OpenGL CPU Driver/Governor Scaling Tests for a future article on Phoronix.com. P-State Powersave: Processor: Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Device 591f, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB, Graphics: Device 11264MB, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 16.10, Kernel: 4.8.0-45-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.5.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.4, Display Driver: NVIDIA 378.13, OpenGL: 4.5.0, Vulkan: 1.0.21, Compiler: GCC 6.2.0 20161005, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 P-State Performance: Processor: Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Device 591f, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB, Graphics: Device 11264MB, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 16.10, Kernel: 4.8.0-45-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.5.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.4, Display Driver: NVIDIA 378.13, OpenGL: 4.5.0, Vulkan: 1.0.21, Compiler: GCC 6.2.0 20161005, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 CPUFreq Ondemand: Processor: Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.20GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Device 591f, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB, Graphics: Device 11264MB, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 16.10, Kernel: 4.8.0-45-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.5.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.4, Display Driver: NVIDIA 378.13, OpenGL: 4.5.0, Vulkan: 1.0.21, Compiler: GCC 6.2.0 20161005, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 CPUFreq Performance: Processor: Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.20GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Device 591f, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB, Graphics: Device 11264MB, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 16.10, Kernel: 4.8.0-45-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.5.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.4, Display Driver: NVIDIA 378.13, OpenGL: 4.5.0, Vulkan: 1.0.21, Compiler: GCC 6.2.0 20161005, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 CPUFreq Powersave: Processor: Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.20GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Device 591f, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB, Graphics: Device 11264MB, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 16.10, Kernel: 4.8.0-45-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.5.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.4, Display Driver: NVIDIA 378.13, OpenGL: 4.5.0, Vulkan: 1.0.21, Compiler: GCC 6.2.0 20161005, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 CPUFreq Conservative: Processor: Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.20GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Device 591f, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB, Graphics: Device 11264MB, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 16.10, Kernel: 4.8.0-45-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.5.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.4, Display Driver: NVIDIA 378.13, OpenGL: 4.5.0, Vulkan: 1.0.21, Compiler: GCC 6.2.0 20161005, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Resolution: 3840 x 2160 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better P-State Powersave .... 280.39 |=============================================== P-State Performance .. 286.78 |================================================ CPUFreq Ondemand ..... 274.02 |============================================== CPUFreq Performance .. 283.70 |=============================================== CPUFreq Powersave .... 64.11 |=========== CPUFreq Conservative . 222.95 |===================================== Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Resolution: 3840 x 2160 Frames Per Second Per Watt > Higher Is Better P-State Powersave .... 1.35 |================================================ P-State Performance .. 1.34 |=============================================== CPUFreq Ondemand ..... 1.42 |================================================== CPUFreq Performance .. 1.32 |============================================== CPUFreq Powersave .... 0.55 |=================== CPUFreq Conservative . 1.17 |========================================= Deus Ex: Mankind Divided Preset: 2560 x 1440 - High Quality Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better P-State Powersave .... 67.80 |================================================= P-State Performance .. 67.67 |================================================= CPUFreq Ondemand ..... 67.60 |================================================= CPUFreq Performance .. 67.53 |================================================= CPUFreq Powersave .... 18.63 |============= CPUFreq Conservative . 67.07 |================================================ Deus Ex: Mankind Divided Preset: 2560 x 1440 - High Quality Frames Per Second Per Watt > Higher Is Better P-State Powersave .... 0.32 |================================================== P-State Performance .. 0.22 |================================== CPUFreq Ondemand ..... 0.23 |==================================== CPUFreq Performance .. 0.23 |==================================== CPUFreq Powersave .... 0.17 |=========================== CPUFreq Conservative . 0.23 |==================================== Dota 2 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Renderer: OpenGL Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better P-State Powersave .... 164.67 |================================================ P-State Performance .. 165.37 |================================================ CPUFreq Ondemand ..... 158.27 |============================================== CPUFreq Performance .. 164.33 |================================================ CPUFreq Powersave .... 29.63 |========= CPUFreq Conservative . 161.77 |=============================================== Dota 2 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Renderer: OpenGL Frames Per Second Per Watt > Higher Is Better P-State Powersave .... 0.52 |============================================ P-State Performance .. 0.54 |============================================== CPUFreq Ondemand ..... 0.55 |=============================================== CPUFreq Performance .. 0.55 |=============================================== CPUFreq Powersave .... 0.26 |====================== CPUFreq Conservative . 0.59 |================================================== Metro: Last Light Redux Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better P-State Powersave .... 198.55 |================================================ P-State Performance .. 200.49 |================================================ CPUFreq Ondemand ..... 192.94 |============================================== CPUFreq Performance .. 199.13 |================================================ CPUFreq Powersave .... 34.37 |======== CPUFreq Conservative . 199.79 |================================================ Metro: Last Light Redux Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second Per Watt > Higher Is Better P-State Powersave .... 0.78 |================================================== P-State Performance .. 0.77 |================================================= CPUFreq Ondemand ..... 0.77 |================================================= CPUFreq Performance .. 0.78 |================================================== CPUFreq Powersave .... 0.39 |========================= CPUFreq Conservative . 0.78 |================================================== Serious Sam Fusion 2017 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Quality: Ultra - Renderer: OpenGL Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better P-State Powersave .... 68.20 |================================================= P-State Performance .. 44.13 |================================ CPUFreq Ondemand ..... 49.33 |=================================== CPUFreq Performance .. 50.80 |==================================== CPUFreq Conservative . 62.03 |============================================= Serious Sam Fusion 2017 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Quality: Ultra - Renderer: OpenGL Frames Per Second Per Watt > Higher Is Better P-State Powersave .... 0.37 |================================================== P-State Performance .. 0.22 |============================== CPUFreq Ondemand ..... 0.27 |==================================== CPUFreq Performance .. 0.26 |=================================== CPUFreq Conservative . 0.33 |============================================= Tomb Raider Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Quality: Normal Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better P-State Powersave .... 311.67 |================================================ CPUFreq Ondemand ..... 284.00 |============================================ CPUFreq Performance .. 312.00 |================================================ CPUFreq Conservative . 119.97 |================== Tomb Raider Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Quality: Normal Frames Per Second Per Watt > Higher Is Better P-State Powersave .... 1.37 |================================================== CPUFreq Ondemand ..... 1.30 |=============================================== CPUFreq Performance .. 1.31 |================================================ CPUFreq Conservative . 0.81 |============================== ET: Legacy 2.75 Renderer: Renderer2 - Resolution: 3840 x 2160 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better P-State Powersave .... 285.80 |=============================================== P-State Performance .. 289.03 |================================================ CPUFreq Ondemand ..... 287.70 |================================================ CPUFreq Performance .. 288.13 |================================================ CPUFreq Powersave .... 52.03 |========= CPUFreq Conservative . 279.03 |============================================== ET: Legacy 2.75 Renderer: Renderer2 - Resolution: 3840 x 2160 Frames Per Second Per Watt > Higher Is Better P-State Powersave .... 1.50 |============================================== P-State Performance .. 1.63 |================================================== CPUFreq Ondemand ..... 1.58 |================================================ CPUFreq Performance .. 1.60 |================================================= CPUFreq Powersave .... 0.50 |=============== CPUFreq Conservative . 1.54 |=============================================== Tesseract 2014-05-12 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better P-State Powersave .... 318.38 |============================================ P-State Performance .. 343.64 |================================================ CPUFreq Ondemand ..... 299.30 |========================================== CPUFreq Performance .. 335.99 |=============================================== CPUFreq Powersave .... 126.49 |================== CPUFreq Conservative . 237.43 |================================= Tesseract 2014-05-12 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 Frames Per Second Per Watt > Higher Is Better P-State Powersave .... 1.20 |================================================ P-State Performance .. 1.22 |================================================= CPUFreq Ondemand ..... 1.20 |================================================ CPUFreq Performance .. 1.24 |================================================== CPUFreq Powersave .... 0.88 |=================================== CPUFreq Conservative . 1.08 |============================================ Xonotic 0.8 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: Ultimate Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better P-State Powersave .... 261.80 |================================================ P-State Performance .. 263.30 |================================================ CPUFreq Ondemand ..... 260.69 |================================================ CPUFreq Performance .. 263.12 |================================================ CPUFreq Powersave .... 55.77 |========== CPUFreq Conservative . 244.40 |============================================= Xonotic 0.8 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: Ultimate Frames Per Second Per Watt > Higher Is Better P-State Powersave .... 1.00 |================================================ P-State Performance .. 1.00 |================================================ CPUFreq Ondemand ..... 1.02 |================================================= CPUFreq Performance .. 1.04 |================================================== CPUFreq Powersave .... 0.47 |======================= CPUFreq Conservative . 1.04 |================================================== Unigine Heaven 4.0 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better P-State Powersave .... 197.44 |================================================ P-State Performance .. 196.51 |================================================ CPUFreq Ondemand ..... 194.71 |=============================================== CPUFreq Performance .. 194.58 |=============================================== CPUFreq Powersave .... 48.25 |============ CPUFreq Conservative . 171.97 |========================================== Unigine Heaven 4.0 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen Frames Per Second Per Watt > Higher Is Better P-State Powersave .... 0.66 |================================================== P-State Performance .. 0.64 |================================================ CPUFreq Ondemand ..... 0.65 |================================================= CPUFreq Performance .. 0.65 |================================================= CPUFreq Powersave .... 0.38 |============================= CPUFreq Conservative . 0.59 |============================================= Meta Performance Per Watt Performance Per Watt Performance Per Watt > Higher Is Better P-State Powersave .... 206.66 |============================================== P-State Performance .. 206.32 |============================================== CPUFreq Ondemand ..... 206.86 |============================================== CPUFreq Performance .. 215.93 |================================================ CPUFreq Powersave .... 53.66 |============ CPUFreq Conservative . 176.64 |======================================= CPU Usage (Summary) Monitor Phoronix Test Suite System Monitoring Percent P-State Powersave .... MIN: 0.0 AVG: 27.1 MAX: 77.2 P-State Performance .. MIN: 0.0 AVG: 27.6 MAX: 79.3 CPUFreq Ondemand ..... MIN: 0.0 AVG: 27.1 MAX: 76.5 CPUFreq Performance .. MIN: 0.0 AVG: 26.8 MAX: 77.0 CPUFreq Powersave .... MIN: 0.0 AVG: 29.2 MAX: 84.8 CPUFreq Conservative . MIN: 0.5 AVG: 28.0 MAX: 79.7 GPU Usage Monitor Phoronix Test Suite System Monitoring Percent P-State Powersave .... MIN: 1 AVG: 64 MAX: 99 P-State Performance .. MIN: 1 AVG: 69 MAX: 99 CPUFreq Ondemand ..... MIN: 1 AVG: 67 MAX: 99 CPUFreq Performance .. MIN: 1 AVG: 70 MAX: 99 CPUFreq Powersave .... MIN: 1 AVG: 19 MAX: 100 CPUFreq Conservative . MIN: 1 AVG: 60 MAX: 99 System Power Consumption Monitor Phoronix Test Suite System Monitoring Watts P-State Powersave .... MIN: 45 AVG: 237 MAX: 387 P-State Performance .. MIN: 46 AVG: 265 MAX: 387 CPUFreq Ondemand ..... MIN: 44 AVG: 251 MAX: 364 CPUFreq Performance .. MIN: 47 AVG: 257 MAX: 383 CPUFreq Powersave .... MIN: 43 AVG: 111 MAX: 203 CPUFreq Conservative . MIN: 45 AVG: 241 MAX: 384