linux_3.12_vs_3.11 AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core testing with a Gigabyte GA-990XA-UD3 and MSI NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 1024MB on Ubuntu 13.10 via the Phoronix Test Suite. 3.12: Processor: AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core @ 3.60GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-990XA-UD3, Chipset: AMD RD890 bridge, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 2000GB Western Digital WD20EARX-00P, Graphics: MSI NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 1024MB (810/2004MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC889, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.12.0-031200rc6-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.2, Display Server: X Server 1.14.3, OpenGL: 4.3.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Nexuiz 2.5.2 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better 3.12 . 204.90 |================================================================ OpenArena 0.8.8 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better 3.12 . 161.23 |================================================================ OpenArena 0.8.8 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better 3.12 . MIN: 1.0 AVG: 6.2 MAX: 81.0 World of Padman 1.2 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better 3.12 . 415.37 |================================================================ Urban Terror 4.2.013 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better 3.12 . 131.20 |================================================================ Urban Terror 4.2.013 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better 3.12 . MIN: 1.0 AVG: 7.6 MAX: 19.0 Unreal Tournament 2004 Demo 3334 ONS-Torlan Botmatch - 1280 x 1024 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better 3.12 . 156.97 |================================================================ Warsow 1.0 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better 3.12 . 240.30 |================================================================