Interbench Results: 2.6.17-ck1 vs. 2.6.17-mm6 vs. 2.6.17-no3 (interactivity) -------------------------------------------------------- This series of tests is for testing the kernels interactivity by simulating multiple different loads, and determining the latency of each kernel. Kernels: ------- (1.) 2.6.17-ck1 (2.) 2.6.17-mm6 (3.) 2.6.17-no3 Audio Simulation: ---------------- (load type) (best kernel) No Load: 2.6.17-no3 (3) Video: 2.6.17-no3 (3) X: 2.6.17-ck1 (1) Burn: 2.6.17-ck1 (1) Write: 2.6.17-ck1 (1) Read: 2.6.17-ck1 (1) Compile: 2.6.17-no3 (3) Memload: 2.6.17-no3 (3) Winner: 2.6.17-ck1 (X, Burn, Write, Read) Winner: 2.6.17-no3 (No Load, Video, Compile, Memload) Overall Winner: 2.6.17-ck1 (1) Query: Although the results were very close, -ck1 pulled ahead in X, Burn, Write, and Read. Since X is one of the most stressing activities, we'll give it the gold. 2.6.17-no3 won 4 load types, but since one of them was no load, we won't count that. 2.6.17-mm6 had low enough latencies, but the max load was much higher in everything. Video Simulation: ---------------- (load type) (best kernel) No Load: 2.6.17-no3 (3) X: 2.6.17-no3 (3) Burn: 2.6.17-mm6 (2) Write: 2.6.17-no3 (3) Read: 2.6.17-no3 (3) Compile: 2.6.17-no3 (3) Memload: 2.6.17-no3 (3) Winner: 2.6.17-mm6 (Burn) Winner: 2.6.17-no3 (No load, X, Write, Read, Compile, Memload) Overall Winner: 2.6.17-no3 (3) Query: As we've seen above, 2.6.17-ck1 did great in the audio simulation, but the results were so close and so evenly matched. When we get to a little more stress in the video category, 2.6.17-ck1 seems to get much worse, 2.6.17-mm6 has some improvements over 2.6.17-ck1 here. As you can see in the individual result files, the improvements with 2.6.17-no3 were significant in this category. X Simulation: ------------ (load type) (best kernel) No Load: 2.6.17-no3 (3) Video: 2.6.17-mm6 (2) Burn: 2.6.17-mm6 (2) Write: 2.6.17-no3 (3) Read: 2.6.17-no3 (3) Compile: 2.6.17-no3 (3) Memload: 2.6.17-no3 (3) Winner: 2.6.17-mm6 (Video, Burn) Winner: 2.6.17-no3 (No Load, Write, Read, Compile, Memload) Overall Winner: 2.6.17-no3 (3) Query: We've seen the necktie over Audio, and the almost blowout in Video, in the X category things were very close with ALL the kernels. 2.6.17-mm6 took a couple of close wins, and 2.6.17-no3 took the rest of the close wins. 2.6.17-ck1 barely lost in this one, 2.6.17-mm6 in theory did worse than both of them because of how high the latencies were in a couple of those categories, and in Video Simulation with the X load. Gaming Simulation: ----------------- (load type) (best kernel) No Load: 2.6.17-ck1 (1) Video: 2.6.17-ck1 (1) X: 2.6.17-no3 (3) Burn: 2.6.17-mm6 (2) Write: 2.6.17-no3 (3) Read: 2.6.17-ck1 (1) Compile: 2.6.17-no3 (3) Memload: 2.6.17-mm6 (2) Winner: 2.6.17-ck1 (No Load, Video, Read) Winner: 2.6.17-mm6 (Burn, Memload) Winner: 2.6.17-no3 (X, Write, Compile) Overall Winner: 2.6.17-no3 (3) Query: Close results here, every kernel did very well here, the desired cpu usage was equal, or close to equal for every load. 2.6.17-no3 just happened to win X, Write, and Compile by a hair, considering X and Compile are probally the hardest loads, it wins. *********************************** Well, there you have it, no-sources comparing up against other kernels in the terms of interactivity. Most Interactive Kernel: 2.6.17-no3 (3) Second Most Interactive kernel: 2.6.17-ck1 (1) Least Most interactive kernel: 2.6.17-mm6 (2) Overall, all the kernels had good results. 2.6.17-no3 has huge improvements in the video category, and smaller improvements in almost every other category. 2.6.17-no3 is definitely the best at handling the load, handling the load when it doesn't exist, and memory load handling. 2.6.17-ck1: I was pretty surprised at the differences between 2.6.17-no3, considering they are both using the same cpu scheduler. I was mainly shocked at the video category. 2.6.17-mm6: Even more surprising, there are tons of good stuff in here bringing the best of ingosched, I have never seen ingosched score that high before. Best Kernels For (Judging from results): --------------------------------------- Multimedia: 2.6.17-no3 Production: 2.6.17-no3 Gaming: 2.6.17-no3 + 2.6.17-ck1 - Very close with both of them, -no3 pulls off a little better though.