Unpacking The Linux Kernel

This test measures how long it takes to extract the .tar.xz Linux kernel source tree package.

To run this test with the Phoronix Test Suite, the basic command is: phoronix-test-suite benchmark unpack-linux.

Project Site

kernel.org

Source Repository

github.com

Test Created

6 December 2010

Last Updated

21 August 2022

Test Maintainer

Michael Larabel 

Test Type

Disk

Average Install Time

2 Seconds

Average Run Time

5 Minutes, 23 Seconds

Accolades

200k+ Downloads + 10k+ Public Benchmark Results

Supported Platforms

Public Result Uploads *Reported Test Completions **Reported Installs **Test Profile Page Views ***OpenBenchmarking.orgEventsUnpacking The Linux Kernel Popularity Statisticspts/unpack-linux2010.122011.052011.102012.032012.082013.012013.062013.112014.042014.092015.022015.072015.122016.052016.102017.032017.082018.012018.062018.112019.042019.092020.022020.072020.122021.052021.102022.032022.082023.012023.062023.112024.042024.0940K80K120K160K200K
* Uploading of benchmark result data to OpenBenchmarking.org is always optional (opt-in) via the Phoronix Test Suite for users wishing to share their results publicly.
** 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 6 December 2024.

Revision History

pts/unpack-linux-1.2.0   [View Source]   Sun, 21 Aug 2022 19:54:25 GMT
Update against Linux 5.19 package.

pts/unpack-linux-1.1.1   [View Source]   Fri, 02 Mar 2018 11:15:46 GMT
Initial Windows support

pts/unpack-linux-1.1.0   [View Source]   Wed, 07 Feb 2018 09:16:44 GMT
Update against linux 4.15, use .tar.xz.

pts/unpack-linux-1.0.0   [View Source]   Mon, 06 Dec 2010 15:26:58 GMT
Initial import into OpenBenchmarking.org


Performance Metrics

Analyze Test Configuration:

Unpacking The Linux Kernel 5.19

linux-5.19.tar.xz

OpenBenchmarking.org metrics for this test profile configuration based on 568 public results since 21 August 2022 with the latest data as of 4 December 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.

Component
Percentile Rank
# Compatible Public Results
Seconds (Average)
2000GB KINGSTON SFYRD2000G
96th
24
3.9
2000GB Samsung SSD 990 PRO 2TB
94th
6
4.0 +/- 0.4
1000GB Sabrent Rocket 4.0 Plus
85th
4
4.6 +/- 0.1
2000GB Samsung SSD 980 PRO 2TB
81st
94
5.1 +/- 0.7
1024GB Micron_2550_MTFDKBA1T0TGE
81st
3
5.2
Mid-Tier
75th
> 5.4
1000GB Western Digital WDS100T1X0E-00AFY0
75th
13
5.4 +/- 0.4
2 x Samsung SSD 980 PRO
74th
10
5.4 +/- 0.1
2000GB Corsair Force MP600
72nd
4
5.5
2000GB Western Digital WDS200T1X0E-00AFY0
71st
3
5.5
512GB SAMSUNG MZVLQ512HBLU-00B00
66th
3
5.9
512GB Micron MTFDKBA512TFK
65th
3
5.9
1024GB Micron_3400_MTFDKBA1T0TFH
65th
4
6.0
1024GB SK hynix PC711 HFS001TDE9X073N
63rd
3
6.1
Micron 2300 NVMe
61st
3
6.6
250GB Western Digital WDS250G3X0C-00SJG0
59th
7
6.7 +/- 0.1
Kioxia KBG40ZNS256G NVMe
58th
3
6.7
Samsung SSD 980 PRO
58th
4
6.7 +/- 0.6
500GB Seagate FireCuda 520 SSD ZP500GM30002
57th
4
6.8 +/- 0.1
251GB APPLE SSD AP0256Z
56th
3
6.9
3841GB Micron_9300_MTFDHAL3T8TDP
55th
4
6.9 +/- 0.1
Western Digital WD_BLACK SN750 SE
55th
3
7.0
1000GB Sabrent Rocket 4.0 1TB
53rd
4
7.1 +/- 0.1
128GB Toshiba THNSN5128GPU7
52nd
3
7.1 +/- 0.1
251GB APPLE SSD AP0256Q
52nd
4
7.2
480GB MR408i-o Gen11
51st
6
7.2
Median
50th
7.2
480GB PERC H755 Front
49th
6
7.3
Samsung SSD 970 PRO
47th
6
7.5
Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus
47th
16
7.5 +/- 0.3
Samsung SSD 970 EVO
47th
15
7.5 +/- 0.9
480GB SAMSUNG MZ7KM480
40th
41
7.8
256GB SK hynix HFM256GDHTNI-87A0B
35th
3
8.0 +/- 0.1
SK hynix PC401 NVMe
33rd
3
8.2 +/- 0.1
Toshiba KBG40ZPZ512G NVMe
32nd
3
8.3
256GB TS256GMTS800
30th
3
8.6
7682GB INTEL SSDPF2KX076TZ
30th
6
8.7 +/- 0.7
PNY CS3030 500GB SSD
28th
6
9.1 +/- 0.1
280GB INTEL SSDPED1D280GA
27th
8
9.4 +/- 1.3
256GB TOSHIBA RD400
26th
4
9.5 +/- 0.2
Low-Tier
25th
> 9.7
240GB Corsair Force MP500
23rd
3
10.4
256GB PCIe SSD
20th
23
10.4
500GB HGST HTS725050A7
17th
15
11.0 +/- 0.9
128GB BIWIN SSD
15th
3
11.5 +/- 0.1
2 x 52GB P33AF3T8
12th
3
12.3 +/- 0.5
128GB SAMSUNG SSD PM80
12th
6
12.6 +/- 0.6
6000GB PERC H750 Adp
10th
3
13.1 +/- 0.1
256GB CORSAIR FORCE LX
7th
4
18.2
128GB SF128
3rd
3
34.1 +/- 0.4
OpenBenchmarking.orgDistribution Of Public Results - linux-5.19.tar.xz565 Results Range From 2 To 227 Seconds2173247627792107122137152167182197212227110220330440550

Based on OpenBenchmarking.org data, the selected test / test configuration (Unpacking The Linux Kernel 5.19 - linux-5.19.tar.xz) has an average run-time of 2 minutes. By default this test profile is set to run at least 4 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.

OpenBenchmarking.orgMinutesTime Required To Complete Benchmarklinux-5.19.tar.xzRun-Time3691215Min: 1 / Avg: 1.54 / Max: 12

Based on public OpenBenchmarking.org results, the selected test / test configuration has an average standard deviation of 0.7%.

OpenBenchmarking.orgPercent, Fewer Is BetterAverage Deviation Between Runslinux-5.19.tar.xzDeviation3691215Min: 0 / Avg: 0.7 / Max: 9

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.

CPU Architecture
Kernel Identifier
Verified On
Intel / AMD x86 64-bit
x86_64
(Many Processors)
ARMv8 64-bit
aarch64
ARMv8 Cortex-A53 4-Core, ARMv8 Cortex-A55 4-Core, ARMv8 Cortex-A72 4-Core, ARMv8 Cortex-A73 2-Core, ARMv8 Cortex-A78E 6-Core, ARMv8 Neoverse-N1, Apple, Apple M1, Apple M2, Rockchip ARMv8 Cortex-A72 6-Core, Rockchip ARMv8 Cortex-A76 4-Core, Rockchip ARMv8 Cortex-A76 8-Core

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