OS X 10.9.4 vs. Ubuntu Linux - Intel Sandy Bridge

Intel Sandy Bridge Linux graphics comparison of Apple Mac OS X 10.9.4 versus Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Linux with various kernel and Mesa updates. Performance tests by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com.

HTML result view exported from: https://openbenchmarking.org/result/1408201-KH-LINUXOSX648.

OS X 10.9.4 vs. Ubuntu Linux - Intel Sandy BridgeProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsMonitorAudioNetworkOSKernelCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionDesktopDisplay ServerDisplay DriverOpenGLOS X 10.9.4Ubuntu 14.04.1Mesa 10.3-devMesa 10.3-dev + Linux 3.16Mesa 10.3-dev + Linux 3.17Intel Core i5 @ 2.30GHz (2 Cores)Apple Mac miniIntel 62 x 1024 MB DDR3-1333MHz500GB Hitachi HTS545050B9A302Intel HD 3000 288MBThunderbolt DisplayOS X 10.9.413.3.0 (x86_64)Apple LLVM 5.1 (clang-503.0.40) (based on LLVM 3.4svn) + GCC 4.2.1 + Xcode 5.1.1Journaled HFS+2560x1440Intel Core i5-2415M @ 2.30GHz (4 Cores)Apple Mac-8ED6AF5B48C039E1Intel 2nd Generation Core Family DRAM2048MB500GB Hitachi HTS54505Intel HD 3000 (1300MHz)Cirrus Logic CS4206Broadcom NetXtreme BCM57765 Gigabit PCIe + Broadcom BCM4331 802.11a/b/g/nUbuntu 14.043.13.0-34-generic (x86_64)Unity 7.2.2X Server 1.15.1intel 2.99.9103.1 Mesa 10.1.3GCC 4.8.2ext4intel 2.99.9143.1 Mesa 10.3.0-devel (git-a4359bc 2014-08-19 trusty-oibaf-ppa+gallium-nine)Intel Core i5-2415M @ 2.90GHz (4 Cores)Intel 6 /C2003.16.0-031600-generic (x86_64)3.17.0-999-generic (x86_64)OpenBenchmarking.orgProcessor Details- Ubuntu 14.04.1: Scaling Governor: acpi-cpufreq ondemand- Mesa 10.3-dev: Scaling Governor: acpi-cpufreq ondemand- Mesa 10.3-dev + Linux 3.16: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate performance- Mesa 10.3-dev + Linux 3.17: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate performanceGraphics Details- Ubuntu 14.04.1, Mesa 10.3-dev, Mesa 10.3-dev + Linux 3.16, Mesa 10.3-dev + Linux 3.17: SNA

OS X 10.9.4 vs. Ubuntu Linux - Intel Sandy Bridgenexuiz: 1920 x 1080 - Yes - Offnexuiz: 2560 x 1440 - Yes - Offurbanterror: 1920 x 1080urbanterror: 2560 x 1440xonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Lowxonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Highxonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Ultraxonotic: 1920 x 1080 - UltimateOS X 10.9.4Ubuntu 14.04.1Mesa 10.3-devMesa 10.3-dev + Linux 3.16Mesa 10.3-dev + Linux 3.1755.2910.8726.1716.7783.5333.4025.7417.806.866.8652.1348.0769.1827.5517.299.879.9158.3352.3363.8526.5716.239.709.7859.6352.9363.5825.6315.769.5810.1510.1671.2060.5366.7627.3116.449.87OpenBenchmarking.org

Nexuiz

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - HDR: Yes - Sound: Off

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterNexuiz 2.5.2Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - HDR: Yes - Sound: OffOS X 10.9.4Ubuntu 14.04.1Mesa 10.3-devMesa 10.3-dev + Linux 3.16Mesa 10.3-dev + Linux 3.171224364860SE +/- 0.61, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 355.296.869.879.7010.15MIN: 25 / MAX: 142MIN: 5 / MAX: 8MIN: 6 / MAX: 13MIN: 6 / MAX: 13MIN: 6 / MAX: 13

Nexuiz

Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - HDR: Yes - Sound: Off

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterNexuiz 2.5.2Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - HDR: Yes - Sound: OffOS X 10.9.4Ubuntu 14.04.1Mesa 10.3-devMesa 10.3-dev + Linux 3.16Mesa 10.3-dev + Linux 3.173691215SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 310.876.869.919.7810.16MIN: 6 / MAX: 16MIN: 5 / MAX: 8MIN: 6 / MAX: 13MIN: 6 / MAX: 13MIN: 6 / MAX: 13

Urban Terror

Resolution: 1920 x 1080

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUrban Terror 4.2.013Resolution: 1920 x 1080OS X 10.9.4Ubuntu 14.04.1Mesa 10.3-devMesa 10.3-dev + Linux 3.16Mesa 10.3-dev + Linux 3.171632486480SE +/- 0.19, N = 3SE +/- 0.54, N = 3SE +/- 0.62, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.15, N = 326.1752.1358.3359.6371.20

Urban Terror

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame Time

OpenBenchmarking.orgMilliseconds, Fewer Is BetterUrban Terror 4.2.013Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame TimeOS X 10.9.4Ubuntu 14.04.1Mesa 10.3-devMesa 10.3-dev + Linux 3.16Mesa 10.3-dev + Linux 3.1720406080100Min: 5 / Avg: 36.94 / Max: 99Min: 3 / Avg: 19.02 / Max: 92Min: 3 / Avg: 16.91 / Max: 85Min: 4 / Avg: 16.65 / Max: 78Min: 3 / Avg: 13.97 / Max: 95

Urban Terror

Resolution: 2560 x 1440

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUrban Terror 4.2.013Resolution: 2560 x 1440OS X 10.9.4Ubuntu 14.04.1Mesa 10.3-devMesa 10.3-dev + Linux 3.16Mesa 10.3-dev + Linux 3.171428425670SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.18, N = 3SE +/- 0.22, N = 316.7748.0752.3352.9360.53

Urban Terror

Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Total Frame Time

OpenBenchmarking.orgMilliseconds, Fewer Is BetterUrban Terror 4.2.013Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Total Frame TimeOS X 10.9.4Ubuntu 14.04.1Mesa 10.3-devMesa 10.3-dev + Linux 3.16Mesa 10.3-dev + Linux 3.1720406080100Min: 6 / Avg: 28.81 / Max: 99Min: 4 / Avg: 20.7 / Max: 94Min: 3 / Avg: 19.06 / Max: 45Min: 3 / Avg: 18.72 / Max: 99Min: 3 / Avg: 16.38 / Max: 77

Xonotic

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Low

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.7Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: LowOS X 10.9.4Ubuntu 14.04.1Mesa 10.3-devMesa 10.3-dev + Linux 3.16Mesa 10.3-dev + Linux 3.1720406080100SE +/- 0.20, N = 3SE +/- 1.03, N = 5SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 383.5369.1863.8563.5866.76MIN: 43 / MAX: 129MIN: 36 / MAX: 102MIN: 35 / MAX: 86MIN: 36 / MAX: 88MIN: 36 / MAX: 89

Xonotic

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: High

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.7Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: HighOS X 10.9.4Ubuntu 14.04.1Mesa 10.3-devMesa 10.3-dev + Linux 3.16Mesa 10.3-dev + Linux 3.17816243240SE +/- 0.56, N = 4SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.14, N = 3SE +/- 0.11, N = 333.4027.5526.5725.6327.31MIN: 10 / MAX: 56MIN: 15 / MAX: 36MIN: 14 / MAX: 35MIN: 5 / MAX: 34MIN: 7 / MAX: 35

Xonotic

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultra

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.7Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: UltraOS X 10.9.4Ubuntu 14.04.1Mesa 10.3-devMesa 10.3-dev + Linux 3.16Mesa 10.3-dev + Linux 3.17612182430SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 325.7417.2916.2315.7616.44MIN: 9 / MAX: 49MIN: 5 / MAX: 26MIN: 7 / MAX: 25MIN: 4 / MAX: 25MIN: 6 / MAX: 26

Xonotic

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultimate

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.7Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: UltimateOS X 10.9.4Mesa 10.3-dev + Linux 3.16Mesa 10.3-dev + Linux 3.1748121620SE +/- 0.21, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.15, N = 317.809.589.87MIN: 7 / MAX: 38MIN: 1 / MAX: 18MIN: 2 / MAX: 19

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