Liquorix vs. Xanmod Kernel Ubuntu Linux Game Testing Liquorix vs. Xanmod gaming kernel benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article. Liquorix 5.4.0-6.3: Processor: AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 12-Core @ 3.80GHz (12 Cores / 24 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (WI-FI) (1001 BIOS), Chipset: AMD Starship/Matisse, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 2000GB Force MP600 + 2000GB SABRENT, Graphics: AMD Radeon RX 56/64 8GB (1630/945MHz), Audio: AMD Vega 10 HDMI Audio, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Realtek Device 8125 + Intel I211 + Intel Device 2723 OS: Ubuntu 19.10, Kernel: 5.4.0-6.3-liquorix-amd64 (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.34.1, Display Server: X Server 1.20.5, Display Driver: amdgpu 19.0.1, OpenGL: 4.6 Mesa 20.0.0-devel (git-b0203b5 2019-12-29 eoan-oibaf-ppa) (LLVM 9.0.1), Compiler: GCC 9.2.1 20191008, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 Linux 5.4.6: Processor: AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 12-Core @ 3.80GHz (12 Cores / 24 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (WI-FI) (1001 BIOS), Chipset: AMD Starship/Matisse, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 2000GB Force MP600 + 2000GB SABRENT, Graphics: AMD Radeon RX 56/64 8GB (1630/945MHz), Audio: AMD Vega 10 HDMI Audio, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Realtek Device 8125 + Intel I211 + Intel Device 2723 OS: Ubuntu 19.10, Kernel: 5.4.6-050406-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.34.1, Display Server: X Server 1.20.5, Display Driver: amdgpu 19.0.1, OpenGL: 4.6 Mesa 20.0.0-devel (git-b0203b5 2019-12-29 eoan-oibaf-ppa) (LLVM 9.0.1), Compiler: GCC 9.2.1 20191008, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 Linux 5.4.6 low-latency: Processor: AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 12-Core @ 3.80GHz (12 Cores / 24 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (WI-FI) (1001 BIOS), Chipset: AMD Starship/Matisse, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 2000GB Force MP600 + 2000GB SABRENT, Graphics: AMD Radeon RX 56/64 8GB (1630/945MHz), Audio: AMD Vega 10 HDMI Audio, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Realtek Device 8125 + Intel I211 + Intel Device 2723 OS: Ubuntu 19.10, Kernel: 5.4.6-050406-lowlatency (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.34.1, Display Server: X Server 1.20.5, Display Driver: amdgpu 19.0.1, OpenGL: 4.6 Mesa 20.0.0-devel (git-b0203b5 2019-12-29 eoan-oibaf-ppa) (LLVM 9.0.1), Compiler: GCC 9.2.1 20191008, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 Xanmod5 5.4.8: Processor: AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 12-Core @ 3.80GHz (12 Cores / 24 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (WI-FI) (1001 BIOS), Chipset: AMD Starship/Matisse, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 2000GB Force MP600 + 2000GB SABRENT, Graphics: AMD Radeon RX 56/64 8GB (1630/945MHz), Audio: AMD Vega 10 HDMI Audio, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Realtek Device 8125 + Intel I211 + Intel Device 2723 OS: Ubuntu 19.10, Kernel: 5.4.8-xanmod5 (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.34.1, Display Server: X Server 1.20.5, Display Driver: amdgpu 19.0.1, OpenGL: 4.6 Mesa 20.0.0-devel (git-b0203b5 2019-12-29 eoan-oibaf-ppa) (LLVM 9.0.1), Compiler: GCC 9.2.1 20191008, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 Liquorix 5.4.0-8.2: Processor: AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 12-Core @ 3.80GHz (12 Cores / 24 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (WI-FI) (1001 BIOS), Chipset: AMD Starship/Matisse, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 2000GB Force MP600 + 2000GB SABRENT, Graphics: AMD Radeon RX 56/64 8GB (1630/945MHz), Audio: AMD Vega 10 HDMI Audio, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Realtek Device 8125 + Intel I211 + Intel Device 2723 OS: Ubuntu 19.10, Kernel: 5.4.0-8.2-liquorix-amd64 (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.34.1, Display Server: X Server 1.20.5, Display Driver: amdgpu 19.0.1, OpenGL: 4.6 Mesa 20.0.0-devel (git-b0203b5 2019-12-29 eoan-oibaf-ppa) (LLVM 9.0.1), Compiler: GCC 9.2.1 20191008, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 BioShock Infinite Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Effects Quality: High Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Liquorix 5.4.0-6.3 ...... 169.55 |======================================= Linux 5.4.6 ............. 191.98 |============================================= Linux 5.4.6 low-latency . 187.71 |============================================ Xanmod5 5.4.8 ........... 193.23 |============================================= Liquorix 5.4.0-8.2 ...... 175.87 |========================================= Deus Ex: Mankind Divided Preset: 2560 x 1440 - High Quality Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Liquorix 5.4.0-6.3 ...... 44.4 |====================================== Linux 5.4.6 ............. 54.5 |=============================================== Linux 5.4.6 low-latency . 54.3 |=============================================== Xanmod5 5.4.8 ........... 54.3 |=============================================== Liquorix 5.4.0-8.2 ...... 46.0 |======================================== F1 2017 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: Ultra High - Anti Aliasing: Off Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Liquorix 5.4.0-6.3 ...... 92 |=========================================== Linux 5.4.6 ............. 100 |=============================================== Linux 5.4.6 low-latency . 102 |================================================ Xanmod5 5.4.8 ........... 101 |================================================ Liquorix 5.4.0-8.2 ...... 95 |============================================= HITMAN 2 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Quality Level: Low Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Liquorix 5.4.0-6.3 ...... 94.76 |============================================= Linux 5.4.6 ............. 96.60 |============================================== Linux 5.4.6 low-latency . 97.12 |============================================== Xanmod5 5.4.8 ........... 96.83 |============================================== Liquorix 5.4.0-8.2 ...... 95.28 |============================================= HITMAN 2 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Quality Level: Low - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better Liquorix 5.4.0-6.3 ...... MIN: 4.2 AVG: 10.5 MAX: 43.2 Linux 5.4.6 ............. MIN: 4.1 AVG: 10.3 MAX: 30.2 Linux 5.4.6 low-latency . MIN: 4.1 AVG: 10.4 MAX: 33.2 Xanmod5 5.4.8 ........... MIN: 4.1 AVG: 10.3 MAX: 30.1 Liquorix 5.4.0-8.2 ...... MIN: 4.3 AVG: 10.5 MAX: 33.2 HITMAN 2 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Quality Level: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Liquorix 5.4.0-6.3 ...... 86.54 |============================================= Linux 5.4.6 ............. 88.74 |============================================== Linux 5.4.6 low-latency . 88.68 |============================================== Xanmod5 5.4.8 ........... 89.42 |============================================== Liquorix 5.4.0-8.2 ...... 87.26 |============================================= HITMAN 2 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Quality Level: Ultra - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better Liquorix 5.4.0-6.3 ...... MIN: 4.4 AVG: 11.6 MAX: 37.2 Linux 5.4.6 ............. MIN: 4.3 AVG: 11.3 MAX: 38.6 Linux 5.4.6 low-latency . MIN: 4.5 AVG: 11.2 MAX: 37.1 Xanmod5 5.4.8 ........... MIN: 4.4 AVG: 11.1 MAX: 37.3 Liquorix 5.4.0-8.2 ...... MIN: 4.5 AVG: 11.4 MAX: 37.4 Rise of the Tomb Raider Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: Very High - Anti Aliasing: FXAA - Scene: Spine Of The Mountain Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Liquorix 5.4.0-6.3 ...... 138.6 |============================================= Linux 5.4.6 ............. 139.1 |============================================== Linux 5.4.6 low-latency . 140.4 |============================================== Xanmod5 5.4.8 ........... 139.7 |============================================== Liquorix 5.4.0-8.2 ...... 139.6 |============================================== Rise of the Tomb Raider Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: Very High - Anti Aliasing: FXAA - Scene: Prophets Tomb Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Liquorix 5.4.0-6.3 ...... 104.1 |============================================== Linux 5.4.6 ............. 104.4 |============================================== Linux 5.4.6 low-latency . 104.5 |============================================== Xanmod5 5.4.8 ........... 104.7 |============================================== Liquorix 5.4.0-8.2 ...... 104.1 |============================================== Rise of the Tomb Raider Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: Very High - Anti Aliasing: FXAA - Scene: Geothermal Valley Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Liquorix 5.4.0-6.3 ...... 98.2 |=============================================== Linux 5.4.6 ............. 98.4 |=============================================== Linux 5.4.6 low-latency . 98.6 |=============================================== Xanmod5 5.4.8 ........... 98.4 |=============================================== Liquorix 5.4.0-8.2 ...... 98.2 |=============================================== Shadow of the Tomb Raider Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: Lowest - Anti Aliasing: SMAA Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Liquorix 5.4.0-6.3 ...... 154.9 |============================================== Linux 5.4.6 ............. 155.8 |============================================== Linux 5.4.6 low-latency . 155.5 |============================================== Xanmod5 5.4.8 ........... 155.6 |============================================== Liquorix 5.4.0-8.2 ...... 154.9 |============================================== Shadow of the Tomb Raider Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: Highest - Anti Aliasing: SMAA Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Liquorix 5.4.0-6.3 ...... 87.8 |=============================================== Linux 5.4.6 ............. 88.3 |=============================================== Linux 5.4.6 low-latency . 88.1 |=============================================== Xanmod5 5.4.8 ........... 88.3 |=============================================== Liquorix 5.4.0-8.2 ...... 88.2 |=============================================== Tesseract 2014-05-12 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Liquorix 5.4.0-6.3 ...... 487.64 |================================== Linux 5.4.6 ............. 624.77 |============================================ Linux 5.4.6 low-latency . 645.57 |============================================= Xanmod5 5.4.8 ........... 610.45 |=========================================== Liquorix 5.4.0-8.2 ...... 624.72 |============================================ Tesseract 2014-05-12 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Liquorix 5.4.0-6.3 ...... 333.67 |========================================== Linux 5.4.6 ............. 358.77 |============================================= Linux 5.4.6 low-latency . 355.55 |============================================= Xanmod5 5.4.8 ........... 355.29 |============================================= Liquorix 5.4.0-8.2 ...... 357.35 |============================================= A Total War Saga: THRONES OF BRITANNIA Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Liquorix 5.4.0-6.3 ...... 79.0 |============================================== Linux 5.4.6 ............. 80.5 |============================================== Linux 5.4.6 low-latency . 81.4 |=============================================== Xanmod5 5.4.8 ........... 80.2 |============================================== Liquorix 5.4.0-8.2 ...... 80.1 |============================================== A Total War Saga: THRONES OF BRITANNIA Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: Ultra - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better Liquorix 5.4.0-6.3 ...... MIN: 8 AVG: 13 MAX: 309 Linux 5.4.6 ............. MIN: 8 AVG: 12 MAX: 309 Linux 5.4.6 low-latency . MIN: 8 AVG: 12 MAX: 317 Xanmod5 5.4.8 ........... MIN: 8 AVG: 12 MAX: 311 Liquorix 5.4.0-8.2 ...... MIN: 8 AVG: 12 MAX: 301 Total War: Three Kingdoms 1.0.1 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: Low - Scenario: Battle Benchmark Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Liquorix 5.4.0-6.3 ...... 188.4 |============================================== Linux 5.4.6 ............. 190.0 |============================================== Linux 5.4.6 low-latency . 190.1 |============================================== Xanmod5 5.4.8 ........... 189.0 |============================================== Liquorix 5.4.0-8.2 ...... 190.3 |============================================== Total War: Three Kingdoms 1.0.1 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: Low - Scenario: Battle Benchmark - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better Liquorix 5.4.0-6.3 ...... MIN: 3 AVG: 5 MAX: 72 Linux 5.4.6 ............. MIN: 3 AVG: 5 MAX: 43 Linux 5.4.6 low-latency . MIN: 3 AVG: 5 MAX: 45 Xanmod5 5.4.8 ........... MIN: 3 AVG: 5 MAX: 1106 Liquorix 5.4.0-8.2 ...... MIN: 3 AVG: 5 MAX: 38 Total War: Three Kingdoms 1.0.1 Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Preset: Low - Scenario: Battle Benchmark Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Liquorix 5.4.0-6.3 ...... 123.5 |============================================= Linux 5.4.6 ............. 125.7 |============================================== Linux 5.4.6 low-latency . 125.1 |============================================== Xanmod5 5.4.8 ........... 125.4 |============================================== Liquorix 5.4.0-8.2 ...... 124.6 |============================================== Total War: Three Kingdoms 1.0.1 Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Preset: Low - Scenario: Battle Benchmark - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better Liquorix 5.4.0-6.3 ...... MIN: 4 AVG: 8 MAX: 253 Linux 5.4.6 ............. MIN: 3 AVG: 8 MAX: 45 Linux 5.4.6 low-latency . MIN: 3 AVG: 8 MAX: 45 Xanmod5 5.4.8 ........... MIN: 3 AVG: 8 MAX: 47 Liquorix 5.4.0-8.2 ...... MIN: 3 AVG: 8 MAX: 44 Total War: Three Kingdoms 1.0.1 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: Ultra - Scenario: Battle Benchmark Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Liquorix 5.4.0-6.3 ...... 47.9 |=============================================== Linux 5.4.6 ............. 47.8 |=============================================== Linux 5.4.6 low-latency . 48.1 |=============================================== Xanmod5 5.4.8 ........... 48.1 |=============================================== Liquorix 5.4.0-8.2 ...... 47.9 |=============================================== Total War: Three Kingdoms 1.0.1 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: Ultra - Scenario: Battle Benchmark - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better Liquorix 5.4.0-6.3 ...... MIN: 6 AVG: 21 MAX: 64 Linux 5.4.6 ............. MIN: 6 AVG: 21 MAX: 116 Linux 5.4.6 low-latency . MIN: 6 AVG: 21 MAX: 62 Xanmod5 5.4.8 ........... MIN: 7 AVG: 21 MAX: 61 Liquorix 5.4.0-8.2 ...... MIN: 6 AVG: 21 MAX: 148 Total War: Three Kingdoms 1.0.1 Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Preset: Ultra - Scenario: Battle Benchmark Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Liquorix 5.4.0-6.3 ...... 34.7 |=============================================== Linux 5.4.6 ............. 34.8 |=============================================== Linux 5.4.6 low-latency . 34.7 |=============================================== Xanmod5 5.4.8 ........... 35.0 |=============================================== Liquorix 5.4.0-8.2 ...... 34.7 |=============================================== Total War: Three Kingdoms 1.0.1 Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Preset: Ultra - Scenario: Battle Benchmark - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better Liquorix 5.4.0-6.3 ...... MIN: 6 AVG: 29 MAX: 77 Linux 5.4.6 ............. MIN: 6 AVG: 29 MAX: 237 Linux 5.4.6 low-latency . MIN: 6 AVG: 29 MAX: 80 Xanmod5 5.4.8 ........... MIN: 6 AVG: 29 MAX: 76 Liquorix 5.4.0-8.2 ...... MIN: 7 AVG: 29 MAX: 276 Total War: WARHAMMER II 1.0 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: High - Scenario: Skaven Battle Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Liquorix 5.4.0-6.3 ...... 103.3 |============================================ Linux 5.4.6 ............. 105.8 |============================================== Linux 5.4.6 low-latency . 105.4 |============================================= Xanmod5 5.4.8 ........... 106.3 |============================================== Liquorix 5.4.0-8.2 ...... 106.8 |============================================== Total War: WARHAMMER II 1.0 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: High - Scenario: Skaven Battle - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better Liquorix 5.4.0-6.3 ...... MIN: 5.3 AVG: 9.6 MAX: 42.6 Linux 5.4.6 ............. MIN: 4.6 AVG: 9.4 MAX: 44.9 Linux 5.4.6 low-latency . MIN: 4.5 AVG: 9.5 MAX: 62.9 Xanmod5 5.4.8 ........... MIN: 4.5 AVG: 9.4 MAX: 94.9 Liquorix 5.4.0-8.2 ...... MIN: 4.6 AVG: 9.3 MAX: 42.0