Intel Linux 4.8 DRM-Next
Intel Linux 4.6 vs. 4.7 vs. 4.8 DRM-Next tests... Tests by Michael Larabel.


Linux 4.6: 

	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 16.04, Kernel: 4.6.0-040600-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.3, Display Driver: intel 2.99.917, OpenGL: 4.3 Mesa 12.1.0-devel- padoka PPA, Compiler: GCC 5.3.1 20160413, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Linux 4.7 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 16.04, Kernel: 4.7.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20160709, Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.3, Display Driver: intel 2.99.917, OpenGL: 4.3 Mesa 12.1.0-devel- padoka PPA, Compiler: GCC 5.3.1 20160413, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Linux 4.8 DRM-Next: 

	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 16.04, Kernel: 4.7.0-996-generic (x86_64) 20160704, Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.3, Display Driver: intel 2.99.917, OpenGL: 4.3 Mesa 12.1.0-devel- padoka PPA, Compiler: GCC 5.3.1 20160413, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080


Dota 2
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Renderer: OpenGL
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Linux 4.6 .......... 18.17 |===================================================
Linux 4.7 Git ...... 18.07 |===================================================
Linux 4.8 DRM-Next . 18.07 |===================================================


Metro: Last Light Redux
Phoronix Test Suite v6.4.0
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Linux 4.6 .......... 21.51 |===================================================
Linux 4.7 Git ...... 21.53 |===================================================
Linux 4.8 DRM-Next . 21.50 |===================================================


OpenArena 0.8.8
Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Linux 4.6 .......... 70.30 |==================================================
Linux 4.7 Git ...... 71.00 |===================================================
Linux 4.8 DRM-Next . 70.07 |==================================================


OpenArena 0.8.8
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame Time
Milliseconds < Lower Is Better
Linux 4.6 .......... MIN: 3.0  AVG: 14.1  MAX: 32.0 
Linux 4.7 Git ...... MIN: 5.0  AVG: 14.0  MAX: 31.0 
Linux 4.8 DRM-Next . MIN: 3.0  AVG: 14.3  MAX: 31.0 


Tesseract 2014-05-12
Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Linux 4.6 .......... 64.11 |===================================================
Linux 4.7 Git ...... 63.45 |==================================================
Linux 4.8 DRM-Next . 63.72 |===================================================


Xonotic 0.8
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Low
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Linux 4.6 .......... 242.62 |==================================================
Linux 4.7 Git ...... 240.59 |==================================================
Linux 4.8 DRM-Next . 238.31 |=================================================


Xonotic 0.8
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: High
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Linux 4.6 .......... 133.35 |==================================================
Linux 4.7 Git ...... 133.93 |==================================================
Linux 4.8 DRM-Next . 133.81 |==================================================


GpuTest 0.7.0
Test: Plot3D - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen
Points > Higher Is Better
Linux 4.6 .......... 8826 |====================================================
Linux 4.7 Git ...... 8829 |====================================================
Linux 4.8 DRM-Next . 8820 |====================================================


GpuTest 0.7.0
Test: Furmark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen
Points > Higher Is Better
Linux 4.6 .......... 714 |=====================================================
Linux 4.7 Git ...... 717 |=====================================================
Linux 4.8 DRM-Next . 716 |=====================================================


GpuTest 0.7.0
Test: Triangle - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen
Points > Higher Is Better
Linux 4.6 .......... 51398 |==================================================
Linux 4.7 Git ...... 52261 |===================================================
Linux 4.8 DRM-Next . 51906 |===================================================


GpuTest 0.7.0
Test: Pixmark Piano - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen
Points > Higher Is Better
Linux 4.6 .......... 147 |=====================================================
Linux 4.7 Git ...... 147 |=====================================================
Linux 4.8 DRM-Next . 147 |=====================================================


GpuTest 0.7.0
Test: Pixmark Volplosion - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen
Points > Higher Is Better
Linux 4.6 .......... 403 |=====================================================
Linux 4.7 Git ...... 403 |=====================================================
Linux 4.8 DRM-Next . 403 |=====================================================