8700k kernel Intel Core i7-8700K testing with a ASUS TUF Z370-PLUS GAMING (2001 BIOS) and ASUS Intel UHD 630 3GB on Ubuntu 20.04 via the Phoronix Test Suite. 1: Processor: Intel Core i7-8700K @ 4.70GHz (6 Cores / 12 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS TUF Z370-PLUS GAMING (2001 BIOS), Chipset: Intel 8th Gen Core, Memory: 16GB, Disk: 128GB Toshiba THNSN5128GPU7, Graphics: ASUS Intel UHD 630 3GB (1200MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC887-VD, Monitor: VA2431, Network: Intel I219-V OS: Ubuntu 20.04, Kernel: 5.9.0-050900rc6daily20200923-generic (x86_64) 20200922, Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.36.4, Display Server: X Server 1.20.9, OpenGL: 4.6 Mesa 20.0.8, OpenCL: OpenCL 2.1, Compiler: GCC 9.3.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 2: Processor: Intel Core i7-8700K @ 4.70GHz (6 Cores / 12 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS TUF Z370-PLUS GAMING (2001 BIOS), Chipset: Intel 8th Gen Core, Memory: 16GB, Disk: 128GB Toshiba THNSN5128GPU7, Graphics: ASUS Intel UHD 630 3GB (1200MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC887-VD, Monitor: VA2431, Network: Intel I219-V OS: Ubuntu 20.04, Kernel: 5.9.0-050900rc6daily20200923-generic (x86_64) 20200922, Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.36.4, Display Server: X Server 1.20.9, OpenGL: 4.6 Mesa 20.0.8, OpenCL: OpenCL 2.1, Compiler: GCC 9.3.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 3: Processor: Intel Core i7-8700K @ 4.70GHz (6 Cores / 12 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS TUF Z370-PLUS GAMING (2001 BIOS), Chipset: Intel 8th Gen Core, Memory: 16GB, Disk: 128GB Toshiba THNSN5128GPU7, Graphics: ASUS Intel UHD 630 3GB (1200MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC887-VD, Monitor: VA2431, Network: Intel I219-V OS: Ubuntu 20.04, Kernel: 5.9.0-050900rc6daily20200923-generic (x86_64) 20200922, Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.36.4, Display Server: X Server 1.20.9, OpenGL: 4.6 Mesa 20.0.8, OpenCL: OpenCL 2.1, Compiler: GCC 9.3.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Timed Linux Kernel Compilation 5.10.20 Time To Compile Seconds < Lower Is Better 1 . 125.67 |=================================================================== 2 . 125.49 |=================================================================== 3 . 125.69 |===================================================================