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 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 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 |========================================== 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 |========================================== 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 |========================================== 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 |=========================================== 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 |========================================== 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 |=========================================== 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 |==========================================