Windows 8.1 vs. Ubuntu 14.04 Intel Bay Trail NUC Benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com looking at the Intel Bay Trail NUC performance of Windows 8.1 updated against Ubuntu 14.04 Linux.... Windows 8.1 Pro x64 Updated: Processor: Intel Family 6 Model 55 Stepping 3 Intel (2 Cores), Disk: 931GB OS: Windows NT, Kernel: 6.2 (x86_64) Ubuntu 14.04 + Mesa 10.3-devel: Processor: Intel Celeron N2820 @ 2.13GHz (2 Cores), Motherboard: Intel DN2820FYK, Chipset: Intel ValleyView SSA-CUnit, Memory: 3584MB, Disk: 1000GB HGST HTS721010A9, Graphics: Intel ValleyView Gen7 (749MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC283, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 + Intel Wireless 7260 OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.13.0-27-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-57730d6 trusty-oibaf-ppa), Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Mesa 10.3-devel + Linux 3.15: Processor: Intel Celeron N2820 @ 1.80GHz (2 Cores), Motherboard: Intel DN2820FYK, Chipset: Intel ValleyView SSA-CUnit, Memory: 3584MB, Disk: 1000GB HGST HTS721010A9, Graphics: Intel ValleyView Gen7 (755MHz), Audio: Intel ValleyView HD Audio, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 + Intel Wireless 7260 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-57730d6 trusty-oibaf-ppa), Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Nexuiz 2.5.2 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - HDR: Yes - Sound: Off Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 8.1 Pro x64 Updated .... 10.31 |======================================= Ubuntu 14.04 + Mesa 10.3-devel . 9.47 |==================================== Mesa 10.3-devel + Linux 3.15 ... 9.44 |==================================== OpenArena 0.8.5 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 8.1 Pro x64 Updated .... 61.63 |======================================= Ubuntu 14.04 + Mesa 10.3-devel . 50.83 |================================ Mesa 10.3-devel + Linux 3.15 ... 50.33 |================================ OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 8.1 Pro x64 Updated .... 12.13 |======================================= Ubuntu 14.04 + Mesa 10.3-devel . 11.20 |==================================== Mesa 10.3-devel + Linux 3.15 ... 11.23 |==================================== OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better Windows 8.1 Pro x64 Updated .... MIN: 19 AVG: 80 MAX: 99 Ubuntu 14.04 + Mesa 10.3-devel . MIN: 54 AVG: 87 MAX: 99 Mesa 10.3-devel + Linux 3.15 ... MIN: 54 AVG: 88 MAX: 99 Unigine Sanctuary 2.3 Resolution: 1280 x 1024 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 8.1 Pro x64 Updated .... 5.93 |======================================== Ubuntu 14.04 + Mesa 10.3-devel . 5.59 |====================================== Mesa 10.3-devel + Linux 3.15 ... 5.59 |====================================== Unigine Sanctuary 2.3 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 8.1 Pro x64 Updated .... 4.08 |======================================== Ubuntu 14.04 + Mesa 10.3-devel . 3.83 |====================================== Mesa 10.3-devel + Linux 3.15 ... 3.83 |====================================== Unigine Tropics 1.3 Resolution: 1280 x 1024 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 8.1 Pro x64 Updated .... 6.14 |======================================== Ubuntu 14.04 + Mesa 10.3-devel . 5.69 |===================================== Mesa 10.3-devel + Linux 3.15 ... 5.69 |===================================== Unigine Tropics 1.3 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 8.1 Pro x64 Updated .... 4.46 |======================================== Ubuntu 14.04 + Mesa 10.3-devel . 4.05 |==================================== Mesa 10.3-devel + Linux 3.15 ... 4.05 |==================================== Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Low Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 8.1 Pro x64 Updated .... 58.02 |======================================= Ubuntu 14.04 + Mesa 10.3-devel . 48.50 |================================= Mesa 10.3-devel + Linux 3.15 ... 49.00 |================================= Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: High Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 8.1 Pro x64 Updated .... 23.04 |======================================= Ubuntu 14.04 + Mesa 10.3-devel . 18.89 |================================ Mesa 10.3-devel + Linux 3.15 ... 18.89 |================================ Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 8.1 Pro x64 Updated .... 15.05 |======================================= Ubuntu 14.04 + Mesa 10.3-devel . 12.62 |================================= Mesa 10.3-devel + Linux 3.15 ... 12.60 |================================= Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultimate Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 8.1 Pro x64 Updated .... 9.63 |======================================== Ubuntu 14.04 + Mesa 10.3-devel . 8.28 |================================== Mesa 10.3-devel + Linux 3.15 ... 8.27 |================================== GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: GiMark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Points > Higher Is Better Windows 8.1 Pro x64 Updated . 141 |============================================ GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Plot3D - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Points > Higher Is Better Windows 8.1 Pro x64 Updated .... 2291 |======================================== Ubuntu 14.04 + Mesa 10.3-devel . 2064 |==================================== Mesa 10.3-devel + Linux 3.15 ... 2057 |==================================== GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Furmark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Points > Higher Is Better Windows 8.1 Pro x64 Updated .... 89 |========================================== Ubuntu 14.04 + Mesa 10.3-devel . 80 |====================================== Mesa 10.3-devel + Linux 3.15 ... 80 |====================================== GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: TessMark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Points > Higher Is Better Windows 8.1 Pro x64 Updated . 314 |============================================ GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Triangle - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Points > Higher Is Better Windows 8.1 Pro x64 Updated .... 32084 |======================================= Ubuntu 14.04 + Mesa 10.3-devel . 11975 |=============== Mesa 10.3-devel + Linux 3.15 ... 12071 |=============== GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Pixmark Piano - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Points > Higher Is Better Windows 8.1 Pro x64 Updated . 315181 |=========================================