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.
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Windows 8.1 vs. Ubuntu 14.10 Broadwell Graphics Processor Motherboard Chipset Memory Disk Graphics Audio Network OS Kernel Desktop Display Server Display Driver OpenGL Compiler File-System Screen Resolution Ubuntu 14.10 Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.3.2 Windows 8.1 Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5-dev Linux 3.19 Git + Mesa 10.5-dev drm-intel-next 3.20 + Mesa 10.5-dev Macbook Pro i7 brkn Intel Core i7-5600U @ 3.20GHz (4 Cores) LENOVO 20BSCTO1WW Intel Broadwell-U-OPI 8192MB 128GB SAMSUNG MZNTE128 Intel Broadwell-U (950MHz) Intel Broadwell-U Audio Intel Connection + Intel Wireless 7265 Ubuntu 14.10 3.16.0-29-generic (x86_64) Unity 7.3.1 X Server 1.16.0 intel 2.99.914 3.3 Mesa 10.3.2 GCC 4.9.1 ext4 1920x1080 3.18.0-031800-generic (x86_64) Intel Family 6 Model 61 Stepping 4 Intel (4 Cores) 98GB Windows NT 6.2 (x86_64) Intel Core i7-5600U @ 3.20GHz (4 Cores) LENOVO 20BSCTO1WW Intel Broadwell-U-OPI 8192MB 128GB SAMSUNG MZNTE128 Intel Broadwell-U (950MHz) Intel Broadwell-U Audio Intel Connection + Intel Wireless 7265 Ubuntu 14.10 3.18.0-031800-generic (x86_64) Unity 7.3.1 X Server 1.16.0 intel 2.99.917 3.3 Mesa 10.5.0-devel (padoka PPA) GCC 4.9.1 ext4 1920x1080 3.19.0-999-generic (x86_64) 3.19.0-997-generic (x86_64) Intel Core i7-2635QM @ 2.90GHz (8 Cores) Apple Mac-94245A3940C91C80 Intel 2nd Generation Core Family DRAM 4096MB 250GB Samsung SSD 840 Intel HD 3000 (1200MHz) Intel 6 /C200 Broadcom NetXtreme BCM57765 Gigabit PCIe + Broadcom BCM4331 802.11a/b/g/n 3.16.0-30-generic (x86_64) intel 2.99.914 ext4 (ecryptfs) 1440x900 OpenBenchmarking.org Processor Details - Ubuntu 14.10, Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.3.2, Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5-dev, Linux 3.19 Git + Mesa 10.5-dev, drm-intel-next 3.20 + Mesa 10.5-dev: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave Graphics Details - Ubuntu 14.10, Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.3.2, Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5-dev, Linux 3.19 Git + Mesa 10.5-dev, drm-intel-next 3.20 + Mesa 10.5-dev, Macbook Pro i7 brkn: SNA Kernel Details - Macbook Pro i7 brkn: i915.lvds_channel_mode=2 i915.modeset=1 i915.lvds_use_ssc=0
Windows 8.1 vs. Ubuntu 14.10 Broadwell Graphics openarena: 1920 x 1080 unigine-heaven: 1920 x 1080 unigine-sanctuary: 1920 x 1080 unigine-tropics: 1920 x 1080 unigine-valley: 1920 x 1080 xonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Low xonotic: 1920 x 1080 - High xonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Ultra xonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Ultimate gputest: GiMark - 1920 x 1080 gputest: Plot3D - 1920 x 1080 gputest: Furmark - 1920 x 1080 gputest: TessMark - 1920 x 1080 gputest: Triangle - 1920 x 1080 gputest: Pixmark Piano - 1920 x 1080 gputest: Pixmark Volplosion - 1920 x 1080 Ubuntu 14.10 Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.3.2 Windows 8.1 Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5-dev Linux 3.19 Git + Mesa 10.5-dev drm-intel-next 3.20 + Mesa 10.5-dev Macbook Pro i7 brkn 38.87 5.77 19.14 15.82 5.23 60.03 59.40 53.58 39.80 3222 343 3604 94 202 38.63 5.77 19.10 15.78 5.22 59.99 59.47 53.95 39.98 3221 345 3604 94 202 34.30 6.26 20.23 18.79 6.57 180.47 87.08 73.52 52.43 706 4198 390 1780 33642 86 230 37.30 5.90 18.91 16.66 4.88 163.79 74.71 55.31 38.73 3202 344 42202 94 253 37.30 5.90 18.89 16.80 4.88 168.34 74.47 55.48 38.83 3203 344 42109 94 252 37.23 5.97 19.05 17.05 4.95 167.10 74.64 55.55 38.90 4408 345 40936 94 252 54.37 3.97 4.93 55.67 34.74 21.67 13.74 1712 174 15926 28 105 OpenBenchmarking.org
OpenArena Resolution: 1920 x 1080 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Ubuntu 14.10 Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.3.2 Windows 8.1 Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5-dev Linux 3.19 Git + Mesa 10.5-dev drm-intel-next 3.20 + Mesa 10.5-dev Macbook Pro i7 brkn 12 24 36 48 60 SE +/- 0.09, N = 3 SE +/- 0.07, N = 3 SE +/- 0.10, N = 3 SE +/- 0.06, N = 3 SE +/- 0.06, N = 3 SE +/- 0.07, N = 3 SE +/- 0.07, N = 3 38.87 38.63 34.30 37.30 37.30 37.23 54.37 MIN: 4 / MAX: 61 MIN: 4 / MAX: 55 MIN: 4 / MAX: 342 MIN: 4 / MAX: 63 MIN: 4 / MAX: 63 MIN: 4 / MAX: 64 MIN: 7 / MAX: 63
Unigine Heaven Resolution: 1920 x 1080 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Unigine Heaven 4.0 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Ubuntu 14.10 Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.3.2 Windows 8.1 Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5-dev Linux 3.19 Git + Mesa 10.5-dev drm-intel-next 3.20 + Mesa 10.5-dev 2 4 6 8 10 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 5.77 5.77 6.26 5.90 5.90 5.97
Unigine Sanctuary Resolution: 1920 x 1080 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Unigine Sanctuary 2.3 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Ubuntu 14.10 Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.3.2 Windows 8.1 Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5-dev Linux 3.19 Git + Mesa 10.5-dev drm-intel-next 3.20 + Mesa 10.5-dev Macbook Pro i7 brkn 5 10 15 20 25 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 19.14 19.10 20.23 18.91 18.89 19.05 3.97
Unigine Tropics Resolution: 1920 x 1080 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Unigine Tropics 1.3 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Ubuntu 14.10 Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.3.2 Windows 8.1 Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5-dev Linux 3.19 Git + Mesa 10.5-dev drm-intel-next 3.20 + Mesa 10.5-dev Macbook Pro i7 brkn 5 10 15 20 25 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.04, N = 3 SE +/- 0.14, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 15.82 15.78 18.79 16.66 16.80 17.05 4.93
Unigine Valley Resolution: 1920 x 1080 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Unigine Valley 1.0 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Ubuntu 14.10 Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.3.2 Windows 8.1 Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5-dev Linux 3.19 Git + Mesa 10.5-dev drm-intel-next 3.20 + Mesa 10.5-dev 2 4 6 8 10 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 5.23 5.22 6.57 4.88 4.88 4.95
Xonotic Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Low OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Xonotic 0.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Low Ubuntu 14.10 Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.3.2 Windows 8.1 Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5-dev Linux 3.19 Git + Mesa 10.5-dev drm-intel-next 3.20 + Mesa 10.5-dev Macbook Pro i7 brkn 40 80 120 160 200 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.52, N = 3 SE +/- 0.58, N = 3 SE +/- 0.67, N = 3 SE +/- 0.36, N = 3 SE +/- 0.10, N = 3 60.03 59.99 180.47 163.79 168.34 167.10 55.67 MIN: 52 / MAX: 61 MIN: 50 / MAX: 62 MIN: 88 / MAX: 314 MIN: 105 / MAX: 264 MIN: 101 / MAX: 265 MIN: 105 / MAX: 265 MIN: 32 / MAX: 100
Xonotic Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: High OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Xonotic 0.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: High Ubuntu 14.10 Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.3.2 Windows 8.1 Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5-dev Linux 3.19 Git + Mesa 10.5-dev drm-intel-next 3.20 + Mesa 10.5-dev Macbook Pro i7 brkn 20 40 60 80 100 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.53, N = 3 SE +/- 0.17, N = 3 SE +/- 0.17, N = 3 SE +/- 0.11, N = 3 SE +/- 0.02, N = 3 59.40 59.47 87.08 74.71 74.47 74.64 34.74 MIN: 43 / MAX: 62 MIN: 42 / MAX: 62 MIN: 53 / MAX: 155 MIN: 41 / MAX: 102 MIN: 41 / MAX: 102 MIN: 42 / MAX: 102 MIN: 21 / MAX: 48
Xonotic Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultra OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Xonotic 0.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultra Ubuntu 14.10 Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.3.2 Windows 8.1 Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5-dev Linux 3.19 Git + Mesa 10.5-dev drm-intel-next 3.20 + Mesa 10.5-dev Macbook Pro i7 brkn 16 32 48 64 80 SE +/- 0.12, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.14, N = 3 SE +/- 0.02, N = 3 SE +/- 0.15, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.15, N = 3 53.58 53.95 73.52 55.31 55.48 55.55 21.67 MIN: 25 / MAX: 63 MIN: 26 / MAX: 63 MIN: 33 / MAX: 129 MIN: 24 / MAX: 83 MIN: 25 / MAX: 84 MIN: 24 / MAX: 83 MIN: 8 / MAX: 36
Xonotic Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultimate OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Xonotic 0.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultimate Ubuntu 14.10 Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.3.2 Windows 8.1 Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5-dev Linux 3.19 Git + Mesa 10.5-dev drm-intel-next 3.20 + Mesa 10.5-dev Macbook Pro i7 brkn 12 24 36 48 60 SE +/- 0.10, N = 3 SE +/- 0.07, N = 3 SE +/- 0.28, N = 3 SE +/- 0.06, N = 3 SE +/- 0.08, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.02, N = 3 39.80 39.98 52.43 38.73 38.83 38.90 13.74 MIN: 18 / MAX: 61 MIN: 18 / MAX: 61 MIN: 8 / MAX: 101 MIN: 18 / MAX: 65 MIN: 18 / MAX: 65 MIN: 18 / MAX: 65 MIN: 5 / MAX: 26
GpuTest Test: GiMark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 OpenBenchmarking.org Points, More Is Better GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: GiMark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Windows 8.1 150 300 450 600 750 SE +/- 2.96, N = 3 706
GpuTest Test: Plot3D - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 OpenBenchmarking.org Points, More Is Better GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Plot3D - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Ubuntu 14.10 Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.3.2 Windows 8.1 Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5-dev Linux 3.19 Git + Mesa 10.5-dev drm-intel-next 3.20 + Mesa 10.5-dev Macbook Pro i7 brkn 900 1800 2700 3600 4500 SE +/- 0.67, N = 3 SE +/- 0.67, N = 3 SE +/- 15.84, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.33, N = 3 SE +/- 1.20, N = 3 SE +/- 0.58, N = 3 3222 3221 4198 3202 3203 4408 1712
GpuTest Test: Furmark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 OpenBenchmarking.org Points, More Is Better GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Furmark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Ubuntu 14.10 Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.3.2 Windows 8.1 Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5-dev Linux 3.19 Git + Mesa 10.5-dev drm-intel-next 3.20 + Mesa 10.5-dev Macbook Pro i7 brkn 80 160 240 320 400 SE +/- 0.33, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 1.15, N = 3 SE +/- 0.67, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 1.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 343 345 390 344 344 345 174
GpuTest Test: TessMark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 OpenBenchmarking.org Points, More Is Better GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: TessMark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Windows 8.1 400 800 1200 1600 2000 SE +/- 8.41, N = 3 1780
GpuTest Test: Triangle - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 OpenBenchmarking.org Points, More Is Better GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Triangle - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Ubuntu 14.10 Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.3.2 Windows 8.1 Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5-dev Linux 3.19 Git + Mesa 10.5-dev drm-intel-next 3.20 + Mesa 10.5-dev Macbook Pro i7 brkn 9K 18K 27K 36K 45K SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 646.98, N = 6 SE +/- 61.93, N = 3 SE +/- 17.57, N = 3 SE +/- 501.35, N = 3 SE +/- 14.57, N = 3 3604 3604 33642 42202 42109 40936 15926
GpuTest Test: Pixmark Piano - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 OpenBenchmarking.org Points, More Is Better GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Pixmark Piano - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Ubuntu 14.10 Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.3.2 Windows 8.1 Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5-dev Linux 3.19 Git + Mesa 10.5-dev drm-intel-next 3.20 + Mesa 10.5-dev Macbook Pro i7 brkn 20 40 60 80 100 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.67, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.33, N = 3 94 94 86 94 94 94 28
GpuTest Test: Pixmark Volplosion - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 OpenBenchmarking.org Points, More Is Better GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Pixmark Volplosion - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Ubuntu 14.10 Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.3.2 Windows 8.1 Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5-dev Linux 3.19 Git + Mesa 10.5-dev drm-intel-next 3.20 + Mesa 10.5-dev Macbook Pro i7 brkn 60 120 180 240 300 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 1.53, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.33, N = 3 SE +/- 0.33, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 202 202 230 253 252 252 105
OpenArena Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame Time OpenBenchmarking.org Milliseconds, Fewer Is Better OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame Time Ubuntu 14.10 Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.3.2 Windows 8.1 Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5-dev Linux 3.19 Git + Mesa 10.5-dev drm-intel-next 3.20 + Mesa 10.5-dev Macbook Pro i7 brkn 20 40 60 80 100 Min: 3 / Avg: 25.62 / Max: 52 Min: 4 / Avg: 25.74 / Max: 55 Min: 4 / Avg: 28.74 / Max: 92 Min: 4 / Avg: 26.73 / Max: 59 Min: 4 / Avg: 26.7 / Max: 59 Min: 4 / Avg: 26.77 / Max: 59 Min: 8 / Avg: 18.28 / Max: 56
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