Linux Kernel Tick Frequency Comparison 2025
Benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article.
HTML result view exported from: https://openbenchmarking.org/result/2502117-PTS-LINUXKER60&rdt&grs.
Llama.cpp
Backend: CPU BLAS - Model: granite-3.0-3b-a800m-instruct-Q8_0 - Test: Prompt Processing 512
nginx
Connections: 1000
Llama.cpp
Backend: CPU BLAS - Model: granite-3.0-3b-a800m-instruct-Q8_0 - Test: Prompt Processing 1024
Llama.cpp
Backend: CPU BLAS - Model: granite-3.0-3b-a800m-instruct-Q8_0 - Test: Prompt Processing 2048
Darktable
Test: Server Room - Acceleration: CPU-only
PostgreSQL
Scaling Factor: 100 - Clients: 800 - Mode: Read Write - Average Latency
PostgreSQL
Scaling Factor: 100 - Clients: 800 - Mode: Read Write
Darktable
Test: Boat - Acceleration: CPU-only
Llama.cpp
Backend: CPU BLAS - Model: Mistral-7B-Instruct-v0.3-Q8_0 - Test: Prompt Processing 1024
Unvanquished
Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: Medium
PyBench
Total For Average Test Times
Llama.cpp
Backend: CPU BLAS - Model: Llama-3.1-Tulu-3-8B-Q8_0 - Test: Prompt Processing 512
PHPBench
PHP Benchmark Suite
Selenium
Benchmark: Speedometer 3.0 - Browser: Firefox
Llama.cpp
Backend: CPU BLAS - Model: Llama-3.1-Tulu-3-8B-Q8_0 - Test: Prompt Processing 2048
Selenium
Benchmark: WASM collisionDetection - Browser: Google Chrome
VVenC
Video Input: Bosphorus 4K - Video Preset: Fast
Selenium
Benchmark: Speedometer 3.0 - Browser: Google Chrome
VVenC
Video Input: Bosphorus 1080p - Video Preset: Faster
nginx
Connections: 500
Darktable
Test: Masskrug - Acceleration: CPU-only
SuperTuxKart
Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Graphics Effects: Ultimate - Renderer: Vulkan - Steady FPS
GIMP
Test: resize
Llama.cpp
Backend: CPU BLAS - Model: Llama-3.1-Tulu-3-8B-Q8_0 - Test: Prompt Processing 1024
VVenC
Video Input: Bosphorus 4K - Video Preset: Faster
Darktable
Test: Server Rack - Acceleration: CPU-only
Selenium
Benchmark: WASM imageConvolute - Browser: Firefox
Llama.cpp
Backend: CPU BLAS - Model: Mistral-7B-Instruct-v0.3-Q8_0 - Test: Prompt Processing 512
Llama.cpp
Backend: CPU BLAS - Model: Mistral-7B-Instruct-v0.3-Q8_0 - Test: Prompt Processing 2048
Xonotic
Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: Ultra
Blender
Blend File: Junkshop - Compute: CPU-Only
Llama.cpp
Backend: CPU BLAS - Model: granite-3.0-3b-a800m-instruct-Q8_0 - Test: Text Generation 128
SVT-AV1
Encoder Mode: Preset 5 - Input: Bosphorus 4K
Selenium
Benchmark: WASM collisionDetection - Browser: Firefox
Llama.cpp
Backend: CPU BLAS - Model: Mistral-7B-Instruct-v0.3-Q8_0 - Test: Text Generation 128
Memcached
Set To Get Ratio: 1:5
Unvanquished
Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: Ultra
PostgreSQL
Scaling Factor: 100 - Clients: 800 - Mode: Read Only - Average Latency
PostgreSQL
Scaling Factor: 100 - Clients: 800 - Mode: Read Only
NAMD
Input: ATPase with 327,506 Atoms
Selenium
Benchmark: PSPDFKit WASM - Browser: Firefox
Memcached
Set To Get Ratio: 1:10
SuperTuxKart
Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Graphics Effects: Low - Renderer: Vulkan - Steady FPS
Unvanquished
Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: High
SVT-AV1
Encoder Mode: Preset 13 - Input: Bosphorus 4K
Selenium
Benchmark: Jetstream - Browser: Firefox
Memcached
Set To Get Ratio: 1:100
OpenVINO GenAI
Model: TinyLlama-1.1B-Chat-v1.0 - Device: CPU
Blender
Blend File: Barbershop - Compute: CPU-Only
Selenium
Benchmark: Jetstream 2 - Browser: Firefox
RawTherapee
Total Benchmark Time
Xonotic
Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: Low
Blender
Blend File: Classroom - Compute: CPU-Only
Blender
Blend File: Fishy Cat - Compute: CPU-Only
VVenC
Video Input: Bosphorus 1080p - Video Preset: Fast
Timed Linux Kernel Compilation
Build: defconfig
Selenium
Benchmark: Jetstream 2 - Browser: Google Chrome
SVT-AV1
Encoder Mode: Preset 3 - Input: Bosphorus 4K
Selenium
Benchmark: Jetstream - Browser: Google Chrome
Selenium
Benchmark: PSPDFKit WASM - Browser: Google Chrome
GIMP
Test: rotate
Blender
Blend File: Pabellon Barcelona - Compute: CPU-Only
Blender
Blend File: BMW27 - Compute: CPU-Only
NAMD
Input: STMV with 1,066,628 Atoms
SVT-AV1
Encoder Mode: Preset 3 - Input: Bosphorus 1080p
Timed Linux Kernel Compilation
Build: allmodconfig
Timed LLVM Compilation
Build System: Ninja
SVT-AV1
Encoder Mode: Preset 5 - Input: Bosphorus 1080p
SVT-AV1
Encoder Mode: Preset 8 - Input: Bosphorus 1080p
GravityMark
Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Renderer: Vulkan
Selenium
Benchmark: WASM imageConvolute - Browser: Google Chrome
GROMACS
Implementation: MPI CPU - Input: water_GMX50_bare
GIMP
Test: auto-levels
Xonotic
Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: High
SVT-AV1
Encoder Mode: Preset 8 - Input: Bosphorus 4K
Xonotic
Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: Ultimate
SVT-AV1
Encoder Mode: Preset 13 - Input: Bosphorus 1080p
GIMP
Test: unsharp-mask
Llama.cpp
Backend: CPU BLAS - Model: Llama-3.1-Tulu-3-8B-Q8_0 - Test: Text Generation 128
SuperTuxKart
Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Graphics Effects: Ultimate - Renderer: Vulkan - Mostly Stable FPS
SuperTuxKart
Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Graphics Effects: Low - Renderer: Vulkan - Mostly Stable FPS
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Resolution: 3840 x 2160
GIMP
CPU Power Consumption Monitor
GIMP
CPU Power Consumption Monitor
GIMP
CPU Power Consumption Monitor
GIMP
CPU Power Consumption Monitor
Darktable
CPU Power Consumption Monitor
Darktable
CPU Power Consumption Monitor
Darktable
CPU Power Consumption Monitor
Darktable
CPU Power Consumption Monitor
GIMP
CPU Power Consumption Monitor
GIMP
CPU Power Consumption Monitor
GIMP
CPU Power Consumption Monitor
GIMP
CPU Power Consumption Monitor
RawTherapee
CPU Power Consumption Monitor
Darktable
CPU Power Consumption Monitor
Darktable
CPU Power Consumption Monitor
Darktable
CPU Power Consumption Monitor
Darktable
CPU Power Consumption Monitor
PHPBench
CPU Power Consumption Monitor
PyBench
CPU Power Consumption Monitor
PostgreSQL
CPU Power Consumption Monitor
PostgreSQL
CPU Power Consumption Monitor
nginx
CPU Power Consumption Monitor
nginx
CPU Power Consumption Monitor
Memcached
CPU Power Consumption Monitor
Memcached
CPU Power Consumption Monitor
Memcached
CPU Power Consumption Monitor
Blender
CPU Power Consumption Monitor
Blender
CPU Power Consumption Monitor
Blender
CPU Power Consumption Monitor
Blender
CPU Power Consumption Monitor
Blender
CPU Power Consumption Monitor
Blender
CPU Power Consumption Monitor
OpenVINO GenAI
CPU Power Consumption Monitor
OpenVINO GenAI
Model: TinyLlama-1.1B-Chat-v1.0 - Device: CPU - Time Per Output Token
OpenVINO GenAI
Model: TinyLlama-1.1B-Chat-v1.0 - Device: CPU - Time To First Token
SVT-AV1
CPU Power Consumption Monitor
SVT-AV1
CPU Power Consumption Monitor
SVT-AV1
CPU Power Consumption Monitor
SVT-AV1
CPU Power Consumption Monitor
SVT-AV1
CPU Power Consumption Monitor
SVT-AV1
CPU Power Consumption Monitor
SVT-AV1
CPU Power Consumption Monitor
SVT-AV1
CPU Power Consumption Monitor
VVenC
CPU Power Consumption Monitor
VVenC
CPU Power Consumption Monitor
VVenC
CPU Power Consumption Monitor
VVenC
CPU Power Consumption Monitor
GROMACS
CPU Power Consumption Monitor
NAMD
CPU Power Consumption Monitor
NAMD
CPU Power Consumption Monitor
Llama.cpp
CPU Power Consumption Monitor
Llama.cpp
CPU Power Consumption Monitor
Llama.cpp
CPU Power Consumption Monitor
Llama.cpp
CPU Power Consumption Monitor
Llama.cpp
CPU Power Consumption Monitor
Llama.cpp
CPU Power Consumption Monitor
Llama.cpp
CPU Power Consumption Monitor
Llama.cpp
CPU Power Consumption Monitor
Llama.cpp
CPU Power Consumption Monitor
Llama.cpp
CPU Power Consumption Monitor
Llama.cpp
CPU Power Consumption Monitor
Llama.cpp
CPU Power Consumption Monitor
Timed LLVM Compilation
CPU Power Consumption Monitor
Timed Linux Kernel Compilation
CPU Power Consumption Monitor
Timed Linux Kernel Compilation
CPU Power Consumption Monitor
SuperTuxKart
CPU Power Consumption Monitor
SuperTuxKart
CPU Power Consumption Monitor
GravityMark
CPU Power Consumption Monitor
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
CPU Power Consumption Monitor
Xonotic
CPU Power Consumption Monitor
Xonotic
CPU Power Consumption Monitor
Xonotic
CPU Power Consumption Monitor
Xonotic
CPU Power Consumption Monitor
Unvanquished
CPU Power Consumption Monitor
Unvanquished
CPU Power Consumption Monitor
Unvanquished
CPU Power Consumption Monitor
Selenium
CPU Power Consumption Monitor
Selenium
CPU Power Consumption Monitor
Selenium
CPU Power Consumption Monitor
Selenium
CPU Power Consumption Monitor
Selenium
CPU Power Consumption Monitor
Selenium
CPU Power Consumption Monitor
Selenium
CPU Power Consumption Monitor
Selenium
CPU Power Consumption Monitor
Selenium
CPU Power Consumption Monitor
Selenium
CPU Power Consumption Monitor
Selenium
CPU Power Consumption Monitor
Selenium
CPU Power Consumption Monitor
Phoronix Test Suite v10.8.5