Intel Kernel DRM History Intel graphics benchmarking of many past Linux kernel releases to look for Intel DRM performance over history. Testing for a future article on Phoronix.com. Atom 330: Linux 2.6.35: Processor: Intel Atom 330 @ 1.60GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: MSI MS-7467, Chipset: Intel 82945G/GZ/P/PL + ICH7, Memory: 1024MB, Disk: 250GB SAMSUNG HD253GJ, Graphics: Intel 82945G/GZ IGP, Audio: Realtek ALC888, Monitor: DELL P2210H, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B OS: Ubuntu 11.04, Kernel: 2.6.35-020635-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 2.32.1, Display Server: X Server 1.10.1, Display Driver: intel 2.16.0, OpenGL: 1.4 Mesa 7.12-devel (git-0110aa0), Compiler: GCC 4.5.2 + llvm 2.8 (Ubuntu 2.8-0ubuntu1), File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Atom 330: Linux 2.6.36: Processor: Intel Atom 330 @ 1.60GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: MSI MS-7467, Chipset: Intel 82945G/GZ/P/PL + ICH7, Memory: 1024MB, Disk: 250GB SAMSUNG HD253GJ, Graphics: Intel 82945G/GZ IGP, Audio: Realtek ALC888, Monitor: DELL P2210H, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B OS: Ubuntu 11.04, Kernel: 2.6.36-020636-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 2.32.1, Display Server: X Server 1.10.1, Display Driver: intel 2.16.0, OpenGL: 1.4 Mesa 7.12-devel (git-0110aa0), Compiler: GCC 4.5.2 + llvm 2.8 (Ubuntu 2.8-0ubuntu1), File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Atom 330: Linux 2.6.37: Processor: Intel Atom 330 @ 1.60GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: MSI MS-7467, Chipset: Intel 82945G/GZ/P/PL + ICH7, Memory: 1024MB, Disk: 250GB SAMSUNG HD253GJ, Graphics: Intel 82945G/GZ IGP, Audio: Realtek ALC888, Monitor: DELL P2210H, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B OS: Ubuntu 11.04, Kernel: 2.6.37-020637-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 2.32.1, Display Server: X Server 1.10.1, Display Driver: intel 2.16.0, OpenGL: 1.4 Mesa 7.12-devel (git-0110aa0), Compiler: GCC 4.5.2 + llvm 2.8 (Ubuntu 2.8-0ubuntu1), File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Atom 330: Linux 2.6.39: Processor: Intel Atom 330 @ 1.60GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: MSI MS-7467, Chipset: Intel 82945G/GZ/P/PL + ICH7, Memory: 1024MB, Disk: 250GB SAMSUNG HD253GJ, Graphics: Intel 82945G/GZ IGP, Audio: Realtek ALC888, Monitor: DELL P2210H, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B OS: Ubuntu 11.04, Kernel: 2.6.39-020639-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 2.32.1, Display Server: X Server 1.10.1, Display Driver: intel 2.16.0, OpenGL: 1.4 Mesa 7.12-devel (git-0110aa0), Compiler: GCC 4.5.2 + llvm 2.8 (Ubuntu 2.8-0ubuntu1), File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Atom 330: Linux 3.0: Processor: Intel Atom 330 @ 1.60GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: MSI MS-7467, Chipset: Intel 82945G/GZ/P/PL + ICH7, Memory: 1024MB, Disk: 250GB SAMSUNG HD253GJ, Graphics: Intel 82945G/GZ IGP, Audio: Realtek ALC888, Monitor: DELL P2210H, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B OS: Ubuntu 11.04, Kernel: 3.0.0-0300-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 2.32.1, Display Server: X Server 1.10.1, Display Driver: intel 2.16.0, OpenGL: 1.4 Mesa 7.12-devel (git-0110aa0), Compiler: GCC 4.5.2 + llvm 2.8 (Ubuntu 2.8-0ubuntu1), File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Atom 330: Linux 3.1: Processor: Intel Atom 330 @ 1.60GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: MSI MS-7467, Chipset: Intel 82945G/GZ/P/PL + ICH7, Memory: 1024MB, Disk: 250GB SAMSUNG HD253GJ, Graphics: Intel 82945G/GZ IGP, Audio: Realtek ALC888, Monitor: DELL P2210H, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B OS: Ubuntu 11.04, Kernel: 3.1.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 2.32.1, Display Server: X Server 1.10.1, Display Driver: intel 2.16.0, OpenGL: 1.4 Mesa 7.12-devel (git-0110aa0), Compiler: GCC 4.5.2 + llvm 2.8 (Ubuntu 2.8-0ubuntu1), File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Core i3: Linux 2.6.39: Processor: Intel Core i3 M 330 @ 2.13GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock HM55-HT, Chipset: Intel Core, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 500GB Seagate ST9500325AS, Graphics: Intel Core IGP, Audio: VIA VT2020, Monitor: DELL P2210H, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B + Atheros AR9287 Wireless OS: Ubuntu 11.04, Kernel: 2.6.39-020639-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 2.32.1, Display Server: X Server 1.10.1, Display Driver: intel 2.16.0, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 7.12-devel (git-0110aa0), Compiler: GCC 4.5.2 + llvm 2.8 (Ubuntu 2.8-0ubuntu1), File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Core i3: Linux 3.0: Processor: Intel Core i3 M 330 @ 2.13GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock HM55-HT, Chipset: Intel Core, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 500GB Seagate ST9500325AS, Graphics: Intel Core IGP, Audio: VIA VT2020, Monitor: DELL P2210H, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B + Atheros AR9287 Wireless OS: Ubuntu 11.04, Kernel: 3.0.0-0300-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 2.32.1, Display Server: X Server 1.10.1, Display Driver: intel 2.16.0, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 7.12-devel (git-0110aa0), Compiler: GCC 4.5.2 + llvm 2.8 (Ubuntu 2.8-0ubuntu1), File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Core i3: Linux 3.1: Processor: Intel Core i3 M 330 @ 2.13GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock HM55-HT, Chipset: Intel Core, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 500GB Seagate ST9500325AS, Graphics: Intel Core IGP, Audio: VIA VT2020, Monitor: DELL P2210H, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B + Atheros AR9287 Wireless OS: Ubuntu 11.04, Kernel: 3.1.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 2.32.1, Display Server: X Server 1.10.1, Display Driver: intel 2.16.0, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 7.12-devel (git-0110aa0), Compiler: GCC 4.5.2 + llvm 2.8 (Ubuntu 2.8-0ubuntu1), File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 OpenArena 0.8.5 Resolution: 1024 x 768 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Atom 330: Linux 2.6.35 . 16.87 |====================== Atom 330: Linux 2.6.36 . 17.90 |======================= Atom 330: Linux 2.6.37 . 18.13 |======================== Atom 330: Linux 2.6.39 . 18.03 |======================= Atom 330: Linux 3.0 .... 18.70 |======================== Atom 330: Linux 3.1 .... 18.13 |======================== Core i3: Linux 2.6.39 .. 36.03 |=============================================== Core i3: Linux 3.0 ..... 35.87 |=============================================== Core i3: Linux 3.1 ..... 36.13 |=============================================== OpenArena 0.8.5 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Atom 330: Linux 2.6.35 . 5.55 |=========== Atom 330: Linux 2.6.36 . 9.67 |=================== Atom 330: Linux 2.6.37 . 9.63 |=================== Atom 330: Linux 2.6.39 . 9.60 |=================== Atom 330: Linux 3.0 .... 9.83 |=================== Atom 330: Linux 3.1 .... 8.57 |================= Core i3: Linux 2.6.39 .. 24.20 |=============================================== Core i3: Linux 3.0 ..... 24.20 |=============================================== Core i3: Linux 3.1 ..... 24.23 |=============================================== World of Padman 1.2 Resolution: 1024 x 768 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Atom 330: Linux 2.6.35 . 8.73 |============ Atom 330: Linux 2.6.36 . 8.83 |============ Atom 330: Linux 2.6.37 . 8.90 |============ Atom 330: Linux 2.6.39 . 18.47 |======================== Atom 330: Linux 3.0 .... 11.80 |================ Atom 330: Linux 3.1 .... 11.63 |=============== Core i3: Linux 2.6.39 .. 35.47 |=============================================== Core i3: Linux 3.0 ..... 35.47 |=============================================== Core i3: Linux 3.1 ..... 35.40 |=============================================== World of Padman 1.2 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Atom 330: Linux 2.6.35 . 3.87 |======= Atom 330: Linux 2.6.36 . 4.83 |========= Atom 330: Linux 2.6.37 . 4.77 |========= Atom 330: Linux 2.6.39 . 9.73 |================== Atom 330: Linux 3.0 .... 6.60 |============ Atom 330: Linux 3.1 .... 6.50 |============ Core i3: Linux 2.6.39 .. 26.00 |=============================================== Core i3: Linux 3.0 ..... 26.00 |=============================================== Core i3: Linux 3.1 ..... 26.00 |=============================================== Urban Terror 4.1 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Atom 330: Linux 2.6.35 . 3.10 |====== Atom 330: Linux 2.6.36 . 3.70 |======= Atom 330: Linux 2.6.37 . 3.80 |======== Atom 330: Linux 2.6.39 . 9.20 |================== Atom 330: Linux 3.0 .... 5.00 |========== Atom 330: Linux 3.1 .... 4.90 |========== Core i3: Linux 2.6.39 .. 23.50 |=============================================== Core i3: Linux 3.0 ..... 23.50 |=============================================== Core i3: Linux 3.1 ..... 23.50 |=============================================== Nexuiz 2.5.2 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - HDR: No - Sound: Off Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Core i3: Linux 2.6.39 . 8.57 |================================================= Core i3: Linux 3.0 .... 8.58 |================================================= Core i3: Linux 3.1 .... 8.59 |================================================= Warsow 0.61 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Core i3: Linux 2.6.39 . 9.20 |=============================================== Core i3: Linux 3.0 .... 9.63 |================================================= Core i3: Linux 3.1 .... 8.90 |=============================================