python Intel Core i9-7980XE testing with a ASRock X299 Taichi XE (P1.60 BIOS) and eVGA NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 4GB on Gentoo/Linux via the Phoronix Test Suite. LTO PGO STATIC: Processor: Intel Core i9-7980XE @ 4.40GHz (18 Cores / 36 Threads), Motherboard: ASRock X299 Taichi XE (P1.60 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Sky Lake-E DMI3 Registers, Memory: 129024MB, Disk: 960GB INTEL SSDPED1D960GAY + 2000GB Western Digital WD20EARS-00S + 2000GB Seagate ST2000DM001-1CH1 + 3 x 2000GB Seagate ST2000DM001-1ER1 + 2000GB Western Digital WD20EARS-00M + 250GB HITACHI HTS54322, Graphics: eVGA NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 4GB (135/324MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Network: Intel I219-V + Intel I211 + Intel Dual Band-AC 3168NGW OS: Gentoo/Linux, Kernel: 5.0.17-gentoo (x86_64), Display Server: X Server 1.20.5, Display Driver: modesetting 1.20.5, Vulkan: 1.1.119, Compiler: GCC 9.2.0 + Clang 9.0.0 + LLVM 9.0.0 + CUDA 10.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x1080 LTO PGO: Processor: Intel Core i9-7980XE @ 4.40GHz (18 Cores / 36 Threads), Motherboard: ASRock X299 Taichi XE (P1.60 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Sky Lake-E DMI3 Registers, Memory: 129024MB, Disk: 960GB INTEL SSDPED1D960GAY + 2000GB Western Digital WD20EARS-00S + 2000GB Seagate ST2000DM001-1CH1 + 3 x 2000GB Seagate ST2000DM001-1ER1 + 2000GB Western Digital WD20EARS-00M + 250GB HITACHI HTS54322, Graphics: eVGA NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 4GB (135/324MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Network: Intel I219-V + Intel I211 + Intel Dual Band-AC 3168NGW OS: Gentoo/Linux, Kernel: 5.0.17-gentoo (x86_64), Display Server: X Server 1.20.5, Display Driver: modesetting 1.20.5, Vulkan: 1.1.119, Compiler: GCC 9.2.0 + Clang 9.0.0 + LLVM 9.0.0 + CUDA 10.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x1080 LTO: Processor: Intel Core i9-7980XE @ 4.40GHz (18 Cores / 36 Threads), Motherboard: ASRock X299 Taichi XE (P1.60 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Sky Lake-E DMI3 Registers, Memory: 129024MB, Disk: 960GB INTEL SSDPED1D960GAY + 2000GB Western Digital WD20EARS-00S + 2000GB Seagate ST2000DM001-1CH1 + 3 x 2000GB Seagate ST2000DM001-1ER1 + 2000GB Western Digital WD20EARS-00M + 250GB HITACHI HTS54322, Graphics: eVGA NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 4GB (135/324MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Network: Intel I219-V + Intel I211 + Intel Dual Band-AC 3168NGW OS: Gentoo/Linux, Kernel: 5.0.17-gentoo (x86_64), Display Server: X Server 1.20.5, Display Driver: modesetting 1.20.5, Vulkan: 1.1.119, Compiler: GCC 9.2.0 + Clang 9.0.0 + LLVM 9.0.0 + CUDA 10.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x1080 Numpy Benchmark Nanoseconds < Lower Is Better LTO PGO STATIC . 4809434 |===================================================== LTO PGO ........ 4812236 |===================================================== LTO ............ 4826106 |===================================================== PyBench 2018-02-16 Total For Average Test Times Milliseconds < Lower Is Better LTO PGO STATIC . 1050 |================================================= LTO PGO ........ 1049 |================================================ LTO ............ 1212 |======================================================== Cython benchmark 0.27 Seconds < Lower Is Better LTO PGO STATIC . 20.95 |================================================== LTO PGO ........ 21.30 |=================================================== LTO ............ 22.99 |======================================================= Compile Bench 0.6 Test: Compile MB/s > Higher Is Better LTO PGO STATIC . 2389 |======================================================= LTO PGO ........ 2425 |======================================================== LTO ............ 2408 |======================================================== Compile Bench 0.6 Test: Read Compiled Tree MB/s > Higher Is Better LTO PGO STATIC . 2775 |======================================================== LTO PGO ........ 2795 |======================================================== LTO ............ 2794 |======================================================== Compile Bench 0.6 Test: Initial Create MB/s > Higher Is Better LTO PGO STATIC . 549 |======================================================== LTO PGO ........ 560 |========================================================= LTO ............ 558 |=========================================================