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 1,403 public results since 12 December 2022 with the latest data as of 15 October 2024.
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%.
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.
2 Systems - 3 Benchmark Results |
POWER8E - PowerNV 8247-22L - 256GB Fedora Linux 40 - 6.10.11-200.fc40.ppc64le - GCC 14.2.1 20240912 |
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1 System - 2 Benchmark Results |
POWER8E - PowerNV 8247-22L - 256GB Fedora Linux 40 - 6.10.11-200.fc40.ppc64le - GCC 14.2.1 20240912 |
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2 Systems - 76 Benchmark Results |
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3 Systems - 19 Benchmark Results
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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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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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1 System - 12 Benchmark Results
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AMD EPYC 4584PX 16-Core - MSI S3661 - AMD Device 14d8 Ubuntu 24.04 - 6.8.0-36-generic - GCC 13.2.0
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1 System - 12 Benchmark Results
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AMD EPYC 4584PX 16-Core - MSI S3661 - AMD Device 14d8 Ubuntu 24.04 - 6.8.0-36-generic - GCC 13.2.0
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1 System - 12 Benchmark Results
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AMD EPYC 4464P 12-Core - MSI S3661 - AMD Device 14d8 Ubuntu 24.04 - 6.8.0-36-generic - GCC 13.2.0
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1 System - 12 Benchmark Results
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AMD EPYC 4344P 8-Core - MSI S3661 - AMD Device 14d8 Ubuntu 24.04 - 6.8.0-36-generic - GCC 13.2.0
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1 System - 12 Benchmark Results
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AMD EPYC 4244P 6-Core - MSI S3661 - AMD Device 14d8 Ubuntu 24.04 - 6.8.0-36-generic - GCC 13.2.0
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3 Systems - 36 Benchmark Results
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AMD Ryzen 7 5800X 8-Core - Gigabyte B550 AORUS ELITE AX V2 - AMD Starship Fedora Linux 39 - 6.6.2-202.fsync.fc39.x86_64 - GNOME Shell 45.2
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1 System - 36 Benchmark Results
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AMD Ryzen 7 5800X 8-Core - Gigabyte B550 AORUS ELITE AX V2 - AMD Starship Fedora Linux 39 - 6.6.7-203.fsync.fc39.x86_64 - GNOME Shell 45.2
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1 System - 36 Benchmark Results
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AMD Ryzen 7 5800X 8-Core - Gigabyte B550 AORUS ELITE AX V2 - AMD Starship Fedora Linux 39 - 6.6.2-202.fsync.fc39.x86_64 - GNOME Shell 45.2
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1 System - 36 Benchmark Results
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AMD Ryzen 7 5800X 8-Core - Gigabyte B550 AORUS ELITE AX V2 - AMD Starship Fedora Linux 38 - 6.5.12-201.fsync.fc38.x86_64 - GNOME Shell 44.6
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1 System - 36 Benchmark Results
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AMD Ryzen 7 5800X 8-Core - Gigabyte B550 AORUS ELITE AX V2 - AMD Starship Fedora Linux 38 - 6.5.11-200.fc38.x86_64 - GNOME Shell 44.6 |
2 Systems - 3 Benchmark Results |
POWER8E - PowerNV 8247-22L - 256GB Fedora Linux 40 - 6.10.11-200.fc40.ppc64le - GCC 14.2.1 20240912 |
5 Systems - 396 Benchmark Results |
Intel Core i9-13900K - ASUS PRIME Z790-P WIFI - Intel Device 7a27 Ubuntu 23.04 - 6.2.0-060200rc8daily20230213-generic - GNOME Shell 43.2 |
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 |
6 Systems - 162 Benchmark Results |
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G - ASUS TUF GAMING B550M-PLUS - AMD Renoir Ubuntu 23.10 - 6.7.0-060700-generic - GNOME Shell 45.0 |
2 Systems - 244 Benchmark Results |
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X 12-Core - ASRockRack B650D4U-2L2T/BCM - AMD Device 14d8 Ubuntu 22.04 - 6.6.0-060600rc1daily20230913-generic - GNOME Shell 42.9 |
2 Systems - 328 Benchmark Results |
AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT 12-Core - MSI MEG X570 GODLIKE - AMD Starship Ubuntu 22.04 - 5.15.0-53-generic - GNOME Shell 42.2 |
2 Systems - 831 Benchmark Results |
Intel Core Ultra 7 155H - MTL Coral_MTH - Intel Device 7e7f Ubuntu 23.10 - 6.7.0-060700rc5-generic - GNOME Shell 45.1 |
1 System - 35 Benchmark Results |
AMD Ryzen 7 7840U - Framework FRANMDCP07 - AMD Device 14e8 Fedora Linux 39 - 6.5.6-300.fc39.x86_64 - KDE Plasma 5.27.8 |
Featured Kernel Comparison |
AMD EPYC 8534P 64-Core - AMD Cinnabar - AMD Device 14a4 Ubuntu 23.10 - 6.5.0-15-generic - GNOME Shell |
2 Systems - 98 Benchmark Results |
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X 64-Cores - System76 Thelio Major - AMD Device 14a4 Pop 22.04 - 6.7.0-060700-generic - GNOME Shell 42.5 |
Featured Processor Comparison |
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D 12-Core - ASUS ROG STRIX X670E-E GAMING WIFI - AMD Device 14d8 Ubuntu 23.10 - 6.5.0-9-generic - GNOME Shell 45.0 |
4 Systems - 215 Benchmark Results |
AMD EPYC 7343 16-Core - Supermicro H12SSL-i v1.02 - 8 x 64 GB DDR4-3200MT AlmaLinux 9.1 - 5.14.0-162.12.1.el9_1.x86_64 - GCC 11.3.1 20220421 |
Featured Processor Comparison |
Intel Xeon Gold 6338 - Supermicro X12SPO-NTF v2.00 - 8 x 64 GB DDR4-3200MT AlmaLinux 9.1 - 5.14.0-162.12.1.el9_1.x86_64 - GCC 11.3.1 20220421 |
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 |
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 |