Intel Ivy Bridge i965 DRM Driver - Linux 3.8 Benchmarks of the Intel Core i7 3770K Ivy Bridge with Intel HD 4000 graphics. Comparing the Linux kernel from Linux 3.2 through Linux 3.8 Git with the i965 DRM driver. Benchmarking by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com. Linux 3.2.37: Processor: Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z77H2-A2X v1.0, Chipset: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v2/3rd, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 60GB OCZ VERTEX2, Graphics: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v2/3rd Gen Core, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: DELL P2210H, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B + Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205 OS: Ubuntu 13.04, Kernel: 3.2.37-030237-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Xfce 4.10, Display Server: X Server 1.13.1.901 (1.13.2 RC 1), Display Driver: intel 2.20.19, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 9.1-devel (git-8891b2f), Compiler: GCC 4.7 + LLVM 3.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Linux 3.3.8: Processor: Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z77H2-A2X v1.0, Chipset: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v2/3rd, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 60GB OCZ VERTEX2, Graphics: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v2/3rd Gen Core, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: DELL P2210H, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B + Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205 OS: Ubuntu 13.04, Kernel: 3.3.8-030308-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Xfce 4.10, Display Server: X Server 1.13.1.901 (1.13.2 RC 1), Display Driver: intel 2.20.19, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 9.1-devel (git-8891b2f), Compiler: GCC 4.7 + LLVM 3.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Linux 3.4: Processor: Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z77H2-A2X v1.0, Chipset: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v2/3rd, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 60GB OCZ VERTEX2, Graphics: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v2/3rd Gen Core, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: DELL P2210H, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B + Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205 OS: Ubuntu 13.04, Kernel: 3.4.0-030400-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Xfce 4.10, Display Server: X Server 1.13.1.901 (1.13.2 RC 1), Display Driver: intel 2.20.19, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 9.1-devel (git-8891b2f), Compiler: GCC 4.7 + LLVM 3.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Linux 3.5: Processor: Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z77H2-A2X v1.0, Chipset: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v2/3rd, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 60GB OCZ VERTEX2, Graphics: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v2/3rd Gen Core, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: DELL P2210H, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B + Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205 OS: Ubuntu 13.04, Kernel: 3.5.0-030500-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Xfce 4.10, Display Server: X Server 1.13.1.901 (1.13.2 RC 1), Display Driver: intel 2.20.19, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 9.1-devel (git-8891b2f), Compiler: GCC 4.7 + LLVM 3.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Linux 3.6: Processor: Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z77H2-A2X v1.0, Chipset: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v2/3rd, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 60GB OCZ VERTEX2, Graphics: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v2/3rd Gen Core, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: DELL P2210H, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B + Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205 OS: Ubuntu 13.04, Kernel: 3.6.0-030600-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Xfce 4.10, Display Server: X Server 1.13.1.901 (1.13.2 RC 1), Display Driver: intel 2.20.19, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 9.1-devel (git-8891b2f), Compiler: GCC 4.7 + LLVM 3.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Linux 3.7: Processor: Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z77H2-A2X v1.0, Chipset: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v2/3rd, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 60GB OCZ VERTEX2, Graphics: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v2/3rd Gen Core, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: DELL P2210H, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B + Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205 OS: Ubuntu 13.04, Kernel: 3.7.0-030700-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Xfce 4.10, Display Server: X Server 1.13.1.901 (1.13.2 RC 1), Display Driver: intel 2.20.19, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 9.1-devel (git-8891b2f), Compiler: GCC 4.7 + LLVM 3.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Linux 3.8 Git: Processor: Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z77H2-A2X v1.0, Chipset: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v2/3rd, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 60GB OCZ VERTEX2, Graphics: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v2/3rd Gen Core, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: DELL P2210H, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B + Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205 OS: Ubuntu 13.04, Kernel: 3.8.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Xfce 4.10, Display Server: X Server 1.13.1.901 (1.13.2 RC 1), Display Driver: intel 2.20.19, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 9.1-devel (git-8891b2f), Compiler: GCC 4.7 + LLVM 3.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 CoreBreach 1.1.6 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - FSAA: 0 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 3.2.37 .. 233 |============================================== Linux 3.3.8 ... 238 |=============================================== Linux 3.4 ..... 249 |================================================= Linux 3.5 ..... 285 |======================================================== Linux 3.6 ..... 292 |========================================================= Linux 3.7 ..... 296 |========================================================== Linux 3.8 Git . 269 |===================================================== Nexuiz 2.5.2 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - HDR: Yes - Sound: On Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 3.2.37 .. 16.73 |======================================================= Linux 3.3.8 ... 16.74 |======================================================= Linux 3.4 ..... 16.99 |======================================================== Linux 3.5 ..... 16.89 |======================================================== Linux 3.6 ..... 16.90 |======================================================== Linux 3.7 ..... 16.69 |======================================================= Linux 3.8 Git . 16.59 |======================================================= OpenArena 0.8.5 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 3.2.37 .. 186.27 |==================================================== Linux 3.3.8 ... 185.97 |==================================================== Linux 3.4 ..... 190.83 |===================================================== Linux 3.5 ..... 190.13 |===================================================== Linux 3.6 ..... 196.60 |======================================================= Linux 3.7 ..... 198.27 |======================================================= Linux 3.8 Git . 192.70 |===================================================== OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 3.2.37 .. 33.63 |==================================================== Linux 3.3.8 ... 33.70 |==================================================== Linux 3.4 ..... 34.97 |====================================================== Linux 3.5 ..... 34.97 |====================================================== Linux 3.6 ..... 36.00 |======================================================== Linux 3.7 ..... 35.97 |======================================================== Linux 3.8 Git . 35.80 |======================================================== World of Padman 1.2 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 3.2.37 .. 188.93 |====================================================== Linux 3.3.8 ... 189.07 |====================================================== Linux 3.4 ..... 189.53 |====================================================== Linux 3.5 ..... 191.77 |======================================================= Linux 3.6 ..... 179.67 |==================================================== Linux 3.7 ..... 177.57 |=================================================== Linux 3.8 Git . 181.50 |==================================================== Prey 1.4.119 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 3.2.37 .. 31.93 |================================================= Linux 3.3.8 ... 29.58 |============================================= Linux 3.4 ..... 34.27 |==================================================== Linux 3.5 ..... 35.03 |====================================================== Linux 3.6 ..... 35.10 |====================================================== Linux 3.7 ..... 36.65 |======================================================== Linux 3.8 Git . 32.67 |================================================== Reaction Quake 3 1.0 Beta Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 3.2.37 .. 83.77 |======================================================= Linux 3.3.8 ... 81.73 |===================================================== Linux 3.4 ..... 83.70 |======================================================= Linux 3.5 ..... 85.63 |======================================================== Linux 3.6 ..... 83.90 |======================================================= Linux 3.7 ..... 84.17 |======================================================= Linux 3.8 Git . 83.40 |======================================================= Smokin Guns 1.1 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 3.2.37 .. 215.37 |===================================================== Linux 3.3.8 ... 215.23 |===================================================== Linux 3.4 ..... 222.03 |======================================================= Linux 3.5 ..... 221.37 |======================================================= Linux 3.6 ..... 192.03 |================================================ Linux 3.7 ..... 207.40 |=================================================== Linux 3.8 Git . 200.40 |================================================== VDrift 2010-06-30 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 3.2.37 .. 93.42 |============================================== Linux 3.3.8 ... 100.48 |================================================== Linux 3.4 ..... 100.89 |================================================== Linux 3.5 ..... 102.63 |=================================================== Linux 3.6 ..... 107.76 |===================================================== Linux 3.7 ..... 111.14 |======================================================= Linux 3.8 Git . 105.23 |==================================================== Warsow 1.0 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 3.2.37 .. 43.77 |====================================================== Linux 3.3.8 ... 43.57 |===================================================== Linux 3.4 ..... 44.53 |====================================================== Linux 3.5 ..... 45.00 |======================================================= Linux 3.6 ..... 45.23 |======================================================= Linux 3.7 ..... 45.80 |======================================================== Linux 3.8 Git . 45.03 |======================================================= Xonotic 0.6 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Low Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 3.2.37 .. 163.70 |===================================================== Linux 3.3.8 ... 164.40 |====================================================== Linux 3.4 ..... 168.99 |======================================================= Linux 3.5 ..... 168.32 |======================================================= Linux 3.6 ..... 158.60 |==================================================== Linux 3.7 ..... 161.81 |===================================================== Linux 3.8 Git . 160.82 |==================================================== Xonotic 0.6 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: High Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 3.2.37 .. 58.47 |=================================================== Linux 3.3.8 ... 58.33 |=================================================== Linux 3.4 ..... 64.14 |======================================================== Linux 3.5 ..... 64.23 |======================================================== Linux 3.6 ..... 63.90 |======================================================== Linux 3.7 ..... 64.21 |======================================================== Linux 3.8 Git . 63.88 |========================================================