Ubuntu 12.04 LTS vs. Ubuntu 12.10 Graphics
Intel Core i5-2415M testing with a Apple Mac-8ED6AF5B48C039E1 and Intel Sandybridge Mobile (GT2+) on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS with Linux 3.2 kernel and Ubuntu 12.10 with Linux 3.5 kernel. Benchmarking by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com.


Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: 

	Processor: Intel Core i5-2415M @ 2.30GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: Apple Mac-8ED6AF5B48C039E1, Chipset: Intel 2nd Generation Core Family DRAM, Memory: 2048MB, Disk: 500GB Hitachi HTS54505, Graphics: Intel Sandybridge Mobile (GT2+), Audio: Cirrus Logic CS4206, Monitor: Acer P243W, Network: Broadcom NetXtreme BCM57765 Gigabit PCIe + Broadcom BCM4331 802.11a/b/g/n

	OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.2.0-29-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 5.14.0, Display Server: X Server 1.11.3, Display Driver: intel 2.17.0, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 8.0.2, Compiler: GCC 4.6, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1200

Ubuntu 12.10 20120820: 

	Processor: Intel Core i5-2415M @ 2.30GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: Apple Mac-8ED6AF5B48C039E1, Chipset: Intel 2nd Generation Core Family DRAM, Memory: 2048MB, Disk: 500GB Hitachi HTS54505, Graphics: Intel 2nd Generation Core Family IGP, Audio: Cirrus Logic CS4206, Monitor: Acer P243W, Network: Broadcom NetXtreme BCM57765 Gigabit PCIe + Broadcom BCM4331 802.11a/b/g/n

	OS: Ubuntu 12.10, Kernel: 3.5.0-11-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 6.2.0, Display Server: X Server 1.12.99.904 (1.13.0 RC 4), Display Driver: intel 2.20.3, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 8.0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1200


CoreBreach 1.1.6
Resolution: 1920 x 1200 - FSAA: 0
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS ...... 107 |==============================================
Ubuntu 12.10 20120820 . 117 |==================================================


Lightsmark 2008
Resolution: 1920 x 1200
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS ...... 30.81 |===========================================
Ubuntu 12.10 20120820 . 34.05 |================================================


OpenArena 0.8.5
Resolution: 1024 x 768
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS ...... 172.37 |============================================
Ubuntu 12.10 20120820 . 184.17 |===============================================


OpenArena 0.8.5
Resolution: 1920 x 1200
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS ...... 74.08 |==========================================
Ubuntu 12.10 20120820 . 84.38 |================================================


OpenArena 0.8.8
Resolution: 1280 x 1024
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS ...... 41.07 |============================================
Ubuntu 12.10 20120820 . 45.25 |================================================


OpenArena 0.8.8
Resolution: 1920 x 1200
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS ...... 34.08 |===========================================
Ubuntu 12.10 20120820 . 38.02 |================================================


Smokin Guns 1.1b4
Resolution: 1920 x 1200
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS ...... 74.45 |================================================
Ubuntu 12.10 20120820 . 72.35 |===============================================


Tremulous 1.1.0
Resolution: 1920 x 1200
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS ...... 87.90  |======================================
Ubuntu 12.10 20120820 . 107.43 |===============================================


Urban Terror 4.1
Resolution: 1920 x 1200
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS ...... 64.23 |=============================================
Ubuntu 12.10 20120820 . 69.00 |================================================


Warsow 1.0
Resolution: 1920 x 1200
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS ...... 22.03 |============================================
Ubuntu 12.10 20120820 . 23.85 |================================================


X-Plane 9.45
Quality Setting: High - Resolution: 1280 x 1024
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS ...... 26 |============================================
Ubuntu 12.10 20120820 . 30 |===================================================


X-Plane 9.45
Quality Setting: High - Resolution: 1920 x 1200
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS ...... 26 |============================================
Ubuntu 12.10 20120820 . 30 |===================================================


Xonotic 0.6
Resolution: 1280 x 1024 - Effects Quality: Low
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS ...... 93.70 |================================================
Ubuntu 12.10 20120820 . 91.08 |===============================================


Xonotic 0.6
Resolution: 1920 x 1200 - Effects Quality: Low
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS ...... 63.08 |===========================================
Ubuntu 12.10 20120820 . 70.25 |================================================


Xonotic 0.6
Resolution: 1280 x 1024 - Effects Quality: High
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS ...... 38.08 |========================================
Ubuntu 12.10 20120820 . 45.24 |================================================


Xonotic 0.6
Resolution: 1920 x 1200 - Effects Quality: High
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS ...... 27.57 |===========================================
Ubuntu 12.10 20120820 . 30.52 |================================================


Nexuiz 2.5.2
Resolution: 800 x 600 - HDR: Yes - Sound: On
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS ...... 46.48 |===========================================
Ubuntu 12.10 20120820 . 51.66 |================================================


Nexuiz 2.5.2
Resolution: 1280 x 1024 - HDR: Yes - Sound: On
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS ...... 29.02 |=============================================
Ubuntu 12.10 20120820 . 31.25 |================================================


Nexuiz 2.5.2
Resolution: 1600 x 1200 - HDR: Yes - Sound: On
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS ...... 23.18 |=============================================
Ubuntu 12.10 20120820 . 24.83 |================================================


Nexuiz 2.5.2
Resolution: 1920 x 1200 - HDR: Yes - Sound: On
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS ...... 21.96 |=============================================
Ubuntu 12.10 20120820 . 23.58 |================================================