Intel HD Graphics Ubuntu 13.10 Benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com. Comparing various Intel HD Graphics on different Sandy Bridge and Ivy Bridge processors. Testing from Ubuntu 13.10 with the Linux 3.11 kernel and Mesa 9.2.0. Feel free to run your own OpenGL performance comparisons with the Phoronix Test Suite! Core i3 2120 - HD 2000: Processor: Intel Core i3-2120 @ 3.30GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z77H2-A2X v1.0, Chipset: Intel 2nd Generation Core Family DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: Intel HD 2000 (1100MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.11.0-11-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.1, 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 Core i5 3470 - HD 2500: Processor: Intel Core i5-3470 @ 3.20GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z77H2-A2X v1.0, Chipset: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v2/3rd, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: Intel HD 2500 (1100MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.11.0-11-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.1, 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 Core i5 2500K - HD 3000: Processor: Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.30GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z77H2-A2X v1.0, Chipset: Intel 2nd Generation Core Family DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: Intel HD 3000 (1100MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.11.0-11-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.1, 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 Core i7 3770K - HD 4000: Processor: Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z77H2-A2X v1.0, Chipset: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v2/3rd, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: Intel HD 4000 (1150MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.11.0-11-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.1, 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 core i3 2120: Processor: Intel Core i3-2120 @ 3.30GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte H61MA-D2V, Chipset: Intel 2nd Generation Core Family DRAM, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 2000GB Seagate ST2000DM001-1CH1, Graphics: Intel 2nd Generation Core Family IGP, Audio: Realtek ALC887-VD, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.11.0-13-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.2, Display Server: X Server 1.14.3, Display Driver: intel 2.99.904, OpenGL: 3.1 Mesa 9.2.1, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1280x1024 GtkPerf 0.40 GTK Widget: GtkDrawingArea - Circles Seconds < Lower Is Better Core i3 2120 - HD 2000 .. 10.44 |============================================ Core i5 3470 - HD 2500 .. 9.38 |======================================== Core i5 2500K - HD 3000 . 9.95 |========================================== Core i7 3770K - HD 4000 . 8.82 |===================================== core i3 2120 ............ 10.88 |============================================== GtkPerf 0.40 GTK Widget: GtkTextView - Add Text Seconds < Lower Is Better Core i3 2120 - HD 2000 .. 658.79 |============================================= Core i5 3470 - HD 2500 .. 574.62 |======================================= Core i5 2500K - HD 3000 . 584.97 |======================================== Core i7 3770K - HD 4000 . 532.86 |==================================== GtkPerf 0.40 GTK Widget: GtkComboBoxEntry Seconds < Lower Is Better Core i3 2120 - HD 2000 .. 12.52 |==================================== Core i5 3470 - HD 2500 .. 15.83 |============================================== Core i5 2500K - HD 3000 . 8.99 |========================== Core i7 3770K - HD 4000 . 8.49 |========================= core i3 2120 ............ 11.85 |================================== GtkPerf 0.40 GTK Widget: GtkToggleButton Seconds < Lower Is Better Core i3 2120 - HD 2000 .. 7.43 |============================================== Core i5 3470 - HD 2500 .. 7.54 |=============================================== Core i5 2500K - HD 3000 . 5.98 |===================================== Core i7 3770K - HD 4000 . 5.16 |================================ core i3 2120 ............ 6.74 |========================================== GtkPerf 0.40 GTK Widget: GtkRadioButton Seconds < Lower Is Better Core i3 2120 - HD 2000 .. 4.03 |=============================================== Core i5 3470 - HD 2500 .. 3.44 |======================================== Core i5 2500K - HD 3000 . 3.36 |======================================= Core i7 3770K - HD 4000 . 3.29 |====================================== core i3 2120 ............ 3.96 |============================================== GtkPerf 0.40 GTK Widget: GtkCheckButton Seconds < Lower Is Better Core i3 2120 - HD 2000 .. 2.33 |=============================================== Core i5 3470 - HD 2500 .. 2.00 |======================================== Core i5 2500K - HD 3000 . 1.97 |======================================== Core i7 3770K - HD 4000 . 2.03 |========================================= core i3 2120 ............ 2.17 |============================================ GtkPerf 0.40 GTK Widget: GtkComboBox Seconds < Lower Is Better Core i3 2120 - HD 2000 .. 19.17 |============================================== Core i5 3470 - HD 2500 .. 13.67 |================================= Core i5 2500K - HD 3000 . 15.99 |====================================== Core i7 3770K - HD 4000 . 15.22 |===================================== core i3 2120 ............ 18.88 |============================================= GpuTest 0.5.0 Test: Pixmark Volplosion - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Points > Higher Is Better Core i3 2120 - HD 2000 .. 56 |============= Core i5 3470 - HD 2500 .. 74 |================= Core i5 2500K - HD 3000 . 116 |=========================== Core i7 3770K - HD 4000 . 205 |================================================ core i3 2120 ............ 86 |==================== GpuTest 0.5.0 Test: Pixmark Piano - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Points > Higher Is Better Core i3 2120 - HD 2000 .. 21 |=============== Core i5 3470 - HD 2500 .. 25 |================== Core i5 2500K - HD 3000 . 28 |==================== Core i7 3770K - HD 4000 . 68 |================================================= core i3 2120 ............ 25 |================== GpuTest 0.5.0 Test: Triangle - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Points > Higher Is Better Core i3 2120 - HD 2000 .. 15596 |=========================== Core i5 3470 - HD 2500 .. 21652 |===================================== Core i5 2500K - HD 3000 . 21538 |===================================== Core i7 3770K - HD 4000 . 23977 |========================================= core i3 2120 ............ 26671 |============================================== GpuTest 0.5.0 Test: Furmark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Points > Higher Is Better Core i3 2120 - HD 2000 .. 83 |============== Core i5 3470 - HD 2500 .. 124 |==================== Core i5 2500K - HD 3000 . 156 |========================= Core i7 3770K - HD 4000 . 294 |================================================ core i3 2120 ............ 96 |================ GpuTest 0.5.0 Test: Plot3D - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Points > Higher Is Better Core i3 2120 - HD 2000 .. 2663 |======================================= Core i5 3470 - HD 2500 .. 3228 |=============================================== Core i5 2500K - HD 3000 . 2804 |========================================= Core i7 3770K - HD 4000 . 3220 |=============================================== core i3 2120 ............ 3162 |============================================== Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Core i3 2120 - HD 2000 .. 14.84 |===================== Core i5 3470 - HD 2500 .. 17.97 |========================== Core i5 2500K - HD 3000 . 24.01 |================================== Core i7 3770K - HD 4000 . 32.14 |============================================== core i3 2120 ............ 23.18 |================================= Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: High Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Core i3 2120 - HD 2000 .. 25.19 |====================== Core i5 3470 - HD 2500 .. 33.09 |============================= Core i5 2500K - HD 3000 . 38.60 |================================== Core i7 3770K - HD 4000 . 52.00 |============================================== core i3 2120 ............ 40.01 |=================================== Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Low Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Core i3 2120 - HD 2000 .. 73.98 |=========================== Core i5 3470 - HD 2500 .. 91.85 |================================= Core i5 2500K - HD 3000 . 93.34 |================================== Core i7 3770K - HD 4000 . 102.68 |===================================== core i3 2120 ............ 123.41 |============================================= Warsow 1.0 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Core i3 2120 - HD 2000 .. 23.04 |======================== Core i5 3470 - HD 2500 .. 28.60 |============================== Core i5 2500K - HD 3000 . 31.23 |================================= Core i7 3770K - HD 4000 . 43.77 |============================================== Reaction Quake 3 1.0 Beta Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better Core i3 2120 - HD 2000 .. MIN: 2.0 AVG: 24.8 MAX: 67.0 Core i5 3470 - HD 2500 .. MIN: 2.0 AVG: 21.0 MAX: 54.0 Core i5 2500K - HD 3000 . MIN: 2.0 AVG: 18.7 MAX: 46.0 Core i7 3770K - HD 4000 . MIN: 3.0 AVG: 16.4 MAX: 52.0 Reaction Quake 3 1.0 Beta Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Core i3 2120 - HD 2000 .. 40.10 |============================== Core i5 3470 - HD 2500 .. 46.83 |=================================== Core i5 2500K - HD 3000 . 52.40 |======================================= Core i7 3770K - HD 4000 . 61.17 |============================================== Reaction Quake 3 1.0 Beta Resolution: 1280 x 1024 - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better Core i3 2120 - HD 2000 .. MIN: 3.0 AVG: 24.8 MAX: 67.0 Core i5 3470 - HD 2500 .. MIN: 2.0 AVG: 21.4 MAX: 51.0 Core i5 2500K - HD 3000 . MIN: 2.0 AVG: 19.2 MAX: 52.0 Core i7 3770K - HD 4000 . MIN: 3.0 AVG: 15.9 MAX: 40.0 Reaction Quake 3 1.0 Beta Resolution: 1280 x 1024 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Core i3 2120 - HD 2000 .. 39.90 |============================== Core i5 3470 - HD 2500 .. 46.83 |=================================== Core i5 2500K - HD 3000 . 52.43 |======================================= Core i7 3770K - HD 4000 . 61.53 |============================================== OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better Core i3 2120 - HD 2000 .. MIN: 3 AVG: 54 MAX: 99 Core i5 3470 - HD 2500 .. MIN: 4 AVG: 45 MAX: 99 Core i5 2500K - HD 3000 . MIN: 4 AVG: 45 MAX: 99 Core i7 3770K - HD 4000 . MIN: 3 AVG: 34 MAX: 76 OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Core i3 2120 - HD 2000 .. 18.37 |============================ Core i5 3470 - HD 2500 .. 21.97 |================================== Core i5 2500K - HD 3000 . 22.27 |================================== Core i7 3770K - HD 4000 . 29.90 |============================================== OpenArena 0.8.5 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Core i3 2120 - HD 2000 .. 83.37 |=============================== Core i5 3470 - HD 2500 .. 105.00 |======================================= Core i5 2500K - HD 3000 . 110.33 |========================================= Core i7 3770K - HD 4000 . 122.10 |============================================= Nexuiz 2.5.2 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - HDR: Yes - Sound: Off Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Core i3 2120 - HD 2000 .. 13.54 |======================== Core i5 3470 - HD 2500 .. 16.92 |============================== Core i5 2500K - HD 3000 . 16.00 |============================= Core i7 3770K - HD 4000 . 25.78 |============================================== core i3 2120 ............ 22.77 |========================================= QGears2 Rendering: XRender Extension - Test: Image Scaling Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Core i3 2120 - HD 2000 .. 798.29 |======================================== Core i5 3470 - HD 2500 .. 893.87 |============================================= Core i5 2500K - HD 3000 . 855.49 |=========================================== Core i7 3770K - HD 4000 . 877.38 |============================================ QGears2 Rendering: XRender Extension - Test: Gears Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Core i3 2120 - HD 2000 .. 212.93 |=================================== Core i5 3470 - HD 2500 .. 257.79 |========================================== Core i5 2500K - HD 3000 . 245.46 |======================================== Core i7 3770K - HD 4000 . 276.49 |============================================= QGears2 Rendering: XRender Extension - Test: Text Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Core i3 2120 - HD 2000 .. 201.34 |================================== Core i5 3470 - HD 2500 .. 251.86 |========================================== Core i5 2500K - HD 3000 . 232.49 |======================================= Core i7 3770K - HD 4000 . 267.83 |=============================================