radeon-hd6870
A Kernel comparison with game OpenArena. Tested with SwapbuffersWait then without, with GPU @Stock and then with GPU @OC.


Linux 3.17.6 + SwapbuffersWait: 

	Processor: Intel Core i5-2500K @ 4.20GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS P8Z68-V PRO GEN3, Chipset: Intel 2nd Generation Core Family DRAM, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 120GB SanDisk SDSSDXP1 + 2 x 500GB Western Digital WD5000AAKS-0, Graphics: Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 6870 1024MB, Audio: Intel 6 /C200, Monitor: PL2481H

	OS: Arch rolling, Kernel: 3.17.6-1-ARCH (x86_64), Desktop: Openbox 3.5.2, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.4.2 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.9.2 20141224 + LLVM 3.5.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Linux 3.18.3 + SwapbuffersWait: 

	Processor: Intel Core i5-2500K @ 4.20GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS P8Z68-V PRO GEN3, Chipset: Intel 2nd Generation Core Family DRAM, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 120GB SanDisk SDSSDXP1 + 2 x 500GB Western Digital WD5000AAKS-0, Graphics: Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 6870 1024MB, Audio: Intel 6 /C200, Monitor: PL2481H

	OS: Arch rolling, Kernel: 3.18.3-1-ck (x86_64), Desktop: Openbox 3.5.2, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.4.2 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.9.2 20141224 + LLVM 3.5.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Linux 3.17.6 + GPU @Stock: 

	Processor: Intel Core i5-2500K @ 4.20GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS P8Z68-V PRO GEN3, Chipset: Intel 2nd Generation Core Family DRAM, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 120GB SanDisk SDSSDXP1 + 2 x 500GB Western Digital WD5000AAKS-0, Graphics: Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 6870 1024MB, Audio: Intel 6 /C200, Monitor: PL2481H

	OS: Arch rolling, Kernel: 3.17.6-1-ARCH (x86_64), Desktop: Openbox 3.5.2, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.4.2 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.9.2 20141224 + LLVM 3.5.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Linux 3.18.3 + GPU @Stock: 

	Processor: Intel Core i5-2500K @ 4.20GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS P8Z68-V PRO GEN3, Chipset: Intel 2nd Generation Core Family DRAM, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 120GB SanDisk SDSSDXP1 + 2 x 500GB Western Digital WD5000AAKS-0, Graphics: Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 6870 1024MB, Audio: Intel 6 /C200, Monitor: PL2481H

	OS: Arch rolling, Kernel: 3.18.3-1-ck (x86_64), Desktop: Openbox 3.5.2, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.4.2 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.9.2 20141224 + LLVM 3.5.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Linux 3.17.6: 

	Processor: Intel Core i5-2500K @ 4.20GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS P8Z68-V PRO GEN3, Chipset: Intel 2nd Generation Core Family DRAM, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 120GB SanDisk SDSSDXP1 + 2 x 500GB Western Digital WD5000AAKS-0, Graphics: Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 6870 1024MB, Audio: Intel 6 /C200, Monitor: PL2481H

	OS: Arch rolling, Kernel: 3.17.6-1-ARCH (x86_64), Desktop: Openbox 3.5.2, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.4.2 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.9.2 20141224 + LLVM 3.5.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Linux 3.18.3: 

	Processor: Intel Core i5-2500K @ 4.20GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS P8Z68-V PRO GEN3, Chipset: Intel 2nd Generation Core Family DRAM, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 120GB SanDisk SDSSDXP1 + 2 x 500GB Western Digital WD5000AAKS-0, Graphics: Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 6870 1024MB, Audio: Intel 6 /C200, Monitor: PL2481H

	OS: Arch rolling, Kernel: 3.18.3-1-ck (x86_64), Desktop: Openbox 3.5.2, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.4.2 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.9.2 20141224 + LLVM 3.5.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080


OpenArena 0.8.8
Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Linux 3.17.6 + SwapbuffersWait . 60.00  |=============
Linux 3.18.3 + SwapbuffersWait . 19.62  |====
Linux 3.17.6 + GPU @Stock ...... 176.30 |======================================
Linux 3.18.3 + GPU @Stock ...... 15.92  |===
Linux 3.17.6 ................... 175.73 |======================================
Linux 3.18.3 ................... 22.42  |=====


OpenArena 0.8.8
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame Time
Milliseconds < Lower Is Better
Linux 3.17.6 + SwapbuffersWait . MIN: 13  AVG: 17   MAX: 40 
Linux 3.18.3 + SwapbuffersWait . MIN: 7   AVG: 17   MAX: 99 
Linux 3.17.6 + GPU @Stock ...... MIN: 3   AVG: 6    MAX: 32 
Linux 3.18.3 + GPU @Stock ...... MIN: 3   AVG: 7    MAX: 99 
Linux 3.17.6 ................... MIN: 3   AVG: 6    MAX: 35 
Linux 3.18.3 ................... MIN: 2   AVG: 7    MAX: 53