Intel Ivy Bridge Kernel Linux DRM Driver
Intel Ivy Bridge DRM comparison between Linux 3.2 kernel and beyond. Benchmarking for a future article on Phoronix.com.


Linux 3.2.16: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z77H2-A2X v1.0, Chipset: Intel Ivy Bridge DRAM, Memory: 15360MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: Intel Ivy Bridge, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: DELL P2210H, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B

	OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.2.16-030216-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 5.10.0, Display Server: X Server 1.11.3, Display Driver: intel 2.18.0, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 8.1-devel (git-8e90913), Compiler: GCC 4.6 + Clang 3.1 (SVN 155223) + LLVM 3.1svn, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Linux 3.3.3: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z77H2-A2X v1.0, Chipset: Intel Ivy Bridge DRAM, Memory: 15360MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: Intel Ivy Bridge, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: DELL P2210H, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B

	OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.3.3-030303-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 5.10.0, Display Server: X Server 1.11.3, Display Driver: intel 2.18.0, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 8.1-devel (git-8e90913), Compiler: GCC 4.6 + Clang 3.1 (SVN 155223) + LLVM 3.1svn, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Linux 3.4 Git: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z77H2-A2X v1.0, Chipset: Intel Ivy Bridge DRAM, Memory: 15360MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: Intel Ivy Bridge, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: DELL P2210H, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B

	OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.4.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 5.10.0, Display Server: X Server 1.11.3, Display Driver: intel 2.18.0, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 8.1-devel (git-8e90913), Compiler: GCC 4.6 + Clang 3.1 (SVN 155223) + LLVM 3.1svn, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

drm-next - Linux 3.5: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z77H2-A2X v1.0, Chipset: Intel Ivy Bridge DRAM, Memory: 15360MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: Intel Ivy Bridge, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: DELL P2210H, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B

	OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.4.0-996-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 5.10.0, Display Server: X Server 1.11.3, Display Driver: intel 2.18.0, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 8.1-devel (git-8e90913), Compiler: GCC 4.6 + Clang 3.1 (SVN 155223) + LLVM 3.1svn, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080


Reaction Quake 3 1.0 Beta
Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Linux 3.2.16 ......... 69.50 |==============================================
Linux 3.3.3 .......... 69.43 |==============================================
Linux 3.4 Git ........ 71.97 |================================================
drm-next - Linux 3.5 . 73.37 |=================================================


VDrift 2010-06-30
Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Linux 3.2.16 ......... 66.43 |=============================================
Linux 3.3.3 .......... 66.59 |=============================================
Linux 3.4 Git ........ 72.58 |=================================================
drm-next - Linux 3.5 . 72.50 |=================================================


OpenArena 0.8.5
Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Linux 3.2.16 ......... 107.47 |===========================================
Linux 3.3.3 .......... 107.77 |===========================================
Linux 3.4 Git ........ 120.83 |================================================
drm-next - Linux 3.5 . 120.77 |================================================


OpenArena 0.8.8
Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Linux 3.2.16 ......... 25.57 |==============================================
Linux 3.3.3 .......... 25.47 |==============================================
Linux 3.4 Git ........ 27.30 |=================================================
drm-next - Linux 3.5 . 27.30 |=================================================


Xonotic 0.6
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Low
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Linux 3.2.16 ......... 92.01  |===========================================
Linux 3.3.3 .......... 92.53  |============================================
Linux 3.4 Git ........ 101.57 |================================================
drm-next - Linux 3.5 . 101.85 |================================================


Xonotic 0.6
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: High
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Linux 3.2.16 ......... 43.03 |=============================================
Linux 3.3.3 .......... 42.40 |============================================
Linux 3.4 Git ........ 47.12 |=================================================
drm-next - Linux 3.5 . 47.18 |=================================================


Nexuiz 2.5.2
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - HDR: Yes - Sound: On
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Linux 3.2.16 ......... 35.62 |==============================================
Linux 3.3.3 .......... 35.57 |==============================================
Linux 3.4 Git ........ 37.95 |=================================================
drm-next - Linux 3.5 . 38.07 |=================================================


Lightsmark 2008
Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Linux 3.2.16 ......... 55.41 |==============================================
Linux 3.3.3 .......... 55.40 |==============================================
Linux 3.4 Git ........ 58.53 |=================================================
drm-next - Linux 3.5 . 58.57 |=================================================


Doom 3 1.3.1
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Quality: High
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Linux 3.2.16 ......... 31.33 |==============================================
Linux 3.3.3 .......... 31.20 |==============================================
Linux 3.4 Git ........ 28.57 |==========================================
drm-next - Linux 3.5 . 33.37 |=================================================