Windows 8 vs. Ubuntu Linux Intel Haswell System76 Windows 8 Pro x64 tests from System76 Gazelle Professional with Intel Core i7 4900MQ CPU and HD Graphics. Benchmarks by Michael Larabel of Phoronix for a future article.
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Windows 8 vs. Ubuntu Linux Intel Haswell System76 Processor Disk Motherboard Chipset Memory Graphics Audio Network OS Kernel Desktop Display Server Display Driver OpenGL Compiler File-System Screen Resolution Windows 8 Pro x64 Ubuntu 13.10 20130827 Ubuntu 13.10 20130827 + Mesa Git Intel Family 6 Model 60 Stepping 3 Intel (8 Cores) 112GB Windows NT 6.2 (x86_64) Intel Core i7-4900MQ @ 2.80GHz (8 Cores) System76 Gazelle Professional Intel Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th 8192MB 120GB INTEL SSDSC2CW12 Intel 4th Gen Core IGP (1300MHz) Intel Haswell HDMI Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 + Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6235 Ubuntu 13.10 3.11.0-4-generic (x86_64) Unity 7.1.0 X Server 1.14.2.901 (1.14.3 RC 1) intel 2.21.14 3.1 Mesa 9.1.6 GCC 4.8 ext4 1920x1080 3.1 Mesa 9.3.0-devel (git-031c339) GCC 4.8 + LLVM 3.2 OpenBenchmarking.org Graphics Details - Ubuntu 13.10 20130827, Ubuntu 13.10 20130827 + Mesa Git: SNA
Windows 8 vs. Ubuntu Linux Intel Haswell System76 nexuiz: 1920 x 1080 - Yes - Off openarena: 1920 x 1080 openarena: 1280 x 1024 openarena: 1920 x 1080 unigine-sanctuary: 1280 x 1024 unigine-sanctuary: 1920 x 1080 unigine-tropics: 1600 x 900 unigine-tropics: 1280 x 1024 unigine-tropics: 1920 x 1080 xonotic: 1280 x 1024 - Low xonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Low xonotic: 1280 x 1024 - High xonotic: 1920 x 1080 - High xonotic: 1280 x 1024 - Ultra xonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Ultra gputest: GiMark - 1920 x 1080 gputest: Plot3D - 1920 x 1080 gputest: Furmark - 1920 x 1080 gputest: TessMark - 1920 x 1080 gputest: Triangle - 1920 x 1080 gputest: Pixmark Piano - 1920 x 1080 gputest: Pixmark Volplosion - 1920 x 1080 Windows 8 Pro x64 Ubuntu 13.10 20130827 Ubuntu 13.10 20130827 + Mesa Git 45.78 167.77 48.40 32.07 33.44 23.50 26.99 29.50 21.20 219.81 183.24 104.90 78.74 89.55 66.29 1565 5409 516 2033 82825 97 269 27.33 135.97 53.57 33.93 175.67 120.44 84.10 59.55 57.21 40.16 7520 341 21920 85 255 39.38 202.03 59.87 38.37 241.02 181.06 106.79 77.47 63.99 45.94 4157 386 48924 92 290 OpenBenchmarking.org
Nexuiz Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - HDR: Yes - Sound: Off OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Nexuiz 2.5.2 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - HDR: Yes - Sound: Off Windows 8 Pro x64 Ubuntu 13.10 20130827 Ubuntu 13.10 20130827 + Mesa Git 10 20 30 40 50 SE +/- 0.28, N = 3 SE +/- 0.07, N = 3 SE +/- 0.14, N = 3 45.78 27.33 39.38 MIN: 21 / MAX: 77 MIN: 13 / MAX: 40 MIN: 19 / MAX: 60
OpenArena Resolution: 1920 x 1080 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better OpenArena 0.8.5 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Windows 8 Pro x64 Ubuntu 13.10 20130827 Ubuntu 13.10 20130827 + Mesa Git 40 80 120 160 200 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.15, N = 3 SE +/- 0.85, N = 3 167.77 135.97 202.03
OpenArena Resolution: 1280 x 1024 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1280 x 1024 Windows 8 Pro x64 Ubuntu 13.10 20130827 Ubuntu 13.10 20130827 + Mesa Git 13 26 39 52 65 SE +/- 0.15, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.15, N = 3 48.40 53.57 59.87 MIN: 2 / MAX: 73 MIN: 2 / MAX: 79 MIN: 2
OpenArena Resolution: 1280 x 1024 - Total Frame Time OpenBenchmarking.org Milliseconds, Fewer Is Better OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1280 x 1024 - Total Frame Time Windows 8 Pro x64 Ubuntu 13.10 20130827 Ubuntu 13.10 20130827 + Mesa Git 14 28 42 56 70 Min: 2 / Avg: 20.44 / Max: 73 Min: 2 / Avg: 18.65 / Max: 42 Min: 2 / Avg: 16.61 / Max: 37
OpenArena Resolution: 1920 x 1080 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Windows 8 Pro x64 Ubuntu 13.10 20130827 Ubuntu 13.10 20130827 + Mesa Git 9 18 27 36 45 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.07, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 32.07 33.93 38.37 MIN: 3 / MAX: 114 MIN: 2 / MAX: 114 MIN: 2 / MAX: 142
OpenArena Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame Time OpenBenchmarking.org Milliseconds, Fewer Is Better OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame Time Windows 8 Pro x64 Ubuntu 13.10 20130827 Ubuntu 13.10 20130827 + Mesa Git 20 40 60 80 100 Min: 4 / Avg: 30.95 / Max: 99 Min: 2 / Avg: 29.36 / Max: 66 Min: 2 / Avg: 25.99 / Max: 61
Unigine Sanctuary Resolution: 1280 x 1024 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Unigine Sanctuary 2.3 Resolution: 1280 x 1024 Windows 8 Pro x64 8 16 24 32 40 SE +/- 0.06, N = 3 33.44
Unigine Sanctuary Resolution: 1920 x 1080 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Unigine Sanctuary 2.3 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Windows 8 Pro x64 6 12 18 24 30 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 23.50
Unigine Tropics Resolution: 1600 x 900 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Unigine Tropics 1.3 Resolution: 1600 x 900 Windows 8 Pro x64 6 12 18 24 30 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 26.99
Unigine Tropics Resolution: 1280 x 1024 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Unigine Tropics 1.3 Resolution: 1280 x 1024 Windows 8 Pro x64 7 14 21 28 35 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 29.50
Unigine Tropics Resolution: 1920 x 1080 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Unigine Tropics 1.3 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Windows 8 Pro x64 5 10 15 20 25 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 21.20
Xonotic Resolution: 1280 x 1024 - Effects Quality: Low OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1280 x 1024 - Effects Quality: Low Windows 8 Pro x64 Ubuntu 13.10 20130827 Ubuntu 13.10 20130827 + Mesa Git 50 100 150 200 250 SE +/- 1.10, N = 3 SE +/- 1.30, N = 3 SE +/- 0.62, N = 3 219.81 175.67 241.02 MIN: 113 / MAX: 376 MIN: 68 / MAX: 244 MIN: 68 / MAX: 407
Xonotic Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Low OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Low Windows 8 Pro x64 Ubuntu 13.10 20130827 Ubuntu 13.10 20130827 + Mesa Git 40 80 120 160 200 SE +/- 0.79, N = 3 SE +/- 0.32, N = 3 SE +/- 0.34, N = 3 183.24 120.44 181.06 MIN: 90 / MAX: 299 MIN: 68 / MAX: 160 MIN: 72 / MAX: 267
Xonotic Resolution: 1280 x 1024 - Effects Quality: High OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1280 x 1024 - Effects Quality: High Windows 8 Pro x64 Ubuntu 13.10 20130827 Ubuntu 13.10 20130827 + Mesa Git 20 40 60 80 100 SE +/- 0.10, N = 3 SE +/- 0.08, N = 3 SE +/- 1.00, N = 3 104.90 84.10 106.79 MIN: 45 / MAX: 153 MIN: 42 / MAX: 114 MIN: 49 / MAX: 151
Xonotic Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: High OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: High Windows 8 Pro x64 Ubuntu 13.10 20130827 Ubuntu 13.10 20130827 + Mesa Git 20 40 60 80 100 SE +/- 0.06, N = 3 SE +/- 0.05, N = 3 SE +/- 0.19, N = 3 78.74 59.55 77.47 MIN: 36 / MAX: 108 MIN: 31 / MAX: 77 MIN: 36 / MAX: 105
Xonotic Resolution: 1280 x 1024 - Effects Quality: Ultra OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1280 x 1024 - Effects Quality: Ultra Windows 8 Pro x64 Ubuntu 13.10 20130827 Ubuntu 13.10 20130827 + Mesa Git 20 40 60 80 100 SE +/- 0.19, N = 3 SE +/- 0.12, N = 3 SE +/- 0.32, N = 3 89.55 57.21 63.99 MIN: 41 / MAX: 139 MIN: 27 / MAX: 88 MIN: 30 / MAX: 107
Xonotic Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultra OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultra Windows 8 Pro x64 Ubuntu 13.10 20130827 Ubuntu 13.10 20130827 + Mesa Git 15 30 45 60 75 SE +/- 0.12, N = 3 SE +/- 0.02, N = 3 SE +/- 0.05, N = 3 66.29 40.16 45.94 MIN: 29 / MAX: 101 MIN: 20 / MAX: 59 MIN: 21 / MAX: 74
GpuTest Test: GiMark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 OpenBenchmarking.org Points, More Is Better GpuTest 0.5.0 Test: GiMark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Windows 8 Pro x64 300 600 900 1200 1500 SE +/- 2.08, N = 3 1565
GpuTest Test: Plot3D - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 OpenBenchmarking.org Points, More Is Better GpuTest 0.5.0 Test: Plot3D - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Windows 8 Pro x64 Ubuntu 13.10 20130827 Ubuntu 13.10 20130827 + Mesa Git 1600 3200 4800 6400 8000 SE +/- 1.20, N = 3 SE +/- 37.74, N = 3 SE +/- 6.36, N = 3 5409 7520 4157
GpuTest Test: Furmark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 OpenBenchmarking.org Points, More Is Better GpuTest 0.5.0 Test: Furmark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Windows 8 Pro x64 Ubuntu 13.10 20130827 Ubuntu 13.10 20130827 + Mesa Git 110 220 330 440 550 SE +/- 5.55, N = 3 SE +/- 2.40, N = 3 SE +/- 4.18, N = 3 516 341 386
GpuTest Test: TessMark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 OpenBenchmarking.org Points, More Is Better GpuTest 0.5.0 Test: TessMark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Windows 8 Pro x64 400 800 1200 1600 2000 SE +/- 1.76, N = 3 2033
GpuTest Test: Triangle - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 OpenBenchmarking.org Points, More Is Better GpuTest 0.5.0 Test: Triangle - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Windows 8 Pro x64 Ubuntu 13.10 20130827 Ubuntu 13.10 20130827 + Mesa Git 20K 40K 60K 80K 100K SE +/- 12.50, N = 3 SE +/- 289.15, N = 3 SE +/- 1698.81, N = 6 82825 21920 48924
GpuTest Test: Pixmark Piano - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 OpenBenchmarking.org Points, More Is Better GpuTest 0.5.0 Test: Pixmark Piano - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Windows 8 Pro x64 Ubuntu 13.10 20130827 Ubuntu 13.10 20130827 + Mesa Git 20 40 60 80 100 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 97 85 92
GpuTest Test: Pixmark Volplosion - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 OpenBenchmarking.org Points, More Is Better GpuTest 0.5.0 Test: Pixmark Volplosion - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Windows 8 Pro x64 Ubuntu 13.10 20130827 Ubuntu 13.10 20130827 + Mesa Git 60 120 180 240 300 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 269 255 290
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