Haswell Mac Mini Ubuntu 17.04 vs. macOS Sierra GFX

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Haswell Mac Mini Ubuntu 17.04 vs. macOS Sierra GFXProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsMonitorAudioNetworkOSKernelCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionDesktopDisplay ServerDisplay DriverOpenGLVulkanmacOS 10.12.5Ubuntu 17.04Ubuntu 17.04 - Linux 4.12 + Mesa 17.2 GitClear Linux 15730Intel Core i5 @ 2.60GHz (4 Cores)Apple Mac miniIntel 82 x 4096 MB DDR3-1600MHz1 TB APPLE HDD HTS541010A9E662Intel Iris 1536MBDELL P2415QmacOS 10.12.516.6.0 (x86_64)Apple LLVM 8.1.0 (clang-802.0.42) + GCC 4.2.1 + Xcode 8.3.3MS-DOS FAT321920x1080Intel Core i5-4278U @ 3.10GHz (4 Cores)Apple Mac-35C5E08120C7EEAFIntel Haswell-ULT DRAM8192MB1000GB APPLE HDD HTS541Intel Haswell 1536MB (1100MHz)Intel Haswell-ULT HD AudioBroadcom Limited NetXtreme BCM57766 Gigabit PCIe + Broadcom Limited BCM4360 802.11ac WirelessUbuntu 17.044.10.0-22-generic (x86_64)Unity 7.5.0X Server 1.19.3modesetting 1.19.34.5 Mesa 17.0.31.0.42GCC 6.3.0 20170406ext44.12.0-999-generic (x86_64) 201706054.5 Mesa 17.2.0-devel- padoka PPAClear Linux 157304.11.3-355.native (x86_64)GNOME Shell 3.24.24.5 Mesa 17.2.0-devel1.0.39GCC 7.1.1 20170509 + Clang 4.0.0 + LLVM 4.0.0OpenBenchmarking.orgProcessor Details- Ubuntu 17.04: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave- Ubuntu 17.04 - Linux 4.12 + Mesa 17.2 Git: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave- Clear Linux 15730: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate performanceEnvironment Details- Clear Linux 15730: GJS_DEBUG_OUTPUT=stderr GJS_DEBUG_TOPICS=JS ERROR;JS LOG

macOS 10.12.5Ubuntu 17.04Ubuntu 17.04 - Linux 4.12 + Mesa 17.2 GitClear Linux 15730Result OverviewPhoronix Test Suite100%128%156%184%212%XonoticXonoticXonotic1920 x 1080 - Ultra1920 x 1080 - Ultimate1920 x 1080 - Low

Haswell Mac Mini Ubuntu 17.04 vs. macOS Sierra GFXdota2: 1920 x 1080 - OpenGLnexuiz: 1920 x 1080 - Yes - Offopenarena: 1920 x 1080tesseract: 1920 x 1080xonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Lowxonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Ultraxonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Ultimateportal: 1920 x 1080tf2: 1920 x 1080macOS 10.12.5Ubuntu 17.04Ubuntu 17.04 - Linux 4.12 + Mesa 17.2 GitClear Linux 1573013.8735.1067.3831.0928.2623.9823.8311.8340.8733.6735.61122.9150.5341.4390.2248.4611.8044.2334.0042.12122.5651.1258.7491.1048.5434.1345.62119.9765.7751.84OpenBenchmarking.org

Dota 2

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterDota 2Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Renderer: OpenGLmacOS 10.12.5Ubuntu 17.04Ubuntu 17.04 - Linux 4.12 + Mesa 17.2 Git48121620SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 313.8711.8311.80
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterDota 2Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Renderer: OpenGLmacOS 10.12.5Ubuntu 17.04Ubuntu 17.04 - Linux 4.12 + Mesa 17.2 Git48121620Min: 13.8 / Avg: 13.87 / Max: 14Min: 11.6 / Avg: 11.83 / Max: 12Min: 11.8 / Avg: 11.8 / Max: 11.8

Nexuiz

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterNexuiz 2.5.2Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - HDR: Yes - Sound: OffmacOS 10.12.5Ubuntu 17.04Ubuntu 17.04 - Linux 4.12 + Mesa 17.2 Git1020304050SE +/- 0.38, N = 3SE +/- 1.12, N = 6SE +/- 0.13, N = 335.1040.8744.23MIN: 17 / MAX: 67MIN: 16 / MAX: 67MIN: 20 / MAX: 67
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterNexuiz 2.5.2Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - HDR: Yes - Sound: OffmacOS 10.12.5Ubuntu 17.04Ubuntu 17.04 - Linux 4.12 + Mesa 17.2 Git918273645Min: 34.35 / Avg: 35.1 / Max: 35.55Min: 37.34 / Avg: 40.87 / Max: 44.1Min: 44.03 / Avg: 44.23 / Max: 44.46

OpenArena

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.8Resolution: 1920 x 1080Ubuntu 17.04Ubuntu 17.04 - Linux 4.12 + Mesa 17.2 GitClear Linux 15730816243240SE +/- 0.32, N = 3SE +/- 0.44, N = 3SE +/- 0.17, N = 333.6734.0034.13MIN: 5 / MAX: 68MIN: 5 / MAX: 68MIN: 4 / MAX: 66
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.8Resolution: 1920 x 1080Ubuntu 17.04Ubuntu 17.04 - Linux 4.12 + Mesa 17.2 GitClear Linux 15730714212835Min: 33.3 / Avg: 33.67 / Max: 34.3Min: 33.3 / Avg: 34 / Max: 34.8Min: 33.8 / Avg: 34.13 / Max: 34.3

OpenBenchmarking.orgMilliseconds, Fewer Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.8Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame TimeUbuntu 17.04Ubuntu 17.04 - Linux 4.12 + Mesa 17.2 GitClear Linux 157301326395265Min: 4 / Avg: 29.89 / Max: 67Min: 4 / Avg: 29.9 / Max: 68Min: 4 / Avg: 29.07 / Max: 65

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 1080Ubuntu 17.04Ubuntu 17.04 - Linux 4.12 + Mesa 17.2 GitClear Linux 157301020304050SE +/- 1.54, N = 6SE +/- 1.57, N = 6SE +/- 0.19, N = 335.6142.1245.62
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterTesseract 2014-05-12Resolution: 1920 x 1080Ubuntu 17.04Ubuntu 17.04 - Linux 4.12 + Mesa 17.2 GitClear Linux 15730918273645Min: 32.67 / Avg: 35.61 / Max: 42.74Min: 38.26 / Avg: 42.12 / Max: 47.68Min: 45.3 / Avg: 45.62 / Max: 45.95

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 0.8.2Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: LowmacOS 10.12.5Ubuntu 17.04Ubuntu 17.04 - Linux 4.12 + Mesa 17.2 GitClear Linux 15730306090120150SE +/- 0.38, N = 3SE +/- 1.35, N = 3SE +/- 0.81, N = 3SE +/- 0.66, N = 367.38122.91122.56119.97MIN: 39 / MAX: 137MIN: 81 / MAX: 203MIN: 76 / MAX: 204MIN: 82 / MAX: 192
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.8.2Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: LowmacOS 10.12.5Ubuntu 17.04Ubuntu 17.04 - Linux 4.12 + Mesa 17.2 GitClear Linux 1573020406080100Min: 66.96 / Avg: 67.38 / Max: 68.14Min: 121.12 / Avg: 122.91 / Max: 125.55Min: 121.12 / Avg: 122.56 / Max: 123.94Min: 118.96 / Avg: 119.97 / Max: 121.21

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.8.2Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: UltramacOS 10.12.5Ubuntu 17.04Ubuntu 17.04 - Linux 4.12 + Mesa 17.2 GitClear Linux 157301530456075SE +/- 0.38, N = 3SE +/- 1.33, N = 6SE +/- 1.04, N = 6SE +/- 0.48, N = 331.0950.5351.1265.77MIN: 13 / MAX: 70MIN: 25 / MAX: 97MIN: 25 / MAX: 97MIN: 38 / MAX: 95
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.8.2Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: UltramacOS 10.12.5Ubuntu 17.04Ubuntu 17.04 - Linux 4.12 + Mesa 17.2 GitClear Linux 157301326395265Min: 30.55 / Avg: 31.09 / Max: 31.82Min: 46.11 / Avg: 50.53 / Max: 55.4Min: 46.73 / Avg: 51.12 / Max: 53.24Min: 64.81 / Avg: 65.77 / Max: 66.26

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.8.2Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: UltimatemacOS 10.12.5Ubuntu 17.04Ubuntu 17.04 - Linux 4.12 + Mesa 17.2 GitClear Linux 157301326395265SE +/- 0.26, N = 3SE +/- 0.97, N = 6SE +/- 16.96, N = 6SE +/- 0.18, N = 328.2641.4358.7451.84MIN: 12 / MAX: 63MIN: 9 / MAX: 86MIN: 20 / MAX: 5096MIN: 21 / MAX: 83
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.8.2Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: UltimatemacOS 10.12.5Ubuntu 17.04Ubuntu 17.04 - Linux 4.12 + Mesa 17.2 GitClear Linux 157301224364860Min: 27.76 / Avg: 28.26 / Max: 28.66Min: 39.22 / Avg: 41.43 / Max: 44.63Min: 39.3 / Avg: 58.74 / Max: 143.43Min: 51.55 / Avg: 51.84 / Max: 52.17

Portal

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterPortalResolution: 1920 x 1080macOS 10.12.5Ubuntu 17.04Ubuntu 17.04 - Linux 4.12 + Mesa 17.2 Git20406080100SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.19, N = 3SE +/- 0.65, N = 323.9890.2291.10
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterPortalResolution: 1920 x 1080macOS 10.12.5Ubuntu 17.04Ubuntu 17.04 - Linux 4.12 + Mesa 17.2 Git20406080100Min: 23.96 / Avg: 23.98 / Max: 23.99Min: 89.85 / Avg: 90.22 / Max: 90.43Min: 90.31 / Avg: 91.1 / Max: 92.39

Team Fortress 2

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterTeam Fortress 2Resolution: 1920 x 1080macOS 10.12.5Ubuntu 17.04Ubuntu 17.04 - Linux 4.12 + Mesa 17.2 Git1122334455SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.78, N = 4SE +/- 0.34, N = 323.8348.4648.54
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterTeam Fortress 2Resolution: 1920 x 1080macOS 10.12.5Ubuntu 17.04Ubuntu 17.04 - Linux 4.12 + Mesa 17.2 Git1020304050Min: 23.78 / Avg: 23.83 / Max: 23.89Min: 46.11 / Avg: 48.46 / Max: 49.26Min: 47.96 / Avg: 48.54 / Max: 49.15