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 3bioshock-infinite: 1920 x 1080 - Mediumcsgo: 1920 x 1080deus-exmd: 1920 x 1080 - Low Qualitydow3: 1920 x 1080 - Medium - Vulkanmadmax: 1920 x 1080 - Default - Vulkan - Camp Hollow Pointopenarena: 1920 x 1080portal: 1920 x 1080ss3bfe: 1920 x 1080 - Low - Vulkantesseract: 1920 x 1080tf2: 1920 x 1080tomb-raider: 1920 x 1080 - Normalxonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Ultimatedirt-rally: 1920 x 1080 - HighPentium G4600: RX 560Pentium G4600: GTX 1050Ryzen 3 1200: RX 560Ryzen 3 1200: GTX 1050Jan26_2018Core2 Q9550137.26155.2539.5738.7761.85245.10461.09107.53303.48122.53116.30214.1392.69117.10150.8629.1339.8359.17256.23301.5187.15202.64128.1589.07119.1241.87121.95151.2740.1038.1462.59230.30455.06146.45274.55110.07114.37194.0686.91135.75179.4637.5346.9068.23324.47425.98128.37209.75113.8778.57168.9280.67220.70210.5297.28221.93207.5275.9198.02OpenBenchmarking.org

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: MediumGTX 1050RX 560306090120150SE +/- 0.13, N = 3SE +/- 1.60, N = 3SE +/- 0.18, N = 3SE +/- 0.62, N = 3117.10137.26135.75121.95

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive

Resolution: 1920 x 1080

Pentium G4600Ryzen 3 1200OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterCounter-Strike: Global OffensiveResolution: 1920 x 1080GTX 1050RX 5604080120160200SE +/- 0.22, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.35, N = 3SE +/- 0.35, N = 3150.86155.25179.46151.27

Deus Ex: Mankind Divided

Preset: 1920 x 1080 - Low Quality

Pentium G4600Ryzen 3 1200OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterDeus Ex: Mankind DividedPreset: 1920 x 1080 - Low QualityGTX 1050RX 560918273645SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.53, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.15, N = 329.1339.5737.5340.10

Dawn of War III

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

Pentium G4600Ryzen 3 1200OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterDawn of War IIIResolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: Medium - Renderer: VulkanGTX 1050RX 5601122334455SE +/- 0.96, N = 6SE +/- 0.61, N = 3SE +/- 0.65, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 339.8338.7746.9038.14

Mad Max

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

Pentium G4600Ryzen 3 1200OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterMad MaxResolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: Default - Renderer: Vulkan - Scene: Camp Hollow PointGTX 1050RX 560153045607559.1761.8568.2362.59

Mad Max

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

Pentium G4600Ryzen 3 1200OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterMad MaxResolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: Default - Renderer: Vulkan - Scene: StrongholdGTX 1050RX 560142842567048.8855.8960.5355.52

Mad Max

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

Pentium G4600Ryzen 3 1200OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterMad MaxResolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: Default - Renderer: Vulkan - Scene: Hope, Glory, and Dog is DeadGTX 1050RX 560142842567055.3459.6664.6059.08

Mad Max

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

Pentium G4600Ryzen 3 1200OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterMad MaxResolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: Default - Renderer: Vulkan - Scene: LandmoverGTX 1050RX 560163248648062.7767.3572.5267.27

OpenArena

Resolution: 1920 x 1080

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.8Resolution: 1920 x 1080Core2 Q9550Jan26_2018Pentium G4600: GTX 1050Pentium G4600: RX 560Ryzen 3 1200: GTX 1050Ryzen 3 1200: RX 56070140210280350SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 1.10, N = 3SE +/- 2.47, N = 3SE +/- 2.68, N = 3SE +/- 0.75, N = 3SE +/- 1.80, N = 3221.93220.70256.23245.10324.47230.30MIN: 1MIN: 1MIN: 1MIN: 1MIN: 1MIN: 1

Portal

Resolution: 1920 x 1080

Pentium G4600Ryzen 3 1200OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterPortalResolution: 1920 x 1080GTX 1050RX 560100200300400500SE +/- 0.39, N = 3SE +/- 0.67, N = 3SE +/- 1.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.25, N = 3301.51461.09425.98455.06

Serious Sam 3: BFE

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

Pentium G4600Ryzen 3 1200OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterSerious Sam 3: BFEResolution: 1920 x 1080 - Quality: Low - Renderer: VulkanGTX 1050RX 560306090120150SE +/- 2.83, N = 6SE +/- 5.30, N = 6SE +/- 2.29, N = 3SE +/- 2.09, N = 687.15107.53128.37146.45

Tesseract

Resolution: 1920 x 1080

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterTesseract 2014-05-12Resolution: 1920 x 1080Core2 Q9550Jan26_2018Pentium G4600: GTX 1050Pentium G4600: RX 560Ryzen 3 1200: GTX 1050Ryzen 3 1200: RX 56070140210280350SE +/- 1.97, N = 3SE +/- 1.14, N = 3SE +/- 1.11, N = 3SE +/- 3.68, N = 3SE +/- 1.12, N = 3SE +/- 3.15, N = 3207.52210.52202.64303.48209.75274.55

Team Fortress 2

Resolution: 1920 x 1080

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterTeam Fortress 2Resolution: 1920 x 1080Core2 Q9550Pentium G4600: GTX 1050Pentium G4600: RX 560Ryzen 3 1200: GTX 1050Ryzen 3 1200: RX 560306090120150SE +/- 2.56, N = 6SE +/- 0.81, N = 3SE +/- 0.58, N = 3SE +/- 0.32, N = 3SE +/- 0.56, N = 375.91128.15122.53113.87110.07

Tomb Raider

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Quality: Normal

Pentium G4600Ryzen 3 1200OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterTomb RaiderResolution: 1920 x 1080 - Quality: NormalGTX 1050RX 560306090120150SE +/- 0.30, N = 3SE +/- 0.10, N = 3SE +/- 0.26, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 389.07116.3078.57114.37

Xonotic

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultimate

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.8.2Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: UltimateCore2 Q9550Jan26_2018Pentium G4600: GTX 1050Pentium G4600: RX 560Ryzen 3 1200: GTX 1050Ryzen 3 1200: RX 56050100150200250SE +/- 0.44, N = 3SE +/- 0.84, N = 3SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.93, N = 3SE +/- 0.14, N = 3SE +/- 0.42, N = 398.0297.28119.12214.13168.92194.06MIN: 13 / MAX: 248MIN: 14 / MAX: 249MIN: 23 / MAX: 317MIN: 42 / MAX: 421MIN: 38 / MAX: 306MIN: 37 / MAX: 393

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: HighGTX 1050RX 56020406080100SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.21, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.16, N = 341.8792.6980.6786.91

OpenArena

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame Time

OpenBenchmarking.orgMilliseconds, Fewer Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.8Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame TimeCore2 Q9550Pentium G4600: GTX 1050Pentium G4600: RX 560Ryzen 3 1200: GTX 1050Ryzen 3 1200: RX 560816243240Min: 1 / Avg: 4.49 / Max: 39Min: 1 / Avg: 3.8 / Max: 22Min: 1 / Avg: 3.99 / Max: 33Min: 1 / Avg: 3.02 / Max: 15Min: 1 / Avg: 4.25 / Max: 28

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

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