Ubuntu 20.04 Desktop Mitigations
Tests for a future article.


i5-6500: Defaults: 

	Processor: Intel Core i5-6500 @ 3.60GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte Z170M-D3H-CF (F22f BIOS), Chipset: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v5/E3-1500, Memory: 8GB, Disk: 250GB Samsung SSD 850, Graphics: Gigabyte Intel HD 530 (1050MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: G237HL, Network: Intel I219-V

	OS: Ubuntu 20.04, Kernel: 5.4.0-21-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.36.0, Display Server: X Server 1.20.7, Display Driver: modesetting 1.20.7, Compiler: GCC 9.3.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

i5-6500: No Mitigations: 

	Processor: Intel Core i5-6500 @ 3.60GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte Z170M-D3H-CF (F22f BIOS), Chipset: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v5/E3-1500, Memory: 8GB, Disk: 250GB Samsung SSD 850, Graphics: Gigabyte Intel HD 530 3GB (1050MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: G237HL, Network: Intel I219-V

	OS: Ubuntu 20.04, Kernel: 5.4.0-21-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: 1920x1080

i7-7700K: Defaults: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.50GHz (4 Cores / 8 Threads), Motherboard: MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) v1.0 (1.60 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v6/7th + Z270, Memory: 16GB, Disk: 256GB Samsung SSD 850, Graphics: MSI Intel HD 630 (1150MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: G237HL, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411

	OS: Ubuntu 20.04, Kernel: 5.4.0-21-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.36.0, Display Server: X Server 1.20.7, Display Driver: modesetting 1.20.7, Compiler: GCC 9.3.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

i7-7700K: No Mitigations: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.50GHz (4 Cores / 8 Threads), Motherboard: MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) v1.0 (1.60 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v6/7th + Z270, Memory: 16GB, Disk: 256GB Samsung SSD 850, Graphics: MSI Intel HD 630 3GB (1150MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: G237HL, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411

	OS: Ubuntu 20.04, Kernel: 5.4.0-21-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: 1920x1080

i3-8100: Defaults: 

	Processor: Intel Core i3-8100 @ 3.60GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock Z370M-ITX/ac (P4.10 BIOS), Chipset: Intel 8th Gen Core 4-core Desktop, Memory: 8GB, Disk: 60GB DREVO X1 SSD, Graphics: Intel 8th Gen Core Gaussian Mixture Model (1100MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: VA2431, Network: Intel I219-V + Intel I211 + Intel Dual Band-AC 3168NGW

	OS: Ubuntu 20.04, Kernel: 5.4.0-21-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.36.0, Display Server: X Server 1.20.7, Display Driver: modesetting 1.20.7, Compiler: GCC 9.3.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

i3-8100: No Mitigations: 

	Processor: Intel Core i3-8100 @ 3.60GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock Z370M-ITX/ac (P4.10 BIOS), Chipset: Intel 8th Gen Core 4-core Desktop, Memory: 8GB, Disk: 60GB DREVO X1 SSD, Graphics: Intel 8th Gen Core Gaussian Mixture Model 3GB (1100MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: VA2431, Network: Intel I219-V + Intel I211 + Intel Dual Band-AC 3168NGW

	OS: Ubuntu 20.04, Kernel: 5.4.0-21-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: 1920x1080

i5-9400F: Defaults: 

	Processor: Intel Core i5-9400F @ 4.10GHz (6 Cores), Motherboard: MSI B360M GAMING PLUS (MS-7B19) v1.0 (1.10 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Cannon Lake PCH, Memory: 16GB, Disk: 256GB SAMSUNG MZVPW256HEGL-000H7, Graphics: MSI NVIDIA GeForce GT 710 1GB, Audio: Realtek ALC887-VD, Monitor: G237HL, Network: Intel I219-V

	OS: Ubuntu 20.04, Kernel: 5.4.0-21-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.36.0, Display Server: X Server 1.20.7, Display Driver: modesetting 1.20.7, Compiler: GCC 9.3.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

i5-9400F: No Mitigations: 

	Processor: Intel Core i5-9400F @ 4.10GHz (6 Cores), Motherboard: MSI B360M GAMING PLUS (MS-7B19) v1.0 (1.10 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Cannon Lake PCH, Memory: 16GB, Disk: 256GB SAMSUNG MZVPW256HEGL-000H7, Graphics: MSI NVIDIA NV106 1GB, Audio: Realtek ALC887-VD, Monitor: G237HL, Network: Intel I219-V

	OS: Ubuntu 20.04, Kernel: 5.4.0-21-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.36.0, Display Server: X Server 1.20.7, Display Driver: modesetting 1.20.7, OpenGL: 4.3 Mesa 20.0.2, Compiler: GCC 9.3.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

i9-7980XE: Defaults: 

	Processor: Intel Core i9-7980XE @ 4.20GHz (18 Cores / 36 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME X299-A (2002 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Sky Lake-E DMI3 Registers, Memory: 16GB, Disk: Samsung SSD 970 EVO 500GB, Graphics: Gigabyte AMD Radeon 540/540X/550/550X / RX 540X/550/550X 2GB (1206/1750MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Monitor: G237HL, Network: Intel I219-V

	OS: Ubuntu 20.04, Kernel: 5.4.0-21-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.36.0, Display Server: X Server 1.20.7, Display Driver: modesetting 1.20.7, Compiler: GCC 9.3.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

i9-7980XE: No Mitigations: 

	Processor: Intel Core i9-7980XE @ 4.20GHz (18 Cores / 36 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME X299-A (2002 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Sky Lake-E DMI3 Registers, Memory: 16GB, Disk: Samsung SSD 970 EVO 500GB, Graphics: Gigabyte AMD Radeon 540/540X/550/550X / RX 540X/550/550X 2GB (1206/1750MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Monitor: G237HL, Network: Intel I219-V

	OS: Ubuntu 20.04, Kernel: 5.4.0-21-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 (LLVM 9.0.1), Compiler: GCC 9.3.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

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


SQLite 3.30.1
Threads / Copies: 1
Seconds < Lower Is Better
i5-6500: Defaults ......... 30.70  |===========
i5-6500: No Mitigations ... 29.33  |===========
i7-7700K: Defaults ........ 45.32  |================
i7-7700K: No Mitigations .. 43.70  |================
i3-8100: Defaults ......... 52.07  |===================
i3-8100: No Mitigations ... 51.21  |==================
i5-9400F: Defaults ........ 119.11 |===========================================
i5-9400F: No Mitigations .. 118.35 |===========================================
i9-7980XE: Defaults ....... 40.20  |===============
i9-7980XE: No Mitigations . 39.74  |==============
i9-9900KS: Defaults ....... 41.78  |===============
i9-9900KS: No Mitigations . 41.75  |===============


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
i5-6500: Defaults ......... 388 |===================
i5-6500: No Mitigations ... 405 |====================
i7-7700K: Defaults ........ 385 |===================
i7-7700K: No Mitigations .. 398 |====================
i3-8100: Defaults ......... 151 |=======
i3-8100: No Mitigations ... 152 |=======
i5-9400F: Defaults ........ 802 |=======================================
i5-9400F: No Mitigations .. 846 |==========================================
i9-7980XE: Defaults ....... 891 |============================================
i9-7980XE: No Mitigations . 936 |==============================================
i9-9900KS: Defaults ....... 898 |============================================
i9-9900KS: No Mitigations . 900 |============================================


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
i5-6500: Defaults ......... 99233  |==================
i5-6500: No Mitigations ... 103333 |===================
i7-7700K: Defaults ........ 98600  |==================
i7-7700K: No Mitigations .. 102000 |==================
i3-8100: Defaults ......... 38467  |=======
i3-8100: No Mitigations ... 38900  |=======
i5-9400F: Defaults ........ 205333 |=====================================
i5-9400F: No Mitigations .. 216333 |=======================================
i9-7980XE: Defaults ....... 228000 |=========================================
i9-7980XE: No Mitigations . 239333 |===========================================
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
MB/s > Higher Is Better
i5-6500: Defaults ......... 206.3  |===
i5-6500: No Mitigations ... 214.3  |====
i7-7700K: Defaults ........ 565.0  |=========
i7-7700K: No Mitigations .. 567.0  |=========
i3-8100: Defaults ......... 388.0  |======
i3-8100: No Mitigations ... 385.0  |======
i5-9400F: Defaults ........ 2554.0 |==========================================
i5-9400F: No Mitigations .. 2614.0 |===========================================
i9-7980XE: Defaults ....... 1114.0 |==================
i9-7980XE: No Mitigations . 1163.0 |===================
i9-9900KS: Defaults ....... 639.0  |===========
i9-9900KS: No Mitigations . 635.0  |==========


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
i5-6500: Defaults ......... 100  |===
i5-6500: No Mitigations ... 104  |====
i7-7700K: Defaults ........ 279  |==========
i7-7700K: No Mitigations .. 280  |==========
i3-8100: Defaults ......... 191  |=======
i3-8100: No Mitigations ... 189  |=======
i5-9400F: Defaults ........ 1274 |============================================
i5-9400F: No Mitigations .. 1304 |=============================================
i9-7980XE: Defaults ....... 553  |===================
i9-7980XE: No Mitigations . 578  |====================
i9-9900KS: Defaults ....... 316  |===========
i9-9900KS: No Mitigations . 314  |===========


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
i5-6500: Defaults ......... 407  |============
i5-6500: No Mitigations ... 404  |============
i7-7700K: Defaults ........ 404  |============
i7-7700K: No Mitigations .. 407  |============
i3-8100: Defaults ......... 154  |=====
i3-8100: No Mitigations ... 152  |=====
i5-9400F: Defaults ........ 1312 |=======================================
i5-9400F: No Mitigations .. 1356 |========================================
i9-7980XE: Defaults ....... 1460 |============================================
i9-7980XE: No Mitigations . 1509 |=============================================
i9-9900KS: Defaults ....... 1417 |==========================================
i9-9900KS: No Mitigations . 1405 |==========================================


Compile Bench 0.6
Test: Compile
MB/s > Higher Is Better
i5-6500: Defaults ......... 462.28  |========
i5-6500: No Mitigations ... 484.16  |========
i7-7700K: Defaults ........ 1133.31 |===================
i7-7700K: No Mitigations .. 1208.28 |====================
i3-8100: Defaults ......... 277.65  |=====
i3-8100: No Mitigations ... 235.18  |====
i5-9400F: Defaults ........ 1822.47 |==============================
i5-9400F: No Mitigations .. 1889.29 |===============================
i9-7980XE: Defaults ....... 2295.92 |======================================
i9-7980XE: No Mitigations . 2569.24 |==========================================
i9-9900KS: Defaults ....... 1350.90 |======================
i9-9900KS: No Mitigations . 1334.59 |======================


Compile Bench 0.6
Test: Initial Create
MB/s > Higher Is Better
i5-6500: Defaults ......... 406.31 |=======================
i5-6500: No Mitigations ... 446.17 |=========================
i7-7700K: Defaults ........ 583.38 |=================================
i7-7700K: No Mitigations .. 678.86 |======================================
i3-8100: Defaults ......... 257.81 |===============
i3-8100: No Mitigations ... 216.99 |============
i5-9400F: Defaults ........ 498.34 |============================
i5-9400F: No Mitigations .. 601.51 |==================================
i9-7980XE: Defaults ....... 643.81 |====================================
i9-7980XE: No Mitigations . 761.61 |===========================================
i9-9900KS: Defaults ....... 653.95 |=====================================
i9-9900KS: No Mitigations . 691.81 |=======================================


Go Benchmarks
Test: build
Nanoseconds/Operation < Lower Is Better
i5-6500: Defaults ......... 22498484514 |================================
i5-6500: No Mitigations ... 22044459606 |===============================
i7-7700K: Defaults ........ 17768378042 |=========================
i7-7700K: No Mitigations .. 17494463881 |=========================
i3-8100: Defaults ......... 21977407209 |===============================
i3-8100: No Mitigations ... 21762326476 |===============================
i5-9400F: Defaults ........ 20037436401 |============================
i5-9400F: No Mitigations .. 19582794842 |============================
i9-7980XE: Defaults ....... 26839835057 |======================================
i9-7980XE: No Mitigations . 26363310227 |=====================================
i9-9900KS: Defaults ....... 16613704641 |========================
i9-9900KS: No Mitigations . 16467168639 |=======================


DaCapo Benchmark 9.12-MR1
Java Test: Jython
msec < Lower Is Better
i5-6500: Defaults ......... 4817 |=============================================
i5-6500: No Mitigations ... 4797 |=============================================
i7-7700K: Defaults ........ 3566 |=================================
i7-7700K: No Mitigations .. 3477 |================================
i3-8100: Defaults ......... 4457 |==========================================
i3-8100: No Mitigations ... 4503 |==========================================
i5-9400F: Defaults ........ 4144 |=======================================
i5-9400F: No Mitigations .. 4057 |======================================
i9-7980XE: Defaults ....... 3795 |===================================
i9-7980XE: No Mitigations . 3761 |===================================
i9-9900KS: Defaults ....... 3645 |==================================
i9-9900KS: No Mitigations . 3636 |==================================


Renaissance 0.10.0
Test: Random Forest
ms < Lower Is Better
i5-6500: Defaults ......... 6035.49 |==========================================
i5-6500: No Mitigations ... 5961.13 |=========================================
i7-7700K: Defaults ........ 4214.31 |=============================
i7-7700K: No Mitigations .. 4165.01 |=============================
i3-8100: Defaults ......... 5584.46 |=======================================
i3-8100: No Mitigations ... 5567.75 |=======================================
i5-9400F: Defaults ........ 4815.15 |==================================
i5-9400F: No Mitigations .. 4665.29 |================================
i9-7980XE: Defaults ....... 4805.08 |=================================
i9-7980XE: No Mitigations . 4747.77 |=================================
i9-9900KS: Defaults ....... 3617.36 |=========================
i9-9900KS: No Mitigations . 3641.30 |=========================


Renaissance 0.10.0
Test: Savina Reactors.IO
ms < Lower Is Better
i5-6500: Defaults ......... 16390.15 |=============================
i5-6500: No Mitigations ... 15445.26 |============================
i7-7700K: Defaults ........ 19570.21 |===================================
i7-7700K: No Mitigations .. 17391.19 |===============================
i3-8100: Defaults ......... 14814.10 |==========================
i3-8100: No Mitigations ... 15256.63 |===========================
i5-9400F: Defaults ........ 18243.34 |=================================
i5-9400F: No Mitigations .. 16442.49 |=============================
i9-7980XE: Defaults ....... 22554.16 |========================================
i9-7980XE: No Mitigations . 22994.50 |=========================================
i9-9900KS: Defaults ....... 15941.07 |============================
i9-9900KS: No Mitigations . 16019.74 |=============================


Renaissance 0.10.0
Test: In-Memory Database Shootout
ms < Lower Is Better
i5-6500: Defaults ......... 6639.27 |======================================
i5-6500: No Mitigations ... 6169.10 |===================================
i7-7700K: Defaults ........ 4562.10 |==========================
i7-7700K: No Mitigations .. 4388.21 |=========================
i3-8100: Defaults ......... 5868.78 |=================================
i3-8100: No Mitigations ... 5653.48 |================================
i5-9400F: Defaults ........ 4984.34 |============================
i5-9400F: No Mitigations .. 4734.62 |===========================
i9-7980XE: Defaults ....... 7400.90 |==========================================
i9-7980XE: No Mitigations . 6983.82 |========================================
i9-9900KS: Defaults ....... 4086.57 |=======================
i9-9900KS: No Mitigations . 3997.88 |=======================


GraphicsMagick 1.3.33
Operation: Rotate
Iterations Per Minute > Higher Is Better
i5-6500: Defaults ......... 645 |================================
i5-6500: No Mitigations ... 732 |====================================
i7-7700K: Defaults ........ 844 |==========================================
i7-7700K: No Mitigations .. 928 |==============================================
i3-8100: Defaults ......... 670 |=================================
i3-8100: No Mitigations ... 732 |====================================
i5-9400F: Defaults ........ 727 |====================================
i5-9400F: No Mitigations .. 827 |=========================================
i9-7980XE: Defaults ....... 838 |==========================================
i9-7980XE: No Mitigations . 892 |============================================
i9-9900KS: Defaults ....... 876 |===========================================
i9-9900KS: No Mitigations . 915 |=============================================


GraphicsMagick 1.3.33
Operation: HWB Color Space
Iterations Per Minute > Higher Is Better
i5-6500: Defaults ......... 518  |====================
i5-6500: No Mitigations ... 579  |=======================
i7-7700K: Defaults ........ 715  |============================
i7-7700K: No Mitigations .. 780  |==============================
i3-8100: Defaults ......... 573  |======================
i3-8100: No Mitigations ... 618  |========================
i5-9400F: Defaults ........ 747  |=============================
i5-9400F: No Mitigations .. 837  |=================================
i9-7980XE: Defaults ....... 895  |===================================
i9-7980XE: No Mitigations . 972  |======================================
i9-9900KS: Defaults ....... 1130 |============================================
i9-9900KS: No Mitigations . 1158 |=============================================


Timed Linux Kernel Compilation 5.4
Time To Compile
Seconds < Lower Is Better
i5-6500: Defaults ......... 262.75 |===========================================
i5-6500: No Mitigations ... 252.09 |=========================================
i7-7700K: Defaults ........ 154.90 |=========================
i7-7700K: No Mitigations .. 150.95 |=========================
i3-8100: Defaults ......... 238.52 |=======================================
i3-8100: No Mitigations ... 233.90 |======================================
i5-9400F: Defaults ........ 153.44 |=========================
i5-9400F: No Mitigations .. 149.53 |========================
i9-7980XE: Defaults ....... 52.16  |=========
i9-7980XE: No Mitigations . 50.75  |========
i9-9900KS: Defaults ....... 84.45  |==============
i9-9900KS: No Mitigations . 83.77  |==============


Timed LLVM Compilation 10.0
Time To Compile
Seconds < Lower Is Better
i5-6500: Defaults ......... 2009.19 |==========================================
i5-6500: No Mitigations ... 1970.83 |=========================================
i7-7700K: Defaults ........ 1181.34 |=========================
i7-7700K: No Mitigations .. 1170.53 |========================
i3-8100: Defaults ......... 1836.68 |======================================
i3-8100: No Mitigations ... 1818.35 |======================================
i5-9400F: Defaults ........ 1184.44 |=========================
i5-9400F: No Mitigations .. 1171.67 |========================
i9-9900KS: Defaults ....... 652.43  |==============
i9-9900KS: No Mitigations . 653.57  |==============


LevelDB 1.22
Benchmark: Overwrite
MB/s > Higher Is Better
i5-6500: Defaults ......... 23.8 |=======================
i5-6500: No Mitigations ... 27.1 |==========================
i7-7700K: Defaults ........ 31.5 |==============================
i7-7700K: No Mitigations .. 38.6 |=====================================
i3-8100: Defaults ......... 27.2 |==========================
i3-8100: No Mitigations ... 32.7 |================================
i5-9400F: Defaults ........ 30.4 |=============================
i5-9400F: No Mitigations .. 39.3 |======================================
i9-7980XE: Defaults ....... 12.3 |============
i9-7980XE: No Mitigations . 15.6 |===============
i9-9900KS: Defaults ....... 45.5 |============================================
i9-9900KS: No Mitigations . 46.5 |=============================================


LevelDB 1.22
Benchmark: Overwrite
Microseconds Per Op < Lower Is Better
i5-6500: Defaults ......... 18.57  |==
i5-6500: No Mitigations ... 17.16  |==
i7-7700K: Defaults ........ 28.40  |====
i7-7700K: No Mitigations .. 23.32  |===
i3-8100: Defaults ......... 16.28  |==
i3-8100: No Mitigations ... 13.67  |==
i5-9400F: Defaults ........ 21.83  |===
i5-9400F: No Mitigations .. 16.85  |==
i9-7980XE: Defaults ....... 323.19 |===========================================
i9-7980XE: No Mitigations . 254.58 |==================================
i9-9900KS: Defaults ....... 38.91  |=====
i9-9900KS: No Mitigations . 38.07  |=====


LevelDB 1.22
Benchmark: Random Fill
MB/s > Higher Is Better
i5-6500: Defaults ......... 23.9 |======================
i5-6500: No Mitigations ... 30.6 |=============================
i7-7700K: Defaults ........ 31.9 |==============================
i7-7700K: No Mitigations .. 39.9 |=====================================
i3-8100: Defaults ......... 27.3 |==========================
i3-8100: No Mitigations ... 37.1 |===================================
i5-9400F: Defaults ........ 30.1 |============================
i5-9400F: No Mitigations .. 39.0 |=====================================
i9-7980XE: Defaults ....... 12.2 |===========
i9-7980XE: No Mitigations . 15.6 |===============
i9-9900KS: Defaults ....... 45.6 |===========================================
i9-9900KS: No Mitigations . 47.9 |=============================================


LevelDB 1.22
Benchmark: Random Fill
Microseconds Per Op < Lower Is Better
i5-6500: Defaults ......... 18.47  |==
i5-6500: No Mitigations ... 14.44  |==
i7-7700K: Defaults ........ 28.53  |====
i7-7700K: No Mitigations .. 22.30  |===
i3-8100: Defaults ......... 16.18  |==
i3-8100: No Mitigations ... 11.85  |==
i5-9400F: Defaults ........ 22.05  |===
i5-9400F: No Mitigations .. 16.98  |==
i9-7980XE: Defaults ....... 324.39 |===========================================
i9-7980XE: No Mitigations . 254.65 |==================================
i9-9900KS: Defaults ....... 38.77  |=====
i9-9900KS: No Mitigations . 36.97  |=====


LevelDB 1.22
Benchmark: Random Delete
Microseconds Per Op < Lower Is Better
i5-6500: Defaults ......... 17.83  |==
i5-6500: No Mitigations ... 15.73  |==
i7-7700K: Defaults ........ 24.15  |===
i7-7700K: No Mitigations .. 19.90  |===
i3-8100: Defaults ......... 15.68  |==
i3-8100: No Mitigations ... 14.77  |==
i5-9400F: Defaults ........ 21.14  |===
i5-9400F: No Mitigations .. 16.04  |==
i9-7980XE: Defaults ....... 324.94 |===========================================
i9-7980XE: No Mitigations . 250.49 |=================================
i9-9900KS: Defaults ....... 36.62  |=====
i9-9900KS: No Mitigations . 35.41  |=====


LevelDB 1.22
Benchmark: Sequential Fill
MB/s > Higher Is Better
i5-6500: Defaults ......... 25.3 |=======================
i5-6500: No Mitigations ... 29.6 |===========================
i7-7700K: Defaults ........ 36.2 |=================================
i7-7700K: No Mitigations .. 41.1 |=====================================
i3-8100: Defaults ......... 27.3 |=========================
i3-8100: No Mitigations ... 32.6 |=============================
i5-9400F: Defaults ........ 31.9 |=============================
i5-9400F: No Mitigations .. 41.6 |======================================
i9-7980XE: Defaults ....... 12.3 |===========
i9-7980XE: No Mitigations . 15.7 |==============
i9-9900KS: Defaults ....... 48.1 |===========================================
i9-9900KS: No Mitigations . 49.8 |=============================================


LevelDB 1.22
Benchmark: Sequential Fill
Microseconds Per Op < Lower Is Better
i5-6500: Defaults ......... 17.52  |==
i5-6500: No Mitigations ... 15.12  |==
i7-7700K: Defaults ........ 24.44  |===
i7-7700K: No Mitigations .. 22.22  |===
i3-8100: Defaults ......... 16.26  |==
i3-8100: No Mitigations ... 14.10  |==
i5-9400F: Defaults ........ 20.82  |===
i5-9400F: No Mitigations .. 15.95  |==
i9-7980XE: Defaults ....... 323.82 |===========================================
i9-7980XE: No Mitigations . 253.86 |==================================
i9-9900KS: Defaults ....... 36.74  |=====
i9-9900KS: No Mitigations . 35.52  |=====


SQLite Speedtest 3.30
Timed Time - Size 1,000
Seconds < Lower Is Better
i5-6500: Defaults ......... 81.03 |============================================
i5-6500: No Mitigations ... 66.15 |====================================
i7-7700K: Defaults ........ 62.46 |==================================
i7-7700K: No Mitigations .. 51.50 |============================
i3-8100: Defaults ......... 79.05 |===========================================
i3-8100: No Mitigations ... 65.14 |===================================
i5-9400F: Defaults ........ 70.14 |======================================
i5-9400F: No Mitigations .. 57.29 |===============================
i9-7980XE: Defaults ....... 64.16 |===================================
i9-7980XE: No Mitigations . 55.33 |==============================
i9-9900KS: Defaults ....... 48.48 |==========================
i9-9900KS: No Mitigations . 47.89 |==========================


Darktable 2.6.3
Test: Masskrug - Acceleration: CPU-only
Seconds < Lower Is Better
i5-6500: Defaults ......... 23.117 |===========================================
i5-6500: No Mitigations ... 22.450 |==========================================
i7-7700K: Defaults ........ 8.513  |================
i7-7700K: No Mitigations .. 8.332  |===============
i3-8100: Defaults ......... 20.999 |=======================================
i3-8100: No Mitigations ... 20.606 |======================================
i5-9400F: Defaults ........ 8.854  |================
i5-9400F: No Mitigations .. 8.667  |================
i9-7980XE: Defaults ....... 3.957  |=======
i9-7980XE: No Mitigations . 3.917  |=======
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
i5-6500: Defaults ......... 0.276 |============================================
i5-6500: No Mitigations ... 0.251 |========================================
i7-7700K: Defaults ........ 0.181 |=============================
i7-7700K: No Mitigations .. 0.165 |==========================
i3-8100: Defaults ......... 0.252 |========================================
i3-8100: No Mitigations ... 0.228 |====================================
i5-9400F: Defaults ........ 0.188 |==============================
i5-9400F: No Mitigations .. 0.169 |===========================
i9-7980XE: Defaults ....... 0.102 |================
i9-7980XE: No Mitigations . 0.096 |===============
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
i5-6500: Defaults ......... 19.175 |===========================================
i5-6500: No Mitigations ... 18.749 |==========================================
i7-7700K: Defaults ........ 6.272  |==============
i7-7700K: No Mitigations .. 6.199  |==============
i3-8100: Defaults ......... 17.425 |=======================================
i3-8100: No Mitigations ... 17.152 |======================================
i5-9400F: Defaults ........ 6.061  |==============
i5-9400F: No Mitigations .. 5.994  |=============
i9-7980XE: Defaults ....... 2.635  |======
i9-7980XE: No Mitigations . 2.616  |======
i9-9900KS: Defaults ....... 4.324  |==========
i9-9900KS: No Mitigations . 4.300  |==========


GIMP 2.10.18
Test: resize
Seconds < Lower Is Better
i5-6500: Defaults ......... 11.700 |===========================================
i5-6500: No Mitigations ... 11.115 |=========================================
i7-7700K: Defaults ........ 8.589  |================================
i7-7700K: No Mitigations .. 8.293  |==============================
i3-8100: Defaults ......... 10.899 |========================================
i3-8100: No Mitigations ... 10.530 |=======================================
i5-9400F: Defaults ........ 9.079  |=================================
i5-9400F: No Mitigations .. 8.669  |================================
i9-7980XE: Defaults ....... 10.525 |=======================================
i9-7980XE: No Mitigations . 9.885  |====================================
i9-9900KS: Defaults ....... 6.706  |=========================
i9-9900KS: No Mitigations . 6.711  |=========================


GIMP 2.10.18
Test: rotate
Seconds < Lower Is Better
i5-6500: Defaults ......... 14.44 |===========================================
i5-6500: No Mitigations ... 13.64 |=========================================
i7-7700K: Defaults ........ 11.32 |==================================
i7-7700K: No Mitigations .. 10.74 |================================
i3-8100: Defaults ......... 13.97 |==========================================
i3-8100: No Mitigations ... 13.27 |========================================
i5-9400F: Defaults ........ 12.77 |======================================
i5-9400F: No Mitigations .. 12.07 |====================================
i9-7980XE: Defaults ....... 14.67 |============================================
i9-7980XE: No Mitigations . 14.07 |==========================================
i9-9900KS: Defaults ....... 10.12 |==============================
i9-9900KS: No Mitigations . 10.10 |==============================


GIMP 2.10.18
Test: auto-levels
Seconds < Lower Is Better
i5-6500: Defaults ......... 15.28 |=========================================
i5-6500: No Mitigations ... 14.37 |======================================
i7-7700K: Defaults ........ 11.85 |===============================
i7-7700K: No Mitigations .. 11.21 |==============================
i3-8100: Defaults ......... 14.68 |=======================================
i3-8100: No Mitigations ... 13.90 |=====================================
i5-9400F: Defaults ........ 13.09 |===================================
i5-9400F: No Mitigations .. 12.21 |================================
i9-7980XE: Defaults ....... 16.56 |============================================
i9-7980XE: No Mitigations . 15.30 |=========================================
i9-9900KS: Defaults ....... 10.36 |============================
i9-9900KS: No Mitigations . 10.23 |===========================


GIMP 2.10.18
Test: unsharp-mask
Seconds < Lower Is Better
i5-6500: Defaults ......... 17.90 |===================================
i5-6500: No Mitigations ... 16.86 |=================================
i7-7700K: Defaults ........ 13.99 |===========================
i7-7700K: No Mitigations .. 13.23 |==========================
i3-8100: Defaults ......... 17.01 |=================================
i3-8100: No Mitigations ... 16.07 |===============================
i5-9400F: Defaults ........ 15.07 |=============================
i5-9400F: No Mitigations .. 14.31 |============================
i9-7980XE: Defaults ....... 22.63 |============================================
i9-7980XE: No Mitigations . 19.33 |======================================
i9-9900KS: Defaults ....... 12.67 |=========================
i9-9900KS: No Mitigations . 12.57 |========================


Inkscape
Operation: SVG Files To PNG
Seconds < Lower Is Better
i5-6500: Defaults ......... 27.93 |========================================
i5-6500: No Mitigations ... 26.92 |======================================
i7-7700K: Defaults ........ 21.72 |===============================
i7-7700K: No Mitigations .. 21.01 |==============================
i3-8100: Defaults ......... 27.09 |======================================
i3-8100: No Mitigations ... 26.19 |=====================================
i5-9400F: Defaults ........ 25.10 |====================================
i5-9400F: No Mitigations .. 24.26 |==================================
i9-7980XE: Defaults ....... 30.98 |============================================
i9-7980XE: No Mitigations . 30.18 |===========================================
i9-9900KS: Defaults ....... 20.54 |=============================
i9-9900KS: No Mitigations . 20.56 |=============================


RawTherapee
Total Benchmark Time
Seconds < Lower Is Better
i5-6500: Defaults ......... 117.35 |===========================================
i5-6500: No Mitigations ... 114.31 |==========================================
i7-7700K: Defaults ........ 79.73  |=============================
i7-7700K: No Mitigations .. 78.08  |=============================
i3-8100: Defaults ......... 108.16 |========================================
i3-8100: No Mitigations ... 106.29 |=======================================
i5-9400F: Defaults ........ 81.77  |==============================
i5-9400F: No Mitigations .. 80.15  |=============================
i9-7980XE: Defaults ....... 56.35  |=====================
i9-7980XE: No Mitigations . 55.38  |====================
i9-9900KS: Defaults ....... 59.14  |======================
i9-9900KS: No Mitigations . 58.88  |======================


PyPerformance 1.0.0
Benchmark: pathlib
Milliseconds < Lower Is Better
i5-6500: Defaults ......... 22.4 |=============================================
i5-6500: No Mitigations ... 20.1 |========================================
i7-7700K: Defaults ........ 17.3 |===================================
i7-7700K: No Mitigations .. 15.9 |================================
i3-8100: Defaults ......... 21.8 |============================================
i3-8100: No Mitigations ... 19.8 |========================================
i5-9400F: Defaults ........ 19.7 |========================================
i5-9400F: No Mitigations .. 17.7 |====================================
i9-7980XE: Defaults ....... 17.5 |===================================
i9-7980XE: No Mitigations . 16.0 |================================
i9-9900KS: Defaults ....... 14.9 |==============================
i9-9900KS: No Mitigations . 14.6 |=============================


PyPerformance 1.0.0
Benchmark: python_startup
Milliseconds < Lower Is Better
i5-6500: Defaults ......... 9.89  |========================
i5-6500: No Mitigations ... 9.35  |=======================
i7-7700K: Defaults ........ 7.42  |==================
i7-7700K: No Mitigations .. 7.03  |=================
i3-8100: Defaults ......... 9.49  |=======================
i3-8100: No Mitigations ... 8.99  |======================
i5-9400F: Defaults ........ 9.09  |======================
i5-9400F: No Mitigations .. 8.63  |=====================
i9-7980XE: Defaults ....... 18.00 |============================================
i9-7980XE: No Mitigations . 17.40 |===========================================
i9-9900KS: Defaults ....... 6.49  |================
i9-9900KS: No Mitigations . 6.47  |================


Selenium
Benchmark: ARES-6 - Browser: Firefox
ms < Lower Is Better
i5-6500: Defaults ......... 63.00 |========================================
i5-6500: No Mitigations ... 59.07 |=====================================
i7-7700K: Defaults ........ 57.73 |====================================
i7-7700K: No Mitigations .. 45.08 |============================
i3-8100: Defaults ......... 61.54 |=======================================
i3-8100: No Mitigations ... 56.21 |===================================
i5-9400F: Defaults ........ 54.65 |==================================
i5-9400F: No Mitigations .. 50.58 |================================
i9-7980XE: Defaults ....... 69.86 |============================================
i9-7980XE: No Mitigations . 56.26 |===================================
i9-9900KS: Defaults ....... 44.39 |============================
i9-9900KS: No Mitigations . 42.01 |==========================


Selenium
Benchmark: Kraken - Browser: Firefox
ms < Lower Is Better
i5-6500: Defaults ......... 1076.6 |===========================================
i5-6500: No Mitigations ... 1001.4 |========================================
i7-7700K: Defaults ........ 866.8  |===================================
i7-7700K: No Mitigations .. 763.5  |==============================
i3-8100: Defaults ......... 1021.5 |=========================================
i3-8100: No Mitigations ... 946.3  |======================================
i5-9400F: Defaults ........ 933.6  |=====================================
i5-9400F: No Mitigations .. 869.1  |===================================
i9-7980XE: Defaults ....... 1046.8 |==========================================
i9-7980XE: No Mitigations . 891.6  |====================================
i9-9900KS: Defaults ....... 751.4  |==============================
i9-9900KS: No Mitigations . 720.3  |=============================


Selenium
Benchmark: Octane - Browser: Firefox
Geometric Mean > Higher Is Better
i5-6500: Defaults ......... 27588 |============================
i5-6500: No Mitigations ... 30989 |===============================
i7-7700K: Defaults ........ 34130 |===================================
i7-7700K: No Mitigations .. 39884 |========================================
i3-8100: Defaults ......... 28411 |=============================
i3-8100: No Mitigations ... 32015 |================================
i5-9400F: Defaults ........ 31702 |================================
i5-9400F: No Mitigations .. 35606 |====================================
i9-7980XE: Defaults ....... 29522 |==============================
i9-7980XE: No Mitigations . 35139 |====================================
i9-9900KS: Defaults ....... 39518 |========================================
i9-9900KS: No Mitigations . 43465 |============================================


Selenium
Benchmark: WebXPRT - Browser: Firefox
Score > Higher Is Better
i5-6500: Defaults ......... 191 |==================================
i5-6500: No Mitigations ... 203 |====================================
i7-7700K: Defaults ........ 222 |=======================================
i7-7700K: No Mitigations .. 259 |=============================================
i3-8100: Defaults ......... 202 |===================================
i3-8100: No Mitigations ... 215 |======================================
i5-9400F: Defaults ........ 220 |=======================================
i5-9400F: No Mitigations .. 238 |==========================================
i9-7980XE: Defaults ....... 206 |====================================
i9-7980XE: No Mitigations . 231 |=========================================
i9-9900KS: Defaults ....... 252 |============================================
i9-9900KS: No Mitigations . 262 |==============================================


Selenium
Benchmark: Basemark - Browser: Firefox
Overall Score > Higher Is Better
i5-6500: Defaults ......... 372.55 |=============================
i5-6500: No Mitigations ... 384.23 |==============================
i7-7700K: Defaults ........ 436.60 |===================================
i7-7700K: No Mitigations .. 485.81 |======================================
i3-8100: Defaults ......... 387.36 |===============================
i3-8100: No Mitigations ... 408.95 |================================
i5-9400F: Defaults ........ 262.08 |=====================
i5-9400F: No Mitigations .. 278.83 |======================
i9-7980XE: Defaults ....... 491.06 |=======================================
i9-7980XE: No Mitigations . 543.76 |===========================================
i9-9900KS: Defaults ....... 459.59 |====================================
i9-9900KS: No Mitigations . 465.08 |=====================================


Selenium
Benchmark: Jetstream - Browser: Firefox
Score > Higher Is Better
i5-6500: Defaults ......... 163.27 |============================
i5-6500: No Mitigations ... 180.06 |===============================
i7-7700K: Defaults ........ 196.82 |==================================
i7-7700K: No Mitigations .. 229.87 |========================================
i3-8100: Defaults ......... 169.37 |=============================
i3-8100: No Mitigations ... 186.29 |================================
i5-9400F: Defaults ........ 188.95 |=================================
i5-9400F: No Mitigations .. 207.05 |====================================
i9-7980XE: Defaults ....... 167.37 |=============================
i9-7980XE: No Mitigations . 197.30 |==================================
i9-9900KS: Defaults ....... 233.78 |========================================
i9-9900KS: No Mitigations . 249.61 |===========================================


Selenium
Benchmark: CanvasMark - Browser: Firefox
Score > Higher Is Better
i5-6500: Defaults ......... 10657 |==============================
i5-6500: No Mitigations ... 10652 |==============================
i7-7700K: Defaults ........ 12425 |===================================
i7-7700K: No Mitigations .. 14492 |=========================================
i3-8100: Defaults ......... 11722 |=================================
i3-8100: No Mitigations ... 11224 |================================
i5-9400F: Defaults ........ 12990 |=====================================
i5-9400F: No Mitigations .. 13413 |======================================
i9-7980XE: Defaults ....... 11058 |===============================
i9-7980XE: No Mitigations . 12261 |==================================
i9-9900KS: Defaults ....... 15123 |===========================================
i9-9900KS: No Mitigations . 15652 |============================================


Selenium
Benchmark: StyleBench - Browser: Firefox
Runs / Minute > Higher Is Better
i5-6500: Defaults ......... 69.3  |===========================
i5-6500: No Mitigations ... 71.2  |============================
i7-7700K: Defaults ........ 95.3  |======================================
i7-7700K: No Mitigations .. 102.0 |========================================
i3-8100: Defaults ......... 74.7  |==============================
i3-8100: No Mitigations ... 75.9  |==============================
i5-9400F: Defaults ........ 88.9  |===================================
i5-9400F: No Mitigations .. 90.6  |====================================
i9-7980XE: Defaults ....... 59.9  |========================
i9-7980XE: No Mitigations . 64.5  |==========================
i9-9900KS: Defaults ....... 109.0 |===========================================
i9-9900KS: No Mitigations . 111.0 |============================================


Selenium
Benchmark: Jetstream 2 - Browser: Firefox
Score > Higher Is Better
i5-6500: Defaults ......... 73.44  |==============================
i5-6500: No Mitigations ... 77.63  |================================
i7-7700K: Defaults ........ 85.31  |===================================
i7-7700K: No Mitigations .. 97.13  |========================================
i3-8100: Defaults ......... 76.79  |===============================
i3-8100: No Mitigations ... 80.96  |=================================
i5-9400F: Defaults ........ 83.97  |==================================
i5-9400F: No Mitigations .. 90.20  |=====================================
i9-7980XE: Defaults ....... 69.50  |============================
i9-7980XE: No Mitigations . 79.43  |=================================
i9-9900KS: Defaults ....... 102.31 |==========================================
i9-9900KS: No Mitigations . 105.07 |===========================================


Selenium
Benchmark: Speedometer - Browser: Firefox
Runs Per Minute > Higher Is Better
i5-6500: Defaults ......... 71.41  |=============================
i5-6500: No Mitigations ... 74.12  |==============================
i7-7700K: Defaults ........ 86.70  |====================================
i7-7700K: No Mitigations .. 101.10 |=========================================
i3-8100: Defaults ......... 76.48  |===============================
i3-8100: No Mitigations ... 79.28  |================================
i5-9400F: Defaults ........ 84.53  |===================================
i5-9400F: No Mitigations .. 88.68  |====================================
i9-7980XE: Defaults ....... 70.60  |=============================
i9-7980XE: No Mitigations . 80.60  |=================================
i9-9900KS: Defaults ....... 103.20 |==========================================
i9-9900KS: No Mitigations . 105.00 |===========================================


Selenium
Benchmark: PSPDFKit WASM - Browser: Firefox
Score < Lower Is Better
i5-6500: Defaults ......... 1805 |=============================================
i5-6500: No Mitigations ... 1636 |=========================================
i7-7700K: Defaults ........ 1377 |==================================
i7-7700K: No Mitigations .. 1200 |==============================
i3-8100: Defaults ......... 1654 |=========================================
i3-8100: No Mitigations ... 1491 |=====================================
i5-9400F: Defaults ........ 1450 |====================================
i5-9400F: No Mitigations .. 1326 |=================================
i9-7980XE: Defaults ....... 1685 |==========================================
i9-7980XE: No Mitigations . 1456 |====================================
i9-9900KS: Defaults ....... 1202 |==============================
i9-9900KS: No Mitigations . 1106 |============================


Selenium
Benchmark: WASM imageConvolute - Browser: Firefox
ms < Lower Is Better
i5-6500: Defaults ......... 37.8 |=============================================
i5-6500: No Mitigations ... 34.5 |=========================================
i7-7700K: Defaults ........ 30.0 |====================================
i7-7700K: No Mitigations .. 27.4 |=================================
i3-8100: Defaults ......... 37.4 |=============================================
i3-8100: No Mitigations ... 33.9 |========================================
i5-9400F: Defaults ........ 33.5 |========================================
i5-9400F: No Mitigations .. 30.4 |====================================
i9-7980XE: Defaults ....... 31.4 |=====================================
i9-7980XE: No Mitigations . 28.4 |==================================
i9-9900KS: Defaults ....... 27.5 |=================================
i9-9900KS: No Mitigations . 25.0 |==============================


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
i3-8100: Defaults ....... 73 |=================================================
i3-8100: No Mitigations . 72 |================================================