Windows 8 vs. Ubuntu 13.10 Intel Haswell
Intel Haswell benchmarks under Windows 8 Pro and Ubuntu 13.10. Benchmarking by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com.


Ubuntu 13.10 + Linux 3.11 + Mesa 9.2: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: Intel DH87RL, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 15360MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: Intel Haswell Desktop, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Network: Intel Connection I217-V

	OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.11.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Xfce 4.10, Display Server: X Server 1.14.2, Display Driver: intel 2.21.12, OpenGL: 3.1 Mesa 9.2.0-devel (git-ee421ae), Compiler: GCC 4.8 + LLVM 3.3, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Windows 8 Pro x64: 

	Processor: Intel Family 6 Model 60 Stepping 3 Intel (8 Cores), Disk: 224GB

	OS: Windows NT, Kernel: 6.2 (x86_64)


Nexuiz 2.5.2
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - HDR: Yes - Sound: On
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 13.10 + Linux 3.11 + Mesa 9.2 . 39.44 |===========================
Windows 8 Pro x64 .................... 47.71 |=================================


OpenArena 0.8.5
Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 13.10 + Linux 3.11 + Mesa 9.2 . 220.80 |================================
Windows 8 Pro x64 .................... 189.10 |===========================


OpenArena 0.8.8
Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 13.10 + Linux 3.11 + Mesa 9.2 . 39.43 |=================================
Windows 8 Pro x64 .................... 33.07 |============================


OpenArena 0.8.8
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame Time
Milliseconds < Lower Is Better
Ubuntu 13.10 + Linux 3.11 + Mesa 9.2 . MIN: 2.0  AVG: 25.4  MAX: 56.0 
Windows 8 Pro x64 .................... MIN: 4.0  AVG: 29.3  MAX: 97.0 


Unigine Sanctuary 2.3
Resolution: 1280 x 1024
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 13.10 + Linux 3.11 + Mesa 9.2 . 23.27 |=======================
Windows 8 Pro x64 .................... 34.12 |=================================


Unigine Sanctuary 2.3
Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 13.10 + Linux 3.11 + Mesa 9.2 . 15.98 |======================
Windows 8 Pro x64 .................... 23.72 |=================================


Unigine Tropics 1.3
Resolution: 1280 x 1024
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 13.10 + Linux 3.11 + Mesa 9.2 . 23.78 |==========================
Windows 8 Pro x64 .................... 30.52 |=================================


Unigine Tropics 1.3
Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 13.10 + Linux 3.11 + Mesa 9.2 . 17.21 |==========================
Windows 8 Pro x64 .................... 21.97 |=================================


Unvanquished Alpha 17
Resolution: 1280 x 1024
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 13.10 + Linux 3.11 + Mesa 9.2 . 34.33 |===========================
Windows 8 Pro x64 .................... 41.70 |=================================


Unvanquished Alpha 17
Resolution: 1280 x 1024 - Total Frame Time
Milliseconds < Lower Is Better
Ubuntu 13.10 + Linux 3.11 + Mesa 9.2 . MIN: 17.0  AVG: 29.1  MAX: 58.0 
Windows 8 Pro x64 .................... MIN: 17.0  AVG: 23.8  MAX: 46.0 


Unvanquished Alpha 17
Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 13.10 + Linux 3.11 + Mesa 9.2 . 25.53 |============================
Windows 8 Pro x64 .................... 29.60 |=================================


Xonotic 0.7
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Low
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 13.10 + Linux 3.11 + Mesa 9.2 . 199.09 |==============================
Windows 8 Pro x64 .................... 215.62 |================================


Xonotic 0.7
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: High
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 13.10 + Linux 3.11 + Mesa 9.2 . 83.75 |===============================
Windows 8 Pro x64 .................... 90.02 |=================================


Xonotic 0.7
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultra
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 13.10 + Linux 3.11 + Mesa 9.2 . 47.37 |=====================
Windows 8 Pro x64 .................... 73.99 |=================================


Xonotic 0.7
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultimate
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 13.10 + Linux 3.11 + Mesa 9.2 . 29.40 |==================
Windows 8 Pro x64 .................... 54.16 |=================================


GpuTest 0.5.0
Test: GiMark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Points > Higher Is Better
Windows 8 Pro x64 . 1513 |=====================================================


GpuTest 0.5.0
Test: Plot3D - Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Points > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 13.10 + Linux 3.11 + Mesa 9.2 . 3674 |=======================
Windows 8 Pro x64 .................... 5321 |==================================


GpuTest 0.5.0
Test: Furmark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Points > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 13.10 + Linux 3.11 + Mesa 9.2 . 421 |===========================
Windows 8 Pro x64 .................... 555 |===================================


GpuTest 0.5.0
Test: TessMark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Points > Higher Is Better
Windows 8 Pro x64 . 1973 |=====================================================


GpuTest 0.5.0
Test: Triangle - Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Points > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 13.10 + Linux 3.11 + Mesa 9.2 . 45062 |==================
Windows 8 Pro x64 .................... 82795 |=================================


GpuTest 0.5.0
Test: Pixmark Piano - Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Points > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 13.10 + Linux 3.11 + Mesa 9.2 . 90 |===================================
Windows 8 Pro x64 .................... 93 |====================================


GpuTest 0.5.0
Test: Pixmark Volplosion - Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Points > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 13.10 + Linux 3.11 + Mesa 9.2 . 279 |===================================
Windows 8 Pro x64 .................... 258 |================================


Unvanquished Alpha 17
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame Time
Milliseconds < Lower Is Better
Ubuntu 13.10 + Linux 3.11 + Mesa 9.2 . MIN: 26.0  AVG: 38.9  MAX: 86.0