Microsoft Windows vs. Linux - Intel OpenGL Comparing Microsoft Windows 8 and Microsoft Windows 7 Service Pack 1 graphics performance to Ubuntu 13.04 Linux and Fedora 18 Linux. Benchmarking with ASUS Ultrabook bearing Intel Ivy Bridge processor. Benchmarking by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com. Ubuntu 13.04: Processor: Intel Core i3-3217U @ 1.80GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS K56CA v1.0, Chipset: Intel 3rd Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 500GB Hitachi HTS54505 + 24GB SanDisk SSD i100, Graphics: Intel 3rd Gen Core, Audio: Realtek ALC270, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B + Atheros AR9485 Wireless OS: Ubuntu 13.04, Kernel: 3.8.0-12-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 6.6.0, Display Server: X Server 1.13.2, Display Driver: intel 2.21.4, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 9.0.2, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1366x768 Ubuntu 13.04 + Git: Processor: Intel Core i3-3217U @ 1.80GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS K56CA v1.0, Chipset: Intel 3rd Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 500GB Hitachi HTS54505 + 24GB SanDisk SSD i100, Graphics: Intel 3rd Gen Core, Audio: Realtek ALC270, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B + Atheros AR9485 Wireless OS: Ubuntu 13.04, Kernel: 3.9.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 6.6.0, Display Server: X Server 1.13.2, Display Driver: intel 2.21.4, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 9.2.0 (git-4e8f5c5), Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1366x768 Fedora 18: Processor: Intel Core i3-3217U @ 1.80GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS K56CA v1.0, Chipset: Intel 3rd Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 500GB Hitachi HTS54505 + 24GB SanDisk SSD i100, Graphics: Intel 3rd Gen Core, Audio: Realtek ALC270, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168 + Atheros AR9485 Wireless OS: Fedora 18 (Spherical Cow), Kernel: 3.8.4-202.fc18.x86_64 (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.6.3.1, Display Server: X Server 1.13.3, Display Driver: intel 2.21.5, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 9.1, Compiler: GCC 4.7.2 20121109, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1366x768 Microsoft Windows 7 SP1: Processor: Intel Family 6 Model 58 Stepping 9 Intel (4 Cores), Disk: 187GB OS: Windows NT, Kernel: 6.1 (x86_64) Microsoft Windows 8: Processor: Intel Family 6 Model 58 Stepping 9 Intel (4 Cores), Disk: 187GB OS: Windows NT, Kernel: 6.2 (x86_64) Nexuiz 2.5.2 Resolution: 1024 x 768 - HDR: Yes - Sound: Off Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 13.04 ............ 18.16 |=================== Ubuntu 13.04 + Git ...... 36.16 |===================================== Fedora 18 ............... 33.61 |=================================== Microsoft Windows 7 SP1 . 44.58 |============================================== Microsoft Windows 8 ..... 43.07 |============================================ Nexuiz 2.5.2 Resolution: 1280 x 768 - HDR: Yes - Sound: Off Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 13.04 ............ 16.04 |================== Ubuntu 13.04 + Git ...... 32.55 |==================================== Fedora 18 ............... 32.11 |=================================== Microsoft Windows 7 SP1 . 42.09 |============================================== Microsoft Windows 8 ..... 39.89 |============================================ Nexuiz 2.5.2 Resolution: 1366 x 768 - HDR: Yes - Sound: Off Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 13.04 ............ 15.94 |================== Ubuntu 13.04 + Git ...... 32.10 |===================================== Fedora 18 ............... 32.05 |===================================== Microsoft Windows 7 SP1 . 39.90 |============================================== Microsoft Windows 8 ..... 39.96 |============================================== Nexuiz 2.5.2 Resolution: 800 x 600 - HDR: Yes - Sound: Off Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 13.04 ............ 24.89 |======================= Ubuntu 13.04 + Git ...... 45.13 |========================================= Fedora 18 ............... 44.38 |========================================= Microsoft Windows 7 SP1 . 50.20 |============================================== Microsoft Windows 8 ..... 50.37 |============================================== OpenArena 0.8.5 Resolution: 1024 x 768 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 13.04 ............ 111.73 |================================ Ubuntu 13.04 + Git ...... 115.80 |================================= Fedora 18 ............... 133.10 |====================================== Microsoft Windows 7 SP1 . 157.20 |============================================= Microsoft Windows 8 ..... 155.77 |============================================= OpenArena 0.8.5 Resolution: 1280 x 768 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 13.04 ............ 138.73 |============================================ Ubuntu 13.04 + Git ...... 141.43 |============================================= Fedora 18 ............... 142.23 |============================================= Microsoft Windows 7 SP1 . 130.97 |========================================= Microsoft Windows 8 ..... 139.10 |============================================ OpenArena 0.8.5 Resolution: 1366 x 768 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 13.04 ............ 132.77 |========================================== Ubuntu 13.04 + Git ...... 136.90 |============================================ Fedora 18 ............... 137.87 |============================================ Microsoft Windows 7 SP1 . 127.67 |========================================= Microsoft Windows 8 ..... 140.60 |============================================= OpenArena 0.8.5 Resolution: 800 x 600 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 13.04 ............ 158.17 |======================================== Ubuntu 13.04 + Git ...... 162.53 |========================================= Fedora 18 ............... 159.33 |======================================== Microsoft Windows 7 SP1 . 163.38 |========================================= Microsoft Windows 8 ..... 179.43 |============================================= OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1024 x 768 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 13.04 ............ 55.97 |======================================== Ubuntu 13.04 + Git ...... 60.37 |=========================================== Fedora 18 ............... 58.60 |========================================== Microsoft Windows 7 SP1 . 64.12 |============================================== Microsoft Windows 8 ..... 45.20 |================================ OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1280 x 768 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 13.04 ............ 41.87 |========================================== Ubuntu 13.04 + Git ...... 45.70 |============================================== Fedora 18 ............... 44.93 |============================================= Microsoft Windows 7 SP1 . 38.20 |====================================== Microsoft Windows 8 ..... 37.73 |====================================== OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1366 x 768 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 13.04 ............ 38.87 |========================================== Ubuntu 13.04 + Git ...... 42.60 |============================================== Fedora 18 ............... 41.40 |============================================= Microsoft Windows 7 SP1 . 36.10 |======================================= Microsoft Windows 8 ..... 35.47 |====================================== OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 800 x 600 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 13.04 ............ 80.30 |========================================== Ubuntu 13.04 + Git ...... 87.57 |============================================== Fedora 18 ............... 86.13 |============================================= Microsoft Windows 7 SP1 . 65.53 |================================== Microsoft Windows 8 ..... 65.07 |================================== Warsow 0.61 Resolution: 1024 x 768 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 13.04 ............ 84.53 |=========================================== Ubuntu 13.04 + Git ...... 88.37 |============================================= Fedora 18 ............... 75.60 |====================================== Microsoft Windows 7 SP1 . 91.07 |============================================== Microsoft Windows 8 ..... 85.57 |=========================================== Warsow 0.61 Resolution: 1280 x 768 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 13.04 ............ 76.33 |========================================== Ubuntu 13.04 + Git ...... 80.43 |============================================ Fedora 18 ............... 70.93 |======================================= Microsoft Windows 7 SP1 . 84.50 |============================================== Microsoft Windows 8 ..... 79.73 |=========================================== Warsow 0.61 Resolution: 1366 x 768 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 13.04 ............ 73.30 |========================================= Ubuntu 13.04 + Git ...... 76.53 |=========================================== Fedora 18 ............... 67.00 |===================================== Microsoft Windows 7 SP1 . 82.50 |============================================== Microsoft Windows 8 ..... 77.77 |=========================================== Warsow 0.61 Resolution: 800 x 600 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 13.04 ............ 111.33 |============================================ Ubuntu 13.04 + Git ...... 114.57 |============================================= Fedora 18 ............... 102.43 |======================================== Microsoft Windows 7 SP1 . 113.17 |============================================ Microsoft Windows 8 ..... 106.60 |========================================== Xonotic 0.6 Resolution: 1024 x 768 - Effects Quality: High Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 13.04 ........ 69.63 |================================================ Ubuntu 13.04 + Git .. 67.14 |=============================================== Fedora 18 ........... 63.41 |============================================ Microsoft Windows 8 . 71.98 |================================================== Xonotic 0.6 Resolution: 1024 x 768 - Effects Quality: Low Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 13.04 ........ 94.67 |========================================== Ubuntu 13.04 + Git .. 98.96 |============================================ Fedora 18 ........... 95.94 |=========================================== Microsoft Windows 8 . 110.19 |================================================= Xonotic 0.6 Resolution: 1024 x 768 - Effects Quality: Ultimate Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 13.04 ........ 31.72 |=============================================== Ubuntu 13.04 + Git .. 23.85 |==================================== Fedora 18 ........... 27.60 |========================================= Microsoft Windows 8 . 33.52 |================================================== Xonotic 0.6 Resolution: 1024 x 768 - Effects Quality: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 13.04 ........ 51.66 |================================================= Ubuntu 13.04 + Git .. 46.54 |============================================ Fedora 18 ........... 48.02 |============================================= Microsoft Windows 8 . 53.15 |================================================== Xonotic 0.6 Resolution: 1280 x 768 - Effects Quality: High Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 13.04 ........ 63.11 |================================================ Ubuntu 13.04 + Git .. 59.51 |============================================= Fedora 18 ........... 52.02 |======================================= Microsoft Windows 8 . 66.09 |================================================== Xonotic 0.6 Resolution: 1280 x 768 - Effects Quality: Low Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 13.04 ........ 91.66 |=========================================== Ubuntu 13.04 + Git .. 86.73 |========================================= Fedora 18 ........... 76.85 |==================================== Microsoft Windows 8 . 103.51 |================================================= Xonotic 0.6 Resolution: 1280 x 768 - Effects Quality: Ultimate Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 13.04 ........ 25.60 |============================================ Ubuntu 13.04 + Git .. 19.17 |================================= Fedora 18 ........... 22.40 |======================================= Microsoft Windows 8 . 28.98 |================================================== Xonotic 0.6 Resolution: 1280 x 768 - Effects Quality: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 13.04 ........ 44.76 |============================================== Ubuntu 13.04 + Git .. 40.15 |========================================= Fedora 18 ........... 38.89 |======================================== Microsoft Windows 8 . 48.66 |================================================== Xonotic 0.6 Resolution: 1366 x 768 - Effects Quality: High Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 13.04 ........ 61.93 |================================================= Ubuntu 13.04 + Git .. 59.35 |=============================================== Fedora 18 ........... 52.27 |========================================= Microsoft Windows 8 . 63.27 |================================================== Xonotic 0.6 Resolution: 1366 x 768 - Effects Quality: Low Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 13.04 ........ 90.05 |=========================================== Ubuntu 13.04 + Git .. 90.28 |=========================================== Fedora 18 ........... 77.97 |===================================== Microsoft Windows 8 . 102.74 |================================================= Xonotic 0.6 Resolution: 1366 x 768 - Effects Quality: Ultimate Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 13.04 ........ 25.71 |=============================================== Ubuntu 13.04 + Git .. 18.98 |================================== Fedora 18 ........... 22.35 |======================================== Microsoft Windows 8 . 27.60 |================================================== Xonotic 0.6 Resolution: 1366 x 768 - Effects Quality: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 13.04 ........ 44.81 |================================================ Ubuntu 13.04 + Git .. 39.60 |========================================== Fedora 18 ........... 38.09 |======================================== Microsoft Windows 8 . 47.09 |================================================== Xonotic 0.6 Resolution: 800 x 600 - Effects Quality: High Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 13.04 ........ 79.13 |================================================= Ubuntu 13.04 + Git .. 77.69 |================================================ Fedora 18 ........... 74.69 |============================================== Microsoft Windows 8 . 80.69 |================================================== Xonotic 0.6 Resolution: 800 x 600 - Effects Quality: Low Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 13.04 ........ 110.81 |============================================== Ubuntu 13.04 + Git .. 108.05 |============================================= Fedora 18 ........... 104.53 |============================================ Microsoft Windows 8 . 117.59 |================================================= Xonotic 0.6 Resolution: 800 x 600 - Effects Quality: Ultimate Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 13.04 ........ 43.10 |================================================ Ubuntu 13.04 + Git .. 34.06 |====================================== Fedora 18 ........... 38.91 |============================================ Microsoft Windows 8 . 44.56 |================================================== Xonotic 0.6 Resolution: 800 x 600 - Effects Quality: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 13.04 ........ 61.22 |================================================= Ubuntu 13.04 + Git .. 58.57 |=============================================== Fedora 18 ........... 57.59 |============================================== Microsoft Windows 8 . 62.01 |==================================================