Radeon Mesa Upgrade

Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5 testing with a MSI C236A WORKSTATION (MS-7998) v1.0 and XFX AMD Radeon R9 290 4096MB on Ubuntu 16.04 via the Phoronix Test Suite.

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Mesa 11.2.0 Ubuntu

Processor: Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5 @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI C236A WORKSTATION (MS-7998) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Sky Lake, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB Samsung SSD 850, Graphics: XFX AMD Radeon R9 290 4096MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Intel Connection

OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.4.0-22-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.3, OpenGL: 4.1 Mesa 11.2.0 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 5.3.1 20160413, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160

Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate performance
Graphics Notes: GLAMOR

Mesa 11.3-devel

OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.4.0-22-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.3, OpenGL: 4.2 Mesa 11.3.0-devel (padoka PPA) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 5.3.1 20160413, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160

Radeon Mesa UpgradeOpenBenchmarking.orgPhoronix Test SuiteIntel Xeon E3-1280 v5 @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores)MSI C236A WORKSTATION (MS-7998) v1.0Intel Sky Lake16384MB120GB Samsung SSD 850XFX AMD Radeon R9 290 4096MBRealtek ALC1150DELL P2415QIntel ConnectionUbuntu 16.044.4.0-22-generic (x86_64)Unity 7.4.0X Server 1.18.34.1 Mesa 11.2.0 Gallium 0.44.2 Mesa 11.3.0-devel (padoka PPA) Gallium 0.4GCC 5.3.1 20160413ext43840x2160ProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioMonitorNetworkOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerOpenGLsCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionRadeon Mesa Upgrade BenchmarksSystem Logs- Scaling Governor: intel_pstate performance- GLAMOR

Mesa 11.2.0 Ubuntu vs. Mesa 11.3-devel ComparisonPhoronix Test SuiteBaseline+144.7%+144.7%+289.4%+289.4%+434.1%+434.1%3.2%2.1%2%1920 x 1080 - Ultra - 4x MSAA578.7%1920 x 1080 - Ultra173.6%1920 x 1080 - Fullscreen3840 x 21602.5%3840 x 21603840 x 2160 - UltimateDiRT ShowdownBioShock InfiniteUnigine ValleyTeam Fortress 2Counter-Strike: Global OffensiveXonoticMesa 11.2.0 UbuntuMesa 11.3-devel

Radeon Mesa Upgradebioshock-infinite: 1920 x 1080 - Ultracsgo: 3840 x 2160dirt-showdown: 1920 x 1080 - Ultra - 4x MSAAtesseract: 3840 x 2160tf2: 3840 x 2160unigine-valley: 1920 x 1080 - Fullscreenxonotic: 3840 x 2160 - Ultraxonotic: 3840 x 2160 - UltimateMesa 11.2.0 UbuntuMesa 11.3-devel37.3594.6688.78111.06115.8764.30173.81130.0313.6596.6313.08111.31113.0766.34172.94132.59OpenBenchmarking.org

BioShock Infinite

A Steam-based test of the BioShock Infinite game. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterBioShock InfiniteResolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: UltraMesa 11.2.0 UbuntuMesa 11.3-devel918273645SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 337.3513.65MIN: 7.23 / MAX: 81.94MIN: 3.28 / MAX: 87.16
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterBioShock InfiniteResolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: UltraMesa 11.2.0 UbuntuMesa 11.3-devel816243240Min: 37.22 / Avg: 37.35 / Max: 37.43Min: 13.58 / Avg: 13.65 / Max: 13.74

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterCounter-Strike: Global OffensiveResolution: 3840 x 2160Mesa 11.2.0 UbuntuMesa 11.3-devel20406080100SE +/- 0.13, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 394.6696.63
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterCounter-Strike: Global OffensiveResolution: 3840 x 2160Mesa 11.2.0 UbuntuMesa 11.3-devel20406080100Min: 94.48 / Avg: 94.66 / Max: 94.92Min: 96.58 / Avg: 96.63 / Max: 96.73

DiRT Showdown

This is a benchmark of DiRT Showdown on Steam. The test profile assumes you have a Steam account, have Steam installed for the system, and that you own a copy of this game. This automates the process of executing the game and using its built-in benchmark mode. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterDiRT ShowdownResolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: Ultra - Multi-Sampling: 4x MSAAMesa 11.2.0 UbuntuMesa 11.3-devel20406080100SE +/- 0.27, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 388.7813.08MIN: 68.85MIN: 12.5
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterDiRT ShowdownResolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: Ultra - Multi-Sampling: 4x MSAAMesa 11.2.0 UbuntuMesa 11.3-devel20406080100Min: 88.27 / Avg: 88.78 / Max: 89.22Min: 13.08 / Avg: 13.08 / Max: 13.08

Tesseract

Tesseract is a fork of Cube 2 Sauerbraten with numerous graphics and game-play improvements. Tesseract has been in development since 2012 while its first release happened in May of 2014. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterTesseract 2014-05-12Resolution: 3840 x 2160Mesa 11.2.0 UbuntuMesa 11.3-devel20406080100SE +/- 0.53, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3111.06111.31
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterTesseract 2014-05-12Resolution: 3840 x 2160Mesa 11.2.0 UbuntuMesa 11.3-devel20406080100Min: 110.12 / Avg: 111.06 / Max: 111.97Min: 110.8 / Avg: 111.31 / Max: 111.93

Team Fortress 2

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterTeam Fortress 2Resolution: 3840 x 2160Mesa 11.2.0 UbuntuMesa 11.3-devel306090120150SE +/- 0.88, N = 3SE +/- 0.36, N = 3115.87113.07
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterTeam Fortress 2Resolution: 3840 x 2160Mesa 11.2.0 UbuntuMesa 11.3-devel20406080100Min: 114.11 / Avg: 115.87 / Max: 116.8Min: 112.4 / Avg: 113.07 / Max: 113.63

Unigine Valley

This test calculates the average frame-rate within the Valley demo for the Unigine engine, released in February 2013. This engine is extremely demanding on the system's graphics card. Unigine Valley relies upon an OpenGL GL3 Core Profile context. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUnigine Valley 1.0Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: FullscreenMesa 11.2.0 UbuntuMesa 11.3-devel1530456075SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 364.3066.34
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUnigine Valley 1.0Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: FullscreenMesa 11.2.0 UbuntuMesa 11.3-devel1326395265Min: 64.28 / Avg: 64.3 / Max: 64.34Min: 66.32 / Avg: 66.34 / Max: 66.38

Xonotic

This is a benchmark of Xonotic, which is a fork of the DarkPlaces-based Nexuiz game. Development began in March of 2010 on the Xonotic game. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.8Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: UltraMesa 11.2.0 UbuntuMesa 11.3-devel4080120160200SE +/- 0.94, N = 3SE +/- 1.99, N = 3173.81172.94MIN: 73 / MAX: 291MIN: 80 / MAX: 293
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.8Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: UltraMesa 11.2.0 UbuntuMesa 11.3-devel306090120150Min: 172.26 / Avg: 173.81 / Max: 175.52Min: 169.39 / Avg: 172.94 / Max: 176.29

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.8Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: UltimateMesa 11.2.0 UbuntuMesa 11.3-devel306090120150SE +/- 1.95, N = 3SE +/- 0.73, N = 3130.03132.59MIN: 46 / MAX: 258MIN: 47 / MAX: 252
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.8Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: UltimateMesa 11.2.0 UbuntuMesa 11.3-devel20406080100Min: 126.91 / Avg: 130.03 / Max: 133.6Min: 131.14 / Avg: 132.59 / Max: 133.37

Mesa 11.2.0 Ubuntu

Processor: Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5 @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI C236A WORKSTATION (MS-7998) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Sky Lake, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB Samsung SSD 850, Graphics: XFX AMD Radeon R9 290 4096MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Intel Connection

OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.4.0-22-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.3, OpenGL: 4.1 Mesa 11.2.0 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 5.3.1 20160413, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160

Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate performance
Graphics Notes: GLAMOR

Testing initiated at 12 May 2016 12:46 by user phoronix.

Mesa 11.3-devel

Processor: Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5 @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI C236A WORKSTATION (MS-7998) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Sky Lake, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB Samsung SSD 850, Graphics: XFX AMD Radeon R9 290 4096MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Intel Connection

OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.4.0-22-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.3, OpenGL: 4.2 Mesa 11.3.0-devel (padoka PPA) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 5.3.1 20160413, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160

Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate performance
Graphics Notes: GLAMOR

Testing initiated at 12 May 2016 13:36 by user phoronix.