Low-End CPU Linux Gaming: Intel Pentium vs. AMD Ryzen 3

Low-end Linux gaming tests by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com.

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Low-End CPU Linux Gaming: Intel Pentium vs. AMD Ryzen 3ProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioMonitorNetworkOSKernelDesktopDisplay DriverOpenGLVulkanCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionPentium G4600: RX 560Pentium G4600: GTX 1050Ryzen 3 1200: RX 560Ryzen 3 1200: GTX 1050Jan26_2018Core2 Q9550Intel Pentium G4600 @ 3.60GHz (2 Cores / 4 Threads)MSI Z270 CAMO SQUAD (MS-7A68) v1.0 (2.00 BIOS)Intel Xeon E3-1200 v6/7th + Z2708192MB525GB Crucial_CT525MX3 + 120GB INTEL SSDSC2BW12Sapphire AMD Radeon RX 560 4096MBRealtek ALC892Acer B286HKIntel ConnectionUbuntu 17.104.15.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20180121Xfce 4.12modesetting 1.19.54.5 Mesa 17.4.0-devel- padoka PPA (LLVM 7.0.0)1.0.61GCC 7.2.0ext41920x1080Zotac NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 2048MB (1354/3504MHz)NVIDIA 390.124.5.0AMD Ryzen 3 1200 @ 3.10GHz (4 Cores)MSI B350M GAMING PRO (MS-7A39) v1.0 (2.90 BIOS)AMD Device 1450Sapphire AMD Radeon RX 560 4096MBAMD Device aae0Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411modesetting 1.19.54.5 Mesa 17.4.0-devel- padoka PPA (LLVM 7.0.0)Zotac NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 2048MB (1354/3504MHz)NVIDIA GP107GL HD AudioNVIDIA 390.124.5.0Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 @ 2.83GHz (4 Cores)Dell 0C27VVIntel 4 DRAM + ICH10DO15360MBPNY CS1311 120GB + PNY CS900 240GBZotac NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4096MB (139/405MHz)Analog Devices AD1984AIntel 82567LM-3 Gigabit ConnectionLinuxMint 18.34.13.0-26-generic (x86_64)MATE 1.18.0GCC 5.4.0 20160609Zotac NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4096MB (1303/3504MHz)2476WMOpenBenchmarking.orgProcessor Details- Pentium G4600: RX 560: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate performance- Pentium G4600: GTX 1050: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate performance- Ryzen 3 1200: RX 560: Scaling Governor: acpi-cpufreq performance- Ryzen 3 1200: GTX 1050: Scaling Governor: acpi-cpufreq performanceGraphics Details- Pentium G4600: RX 560, Ryzen 3 1200: RX 560: GLAMORSecurity Details- Pentium G4600: RX 560: KPTI + Minimal generic ASM retpoline Protection- Pentium G4600: GTX 1050: KPTI + Minimal generic ASM retpoline Protection- Ryzen 3 1200: RX 560: Minimal AMD ASM retpoline Protection- Ryzen 3 1200: GTX 1050: Minimal AMD ASM retpoline Protection

Low-End CPU Linux Gaming: Intel Pentium vs. AMD Ryzen 3dirt-rally: 1920 x 1080 - Highxonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Ultimatetomb-raider: 1920 x 1080 - Normaltf2: 1920 x 1080tesseract: 1920 x 1080ss3bfe: 1920 x 1080 - Low - Vulkanportal: 1920 x 1080openarena: 1920 x 1080madmax: 1920 x 1080 - Default - Vulkan - Camp Hollow Pointdow3: 1920 x 1080 - Medium - Vulkandeus-exmd: 1920 x 1080 - Low Qualitycsgo: 1920 x 1080bioshock-infinite: 1920 x 1080 - MediumPentium G4600: RX 560Pentium G4600: GTX 1050Ryzen 3 1200: RX 560Ryzen 3 1200: GTX 1050Jan26_2018Core2 Q955092.69214.13116.30122.53303.48107.53461.09245.1061.8538.7739.57155.25137.2641.87119.1289.07128.15202.6487.15301.51256.2359.1739.8329.13150.86117.1086.91194.06114.37110.07274.55146.45455.06230.3062.5938.1440.10151.27121.9580.67168.9278.57113.87209.75128.37425.98324.4768.2346.9037.53179.46135.7597.28210.52220.7098.0275.91207.52221.93OpenBenchmarking.org

OpenArena

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame Time

OpenBenchmarking.orgMilliseconds, Fewer Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.8Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame TimeJan26_2018918273645Min: 1 / Avg: 4.47 / Max: 41

DiRT Rally

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: High

Pentium G4600Ryzen 3 1200OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterDiRT RallyResolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: HighRX 560GTX 105020406080100SE +/- 0.21, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.16, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 392.6941.8786.9180.67

Xonotic

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultimate

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.8.2Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: UltimatePentium G4600: RX 560Ryzen 3 1200: RX 560Ryzen 3 1200: GTX 1050Pentium G4600: GTX 1050Core2 Q9550Jan26_201850100150200250SE +/- 0.93, N = 3SE +/- 0.42, N = 3SE +/- 0.14, N = 3SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.44, N = 3SE +/- 0.84, N = 3214.13194.06168.92119.1298.0297.28MIN: 42 / MAX: 421MIN: 37 / MAX: 393MIN: 38 / MAX: 306MIN: 23 / MAX: 317MIN: 13 / MAX: 248MIN: 14 / MAX: 249

Tomb Raider

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Quality: Normal

Pentium G4600Ryzen 3 1200OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterTomb RaiderResolution: 1920 x 1080 - Quality: NormalRX 560GTX 1050306090120150SE +/- 0.10, N = 3SE +/- 0.30, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.26, N = 3116.3089.07114.3778.57

Team Fortress 2

Resolution: 1920 x 1080

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterTeam Fortress 2Resolution: 1920 x 1080Pentium G4600: GTX 1050Pentium G4600: RX 560Ryzen 3 1200: GTX 1050Ryzen 3 1200: RX 560Core2 Q9550306090120150SE +/- 0.81, N = 3SE +/- 0.58, N = 3SE +/- 0.32, N = 3SE +/- 0.56, N = 3SE +/- 2.56, N = 6128.15122.53113.87110.0775.91

Tesseract

Resolution: 1920 x 1080

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterTesseract 2014-05-12Resolution: 1920 x 1080Pentium G4600: RX 560Ryzen 3 1200: RX 560Jan26_2018Ryzen 3 1200: GTX 1050Core2 Q9550Pentium G4600: GTX 105070140210280350SE +/- 3.68, N = 3SE +/- 3.15, N = 3SE +/- 1.14, N = 3SE +/- 1.12, N = 3SE +/- 1.97, N = 3SE +/- 1.11, N = 3303.48274.55210.52209.75207.52202.64

Serious Sam 3: BFE

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Quality: Low - Renderer: Vulkan

Ryzen 3 1200Pentium G4600OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterSerious Sam 3: BFEResolution: 1920 x 1080 - Quality: Low - Renderer: VulkanRX 560GTX 1050306090120150SE +/- 2.09, N = 6SE +/- 2.29, N = 3SE +/- 5.30, N = 6SE +/- 2.83, N = 6146.45128.37107.5387.15

Portal

Resolution: 1920 x 1080

Pentium G4600Ryzen 3 1200OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterPortalResolution: 1920 x 1080RX 560GTX 1050100200300400500SE +/- 0.67, N = 3SE +/- 0.39, N = 3SE +/- 0.25, N = 3SE +/- 1.01, N = 3461.09301.51455.06425.98

OpenArena

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame Time

OpenBenchmarking.orgMilliseconds, Fewer Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.8Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame TimeRyzen 3 1200: GTX 1050Pentium G4600: GTX 1050Pentium G4600: RX 560Ryzen 3 1200: RX 560Core2 Q9550816243240Min: 1 / Avg: 3.02 / Max: 15Min: 1 / Avg: 3.8 / Max: 22Min: 1 / Avg: 3.99 / Max: 33Min: 1 / Avg: 4.25 / Max: 28Min: 1 / Avg: 4.49 / Max: 39

OpenArena

Resolution: 1920 x 1080

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.8Resolution: 1920 x 1080Ryzen 3 1200: GTX 1050Pentium G4600: GTX 1050Pentium G4600: RX 560Ryzen 3 1200: RX 560Core2 Q9550Jan26_201870140210280350SE +/- 0.75, N = 3SE +/- 2.47, N = 3SE +/- 2.68, N = 3SE +/- 1.80, N = 3SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 1.10, N = 3324.47256.23245.10230.30221.93220.70MIN: 1MIN: 1MIN: 1MIN: 1MIN: 1MIN: 1

Mad Max

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: Default - Renderer: Vulkan - Scene: Landmover

Ryzen 3 1200Pentium G4600OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterMad MaxResolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: Default - Renderer: Vulkan - Scene: LandmoverGTX 1050RX 560163248648072.5267.2767.3562.77

Mad Max

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: Default - Renderer: Vulkan - Scene: Hope, Glory, and Dog is Dead

Ryzen 3 1200Pentium G4600OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterMad MaxResolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: Default - Renderer: Vulkan - Scene: Hope, Glory, and Dog is DeadGTX 1050RX 560142842567064.6059.0859.6655.34

Mad Max

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: Default - Renderer: Vulkan - Scene: Stronghold

Ryzen 3 1200Pentium G4600OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterMad MaxResolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: Default - Renderer: Vulkan - Scene: StrongholdGTX 1050RX 560142842567060.5355.5255.8948.88

Mad Max

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: Default - Renderer: Vulkan - Scene: Camp Hollow Point

Ryzen 3 1200Pentium G4600OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterMad MaxResolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: Default - Renderer: Vulkan - Scene: Camp Hollow PointGTX 1050RX 560153045607568.2362.5961.8559.17

Dawn of War III

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: Medium - Renderer: Vulkan

Ryzen 3 1200Pentium G4600OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterDawn of War IIIResolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: Medium - Renderer: VulkanGTX 1050RX 5601122334455SE +/- 0.65, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.96, N = 6SE +/- 0.61, N = 346.9038.1439.8338.77

Deus Ex: Mankind Divided

Preset: 1920 x 1080 - Low Quality

Ryzen 3 1200Pentium G4600OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterDeus Ex: Mankind DividedPreset: 1920 x 1080 - Low QualityRX 560GTX 1050918273645SE +/- 0.15, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.53, N = 3SE +/- 0.12, N = 340.1037.5339.5729.13

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive

Resolution: 1920 x 1080

Ryzen 3 1200Pentium G4600OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterCounter-Strike: Global OffensiveResolution: 1920 x 1080GTX 1050RX 5604080120160200SE +/- 0.35, N = 3SE +/- 0.35, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.22, N = 3179.46151.27155.25150.86

BioShock Infinite

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Medium

Pentium G4600Ryzen 3 1200OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterBioShock InfiniteResolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: MediumRX 560GTX 1050306090120150SE +/- 1.60, N = 3SE +/- 0.13, N = 3SE +/- 0.18, N = 3SE +/- 0.62, N = 3137.26117.10135.75121.95

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