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phoronix-test-suite benchmark 1804109-AR-GAMEMODE643 Ubuntu Stock - powersave Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersaveSecurity Notes: KPTI + OSB (observable speculation barrier Intel v6) + Full generic retpoline IBPB (Intel v4) Protection
P-State Performance Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate performanceSecurity Notes: KPTI + OSB (observable speculation barrier Intel v6) + Full generic retpoline IBPB (Intel v4) Protection
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
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersaveSecurity Notes: KPTI + OSB (observable speculation barrier Intel v6) + Full generic retpoline IBPB (Intel v4) Protection
F1 2017 Min Avg Max GameMode 47.5 241.2 274.2 P-State Performance 49.2 242.8 268.3 Ubuntu Stock - powersave 42.3 234.4 268.9 OpenBenchmarking.org Watts, Fewer Is Better F1 2017 System Power Consumption Monitor 70 140 210 280 350
Dawn of War III Min Avg Max GameMode 48.5 183.1 265.0 P-State Performance 58.8 180.6 265.6 Ubuntu Stock - powersave 42.8 175.1 267.5 OpenBenchmarking.org Watts, Fewer Is Better Dawn of War III System Power Consumption Monitor 70 140 210 280 350
F1 2017 Min Avg Max GameMode 48.5 213.7 261.0 P-State Performance 54.9 213.5 256.3 Ubuntu Stock - powersave 42.1 176.0 254.9 OpenBenchmarking.org Watts, Fewer Is Better F1 2017 System Power Consumption Monitor 70 140 210 280 350
Xonotic Min Avg Max GameMode 45.2 202.8 240.3 P-State Performance 101.5 210.6 247.8 Ubuntu Stock - powersave 40.2 203.7 243.1 OpenBenchmarking.org Watts, Fewer Is Better Xonotic 0.8.2 System Power Consumption Monitor 60 120 180 240 300
BioShock Infinite Min Avg Max GameMode 47.9 217.9 262.5 P-State Performance 46.3 220.9 261.5 Ubuntu Stock - powersave 43.6 215.5 262.7 OpenBenchmarking.org Watts, Fewer Is Better BioShock Infinite System Power Consumption Monitor 70 140 210 280 350
Serious Sam 3: BFE Min Avg Max GameMode 42.5 116.1 228.7 P-State Performance 47.4 113.2 222.4 Ubuntu Stock - powersave 39.5 113.4 224.1 OpenBenchmarking.org Watts, Fewer Is Better Serious Sam 3: BFE System Power Consumption Monitor 60 120 180 240 300
Tesseract Min Avg Max GameMode 49.4 201.6 232.8 P-State Performance 48.0 208.8 233.6 Ubuntu Stock - powersave 42.6 184.3 205.0 OpenBenchmarking.org Watts, Fewer Is Better Tesseract 2014-05-12 System Power Consumption Monitor 60 120 180 240 300
OpenArena Min Avg Max GameMode 51.8 153.9 209.5 P-State Performance 47.4 136.2 205.0 Ubuntu Stock - powersave 84.7 154.3 209.6 OpenBenchmarking.org Watts, Fewer Is Better OpenArena 0.8.8 System Power Consumption Monitor 60 120 180 240 300
DiRT Rally Min Avg Max GameMode 113.1 230.9 246.2 P-State Performance 75.6 230.7 248.0 Ubuntu Stock - powersave 83.1 228.8 246.0 OpenBenchmarking.org Watts, Fewer Is Better DiRT Rally System Power Consumption Monitor 60 120 180 240 300
OpenArena OpenBenchmarking.org Milliseconds, Fewer Is Better OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Total Frame Time GameMode P-State Performance Ubuntu Stock - powersave 6 12 18 24 30 Min: 1 / Avg: 1.79 / Max: 27 Min: 1 / Avg: 1.76 / Max: 26 Min: 1 / Avg: 1.76 / Max: 27
F1 2017 Min Avg Max GameMode 93.0 244.7 277.4 P-State Performance 121.8 247.7 276.3 Ubuntu Stock - powersave 103.4 246.2 277.0 OpenBenchmarking.org Watts, Fewer Is Better F1 2017 System Power Consumption Monitor 70 140 210 280 350
Min Avg Max GameMode 34.0 45.4 57.0 P-State Performance 35.0 45.3 60.0 Ubuntu Stock - powersave 28.0 42.0 59.0 OpenBenchmarking.org Celsius, Fewer Is Better F1 2017 CPU Temperature Monitor 16 32 48 64 80
Serious Sam 3: BFE Min Avg Max GameMode 30.0 40.7 58.0 P-State Performance 32.0 37.8 46.0 Ubuntu Stock - powersave 29.0 37.7 54.0 OpenBenchmarking.org Celsius, Fewer Is Better Serious Sam 3: BFE CPU Temperature Monitor 16 32 48 64 80
F1 2017 Min Avg Max GameMode 32.0 45.2 61.0 P-State Performance 34.0 44.8 56.0 Ubuntu Stock - powersave 31.0 44.4 56.0 OpenBenchmarking.org Celsius, Fewer Is Better F1 2017 CPU Temperature Monitor 20 40 60 80 100
Dawn of War III Min Avg Max GameMode 30.0 38.7 49.0 P-State Performance 32.0 40.1 57.0 Ubuntu Stock - powersave 30.0 39.7 58.0 OpenBenchmarking.org Celsius, Fewer Is Better Dawn of War III CPU Temperature Monitor 16 32 48 64 80
F1 2017 Min Avg Max GameMode 39.0 42.4 58.0 P-State Performance 36.0 42.0 57.0 Ubuntu Stock - powersave 31.0 40.3 49.0 OpenBenchmarking.org Celsius, Fewer Is Better F1 2017 CPU Temperature Monitor 16 32 48 64 80
Xonotic Min Avg Max GameMode 31.0 35.6 37.0 P-State Performance 30.0 41.3 52.0 Ubuntu Stock - powersave 34.0 47.7 52.0 OpenBenchmarking.org Celsius, Fewer Is Better Xonotic 0.8.2 CPU Temperature Monitor 15 30 45 60 75
DiRT Rally Min Avg Max GameMode 34.0 41.5 49.0 P-State Performance 34.0 43.0 51.0 Ubuntu Stock - powersave 37.0 41.5 52.0 OpenBenchmarking.org Celsius, Fewer Is Better DiRT Rally CPU Temperature Monitor 15 30 45 60 75
BioShock Infinite Min Avg Max GameMode 36.0 40.4 49.0 P-State Performance 36.0 40.3 50.0 Ubuntu Stock - powersave 36.0 41.1 49.0 OpenBenchmarking.org Celsius, Fewer Is Better BioShock Infinite CPU Temperature Monitor 14 28 42 56 70
Tesseract Min Avg Max GameMode 32.0 34.1 39.0 P-State Performance 33.0 35.1 39.0 Ubuntu Stock - powersave 29.0 30.3 36.0 OpenBenchmarking.org Celsius, Fewer Is Better Tesseract 2014-05-12 CPU Temperature Monitor 11 22 33 44 55
OpenArena Min Avg Max GameMode 33.0 35.2 36.0 P-State Performance 34.0 35.6 37.0 Ubuntu Stock - powersave 28.0 32.8 34.0 OpenBenchmarking.org Celsius, Fewer Is Better OpenArena 0.8.8 CPU Temperature Monitor 11 22 33 44 55
F1 2017 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second Per Watt, More Is Better F1 2017 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: Medium - Anti Aliasing: Off GameMode P-State Performance Ubuntu Stock - powersave 0.2183 0.4366 0.6549 0.8732 1.0915 0.79 0.78 0.97
Tesseract Tesseract is a fork of Cube 2 Sauerbraten with numerous graphics and game-play improvements. Tesseract has been in development since 2012 while its first release happened in May of 2014. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Tesseract 2014-05-12 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 GameMode P-State Performance Ubuntu Stock - powersave 50 100 150 200 250 SE +/- 0.50, N = 3 SE +/- 0.53, N = 3 SE +/- 1.02, N = 3 212.48 214.69 198.22
Dawn of War III OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second Per Watt, More Is Better Dawn of War III Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Preset: High - Renderer: Vulkan GameMode P-State Performance Ubuntu Stock - powersave 0.1125 0.225 0.3375 0.45 0.5625 0.49 0.50 0.47
Tesseract OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second Per Watt, More Is Better Tesseract 2014-05-12 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 GameMode P-State Performance Ubuntu Stock - powersave 0.243 0.486 0.729 0.972 1.215 1.05 1.03 1.08
Xonotic OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second Per Watt, More Is Better Xonotic 0.8.2 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: Ultimate GameMode P-State Performance Ubuntu Stock - powersave 0.2363 0.4726 0.7089 0.9452 1.1815 1.05 1.02 1.04
BioShock Infinite OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second Per Watt, More Is Better BioShock Infinite Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: Medium GameMode P-State Performance Ubuntu Stock - powersave 0.1665 0.333 0.4995 0.666 0.8325 0.73 0.72 0.74
F1 2017 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second Per Watt, More Is Better F1 2017 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Graphics Preset: Medium - Anti Aliasing: Off GameMode P-State Performance Ubuntu Stock - powersave 0.0855 0.171 0.2565 0.342 0.4275 0.37 0.37 0.38
Serious Sam 3: BFE OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second Per Watt, More Is Better Serious Sam 3: BFE Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Quality: High - Renderer: Vulkan GameMode P-State Performance Ubuntu Stock - powersave 0.099 0.198 0.297 0.396 0.495 0.43 0.44 0.43
DiRT Rally OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second Per Watt, More Is Better DiRT Rally Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Graphics Preset: Medium GameMode P-State Performance Ubuntu Stock - powersave 0.099 0.198 0.297 0.396 0.495 0.43 0.43 0.44
Serious Sam 3: BFE This is a benchmark of Serious Sam 3: BFE with the Fusion 2017 update. The test profile assumes you have a Steam account, have Steam installed for the system, and that you own the game. This automates the process of executing the game and using a standardized test. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Serious Sam 3: BFE Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Quality: High - Renderer: Vulkan GameMode P-State Performance Ubuntu Stock - powersave 11 22 33 44 55 SE +/- 0.19, N = 3 SE +/- 0.24, N = 3 SE +/- 1.24, N = 3 50.07 49.67 49.07
F1 2017 F1 2017 on Steam. The test profile assumes you have a Steam account, have Steam installed for the system, and that you own a copy of this game. This automates the process of executing the game and using its built-in benchmark mode. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better F1 2017 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: Medium - Anti Aliasing: Off GameMode P-State Performance Ubuntu Stock - powersave 40 80 120 160 200 SE +/- 3.06, N = 3 SE +/- 0.33, N = 3 SE +/- 0.50, N = 2 169 167 170 MIN: 119 / MAX: 217 MIN: 126 / MAX: 206 MIN: 106 / MAX: 212
OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second Per Watt, More Is Better F1 2017 Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Preset: Medium - Anti Aliasing: Off GameMode P-State Performance Ubuntu Stock - powersave 0.144 0.288 0.432 0.576 0.72 0.64 0.63 0.64
OpenArena This is a test of OpenArena, a popular open-source first-person shooter. This game is based upon ioquake3, which in turn uses the GPL version of id Software's Quake 3 engine. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 2560 x 1440 GameMode P-State Performance Ubuntu Stock - powersave 120 240 360 480 600 SE +/- 1.55, N = 3 SE +/- 1.57, N = 3 SE +/- 4.22, N = 3 558.77 566.57 559.43 MIN: 1 MIN: 1 MIN: 1
Meta Performance Per Watt OpenBenchmarking.org Performance Per Watt, More Is Better Meta Performance Per Watt Performance Per Watt GameMode P-State Performance Ubuntu Stock - powersave 30 60 90 120 150 134.26 134.63 132.90
Mad Max OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Mad Max Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Graphics Preset: Default - Renderer: Vulkan - Scene: Landmover GameMode P-State Performance Ubuntu Stock - powersave 16 32 48 64 80 71.62 71.93 71.08 MIN: 25.73 / MAX: 3300.33 MIN: 26.06 / MAX: 3289.47 MIN: 5.73 / MAX: 3311.26
OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Mad Max Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Graphics Preset: Default - Renderer: Vulkan - Scene: Camp Hollow Point GameMode P-State Performance Ubuntu Stock - powersave 14 28 42 56 70 64.54 63.96 64.69 MIN: 42.17 / MAX: 104.67 MIN: 51.1 / MAX: 115.47 MIN: 1.6 / MAX: 98.69
F1 2017 F1 2017 on Steam. The test profile assumes you have a Steam account, have Steam installed for the system, and that you own a copy of this game. This automates the process of executing the game and using its built-in benchmark mode. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better F1 2017 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Graphics Preset: Medium - Anti Aliasing: Off GameMode P-State Performance Ubuntu Stock - powersave 20 40 60 80 100 SE +/- 0.58, N = 3 89 90 89 MIN: 68 / MAX: 107 MIN: 71 / MAX: 108 MIN: 71 / MAX: 107
Mad Max OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Mad Max Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Graphics Preset: Default - Renderer: Vulkan - Scene: Hope, Glory, and Dog is Dead GameMode P-State Performance Ubuntu Stock - powersave 14 28 42 56 70 62.59 62.41 61.92 MIN: 24.54 / MAX: 102.26 MIN: 14.05 / MAX: 99.83 MIN: 5.43 / MAX: 106.58
Xonotic This is a benchmark of Xonotic, which is a fork of the DarkPlaces-based Nexuiz game. Development began in March of 2010 on the Xonotic game. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Xonotic 0.8.2 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: Ultimate GameMode P-State Performance Ubuntu Stock - powersave 50 100 150 200 250 SE +/- 0.75, N = 3 SE +/- 0.50, N = 3 SE +/- 0.17, N = 3 212.18 213.79 212.22 MIN: 45 / MAX: 356 MIN: 52 / MAX: 356 MIN: 51 / MAX: 357
Dota 2 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Dota 2 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Renderer: Vulkan GameMode P-State Performance Ubuntu Stock - powersave 30 60 90 120 150 SE +/- 0.07, N = 3 SE +/- 0.56, N = 3 SE +/- 0.15, N = 3 130.37 129.87 129.40
DiRT Rally This is a benchmark of DiRT Rally on Steam. The test profile assumes you have a Steam account, have Steam installed for the system, and that you own a copy of this game. This automates the process of executing the game and using its built-in benchmark mode. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better DiRT Rally Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Graphics Preset: Medium GameMode P-State Performance Ubuntu Stock - powersave 20 40 60 80 100 SE +/- 0.10, N = 3 SE +/- 0.06, N = 3 SE +/- 0.22, N = 3 99.26 99.46 99.90
Mad Max OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Mad Max Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Graphics Preset: Default - Renderer: Vulkan - Scene: Stronghold GameMode P-State Performance Ubuntu Stock - powersave 15 30 45 60 75 65.91 65.91 66.21 MIN: 43.78 / MAX: 108.91 MIN: 41.93 / MAX: 96.33 MIN: 44.2 / MAX: 75.54
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Resolution: 3840 x 2160 GameMode P-State Performance Ubuntu Stock - powersave 60 120 180 240 300 SE +/- 0.18, N = 3 SE +/- 0.54, N = 3 SE +/- 0.37, N = 3 257.10 256.94 258.09
BioShock Infinite A Steam-based test of the BioShock Infinite game. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better BioShock Infinite Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: Medium GameMode P-State Performance Ubuntu Stock - powersave 40 80 120 160 200 SE +/- 0.08, N = 3 SE +/- 0.07, N = 3 SE +/- 0.18, N = 3 159.20 159.45 159.10 MIN: 41.43 / MAX: 159.34 MIN: 41.65 / MAX: 159.58 MIN: 32.86 / MAX: 159.35
F1 2017 F1 2017 on Steam. The test profile assumes you have a Steam account, have Steam installed for the system, and that you own a copy of this game. This automates the process of executing the game and using its built-in benchmark mode. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better F1 2017 Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Preset: Medium - Anti Aliasing: Off GameMode P-State Performance Ubuntu Stock - powersave 30 60 90 120 150 SE +/- 0.88, N = 3 SE +/- 0.33, N = 3 SE +/- 1.45, N = 3 157 157 157 MIN: 109 / MAX: 188 MIN: 112 / MAX: 188 MIN: 114 / MAX: 194
System Power Consumption Monitor Min Avg Max GameMode 42.5 202.4 277.4 P-State Performance 43.5 203.9 276.3 Ubuntu Stock - powersave 38.7 196.6 277.0 OpenBenchmarking.org Watts System Power Consumption Monitor Phoronix Test Suite System Monitoring 70 140 210 280 350
CPU Temperature Monitor Min Avg Max GameMode 29.0 41.2 61.0 P-State Performance 30.0 41.7 60.0 Ubuntu Stock - powersave 27.0 40.6 59.0 OpenBenchmarking.org Celsius CPU Temperature Monitor Phoronix Test Suite System Monitoring 20 40 60 80 100
Dawn of War III Dawn of War III Mad Max on Steam. The test profile assumes you have a Steam account, have Steam installed for the system, and that you own a copy of this game. This automates the process of executing the game and using its built-in benchmark mode. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Dawn of War III Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Preset: High - Renderer: Vulkan GameMode P-State Performance Ubuntu Stock - powersave 20 40 60 80 100 SE +/- 0.06, N = 3 SE +/- 0.05, N = 3 SE +/- 3.60, N = 3 90.57 90.89 82.76 MIN: 77.38 / MAX: 136.73 MIN: 78.22 / MAX: 137.04 MIN: 15.22 / MAX: 119.4
Ubuntu Stock - powersave Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersaveSecurity Notes: KPTI + OSB (observable speculation barrier Intel v6) + Full generic retpoline IBPB (Intel v4) Protection
Testing initiated at 10 April 2018 07:58 by user phoronix.
P-State Performance Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate performanceSecurity Notes: KPTI + OSB (observable speculation barrier Intel v6) + Full generic retpoline IBPB (Intel v4) Protection
Testing initiated at 10 April 2018 09:34 by user phoronix.
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
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersaveSecurity Notes: KPTI + OSB (observable speculation barrier Intel v6) + Full generic retpoline IBPB (Intel v4) Protection
Testing initiated at 10 April 2018 11:05 by user phoronix.