Sandy Bridge June 2013 Linux Update
Linux 3.10 kernel and Mesa 9.2 Intel DRI graphics driver benchmarks for an Intel Core i5 Sandy Bridge laptop. Benchmarking by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com.


Ubuntu 13.10 20130619: 

	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 13.10, Kernel: 3.9.0-6-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.0.0, Display Server: X Server 1.13.3, Display Driver: intel 2.21.9, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 9.1.3, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1600x900

Ubuntu 13.10 + Mesa 9.2: 

	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 13.10, Kernel: 3.9.0-6-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.0.0, Display Server: X Server 1.13.3, Display Driver: intel 2.21.9, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 9.2.0-devel (git-bbd2d57), Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1600x900

Ubuntu 13.10 + Mesa 9.2 + Linux 3.10: 

	Processor: Intel Core i5-2520M @ 3.20GHz (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 13.10, Kernel: 3.10.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.0.0, Display Server: X Server 1.13.3, Display Driver: intel 2.21.9, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 9.2.0-devel (git-bbd2d57), Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1600x900


Doom 3 1.3.1
Resolution: 1600 x 900 - Quality: High
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 13.10 20130619 ................ 34.93 |================================
Ubuntu 13.10 + Mesa 9.2 .............. 35.53 |=================================
Ubuntu 13.10 + Mesa 9.2 + Linux 3.10 . 35.47 |=================================


Nexuiz 2.5.2
Resolution: 1600 x 900 - HDR: Yes - Sound: Off
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 13.10 20130619 ................ 17.63 |==============================
Ubuntu 13.10 + Mesa 9.2 .............. 19.25 |=================================
Ubuntu 13.10 + Mesa 9.2 + Linux 3.10 . 19.41 |=================================


OpenArena 0.8.5
Resolution: 1600 x 900
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 13.10 20130619 ................ 131.17 |===============================
Ubuntu 13.10 + Mesa 9.2 .............. 128.95 |===============================
Ubuntu 13.10 + Mesa 9.2 + Linux 3.10 . 133.30 |================================


OpenArena 0.8.8
Resolution: 1024 x 768
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 13.10 20130619 ................ 41.23 |================================
Ubuntu 13.10 + Mesa 9.2 .............. 41.58 |================================
Ubuntu 13.10 + Mesa 9.2 + Linux 3.10 . 43.10 |=================================


Prey 1.4.119
Resolution: 1600 x 900
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 13.10 20130619 ................ 25.30 |=================================
Ubuntu 13.10 + Mesa 9.2 .............. 25.43 |=================================
Ubuntu 13.10 + Mesa 9.2 + Linux 3.10 . 25.27 |=================================


Quake 4 1.4.2
Resolution: 1600 x 900 - Quality: High
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 13.10 20130619 ................ 38.17 |===============================
Ubuntu 13.10 + Mesa 9.2 .............. 38.53 |===============================
Ubuntu 13.10 + Mesa 9.2 + Linux 3.10 . 40.67 |=================================


Smokin Guns 1.1
Resolution: 1600 x 900
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 13.10 20130619 ................ 126.57 |================================
Ubuntu 13.10 + Mesa 9.2 .............. 126.63 |================================
Ubuntu 13.10 + Mesa 9.2 + Linux 3.10 . 128.47 |================================


Xonotic 0.7
Resolution: 1600 x 900 - Effects Quality: Low
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 13.10 20130619 ................ 92.55 |=================================
Ubuntu 13.10 + Mesa 9.2 .............. 91.58 |================================
Ubuntu 13.10 + Mesa 9.2 + Linux 3.10 . 93.55 |=================================


Xonotic 0.7
Resolution: 1600 x 900 - Effects Quality: High
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 13.10 20130619 ................ 45.43 |===============================
Ubuntu 13.10 + Mesa 9.2 .............. 48.36 |=================================
Ubuntu 13.10 + Mesa 9.2 + Linux 3.10 . 48.81 |=================================


Xonotic 0.7
Resolution: 1600 x 900 - Effects Quality: Ultra
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 13.10 20130619 ................ 31.31 |===============================
Ubuntu 13.10 + Mesa 9.2 .............. 32.86 |=================================
Ubuntu 13.10 + Mesa 9.2 + Linux 3.10 . 33.36 |=================================