Timed Linux Kernel Compilation
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.
Project Site
kernel.orgTest Created
6 December 2010Last Updated
13 March 2024Test Maintainer
Michael LarabelTest Type
ProcessorAverage Install Time
1 SecondAverage Run Time
6 Minutes, 36 SecondsTest Dependencies
C/C++ Compiler Toolchain + BC + Bison + Flex + OpenSSLAccolades
500k+ Downloads + 30k+ Public Benchmark ResultsSupported Platforms
** Data based on those opting to upload their test results to OpenBenchmarking.org and users enabling the opt-in anonymous statistics reporting while running benchmarks from an Internet-connected platform.
*** Test profile page view reporting began March 2021.
Data updated weekly as of 16 February 2025.
Suites Using This Test
Performance Metrics
Analyze Test Configuration:Timed Linux Kernel Compilation 6.1
Build: allmodconfig
OpenBenchmarking.org metrics for this test profile configuration based on 1,405 public results since 12 December 2022 with the latest data as of 2 February 2025.
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: allmodconfig) has an average run-time of 1 hour, 1 minute. 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 0.1%.
Does It Scale Well With Increasing Cores?
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.
Tested CPU Architectures
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.
Recent Test Results
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AMD Ryzen 7 4700U - HP 8730 - AMD Renoir Debian 12 - 6.1.0-29-amd64 - GCC 12.2.0 |
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2 x Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 - Dell Precision Tower 7810 [0KJCC5] - Intel Xeon E7 v4 Debian 12 - 6.1.0-29-amd64 - GCC 12.2.0 |
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2 x Intel Xeon E5-2697A v4 - ASUS Z10PE-D16 WS - Intel Xeon E7 v4 Debian 11 - 5.10.0-13-amd64 - KDE Plasma |
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2 x Intel Xeon E5-2697A v4 - ASUS Z10PE-D16 WS - Intel Xeon E7 v4 Debian 11 - 5.10.0-13-amd64 - KDE Plasma |
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POWER8E - PowerNV 8247-22L - 256GB Fedora Linux 40 - 6.10.11-200.fc40.ppc64le - GCC 14.2.1 20240912 |
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POWER8E - PowerNV 8247-22L - 256GB Fedora Linux 40 - 6.10.11-200.fc40.ppc64le - GCC 14.2.1 20240912 |
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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
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2 Systems - 19 Benchmark Results
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AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX - Shenzhen Meigao Electronic Equipment DRFXI - AMD Device 14d8 Ubuntu 22.04 - 6.5.0-45-generic - GNOME Shell 42.9 |