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Intel Core i3 540 testing with a Intel DH55HC and eVGA NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 4096MB on LinuxMint 17.2 via the Phoronix Test Suite.


Mint-Cinnamon: 

	Processor: Intel Core i3 540 @ 3.06GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: Intel DH55HC, Chipset: Intel Core DRAM, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 4 x 1000GB Seagate ST31000524AS + 640GB Seagate ST3640323AS + 1000GB Western Digital WD1002FBYS-1, Graphics: eVGA NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 4096MB, Audio: Intel 5 /3400, Network: Intel 82578DC Gigabit Connection

	OS: LinuxMint 17.2, Kernel: 3.16.0-38-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Xfce 4.12, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, OpenGL: 4.5.0 NVIDIA 346.82, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1200

Ubuntu 14.04: 

	Processor: Intel Core i3 540 @ 3.06GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: Intel DH55HC, Chipset: Intel Core DRAM, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 4 x 1000GB Seagate ST31000524AS + 640GB Seagate ST3640323AS + 1000GB Western Digital WD1002FBYS-1, Graphics: eVGA NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 4096MB, Audio: Intel 5 /3400, Network: Intel 82578DC Gigabit Connection

	OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.19.0-49-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Xfce 4.10, Display Server: X Server 1.17.1, OpenGL: 4.3.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1200


OpenArena 0.8.8
Resolution: 1920 x 1200
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Mint-Cinnamon . 128.67 |=======================================================
Mint-Cinnamon . 127.53 |=======================================================
Ubuntu 14.04 .. 125.47 |======================================================


OpenArena 0.8.8
Resolution: 1920 x 1200 - Total Frame Time
Milliseconds < Lower Is Better
Mint-Cinnamon . MIN: 2.0  AVG: 7.7   MAX: 62.0 
Mint-Cinnamon . MIN: 1.0  AVG: 7.9   MAX: 62.0 
Ubuntu 14.04 .. MIN: 2.0  AVG: 8.1   MAX: 62.0 


Xonotic 0.8
Resolution: 1920 x 1200 - Effects Quality: Ultimate
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Mint-Cinnamon . 95.64 |========================================================
Mint-Cinnamon . 93.56 |=======================================================
Ubuntu 14.04 .. 92.73 |======================================================


GpuTest 0.7.0
Test: Plot3D - Resolution: 1920 x 1200 - Mode: Windowed
Points > Higher Is Better
Mint-Cinnamon . 88106 |========================================================
Mint-Cinnamon . 88149 |========================================================
Ubuntu 14.04 .. 86767 |=======================================================


GpuTest 0.7.0
Test: Plot3D - Resolution: 1920 x 1200 - Mode: Fullscreen
Points > Higher Is Better
Mint-Cinnamon . 88057 |========================================================
Mint-Cinnamon . 87875 |========================================================
Ubuntu 14.04 .. 86822 |=======================================================


Unigine Valley 1.0
Resolution: 1920 x 1200 - Mode: Windowed
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 14.04 . 46.85 |=========================================================


Unigine Valley 1.0
Resolution: 1920 x 1200 - Mode: Fullscreen
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 14.04 . 49.83 |=========================================================