Ivy Bridge SNA xf86-video-intel 2.20.6 Intel Ivy Bridge Linux benchmarking between SNA and UXA when using Intel HD 2500 graphics on xf86-video-intel 2.20.6 DDX. Also using latest Mesa 9.0-devel and Linux 3.6 development code. Benchmarking for a future article on Phoronix.com. UXA: Processor: Intel Core i5-3470 @ 3.20GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z77H2-A2X v1.0, Chipset: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v2/3rd, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v2/3rd Gen Core, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: DELL P2210H, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B + Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205 OS: Ubuntu 12.10, Kernel: 3.6.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 6.2.0, Display Server: X Server 1.12.1.902 (1.12.2 RC 2), Display Driver: intel 2.20.6, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 9.0-devel (git-0b90da3), Compiler: GCC 4.7 + LLVM 3.1 + Intel IOC SDK 2012 v1.0.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 SNA IvyBridge: Processor: Intel Core i5-3470 @ 3.20GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z77H2-A2X v1.0, Chipset: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v2/3rd, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v2/3rd Gen Core, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: DELL P2210H, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B + Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205 OS: Ubuntu 12.10, Kernel: 3.6.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 6.2.0, Display Server: X Server 1.12.1.902 (1.12.2 RC 2), Display Driver: intel 2.20.6, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 9.0-devel (git-0b90da3), Compiler: GCC 4.7 + LLVM 3.1 + Intel IOC SDK 2012 v1.0.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 sna/bare: Processor: Intel Core i7-3720QM @ 2.59GHz (8 Cores), Chipset: Intel 3rd Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 250GB INTEL SSDSC2MH25, Graphics: Intel 3rd Gen Core 1024MB (1250MHz), Audio: Intel 7 /C210, Monitor: DELL P2210H, Network: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection + Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205 OS: Debian unstable, Kernel: 3.6.0-rc4+ (x86_64), Display Server: X Server 1.12.3.902 (1.12.4 RC 2), Display Driver: intel 2.20.6, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 8.0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 uxa/bare: Processor: Intel Core i7-3720QM @ 2.59GHz (8 Cores), Chipset: Intel 3rd Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 250GB INTEL SSDSC2MH25, Graphics: Intel 3rd Gen Core 1024MB (1250MHz), Audio: Intel 7 /C210, Monitor: DELL P2210H, Network: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection + Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205 OS: Debian unstable, Kernel: 3.6.0-rc4+ (x86_64), Display Server: X Server 1.12.3.902 (1.12.4 RC 2), Display Driver: intel 2.20.6, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 8.0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 sna/compiz: Processor: Intel Core i7-3720QM @ 2.59GHz (8 Cores), Chipset: Intel 3rd Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 250GB INTEL SSDSC2MH25, Graphics: Intel 3rd Gen Core 1024MB (1250MHz), Audio: Intel 7 /C210, Monitor: DELL P2210H, Network: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection + Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205 OS: Debian unstable, Kernel: 3.6.0-rc4+ (x86_64), Display Server: X Server 1.12.3.902 (1.12.4 RC 2), Display Driver: intel 2.20.6, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 8.0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 sna/gnome-shell: Processor: Intel Core i7-3720QM @ 2.59GHz (8 Cores), Chipset: Intel 3rd Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 250GB INTEL SSDSC2MH25, Graphics: Intel 3rd Gen Core 1024MB (1250MHz), Audio: Intel 7 /C210, Monitor: DELL P2210H, Network: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection + Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205 OS: Debian unstable, Kernel: 3.6.0-rc4+ (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.4.2, Display Server: X Server 1.12.3.902 (1.12.4 RC 2), Display Driver: intel 2.20.6, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 8.0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 sna/xcompmgr: Processor: Intel Core i7-3720QM @ 2.59GHz (8 Cores), Chipset: Intel 3rd Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 250GB INTEL SSDSC2MH25, Graphics: Intel 3rd Gen Core 1024MB (1250MHz), Audio: Intel 7 /C210, Monitor: DELL P2210H, Network: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection + Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205 OS: Debian unstable, Kernel: 3.6.0-rc4+ (x86_64), Display Server: X Server 1.12.3.902 (1.12.4 RC 2), Display Driver: intel 2.20.6, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 8.0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 x11perf 1.5 Test: Fill 300 x 300px AA Trapezoid Operations / Second > Higher Is Better UXA ............. 2680 |= SNA IvyBridge ... 188000 |===================================================== sna/bare ........ 140667 |======================================== uxa/bare ........ 1970 |= sna/compiz ...... 138333 |======================================= sna/gnome-shell . 140000 |======================================= sna/xcompmgr .... 136000 |====================================== GtkPerf 0.40 GTK Widget: GtkToggleButton Seconds < Lower Is Better UXA ............. 8.42 |======================================================= SNA IvyBridge ... 8.41 |======================================================= sna/bare ........ 1.30 |======== uxa/bare ........ 1.28 |======== sna/compiz ...... 1.28 |======== sna/gnome-shell . 1.33 |========= sna/xcompmgr .... 1.28 |======== x11perf 1.5 Test: Char in 80-char aa line Operations / Second > Higher Is Better UXA ............. 3263333 |========= SNA IvyBridge ... 7553333 |==================== sna/bare ........ 18833333 |=================================================== uxa/bare ........ 2970000 |======== sna/compiz ...... 6326667 |================= sna/gnome-shell . 6330000 |================= sna/xcompmgr .... 14100000 |====================================== Cairo Performance Demos 2012-01-30 Demo: Gradients FPS > Higher Is Better UXA ............. 70.44 |=========== SNA IvyBridge ... 57.70 |========= sna/bare ........ 321.66 |================================================ uxa/bare ........ 93.01 |============== sna/compiz ...... 355.49 |===================================================== sna/gnome-shell . 344.00 |=================================================== sna/xcompmgr .... 296.77 |============================================ Cairo Performance Demos 2012-01-30 Demo: Charts FPS > Higher Is Better UXA ............. 19.34 |========= SNA IvyBridge ... 117.24 |===================================================== sna/bare ........ 95.29 |=========================================== uxa/bare ........ 21.18 |========== sna/compiz ...... 95.00 |=========================================== sna/gnome-shell . 94.88 |=========================================== sna/xcompmgr .... 94.13 |=========================================== cairo-perf-trace 1.10.2 Cairo Trace: Poppler Seconds < Lower Is Better UXA ............. 3.31 |================================================= SNA IvyBridge ... 0.89 |============= sna/bare ........ 0.98 |=============== uxa/bare ........ 3.70 |======================================================= sna/compiz ...... 0.97 |============== sna/gnome-shell . 0.97 |============== sna/xcompmgr .... 0.97 |============== x11perf 1.5 Test: 500px Compositing From Pixmap To Window Operations / Second > Higher Is Better UXA ............. 7380 |======================= SNA IvyBridge ... 6053 |=================== sna/bare ........ 12800 |======================================== uxa/bare ........ 8380 |========================== sna/compiz ...... 17267 |====================================================== sna/gnome-shell . 16767 |==================================================== sna/xcompmgr .... 17200 |====================================================== x11perf 1.5 Test: PutImage XY 500x500 Square Operations / Second > Higher Is Better UXA ............. 1.50 | SNA IvyBridge ... 150.00 |============================================== sna/bare ........ 172.00 |===================================================== uxa/bare ........ 1.10 | sna/compiz ...... 171.00 |===================================================== sna/gnome-shell . 168.00 |==================================================== sna/xcompmgr .... 166.00 |=================================================== GtkPerf 0.40 GTK Widget: GtkDrawingArea - Pixbufs Seconds < Lower Is Better UXA ............. 3.18 |=================================================== SNA IvyBridge ... 0.79 |============= sna/bare ........ 0.32 |===== uxa/bare ........ 3.44 |======================================================= sna/compiz ...... 0.40 |====== sna/gnome-shell . 0.53 |======== sna/xcompmgr .... 0.37 |====== Cairo Performance Demos 2012-01-30 Demo: Fish FPS > Higher Is Better UXA ............. 198.39 |============================ SNA IvyBridge ... 218.71 |=============================== sna/bare ........ 370.99 |===================================================== uxa/bare ........ 259.30 |===================================== sna/compiz ...... 243.88 |=================================== sna/gnome-shell . 259.60 |===================================== sna/xcompmgr .... 231.46 |================================= QGears2 Rendering: OpenGL - Test: Gears Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better UXA ............. 271.25 |=============================== SNA IvyBridge ... 258.14 |============================== sna/bare ........ 455.73 |===================================================== uxa/bare ........ 456.12 |===================================================== sna/compiz ...... 456.93 |===================================================== sna/gnome-shell . 452.12 |==================================================== sna/xcompmgr .... 445.96 |==================================================== x11perf 1.5 Test: 500px PutImage Square Operations / Second > Higher Is Better UXA ............. 3757 |============================================= SNA IvyBridge ... 4170 |================================================== sna/bare ........ 4617 |======================================================= uxa/bare ........ 3553 |========================================== sna/compiz ...... 3288 |======================================= sna/gnome-shell . 3274 |======================================= sna/xcompmgr .... 2630 |=============================== QGears2 Rendering: XRender Extension - Test: Image Scaling Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better UXA ............. 872.45 |=============================== SNA IvyBridge ... 880.81 |=============================== sna/bare ........ 1480.55 |==================================================== uxa/bare ........ 1398.92 |================================================= sna/compiz ...... 1394.70 |================================================= sna/gnome-shell . 999.19 |=================================== sna/xcompmgr .... 1388.14 |================================================= Render Bench Phoronix Test Suite v4.0.0 Seconds < Lower Is Better UXA ............. 16.47 |================================= SNA IvyBridge ... 18.26 |===================================== sna/bare ........ 19.03 |====================================== uxa/bare ........ 18.98 |====================================== sna/compiz ...... 19.14 |======================================= sna/gnome-shell . 19.06 |====================================== sna/xcompmgr .... 26.75 |====================================================== Cairo Performance Demos 2012-01-30 Demo: Gears FPS > Higher Is Better UXA ............. 188.07 |================================= SNA IvyBridge ... 247.25 |=========================================== sna/bare ........ 305.10 |===================================================== uxa/bare ........ 211.41 |===================================== sna/compiz ...... 299.09 |==================================================== sna/gnome-shell . 303.07 |===================================================== sna/xcompmgr .... 273.31 |=============================================== QGears2 Rendering: XRender Extension - Test: Text Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better UXA ............. 177.44 |================================= SNA IvyBridge ... 182.57 |================================== sna/bare ........ 282.19 |===================================================== uxa/bare ........ 277.87 |==================================================== sna/compiz ...... 282.81 |===================================================== sna/gnome-shell . 275.88 |==================================================== sna/xcompmgr .... 280.61 |===================================================== GtkPerf 0.40 GTK Widget: GtkRadioButton Seconds < Lower Is Better UXA ............. 2.89 |======================================================= SNA IvyBridge ... 2.89 |======================================================= sna/bare ........ 1.87 |==================================== uxa/bare ........ 1.86 |=================================== sna/compiz ...... 1.86 |=================================== sna/gnome-shell . 1.88 |==================================== sna/xcompmgr .... 1.87 |==================================== QGears2 Rendering: OpenGL - Test: Text Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better UXA ............. 171.16 |=================================== SNA IvyBridge ... 206.46 |========================================== sna/bare ........ 216.20 |============================================ uxa/bare ........ 234.07 |================================================ sna/compiz ...... 257.93 |===================================================== sna/gnome-shell . 243.98 |================================================== sna/xcompmgr .... 241.16 |================================================== GtkPerf 0.40 GTK Widget: GtkComboBox Seconds < Lower Is Better UXA ............. 16.48 |===================================================== SNA IvyBridge ... 16.64 |====================================================== sna/bare ........ 13.57 |============================================ uxa/bare ........ 14.12 |============================================== sna/compiz ...... 11.81 |====================================== sna/gnome-shell . 12.06 |======================================= sna/xcompmgr .... 11.43 |===================================== GtkPerf 0.40 GTK Widget: GtkComboBoxEntry Seconds < Lower Is Better UXA ............. 10.27 |====================================================== SNA IvyBridge ... 9.53 |================================================== sna/bare ........ 8.12 |=========================================== uxa/bare ........ 8.87 |=============================================== sna/compiz ...... 7.66 |======================================== sna/gnome-shell . 9.00 |=============================================== sna/xcompmgr .... 7.41 |======================================= GtkPerf 0.40 GTK Widget: GtkCheckButton Seconds < Lower Is Better UXA ............. 1.68 |====================================================== SNA IvyBridge ... 1.70 |======================================================= sna/bare ........ 1.26 |========================================= uxa/bare ........ 1.27 |========================================= sna/compiz ...... 1.27 |========================================= sna/gnome-shell . 1.37 |============================================ sna/xcompmgr .... 1.26 |========================================= x11perf 1.5 Test: 500px Compositing From Window To Window Operations / Second > Higher Is Better UXA ............. 7393 |================================================= SNA IvyBridge ... 6330 |========================================== sna/bare ........ 7090 |=============================================== uxa/bare ........ 7070 |============================================== sna/compiz ...... 8370 |======================================================= sna/gnome-shell . 8370 |======================================================= sna/xcompmgr .... 8370 |======================================================= x11perf 1.5 Test: 500px Copy From Window To Window Operations / Second > Higher Is Better UXA ............. 7390 |================================================= SNA IvyBridge ... 6350 |========================================== sna/bare ........ 7090 |=============================================== uxa/bare ........ 7070 |============================================== sna/compiz ...... 8370 |======================================================= sna/gnome-shell . 8370 |======================================================= sna/xcompmgr .... 8370 |======================================================= x11perf 1.5 Test: Copy 500x500 From Pixmap To Pixmap Operations / Second > Higher Is Better UXA ............. 7393 |================================================= SNA IvyBridge ... 6390 |========================================== sna/bare ........ 8370 |======================================================= uxa/bare ........ 8370 |======================================================= sna/compiz ...... 8377 |======================================================= sna/gnome-shell . 8370 |======================================================= sna/xcompmgr .... 8377 |======================================================= x11perf 1.5 Test: Scrolling 500 x 500 px Operations / Second > Higher Is Better UXA ............. 7457 |================================================= SNA IvyBridge ... 6457 |========================================== sna/bare ........ 7070 |============================================== uxa/bare ........ 7110 |============================================== sna/compiz ...... 8427 |======================================================= sna/gnome-shell . 8427 |======================================================= sna/xcompmgr .... 8420 |======================================================= QGears2 Rendering: XRender Extension - Test: Gears Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better UXA ............. 193.39 |================================================= SNA IvyBridge ... 195.41 |================================================== sna/bare ........ 195.70 |================================================== uxa/bare ........ 207.70 |===================================================== sna/compiz ...... 206.91 |===================================================== sna/gnome-shell . 204.35 |==================================================== sna/xcompmgr .... 208.44 |===================================================== QGears2 Rendering: OpenGL - Test: Image Scaling Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better UXA ............. 708.72 |========= SNA IvyBridge ... 628.47 |======== sna/bare ........ 4151.82 |==================================================== uxa/bare ........ 3335.54 |========================================== sna/compiz ...... 4129.51 |==================================================== sna/gnome-shell . 3737.64 |=============================================== sna/xcompmgr .... 2687.47 |==================================