Microsoft Windows vs. Linux - Intel OpenGL
Comparing Microsoft Windows 8 and Microsoft Windows 7 Service Pack 1 graphics performance to Ubuntu 13.04 Linux and Fedora 18 Linux. Benchmarking with ASUS Ultrabook bearing Intel Ivy Bridge processor. Benchmarking by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com.
Ubuntu 13.04
Processor: Intel Core i3-3217U @ 1.80GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS K56CA v1.0, Chipset: Intel 3rd Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 500GB Hitachi HTS54505 + 24GB SanDisk SSD i100, Graphics: Intel 3rd Gen Core, Audio: Realtek ALC270, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B + Atheros AR9485 Wireless
OS: Ubuntu 13.04, Kernel: 3.8.0-12-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 6.6.0, Display Server: X Server 1.13.2, Display Driver: intel 2.21.4, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 9.0.2, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1366x768
Graphics Notes: SNA
Ubuntu 13.04 + Git
OS: Ubuntu 13.04, Kernel: 3.9.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 6.6.0, Display Server: X Server 1.13.2, Display Driver: intel 2.21.4, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 9.2.0 (git-4e8f5c5), Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1366x768
Fedora 18
Processor: Intel Core i3-3217U @ 1.80GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS K56CA v1.0, Chipset: Intel 3rd Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 500GB Hitachi HTS54505 + 24GB SanDisk SSD i100, Graphics: Intel 3rd Gen Core, Audio: Realtek ALC270, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168 + Atheros AR9485 Wireless
OS: Fedora 18 (Spherical Cow), Kernel: 3.8.4-202.fc18.x86_64 (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.6.3.1, Display Server: X Server 1.13.3, Display Driver: intel 2.21.5, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 9.1, Compiler: GCC 4.7.2 20121109, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1366x768
Graphics Notes: UXA
System Notes: SELinux: Enabled.
Microsoft Windows 7 SP1
Processor: Intel Family 6 Model 58 Stepping 9 Intel (4 Cores), Disk: 187GB
OS: Windows NT, Kernel: 6.1 (x86_64)
Microsoft Windows 8
OS: Windows NT, Kernel: 6.2 (x86_64)
Nexuiz
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.
Xonotic
OpenArena
Xonotic
Warsow
OpenArena
Xonotic
Warsow
OpenArena
Warsow
Xonotic
OpenArena
This is a test of OpenArena, a popular open-source first-person shooter. This game is based upon ioquake3, which in turn uses the GPL version of id Software's Quake 3 engine. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
Xonotic
Warsow
OpenArena
This is a test of OpenArena, a popular open-source first-person shooter. This game is based upon ioquake3, which in turn uses the GPL version of id Software's Quake 3 engine. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
Xonotic
OpenArena
Ubuntu 13.04
Processor: Intel Core i3-3217U @ 1.80GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS K56CA v1.0, Chipset: Intel 3rd Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 500GB Hitachi HTS54505 + 24GB SanDisk SSD i100, Graphics: Intel 3rd Gen Core, Audio: Realtek ALC270, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B + Atheros AR9485 Wireless
OS: Ubuntu 13.04, Kernel: 3.8.0-12-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 6.6.0, Display Server: X Server 1.13.2, Display Driver: intel 2.21.4, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 9.0.2, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1366x768
Graphics Notes: SNA
Testing initiated at 14 March 2013 12:30 by user phoronix.
Ubuntu 13.04 + Git
Processor: Intel Core i3-3217U @ 1.80GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS K56CA v1.0, Chipset: Intel 3rd Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 500GB Hitachi HTS54505 + 24GB SanDisk SSD i100, Graphics: Intel 3rd Gen Core, Audio: Realtek ALC270, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B + Atheros AR9485 Wireless
OS: Ubuntu 13.04, Kernel: 3.9.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 6.6.0, Display Server: X Server 1.13.2, Display Driver: intel 2.21.4, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 9.2.0 (git-4e8f5c5), Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1366x768
Graphics Notes: SNA
Testing initiated at 18 March 2013 17:28 by user phoronix.
Fedora 18
Processor: Intel Core i3-3217U @ 1.80GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS K56CA v1.0, Chipset: Intel 3rd Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 500GB Hitachi HTS54505 + 24GB SanDisk SSD i100, Graphics: Intel 3rd Gen Core, Audio: Realtek ALC270, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168 + Atheros AR9485 Wireless
OS: Fedora 18 (Spherical Cow), Kernel: 3.8.4-202.fc18.x86_64 (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.6.3.1, Display Server: X Server 1.13.3, Display Driver: intel 2.21.5, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 9.1, Compiler: GCC 4.7.2 20121109, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1366x768
Graphics Notes: UXA
System Notes: SELinux: Enabled.
Testing initiated at 26 March 2013 08:56 by user phoronix.
Microsoft Windows 7 SP1
Processor: Intel Family 6 Model 58 Stepping 9 Intel (4 Cores), Disk: 187GB
OS: Windows NT, Kernel: 6.1 (x86_64)
Testing initiated at 4 April 2013 01:06 by user fatima.
Microsoft Windows 8
Processor: Intel Family 6 Model 58 Stepping 9 Intel (4 Cores), Disk: 187GB
OS: Windows NT, Kernel: 6.2 (x86_64)
Testing initiated at 13 March 2013 23:05 by user fatima.