Linux Broadwell Kernel Graphics A Kernel comparison via the Phoronix Test Suite. Linux 3.17: Processor: Intel Core i3-5010U @ 2.10GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: Intel NUC5i3RYB, Chipset: Intel Broadwell-U-OPI, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 256GB TS256GSSD370, Graphics: Intel Broadwell-U (900MHz), Audio: Intel Broadwell-U Audio, Monitor: DELL S2409W, Network: Intel Connection + Intel Wireless 7265 OS: Ubuntu 15.04, Kernel: 3.17.0-031700-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.1, Display Server: X Server 1.16.2.901 (1.16.3 RC 1), Display Driver: intel 2.99.917, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.6.0-devel (git-7df256a 2015-02-14 vivid-oibaf-ppa), Compiler: GCC 4.9.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Linux 3.18: Processor: Intel Core i3-5010U @ 2.10GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: Intel NUC5i3RYB, Chipset: Intel Broadwell-U-OPI, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 256GB TS256GSSD370, Graphics: Intel Broadwell-U (900MHz), Audio: Intel Broadwell-U Audio, Monitor: DELL S2409W, Network: Intel Connection + Intel Wireless 7265 OS: Ubuntu 15.04, Kernel: 3.18.0-031800-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.1, Display Server: X Server 1.16.2.901 (1.16.3 RC 1), Display Driver: intel 2.99.917, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.6.0-devel (git-7df256a 2015-02-14 vivid-oibaf-ppa), Compiler: GCC 4.9.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Linux 3.19: Processor: Intel Core i3-5010U @ 2.10GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: Intel NUC5i3RYB, Chipset: Intel Broadwell-U-OPI, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 256GB TS256GSSD370, Graphics: Intel Broadwell-U (900MHz), Audio: Intel Broadwell-U Audio, Monitor: DELL S2409W, Network: Intel Connection + Intel Wireless 7265 OS: Ubuntu 15.04, Kernel: 3.19.0-031900-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.1, Display Server: X Server 1.16.2.901 (1.16.3 RC 1), Display Driver: intel 2.99.917, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.6.0-devel (git-7df256a 2015-02-14 vivid-oibaf-ppa), Compiler: GCC 4.9.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Linux 3.20 Git: Processor: Intel Core i3-5010U @ 2.10GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: Intel NUC5i3RYB, Chipset: Intel Broadwell-U-OPI, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 256GB TS256GSSD370, Graphics: Intel Broadwell-U (900MHz), Audio: Intel Broadwell-U Audio, Monitor: DELL S2409W, Network: Intel Connection + Intel Wireless 7265 OS: Ubuntu 15.04, Kernel: 3.19.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.1, Display Server: X Server 1.16.2.901 (1.16.3 RC 1), Display Driver: intel 2.99.917, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.6.0-devel (git-7df256a 2015-02-14 vivid-oibaf-ppa), Compiler: GCC 4.9.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 OpenArena 0.8.5 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 3.17 ..... 159.40 |====================================================== Linux 3.18 ..... 158.67 |====================================================== Linux 3.19 ..... 158.20 |====================================================== Linux 3.20 Git . 156.43 |===================================================== OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 3.17 ..... 34.53 |====================================================== Linux 3.18 ..... 34.90 |====================================================== Linux 3.19 ..... 34.83 |====================================================== Linux 3.20 Git . 35.27 |======================================================= OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better Linux 3.17 ..... MIN: 6.0 AVG: 28.7 MAX: 62.0 Linux 3.18 ..... MIN: 5.0 AVG: 28.3 MAX: 59.0 Linux 3.19 ..... MIN: 6.0 AVG: 28.4 MAX: 59.0 Linux 3.20 Git . MIN: 6.0 AVG: 28.4 MAX: 58.0 Tesseract 2014-05-12 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 3.17 ..... 38.56 |======================================================= Linux 3.18 ..... 38.38 |======================================================= Linux 3.19 ..... 38.25 |======================================================= Linux 3.20 Git . 38.20 |====================================================== Unigine Valley 1.0 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 3.17 ..... 5.27 |======================================================== Linux 3.18 ..... 5.26 |======================================================== Linux 3.19 ..... 5.27 |======================================================== Linux 3.20 Git . 5.27 |======================================================== Warsow 1.51 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 3.17 ..... 35.03 |======================================================= Linux 3.18 ..... 35.13 |======================================================= Linux 3.19 ..... 34.83 |====================================================== Linux 3.20 Git . 35.23 |======================================================= Xonotic 0.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Low Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 3.17 ..... 129.70 |=================================================== Linux 3.18 ..... 131.34 |==================================================== Linux 3.19 ..... 136.42 |====================================================== Linux 3.20 Git . 135.48 |====================================================== Xonotic 0.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: High Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 3.17 ..... 73.18 |======================================================= Linux 3.18 ..... 72.69 |======================================================= Linux 3.19 ..... 73.11 |======================================================= Linux 3.20 Git . 71.70 |====================================================== Xonotic 0.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 3.17 ..... 56.73 |======================================================= Linux 3.18 ..... 56.07 |====================================================== Linux 3.19 ..... 56.44 |======================================================= Linux 3.20 Git . 56.07 |====================================================== Xonotic 0.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultimate Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 3.17 ..... 40.22 |======================================================= Linux 3.18 ..... 40.28 |======================================================= Linux 3.19 ..... 39.98 |======================================================= Linux 3.20 Git . 40.02 |======================================================= GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Plot3D - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Points > Higher Is Better Linux 3.17 ..... 3014 |======================================================== Linux 3.18 ..... 3019 |======================================================== Linux 3.19 ..... 3018 |======================================================== Linux 3.20 Git . 3016 |======================================================== GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Furmark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Points > Higher Is Better Linux 3.17 ..... 310 |======================================================== Linux 3.18 ..... 314 |========================================================= Linux 3.19 ..... 310 |======================================================== Linux 3.20 Git . 312 |========================================================= GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Triangle - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Points > Higher Is Better Linux 3.17 ..... 39029 |====================================================== Linux 3.18 ..... 39330 |======================================================= Linux 3.19 ..... 39449 |======================================================= Linux 3.20 Git . 39392 |======================================================= GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Pixmark Piano - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Points > Higher Is Better Linux 3.17 ..... 104 |========================================================= Linux 3.18 ..... 104 |========================================================= Linux 3.19 ..... 104 |========================================================= Linux 3.20 Git . 104 |========================================================= GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Pixmark Volplosion - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Points > Higher Is Better Linux 3.17 ..... 279 |========================================================= Linux 3.18 ..... 279 |========================================================= Linux 3.19 ..... 279 |========================================================= Linux 3.20 Git . 279 |=========================================================