Ubuntu 16.10 vs. Clear Linux vs. Fedora 25 vs. openSUSE - Steam Intel Linux

Steam Linux benchmarks plus a few extra OpenGL reference standalone tests. All on the same Intel Kaby Lake system. Tests for a future article.

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Fedora 25 - Linux 4.9 + Mesa 13.0.3
January 17 2017
 
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January 18 2017
 
Ubuntu 16.10 - Linux 4.8 + Mesa 12.0.3
January 18 2017
 
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January 16 2017
 
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Ubuntu 16.10 - Linux 4.10 + Mesa 17.0-dev

Processor: Intel Core i5-7600K @ 4.20GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME Z270-P, Chipset: Intel Device 591f, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB, Graphics: Intel Kabylake GT2 3072MB (1150MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC887-VD, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411

OS: Ubuntu 16.10, Kernel: 4.10.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20170108, Desktop: Unity 7.5.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.4, Display Driver: modesetting 1.18.4, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 17.0.0-devel- padoka PPA, Vulkan: 1.0.21, Compiler: GCC 6.2.0 20161005, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave

Clear Linux - Linux 4.9 + Mesa 17.0-dev

Processor: Intel Core i5-7600K @ 3.80GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME Z270-P, Chipset: Intel Device 591f, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB, Graphics: Intel Kabylake GT2 3072MB (1150MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC887-VD, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411

OS: Clear Linux 12760, Kernel: 4.9.4-294.native (x86_64), Desktop: Xfce 4.12, Display Server: X Server 1.19.1, Display Driver: modesetting 1.19.1, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 17.0.0-devel, Vulkan: 1.0.3, Compiler: GCC 6.3.0 + Clang 3.9.1 + LLVM 3.9.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: acpi-cpufreq performance

Fedora 25 - Linux 4.9 + Mesa 13.0.3

Processor: Intel Core i5-7600K @ 4.20GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME Z270-P, Chipset: Intel Device 591f, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB, Graphics: Intel Kabylake GT2 3072MB (1150MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC887-VD, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411

OS: Fedora 25, Kernel: 4.9.3-200.fc25.x86_64 (x86_64), Desktop: Xfce 4.12, Display Driver: modesetting 1.19.1, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 13.0.3, Vulkan: 1.0.30, Compiler: GCC 6.3.1 20161221, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave
System Notes: SELinux: Enabled.

Ubuntu 16.10 - Linux 4.8 + Mesa 12.0.3

OS: Ubuntu 16.10, Kernel: 4.8.0-34-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.5.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.4, Display Driver: modesetting 1.18.4, OpenGL: 4.3 Mesa 12.0.3, Vulkan: 1.0.21, Compiler: GCC 6.2.0 20161005, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave

openSUSE Tumbleweed - Linux 4.9 + Mesa 13.0.3

OS: openSUSE 20170112, Kernel: 4.9.0-1-default (x86_64), Desktop: KDE Frameworks 5, Display Server: X Server 1.19.0, Display Driver: intel 2.99.917, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 13.0.3, Vulkan: 1.0.32, File-System: xfs, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Ubuntu 16.10 vs. Clear Linux vs. Fedora 25 vs. openSUSE - Steam Intel LinuxProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioMonitorNetworkOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerDisplay DriverOpenGLVulkanCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionUbuntu 16.10 - Linux 4.10 + Mesa 17.0-devClear Linux - Linux 4.9 + Mesa 17.0-devFedora 25 - Linux 4.9 + Mesa 13.0.3Ubuntu 16.10 - Linux 4.8 + Mesa 12.0.3openSUSE Tumbleweed - Linux 4.9 + Mesa 13.0.3Intel Core i5-7600K @ 4.20GHz (4 Cores)ASUS PRIME Z270-PIntel Device 591f16384MBSamsung SSD 950 PRO 256GBIntel Kabylake GT2 3072MB (1150MHz)Realtek ALC887-VDDELL P2415QRealtek RTL8111/8168/8411Ubuntu 16.104.10.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20170108Unity 7.5.0X Server 1.18.4modesetting 1.18.44.5 Mesa 17.0.0-devel- padoka PPA1.0.21GCC 6.2.0 20161005ext41920x1080Intel Core i5-7600K @ 3.80GHz (4 Cores)Clear Linux 127604.9.4-294.native (x86_64)Xfce 4.12X Server 1.19.1modesetting 1.19.14.5 Mesa 17.0.0-devel1.0.3GCC 6.3.0 + Clang 3.9.1 + LLVM 3.9.1Intel Core i5-7600K @ 4.20GHz (4 Cores)Fedora 254.9.3-200.fc25.x86_64 (x86_64)4.5 Mesa 13.0.31.0.30GCC 6.3.1 20161221Ubuntu 16.104.8.0-34-generic (x86_64)Unity 7.5.0X Server 1.18.4modesetting 1.18.44.3 Mesa 12.0.31.0.21GCC 6.2.0 20161005openSUSE 201701124.9.0-1-default (x86_64)KDE Frameworks 5X Server 1.19.0intel 2.99.9174.5 Mesa 13.0.31.0.32xfsOpenBenchmarking.orgProcessor Details- Ubuntu 16.10 - Linux 4.10 + Mesa 17.0-dev: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave- Clear Linux - Linux 4.9 + Mesa 17.0-dev: Scaling Governor: acpi-cpufreq performance- Fedora 25 - Linux 4.9 + Mesa 13.0.3: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave- Ubuntu 16.10 - Linux 4.8 + Mesa 12.0.3: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave- openSUSE Tumbleweed - Linux 4.9 + Mesa 13.0.3: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersaveSystem Details- Fedora 25 - Linux 4.9 + Mesa 13.0.3: SELinux: Enabled.

Ubuntu 16.10 - Linux 4.10 + Mesa 17.0-devClear Linux - Linux 4.9 + Mesa 17.0-devFedora 25 - Linux 4.9 + Mesa 13.0.3Ubuntu 16.10 - Linux 4.8 + Mesa 12.0.3openSUSE Tumbleweed - Linux 4.9 + Mesa 13.0.3Result OverviewPhoronix Test Suite100%110%120%129%139%ET: LegacyDota 2XonoticDota 2Team Fortress 2Counter-Strike: Global OffensiveRenderer2 - 1920 x 1080800 x 600 - OpenGL1920 x 1080 - Low1920 x 1080 - OpenGL1920 x 10801920 x 1080

Ubuntu 16.10 vs. Clear Linux vs. Fedora 25 vs. openSUSE - Steam Intel Linuxxonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Lowtesseract: 1920 x 1080etlegacy: Renderer2 - 1920 x 1080tf2: 1920 x 1080dota2: 1920 x 1080 - Vulkandota2: 1920 x 1080 - OpenGLdota2: 800 x 600 - Vulkandota2: 800 x 600 - OpenGLcsgo: 1920 x 1080bioshock-infinite: 1920 x 1080 - LowUbuntu 16.10 - Linux 4.10 + Mesa 17.0-devClear Linux - Linux 4.9 + Mesa 17.0-devFedora 25 - Linux 4.9 + Mesa 13.0.3Ubuntu 16.10 - Linux 4.8 + Mesa 12.0.3openSUSE Tumbleweed - Linux 4.9 + Mesa 13.0.3163.0863.5975.6363.8414.0314.8737.6336.7035.9722.91187.0167.1289.0765.6717.2317.5747.2345.2336.9634.10154.4758.5066.1757.5713.2715.2338.4835.8734.7627.59167.4360.0564.0063.3315.4039.7336.5228.50165.7775.7363.8313.5716.0741.6041.1736.29OpenBenchmarking.org

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: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: LowUbuntu 16.10 - Linux 4.10 + Mesa 17.0-devClear Linux - Linux 4.9 + Mesa 17.0-devFedora 25 - Linux 4.9 + Mesa 13.0.3Ubuntu 16.10 - Linux 4.8 + Mesa 12.0.3openSUSE Tumbleweed - Linux 4.9 + Mesa 13.0.34080120160200SE +/- 0.31, N = 3SE +/- 0.41, N = 3SE +/- 0.34, N = 3SE +/- 0.25, N = 3SE +/- 0.18, N = 3163.08187.01154.47167.43165.77MIN: 103 / MAX: 255MIN: 131 / MAX: 282MIN: 110 / MAX: 240MIN: 113 / MAX: 261MIN: 114 / MAX: 262

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: 1920 x 1080Ubuntu 16.10 - Linux 4.10 + Mesa 17.0-devClear Linux - Linux 4.9 + Mesa 17.0-devFedora 25 - Linux 4.9 + Mesa 13.0.3Ubuntu 16.10 - Linux 4.8 + Mesa 12.0.31530456075SE +/- 0.27, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.18, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 363.5967.1258.5060.05

ET: Legacy

ETLegacy is an open-source engine evolution of Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory, a World War II era first person shooter that was released for free by Splash Damage using the id Tech 3 engine. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterET: Legacy 2.75Renderer: Renderer2 - Resolution: 1920 x 1080Ubuntu 16.10 - Linux 4.10 + Mesa 17.0-devClear Linux - Linux 4.9 + Mesa 17.0-devFedora 25 - Linux 4.9 + Mesa 13.0.3Ubuntu 16.10 - Linux 4.8 + Mesa 12.0.3openSUSE Tumbleweed - Linux 4.9 + Mesa 13.0.320406080100SE +/- 0.73, N = 3SE +/- 0.18, N = 3SE +/- 0.37, N = 3SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.29, N = 375.6389.0766.1764.0075.73

Team Fortress 2

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterTeam Fortress 2Resolution: 1920 x 1080Ubuntu 16.10 - Linux 4.10 + Mesa 17.0-devClear Linux - Linux 4.9 + Mesa 17.0-devFedora 25 - Linux 4.9 + Mesa 13.0.3Ubuntu 16.10 - Linux 4.8 + Mesa 12.0.3openSUSE Tumbleweed - Linux 4.9 + Mesa 13.0.31530456075SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 1.18, N = 3SE +/- 1.60, N = 6SE +/- 0.88, N = 6SE +/- 0.13, N = 363.8465.6757.5763.3363.83

Dota 2

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterDota 2Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Renderer: VulkanUbuntu 16.10 - Linux 4.10 + Mesa 17.0-devClear Linux - Linux 4.9 + Mesa 17.0-devFedora 25 - Linux 4.9 + Mesa 13.0.3openSUSE Tumbleweed - Linux 4.9 + Mesa 13.0.348121620SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 314.0317.2313.2713.57

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterDota 2Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Renderer: OpenGLUbuntu 16.10 - Linux 4.10 + Mesa 17.0-devClear Linux - Linux 4.9 + Mesa 17.0-devFedora 25 - Linux 4.9 + Mesa 13.0.3Ubuntu 16.10 - Linux 4.8 + Mesa 12.0.3openSUSE Tumbleweed - Linux 4.9 + Mesa 13.0.348121620SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 314.8717.5715.2315.4016.07

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterDota 2Resolution: 800 x 600 - Renderer: VulkanUbuntu 16.10 - Linux 4.10 + Mesa 17.0-devClear Linux - Linux 4.9 + Mesa 17.0-devFedora 25 - Linux 4.9 + Mesa 13.0.3openSUSE Tumbleweed - Linux 4.9 + Mesa 13.0.31122334455SE +/- 0.20, N = 3SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.63, N = 4SE +/- 0.36, N = 337.6347.2338.4841.60

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterDota 2Resolution: 800 x 600 - Renderer: OpenGLUbuntu 16.10 - Linux 4.10 + Mesa 17.0-devClear Linux - Linux 4.9 + Mesa 17.0-devFedora 25 - Linux 4.9 + Mesa 13.0.3Ubuntu 16.10 - Linux 4.8 + Mesa 12.0.3openSUSE Tumbleweed - Linux 4.9 + Mesa 13.0.31020304050SE +/- 0.10, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.15, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.20, N = 336.7045.2335.8739.7341.17

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterCounter-Strike: Global OffensiveResolution: 1920 x 1080Ubuntu 16.10 - Linux 4.10 + Mesa 17.0-devClear Linux - Linux 4.9 + Mesa 17.0-devFedora 25 - Linux 4.9 + Mesa 13.0.3Ubuntu 16.10 - Linux 4.8 + Mesa 12.0.3openSUSE Tumbleweed - Linux 4.9 + Mesa 13.0.3816243240SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.21, N = 3SE +/- 0.69, N = 3SE +/- 0.25, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 335.9736.9634.7636.5236.29

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: LowUbuntu 16.10 - Linux 4.10 + Mesa 17.0-devClear Linux - Linux 4.9 + Mesa 17.0-devFedora 25 - Linux 4.9 + Mesa 13.0.3Ubuntu 16.10 - Linux 4.8 + Mesa 12.0.3816243240SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.11, N = 322.9134.1027.5928.50MIN: 5.94 / MAX: 81.82MIN: 7.6 / MAX: 81.9MIN: 3.96 / MAX: 82.17MIN: 6.39 / MAX: 82.03

Ubuntu 16.10 - Linux 4.10 + Mesa 17.0-dev

Processor: Intel Core i5-7600K @ 4.20GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME Z270-P, Chipset: Intel Device 591f, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB, Graphics: Intel Kabylake GT2 3072MB (1150MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC887-VD, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411

OS: Ubuntu 16.10, Kernel: 4.10.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20170108, Desktop: Unity 7.5.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.4, Display Driver: modesetting 1.18.4, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 17.0.0-devel- padoka PPA, Vulkan: 1.0.21, Compiler: GCC 6.2.0 20161005, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave

Testing initiated at 16 January 2017 19:52 by user phoronix.

Clear Linux - Linux 4.9 + Mesa 17.0-dev

Processor: Intel Core i5-7600K @ 3.80GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME Z270-P, Chipset: Intel Device 591f, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB, Graphics: Intel Kabylake GT2 3072MB (1150MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC887-VD, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411

OS: Clear Linux 12760, Kernel: 4.9.4-294.native (x86_64), Desktop: Xfce 4.12, Display Server: X Server 1.19.1, Display Driver: modesetting 1.19.1, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 17.0.0-devel, Vulkan: 1.0.3, Compiler: GCC 6.3.0 + Clang 3.9.1 + LLVM 3.9.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: acpi-cpufreq performance

Testing initiated at 17 January 2017 18:41 by user phoronix.

Fedora 25 - Linux 4.9 + Mesa 13.0.3

Processor: Intel Core i5-7600K @ 4.20GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME Z270-P, Chipset: Intel Device 591f, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB, Graphics: Intel Kabylake GT2 3072MB (1150MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC887-VD, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411

OS: Fedora 25, Kernel: 4.9.3-200.fc25.x86_64 (x86_64), Desktop: Xfce 4.12, Display Driver: modesetting 1.19.1, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 13.0.3, Vulkan: 1.0.30, Compiler: GCC 6.3.1 20161221, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave
System Notes: SELinux: Enabled.

Testing initiated at 17 January 2017 21:12 by user .

Ubuntu 16.10 - Linux 4.8 + Mesa 12.0.3

Processor: Intel Core i5-7600K @ 4.20GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME Z270-P, Chipset: Intel Device 591f, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB, Graphics: Intel Kabylake GT2 3072MB (1150MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC887-VD, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411

OS: Ubuntu 16.10, Kernel: 4.8.0-34-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.5.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.4, Display Driver: modesetting 1.18.4, OpenGL: 4.3 Mesa 12.0.3, Vulkan: 1.0.21, Compiler: GCC 6.2.0 20161005, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave

Testing initiated at 18 January 2017 12:28 by user phoronix.

openSUSE Tumbleweed - Linux 4.9 + Mesa 13.0.3

Processor: Intel Core i5-7600K @ 4.20GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME Z270-P, Chipset: Intel Device 591f, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB, Graphics: Intel Kabylake GT2 3072MB (1150MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC887-VD, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411

OS: openSUSE 20170112, Kernel: 4.9.0-1-default (x86_64), Desktop: KDE Frameworks 5, Display Server: X Server 1.19.0, Display Driver: intel 2.99.917, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 13.0.3, Vulkan: 1.0.32, File-System: xfs, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave

Testing initiated at 18 January 2017 14:44 by user .