OS X 10.9.4 vs. Ubuntu Linux - Intel Sandy Bridge

Intel Sandy Bridge Linux graphics comparison of Apple Mac OS X 10.9.4 versus Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Linux with various kernel and Mesa updates. Performance tests by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com.

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OS X 10.9.4 vs. Ubuntu Linux - Intel Sandy Bridge Intel Sandy Bridge Linux graphics comparison of Apple Mac OS X 10.9.4 versus Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Linux with various kernel and Mesa updates. Performance tests by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com. OS X 10.9.4: Processor: Intel Core i5 @ 2.30GHz (2 Cores), Motherboard: Apple Mac mini, Chipset: Intel 6, Memory: 2 x 1024 MB DDR3-1333MHz, Disk: 500GB Hitachi HTS545050B9A302, Graphics: Intel HD 3000 288MB, Monitor: Thunderbolt Display OS: OS X 10.9.4, Kernel: 13.3.0 (x86_64), Compiler: Apple LLVM 5.1 (clang-503.0.40) (based on LLVM 3.4svn) + GCC 4.2.1 + Xcode 5.1.1, File-System: Journaled HFS+, Screen Resolution: 2560x1440 Ubuntu 14.04.1: Processor: Intel Core i5-2415M @ 2.30GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: Apple Mac-8ED6AF5B48C039E1, Chipset: Intel 2nd Generation Core Family DRAM, Memory: 2048MB, Disk: 500GB Hitachi HTS54505, Graphics: Intel HD 3000 (1300MHz), Audio: Cirrus Logic CS4206, Network: Broadcom NetXtreme BCM57765 Gigabit PCIe + Broadcom BCM4331 802.11a/b/g/n OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.13.0-34-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.2, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: intel 2.99.910, OpenGL: 3.1 Mesa 10.1.3, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1440 Mesa 10.3-dev: Processor: Intel Core i5-2415M @ 2.30GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: Apple Mac-8ED6AF5B48C039E1, Chipset: Intel 2nd Generation Core Family DRAM, Memory: 2048MB, Disk: 500GB Hitachi HTS54505, Graphics: Intel HD 3000 (1300MHz), Audio: Cirrus Logic CS4206, Network: Broadcom NetXtreme BCM57765 Gigabit PCIe + Broadcom BCM4331 802.11a/b/g/n OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.13.0-34-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.2, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: intel 2.99.914, OpenGL: 3.1 Mesa 10.3.0-devel (git-a4359bc 2014-08-19 trusty-oibaf-ppa+gallium-nine), Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1440 Mesa 10.3-dev + Linux 3.16: Processor: Intel Core i5-2415M @ 2.90GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: Apple Mac-8ED6AF5B48C039E1, Chipset: Intel 2nd Generation Core Family DRAM, Memory: 2048MB, Disk: 500GB Hitachi HTS54505, Graphics: Intel HD 3000 (1300MHz), Audio: Intel 6 /C200, Network: Broadcom NetXtreme BCM57765 Gigabit PCIe + Broadcom BCM4331 802.11a/b/g/n OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.16.0-031600-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.2, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: intel 2.99.914, OpenGL: 3.1 Mesa 10.3.0-devel (git-a4359bc 2014-08-19 trusty-oibaf-ppa+gallium-nine), Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1440 Mesa 10.3-dev + Linux 3.17: Processor: Intel Core i5-2415M @ 2.90GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: Apple Mac-8ED6AF5B48C039E1, Chipset: Intel 2nd Generation Core Family DRAM, Memory: 2048MB, Disk: 500GB Hitachi HTS54505, Graphics: Intel HD 3000 (1300MHz), Audio: Intel 6 /C200, Network: Broadcom NetXtreme BCM57765 Gigabit PCIe + Broadcom BCM4331 802.11a/b/g/n OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.17.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.2, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: intel 2.99.914, OpenGL: 3.1 Mesa 10.3.0-devel (git-a4359bc 2014-08-19 trusty-oibaf-ppa+gallium-nine), Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1440 Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultimate Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better OS X 10.9.4 ................ 17.80 |=========================================== Mesa 10.3-dev + Linux 3.16 . 9.58 |======================= Mesa 10.3-dev + Linux 3.17 . 9.87 |======================== Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better OS X 10.9.4 ................ 25.74 |=========================================== Ubuntu 14.04.1 ............. 17.29 |============================= Mesa 10.3-dev .............. 16.23 |=========================== Mesa 10.3-dev + Linux 3.16 . 15.76 |========================== Mesa 10.3-dev + Linux 3.17 . 16.44 |=========================== Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: High Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better OS X 10.9.4 ................ 33.40 |=========================================== Ubuntu 14.04.1 ............. 27.55 |=================================== Mesa 10.3-dev .............. 26.57 |================================== Mesa 10.3-dev + Linux 3.16 . 25.63 |================================= Mesa 10.3-dev + Linux 3.17 . 27.31 |=================================== Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Low Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better OS X 10.9.4 ................ 83.53 |=========================================== Ubuntu 14.04.1 ............. 69.18 |==================================== Mesa 10.3-dev .............. 63.85 |================================= Mesa 10.3-dev + Linux 3.16 . 63.58 |================================= Mesa 10.3-dev + Linux 3.17 . 66.76 |================================== Urban Terror 4.2.013 Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better OS X 10.9.4 ................ MIN: 6 AVG: 29 MAX: 99 Ubuntu 14.04.1 ............. MIN: 4 AVG: 21 MAX: 94 Mesa 10.3-dev .............. MIN: 3 AVG: 19 MAX: 45 Mesa 10.3-dev + Linux 3.16 . MIN: 3 AVG: 19 MAX: 99 Mesa 10.3-dev + Linux 3.17 . MIN: 3 AVG: 16 MAX: 77 Urban Terror 4.2.013 Resolution: 2560 x 1440 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better OS X 10.9.4 ................ 16.77 |============ Ubuntu 14.04.1 ............. 48.07 |================================== Mesa 10.3-dev .............. 52.33 |===================================== Mesa 10.3-dev + Linux 3.16 . 52.93 |====================================== Mesa 10.3-dev + Linux 3.17 . 60.53 |=========================================== Urban Terror 4.2.013 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better OS X 10.9.4 ................ MIN: 5 AVG: 37 MAX: 99 Ubuntu 14.04.1 ............. MIN: 3 AVG: 19 MAX: 92 Mesa 10.3-dev .............. MIN: 3 AVG: 17 MAX: 85 Mesa 10.3-dev + Linux 3.16 . MIN: 4 AVG: 17 MAX: 78 Mesa 10.3-dev + Linux 3.17 . MIN: 3 AVG: 14 MAX: 95 Urban Terror 4.2.013 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better OS X 10.9.4 ................ 26.17 |================ Ubuntu 14.04.1 ............. 52.13 |=============================== Mesa 10.3-dev .............. 58.33 |=================================== Mesa 10.3-dev + Linux 3.16 . 59.63 |==================================== Mesa 10.3-dev + Linux 3.17 . 71.20 |=========================================== Nexuiz 2.5.2 Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - HDR: Yes - Sound: Off Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better OS X 10.9.4 ................ 10.87 |=========================================== Ubuntu 14.04.1 ............. 6.86 |=========================== Mesa 10.3-dev .............. 9.91 |======================================= Mesa 10.3-dev + Linux 3.16 . 9.78 |======================================= Mesa 10.3-dev + Linux 3.17 . 10.16 |======================================== Nexuiz 2.5.2 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - HDR: Yes - Sound: Off Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better OS X 10.9.4 ................ 55.29 |=========================================== Ubuntu 14.04.1 ............. 6.86 |===== Mesa 10.3-dev .............. 9.87 |======== Mesa 10.3-dev + Linux 3.16 . 9.70 |======== Mesa 10.3-dev + Linux 3.17 . 10.15 |========