Windows 11 vs. Linux - Intel Core i9 12900K Alder Lake
Intel Core i9-12900K testing by Michael Larabel for a future article.
Windows 11
Processor: Intel Core i9-12900K (16 Cores / 24 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS ROG STRIX Z690-E GAMING WIFI (0811 BIOS), Memory: 2 x 32768 MB 4400MHz Corsair CMK64GX5M2A4400C36-P, Disk: 1000GB Western Digital WDS100T1X0E-00AFY0, Graphics: Intel UHD 770, Audio: USB Audio 2.0 + NVIDIA Virtual Audio Device (Wave Extensible) (WDM) + NVIDIA HD Audio, Monitor: ASUS V8U, Network: Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX210 160MHz + Bluetooth Device (Personal Area )
OS: Microsoft Windows 11 Pro Build 22000, Kernel: 10.0.22000.469 (x86_64), File-System: NTFS, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160
Processor Notes: CPU Microcode: 0000000015000000
Java Notes: OpenJDK Runtime Environment 18.9 (build 11.0.6+10-LTS)
Python Notes: Python 3.7.1
Security Notes: VBS: Enabled and running + HVCI: Running + MBEC: Available
Ubuntu 22.04 Daily
Processor: Intel Core i9-12900K (16 Cores / 24 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS ROG STRIX Z690-E GAMING WIFI (0811 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Device 7aa7, Memory: 64GB, Disk: 1000GB Western Digital WDS100T1X0E-00AFY0, Graphics: ASUS Intel ADL-S GT1 3GB (1550MHz), Audio: Intel Device 7ad0, Monitor: ASUS VP28U, Network: Intel I225-V + Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX210/AX211/AX411
OS: Ubuntu 21.10, Kernel: 5.13.0-28-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 40.5, Display Server: X Server 1.20.13 + Wayland, OpenGL: 4.6 Mesa 21.2.2, Vulkan: 1.2.182, Compiler: GCC 11.2.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160
Kernel Notes: i915.force_probe=4680 - Transparent Huge Pages: madvise
Compiler Notes: --build=x86_64-linux-gnu --disable-vtable-verify --disable-werror --enable-bootstrap --enable-cet --enable-checking=release --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-default-pie --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-languages=c,ada,c++,go,brig,d,fortran,objc,obj-c++,m2 --enable-libphobos-checking=release --enable-libstdcxx-debug --enable-libstdcxx-time=yes --enable-link-serialization=2 --enable-multiarch --enable-multilib --enable-nls --enable-objc-gc=auto --enable-offload-targets=nvptx-none=/build/gcc-11-ZPT0kp/gcc-11-11.2.0/debian/tmp-nvptx/usr,amdgcn-amdhsa=/build/gcc-11-ZPT0kp/gcc-11-11.2.0/debian/tmp-gcn/usr --enable-plugin --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --host=x86_64-linux-gnu --program-prefix=x86_64-linux-gnu- --target=x86_64-linux-gnu --with-abi=m64 --with-arch-32=i686 --with-build-config=bootstrap-lto-lean --with-default-libstdcxx-abi=new --with-gcc-major-version-only --with-multilib-list=m32,m64,mx32 --with-target-system-zlib=auto --with-tune=generic --without-cuda-driver -v
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave (EPP: balance_performance) - CPU Microcode: 0x15 - Thermald 2.4.6
Java Notes: OpenJDK Runtime Environment (build 11.0.13+8-Ubuntu-0ubuntu1.21.10)
Python Notes: Python 3.9.7
Security Notes: itlb_multihit: Not affected + l1tf: Not affected + mds: Not affected + meltdown: Not affected + spec_store_bypass: Mitigation of SSB disabled via prctl and seccomp + spectre_v1: Mitigation of usercopy/swapgs barriers and __user pointer sanitization + spectre_v2: Mitigation of Enhanced IBRS IBPB: conditional RSB filling + srbds: Not affected + tsx_async_abort: Not affected
Ubuntu 22.04 + Linux 5.16
OS: Ubuntu 21.10, Kernel: 5.16.0-051600-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 40.5, Display Server: X Server 1.20.13 + Wayland, OpenGL: 4.6 Mesa 21.2.2, Vulkan: 1.2.182, Compiler: GCC 11.2.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160
Kernel Notes: Transparent Huge Pages: madvise
Compiler Notes: --build=x86_64-linux-gnu --disable-vtable-verify --disable-werror --enable-bootstrap --enable-cet --enable-checking=release --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-default-pie --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-languages=c,ada,c++,go,brig,d,fortran,objc,obj-c++,m2 --enable-libphobos-checking=release --enable-libstdcxx-debug --enable-libstdcxx-time=yes --enable-link-serialization=2 --enable-multiarch --enable-multilib --enable-nls --enable-objc-gc=auto --enable-offload-targets=nvptx-none=/build/gcc-11-ZPT0kp/gcc-11-11.2.0/debian/tmp-nvptx/usr,amdgcn-amdhsa=/build/gcc-11-ZPT0kp/gcc-11-11.2.0/debian/tmp-gcn/usr --enable-plugin --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --host=x86_64-linux-gnu --program-prefix=x86_64-linux-gnu- --target=x86_64-linux-gnu --with-abi=m64 --with-arch-32=i686 --with-build-config=bootstrap-lto-lean --with-default-libstdcxx-abi=new --with-gcc-major-version-only --with-multilib-list=m32,m64,mx32 --with-target-system-zlib=auto --with-tune=generic --without-cuda-driver -v
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave (EPP: balance_performance) - CPU Microcode: 0x15 - Thermald 2.4.6
Java Notes: OpenJDK Runtime Environment (build 11.0.13+8-Ubuntu-0ubuntu1.21.10)
Python Notes: Python 3.9.7
Security Notes: itlb_multihit: Not affected + l1tf: Not affected + mds: Not affected + meltdown: Not affected + spec_store_bypass: Mitigation of SSB disabled via prctl + spectre_v1: Mitigation of usercopy/swapgs barriers and __user pointer sanitization + spectre_v2: Mitigation of Enhanced IBRS IBPB: conditional RSB filling + srbds: Not affected + tsx_async_abort: Not affected
Ubuntu 22.04 + Linux 5.17-rc3
Processor: Intel Core i9-12900K (16 Cores / 24 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS ROG STRIX Z690-E GAMING WIFI (0811 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Device 7aa7, Memory: 64GB, Disk: 1000GB Western Digital WDS100T1X0E-00AFY0, Graphics: ASUS Intel AlderLake-S GT1 (1550MHz), Audio: Intel Device 7ad0, Monitor: ASUS VP28U, Network: Intel I225-V + Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX210/AX211/AX411
OS: Ubuntu 21.10, Kernel: 5.17.0-051700rc3-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 40.5, Display Server: X Server 1.20.13 + Wayland, Vulkan: 1.2.182, Compiler: GCC 11.2.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160
Clear Linux 35810
Processor: Intel Core i9-12900K (16 Cores / 24 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS ROG STRIX Z690-E GAMING WIFI (0811 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Device 7aa7, Memory: 64GB, Disk: 1000GB Western Digital WDS100T1X0E-00AFY0, Graphics: ASUS Intel ADL-S GT1 3GB (1550MHz), Audio: Intel Device 7ad0, Monitor: ASUS VP28U, Network: Intel + Intel Device 2725
OS: Clear Linux OS 35810, Kernel: 5.16.7-1122.native (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 41.3, Display Server: X Server 1.21.1.3, OpenGL: 4.6 Mesa 21.3.5, Vulkan: 1.2.195, Compiler: GCC 11.2.1 20220205 releases/gcc-11.2.0-738-g202be9f69a + Clang 13.0.0 + LLVM 13.0.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160
Kernel Notes: Transparent Huge Pages: always
Environment Notes: FFLAGS="-g -O3 -feliminate-unused-debug-types -pipe -Wall -Wp,-D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2 -fexceptions -m64 -fasynchronous-unwind-tables -Wp,-D_REENTRANT -ftree-loop-distribute-patterns -Wl,-z -Wl,now -Wl,-z -Wl,relro -malign-data=abi -fno-semantic-interposition -ftree-vectorize -ftree-loop-vectorize -Wl,--enable-new-dtags" CXXFLAGS="-g -O3 -feliminate-unused-debug-types -pipe -Wall -Wp,-D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2 -fexceptions -Wformat -Wformat-security -m64 -fasynchronous-unwind-tables -Wp,-D_REENTRANT -ftree-loop-distribute-patterns -Wl,-z -Wl,now -Wl,-z -Wl,relro -fno-semantic-interposition -ffat-lto-objects -fno-trapping-math -Wl,-sort-common -Wl,--enable-new-dtags -mtune=skylake -fvisibility-inlines-hidden -Wl,--enable-new-dtags" MESA_GLSL_CACHE_DISABLE=0 FCFLAGS="-g -O3 -feliminate-unused-debug-types -pipe -Wall -Wp,-D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2 -fexceptions -m64 -fasynchronous-unwind-tables -Wp,-D_REENTRANT -ftree-loop-distribute-patterns -Wl,-z -Wl,now -Wl,-z -Wl,relro -malign-data=abi -fno-semantic-interposition -ftree-vectorize -ftree-loop-vectorize -Wl,-sort-common -Wl,--enable-new-dtags" CFLAGS="-g -O3 -feliminate-unused-debug-types -pipe -Wall -Wp,-D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2 -fexceptions -Wformat -Wformat-security -m64 -fasynchronous-unwind-tables -Wp,-D_REENTRANT -ftree-loop-distribute-patterns -Wl,-z -Wl,now -Wl,-z -Wl,relro -fno-semantic-interposition -ffat-lto-objects -fno-trapping-math -Wl,-sort-common -Wl,--enable-new-dtags -mtune=skylake" THEANO_FLAGS="floatX=float32,openmp=true,gcc.cxxflags="-ftree-vectorize -mavx""
Compiler Notes: --build=x86_64-generic-linux --disable-libmpx --disable-libunwind-exceptions --disable-multiarch --disable-vtable-verify --disable-werror --enable-__cxa_atexit --enable-bootstrap --enable-cet --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-default-pie --enable-gnu-indirect-function --enable-languages=c,c++,fortran,go --enable-ld=default --enable-libstdcxx-pch --enable-lto --enable-multilib --enable-plugin --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --exec-prefix=/usr --includedir=/usr/include --target=x86_64-generic-linux --with-arch=x86-64-v3 --with-gcc-major-version-only --with-glibc-version=2.19 --with-gnu-ld --with-isl --with-ppl=yes --with-tune=skylake-avx512
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate performance (EPP: performance) - CPU Microcode: 0x15 - Thermald 2.4.8
Java Notes: OpenJDK Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0-u252-ga-b00)
Python Notes: Python 3.10.2
Security Notes: itlb_multihit: Not affected + l1tf: Not affected + mds: Not affected + meltdown: Not affected + spec_store_bypass: Mitigation of SSB disabled via prctl + spectre_v1: Mitigation of usercopy/swapgs barriers and __user pointer sanitization + spectre_v2: Mitigation of Enhanced IBRS IBPB: conditional RSB filling + srbds: Not affected + tsx_async_abort: Not affected
ParaView
This test runs ParaView benchmarks: an open-source data analytics and visualization application. Paraview describes itself as "an open-source, multi-platform data analysis and visualization application. ParaView users can quickly build visualizations to analyze their data using qualitative and quantitative techniques." Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
NAMD
NAMD is a parallel molecular dynamics code designed for high-performance simulation of large biomolecular systems. NAMD was developed by the Theoretical and Computational Biophysics Group in the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
WebP Image Encode
This is a test of Google's libwebp with the cwebp image encode utility and using a sample 6000x4000 pixel JPEG image as the input. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
DaCapo Benchmark
This test runs the DaCapo Benchmarks written in Java and intended to test system/CPU performance. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
Zstd Compression
This test measures the time needed to compress/decompress a sample file (a FreeBSD disk image - FreeBSD-12.2-RELEASE-amd64-memstick.img) using Zstd compression with options for different compression levels / settings. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
JPEG XL libjxl
The JPEG XL Image Coding System is designed to provide next-generation JPEG image capabilities with JPEG XL offering better image quality and compression over legacy JPEG. This test profile is currently focused on the multi-threaded JPEG XL image encode performance using the reference libjxl library. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
JPEG XL Decoding libjxl
The JPEG XL Image Coding System is designed to provide next-generation JPEG image capabilities with JPEG XL offering better image quality and compression over legacy JPEG. This test profile is suited for JPEG XL decode performance testing to PNG output file, the pts/jpexl test is for encode performance. The JPEG XL encoding/decoding is done using the libjxl codebase. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
Crafty
This is a performance test of Crafty, an advanced open-source chess engine. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
TSCP
This is a performance test of TSCP, Tom Kerrigan's Simple Chess Program, which has a built-in performance benchmark. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
LuxCoreRender
LuxCoreRender is an open-source 3D physically based renderer formerly known as LuxRender. LuxCoreRender supports CPU-based rendering as well as GPU acceleration via OpenCL, NVIDIA CUDA, and NVIDIA OptiX interfaces. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
dav1d
Dav1d is an open-source, speedy AV1 video decoder. This test profile times how long it takes to decode sample AV1 video content. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
OSPray
Intel OSPray is a portable ray-tracing engine for high-performance, high-fidenlity scientific visualizations. OSPray builds off Intel's Embree and Intel SPMD Program Compiler (ISPC) components as part of the oneAPI rendering toolkit. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
Embree
Intel Embree is a collection of high-performance ray-tracing kernels for execution on CPUs and supporting instruction sets such as SSE, AVX, AVX2, and AVX-512. Embree also supports making use of the Intel SPMD Program Compiler (ISPC). Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
Kvazaar
This is a test of Kvazaar as a CPU-based H.265/HEVC video encoder written in the C programming language and optimized in Assembly. Kvazaar is the winner of the 2016 ACM Open-Source Software Competition and developed at the Ultra Video Group, Tampere University, Finland. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
rav1e
Xiph rav1e is a Rust-written AV1 video encoder that claims to be the fastest and safest AV1 encoder. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
SVT-AV1
This is a benchmark of the SVT-AV1 open-source video encoder/decoder. SVT-AV1 was originally developed by Intel as part of their Open Visual Cloud / Scalable Video Technology (SVT). Development of SVT-AV1 has since moved to the Alliance for Open Media as part of upstream AV1 development. SVT-AV1 is a CPU-based multi-threaded video encoder for the AV1 video format with a sample YUV video file. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
x264
This is a simple test of the x264 encoder run on the CPU (OpenCL support disabled) with a sample video file. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
Coremark
This is a test of EEMBC CoreMark processor benchmark. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
7-Zip Compression
This is a test of 7-Zip compression/decompression with its integrated benchmark feature. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
Stockfish
This is a test of Stockfish, an advanced open-source C++11 chess benchmark that can scale up to 512 CPU threads. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
asmFish
This is a test of asmFish, an advanced chess benchmark written in Assembly. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
libavif avifenc
This is a test of the AOMedia libavif library testing the encoding of a JPEG image to AV1 Image Format (AVIF). Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
Primesieve
Primesieve generates prime numbers using a highly optimized sieve of Eratosthenes implementation. Primesieve benchmarks the CPU's L1/L2 cache performance. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
Y-Cruncher
Y-Cruncher is a multi-threaded Pi benchmark. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
FLAC Audio Encoding
This test times how long it takes to encode a sample WAV file to FLAC format ten times. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
LAME MP3 Encoding
LAME is an MP3 encoder licensed under the LGPL. This test measures the time required to encode a WAV file to MP3 format. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
Cpuminer-Opt
Cpuminer-Opt is a fork of cpuminer-multi that carries a wide range of CPU performance optimizations for measuring the potential cryptocurrency mining performance of the CPU/processor with a wide variety of cryptocurrencies. The benchmark reports the hash speed for the CPU mining performance for the selected cryptocurrency. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
ASTC Encoder
ASTC Encoder (astcenc) is for the Adaptive Scalable Texture Compression (ASTC) format commonly used with OpenGL, OpenGL ES, and Vulkan graphics APIs. This test profile does a coding test of both compression/decompression. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
Basis Universal
Basis Universal is a GPU texture codec. This test times how long it takes to convert sRGB PNGs into Basis Univeral assets with various settings. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
Blender
Blender is an open-source 3D creation and modeling software project. This test is of Blender's Cycles benchmark with various sample files. GPU computing via NVIDIA OptiX and NVIDIA CUDA is currently supported. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
IndigoBench
This is a test of Indigo Renderer's IndigoBench benchmark. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
PyBench
This test profile reports the total time of the different average timed test results from PyBench. PyBench reports average test times for different functions such as BuiltinFunctionCalls and NestedForLoops, with this total result providing a rough estimate as to Python's average performance on a given system. This test profile runs PyBench each time for 20 rounds. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
Appleseed
Appleseed is an open-source production renderer focused on physically-based global illumination rendering engine primarily designed for animation and visual effects. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
Selenium
This test profile uses the Selenium WebDriver for running various browser benchmarks in different available web browsers such as Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.