Microsoft Kernel Patch CPU Before and After Benchmarks Thread

[+Warwagon MVC]

Here is a thread where users can post benchmarks of their CPU before and after the update from Microsft.

 

Intel Core i7 477R CPU 3.20GHz 

Brix Pro

 

Before patch 

 

 

After

 

 

Benchmark software 

PerformanceTest

https://www.passmark.com/products/pt.htm

[AlexTan]

Not sure why I am getting result that is opposite of what I expected. 

I am running Windows 10 1709 (16229.192) after patched, downloaded from this link:

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4056892

 

 

 

Lenovo Laptop

 

SuperPi Mod 1.9 WP
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Before (1M): 14 seconds
Before (8M): 157 seconds

 

After (1M): 14 seconds
After (8M): 153 seconds

PassMark PerformanceTest (CPU)
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Before: 3797, 3812, 3823 (Average: 3810)
After : 3844, 3837, 3846 (Average: 3842)

Geekbench 4 (CPU)
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Before (Single-Core): 3139, 3146, 3146 (Average: 3144)
After  (Single-Core): 3156, 3172, 3188 (Average: 3172)

 

Before (Multi-Core): 5588, 5602, 5574 (Average: 5588)
After  (Multi-Core): 5556, 5556, 5576 (Average: 5563)

 

(I lost the links for before patched)

 

Score link for after patched:
https://browser.geekbench.com/v4/cpu/6101200
https://browser.geekbench.com/v4/cpu/6101313
https://browser.geekbench.com/v4/cpu/6101448

Jetstream 1.1
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Before: 165.50
After : 164.57

 

 

 

HP Laptop

 

SuperPi Mod 1.9 WP
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Before (1M): 9 seconds
Before (8M): 112 seconds

 

After (1M): 9 seconds
After (8M): 112 seconds

PassMark PerformanceTest (CPU)
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Before: 5955, 5961, 5875 (Average: 5930)
After : 6197, 6099, 5797 (Average: 6031)

Geekbench 4 (CPU)
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Before (Single-Core): 4668, 4672, 4644 (Average: 4661)
After  (Single-Core): 4661, 4679, 4700 (Average: 4680)

 

Before (Multi-Core): 9209, 9180, 9168 (Average: 9186)
After  (Multi-Core): 8755, 8743, 9275 (Average: 8924)

 

Score link for before patched:
https://browser.geekbench.com/v4/cpu/6101071
https://browser.geekbench.com/v4/cpu/6101179
https://browser.geekbench.com/v4/cpu/6101271

 

Score link for after patched:
https://browser.geekbench.com/v4/cpu/6102483
https://browser.geekbench.com/v4/cpu/6102564
https://browser.geekbench.com/v4/cpu/6102847

Jetstream 1.1
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Before: 264.45
After : 253.10

[Mando]

Great idea Warwagon

 

here is the start of mine 

 

Benchtools used on sig rig @1080p

 

• Cinebench 4D
• 3D Mark (Timespy Extreme)
• Novabench
• Rog RealBench
• Passmark

Before Patch 

 

Passmark CPU test BEFORE

 

Passmark CPU AFTER

 

Cinebench 4D BEFORE

• CPU Benchmark = 966CB
• OpenGL Bench = 140 FPS

AFTER

• CPU Benchmark = 975CB ???
• OpenGl Bench = 149.95 FPS ???
   

3D Mark timespy extreme BEFORE

• 3998

AFTER

• 3997 ????

Novabench 

• 2713

After

• 2703
   

RealBench BEFORE

• Image Editing 212,486/ Time 25.0745
• Encoding 93,501/time 56.9829
• OpenCL 113,529/ Ksamples per sec 20877
• Heavy Multitasking 110,647
• Time 68.9761
• System Score 132,540

RealBench AFTER

• Image Editing 208.830/Time 25.5135
• Encoding 92,841/time 57.3881
• OpenCL 113,529/ Ksamples/sec 20922
• Heavy Multitasking 103,867/Time 73.4779
• System Score 129,766

 

Overall slightly slower with some benches, Cinema 4D benches.....anyones guess!

 

before and after had all the same processes running and apps, what i have noticed however, Asus AI Suite 3 wont run

 

btw Webroot Secure anywhere working no problem at all post patch,

[+Warwagon MVC]

Tried some differnet benchmark software which didn't give the greatest info, but you can see the results.

 

Intel Pentium N3700 1.60GHz

 

Before

 

 

After

 

 

[Elliot B.]

So, no difference.

 

The whole thing was overblown.

[+Zagadka Subscriber²]

Well, that is certainly a relief. Cheers.

[adrynalyne]

  On 04/01/2018 at 12:44, alexander3133 said:

Not sure why I am getting result that is opposite of what I expected. 

 

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It’s in the realm of measurement accuracy/error. 

  On 04/01/2018 at 18:58, Elliot B. said:

So, no difference.

 

The whole thing was overblown.

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Maybe for Windows. It’s real in Linux. 

[Elliot B.]

  On 04/01/2018 at 19:00, adrynalyne said:

Maybe for Windows. It’s real in Linux. 

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That's ok, I'm a Windows gamer 

[Pork Chopper]

Here are my before and after.  Hardly any difference.  I thought I was saving the one screen with the speedometer but I screwed up, sorry.

[Mando]

ok 

 

Lenovo X201 Test. (old system)

 

Core i7 ULV M620@2.67ghz

 

Benches used 

• Cinema4D
• Passmark

 

Passmark Before 

 

AFTER 

 

Cinema 4D

CPU = 204cb

OpenGL= 0.78 FPs (LMFAO)

 

AFTER

CPU= 207cb ????

OpenGL= 0.79

 

Hardly thorough benchmarking but both higher than before patch....go figure!

 

I would like to see some benchies submitted with AMD chips for a more rounded dataset tbh.

 

Teacup, meet storm  

 

 

[+Warwagon MVC]

27 inch iMac 

Intel Core i7-2600 3.40Ghz

 

Before

 

After

 

[Mockingbird]

I installed the update and it turns out that kernel VA shadow is off.

 

No wonder it's not having any performance impact.

[Mando]

  On 04/01/2018 at 21:36, Mockingbird said:

I installed the update and it turns out that kernel VA shadow is off.

 

No wonder it's not having any performance impact.

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good info to know mate, thank you.

[GadgetPig]

 

I would say the patch didn't penalize my Windows 10x64 system as much as I thought it would. yay

[adrynalyne]

The reason why older CPUs see a larger performance hit is the absence of PCID. PCID mostly mititgates the performance hit. Not sure how far it goes back (haswell maybe?), but seventh and 8th gen Intel CPUs should not feel the burn.

[xendrome]

But.. Linux Forums said 30% performance hit..

 

[Mando]

  On 05/01/2018 at 00:28, adrynalyne said:

The reason why older CPUs see a larger performance hit is the absence of PCID. PCID mostly mititgates the performance hit. Not sure how far it goes back (haswell maybe?), but seventh and 8th gen Intel CPUs should not feel the burn.

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what about my stellar perf on that X201? 

 

M620 i7 ULV? 

[adrynalyne]

  On 05/01/2018 at 00:35, Mando said:

what about my stellar perf on that X201? 

 

M620 i7 ULV? 

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Further research and discussion with co-workers on my end  has shown that unless the process/app/whatever is making sys calls, it’s not going to make much of a difference. 

 

 

[Circaflex]

  On 05/01/2018 at 00:37, adrynalyne said:

Further research and discussion with co-workers on my end  has shown that unless the process/app/whatever is making sys calls, it’s not going to make much of a difference. 

 

 

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I also read something similar, the performance hit is only when making sys calls, so a VM would potentially have a performance decline, correct?

[Mando]

  On 05/01/2018 at 00:40, Circaflex said:

I also read something similar, the performance hit is only when making sys calls, so a VM would potentially have a performance decline, correct?

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ill get back to you on that tomms mate, I set up a W10 VM and 2k16 server VM for testing at work before leaving today. On Lenovo X Series hosts running Esxi 6. (12 Xeons per host)

 

corpwide were assessing and deciding if its worth pushing the patch out, Sec dir above us reckons while its a stinker, it doesnt pose any real world threat to our global estate at this point in time. for one the systems need to be compromised before this is even a "thing", games already lost at that point.

[adrynalyne]

  On 05/01/2018 at 00:40, Circaflex said:

I also read something similar, the performance hit is only when making sys calls, so a VM would potentially have a performance decline, correct?

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Unknown. I’m way out of my comfort zone with the complexity of this. 

[Mando]

  On 05/01/2018 at 00:43, adrynalyne said:

Unknown. I’m way out of my comfort zone with the complexity of this. 

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yep, im the same, grasping some of it, but bowing to my Sec teams superior knowledge in this field, im just helping them spread the workload, cos im nice like that (and im whoring myself to Global Corp Sec team for a new role with them from home :P)

 

im sick of going into an office and dealing with retarded end losers directly as well as server/site adm work (which i love!), im getting too old to enjoy juggling multiple roles at a single site, and my boss is an inept A-hole  but thats another story!

 

might even post a soapbox article on todays events re: NTP settings and synching issues, i was without words when i discovered what had been setup. put it this way, in general Default GPO holds every policy estate wide....no just no!! /faceplant! thats a starter for 10 in what i discovered!

[jamester64]

  On 04/01/2018 at 18:28, Mando said:

 

before and after had all the same processes running and apps, what i have noticed however, Asus AI Suite 3 wont run

 

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Im having the same issue with Asus AI Suite 2, were you able to find a fix ?

[Mando]

  On 05/01/2018 at 00:56, jamester64 said:

Im having the same issue with Asus AI Suite 2, were you able to find a fix ?

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Nah mate, tried reinstalling and no dice. no new version atm either. meantime ive set it all up in bios manually, inc fan tuning.

 

Ive emailed Asus support to notify them of my findings. 

[jamester64]

  On 05/01/2018 at 00:58, Mando said:

Nah mate, tried reinstalling and no dice. no new version atm either. meantime ive set it all up in bios manually, inc fan tuning.

 

Ive emailed Asus support to notify them of my findings. 

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Strange that AsusFanControlService is still running in the background so at least I got that :-) I just cant get the GUI to open :-(