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.
HTML result view exported from: https://openbenchmarking.org/result/1109019-MICH-FREEBSD02&grs .
Processor Motherboard Chipset Memory Disk Graphics Audio Network OS Kernel Desktop Display Server Display Driver OpenGL Compiler File-System Screen Resolution x86 x86_64 Ubuntu 11.04 PC-BSD 8.2 Ubuntu 11.04 PC-BSD 8.2 AMD Phenom II X3 710 @ 2.60GHz (3 Cores) MSI 890GXM-G65 (MS-7642) v1.0 AMD RS880 4096MB 250GB Seagate ST3250310AS NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GT 512MB (660/950MHz) Realtek ALC889 Realtek RTL8111/8168B Ubuntu 11.04 2.6.38-11-generic-pae (i686) Unity 3.8.10 X Server 1.10.1 NVIDIA 270.41.06 3.3.0 NVIDIA 270.41.06 GCC 4.5.2 ext4 1920x1080 AMD Phenom II X3 710 (3 Cores) 7642MS A7642100 3299MB 223GB ATI SB600 HD Audio FreeBSD 8.2-RELEASE (i386) KDE 4.5.5 X Server 1.7.5 GCC 4.2.1 zfs AMD Phenom II X3 710 @ 2.60GHz (3 Cores) MSI 890GXM-G65 (MS-7642) v1.0 AMD RS880 4096MB 250GB Seagate ST3250310AS Realtek ALC889 Realtek RTL8111/8168B Ubuntu 11.04 2.6.38-8-generic (x86_64) Unity 3.8.10 X Server 1.10.1 GCC 4.5.2 ext4 AMD Phenom II X3 710 (3 Cores) 7642MS A7642100 4062MB 219GB ATI SB600 HD Audio FreeBSD 8.2-RELEASE (x86_64) KDE 4.5.5 X Server 1.7.5 GCC 4.2.1 zfs OpenBenchmarking.org System Details - x86: Ubuntu 11.04: Compiz was running on this system. AMD CnQ was enabled. - x86: PC-BSD 8.2: . - x86_64: Ubuntu 11.04: Compiz was running on this system. AMD CnQ was enabled. - x86_64: PC-BSD 8.2: .
openarena: 1920 x 1080 nexuiz: 1920 x 1080 - Yes - Off urbanterror: 1920 x 1080 openarena: 800 x 600 nexuiz: 1400 x 1050 - Yes - Off padman: 1920 x 1080 nexuiz: 1280 x 1024 - Yes - Off openarena: 1400 x 1050 nexuiz: 1280 x 960 - Yes - Off openarena: 1280 x 1024 openarena: 1280 x 960 openarena: 1024 x 768 unigine-tropics: 1920 x 1080 unigine-heaven: 1024 x 768 nexuiz: 1024 x 768 - Yes - Off unigine-sanctuary: 1920 x 1080 nexuiz: 800 x 600 - Yes - Off unigine-heaven: 1920 x 1080 x86 x86_64 Ubuntu 11.04 PC-BSD 8.2 Ubuntu 11.04 PC-BSD 8.2 313.53 85.13 144.13 344.30 99.24 320.63 104.23 334.53 107.41 336.60 338.73 346.50 37.47 47.28 121.88 36.13 132.49 15.03 355.90 97.09 150.30 364.97 109.11 343.80 113.53 355.93 116.01 358.97 360.70 363.70 40.17 50.65 128.69 37.94 135.83 26.51 338.03 86.27 133.83 385.07 101.36 323.23 107.10 361.40 109.53 362.63 364.97 372.73 37.38 47.40 126.11 36.15 138.95 15.77 359.90 97.24 152.33 369.47 109.47 350.57 113.81 361.47 115.76 363.17 364.93 368.07 40.19 50.66 129.46 37.90 136.43 26.43 OpenBenchmarking.org
OpenArena Resolution: 1920 x 1080 x86 x86_64 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better OpenArena 0.8.5 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Ubuntu 11.04 PC-BSD 8.2 80 160 240 320 400 SE +/- 1.49, N = 3 SE +/- 0.12, N = 3 SE +/- 0.52, N = 3 SE +/- 0.17, N = 3 313.53 355.90 338.03 359.90
Nexuiz Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - HDR: Yes - Sound: Off x86 x86_64 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Nexuiz 2.5.2 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - HDR: Yes - Sound: Off Ubuntu 11.04 PC-BSD 8.2 20 40 60 80 100 SE +/- 0.09, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.06, N = 3 SE +/- 0.14, N = 3 85.13 97.09 86.27 97.24
Urban Terror Resolution: 1920 x 1080 x86 x86_64 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Urban Terror 4.1 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Ubuntu 11.04 PC-BSD 8.2 30 60 90 120 150 SE +/- 0.59, N = 3 SE +/- 0.15, N = 3 SE +/- 0.93, N = 3 SE +/- 0.12, N = 3 144.13 150.30 133.83 152.33
OpenArena Resolution: 800 x 600 x86 x86_64 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better OpenArena 0.8.5 Resolution: 800 x 600 Ubuntu 11.04 PC-BSD 8.2 80 160 240 320 400 SE +/- 0.40, N = 3 SE +/- 0.13, N = 3 SE +/- 5.19, N = 3 SE +/- 0.24, N = 3 344.30 364.97 385.07 369.47
Nexuiz Resolution: 1400 x 1050 - HDR: Yes - Sound: Off x86 x86_64 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Nexuiz 2.5.2 Resolution: 1400 x 1050 - HDR: Yes - Sound: Off Ubuntu 11.04 PC-BSD 8.2 20 40 60 80 100 SE +/- 0.35, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.11, N = 3 SE +/- 0.02, N = 3 99.24 109.11 101.36 109.47
World of Padman Resolution: 1920 x 1080 x86 x86_64 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better World of Padman 1.2 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Ubuntu 11.04 PC-BSD 8.2 80 160 240 320 400 SE +/- 2.82, N = 3 SE +/- 0.45, N = 3 SE +/- 2.92, N = 3 SE +/- 0.68, N = 3 320.63 343.80 323.23 350.57
Nexuiz Resolution: 1280 x 1024 - HDR: Yes - Sound: Off x86 x86_64 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Nexuiz 2.5.2 Resolution: 1280 x 1024 - HDR: Yes - Sound: Off Ubuntu 11.04 PC-BSD 8.2 30 60 90 120 150 SE +/- 0.06, N = 3 SE +/- 0.02, N = 3 SE +/- 0.10, N = 3 SE +/- 0.19, N = 3 104.23 113.53 107.10 113.81
OpenArena Resolution: 1400 x 1050 x86 x86_64 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better OpenArena 0.8.5 Resolution: 1400 x 1050 Ubuntu 11.04 PC-BSD 8.2 80 160 240 320 400 SE +/- 2.48, N = 3 SE +/- 1.42, N = 3 SE +/- 1.12, N = 3 SE +/- 0.27, N = 3 334.53 355.93 361.40 361.47
Nexuiz Resolution: 1280 x 960 - HDR: Yes - Sound: Off x86 x86_64 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Nexuiz 2.5.2 Resolution: 1280 x 960 - HDR: Yes - Sound: Off Ubuntu 11.04 PC-BSD 8.2 30 60 90 120 150 SE +/- 0.09, N = 3 SE +/- 0.05, N = 3 SE +/- 0.04, N = 3 SE +/- 0.77, N = 3 107.41 116.01 109.53 115.76
OpenArena Resolution: 1280 x 1024 x86 x86_64 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better OpenArena 0.8.5 Resolution: 1280 x 1024 Ubuntu 11.04 PC-BSD 8.2 80 160 240 320 400 SE +/- 2.07, N = 3 SE +/- 0.12, N = 3 SE +/- 0.49, N = 3 SE +/- 0.12, N = 3 336.60 358.97 362.63 363.17
OpenArena Resolution: 1280 x 960 x86 x86_64 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better OpenArena 0.8.5 Resolution: 1280 x 960 Ubuntu 11.04 PC-BSD 8.2 80 160 240 320 400 SE +/- 0.45, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.43, N = 3 SE +/- 0.18, N = 3 338.73 360.70 364.97 364.93
OpenArena Resolution: 1024 x 768 x86 x86_64 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better OpenArena 0.8.5 Resolution: 1024 x 768 Ubuntu 11.04 PC-BSD 8.2 80 160 240 320 400 SE +/- 2.74, N = 3 SE +/- 0.06, N = 3 SE +/- 0.39, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 346.50 363.70 372.73 368.07
Unigine Tropics Resolution: 1920 x 1080 x86 x86_64 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Unigine Tropics 1.3 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Ubuntu 11.04 PC-BSD 8.2 9 18 27 36 45 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.02, N = 3 SE +/- 0.09, N = 3 SE +/- 0.02, N = 3 37.47 40.17 37.38 40.19
Unigine Heaven Resolution: 1024 x 768 x86 x86_64 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Unigine Heaven 2.1 Resolution: 1024 x 768 Ubuntu 11.04 PC-BSD 8.2 11 22 33 44 55 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.02, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 47.28 50.65 47.40 50.66
Nexuiz Resolution: 1024 x 768 - HDR: Yes - Sound: Off x86 x86_64 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Nexuiz 2.5.2 Resolution: 1024 x 768 - HDR: Yes - Sound: Off Ubuntu 11.04 PC-BSD 8.2 30 60 90 120 150 SE +/- 0.45, N = 3 SE +/- 0.05, N = 3 SE +/- 0.49, N = 3 SE +/- 0.04, N = 3 121.88 128.69 126.11 129.46
Unigine Sanctuary Resolution: 1920 x 1080 x86 x86_64 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Unigine Sanctuary 2.3 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Ubuntu 11.04 PC-BSD 8.2 9 18 27 36 45 SE +/- 0.02, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 36.13 37.94 36.15 37.90
Nexuiz Resolution: 800 x 600 - HDR: Yes - Sound: Off x86 x86_64 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Nexuiz 2.5.2 Resolution: 800 x 600 - HDR: Yes - Sound: Off Ubuntu 11.04 PC-BSD 8.2 30 60 90 120 150 SE +/- 0.18, N = 3 SE +/- 0.09, N = 3 SE +/- 0.21, N = 3 SE +/- 0.55, N = 3 132.49 135.83 138.95 136.43
Unigine Heaven Resolution: 1920 x 1080 x86 x86_64 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Unigine Heaven 2.1 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Ubuntu 11.04 PC-BSD 8.2 6 12 18 24 30 SE +/- 1.09, N = 6 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 1.18, N = 6 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 15.03 26.51 15.77 26.43
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