Intel CPU GameMode Feral Linux Gaming Scaling

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Intel CPU GameMode Feral Linux Gaming Scaling Tests for a future article. Ubuntu Stock - powersave: Processor: Intel Core i7-8700K @ 4.70GHz (6 Cores / 12 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME Z370-A (0607 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Device 3ec2, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 525GB Crucial_CT525MX3 + Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 8192MB (1607/5005MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.13.0-38-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.4.5, Display Driver: NVIDIA 390.48, OpenGL: 4.5.0, Compiler: GCC 5.4.0 20160609, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 P-State Performance: Processor: Intel Core i7-8700K @ 4.70GHz (6 Cores / 12 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME Z370-A (0607 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Device 3ec2, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 525GB Crucial_CT525MX3 + Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 8192MB (1607/5005MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.13.0-38-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.4.5, Display Driver: NVIDIA 390.48, OpenGL: 4.5.0, Compiler: GCC 5.4.0 20160609, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 GameMode: Processor: Intel Core i7-8700K @ 4.70GHz (6 Cores / 12 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME Z370-A (0607 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Device 3ec2, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 525GB Crucial_CT525MX3 + Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 8192MB (1607/5005MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.13.0-38-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.4.5, Display Driver: NVIDIA 390.48, OpenGL: 4.5.0, Compiler: GCC 5.4.0 20160609, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 DiRT Rally Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Graphics Preset: Medium Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu Stock - powersave . 99.90 |============================================= P-State Performance ...... 99.46 |============================================= GameMode ................. 99.26 |============================================= F1 2017 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: Medium - Anti Aliasing: Off Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu Stock - powersave . 170 |=============================================== P-State Performance ...... 167 |============================================== GameMode ................. 169 |=============================================== F1 2017 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Graphics Preset: Medium - Anti Aliasing: Off Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu Stock - powersave . 89 |=============================================== P-State Performance ...... 90 |================================================ GameMode ................. 89 |=============================================== F1 2017 Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Preset: Medium - Anti Aliasing: Off Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu Stock - powersave . 157 |=============================================== P-State Performance ...... 157 |=============================================== GameMode ................. 157 |=============================================== Mad Max Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Graphics Preset: Default - Renderer: Vulkan - Scene: Landmover Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu Stock - powersave . 71.08 |============================================ P-State Performance ...... 71.93 |============================================= GameMode ................. 71.62 |============================================= Mad Max Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Graphics Preset: Default - Renderer: Vulkan - Scene: Hope, Glory, and Dog is Dead Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu Stock - powersave . 61.92 |============================================= P-State Performance ...... 62.41 |============================================= GameMode ................. 62.59 |============================================= Mad Max Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Graphics Preset: Default - Renderer: Vulkan - Scene: Stronghold Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu Stock - powersave . 66.21 |============================================= P-State Performance ...... 65.91 |============================================= GameMode ................. 65.91 |============================================= Mad Max Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Graphics Preset: Default - Renderer: Vulkan - Scene: Camp Hollow Point Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu Stock - powersave . 64.69 |============================================= P-State Performance ...... 63.96 |============================================ GameMode ................. 64.54 |============================================= BioShock Infinite Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: Medium Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu Stock - powersave . 159.10 |============================================ P-State Performance ...... 159.45 |============================================ GameMode ................. 159.20 |============================================ Serious Sam 3: BFE Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Quality: High - Renderer: Vulkan Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu Stock - powersave . 49.07 |============================================ P-State Performance ...... 49.67 |============================================= GameMode ................. 50.07 |============================================= Dawn of War III Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Preset: High - Renderer: Vulkan Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu Stock - powersave . 82.76 |========================================= P-State Performance ...... 90.89 |============================================= GameMode ................. 90.57 |============================================= Xonotic 0.8.2 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: Ultimate Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu Stock - powersave . 212.22 |============================================ P-State Performance ...... 213.79 |============================================ GameMode ................. 212.18 |============================================ Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Resolution: 3840 x 2160 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu Stock - powersave . 258.09 |============================================ P-State Performance ...... 256.94 |============================================ GameMode ................. 257.10 |============================================ Tesseract 2014-05-12 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu Stock - powersave . 198.22 |========================================= P-State Performance ...... 214.69 |============================================ GameMode ................. 212.48 |============================================ Dota 2 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Renderer: Vulkan Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu Stock - powersave . 129.40 |============================================ P-State Performance ...... 129.87 |============================================ GameMode ................. 130.37 |============================================ OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better Ubuntu Stock - powersave . MIN: 1.0 AVG: 1.8 MAX: 27.0 P-State Performance ...... MIN: 1.0 AVG: 1.8 MAX: 26.0 GameMode ................. MIN: 1.0 AVG: 1.8 MAX: 27.0 OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 2560 x 1440 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu Stock - powersave . 559.43 |=========================================== P-State Performance ...... 566.57 |============================================ GameMode ................. 558.77 |=========================================== System Power Consumption Monitor Phoronix Test Suite System Monitoring Watts Ubuntu Stock - powersave . MIN: 39 AVG: 197 MAX: 277 P-State Performance ...... MIN: 44 AVG: 204 MAX: 276 GameMode ................. MIN: 43 AVG: 202 MAX: 277 CPU Temperature Monitor Phoronix Test Suite System Monitoring Celsius Ubuntu Stock - powersave . MIN: 27.0 AVG: 40.6 MAX: 59.0 P-State Performance ...... MIN: 30.0 AVG: 41.7 MAX: 60.0 GameMode ................. MIN: 29.0 AVG: 41.2 MAX: 61.0 Meta Performance Per Watt Performance Per Watt Performance Per Watt > Higher Is Better Ubuntu Stock - powersave . 132.90 |=========================================== P-State Performance ...... 134.63 |============================================ GameMode ................. 134.26 |============================================ OpenArena 0.8.8 System Power Consumption Monitor Watts < Lower Is Better Ubuntu Stock - powersave . MIN: 85 AVG: 154 MAX: 210 P-State Performance ...... MIN: 47 AVG: 136 MAX: 205 GameMode ................. MIN: 52 AVG: 154 MAX: 210 OpenArena 0.8.8 CPU Temperature Monitor Celsius < Lower Is Better Ubuntu Stock - powersave . MIN: 28.0 AVG: 32.8 MAX: 34.0 P-State Performance ...... MIN: 34.0 AVG: 35.6 MAX: 37.0 GameMode ................. MIN: 33.0 AVG: 35.2 MAX: 36.0 Tesseract 2014-05-12 System Power Consumption Monitor Watts < Lower Is Better Ubuntu Stock - powersave . MIN: 43 AVG: 184 MAX: 205 P-State Performance ...... MIN: 48 AVG: 209 MAX: 234 GameMode ................. MIN: 49 AVG: 202 MAX: 233 Tesseract 2014-05-12 CPU Temperature Monitor Celsius < Lower Is Better Ubuntu Stock - powersave . MIN: 29.0 AVG: 30.3 MAX: 36.0 P-State Performance ...... MIN: 33.0 AVG: 35.1 MAX: 39.0 GameMode ................. MIN: 32.0 AVG: 34.1 MAX: 39.0 Tesseract 2014-05-12 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 Frames Per Second Per Watt > Higher Is Better Ubuntu Stock - powersave . 1.08 |============================================== P-State Performance ...... 1.03 |============================================ GameMode ................. 1.05 |============================================= Xonotic 0.8.2 System Power Consumption Monitor Watts < Lower Is Better Ubuntu Stock - powersave . MIN: 40 AVG: 204 MAX: 243 P-State Performance ...... MIN: 102 AVG: 211 MAX: 248 GameMode ................. MIN: 45 AVG: 203 MAX: 240 Xonotic 0.8.2 CPU Temperature Monitor Celsius < Lower Is Better Ubuntu Stock - powersave . MIN: 34.0 AVG: 47.7 MAX: 52.0 P-State Performance ...... MIN: 30.0 AVG: 41.3 MAX: 52.0 GameMode ................. MIN: 31.0 AVG: 35.6 MAX: 37.0 Xonotic 0.8.2 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: Ultimate Frames Per Second Per Watt > Higher Is Better Ubuntu Stock - powersave . 1.04 |============================================== P-State Performance ...... 1.02 |============================================= GameMode ................. 1.05 |============================================== Serious Sam 3: BFE System Power Consumption Monitor Watts < Lower Is Better Ubuntu Stock - powersave . MIN: 40 AVG: 113 MAX: 224 P-State Performance ...... MIN: 47 AVG: 113 MAX: 222 GameMode ................. MIN: 43 AVG: 116 MAX: 229 Serious Sam 3: BFE CPU Temperature Monitor Celsius < Lower Is Better Ubuntu Stock - powersave . MIN: 29.0 AVG: 37.7 MAX: 54.0 P-State Performance ...... MIN: 32.0 AVG: 37.8 MAX: 46.0 GameMode ................. MIN: 30.0 AVG: 40.7 MAX: 58.0 Serious Sam 3: BFE Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Quality: High - Renderer: Vulkan Frames Per Second Per Watt > Higher Is Better Ubuntu Stock - powersave . 0.43 |============================================= P-State Performance ...... 0.44 |============================================== GameMode ................. 0.43 |============================================= DiRT Rally System Power Consumption Monitor Watts < Lower Is Better Ubuntu Stock - powersave . MIN: 83 AVG: 229 MAX: 246 P-State Performance ...... MIN: 76 AVG: 231 MAX: 248 GameMode ................. MIN: 113 AVG: 231 MAX: 246 DiRT Rally CPU Temperature Monitor Celsius < Lower Is Better Ubuntu Stock - powersave . MIN: 37.0 AVG: 41.5 MAX: 52.0 P-State Performance ...... MIN: 34.0 AVG: 43.0 MAX: 51.0 GameMode ................. MIN: 34.0 AVG: 41.5 MAX: 49.0 DiRT Rally Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Graphics Preset: Medium Frames Per Second Per Watt > Higher Is Better Ubuntu Stock - powersave . 0.44 |============================================== P-State Performance ...... 0.43 |============================================= GameMode ................. 0.43 |============================================= BioShock Infinite System Power Consumption Monitor Watts < Lower Is Better Ubuntu Stock - powersave . MIN: 44 AVG: 216 MAX: 263 P-State Performance ...... MIN: 46 AVG: 221 MAX: 262 GameMode ................. MIN: 48 AVG: 218 MAX: 263 BioShock Infinite CPU Temperature Monitor Celsius < Lower Is Better Ubuntu Stock - powersave . MIN: 36.0 AVG: 41.1 MAX: 49.0 P-State Performance ...... MIN: 36.0 AVG: 40.3 MAX: 50.0 GameMode ................. MIN: 36.0 AVG: 40.4 MAX: 49.0 BioShock Infinite Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: Medium Frames Per Second Per Watt > Higher Is Better Ubuntu Stock - powersave . 0.74 |============================================== P-State Performance ...... 0.72 |============================================= GameMode ................. 0.73 |============================================= F1 2017 System Power Consumption Monitor Watts < Lower Is Better Ubuntu Stock - powersave . MIN: 42 AVG: 234 MAX: 269 P-State Performance ...... MIN: 49 AVG: 243 MAX: 268 GameMode ................. MIN: 48 AVG: 241 MAX: 274 F1 2017 CPU Temperature Monitor Celsius < Lower Is Better Ubuntu Stock - powersave . MIN: 31.0 AVG: 40.3 MAX: 49.0 P-State Performance ...... MIN: 36.0 AVG: 42.0 MAX: 57.0 GameMode ................. MIN: 39.0 AVG: 42.4 MAX: 58.0 F1 2017 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Graphics Preset: Medium - Anti Aliasing: Off Frames Per Second Per Watt > Higher Is Better Ubuntu Stock - powersave . 0.38 |============================================== P-State Performance ...... 0.37 |============================================= GameMode ................. 0.37 |============================================= F1 2017 System Power Consumption Monitor Watts < Lower Is Better Ubuntu Stock - powersave . MIN: 103 AVG: 246 MAX: 277 P-State Performance ...... MIN: 122 AVG: 248 MAX: 276 GameMode ................. MIN: 93 AVG: 245 MAX: 277 F1 2017 CPU Temperature Monitor Celsius < Lower Is Better Ubuntu Stock - powersave . MIN: 31.0 AVG: 44.4 MAX: 56.0 P-State Performance ...... MIN: 34.0 AVG: 44.8 MAX: 56.0 GameMode ................. MIN: 32.0 AVG: 45.2 MAX: 61.0 F1 2017 Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Preset: Medium - Anti Aliasing: Off Frames Per Second Per Watt > Higher Is Better Ubuntu Stock - powersave . 0.64 |============================================== P-State Performance ...... 0.63 |============================================= GameMode ................. 0.64 |============================================== F1 2017 System Power Consumption Monitor Watts < Lower Is Better Ubuntu Stock - powersave . MIN: 42 AVG: 176 MAX: 255 P-State Performance ...... MIN: 55 AVG: 213 MAX: 256 GameMode ................. MIN: 49 AVG: 214 MAX: 261 F1 2017 CPU Temperature Monitor Celsius < Lower Is Better Ubuntu Stock - powersave . MIN: 28.0 AVG: 42.0 MAX: 59.0 P-State Performance ...... MIN: 35.0 AVG: 45.3 MAX: 60.0 GameMode ................. MIN: 34.0 AVG: 45.4 MAX: 57.0 F1 2017 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: Medium - Anti Aliasing: Off Frames Per Second Per Watt > Higher Is Better Ubuntu Stock - powersave . 0.97 |============================================== P-State Performance ...... 0.78 |===================================== GameMode ................. 0.79 |===================================== Dawn of War III System Power Consumption Monitor Watts < Lower Is Better Ubuntu Stock - powersave . MIN: 43 AVG: 175 MAX: 268 P-State Performance ...... MIN: 59 AVG: 181 MAX: 266 GameMode ................. MIN: 49 AVG: 183 MAX: 265 Dawn of War III CPU Temperature Monitor Celsius < Lower Is Better Ubuntu Stock - powersave . MIN: 30.0 AVG: 39.7 MAX: 58.0 P-State Performance ...... MIN: 32.0 AVG: 40.1 MAX: 57.0 GameMode ................. MIN: 30.0 AVG: 38.7 MAX: 49.0 Dawn of War III Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Preset: High - Renderer: Vulkan Frames Per Second Per Watt > Higher Is Better Ubuntu Stock - powersave . 0.47 |=========================================== P-State Performance ...... 0.50 |============================================== GameMode ................. 0.49 |=============================================