Intel Ivy Bridge HD 4000 Linux 3.9 Intel Core i7-3517UE Ivy Bridge processor with HD 4000 graphics on open-source Intel Linux graphics driver. Comparing Linux 3.5, 3.6, 3.7, and 3.8 kernels to Linux 3.9 Git kernel. Linux OpenGL graphics benchmarks for a future article on Phoronix.com by Michael Larabel. Linux 3.9 Git: Processor: Intel Core i7-3517UE @ 2.10GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: CompuLab Intense-PC, Chipset: Intel 3rd Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 500GB Hitachi HCC54755 + 128GB RVS02 SuperSpeed, Graphics: Intel 3rd Gen Core, Audio: Realtek ALC888, Monitor: Acer P243W, Network: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection + Realtek RTL8188CE 802.11b/g/n OS: Ubuntu 13.04, Kernel: 3.9.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 6.6.0, Display Server: X Server 1.13.3, Display Driver: intel 2.21.5, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 9.0.3, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1200 Linux 3.8: Processor: Intel Core i7-3517UE @ 2.10GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: CompuLab Intense-PC, Chipset: Intel 3rd Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 500GB Hitachi HCC54755 + 128GB RVS02 SuperSpeed, Graphics: Intel 3rd Gen Core, Audio: Realtek ALC888, Monitor: Acer P243W, Network: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection + Realtek RTL8188CE 802.11b/g/n OS: Ubuntu 13.04, Kernel: 3.8.0-030800-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 6.6.0, Display Server: X Server 1.13.3, Display Driver: intel 2.21.5, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 9.0.3, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1200 Linux 3.7: Processor: Intel Core i7-3517UE @ 2.10GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: CompuLab Intense-PC, Chipset: Intel 3rd Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 500GB Hitachi HCC54755 + 128GB RVS02 SuperSpeed, Graphics: Intel 3rd Gen Core, Audio: Realtek ALC888, Monitor: Acer P243W, Network: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection + Realtek RTL8188CE 802.11b/g/n OS: Ubuntu 13.04, Kernel: 3.7.0-030700-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 6.6.0, Display Server: X Server 1.13.3, Display Driver: intel 2.21.5, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 9.0.3, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1200 Linux 3.6: Processor: Intel Core i7-3517UE @ 2.10GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: CompuLab Intense-PC, Chipset: Intel 3rd Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 500GB Hitachi HCC54755 + 128GB RVS02 SuperSpeed, Graphics: Intel 3rd Gen Core, Audio: Realtek ALC888, Monitor: Acer P243W, Network: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection + Realtek RTL8188CE 802.11b/g/n OS: Ubuntu 13.04, Kernel: 3.6.0-030600-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 6.6.0, Display Server: X Server 1.13.3, Display Driver: intel 2.21.5, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 9.0.3, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1200 Linux 3.5: Processor: Intel Core i7-3517UE @ 2.10GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: CompuLab Intense-PC, Chipset: Intel 3rd Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 500GB Hitachi HCC54755 + 128GB RVS02 SuperSpeed, Graphics: Intel 3rd Gen Core, Audio: Realtek ALC888, Monitor: Acer P243W, Network: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection + Realtek RTL8188CE 802.11b/g/n OS: Ubuntu 13.04, Kernel: 3.5.0-030500-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 6.6.0, Display Server: X Server 1.13.3, Display Driver: intel 2.21.5, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 9.0.3, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1200 sandy bridge vs ivy bridge: Processor: Intel Core i5-2410M @ 2.30GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS N53SV v1.0, Chipset: Intel 2nd Generation Core Family DRAM, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 500GB Seagate ST9500325AS, Graphics: Intel 2nd Generation Core Family IGP, Audio: Realtek ALC269VB, Monitor: IPS224, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B + Atheros AR9285 Wireless OS: Ubuntu 12.10, Kernel: 3.5.0-26-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Xfce 4.10, Display Server: X Server 1.13.0, Display Driver: intel 2.20.9, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 9.0.3, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 sandy bridge mesa-updated: Processor: Intel Core i5-2410M @ 2.30GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS N53SV v1.0, Chipset: Intel 2nd Generation Core Family DRAM, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 500GB Seagate ST9500325AS, Graphics: Intel 2nd Generation Core Family IGP, Audio: Realtek ALC269VB, Monitor: IPS224, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B + Atheros AR9285 Wireless OS: Ubuntu 12.10, Kernel: 3.5.0-27-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Xfce 4.10, Display Server: X Server 1.13.0, Display Driver: intel 2.21.6, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 9.2.0 (git-5b2855b quantal-oibaf-ppa), Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 sandy 3.9: Processor: Intel Core i5-2410M @ 2.30GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS N53SV v1.0, Chipset: Intel 2nd Generation Core Family DRAM, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 500GB Seagate ST9500325AS, Graphics: Intel 2nd Generation Core Family IGP, Audio: Realtek ALC269VB, Monitor: IPS224, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B + Atheros AR9285 Wireless OS: Ubuntu 12.10, Kernel: 3.9.0-030900rc8-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Xfce 4.10, Display Server: X Server 1.13.0, Display Driver: intel 2.21.6, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 9.2.0 (git-dbb6908 quantal-oibaf-ppa), Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 sandy 3.9 SNA: Processor: Intel Core i5-2410M @ 2.30GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS N53SV v1.0, Chipset: Intel 2nd Generation Core Family DRAM, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 500GB Seagate ST9500325AS, Graphics: Intel 2nd Generation Core Family IGP, Audio: Realtek ALC269VB, Monitor: IPS224, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B + Atheros AR9285 Wireless OS: Ubuntu 12.10, Kernel: 3.9.0-030900rc8-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Xfce 4.10, Display Server: X Server 1.13.0, Display Driver: intel 2.21.6, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 9.2.0 (git-dbb6908 quantal-oibaf-ppa), Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 sandy raring: Processor: Intel Core i5-2410M @ 2.30GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS N53SV v1.0, Chipset: Intel 2nd Generation Core Family DRAM, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 500GB Seagate ST9500325AS, Graphics: Intel 2nd Generation Core Family IGP, Audio: Realtek ALC269VB, Monitor: IPS224, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168 + Atheros AR9285 Wireless OS: Ubuntu 13.04, Kernel: 3.9.0-030900rc8-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Xfce 4.10, Display Server: X Server 1.13.3, Display Driver: intel 2.21.6, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 9.2.0 (git-3900a0e quantal-oibaf-ppa), Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Nexuiz 2.5.2 Resolution: 1920 x 1200 - HDR: Yes - Sound: Off Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 3.9 Git .............. 11.42 |====================== Linux 3.8 .................. 11.46 |====================== Linux 3.7 .................. 11.44 |====================== Linux 3.6 .................. 11.40 |====================== Linux 3.5 .................. 11.61 |======================= sandy bridge vs ivy bridge . 10.61 |===================== sandy bridge mesa-updated .. 22.16 |=========================================== sandy 3.9 .................. 21.99 |=========================================== sandy 3.9 SNA .............. 21.77 |========================================== sandy raring ............... 21.74 |========================================== OpenArena 0.8.5 Resolution: 1920 x 1200 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 3.9 Git .............. 122.98 |==================== Linux 3.8 .................. 137.70 |======================= Linux 3.7 .................. 131.13 |====================== Linux 3.6 .................. 133.07 |====================== Linux 3.5 .................. 137.20 |======================= sandy bridge vs ivy bridge . 220.13 |==================================== sandy bridge mesa-updated .. 247.90 |========================================= sandy 3.9 .................. 251.60 |========================================== sandy 3.9 SNA .............. 253.63 |========================================== sandy raring ............... 249.67 |========================================= OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1024 x 768 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 3.9 Git .............. 54.62 |================================ Linux 3.8 .................. 57.13 |================================= Linux 3.7 .................. 59.93 |=================================== Linux 3.6 .................. 57.57 |================================= Linux 3.5 .................. 55.25 |================================ sandy bridge vs ivy bridge . 66.43 |====================================== sandy bridge mesa-updated .. 72.30 |========================================== sandy 3.9 .................. 71.80 |========================================== sandy 3.9 SNA .............. 74.27 |=========================================== sandy raring ............... 74.37 |=========================================== OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1200 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 3.9 Git .............. 23.68 |======= Linux 3.8 .................. 24.23 |======= Linux 3.7 .................. 24.20 |======= Linux 3.6 .................. 24.15 |======= Linux 3.5 .................. 23.53 |======= sandy bridge vs ivy bridge . 121.27 |===================================== sandy bridge mesa-updated .. 134.57 |========================================= sandy 3.9 .................. 133.07 |========================================= sandy 3.9 SNA .............. 136.33 |========================================== sandy raring ............... 135.67 |========================================== World of Padman 1.2 Resolution: 1920 x 1200 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 3.9 Git .............. 97.75 |======================== Linux 3.8 .................. 93.00 |======================= Linux 3.7 .................. 90.77 |====================== Linux 3.6 .................. 101.88 |========================= Linux 3.5 .................. 98.93 |========================= sandy bridge vs ivy bridge . 153.07 |====================================== sandy bridge mesa-updated .. 169.57 |========================================== sandy 3.9 .................. 167.97 |========================================== sandy 3.9 SNA .............. 169.27 |========================================== sandy raring ............... 168.70 |========================================== Reaction Quake 3 1.0 Beta Resolution: 1920 x 1200 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 3.9 Git .............. 59.93 |======================================== Linux 3.8 .................. 54.63 |==================================== Linux 3.7 .................. 55.37 |===================================== Linux 3.6 .................. 59.63 |======================================= Linux 3.5 .................. 55.53 |===================================== sandy bridge vs ivy bridge . 54.70 |==================================== sandy bridge mesa-updated .. 65.23 |=========================================== sandy 3.9 .................. 64.80 |=========================================== sandy 3.9 SNA .............. 64.93 |=========================================== sandy raring ............... 64.97 |=========================================== Urban Terror 4.1 Resolution: 1920 x 1200 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 3.9 Git ............. 63.90 |=========================== Linux 3.8 ................. 56.97 |======================== Linux 3.7 ................. 60.92 |========================== Linux 3.6 ................. 63.07 |=========================== Linux 3.5 ................. 63.80 |=========================== sandy bridge mesa-updated . 99.50 |=========================================== sandy 3.9 ................. 99.90 |=========================================== sandy 3.9 SNA ............. 100.57 |=========================================== sandy raring .............. 100.57 |=========================================== Warsow 1.0 Resolution: 1024 x 768 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 3.9 Git .............. 34.47 |========================================= Linux 3.8 .................. 32.23 |====================================== Linux 3.7 .................. 32.57 |======================================= Linux 3.6 .................. 34.00 |======================================== Linux 3.5 .................. 33.90 |======================================== sandy bridge vs ivy bridge . 28.43 |================================== sandy bridge mesa-updated .. 34.13 |========================================= sandy 3.9 .................. 34.67 |========================================= sandy 3.9 SNA .............. 36.20 |=========================================== sandy raring ............... 35.83 |=========================================== Warsow 1.0 Resolution: 1920 x 1200 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 3.9 Git .............. 33.73 |======================================== Linux 3.8 .................. 31.63 |===================================== Linux 3.7 .................. 31.87 |====================================== Linux 3.6 .................. 32.05 |====================================== Linux 3.5 .................. 34.13 |======================================== sandy bridge vs ivy bridge . 28.63 |================================== sandy bridge mesa-updated .. 34.57 |========================================= sandy 3.9 .................. 35.00 |========================================= sandy 3.9 SNA .............. 36.33 |=========================================== sandy raring ............... 36.23 |=========================================== Xonotic 0.6 Resolution: 1280 x 1024 - Effects Quality: Low Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 3.9 Git .............. 107.54 |================================ Linux 3.8 .................. 93.55 |=========================== Linux 3.7 .................. 97.56 |============================= Linux 3.6 .................. 95.90 |============================ Linux 3.5 .................. 109.39 |================================ sandy bridge vs ivy bridge . 133.13 |======================================= sandy bridge mesa-updated .. 143.00 |========================================== sandy 3.9 .................. 142.55 |========================================== sandy 3.9 SNA .............. 143.22 |========================================== sandy raring ............... 137.88 |======================================== Xonotic 0.6 Resolution: 1920 x 1200 - Effects Quality: Low Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 3.9 Git .............. 89.99 |============================== Linux 3.8 .................. 78.28 |========================== Linux 3.7 .................. 80.24 |=========================== Linux 3.6 .................. 89.41 |============================== Linux 3.5 .................. 92.11 |=============================== sandy bridge vs ivy bridge . 112.08 |====================================== sandy bridge mesa-updated .. 115.86 |======================================= sandy 3.9 .................. 115.60 |======================================= sandy 3.9 SNA .............. 124.34 |========================================== sandy raring ............... 121.62 |========================================= Xonotic 0.6 Resolution: 1280 x 1024 - Effects Quality: High Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 3.9 Git .............. 59.54 |===================================== Linux 3.8 .................. 57.25 |==================================== Linux 3.7 .................. 56.52 |=================================== Linux 3.6 .................. 60.79 |====================================== Linux 3.5 .................. 64.70 |======================================== sandy bridge vs ivy bridge . 54.83 |================================== sandy bridge mesa-updated .. 66.79 |========================================== sandy 3.9 .................. 66.63 |========================================= sandy 3.9 SNA .............. 69.05 |=========================================== sandy raring ............... 68.66 |=========================================== Xonotic 0.6 Resolution: 1920 x 1200 - Effects Quality: High Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 3.9 Git .............. 34.74 |============================== Linux 3.8 .................. 36.64 |================================ Linux 3.7 .................. 37.51 |================================ Linux 3.6 .................. 39.48 |================================== Linux 3.5 .................. 42.18 |==================================== sandy bridge vs ivy bridge . 39.22 |================================== sandy bridge mesa-updated .. 47.49 |========================================= sandy 3.9 .................. 47.39 |========================================= sandy 3.9 SNA .............. 49.73 |=========================================== sandy raring ............... 49.62 |===========================================