Windows 8.1 vs Ubuntu 14.10 - Intel Graphics
Intel HD Graphics on Ubuntu 14.10 and Windows 8.1 Pro 64-bit. Benchmarks for a future article on Phoronix.com.


Ubuntu 14.10: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.90GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte Z97-HD3, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 150GB Western Digital WD1500HLHX-0, Graphics: Intel HD 4600 (1250MHz), Audio: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th, Monitor: DELL S2409W, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411

	OS: Ubuntu 14.10, Kernel: 3.16.0-24-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.1, Display Server: X Server 1.16.0, Display Driver: intel 2.99.914, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.3.0, Compiler: GCC 4.9.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Mesa 10.4-dev + Linux 3.17: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.90GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte Z97-HD3, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 150GB Western Digital WD1500HLHX-0, Graphics: Intel HD 4600 (1250MHz), Audio: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th, Monitor: DELL S2409W, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411

	OS: Ubuntu 14.10, Kernel: 3.17.0-031700-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.1, Display Server: X Server 1.16.0, Display Driver: intel 2.99.916, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.4.0-devel (git-402ab50 2014-10-29 utopic-oibaf-ppa), Compiler: GCC 4.9.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Windows 8.1 Pro: 

	Processor: Intel Family 6 Model 60 Stepping 3 Intel (8 Cores), Disk: 139GB

	OS: Windows NT, Kernel: 6.2 (x86_64)


OpenArena 0.8.8
Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 14.10 ............... 22.47 |===========================================
Mesa 10.4-dev + Linux 3.17 . 22.47 |===========================================
Windows 8.1 Pro ............ 21.53 |=========================================


OpenArena 0.8.8
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame Time
Milliseconds < Lower Is Better
Ubuntu 14.10 ............... MIN: 5  AVG: 44   MAX: 89 
Mesa 10.4-dev + Linux 3.17 . MIN: 5  AVG: 45   MAX: 96 
Windows 8.1 Pro ............ MIN: 6  AVG: 45   MAX: 99 


Xonotic 0.7
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Low
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 14.10 ............... 59.76  |=====================
Mesa 10.4-dev + Linux 3.17 . 73.94  |==========================
Windows 8.1 Pro ............ 119.99 |==========================================


Xonotic 0.7
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: High
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 14.10 ............... 52.32 |===========================================
Mesa 10.4-dev + Linux 3.17 . 52.41 |===========================================
Windows 8.1 Pro ............ 49.99 |=========================================


Xonotic 0.7
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultra
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 14.10 ............... 46.63 |===========================================
Mesa 10.4-dev + Linux 3.17 . 46.57 |===========================================
Windows 8.1 Pro ............ 45.17 |==========================================


Xonotic 0.7
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultimate
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 14.10 ............... 35.17 |==========================================
Mesa 10.4-dev + Linux 3.17 . 35.10 |==========================================
Windows 8.1 Pro ............ 36.25 |===========================================


GpuTest 0.7.0
Test: Plot3D - Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Points > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 14.10 ............... 3591 |==============================
Mesa 10.4-dev + Linux 3.17 . 4937 |=========================================
Windows 8.1 Pro ............ 5308 |============================================


GpuTest 0.7.0
Test: Furmark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Points > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 14.10 ............... 214 |=============================
Mesa 10.4-dev + Linux 3.17 . 213 |=============================
Windows 8.1 Pro ............ 332 |=============================================


GpuTest 0.7.0
Test: Triangle - Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Points > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 14.10 ............... 3601  |==
Mesa 10.4-dev + Linux 3.17 . 66053 |===========================================
Windows 8.1 Pro ............ 61195 |========================================