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.
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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_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
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: 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
Nexuiz 2.5.2
Resolution: 800 x 600 - HDR: Yes - Sound: Off
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
x86_64: PC-BSD 8.2 ... 136.43 |===============================================
x86_64: Ubuntu 11.04 . 138.95 |================================================
x86: Ubuntu 11.04 .... 132.49 |==============================================
x86: PC-BSD 8.2 ...... 135.83 |===============================================
Nexuiz 2.5.2
Resolution: 1024 x 768 - HDR: Yes - Sound: Off
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
x86_64: PC-BSD 8.2 ... 129.46 |================================================
x86_64: Ubuntu 11.04 . 126.11 |===============================================
x86: Ubuntu 11.04 .... 121.88 |=============================================
x86: PC-BSD 8.2 ...... 128.69 |================================================
Nexuiz 2.5.2
Resolution: 1280 x 960 - HDR: Yes - Sound: Off
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
x86_64: PC-BSD 8.2 ... 115.76 |================================================
x86_64: Ubuntu 11.04 . 109.53 |=============================================
x86: Ubuntu 11.04 .... 107.41 |============================================
x86: PC-BSD 8.2 ...... 116.01 |================================================
Nexuiz 2.5.2
Resolution: 1280 x 1024 - HDR: Yes - Sound: Off
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
x86_64: PC-BSD 8.2 ... 113.81 |================================================
x86_64: Ubuntu 11.04 . 107.10 |=============================================
x86: Ubuntu 11.04 .... 104.23 |============================================
x86: PC-BSD 8.2 ...... 113.53 |================================================
Nexuiz 2.5.2
Resolution: 1400 x 1050 - HDR: Yes - Sound: Off
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
x86_64: PC-BSD 8.2 ... 109.47 |================================================
x86_64: Ubuntu 11.04 . 101.36 |============================================
x86: Ubuntu 11.04 .... 99.24 |============================================
x86: PC-BSD 8.2 ...... 109.11 |================================================
Nexuiz 2.5.2
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - HDR: Yes - Sound: Off
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
x86_64: PC-BSD 8.2 ... 97.24 |=================================================
x86_64: Ubuntu 11.04 . 86.27 |===========================================
x86: Ubuntu 11.04 .... 85.13 |===========================================
x86: PC-BSD 8.2 ...... 97.09 |=================================================
OpenArena 0.8.5
Resolution: 800 x 600
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
x86_64: PC-BSD 8.2 ... 369.47 |==============================================
x86_64: Ubuntu 11.04 . 385.07 |================================================
x86: Ubuntu 11.04 .... 344.30 |===========================================
x86: PC-BSD 8.2 ...... 364.97 |=============================================
OpenArena 0.8.5
Resolution: 1024 x 768
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
x86_64: PC-BSD 8.2 ... 368.07 |===============================================
x86_64: Ubuntu 11.04 . 372.73 |================================================
x86: Ubuntu 11.04 .... 346.50 |=============================================
x86: PC-BSD 8.2 ...... 363.70 |===============================================
OpenArena 0.8.5
Resolution: 1280 x 960
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
x86_64: PC-BSD 8.2 ... 364.93 |================================================
x86_64: Ubuntu 11.04 . 364.97 |================================================
x86: Ubuntu 11.04 .... 338.73 |=============================================
x86: PC-BSD 8.2 ...... 360.70 |===============================================
OpenArena 0.8.5
Resolution: 1280 x 1024
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
x86_64: PC-BSD 8.2 ... 363.17 |================================================
x86_64: Ubuntu 11.04 . 362.63 |================================================
x86: Ubuntu 11.04 .... 336.60 |============================================
x86: PC-BSD 8.2 ...... 358.97 |===============================================
OpenArena 0.8.5
Resolution: 1400 x 1050
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
x86_64: PC-BSD 8.2 ... 361.47 |================================================
x86_64: Ubuntu 11.04 . 361.40 |================================================
x86: Ubuntu 11.04 .... 334.53 |============================================
x86: PC-BSD 8.2 ...... 355.93 |===============================================
OpenArena 0.8.5
Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
x86_64: PC-BSD 8.2 ... 359.90 |================================================
x86_64: Ubuntu 11.04 . 338.03 |=============================================
x86: Ubuntu 11.04 .... 313.53 |==========================================
x86: PC-BSD 8.2 ...... 355.90 |===============================================
Unigine Heaven 2.1
Resolution: 1024 x 768
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
x86_64: PC-BSD 8.2 ... 50.66 |=================================================
x86_64: Ubuntu 11.04 . 47.40 |==============================================
x86: Ubuntu 11.04 .... 47.28 |==============================================
x86: PC-BSD 8.2 ...... 50.65 |=================================================
Unigine Heaven 2.1
Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
x86_64: PC-BSD 8.2 ... 26.43 |=================================================
x86_64: Ubuntu 11.04 . 15.77 |=============================
x86: Ubuntu 11.04 .... 15.03 |============================
x86: PC-BSD 8.2 ...... 26.51 |=================================================
Unigine Sanctuary 2.3
Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
x86_64: PC-BSD 8.2 ... 37.90 |=================================================
x86_64: Ubuntu 11.04 . 36.15 |===============================================
x86: Ubuntu 11.04 .... 36.13 |===============================================
x86: PC-BSD 8.2 ...... 37.94 |=================================================
Unigine Tropics 1.3
Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
x86_64: PC-BSD 8.2 ... 40.19 |=================================================
x86_64: Ubuntu 11.04 . 37.38 |==============================================
x86: Ubuntu 11.04 .... 37.47 |==============================================
x86: PC-BSD 8.2 ...... 40.17 |=================================================
Urban Terror 4.1
Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
x86_64: PC-BSD 8.2 ... 152.33 |================================================
x86_64: Ubuntu 11.04 . 133.83 |==========================================
x86: Ubuntu 11.04 .... 144.13 |=============================================
x86: PC-BSD 8.2 ...... 150.30 |===============================================
World of Padman 1.2
Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
x86_64: PC-BSD 8.2 ... 350.57 |================================================
x86_64: Ubuntu 11.04 . 323.23 |============================================
x86: Ubuntu 11.04 .... 320.63 |============================================
x86: PC-BSD 8.2 ...... 343.80 |===============================================