Xubuntu 16.04 DRI3 vs. Other Linux DIstros Intel Graphics Intel Core i7-4558U testing with a ASUS UX301LAA v1.0. Clear Linux 7820: Processor: Intel Core i7-4558U @ 2.80GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS UX301LAA v1.0, Chipset: Intel Haswell-ULT DRAM, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 2 x 128GB SanDisk SD6SP1M1, Graphics: Intel Haswell-ULT IGP (1200MHz), Audio: Intel Haswell-ULT HD Audio, Monitor: LQ133T1JW14, Network: Intel Wireless 7260 OS: Clear Linux 7820, Kernel: 4.5.2-202.native (x86_64), Desktop: Xfce 4.12, Display Server: X Server 1.18.3, Display Driver: intel 2.99.917, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 11.2.1, Compiler: GCC 5.3.0 + Clang 3.8.0 + LLVM 3.8.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1440 Fedora 23 Xfce: Processor: Intel Core i7-4558U @ 3.30GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS UX301LAA v1.0, Chipset: Intel Haswell-ULT DRAM, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 2 x 128GB SanDisk SD6SP1M1, Graphics: Intel Haswell-ULT IGP (1200MHz), Audio: Intel Haswell-ULT HD Audio, Monitor: LQ133T1JW14, Network: Intel Wireless 7260 OS: Fedora 23, Kernel: 4.4.8-300.fc23.x86_64 (x86_64), Desktop: Xfce 4.12, Display Driver: intel 2.99.917, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 11.1.0 (git-525f3c2), File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1440 Xubuntu 16.04 LTS: Processor: Intel Core i7-4558U @ 3.30GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS UX301LAA v1.0, Chipset: Intel Haswell-ULT DRAM, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 2 x 128GB SanDisk SD6SP1M1, Graphics: Intel Haswell-ULT IGP (1200MHz), Audio: Intel Haswell-ULT HD Audio, Monitor: LQ133T1JW14, Network: Intel Wireless 7260 OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.4.0-21-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Xfce 4.12, Display Server: X Server 1.18.3, Display Driver: intel 2.99.917, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 11.2.0, Compiler: GCC 5.3.1 20160413, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1440 Xubuntu 16.04 LTS - Linux 4.6 + Mesa 11.3: Processor: Intel Core i7-4558U @ 3.30GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS UX301LAA v1.0, Chipset: Intel Haswell-ULT DRAM, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 2 x 128GB SanDisk SD6SP1M1, Graphics: Intel Haswell-ULT IGP (1200MHz), Audio: Intel Haswell-ULT HD Audio, Monitor: LQ133T1JW14, Network: Intel Wireless 7260 OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.6.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20160503, Desktop: Xfce 4.12, Display Server: X Server 1.18.3, Display Driver: intel 2.99.917, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 11.3.0-devel (padoka PPA), Compiler: GCC 5.3.1 20160413, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1440 Xubuntu 16.04 LTS - Linux 4.6 + Mesa 11.3 + DRI3: Processor: Intel Core i7-4558U @ 3.30GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS UX301LAA v1.0, Chipset: Intel Haswell-ULT DRAM, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 2 x 128GB SanDisk SD6SP1M1, Graphics: Intel Haswell-ULT IGP (1200MHz), Audio: Intel Haswell-ULT HD Audio, Monitor: LQ133T1JW14, Network: Intel Wireless 7260 OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.6.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20160503, Desktop: Xfce 4.12, Display Server: X Server 1.18.3, Display Driver: intel 2.99.917, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 11.3.0-devel (padoka PPA), Compiler: GCC 5.3.1 20160413, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1440 OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Clear Linux 7820 ................................. 37.03 |==================== Fedora 23 Xfce ................................... 39.43 |===================== Xubuntu 16.04 LTS ................................ 28.47 |=============== Xubuntu 16.04 LTS - Linux 4.6 + Mesa 11.3 ........ 29.47 |================ Xubuntu 16.04 LTS - Linux 4.6 + Mesa 11.3 + DRI3 . 28.30 |=============== OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better Clear Linux 7820 ................................. MIN: 3 AVG: 27 MAX: 63 Fedora 23 Xfce ................................... MIN: 4 AVG: 26 MAX: 58 Xubuntu 16.04 LTS ................................ MIN: 5 AVG: 39 MAX: 99 Xubuntu 16.04 LTS - Linux 4.6 + Mesa 11.3 ........ MIN: 5 AVG: 33 MAX: 99 Xubuntu 16.04 LTS - Linux 4.6 + Mesa 11.3 + DRI3 . MIN: 5 AVG: 34 MAX: 95 OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 2560 x 1440 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Clear Linux 7820 ................................. 21.30 |==================== Fedora 23 Xfce ................................... 22.60 |===================== Xubuntu 16.04 LTS ................................ 18.37 |================= Xubuntu 16.04 LTS - Linux 4.6 + Mesa 11.3 ........ 16.58 |=============== Xubuntu 16.04 LTS - Linux 4.6 + Mesa 11.3 + DRI3 . 17.28 |================ OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better Clear Linux 7820 ................................. MIN: 3 AVG: 47 MAX: 98 Fedora 23 Xfce ................................... MIN: 4 AVG: 44 MAX: 97 Xubuntu 16.04 LTS ................................ MIN: 8 AVG: 47 MAX: 98 Xubuntu 16.04 LTS - Linux 4.6 + Mesa 11.3 ........ MIN: 8 AVG: 49 MAX: 99 Xubuntu 16.04 LTS - Linux 4.6 + Mesa 11.3 + DRI3 . MIN: 5 AVG: 47 MAX: 98 Unigine Valley 1.0 Resolution: 1280 x 1024 - Mode: Fullscreen Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Clear Linux 7820 ................................. 9.28 |===================== Fedora 23 Xfce ................................... 9.79 |====================== Xubuntu 16.04 LTS ................................ 8.00 |================== Xubuntu 16.04 LTS - Linux 4.6 + Mesa 11.3 ........ 8.06 |================== Xubuntu 16.04 LTS - Linux 4.6 + Mesa 11.3 + DRI3 . 7.98 |================== Xonotic 0.8 Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Effects Quality: Low Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Clear Linux 7820 ................................. 81.44 |==================== Fedora 23 Xfce ................................... 84.70 |===================== Xubuntu 16.04 LTS ................................ 60.51 |=============== Xubuntu 16.04 LTS - Linux 4.6 + Mesa 11.3 ........ 58.70 |=============== Xubuntu 16.04 LTS - Linux 4.6 + Mesa 11.3 + DRI3 . 57.60 |============== Xonotic 0.8 Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Effects Quality: High Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Clear Linux 7820 ................................. 42.16 |==================== Fedora 23 Xfce ................................... 43.68 |===================== Xubuntu 16.04 LTS ................................ 28.48 |============== Xubuntu 16.04 LTS - Linux 4.6 + Mesa 11.3 ........ 28.46 |============== Xubuntu 16.04 LTS - Linux 4.6 + Mesa 11.3 + DRI3 . 28.47 |============== Xonotic 0.8 Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Effects Quality: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Clear Linux 7820 ................................. 37.09 |===================== Fedora 23 Xfce ................................... 37.97 |===================== Xubuntu 16.04 LTS ................................ 24.36 |============= Xubuntu 16.04 LTS - Linux 4.6 + Mesa 11.3 ........ 23.90 |============= Xubuntu 16.04 LTS - Linux 4.6 + Mesa 11.3 + DRI3 . 24.27 |============= Xonotic 0.8 Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Effects Quality: Ultimate Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Clear Linux 7820 ................................. 30.16 |==================== Fedora 23 Xfce ................................... 30.94 |===================== Xubuntu 16.04 LTS ................................ 21.82 |=============== Xubuntu 16.04 LTS - Linux 4.6 + Mesa 11.3 ........ 23.55 |================ Xubuntu 16.04 LTS - Linux 4.6 + Mesa 11.3 + DRI3 . 21.49 |=============== GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Plot3D - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen Points > Higher Is Better Clear Linux 7820 ................................. 4152 |====================== Fedora 23 Xfce ................................... 4139 |====================== Xubuntu 16.04 LTS ................................ 3667 |=================== Xubuntu 16.04 LTS - Linux 4.6 + Mesa 11.3 ........ 3586 |=================== Xubuntu 16.04 LTS - Linux 4.6 + Mesa 11.3 + DRI3 . 4129 |====================== GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Furmark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen Points > Higher Is Better Clear Linux 7820 ................................. 244 |====================== Fedora 23 Xfce ................................... 251 |====================== Xubuntu 16.04 LTS ................................ 226 |==================== Xubuntu 16.04 LTS - Linux 4.6 + Mesa 11.3 ........ 227 |==================== Xubuntu 16.04 LTS - Linux 4.6 + Mesa 11.3 + DRI3 . 258 |======================= GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Triangle - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen Points > Higher Is Better Clear Linux 7820 ................................. 13233 |================= Fedora 23 Xfce ................................... 15912 |===================== Xubuntu 16.04 LTS ................................ 12853 |================= Xubuntu 16.04 LTS - Linux 4.6 + Mesa 11.3 ........ 12200 |================ Xubuntu 16.04 LTS - Linux 4.6 + Mesa 11.3 + DRI3 . 10669 |============== GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Pixmark Piano - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen Points > Higher Is Better Clear Linux 7820 ................................. 94 |======================= Fedora 23 Xfce ................................... 95 |======================= Xubuntu 16.04 LTS ................................ 98 |======================== Xubuntu 16.04 LTS - Linux 4.6 + Mesa 11.3 ........ 97 |======================== Xubuntu 16.04 LTS - Linux 4.6 + Mesa 11.3 + DRI3 . 97 |======================== GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Pixmark Volplosion - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen Points > Higher Is Better Clear Linux 7820 ................................. 313 |====================== Fedora 23 Xfce ................................... 320 |======================= Xubuntu 16.04 LTS ................................ 321 |======================= Xubuntu 16.04 LTS - Linux 4.6 + Mesa 11.3 ........ 309 |====================== Xubuntu 16.04 LTS - Linux 4.6 + Mesa 11.3 + DRI3 . 311 |======================