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. Windows 8 Pro x64: Processor: Intel Family 6 Model 60 Stepping 3 Intel (8 Cores), Disk: 112GB OS: Windows NT, Kernel: 6.2 (x86_64) Ubuntu 13.10 20130827: Processor: Intel Core i7-4900MQ @ 2.80GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: System76 Gazelle Professional, Chipset: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 120GB INTEL SSDSC2CW12, Graphics: Intel 4th Gen Core IGP (1300MHz), Audio: Intel Haswell HDMI, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 + Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6235 OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.11.0-4-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.0, Display Server: X Server 1.14.2.901 (1.14.3 RC 1), Display Driver: intel 2.21.14, OpenGL: 3.1 Mesa 9.1.6, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Ubuntu 13.10 20130827 + Mesa Git: Processor: Intel Core i7-4900MQ @ 2.80GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: System76 Gazelle Professional, Chipset: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 120GB INTEL SSDSC2CW12, Graphics: Intel 4th Gen Core IGP (1300MHz), Audio: Intel Haswell HDMI, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 + Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6235 OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.11.0-4-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.0, Display Server: X Server 1.14.2.901 (1.14.3 RC 1), Display Driver: intel 2.21.14, OpenGL: 3.1 Mesa 9.3.0-devel (git-031c339), Compiler: GCC 4.8 + LLVM 3.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Nexuiz 2.5.2 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - HDR: Yes - Sound: Off Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 8 Pro x64 ................ 45.78 |===================================== Ubuntu 13.10 20130827 ............ 27.33 |====================== Ubuntu 13.10 20130827 + Mesa Git . 39.38 |================================ OpenArena 0.8.5 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 8 Pro x64 ................ 167.77 |============================== Ubuntu 13.10 20130827 ............ 135.97 |======================== Ubuntu 13.10 20130827 + Mesa Git . 202.03 |==================================== OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1280 x 1024 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 8 Pro x64 ................ 48.40 |============================== Ubuntu 13.10 20130827 ............ 53.57 |================================= Ubuntu 13.10 20130827 + Mesa Git . 59.87 |===================================== OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1280 x 1024 - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better Windows 8 Pro x64 ................ MIN: 2.0 AVG: 20.4 MAX: 73.0 Ubuntu 13.10 20130827 ............ MIN: 2.0 AVG: 18.6 MAX: 42.0 Ubuntu 13.10 20130827 + Mesa Git . MIN: 2.0 AVG: 16.6 MAX: 37.0 OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 8 Pro x64 ................ 32.07 |=============================== Ubuntu 13.10 20130827 ............ 33.93 |================================= Ubuntu 13.10 20130827 + Mesa Git . 38.37 |===================================== OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better Windows 8 Pro x64 ................ MIN: 4 AVG: 31 MAX: 99 Ubuntu 13.10 20130827 ............ MIN: 2 AVG: 29 MAX: 66 Ubuntu 13.10 20130827 + Mesa Git . MIN: 2 AVG: 26 MAX: 61 Unigine Sanctuary 2.3 Resolution: 1280 x 1024 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 8 Pro x64 . 33.44 |==================================================== Unigine Sanctuary 2.3 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 8 Pro x64 . 23.50 |==================================================== Unigine Tropics 1.3 Resolution: 1600 x 900 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 8 Pro x64 . 26.99 |==================================================== Unigine Tropics 1.3 Resolution: 1280 x 1024 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 8 Pro x64 . 29.50 |==================================================== Unigine Tropics 1.3 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 8 Pro x64 . 21.20 |==================================================== Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1280 x 1024 - Effects Quality: Low Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 8 Pro x64 ................ 219.81 |================================= Ubuntu 13.10 20130827 ............ 175.67 |========================== Ubuntu 13.10 20130827 + Mesa Git . 241.02 |==================================== Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Low Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 8 Pro x64 ................ 183.24 |==================================== Ubuntu 13.10 20130827 ............ 120.44 |======================== Ubuntu 13.10 20130827 + Mesa Git . 181.06 |==================================== Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1280 x 1024 - Effects Quality: High Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 8 Pro x64 ................ 104.90 |=================================== Ubuntu 13.10 20130827 ............ 84.10 |============================ Ubuntu 13.10 20130827 + Mesa Git . 106.79 |==================================== Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: High Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 8 Pro x64 ................ 78.74 |===================================== Ubuntu 13.10 20130827 ............ 59.55 |============================ Ubuntu 13.10 20130827 + Mesa Git . 77.47 |==================================== Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1280 x 1024 - Effects Quality: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 8 Pro x64 ................ 89.55 |===================================== Ubuntu 13.10 20130827 ............ 57.21 |======================== Ubuntu 13.10 20130827 + Mesa Git . 63.99 |========================== Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 8 Pro x64 ................ 66.29 |===================================== Ubuntu 13.10 20130827 ............ 40.16 |====================== Ubuntu 13.10 20130827 + Mesa Git . 45.94 |========================== GpuTest 0.5.0 Test: GiMark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Points > Higher Is Better Windows 8 Pro x64 . 1565 |===================================================== GpuTest 0.5.0 Test: Plot3D - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Points > Higher Is Better Windows 8 Pro x64 ................ 5409 |=========================== Ubuntu 13.10 20130827 ............ 7520 |====================================== Ubuntu 13.10 20130827 + Mesa Git . 4157 |===================== GpuTest 0.5.0 Test: Furmark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Points > Higher Is Better Windows 8 Pro x64 ................ 516 |======================================= Ubuntu 13.10 20130827 ............ 341 |========================== Ubuntu 13.10 20130827 + Mesa Git . 386 |============================= GpuTest 0.5.0 Test: TessMark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Points > Higher Is Better Windows 8 Pro x64 . 2033 |===================================================== GpuTest 0.5.0 Test: Triangle - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Points > Higher Is Better Windows 8 Pro x64 ................ 82825 |===================================== Ubuntu 13.10 20130827 ............ 21920 |========== Ubuntu 13.10 20130827 + Mesa Git . 48924 |====================== GpuTest 0.5.0 Test: Pixmark Piano - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Points > Higher Is Better Windows 8 Pro x64 ................ 97 |======================================== Ubuntu 13.10 20130827 ............ 85 |=================================== Ubuntu 13.10 20130827 + Mesa Git . 92 |====================================== GpuTest 0.5.0 Test: Pixmark Volplosion - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Points > Higher Is Better Windows 8 Pro x64 ................ 269 |==================================== Ubuntu 13.10 20130827 ............ 255 |================================== Ubuntu 13.10 20130827 + Mesa Git . 290 |=======================================