NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN Windows vs. Linux
Overclocked AMD FX-8350 to 4.5GHz testing Windows 8.1 Pro versus Ubuntu 13.10 with Xfce. Using same hardware on both platforms and the latest binary drivers from NVIDIA for the GTX TITAN. Benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com.
Ubuntu 13.10 x86_64
Processor: AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core @ 4.52GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS Crosshair V Formula, Chipset: AMD RD890 bridge, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 64GB OCZ AGILITY, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN 6144MB (575/3004MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC889, Network: Intel 82583V Gigabit Connection
OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.11.0-13-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Xfce 4.10, Display Server: X Server 1.14.3, Display Driver: NVIDIA 331.20, OpenGL: 4.3.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600
Windows 8.1 Pro x64
Processor: AMD64 Family 21 Model 2 Stepping 0 AuthenticAMD (8 Cores), Disk: 40GB
OS: Windows NT, Kernel: 6.2 (x86_64)
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GpuTest
Ubuntu 13.10 x86_64
Processor: AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core @ 4.52GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS Crosshair V Formula, Chipset: AMD RD890 bridge, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 64GB OCZ AGILITY, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN 6144MB (575/3004MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC889, Network: Intel 82583V Gigabit Connection
OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.11.0-13-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Xfce 4.10, Display Server: X Server 1.14.3, Display Driver: NVIDIA 331.20, OpenGL: 4.3.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600
Testing initiated at 24 November 2013 12:20 by user phoronix.
Windows 8.1 Pro x64
Processor: AMD64 Family 21 Model 2 Stepping 0 AuthenticAMD (8 Cores), Disk: 40GB
OS: Windows NT, Kernel: 6.2 (x86_64)
Testing initiated at 24 November 2013 17:46 by user phoronix.