Linux vs. Windows 7 benchmarks on Intel Ultrabook. Benchmarks by Michael Larabel of Phoronix.com for a future article as of late May 2013.
Processor: Intel Family 6 Model 58 Stepping 9 Intel (4 Cores), Disk: 271GB
OS: Windows NT, Kernel: 6.1 (x86_64)
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 + 128GB RVS02 SuperSpeed, Graphics: Intel 3rd Gen Core, Audio: Realtek ALC270, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168 + Atheros AR9485 Wireless
OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.10.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.0.0, Display Server: X Server 1.13.3, Display Driver: intel 2.21.8, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 9.2.0 (git-60f9b72), Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1366x768
Graphics Notes: SNA
Processor: Intel Pentium B960 @ 2.20GHz (2 Cores), Motherboard: Acer EA50_HC_HR, Chipset: Intel 2nd Generation Core Family DRAM, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 500GB Seagate ST9500325AS, Graphics: Intel 2nd Generation Core Family IGP, Audio: Realtek ALC269VB, Network: Broadcom NetLink BCM57785 Gigabit PCIe + Atheros AR9485 Wireless
OS: Ubuntu 12.10, Kernel: 3.5.0-33-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 6.12.0, Display Server: X Server 1.13.0, Display Driver: intel 2.20.9, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 9.0.3, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1366x768
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.
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.
Processor: Intel Family 6 Model 58 Stepping 9 Intel (4 Cores), Disk: 271GB
OS: Windows NT, Kernel: 6.1 (x86_64)
Testing initiated at 30 May 2013 20:01 by user fatima.
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 + 128GB RVS02 SuperSpeed, Graphics: Intel 3rd Gen Core, Audio: Realtek ALC270, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168 + Atheros AR9485 Wireless
OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.10.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.0.0, Display Server: X Server 1.13.3, Display Driver: intel 2.21.8, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 9.2.0 (git-60f9b72), Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1366x768
Graphics Notes: SNA
Testing initiated at 30 May 2013 13:31 by user fatima.
Processor: Intel Pentium B960 @ 2.20GHz (2 Cores), Motherboard: Acer EA50_HC_HR, Chipset: Intel 2nd Generation Core Family DRAM, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 500GB Seagate ST9500325AS, Graphics: Intel 2nd Generation Core Family IGP, Audio: Realtek ALC269VB, Network: Broadcom NetLink BCM57785 Gigabit PCIe + Atheros AR9485 Wireless
OS: Ubuntu 12.10, Kernel: 3.5.0-33-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 6.12.0, Display Server: X Server 1.13.0, Display Driver: intel 2.20.9, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 9.0.3, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1366x768
Graphics Notes: UXA
Testing initiated at 7 June 2013 08:27 by user f38fh3.