[zamadatix]

Phoronix includes a "Timed Linux Kernel Compilation" test as part of their reviews using the default build config.

Here is one comparing some modern high end server CPUs: https://www.phoronix.com/benchmark/result/amd-5th-gen-epyc-9... (2P = dual socket)

Here is one comparing some modern consumer CPUs: https://www.phoronix.com/benchmark/result/amd-ryzen-9-9900x-...

Searching "Phoronix ${cpuModel}" will take you to the full review for that model, along with the rest of the build specs.

With the default build in a standard build environment the clock speed tends to matter more. With tuning one could probably squeeze more out of the higher core count systems.

[zrm]

Note that those two links are using different configs. Here's the link for Threadripper 9995WX:

https://www.phoronix.com/review/amd-threadripper-9995wx-trx5...

That's using the same config as the server systems (allmodconfig) but it has the 9950X listed there and on that config it takes 547.23 seconds instead 47.27. That puts all of the consumer CPUs as slower than any of the server systems on the list. You can also see the five year old 2.9GHz Zen2 Threadripper 3990X in front of the brand new top of the range 4.3GHz Zen5 9950X3D because it has more cores.

You can get a pretty good idea of how kernel compiles scale with threads by comparing the results for the 1P and 2P EPYC systems that use the same CPU model. It's generally getting ~75% faster by doubling the number of cores, and that's including the cost of introducing cross-socket latency when you go from 1P to 2P systems.

[zamadatix]

Oh good catches! I must have grabbed the wrong chart from the consumer CPU benchmark, thanks for pointing out the subsequent errors. The resulting relations do make more sense (clock speed certainly helps, but there is wayyyy less of a threading wall than I had incorrectly surmised).

Here is the corrected link for the 9950X review with allmod instead of def for equal comparison (I couldn't find the def chart in the server review) https://www.phoronix.com/benchmark/result/amd-ryzen-9-9900x-...