Ubuntu Linux vs. OS X 10.8 vs. Windows 7

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 and then Ubuntu 12.10 with Linux 3.6 and Mesa 8.1-devel and other Intel Linux graphics Git components. Last but not least, Microsoft Windows 7 Pro x64 with latest Intel graphics driver was tossed in. Compared to Apple OS X 10.8 on this mid-2011 Apple Mac Mini. Benchmarking by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com.

HTML result view exported from: https://openbenchmarking.org/result/1208285-RA-UBUOSXGFX19&grs.

Ubuntu Linux vs. OS X 10.8 vs. Windows 7ProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioMonitorNetworkOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerDisplay DriverOpenGLCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionUbuntu 12.04 LTSUbuntu 12.10 20120820Ubuntu 12.10 20120822 + GitOS X 10.8.0Windows 7 ProIntel Core i5-2415M @ 2.30GHz (4 Cores)Apple Mac-8ED6AF5B48C039E1Intel 2nd Generation Core Family DRAM2048MB500GB Hitachi HTS54505Intel Sandybridge Mobile (GT2+)Cirrus Logic CS4206Acer P243WBroadcom NetXtreme BCM57765 Gigabit PCIe + Broadcom BCM4331 802.11a/b/g/nUbuntu 12.043.2.0-29-generic (x86_64)Unity 5.14.0X Server 1.11.3intel 2.17.03.0 Mesa 8.0.2GCC 4.6ext41920x1200Intel 2nd Generation Core Family IGPUbuntu 12.103.5.0-11-generic (x86_64)Unity 6.2.0X Server 1.12.99.904 (1.13.0 RC 4)intel 2.20.33.0 Mesa 8.0.4GCC 4.73.6.0-999-generic (x86_64)intel 2.20.42.1 Mesa 8.1-devel (git-bee2edb)GCC 4.7 + LLVM 3.1Intel Core i5 @ 2.30GHz (2 Cores)Apple Mac miniIntel 62 x 1024 DDR3-1333MHz500GB Hitachi HTS545050B9A302Intel HD 3000 288MBOS X 10.8 (12A269)12.0.0 (x86_64)Clang 4.0 + GCC 4.2.1 + Xcode 4.4Journaled HFS+Intel Family 6 Model 42 Stepping 7 Intel (4 Cores)228GBWindows NT6.1 (x86_64)OpenBenchmarking.orgCompiler Details- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: --build=x86_64-linux-gnu --disable-werror --enable-checking=release --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-languages=c,c++,fortran,objc,obj-c++ --enable-libstdcxx-debug --enable-libstdcxx-time=yes --enable-nls --enable-objc-gc --enable-plugin --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --host=x86_64-linux-gnu --target=x86_64-linux-gnu --with-arch-32=i686 --with-tune=generic -v - Ubuntu 12.10 20120820: --build=x86_64-linux-gnu --disable-werror --enable-checking=release --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-languages=c,c++,go,fortran,objc,obj-c++ --enable-libstdcxx-debug --enable-libstdcxx-time=yes --enable-nls --enable-objc-gc --enable-plugin --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --host=x86_64-linux-gnu --target=x86_64-linux-gnu --with-arch-32=i686 --with-tune=generic -v - Ubuntu 12.10 20120822 + Git: --build=x86_64-linux-gnu --disable-werror --enable-checking=release --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-languages=c,c++,go,fortran,objc,obj-c++ --enable-libstdcxx-debug --enable-libstdcxx-time=yes --enable-nls --enable-objc-gc --enable-plugin --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --host=x86_64-linux-gnu --target=x86_64-linux-gnu --with-arch-32=i686 --with-tune=generic -v - OS X 10.8.0: --build=i686-apple-darwin11 --disable-checking --enable-languages=c,objc,c++,obj-c++ --enable-llvm=/private/var/tmp/llvmgcc42/llvmgcc42-2336.11~28/dst-llvmCore/Developer/usr/local --enable-werror --host=x86_64-apple-darwin11 --mandir=/share/man --program-prefix=i686-apple-darwin11- --program-prefix=llvm- --program-transform-name=/^[cg][^.-]*$/s/$/-4.2/ --target=i686-apple-darwin11 --with-slibdir=/usr/lib Graphics Details- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, Ubuntu 12.10 20120820, Ubuntu 12.10 20120822 + Git: UXASystem Details- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, Ubuntu 12.10 20120820, Ubuntu 12.10 20120822 + Git: Compiz was running on this system.

Ubuntu Linux vs. OS X 10.8 vs. Windows 7nexuiz: 1280 x 1024 - Yes - Onnexuiz: 1920 x 1200 - Yes - Onnexuiz: 1600 x 1200 - Yes - Onnexuiz: 800 x 600 - Yes - Onxonotic: 1920 x 1200 - Highxonotic: 1280 x 1024 - Highxonotic: 1920 x 1200 - Lowurbanterror: 1920 x 1200xplane9: High - 1280 x 1024xplane9: High - 1920 x 1200lightsmark: 1920 x 1200xonotic: 1280 x 1024 - Lowtremulous: 1920 x 1200warsow: 1920 x 1200smokin-guns: 1920 x 1200openarena: 1920 x 1200openarena: 1280 x 1024openarena: 1920 x 1200Ubuntu 12.04 LTSUbuntu 12.10 20120820Ubuntu 12.10 20120822 + GitOS X 10.8.0Windows 7 Pro29.0221.9623.1846.4827.5738.0863.0864.23262630.8193.7087.9022.0374.4534.0841.0774.0831.2523.5824.8351.6630.5245.2470.2569.00303034.0591.08107.4323.8572.3538.0245.2584.3813.359.2710.3024.2834.3749.9778.0767.47303035.4993.66101.2026.3078.4722.4037.3787.4337.7118.7420.4231.9532.3140.75101.9543.103936108.4126.6066.9328.6120.4122.8342.2649.9468.14103.9440.73113.9330.4344.18135.25OpenBenchmarking.org

Nexuiz

Resolution: 1280 x 1024 - HDR: Yes - Sound: On

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterNexuiz 2.5.2Resolution: 1280 x 1024 - HDR: Yes - Sound: OnUbuntu 12.04 LTSUbuntu 12.10 20120820Ubuntu 12.10 20120822 + GitOS X 10.8.0Windows 7 Pro918273645SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.15, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 329.0231.2513.3537.7128.61

Nexuiz

Resolution: 1920 x 1200 - HDR: Yes - Sound: On

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterNexuiz 2.5.2Resolution: 1920 x 1200 - HDR: Yes - Sound: OnUbuntu 12.04 LTSUbuntu 12.10 20120820Ubuntu 12.10 20120822 + GitOS X 10.8.0Windows 7 Pro612182430SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 321.9623.589.2718.7420.41

Nexuiz

Resolution: 1600 x 1200 - HDR: Yes - Sound: On

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterNexuiz 2.5.2Resolution: 1600 x 1200 - HDR: Yes - Sound: OnUbuntu 12.04 LTSUbuntu 12.10 20120820Ubuntu 12.10 20120822 + GitOS X 10.8.0Windows 7 Pro612182430SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.08, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 323.1824.8310.3020.4222.83

Nexuiz

Resolution: 800 x 600 - HDR: Yes - Sound: On

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterNexuiz 2.5.2Resolution: 800 x 600 - HDR: Yes - Sound: OnUbuntu 12.04 LTSUbuntu 12.10 20120820Ubuntu 12.10 20120822 + GitOS X 10.8.0Windows 7 Pro1224364860SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.20, N = 346.4851.6624.2831.9542.26

Xonotic

Resolution: 1920 x 1200 - Effects Quality: High

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.6Resolution: 1920 x 1200 - Effects Quality: HighUbuntu 12.04 LTSUbuntu 12.10 20120820Ubuntu 12.10 20120822 + GitOS X 10.8.0Windows 7 Pro1122334455SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.11, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 327.5730.5234.3732.3149.94

Xonotic

Resolution: 1280 x 1024 - Effects Quality: High

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.6Resolution: 1280 x 1024 - Effects Quality: HighUbuntu 12.04 LTSUbuntu 12.10 20120820Ubuntu 12.10 20120822 + GitOS X 10.8.0Windows 7 Pro1530456075SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.29, N = 3SE +/- 0.08, N = 338.0845.2449.9740.7568.14

Xonotic

Resolution: 1920 x 1200 - Effects Quality: Low

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.6Resolution: 1920 x 1200 - Effects Quality: LowUbuntu 12.04 LTSUbuntu 12.10 20120820Ubuntu 12.10 20120822 + GitOS X 10.8.0Windows 7 Pro20406080100SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.24, N = 3SE +/- 0.21, N = 363.0870.2578.07101.95103.94

Urban Terror

Resolution: 1920 x 1200

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUrban Terror 4.1Resolution: 1920 x 1200Ubuntu 12.04 LTSUbuntu 12.10 20120820Ubuntu 12.10 20120822 + GitOS X 10.8.01530456075SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.29, N = 3SE +/- 0.13, N = 3SE +/- 0.10, N = 364.2369.0067.4743.10

X-Plane

Quality Setting: High - Resolution: 1280 x 1024

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterX-Plane 9.45Quality Setting: High - Resolution: 1280 x 1024Ubuntu 12.04 LTSUbuntu 12.10 20120820Ubuntu 12.10 20120822 + GitOS X 10.8.0918273645SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 326303039

X-Plane

Quality Setting: High - Resolution: 1920 x 1200

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterX-Plane 9.45Quality Setting: High - Resolution: 1920 x 1200Ubuntu 12.04 LTSUbuntu 12.10 20120820Ubuntu 12.10 20120822 + GitOS X 10.8.0816243240SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 326303036

Lightsmark

Resolution: 1920 x 1200

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterLightsmark 2008Resolution: 1920 x 1200Ubuntu 12.04 LTSUbuntu 12.10 20120820Ubuntu 12.10 20120822 + GitWindows 7 Pro918273645SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.13, N = 330.8134.0535.4940.73

Xonotic

Resolution: 1280 x 1024 - Effects Quality: Low

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.6Resolution: 1280 x 1024 - Effects Quality: LowUbuntu 12.04 LTSUbuntu 12.10 20120820Ubuntu 12.10 20120822 + GitOS X 10.8.0Windows 7 Pro306090120150SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.24, N = 3SE +/- 0.25, N = 3SE +/- 0.56, N = 3SE +/- 2.22, N = 693.7091.0893.66108.41113.93

Tremulous

Resolution: 1920 x 1200

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterTremulous 1.1.0Resolution: 1920 x 1200Ubuntu 12.04 LTSUbuntu 12.10 20120820Ubuntu 12.10 20120822 + Git20406080100SE +/- 0.20, N = 3SE +/- 0.47, N = 3SE +/- 0.59, N = 387.90107.43101.20

Warsow

Resolution: 1920 x 1200

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterWarsow 1.0Resolution: 1920 x 1200Ubuntu 12.04 LTSUbuntu 12.10 20120820Ubuntu 12.10 20120822 + GitOS X 10.8.0612182430SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.39, N = 4SE +/- 0.45, N = 3SE +/- 0.15, N = 322.0323.8526.3026.60

Smokin Guns

Resolution: 1920 x 1200

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterSmokin Guns 1.1b4Resolution: 1920 x 1200Ubuntu 12.04 LTSUbuntu 12.10 20120820Ubuntu 12.10 20120822 + Git20406080100SE +/- 6.47, N = 6SE +/- 4.93, N = 6SE +/- 0.49, N = 374.4572.3578.47

OpenArena

Resolution: 1920 x 1200

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.8Resolution: 1920 x 1200Ubuntu 12.04 LTSUbuntu 12.10 20120820Ubuntu 12.10 20120822 + GitWindows 7 Pro918273645SE +/- 6.03, N = 6SE +/- 7.12, N = 6SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 334.0838.0222.4030.43

OpenArena

Resolution: 1280 x 1024

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.8Resolution: 1280 x 1024Ubuntu 12.04 LTSUbuntu 12.10 20120820Ubuntu 12.10 20120822 + GitWindows 7 Pro1020304050SE +/- 3.07, N = 6SE +/- 3.97, N = 6SE +/- 0.22, N = 3SE +/- 3.90, N = 641.0745.2537.3744.18

OpenArena

Resolution: 1920 x 1200

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.5Resolution: 1920 x 1200Ubuntu 12.04 LTSUbuntu 12.10 20120820Ubuntu 12.10 20120822 + GitOS X 10.8.0Windows 7 Pro306090120150SE +/- 7.50, N = 6SE +/- 8.38, N = 6SE +/- 1.19, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 10.31, N = 674.0884.3887.4366.93135.25


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