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