[GUIDE] *19/8 UPDATE!* 4.3 RESULTS! N7 'Best' Kernel (Performance & Battery Tests)

[GUIDE] *19/8 UPDATE!* 4.3 RESULTS! N7 'Best' Kernel (Performance & Battery Tests)

A lot of people have been posting in these forums, "Which kernel is the best"?
I was intrigued and decided to work this out for myself and share it with the rest of the community.
This is not meant to hurt the makers of these kernels.

But FIRST, it is not a fact that there is a 'best' kernel. 'Best' is an opinion and everyone has a different opinion.
On the Nexus 7, I personally believe there is no 'bad' kernel and none of these kernels I have tested perform badly or lag heaps.
People still like to push their N7's as hard as they can though.

The Main 2 Features people look for in a kernel are:
Performance & Battery Life

Some people prefer performance over Battery, or vice versa, or an all-round kernel.

NEXUS 7
8GB
Paranoid Android AOSPAL 3.97

KERNELS

Kernel[022]JB4.3(1.60Ghz Quad)UV,CIFS+UTF-8,PowerHAL,Linux-3.x Hybrid]
by faux123
Ultimate Edition 22


[KERNEL][GPL][N7] franco.Kernel - r75
by franciscofranco
r75


[KERNEL] [ANDROID 4.3] LeanKernel: Minimalistic Kernel [V2.0, 8/2/13]
by azoller1
Version 2

[Kernel][4.2.2] M-Kernel - a61[WiFi/3G]
by Metallice
a61


[KERNEL] [3.1.10] [JB 4.3/4.2.2] [Purified Kernel r130] [Linaro] [07-08-2013]
by eng.stk
r130


[KERNEL] [GROUPER/TILAPIA] [4.2.2/4.3] OXYDO [3.2.49] [Linaro]
by sgt. meow
v7


[KERNEL][Grouper][JB 4.3] 3.1.12-XPerience-04 [12/08/13]
by TeamMex
v4


[KERNEL] Bricked-Kernel Grouper/Tilapia
by show-p1984


4.3 Stock Kernel

I will test another kernel if someone requests me too. I will not post other's results because they most likely have a different setup and therefore different results making it inaccurate.

NEW! 4.3 RESULTS
19/8 UPDATE

PERFORMANCE

Performance was tested with Antutu. Tested three times and averaged.
1.3 RESULTS
Kernels set to 1.3GHz max and used the default governor for the test.
1. M-Kernel: 13489
2. Franco: 13440
3. LeanKernel: 13298
4. Bricked: 13194
5. Oxydo: 13179
6. Xperience: 13139
7. Faux: 13122
8. Purified: 13102
9. Stock: 12903

MAX RESULTS
Kernels set to highest clockspeed, performance governor.
1. Bricked (1.6): 15339
2. Oxydo (1.6): 14938
3. M-Kernel (1.7): 14463
4. LeanKernel (1.5): 14343
5. Faux (1.7): 14155
6. Xperience (1.6):14147
7. Franco (1.3): 13440
8. Purified (1.3): 13102
9, Stock (1.3): 12903

BATTERY LIFE
Default Governor, 100% Brightness
Watching HD 720p Video on a Loop (MX Player Software Decoding) in a 10% range. The reason for this is not to kill my battery lifetime.

Max Freq at stock speed (1.3GHz)
1. M-Kernel:7 hours 5 minutes
2. Oxydo: 7 hours
3. LeanKernel: 6 hours 20 minutes
4. Franco: 5 hours 50 minutes
5. Purified: 5 hours 35 minutes
6. Xperience: 5 hours 30 minutes
7. Faux: 5 hours 10 minutes
8. Bricked: 5 hours 5 minutes
9. Stock: 5 hours

Max Freq set as high as it can go.
1. LeanKernel (1.5): 6 hours
2. Franco (1.3): 5 hours 50 minutes
3. Purified (1.3): 5 hours 35 minutes
4. M-Kernel (1.7):5 hours 25 minutes
5. Oxydo (1.6): 5 hours 10 minutes
6. Stock (1.3): 5 hours
7. Bricked (1.6): 4 hours 55 minutes
8. Xperience (1.6): 4 hours 45 minutes
9. Faux (1.6): 4 hours 40 minutes


OVERALL


Best Performance:

[KERNEL] Bricked-Kernel Grouper/Tilapia
by show-p1984


[Kernel][4.2.2] M-Kernel - a61[WiFi/3G]
by Metallice
a61



Best Battery Life:

[KERNEL] [ANDROID 4.3] LeanKernel: Minimalistic Kernel [V2.0, 8/2/13]
by azoller1
Version 2

Best Overall:

[Kernel][4.2.2] M-Kernel - a61[WiFi/3G]
by Metallice
a61

[URL="http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1950858"][KERNEL] [ANDROID 4.3] LeanKernel: Minimalistic Kernel [V2.0, 8/2/13]
by azoller1
Version 2

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4.3 Results

4.2.2 RESULTS ARE OUT!!! I don't know the future of this guide after this update. It seems to do some harm to my Nexus's battery. Might need some help in the future!

I've updated/added:
M-Kernel a33
Franco r41
Trinity a4
LeanKernel 1.2
Omega 4
Faux 14b3
IntersectRaven 20130120_11XX
Saber Toothed Squirrel 3.7

Phew, I think that's all kernels up to date. I've updated the spreadsheet and the overall results.
I also had an idea to take the 'best' kernels for battery and performance and try to 'make them better' with changing some governor numbers or other ways like Pimp My Rom or something like that. Ideas would be great!
Also I have been thinking about doing a 'best' rom or comparison chart or testing them somehow.
Just an idea. If you like what I do, hit the thanks button. If you want to of course.

Op updated to 4.3!

OP has been updated to 4.3 Results! Hope you find it useful!

It's up!

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