Intel Sandy Bridge Mesa 8.1-devel
Intel Core i5 open-source Sandy Bridge Linux graphics benchmarking comparing Git builds of Mesa git master (8.1-devel), 8.0, and 7.11 branches. Benchmarking by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com.


Mesa 7.11.2: 

	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 2nd Generation Core Family IGP, Audio: IDT 92HD81B1X5, Network: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection + Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205

	OS: Ubuntu 12.10, Kernel: 3.5.0-6-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 2D 6.0.0, Display Server: X Server 1.12.1.902 (1.12.2 RC 2), Display Driver: intel 2.20.2, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 7.11.2 (git-ecf0bef), Compiler: GCC 4.7 + LLVM 3.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1600x900

Mesa 8.0.4: 

	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 2nd Generation Core Family IGP, Audio: IDT 92HD81B1X5, Network: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection + Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205

	OS: Ubuntu 12.10, Kernel: 3.5.0-6-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 2D 6.0.0, Display Server: X Server 1.12.1.902 (1.12.2 RC 2), Display Driver: intel 2.20.2, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 8.0.4 (git-539a02b), Compiler: GCC 4.7 + LLVM 3.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1600x900

Mesa 8.1-devel: 

	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 2nd Generation Core Family IGP, Audio: IDT 92HD81B1X5, Network: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection + Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205

	OS: Ubuntu 12.10, Kernel: 3.5.0-6-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 2D 6.0.0, Display Server: X Server 1.12.1.902 (1.12.2 RC 2), Display Driver: intel 2.20.2, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 8.1-devel (git-dcf8754), Compiler: GCC 4.7 + LLVM 3.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1600x900


Lightsmark 2008
Resolution: 1600 x 900
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Mesa 7.11.2 .... 38.13 |==========================================
Mesa 8.0.4 ..... 48.52 |=====================================================
Mesa 8.1-devel . 50.30 |=======================================================


Nexuiz 2.5.2
Resolution: 1600 x 900 - HDR: Yes - Sound: On
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Mesa 7.11.2 .... 28.35 |==================================================
Mesa 8.0.4 ..... 30.26 |======================================================
Mesa 8.1-devel . 31.10 |=======================================================


OpenArena 0.8.5
Resolution: 1600 x 900
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Mesa 7.11.2 .... 70.60 |=========================================
Mesa 8.0.4 ..... 95.57 |=======================================================
Mesa 8.1-devel . 95.43 |=======================================================


OpenArena 0.8.8
Resolution: 1600 x 900
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Mesa 7.11.2 .... 21.27 |=================================================
Mesa 8.0.4 ..... 23.37 |======================================================
Mesa 8.1-devel . 23.90 |=======================================================


World of Padman 1.2
Resolution: 1600 x 900
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Mesa 7.11.2 .... 73.43 |===========================================
Mesa 8.0.4 ..... 92.87 |=======================================================
Mesa 8.1-devel . 91.10 |======================================================


Prey 1.4.119
Resolution: 1600 x 900
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Mesa 7.11.2 .... 22.40 |=======================================================
Mesa 8.0.4 ..... 22.40 |=======================================================
Mesa 8.1-devel . 22.43 |=======================================================


Reaction Quake 3 1.0 Beta
Resolution: 1600 x 900
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Mesa 7.11.2 .... 50.50 |==============================================
Mesa 8.0.4 ..... 60.30 |=======================================================
Mesa 8.1-devel . 58.57 |=====================================================


Smokin Guns 1.1b4
Resolution: 1600 x 900
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Mesa 7.11.2 .... 82.43 |=======================================================
Mesa 8.0.4 ..... 82.27 |=======================================================
Mesa 8.1-devel . 82.50 |=======================================================


Urban Terror 4.1
Resolution: 1600 x 900
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Mesa 7.11.2 .... 62.43 |================================================
Mesa 8.0.4 ..... 71.23 |=======================================================
Mesa 8.1-devel . 68.97 |=====================================================


Warsow 0.61
Resolution: 1600 x 900
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Mesa 7.11.2 .... 33.73 |============================================
Mesa 8.0.4 ..... 41.17 |======================================================
Mesa 8.1-devel . 42.00 |=======================================================


Warsow 1.0
Resolution: 1600 x 900
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Mesa 7.11.2 .... 27.10 |===============================================
Mesa 8.0.4 ..... 29.53 |===================================================
Mesa 8.1-devel . 31.60 |=======================================================


Xonotic 0.6
Resolution: 1600 x 900 - Effects Quality: Low
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Mesa 7.11.2 .... 64.17 |===============================================
Mesa 8.0.4 ..... 75.20 |=======================================================
Mesa 8.1-devel . 74.26 |======================================================


Xonotic 0.6
Resolution: 1600 x 900 - Effects Quality: High
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Mesa 7.11.2 .... 35.63 |==============================================
Mesa 8.0.4 ..... 40.24 |====================================================
Mesa 8.1-devel . 42.58 |=======================================================