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.
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Microsoft Windows vs. Linux - Intel OpenGL Processor Disk Motherboard Chipset Memory Graphics Audio Network OS Kernel Desktop Display Server Display Driver OpenGL Compiler File-System Screen Resolution Microsoft Windows 8 Ubuntu 13.04 Ubuntu 13.04 + Git Fedora 18 Microsoft Windows 7 SP1 Intel Family 6 Model 58 Stepping 9 Intel (4 Cores) 187GB Windows NT 6.2 (x86_64) Intel Core i3-3217U @ 1.80GHz (4 Cores) ASUS K56CA v1.0 Intel 3rd Gen Core DRAM 4096MB 500GB Hitachi HTS54505 + 24GB SanDisk SSD i100 Intel 3rd Gen Core Realtek ALC270 Realtek RTL8111/8168B + Atheros AR9485 Wireless Ubuntu 13.04 3.8.0-12-generic (x86_64) Unity 6.6.0 X Server 1.13.2 intel 2.21.4 3.0 Mesa 9.0.2 GCC 4.7 ext4 1366x768 3.9.0-999-generic (x86_64) 3.0 Mesa 9.2.0 (git-4e8f5c5) Realtek RTL8111/8168 + Atheros AR9485 Wireless Fedora 18 (Spherical Cow) 3.8.4-202.fc18.x86_64 (x86_64) GNOME Shell 3.6.3.1 X Server 1.13.3 intel 2.21.5 2.1 Mesa 9.1 GCC 4.7.2 20121109 Intel Family 6 Model 58 Stepping 9 Intel (4 Cores) 187GB Windows NT 6.1 (x86_64) OpenBenchmarking.org Graphics Details - Ubuntu 13.04: SNA - Ubuntu 13.04 + Git: SNA - Fedora 18: UXA System Details - Fedora 18: SELinux: Enabled.
Microsoft Windows vs. Linux - Intel OpenGL nexuiz: 1024 x 768 - Yes - Off nexuiz: 1280 x 768 - Yes - Off nexuiz: 1366 x 768 - Yes - Off nexuiz: 800 x 600 - Yes - Off openarena: 1024 x 768 openarena: 1280 x 768 openarena: 1366 x 768 openarena: 800 x 600 openarena: 1024 x 768 openarena: 1280 x 768 openarena: 1366 x 768 openarena: 800 x 600 warsow: 1024 x 768 warsow: 1280 x 768 warsow: 1366 x 768 warsow: 800 x 600 xonotic: 1024 x 768 - High xonotic: 1024 x 768 - Low xonotic: 1024 x 768 - Ultimate xonotic: 1024 x 768 - Ultra xonotic: 1280 x 768 - High xonotic: 1280 x 768 - Low xonotic: 1280 x 768 - Ultimate xonotic: 1280 x 768 - Ultra xonotic: 1366 x 768 - High xonotic: 1366 x 768 - Low xonotic: 1366 x 768 - Ultimate xonotic: 1366 x 768 - Ultra xonotic: 800 x 600 - High xonotic: 800 x 600 - Low xonotic: 800 x 600 - Ultimate xonotic: 800 x 600 - Ultra Microsoft Windows 8 Ubuntu 13.04 Ubuntu 13.04 + Git Fedora 18 Microsoft Windows 7 SP1 43.07 39.89 39.96 50.37 155.77 139.10 140.60 179.43 45.20 37.73 35.47 65.07 85.57 79.73 77.77 106.60 71.98 110.19 33.52 53.15 66.09 103.51 28.98 48.66 63.27 102.74 27.60 47.09 80.69 117.59 44.56 62.01 18.16 16.04 15.94 24.89 111.73 138.73 132.77 158.17 55.97 41.87 38.87 80.30 84.53 76.33 73.30 111.33 69.63 94.67 31.72 51.66 63.11 91.66 25.60 44.76 61.93 90.05 25.71 44.81 79.13 110.81 43.10 61.22 36.16 32.55 32.10 45.13 115.80 141.43 136.90 162.53 60.37 45.70 42.60 87.57 88.37 80.43 76.53 114.57 67.14 98.96 23.85 46.54 59.51 86.73 19.17 40.15 59.35 90.28 18.98 39.60 77.69 108.05 34.06 58.57 33.61 32.11 32.05 44.38 133.10 142.23 137.87 159.33 58.60 44.93 41.40 86.13 75.60 70.93 67.00 102.43 63.41 95.94 27.60 48.02 52.02 76.85 22.40 38.89 52.27 77.97 22.35 38.09 74.69 104.53 38.91 57.59 44.58 42.09 39.90 50.20 157.20 130.97 127.67 163.38 64.12 38.20 36.10 65.53 91.07 84.50 82.50 113.17 OpenBenchmarking.org
Nexuiz Resolution: 1024 x 768 - HDR: Yes - Sound: Off OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Nexuiz 2.5.2 Resolution: 1024 x 768 - HDR: Yes - Sound: Off Microsoft Windows 8 Ubuntu 13.04 Ubuntu 13.04 + Git Fedora 18 Microsoft Windows 7 SP1 10 20 30 40 50 SE +/- 0.29, N = 3 SE +/- 0.27, N = 6 SE +/- 0.16, N = 3 SE +/- 0.32, N = 3 SE +/- 0.69, N = 6 43.07 18.16 36.16 33.61 44.58
Nexuiz Resolution: 1280 x 768 - HDR: Yes - Sound: Off OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Nexuiz 2.5.2 Resolution: 1280 x 768 - HDR: Yes - Sound: Off Microsoft Windows 8 Ubuntu 13.04 Ubuntu 13.04 + Git Fedora 18 Microsoft Windows 7 SP1 10 20 30 40 50 SE +/- 0.25, N = 3 SE +/- 0.05, N = 3 SE +/- 0.04, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.15, N = 3 39.89 16.04 32.55 32.11 42.09
Nexuiz Resolution: 1366 x 768 - HDR: Yes - Sound: Off OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Nexuiz 2.5.2 Resolution: 1366 x 768 - HDR: Yes - Sound: Off Microsoft Windows 8 Ubuntu 13.04 Ubuntu 13.04 + Git Fedora 18 Microsoft Windows 7 SP1 9 18 27 36 45 SE +/- 0.05, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.08, N = 3 SE +/- 0.63, N = 3 39.96 15.94 32.10 32.05 39.90
Nexuiz Resolution: 800 x 600 - HDR: Yes - Sound: Off OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Nexuiz 2.5.2 Resolution: 800 x 600 - HDR: Yes - Sound: Off Microsoft Windows 8 Ubuntu 13.04 Ubuntu 13.04 + Git Fedora 18 Microsoft Windows 7 SP1 11 22 33 44 55 SE +/- 0.35, N = 3 SE +/- 0.06, N = 3 SE +/- 0.36, N = 3 SE +/- 0.20, N = 3 SE +/- 0.89, N = 3 50.37 24.89 45.13 44.38 50.20
OpenArena Resolution: 1024 x 768 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better OpenArena 0.8.5 Resolution: 1024 x 768 Microsoft Windows 8 Ubuntu 13.04 Ubuntu 13.04 + Git Fedora 18 Microsoft Windows 7 SP1 30 60 90 120 150 SE +/- 0.38, N = 3 SE +/- 1.04, N = 3 SE +/- 0.51, N = 3 SE +/- 0.59, N = 3 SE +/- 11.24, N = 6 155.77 111.73 115.80 133.10 157.20
OpenArena Resolution: 1280 x 768 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better OpenArena 0.8.5 Resolution: 1280 x 768 Microsoft Windows 8 Ubuntu 13.04 Ubuntu 13.04 + Git Fedora 18 Microsoft Windows 7 SP1 30 60 90 120 150 SE +/- 2.63, N = 6 SE +/- 0.32, N = 3 SE +/- 1.12, N = 3 SE +/- 0.72, N = 3 SE +/- 1.35, N = 3 139.10 138.73 141.43 142.23 130.97
OpenArena Resolution: 1366 x 768 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better OpenArena 0.8.5 Resolution: 1366 x 768 Microsoft Windows 8 Ubuntu 13.04 Ubuntu 13.04 + Git Fedora 18 Microsoft Windows 7 SP1 30 60 90 120 150 SE +/- 0.26, N = 3 SE +/- 1.48, N = 3 SE +/- 1.43, N = 3 SE +/- 0.17, N = 3 SE +/- 0.63, N = 3 140.60 132.77 136.90 137.87 127.67
OpenArena Resolution: 800 x 600 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better OpenArena 0.8.5 Resolution: 800 x 600 Microsoft Windows 8 Ubuntu 13.04 Ubuntu 13.04 + Git Fedora 18 Microsoft Windows 7 SP1 40 80 120 160 200 SE +/- 0.54, N = 3 SE +/- 1.03, N = 3 SE +/- 1.22, N = 3 SE +/- 0.15, N = 3 SE +/- 3.25, N = 6 179.43 158.17 162.53 159.33 163.38
OpenArena Resolution: 1024 x 768 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1024 x 768 Microsoft Windows 8 Ubuntu 13.04 Ubuntu 13.04 + Git Fedora 18 Microsoft Windows 7 SP1 14 28 42 56 70 SE +/- 0.12, N = 3 SE +/- 0.23, N = 3 SE +/- 0.09, N = 3 SE +/- 0.12, N = 3 SE +/- 18.58, N = 6 45.20 55.97 60.37 58.60 64.12
OpenArena Resolution: 1280 x 768 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1280 x 768 Microsoft Windows 8 Ubuntu 13.04 Ubuntu 13.04 + Git Fedora 18 Microsoft Windows 7 SP1 10 20 30 40 50 SE +/- 0.19, N = 3 SE +/- 0.15, N = 3 SE +/- 0.46, N = 3 SE +/- 0.19, N = 3 SE +/- 0.20, N = 3 37.73 41.87 45.70 44.93 38.20
OpenArena Resolution: 1366 x 768 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1366 x 768 Microsoft Windows 8 Ubuntu 13.04 Ubuntu 13.04 + Git Fedora 18 Microsoft Windows 7 SP1 10 20 30 40 50 SE +/- 0.09, N = 3 SE +/- 0.13, N = 3 SE +/- 0.23, N = 3 SE +/- 0.64, N = 3 SE +/- 0.12, N = 3 35.47 38.87 42.60 41.40 36.10
OpenArena Resolution: 800 x 600 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 800 x 600 Microsoft Windows 8 Ubuntu 13.04 Ubuntu 13.04 + Git Fedora 18 Microsoft Windows 7 SP1 20 40 60 80 100 SE +/- 0.23, N = 3 SE +/- 0.42, N = 3 SE +/- 0.23, N = 3 SE +/- 0.52, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 65.07 80.30 87.57 86.13 65.53
Warsow Resolution: 1024 x 768 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Warsow 0.61 Resolution: 1024 x 768 Microsoft Windows 8 Ubuntu 13.04 Ubuntu 13.04 + Git Fedora 18 Microsoft Windows 7 SP1 20 40 60 80 100 SE +/- 0.50, N = 3 SE +/- 0.34, N = 3 SE +/- 0.38, N = 3 SE +/- 1.43, N = 3 SE +/- 0.59, N = 3 85.57 84.53 88.37 75.60 91.07
Warsow Resolution: 1280 x 768 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Warsow 0.61 Resolution: 1280 x 768 Microsoft Windows 8 Ubuntu 13.04 Ubuntu 13.04 + Git Fedora 18 Microsoft Windows 7 SP1 20 40 60 80 100 SE +/- 0.33, N = 3 SE +/- 0.29, N = 3 SE +/- 0.09, N = 3 SE +/- 0.26, N = 3 SE +/- 0.29, N = 3 79.73 76.33 80.43 70.93 84.50
Warsow Resolution: 1366 x 768 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Warsow 0.61 Resolution: 1366 x 768 Microsoft Windows 8 Ubuntu 13.04 Ubuntu 13.04 + Git Fedora 18 Microsoft Windows 7 SP1 20 40 60 80 100 SE +/- 0.19, N = 3 SE +/- 0.40, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.06, N = 3 SE +/- 0.23, N = 3 77.77 73.30 76.53 67.00 82.50
Warsow Resolution: 800 x 600 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Warsow 0.61 Resolution: 800 x 600 Microsoft Windows 8 Ubuntu 13.04 Ubuntu 13.04 + Git Fedora 18 Microsoft Windows 7 SP1 30 60 90 120 150 SE +/- 0.20, N = 3 SE +/- 0.33, N = 3 SE +/- 1.71, N = 3 SE +/- 1.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.38, N = 3 106.60 111.33 114.57 102.43 113.17
Xonotic Resolution: 1024 x 768 - Effects Quality: High OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Xonotic 0.6 Resolution: 1024 x 768 - Effects Quality: High Microsoft Windows 8 Ubuntu 13.04 Ubuntu 13.04 + Git Fedora 18 16 32 48 64 80 SE +/- 0.12, N = 3 SE +/- 0.30, N = 3 SE +/- 1.04, N = 3 SE +/- 1.50, N = 6 71.98 69.63 67.14 63.41
Xonotic Resolution: 1024 x 768 - Effects Quality: Low OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Xonotic 0.6 Resolution: 1024 x 768 - Effects Quality: Low Microsoft Windows 8 Ubuntu 13.04 Ubuntu 13.04 + Git Fedora 18 20 40 60 80 100 SE +/- 0.57, N = 3 SE +/- 0.10, N = 3 SE +/- 1.74, N = 3 SE +/- 0.21, N = 3 110.19 94.67 98.96 95.94
Xonotic Resolution: 1024 x 768 - Effects Quality: Ultimate OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Xonotic 0.6 Resolution: 1024 x 768 - Effects Quality: Ultimate Microsoft Windows 8 Ubuntu 13.04 Ubuntu 13.04 + Git Fedora 18 8 16 24 32 40 SE +/- 0.17, N = 3 SE +/- 0.05, N = 3 SE +/- 0.09, N = 3 SE +/- 0.31, N = 3 33.52 31.72 23.85 27.60
Xonotic Resolution: 1024 x 768 - Effects Quality: Ultra OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Xonotic 0.6 Resolution: 1024 x 768 - Effects Quality: Ultra Microsoft Windows 8 Ubuntu 13.04 Ubuntu 13.04 + Git Fedora 18 12 24 36 48 60 SE +/- 0.21, N = 3 SE +/- 0.09, N = 3 SE +/- 0.34, N = 3 SE +/- 0.75, N = 6 53.15 51.66 46.54 48.02
Xonotic Resolution: 1280 x 768 - Effects Quality: High OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Xonotic 0.6 Resolution: 1280 x 768 - Effects Quality: High Microsoft Windows 8 Ubuntu 13.04 Ubuntu 13.04 + Git Fedora 18 15 30 45 60 75 SE +/- 0.68, N = 3 SE +/- 0.06, N = 3 SE +/- 1.13, N = 3 SE +/- 0.26, N = 3 66.09 63.11 59.51 52.02
Xonotic Resolution: 1280 x 768 - Effects Quality: Low OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Xonotic 0.6 Resolution: 1280 x 768 - Effects Quality: Low Microsoft Windows 8 Ubuntu 13.04 Ubuntu 13.04 + Git Fedora 18 20 40 60 80 100 SE +/- 0.78, N = 3 SE +/- 0.11, N = 3 SE +/- 1.50, N = 4 SE +/- 1.24, N = 3 103.51 91.66 86.73 76.85
Xonotic Resolution: 1280 x 768 - Effects Quality: Ultimate OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Xonotic 0.6 Resolution: 1280 x 768 - Effects Quality: Ultimate Microsoft Windows 8 Ubuntu 13.04 Ubuntu 13.04 + Git Fedora 18 7 14 21 28 35 SE +/- 0.02, N = 3 SE +/- 0.24, N = 3 SE +/- 0.02, N = 3 SE +/- 0.32, N = 3 28.98 25.60 19.17 22.40
Xonotic Resolution: 1280 x 768 - Effects Quality: Ultra OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Xonotic 0.6 Resolution: 1280 x 768 - Effects Quality: Ultra Microsoft Windows 8 Ubuntu 13.04 Ubuntu 13.04 + Git Fedora 18 11 22 33 44 55 SE +/- 0.34, N = 3 SE +/- 0.63, N = 3 SE +/- 0.35, N = 3 SE +/- 0.85, N = 6 48.66 44.76 40.15 38.89
Xonotic Resolution: 1366 x 768 - Effects Quality: High OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Xonotic 0.6 Resolution: 1366 x 768 - Effects Quality: High Microsoft Windows 8 Ubuntu 13.04 Ubuntu 13.04 + Git Fedora 18 14 28 42 56 70 SE +/- 0.22, N = 3 SE +/- 0.09, N = 3 SE +/- 0.57, N = 3 SE +/- 0.12, N = 3 63.27 61.93 59.35 52.27
Xonotic Resolution: 1366 x 768 - Effects Quality: Low OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Xonotic 0.6 Resolution: 1366 x 768 - Effects Quality: Low Microsoft Windows 8 Ubuntu 13.04 Ubuntu 13.04 + Git Fedora 18 20 40 60 80 100 SE +/- 0.44, N = 3 SE +/- 0.24, N = 3 SE +/- 0.17, N = 3 SE +/- 0.52, N = 3 102.74 90.05 90.28 77.97
Xonotic Resolution: 1366 x 768 - Effects Quality: Ultimate OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Xonotic 0.6 Resolution: 1366 x 768 - Effects Quality: Ultimate Microsoft Windows 8 Ubuntu 13.04 Ubuntu 13.04 + Git Fedora 18 6 12 18 24 30 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.10, N = 3 SE +/- 0.29, N = 3 27.60 25.71 18.98 22.35
Xonotic Resolution: 1366 x 768 - Effects Quality: Ultra OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Xonotic 0.6 Resolution: 1366 x 768 - Effects Quality: Ultra Microsoft Windows 8 Ubuntu 13.04 Ubuntu 13.04 + Git Fedora 18 11 22 33 44 55 SE +/- 0.32, N = 3 SE +/- 0.11, N = 3 SE +/- 0.12, N = 3 SE +/- 0.45, N = 3 47.09 44.81 39.60 38.09
Xonotic Resolution: 800 x 600 - Effects Quality: High OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Xonotic 0.6 Resolution: 800 x 600 - Effects Quality: High Microsoft Windows 8 Ubuntu 13.04 Ubuntu 13.04 + Git Fedora 18 20 40 60 80 100 SE +/- 0.51, N = 3 SE +/- 1.13, N = 3 SE +/- 1.11, N = 5 SE +/- 1.30, N = 3 80.69 79.13 77.69 74.69
Xonotic Resolution: 800 x 600 - Effects Quality: Low OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Xonotic 0.6 Resolution: 800 x 600 - Effects Quality: Low Microsoft Windows 8 Ubuntu 13.04 Ubuntu 13.04 + Git Fedora 18 30 60 90 120 150 SE +/- 0.80, N = 3 SE +/- 0.05, N = 3 SE +/- 1.32, N = 3 SE +/- 0.26, N = 3 117.59 110.81 108.05 104.53
Xonotic Resolution: 800 x 600 - Effects Quality: Ultimate OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Xonotic 0.6 Resolution: 800 x 600 - Effects Quality: Ultimate Microsoft Windows 8 Ubuntu 13.04 Ubuntu 13.04 + Git Fedora 18 10 20 30 40 50 SE +/- 0.13, N = 3 SE +/- 0.08, N = 3 SE +/- 0.08, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 44.56 43.10 34.06 38.91
Xonotic Resolution: 800 x 600 - Effects Quality: Ultra OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Xonotic 0.6 Resolution: 800 x 600 - Effects Quality: Ultra Microsoft Windows 8 Ubuntu 13.04 Ubuntu 13.04 + Git Fedora 18 14 28 42 56 70 SE +/- 0.16, N = 3 SE +/- 0.35, N = 3 SE +/- 0.39, N = 3 SE +/- 0.46, N = 3 62.01 61.22 58.57 57.59
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