Intel Skylake Linux DRM Comparison
Linux 4.3 through Linux 4.5 benchmarks with a Core i5 6500K. Benchmarks by Michael Larabel.


Linux 4.3: 

	Processor: Intel Core i5-6600K @ 3.90GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Sky Lake, Memory: 15360MB, Disk: 256GB TS256GSSD370S, Graphics: Intel Sky Lake (1150MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Intel Connection

	OS: Ubuntu 15.10, Kernel: 4.3.0-040300-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity, Display Server: X Server 1.17.2, Display Driver: intel 2.99.917, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 11.2.0-devel (padoka PPA), Compiler: GCC 5.2.1 20151010, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160

Linux 4.4: 

	Processor: Intel Core i5-6600K @ 3.90GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Sky Lake, Memory: 15360MB, Disk: 256GB TS256GSSD370S, Graphics: Intel Sky Lake (1150MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Intel Connection

	OS: Ubuntu 15.10, Kernel: 4.4.0-040400-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity, Display Server: X Server 1.17.2, Display Driver: intel 2.99.917, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 11.2.0-devel (padoka PPA), Compiler: GCC 5.2.1 20151010, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160

Linux 4.5 Git: 

	Processor: Intel Core i5-6600K @ 3.90GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Sky Lake, Memory: 15360MB, Disk: 256GB TS256GSSD370S, Graphics: Intel Sky Lake (1150MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Intel Connection

	OS: Ubuntu 15.10, Kernel: 4.5.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20160218, Desktop: Unity, Display Server: X Server 1.17.2, Display Driver: intel 2.99.917, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 11.2.0-devel (padoka PPA), Compiler: GCC 5.2.1 20151010, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160


Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Linux 4.5 Git . 31.33 |========================================================


OpenArena 0.8.8
Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Linux 4.3 ..... 69.33 |========================================================
Linux 4.4 ..... 61.03 |=================================================
Linux 4.5 Git . 63.97 |====================================================


OpenArena 0.8.8
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame Time
Milliseconds < Lower Is Better
Linux 4.3 ..... MIN: 9.0   AVG: 14.2  MAX: 48.0 
Linux 4.4 ..... MIN: 7.0   AVG: 16.2  MAX: 29.0 
Linux 4.5 Git . MIN: 10.0  AVG: 15.5  MAX: 28.0 


Tesseract 2014-05-12
Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Linux 4.3 ..... 50.12 |========================================================
Linux 4.4 ..... 46.81 |====================================================
Linux 4.5 Git . 47.35 |=====================================================


Team Fortress 2
Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Linux 4.3 ..... 51.78 |========================================================
Linux 4.4 ..... 49.35 |=====================================================
Linux 4.5 Git . 49.27 |=====================================================


Team Fortress 2
Resolution: 3840 x 2160
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Linux 4.3 ..... 23.07 |========================================================
Linux 4.4 ..... 22.65 |=======================================================
Linux 4.5 Git . 22.60 |=======================================================


Unigine Valley 1.0
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Linux 4.3 ..... 7.80 |=========================================================
Linux 4.4 ..... 7.40 |======================================================
Linux 4.5 Git . 7.49 |=======================================================


Xonotic 0.8
Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: Low
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Linux 4.3 ..... 79.68 |========================================================
Linux 4.4 ..... 74.91 |=====================================================
Linux 4.5 Git . 74.86 |=====================================================


Xonotic 0.8
Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: High
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Linux 4.3 ..... 33.88 |========================================================
Linux 4.4 ..... 32.07 |=====================================================
Linux 4.5 Git . 32.37 |======================================================


Xonotic 0.8
Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: Ultra
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Linux 4.3 ..... 27.02 |========================================================
Linux 4.4 ..... 26.06 |======================================================
Linux 4.5 Git . 26.31 |=======================================================


GpuTest 0.7.0
Test: Plot3D - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen
Points > Higher Is Better
Linux 4.3 ..... 6733 |=========================================================
Linux 4.4 ..... 6683 |=========================================================
Linux 4.5 Git . 6670 |========================================================


GpuTest 0.7.0
Test: Furmark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen
Points > Higher Is Better
Linux 4.3 ..... 223 |==========================================================
Linux 4.4 ..... 223 |==========================================================
Linux 4.5 Git . 223 |==========================================================


GpuTest 0.7.0
Test: Triangle - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen
Points > Higher Is Better
Linux 4.3 ..... 8390 |=========================================================
Linux 4.4 ..... 8242 |========================================================
Linux 4.5 Git . 8199 |========================================================


GpuTest 0.7.0
Test: Pixmark Piano - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen
Points > Higher Is Better
Linux 4.3 ..... 38 |===========================================================
Linux 4.4 ..... 38 |===========================================================
Linux 4.5 Git . 38 |===========================================================


GpuTest 0.7.0
Test: Pixmark Volplosion - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen
Points > Higher Is Better
Linux 4.3 ..... 102 |==========================================================
Linux 4.4 ..... 102 |==========================================================
Linux 4.5 Git . 102 |==========================================================