Intel SNB Linux 3.1 Kernel
Intel Linux kernel DRM benchmarking by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com. Testing with Linux 2.6.39, Linux 3.0, Linux 3.1. The xf86-video-intel DDX and Mesa are from Git master on 25 October.


Linux 3.1: 

	Processor: Intel Core i5-2520M @ 2.50GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: HP 161C, Chipset: Intel 2nd Generation Core Family, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 160GB INTEL SSDSA2M160, Graphics: Intel 2nd Generation Core Family IGP, Audio: IDT 92HD81B1X5, Network: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection + Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205

	OS: Ubuntu 11.10, Kernel: 3.1.0-030100-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 4.22.0, Display Server: X Server 1.10.4, Display Driver: intel 2.16.0, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 7.12-devel (git-6437a71), Compiler: GCC 4.6.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1600x900

Linux 3.0: 

	Processor: Intel Core i5-2520M @ 2.50GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: HP 161C, Chipset: Intel 2nd Generation Core Family, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 160GB INTEL SSDSA2M160, Graphics: Intel 2nd Generation Core Family IGP, Audio: IDT 92HD81B1X5, Network: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection + Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205

	OS: Ubuntu 11.10, Kernel: 3.0.0-0300-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 4.22.0, Display Server: X Server 1.10.4, Display Driver: intel 2.16.0, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 7.12-devel (git-6437a71), Compiler: GCC 4.6.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1600x900

Linux 2.6.39: 

	Processor: Intel Core i5-2520M @ 2.50GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: HP 161C, Chipset: Intel 2nd Generation Core Family, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 160GB INTEL SSDSA2M160, Graphics: Intel 2nd Generation Core Family IGP, Audio: IDT 92HD81B1X5, Network: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection + Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205

	OS: Ubuntu 11.10, Kernel: 2.6.39-020639-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 4.22.0, Display Server: X Server 1.10.4, Display Driver: intel 2.16.0, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 7.12-devel (git-6437a71), Compiler: GCC 4.6.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1600x900


Warsow 0.61
Resolution: 1600 x 900
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Linux 3.1 .... 25.73 |=========================================================
Linux 3.0 .... 20.73 |==============================================
Linux 2.6.39 . 21.77 |================================================


VDrift 2010-06-30
Resolution: 1600 x 900
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Linux 3.1 .... 28.96 |=========================================================
Linux 3.0 .... 25.45 |==================================================
Linux 2.6.39 . 25.87 |===================================================


Lightsmark 2008
Resolution: 1600 x 900
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Linux 3.1 .... 26.24 |=========================================================
Linux 3.0 .... 21.81 |===============================================
Linux 2.6.39 . 24.05 |====================================================


World of Padman 1.2
Resolution: 1600 x 900
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Linux 3.1 .... 51.67 |=========================================================
Linux 3.0 .... 38.73 |===========================================
Linux 2.6.39 . 39.30 |===========================================


Urban Terror 4.1
Resolution: 1600 x 900
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Linux 3.1 .... 43.57 |=========================================================
Linux 3.0 .... 35.13 |==============================================
Linux 2.6.39 . 35.30 |==============================================


Smokin Guns 1.1b4
Resolution: 1600 x 900
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Linux 3.1 .... 47.17 |=========================================================
Linux 3.0 .... 35.53 |===========================================
Linux 2.6.39 . 35.50 |===========================================


Xonotic 0.5
Resolution: 1600 x 900
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Linux 3.1 .... 15.76 |=========================================================
Linux 3.0 .... 12.48 |=============================================
Linux 2.6.39 . 8.00  |=============================


Nexuiz 2.5.2
Resolution: 1600 x 900 - HDR: No - Sound: Off
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Linux 3.1 .... 21.94 |=========================================================
Linux 3.0 .... 15.81 |=========================================
Linux 2.6.39 . 13.66 |===================================


OpenArena 0.8.5
Resolution: 1600 x 900
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Linux 3.1 .... 50.57 |=========================================================
Linux 3.0 .... 39.23 |============================================
Linux 2.6.39 . 40.63 |==============================================