Lightsmark-on-ATI AMD Phenom II X4 945 testing with a BIOSTAR TA890GXE and AMD Radeon HD 3870 512MB on Ubuntu 12.04 via the Phoronix Test Suite. Precise-Jan31-2012: Processor: AMD Phenom II X4 945 @ 3.00GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: BIOSTAR TA890GXE, Chipset: AMD RS880, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 500GB Western Digital WD5000AAKX-0, Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 3870 512MB, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: HW191D, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.2.0-12-generic (x86_64), Desktop: LXDE, Display Server: X Server 1.11.3, Display Driver: radeon 6.14.99, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 7.11 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.6, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1440x900 Precise-Jan31-2012-With-PCIE2KernelFlag: Processor: AMD Phenom II X4 945 @ 3.00GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: BIOSTAR TA890GXE, Chipset: AMD RS880, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 500GB Western Digital WD5000AAKX-0, Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 3870 512MB, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: HW191D, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.2.0-12-generic (x86_64), Desktop: LXDE, Display Server: X Server 1.11.3, Display Driver: radeon 6.14.99, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 7.11 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.6, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1440x900 Precise-Jan31-2012-XorgEdgers-8.0: Processor: AMD Phenom II X4 945 @ 3.00GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: BIOSTAR TA890GXE, Chipset: AMD RS880, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 500GB Western Digital WD5000AAKX-0, Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 3870 512MB, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: HW191D, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.2.0-12-generic (x86_64), Desktop: LXDE, Display Server: X Server 1.11.99.902 (1.12.0 RC 2), Display Driver: radeon 6.14.99, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 8.0-rc2 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.6, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1440x900 Precise-Feb2-2012-XorgEdgers-8.0: Processor: AMD Phenom II X4 945 @ 3.00GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: BIOSTAR TA890GXE, Chipset: AMD RS880, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 500GB Western Digital WD5000AAKX-0, Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 3870 512MB, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: HW191D, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.2.0-12-generic (x86_64), Desktop: LXDE, Display Server: X Server 1.11.99.902 (1.12.0 RC 2), Display Driver: radeon 6.14.99, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 8.0-rc2 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.6, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1440x900 Precise-Feb9-2012-XorgEdgers-8.0: Processor: AMD Phenom II X4 945 @ 3.00GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: BIOSTAR TA890GXE, Chipset: AMD RS880, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 500GB Western Digital WD5000AAKX-0, Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 3870 512MB, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: HW191D, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.2.0-15-generic (x86_64), Desktop: LXDE, Display Server: X Server 1.11.99.902 (1.12.0 RC 2), Display Driver: radeon 6.14.99, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 8.0-rc2 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.6, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1440x900 Precise-Feb9-2012-XorgEdgers-8.0-2: Processor: AMD Phenom II X4 945 @ 3.00GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: BIOSTAR TA890GXE, Chipset: AMD RS880, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 500GB Western Digital WD5000AAKX-0, Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 3870 512MB, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: HW191D, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.2.0-15-generic (x86_64), Desktop: LXDE, Display Server: X Server 1.11.99.902 (1.12.0 RC 2), Display Driver: radeon 6.14.99, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 8.0 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.6, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1440x900 Precise-Feb19-2012-XorgEdgers-8.0: Processor: AMD Phenom II X4 945 @ 3.00GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: BIOSTAR TA890GXE, Chipset: AMD RS880, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 500GB Western Digital WD5000AAKX-0, Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 3870 512MB, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: HW191D, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.2.0-17-generic (x86_64), Desktop: LXDE, Display Server: X Server 1.11.99.903 (1.12.0 RC 3), Display Driver: radeon 6.14.99, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 8.0 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.6, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1440x900 Precise-Mar2-2012-XorgEdgers: Processor: AMD Phenom II X4 945 @ 3.00GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: BIOSTAR TA890GXE, Chipset: AMD RS880, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 500GB Western Digital WD5000AAKX-0, Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 3870 512MB, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: HW191D, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.2.0-17-generic (x86_64), Desktop: LXDE, Display Server: X Server 1.11.99.903 (1.12.0 RC 3), Display Driver: radeon 6.14.99, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 8.0.1 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.6, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1440x900 Precise-July14-2012-XorgEdgers: Processor: AMD Phenom II X4 945 @ 3.00GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: BIOSTAR TA890GXE, Chipset: AMD RS880, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 500GB Western Digital WD5000AAKX-0, Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 3870 512MB, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: HW191D, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.5.0-4-generic (x86_64), Desktop: LXDE 0.5.8, Display Server: X Server 1.12.3, Display Driver: radeon 6.99.99, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 8.1-devel Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.6, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1440x900 Precise-Aug20-2012-XorgEdgers: Processor: AMD Phenom II X4 945 @ 3.00GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: BIOSTAR TA890GXE, Chipset: AMD RS880, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 500GB Western Digital WD5000AAKX-0, Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 3870 512MB, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: HW191D, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.5.0-10-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 3.2.1, Display Server: X Server 1.12.3, Display Driver: radeon 6.99.99, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 8.1-devel Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.6, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1440x900 Precise-Sep5-2012-XorgEdgers_kernel3.6-4: Processor: AMD Phenom II X4 945 @ 3.00GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: BIOSTAR TA890GXE, Chipset: AMD RS880, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 500GB Western Digital WD5000AAKX-0, Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 3870 512MB, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: HW191D, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.6.0-030600rc4-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 3.2.1, Display Server: X Server 1.12.3, Display Driver: radeon 6.99.99, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 9.0-devel Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.6, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1440x900 Precise-Sep20-2012-XorgEdgers_kernel3.6-6: Processor: AMD Phenom II X4 945 @ 3.00GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: BIOSTAR TA890GXE, Chipset: AMD RS880, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 500GB Western Digital WD5000AAKX-0, Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 3870 512MB, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: HW191D, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.6.0-030600rc6-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 3.2.1, Display Server: X Server 1.12.3, Display Driver: radeon 6.99.99, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 9.1-devel Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.6, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1440x900 Lightsmark 2008 Resolution: 1440 x 900 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Precise-Jan31-2012 ........................ 48.94 |========================== Precise-Jan31-2012-With-PCIE2KernelFlag ... 49.10 |=========================== Precise-Jan31-2012-XorgEdgers-8.0 ......... 49.06 |=========================== Precise-Feb2-2012-XorgEdgers-8.0 .......... 48.03 |========================== Precise-Feb9-2012-XorgEdgers-8.0 .......... 48.58 |========================== Precise-Feb9-2012-XorgEdgers-8.0-2 ........ 48.53 |========================== Precise-Feb19-2012-XorgEdgers-8.0 ......... 48.10 |========================== Precise-Mar2-2012-XorgEdgers .............. 49.05 |=========================== Precise-July14-2012-XorgEdgers ............ 51.75 |============================ Precise-Aug20-2012-XorgEdgers ............. 51.58 |============================ Precise-Sep5-2012-XorgEdgers_kernel3.6-4 .. 51.07 |============================ Precise-Sep20-2012-XorgEdgers_kernel3.6-6 . 51.70 |============================