Intel Sandy Bridge SNA Jan 2012 Mobile Intel Core i5-2520M testing with a HP 161C and Intel Sandybridge Mobile (GT2+) on Ubuntu 12.04 via the Phoronix Test Suite. Intel Core i5-2400S testing with a ASRock H61M/U3S3 and Intel Sandybridge Desktop (GT1) on Ubuntu 12.04 via the Phoronix Test Suite. A testing of Ubuntu 12.04 Precise daily on 30 January 2012, then upgrading to current Git master of Linux 3.3, Mesa 8.0-devel master, and xf86-video-intel. Then again when doing the same Intel Git components layered atop Ubuntu 12.04 but then with SNA enabled. Testing for a future article on Phoronix.com by Michael Larabel. Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 2012-01-30: Processor: Intel Core i5-2520M @ 2.50GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: HP 161C, Chipset: Intel 2nd Generation Core Family DRAM, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 160GB INTEL SSDSA2M160, Graphics: Intel Sandybridge Mobile (GT2+), Audio: IDT 92HD81B1X5, Network: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection + Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205 OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.2.0-12-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity, Display Server: X Server 1.11.3, Display Driver: intel 2.17.0, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 7.11, Compiler: GCC 4.6, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1600x900 Intel Git 2012-01-30: Processor: Intel Core i5-2520M @ 2.50GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: HP 161C, Chipset: Intel 2nd Generation Core Family DRAM, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 160GB INTEL SSDSA2M160, Graphics: Intel Sandybridge Mobile (GT2+), Audio: IDT 92HD81B1X5, Network: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection + Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205 OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.3.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity, Display Server: X Server 1.11.3, Display Driver: intel 2.17.0, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 8.0-devel (git-647ca47), Compiler: GCC 4.6, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1600x900 Intel Git 2012-01-30 - SNA: Processor: Intel Core i5-2520M @ 2.50GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: HP 161C, Chipset: Intel 2nd Generation Core Family DRAM, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 160GB INTEL SSDSA2M160, Graphics: Intel Sandybridge Mobile (GT2+), Audio: IDT 92HD81B1X5, Network: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection + Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205 OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.3.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity, Display Server: X Server 1.11.3, Display Driver: intel 2.17.0, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 8.0-devel (git-647ca47), Compiler: GCC 4.6, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1600x900 Core i5 2400S: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 2012-01-30: Processor: Intel Core i5-2400S @ 2.50GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock H61M/U3S3, Chipset: Intel 2nd Generation Core Family DRAM, Memory: 2048MB, Disk: 320GB Seagate ST3320620AS, Graphics: Intel Sandybridge Desktop (GT1), Audio: Realtek ALC662 rev1, Monitor: DELL P2210H, Network: Atheros AR8151 v2.0 Gigabit OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.2.0-12-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity, Display Server: X Server 1.11.3, Display Driver: intel 2.17.0, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 7.11, Compiler: GCC 4.6, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Core i5 2400S: Intel Git 2012-01-30: Processor: Intel Core i5-2400S @ 2.50GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock H61M/U3S3, Chipset: Intel 2nd Generation Core Family DRAM, Memory: 2048MB, Disk: 320GB Seagate ST3320620AS, Graphics: Intel Sandybridge Desktop (GT1), Audio: Realtek ALC662 rev1, Monitor: DELL P2210H, Network: Atheros AR8151 v2.0 Gigabit OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.3.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity, Display Server: X Server 1.11.3, Display Driver: intel 2.17.0, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 8.0-devel (git-bed20f0), Compiler: GCC 4.6, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Core i5 2400S: Intel Git 2012-04-30 - SNA: Processor: Intel Core i5-2400S @ 2.50GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock H61M/U3S3, Chipset: Intel 2nd Generation Core Family DRAM, Memory: 2048MB, Disk: 320GB Seagate ST3320620AS, Graphics: Intel Sandybridge Desktop (GT1), Audio: Realtek ALC662 rev1, Monitor: DELL P2210H, Network: Atheros AR8151 v2.0 Gigabit OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.3.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity, Display Server: X Server 1.11.3, Display Driver: intel 2.17.0, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 8.0-devel (git-bed20f0), Compiler: GCC 4.6, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Nexuiz 2.5.2 Resolution: 1600 x 900 - HDR: No - Sound: Off Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 2012-01-30 ................ 24.24 |========================== Intel Git 2012-01-30 ....................... 24.90 |=========================== Intel Git 2012-01-30 - SNA ................. 25.18 |=========================== Core i5 2400S: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 2012-01-30 . 17.34 |=================== Core i5 2400S: Intel Git 2012-01-30 ........ 17.67 |=================== Core i5 2400S: Intel Git 2012-04-30 - SNA .. 17.64 |=================== World of Padman 1.2 Resolution: 1600 x 900 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 2012-01-30 ................ 67.40 |======================= Intel Git 2012-01-30 ....................... 75.73 |========================== Intel Git 2012-01-30 - SNA ................. 78.40 |=========================== Core i5 2400S: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 2012-01-30 . 49.88 |================= Core i5 2400S: Intel Git 2012-01-30 ........ 62.53 |====================== Core i5 2400S: Intel Git 2012-04-30 - SNA .. 60.83 |===================== OpenArena 0.8.5 Resolution: 1600 x 900 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 2012-01-30 ................ 65.40 |====================== Intel Git 2012-01-30 ....................... 79.37 |=========================== Intel Git 2012-01-30 - SNA ................. 78.37 |=========================== Core i5 2400S: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 2012-01-30 . 69.13 |======================== Core i5 2400S: Intel Git 2012-01-30 ........ 76.80 |========================== Core i5 2400S: Intel Git 2012-04-30 - SNA .. 68.50 |======================= Render Bench Phoronix Test Suite v3.8.0m1 Seconds < Lower Is Better Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 2012-01-30 ................ 18.34 |==================== Intel Git 2012-01-30 ....................... 18.43 |==================== Intel Git 2012-01-30 - SNA ................. 24.86 |=========================== Core i5 2400S: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 2012-01-30 . 18.03 |==================== Core i5 2400S: Intel Git 2012-01-30 ........ 18.08 |==================== Core i5 2400S: Intel Git 2012-04-30 - SNA .. 17.81 |=================== QGears2 Rendering: XRender Extension - Test: Image Scaling Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 2012-01-30 ................ 749.18 |================== Intel Git 2012-01-30 ....................... 715.60 |================== Intel Git 2012-01-30 - SNA ................. 769.17 |=================== Core i5 2400S: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 2012-01-30 . 844.97 |===================== Core i5 2400S: Intel Git 2012-01-30 ........ 843.16 |===================== Core i5 2400S: Intel Git 2012-04-30 - SNA .. 1017.52 |========================= QGears2 Rendering: XRender Extension - Test: Text Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 2012-01-30 ................ 177.59 |========================= Intel Git 2012-01-30 ....................... 148.23 |===================== Intel Git 2012-01-30 - SNA ................. 140.20 |==================== Core i5 2400S: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 2012-01-30 . 182.39 |========================== Core i5 2400S: Intel Git 2012-01-30 ........ 159.04 |======================= Core i5 2400S: Intel Git 2012-04-30 - SNA .. 156.02 |====================== QGears2 Rendering: XRender Extension - Test: Gears Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 2012-01-30 ................ 184.01 |======================== Intel Git 2012-01-30 ....................... 155.36 |===================== Intel Git 2012-01-30 - SNA ................. 165.49 |====================== Core i5 2400S: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 2012-01-30 . 195.70 |========================== Core i5 2400S: Intel Git 2012-01-30 ........ 175.95 |======================= Core i5 2400S: Intel Git 2012-04-30 - SNA .. 175.70 |======================= GtkPerf 0.40 GTK Widget: GtkDrawingArea - Pixbufs Seconds < Lower Is Better Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 2012-01-30 ................ 4.76 |======================== Intel Git 2012-01-30 ....................... 5.02 |========================= Intel Git 2012-01-30 - SNA ................. 1.55 |======== Core i5 2400S: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 2012-01-30 . 5.08 |========================= Core i5 2400S: Intel Git 2012-01-30 ........ 5.64 |============================ Core i5 2400S: Intel Git 2012-04-30 - SNA .. 1.29 |====== GtkPerf 0.40 GTK Widget: GtkDrawingArea - Circles Seconds < Lower Is Better Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 2012-01-30 ................ 77.32 |=========================== Intel Git 2012-01-30 ....................... 74.89 |========================== Intel Git 2012-01-30 - SNA ................. 56.83 |==================== Core i5 2400S: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 2012-01-30 . 67.58 |======================== Core i5 2400S: Intel Git 2012-01-30 ........ 66.82 |======================= Core i5 2400S: Intel Git 2012-04-30 - SNA .. 46.27 |================ GtkPerf 0.40 GTK Widget: GtkTextView - Scroll Seconds < Lower Is Better Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 2012-01-30 ................ 0.08 |============================ Intel Git 2012-01-30 ....................... 0.07 |========================= Intel Git 2012-01-30 - SNA ................. 0.07 |========================= Core i5 2400S: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 2012-01-30 . 0.07 |========================= Core i5 2400S: Intel Git 2012-01-30 ........ 0.07 |========================= Core i5 2400S: Intel Git 2012-04-30 - SNA .. 0.06 |===================== GtkPerf 0.40 GTK Widget: GtkRadioButton Seconds < Lower Is Better Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 2012-01-30 ................ 5.80 |========================== Intel Git 2012-01-30 ....................... 6.11 |=========================== Intel Git 2012-01-30 - SNA ................. 5.78 |========================== Core i5 2400S: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 2012-01-30 . 5.94 |========================== Core i5 2400S: Intel Git 2012-01-30 ........ 6.31 |============================ Core i5 2400S: Intel Git 2012-04-30 - SNA .. 6.22 |============================ GtkPerf 0.40 GTK Widget: GtkCheckButton Seconds < Lower Is Better Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 2012-01-30 ................ 3.27 |=========================== Intel Git 2012-01-30 ....................... 3.26 |=========================== Intel Git 2012-01-30 - SNA ................. 3.25 |=========================== Core i5 2400S: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 2012-01-30 . 3.38 |============================ Core i5 2400S: Intel Git 2012-01-30 ........ 3.41 |============================ Core i5 2400S: Intel Git 2012-04-30 - SNA .. 3.36 |============================ GtkPerf 0.40 GTK Widget: GtkToggleButton Seconds < Lower Is Better Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 2012-01-30 ................ 23.20 |=========================== Intel Git 2012-01-30 ....................... 23.34 |=========================== Intel Git 2012-01-30 - SNA ................. 22.53 |========================== Core i5 2400S: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 2012-01-30 . 21.10 |======================== Core i5 2400S: Intel Git 2012-01-30 ........ 21.49 |========================= Core i5 2400S: Intel Git 2012-04-30 - SNA .. 21.19 |========================= GtkPerf 0.40 GTK Widget: GtkComboBoxEntry Seconds < Lower Is Better Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 2012-01-30 ................ 41.87 |===================== Intel Git 2012-01-30 ....................... 48.14 |======================== Intel Git 2012-01-30 - SNA ................. 41.14 |==================== Core i5 2400S: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 2012-01-30 . 54.30 |=========================== Core i5 2400S: Intel Git 2012-01-30 ........ 52.06 |========================== Core i5 2400S: Intel Git 2012-04-30 - SNA .. 40.62 |==================== GtkPerf 0.40 GTK Widget: GtkComboBox Seconds < Lower Is Better Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 2012-01-30 ................ 59.93 |=========================== Intel Git 2012-01-30 ....................... 57.19 |========================== Intel Git 2012-01-30 - SNA ................. 49.92 |====================== Core i5 2400S: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 2012-01-30 . 60.23 |=========================== Core i5 2400S: Intel Git 2012-01-30 ........ 59.30 |=========================== Core i5 2400S: Intel Git 2012-04-30 - SNA .. 51.25 |======================= x11perf 1.5 Test: Char in 80-char aa line Operations / Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 2012-01-30 ................ 1730000 |============ Intel Git 2012-01-30 ....................... 1740000 |============ Intel Git 2012-01-30 - SNA ................. 3716667 |========================= Core i5 2400S: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 2012-01-30 . 1600000 |=========== Core i5 2400S: Intel Git 2012-01-30 ........ 1643333 |=========== Core i5 2400S: Intel Git 2012-04-30 - SNA .. 492667 |=== x11perf 1.5 Test: PutImage XY 500x500 Square Operations / Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 2012-01-30 ................ 1.20 | Intel Git 2012-01-30 ....................... 1.20 | Intel Git 2012-01-30 - SNA ................. 120.00 |========================== Core i5 2400S: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 2012-01-30 . 1.10 | Core i5 2400S: Intel Git 2012-01-30 ........ 1.10 | Core i5 2400S: Intel Git 2012-04-30 - SNA .. 122.00 |========================== x11perf 1.5 Test: Copy 500x500 From Pixmap To Pixmap Operations / Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 2012-01-30 ................ 3413 |========================== Intel Git 2012-01-30 ....................... 3423 |=========================== Intel Git 2012-01-30 - SNA ................. 3320 |========================== Core i5 2400S: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 2012-01-30 . 3610 |============================ Core i5 2400S: Intel Git 2012-01-30 ........ 3600 |============================ Core i5 2400S: Intel Git 2012-04-30 - SNA .. 3577 |============================ x11perf 1.5 Test: 500px Compositing From Window To Window Operations / Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 2012-01-30 ................ 3290 |= Intel Git 2012-01-30 ....................... 3330 |= Intel Git 2012-01-30 - SNA ................. 20467 |======== Core i5 2400S: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 2012-01-30 . 3547 |= Core i5 2400S: Intel Git 2012-01-30 ........ 3507 |= Core i5 2400S: Intel Git 2012-04-30 - SNA .. 71433 |=========================== x11perf 1.5 Test: 500px Compositing From Pixmap To Window Operations / Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 2012-01-30 ................ 2920 |= Intel Git 2012-01-30 ....................... 2867 |= Intel Git 2012-01-30 - SNA ................. 25913 |========== Core i5 2400S: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 2012-01-30 . 3330 |= Core i5 2400S: Intel Git 2012-01-30 ........ 3347 |= Core i5 2400S: Intel Git 2012-04-30 - SNA .. 68350 |=========================== x11perf 1.5 Test: 500px Copy From Window To Window Operations / Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 2012-01-30 ................ 3287 |========================== Intel Git 2012-01-30 ....................... 3300 |========================== Intel Git 2012-01-30 - SNA ................. 3313 |========================== Core i5 2400S: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 2012-01-30 . 3517 |============================ Core i5 2400S: Intel Git 2012-01-30 ........ 3550 |============================ Core i5 2400S: Intel Git 2012-04-30 - SNA .. 3523 |============================ x11perf 1.5 Test: Fill 300 x 300px AA Trapezoid Operations / Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 2012-01-30 ................ 1960 | Intel Git 2012-01-30 ....................... 1950 | Intel Git 2012-01-30 - SNA ................. 163000 |========================= Core i5 2400S: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 2012-01-30 . 2023 | Core i5 2400S: Intel Git 2012-01-30 ........ 2020 | Core i5 2400S: Intel Git 2012-04-30 - SNA .. 168000 |========================== x11perf 1.5 Test: Scrolling 500 x 500 px Operations / Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 2012-01-30 ................ 2453 |=========================== Intel Git 2012-01-30 ....................... 2480 |=========================== Intel Git 2012-01-30 - SNA ................. 2467 |=========================== Core i5 2400S: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 2012-01-30 . 2513 |============================ Core i5 2400S: Intel Git 2012-01-30 ........ 2520 |============================ Core i5 2400S: Intel Git 2012-04-30 - SNA .. 2530 |============================ x11perf 1.5 Test: 500px PutImage Square Operations / Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 2012-01-30 ................ 2830 |========================== Intel Git 2012-01-30 ....................... 2777 |========================= Intel Git 2012-01-30 - SNA ................. 1470 |============= Core i5 2400S: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 2012-01-30 . 3083 |============================ Core i5 2400S: Intel Git 2012-01-30 ........ 3063 |============================ Core i5 2400S: Intel Git 2012-04-30 - SNA .. 2878 |========================== cairo-perf-trace 1.10.2 Cairo Trace: Poppler Seconds < Lower Is Better Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 2012-01-30 ................ 6.53 |============================ Intel Git 2012-01-30 ....................... 6.58 |============================ Intel Git 2012-01-30 - SNA ................. 0.93 |==== Core i5 2400S: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 2012-01-30 . 6.15 |========================== Core i5 2400S: Intel Git 2012-01-30 ........ 6.21 |========================== Core i5 2400S: Intel Git 2012-04-30 - SNA .. 0.86 |==== cairo-perf-trace 1.10.2 Cairo Trace: GNOME Terminal Vim Seconds < Lower Is Better Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 2012-01-30 ................ 16.29 |=========================== Intel Git 2012-01-30 ....................... 16.43 |=========================== Intel Git 2012-01-30 - SNA ................. 1.65 |=== Core i5 2400S: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 2012-01-30 . 15.41 |========================= Core i5 2400S: Intel Git 2012-01-30 ........ 15.69 |========================== Core i5 2400S: Intel Git 2012-04-30 - SNA .. 1.54 |=== cairo-perf-trace 1.10.2 Cairo Trace: Firefox Canvas Seconds < Lower Is Better Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 2012-01-30 ................ 54.53 |=========================== Intel Git 2012-01-30 ....................... 53.57 |=========================== Intel Git 2012-01-30 - SNA ................. 30.28 |=============== Core i5 2400S: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 2012-01-30 . 50.96 |========================= Core i5 2400S: Intel Git 2012-01-30 ........ 50.98 |========================= Core i5 2400S: Intel Git 2012-04-30 - SNA .. 33.80 |================= Cairo Performance Demos 2012-01-30 Demo: Gears FPS > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 2012-01-30 ................ 83.49 |============== Intel Git 2012-01-30 ....................... 83.40 |============== Intel Git 2012-01-30 - SNA ................. 156.28 |========================== Core i5 2400S: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 2012-01-30 . 67.21 |=========== Core i5 2400S: Intel Git 2012-01-30 ........ 66.41 |=========== Core i5 2400S: Intel Git 2012-04-30 - SNA .. 110.53 |================== Cairo Performance Demos 2012-01-30 Demo: Fish FPS > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 2012-01-30 ................ 1.04 |=========== Intel Git 2012-01-30 ....................... 1.06 |============ Intel Git 2012-01-30 - SNA ................. 2.45 |=========================== Core i5 2400S: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 2012-01-30 . 1.14 |============= Core i5 2400S: Intel Git 2012-01-30 ........ 1.18 |============= Core i5 2400S: Intel Git 2012-04-30 - SNA .. 2.55 |============================ Cairo Performance Demos 2012-01-30 Demo: Gradients FPS > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 2012-01-30 ................ 69.10 |======================= Intel Git 2012-01-30 ....................... 69.55 |======================== Intel Git 2012-01-30 - SNA ................. 79.89 |=========================== Core i5 2400S: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 2012-01-30 . 53.74 |================== Core i5 2400S: Intel Git 2012-01-30 ........ 53.63 |================== Core i5 2400S: Intel Git 2012-04-30 - SNA .. 56.27 |=================== Cairo Performance Demos 2012-01-30 Demo: Charts FPS > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 2012-01-30 ................ 13.53 |======================== Intel Git 2012-01-30 ....................... 13.60 |========================= Intel Git 2012-01-30 - 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