Windows 8.1 Pro x64 vs. Ubuntu 13.10 Linux Intel Core i7 Haswell HD Graphics 4600 benchmarking for a future article on Phoronix.com authored by Michael
Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z87H3-A2X EXTREME v1.0, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: Intel HD 4600 (1250MHz), Audio: Intel Haswell HDMI, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411
OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.11.0-12-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.2, Display Server: X Server 1.14.3, Display Driver: intel 2.99.904, OpenGL: 3.1 Mesa 9.2.1, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080
Graphics Notes: SNA
Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.90GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z87H3-A2X EXTREME v1.0, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: Intel HD 4600 (1250MHz), Audio: Intel Haswell HDMI, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411
OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.12.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.2, Display Server: X Server 1.14.3, Display Driver: intel 2.99.904, OpenGL: 3.1 Mesa 9.2.1, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080
OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.12.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.2, Display Server: X Server 1.14.3, Display Driver: intel 2.99.904, OpenGL: 3.1 Mesa 10.0.0-devel (git-415d6dc), Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080
Processor: Intel Family 6 Model 60 Stepping 3 Intel (8 Cores), Disk: 224GB
OS: Windows NT, Kernel: 6.2 (x86_64)
Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z87H3-A2X EXTREME v1.0, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: Intel HD 4600 (1250MHz), Audio: Intel Haswell HDMI, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411
OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.11.0-12-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.2, Display Server: X Server 1.14.3, Display Driver: intel 2.99.904, OpenGL: 3.1 Mesa 9.2.1, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080
Graphics Notes: SNA
Testing initiated at 28 October 2013 23:02 by user phoronix.
Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.90GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z87H3-A2X EXTREME v1.0, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: Intel HD 4600 (1250MHz), Audio: Intel Haswell HDMI, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411
OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.12.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.2, Display Server: X Server 1.14.3, Display Driver: intel 2.99.904, OpenGL: 3.1 Mesa 9.2.1, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080
Graphics Notes: SNA
Testing initiated at 29 October 2013 01:21 by user phoronix.
Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.90GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z87H3-A2X EXTREME v1.0, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: Intel HD 4600 (1250MHz), Audio: Intel Haswell HDMI, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411
OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.12.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.2, Display Server: X Server 1.14.3, Display Driver: intel 2.99.904, OpenGL: 3.1 Mesa 10.0.0-devel (git-415d6dc), Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080
Graphics Notes: SNA
Testing initiated at 29 October 2013 08:16 by user phoronix.
Processor: Intel Family 6 Model 60 Stepping 3 Intel (8 Cores), Disk: 224GB
OS: Windows NT, Kernel: 6.2 (x86_64)
Testing initiated at 28 October 2013 19:56 by user phoronix.