Intel Kernel DRM History
Intel graphics benchmarking of many past Linux kernel releases to look for Intel DRM performance over history. Testing for a future article on Phoronix.com.


Linux 2.6.35: 

	Processor: Intel Atom 330 @ 1.60GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: MSI MS-7467, Chipset: Intel 82945G/GZ/P/PL + ICH7, Memory: 1024MB, Disk: 250GB SAMSUNG HD253GJ, Graphics: Intel 82945G/GZ IGP, Audio: Realtek ALC888, Monitor: DELL P2210H, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B

	OS: Ubuntu 11.04, Kernel: 2.6.35-020635-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 2.32.1, Display Server: X Server 1.10.1, Display Driver: intel 2.16.0, OpenGL: 1.4 Mesa 7.12-devel (git-0110aa0), Compiler: GCC 4.5.2 + llvm 2.8 (Ubuntu 2.8-0ubuntu1), File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Linux 2.6.36: 

	Processor: Intel Atom 330 @ 1.60GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: MSI MS-7467, Chipset: Intel 82945G/GZ/P/PL + ICH7, Memory: 1024MB, Disk: 250GB SAMSUNG HD253GJ, Graphics: Intel 82945G/GZ IGP, Audio: Realtek ALC888, Monitor: DELL P2210H, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B

	OS: Ubuntu 11.04, Kernel: 2.6.36-020636-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 2.32.1, Display Server: X Server 1.10.1, Display Driver: intel 2.16.0, OpenGL: 1.4 Mesa 7.12-devel (git-0110aa0), Compiler: GCC 4.5.2 + llvm 2.8 (Ubuntu 2.8-0ubuntu1), File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Linux 2.6.37: 

	Processor: Intel Atom 330 @ 1.60GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: MSI MS-7467, Chipset: Intel 82945G/GZ/P/PL + ICH7, Memory: 1024MB, Disk: 250GB SAMSUNG HD253GJ, Graphics: Intel 82945G/GZ IGP, Audio: Realtek ALC888, Monitor: DELL P2210H, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B

	OS: Ubuntu 11.04, Kernel: 2.6.37-020637-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 2.32.1, Display Server: X Server 1.10.1, Display Driver: intel 2.16.0, OpenGL: 1.4 Mesa 7.12-devel (git-0110aa0), Compiler: GCC 4.5.2 + llvm 2.8 (Ubuntu 2.8-0ubuntu1), File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Linux 2.6.39: 

	Processor: Intel Atom 330 @ 1.60GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: MSI MS-7467, Chipset: Intel 82945G/GZ/P/PL + ICH7, Memory: 1024MB, Disk: 250GB SAMSUNG HD253GJ, Graphics: Intel 82945G/GZ IGP, Audio: Realtek ALC888, Monitor: DELL P2210H, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B

	OS: Ubuntu 11.04, Kernel: 2.6.39-020639-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 2.32.1, Display Server: X Server 1.10.1, Display Driver: intel 2.16.0, OpenGL: 1.4 Mesa 7.12-devel (git-0110aa0), Compiler: GCC 4.5.2 + llvm 2.8 (Ubuntu 2.8-0ubuntu1), File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Linux 3.0: 

	Processor: Intel Atom 330 @ 1.60GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: MSI MS-7467, Chipset: Intel 82945G/GZ/P/PL + ICH7, Memory: 1024MB, Disk: 250GB SAMSUNG HD253GJ, Graphics: Intel 82945G/GZ IGP, Audio: Realtek ALC888, Monitor: DELL P2210H, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B

	OS: Ubuntu 11.04, Kernel: 3.0.0-0300-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 2.32.1, Display Server: X Server 1.10.1, Display Driver: intel 2.16.0, OpenGL: 1.4 Mesa 7.12-devel (git-0110aa0), Compiler: GCC 4.5.2 + llvm 2.8 (Ubuntu 2.8-0ubuntu1), File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Linux 3.1: 

	Processor: Intel Atom 330 @ 1.60GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: MSI MS-7467, Chipset: Intel 82945G/GZ/P/PL + ICH7, Memory: 1024MB, Disk: 250GB SAMSUNG HD253GJ, Graphics: Intel 82945G/GZ IGP, Audio: Realtek ALC888, Monitor: DELL P2210H, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B

	OS: Ubuntu 11.04, Kernel: 3.1.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 2.32.1, Display Server: X Server 1.10.1, Display Driver: intel 2.16.0, OpenGL: 1.4 Mesa 7.12-devel (git-0110aa0), Compiler: GCC 4.5.2 + llvm 2.8 (Ubuntu 2.8-0ubuntu1), File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080


OpenArena 0.8.5
Resolution: 1024 x 768
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Linux 2.6.35 . 16.87 |===================================================
Linux 2.6.36 . 17.90 |=======================================================
Linux 2.6.37 . 18.13 |=======================================================
Linux 2.6.39 . 18.03 |=======================================================
Linux 3.0 .... 18.70 |=========================================================
Linux 3.1 .... 18.13 |=======================================================


OpenArena 0.8.5
Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Linux 2.6.35 . 5.55 |=================================
Linux 2.6.36 . 9.67 |=========================================================
Linux 2.6.37 . 9.63 |=========================================================
Linux 2.6.39 . 9.60 |=========================================================
Linux 3.0 .... 9.83 |==========================================================
Linux 3.1 .... 8.57 |===================================================


World of Padman 1.2
Resolution: 1024 x 768
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Linux 2.6.35 . 8.73  |===========================
Linux 2.6.36 . 8.83  |===========================
Linux 2.6.37 . 8.90  |===========================
Linux 2.6.39 . 18.47 |=========================================================
Linux 3.0 .... 11.80 |====================================
Linux 3.1 .... 11.63 |====================================


World of Padman 1.2
Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Linux 2.6.35 . 3.87 |=======================
Linux 2.6.36 . 4.83 |=============================
Linux 2.6.37 . 4.77 |============================
Linux 2.6.39 . 9.73 |==========================================================
Linux 3.0 .... 6.60 |=======================================
Linux 3.1 .... 6.50 |=======================================


Urban Terror 4.1
Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Linux 2.6.35 . 3.10 |====================
Linux 2.6.36 . 3.70 |=======================
Linux 2.6.37 . 3.80 |========================
Linux 2.6.39 . 9.20 |==========================================================
Linux 3.0 .... 5.00 |================================
Linux 3.1 .... 4.90 |===============================