Linux 3.15 Intel DRM Tests A Kernel comparison for a future article on Phoronix looking at the Intel DRM performance. Linux 3.15-rc1: 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: 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: 3.15.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.0, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: intel 2.99.911, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.2.0-devel (git-6025103 trusty-oibaf-ppa), Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Linux 3.14: 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: 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: 3.14.0-031400-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.0, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: intel 2.99.911, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.2.0-devel (git-6025103 trusty-oibaf-ppa), Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Linux 3.13: 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: 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: 3.13.0-031300-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.0, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: intel 2.99.911, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.2.0-devel (git-6025103 trusty-oibaf-ppa), Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 HD-4000 3.13: Processor: Intel Core i7-3632QM @ 2.20GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: CLEVO W110ER, Chipset: Intel 3rd Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB INTEL SSDSC2CT12, Graphics: Intel HD 4000 2048MB (1150MHz), Audio: VIA VT1802, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 + Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6235 OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.13.0-24-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Xfce 4.10, Display Server: X Server 1.15.0, Display Driver: intel 2.99.910, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.1.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 3.15-rc1 . 24.27 |======================================= Linux 3.14 ..... 24.43 |======================================== Linux 3.13 ..... 23.93 |======================================= HD-4000 3.13 ... 33.93 |======================================================= OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better Linux 3.15-rc1 . MIN: 2.0 AVG: 41.1 MAX: 92.0 Linux 3.14 ..... MIN: 2.0 AVG: 40.9 MAX: 89.0 Linux 3.13 ..... MIN: 2.0 AVG: 41.4 MAX: 91.0 HD-4000 3.13 ... MIN: 4.0 AVG: 29.3 MAX: 66.0 Reaction Quake 3 1.0 Beta Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 3.15-rc1 . 66.63 |=================================== Linux 3.14 ..... 66.50 |=================================== Linux 3.13 ..... 66.43 |=================================== HD-4000 3.13 ... 103.37 |====================================================== Reaction Quake 3 1.0 Beta Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better Linux 3.15-rc1 . MIN: 2.0 AVG: 15.0 MAX: 46.0 Linux 3.14 ..... MIN: 2.0 AVG: 15.0 MAX: 47.0 Linux 3.13 ..... MIN: 2.0 AVG: 15.0 MAX: 46.0 HD-4000 3.13 ... MIN: 3.0 AVG: 9.4 MAX: 28.0 Unigine Sanctuary 2.3 Resolution: 1280 x 1024 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 3.15-rc1 . 20.13 |===================================================== Linux 3.14 ..... 20.01 |===================================================== Linux 3.13 ..... 19.89 |===================================================== HD-4000 3.13 ... 20.73 |======================================================= Unigine Tropics 1.3 Resolution: 1280 x 1024 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 3.15-rc1 . 18.66 |=============================================== Linux 3.14 ..... 18.39 |=============================================== Linux 3.13 ..... 18.15 |============================================== HD-4000 3.13 ... 21.74 |======================================================= Unvanquished 0.26.0 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: High Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 3.15-rc1 . 11.73 |============================================== Linux 3.14 ..... 11.40 |============================================= Linux 3.13 ..... 11.43 |============================================= HD-4000 3.13 ... 13.97 |======================================================= Unvanquished 0.26.0 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: High - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better Linux 3.15-rc1 . MIN: 51 AVG: 79 MAX: 99 Linux 3.14 ..... MIN: 54 AVG: 81 MAX: 99 Linux 3.13 ..... MIN: 53 AVG: 80 MAX: 99 HD-4000 3.13 ... MIN: 46 AVG: 71 MAX: 99 Unvanquished 0.26.0 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 3.15-rc1 . 12.83 |============================================ Linux 3.14 ..... 12.80 |============================================ Linux 3.13 ..... 12.53 |=========================================== HD-4000 3.13 ... 15.93 |======================================================= Unvanquished 0.26.0 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultra - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better Linux 3.15-rc1 . MIN: 21 AVG: 56 MAX: 99 Linux 3.14 ..... MIN: 22 AVG: 56 MAX: 99 Linux 3.13 ..... MIN: 22 AVG: 56 MAX: 99 HD-4000 3.13 ... MIN: 23 AVG: 55 MAX: 99 Unvanquished 0.26.0 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Intermediate Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 3.15-rc1 . 24.00 |================================================== Linux 3.14 ..... 23.50 |================================================= Linux 3.13 ..... 23.60 |================================================= HD-4000 3.13 ... 26.63 |======================================================= Unvanquished 0.26.0 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Intermediate - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better Linux 3.15-rc1 . MIN: 31.0 AVG: 41.7 MAX: 68.0 Linux 3.14 ..... MIN: 33.0 AVG: 42.4 MAX: 75.0 Linux 3.13 ..... MIN: 33.0 AVG: 42.2 MAX: 69.0 HD-4000 3.13 ... MIN: 29.0 AVG: 37.3 MAX: 93.0 Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Low Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 3.15-rc1 . 124.55 |====================================================== Linux 3.14 ..... 124.36 |====================================================== Linux 3.13 ..... 121.42 |===================================================== Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: High Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 3.15-rc1 . 55.96 |======================================================= Linux 3.14 ..... 54.70 |====================================================== Linux 3.13 ..... 55.97 |======================================================= Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 3.15-rc1 . 46.51 |======================================================= Linux 3.14 ..... 46.20 |======================================================= Linux 3.13 ..... 46.48 |======================================================= Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultimate Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 3.15-rc1 . 34.94 |======================================================= Linux 3.14 ..... 34.70 |======================================================= Linux 3.13 ..... 34.84 |=======================================================