SteamOS vs. Ubuntu Linux - Intel Ivy Bridge
Benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com comparing SteamOS to Ubuntu 13.10 with Intel HD Graphics.


SteamOS Alchemist Beta: 

	Processor: Intel Core i5-3470 @ 3.20GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock Z68 Pro3, Chipset: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v2/3rd, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 64GB OCZ AGILITY, Graphics: Intel HD 2500 (1100MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: VE228, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B

	OS: SteamOS 1.0, Kernel: 3.10-3-amd64 (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.4.2, Display Server: X Server 1.12.4, Display Driver: intel 2.21.15, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 9.2.2, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Ubuntu 13.10: 

	Processor: Intel Core i5-3470 @ 3.20GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock Z68 Pro3, Chipset: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v2/3rd, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 64GB OCZ AGILITY, Graphics: Intel HD 2500 (1100MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411

	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 + Mesa 10.1-devel: 

	Processor: Intel Core i5-3470 @ 3.20GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock Z68 Pro3, Chipset: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v2/3rd, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 64GB OCZ AGILITY, Graphics: Intel HD 2500 (1100MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411

	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 2.99.906, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.1.0-devel (git-f9cfe5c saucy-oibaf-ppa), Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080


Unigine Sanctuary 2.3
Resolution: 800 x 600
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
SteamOS Alchemist Beta ......... 19.25 |=================================
Ubuntu 13.10 ................... 19.21 |=================================
Ubuntu 13.10 + Mesa 10.1-devel . 22.57 |=======================================


Unigine Sanctuary 2.3
Resolution: 1280 x 1024
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
SteamOS Alchemist Beta ......... 8.73  |=================================
Ubuntu 13.10 ................... 8.75  |=================================
Ubuntu 13.10 + Mesa 10.1-devel . 10.30 |=======================================


Unigine Sanctuary 2.3
Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
SteamOS Alchemist Beta ......... 5.89 |==================================
Ubuntu 13.10 ................... 5.90 |==================================
Ubuntu 13.10 + Mesa 10.1-devel . 6.93 |========================================


Unigine Tropics 1.3
Resolution: 1280 x 1024
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
SteamOS Alchemist Beta ......... 10.40 |==================================
Ubuntu 13.10 ................... 10.41 |==================================
Ubuntu 13.10 + Mesa 10.1-devel . 11.82 |=======================================


Unigine Tropics 1.3
Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
SteamOS Alchemist Beta ......... 7.33 |===================================
Ubuntu 13.10 ................... 7.34 |===================================
Ubuntu 13.10 + Mesa 10.1-devel . 8.33 |========================================