Windows 8.1 vs. Ubuntu 14.04 LTS - Intel HD Graphics Haswell
All benchmarks from the same Intel Core i7 4770K system running Windows 8.1 with latest driver then Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. Benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com.


Ubuntu 14.04 20140324: 

	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: 120GB Samsung SSD 840, Graphics: Intel HD 4600 (1250MHz), Audio: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411

	OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.13.0-19-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.2, Display Server: X Server 1.15.0, Display Driver: intel 2.99.910, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.1.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Windows 8.1 Updated: 

	Processor: Intel Family 6 Model 60 Stepping 3 Intel (8 Cores), Disk: 112GB

	OS: Windows NT, Kernel: 6.2 (x86_64)


Nexuiz 2.5.2
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - HDR: Yes - Sound: Off
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 14.04 20140324 . 18.86 |=========================
Windows 8.1 Updated ... 35.97 |================================================


OpenArena 0.8.8
Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 14.04 20140324 . 23.83 |================================================
Windows 8.1 Updated ... 23.23 |===============================================


OpenArena 0.8.8
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame Time
Milliseconds < Lower Is Better
Ubuntu 14.04 20140324 . MIN: 3  AVG: 42   MAX: 91 
Windows 8.1 Updated ... MIN: 5  AVG: 42   MAX: 99 


Unigine Heaven 4.0
Resolution: 1280 x 1024
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Windows 8.1 Updated . 9.31 |===================================================


Unigine Sanctuary 2.3
Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 14.04 20140324 . 13.74 |===================================
Windows 8.1 Updated ... 19.08 |================================================


Unigine Tropics 1.3
Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 14.04 20140324 . 12.99 |======================================
Windows 8.1 Updated ... 16.30 |================================================


Unigine Valley 1.0
Resolution: 1280 x 1024
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Windows 8.1 Updated . 9.84 |===================================================


Xonotic 0.7
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Low
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 14.04 20140324 . 122.01 |======================================
Windows 8.1 Updated ... 151.47 |===============================================


Xonotic 0.7
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: High
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 14.04 20140324 . 55.08 |===============================================
Windows 8.1 Updated ... 56.04 |================================================


Xonotic 0.7
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultra
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 14.04 20140324 . 46.01 |============================================
Windows 8.1 Updated ... 49.77 |================================================


Xonotic 0.7
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultimate
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 14.04 20140324 . 34.70 |===========================================
Windows 8.1 Updated ... 39.04 |================================================


GpuTest 0.7.0
Test: GiMark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Points > Higher Is Better
Windows 8.1 Updated . 915 |====================================================


GpuTest 0.7.0
Test: Plot3D - Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Points > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 14.04 20140324 . 3910 |=====================================
Windows 8.1 Updated ... 5240 |=================================================


GpuTest 0.7.0
Test: Furmark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Points > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 14.04 20140324 . 292 |===========================================
Windows 8.1 Updated ... 343 |==================================================


GpuTest 0.7.0
Test: TessMark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Points > Higher Is Better
Windows 8.1 Updated . 1948 |===================================================


GpuTest 0.7.0
Test: Triangle - Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Points > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 14.04 20140324 . 29701 |=======================
Windows 8.1 Updated ... 61192 |================================================


GpuTest 0.7.0
Test: Pixmark Piano - Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Points > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 14.04 20140324 . 90  |============================================
Windows 8.1 Updated ... 102 |==================================================


GpuTest 0.7.0
Test: Pixmark Volplosion - Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Points > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 14.04 20140324 . 250 |=======================================
Windows 8.1 Updated ... 318 |==================================================