Intel Sandy Bridge Linux 3.9-rc1
Intel Sandy Bridge Linux 3.9 kernel Mesa 9.2-devel benchmarks for a future article on Phoronix.com.


Linux 3.7: 

	Processor: Intel Core i5-2520M @ 2.50GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: HP 161C, Chipset: Intel 2nd Generation Core Family DRAM, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 160GB INTEL SSDSA2M160, Graphics: Intel 2nd Generation Core Family IGP, Audio: IDT 92HD81B1X5, Network: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection + Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205

	OS: Ubuntu 13.04, Kernel: 3.7.10-030710-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 6.6.0, Display Server: X Server 1.13.2, Display Driver: intel 2.21.3, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 9.2-devel (git-e291247), Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1600x900

Linux 3.8: 

	Processor: Intel Core i5-2520M @ 2.50GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: HP 161C, Chipset: Intel 2nd Generation Core Family DRAM, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 160GB INTEL SSDSA2M160, Graphics: Intel 2nd Generation Core Family IGP, Audio: IDT 92HD81B1X5, Network: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection + Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205

	OS: Ubuntu 13.04, Kernel: 3.8.0-030800-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 6.6.0, Display Server: X Server 1.13.2, Display Driver: intel 2.21.3, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 9.2-devel (git-e291247), Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1600x900

Linux 3.9-rc1: 

	Processor: Intel Core i5-2520M @ 2.50GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: HP 161C, Chipset: Intel 2nd Generation Core Family DRAM, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 160GB INTEL SSDSA2M160, Graphics: Intel 2nd Generation Core Family IGP, Audio: IDT 92HD81B1X5, Network: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection + Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205

	OS: Ubuntu 13.04, Kernel: 3.9.0-rc1 (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 6.6.0, Display Server: X Server 1.13.2, Display Driver: intel 2.21.3, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 9.2-devel (git-e291247), Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1600x900


OpenArena 0.8.5
Resolution: 1600 x 900
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Linux 3.7 ..... 129.37 |=======================================================
Linux 3.8 ..... 126.52 |======================================================
Linux 3.9-rc1 . 130.00 |=======================================================


Doom 3 1.3.1
Resolution: 1600 x 900 - Quality: Low
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Linux 3.7 ..... 33.77 |========================================================
Linux 3.8 ..... 33.27 |=======================================================
Linux 3.9-rc1 . 33.23 |=======================================================


OpenArena 0.8.8
Resolution: 1600 x 900
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Linux 3.7 ..... 26.88 |=======================================================
Linux 3.8 ..... 27.20 |========================================================
Linux 3.9-rc1 . 27.20 |========================================================


Xonotic 0.6
Resolution: 1600 x 900 - Effects Quality: Low
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Linux 3.7 ..... 89.17 |========================================================
Linux 3.8 ..... 88.78 |========================================================
Linux 3.9-rc1 . 89.28 |========================================================


Nexuiz 2.5.2
Resolution: 1600 x 900 - HDR: Yes - Sound: Off
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Linux 3.7 ..... 17.74 |========================================================
Linux 3.8 ..... 17.80 |========================================================
Linux 3.9-rc1 . 17.76 |========================================================


Xonotic 0.6
Resolution: 1600 x 900 - Effects Quality: High
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Linux 3.7 ..... 43.44 |========================================================
Linux 3.8 ..... 43.42 |========================================================
Linux 3.9-rc1 . 43.31 |========================================================


Reaction Quake 3 1.0 Beta
Resolution: 1600 x 900
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Linux 3.7 ..... 60.57 |========================================================
Linux 3.8 ..... 60.43 |========================================================
Linux 3.9-rc1 . 60.43 |========================================================