Optimus Power Testing + Linux 3.12/3.13 Kernels Benchmarks for a future article on Phoronix.com looking at battery power consumption using MONITOR=sys.power environment variable while running different OpenGL games on a clean install of Ubuntu 13.10, then with DRI_PRIME=1, and then when installing Bumblebee stable and running phoronix-test-suite via optirun for discrete NVIDIA graphics on binary blob. Now with LInux 3.13 and 3.13 kernel results included. Ubuntu 13.10 Stock: Processor: Intel Core i7-3517U @ 1.90GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS UX32VDA v1.0, Chipset: Intel 3rd Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 2 x 128GB SanDisk SD5SF212, Graphics: Intel HD 4000 (1150MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC269VB, Network: Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6235 OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.11.0-14-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: 1920x1080 Ubuntu 13.10 DRI_PRIME=1: Processor: Intel Core i7-3517U @ 1.90GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS UX32VDA v1.0, Chipset: Intel 3rd Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 2 x 128GB SanDisk SD5SF212, Graphics: Intel HD 4000 (1150MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC269VB, Network: Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6235 OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.11.0-14-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: 1920x1080 Bumblebee - Optirun: Processor: Intel Core i7-3517U @ 1.90GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS UX32VDA v1.0, Chipset: Intel 3rd Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 2 x 128GB SanDisk SD5SF212, Graphics: ASUS NVIDIA GeForce GT 620M, Audio: Realtek ALC269VB, Network: Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6235 OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.11.0-14-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.2, Display Server: X Server 1.14.3, Display Driver: intel 2.99.904, OpenGL: 4.2.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Linux 3.12: Processor: Intel Core i7-3517U @ 3.00GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS UX32VDA v1.0, Chipset: Intel 3rd Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 2 x 128GB SanDisk SD5SF212, Graphics: Intel HD 4000 (1150MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC269VB, Network: Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6235 OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.12.0-031200-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: 1920x1080 Linux 3.13 Git: Processor: Intel Core i7-3517U @ 3.00GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS UX32VDA v1.0, Chipset: Intel 3rd Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 2 x 128GB SanDisk SD5SF212, Graphics: Intel HD 4000 (1150MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC269VB, Network: Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6235 OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.13.0-999-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: 1920x1080 OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1280 x 1024 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 13.10 Stock ....... 45.87 |======================================= Ubuntu 13.10 DRI_PRIME=1 . 49.93 |========================================== Bumblebee - Optirun ...... 52.97 |============================================= Linux 3.12 ............... 46.97 |======================================== Linux 3.13 Git ........... 45.10 |====================================== OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1280 x 1024 - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better Ubuntu 13.10 Stock ....... MIN: 5.0 AVG: 21.8 MAX: 46.0 Ubuntu 13.10 DRI_PRIME=1 . MIN: 6.0 AVG: 20.1 MAX: 45.0 Bumblebee - Optirun ...... MIN: 12.0 AVG: 18.7 MAX: 34.0 Linux 3.12 ............... MIN: 4.0 AVG: 21.1 MAX: 46.0 Linux 3.13 Git ........... MIN: 5.0 AVG: 22.1 MAX: 47.0 OpenArena 0.8.8 System Power Consumption Monitor Milliwatts < Lower Is Better Ubuntu 13.10 Stock ....... MIN: 9472 AVG: 30444 MAX: 33618 Ubuntu 13.10 DRI_PRIME=1 . MIN: 9412 AVG: 30542 MAX: 34898 Bumblebee - Optirun ...... MIN: 18329 AVG: 35723 MAX: 39109 Linux 3.12 ............... MIN: 10463 AVG: 29988 MAX: 32656 Linux 3.13 Git ........... MIN: 14245 AVG: 35688 MAX: 38369 Unigine Sanctuary 2.3 Resolution: 1280 x 1024 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 13.10 Stock ....... 17.17 |========================== Ubuntu 13.10 DRI_PRIME=1 . 17.17 |========================== Bumblebee - Optirun ...... 29.25 |============================================= Linux 3.12 ............... 17.70 |=========================== Linux 3.13 Git ........... 17.00 |========================== Unigine Sanctuary 2.3 System Power Consumption Monitor Milliwatts < Lower Is Better Ubuntu 13.10 Stock ....... MIN: 9094 AVG: 29699 MAX: 31657 Ubuntu 13.10 DRI_PRIME=1 . MIN: 9479 AVG: 30917 MAX: 33004 Bumblebee - Optirun ...... MIN: 16798 AVG: 36681 MAX: 38517 Linux 3.12 ............... MIN: 9204 AVG: 29444 MAX: 31324 Linux 3.13 Git ........... MIN: 17367 AVG: 34929 MAX: 36785 Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Low Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 13.10 Stock ....... 110.43 |============================================ Ubuntu 13.10 DRI_PRIME=1 . 110.15 |============================================ Bumblebee - Optirun ...... 74.12 |============================== Linux 3.12 ............... 109.56 |============================================ Linux 3.13 Git ........... 104.95 |========================================== Xonotic 0.7 System Power Consumption Monitor Milliwatts < Lower Is Better Ubuntu 13.10 Stock ....... MIN: 14585 AVG: 31144 MAX: 34091 Ubuntu 13.10 DRI_PRIME=1 . MIN: 14067 AVG: 32086 MAX: 34839 Bumblebee - Optirun ...... MIN: 19624 AVG: 37672 MAX: 43911 Linux 3.12 ............... MIN: 14252 AVG: 30990 MAX: 34824 Linux 3.13 Git ........... MIN: 20105 AVG: 36324 MAX: 39234 System Power Consumption Monitor Phoronix Test Suite System Monitoring Milliwatts Ubuntu 13.10 Stock ....... MIN: 9094 AVG: 29405 MAX: 34091 Ubuntu 13.10 DRI_PRIME=1 . MIN: 9412 AVG: 30267 MAX: 34898 Bumblebee - Optirun ...... MIN: 15813 AVG: 35993 MAX: 43911 Linux 3.12 ............... MIN: 9204 AVG: 29114 MAX: 34824 Linux 3.13 Git ........... MIN: 14245 AVG: 34646 MAX: 39234