Windows 8.1 vs. Ubuntu 14.04 Intel Iris Graphics 5100 Benchmarks for a future article on Phoronix.com by Michael Larabel. Windows 8.1: Processor: Intel Family 6 Model 69 Stepping 1 Intel (4 Cores), Disk: 96GB OS: Windows NT, Kernel: 6.2 (x86_64) Ubuntu 14.04: Processor: Intel Core i7-4558U @ 2.80GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS UX301LAA v1.0, Chipset: Intel Haswell-ULT DRAM, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 2 x 128GB SanDisk SD6SP1M1, Graphics: Intel Device 0a2e (1200MHz), Audio: Intel Haswell-ULT HD Audio, Network: Intel Wireless 7260 OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.13.0-16-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-rc3, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1440 Ubuntu 14.04 + Linux 3.14: Processor: Intel Core i7-4558U @ 3.30GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS UX301LAA v1.0, Chipset: Intel Haswell-ULT DRAM, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 2 x 128GB SanDisk SD6SP1M1, Graphics: Intel Device 0a2e (1200MHz), Audio: Intel Haswell-ULT HD Audio, Network: Intel Wireless 7260 OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.14.0-999-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-rc3, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1440 Linux 3.14 + Mesa 10.2-devel: Processor: Intel Core i7-4558U @ 3.30GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS UX301LAA v1.0, Chipset: Intel Haswell-ULT DRAM, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 2 x 128GB SanDisk SD6SP1M1, Graphics: Intel Device 0a2e (1200MHz), Audio: Intel Haswell-ULT HD Audio, Network: Intel Wireless 7260 OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.14.0-999-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 10.2.0-devel, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1440 windows: Processor: AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core @ 4.22GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte 970A-DS3, Chipset: AMD RD890 bridge, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 500GB Seagate ST9500325AS + 120GB INTEL SSDSC2CW12 + 1000GB Seagate ST31000524AS, Graphics: Gigabyte NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 2048MB (540/3505MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC887-VD, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 + Ralink RT2500 Wireless 802.11bg OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.13.0-19-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Xfce 4.10, Display Server: X Server 1.15.0, OpenGL: 4.3.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8 + CUDA 5.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Nexuiz 2.5.2 Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - HDR: Yes - Sound: On Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 8.1 .................. 34.07 |======== Ubuntu 14.04 ................. 16.08 |==== Ubuntu 14.04 + Linux 3.14 .... 16.28 |==== Linux 3.14 + Mesa 10.2-devel . 16.38 |==== windows ...................... 179.72 |======================================== OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1600 x 1200 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 8.1 .................. 40.37 |===== Ubuntu 14.04 ................. 39.57 |===== Ubuntu 14.04 + Linux 3.14 .... 39.73 |===== Linux 3.14 + Mesa 10.2-devel . 40.50 |===== windows ...................... 338.10 |======================================== OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1600 x 1200 - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better Windows 8.1 .................. MIN: 3.0 AVG: 24.4 MAX: 84.0 Ubuntu 14.04 ................. MIN: 4.0 AVG: 25.1 MAX: 50.0 Ubuntu 14.04 + Linux 3.14 .... MIN: 4.0 AVG: 25.2 MAX: 48.0 Linux 3.14 + Mesa 10.2-devel . MIN: 4.0 AVG: 25.1 MAX: 47.0 windows ...................... MIN: 1.0 AVG: 2.9 MAX: 7.0 OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 2560 x 1440 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 8.1 .................. 22.93 |=== Ubuntu 14.04 ................. 21.60 |=== Ubuntu 14.04 + Linux 3.14 .... 21.50 |=== Linux 3.14 + Mesa 10.2-devel . 21.83 |=== windows ...................... 338.87 |======================================== OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better Windows 8.1 .................. MIN: 5 AVG: 42 MAX: 98 Ubuntu 14.04 ................. MIN: 9 AVG: 46 MAX: 98 Ubuntu 14.04 + Linux 3.14 .... MIN: 7 AVG: 47 MAX: 98 Linux 3.14 + Mesa 10.2-devel . MIN: 7 AVG: 46 MAX: 98 windows ...................... MIN: 1 AVG: 3 MAX: 9 Unigine Heaven 4.0 Resolution: 1280 x 1024 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 8.1 . 12.04 |========= windows ..... 76.53 |========================================================== Unigine Sanctuary 2.3 Resolution: 1600 x 1200 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 8.1 . 28.05 |======= windows ..... 243.81 |========================================================= Unigine Tropics 1.3 Resolution: 1600 x 1200 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 8.1 . 22.66 |======= windows ..... 191.41 |========================================================= Unigine Valley 1.0 Resolution: 1280 x 1024 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 8.1 . 10.10 |======= windows ..... 83.12 |========================================================== Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Effects Quality: Low Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 8.1 .................. 102.89 |============== Ubuntu 14.04 ................. 83.47 |=========== Ubuntu 14.04 + Linux 3.14 .... 82.10 |=========== Linux 3.14 + Mesa 10.2-devel . 83.49 |=========== windows ...................... 302.60 |======================================== Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Effects Quality: High Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 8.1 .................. 48.29 |======== Ubuntu 14.04 ................. 41.57 |======= Ubuntu 14.04 + Linux 3.14 .... 41.02 |======= Linux 3.14 + Mesa 10.2-devel . 40.53 |======= windows ...................... 237.23 |======================================== Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Effects Quality: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 8.1 .................. 42.20 |======== Ubuntu 14.04 ................. 35.57 |======= Ubuntu 14.04 + Linux 3.14 .... 35.59 |======= Linux 3.14 + Mesa 10.2-devel . 34.93 |====== windows ...................... 215.32 |======================================== Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Effects Quality: Ultimate Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 8.1 .................. 33.66 |======== Ubuntu 14.04 ................. 27.39 |======= Ubuntu 14.04 + Linux 3.14 .... 27.41 |======= Linux 3.14 + Mesa 10.2-devel . 27.36 |======= windows ...................... 159.09 |========================================