Ubuntu 16.10 vs. Clear Linux vs. Fedora 25 vs. openSUSE - Steam Intel Linux

Steam Linux benchmarks plus a few extra OpenGL reference standalone tests. All on the same Intel Kaby Lake system. Tests for a future article.

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Fedora 25 - Linux 4.9 + Mesa 13.0.3
January 17 2017
 
openSUSE Tumbleweed - Linux 4.9 + Mesa 13.0.3
January 18 2017
 
Ubuntu 16.10 - Linux 4.8 + Mesa 12.0.3
January 18 2017
 
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January 16 2017
 
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Ubuntu 16.10 vs. Clear Linux vs. Fedora 25 vs. openSUSE - Steam Intel LinuxProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioMonitorNetworkOSKernelDesktopDisplay DriverOpenGLVulkanCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionDisplay ServerFedora 25 - Linux 4.9 + Mesa 13.0.3openSUSE Tumbleweed - Linux 4.9 + Mesa 13.0.3Ubuntu 16.10 - Linux 4.8 + Mesa 12.0.3Ubuntu 16.10 - Linux 4.10 + Mesa 17.0-devClear Linux - Linux 4.9 + Mesa 17.0-devIntel Core i5-7600K @ 4.20GHz (4 Cores)ASUS PRIME Z270-PIntel Device 591f16384MBSamsung SSD 950 PRO 256GBIntel Kabylake GT2 3072MB (1150MHz)Realtek ALC887-VDDELL P2415QRealtek RTL8111/8168/8411Fedora 254.9.3-200.fc25.x86_64 (x86_64)Xfce 4.12modesetting 1.19.14.5 Mesa 13.0.31.0.30GCC 6.3.1 20161221ext41920x1080openSUSE 201701124.9.0-1-default (x86_64)KDE Frameworks 5X Server 1.19.0intel 2.99.9171.0.32xfsUbuntu 16.104.8.0-34-generic (x86_64)Unity 7.5.0X Server 1.18.4modesetting 1.18.44.3 Mesa 12.0.31.0.21GCC 6.2.0 20161005ext44.10.0-999-generic (x86_64) 201701084.5 Mesa 17.0.0-devel- padoka PPAIntel Core i5-7600K @ 3.80GHz (4 Cores)Clear Linux 127604.9.4-294.native (x86_64)Xfce 4.12X Server 1.19.1modesetting 1.19.14.5 Mesa 17.0.0-devel1.0.3GCC 6.3.0 + Clang 3.9.1 + LLVM 3.9.1OpenBenchmarking.orgProcessor Details- Fedora 25 - Linux 4.9 + Mesa 13.0.3: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave- openSUSE Tumbleweed - Linux 4.9 + Mesa 13.0.3: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave- Ubuntu 16.10 - Linux 4.8 + Mesa 12.0.3: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave- Ubuntu 16.10 - Linux 4.10 + Mesa 17.0-dev: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave- Clear Linux - Linux 4.9 + Mesa 17.0-dev: Scaling Governor: acpi-cpufreq performanceSystem Details- Fedora 25 - Linux 4.9 + Mesa 13.0.3: SELinux: Enabled.

Fedora 25 - Linux 4.9 + Mesa 13.0.3openSUSE Tumbleweed - Linux 4.9 + Mesa 13.0.3Ubuntu 16.10 - Linux 4.8 + Mesa 12.0.3Ubuntu 16.10 - Linux 4.10 + Mesa 17.0-devClear Linux - Linux 4.9 + Mesa 17.0-devResult OverviewPhoronix Test Suite100%110%120%129%139%ET: LegacyDota 2XonoticDota 2Team Fortress 2Counter-Strike: Global OffensiveRenderer2 - 1920 x 1080800 x 600 - OpenGL1920 x 1080 - Low1920 x 1080 - OpenGL1920 x 10801920 x 1080

Ubuntu 16.10 vs. Clear Linux vs. Fedora 25 vs. openSUSE - Steam Intel Linuxbioshock-infinite: 1920 x 1080 - Lowcsgo: 1920 x 1080dota2: 800 x 600 - OpenGLdota2: 800 x 600 - Vulkandota2: 1920 x 1080 - OpenGLdota2: 1920 x 1080 - Vulkantf2: 1920 x 1080etlegacy: Renderer2 - 1920 x 1080tesseract: 1920 x 1080xonotic: 1920 x 1080 - LowFedora 25 - Linux 4.9 + Mesa 13.0.3openSUSE Tumbleweed - Linux 4.9 + Mesa 13.0.3Ubuntu 16.10 - Linux 4.8 + Mesa 12.0.3Ubuntu 16.10 - Linux 4.10 + Mesa 17.0-devClear Linux - Linux 4.9 + Mesa 17.0-dev27.5934.7635.8738.4815.2313.2757.5766.1758.50154.4736.2941.1741.6016.0713.5763.8375.73165.7728.5036.5239.7315.4063.3364.0060.05167.4322.9135.9736.7037.6314.8714.0363.8475.6363.59163.0834.1036.9645.2347.2317.5717.2365.6789.0767.12187.01OpenBenchmarking.org

BioShock Infinite

A Steam-based test of the BioShock Infinite game. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterBioShock InfiniteResolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: LowFedora 25 - Linux 4.9 + Mesa 13.0.3Ubuntu 16.10 - Linux 4.8 + Mesa 12.0.3Ubuntu 16.10 - Linux 4.10 + Mesa 17.0-devClear Linux - Linux 4.9 + Mesa 17.0-dev816243240SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.11, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 327.5928.5022.9134.10MIN: 3.96 / MAX: 82.17MIN: 6.39 / MAX: 82.03MIN: 5.94 / MAX: 81.82MIN: 7.6 / MAX: 81.9
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterBioShock InfiniteResolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: LowFedora 25 - Linux 4.9 + Mesa 13.0.3Ubuntu 16.10 - Linux 4.8 + Mesa 12.0.3Ubuntu 16.10 - Linux 4.10 + Mesa 17.0-devClear Linux - Linux 4.9 + Mesa 17.0-dev714212835Min: 27.42 / Avg: 27.59 / Max: 27.7Min: 28.29 / Avg: 28.5 / Max: 28.64Min: 22.82 / Avg: 22.91 / Max: 22.96Min: 33.99 / Avg: 34.1 / Max: 34.22

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterCounter-Strike: Global OffensiveResolution: 1920 x 1080Fedora 25 - Linux 4.9 + Mesa 13.0.3openSUSE Tumbleweed - Linux 4.9 + Mesa 13.0.3Ubuntu 16.10 - Linux 4.8 + Mesa 12.0.3Ubuntu 16.10 - Linux 4.10 + Mesa 17.0-devClear Linux - Linux 4.9 + Mesa 17.0-dev816243240SE +/- 0.69, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.25, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.21, N = 334.7636.2936.5235.9736.96
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterCounter-Strike: Global OffensiveResolution: 1920 x 1080Fedora 25 - Linux 4.9 + Mesa 13.0.3openSUSE Tumbleweed - Linux 4.9 + Mesa 13.0.3Ubuntu 16.10 - Linux 4.8 + Mesa 12.0.3Ubuntu 16.10 - Linux 4.10 + Mesa 17.0-devClear Linux - Linux 4.9 + Mesa 17.0-dev816243240Min: 33.38 / Avg: 34.76 / Max: 35.46Min: 36.26 / Avg: 36.29 / Max: 36.31Min: 36.04 / Avg: 36.52 / Max: 36.88Min: 35.96 / Avg: 35.97 / Max: 35.98Min: 36.55 / Avg: 36.96 / Max: 37.19

Dota 2

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterDota 2Resolution: 800 x 600 - Renderer: OpenGLFedora 25 - Linux 4.9 + Mesa 13.0.3openSUSE Tumbleweed - Linux 4.9 + Mesa 13.0.3Ubuntu 16.10 - Linux 4.8 + Mesa 12.0.3Ubuntu 16.10 - Linux 4.10 + Mesa 17.0-devClear Linux - Linux 4.9 + Mesa 17.0-dev1020304050SE +/- 0.15, N = 3SE +/- 0.20, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.10, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 335.8741.1739.7336.7045.23
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterDota 2Resolution: 800 x 600 - Renderer: OpenGLFedora 25 - Linux 4.9 + Mesa 13.0.3openSUSE Tumbleweed - Linux 4.9 + Mesa 13.0.3Ubuntu 16.10 - Linux 4.8 + Mesa 12.0.3Ubuntu 16.10 - Linux 4.10 + Mesa 17.0-devClear Linux - Linux 4.9 + Mesa 17.0-dev918273645Min: 35.6 / Avg: 35.87 / Max: 36.1Min: 40.8 / Avg: 41.17 / Max: 41.5Min: 39.7 / Avg: 39.73 / Max: 39.8Min: 36.6 / Avg: 36.7 / Max: 36.9Min: 45.2 / Avg: 45.23 / Max: 45.3

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterDota 2Resolution: 800 x 600 - Renderer: VulkanFedora 25 - Linux 4.9 + Mesa 13.0.3openSUSE Tumbleweed - Linux 4.9 + Mesa 13.0.3Ubuntu 16.10 - Linux 4.10 + Mesa 17.0-devClear Linux - Linux 4.9 + Mesa 17.0-dev1122334455SE +/- 0.63, N = 4SE +/- 0.36, N = 3SE +/- 0.20, N = 3SE +/- 0.12, N = 338.4841.6037.6347.23
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterDota 2Resolution: 800 x 600 - Renderer: VulkanFedora 25 - Linux 4.9 + Mesa 13.0.3openSUSE Tumbleweed - Linux 4.9 + Mesa 13.0.3Ubuntu 16.10 - Linux 4.10 + Mesa 17.0-devClear Linux - Linux 4.9 + Mesa 17.0-dev1020304050Min: 36.6 / Avg: 38.48 / Max: 39.2Min: 40.9 / Avg: 41.6 / Max: 42.1Min: 37.3 / Avg: 37.63 / Max: 38Min: 47 / Avg: 47.23 / Max: 47.4

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterDota 2Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Renderer: OpenGLFedora 25 - Linux 4.9 + Mesa 13.0.3openSUSE Tumbleweed - Linux 4.9 + Mesa 13.0.3Ubuntu 16.10 - Linux 4.8 + Mesa 12.0.3Ubuntu 16.10 - Linux 4.10 + Mesa 17.0-devClear Linux - Linux 4.9 + Mesa 17.0-dev48121620SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 315.2316.0715.4014.8717.57
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterDota 2Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Renderer: OpenGLFedora 25 - Linux 4.9 + Mesa 13.0.3openSUSE Tumbleweed - Linux 4.9 + Mesa 13.0.3Ubuntu 16.10 - Linux 4.8 + Mesa 12.0.3Ubuntu 16.10 - Linux 4.10 + Mesa 17.0-devClear Linux - Linux 4.9 + Mesa 17.0-dev48121620Min: 15.2 / Avg: 15.23 / Max: 15.3Min: 16 / Avg: 16.07 / Max: 16.1Min: 15.4 / Avg: 15.4 / Max: 15.4Min: 14.8 / Avg: 14.87 / Max: 14.9Min: 17.5 / Avg: 17.57 / Max: 17.6

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterDota 2Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Renderer: VulkanFedora 25 - Linux 4.9 + Mesa 13.0.3openSUSE Tumbleweed - Linux 4.9 + Mesa 13.0.3Ubuntu 16.10 - Linux 4.10 + Mesa 17.0-devClear Linux - Linux 4.9 + Mesa 17.0-dev48121620SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 313.2713.5714.0317.23
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterDota 2Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Renderer: VulkanFedora 25 - Linux 4.9 + Mesa 13.0.3openSUSE Tumbleweed - Linux 4.9 + Mesa 13.0.3Ubuntu 16.10 - Linux 4.10 + Mesa 17.0-devClear Linux - Linux 4.9 + Mesa 17.0-dev48121620Min: 13.2 / Avg: 13.27 / Max: 13.3Min: 13.5 / Avg: 13.57 / Max: 13.6Min: 14 / Avg: 14.03 / Max: 14.1Min: 17.2 / Avg: 17.23 / Max: 17.3

Team Fortress 2

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterTeam Fortress 2Resolution: 1920 x 1080Fedora 25 - Linux 4.9 + Mesa 13.0.3openSUSE Tumbleweed - Linux 4.9 + Mesa 13.0.3Ubuntu 16.10 - Linux 4.8 + Mesa 12.0.3Ubuntu 16.10 - Linux 4.10 + Mesa 17.0-devClear Linux - Linux 4.9 + Mesa 17.0-dev1530456075SE +/- 1.60, N = 6SE +/- 0.13, N = 3SE +/- 0.88, N = 6SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 1.18, N = 357.5763.8363.3363.8465.67
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterTeam Fortress 2Resolution: 1920 x 1080Fedora 25 - Linux 4.9 + Mesa 13.0.3openSUSE Tumbleweed - Linux 4.9 + Mesa 13.0.3Ubuntu 16.10 - Linux 4.8 + Mesa 12.0.3Ubuntu 16.10 - Linux 4.10 + Mesa 17.0-devClear Linux - Linux 4.9 + Mesa 17.0-dev1326395265Min: 49.56 / Avg: 57.57 / Max: 59.48Min: 63.65 / Avg: 63.83 / Max: 64.09Min: 58.96 / Avg: 63.33 / Max: 64.36Min: 63.66 / Avg: 63.84 / Max: 63.97Min: 63.32 / Avg: 65.67 / Max: 66.93

ET: Legacy

ETLegacy is an open-source engine evolution of Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory, a World War II era first person shooter that was released for free by Splash Damage using the id Tech 3 engine. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterET: Legacy 2.75Renderer: Renderer2 - Resolution: 1920 x 1080Fedora 25 - Linux 4.9 + Mesa 13.0.3openSUSE Tumbleweed - Linux 4.9 + Mesa 13.0.3Ubuntu 16.10 - Linux 4.8 + Mesa 12.0.3Ubuntu 16.10 - Linux 4.10 + Mesa 17.0-devClear Linux - Linux 4.9 + Mesa 17.0-dev20406080100SE +/- 0.37, N = 3SE +/- 0.29, N = 3SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.73, N = 3SE +/- 0.18, N = 366.1775.7364.0075.6389.07
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterET: Legacy 2.75Renderer: Renderer2 - Resolution: 1920 x 1080Fedora 25 - Linux 4.9 + Mesa 13.0.3openSUSE Tumbleweed - Linux 4.9 + Mesa 13.0.3Ubuntu 16.10 - Linux 4.8 + Mesa 12.0.3Ubuntu 16.10 - Linux 4.10 + Mesa 17.0-devClear Linux - Linux 4.9 + Mesa 17.0-dev20406080100Min: 65.8 / Avg: 66.17 / Max: 66.9Min: 75.2 / Avg: 75.73 / Max: 76.2Min: 63.8 / Avg: 64 / Max: 64.2Min: 74.3 / Avg: 75.63 / Max: 76.8Min: 88.8 / Avg: 89.07 / Max: 89.4

Tesseract

Tesseract is a fork of Cube 2 Sauerbraten with numerous graphics and game-play improvements. Tesseract has been in development since 2012 while its first release happened in May of 2014. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterTesseract 2014-05-12Resolution: 1920 x 1080Fedora 25 - Linux 4.9 + Mesa 13.0.3Ubuntu 16.10 - Linux 4.8 + Mesa 12.0.3Ubuntu 16.10 - Linux 4.10 + Mesa 17.0-devClear Linux - Linux 4.9 + Mesa 17.0-dev1530456075SE +/- 0.18, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.27, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 358.5060.0563.5967.12
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterTesseract 2014-05-12Resolution: 1920 x 1080Fedora 25 - Linux 4.9 + Mesa 13.0.3Ubuntu 16.10 - Linux 4.8 + Mesa 12.0.3Ubuntu 16.10 - Linux 4.10 + Mesa 17.0-devClear Linux - Linux 4.9 + Mesa 17.0-dev1326395265Min: 58.21 / Avg: 58.5 / Max: 58.83Min: 60.04 / Avg: 60.05 / Max: 60.06Min: 63.2 / Avg: 63.59 / Max: 64.1Min: 67.03 / Avg: 67.12 / Max: 67.21

Xonotic

This is a benchmark of Xonotic, which is a fork of the DarkPlaces-based Nexuiz game. Development began in March of 2010 on the Xonotic game. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.8Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: LowFedora 25 - Linux 4.9 + Mesa 13.0.3openSUSE Tumbleweed - Linux 4.9 + Mesa 13.0.3Ubuntu 16.10 - Linux 4.8 + Mesa 12.0.3Ubuntu 16.10 - Linux 4.10 + Mesa 17.0-devClear Linux - Linux 4.9 + Mesa 17.0-dev4080120160200SE +/- 0.34, N = 3SE +/- 0.18, N = 3SE +/- 0.25, N = 3SE +/- 0.31, N = 3SE +/- 0.41, N = 3154.47165.77167.43163.08187.01MIN: 110 / MAX: 240MIN: 114 / MAX: 262MIN: 113 / MAX: 261MIN: 103 / MAX: 255MIN: 131 / MAX: 282
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.8Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: LowFedora 25 - Linux 4.9 + Mesa 13.0.3openSUSE Tumbleweed - Linux 4.9 + Mesa 13.0.3Ubuntu 16.10 - Linux 4.8 + Mesa 12.0.3Ubuntu 16.10 - Linux 4.10 + Mesa 17.0-devClear Linux - Linux 4.9 + Mesa 17.0-dev306090120150Min: 153.82 / Avg: 154.47 / Max: 154.96Min: 165.55 / Avg: 165.77 / Max: 166.14Min: 167.15 / Avg: 167.43 / Max: 167.92Min: 162.77 / Avg: 163.08 / Max: 163.7Min: 186.19 / Avg: 187.01 / Max: 187.46