Intel Core i7 3770K Ivy Bridge HD 4000 vs. Sandy Bridge
Benchmarks of the Intel Core i7 3770K Ivy Bridge processor with its HD 4000 graphics compared to Intel Core i5 2500K Sandy Bridge with HD 3000 graphics and Intel Core i5 2400S with HD 2000 graphics. There's also benchmarks of the AMD Fusion A8-3870K Llano APU using both the Catalyst Linux driver and open-source Radeon Gallium3D stack. The Intel driver and ATI/AMD Gallium3D testing was done using the same Mesa 8.1-devel Git master snapshot, Linux 3.4 development kernel, libdrm Git, and xf86-video-intel / xf86-video-ati Git master. Testing for future article.
AMD A8-3870K - Catalyst
Processor: AMD A8-3870 APU @ 3.00GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-A75M-UD2H, Chipset: AMD Family 12h Root Complex, Memory: 15360MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 6550D 1024MB (600/667MHz), Audio: ATI R6xx HDMI, Monitor: DELL P2210H, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B
OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.2.0-23-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 5.8.0, Display Server: X Server 1.11.3, Display Driver: fglrx 8.96.4, OpenGL: 4.2.11627, Compiler: GCC 4.7.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080
Compiler Notes: --enable-checking=release --enable-languages=c,c++,fortran --enable-lto
System Notes: Compiz was running on this system.
AMD A8-3870K - Gallium3D
Processor: AMD A8-3870 APU @ 3.00GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-A75M-UD2H, Chipset: AMD Family 12h Root Complex, Memory: 15360MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 6550D 1024MB, Audio: ATI R6xx HDMI, Monitor: DELL P2210H, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B
OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.4.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 5.8.0, Display Server: X Server 1.11.3, Display Driver: radeon 6.14.99, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 8.1-devel (git-e44089b) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.7.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080
Compiler Notes: --enable-checking=release --enable-languages=c,c++,fortran --enable-lto
Graphics Notes: EXA
System Notes: Compiz was running on this system.
Intel Core i5 2400S
Processor: Intel Core i5-2400S @ 2.50GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z77H2-A2X v1.0, Chipset: Intel 2nd Generation Core Family DRAM, Memory: 15360MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: Intel Sandybridge Desktop (GT1), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: DELL P2210H, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B
OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.4.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 5.8.0, Display Server: X Server 1.11.3, Display Driver: intel 2.18.0, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 8.1-devel (git-e44089b), Compiler: GCC 4.7.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080
Intel Core i5 2500K
Changed Processor to Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.30GHz (4 Cores).
Changed Graphics to Intel Sandybridge Desktop (GT2).
Graphics Change: UXA
Intel Core i7 3770K
Changed Processor to Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores).
Changed Chipset to Intel Ivy DRAM.
Changed Graphics to Intel Ivy (1150MHz).
cairo-perf-trace
The cairo-perf-trace test is a benchmark bundled with the upstream Cairo package. This test profile tests Cairo's Xlib back-end using a few of the tests from the cairo-traces repository on FreeDesktop.org Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
ETXreaL
ETXreaL is a new engine that's paired with the original id Software Enemy Territory game assets. The improved open-source engine offers 64-bit support, an OpenGL 3.2 renderer, OpenGL VBO (vertex buffer object) changes, true 64-bit HDR lighting, deferred shading, real-time sun lights, relief mapping, and many other visual features not found in the original id Tech 3 engine with Return to Castle Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
Lightsmark
Nexuiz
This is a benchmark of Nexuiz, a popular open-source first-person shooter. This game uses the DarkPlaces engine, which is a largely modified version of the Quake engine with extra features such as High Dynamic Range rendering and OpenGL 2.0 shaders. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
OpenArena
This is a test of OpenArena, a popular open-source first-person shooter. This game is based upon ioquake3, which in turn uses the GPL version of id Software's Quake 3 engine. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
Reaction Quake 3
Smokin Guns
Urban Terror
VDrift
Warsow
Doom 3
Xonotic
AMD A8-3870K - Catalyst
Processor: AMD A8-3870 APU @ 3.00GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-A75M-UD2H, Chipset: AMD Family 12h Root Complex, Memory: 15360MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 6550D 1024MB (600/667MHz), Audio: ATI R6xx HDMI, Monitor: DELL P2210H, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B
OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.2.0-23-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 5.8.0, Display Server: X Server 1.11.3, Display Driver: fglrx 8.96.4, OpenGL: 4.2.11627, Compiler: GCC 4.7.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080
Compiler Notes: --enable-checking=release --enable-languages=c,c++,fortran --enable-lto
System Notes: Compiz was running on this system.
Testing initiated at 14 April 2012 16:37 by user phoronix.
AMD A8-3870K - Gallium3D
Processor: AMD A8-3870 APU @ 3.00GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-A75M-UD2H, Chipset: AMD Family 12h Root Complex, Memory: 15360MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 6550D 1024MB, Audio: ATI R6xx HDMI, Monitor: DELL P2210H, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B
OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.4.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 5.8.0, Display Server: X Server 1.11.3, Display Driver: radeon 6.14.99, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 8.1-devel (git-e44089b) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.7.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080
Compiler Notes: --enable-checking=release --enable-languages=c,c++,fortran --enable-lto
Graphics Notes: EXA
System Notes: Compiz was running on this system.
Testing initiated at 15 April 2012 00:38 by user phoronix.
Intel Core i5 2400S
Processor: Intel Core i5-2400S @ 2.50GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z77H2-A2X v1.0, Chipset: Intel 2nd Generation Core Family DRAM, Memory: 15360MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: Intel Sandybridge Desktop (GT1), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: DELL P2210H, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B
OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.4.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 5.8.0, Display Server: X Server 1.11.3, Display Driver: intel 2.18.0, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 8.1-devel (git-e44089b), Compiler: GCC 4.7.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080
Testing initiated at 15 April 2012 15:18 by user phoronix.
Intel Core i5 2500K
Processor: Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.30GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z77H2-A2X v1.0, Chipset: Intel 2nd Generation Core Family DRAM, Memory: 15360MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: Intel Sandybridge Desktop (GT2), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: DELL P2210H, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B
OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.4.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 5.8.0, Display Server: X Server 1.11.3, Display Driver: intel 2.18.0, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 8.1-devel (git-e44089b), Compiler: GCC 4.7.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080
Compiler Notes: --enable-checking=release --enable-languages=c,c++,fortran --enable-lto
Graphics Notes: UXA
Testing initiated at 15 April 2012 11:27 by user phoronix.
Intel Core i7 3770K
Processor: Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z77H2-A2X v1.0, Chipset: Intel Ivy DRAM, Memory: 15360MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: Intel Ivy (1150MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: DELL P2210H, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B
OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.4.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 5.8.0, Display Server: X Server 1.11.3, Display Driver: intel 2.18.0, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 8.1-devel (git-e44089b), Compiler: GCC 4.7.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080
Compiler Notes: --enable-checking=release --enable-languages=c,c++,fortran --enable-lto
Graphics Notes: UXA
System Notes: Compiz was running on this system.
Testing initiated at 15 April 2012 08:28 by user phoronix.