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 HD-4000 3.13 oibaf: 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: KDE 4.13.0, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: intel 2.99.911, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.2.0-devel (git-48fc270 trusty-oibaf-ppa), Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Celeron J1900: Processor: Intel Celeron J1900 @ 1.99GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock Q1900B-ITX, Chipset: Intel ValleyView SSA-CUnit, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB GOODRAM C50, Graphics: Intel ValleyView Gen7 (860MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC662 rev1, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.13.0-24-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Xfce 4.10, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: intel 2.99.910, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.1.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Celeron J1900 bleeding edge: Processor: Intel Celeron J1900 @ 2.90GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock Q1900B-ITX, Chipset: Intel ValleyView SSA-CUnit, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB GOODRAM C50, Graphics: Intel ValleyView Gen7 (854MHz), Audio: Intel ValleyView HD Audio, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.15.0-031500rc2-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Xfce 4.10, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: intel 2.99.911, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.2.0-devel (git-3a2885f trusty-oibaf-ppa), Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, 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 |========================================== HD-4000 3.13 oibaf .......... 30.90 |====================================== Celeron J1900 ............... 16.00 |==================== Celeron J1900 bleeding edge . 15.97 |==================== OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better Linux 3.15-rc1 .............. MIN: 2 AVG: 41 MAX: 92 Linux 3.14 .................. MIN: 2 AVG: 41 MAX: 89 Linux 3.13 .................. MIN: 2 AVG: 41 MAX: 91 HD-4000 3.13 ................ MIN: 4 AVG: 29 MAX: 66 HD-4000 3.13 oibaf .......... MIN: 4 AVG: 32 MAX: 75 Celeron J1900 ............... MIN: 9 AVG: 62 MAX: 99 Celeron J1900 bleeding edge . MIN: 9 AVG: 62 MAX: 96 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 |========================================= HD-4000 3.13 oibaf .......... 102.47 |========================================= Celeron J1900 ............... 29.23 |============ Celeron J1900 bleeding edge . 29.03 |============ 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 HD-4000 3.13 oibaf .......... MIN: 3.0 AVG: 9.5 MAX: 26.0 Celeron J1900 ............... MIN: 6.0 AVG: 34.2 MAX: 89.0 Celeron J1900 bleeding edge . MIN: 4.0 AVG: 34.4 MAX: 86.0 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 |=================================================== HD-4000 3.13 oibaf . 20.52 |================================================== Celeron J1900 ...... 6.55 |================ 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 |=================================================== HD-4000 3.13 oibaf . 21.65 |=================================================== Celeron J1900 ...... 6.87 |================ 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 |========================================== HD-4000 3.13 oibaf .......... 13.90 |========================================== Celeron J1900 ............... 6.73 |==================== Celeron J1900 bleeding edge . 6.60 |==================== 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 HD-4000 3.13 oibaf . MIN: 47 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 |========================================== HD-4000 3.13 oibaf .......... 15.97 |========================================== Celeron J1900 ............... 6.40 |================= Celeron J1900 bleeding edge . 6.30 |================= 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 HD-4000 3.13 oibaf .......... MIN: 22 AVG: 55 MAX: 99 Celeron J1900 ............... MIN: 57 AVG: 80 MAX: 99 Celeron J1900 bleeding edge . MIN: 58 AVG: 81 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 |========================================== HD-4000 3.13 oibaf .......... 26.63 |========================================== Celeron J1900 ............... 11.00 |================= Celeron J1900 bleeding edge . 10.80 |================= Unvanquished 0.26.0 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Intermediate - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better Linux 3.15-rc1 .............. MIN: 31 AVG: 42 MAX: 68 Linux 3.14 .................. MIN: 33 AVG: 42 MAX: 75 Linux 3.13 .................. MIN: 33 AVG: 42 MAX: 69 HD-4000 3.13 ................ MIN: 29 AVG: 37 MAX: 93 HD-4000 3.13 oibaf .......... MIN: 29 AVG: 37 MAX: 86 Celeron J1900 ............... MIN: 37 AVG: 88 MAX: 99 Celeron J1900 bleeding edge . MIN: 39 AVG: 89 MAX: 99 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 |======================================== Celeron J1900 ............... 62.75 |===================== Celeron J1900 bleeding edge . 63.65 |===================== 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 |========================================== Celeron J1900 ............... 24.37 |================== Celeron J1900 bleeding edge . 24.72 |=================== 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 |========================================== Celeron J1900 ............... 15.38 |============== Celeron J1900 bleeding edge . 16.55 |=============== 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 |========================================== Celeron J1900 ............... 9.79 |============ Celeron J1900 bleeding edge . 10.01 |============