Optimus Power Testing + Linux 3.12/3.13 Kernels

Benchmarks for a future article on Phoronix.com looking at battery power consumption using MONITOR=sys.power environment variable while running different OpenGL games on a clean install of Ubuntu 13.10, then with DRI_PRIME=1, and then when installing Bumblebee stable and running phoronix-test-suite via optirun for discrete NVIDIA graphics on binary blob. Now with LInux 3.13 and 3.13 kernel results included.

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Ubuntu 13.10 Stock
December 07 2013
 
Ubuntu 13.10 DRI_PRIME=1
December 07 2013
 
Bumblebee - Optirun
December 07 2013
 
Linux 3.12
December 07 2013
 
Linux 3.13 Git
December 07 2013
 
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November 10 2017
 
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November 10 2017
 
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Optimus Power Testing + Linux 3.12/3.13 KernelsProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioNetworkOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerDisplay DriverOpenGLCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionUbuntu 13.10 StockUbuntu 13.10 DRI_PRIME=1Bumblebee - OptirunLinux 3.12Linux 3.13 GitUbuntu 17.10 AC Power customkernelUbuntu 17.10 battery customkernelIntel Core i7-3517U @ 1.90GHz (4 Cores)ASUS UX32VDA v1.0Intel 3rd Gen Core DRAM4096MB2 x 128GB SanDisk SD5SF212Intel HD 4000 (1150MHz)Realtek ALC269VBIntel Centrino Advanced-N 6235Ubuntu 13.103.11.0-14-generic (x86_64)Unity 7.1.2X Server 1.14.3intel 2.99.9043.1 Mesa 9.2.1GCC 4.8ext41920x1080ASUS NVIDIA GeForce GT 620M4.2.0Intel Core i7-3517U @ 3.00GHz (4 Cores)Intel HD 4000 (1150MHz)3.12.0-031200-generic (x86_64)3.1 Mesa 9.2.13.13.0-999-generic (x86_64)AMD A6-3410MX APU @ 1.60GHz (4 Cores)HP 358D v33.18AMD Family 12h Root Complex6144MB1000GB Samsung SSD 840AMD SUMO (DRM 2.50.0 / 4.13.4-jan100hzslab LLVM 5.0.0) 512MBAMD BeaverCreek HDMI AudioRealtek RTL8111/8168/8411 + Broadcom Limited BCM4313 802.11bgn WirelessUbuntu 17.104.13.4-jan100hzslab (x86_64)GNOME Shell 3.26.13.3 Mesa 17.2.21366x768OpenBenchmarking.orgGraphics Details- Ubuntu 13.10 Stock, Ubuntu 13.10 DRI_PRIME=1, Bumblebee - Optirun, Linux 3.12, Linux 3.13 Git: SNASystem Details- Ubuntu 13.10 Stock, Ubuntu 13.10 DRI_PRIME=1, Bumblebee - Optirun, Linux 3.12, Linux 3.13 Git, Ubuntu 17.10 battery customkernel: This was running on battery power.Environment Details- Ubuntu 13.10 DRI_PRIME=1: DRI_PRIME=1- Bumblebee - Optirun: PRIMUS_libGLa=/usr/lib/NVIDIA-304/libGL.so.1:/usr/lib32/NVIDIA-304/libGL.so.1 PRIMUS_libGLd=/usr/$LIB/libGL.so.1:/usr/lib/$LIB/libGL.so.1:/usr/$LIB/mesa/libGL.so.1:/usr/lib/$LIB/mesa/libGL.so.1- Ubuntu 17.10 AC Power customkernel: DRI_PRIME=1- Ubuntu 17.10 battery customkernel: DRI_PRIME=1Kernel Details- Ubuntu 17.10 AC Power customkernel, Ubuntu 17.10 battery customkernel: radeon.runpm=1 radeon.bapm=1 radeon.uvd=1 radeon.dpm=1 radeon.hw_i2c=1Processor Details- Ubuntu 17.10 AC Power customkernel, Ubuntu 17.10 battery customkernel: Scaling Governor: acpi-cpufreq ondemand

Ubuntu 13.10 StockUbuntu 13.10 DRI_PRIME=1Bumblebee - OptirunLinux 3.12Linux 3.13 GitUbuntu 17.10 AC Power customkernelUbuntu 17.10 battery customkernelResult OverviewPhoronix Test Suite100%219%339%458%Unigine SanctuaryOpenArenaXonotic1280 x 10241280 x 10241920 x 1080 - Low

Optimus Power Testing + Linux 3.12/3.13 Kernelsopenarena: 1280 x 1024unigine-sanctuary: 1280 x 1024xonotic: 1920 x 1080 - LowUbuntu 13.10 StockUbuntu 13.10 DRI_PRIME=1Bumblebee - OptirunLinux 3.12Linux 3.13 GitUbuntu 17.10 AC Power customkernelUbuntu 17.10 battery customkernel45.8717.17110.4349.9317.17110.1552.9729.2574.1246.9717.70109.5645.1017.00104.9566.6331.8383.7044.135.5176.79OpenBenchmarking.org

OpenArena

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.8Resolution: 1280 x 1024Ubuntu 13.10 StockUbuntu 13.10 DRI_PRIME=1Bumblebee - OptirunLinux 3.12Linux 3.13 GitUbuntu 17.10 AC Power customkernelUbuntu 17.10 battery customkernel1530456075SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.22, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.18, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.46, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 345.8749.9352.9746.9745.1066.6344.13MIN: 5 / MAX: 54MIN: 5MIN: 11MIN: 4 / MAX: 58MIN: 5 / MAX: 47MIN: 5MIN: 7
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.8Resolution: 1280 x 1024Ubuntu 13.10 StockUbuntu 13.10 DRI_PRIME=1Bumblebee - OptirunLinux 3.12Linux 3.13 GitUbuntu 17.10 AC Power customkernelUbuntu 17.10 battery customkernel1326395265Min: 45.7 / Avg: 45.87 / Max: 46.1Min: 49.5 / Avg: 49.93 / Max: 50.2Min: 52.8 / Avg: 52.97 / Max: 53.1Min: 46.7 / Avg: 46.97 / Max: 47.3Min: 45 / Avg: 45.1 / Max: 45.2Min: 65.8 / Avg: 66.63 / Max: 67.4Min: 44.1 / Avg: 44.13 / Max: 44.2

OpenBenchmarking.orgMilliseconds, Fewer Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.8Resolution: 1280 x 1024 - Total Frame TimeUbuntu 13.10 StockUbuntu 13.10 DRI_PRIME=1Bumblebee - OptirunLinux 3.12Linux 3.13 GitUbuntu 17.10 AC Power customkernelUbuntu 17.10 battery customkernel1020304050Min: 5 / Avg: 21.83 / Max: 46Min: 6 / Avg: 20.14 / Max: 45Min: 12 / Avg: 18.72 / Max: 34Min: 4 / Avg: 21.1 / Max: 46Min: 5 / Avg: 22.15 / Max: 47Min: 5 / Avg: 14.91 / Max: 33Min: 7 / Avg: 22.57 / Max: 42

MinAvgMaxUbuntu 13.10 Stock94723044433618Ubuntu 13.10 DRI_PRIME=194123054234898Bumblebee - Optirun183293572339109Linux 3.12104632998832656Linux 3.13 Git142453568838369Ubuntu 17.10 battery customkernel95342564128493OpenBenchmarking.orgMilliwatts, Fewer Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.8System Power Consumption Monitor10K20K30K40K50K

Unigine Sanctuary

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUnigine Sanctuary 2.3Resolution: 1280 x 1024Ubuntu 13.10 StockUbuntu 13.10 DRI_PRIME=1Bumblebee - OptirunLinux 3.12Linux 3.13 GitUbuntu 17.10 AC Power customkernelUbuntu 17.10 battery customkernel714212835SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 317.1717.1729.2517.7017.0031.835.51
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUnigine Sanctuary 2.3Resolution: 1280 x 1024Ubuntu 13.10 StockUbuntu 13.10 DRI_PRIME=1Bumblebee - OptirunLinux 3.12Linux 3.13 GitUbuntu 17.10 AC Power customkernelUbuntu 17.10 battery customkernel714212835Min: 17.11 / Avg: 17.17 / Max: 17.22Min: 17.15 / Avg: 17.17 / Max: 17.18Min: 29.25 / Avg: 29.25 / Max: 29.26Min: 17.69 / Avg: 17.7 / Max: 17.71Min: 16.97 / Avg: 17 / Max: 17.02Min: 31.82 / Avg: 31.83 / Max: 31.83Min: 5.51 / Avg: 5.51 / Max: 5.51

MinAvgMaxUbuntu 13.10 Stock90942969931657Ubuntu 13.10 DRI_PRIME=194793091733004Bumblebee - Optirun167983668138517Linux 3.1292042944431324Linux 3.13 Git173673492936785Ubuntu 17.10 battery customkernel102002203528382OpenBenchmarking.orgMilliwatts, Fewer Is BetterUnigine Sanctuary 2.3System Power Consumption Monitor10K20K30K40K50K

Xonotic

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.7Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: LowUbuntu 13.10 StockUbuntu 13.10 DRI_PRIME=1Bumblebee - OptirunLinux 3.12Linux 3.13 GitUbuntu 17.10 AC Power customkernelUbuntu 17.10 battery customkernel20406080100SE +/- 0.38, N = 3SE +/- 0.42, N = 3SE +/- 0.11, N = 3SE +/- 0.53, N = 3SE +/- 1.10, N = 3SE +/- 0.18, N = 3SE +/- 0.11, N = 3110.43110.1574.12109.56104.9583.7076.79MIN: 69 / MAX: 181MIN: 70 / MAX: 180MIN: 53 / MAX: 86MIN: 72 / MAX: 175MIN: 60 / MAX: 168MIN: 49 / MAX: 147MIN: 52 / MAX: 117
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.7Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: LowUbuntu 13.10 StockUbuntu 13.10 DRI_PRIME=1Bumblebee - OptirunLinux 3.12Linux 3.13 GitUbuntu 17.10 AC Power customkernelUbuntu 17.10 battery customkernel20406080100Min: 109.82 / Avg: 110.43 / Max: 111.13Min: 109.41 / Avg: 110.15 / Max: 110.86Min: 73.95 / Avg: 74.12 / Max: 74.31Min: 108.99 / Avg: 109.56 / Max: 110.62Min: 102.75 / Avg: 104.95 / Max: 106.24Min: 83.37 / Avg: 83.7 / Max: 83.98Min: 76.57 / Avg: 76.79 / Max: 76.97

MinAvgMaxUbuntu 13.10 Stock145853114434091Ubuntu 13.10 DRI_PRIME=1140673208634839Bumblebee - Optirun196243767243911Linux 3.12142523099034824Linux 3.13 Git201053632439234Ubuntu 17.10 battery customkernel107223110236097OpenBenchmarking.orgMilliwatts, Fewer Is BetterXonotic 0.7System Power Consumption Monitor11K22K33K44K55K

System Power Consumption Monitor

MinAvgMaxUbuntu 13.10 Stock90942940534091Ubuntu 13.10 DRI_PRIME=194123026734898Bumblebee - Optirun158133599343911Linux 3.1292042911434824Linux 3.13 Git142453464639234Ubuntu 17.10 battery customkernel95342533736097OpenBenchmarking.orgMilliwattsSystem Power Consumption MonitorPhoronix Test Suite System Monitoring11K22K33K44K55K

OpenArena

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second Per Watt, More Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.8Resolution: 1280 x 1024Ubuntu 17.10 battery customkernel0.3870.7741.1611.5481.9351.72

Unigine Sanctuary

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second Per Watt, More Is BetterUnigine Sanctuary 2.3Resolution: 1280 x 1024Ubuntu 17.10 battery customkernel0.05630.11260.16890.22520.28150.25

Xonotic

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second Per Watt, More Is BetterXonotic 0.7Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: LowUbuntu 17.10 battery customkernel0.55581.11161.66742.22322.7792.47