Windows 8.1 vs. Ubuntu 14.10 Broadwell Graphics Windows 8.1 vs. Ubuntu 14.10 Intel Linux graphics benchmarks from the ThinkPad X1 Carbon with Core i7 CPU sporting Broadwell HD Graphics 5500. Benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com. Windows 8.1: Processor: Intel Family 6 Model 61 Stepping 4 Intel (4 Cores), Disk: 98GB OS: Windows NT, Kernel: 6.2 (x86_64) Ubuntu 14.10: Processor: Intel Core i7-5600U @ 3.20GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: LENOVO 20BSCTO1WW, Chipset: Intel Broadwell-U-OPI, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 128GB SAMSUNG MZNTE128, Graphics: Intel Broadwell-U (950MHz), Audio: Intel Broadwell-U Audio, Network: Intel Connection + Intel Wireless 7265 OS: Ubuntu 14.10, Kernel: 3.16.0-29-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 10.3.2, Compiler: GCC 4.9.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.3.2: Processor: Intel Core i7-5600U @ 3.20GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: LENOVO 20BSCTO1WW, Chipset: Intel Broadwell-U-OPI, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 128GB SAMSUNG MZNTE128, Graphics: Intel Broadwell-U (950MHz), Audio: Intel Broadwell-U Audio, Network: Intel Connection + Intel Wireless 7265 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 2.99.914, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.3.2, Compiler: GCC 4.9.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5-dev: Processor: Intel Core i7-5600U @ 3.20GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: LENOVO 20BSCTO1WW, Chipset: Intel Broadwell-U-OPI, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 128GB SAMSUNG MZNTE128, Graphics: Intel Broadwell-U (950MHz), Audio: Intel Broadwell-U Audio, Network: Intel Connection + Intel Wireless 7265 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 (padoka PPA), Compiler: GCC 4.9.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Linux 3.19 Git + Mesa 10.5-dev: Processor: Intel Core i7-5600U @ 3.20GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: LENOVO 20BSCTO1WW, Chipset: Intel Broadwell-U-OPI, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 128GB SAMSUNG MZNTE128, Graphics: Intel Broadwell-U (950MHz), Audio: Intel Broadwell-U Audio, Network: Intel Connection + Intel Wireless 7265 OS: Ubuntu 14.10, Kernel: 3.19.0-999-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 (padoka PPA), Compiler: GCC 4.9.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 drm-intel-next 3.20 + Mesa 10.5-dev: Processor: Intel Core i7-5600U @ 3.20GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: LENOVO 20BSCTO1WW, Chipset: Intel Broadwell-U-OPI, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 128GB SAMSUNG MZNTE128, Graphics: Intel Broadwell-U (950MHz), Audio: Intel Broadwell-U Audio, Network: Intel Connection + Intel Wireless 7265 OS: Ubuntu 14.10, Kernel: 3.19.0-997-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 (padoka PPA), Compiler: GCC 4.9.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Gateway NV59: Processor: Intel Core i3 330M @ 2.13GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: Gateway NV59, Chipset: Intel Core DRAM, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 640GB Western Digital WD6400BEVT-2, Graphics: AMD Mobility Radeon HD 5650/5750 / 6530M/6550M 1024MB, Audio: Intel 5 /3400, Monitor: SONY TV + LG TV, Network: Broadcom NetLink BCM57780 Gigabit PCIe + Qualcomm Atheros AR928X Wireless OS: Fedora 21, Kernel: 3.17.8-300.fc21.x86_64 (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.14.3, Display Server: X Server 1.16.2.901 (1.16.3 RC 1), Display Driver: radeon 7.5.0, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.4.1 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.9.2 20141101 + Clang 3.5.0 + LLVM 3.5.0, File-System: xfs, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 8.1 ......................... 34.30 |============================== Ubuntu 14.10 ........................ 38.87 |================================== Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.3.2 ............ 38.63 |================================== Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5-dev .......... 37.30 |================================= Linux 3.19 Git + Mesa 10.5-dev ...... 37.30 |================================= drm-intel-next 3.20 + Mesa 10.5-dev . 37.23 |================================= Gateway NV59 ........................ 38.63 |================================== OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better Windows 8.1 ......................... MIN: 4.0 AVG: 28.7 MAX: 92.0 Ubuntu 14.10 ........................ MIN: 3.0 AVG: 25.6 MAX: 52.0 Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.3.2 ............ MIN: 4.0 AVG: 25.7 MAX: 55.0 Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5-dev .......... MIN: 4.0 AVG: 26.7 MAX: 59.0 Linux 3.19 Git + Mesa 10.5-dev ...... MIN: 4.0 AVG: 26.7 MAX: 59.0 drm-intel-next 3.20 + Mesa 10.5-dev . MIN: 4.0 AVG: 26.8 MAX: 59.0 Gateway NV59 ........................ MIN: 15.0 AVG: 25.8 MAX: 35.0 Unigine Heaven 4.0 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 8.1 ......................... 6.26 |=================================== Ubuntu 14.10 ........................ 5.77 |================================ Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.3.2 ............ 5.77 |================================ Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5-dev .......... 5.90 |================================= Linux 3.19 Git + Mesa 10.5-dev ...... 5.90 |================================= drm-intel-next 3.20 + Mesa 10.5-dev . 5.97 |================================= Gateway NV59 ........................ 4.23 |======================== Unigine Sanctuary 2.3 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 8.1 ......................... 20.23 |================================== Ubuntu 14.10 ........................ 19.14 |================================ Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.3.2 ............ 19.10 |================================ Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5-dev .......... 18.91 |================================ Linux 3.19 Git + Mesa 10.5-dev ...... 18.89 |================================ drm-intel-next 3.20 + Mesa 10.5-dev . 19.05 |================================ Gateway NV59 ........................ 10.82 |================== Unigine Tropics 1.3 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 8.1 ......................... 18.79 |================================== Ubuntu 14.10 ........................ 15.82 |============================= Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.3.2 ............ 15.78 |============================= Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5-dev .......... 16.66 |============================== Linux 3.19 Git + Mesa 10.5-dev ...... 16.80 |============================== drm-intel-next 3.20 + Mesa 10.5-dev . 17.05 |=============================== Gateway NV59 ........................ 12.96 |======================= Unigine Valley 1.0 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 8.1 ......................... 6.57 |=================================== Ubuntu 14.10 ........................ 5.23 |============================ Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.3.2 ............ 5.22 |============================ Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5-dev .......... 4.88 |========================== Linux 3.19 Git + Mesa 10.5-dev ...... 4.88 |========================== drm-intel-next 3.20 + Mesa 10.5-dev . 4.95 |========================== Gateway NV59 ........................ 4.14 |====================== Xonotic 0.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Low Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 8.1 ......................... 180.47 |================================= Ubuntu 14.10 ........................ 60.03 |=========== Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.3.2 ............ 59.99 |=========== Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5-dev .......... 163.79 |============================== Linux 3.19 Git + Mesa 10.5-dev ...... 168.34 |=============================== drm-intel-next 3.20 + Mesa 10.5-dev . 167.10 |=============================== Gateway NV59 ........................ 119.79 |====================== Xonotic 0.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: High Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 8.1 ......................... 87.08 |================================== Ubuntu 14.10 ........................ 59.40 |======================= Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.3.2 ............ 59.47 |======================= Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5-dev .......... 74.71 |============================= Linux 3.19 Git + Mesa 10.5-dev ...... 74.47 |============================= drm-intel-next 3.20 + Mesa 10.5-dev . 74.64 |============================= Gateway NV59 ........................ 76.22 |============================== Xonotic 0.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 8.1 ......................... 73.52 |================================== Ubuntu 14.10 ........................ 53.58 |========================= Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.3.2 ............ 53.95 |========================= Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5-dev .......... 55.31 |========================== Linux 3.19 Git + Mesa 10.5-dev ...... 55.48 |========================== drm-intel-next 3.20 + Mesa 10.5-dev . 55.55 |========================== Gateway NV59 ........................ 42.11 |=================== Xonotic 0.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultimate Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 8.1 ......................... 52.43 |================================== Ubuntu 14.10 ........................ 39.80 |========================== Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.3.2 ............ 39.98 |========================== Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5-dev .......... 38.73 |========================= Linux 3.19 Git + Mesa 10.5-dev ...... 38.83 |========================= drm-intel-next 3.20 + Mesa 10.5-dev . 38.90 |========================= Gateway NV59 ........................ 25.43 |================ GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: GiMark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Points > Higher Is Better Windows 8.1 . 706 |============================================================ GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Plot3D - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Points > Higher Is Better Windows 8.1 ......................... 4198 |================================= Ubuntu 14.10 ........................ 3222 |========================== Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.3.2 ............ 3221 |========================== Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5-dev .......... 3202 |========================= Linux 3.19 Git + Mesa 10.5-dev ...... 3203 |========================= drm-intel-next 3.20 + Mesa 10.5-dev . 4408 |=================================== Gateway NV59 ........................ 4399 |=================================== GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Furmark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Points > Higher Is Better Windows 8.1 ......................... 390 |==================================== Ubuntu 14.10 ........................ 343 |================================ Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.3.2 ............ 345 |================================ Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5-dev .......... 344 |================================ Linux 3.19 Git + Mesa 10.5-dev ...... 344 |================================ drm-intel-next 3.20 + Mesa 10.5-dev . 345 |================================ Gateway NV59 ........................ 391 |==================================== GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: TessMark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Points > Higher Is Better Windows 8.1 . 1780 |=========================================================== GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Triangle - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Points > Higher Is Better Windows 8.1 ......................... 33642 |=========================== Ubuntu 14.10 ........................ 3604 |=== Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.3.2 ............ 3604 |=== Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5-dev .......... 42202 |================================== Linux 3.19 Git + Mesa 10.5-dev ...... 42109 |================================== drm-intel-next 3.20 + Mesa 10.5-dev . 40936 |================================= Gateway NV59 ........................ 41470 |================================= GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Pixmark Piano - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Points > Higher Is Better Windows 8.1 ......................... 86 | Ubuntu 14.10 ........................ 94 | Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.3.2 ............ 94 | Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5-dev .......... 94 | Linux 3.19 Git + Mesa 10.5-dev ...... 94 | drm-intel-next 3.20 + Mesa 10.5-dev . 94 | Gateway NV59 ........................ 17612 |================================== GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Pixmark Volplosion - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Points > Higher Is Better Windows 8.1 ......................... 230 |= Ubuntu 14.10 ........................ 202 |= Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.3.2 ............ 202 |= Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5-dev .......... 253 |= Linux 3.19 Git + Mesa 10.5-dev ...... 252 |= drm-intel-next 3.20 + Mesa 10.5-dev . 252 |= Gateway NV59 ........................ 12554 |==================================