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Linux Kernel Benchmarks, 2.6.24-2.6.29

Posted by timothy on from the impressive-span dept.

Ashmash writes "Phoronix has posted benchmarks of the Linux kernel from versions 2.6.24 to 2.6.29. They ran a number of desktop benchmarks from the Phoronix Test Suite on each of the six kernels on an Ubuntu host with an Intel Core 2 processor. The points they make with the new Linux 2.6.29 kernel are 1. there's a regression with 7-Zip compression 2. OpenSSL has improved significantly 3. a regression drastically impacting the SQLite performance has been fixed 4. the OpenMP GraphicsMagick performance is phenomenally better with this new kernel. In all of their other tests, the kernel performance was the roughly the same."

3 of 38 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Why no comparison to OS X? by wombat21 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Comparison to OS X purely at the kernel level ? I'd prefer to see real-world benchmarks (a contentious area in itself..) across a range of operating systems, using identical hardware, but it would only spark endless debate that the methodology favoured one OS over another. Personally, I use all 3 and each has its pros and cons : such a benchmark would have to make a pretty compelling case for me to abandon any of my currently installed operating systems.

  2. Re:Why dang it? by Sancho · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I'd like to know why, too. Drastic changes in performance may mean that faster ways to do a thing were discovered. It may also mean that codepaths are being skipped that are essential to things functioning correctly. Remember the Debian OpenSSL bug?

    That's why I'd like to know why SSL signing is so much faster under the new kernel. Seeing a 2x improvement makes me wonder if something's been screwed up that could compromise my certs.

  3. Re:Why dang it? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Hey guys. Michael (Larabel, whom owns and runs Phoronix) isn't omnipotent and he does a lot to keep his site running, OS's and tasks benchmarked, and news up to date on top of extra projects like the Phoronix Benchmark Suite of which he has brought togethor almost exclusively by himself. Do yourselves a favour and do some research, and maybe even post it to Phoronix for Michael to update. Assist him and, subsequently, the rest of us to reduce the number of questions.