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
August 19 2014
 
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August 19 2014
 
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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","Ubuntu 14.04.1","Mesa 10.3-dev","Mesa 10.3-dev + Linux 3.16","Mesa 10.3-dev + Linux 3.17" Processor,,Intel Core i5 @ 2.30GHz (2 Cores),Intel Core i5-2415M @ 2.30GHz (4 Cores),Intel Core i5-2415M @ 2.30GHz (4 Cores),Intel Core i5-2415M @ 2.90GHz (4 Cores),Intel Core i5-2415M @ 2.90GHz (4 Cores) Motherboard,,Apple Mac mini,Apple Mac-8ED6AF5B48C039E1,Apple Mac-8ED6AF5B48C039E1,Apple Mac-8ED6AF5B48C039E1,Apple Mac-8ED6AF5B48C039E1 Chipset,,Intel 6,Intel 2nd Generation Core Family DRAM,Intel 2nd Generation Core Family DRAM,Intel 2nd Generation Core Family DRAM,Intel 2nd Generation Core Family DRAM Memory,,2 x 1024 MB DDR3-1333MHz,2048MB,2048MB,2048MB,2048MB Disk,,500GB Hitachi HTS545050B9A302,500GB Hitachi HTS54505,500GB Hitachi HTS54505,500GB Hitachi HTS54505,500GB Hitachi HTS54505 Graphics,,Intel HD 3000 288MB,Intel HD 3000 (1300MHz),Intel HD 3000 (1300MHz),Intel HD 3000 (1300MHz),Intel HD 3000 (1300MHz) Monitor,,Thunderbolt Display,,,, Audio,,,Cirrus Logic CS4206,Cirrus Logic CS4206,Intel 6 /C200,Intel 6 /C200 Network,,,Broadcom NetXtreme BCM57765 Gigabit PCIe + Broadcom BCM4331 802.11a/b/g/n,Broadcom NetXtreme BCM57765 Gigabit PCIe + Broadcom BCM4331 802.11a/b/g/n,Broadcom NetXtreme BCM57765 Gigabit PCIe + Broadcom BCM4331 802.11a/b/g/n,Broadcom NetXtreme BCM57765 Gigabit PCIe + Broadcom BCM4331 802.11a/b/g/n OS,,OS X 10.9.4,Ubuntu 14.04,Ubuntu 14.04,Ubuntu 14.04,Ubuntu 14.04 Kernel,,13.3.0 (x86_64),3.13.0-34-generic (x86_64),3.13.0-34-generic (x86_64),3.16.0-031600-generic (x86_64),3.17.0-999-generic (x86_64) Compiler,,Apple LLVM 5.1 (clang-503.0.40) (based on LLVM 3.4svn) + GCC 4.2.1 + Xcode 5.1.1,GCC 4.8.2,GCC 4.8.2,GCC 4.8.2,GCC 4.8.2 File-System,,Journaled HFS+,ext4,ext4,ext4,ext4 Screen Resolution,,2560x1440,2560x1440,2560x1440,2560x1440,2560x1440 Desktop,,,Unity 7.2.2,Unity 7.2.2,Unity 7.2.2,Unity 7.2.2 Display Server,,,X Server 1.15.1,X Server 1.15.1,X Server 1.15.1,X Server 1.15.1 Display Driver,,,intel 2.99.910,intel 2.99.914,intel 2.99.914,intel 2.99.914 OpenGL,,,3.1 Mesa 10.1.3,3.1 Mesa 10.3.0-devel (git-a4359bc 2014-08-19 trusty-oibaf-ppa+gallium-nine),3.1 Mesa 10.3.0-devel (git-a4359bc 2014-08-19 trusty-oibaf-ppa+gallium-nine),3.1 Mesa 10.3.0-devel (git-a4359bc 2014-08-19 trusty-oibaf-ppa+gallium-nine) ,,"OS X 10.9.4","Ubuntu 14.04.1","Mesa 10.3-dev","Mesa 10.3-dev + Linux 3.16","Mesa 10.3-dev + Linux 3.17" "Nexuiz - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - HDR: Yes - Sound: Off (FPS)",HIB,55.29,6.86,9.87,9.70,10.15 "Urban Terror - Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Total Frame Time (Milliseconds)",LIB,28.81,20.7,19.06,18.72,16.38 "Urban Terror - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame Time (Milliseconds)",LIB,36.94,19.02,16.91,16.65,13.97 "Urban Terror - Resolution: 2560 x 1440 (FPS)",HIB,16.77,48.07,52.33,52.93,60.53 "Urban Terror - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 (FPS)",HIB,26.17,52.13,58.33,59.63,71.20 "Xonotic - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultimate (FPS)",HIB,17.80,,,9.58,9.87 "Xonotic - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultra (FPS)",HIB,25.74,17.29,16.23,15.76,16.44 "Nexuiz - Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - HDR: Yes - Sound: Off (FPS)",HIB,10.87,6.86,9.91,9.78,10.16 "Xonotic - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Low (FPS)",HIB,83.53,69.18,63.85,63.58,66.76 "Xonotic - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: High (FPS)",HIB,33.40,27.55,26.57,25.63,27.31