Kabylake i7-7700K Ubuntu 17.04 vs. 17.10 Tests for a future article. Ubuntu 17.04: Processor: Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.50GHz (4 Cores / 8 Threads), Motherboard: MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Device 591f + Z270, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 525GB Crucial_CT525MX3 + 128GB THNSN5128GPU7 TOSHIBA, Graphics: Intel Kabylake GT2 3072MB (1150MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 17.04, Kernel: 4.10.0-37-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.5.0, Display Server: X Server 1.19.3, Display Driver: modesetting 1.19.3, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 17.0.7, Vulkan: 1.0.42, Compiler: GCC 6.3.0 20170406, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Ubuntu 17.10 - Wayland: Processor: Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.50GHz (4 Cores / 8 Threads), Motherboard: MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Intel Kaby Lake + Z270, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 525GB Crucial_CT525MX3 + 128GB THNSN5128GPU7 TOSHIBA, Graphics: Intel HD 630 3072MB (1150MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 17.10, Kernel: 4.13.0-16-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.26.1, Display Server: Wayland, Display Driver: modesetting 1.19.5, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 17.2.2, Vulkan: 1.0.61, Compiler: GCC 7.2.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Ubuntu 17.10 - X.Org: Processor: Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.50GHz (4 Cores / 8 Threads), Motherboard: MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Intel Kaby Lake + Z270, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 525GB Crucial_CT525MX3 + 128GB THNSN5128GPU7 TOSHIBA, Graphics: Intel HD 630 3072MB (1150MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 17.10, Kernel: 4.13.0-16-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.26.1, Display Driver: modesetting 1.19.5, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 17.2.2, Vulkan: 1.0.61, Compiler: GCC 7.2.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Ubuntu 17.10 - Linux 4.14 + Mesa 17.3: Processor: Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.50GHz (4 Cores / 8 Threads), Motherboard: MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Intel Kaby Lake + Z270, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 525GB Crucial_CT525MX3 + 128GB THNSN5128GPU7 TOSHIBA, Graphics: Intel HD 630 3072MB (1150MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 17.10, Kernel: 4.14.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20171019, Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.26.1, Display Server: Wayland, Display Driver: modesetting 1.19.5, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 17.3.0-devel- padoka PPA, Vulkan: 1.0.61, Compiler: GCC 7.2.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Triangle - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen Points > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 17.04 .......................... 26485 |================== Ubuntu 17.10 - Wayland ................ 45103 |=============================== Ubuntu 17.10 - X.Org .................. 45777 |================================ Ubuntu 17.10 - Linux 4.14 + Mesa 17.3 . 45854 |================================ GLmark2 276 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Score > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 17.04 .......................... 527 |============================= Ubuntu 17.10 - Wayland ................ 607 |================================= Ubuntu 17.10 - X.Org .................. 619 |================================== Ubuntu 17.10 - Linux 4.14 + Mesa 17.3 . 608 |================================= Xonotic 0.8.2 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: High Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 17.04 .......................... 124.38 |=========================== Ubuntu 17.10 - Wayland ................ 140.43 |=============================== Ubuntu 17.10 - X.Org .................. 141.16 |=============================== Ubuntu 17.10 - Linux 4.14 + Mesa 17.3 . 140.42 |=============================== Xonotic 0.8.2 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Low Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 17.04 .......................... 204.29 |======================== Ubuntu 17.10 - Wayland ................ 259.24 |=============================== Ubuntu 17.10 - X.Org .................. 258.69 |=============================== Ubuntu 17.10 - Linux 4.14 + Mesa 17.3 . 259.26 |=============================== Tesseract 2014-05-12 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 17.04 .......................... 62.59 |=============================== Ubuntu 17.10 - X.Org .................. 64.80 |================================ Ubuntu 17.10 - Linux 4.14 + Mesa 17.3 . 63.01 |=============================== The Talos Principle Renderer: Vulkan - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 17.04 .......................... 9.10 |================= Ubuntu 17.10 - Wayland ................ 16.13 |=============================== Ubuntu 17.10 - X.Org .................. 6.40 |============ Ubuntu 17.10 - Linux 4.14 + Mesa 17.3 . 16.73 |================================ The Talos Principle Renderer: OpenGL - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 17.04 .......................... 4.47 |========= Ubuntu 17.10 - Wayland ................ 15.92 |================================ Ubuntu 17.10 - X.Org .................. 4.38 |========= Ubuntu 17.10 - Linux 4.14 + Mesa 17.3 . 16.00 |================================ Serious Sam 3: BFE Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Quality: High - Renderer: Vulkan Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 17.04 .......................... 14.40 |======================= Ubuntu 17.10 - Wayland ................ 19.00 |============================== Ubuntu 17.10 - X.Org .................. 18.03 |============================= Ubuntu 17.10 - Linux 4.14 + Mesa 17.3 . 20.07 |================================ Serious Sam 3: BFE Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Quality: High - Renderer: OpenGL Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 17.04 .......................... 16.17 |============================= Ubuntu 17.10 - Wayland ................ 17.67 |================================ Ubuntu 17.10 - X.Org .................. 16.77 |============================== Ubuntu 17.10 - Linux 4.14 + Mesa 17.3 . 17.50 |================================ Serious Sam 3: BFE Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Quality: Low - Renderer: Vulkan Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 17.04 .......................... 15.06 |=========== Ubuntu 17.10 - Wayland ................ 42.90 |================================ Ubuntu 17.10 - X.Org .................. 40.57 |============================== Ubuntu 17.10 - Linux 4.14 + Mesa 17.3 . 42.34 |================================ Serious Sam 3: BFE Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Quality: Low - Renderer: OpenGL Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 17.04 .......................... 45.63 |================================ Ubuntu 17.10 - Wayland ................ 42.80 |============================== Ubuntu 17.10 - X.Org .................. 42.90 |============================== Ubuntu 17.10 - Linux 4.14 + Mesa 17.3 . 41.40 |============================= Portal Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 17.04 .......................... 127.72 |=============================== Ubuntu 17.10 - Wayland ................ 121.09 |============================= Ubuntu 17.10 - X.Org .................. 120.55 |============================= Ubuntu 17.10 - Linux 4.14 + Mesa 17.3 . 122.26 |============================== ET: Legacy 2.75 Renderer: Renderer2 - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 17.04 .......................... 102.47 |============================== Ubuntu 17.10 - Wayland ................ 99.57 |============================= Ubuntu 17.10 - X.Org .................. 100.20 |============================= Ubuntu 17.10 - Linux 4.14 + Mesa 17.3 . 105.93 |=============================== Dota 2 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Renderer: Vulkan Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 17.04 .......................... 18.70 |=============================== Ubuntu 17.10 - Wayland ................ 19.00 |================================ Ubuntu 17.10 - X.Org .................. 18.97 |================================ Ubuntu 17.10 - Linux 4.14 + Mesa 17.3 . 19.00 |================================ Dota 2 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Renderer: OpenGL Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 17.04 .......................... 19.20 |============================= Ubuntu 17.10 - Wayland ................ 20.97 |================================ Ubuntu 17.10 - X.Org .................. 21.00 |================================ Ubuntu 17.10 - Linux 4.14 + Mesa 17.3 . 20.87 |================================ Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 17.04 .......................... 38.58 |=============================== Ubuntu 17.10 - Wayland ................ 39.03 |================================ Ubuntu 17.10 - X.Org .................. 14.97 |============ Ubuntu 17.10 - Linux 4.14 + Mesa 17.3 . 39.34 |================================ BioShock Infinite Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Low Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 17.04 .......................... 38.75 |================================ Ubuntu 17.10 - Wayland ................ 38.21 |================================ Ubuntu 17.10 - X.Org .................. 38.16 |================================ Ubuntu 17.10 - Linux 4.14 + Mesa 17.3 . 38.03 |===============================