FreeBSD vs. Linux Binary Gaming Performance With several OpenGL games/benchmarks that are Linux binaries, comparing the performance under FreeBSD/PC-BSD 8.2 versus a native Linux environment. Testing by Michael Larabel at Phoronix.com for a future article during Oktoberfest. x86: Ubuntu 11.04: Processor: AMD Phenom II X3 710 @ 2.60GHz (3 Cores), Motherboard: MSI 890GXM-G65 (MS-7642) v1.0, Chipset: AMD RS880, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 250GB Seagate ST3250310AS, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GT 512MB (660/950MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC889, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B OS: Ubuntu 11.04, Kernel: 2.6.38-11-generic-pae (i686), Desktop: Unity 3.8.10, Display Server: X Server 1.10.1, Display Driver: NVIDIA 270.41.06, OpenGL: 3.3.0 NVIDIA 270.41.06, Compiler: GCC 4.5.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 x86: PC-BSD 8.2: Processor: AMD Phenom II X3 710 (3 Cores), Motherboard: 7642MS A7642100, Memory: 3299MB, Disk: 223GB, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GT 512MB (660/950MHz), Audio: ATI SB600 HD Audio OS: FreeBSD, Kernel: 8.2-RELEASE (i386), Desktop: KDE 4.5.5, Display Server: X Server 1.7.5, Display Driver: NVIDIA 270.41.06, OpenGL: 3.3.0 NVIDIA 270.41.06, Compiler: GCC 4.2.1, File-System: zfs, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 x86_64: Ubuntu 11.04: Processor: AMD Phenom II X3 710 @ 2.60GHz (3 Cores), Motherboard: MSI 890GXM-G65 (MS-7642) v1.0, Chipset: AMD RS880, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 250GB Seagate ST3250310AS, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GT 512MB (660/950MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC889, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B OS: Ubuntu 11.04, Kernel: 2.6.38-8-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 3.8.10, Display Server: X Server 1.10.1, Display Driver: NVIDIA 270.41.06, OpenGL: 3.3.0 NVIDIA 270.41.06, Compiler: GCC 4.5.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 x86_64: PC-BSD 8.2: Processor: AMD Phenom II X3 710 (3 Cores), Motherboard: 7642MS A7642100, Memory: 4062MB, Disk: 219GB, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GT 512MB (660/950MHz), Audio: ATI SB600 HD Audio OS: FreeBSD, Kernel: 8.2-RELEASE (x86_64), Desktop: KDE 4.5.5, Display Server: X Server 1.7.5, Display Driver: NVIDIA 270.41.06, OpenGL: 3.3.0 NVIDIA 270.41.06, Compiler: GCC 4.2.1, File-System: zfs, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Unigine Heaven 2.1 Resolution: 1024 x 768 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better x86: Ubuntu 11.04 .... 47.28 |============================================== x86: PC-BSD 8.2 ...... 50.65 |================================================= x86_64: Ubuntu 11.04 . 47.40 |============================================== x86_64: PC-BSD 8.2 ... 50.66 |================================================= Unigine Heaven 2.1 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better x86: Ubuntu 11.04 .... 15.03 |============================ x86: PC-BSD 8.2 ...... 26.51 |================================================= x86_64: Ubuntu 11.04 . 15.77 |============================= x86_64: PC-BSD 8.2 ... 26.43 |================================================= Unigine Tropics 1.3 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better x86: Ubuntu 11.04 .... 37.47 |============================================== x86: PC-BSD 8.2 ...... 40.17 |================================================= x86_64: Ubuntu 11.04 . 37.38 |============================================== x86_64: PC-BSD 8.2 ... 40.19 |================================================= Unigine Sanctuary 2.3 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better x86: Ubuntu 11.04 .... 36.13 |=============================================== x86: PC-BSD 8.2 ...... 37.94 |================================================= x86_64: Ubuntu 11.04 . 36.15 |=============================================== x86_64: PC-BSD 8.2 ... 37.90 |================================================= Nexuiz 2.5.2 Resolution: 800 x 600 - HDR: Yes - Sound: Off Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better x86: Ubuntu 11.04 .... 132.49 |============================================== x86: PC-BSD 8.2 ...... 135.83 |=============================================== x86_64: Ubuntu 11.04 . 138.95 |================================================ x86_64: PC-BSD 8.2 ... 136.43 |=============================================== Nexuiz 2.5.2 Resolution: 1024 x 768 - HDR: Yes - Sound: Off Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better x86: Ubuntu 11.04 .... 121.88 |============================================= x86: PC-BSD 8.2 ...... 128.69 |================================================ x86_64: Ubuntu 11.04 . 126.11 |=============================================== x86_64: PC-BSD 8.2 ... 129.46 |================================================ Nexuiz 2.5.2 Resolution: 1280 x 960 - HDR: Yes - Sound: Off Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better x86: Ubuntu 11.04 .... 107.41 |============================================ x86: PC-BSD 8.2 ...... 116.01 |================================================ x86_64: Ubuntu 11.04 . 109.53 |============================================= x86_64: PC-BSD 8.2 ... 115.76 |================================================ Nexuiz 2.5.2 Resolution: 1280 x 1024 - HDR: Yes - Sound: Off Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better x86: Ubuntu 11.04 .... 104.23 |============================================ x86: PC-BSD 8.2 ...... 113.53 |================================================ x86_64: Ubuntu 11.04 . 107.10 |============================================= x86_64: PC-BSD 8.2 ... 113.81 |================================================ Nexuiz 2.5.2 Resolution: 1400 x 1050 - HDR: Yes - Sound: Off Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better x86: Ubuntu 11.04 .... 99.24 |============================================ x86: PC-BSD 8.2 ...... 109.11 |================================================ x86_64: Ubuntu 11.04 . 101.36 |============================================ x86_64: PC-BSD 8.2 ... 109.47 |================================================ Nexuiz 2.5.2 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - HDR: Yes - Sound: Off Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better x86: Ubuntu 11.04 .... 85.13 |=========================================== x86: PC-BSD 8.2 ...... 97.09 |================================================= x86_64: Ubuntu 11.04 . 86.27 |=========================================== x86_64: PC-BSD 8.2 ... 97.24 |================================================= OpenArena 0.8.5 Resolution: 800 x 600 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better x86: Ubuntu 11.04 .... 344.30 |=========================================== x86: PC-BSD 8.2 ...... 364.97 |============================================= x86_64: Ubuntu 11.04 . 385.07 |================================================ x86_64: PC-BSD 8.2 ... 369.47 |============================================== OpenArena 0.8.5 Resolution: 1024 x 768 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better x86: Ubuntu 11.04 .... 346.50 |============================================= x86: PC-BSD 8.2 ...... 363.70 |=============================================== x86_64: Ubuntu 11.04 . 372.73 |================================================ x86_64: PC-BSD 8.2 ... 368.07 |=============================================== OpenArena 0.8.5 Resolution: 1280 x 960 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better x86: Ubuntu 11.04 .... 338.73 |============================================= x86: PC-BSD 8.2 ...... 360.70 |=============================================== x86_64: Ubuntu 11.04 . 364.97 |================================================ x86_64: PC-BSD 8.2 ... 364.93 |================================================ OpenArena 0.8.5 Resolution: 1280 x 1024 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better x86: Ubuntu 11.04 .... 336.60 |============================================ x86: PC-BSD 8.2 ...... 358.97 |=============================================== x86_64: Ubuntu 11.04 . 362.63 |================================================ x86_64: PC-BSD 8.2 ... 363.17 |================================================ OpenArena 0.8.5 Resolution: 1400 x 1050 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better x86: Ubuntu 11.04 .... 334.53 |============================================ x86: PC-BSD 8.2 ...... 355.93 |=============================================== x86_64: Ubuntu 11.04 . 361.40 |================================================ x86_64: PC-BSD 8.2 ... 361.47 |================================================ OpenArena 0.8.5 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better x86: Ubuntu 11.04 .... 313.53 |========================================== x86: PC-BSD 8.2 ...... 355.90 |=============================================== x86_64: Ubuntu 11.04 . 338.03 |============================================= x86_64: PC-BSD 8.2 ... 359.90 |================================================ World of Padman 1.2 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better x86: Ubuntu 11.04 .... 320.63 |============================================ x86: PC-BSD 8.2 ...... 343.80 |=============================================== x86_64: Ubuntu 11.04 . 323.23 |============================================ x86_64: PC-BSD 8.2 ... 350.57 |================================================ Urban Terror 4.1 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better x86: Ubuntu 11.04 .... 144.13 |============================================= x86: PC-BSD 8.2 ...... 150.30 |=============================================== x86_64: Ubuntu 11.04 . 133.83 |========================================== x86_64: PC-BSD 8.2 ... 152.33 |================================================