Windows 8 vs. Windows 10 - Spectre/Meltdown Benchmarks

Tests for a future article on Phoronix.com.

HTML result view exported from: https://openbenchmarking.org/result/1903120-PTS-WIN8WIN185&gru&rdt.

ProcessorMotherboardMemoryDiskGraphicsNetworkOSKernelDisplay DriverOpenCLFile-SystemScreen ResolutionCompilerWindows 10Windows 8 No Mitigations Meltdown Mitigations Spectre + Meltdown Mitigations Spectre + Meltdown Mitigations Meltdown Mitigations No MitigationsIntel Core i9-7960X @ 2.81GHz (16 Cores / 32 Threads)MSI X299 SLI PLUS (MS-7A93) (1.A0 BIOS)4 x 4096 MB 3000MHz238GB INTEL SSDPEKKW256G8AMD Radeon RX 550 2GBIntel I211 Gigabit ConnectionMicrosoft Windows 10 Pro Build 1776310.0 (x86_64)22.19.677.257OpenCL 2.0 AMD-APP (2442.9)NTFS3840x2160GCC 7.1.0Intel Core i9-7960X @ 2.80GHz (16 Cores / 32 Threads)4 x 4096 MB238GB NVMe INTEL SSDPEKKW25Microsoft Basic DisplayIntel I211 Gigabit Connection + ASIX AX88772B USB2.0 to Fast + Microsoft ISATAP + LAN7500 USB 2.0 to 10/100/1000Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro Build 96006.3 (x86_64)6.3.9600.163841024x768OpenBenchmarking.org

blogbench: Readblogbench: Writefio: Rand Write - Linux AIO - Yes - No - 4KB - Default Test Directoryfio: Rand Write - Linux AIO - Yes - No - 4KB - Default Test Directoryiozone: 4Kb - 4GB - Read Performancefio: Rand Read - Windows AIO - Yes - No - 2MB - Default Test Directoryfio: Rand Write - Windows AIO - Yes - No - 2MB - Default Test Directoryfio: Seq Read - Windows AIO - Yes - No - 2MB - Default Test Directoryfio: Seq Write - Windows AIO - Yes - No - 2MB - Default Test Directorycompress-7zip: Compress Speed Testcinebench: Multi-Core Testcinebench: Single-Core Testphpbench: PHP Benchmark Suiteethr: 127.0.0.1 - TCP - Latency - 8ethr: 127.0.0.1 - TCP - Latency - 16dacapobench: H2dacapobench: Jythongo-benchmark: httposbench: Memory Allocationsperl-benchmark: Interpretersqlite: Timed SQLite Insertionsblender: BMW27 - CPU-Onlyencode-flac: WAV To FLACencode-mp3: WAV To MP3git: Time To Complete Common Git Commandsdarktable: Masskrug - CPU-onlytesseract-ocr: Time To OCR 7 Imagesosbench: Create Threadsosbench: Launch ProgramsWindows 10Windows 8 No Mitigations Meltdown Mitigations Spectre + Meltdown Mitigations Spectre + Meltdown Mitigations Meltdown Mitigations No Mitigations81622581855007251267365027473565275473047322619421857514.3314.203794556044131250.0129836762.5820312.7115.2812.090.5076.8830.31238885042611480005791213367428103647277775399145213021659715.4815.023549561744011300.0136381750.5221112.6715.1812.420.5480.6130.9922957549228127500500895355627073586268073105120512721222523.9824.063728585346771380.0150787766.5520613.0115.5712.760.5189.0836.43262472462112155008431293731854467322292382630319919436251631414016739475.990.0131004193.481539.8611.2310.920.5265.8432.612051769322628500011131878736654597373295183332322019336780033374024678973.170.0113405293.971529.6811.2310.230.5254.1729.641947795523031200012182060740857977385297984503321219436192333133907668063.450.0109020475.961539.6811.1910.320.5152.8428.201185OpenBenchmarking.org

BlogBench

Test: Read

Windows 10Windows 8OpenBenchmarking.orgFinal Score, More Is BetterBlogBench 1.1Test: ReadNo MitigationsMeltdown MitigationsSpectre + Meltdown Mitigations2K4K6K8K10KSE +/- 365.50, N = 2SE +/- 96.00, N = 2SE +/- 23.50, N = 2SE +/- 228.50, N = 2SE +/- 49.50, N = 2SE +/- 145.00, N = 2816285047549724676937955

BlogBench

Test: Write

Windows 10Windows 8OpenBenchmarking.orgFinal Score, More Is BetterBlogBench 1.1Test: WriteNo MitigationsMeltdown MitigationsSpectre + Meltdown Mitigations60120180240300SE +/- 3.00, N = 2SE +/- 0.50, N = 2SE +/- 1.00, N = 2SE +/- 4.00, N = 2SE +/- 3.00, N = 2258261228211226230

Flexible IO Tester

Type: Random Write - IO Engine: Linux AIO - Buffered: Yes - Direct: No - Block Size: 4KB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory

Windows 10Windows 8OpenBenchmarking.orgIOPS, More Is BetterFlexible IO Tester 3.1Type: Random Write - IO Engine: Linux AIO - Buffered: Yes - Direct: No - Block Size: 4KB - Disk Target: Default Test DirectoryNo MitigationsMeltdown MitigationsSpectre + Meltdown Mitigations70K140K210K280K350KSE +/- 500.00, N = 2SE +/- 2000.00, N = 2SE +/- 1500.00, N = 2SE +/- 3500.00, N = 2SE +/- 8000.00, N = 2SE +/- 4000.00, N = 2185500148000127500215500285000312000

Diskspd

Threads Per Target: 1 - Write Requests (Percent): 0 - Read Only - File Size: 100M - Block Size: 2MB

Windows 10Windows 8OpenBenchmarking.orgIOPS, More Is BetterDiskspd 2.0.21Threads Per Target: 1 - Write Requests (Percent): 0 - Read Only - File Size: 100M - Block Size: 2MBNo MitigationsMeltdown MitigationsSpectre + Meltdown Mitigations2004006008001000SE +/- 2.03, N = 2SE +/- 0.25, N = 2SE +/- 6.97, N = 2SE +/- 13.53, N = 2SE +/- 18.85, N = 2SE +/- 20.37, N = 28628588496806881091

Flexible IO Tester

Type: Random Write - IO Engine: Linux AIO - Buffered: Yes - Direct: No - Block Size: 4KB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory

Windows 10Windows 8OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterFlexible IO Tester 3.1Type: Random Write - IO Engine: Linux AIO - Buffered: Yes - Direct: No - Block Size: 4KB - Disk Target: Default Test DirectoryNo MitigationsMeltdown MitigationsSpectre + Meltdown Mitigations30060090012001500SE +/- 1.50, N = 2SE +/- 7.00, N = 2SE +/- 5.50, N = 2SE +/- 13.50, N = 2SE +/- 30.50, N = 2SE +/- 16.50, N = 272557950084311131218

Diskspd

Threads Per Target: 1 - Write Requests (Percent): 0 - Read Only - File Size: 100M - Block Size: 2MB

Windows 10Windows 8OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterDiskspd 2.0.21Threads Per Target: 1 - Write Requests (Percent): 0 - Read Only - File Size: 100M - Block Size: 2MBNo MitigationsMeltdown MitigationsSpectre + Meltdown Mitigations5001000150020002500SE +/- 4.06, N = 2SE +/- 0.50, N = 2SE +/- 13.94, N = 2SE +/- 27.06, N = 2SE +/- 37.69, N = 2SE +/- 40.72, N = 2172517171699136013752182

IOzone

Record Size: 4Kb - File Size: 4GB - Disk Test: Read Performance

Windows 10Windows 8OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterIOzone 3.465Record Size: 4Kb - File Size: 4GB - Disk Test: Read PerformanceNo MitigationsMeltdown MitigationsSpectre + Meltdown Mitigations400800120016002000SE +/- 1.37, N = 2SE +/- 0.59, N = 2SE +/- 5.91, N = 2SE +/- 1.53, N = 2SE +/- 6.52, N = 2SE +/- 2.79, N = 212671213895129318782060

Flexible IO Tester

Type: Random Read - IO Engine: Windows AIO - Buffered: Yes - Direct: No - Block Size: 2MB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory

Windows 10Windows 8OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterFlexible IO Tester 3.1Type: Random Read - IO Engine: Windows AIO - Buffered: Yes - Direct: No - Block Size: 2MB - Disk Target: Default Test DirectoryNo MitigationsMeltdown MitigationsSpectre + Meltdown Mitigations16003200480064008000SE +/- 2.00, N = 2SE +/- 5.50, N = 2SE +/- 4.00, N = 2SE +/- 5.50, N = 2SE +/- 5.50, N = 2SE +/- 6.50, N = 2365036743556731873667408

Flexible IO Tester

Type: Random Write - IO Engine: Windows AIO - Buffered: Yes - Direct: No - Block Size: 2MB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory

Windows 10Windows 8OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterFlexible IO Tester 3.1Type: Random Write - IO Engine: Windows AIO - Buffered: Yes - Direct: No - Block Size: 2MB - Disk Target: Default Test DirectoryNo MitigationsMeltdown MitigationsSpectre + Meltdown Mitigations12002400360048006000SE +/- 23.50, N = 2SE +/- 2.00, N = 2SE +/- 2.00, N = 2SE +/- 220.50, N = 2SE +/- 242.50, N = 2SE +/- 55.50, N = 2274728102707544654595797

Flexible IO Tester

Type: Sequential Read - IO Engine: Windows AIO - Buffered: Yes - Direct: No - Block Size: 2MB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory

Windows 10Windows 8OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterFlexible IO Tester 3.1Type: Sequential Read - IO Engine: Windows AIO - Buffered: Yes - Direct: No - Block Size: 2MB - Disk Target: Default Test DirectoryNo MitigationsMeltdown MitigationsSpectre + Meltdown Mitigations16003200480064008000SE +/- 44.00, N = 2SE +/- 52.50, N = 2SE +/- 3.50, N = 2SE +/- 5.00, N = 2SE +/- 0.50, N = 2SE +/- 8.00, N = 2356536473586732273737385

Flexible IO Tester

Type: Sequential Write - IO Engine: Windows AIO - Buffered: Yes - Direct: No - Block Size: 2MB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory

Windows 10Windows 8OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterFlexible IO Tester 3.1Type: Sequential Write - IO Engine: Windows AIO - Buffered: Yes - Direct: No - Block Size: 2MB - Disk Target: Default Test DirectoryNo MitigationsMeltdown MitigationsSpectre + Meltdown Mitigations6001200180024003000SE +/- 15.50, N = 2SE +/- 1.50, N = 2SE +/- 4.00, N = 2SE +/- 12.00, N = 2SE +/- 17.00, N = 2SE +/- 11.00, N = 2275427772680292329512979

7-Zip Compression

Compress Speed Test

Windows 10Windows 8OpenBenchmarking.orgMIPS, More Is Better7-Zip Compression 16.02Compress Speed TestNo MitigationsMeltdown MitigationsSpectre + Meltdown Mitigations20K40K60K80K100KSE +/- 760.00, N = 2SE +/- 253.50, N = 2SE +/- 342.00, N = 2SE +/- 70.50, N = 2SE +/- 620.00, N = 2SE +/- 307.50, N = 2730477539973105826308333284503

Maxon Cinebench

Test: Multi-Core Test

Windows 10Windows 8OpenBenchmarking.orgpts, More Is BetterMaxon Cinebench 15.038Test: Multi-Core TestNo MitigationsMeltdown MitigationsSpectre + Meltdown Mitigations7001400210028003500322614521205319932203212

Maxon Cinebench

Test: Single-Core Test

Windows 10Windows 8OpenBenchmarking.orgpts, More Is BetterMaxon Cinebench 15.038Test: Single-Core TestNo MitigationsMeltdown MitigationsSpectre + Meltdown Mitigations4080120160200194130127194193194

Redis

Test: SET

Windows 10Windows 8OpenBenchmarking.orgRequests Per Second, More Is BetterRedis 3.2.1Test: SETNo MitigationsMeltdown MitigationsSpectre + Meltdown Mitigations200K400K600K800K1000KSE +/- 8263.91, N = 2SE +/- 2862.44, N = 2SE +/- 10459.94, N = 2SE +/- 6690.94, N = 2SE +/- 12353.19, N = 2SE +/- 199.81, N = 2715377711781655496108346511344361154135

Redis

Test: GET

Windows 10Windows 8OpenBenchmarking.orgRequests Per Second, More Is BetterRedis 3.2.1Test: GETNo MitigationsMeltdown MitigationsSpectre + Meltdown Mitigations300K600K900K1200K1500KSE +/- 14285.03, N = 2SE +/- 4260.03, N = 2SE +/- 442.97, N = 2SE +/- 7023.63, N = 2SE +/- 3665.88, N = 2SE +/- 22383.81, N = 2992663983980897465140660415378791543296

PHPBench

PHP Benchmark Suite

Windows 10Windows 8OpenBenchmarking.orgScore, More Is BetterPHPBench 0.8.1PHP Benchmark SuiteNo MitigationsMeltdown MitigationsSpectre + Meltdown Mitigations80K160K240K320K400KSE +/- 1166.50, N = 2SE +/- 1444.50, N = 2SE +/- 1374.50, N = 2SE +/- 1045.50, N = 2SE +/- 4.00, N = 2SE +/- 1741.00, N = 2218575216597212225362516367800361923

Geekbench

Test: Multi Core

Windows 10Windows 8OpenBenchmarking.orgScore, More Is BetterGeekbench 4.3.3Test: Multi CoreNo MitigationsMeltdown MitigationsSpectre + Meltdown Mitigations9K18K27K36K45KSE +/- 60.50, N = 2SE +/- 21.00, N = 2SE +/- 167.00, N = 2SE +/- 124.50, N = 2SE +/- 158.50, N = 2SE +/- 151.00, N = 2417604134141084387253926539378

Geekbench

Test: Single Core

Windows 10Windows 8OpenBenchmarking.orgScore, More Is BetterGeekbench 4.3.3Test: Single CoreNo MitigationsMeltdown MitigationsSpectre + Meltdown Mitigations11002200330044005500SE +/- 1.50, N = 2SE +/- 3.50, N = 2SE +/- 6.50, N = 2SE +/- 3.50, N = 2SE +/- 8.50, N = 2SE +/- 4.50, N = 2530052635256509851095168

OpenSSL

RSA 4096-bit Performance

Windows 10Windows 8OpenBenchmarking.orgSigns Per Second, More Is BetterOpenSSL 1.0.1gRSA 4096-bit PerformanceNo MitigationsMeltdown MitigationsSpectre + Meltdown Mitigations4080120160200SE +/- 0.05, N = 2SE +/- 0.05, N = 2SE +/- 0.05, N = 2SE +/- 0.15, N = 2SE +/- 1.15, N = 2SE +/- 0.10, N = 2134134131182181181

Ethr

Server Address: 127.0.0.1 - Protocol: TCP - Test: Latency - Threads: 8

OpenBenchmarking.orgMicroseconds, Fewer Is BetterEthr 2019-01-02Server Address: 127.0.0.1 - Protocol: TCP - Test: Latency - Threads: 8No MitigationsMeltdown MitigationsSpectre + Meltdown Mitigations612182430SE +/- 0.08, N = 2SE +/- 0.39, N = 2SE +/- 0.08, N = 214.3315.4823.98MAX: 998.6MAX: 997.76MAX: 998.15

Ethr

Server Address: 127.0.0.1 - Protocol: TCP - Test: Latency - Threads: 16

OpenBenchmarking.orgMicroseconds, Fewer Is BetterEthr 2019-01-02Server Address: 127.0.0.1 - Protocol: TCP - Test: Latency - Threads: 16No MitigationsMeltdown MitigationsSpectre + Meltdown Mitigations612182430SE +/- 0.12, N = 2SE +/- 0.04, N = 2SE +/- 0.12, N = 214.2015.0224.06MAX: 998.05MAX: 998.25MAX: 997.6

DaCapo Benchmark

Java Test: H2

Windows 10Windows 8OpenBenchmarking.orgmsec, Fewer Is BetterDaCapo Benchmark 9.12-MR1Java Test: H2No MitigationsMeltdown MitigationsSpectre + Meltdown Mitigations8001600240032004000SE +/- 93.00, N = 2SE +/- 25.00, N = 2SE +/- 17.50, N = 2SE +/- 47.00, N = 2SE +/- 101.50, N = 2SE +/- 219.00, N = 2379435493728314133373313

DaCapo Benchmark

Java Test: Jython

Windows 10Windows 8OpenBenchmarking.orgmsec, Fewer Is BetterDaCapo Benchmark 9.12-MR1Java Test: JythonNo MitigationsMeltdown MitigationsSpectre + Meltdown Mitigations13002600390052006500SE +/- 63.00, N = 2SE +/- 121.00, N = 2SE +/- 30.50, N = 2SE +/- 16.00, N = 2SE +/- 54.50, N = 2556056175853401640243907

Go Benchmarks

Test: http

Windows 10Windows 8OpenBenchmarking.orgNanoseconds/Operation, Fewer Is BetterGo BenchmarksTest: httpNo MitigationsMeltdown MitigationsSpectre + Meltdown Mitigations16003200480064008000SE +/- 26.50, N = 2SE +/- 13.50, N = 2SE +/- 25.00, N = 2SE +/- 64.00, N = 2SE +/- 78.50, N = 2441344014677739467896680

OSBench

Test: Memory Allocations

Windows 10Windows 8OpenBenchmarking.orgNs Per Event, Fewer Is BetterOSBenchTest: Memory AllocationsNo MitigationsMeltdown MitigationsSpectre + Meltdown Mitigations306090120150SE +/- 0.06, N = 2SE +/- 0.71, N = 2SE +/- 0.65, N = 2SE +/- 0.04, N = 2SE +/- 0.39, N = 2SE +/- 0.33, N = 2125.00130.00138.0075.9973.1763.45

t-test1

Threads: 2

Windows 10Windows 8OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is Bettert-test1 2017-01-13Threads: 2No MitigationsMeltdown MitigationsSpectre + Meltdown Mitigations60120180240300SE +/- 0.09, N = 2SE +/- 0.19, N = 2SE +/- 0.13, N = 2SE +/- 0.21, N = 2SE +/- 0.31, N = 2SE +/- 0.54, N = 2180197280221174160

Perl Benchmarks

Test: Interpreter

Windows 10Windows 8OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterPerl BenchmarksTest: InterpreterNo MitigationsMeltdown MitigationsSpectre + Meltdown Mitigations0.00340.00680.01020.01360.017SE +/- 0.00008812, N = 2SE +/- 0.00006256, N = 2SE +/- 0.00009105, N = 2SE +/- 0.00032087, N = 2SE +/- 0.00010482, N = 2SE +/- 0.00022825, N = 20.012983670.013638170.015078770.013100410.011340520.01090204

SQLite

Timed SQLite Insertions

Windows 10Windows 8OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterSQLite 3.22Timed SQLite InsertionsNo MitigationsMeltdown MitigationsSpectre + Meltdown Mitigations20406080100SE +/- 0.05, N = 2SE +/- 7.06, N = 2SE +/- 0.36, N = 2SE +/- 1.09, N = 2SE +/- 0.14, N = 2SE +/- 15.80, N = 262.5850.5266.5593.4893.9775.96

Blender

Blend File: BMW27 - Compute: CPU-Only

Windows 10Windows 8OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterBlender 2.79aBlend File: BMW27 - Compute: CPU-OnlyNo MitigationsMeltdown MitigationsSpectre + Meltdown Mitigations50100150200250203211206153152153

FLAC Audio Encoding

WAV To FLAC

Windows 10Windows 8OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterFLAC Audio Encoding 1.3.2WAV To FLACNo MitigationsMeltdown MitigationsSpectre + Meltdown Mitigations3691215SE +/- 0.02, N = 2SE +/- 0.02, N = 2SE +/- 0.03, N = 2SE +/- 0.06, N = 2SE +/- 0.04, N = 2SE +/- 0.05, N = 212.7112.6713.019.869.689.68

LAME MP3 Encoding

WAV To MP3

Windows 10Windows 8OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterLAME MP3 Encoding 3.100WAV To MP3No MitigationsMeltdown MitigationsSpectre + Meltdown Mitigations48121620SE +/- 0.01, N = 2SE +/- 0.02, N = 2SE +/- 0.03, N = 2SE +/- 0.03, N = 2SE +/- 0.01, N = 2SE +/- 0.02, N = 215.2815.1815.5711.2311.2311.19

Git

Time To Complete Common Git Commands

Windows 10Windows 8OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterGitTime To Complete Common Git CommandsNo MitigationsMeltdown MitigationsSpectre + Meltdown Mitigations3691215SE +/- 0.14, N = 2SE +/- 0.01, N = 2SE +/- 0.06, N = 2SE +/- 0.01, N = 2SE +/- 0.08, N = 2SE +/- 0.14, N = 212.0912.4212.7610.9210.2310.321. git version 2.21.0.windows.1

Darktable

Test: Masskrug - Acceleration: CPU-only

Windows 10Windows 8OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterDarktable 2.4.1Test: Masskrug - Acceleration: CPU-onlyNo MitigationsMeltdown MitigationsSpectre + Meltdown Mitigations0.12150.2430.36450.4860.6075SE +/- 0.02, N = 2SE +/- 0.01, N = 2SE +/- 0.01, N = 2SE +/- 0.01, N = 2SE +/- 0.01, N = 2SE +/- 0.01, N = 20.500.540.510.520.520.51

Tesseract OCR

Time To OCR 7 Images

Windows 10Windows 8OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterTesseract OCR v4.0.0.20181030Time To OCR 7 ImagesNo MitigationsMeltdown MitigationsSpectre + Meltdown Mitigations20406080100SE +/- 0.12, N = 2SE +/- 0.15, N = 2SE +/- 0.24, N = 2SE +/- 0.13, N = 2SE +/- 0.17, N = 2SE +/- 0.18, N = 276.8880.6189.0865.8454.1752.84

AppTimer

Time To Launch: LibreOffice

Windows 10Windows 8OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterAppTimerTime To Launch: LibreOfficeNo MitigationsMeltdown MitigationsSpectre + Meltdown Mitigations0.22280.44560.66840.89121.1140.760.890.990.900.420.41

AppTimer

Time To Launch: Blender 2.79

Windows 10Windows 8OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterAppTimerTime To Launch: Blender 2.79No MitigationsMeltdown MitigationsSpectre + Meltdown Mitigations0.0090.0180.0270.0360.0450.040.030.040.030.030.03

AppTimer

Time To Launch: File Explorer

Windows 10Windows 8OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterAppTimerTime To Launch: File ExplorerNo MitigationsMeltdown MitigationsSpectre + Meltdown Mitigations0.02030.04060.06090.08120.10150.090.070.090.070.070.06

AppTimer

Time To Launch: VLC Media Player

Windows 10Windows 8OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterAppTimerTime To Launch: VLC Media PlayerNo MitigationsMeltdown MitigationsSpectre + Meltdown Mitigations0.0360.0720.1080.1440.180.150.150.160.120.130.13

GIMP

Test: unsharp-mask

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterGIMP 2.10.0Test: unsharp-maskSpectre + Meltdown MitigationsMeltdown MitigationsNo Mitigations1428425670SE +/- 1.54, N = 2SE +/- 1.96, N = 2SE +/- 1.60, N = 262.1859.5558.20

GIMP

Test: resize

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterGIMP 2.10.0Test: resizeSpectre + Meltdown MitigationsMeltdown MitigationsNo Mitigations48121620SE +/- 0.10, N = 2SE +/- 0.38, N = 2SE +/- 0.21, N = 216.5615.8715.34

GIMP

Test: rotate

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterGIMP 2.10.0Test: rotateSpectre + Meltdown MitigationsMeltdown MitigationsNo Mitigations612182430SE +/- 0.09, N = 2SE +/- 0.08, N = 2SE +/- 0.09, N = 226.1424.8124.37

GIMP

Test: auto-levels

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterGIMP 2.10.0Test: auto-levelsSpectre + Meltdown MitigationsMeltdown MitigationsNo Mitigations918273645SE +/- 0.02, N = 2SE +/- 0.18, N = 2SE +/- 0.10, N = 239.5638.2137.68

OSBench

Test: Create Threads

Windows 10Windows 8OpenBenchmarking.orgus Per Event, Fewer Is BetterOSBenchTest: Create ThreadsNo MitigationsMeltdown MitigationsSpectre + Meltdown Mitigations816243240SE +/- 0.06, N = 2SE +/- 0.35, N = 2SE +/- 1.23, N = 2SE +/- 0.18, N = 2SE +/- 0.27, N = 2SE +/- 0.03, N = 230.3130.9936.4332.6129.6428.20

OSBench

Test: Launch Programs

Windows 10Windows 8OpenBenchmarking.orgus Per Event, Fewer Is BetterOSBenchTest: Launch ProgramsNo MitigationsMeltdown MitigationsSpectre + Meltdown Mitigations6001200180024003000SE +/- 30.81, N = 2SE +/- 15.60, N = 2SE +/- 16.71, N = 2SE +/- 6.63, N = 2SE +/- 21.31, N = 2SE +/- 723.90, N = 2238822952624205119471185

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