This test times how long it takes to build the Linux kernel in a default configuration.
To run this test with the Phoronix Test Suite, the basic command is: phoronix-test-suite benchmark build-linux-kernel.
OpenBenchmarking.org metrics for this test profile configuration based on 2,746 public results since 12 December 2022 with the latest data as of 29 November 2023.
Below is an overview of the generalized performance for components where there is sufficient statistically significant data based upon user-uploaded results. It is important to keep in mind particularly in the Linux/open-source space there can be vastly different OS configurations, with this overview intended to offer just general guidance as to the performance expectations.
Based on OpenBenchmarking.org data, the selected test / test configuration (Timed Linux Kernel Compilation 6.1 - Build: defconfig) has an average run-time of 12 minutes. By default this test profile is set to run at least 3 times but may increase if the standard deviation exceeds pre-defined defaults or other calculations deem additional runs necessary for greater statistical accuracy of the result.
Based on public OpenBenchmarking.org results, the selected test / test configuration has an average standard deviation of 0.8%.
Yes, based on the automated analysis of the collected public benchmark data, this test / test settings does generally scale well with increasing CPU core counts. Data based on publicly available results for this test / test settings, separated by vendor, result divided by the reference CPU clock speed, grouped by matching physical CPU core count, and normalized against the smallest core count tested from each vendor for each CPU having a sufficient number of test samples and statistically significant data.
This benchmark has been successfully tested on the below mentioned architectures. The CPU architectures listed is where successful OpenBenchmarking.org result uploads occurred, namely for helping to determine if a given test is compatible with various alternative CPU architectures.
3 Systems - 1 Benchmark Result |
Intel Core i7-12700KF - 16GB - 0GB Virtual Disk + 4GB Virtual Disk + 275GB Virtual Disk Ubuntu 22.04 - 5.15.133.1-microsoft-standard-WSL2 - Wayland |
1 System - 1 Benchmark Result |
Intel Core i7-8700K - QEMU Standard PC - Intel 440FX 82441FX PMC Arch Linux - 6.6.1-arch1-1 - GCC 13.2.1 20230801 |
10 Systems - 143 Benchmark Results |
2 x AMD EPYC 9754 128-Core - AMD Titanite_4G - AMD Device 14a4 Ubuntu 23.10 - 6.6.0-rc5-phx-patched - GNOME Shell 45.0 |
1 System - 2 Benchmark Results |
ARMv8 Cortex-A78 - U-Boot 2022.10 - 8GB Ubuntu 22.04 - 5.15.0-1029-mtk - GNOME Shell 42.9 |
4 Systems - 415 Benchmark Results |
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X 64-Cores - ASUS Pro WS TRX50-SAGE WIFI - AMD Device 14a4 Ubuntu 23.10 - 6.5.0-9-generic - GNOME Shell 45.0 |
1 System - 1 Benchmark Result |
Intel Core i7-1355U - LENOVO 21HD005YMX - Intel Alder Lake PCH Debian 12 - 6.5.0-4-amd64 - KDE Plasma 5.27.5 |
4 Systems - 1 Benchmark Result |
Intel Core i7-12700KF - 16GB - 0GB Virtual Disk + 4GB Virtual Disk + 275GB Virtual Disk Ubuntu 22.04 - 5.15.133.1-microsoft-standard-WSL2 - Wayland |
3 Systems - 1 Benchmark Result |
Intel Core i7-12700KF - 16GB - 0GB Virtual Disk + 4GB Virtual Disk + 275GB Virtual Disk Ubuntu 22.04 - 5.15.133.1-microsoft-standard-WSL2 - Wayland |
1 System - 1 Benchmark Result |
Intel Core i7-1355U - LENOVO 21HD005YMX - Intel Alder Lake PCH Debian 12 - 6.5.0-4-amd64 - KDE Plasma 5.27.5 |
4 Systems - 1 Benchmark Result |
Intel Core i7-12700KF - 16GB - 0GB Virtual Disk + 4GB Virtual Disk + 275GB Virtual Disk Ubuntu 22.04 - 5.15.133.1-microsoft-standard-WSL2 - Wayland |
1 System - 7 Benchmark Results |
Loongson-3A6000 - Loongson Loongson-LS3A6000-7A2000-1w-EVB-V1.21 - Loongson LLC Hyper Transport Bridge Loongnix 20 - 4.19.0-19-loongson-3 - X Server 1.20.4 |
4 Systems - 106 Benchmark Results |
AMD EPYC 7B13 - Google Compute Engine c2d-standard-8 - Intel 440FX 82441FX PMC Ubuntu 22.04 - 6.2.0-1018-gcp - 1.3.238 |
4 Systems - 106 Benchmark Results |
AMD EPYC 7B12 - Google Compute Engine n2d-standard-8 - Intel 440FX 82441FX PMC Ubuntu 22.04 - 6.2.0-1018-gcp - 1.3.238 |
4 Systems - 106 Benchmark Results |
AMD EPYC 7B13 - Google Compute Engine c2d-standard-8 - Intel 440FX 82441FX PMC Ubuntu 22.04 - 6.2.0-1018-gcp - 1.3.238 |
2 Systems - 22 Benchmark Results |
16 x AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X 24-Core - Intel 440BX - Intel 440BX Ubuntu 20.04 - 5.15.0-75-generic - GNOME Shell 3.36.9 |
5 Systems - 396 Benchmark Results |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 16-Core - ASUS ROG CROSSHAIR X670E HERO - AMD Device 14d8 Ubuntu 23.04 - 6.2.0-060200rc8daily20230213-generic - GNOME Shell 43.2 |
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2 Systems - 343 Benchmark Results |
2 x Intel Xeon Platinum 8280 - GIGABYTE MD61-SC2-00 v01000100 - Intel Sky Lake-E DMI3 Registers Ubuntu 21.04 - 5.11.0-49-generic - GNOME Shell 3.38.4 |
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2 Systems - 89 Benchmark Results |
AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT 8-Core - MSI X370 XPOWER GAMING TITANIUM - AMD Starship Debian 11 - 5.10.0-20-amd64 - X Server 1.20.11 |
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22 Systems - 17 Benchmark Results |
Intel Core i9-11980HK - 50GB - 2 x 275GB Virtual Disk Ubuntu 20.04 - 5.10.102.1-microsoft-standard-WSL2 - X Server |
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3 Systems - 110 Benchmark Results |
Intel Core i7-10700T - Logic Supply RXM-181 - Intel Comet Lake PCH Ubuntu 22.04 - 5.15.0-52-generic - GNOME Shell 42.2 |
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2 Systems - 361 Benchmark Results |
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X 24-Core - MSI Creator TRX40 - AMD Starship Ubuntu 22.04 - 5.19.0-051900rc7-generic - GNOME Shell 42.2 |
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2 Systems - 146 Benchmark Results |
2 x Intel Xeon Gold 5220R - TYAN S7106 - Intel Sky Lake-E DMI3 Registers Ubuntu 20.04 - 6.1.0-phx - GNOME Shell 3.36.9 |
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3 Systems - 149 Benchmark Results |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 16-Core - ASUS ROG CROSSHAIR X670E HERO - AMD Device 14d8 Ubuntu 22.10 - 6.1.1-phx - GNOME Shell 43.1 |
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2 Systems - 133 Benchmark Results |
2 x AMD EPYC 9654 96-Core - AMD Titanite_4G - AMD Device 14a4 Ubuntu 22.10 - 5.19.0-26-generic - GNOME Shell 43.0 |
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2 Systems - 33 Benchmark Results |
Intel Core i7-8565U - Dell 0KTW76 - Intel Cannon Point-LP Ubuntu 22.04 - 5.19.0-rc6-phx-retbleed - GNOME Shell 42.2 |
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3 Systems - 99 Benchmark Results |
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AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U - LENOVO 21CM0001US - AMD Device 14b5 Ubuntu 22.10 - 6.3.0-060300rc5daily20230403-generic - GNOME Shell 43.1
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3 Systems - 13 Benchmark Results
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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X 32-Core - ASUS ROG ZENITH II EXTREME - AMD Starship Ubuntu 22.04 - 5.19.0-051900rc7-generic - GNOME Shell 42.2
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2 Systems - 33 Benchmark Results
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Intel Core i7-8565U - Dell 0KTW76 - Intel Cannon Point-LP Ubuntu 22.04 - 5.19.0-rc6-phx-retbleed - GNOME Shell 42.2
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3 Systems - 28 Benchmark Results
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AMD Ryzen 5 3400G - ASUS PRIME B450M-A - AMD Raven Ubuntu 19.10 - 5.3.0-46-generic - GNOME Shell 3.34.1 |