Intel IvyBridge Ultrabook Windows 7 Intel Ultrabook Ivy Bridge testing of Windows 7 Pro against Ubuntu 13.10, including when upgrading to Mesa 9.2 and Linux 3.11. Benchmarking by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com. Windows 7: Processor: Intel Family 6 Model 58 Stepping 9 Intel (4 Cores), Disk: 271GB OS: Windows NT, Kernel: 6.1 (x86_64) Ubuntu 13.10 20130718: 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 RTL8111/8168/8411 + Qualcomm Atheros AR9485 Wireless OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.10.0-3-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.0.2, Display Server: X Server 1.14.2, Display Driver: intel 2.21.9, OpenGL: 3.1 Mesa 9.1.4, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1366x768 Ubuntu 13.10 20130718 + 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 RTL8111/8168/8411 + Qualcomm Atheros AR9485 Wireless OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.11.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.0.2, Display Server: X Server 1.14.2, Display Driver: intel 2.21.9, OpenGL: 3.1 Mesa 9.2.0-devel (git-adfd012), Compiler: GCC 4.8 + LLVM 3.3, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1366x768 GpuTest 0.5.0 Test: GiMark - Resolution: 1366 x 768 Points > Higher Is Better Windows 7 . 573 |============================================================== GpuTest 0.5.0 Test: Plot3D - Resolution: 1366 x 768 Points > Higher Is Better Windows 7 ................... 3549 |=========================================== Ubuntu 13.10 20130718 ....... 3131 |====================================== Ubuntu 13.10 20130718 + Git . 3419 |========================================= GpuTest 0.5.0 Test: TessMark - Resolution: 1366 x 768 Points > Higher Is Better Windows 7 . 1160 |============================================================= GpuTest 0.5.0 Test: Triangle - Resolution: 1366 x 768 Points > Higher Is Better Windows 7 ................... 89512 |========================================== Ubuntu 13.10 20130718 ....... 35725 |================= Ubuntu 13.10 20130718 + Git . 34613 |================ GpuTest 0.5.0 Test: Pixmark Piano - Resolution: 1366 x 768 Points > Higher Is Better Windows 7 ................... 126 |============================================ Ubuntu 13.10 20130718 ....... 111 |======================================= Ubuntu 13.10 20130718 + Git . 121 |========================================== GpuTest 0.5.0 Test: Pixmark Volplosion - Resolution: 1366 x 768 Points > Higher Is Better Windows 7 ................... 341 |========================================= Ubuntu 13.10 20130718 ....... 332 |======================================== Ubuntu 13.10 20130718 + Git . 369 |============================================ Nexuiz 2.5.2 Resolution: 1366 x 768 - HDR: Yes - Sound: Off Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 7 ................... 40.78 |========================================== Ubuntu 13.10 20130718 ....... 32.06 |================================= Ubuntu 13.10 20130718 + Git . 35.15 |==================================== OpenArena 0.8.5 Resolution: 1366 x 768 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 7 ................... 138.90 |========================================= Ubuntu 13.10 20130718 ....... 128.50 |====================================== Ubuntu 13.10 20130718 + Git . 132.27 |======================================= OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1366 x 768 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 7 ................... 42.95 |========================================== Ubuntu 13.10 20130718 ....... 39.12 |====================================== Ubuntu 13.10 20130718 + Git . 42.63 |========================================== OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1366 x 768 - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better Windows 7 ................... MIN: 4.0 AVG: 27.2 MAX: 95.0 Ubuntu 13.10 20130718 ....... MIN: 7.0 AVG: 23.9 MAX: 51.0 Ubuntu 13.10 20130718 + Git . MIN: 6.0 AVG: 23.0 MAX: 76.0 Unigine Sanctuary 2.3 Resolution: 800 x 600 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 7 ................... 32.94 |========================================== Ubuntu 13.10 20130718 ....... 26.54 |================================== Ubuntu 13.10 20130718 + Git . 26.50 |================================== Unigine Sanctuary 2.3 Resolution: 1366 x 768 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 7 ................... 20.15 |========================================== Ubuntu 13.10 20130718 ....... 15.59 |================================ Ubuntu 13.10 20130718 + Git . 15.64 |================================= Unigine Tropics 1.3 Resolution: 800 x 600 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 7 ................... 26.38 |========================================== Ubuntu 13.10 20130718 ....... 20.83 |================================= Ubuntu 13.10 20130718 + Git . 20.75 |================================= Unigine Tropics 1.3 Resolution: 1366 x 768 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 7 ................... 18.02 |========================================== Ubuntu 13.10 20130718 ....... 13.50 |=============================== Ubuntu 13.10 20130718 + Git . 13.51 |=============================== Unvanquished Alpha 17 Resolution: 1366 x 768 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 7 ................... 27.47 |========================================== Ubuntu 13.10 20130718 ....... 26.50 |========================================= Ubuntu 13.10 20130718 + Git . 19.50 |============================== Unvanquished Alpha 17 Resolution: 1366 x 768 - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better Windows 7 ................... MIN: 26.0 AVG: 35.9 MAX: 78.0 Ubuntu 13.10 20130718 ....... MIN: 23.0 AVG: 37.6 MAX: 55.0 Ubuntu 13.10 20130718 + Git . MIN: 35.0 AVG: 51.8 MAX: 91.0 Warsow 0.61 Resolution: 1366 x 768 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 7 . 80.60 |============================================================ Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1366 x 768 - Effects Quality: Low Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 7 ................... 102.80 |========================================= Ubuntu 13.10 20130718 ....... 80.55 |================================ Ubuntu 13.10 20130718 + Git . 75.62 |============================== Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1366 x 768 - Effects Quality: High Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 7 ................... 65.87 |========================================== Ubuntu 13.10 20130718 ....... 52.03 |================================= Ubuntu 13.10 20130718 + Git . 55.15 |=================================== Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1366 x 768 - Effects Quality: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 7 ................... 55.84 |========================================== Ubuntu 13.10 20130718 ....... 38.62 |============================= Ubuntu 13.10 20130718 + Git . 40.80 |===============================