Intel Sandy Bridge SNA - xf86-video-intel 2.20.2 Benchmarks of UXA vs. SNA 2D acceleration architectures for Intel xf86-video-intel DDX driver from Git on day of the 2.20.2 release. Also using the Linux 3.5 kernel and Git of Mesa master (8.1-devel) and librm. Intel 2D UXA/SNA benchmarking from an Intel Core i5 (Sandy Bridge) laptop. Benchmarking by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com. UXA - Stock: 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-11ff18f), Compiler: GCC 4.7 + LLVM 3.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1600x900 SNA SandyBridge: 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-11ff18f), Compiler: GCC 4.7 + LLVM 3.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1600x900 sna: Processor: Intel Core i7-3720QM @ 2.59GHz (8 Cores), Chipset: Intel 3rd Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 250GB INTEL SSDSC2MH25, Graphics: Intel 3rd Gen Core 1024MB (1250MHz), Audio: Intel 7 /C210, Monitor: DELL P2210H, Network: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection + Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205 OS: Debian unstable, Kernel: 3.5.0-rc4+ (x86_64), Display Server: X Server 1.12.3, Display Driver: intel 2.20.2, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 8.0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 uxa: Processor: Intel Core i7-3720QM @ 2.59GHz (8 Cores), Chipset: Intel 3rd Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 250GB INTEL SSDSC2MH25, Graphics: Intel 3rd Gen Core 1024MB (1250MHz), Audio: Intel 7 /C210, Monitor: DELL P2210H, Network: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection + Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205 OS: Debian unstable, Kernel: 3.5.0-rc4+ (x86_64), Display Server: X Server 1.12.3, Display Driver: intel 2.20.2, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 8.0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 nouveau: Processor: Intel Core i7-3720QM @ 2.59GHz (8 Cores), Chipset: Intel 3rd Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 250GB INTEL SSDSC2MH25, Graphics: Intel 3rd Gen Core 1024MB, Audio: Intel 7 /C210, Monitor: DELL P2210H, Network: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection + Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205 OS: Debian unstable, Kernel: 3.5.0-rc4+ (x86_64), Display Server: X Server 1.12.3, Display Driver: intel 2.20.2, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 nvidia: Processor: Intel Core i7-3720QM @ 2.60GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: Intel Emerald Lake 2, Chipset: Intel 3rd Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 250GB INTEL SSDSC2MH25, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti, Audio: Analog Devices AD1986A, Monitor: DELL P2210H, Network: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection + Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205 OS: Debian unstable, Kernel: 3.2.0-3-amd64 (x86_64), Display Server: X Server 1.12.3, Display Driver: NVIDIA 302.17), OpenGL: 1.4, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Cairo Performance Demos 2012-01-30 Demo: Fish FPS > Higher Is Better UXA - Stock ..... 116.53 |======= SNA SandyBridge . 131.31 |======== sna ............. 390.22 |======================== uxa ............. 266.71 |================= nouveau ......... 223.97 |============== nvidia .......... 847.38 |===================================================== Cairo Performance Demos 2012-01-30 Demo: Gears FPS > Higher Is Better UXA - Stock ..... 134.91 |===================== SNA SandyBridge . 148.12 |======================= sna ............. 304.40 |=============================================== uxa ............. 221.57 |================================== nouveau ......... 72.54 |=========== nvidia .......... 345.15 |===================================================== Cairo Performance Demos 2012-01-30 Demo: Charts FPS > Higher Is Better UXA - Stock ..... 35.26 |================== SNA SandyBridge . 91.64 |================================================ sna ............. 101.22 |===================================================== uxa ............. 21.19 |=========== nouveau ......... 2.81 |= nvidia .......... 27.84 |=============== Cairo Performance Demos 2012-01-30 Demo: Gradients FPS > Higher Is Better UXA - Stock ..... 79.73 |========== SNA SandyBridge . 78.58 |========== sna ............. 420.55 |===================================================== uxa ............. 97.19 |============ nouveau ......... 72.79 |========= nvidia .......... 373.55 |=============================================== x11perf 1.5 Test: 500px PutImage Square Operations / Second > Higher Is Better UXA - Stock ..... 998 |============ SNA SandyBridge . 970 |=========== sna ............. 4643 |======================================================= uxa ............. 3543 |========================================== nouveau ......... 1423 |================= nvidia .......... 2880 |================================== x11perf 1.5 Test: Scrolling 500 x 500 px Operations / Second > Higher Is Better UXA - Stock ..... 2893 |====== SNA SandyBridge . 3010 |====== sna ............. 6810 |=============== uxa ............. 6870 |=============== nouveau ......... 5337 |=========== nvidia .......... 25200 |====================================================== x11perf 1.5 Test: Char in 80-char aa line Operations / Second > Higher Is Better UXA - Stock ..... 2755000 |=========== SNA SandyBridge . 13083333 |================================================== sna ............. 13233333 |=================================================== uxa ............. 2216667 |========= nouveau ......... 482000 |== nvidia .......... 5656667 |====================== x11perf 1.5 Test: PutImage XY 500x500 Square Operations / Second > Higher Is Better UXA - Stock ..... 1.12 | SNA SandyBridge . 157.00 |=============== sna ............. 151.00 |=============== uxa ............. 1.10 | nouveau ......... 60.43 |====== nvidia .......... 547.00 |===================================================== x11perf 1.5 Test: Fill 300 x 300px AA Trapezoid Operations / Second > Higher Is Better UXA - Stock ..... 1987 |= SNA SandyBridge . 159667 |===================================================== sna ............. 133667 |============================================ uxa ............. 1937 |= nouveau ......... 3270 |= nvidia .......... 14500 |===== x11perf 1.5 Test: 500px Copy From Window To Window Operations / Second > Higher Is Better UXA - Stock ..... 3870 |======== SNA SandyBridge . 3770 |======== sna ............. 6693 |============== uxa ............. 6460 |============== nouveau ......... 5587 |============ nvidia .......... 25267 |====================================================== x11perf 1.5 Test: Copy 500x500 From Pixmap To Pixmap Operations / Second > Higher Is Better UXA - Stock ..... 3997 |========= SNA SandyBridge . 3890 |======== sna ............. 7717 |================ uxa ............. 7580 |================ nouveau ......... 5560 |============ nvidia .......... 25267 |====================================================== x11perf 1.5 Test: 500px Compositing From Pixmap To Window Operations / Second > Higher Is Better UXA - Stock ..... 3337 |======= SNA SandyBridge . 3138 |======= sna ............. 8127 |================== uxa ............. 7493 |================ nouveau ......... 5290 |============ nvidia .......... 24600 |====================================================== x11perf 1.5 Test: 500px Compositing From Window To Window Operations / Second > Higher Is Better UXA - Stock ..... 3880.00 |================================ SNA SandyBridge . 3997.00 |================================= sna ............. 5310.00 |============================================ uxa ............. 6257.00 |==================================================== nouveau ......... 5587.00 |============================================== nvidia .......... 2.10 | cairo-perf-trace 1.10.2 Cairo Trace: Poppler Seconds < Lower Is Better UXA - Stock ..... 4.34 |================== SNA SandyBridge . 1.24 |===== sna ............. 1.34 |===== uxa ............. 4.54 |================== nouveau ......... 13.33 |====================================================== nvidia .......... 3.07 |============ cairo-perf-trace 1.10.2 Cairo Trace: Firefox Canvas Seconds < Lower Is Better UXA - Stock ..... 47.53 |============================ SNA SandyBridge . 18.76 |=========== sna ............. 17.96 |========== uxa ............. 52.19 |============================== nouveau ......... 92.96 |====================================================== nvidia .......... 22.43 |============= cairo-perf-trace 1.10.2 Cairo Trace: GNOME Terminal Vim Seconds < Lower Is Better UXA - Stock ..... 10.90 |================ SNA SandyBridge . 1.54 |== sna ............. 1.44 |== uxa ............. 10.23 |=============== nouveau ......... 37.32 |====================================================== nvidia .......... 3.14 |===== GtkPerf 0.40 GTK Widget: GtkDrawingArea - Circles Seconds < Lower Is Better UXA - Stock ..... 28.95 |======================================== SNA SandyBridge . 13.85 |=================== sna ............. 12.74 |================== uxa ............. 28.48 |======================================== nouveau ......... 38.66 |====================================================== nvidia .......... 11.14 |================ GtkPerf 0.40 GTK Widget: GtkDrawingArea - Pixbufs Seconds < Lower Is Better UXA - Stock ..... 3.50 |===================================================== SNA SandyBridge . 0.73 |=========== sna ............. 0.39 |====== uxa ............. 3.36 |=================================================== nouveau ......... 3.62 |======================================================= nvidia .......... 2.37 |====================================