Ubuntu 14.04 vs. Windows 8.1 - Intel Linux Graphics Comparison
A Graphics comparison on latest open source code under Ubuntu 14.04 LTS against Microsoft Windows 8.1 with all available updates for a future article on Phoronix.com by Michael Larabel.
Ubuntu 14.04 - Linux 3.15 + Mesa 10.3-devel
Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.90GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z87H3-A2X EXTREME v1.0, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB Samsung SSD 840 + 150GB Western Digital WD1500HLHX-0, Graphics: Intel HD 4600 (1250MHz), Audio: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411
OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.15.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.0, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: intel 2.99.911, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.3.0-devel (git-155f98d trusty-oibaf-ppa), Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080
Graphics Notes: SNA
Windows 8.1 Pro - Intel 10.18.10.3574
Processor: Intel Family 6 Model 60 Stepping 3 Intel (8 Cores), Disk: 112GB
OS: Windows NT, Kernel: 6.2 (x86_64)
GpuTest
OpenArena
Xonotic
Unigine Heaven
Unigine Sanctuary
Unigine Tropics
Nexuiz
OpenArena
Ubuntu 14.04 - Linux 3.15 + Mesa 10.3-devel
Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.90GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z87H3-A2X EXTREME v1.0, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB Samsung SSD 840 + 150GB Western Digital WD1500HLHX-0, Graphics: Intel HD 4600 (1250MHz), Audio: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411
OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.15.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.0, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: intel 2.99.911, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.3.0-devel (git-155f98d trusty-oibaf-ppa), Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080
Graphics Notes: SNA
Testing initiated at 13 May 2014 19:50 by user phoronix.
Windows 8.1 Pro - Intel 10.18.10.3574
Processor: Intel Family 6 Model 60 Stepping 3 Intel (8 Cores), Disk: 112GB
OS: Windows NT, Kernel: 6.2 (x86_64)
Testing initiated at 16 May 2014 20:52 by user Michael.