Intel Haswell Linux 3.11 Linux 3,12 Tests Intel Core i7-4900MQ testing on System76 Gazelle Pro laptop of Intel Haswell graphics on Ubuntu with the Linux 3.9, 3.10, 3.11, and 3.12 (drm-next) kernels. Benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com. Linux 3.9: 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: 3.9.0-030900-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Xfce 4.10, Display Server: X Server 1.14.2.901 (1.14.3 RC 1), Display Driver: intel 2.21.14, OpenGL: 3.1 Mesa 9.2.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Linux 3.10: 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: 3.10.0-031000-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Xfce 4.10, Display Server: X Server 1.14.2.901 (1.14.3 RC 1), Display Driver: intel 2.21.14, OpenGL: 3.1 Mesa 9.2.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Linux 3.11: 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: 3.11.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Xfce 4.10, Display Server: X Server 1.14.2.901 (1.14.3 RC 1), Display Driver: intel 2.21.14, OpenGL: 3.1 Mesa 9.2.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 drm-next 20130902: 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: 3.11.0-996-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Xfce 4.10, Display Server: X Server 1.14.2.901 (1.14.3 RC 1), Display Driver: intel 2.21.14, OpenGL: 3.1 Mesa 9.2.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 OpenArena 0.8.5 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 3.9 ......... 185.13 |============================================== Linux 3.10 ........ 201.07 |================================================== Linux 3.11 ........ 203.17 |=================================================== drm-next 20130902 . 201.83 |=================================================== OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 3.9 ......... 32.87 |============================================ Linux 3.10 ........ 38.43 |==================================================== Linux 3.11 ........ 38.23 |==================================================== drm-next 20130902 . 38.53 |==================================================== OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better Linux 3.9 ......... MIN: 2.0 AVG: 30.8 MAX: 72.0 Linux 3.10 ........ MIN: 2.0 AVG: 25.9 MAX: 59.0 Linux 3.11 ........ MIN: 2.0 AVG: 26.3 MAX: 62.0 drm-next 20130902 . MIN: 2.0 AVG: 25.9 MAX: 58.0 Unvanquished Alpha 17 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 3.9 ......... 23.43 |================================================ Linux 3.10 ........ 25.13 |==================================================== Linux 3.11 ........ 24.90 |==================================================== drm-next 20130902 . 25.07 |==================================================== Unvanquished Alpha 17 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better Linux 3.9 ......... MIN: 29.0 AVG: 42.8 MAX: 62.0 Linux 3.10 ........ MIN: 27.0 AVG: 40.2 MAX: 91.0 Linux 3.11 ........ MIN: 27.0 AVG: 39.6 MAX: 78.0 drm-next 20130902 . MIN: 26.0 AVG: 39.7 MAX: 86.0 Urban Terror 4.2.013 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 3.9 ......... 107.73 |=================================================== Linux 3.10 ........ 103.90 |================================================= Linux 3.11 ........ 104.43 |================================================= drm-next 20130902 . 103.03 |================================================= Urban Terror 4.2.013 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better Linux 3.9 ......... MIN: 1.0 AVG: 9.3 MAX: 19.0 Linux 3.10 ........ MIN: 1.0 AVG: 9.6 MAX: 20.0 Linux 3.11 ........ MIN: 1.0 AVG: 9.6 MAX: 20.0 drm-next 20130902 . MIN: 1.0 AVG: 9.7 MAX: 21.0 Warsow 1.0 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 3.9 ......... 50.50 |============================================== Linux 3.10 ........ 56.20 |=================================================== Linux 3.11 ........ 56.90 |==================================================== drm-next 20130902 . 56.87 |==================================================== Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Low Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 3.9 ......... 176.52 |================================================== Linux 3.10 ........ 179.14 |================================================== Linux 3.11 ........ 179.74 |=================================================== drm-next 20130902 . 181.02 |=================================================== Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: High Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 3.9 ......... 71.15 |================================================ Linux 3.10 ........ 77.77 |==================================================== Linux 3.11 ........ 76.77 |=================================================== drm-next 20130902 . 77.15 |==================================================== Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 3.9 ......... 43.36 |================================================= Linux 3.10 ........ 45.79 |==================================================== Linux 3.11 ........ 45.53 |==================================================== drm-next 20130902 . 45.73 |==================================================== GpuTest 0.5.0 Test: Plot3D - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Points > Higher Is Better Linux 3.9 ......... 3553 |================================================== Linux 3.10 ........ 3692 |==================================================== Linux 3.11 ........ 3705 |===================================================== drm-next 20130902 . 3736 |===================================================== GpuTest 0.5.0 Test: Furmark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Points > Higher Is Better Linux 3.9 ......... 356 |================================================ Linux 3.10 ........ 374 |================================================== Linux 3.11 ........ 391 |==================================================== drm-next 20130902 . 404 |====================================================== GpuTest 0.5.0 Test: Triangle - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Points > Higher Is Better Linux 3.9 ......... 29202 |====================================== Linux 3.10 ........ 38321 |================================================== Linux 3.11 ........ 39928 |==================================================== drm-next 20130902 . 38307 |================================================== GpuTest 0.5.0 Test: Pixmark Piano - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Points > Higher Is Better Linux 3.9 ......... 93 |======================================================= Linux 3.10 ........ 92 |====================================================== Linux 3.11 ........ 92 |====================================================== drm-next 20130902 . 93 |======================================================= GpuTest 0.5.0 Test: Pixmark Volplosion - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Points > Higher Is Better Linux 3.9 ......... 289 |====================================================== Linux 3.10 ........ 289 |====================================================== Linux 3.11 ........ 289 |====================================================== drm-next 20130902 . 288 |======================================================