Ubuntu 20.04 Desktop Mitigations
Intel Core i9-9900KS testing with a ASUS PRIME Z390-A (1302 BIOS) and ASUS Intel UHD 630 3GB on Ubuntu 20.04 via the Phoronix Test Suite.


i9-9900KS: Defaults: 

	Processor: Intel Core i9-9900KS @ 5.00GHz (8 Cores / 16 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME Z390-A (1302 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Cannon Lake PCH, Memory: 16GB, Disk: Samsung SSD 970 EVO 250GB, Graphics: ASUS Intel UHD 630 (1200MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Intel I219-V

	OS: Ubuntu 20.04, Kernel: 5.4.0-18-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.36.0, Display Server: X Server 1.20.7, Display Driver: modesetting 1.20.7, OpenGL: 4.6 Mesa 20.0.2, Compiler: GCC 9.3.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160

i9-9900KS: No Mitigations: 

	Processor: Intel Core i9-9900KS @ 5.00GHz (8 Cores / 16 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME Z390-A (1302 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Cannon Lake PCH, Memory: 16GB, Disk: Samsung SSD 970 EVO 250GB, Graphics: ASUS Intel UHD 630 3GB (1200MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Intel I219-V

	OS: Ubuntu 20.04, Kernel: 5.4.0-18-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.36.0, Display Server: X Server 1.20.7, Display Driver: modesetting 1.20.7, OpenGL: 4.6 Mesa 20.0.2, Compiler: GCC 9.3.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160


Selenium
Benchmark: Octane - Browser: Firefox
Geometric Mean > Higher Is Better
i9-9900KS: Defaults ....... 39518 |========================================
i9-9900KS: No Mitigations . 43465 |============================================


Flexible IO Tester 3.18
Type: Random Read - Engine: IO_uring - Buffered: Yes - Direct: No - Block Size: 2MB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory
IOPS > Higher Is Better
i9-9900KS: Defaults ....... 327 |==============================================
i9-9900KS: No Mitigations . 320 |=============================================


Flexible IO Tester 3.18
Type: Random Read - Engine: IO_uring - Buffered: Yes - Direct: No - Block Size: 4KB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory
IOPS > Higher Is Better
i9-9900KS: Defaults ....... 126000 |===========================================
i9-9900KS: No Mitigations . 126000 |===========================================


Flexible IO Tester 3.18
Type: Random Write - Engine: IO_uring - Buffered: Yes - Direct: No - Block Size: 2MB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory
IOPS > Higher Is Better
i9-9900KS: Defaults ....... 724 |==============================================
i9-9900KS: No Mitigations . 721 |==============================================


Flexible IO Tester 3.18
Type: Random Write - Engine: IO_uring - Buffered: Yes - Direct: No - Block Size: 4KB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory
IOPS > Higher Is Better
i9-9900KS: Defaults ....... 229667 |===========================================
i9-9900KS: No Mitigations . 230333 |===========================================


Flexible IO Tester 3.18
Type: Sequential Read - Engine: IO_uring - Buffered: Yes - Direct: No - Block Size: 2MB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory
IOPS > Higher Is Better
i9-9900KS: Defaults ....... 316 |==============================================
i9-9900KS: No Mitigations . 314 |==============================================


Flexible IO Tester 3.18
Type: Sequential Read - Engine: IO_uring - Buffered: Yes - Direct: No - Block Size: 4KB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory
IOPS > Higher Is Better
i9-9900KS: Defaults ....... 585333 |===========================================
i9-9900KS: No Mitigations . 585000 |===========================================


Flexible IO Tester 3.18
Type: Sequential Write - Engine: IO_uring - Buffered: Yes - Direct: No - Block Size: 2MB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory
IOPS > Higher Is Better
i9-9900KS: Defaults ....... 705 |==============================================
i9-9900KS: No Mitigations . 699 |==============================================


Flexible IO Tester 3.18
Type: Sequential Write - Engine: IO_uring - Buffered: Yes - Direct: No - Block Size: 4KB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory
IOPS > Higher Is Better
i9-9900KS: Defaults ....... 332333 |===========================================
i9-9900KS: No Mitigations . 331667 |===========================================


GraphicsMagick 1.3.33
Operation: Rotate
Iterations Per Minute > Higher Is Better
i9-9900KS: Defaults ....... 876 |============================================
i9-9900KS: No Mitigations . 915 |==============================================


GraphicsMagick 1.3.33
Operation: Enhanced
Iterations Per Minute > Higher Is Better
i9-9900KS: Defaults ....... 196 |==============================================
i9-9900KS: No Mitigations . 197 |==============================================


GraphicsMagick 1.3.33
Operation: Resizing
Iterations Per Minute > Higher Is Better
i9-9900KS: Defaults ....... 931 |==============================================
i9-9900KS: No Mitigations . 939 |==============================================


GraphicsMagick 1.3.33
Operation: Noise-Gaussian
Iterations Per Minute > Higher Is Better
i9-9900KS: Defaults ....... 241 |==============================================
i9-9900KS: No Mitigations . 242 |==============================================


GraphicsMagick 1.3.33
Operation: HWB Color Space
Iterations Per Minute > Higher Is Better
i9-9900KS: Defaults ....... 1130 |============================================
i9-9900KS: No Mitigations . 1158 |=============================================


Flexible IO Tester 3.18
Type: Random Read - Engine: IO_uring - Buffered: Yes - Direct: No - Block Size: 2MB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory
MB/s > Higher Is Better
i9-9900KS: Defaults ....... 661 |==============================================
i9-9900KS: No Mitigations . 648 |=============================================


Flexible IO Tester 3.18
Type: Random Read - Engine: IO_uring - Buffered: Yes - Direct: No - Block Size: 4KB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory
MB/s > Higher Is Better
i9-9900KS: Defaults ....... 491 |==============================================
i9-9900KS: No Mitigations . 492 |==============================================


Flexible IO Tester 3.18
Type: Random Write - Engine: IO_uring - Buffered: Yes - Direct: No - Block Size: 2MB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory
MB/s > Higher Is Better
i9-9900KS: Defaults ....... 1456 |=============================================
i9-9900KS: No Mitigations . 1448 |=============================================


Flexible IO Tester 3.18
Type: Random Write - Engine: IO_uring - Buffered: Yes - Direct: No - Block Size: 4KB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory
MB/s > Higher Is Better
i9-9900KS: Defaults ....... 898 |==============================================
i9-9900KS: No Mitigations . 900 |==============================================


Flexible IO Tester 3.18
Type: Sequential Read - Engine: IO_uring - Buffered: Yes - Direct: No - Block Size: 2MB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory
MB/s > Higher Is Better
i9-9900KS: Defaults ....... 639 |==============================================
i9-9900KS: No Mitigations . 635 |==============================================


Flexible IO Tester 3.18
Type: Sequential Read - Engine: IO_uring - Buffered: Yes - Direct: No - Block Size: 4KB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory
MB/s > Higher Is Better
i9-9900KS: Defaults ....... 2287 |=============================================
i9-9900KS: No Mitigations . 2284 |=============================================


Flexible IO Tester 3.18
Type: Sequential Write - Engine: IO_uring - Buffered: Yes - Direct: No - Block Size: 2MB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory
MB/s > Higher Is Better
i9-9900KS: Defaults ....... 1417 |=============================================
i9-9900KS: No Mitigations . 1405 |=============================================


Flexible IO Tester 3.18
Type: Sequential Write - Engine: IO_uring - Buffered: Yes - Direct: No - Block Size: 4KB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory
MB/s > Higher Is Better
i9-9900KS: Defaults ....... 1299 |=============================================
i9-9900KS: No Mitigations . 1295 |=============================================


Compile Bench 0.6
Test: Compile
MB/s > Higher Is Better
i9-9900KS: Defaults ....... 1350.90 |==========================================
i9-9900KS: No Mitigations . 1334.59 |=========================================


Compile Bench 0.6
Test: Initial Create
MB/s > Higher Is Better
i9-9900KS: Defaults ....... 653.95 |=========================================
i9-9900KS: No Mitigations . 691.81 |===========================================


Compile Bench 0.6
Test: Read Compiled Tree
MB/s > Higher Is Better
i9-9900KS: Defaults ....... 3690.78 |=====================================
i9-9900KS: No Mitigations . 4191.46 |==========================================


LevelDB 1.22
Benchmark: Fill Sync
MB/s > Higher Is Better
i9-9900KS: Defaults ....... 0.3 |==============================================
i9-9900KS: No Mitigations . 0.3 |==============================================


LevelDB 1.22
Benchmark: Overwrite
MB/s > Higher Is Better
i9-9900KS: Defaults ....... 45.5 |============================================
i9-9900KS: No Mitigations . 46.5 |=============================================


LevelDB 1.22
Benchmark: Random Fill
MB/s > Higher Is Better
i9-9900KS: Defaults ....... 45.6 |===========================================
i9-9900KS: No Mitigations . 47.9 |=============================================


LevelDB 1.22
Benchmark: Sequential Fill
MB/s > Higher Is Better
i9-9900KS: Defaults ....... 48.1 |===========================================
i9-9900KS: No Mitigations . 49.8 |=============================================


Selenium
Benchmark: Basemark - Browser: Firefox
Overall Score > Higher Is Better
i9-9900KS: Defaults ....... 459.59 |==========================================
i9-9900KS: No Mitigations . 465.08 |===========================================


Selenium
Benchmark: StyleBench - Browser: Firefox
Runs / Minute > Higher Is Better
i9-9900KS: Defaults ....... 109 |=============================================
i9-9900KS: No Mitigations . 111 |==============================================


Selenium
Benchmark: Speedometer - Browser: Firefox
Runs Per Minute > Higher Is Better
i9-9900KS: Defaults ....... 103.2 |===========================================
i9-9900KS: No Mitigations . 105.0 |============================================


Selenium
Benchmark: WebXPRT - Browser: Firefox
Score > Higher Is Better
i9-9900KS: Defaults ....... 252 |============================================
i9-9900KS: No Mitigations . 262 |==============================================


Selenium
Benchmark: Jetstream - Browser: Firefox
Score > Higher Is Better
i9-9900KS: Defaults ....... 233.78 |========================================
i9-9900KS: No Mitigations . 249.61 |===========================================


Selenium
Benchmark: CanvasMark - Browser: Firefox
Score > Higher Is Better
i9-9900KS: Defaults ....... 15123 |===========================================
i9-9900KS: No Mitigations . 15652 |============================================


Selenium
Benchmark: MotionMark - Browser: Firefox
Score > Higher Is Better
i9-9900KS: Defaults ....... 271.33 |========================================
i9-9900KS: No Mitigations . 291.70 |===========================================


Selenium
Benchmark: Jetstream 2 - Browser: Firefox
Score > Higher Is Better
i9-9900KS: Defaults ....... 102.31 |==========================================
i9-9900KS: No Mitigations . 105.07 |===========================================


LevelDB 1.22
Benchmark: Hot Read
Microseconds Per Op < Lower Is Better
i9-9900KS: Defaults ....... 7.267 |============================================
i9-9900KS: No Mitigations . 7.193 |============================================


LevelDB 1.22
Benchmark: Fill Sync
Microseconds Per Op < Lower Is Better
i9-9900KS: Defaults ....... 6453.26 |==========================================
i9-9900KS: No Mitigations . 6431.17 |==========================================


LevelDB 1.22
Benchmark: Overwrite
Microseconds Per Op < Lower Is Better
i9-9900KS: Defaults ....... 38.91 |============================================
i9-9900KS: No Mitigations . 38.07 |===========================================


LevelDB 1.22
Benchmark: Random Fill
Microseconds Per Op < Lower Is Better
i9-9900KS: Defaults ....... 38.77 |============================================
i9-9900KS: No Mitigations . 36.97 |==========================================


LevelDB 1.22
Benchmark: Random Read
Microseconds Per Op < Lower Is Better
i9-9900KS: Defaults ....... 7.259 |===========================================
i9-9900KS: No Mitigations . 7.368 |============================================


LevelDB 1.22
Benchmark: Seek Random
Microseconds Per Op < Lower Is Better
i9-9900KS: Defaults ....... 8.780 |============================================
i9-9900KS: No Mitigations . 8.700 |============================================


LevelDB 1.22
Benchmark: Random Delete
Microseconds Per Op < Lower Is Better
i9-9900KS: Defaults ....... 36.62 |============================================
i9-9900KS: No Mitigations . 35.41 |===========================================


LevelDB 1.22
Benchmark: Sequential Fill
Microseconds Per Op < Lower Is Better
i9-9900KS: Defaults ....... 36.74 |============================================
i9-9900KS: No Mitigations . 35.52 |===========================================


PyPerformance 1.0.0
Benchmark: pathlib
Milliseconds < Lower Is Better
i9-9900KS: Defaults ....... 14.9 |=============================================
i9-9900KS: No Mitigations . 14.6 |============================================


PyPerformance 1.0.0
Benchmark: json_loads
Milliseconds < Lower Is Better
i9-9900KS: Defaults ....... 19.7 |=============================================
i9-9900KS: No Mitigations . 19.7 |=============================================


PyPerformance 1.0.0
Benchmark: crypto_pyaes
Milliseconds < Lower Is Better
i9-9900KS: Defaults ....... 84.8 |=============================================
i9-9900KS: No Mitigations . 84.6 |=============================================


PyPerformance 1.0.0
Benchmark: regex_compile
Milliseconds < Lower Is Better
i9-9900KS: Defaults ....... 140 |==============================================
i9-9900KS: No Mitigations . 138 |=============================================


PyPerformance 1.0.0
Benchmark: python_startup
Milliseconds < Lower Is Better
i9-9900KS: Defaults ....... 6.49 |=============================================
i9-9900KS: No Mitigations . 6.47 |=============================================


PyPerformance 1.0.0
Benchmark: django_template
Milliseconds < Lower Is Better
i9-9900KS: Defaults ....... 38.8 |=============================================
i9-9900KS: No Mitigations . 38.7 |=============================================


Renaissance 0.10.0
Test: Scala Dotty
ms < Lower Is Better
i9-9900KS: Defaults ....... 5835.92 |==========================================
i9-9900KS: No Mitigations . 5780.73 |==========================================


Renaissance 0.10.0
Test: Random Forest
ms < Lower Is Better
i9-9900KS: Defaults ....... 3617.36 |==========================================
i9-9900KS: No Mitigations . 3641.30 |==========================================


Renaissance 0.10.0
Test: Savina Reactors.IO
ms < Lower Is Better
i9-9900KS: Defaults ....... 15941.07 |=========================================
i9-9900KS: No Mitigations . 16019.74 |=========================================


Renaissance 0.10.0
Test: Twitter HTTP Requests
ms < Lower Is Better
i9-9900KS: Defaults ....... 3666.49 |==========================================
i9-9900KS: No Mitigations . 3585.39 |=========================================


Renaissance 0.10.0
Test: In-Memory Database Shootout
ms < Lower Is Better
i9-9900KS: Defaults ....... 4086.57 |==========================================
i9-9900KS: No Mitigations . 3997.88 |=========================================


Renaissance 0.10.0
Test: Genetic Algorithm Using Jenetics + Futures
ms < Lower Is Better
i9-9900KS: Defaults ....... 1396.95 |==========================================
i9-9900KS: No Mitigations . 1374.62 |=========================================


Selenium
Benchmark: ARES-6 - Browser: Firefox
ms < Lower Is Better
i9-9900KS: Defaults ....... 44.39 |============================================
i9-9900KS: No Mitigations . 42.01 |==========================================


Selenium
Benchmark: Kraken - Browser: Firefox
ms < Lower Is Better
i9-9900KS: Defaults ....... 751.4 |============================================
i9-9900KS: No Mitigations . 720.3 |==========================================


Selenium
Benchmark: WASM imageConvolute - Browser: Firefox
ms < Lower Is Better
i9-9900KS: Defaults ....... 27.5 |=============================================
i9-9900KS: No Mitigations . 25.0 |=========================================


Selenium
Benchmark: WASM collisionDetection - Browser: Firefox
ms < Lower Is Better
i9-9900KS: Defaults ....... 438.5 |============================================
i9-9900KS: No Mitigations . 438.2 |============================================


DaCapo Benchmark 9.12-MR1
Java Test: H2
msec < Lower Is Better
i9-9900KS: Defaults ....... 2739 |=============================================
i9-9900KS: No Mitigations . 2756 |=============================================


DaCapo Benchmark 9.12-MR1
Java Test: Jython
msec < Lower Is Better
i9-9900KS: Defaults ....... 3645 |=============================================
i9-9900KS: No Mitigations . 3636 |=============================================


Go Benchmarks
Test: http
Nanoseconds/Operation < Lower Is Better
i9-9900KS: Defaults ....... 3591 |=============================================
i9-9900KS: No Mitigations . 3554 |=============================================


Go Benchmarks
Test: json
Nanoseconds/Operation < Lower Is Better
i9-9900KS: Defaults ....... 4400914 |==========================================
i9-9900KS: No Mitigations . 4393486 |==========================================


Go Benchmarks
Test: build
Nanoseconds/Operation < Lower Is Better
i9-9900KS: Defaults ....... 16613704641 |======================================
i9-9900KS: No Mitigations . 16467168639 |======================================


Go Benchmarks
Test: garbage
Nanoseconds/Operation < Lower Is Better
i9-9900KS: Defaults ....... 1095576 |==========================================
i9-9900KS: No Mitigations . 1097534 |==========================================


Selenium
Benchmark: PSPDFKit WASM - Browser: Firefox
Score < Lower Is Better
i9-9900KS: Defaults ....... 1202 |=============================================
i9-9900KS: No Mitigations . 1106 |=========================================


SQLite 3.30.1
Threads / Copies: 1
Seconds < Lower Is Better
i9-9900KS: Defaults ....... 41.78 |============================================
i9-9900KS: No Mitigations . 41.75 |============================================


SQLite 3.30.1
Threads / Copies: 8
Seconds < Lower Is Better
i9-9900KS: Defaults ....... 127.43 |==========================================
i9-9900KS: No Mitigations . 130.08 |===========================================


Timed Linux Kernel Compilation 5.4
Time To Compile
Seconds < Lower Is Better
i9-9900KS: Defaults ....... 84.45 |============================================
i9-9900KS: No Mitigations . 83.77 |============================================


Timed LLVM Compilation 10.0
Time To Compile
Seconds < Lower Is Better
i9-9900KS: Defaults ....... 652.43 |===========================================
i9-9900KS: No Mitigations . 653.57 |===========================================


Build2 0.12
Time To Compile
Seconds < Lower Is Better
i9-9900KS: Defaults ....... 109.71 |===========================================
i9-9900KS: No Mitigations . 110.28 |===========================================


Gzip Compression
Linux Source Tree Archiving To .tar.gz
Seconds < Lower Is Better
i9-9900KS: Defaults ....... 30.12 |============================================
i9-9900KS: No Mitigations . 29.14 |===========================================


Zstd Compression 1.3.4
Compressing ubuntu-16.04.3-server-i386.img, Compression Level 19
Seconds < Lower Is Better
i9-9900KS: Defaults ....... 24.62 |============================================
i9-9900KS: No Mitigations . 24.43 |============================================


SQLite Speedtest 3.30
Timed Time - Size 1,000
Seconds < Lower Is Better
i9-9900KS: Defaults ....... 48.48 |============================================
i9-9900KS: No Mitigations . 47.89 |===========================================


Darktable 2.6.3
Test: Boat - Acceleration: CPU-only
Seconds < Lower Is Better
i9-9900KS: Defaults ....... 13.68 |============================================
i9-9900KS: No Mitigations . 13.59 |============================================


Darktable 2.6.3
Test: Masskrug - Acceleration: CPU-only
Seconds < Lower Is Better
i9-9900KS: Defaults ....... 5.545 |============================================
i9-9900KS: No Mitigations . 5.523 |============================================


Darktable 2.6.3
Test: Server Rack - Acceleration: CPU-only
Seconds < Lower Is Better
i9-9900KS: Defaults ....... 0.136 |===========================================
i9-9900KS: No Mitigations . 0.139 |============================================


Darktable 2.6.3
Test: Server Room - Acceleration: CPU-only
Seconds < Lower Is Better
i9-9900KS: Defaults ....... 4.324 |============================================
i9-9900KS: No Mitigations . 4.300 |============================================


GEGL
Operation: Scale
Seconds < Lower Is Better
i9-9900KS: Defaults ....... 4.435 |============================================
i9-9900KS: No Mitigations . 4.423 |============================================


GEGL
Operation: Reflect
Seconds < Lower Is Better
i9-9900KS: Defaults ....... 26.64 |============================================
i9-9900KS: No Mitigations . 26.77 |============================================


GEGL
Operation: Rotate 90 Degrees
Seconds < Lower Is Better
i9-9900KS: Defaults ....... 34.48 |============================================
i9-9900KS: No Mitigations . 34.45 |============================================


GIMP 2.10.18
Test: resize
Seconds < Lower Is Better
i9-9900KS: Defaults ....... 6.706 |============================================
i9-9900KS: No Mitigations . 6.711 |============================================


GIMP 2.10.18
Test: rotate
Seconds < Lower Is Better
i9-9900KS: Defaults ....... 10.12 |============================================
i9-9900KS: No Mitigations . 10.10 |============================================


GIMP 2.10.18
Test: auto-levels
Seconds < Lower Is Better
i9-9900KS: Defaults ....... 10.36 |============================================
i9-9900KS: No Mitigations . 10.23 |===========================================


GIMP 2.10.18
Test: unsharp-mask
Seconds < Lower Is Better
i9-9900KS: Defaults ....... 12.67 |============================================
i9-9900KS: No Mitigations . 12.57 |============================================


Inkscape
Operation: SVG Files To PNG
Seconds < Lower Is Better
i9-9900KS: Defaults ....... 20.54 |============================================
i9-9900KS: No Mitigations . 20.56 |============================================


LibreOffice
Test: 20 Documents To PDF
Seconds < Lower Is Better
i9-9900KS: Defaults ....... 6.365 |============================================
i9-9900KS: No Mitigations . 6.332 |============================================


RawTherapee
Total Benchmark Time
Seconds < Lower Is Better
i9-9900KS: Defaults ....... 59.14 |============================================
i9-9900KS: No Mitigations . 58.88 |============================================


Numenta Anomaly Benchmark 1.1
Detector: Relative Entropy
Seconds < Lower Is Better
i9-9900KS: Defaults ....... 19.89 |============================================
i9-9900KS: No Mitigations . 19.73 |============================================


Numenta Anomaly Benchmark 1.1
Detector: Windowed Gaussian
Seconds < Lower Is Better
i9-9900KS: Defaults ....... 11.24 |============================================
i9-9900KS: No Mitigations . 11.22 |============================================


Numenta Anomaly Benchmark 1.1
Detector: Earthgecko Skyline
Seconds < Lower Is Better
i9-9900KS: Defaults ....... 121.25 |==========================================
i9-9900KS: No Mitigations . 122.80 |===========================================


Numenta Anomaly Benchmark 1.1
Detector: Bayesian Changepoint
Seconds < Lower Is Better
i9-9900KS: Defaults ....... 44.63 |============================================
i9-9900KS: No Mitigations . 44.60 |============================================


Selenium
Benchmark: Maze Solver - Browser: Firefox
Seconds < Lower Is Better
i9-9900KS: Defaults ....... 5.4 |==============================================
i9-9900KS: No Mitigations . 5.3 |=============================================