Intel Core i7 6800K Linux Gaming Scaling

Linux gaming scaling. Benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article on phoronix.

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Intel Core i7 6800K Linux Gaming Scaling Linux gaming scaling. Benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article on phoronix. ,,"1 Core","2 Cores","3 Cores","4 Cores","5 Cores","6 Cores","6 Cores + HT" Processor,,Intel Core i7-6800K @ 3.60GHz (1 Core),Intel Core i7-6800K @ 3.60GHz (2 Cores),Intel Core i7-6800K @ 3.60GHz (3 Cores),Intel Core i7-6800K @ 3.80GHz (4 Cores),Intel Core i7-6800K @ 3.80GHz (5 Cores),Intel Core i7-6800K @ 3.80GHz (6 Cores),Intel Core i7-6800K @ 3.80GHz (12 Cores) Motherboard,,MSI X99A WORKSTATION (MS-7A54) v1.0,MSI X99A WORKSTATION (MS-7A54) v1.0,MSI X99A WORKSTATION (MS-7A54) v1.0,MSI X99A WORKSTATION (MS-7A54) v1.0,MSI X99A WORKSTATION (MS-7A54) v1.0,MSI X99A WORKSTATION (MS-7A54) v1.0,MSI X99A WORKSTATION (MS-7A54) v1.0 Chipset,,Intel Xeon E7 v4/Xeon,Intel Xeon E7 v4/Xeon,Intel Xeon E7 v4/Xeon,Intel Xeon E7 v4/Xeon,Intel Xeon E7 v4/Xeon,Intel Xeon E7 v4/Xeon,Intel Xeon E7 v4/Xeon Memory,,16384MB,16384MB,16384MB,16384MB,16384MB,16384MB,16384MB Disk,,120GB Samsung SSD 850 + 4 x 120GB TOSHIBA-TR150,120GB Samsung SSD 850 + 4 x 120GB TOSHIBA-TR150,120GB Samsung SSD 850 + 4 x 120GB TOSHIBA-TR150,120GB Samsung SSD 850 + 4 x 120GB TOSHIBA-TR150,120GB Samsung SSD 850 + 4 x 120GB TOSHIBA-TR150,120GB Samsung SSD 850 + 4 x 120GB TOSHIBA-TR150,120GB Samsung SSD 850 + 4 x 120GB TOSHIBA-TR150 Graphics,,NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN X 12288MB (1001/3505MHz),NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN X 12288MB (1001/3505MHz),NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN X 12288MB (1001/3505MHz),NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN X 12288MB (1001/3505MHz),NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN X 12288MB (1001/3505MHz),NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN X 12288MB (1001/3505MHz),NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN X 12288MB (202/405MHz) Audio,,Realtek ALC1150,Realtek ALC1150,Realtek ALC1150,Realtek ALC1150,Realtek ALC1150,Realtek ALC1150,Realtek ALC1150 Network,,Intel Connection,Intel Connection,Intel Connection,Intel Connection,Intel Connection,Intel Connection,Intel Connection OS,,Ubuntu 16.10,Ubuntu 16.10,Ubuntu 16.10,Ubuntu 16.10,Ubuntu 16.10,Ubuntu 16.10,Ubuntu 16.10 Kernel,,4.8.0-39-generic (x86_64),4.8.0-39-generic (x86_64),4.8.0-39-generic (x86_64),4.8.0-39-generic (x86_64),4.8.0-39-generic (x86_64),4.8.0-39-generic (x86_64),4.8.0-39-generic (x86_64) Desktop,,Unity 7.5.0,Unity 7.5.0,Unity 7.5.0,Unity 7.5.0,Unity 7.5.0,Unity 7.5.0,Unity 7.5.0 Display Server,,X Server 1.18.4,X Server 1.18.4,X Server 1.18.4,X Server 1.18.4,X Server 1.18.4,X Server 1.18.4,X Server 1.18.4 Display Driver,,NVIDIA 378.13,NVIDIA 378.13,NVIDIA 378.13,NVIDIA 378.13,NVIDIA 378.13,NVIDIA 378.13,NVIDIA 378.13 OpenGL,,4.5.0,4.5.0,4.5.0,4.5.0,4.5.0,4.5.0,4.5.0 Vulkan,,1.0.37,1.0.37,1.0.37,1.0.37,1.0.37,1.0.37,1.0.37 Compiler,,GCC 6.2.0 20161005,GCC 6.2.0 20161005,GCC 6.2.0 20161005,GCC 6.2.0 20161005,GCC 6.2.0 20161005,GCC 6.2.0 20161005,GCC 6.2.0 20161005 File-System,,ext4,ext4,ext4,ext4,ext4,ext4,ext4 Screen Resolution,,2560x1440,2560x1440,2560x1440,2560x1440,2560x1440,2560x1440,2560x1440 ,,"1 Core","2 Cores","3 Cores","4 Cores","5 Cores","6 Cores","6 Cores + HT" "BioShock Infinite - Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Effects Quality: Ultra (FPS)",HIB,88.62,159.85,175.07,180.68,180.08,179.49,178.72 "BioShock Infinite - CPU Usage (Summary) Monitor (Percent)",LIB,93.01,76.22,57.63,44.83,36.64,30.61,16.23 "BioShock Infinite - GPU Usage Monitor (Percent)",LIB,35.57,64.79,73.68,75.25,74.12,73.94,71.38 "BioShock Infinite - Memory Usage Monitor (Megabytes)",LIB,1207.75,1238.1,1247.27,1249.44,1225.72,1237.4,1314.6 "Counter-Strike: Global Offensive - CPU Usage (Summary) Monitor (Percent)",LIB,87.36,66.31,51.26,42.97,32.67,28.45,15.51 "Counter-Strike: Global Offensive - Memory Usage Monitor (Megabytes)",LIB,2051.68,1798.63,1718.61,1681.56,1666.54,1676.15,1834.83 "Deus Ex: Mankind Divided - Preset: 2560 x 1440 - High Quality (FPS)",HIB,4.60,22.20,41.30,42,41.90,41.90,42.50 "Deus Ex: Mankind Divided - CPU Usage (Summary) Monitor (Percent)",LIB,99.65,83.8,80.78,66.9,56.12,46.8,22.54 "Deus Ex: Mankind Divided - GPU Usage Monitor (Percent)",LIB,13.48,41.43,79.84,78.78,80.35,86.21,50.51 "Deus Ex: Mankind Divided - Memory Usage Monitor (Megabytes)",LIB,3658.65,3698.59,3501.74,3516.04,3448.9,3487.78,2724.33 "DiRT Rally - Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Preset: High (FPS)",HIB,,297.55,330.10,384.04,356.97,341.64,357.74 "DiRT Rally - CPU Usage (Summary) Monitor (Percent)",LIB,41.39,89.02,68.57,58.42,51.58,49.06,27.46 "DiRT Rally - GPU Usage Monitor (Percent)",LIB,6,62,71.27,80.64,76.2,72.64,73.75 "DiRT Rally - Memory Usage Monitor (Megabytes)",LIB,881.61,2430.39,2478.35,2497.3,2454.64,2496,2569.5 "Dota 2 - Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Renderer: OpenGL (FPS)",HIB,41.87,78.27,115.37,124.37,135.80,137.97,132.90 "Dota 2 - CPU Usage (Summary) Monitor (Percent)",LIB,94.85,77.58,73.08,60.57,53.41,47.76,24.61 "Dota 2 - GPU Usage Monitor (Percent)",LIB,21.64,37.92,54.97,61.22,67.62,75.46,62.93 "Dota 2 - Memory Usage Monitor (Megabytes)",LIB,2147.69,2233.01,2258.83,2248.78,2269.9,2250.55,2369.18 "Dota 2 - Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Renderer: Vulkan (FPS)",HIB,,97.53,119.33,127.67,134.47,135.73,125.53 "Dota 2 - CPU Usage (Summary) Monitor (Percent)",LIB,83.07,69.88,57.25,48.62,41.96,37.27,20.08 "Dota 2 - GPU Usage Monitor (Percent)",LIB,7.85,43.56,55.74,58.5,60.71,66.59,54.92 "Dota 2 - Memory Usage Monitor (Megabytes)",LIB,1231.32,1989.16,2014.53,2044.49,2061.36,2095.68,2258.85 "Metro: Last Light Redux - Resolution: 2560 x 1440 (FPS)",HIB,26.43,57.59,90.91,135.57,160.87,171.72,160.63 "Metro: Last Light Redux - CPU Usage (Summary) Monitor (Percent)",LIB,95.58,90,85.05,82.9,75.44,66.67,41.01 "Metro: Last Light Redux - GPU Usage Monitor (Percent)",LIB,18.92,32.16,47.44,69.83,80.6,83.77,79.32 "Metro: Last Light Redux - Memory Usage Monitor (Megabytes)",LIB,3258.83,3304.92,3298.31,3316.82,3306.65,3314.53,3425.3 "Portal - Resolution: 2560 x 1440 (FPS)",HIB,484.57,621.30,657.32,652.00,654.59,654.84,620.80 "Portal - CPU Usage (Summary) Monitor (Percent)",LIB,73.06,51.99,42.39,31.51,24.1,20.93,10.93 "Portal - GPU Usage Monitor (Percent)",LIB,40.45,46.72,57.63,55.19,52.44,65.57,53.78 "Portal - Memory Usage Monitor (Megabytes)",LIB,983.34,996.42,977.65,995.19,978.04,1003.73,1146.07 "Civilization VI - Quality: Highest - Resolution: 2560 x 1440 (FPS)",HIB,,32.19,35.90,38.57,38.40,37.50,29.93 "Civilization VI - Quality: Highest - Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Total Frame Time (Milliseconds)",LIB,,34.03,33.88,26.06,26.26,26.43,37.62 "Civilization VI - CPU Usage (Summary) Monitor (Percent)",LIB,49.41,67.88,48.65,39.49,35.05,31.97,19.35 "Civilization VI - GPU Usage Monitor (Percent)",LIB,2.17,48.3,50.36,52.9,55.63,53.89,47.03 "Civilization VI - Memory Usage Monitor (Megabytes)",LIB,904.5,4264.94,4245.24,4226.64,4257.38,4324.08,4780.22 "The Talos Principle - Renderer: OpenGL - Resolution: 2560 x 1440 (FPS)",HIB,74.63,49.00,49.90,77.13,65.70,63.33,80.13 "The Talos Principle - CPU Usage (Summary) Monitor (Percent)",LIB,73.55,61.9,48.38,31.23,30.83,25.89,11.51 "The Talos Principle - GPU Usage Monitor (Percent)",LIB,49.54,38.05,40.5,57.59,47.42,47.41,48.41 "The Talos Principle - Memory Usage Monitor (Megabytes)",LIB,1679.8,1762.43,1785.54,1769.89,1748.3,1767.63,1861.65 "The Talos Principle - Renderer: Vulkan - Resolution: 2560 x 1440 (FPS)",HIB,103.67,108.57,108.60,109.93,107.43,109.97,105.23 "The Talos Principle - CPU Usage (Summary) Monitor (Percent)",LIB,74.25,48.03,35.47,27.52,20.76,18.87,9.67 "The Talos Principle - GPU Usage Monitor (Percent)",LIB,51.97,57.76,52.74,57.63,56.84,57.21,53.84 "The Talos Principle - Memory Usage Monitor (Megabytes)",LIB,1633.08,1646.69,1651.17,1678.41,1651.17,1665.26,1808.37 "Team Fortress 2 - Resolution: 2560 x 1440 (FPS)",HIB,90.02,128.49,157.27,156.62,156.92,153.76,134.08 "Team Fortress 2 - CPU Usage (Summary) Monitor (Percent)",LIB,75.99,47.58,33.63,26.11,20.93,16.58,9.42 "Team Fortress 2 - GPU Usage Monitor (Percent)",LIB,15.61,15.93,18.29,20.81,18.33,17.71,15.14 "Team Fortress 2 - Memory Usage Monitor (Megabytes)",LIB,1285.8,1262.3,1245.34,1248.12,1245.14,1252.88,1403.44 "Xonotic - Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Effects Quality: Ultimate (FPS)",HIB,237.68,260.26,259.16,254.22,255.73,257.55,251.44 "Xonotic - CPU Usage (Summary) Monitor (Percent)",LIB,96.8,66.52,45.62,33.74,28.84,23.73,12.47 "Xonotic - GPU Usage Monitor (Percent)",LIB,52.37,57.59,53.97,58.84,54.9,58.85,60.65 "Xonotic - Memory Usage Monitor (Megabytes)",LIB,1563.83,1547.14,1571.93,1568.19,1564.29,1574.24,1719.26 "Tesseract - Resolution: 2560 x 1440 (FPS)",HIB,258.56,232.18,239.53,250.61,265.63,286.26,283.38 "Tesseract - CPU Usage (Summary) Monitor (Percent)",LIB,79.96,46.18,31.13,21.59,17.71,13.59,6.85 "Tesseract - GPU Usage Monitor (Percent)",LIB,49.96,47.96,47.71,51.19,56.09,60.56,57.96 "Tesseract - Memory Usage Monitor (Megabytes)",LIB,1120.38,1130.02,1152.35,1153.8,1125.04,1152.39,1286.08 "ET: Legacy - Renderer: Renderer2 - Resolution: 2560 x 1440 (FPS)",HIB,182.80,186.23,189.63,185.23,193.30,198.80,201.83 "ET: Legacy - CPU Usage (Summary) Monitor (Percent)",LIB,94.61,53.65,36.21,26.96,23.03,18.11,9.22 "ET: Legacy - GPU Usage Monitor (Percent)",LIB,23.33,26.68,28.29,28.23,31.27,25.28,33.45 "ET: Legacy - Memory Usage Monitor (Megabytes)",LIB,1747.82,1701.16,1749.14,1736.06,1733.63,1723.71,1870.62 "Counter-Strike: Global Offensive - Resolution: 2560 x 1440 (FPS)",HIB,64.71,157.93,208.79,241.22,254.31,256.80,234.33 "Counter-Strike: Global Offensive - GPU Usage Monitor (Percent)",LIB,19.99,34.44,47.43,45.21,48.19,51.84,47.14 "CPU Usage (Summary) Monitor - Phoronix Test Suite System Monitoring (Percent)",,83.21,65.77,53.55,45.03,39.22,34.4,19.09 "GPU Usage Monitor - Phoronix Test Suite System Monitoring (Percent)",,26.05,45.42,54.32,62.87,64.48,65.98,59.29 "Memory Usage Monitor - Phoronix Test Suite System Monitoring (Megabytes)",,2267.11,2252.25,2249.88,2251.15,2223.7,2235.03,2322.96