Intel LLC Caching On Core i5 2500K
Testing of Intel's new LLC patch set by Eric and Chris for improved Intel DRM performance on Sandy Bridge.


Linux 2.6.38: 

	Processor: Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.30GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: Intel BLH6710H.86A.0075.2010.1112.1844, Chipset: Intel Sandy Bridge, Memory: 1792MB, Disk: 60GB OCZ VERTEX2, Graphics: Intel Sandy Bridge IGP, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: DELL P2210H

	OS: Ubuntu 10.10, Kernel: 2.6.38-020638-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 2.32.0, Display Server: X Server 1.9.0, Display Driver: intel 2.14.902, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 7.11-devel, Compiler: GCC 4.4.5, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Linux 2.6.39-rc1: 

	Processor: Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.30GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: Intel BLH6710H.86A.0075.2010.1112.1844, Chipset: Intel Sandy Bridge, Memory: 1792MB, Disk: 60GB OCZ VERTEX2, Graphics: Intel Sandy Bridge IGP, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: DELL P2210H

	OS: Ubuntu 10.10, Kernel: 2.6.39-020639rc1-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 2.32.0, Display Server: X Server 1.9.0, Display Driver: intel 2.14.902, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 7.11-devel, Compiler: GCC 4.4.5, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Linux 2.6.39-rc1 + LLC Caching: 

	Processor: Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.30GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: Intel BLH6710H.86A.0075.2010.1112.1844, Chipset: Intel Sandy Bridge, Memory: 1792MB, Disk: 60GB OCZ VERTEX2, Graphics: Intel Sandy Bridge IGP, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: DELL P2210H

	OS: Ubuntu 10.10, Kernel: 2.6.39-rc1-pts (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 2.32.0, Display Server: X Server 1.9.0, Display Driver: intel 2.14.902, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 7.11-devel, Compiler: GCC 4.4.5, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080


OpenArena 0.8.5
Resolution: 800 x 600
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Linux 2.6.38 ................... 143.37 |========================
Linux 2.6.39-rc1 ............... 180.90 |===============================
Linux 2.6.39-rc1 + LLC Caching . 224.17 |======================================


OpenArena 0.8.5
Resolution: 1024 x 768
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Linux 2.6.38 ................... 108.23 |==========================
Linux 2.6.39-rc1 ............... 124.33 |==============================
Linux 2.6.39-rc1 + LLC Caching . 156.73 |======================================


OpenArena 0.8.5
Resolution: 1280 x 1024
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Linux 2.6.38 ................... 80.13  |=============================
Linux 2.6.39-rc1 ............... 85.30  |===============================
Linux 2.6.39-rc1 + LLC Caching . 103.67 |======================================


OpenArena 0.8.5
Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Linux 2.6.38 ................... 57.83 |===============================
Linux 2.6.39-rc1 ............... 60.23 |=================================
Linux 2.6.39-rc1 + LLC Caching . 71.70 |=======================================


Nexuiz 2.5.2
Resolution: 800 x 600 - HDR: No - Sound: Off
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Linux 2.6.38 ................... 22.66 |==============
Linux 2.6.39-rc1 ............... 48.90 |===============================
Linux 2.6.39-rc1 + LLC Caching . 61.16 |=======================================


Nexuiz 2.5.2
Resolution: 1024 x 768 - HDR: No - Sound: Off
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Linux 2.6.38 ................... 19.34 |==================
Linux 2.6.39-rc1 ............... 35.05 |================================
Linux 2.6.39-rc1 + LLC Caching . 43.08 |=======================================


Nexuiz 2.5.2
Resolution: 1280 x 1024 - HDR: No - Sound: Off
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Linux 2.6.38 ................... 15.77 |=====================
Linux 2.6.39-rc1 ............... 24.65 |=================================
Linux 2.6.39-rc1 + LLC Caching . 29.57 |=======================================


Nexuiz 2.5.2
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - HDR: No - Sound: Off
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Linux 2.6.38 ................... 12.66 |=======================
Linux 2.6.39-rc1 ............... 18.05 |=================================
Linux 2.6.39-rc1 + LLC Caching . 21.16 |=======================================


Warsow 0.5
Resolution: 800 x 600
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Linux 2.6.38 ................... 63.90  |=====================
Linux 2.6.39-rc1 ............... 95.70  |================================
Linux 2.6.39-rc1 + LLC Caching . 114.87 |======================================


Warsow 0.5
Resolution: 1024 x 768
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Linux 2.6.38 ................... 51.13 |========================
Linux 2.6.39-rc1 ............... 72.00 |==================================
Linux 2.6.39-rc1 + LLC Caching . 83.40 |=======================================


Warsow 0.5
Resolution: 1280 x 1024
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Linux 2.6.38 ................... 42.07 |===========================
Linux 2.6.39-rc1 ............... 49.43 |================================
Linux 2.6.39-rc1 + LLC Caching . 60.10 |=======================================


Warsow 0.5
Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Linux 2.6.38 ................... 40.20 |=======================================
Linux 2.6.39-rc1 ............... 36.90 |====================================
Linux 2.6.39-rc1 + LLC Caching . 40.43 |=======================================


World of Padman 1.2
Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Linux 2.6.38 ................... 66.60 |=============================
Linux 2.6.39-rc1 ............... 72.53 |================================
Linux 2.6.39-rc1 + LLC Caching . 88.23 |=======================================


Urban Terror 4.1
Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Linux 2.6.38 ................... 57.93 |=============================
Linux 2.6.39-rc1 ............... 69.10 |===================================
Linux 2.6.39-rc1 + LLC Caching . 77.87 |=======================================


VDrift 2010-06-30
Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Linux 2.6.38 ................... 37.32 |================================
Linux 2.6.39-rc1 ............... 39.08 |==================================
Linux 2.6.39-rc1 + LLC Caching . 45.47 |=======================================


Lightsmark 2008
Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Linux 2.6.38 ................... 23.76 |============================
Linux 2.6.39-rc1 ............... 29.72 |====================================
Linux 2.6.39-rc1 + LLC Caching . 32.55 |=======================================