Ubuntu Intel Haswell HD Graphics Windows vs. Ubuntu 14.10 Intel year-in-review 2014 tests of Intel HD Graphics 4600. Tests by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com. Ubuntu 14.10 versus Microsoft Windows 7 Pro SP1 Ubuntu 13.10 - Linux 3.11 + Mesa 9.2: Processor: Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Extreme6, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 15360MB, Disk: 64GB OCZ AGILITY, Graphics: Intel HD 4600 (1250MHz), Audio: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th, Monitor: DELL S2409W, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.11.0-12-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.2, Display Server: X Server 1.14.3, Display Driver: intel 2.99.904, OpenGL: 3.1 Mesa 9.2.1, Compiler: GCC 4.8.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Ubuntu 14.10 - Linux 3.16 + Mesa 10.3: Processor: Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.40GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Extreme6, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 15360MB, Disk: 64GB OCZ AGILITY, Graphics: Intel HD 4600 (1250MHz), Audio: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th, Monitor: DELL S2409W, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 14.10, Kernel: 3.16.0-23-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 Ubuntu 14.10 - Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5-dev: Processor: Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.40GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Extreme6, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 15360MB, Disk: 64GB OCZ AGILITY, Graphics: Intel HD 4600 (1250MHz), Audio: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th, Monitor: DELL S2409W, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 14.10, Kernel: 3.18.0-031800-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.1, Display Server: X Server 1.16.0, Display Driver: intel 2.99.917, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.5.0-devel, Compiler: GCC 4.9.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Windows 7 Pro - Intel 10.18.10.3960: Processor: Intel Family 6 Model 60 Stepping 3 Intel (8 Cores), Disk: 60GB OS: Windows NT, Kernel: 6.1 (x86_64) OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 13.10 - Linux 3.11 + Mesa 9.2 ...... 39.03 |============================ Ubuntu 14.10 - Linux 3.16 + Mesa 10.3 ..... 39.07 |============================ Ubuntu 14.10 - Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5-dev . 39.10 |============================ Windows 7 Pro - Intel 10.18.10.3960 ....... 37.90 |=========================== OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better Ubuntu 13.10 - Linux 3.11 + Mesa 9.2 ...... MIN: 1.0 AVG: 25.4 MAX: 60.0 Ubuntu 14.10 - Linux 3.16 + Mesa 10.3 ..... MIN: 2.0 AVG: 25.5 MAX: 56.0 Ubuntu 14.10 - Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5-dev . MIN: 1.0 AVG: 25.6 MAX: 57.0 Windows 7 Pro - Intel 10.18.10.3960 ....... MIN: 3.0 AVG: 26.3 MAX: 90.0 Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 13.10 - Linux 3.11 + Mesa 9.2 ...... 44.20 |================= Ubuntu 14.10 - Linux 3.16 + Mesa 10.3 ..... 58.26 |====================== Ubuntu 14.10 - Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5-dev . 73.06 |============================ Windows 7 Pro - Intel 10.18.10.3960 ....... 73.87 |============================ Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultimate Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 13.10 - Linux 3.11 + Mesa 9.2 ...... 28.30 |=============== Ubuntu 14.10 - Linux 3.16 + Mesa 10.3 ..... 49.75 |========================== Ubuntu 14.10 - Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5-dev . 50.63 |========================== Windows 7 Pro - Intel 10.18.10.3960 ....... 54.08 |============================ GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Plot3D - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Points > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 13.10 - Linux 3.11 + Mesa 9.2 ...... 4163 |=================== Ubuntu 14.10 - Linux 3.16 + Mesa 10.3 ..... 3600 |================ Ubuntu 14.10 - Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5-dev . 5936 |=========================== Windows 7 Pro - Intel 10.18.10.3960 ....... 6354 |============================= GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Furmark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Points > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 13.10 - Linux 3.11 + Mesa 9.2 ...... 401 |===================== Ubuntu 14.10 - Linux 3.16 + Mesa 10.3 ..... 367 |=================== Ubuntu 14.10 - Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5-dev . 404 |===================== Windows 7 Pro - Intel 10.18.10.3960 ....... 565 |============================== GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Triangle - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Points > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 13.10 - Linux 3.11 + Mesa 9.2 ...... 55477 |=================== Ubuntu 14.10 - Linux 3.16 + Mesa 10.3 ..... 3600 |= Ubuntu 14.10 - Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5-dev . 45222 |=============== Windows 7 Pro - Intel 10.18.10.3960 ....... 82712 |============================ GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Pixmark Piano - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Points > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 13.10 - Linux 3.11 + Mesa 9.2 ...... 89 |========================= Ubuntu 14.10 - Linux 3.16 + Mesa 10.3 ..... 91 |========================== Ubuntu 14.10 - Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5-dev . 91 |========================== Windows 7 Pro - Intel 10.18.10.3960 ....... 106 |============================== GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Pixmark Volplosion - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Points > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 13.10 - Linux 3.11 + Mesa 9.2 ...... 280 |========================== Ubuntu 14.10 - Linux 3.16 + Mesa 10.3 ..... 252 |======================= Ubuntu 14.10 - Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5-dev . 286 |========================== Windows 7 Pro - Intel 10.18.10.3960 ....... 324 |==============================