SteamOS Kernel Test On Ubuntu
Tests by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com trying the SteamOS modified kernel on Ubuntu Linux.


Linux 3.10.11: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7-3960X @ 2.71GHz (12 Cores), Motherboard: Intel DX79SI, Chipset: Intel Xeon E5/Core, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 64GB OCZ VERTEX, Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 4850 512MB, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: VA2431, Network: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection

	OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.10.11-031011-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.2, Display Server: X Server 1.14.4, Display Driver: radeon 7.2.0, OpenGL: 3.1 Mesa 10.0.0 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

SteamOS Linux 3.10-3-amd64: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7-3960X @ 3.30GHz (12 Cores), Motherboard: Intel DX79SI, Chipset: Intel Xeon E5/Core, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 64GB OCZ VERTEX, Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 4850 512MB, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: VA2431, Network: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection

	OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.10-3-amd64 (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.2, Display Server: X Server 1.14.4, Display Driver: radeon 7.2.0, OpenGL: 3.1 Mesa 10.0.0 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Linux 3.13 Git: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7-3960X @ 2.42GHz (12 Cores), Motherboard: Intel DX79SI, Chipset: Intel Xeon E5/Core, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 64GB OCZ VERTEX, Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 4850 512MB, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: VA2431, Network: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection

	OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.13.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.2, Display Server: X Server 1.14.4, Display Driver: radeon 7.2.0, OpenGL: 3.1 Mesa 10.0.0 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080


Doom 3 1.3.1
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Quality: High
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Linux 3.10.11 .............. 119.00 |==========================================
SteamOS Linux 3.10-3-amd64 . 112.60 |========================================
Linux 3.13 Git ............. 117.67 |==========================================


OpenArena 0.8.5
Resolution: 1280 x 1024
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Linux 3.10.11 .............. 478.10 |==========================================
SteamOS Linux 3.10-3-amd64 . 306.48 |===========================
Linux 3.13 Git ............. 476.70 |==========================================


OpenArena 0.8.5
Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Linux 3.10.11 .............. 406.93 |==========================================
SteamOS Linux 3.10-3-amd64 . 239.82 |=========================
Linux 3.13 Git ............. 405.10 |==========================================


OpenArena 0.8.8
Resolution: 1680 x 1050
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Linux 3.10.11 .............. 82.03 |===========================================
SteamOS Linux 3.10-3-amd64 . 75.27 |=======================================
Linux 3.13 Git ............. 82.13 |===========================================


OpenArena 0.8.8
Resolution: 1680 x 1050 - Total Frame Time
Milliseconds < Lower Is Better
Linux 3.10.11 .............. MIN: 8.0  AVG: 12.2  MAX: 24.0 
SteamOS Linux 3.10-3-amd64 . MIN: 7.0  AVG: 13.2  MAX: 24.0 
Linux 3.13 Git ............. MIN: 7.0  AVG: 12.2  MAX: 24.0 


Prey 1.4.119
Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Linux 3.10.11 .............. 94.40 |===========================================
SteamOS Linux 3.10-3-amd64 . 89.53 |=========================================
Linux 3.13 Git ............. 93.97 |===========================================


Unigine Sanctuary 2.3
Resolution: 1280 x 1024
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Linux 3.10.11 .............. 41.10 |===========================================
SteamOS Linux 3.10-3-amd64 . 41.24 |===========================================
Linux 3.13 Git ............. 41.12 |===========================================


Unigine Tropics 1.3
Resolution: 1280 x 1024
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Linux 3.10.11 .............. 37.49 |===========================================
SteamOS Linux 3.10-3-amd64 . 37.61 |===========================================
Linux 3.13 Git ............. 37.49 |===========================================


Xonotic 0.7
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Low
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Linux 3.10.11 .............. 284.48 |==========================================
SteamOS Linux 3.10-3-amd64 . 257.96 |======================================
Linux 3.13 Git ............. 286.62 |==========================================


Xonotic 0.7
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: High
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Linux 3.10.11 .............. 140.17 |==========================================
SteamOS Linux 3.10-3-amd64 . 102.85 |===============================
Linux 3.13 Git ............. 141.51 |==========================================