FreeBSD vs. Linux Binary Gaming
With several OpenGL games/benchmarks that are Linux binaries, comparing the performance under FreeBSD/PC-BSD 8.2 versus a native Linux environment. Testing by Phoronix.com.


FreeBSD 8.2: 

	Processor: AMD Phenom II X3 710 (3 Cores), Motherboard: 7642MS A7642100, Memory: 4062MB, Disk: 219GB, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GT 512MB (660/950MHz), Audio: ATI SB600 HD Audio

	OS: FreeBSD, Kernel: 8.2-RELEASE (i686), Desktop: KDE 4.5.5, Display Server: X Server 1.7.5, Display Driver: NVIDIA 270.41.06, OpenGL: 3.3.0 NVIDIA 270.41.06, Compiler: GCC 4.2.1, File-System: zfs, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080


Unigine Heaven 2.1
Resolution: 1024 x 768
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
FreeBSD 8.2 . 50.66 |==========================================================


Unigine Heaven 2.1
Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
FreeBSD 8.2 . 26.43 |==========================================================


Unigine Tropics 1.3
Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
FreeBSD 8.2 . 40.19 |==========================================================


Unigine Sanctuary 2.3
Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
FreeBSD 8.2 . 37.90 |==========================================================


Nexuiz 2.5.2
Resolution: 800 x 600 - HDR: Yes - Sound: Off
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
FreeBSD 8.2 . 136.43 |=========================================================


Nexuiz 2.5.2
Resolution: 1024 x 768 - HDR: Yes - Sound: Off
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
FreeBSD 8.2 . 129.46 |=========================================================


Nexuiz 2.5.2
Resolution: 1280 x 960 - HDR: Yes - Sound: Off
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
FreeBSD 8.2 . 115.76 |=========================================================


Nexuiz 2.5.2
Resolution: 1280 x 1024 - HDR: Yes - Sound: Off
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
FreeBSD 8.2 . 113.81 |=========================================================


Nexuiz 2.5.2
Resolution: 1400 x 1050 - HDR: Yes - Sound: Off
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
FreeBSD 8.2 . 109.47 |=========================================================


Nexuiz 2.5.2
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - HDR: Yes - Sound: Off
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
FreeBSD 8.2 . 97.24 |==========================================================


OpenArena 0.8.5
Resolution: 800 x 600
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
FreeBSD 8.2 . 369.47 |=========================================================


OpenArena 0.8.5
Resolution: 1024 x 768
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
FreeBSD 8.2 . 368.07 |=========================================================


OpenArena 0.8.5
Resolution: 1280 x 960
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
FreeBSD 8.2 . 364.93 |=========================================================


OpenArena 0.8.5
Resolution: 1280 x 1024
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
FreeBSD 8.2 . 363.17 |=========================================================


OpenArena 0.8.5
Resolution: 1400 x 1050
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
FreeBSD 8.2 . 361.47 |=========================================================


OpenArena 0.8.5
Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
FreeBSD 8.2 . 359.90 |=========================================================


World of Padman 1.2
Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
FreeBSD 8.2 . 350.57 |=========================================================


Urban Terror 4.1
Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
FreeBSD 8.2 . 152.33 |=========================================================