N = 3623.21602.661. firefox 70.0.1
OpenBenchmarking.orgOverall Score, More Is BetterSeleniumBenchmark: Basemark - Browser: FirefoxOld MicrocodeNew Microcode110220330440550Min: 616.93 / Avg: 623.21 / Max: 629.13Min: 596.85 / Avg: 602.66 / Max: 608.961. firefox 70.0.1

OpenBenchmarking.orgRuns / Minute, More Is BetterSeleniumBenchmark: StyleBench - Browser: Google ChromeOld MicrocodeNew Microcode816243240SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.14, N = 334.1233.641. chrome 78.0.3904.87
OpenBenchmarking.orgRuns / Minute, More Is BetterSeleniumBenchmark: StyleBench - Browser: Google ChromeOld MicrocodeNew Microcode714212835Min: 34 / Avg: 34.12 / Max: 34.25Min: 33.4 / Avg: 33.64 / Max: 33.91. chrome 78.0.3904.87

OpenBenchmarking.orgScore, More Is BetterSeleniumBenchmark: CanvasMark - Browser: FirefoxOld MicrocodeNew Microcode3K6K9K12K15KSE +/- 31.72, N = 3SE +/- 172.57, N = 312187117691. firefox 70.0.1
OpenBenchmarking.orgScore, More Is BetterSeleniumBenchmark: CanvasMark - Browser: FirefoxOld MicrocodeNew Microcode2K4K6K8K10KMin: 12149 / Avg: 12187 / Max: 12250Min: 11516 / Avg: 11769.33 / Max: 120991. firefox 70.0.1

OpenBenchmarking.orgRuns Per Minute, More Is BetterSeleniumBenchmark: Speedometer - Browser: FirefoxOld MicrocodeNew Microcode20406080100SE +/- 0.08, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 380.3278.901. firefox 70.0.1
OpenBenchmarking.orgRuns Per Minute, More Is BetterSeleniumBenchmark: Speedometer - Browser: FirefoxOld MicrocodeNew Microcode1530456075Min: 80.17 / Avg: 80.32 / Max: 80.4Min: 78.8 / Avg: 78.87 / Max: 791. firefox 70.0.1

OpenBenchmarking.orgRuns Per Minute, More Is BetterSeleniumBenchmark: Speedometer - Browser: Google ChromeOld MicrocodeNew Microcode20406080100SE +/- 0.40, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 399.698.21. chrome 78.0.3904.87
OpenBenchmarking.orgRuns Per Minute, More Is BetterSeleniumBenchmark: Speedometer - Browser: Google ChromeOld MicrocodeNew Microcode20406080100Min: 98.8 / Avg: 99.6 / Max: 100Min: 98.1 / Avg: 98.17 / Max: 98.21. chrome 78.0.3904.87

OpenBenchmarking.orgms, Fewer Is BetterSeleniumBenchmark: ARES-6 - Browser: Google ChromeOld MicrocodeNew Microcode714212835SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.08, N = 326.5527.761. chrome 78.0.3904.87
OpenBenchmarking.orgms, Fewer Is BetterSeleniumBenchmark: ARES-6 - Browser: Google ChromeOld MicrocodeNew Microcode612182430Min: 26.54 / Avg: 26.55 / Max: 26.58Min: 27.67 / Avg: 27.76 / Max: 27.921. chrome 78.0.3904.87

OpenBenchmarking.orgRuns / Minute, More Is BetterSeleniumBenchmark: StyleBench - Browser: FirefoxOld MicrocodeNew Microcode20406080100SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.38, N = 390.388.51. firefox 70.0.1
OpenBenchmarking.orgRuns / Minute, More Is BetterSeleniumBenchmark: StyleBench - Browser: FirefoxOld MicrocodeNew Microcode20406080100Min: 90.2 / Avg: 90.3 / Max: 90.4Min: 87.9 / Avg: 88.47 / Max: 89.21. firefox 70.0.1

OpenBenchmarking.orgGeometric Mean, More Is BetterSeleniumBenchmark: Octane - Browser: FirefoxOld MicrocodeNew Microcode7K14K21K28K35KSE +/- 111.08, N = 3SE +/- 79.28, N = 333329311301. firefox 70.0.1
OpenBenchmarking.orgGeometric Mean, More Is BetterSeleniumBenchmark: Octane - Browser: FirefoxOld MicrocodeNew Microcode6K12K18K24K30KMin: 33176 / Avg: 33329 / Max: 33545Min: 31037 / Avg: 31130.33 / Max: 312881. firefox 70.0.1

OpenBenchmarking.orgGeometric Mean, More Is BetterSeleniumBenchmark: Octane - Browser: Google ChromeOld MicrocodeNew Microcode8K16K24K32K40KSE +/- 378.85, N = 3SE +/- 110.73, N = 337985354631. chrome 78.0.3904.87
OpenBenchmarking.orgGeometric Mean, More Is BetterSeleniumBenchmark: Octane - Browser: Google ChromeOld MicrocodeNew Microcode7K14K21K28K35KMin: 37482 / Avg: 37984.67 / Max: 38727Min: 35325 / Avg: 35463 / Max: 356821. chrome 78.0.3904.87

OpenBenchmarking.orgScore, Fewer Is BetterSeleniumBenchmark: PSPDFKit WASM - Browser: Google ChromeOld MicrocodeNew Microcode5001000150020002500SE +/- 6.66, N = 3SE +/- 24.02, N = 3240124871. chrome 78.0.3904.87
OpenBenchmarking.orgScore, Fewer Is BetterSeleniumBenchmark: PSPDFKit WASM - Browser: Google ChromeOld MicrocodeNew Microcode400800120016002000Min: 2389 / Avg: 2401 / Max: 2412Min: 2441 / Avg: 2487 / Max: 25221. chrome 78.0.3904.87

OpenBenchmarking.orgScore, Fewer Is BetterSeleniumBenchmark: PSPDFKit WASM - Browser: FirefoxOld MicrocodeNew Microcode30060090012001500SE +/- 1.76, N = 3SE +/- 1.00, N = 3147915111. firefox 70.0.1
OpenBenchmarking.orgScore, Fewer Is BetterSeleniumBenchmark: PSPDFKit WASM - Browser: FirefoxOld MicrocodeNew Microcode30060090012001500Min: 1476 / Avg: 1479.33 / Max: 1482Min: 1509 / Avg: 1511 / Max: 15121. firefox 70.0.1

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterSeleniumBenchmark: Maze Solver - Browser: FirefoxOld MicrocodeNew Microcode0.9451.892.8353.784.725SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 34.24.21. firefox 70.0.1
OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterSeleniumBenchmark: Maze Solver - Browser: FirefoxOld MicrocodeNew Microcode246810Min: 4.2 / Avg: 4.2 / Max: 4.2Min: 4.2 / Avg: 4.2 / Max: 4.21. firefox 70.0.1

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterSeleniumBenchmark: Maze Solver - Browser: Google ChromeOld MicrocodeNew Microcode0.8551.712.5653.424.275SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 33.83.81. chrome 78.0.3904.87
OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterSeleniumBenchmark: Maze Solver - Browser: Google ChromeOld MicrocodeNew Microcode246810Min: 3.8 / Avg: 3.8 / Max: 3.8Min: 3.8 / Avg: 3.8 / Max: 3.81. chrome 78.0.3904.87

Old Microcode

Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate performance - CPU Microcode: 0x200005e
Python Notes: Python 2.7.17rc1 + Python 3.7.5rc1
Security Notes: l1tf: Mitigation of PTE Inversion; VMX: conditional cache flushes SMT vulnerable + mds: Mitigation of Clear buffers; SMT vulnerable + meltdown: Mitigation of PTI + spec_store_bypass: Mitigation of SSB disabled via prctl and seccomp + spectre_v1: Mitigation of usercopy/swapgs barriers and __user pointer sanitization + spectre_v2: Mitigation of Full generic retpoline IBPB: conditional IBRS_FW STIBP: conditional RSB filling

Testing initiated at 13 November 2019 10:10 by user pts.

New Microcode

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: Samsung SSD 970 EVO 250GB + 2000GB SABRENT, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER 8GB (1650/7750MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel I219-V + Intel I211

OS: Ubuntu 19.10, Kernel: 5.3.0-19-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.34.1, Display Server: X Server 1.20.5, Display Driver: NVIDIA 440.31, OpenGL: 4.6.0, Vulkan: 1.1.119, Compiler: GCC 9.2.1 20191008, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160

Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate performance - CPU Microcode: 0x2000064
Python Notes: Python 2.7.17rc1 + Python 3.7.5rc1
Security Notes: l1tf: Mitigation of PTE Inversion; VMX: conditional cache flushes SMT vulnerable + mds: Mitigation of Clear buffers; SMT vulnerable + meltdown: Mitigation of PTI + spec_store_bypass: Mitigation of SSB disabled via prctl and seccomp + spectre_v1: Mitigation of usercopy/swapgs barriers and __user pointer sanitization + spectre_v2: Mitigation of Full generic retpoline IBPB: conditional IBRS_FW STIBP: conditional RSB filling

Testing initiated at 12 November 2019 19:15 by user pts.