Windows vs. Linux testing of the ASUS Zenbook Prime ultrabook with Intel and NVIDIA Optimus graphics. Benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com. Testing stock experience, setting DRI_PRIME=1 to use nouveau, then installing Bumblebee and using Optirun.
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ASUS Zenbook - Windows 8.1 vs. Ubuntu 13.10 Processor Disk Motherboard Chipset Memory Graphics Audio Network OS Kernel Desktop Display Server Display Driver OpenGL Compiler File-System Screen Resolution Windows 8.1 Ubuntu 13.10 - Stock Ubuntu 13.10 - PRIME Nouveau Ubuntu 13.10 - Bumblebee Intel Family 6 Model 58 Stepping 9 Intel (4 Cores) 92GB Windows NT 6.2 (x86_64) Intel Core i7-3517U @ 1.90GHz (4 Cores) ASUS UX32VDA v1.0 Intel 3rd Gen Core DRAM 4096MB 2 x 128GB SanDisk SD5SF212 Intel HD 4000 512MB (270/324MHz) Realtek ALC269VB Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6235 Ubuntu 13.10 3.11.0-12-generic (x86_64) Unity 7.1.2 X Server 1.14.3 nouveau 1.0.9 3.1 Mesa 9.2.1 GCC 4.8 ext4 1920x1080 3.1 Mesa 9.2.1 Gallium 0.4 Intel HD 4000 3.11.0-14-generic (x86_64) intel 2.99.904 4.2.0 OpenBenchmarking.org Graphics Details - Ubuntu 13.10 - Stock, Ubuntu 13.10 - PRIME Nouveau, Ubuntu 13.10 - Bumblebee: SNA Environment Details - Ubuntu 13.10 - PRIME Nouveau: DRI_PRIME=1 - Ubuntu 13.10 - Bumblebee: PRIMUS_libGLa=/usr/lib/NVIDIA-304/libGL.so.1:/usr/lib32/NVIDIA-304/libGL.so.1 PRIMUS_libGLd=/usr/$LIB/libGL.so.1:/usr/lib/$LIB/libGL.so.1:/usr/$LIB/mesa/libGL.so.1:/usr/lib/$LIB/mesa/libGL.so.1
ASUS Zenbook - Windows 8.1 vs. Ubuntu 13.10 gputest: Pixmark Volplosion - 1920 x 1080 gputest: TessMark - 1920 x 1080 gputest: Furmark - 1920 x 1080 gputest: Plot3D - 1920 x 1080 gputest: GiMark - 1920 x 1080 xonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Ultra xonotic: 1920 x 1080 - High xonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Low unigine-valley: 1920 x 1080 unigine-valley: 1280 x 1024 unigine-tropics: 1920 x 1080 unigine-tropics: 1280 x 1024 unigine-sanctuary: 1920 x 1080 unigine-sanctuary: 1280 x 1024 unigine-heaven: 1920 x 1080 unigine-heaven: 1280 x 1024 openarena: 1920 x 1080 nexuiz: 1920 x 1080 - Yes - Off Windows 8.1 Ubuntu 13.10 - Stock Ubuntu 13.10 - PRIME Nouveau Ubuntu 13.10 - Bumblebee 239 1458 358 10889 739 57.04 78.19 142.55 7.15 10.49 20.06 28.58 22.70 32.73 5.56 8.50 55.97 49.66 201 289 3645 33.49 57.44 113.43 12.81 17.56 12.31 17.83 31.23 28.11 117 98 3323 15.56 19.64 51.90 4.29 5.98 5.26 7.54 9.20 6.83 203 1080 350 4331 701 40.81 50.73 73.77 6.28 9.48 17.23 24.81 20.28 29.24 5.05 7.81 38.97 OpenBenchmarking.org
GpuTest Test: Pixmark Volplosion - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 OpenBenchmarking.org Points, More Is Better GpuTest 0.6.0 Test: Pixmark Volplosion - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Ubuntu 13.10 - Bumblebee Ubuntu 13.10 - PRIME Nouveau Ubuntu 13.10 - Stock Windows 8.1 50 100 150 200 250 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.67, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 203 117 201 239
GpuTest Test: TessMark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 OpenBenchmarking.org Points, More Is Better GpuTest 0.6.0 Test: TessMark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Ubuntu 13.10 - Bumblebee Windows 8.1 300 600 900 1200 1500 SE +/- 1.15, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 1080 1458
GpuTest Test: Furmark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 OpenBenchmarking.org Points, More Is Better GpuTest 0.6.0 Test: Furmark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Ubuntu 13.10 - Bumblebee Ubuntu 13.10 - PRIME Nouveau Ubuntu 13.10 - Stock Windows 8.1 80 160 240 320 400 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 2.67, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 350 98 289 358
GpuTest Test: Plot3D - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 OpenBenchmarking.org Points, More Is Better GpuTest 0.6.0 Test: Plot3D - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Ubuntu 13.10 - Bumblebee Ubuntu 13.10 - PRIME Nouveau Ubuntu 13.10 - Stock Windows 8.1 2K 4K 6K 8K 10K SE +/- 4.36, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 2.33, N = 3 SE +/- 10.33, N = 3 4331 3323 3645 10889
GpuTest Test: GiMark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 OpenBenchmarking.org Points, More Is Better GpuTest 0.6.0 Test: GiMark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Ubuntu 13.10 - Bumblebee Windows 8.1 160 320 480 640 800 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 701 739
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 Ubuntu 13.10 - Bumblebee Ubuntu 13.10 - PRIME Nouveau Ubuntu 13.10 - Stock Windows 8.1 13 26 39 52 65 SE +/- 0.02, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.29, N = 3 SE +/- 0.24, N = 3 40.81 15.56 33.49 57.04 MIN: 26 / MAX: 50 MIN: 8 / MAX: 22 MIN: 16 / MAX: 55 MIN: 29 / MAX: 83
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 Ubuntu 13.10 - Bumblebee Ubuntu 13.10 - PRIME Nouveau Ubuntu 13.10 - Stock Windows 8.1 20 40 60 80 100 SE +/- 0.05, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.08, N = 3 SE +/- 0.50, N = 3 50.73 19.64 57.44 78.19 MIN: 33 / MAX: 60 MIN: 10 / MAX: 25 MIN: 31 / MAX: 76 MIN: 46 / MAX: 101
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 Ubuntu 13.10 - Bumblebee Ubuntu 13.10 - PRIME Nouveau Ubuntu 13.10 - Stock Windows 8.1 30 60 90 120 150 SE +/- 0.10, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.19, N = 3 SE +/- 0.90, N = 3 73.77 51.90 113.43 142.55 MIN: 53 / MAX: 85 MIN: 31 / MAX: 67 MIN: 72 / MAX: 177 MIN: 90 / MAX: 194
Unigine Valley Resolution: 1920 x 1080 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Unigine Valley 1.0 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Ubuntu 13.10 - Bumblebee Windows 8.1 2 4 6 8 10 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 6.28 7.15
Unigine Valley Resolution: 1280 x 1024 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Unigine Valley 1.0 Resolution: 1280 x 1024 Ubuntu 13.10 - Bumblebee Windows 8.1 3 6 9 12 15 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.04, N = 3 9.48 10.49
Unigine Tropics Resolution: 1920 x 1080 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Unigine Tropics 1.3 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Ubuntu 13.10 - Bumblebee Ubuntu 13.10 - PRIME Nouveau Ubuntu 13.10 - Stock Windows 8.1 5 10 15 20 25 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 17.23 4.29 12.81 20.06
Unigine Tropics Resolution: 1280 x 1024 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Unigine Tropics 1.3 Resolution: 1280 x 1024 Ubuntu 13.10 - Bumblebee Ubuntu 13.10 - PRIME Nouveau Ubuntu 13.10 - Stock Windows 8.1 7 14 21 28 35 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 24.81 5.98 17.56 28.58
Unigine Sanctuary Resolution: 1920 x 1080 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Unigine Sanctuary 2.3 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Ubuntu 13.10 - Bumblebee Ubuntu 13.10 - PRIME Nouveau Ubuntu 13.10 - Stock Windows 8.1 5 10 15 20 25 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 20.28 5.26 12.31 22.70
Unigine Sanctuary Resolution: 1280 x 1024 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Unigine Sanctuary 2.3 Resolution: 1280 x 1024 Ubuntu 13.10 - Bumblebee Ubuntu 13.10 - PRIME Nouveau Ubuntu 13.10 - Stock Windows 8.1 8 16 24 32 40 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.02, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 29.24 7.54 17.83 32.73
Unigine Heaven Resolution: 1920 x 1080 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Unigine Heaven 4.0 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Ubuntu 13.10 - Bumblebee Windows 8.1 1.251 2.502 3.753 5.004 6.255 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 5.05 5.56
Unigine Heaven Resolution: 1280 x 1024 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Unigine Heaven 4.0 Resolution: 1280 x 1024 Ubuntu 13.10 - Bumblebee Windows 8.1 2 4 6 8 10 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.02, N = 3 7.81 8.50
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 Ubuntu 13.10 - Bumblebee Ubuntu 13.10 - PRIME Nouveau Ubuntu 13.10 - Stock Windows 8.1 20 40 60 80 100 Min: 17 / Avg: 25.53 / Max: 42 Min: 52 / Avg: 92.79 / Max: 99 Min: 6 / Avg: 32.12 / Max: 71 Min: 6 / Avg: 17.05 / Max: 29
OpenArena Resolution: 1920 x 1080 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Ubuntu 13.10 - Bumblebee Ubuntu 13.10 - PRIME Nouveau Ubuntu 13.10 - Stock Windows 8.1 13 26 39 52 65 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.07, N = 3 SE +/- 0.28, N = 3 38.97 9.20 31.23 55.97 MIN: 17 / MAX: 47 MAX: 148 MIN: 5 / MAX: 71 MIN: 3 / MAX: 137
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 Ubuntu 13.10 - PRIME Nouveau Ubuntu 13.10 - Stock Windows 8.1 11 22 33 44 55 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.11, N = 3 SE +/- 0.43, N = 3 6.83 28.11 49.66 MIN: 4 / MAX: 10 MIN: 14 / MAX: 44 MIN: 31 / MAX: 77
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