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 Disk Motherboard Chipset Memory Graphics Audio Network OS Kernel Desktop Display Server Display Driver OpenGL Compiler File-System Screen Resolution Windows 8.1 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 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 3.16.0-29-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 2.99.917 3.3 Mesa 10.5.0-devel (padoka PPA) 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 gputest: Pixmark Volplosion - 1920 x 1080 openarena: 1920 x 1080 gputest: Triangle - 1920 x 1080 gputest: Pixmark Piano - 1920 x 1080 gputest: Furmark - 1920 x 1080 gputest: TessMark - 1920 x 1080 gputest: GiMark - 1920 x 1080 gputest: Plot3D - 1920 x 1080 xonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Low xonotic: 1920 x 1080 - High xonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Ultra xonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Ultimate unigine-heaven: 1920 x 1080 unigine-valley: 1920 x 1080 unigine-sanctuary: 1920 x 1080 unigine-tropics: 1920 x 1080 Windows 8.1 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 230 34.30 33642 86 390 1780 706 4198 180.47 87.08 73.52 52.43 6.26 6.57 20.23 18.79 202 38.87 3604 94 343 3222 60.03 59.40 53.58 39.80 5.77 5.23 19.14 15.82 202 38.63 3604 94 345 3221 59.99 59.47 53.95 39.98 5.77 5.22 19.10 15.78 253 37.30 42202 94 344 3202 163.79 74.71 55.31 38.73 5.90 4.88 18.91 16.66 252 37.30 42109 94 344 3203 168.34 74.47 55.48 38.83 5.90 4.88 18.89 16.80 252 37.23 40936 94 345 4408 167.10 74.64 55.55 38.90 5.97 4.95 19.05 17.05 105 54.37 15926 28 174 1712 55.67 34.74 21.67 13.74 3.97 4.93 OpenBenchmarking.org
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 Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5-dev drm-intel-next 3.20 + Mesa 10.5-dev Linux 3.19 Git + Mesa 10.5-dev Windows 8.1 Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.3.2 Ubuntu 14.10 Macbook Pro i7 brkn 60 120 180 240 300 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.33, N = 3 SE +/- 0.33, N = 3 SE +/- 1.53, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 253 252 252 230 202 202 105
OpenArena Resolution: 1920 x 1080 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Macbook Pro i7 brkn Ubuntu 14.10 Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.3.2 Linux 3.19 Git + Mesa 10.5-dev Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5-dev drm-intel-next 3.20 + Mesa 10.5-dev Windows 8.1 12 24 36 48 60 SE +/- 0.07, N = 3 SE +/- 0.09, N = 3 SE +/- 0.07, N = 3 SE +/- 0.06, N = 3 SE +/- 0.06, N = 3 SE +/- 0.07, N = 3 SE +/- 0.10, N = 3 54.37 38.87 38.63 37.30 37.30 37.23 34.30 MIN: 7 / MAX: 63 MIN: 4 / MAX: 61 MIN: 4 / MAX: 55 MIN: 4 / MAX: 63 MIN: 4 / MAX: 63 MIN: 4 / MAX: 64 MIN: 4 / MAX: 342
GpuTest Test: Triangle - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 OpenBenchmarking.org Points, More Is Better GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Triangle - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5-dev Linux 3.19 Git + Mesa 10.5-dev drm-intel-next 3.20 + Mesa 10.5-dev Windows 8.1 Macbook Pro i7 brkn Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.3.2 Ubuntu 14.10 9K 18K 27K 36K 45K SE +/- 61.93, N = 3 SE +/- 17.57, N = 3 SE +/- 501.35, N = 3 SE +/- 646.98, N = 6 SE +/- 14.57, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 42202 42109 40936 33642 15926 3604 3604
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 drm-intel-next 3.20 + Mesa 10.5-dev Linux 3.19 Git + Mesa 10.5-dev Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5-dev Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.3.2 Ubuntu 14.10 Windows 8.1 Macbook Pro i7 brkn 20 40 60 80 100 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.67, N = 3 SE +/- 0.33, N = 3 94 94 94 94 94 86 28
GpuTest Test: Furmark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 OpenBenchmarking.org Points, More Is Better GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Furmark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Windows 8.1 drm-intel-next 3.20 + Mesa 10.5-dev Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.3.2 Linux 3.19 Git + Mesa 10.5-dev Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5-dev Ubuntu 14.10 Macbook Pro i7 brkn 80 160 240 320 400 SE +/- 1.15, N = 3 SE +/- 1.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.67, N = 3 SE +/- 0.33, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 390 345 345 344 344 343 174
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: 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 drm-intel-next 3.20 + Mesa 10.5-dev Windows 8.1 Ubuntu 14.10 Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.3.2 Linux 3.19 Git + Mesa 10.5-dev Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5-dev Macbook Pro i7 brkn 900 1800 2700 3600 4500 SE +/- 1.20, N = 3 SE +/- 15.84, N = 3 SE +/- 0.67, N = 3 SE +/- 0.67, N = 3 SE +/- 0.33, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.58, N = 3 4408 4198 3222 3221 3203 3202 1712
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 Windows 8.1 Linux 3.19 Git + Mesa 10.5-dev drm-intel-next 3.20 + Mesa 10.5-dev Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5-dev Ubuntu 14.10 Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.3.2 Macbook Pro i7 brkn 40 80 120 160 200 SE +/- 0.52, N = 3 SE +/- 0.67, N = 3 SE +/- 0.36, N = 3 SE +/- 0.58, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.10, N = 3 180.47 168.34 167.10 163.79 60.03 59.99 55.67 MIN: 88 / MAX: 314 MIN: 101 / MAX: 265 MIN: 105 / MAX: 265 MIN: 105 / MAX: 264 MIN: 52 / MAX: 61 MIN: 50 / MAX: 62 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 Windows 8.1 Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5-dev drm-intel-next 3.20 + Mesa 10.5-dev Linux 3.19 Git + Mesa 10.5-dev Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.3.2 Ubuntu 14.10 Macbook Pro i7 brkn 20 40 60 80 100 SE +/- 0.53, N = 3 SE +/- 0.17, N = 3 SE +/- 0.11, N = 3 SE +/- 0.17, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.02, N = 3 87.08 74.71 74.64 74.47 59.47 59.40 34.74 MIN: 53 / MAX: 155 MIN: 41 / MAX: 102 MIN: 42 / MAX: 102 MIN: 41 / MAX: 102 MIN: 42 / MAX: 62 MIN: 43 / MAX: 62 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 Windows 8.1 drm-intel-next 3.20 + Mesa 10.5-dev Linux 3.19 Git + Mesa 10.5-dev Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5-dev Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.3.2 Ubuntu 14.10 Macbook Pro i7 brkn 16 32 48 64 80 SE +/- 0.14, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.15, N = 3 SE +/- 0.02, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.12, N = 3 SE +/- 0.15, N = 3 73.52 55.55 55.48 55.31 53.95 53.58 21.67 MIN: 33 / MAX: 129 MIN: 24 / MAX: 83 MIN: 25 / MAX: 84 MIN: 24 / MAX: 83 MIN: 26 / MAX: 63 MIN: 25 / MAX: 63 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 Windows 8.1 Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.3.2 Ubuntu 14.10 drm-intel-next 3.20 + Mesa 10.5-dev Linux 3.19 Git + Mesa 10.5-dev Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5-dev Macbook Pro i7 brkn 12 24 36 48 60 SE +/- 0.28, N = 3 SE +/- 0.07, N = 3 SE +/- 0.10, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.08, N = 3 SE +/- 0.06, N = 3 SE +/- 0.02, N = 3 52.43 39.98 39.80 38.90 38.83 38.73 13.74 MIN: 8 / MAX: 101 MIN: 18 / MAX: 61 MIN: 18 / MAX: 61 MIN: 18 / MAX: 65 MIN: 18 / MAX: 65 MIN: 18 / MAX: 65 MIN: 5 / MAX: 26
Unigine Heaven Resolution: 1920 x 1080 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Unigine Heaven 4.0 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Windows 8.1 drm-intel-next 3.20 + Mesa 10.5-dev Linux 3.19 Git + Mesa 10.5-dev Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5-dev Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.3.2 Ubuntu 14.10 2 4 6 8 10 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 6.26 5.97 5.90 5.90 5.77 5.77
Unigine Valley Resolution: 1920 x 1080 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Unigine Valley 1.0 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Windows 8.1 Ubuntu 14.10 Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.3.2 drm-intel-next 3.20 + Mesa 10.5-dev Linux 3.19 Git + Mesa 10.5-dev Linux 3.18 + 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 +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 6.57 5.23 5.22 4.95 4.88 4.88
Unigine Sanctuary Resolution: 1920 x 1080 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Unigine Sanctuary 2.3 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Windows 8.1 Ubuntu 14.10 Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.3.2 drm-intel-next 3.20 + Mesa 10.5-dev Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5-dev Linux 3.19 Git + Mesa 10.5-dev Macbook Pro i7 brkn 5 10 15 20 25 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 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 20.23 19.14 19.10 19.05 18.91 18.89 3.97
Unigine Tropics Resolution: 1920 x 1080 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Unigine Tropics 1.3 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Windows 8.1 drm-intel-next 3.20 + Mesa 10.5-dev Linux 3.19 Git + Mesa 10.5-dev Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5-dev Ubuntu 14.10 Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.3.2 Macbook Pro i7 brkn 5 10 15 20 25 SE +/- 0.04, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.14, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 18.79 17.05 16.80 16.66 15.82 15.78 4.93
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 Macbook Pro i7 brkn Ubuntu 14.10 Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.3.2 Linux 3.19 Git + Mesa 10.5-dev Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5-dev drm-intel-next 3.20 + Mesa 10.5-dev Windows 8.1 20 40 60 80 100 Min: 8 / Avg: 18.28 / Max: 56 Min: 3 / Avg: 25.62 / Max: 52 Min: 4 / Avg: 25.74 / Max: 55 Min: 4 / Avg: 26.7 / Max: 59 Min: 4 / Avg: 26.73 / Max: 59 Min: 4 / Avg: 26.77 / Max: 59 Min: 4 / Avg: 28.74 / Max: 92
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