Intel Sandy Bridge and Ivy Bridge testing under Microsoft Windows 7, Ubuntu 12.10, and Kubuntu 12.10 Linux. Same system throughout but swapping OSes and CPUs. Benchmarking for a future article on Phoronix.com by Michael Larabel... Latest Intel Linux vs. Windows OpenGL performance as of September 2012.
Processor: Intel Family 6 Model 42 Stepping 7 Intel (4 Cores), Disk: 56GB
OS: Windows NT, Kernel: 6.1 (x86_64)
Processor: Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.30GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z77H2-A2X v1.0, Chipset: Intel 2nd Generation Core Family DRAM, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: Intel 2nd Generation Core Family IGP, 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 6.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.13.0, Display Driver: intel 2.20.7, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 9.0-devel (git-7f011e2), Compiler: GCC 4.7 + LLVM 3.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080
Graphics Notes: UXA
System Notes: Compiz was running on this system.
OS: Ubuntu 12.10, Kernel: 3.6.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: KDE 4.9.00, Display Server: X Server 1.13.0, Display Driver: intel 2.20.7, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 9.0-devel (git-7f011e2), Compiler: GCC 4.7 + LLVM 3.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080
Graphics Notes: UXA
Processor: Intel Family 6 Model 58 Stepping 9 Intel (4 Cores), Disk: 56GB
OS: Windows NT, Kernel: 6.1 (x86_64)
Processor: Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz (8 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 6.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.13.0, Display Driver: intel 2.20.7, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 9.0-devel (git-7f011e2), Compiler: GCC 4.7 + LLVM 3.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080
Graphics Notes: UXA
System Notes: Compiz was running on this system.
OS: Ubuntu 12.10, Kernel: 3.6.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: KDE 4.9.00, Display Server: X Server 1.13.0, Display Driver: intel 2.20.7, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 9.0-devel (git-7f011e2), Compiler: GCC 4.7 + LLVM 3.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080
Graphics Notes: UXA
This is a benchmark of Nexuiz, a popular open-source first-person shooter. This game uses the DarkPlaces engine, which is a largely modified version of the Quake engine with extra features such as High Dynamic Range rendering and OpenGL 2.0 shaders. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
Processor: Intel Family 6 Model 42 Stepping 7 Intel (4 Cores), Disk: 56GB
OS: Windows NT, Kernel: 6.1 (x86_64)
Testing initiated at 3 September 2012 23:52 by user phoronix.
Processor: Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.30GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z77H2-A2X v1.0, Chipset: Intel 2nd Generation Core Family DRAM, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: Intel 2nd Generation Core Family IGP, 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 6.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.13.0, Display Driver: intel 2.20.7, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 9.0-devel (git-7f011e2), Compiler: GCC 4.7 + LLVM 3.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080
Graphics Notes: UXA
System Notes: Compiz was running on this system.
Testing initiated at 10 September 2012 15:45 by user phoronix.
Processor: Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.30GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z77H2-A2X v1.0, Chipset: Intel 2nd Generation Core Family DRAM, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: Intel 2nd Generation Core Family IGP, 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: KDE 4.9.00, Display Server: X Server 1.13.0, Display Driver: intel 2.20.7, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 9.0-devel (git-7f011e2), Compiler: GCC 4.7 + LLVM 3.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080
Graphics Notes: UXA
Testing initiated at 10 September 2012 13:30 by user phoronix.
Processor: Intel Family 6 Model 58 Stepping 9 Intel (4 Cores), Disk: 56GB
OS: Windows NT, Kernel: 6.1 (x86_64)
Testing initiated at 4 September 2012 13:07 by user phoronix.
Processor: Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz (8 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 6.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.13.0, Display Driver: intel 2.20.7, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 9.0-devel (git-7f011e2), Compiler: GCC 4.7 + LLVM 3.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080
Graphics Notes: UXA
System Notes: Compiz was running on this system.
Testing initiated at 10 September 2012 17:50 by user phoronix.
Processor: Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz (8 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: KDE 4.9.00, Display Server: X Server 1.13.0, Display Driver: intel 2.20.7, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 9.0-devel (git-7f011e2), Compiler: GCC 4.7 + LLVM 3.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080
Graphics Notes: UXA
Testing initiated at 10 September 2012 11:50 by user phoronix.