Linux 5.8 Kernel Benchmarking
Intel Core i9-10900K with Linux 5.8 kernel benchmarking by Michael Larabel


Linux 5.7.1: 

	Processor: Intel Core i9-10900K @ 5.30GHz (10 Cores / 20 Threads), Motherboard: Gigabyte Z490 AORUS MASTER (F3 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Comet Lake PCH, Memory: 2 x 8192 MB DDR4-3000MT/s, Disk: Samsung SSD 970 EVO 250GB, Graphics: AMD Radeon RX 5600 OEM/5600 XT / 5700/5700 8GB (2055/875MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Intel Device 15f3 + Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201

	OS: Ubuntu 20.04, Kernel: 5.7.1-050701-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.36.2, Display Server: X Server 1.20.8, Display Driver: amdgpu 19.1.0, OpenGL: 4.6 Mesa 20.0.4 (LLVM 9.0.1), Compiler: GCC 9.3.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160

Linux 5.6.18: 

	Processor: Intel Core i9-10900K @ 5.30GHz (10 Cores / 20 Threads), Motherboard: Gigabyte Z490 AORUS MASTER (F3 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Comet Lake PCH, Memory: 2 x 8192 MB DDR4-3000MT/s, Disk: Samsung SSD 970 EVO 250GB, Graphics: AMD Radeon RX 5600 OEM/5600 XT / 5700/5700 8GB (2055/875MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Intel Device 15f3 + Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201

	OS: Ubuntu 20.04, Kernel: 5.6.18-050618-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.36.2, Display Server: X Server 1.20.8, Display Driver: amdgpu 19.1.0, OpenGL: 4.6 Mesa 20.0.4 (LLVM 9.0.1), Compiler: GCC 9.3.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160

Linux 5.8-rc1: 

	Processor: Intel Core i9-10900K @ 5.30GHz (10 Cores / 20 Threads), Motherboard: Gigabyte Z490 AORUS MASTER (F3 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Comet Lake PCH, Memory: 2 x 8192 MB DDR4-3000MT/s, Disk: Samsung SSD 970 EVO 250GB, Graphics: AMD Radeon RX 5600 OEM/5600 XT / 5700/5700 8GB (2055/875MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Intel Device 15f3 + Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201

	OS: Ubuntu 20.04, Kernel: 5.8.0-050800-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.36.2, Display Server: X Server 1.20.8, Display Driver: amdgpu 19.1.0, OpenGL: 4.6 Mesa 20.0.4 (LLVM 9.0.1), Compiler: GCC 9.3.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160


Flexible IO Tester 3.18
Type: Sequential Write - Engine: IO_uring - Buffered: Yes - Direct: Yes - Block Size: 4KB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory
IOPS > Higher Is Better
Linux 5.7.1 ... 222667 |=======================================
Linux 5.6.18 .. 292667 |===================================================
Linux 5.8-rc1 . 315333 |=======================================================


Flexible IO Tester 3.18
Type: Sequential Write - Engine: IO_uring - Buffered: Yes - Direct: Yes - Block Size: 4KB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory
MB/s > Higher Is Better
Linux 5.7.1 ... 871  |========================================
Linux 5.6.18 .. 1144 |=====================================================
Linux 5.8-rc1 . 1231 |=========================================================


Sockperf 3.4
Test: Throughput
Messages Per Second > Higher Is Better
Linux 5.7.1 ... 639366 |================================================
Linux 5.6.18 .. 518990 |=======================================
Linux 5.8-rc1 . 731310 |=======================================================


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
Linux 5.7.1 ... 230692 |========================================
Linux 5.6.18 .. 298429 |===================================================
Linux 5.8-rc1 . 319667 |=======================================================


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
Linux 5.7.1 ... 901  |=========================================
Linux 5.6.18 .. 1166 |=====================================================
Linux 5.8-rc1 . 1247 |=========================================================


Sockperf 3.4
Test: Latency Ping Pong
usec < Lower Is Better
Linux 5.7.1 ... 2.876 |=================================================
Linux 5.6.18 .. 2.573 |============================================
Linux 5.8-rc1 . 3.277 |========================================================


Stress-NG 0.11.07
Test: System V Message Passing
Bogo Ops/s > Higher Is Better
Linux 5.7.1 ... 11179836.81 |========================================
Linux 5.6.18 .. 13440599.53 |================================================
Linux 5.8-rc1 . 14124441.19 |==================================================


Flexible IO Tester 3.18
Type: Random Write - Engine: IO_uring - Buffered: No - Direct: Yes - Block Size: 2MB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory
IOPS > Higher Is Better
Linux 5.7.1 ... 711 |==========================================================
Linux 5.6.18 .. 636 |====================================================
Linux 5.8-rc1 . 634 |====================================================


Flexible IO Tester 3.18
Type: Random Write - Engine: IO_uring - Buffered: No - Direct: No - Block Size: 2MB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory
IOPS > Higher Is Better
Linux 5.7.1 ... 711 |==========================================================
Linux 5.6.18 .. 639 |====================================================
Linux 5.8-rc1 . 634 |====================================================


Flexible IO Tester 3.18
Type: Random Write - Engine: IO_uring - Buffered: No - Direct: Yes - Block Size: 2MB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory
MB/s > Higher Is Better
Linux 5.7.1 ... 1429 |=========================================================
Linux 5.6.18 .. 1280 |===================================================
Linux 5.8-rc1 . 1275 |===================================================


Flexible IO Tester 3.18
Type: Random Write - Engine: IO_uring - Buffered: No - Direct: No - Block Size: 2MB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory
MB/s > Higher Is Better
Linux 5.7.1 ... 1428 |=========================================================
Linux 5.6.18 .. 1285 |===================================================
Linux 5.8-rc1 . 1276 |===================================================


Ethr 2019-01-02
Server Address: localhost - Protocol: TCP - Test: Latency - Threads: 1
Microseconds < Lower Is Better
Linux 5.7.1 ... 9.83 |=========================================================
Linux 5.6.18 .. 8.87 |===================================================
Linux 5.8-rc1 . 9.89 |=========================================================


Stress-NG 0.11.07
Test: Socket Activity
Bogo Ops/s > Higher Is Better
Linux 5.7.1 ... 8460.86 |======================================================
Linux 5.6.18 .. 7613.94 |=================================================
Linux 5.8-rc1 . 8109.97 |====================================================


Ethr 2019-01-02
Server Address: localhost - Protocol: TCP - Test: Latency - Threads: 16
Microseconds < Lower Is Better
Linux 5.7.1 ... 9.80 |========================================================
Linux 5.6.18 .. 8.98 |===================================================
Linux 5.8-rc1 . 9.97 |=========================================================


Flexible IO Tester 3.18
Type: Sequential Write - Engine: IO_uring - Buffered: No - Direct: No - Block Size: 2MB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory
IOPS > Higher Is Better
Linux 5.7.1 ... 697 |==========================================================
Linux 5.6.18 .. 634 |=====================================================
Linux 5.8-rc1 . 633 |=====================================================


Flexible IO Tester 3.18
Type: Sequential Write - Engine: IO_uring - Buffered: Yes - Direct: Yes - Block Size: 2MB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory
IOPS > Higher Is Better
Linux 5.7.1 ... 500 |=====================================================
Linux 5.6.18 .. 547 |==========================================================
Linux 5.8-rc1 . 550 |==========================================================


Flexible IO Tester 3.18
Type: Sequential Write - Engine: IO_uring - Buffered: No - Direct: No - Block Size: 2MB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory
MB/s > Higher Is Better
Linux 5.7.1 ... 1402 |=========================================================
Linux 5.6.18 .. 1276 |====================================================
Linux 5.8-rc1 . 1275 |====================================================


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
Linux 5.7.1 ... 497 |=====================================================
Linux 5.6.18 .. 546 |==========================================================
Linux 5.8-rc1 . 543 |==========================================================


Flexible IO Tester 3.18
Type: Sequential Write - Engine: IO_uring - Buffered: Yes - Direct: Yes - Block Size: 2MB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory
MB/s > Higher Is Better
Linux 5.7.1 ... 1007 |====================================================
Linux 5.6.18 .. 1101 |=========================================================
Linux 5.8-rc1 . 1106 |=========================================================


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
Linux 5.7.1 ... 1001 |====================================================
Linux 5.6.18 .. 1099 |=========================================================
Linux 5.8-rc1 . 1092 |=========================================================


Ethr 2019-01-02
Server Address: localhost - Protocol: TCP - Test: Latency - Threads: 32
Microseconds < Lower Is Better
Linux 5.7.1 ... 9.86 |=========================================================
Linux 5.6.18 .. 9.04 |====================================================
Linux 5.8-rc1 . 9.90 |=========================================================


LevelDB 1.22
Benchmark: Sequential Fill
MB/s > Higher Is Better
Linux 5.7.1 ... 48.3 |======================================================
Linux 5.6.18 .. 50.7 |=========================================================
Linux 5.8-rc1 . 46.3 |====================================================


LevelDB 1.22
Benchmark: Sequential Fill
Microseconds Per Op < Lower Is Better
Linux 5.7.1 ... 45.75 |======================================================
Linux 5.6.18 .. 43.62 |===================================================
Linux 5.8-rc1 . 47.75 |========================================================


Flexible IO Tester 3.18
Type: Sequential Read - Engine: IO_uring - Buffered: No - Direct: Yes - Block Size: 2MB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory
IOPS > Higher Is Better
Linux 5.7.1 ... 1615 |========================================================
Linux 5.6.18 .. 1504 |====================================================
Linux 5.8-rc1 . 1640 |=========================================================


Flexible IO Tester 3.18
Type: Sequential Write - Engine: IO_uring - Buffered: No - Direct: Yes - Block Size: 2MB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory
IOPS > Higher Is Better
Linux 5.7.1 ... 690 |==========================================================
Linux 5.6.18 .. 634 |=====================================================
Linux 5.8-rc1 . 633 |=====================================================


Flexible IO Tester 3.18
Type: Sequential Read - Engine: IO_uring - Buffered: No - Direct: Yes - Block Size: 2MB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory
MB/s > Higher Is Better
Linux 5.7.1 ... 3237 |========================================================
Linux 5.6.18 .. 3016 |====================================================
Linux 5.8-rc1 . 3286 |=========================================================


Flexible IO Tester 3.18
Type: Sequential Write - Engine: IO_uring - Buffered: No - Direct: Yes - Block Size: 2MB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory
MB/s > Higher Is Better
Linux 5.7.1 ... 1388 |=========================================================
Linux 5.6.18 .. 1276 |====================================================
Linux 5.8-rc1 . 1274 |====================================================


LevelDB 1.22
Benchmark: Overwrite
MB/s > Higher Is Better
Linux 5.7.1 ... 46.1 |======================================================
Linux 5.6.18 .. 48.6 |=========================================================
Linux 5.8-rc1 . 44.7 |====================================================


Flexible IO Tester 3.18
Type: Sequential Read - Engine: IO_uring - Buffered: No - Direct: No - Block Size: 2MB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory
MB/s > Higher Is Better
Linux 5.7.1 ... 3252 |=========================================================
Linux 5.6.18 .. 3012 |=====================================================
Linux 5.8-rc1 . 3270 |=========================================================


LevelDB 1.22
Benchmark: Overwrite
Microseconds Per Op < Lower Is Better
Linux 5.7.1 ... 47.89 |======================================================
Linux 5.6.18 .. 45.54 |====================================================
Linux 5.8-rc1 . 49.44 |========================================================


Flexible IO Tester 3.18
Type: Sequential Read - Engine: IO_uring - Buffered: No - Direct: No - Block Size: 2MB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory
IOPS > Higher Is Better
Linux 5.7.1 ... 1622 |=========================================================
Linux 5.6.18 .. 1503 |=====================================================
Linux 5.8-rc1 . 1631 |=========================================================


Flexible IO Tester 3.18
Type: Random Write - Engine: IO_uring - Buffered: Yes - Direct: Yes - Block Size: 4KB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory
MB/s > Higher Is Better
Linux 5.7.1 ... 869 |==========================================================
Linux 5.6.18 .. 801 |=====================================================
Linux 5.8-rc1 . 849 |=========================================================


Flexible IO Tester 3.18
Type: Random Write - Engine: IO_uring - Buffered: Yes - Direct: Yes - Block Size: 4KB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory
IOPS > Higher Is Better
Linux 5.7.1 ... 222667 |=======================================================
Linux 5.6.18 .. 205333 |===================================================
Linux 5.8-rc1 . 217667 |======================================================


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
Linux 5.7.1 ... 866 |==========================================================
Linux 5.6.18 .. 802 |======================================================
Linux 5.8-rc1 . 849 |=========================================================


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
Linux 5.7.1 ... 221333 |=======================================================
Linux 5.6.18 .. 205333 |===================================================
Linux 5.8-rc1 . 217000 |======================================================


LevelDB 1.22
Benchmark: Random Fill
Microseconds Per Op < Lower Is Better
Linux 5.7.1 ... 47.84 |=======================================================
Linux 5.6.18 .. 45.60 |====================================================
Linux 5.8-rc1 . 49.05 |========================================================


LevelDB 1.22
Benchmark: Random Fill
MB/s > Higher Is Better
Linux 5.7.1 ... 46.2 |======================================================
Linux 5.6.18 .. 48.5 |=========================================================
Linux 5.8-rc1 . 45.1 |=====================================================


LevelDB 1.22
Benchmark: Random Delete
Microseconds Per Op < Lower Is Better
Linux 5.7.1 ... 45.33 |======================================================
Linux 5.6.18 .. 43.43 |====================================================
Linux 5.8-rc1 . 46.65 |========================================================


ctx_clock
Context Switch Time
Clocks < Lower Is Better
Linux 5.7.1 ... 140 |======================================================
Linux 5.6.18 .. 146 |========================================================
Linux 5.8-rc1 . 150 |==========================================================


WireGuard + Linux Networking Stack Stress Test

Seconds < Lower Is Better
Linux 5.7.1 ... 174.93 |=====================================================
Linux 5.6.18 .. 168.28 |===================================================
Linux 5.8-rc1 . 180.29 |=======================================================


Flexible IO Tester 3.18
Type: Random Read - Engine: IO_uring - Buffered: No - Direct: Yes - Block Size: 2MB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory
MB/s > Higher Is Better
Linux 5.7.1 ... 3015 |=====================================================
Linux 5.6.18 .. 3188 |=========================================================
Linux 5.8-rc1 . 3214 |=========================================================


Flexible IO Tester 3.18
Type: Random Read - Engine: IO_uring - Buffered: No - Direct: Yes - Block Size: 2MB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory
IOPS > Higher Is Better
Linux 5.7.1 ... 1504 |=====================================================
Linux 5.6.18 .. 1590 |=========================================================
Linux 5.8-rc1 . 1603 |=========================================================


Stress-NG 0.11.07
Test: NUMA
Bogo Ops/s > Higher Is Better
Linux 5.7.1 ... 327.10 |=======================================================
Linux 5.6.18 .. 318.33 |======================================================
Linux 5.8-rc1 . 307.75 |====================================================


Stress-NG 0.11.07
Test: CPU Cache
Bogo Ops/s > Higher Is Better
Linux 5.7.1 ... 22.09 |========================================================
Linux 5.6.18 .. 21.18 |======================================================
Linux 5.8-rc1 . 20.80 |=====================================================


Flexible IO Tester 3.18
Type: Sequential Write - Engine: IO_uring - Buffered: No - Direct: No - Block Size: 4KB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory
MB/s > Higher Is Better
Linux 5.7.1 ... 1098 |========================================================
Linux 5.6.18 .. 1114 |=========================================================
Linux 5.8-rc1 . 1061 |======================================================


SVT-AV1 0.8
Encoder Mode: Enc Mode 0 - Input: 1080p
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Linux 5.7.1 ... 0.127 |========================================================
Linux 5.6.18 .. 0.125 |=======================================================
Linux 5.8-rc1 . 0.121 |=====================================================


Flexible IO Tester 3.18
Type: Sequential Write - Engine: IO_uring - Buffered: No - Direct: No - Block Size: 4KB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory
IOPS > Higher Is Better
Linux 5.7.1 ... 281333 |======================================================
Linux 5.6.18 .. 285000 |=======================================================
Linux 5.8-rc1 . 271667 |====================================================


Ethr 2019-01-02
Server Address: localhost - Protocol: UDP - Test: Bandwidth - Threads: 32
Mbits/sec > Higher Is Better
Linux 5.7.1 ... 303128.50 |==================================================
Linux 5.6.18 .. 305387.72 |==================================================
Linux 5.8-rc1 . 317592.22 |====================================================


Flexible IO Tester 3.18
Type: Random Read - Engine: IO_uring - Buffered: No - Direct: No - Block Size: 2MB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory
IOPS > Higher Is Better
Linux 5.7.1 ... 1508 |=======================================================
Linux 5.6.18 .. 1577 |=========================================================
Linux 5.8-rc1 . 1563 |========================================================


Flexible IO Tester 3.18
Type: Random Read - Engine: IO_uring - Buffered: No - Direct: No - Block Size: 2MB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory
MB/s > Higher Is Better
Linux 5.7.1 ... 3023 |=======================================================
Linux 5.6.18 .. 3160 |=========================================================
Linux 5.8-rc1 . 3133 |=========================================================


Flexible IO Tester 3.18
Type: Random Write - Engine: IO_uring - Buffered: No - Direct: Yes - Block Size: 4KB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory
MB/s > Higher Is Better
Linux 5.7.1 ... 1102 |========================================================
Linux 5.6.18 .. 1129 |=========================================================
Linux 5.8-rc1 . 1081 |=======================================================


OSBench
Test: Create Threads
us Per Event < Lower Is Better
Linux 5.7.1 ... 9.030501 |=====================================================
Linux 5.6.18 .. 9.023667 |=====================================================
Linux 5.8-rc1 . 8.653005 |===================================================


Flexible IO Tester 3.18
Type: Random Write - Engine: IO_uring - Buffered: No - Direct: Yes - Block Size: 4KB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory
IOPS > Higher Is Better
Linux 5.7.1 ... 282000 |======================================================
Linux 5.6.18 .. 288667 |=======================================================
Linux 5.8-rc1 . 276667 |=====================================================


Ethr 2019-01-02
Server Address: localhost - Protocol: HTTP - Test: Bandwidth - Threads: 1
Mbits/sec > Higher Is Better
Linux 5.7.1 ... 2296.32 |====================================================
Linux 5.6.18 .. 2369.65 |======================================================
Linux 5.8-rc1 . 2272.81 |====================================================


Facebook RocksDB 6.3.6
Test: Read While Writing
Op/s > Higher Is Better
Linux 5.7.1 ... 2925680 |====================================================
Linux 5.6.18 .. 2918303 |====================================================
Linux 5.8-rc1 . 3039406 |======================================================


Numenta Anomaly Benchmark 1.1
Detector: Earthgecko Skyline
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Linux 5.7.1 ... 91.15 |======================================================
Linux 5.6.18 .. 94.66 |========================================================
Linux 5.8-rc1 . 92.20 |=======================================================


Flexible IO Tester 3.18
Type: Random Write - Engine: IO_uring - Buffered: No - Direct: No - Block Size: 4KB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory
IOPS > Higher Is Better
Linux 5.7.1 ... 279667 |=====================================================
Linux 5.6.18 .. 288667 |=======================================================
Linux 5.8-rc1 . 278000 |=====================================================


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
Linux 5.7.1 ... 578 |========================================================
Linux 5.6.18 .. 600 |==========================================================
Linux 5.8-rc1 . 580 |========================================================


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
Linux 5.7.1 ... 1164 |=======================================================
Linux 5.6.18 .. 1208 |=========================================================
Linux 5.8-rc1 . 1167 |=======================================================


Flexible IO Tester 3.18
Type: Random Write - Engine: IO_uring - Buffered: No - Direct: No - Block Size: 4KB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory
MB/s > Higher Is Better
Linux 5.7.1 ... 1093 |=======================================================
Linux 5.6.18 .. 1127 |=========================================================
Linux 5.8-rc1 . 1086 |=======================================================


Flexible IO Tester 3.18
Type: Sequential Write - Engine: IO_uring - Buffered: No - Direct: Yes - Block Size: 4KB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory
MB/s > Higher Is Better
Linux 5.7.1 ... 1105 |========================================================
Linux 5.6.18 .. 1120 |=========================================================
Linux 5.8-rc1 . 1081 |=======================================================


Flexible IO Tester 3.18
Type: Sequential Write - Engine: IO_uring - Buffered: No - Direct: Yes - Block Size: 4KB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory
IOPS > Higher Is Better
Linux 5.7.1 ... 283000 |======================================================
Linux 5.6.18 .. 286667 |=======================================================
Linux 5.8-rc1 . 277000 |=====================================================


libavif avifenc 0.7.3
Encoder Speed: 10
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Linux 5.7.1 ... 4.373 |========================================================
Linux 5.6.18 .. 4.229 |======================================================
Linux 5.8-rc1 . 4.319 |=======================================================


Stress-NG 0.11.07
Test: Forking
Bogo Ops/s > Higher Is Better
Linux 5.7.1 ... 80697.34 |=====================================================
Linux 5.6.18 .. 78064.71 |===================================================
Linux 5.8-rc1 . 78876.87 |====================================================


libavif avifenc 0.7.3
Encoder Speed: 8
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Linux 5.7.1 ... 4.573 |========================================================
Linux 5.6.18 .. 4.434 |======================================================
Linux 5.8-rc1 . 4.454 |=======================================================


Java Gradle Build
Gradle Build: Reactor
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Linux 5.7.1 ... 192.34 |=======================================================
Linux 5.6.18 .. 192.77 |=======================================================
Linux 5.8-rc1 . 186.99 |=====================================================


Flexible IO Tester 3.18
Type: Random Write - Engine: IO_uring - Buffered: Yes - Direct: Yes - Block Size: 2MB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory
MB/s > Higher Is Better
Linux 5.7.1 ... 1157 |=======================================================
Linux 5.6.18 .. 1183 |=========================================================
Linux 5.8-rc1 . 1190 |=========================================================


OSBench
Test: Create Files
us Per Event < Lower Is Better
Linux 5.7.1 ... 10.24 |======================================================
Linux 5.6.18 .. 10.53 |========================================================
Linux 5.8-rc1 . 10.43 |=======================================================


Flexible IO Tester 3.18
Type: Random Write - Engine: IO_uring - Buffered: Yes - Direct: Yes - Block Size: 2MB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory
IOPS > Higher Is Better
Linux 5.7.1 ... 575 |========================================================
Linux 5.6.18 .. 588 |==========================================================
Linux 5.8-rc1 . 591 |==========================================================


LevelDB 1.22
Benchmark: Fill Sync
Microseconds Per Op < Lower Is Better
Linux 5.7.1 ... 6686.77 |======================================================
Linux 5.6.18 .. 6510.90 |=====================================================
Linux 5.8-rc1 . 6566.04 |=====================================================


DaCapo Benchmark 9.12-MR1
Java Test: Jython
msec < Lower Is Better
Linux 5.7.1 ... 3273 |========================================================
Linux 5.6.18 .. 3318 |========================================================
Linux 5.8-rc1 . 3359 |=========================================================


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
Linux 5.7.1 ... 547667 |=======================================================
Linux 5.6.18 .. 534333 |======================================================
Linux 5.8-rc1 . 545667 |=======================================================


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
Linux 5.7.1 ... 2139 |=========================================================
Linux 5.6.18 .. 2087 |========================================================
Linux 5.8-rc1 . 2132 |=========================================================


SVT-HEVC 1.4.1
1080p 8-bit YUV To HEVC Video Encode
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Linux 5.7.1 ... 64.22 |=======================================================
Linux 5.6.18 .. 65.82 |========================================================
Linux 5.8-rc1 . 64.91 |=======================================================


OSBench
Test: Create Processes
us Per Event < Lower Is Better
Linux 5.7.1 ... 16.81 |========================================================
Linux 5.6.18 .. 16.41 |=======================================================
Linux 5.8-rc1 . 16.53 |=======================================================


Ethr 2019-01-02
Server Address: localhost - Protocol: TCP - Test: Connections/s - Threads: 1
Connections/sec > Higher Is Better
Linux 5.7.1 ... 21620 |=======================================================
Linux 5.6.18 .. 21990 |========================================================
Linux 5.8-rc1 . 21517 |=======================================================


LevelDB 1.22
Benchmark: Seek Random
Microseconds Per Op < Lower Is Better
Linux 5.7.1 ... 10.45 |=======================================================
Linux 5.6.18 .. 10.67 |========================================================
Linux 5.8-rc1 . 10.53 |=======================================================


Stress-NG 0.11.07
Test: Semaphores
Bogo Ops/s > Higher Is Better
Linux 5.7.1 ... 1390089.87 |===================================================
Linux 5.6.18 .. 1367918.82 |==================================================
Linux 5.8-rc1 . 1393340.66 |===================================================


Facebook RocksDB 6.3.6
Test: Random Fill Sync
Op/s > Higher Is Better
Linux 5.7.1 ... 2834 |========================================================
Linux 5.6.18 .. 2880 |=========================================================
Linux 5.8-rc1 . 2885 |=========================================================


LuxCoreRender 2.3
Scene: DLSC
M samples/sec > Higher Is Better
Linux 5.7.1 ... 2.27 |=========================================================
Linux 5.6.18 .. 2.23 |========================================================
Linux 5.8-rc1 . 2.25 |========================================================


Numenta Anomaly Benchmark 1.1
Detector: Bayesian Changepoint
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Linux 5.7.1 ... 35.97 |========================================================
Linux 5.6.18 .. 35.35 |=======================================================
Linux 5.8-rc1 . 35.77 |========================================================


Stress-NG 0.11.07
Test: Matrix Math
Bogo Ops/s > Higher Is Better
Linux 5.7.1 ... 64188.29 |====================================================
Linux 5.6.18 .. 65278.85 |=====================================================
Linux 5.8-rc1 . 64398.68 |====================================================


Zstd Compression 1.4.5
Compression Level: 3
MB/s > Higher Is Better
Linux 5.7.1 ... 2911.3 |=======================================================
Linux 5.6.18 .. 2868.6 |======================================================
Linux 5.8-rc1 . 2908.4 |=======================================================


Stress-NG 0.11.07
Test: MEMFD
Bogo Ops/s > Higher Is Better
Linux 5.7.1 ... 1264.45 |======================================================
Linux 5.6.18 .. 1247.95 |=====================================================
Linux 5.8-rc1 . 1246.35 |=====================================================


GIMP 2.10.18
Test: resize
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Linux 5.7.1 ... 6.104 |========================================================
Linux 5.6.18 .. 6.059 |=======================================================
Linux 5.8-rc1 . 6.141 |========================================================


GNU Octave Benchmark 5.2.0

Seconds < Lower Is Better
Linux 5.7.1 ... 5.939 |========================================================
Linux 5.6.18 .. 5.868 |=======================================================
Linux 5.8-rc1 . 5.861 |=======================================================


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
Linux 5.7.1 ... 306 |=========================================================
Linux 5.6.18 .. 307 |=========================================================
Linux 5.8-rc1 . 310 |==========================================================


Flexible IO Tester 3.18
Type: Sequential Read - Engine: IO_uring - Buffered: Yes - Direct: Yes - Block Size: 4KB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory
IOPS > Higher Is Better
Linux 5.7.1 ... 548667 |=======================================================
Linux 5.6.18 .. 550000 |=======================================================
Linux 5.8-rc1 . 543000 |======================================================


Embree 3.9.0
Binary: Pathtracer ISPC - Model: Crown
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Linux 5.7.1 ... 17.71 |========================================================
Linux 5.6.18 .. 17.71 |========================================================
Linux 5.8-rc1 . 17.49 |=======================================================


Flexible IO Tester 3.18
Type: Sequential Read - Engine: IO_uring - Buffered: Yes - Direct: Yes - Block Size: 4KB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory
MB/s > Higher Is Better
Linux 5.7.1 ... 2143 |=========================================================
Linux 5.6.18 .. 2148 |=========================================================
Linux 5.8-rc1 . 2122 |========================================================


GIMP 2.10.18
Test: auto-levels
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Linux 5.7.1 ... 9.625 |========================================================
Linux 5.6.18 .. 9.584 |=======================================================
Linux 5.8-rc1 . 9.699 |========================================================


Nettle 3.5.1
Test: aes256
Mbyte/s > Higher Is Better
Linux 5.7.1 ... 8178.51 |======================================================
Linux 5.6.18 .. 8089.86 |=====================================================
Linux 5.8-rc1 . 8081.85 |=====================================================


Ethr 2019-01-02
Server Address: localhost - Protocol: TCP - Test: Bandwidth - Threads: 16
Mbits/sec > Higher Is Better
Linux 5.7.1 ... 110926.44 |===================================================
Linux 5.6.18 .. 112236.00 |====================================================
Linux 5.8-rc1 . 111652.44 |====================================================


Ethr 2019-01-02
Server Address: localhost - Protocol: TCP - Test: Bandwidth - Threads: 32
Mbits/sec > Higher Is Better
Linux 5.7.1 ... 100877.56 |===================================================
Linux 5.6.18 .. 101822.67 |====================================================
Linux 5.8-rc1 . 102036.89 |====================================================


Embree 3.9.0
Binary: Pathtracer - Model: Crown
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Linux 5.7.1 ... 15.50 |========================================================
Linux 5.6.18 .. 15.33 |=======================================================
Linux 5.8-rc1 . 15.49 |========================================================


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
Linux 5.7.1 ... 619 |=========================================================
Linux 5.6.18 .. 621 |==========================================================
Linux 5.8-rc1 . 626 |==========================================================


dav1d 0.7.0
Video Input: Chimera 1080p
FPS > Higher Is Better
Linux 5.7.1 ... 800.01 |=======================================================
Linux 5.6.18 .. 797.79 |=======================================================
Linux 5.8-rc1 . 791.68 |======================================================


Flexible IO Tester 3.18
Type: Random Read - Engine: IO_uring - Buffered: Yes - Direct: Yes - Block Size: 2MB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory
IOPS > Higher Is Better
Linux 5.7.1 ... 295 |=========================================================
Linux 5.6.18 .. 298 |==========================================================
Linux 5.8-rc1 . 298 |==========================================================


DaCapo Benchmark 9.12-MR1
Java Test: Tradesoap
msec < Lower Is Better
Linux 5.7.1 ... 2900 |========================================================
Linux 5.6.18 .. 2924 |=========================================================
Linux 5.8-rc1 . 2929 |=========================================================


Ethr 2019-01-02
Server Address: localhost - Protocol: HTTP - Test: Bandwidth - Threads: 32
Mbits/sec > Higher Is Better
Linux 5.7.1 ... 6159.47 |======================================================
Linux 5.6.18 .. 6153.51 |=====================================================
Linux 5.8-rc1 . 6214.74 |======================================================


Flexible IO Tester 3.18
Type: Random Read - Engine: IO_uring - Buffered: Yes - Direct: Yes - Block Size: 2MB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory
MB/s > Higher Is Better
Linux 5.7.1 ... 597 |==========================================================
Linux 5.6.18 .. 602 |==========================================================
Linux 5.8-rc1 . 602 |==========================================================


DaCapo Benchmark 9.12-MR1
Java Test: Tradebeans
msec < Lower Is Better
Linux 5.7.1 ... 2455 |=========================================================
Linux 5.6.18 .. 2475 |=========================================================
Linux 5.8-rc1 . 2475 |=========================================================


Facebook RocksDB 6.3.6
Test: Random Read
Op/s > Higher Is Better
Linux 5.7.1 ... 68617474 |=====================================================
Linux 5.6.18 .. 68092939 |=====================================================
Linux 5.8-rc1 . 68361075 |=====================================================


OSBench
Test: Memory Allocations
Ns Per Event < Lower Is Better
Linux 5.7.1 ... 55.56 |========================================================
Linux 5.6.18 .. 55.30 |========================================================
Linux 5.8-rc1 . 55.72 |========================================================


Stress-NG 0.11.07
Test: Memory Copying
Bogo Ops/s > Higher Is Better
Linux 5.7.1 ... 3561.35 |======================================================
Linux 5.6.18 .. 3543.50 |======================================================
Linux 5.8-rc1 . 3535.48 |======================================================


LevelDB 1.22
Benchmark: Random Read
Microseconds Per Op < Lower Is Better
Linux 5.7.1 ... 8.804 |========================================================
Linux 5.6.18 .. 8.831 |========================================================
Linux 5.8-rc1 . 8.868 |========================================================


Flexible IO Tester 3.18
Type: Random Read - Engine: IO_uring - Buffered: No - Direct: Yes - Block Size: 4KB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory
IOPS > Higher Is Better
Linux 5.7.1 ... 139000 |=======================================================
Linux 5.6.18 .. 138000 |=======================================================
Linux 5.8-rc1 . 138000 |=======================================================


Flexible IO Tester 3.18
Type: Random Read - Engine: IO_uring - Buffered: No - Direct: No - Block Size: 4KB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory
IOPS > Higher Is Better
Linux 5.7.1 ... 139000 |=======================================================
Linux 5.6.18 .. 138000 |=======================================================
Linux 5.8-rc1 . 138000 |=======================================================


SVT-AV1 0.8
Encoder Mode: Enc Mode 8 - Input: 1080p
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Linux 5.7.1 ... 38.28 |========================================================
Linux 5.6.18 .. 38.55 |========================================================
Linux 5.8-rc1 . 38.39 |========================================================


dav1d 0.7.0
Video Input: Summer Nature 1080p
FPS > Higher Is Better
Linux 5.7.1 ... 745.07 |=======================================================
Linux 5.6.18 .. 740.26 |=======================================================
Linux 5.8-rc1 . 745.38 |=======================================================


libavif avifenc 0.7.3
Encoder Speed: 2
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Linux 5.7.1 ... 43.03 |========================================================
Linux 5.6.18 .. 42.74 |========================================================
Linux 5.8-rc1 . 42.87 |========================================================


Flexible IO Tester 3.18
Type: Sequential Read - Engine: IO_uring - Buffered: Yes - Direct: Yes - Block Size: 2MB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory
IOPS > Higher Is Better
Linux 5.7.1 ... 310 |==========================================================
Linux 5.6.18 .. 309 |==========================================================
Linux 5.8-rc1 . 311 |==========================================================


Flexible IO Tester 3.18
Type: Sequential Read - Engine: IO_uring - Buffered: Yes - Direct: Yes - Block Size: 2MB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory
MB/s > Higher Is Better
Linux 5.7.1 ... 626 |==========================================================
Linux 5.6.18 .. 624 |==========================================================
Linux 5.8-rc1 . 628 |==========================================================


dav1d 0.7.0
Video Input: Summer Nature 4K
FPS > Higher Is Better
Linux 5.7.1 ... 185.56 |=======================================================
Linux 5.6.18 .. 186.47 |=======================================================
Linux 5.8-rc1 . 186.71 |=======================================================


LevelDB 1.22
Benchmark: Hot Read
Microseconds Per Op < Lower Is Better
Linux 5.7.1 ... 8.847 |========================================================
Linux 5.6.18 .. 8.793 |========================================================
Linux 5.8-rc1 . 8.812 |========================================================


Stress-NG 0.11.07
Test: Glibc C String Functions
Bogo Ops/s > Higher Is Better
Linux 5.7.1 ... 843964.91 |====================================================
Linux 5.6.18 .. 849067.34 |====================================================
Linux 5.8-rc1 . 848644.19 |====================================================


Darktable 3.0.1
Test: Server Rack - Acceleration: CPU-only
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Linux 5.7.1 ... 0.166 |========================================================
Linux 5.6.18 .. 0.167 |========================================================
Linux 5.8-rc1 . 0.167 |========================================================


Numenta Anomaly Benchmark 1.1
Detector: Relative Entropy
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Linux 5.7.1 ... 16.52 |========================================================
Linux 5.6.18 .. 16.54 |========================================================
Linux 5.8-rc1 . 16.45 |========================================================


Ethr 2019-01-02
Server Address: localhost - Protocol: HTTP - Test: Bandwidth - Threads: 16
Mbits/sec > Higher Is Better
Linux 5.7.1 ... 6698.42 |======================================================
Linux 5.6.18 .. 6658.77 |======================================================
Linux 5.8-rc1 . 6664.04 |======================================================


Nebular Empirical Analysis Tool 2020-02-29

Seconds < Lower Is Better
Linux 5.7.1 ... 14.28 |========================================================
Linux 5.6.18 .. 14.24 |========================================================
Linux 5.8-rc1 . 14.32 |========================================================


Stress-NG 0.11.07
Test: Glibc Qsort Data Sorting
Bogo Ops/s > Higher Is Better
Linux 5.7.1 ... 237.35 |=======================================================
Linux 5.6.18 .. 237.27 |=======================================================
Linux 5.8-rc1 . 238.63 |=======================================================


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
Linux 5.7.1 ... 528 |==========================================================
Linux 5.6.18 .. 526 |==========================================================
Linux 5.8-rc1 . 525 |==========================================================


OSBench
Test: Launch Programs
us Per Event < Lower Is Better
Linux 5.7.1 ... 25.50 |========================================================
Linux 5.6.18 .. 25.36 |========================================================
Linux 5.8-rc1 . 25.36 |========================================================


SVT-AV1 0.8
Encoder Mode: Enc Mode 4 - Input: 1080p
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Linux 5.7.1 ... 4.247 |========================================================
Linux 5.6.18 .. 4.244 |========================================================
Linux 5.8-rc1 . 4.267 |========================================================


Timed Clash Compilation
Time To Compile
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Linux 5.7.1 ... 3.601 |========================================================
Linux 5.6.18 .. 3.618 |========================================================
Linux 5.8-rc1 . 3.620 |========================================================


OpenVKL 0.9
Benchmark: vklBenchmark
Items / Sec > Higher Is Better
Linux 5.7.1 ... 193.22 |=======================================================
Linux 5.6.18 .. 193.56 |=======================================================
Linux 5.8-rc1 . 192.58 |=======================================================


Darktable 3.0.1
Test: Server Room - Acceleration: CPU-only
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Linux 5.7.1 ... 3.588 |========================================================
Linux 5.6.18 .. 3.575 |========================================================
Linux 5.8-rc1 . 3.593 |========================================================


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
Linux 5.7.1 ... 629 |==========================================================
Linux 5.6.18 .. 626 |==========================================================
Linux 5.8-rc1 . 627 |==========================================================


libavif avifenc 0.7.3
Encoder Speed: 0
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Linux 5.7.1 ... 70.99 |========================================================
Linux 5.6.18 .. 71.10 |========================================================
Linux 5.8-rc1 . 70.77 |========================================================


Stress-NG 0.11.07
Test: SENDFILE
Bogo Ops/s > Higher Is Better
Linux 5.7.1 ... 2301.66 |======================================================
Linux 5.6.18 .. 2305.80 |======================================================
Linux 5.8-rc1 . 2312.38 |======================================================


SVT-VP9 0.1
Tuning: Visual Quality Optimized - Input: Bosphorus 1080p
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Linux 5.7.1 ... 188.76 |=======================================================
Linux 5.6.18 .. 189.63 |=======================================================
Linux 5.8-rc1 . 189.31 |=======================================================


Darktable 3.0.1
Test: Masskrug - Acceleration: CPU-only
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Linux 5.7.1 ... 4.612 |========================================================
Linux 5.6.18 .. 4.603 |========================================================
Linux 5.8-rc1 . 4.623 |========================================================


GIMP 2.10.18
Test: unsharp-mask
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Linux 5.7.1 ... 11.87 |========================================================
Linux 5.6.18 .. 11.83 |========================================================
Linux 5.8-rc1 . 11.88 |========================================================


SVT-VP9 0.1
Tuning: PSNR/SSIM Optimized - Input: Bosphorus 1080p
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Linux 5.7.1 ... 214.44 |=======================================================
Linux 5.6.18 .. 215.34 |=======================================================
Linux 5.8-rc1 . 215.21 |=======================================================


RawTherapee
Total Benchmark Time
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Linux 5.7.1 ... 54.66 |========================================================
Linux 5.6.18 .. 54.47 |========================================================
Linux 5.8-rc1 . 54.69 |========================================================


LuxCoreRender 2.3
Scene: Rainbow Colors and Prism
M samples/sec > Higher Is Better
Linux 5.7.1 ... 2.49 |=========================================================
Linux 5.6.18 .. 2.50 |=========================================================
Linux 5.8-rc1 . 2.49 |=========================================================


Darktable 3.0.1
Test: Boat - Acceleration: CPU-only
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Linux 5.7.1 ... 14.13 |========================================================
Linux 5.6.18 .. 14.08 |========================================================
Linux 5.8-rc1 . 14.13 |========================================================


Flexible IO Tester 3.18
Type: Random Read - Engine: IO_uring - Buffered: No - Direct: Yes - Block Size: 4KB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory
MB/s > Higher Is Better
Linux 5.7.1 ... 541 |==========================================================
Linux 5.6.18 .. 539 |==========================================================
Linux 5.8-rc1 . 539 |==========================================================


Flexible IO Tester 3.18
Type: Random Read - Engine: IO_uring - Buffered: No - Direct: No - Block Size: 4KB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory
MB/s > Higher Is Better
Linux 5.7.1 ... 541 |==========================================================
Linux 5.6.18 .. 539 |==========================================================
Linux 5.8-rc1 . 539 |==========================================================


Coremark 1.0
CoreMark Size 666 - Iterations Per Second
Iterations/Sec > Higher Is Better
Linux 5.7.1 ... 517918.78 |====================================================
Linux 5.6.18 .. 516523.33 |====================================================
Linux 5.8-rc1 . 516140.92 |====================================================


Zstd Compression 1.4.5
Compression Level: 19
MB/s > Higher Is Better
Linux 5.7.1 ... 30.3 |=========================================================
Linux 5.6.18 .. 30.3 |=========================================================
Linux 5.8-rc1 . 30.2 |=========================================================


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
Linux 5.7.1 ... 311 |==========================================================
Linux 5.6.18 .. 310 |==========================================================
Linux 5.8-rc1 . 310 |==========================================================


GIMP 2.10.18
Test: rotate
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Linux 5.7.1 ... 9.610 |========================================================
Linux 5.6.18 .. 9.640 |========================================================
Linux 5.8-rc1 . 9.627 |========================================================


SVT-VP9 0.1
Tuning: VMAF Optimized - Input: Bosphorus 1080p
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Linux 5.7.1 ... 206.27 |=======================================================
Linux 5.6.18 .. 206.91 |=======================================================
Linux 5.8-rc1 . 206.45 |=======================================================


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
Linux 5.7.1 ... 135000 |=======================================================
Linux 5.6.18 .. 135000 |=======================================================
Linux 5.8-rc1 . 134667 |=======================================================


Stress-NG 0.11.07
Test: CPU Stress
Bogo Ops/s > Higher Is Better
Linux 5.7.1 ... 4721.60 |======================================================
Linux 5.6.18 .. 4710.57 |======================================================
Linux 5.8-rc1 . 4716.71 |======================================================


BRL-CAD 7.30.8
VGR Performance Metric
VGR Performance Metric > Higher Is Better
Linux 5.7.1 ... 192509 |=======================================================
Linux 5.6.18 .. 192085 |=======================================================
Linux 5.8-rc1 . 192294 |=======================================================


Numenta Anomaly Benchmark 1.1
Detector: EXPoSE
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Linux 5.7.1 ... 620.33 |=======================================================
Linux 5.6.18 .. 619.12 |=======================================================
Linux 5.8-rc1 . 619.62 |=======================================================


Flexible IO Tester 3.18
Type: Random Read - Engine: IO_uring - Buffered: Yes - Direct: Yes - Block Size: 4KB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory
MB/s > Higher Is Better
Linux 5.7.1 ... 526 |==========================================================
Linux 5.6.18 .. 527 |==========================================================
Linux 5.8-rc1 . 526 |==========================================================


Stress-NG 0.11.07
Test: Malloc
Bogo Ops/s > Higher Is Better
Linux 5.7.1 ... 71871096.59 |==================================================
Linux 5.6.18 .. 71926594.68 |==================================================
Linux 5.8-rc1 . 71802070.84 |==================================================


Flexible IO Tester 3.18
Type: Sequential Read - Engine: IO_uring - Buffered: No - Direct: Yes - Block Size: 4KB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory
IOPS > Higher Is Better
Linux 5.7.1 ... 398667 |=======================================================
Linux 5.6.18 .. 398000 |=======================================================
Linux 5.8-rc1 . 398667 |=======================================================


Flexible IO Tester 3.18
Type: Sequential Read - Engine: IO_uring - Buffered: No - Direct: No - Block Size: 4KB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory
IOPS > Higher Is Better
Linux 5.7.1 ... 399000 |=======================================================
Linux 5.6.18 .. 398333 |=======================================================
Linux 5.8-rc1 . 399000 |=======================================================


Numenta Anomaly Benchmark 1.1
Detector: Windowed Gaussian
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Linux 5.7.1 ... 7.524 |========================================================
Linux 5.6.18 .. 7.534 |========================================================
Linux 5.8-rc1 . 7.528 |========================================================


Stress-NG 0.11.07
Test: Vector Math
Bogo Ops/s > Higher Is Better
Linux 5.7.1 ... 94528.43 |=====================================================
Linux 5.6.18 .. 94412.26 |=====================================================
Linux 5.8-rc1 . 94536.28 |=====================================================


Flexible IO Tester 3.18
Type: Sequential Read - Engine: IO_uring - Buffered: No - Direct: Yes - Block Size: 4KB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory
MB/s > Higher Is Better
Linux 5.7.1 ... 1557 |=========================================================
Linux 5.6.18 .. 1555 |=========================================================
Linux 5.8-rc1 . 1557 |=========================================================


Flexible IO Tester 3.18
Type: Sequential Read - Engine: IO_uring - Buffered: No - Direct: No - Block Size: 4KB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory
MB/s > Higher Is Better
Linux 5.7.1 ... 1558 |=========================================================
Linux 5.6.18 .. 1556 |=========================================================
Linux 5.8-rc1 . 1558 |=========================================================


Nettle 3.5.1
Test: poly1305-aes
Mbyte/s > Higher Is Better
Linux 5.7.1 ... 3733.94 |======================================================
Linux 5.6.18 .. 3735.10 |======================================================
Linux 5.8-rc1 . 3730.86 |======================================================


Timed Linux Kernel Compilation 5.4
Time To Compile
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Linux 5.7.1 ... 61.97 |========================================================
Linux 5.6.18 .. 62.01 |========================================================
Linux 5.8-rc1 . 61.95 |========================================================


dav1d 0.7.0
Video Input: Chimera 1080p 10-bit
FPS > Higher Is Better
Linux 5.7.1 ... 132.29 |=======================================================
Linux 5.6.18 .. 132.21 |=======================================================
Linux 5.8-rc1 . 132.31 |=======================================================


Chaos Group V-RAY 4.10.07
Mode: CPU
Ksamples > Higher Is Better
Linux 5.7.1 ... 19890 |========================================================
Linux 5.6.18 .. 19878 |========================================================
Linux 5.8-rc1 . 19893 |========================================================


Nettle 3.5.1
Test: chacha
Mbyte/s > Higher Is Better
Linux 5.7.1 ... 1359.53 |======================================================
Linux 5.6.18 .. 1359.79 |======================================================
Linux 5.8-rc1 . 1359.17 |======================================================


Nettle 3.5.1
Test: sha512
Mbyte/s > Higher Is Better
Linux 5.7.1 ... 640.86 |=======================================================
Linux 5.6.18 .. 641.11 |=======================================================
Linux 5.8-rc1 . 640.94 |=======================================================


Stress-NG 0.11.07
Test: Crypto
Bogo Ops/s > Higher Is Better
Linux 5.7.1 ... 2679.41 |======================================================
Linux 5.6.18 .. 2678.96 |======================================================
Linux 5.8-rc1 . 2679.74 |======================================================


Stress-NG 0.11.07
Test: RdRand
Bogo Ops/s > Higher Is Better
Linux 5.7.1 ... 195281.65 |====================================================
Linux 5.6.18 .. 195281.04 |====================================================
Linux 5.8-rc1 . 195276.17 |====================================================


LevelDB 1.22
Benchmark: Fill Sync
MB/s > Higher Is Better
Linux 5.7.1 ... 0.3 |==========================================================
Linux 5.6.18 .. 0.3 |==========================================================
Linux 5.8-rc1 . 0.3 |==========================================================


Flexible IO Tester 3.18
Type: Random Read - Engine: IO_uring - Buffered: Yes - Direct: Yes - Block Size: 4KB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory
IOPS > Higher Is Better
Linux 5.7.1 ... 135000 |=======================================================
Linux 5.6.18 .. 135000 |=======================================================
Linux 5.8-rc1 . 135000 |=======================================================


Facebook RocksDB 6.3.6
Test: Sequential Fill
Op/s > Higher Is Better
Linux 5.7.1 ... 1443199 |======================================================
Linux 5.6.18 .. 1283885 |================================================
Linux 5.8-rc1 . 1438186 |======================================================


Facebook RocksDB 6.3.6
Test: Random Fill
Op/s > Higher Is Better
Linux 5.7.1 ... 617777 |===================================
Linux 5.6.18 .. 617739 |===================================
Linux 5.8-rc1 . 980810 |=======================================================


Stress-NG 0.11.07
Test: Context Switching
Bogo Ops/s > Higher Is Better
Linux 5.7.1 ... 5329284.66 |=================================================
Linux 5.6.18 .. 5579161.24 |===================================================
Linux 5.8-rc1 . 3327083.98 |==============================


Stress-NG 0.11.07
Test: Atomic
Bogo Ops/s > Higher Is Better
Linux 5.7.1 ... 225290.48 |==================================================
Linux 5.6.18 .. 222717.87 |=================================================
Linux 5.8-rc1 . 235651.61 |====================================================


Stress-NG 0.11.07
Test: MMAP
Bogo Ops/s > Higher Is Better
Linux 5.7.1 ... 376.49 |=====================================================
Linux 5.6.18 .. 377.96 |=====================================================
Linux 5.8-rc1 . 389.06 |=======================================================


DaCapo Benchmark 9.12-MR1
Java Test: H2
msec < Lower Is Better
Linux 5.7.1 ... 2728 |=========================================================
Linux 5.6.18 .. 2750 |=========================================================
Linux 5.8-rc1 . 2735 |=========================================================


Ethr 2019-01-02
Server Address: localhost - Protocol: TCP - Test: Connections/s - Threads: 32
Connections/sec > Higher Is Better
Linux 5.7.1 ... 12454 |========================================================
Linux 5.6.18 .. 4537  |====================
Linux 5.8-rc1 . 4864  |======================


Ethr 2019-01-02
Server Address: localhost - Protocol: TCP - Test: Connections/s - Threads: 16
Connections/sec > Higher Is Better
Linux 5.7.1 ... 30598 |===========================
Linux 5.6.18 .. 31548 |============================
Linux 5.8-rc1 . 64031 |========================================================


Ethr 2019-01-02
Server Address: localhost - Protocol: UDP - Test: Bandwidth - Threads: 16
Mbits/sec > Higher Is Better
Linux 5.7.1 ... 254760.93 |====================================================
Linux 5.6.18 .. 249254.39 |===================================================
Linux 5.8-rc1 . 236456.28 |================================================


Sockperf 3.4
Test: Latency Under Load
usec < Lower Is Better
Linux 5.7.1 ... 18.50 |========================================================
Linux 5.6.18 .. 18.57 |========================================================
Linux 5.8-rc1 . 18.20 |=======================================================


Geometric Mean Of All Test Results
Result Composite - Linux 5.8 Kernel Benchmarking
Geometric Mean > Higher Is Better
Linux 5.7.1 ... 582.80 |=======================================================
Linux 5.6.18 .. 582.60 |=======================================================
Linux 5.8-rc1 . 584.53 |=======================================================


Number Of First Place Finishes
Wins - 176 Tests
Wins
Linux 5.7.1 ... 59 |=================================================
Linux 5.6.18 .. 71 |===========================================================
Linux 5.8-rc1 . 46 |======================================


Number Of Last Place Finishes
Losses - 176 Tests
Losses
Linux 5.7.1 ... 51 |===============================================
Linux 5.6.18 .. 61 |========================================================
Linux 5.8-rc1 . 64 |===========================================================