Ubuntu Intel Haswell HD Graphics Windows vs. Ubuntu 14.10

Intel year-in-review 2014 tests of Intel HD Graphics 4600. Tests by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com. Ubuntu 14.10 versus Microsoft Windows 7 Pro SP1

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Ubuntu 13.10 - Linux 3.11 + Mesa 9.2
December 22 2014
 
Ubuntu 14.10 - Linux 3.16 + Mesa 10.3
December 26 2014
 
Ubuntu 14.10 - Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5-dev
December 26 2014
 
Windows 7 Pro - Intel 10.18.10.3960
December 29 2014
 
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Ubuntu 13.10 - Linux 3.11 + Mesa 9.2

Processor: Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Extreme6, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 15360MB, Disk: 64GB OCZ AGILITY, Graphics: Intel HD 4600 (1250MHz), Audio: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th, Monitor: DELL S2409W, Network: Intel Connection

OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.11.0-12-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.2, Display Server: X Server 1.14.3, Display Driver: intel 2.99.904, OpenGL: 3.1 Mesa 9.2.1, Compiler: GCC 4.8.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: acpi-cpufreq ondemand
Graphics Notes: SNA

Ubuntu 14.10 - Linux 3.16 + Mesa 10.3

Processor: Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.40GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Extreme6, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 15360MB, Disk: 64GB OCZ AGILITY, Graphics: Intel HD 4600 (1250MHz), Audio: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th, Monitor: DELL S2409W, Network: Intel Connection

OS: Ubuntu 14.10, Kernel: 3.16.0-23-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.1, Display Server: X Server 1.16.0, Display Driver: intel 2.99.914, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.3.0, Compiler: GCC 4.9.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave
Graphics Notes: SNA

Ubuntu 14.10 - Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5-dev

OS: Ubuntu 14.10, Kernel: 3.18.0-031800-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.1, Display Server: X Server 1.16.0, Display Driver: intel 2.99.917, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.5.0-devel, Compiler: GCC 4.9.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Windows 7 Pro - Intel 10.18.10.3960

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

OS: Windows NT, Kernel: 6.1 (x86_64)

Ubuntu Intel Haswell HD Graphics Windows vs. Ubuntu 14.10ProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioMonitorNetworkOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerDisplay DriverOpenGLCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionUbuntu 13.10 - Linux 3.11 + Mesa 9.2Ubuntu 14.10 - Linux 3.16 + Mesa 10.3Ubuntu 14.10 - Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5-devWindows 7 Pro - Intel 10.18.10.3960Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores)ASRock Z97 Extreme6Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM15360MB64GB OCZ AGILITYIntel HD 4600 (1250MHz)Intel Xeon E3-1200 v3/4thDELL S2409WIntel ConnectionUbuntu 13.103.11.0-12-generic (x86_64)Unity 7.1.2X Server 1.14.3intel 2.99.9043.1 Mesa 9.2.1GCC 4.8.1ext41920x1080Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.40GHz (8 Cores)Ubuntu 14.103.16.0-23-generic (x86_64)Unity 7.3.1X Server 1.16.0intel 2.99.9143.3 Mesa 10.3.0GCC 4.9.13.18.0-031800-generic (x86_64)intel 2.99.9173.3 Mesa 10.5.0-develIntel Family 6 Model 60 Stepping 3 Intel (8 Cores)60GBWindows NT6.1 (x86_64)OpenBenchmarking.orgProcessor Details- Ubuntu 13.10 - Linux 3.11 + Mesa 9.2: Scaling Governor: acpi-cpufreq ondemand- Ubuntu 14.10 - Linux 3.16 + Mesa 10.3: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave- Ubuntu 14.10 - Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5-dev: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersaveGraphics Details- Ubuntu 13.10 - Linux 3.11 + Mesa 9.2, Ubuntu 14.10 - Linux 3.16 + Mesa 10.3, Ubuntu 14.10 - Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5-dev: SNA

Ubuntu 13.10 - Linux 3.11 + Mesa 9.2Ubuntu 14.10 - Linux 3.16 + Mesa 10.3Ubuntu 14.10 - Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5-devWindows 7 Pro - Intel 10.18.10.3960Logarithmic Result OverviewPhoronix Test SuiteGpuTestXonoticGpuTestXonoticGpuTestGpuTestGpuTestOpenArenaTriangle - 1920 x 10801920 x 1080 - UltimatePlot3D - 1920 x 10801920 x 1080 - UltraFurmark - 1920 x 1080Pixmark Volplosion - 1920 x 1080Pixmark Piano - 1920 x 10801920 x 1080

Ubuntu Intel Haswell HD Graphics Windows vs. Ubuntu 14.10openarena: 1920 x 1080xonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Ultraxonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Ultimategputest: Plot3D - 1920 x 1080gputest: Furmark - 1920 x 1080gputest: Triangle - 1920 x 1080gputest: Pixmark Piano - 1920 x 1080gputest: Pixmark Volplosion - 1920 x 1080Ubuntu 13.10 - Linux 3.11 + Mesa 9.2Ubuntu 14.10 - Linux 3.16 + Mesa 10.3Ubuntu 14.10 - Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5-devWindows 7 Pro - Intel 10.18.10.396039.0344.2028.304163401554778928039.0758.2649.75360036736009125239.1073.0650.635936404452229128637.9073.8754.08635456582712106324OpenBenchmarking.org

OpenArena

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.8Resolution: 1920 x 1080Windows 7 Pro - Intel 10.18.10.3960Ubuntu 14.10 - Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5-devUbuntu 14.10 - Linux 3.16 + Mesa 10.3Ubuntu 13.10 - Linux 3.11 + Mesa 9.2918273645SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.20, N = 337.9039.1039.0739.03MIN: 2 / MAX: 99MIN: 1 / MAX: 60MIN: 2 / MAX: 56MIN: 1 / MAX: 93
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.8Resolution: 1920 x 1080Windows 7 Pro - Intel 10.18.10.3960Ubuntu 14.10 - Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5-devUbuntu 14.10 - Linux 3.16 + Mesa 10.3Ubuntu 13.10 - Linux 3.11 + Mesa 9.2816243240Min: 37.9 / Avg: 37.9 / Max: 37.9Min: 39.1 / Avg: 39.1 / Max: 39.1Min: 39 / Avg: 39.07 / Max: 39.2Min: 38.7 / Avg: 39.03 / Max: 39.4

OpenBenchmarking.orgMilliseconds, Fewer Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.8Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame TimeWindows 7 Pro - Intel 10.18.10.3960Ubuntu 14.10 - Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5-devUbuntu 14.10 - Linux 3.16 + Mesa 10.3Ubuntu 13.10 - Linux 3.11 + Mesa 9.220406080100Min: 3 / Avg: 26.26 / Max: 90Min: 1 / Avg: 25.57 / Max: 57Min: 2 / Avg: 25.49 / Max: 56Min: 1 / Avg: 25.38 / Max: 60

Xonotic

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.7Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: UltraWindows 7 Pro - Intel 10.18.10.3960Ubuntu 14.10 - Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5-devUbuntu 14.10 - Linux 3.16 + Mesa 10.3Ubuntu 13.10 - Linux 3.11 + Mesa 9.21632486480SE +/- 0.23, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.18, N = 373.8773.0658.2644.20MIN: 29 / MAX: 116MIN: 31 / MAX: 110MIN: 32 / MAX: 63MIN: 22 / MAX: 76
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.7Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: UltraWindows 7 Pro - Intel 10.18.10.3960Ubuntu 14.10 - Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5-devUbuntu 14.10 - Linux 3.16 + Mesa 10.3Ubuntu 13.10 - Linux 3.11 + Mesa 9.21428425670Min: 73.42 / Avg: 73.87 / Max: 74.18Min: 72.96 / Avg: 73.06 / Max: 73.17Min: 58.24 / Avg: 58.26 / Max: 58.28Min: 44 / Avg: 44.2 / Max: 44.55

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.7Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: UltimateWindows 7 Pro - Intel 10.18.10.3960Ubuntu 14.10 - Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5-devUbuntu 14.10 - Linux 3.16 + Mesa 10.3Ubuntu 13.10 - Linux 3.11 + Mesa 9.21224364860SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 354.0850.6349.7528.30MIN: 22 / MAX: 97MIN: 20 / MAX: 85MIN: 22 / MAX: 63MIN: 13 / MAX: 52
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.7Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: UltimateWindows 7 Pro - Intel 10.18.10.3960Ubuntu 14.10 - Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5-devUbuntu 14.10 - Linux 3.16 + Mesa 10.3Ubuntu 13.10 - Linux 3.11 + Mesa 9.21122334455Min: 54.01 / Avg: 54.08 / Max: 54.19Min: 50.61 / Avg: 50.63 / Max: 50.65Min: 49.71 / Avg: 49.75 / Max: 49.83Min: 28.17 / Avg: 28.3 / Max: 28.42

GpuTest

OpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: Plot3D - Resolution: 1920 x 1080Windows 7 Pro - Intel 10.18.10.3960Ubuntu 14.10 - Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5-devUbuntu 14.10 - Linux 3.16 + Mesa 10.3Ubuntu 13.10 - Linux 3.11 + Mesa 9.214002800420056007000SE +/- 1.76, N = 3SE +/- 2.60, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 2.40, N = 36354593636004163
OpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: Plot3D - Resolution: 1920 x 1080Windows 7 Pro - Intel 10.18.10.3960Ubuntu 14.10 - Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5-devUbuntu 14.10 - Linux 3.16 + Mesa 10.3Ubuntu 13.10 - Linux 3.11 + Mesa 9.211002200330044005500Min: 6351 / Avg: 6354.33 / Max: 6357Min: 5932 / Avg: 5936.33 / Max: 5941Min: 3600 / Avg: 3600 / Max: 3600Min: 4160 / Avg: 4163.33 / Max: 4168

OpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: Furmark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080Windows 7 Pro - Intel 10.18.10.3960Ubuntu 14.10 - Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5-devUbuntu 14.10 - Linux 3.16 + Mesa 10.3Ubuntu 13.10 - Linux 3.11 + Mesa 9.2120240360480600SE +/- 2.33, N = 3SE +/- 2.73, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3565404367401
OpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: Furmark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080Windows 7 Pro - Intel 10.18.10.3960Ubuntu 14.10 - Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5-devUbuntu 14.10 - Linux 3.16 + Mesa 10.3Ubuntu 13.10 - Linux 3.11 + Mesa 9.2100200300400500Min: 561 / Avg: 564.67 / Max: 569Min: 399 / Avg: 404.33 / Max: 408Min: 366 / Avg: 366.67 / Max: 367Min: 401 / Avg: 401.33 / Max: 402

OpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: Triangle - Resolution: 1920 x 1080Windows 7 Pro - Intel 10.18.10.3960Ubuntu 14.10 - Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5-devUbuntu 14.10 - Linux 3.16 + Mesa 10.3Ubuntu 13.10 - Linux 3.11 + Mesa 9.220K40K60K80K100KSE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 997.68, N = 6SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 88.15, N = 38271245222360055477
OpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: Triangle - Resolution: 1920 x 1080Windows 7 Pro - Intel 10.18.10.3960Ubuntu 14.10 - Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5-devUbuntu 14.10 - Linux 3.16 + Mesa 10.3Ubuntu 13.10 - Linux 3.11 + Mesa 9.214K28K42K56K70KMin: 82711 / Avg: 82711.67 / Max: 82712Min: 42036 / Avg: 45221.5 / Max: 47770Min: 3600 / Avg: 3600 / Max: 3600Min: 55355 / Avg: 55476.67 / Max: 55648

OpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: Pixmark Piano - Resolution: 1920 x 1080Windows 7 Pro - Intel 10.18.10.3960Ubuntu 14.10 - Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5-devUbuntu 14.10 - Linux 3.16 + Mesa 10.3Ubuntu 13.10 - Linux 3.11 + Mesa 9.220406080100SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3106919189
OpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: Pixmark Piano - Resolution: 1920 x 1080Windows 7 Pro - Intel 10.18.10.3960Ubuntu 14.10 - Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5-devUbuntu 14.10 - Linux 3.16 + Mesa 10.3Ubuntu 13.10 - Linux 3.11 + Mesa 9.220406080100Min: 106 / Avg: 106 / Max: 106Min: 91 / Avg: 91 / Max: 91Min: 91 / Avg: 91 / Max: 91Min: 89 / Avg: 89 / Max: 89

OpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: Pixmark Volplosion - Resolution: 1920 x 1080Windows 7 Pro - Intel 10.18.10.3960Ubuntu 14.10 - Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5-devUbuntu 14.10 - Linux 3.16 + Mesa 10.3Ubuntu 13.10 - Linux 3.11 + Mesa 9.270140210280350SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3324286252280
OpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: Pixmark Volplosion - Resolution: 1920 x 1080Windows 7 Pro - Intel 10.18.10.3960Ubuntu 14.10 - Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5-devUbuntu 14.10 - Linux 3.16 + Mesa 10.3Ubuntu 13.10 - Linux 3.11 + Mesa 9.260120180240300Min: 324 / Avg: 324 / Max: 324Min: 286 / Avg: 286 / Max: 286Min: 252 / Avg: 252 / Max: 252Min: 280 / Avg: 280 / Max: 280

Ubuntu 13.10 - Linux 3.11 + Mesa 9.2

Processor: Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Extreme6, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 15360MB, Disk: 64GB OCZ AGILITY, Graphics: Intel HD 4600 (1250MHz), Audio: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th, Monitor: DELL S2409W, Network: Intel Connection

OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.11.0-12-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.2, Display Server: X Server 1.14.3, Display Driver: intel 2.99.904, OpenGL: 3.1 Mesa 9.2.1, Compiler: GCC 4.8.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: acpi-cpufreq ondemand
Graphics Notes: SNA

Testing initiated at 22 December 2014 07:34 by user phoronix.

Ubuntu 14.10 - Linux 3.16 + Mesa 10.3

Processor: Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.40GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Extreme6, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 15360MB, Disk: 64GB OCZ AGILITY, Graphics: Intel HD 4600 (1250MHz), Audio: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th, Monitor: DELL S2409W, Network: Intel Connection

OS: Ubuntu 14.10, Kernel: 3.16.0-23-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.1, Display Server: X Server 1.16.0, Display Driver: intel 2.99.914, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.3.0, Compiler: GCC 4.9.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave
Graphics Notes: SNA

Testing initiated at 26 December 2014 19:48 by user phoronix.

Ubuntu 14.10 - Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5-dev

Processor: Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.40GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Extreme6, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 15360MB, Disk: 64GB OCZ AGILITY, Graphics: Intel HD 4600 (1250MHz), Audio: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th, Monitor: DELL S2409W, Network: Intel Connection

OS: Ubuntu 14.10, Kernel: 3.18.0-031800-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.1, Display Server: X Server 1.16.0, Display Driver: intel 2.99.917, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.5.0-devel, Compiler: GCC 4.9.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave
Graphics Notes: SNA

Testing initiated at 26 December 2014 21:30 by user phoronix.

Windows 7 Pro - Intel 10.18.10.3960

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

OS: Windows NT, Kernel: 6.1 (x86_64)

Testing initiated at 29 December 2014 21:12 by user phoronix.