Linux Gaming AMD P-State

AMD P-State vs. ACPI CPUFreq Linux gaming benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article.

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acpi-cpufreq: ondemand
September 12 2021
  2 Hours, 10 Minutes
acpi-cpufreq: performance
September 11 2021
  2 Hours, 36 Minutes
acpi-cpufreq: schedutil
September 12 2021
  2 Hours, 35 Minutes
amd-pstate: ondemand
September 12 2021
  2 Hours, 59 Minutes
amd-pstate: performance
September 13 2021
  2 Hours, 6 Minutes
amd-pstate: schedutil
September 12 2021
  3 Hours, 44 Minutes
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Linux Gaming AMD P-State AMD P-State vs. ACPI CPUFreq Linux gaming benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article. ,,"acpi-cpufreq: ondemand","acpi-cpufreq: performance","acpi-cpufreq: schedutil","amd-pstate: ondemand","amd-pstate: performance","amd-pstate: schedutil" Processor,,AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16-Core @ 3.40GHz (16 Cores / 32 Threads),AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16-Core @ 3.40GHz (16 Cores / 32 Threads),AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16-Core @ 3.40GHz (16 Cores / 32 Threads),AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16-Core @ 5.08GHz (16 Cores / 32 Threads),AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16-Core (16 Cores / 32 Threads),AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16-Core @ 5.08GHz (16 Cores / 32 Threads) Motherboard,,ASUS ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (WI-FI) (3801 BIOS),ASUS ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (WI-FI) (3801 BIOS),ASUS ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (WI-FI) (3801 BIOS),ASUS ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (WI-FI) (3801 BIOS),ASUS ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (WI-FI) (3801 BIOS),ASUS ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (WI-FI) (3801 BIOS) Chipset,,AMD Starship/Matisse,AMD Starship/Matisse,AMD Starship/Matisse,AMD Starship/Matisse,AMD Starship/Matisse,AMD Starship/Matisse Memory,,32GB,32GB,32GB,32GB,32GB,32GB Disk,,1000GB Sabrent Rocket 4.0 Plus + 2000GB,1000GB Sabrent Rocket 4.0 Plus + 2000GB,1000GB Sabrent Rocket 4.0 Plus + 2000GB,1000GB Sabrent Rocket 4.0 Plus + 2000GB,1000GB Sabrent Rocket 4.0 Plus + 2000GB,1000GB Sabrent Rocket 4.0 Plus + 2000GB Graphics,,AMD Radeon RX 6800/6800 XT / 6900 16GB (2575/1000MHz),AMD Radeon RX 6800/6800 XT / 6900 16GB (2575/1000MHz),AMD Radeon RX 6800/6800 XT / 6900 16GB (2575/1000MHz),AMD Radeon RX 6800/6800 XT / 6900 16GB (2575/1000MHz),AMD Radeon RX 6800/6800 XT / 6900 16GB (2575/1000MHz),AMD Radeon RX 6800/6800 XT / 6900 16GB (2575/1000MHz) Audio,,AMD Device ab28,AMD Device ab28,AMD Device ab28,AMD Device ab28,AMD Device ab28,AMD Device ab28 Monitor,,ASUS MG28U,ASUS MG28U,ASUS MG28U,ASUS MG28U,ASUS MG28U,ASUS MG28U Network,,Realtek RTL8125 2.5GbE + Intel I211 + Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200,Realtek RTL8125 2.5GbE + Intel I211 + Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200,Realtek RTL8125 2.5GbE + Intel I211 + Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200,Realtek RTL8125 2.5GbE + Intel I211 + Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200,Realtek RTL8125 2.5GbE + Intel I211 + Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200,Realtek RTL8125 2.5GbE + Intel I211 + Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200 OS,,Ubuntu 21.10,Ubuntu 21.10,Ubuntu 21.10,Ubuntu 21.10,Ubuntu 21.10,Ubuntu 21.10 Kernel,,5.14.0-rc7-amd-pstate-phx (x86_64) 20210909,5.14.0-rc7-amd-pstate-phx (x86_64) 20210909,5.14.0-rc7-amd-pstate-phx (x86_64) 20210909,5.14.0-rc7-amd-pstate-phx (x86_64) 20210909,5.14.0-rc7-amd-pstate-phx (x86_64) 20210909,5.14.0-rc7-amd-pstate-phx (x86_64) 20210909 Desktop,,GNOME Shell 40.2,GNOME Shell 40.2,GNOME Shell 40.2,GNOME Shell 40.2,GNOME Shell 40.2,GNOME Shell 40.2 Display Server,,X Server + Wayland,X Server + Wayland,X Server + Wayland,X Server + Wayland,X Server + Wayland,X Server + Wayland OpenGL,,4.6 Mesa 21.1.4 (LLVM 12.0.1),4.6 Mesa 21.1.4 (LLVM 12.0.1),4.6 Mesa 21.1.4 (LLVM 12.0.1),4.6 Mesa 21.1.4 (LLVM 12.0.1),4.6 Mesa 21.1.4 (LLVM 12.0.1),4.6 Mesa 21.1.4 (LLVM 12.0.1) Vulkan,,1.2.168,1.2.168,1.2.168,1.2.168,1.2.168,1.2.168 Compiler,,GCC 11.2.0,GCC 11.2.0,GCC 11.2.0,GCC 11.2.0,GCC 11.2.0,GCC 11.2.0 File-System,,ext4,ext4,ext4,ext4,ext4,ext4 Screen Resolution,,3840x2160,3840x2160,3840x2160,3840x2160,3840x2160,3840x2160 ,,"acpi-cpufreq: ondemand","acpi-cpufreq: performance","acpi-cpufreq: schedutil","amd-pstate: ondemand","amd-pstate: performance","amd-pstate: schedutil" "Dota 2 - 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Renderer: Vulkan (FPS/Watt)",HIB,2.228,2.369,2.189,1.996,2.306,1.504 "Dota 2 - CPU Power Consumption Monitor (Watts)",LIB,69.58,73.98,65.64,50.9,76.1,58.99 "Counter-Strike: Global Offensive - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 (FPS)",HIB,354.81,364.67,354.61,309.18,366.18,348.81 "Counter-Strike: Global Offensive - Resolution: 3840 x 2160 (FPS)",HIB,348.18,345.19,350.26,293.20,350.32,331.63 "Batman: Arkham Knight - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Quality: Low (FPS)",HIB,287.16,297.15,282.69,223.64,283.56,264.63 "Batman: Arkham Knight - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Quality: Low (FPS/Watt)",HIB,3.053,3.066,3.018,3.545,2.961,2.944 "Batman: Arkham Knight - CPU Power Consumption Monitor (Watts)",LIB,94.06,96.92,93.67,63.09,95.76,89.88 "Batman: Arkham Knight - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Quality: High (FPS)",HIB,265.91,268.35,261.26,206.74,268.81,245.08 "Batman: Arkham Knight - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Quality: High (FPS/Watt)",HIB,2.827,2.784,2.792,3.294,2.784,2.74 "Batman: Arkham Knight - CPU Power Consumption Monitor (Watts)",LIB,94.05,96.41,93.58,62.75,96.55,89.45 "Batman: Arkham Knight - 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Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Renderer: Vulkan (FPS)",HIB,387.79,383.63,387.14,345.91,384.64,379.55 "Left 4 Dead 2 - Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Renderer: Vulkan (FPS/Watt)",HIB,6.434,6.033,6.306,5.711,6.226,6.124 "Left 4 Dead 2 - CPU Power Consumption Monitor (Watts)",LIB,60.27,63.59,61.39,60.57,61.78,61.98 "Portal 2 - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Renderer: OpenGL (FPS)",HIB,544.85,553.56,545.24,498.76,548.40,538.42 "Portal 2 - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Renderer: OpenGL (FPS/Watt)",HIB,10.503,10.341,10.462,9.792,10.324,10.392 "Portal 2 - CPU Power Consumption Monitor (Watts)",LIB,51.87,53.53,52.12,50.94,53.12,51.81 "Portal 2 - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Renderer: Vulkan (FPS)",HIB,784.96,791.07,785.94,711.58,787.74,771.86 "Portal 2 - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Renderer: Vulkan (FPS/Watt)",HIB,16.109,15.25,15.97,14.559,15.696,15.513 "Portal 2 - CPU Power Consumption Monitor (Watts)",LIB,48.73,51.87,49.21,48.88,50.19,49.76 "Portal 2 - Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Renderer: OpenGL (FPS)",HIB,545.81,547.27,547.00,504.11,544.92,535.94 "Portal 2 - Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Renderer: OpenGL (FPS/Watt)",HIB,10.671,10.29,10.61,10.026,10.245,10.448 "Portal 2 - CPU Power Consumption Monitor (Watts)",LIB,51.15,53.18,51.56,50.28,53.19,51.3 "Portal 2 - Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Renderer: Vulkan (FPS)",HIB,585.84,586.01,584.25,580.91,586.20,584.85 "Portal 2 - Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Renderer: Vulkan (FPS/Watt)",HIB,11.832,11.131,11.845,12.856,11.528,11.996 "Portal 2 - CPU Power Consumption Monitor (Watts)",LIB,49.51,52.65,49.32,45.19,50.85,48.76 "Strange Brigade - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Setting: Low (FPS)",HIB,168.9,167.9,167.7,140.5,169.1,166.7 "Strange Brigade - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Setting: Low (FPS/Watt)",HIB,1.836,1.831,1.824,2.329,1.828,1.811 "Strange Brigade - CPU Power Consumption Monitor (Watts)",LIB,91.98,91.72,91.94,60.32,92.48,92.06 "Strange Brigade - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Setting: High (FPS)",HIB,161.1,163.1,160.7,128.9,162.6,157.9 "Strange Brigade - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Setting: High (FPS/Watt)",HIB,1.755,1.745,1.735,2.044,1.757,1.729 "Strange Brigade - 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Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: High (FPS/Watt)",HIB,6.725,7.242,7.164,5.869,7.131,2.903 "Unvanquished - CPU Power Consumption Monitor (Watts)",LIB,59.34,57.72,56.91,41.91,59.3,39.65 "Unvanquished - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultra (FPS)",HIB,396.4,409.8,407.9,247.2,414.4,105.1 "Unvanquished - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultra (FPS/Watt)",HIB,6.724,7.076,7.083,5.795,7.072,2.653 "Unvanquished - CPU Power Consumption Monitor (Watts)",LIB,58.95,57.91,57.59,42.66,58.6,39.62 "Unvanquished - Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: Medium (FPS)",HIB,401.1,418.5,407.5,252.7,420.6,116.8 "Unvanquished - Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: Medium (FPS/Watt)",HIB,6.876,7.228,7.186,5.989,7.205,2.935 "Unvanquished - CPU Power Consumption Monitor (Watts)",LIB,58.33,57.9,56.71,42.2,58.38,39.79 "Unvanquished - Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: High (FPS)",HIB,385.5,398.7,395.6,247.0,402.7,121.0 "Unvanquished - Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: High (FPS/Watt)",HIB,6.593,6.913,6.81,5.845,6.81,3.03 "Unvanquished - CPU Power Consumption Monitor (Watts)",LIB,58.47,57.68,58.09,42.26,59.13,39.93 "Unvanquished - Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: Ultra (FPS)",HIB,367.1,393.2,355.6,224.2,402.9,100.3 "Unvanquished - Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: Ultra (FPS/Watt)",HIB,6.36,6.796,6.482,5.301,6.866,2.561 "Unvanquished - CPU Power Consumption Monitor (Watts)",LIB,57.72,57.86,54.86,42.3,58.68,39.17 "ET: Legacy - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 (FPS)",HIB,668.9,669.3,664.6,632.0,677.8,659.0 "ET: Legacy - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 (FPS/Watt)",HIB,12.106,11.866,12.106,11.108,12.035,11.096 "ET: Legacy - CPU Power Consumption Monitor (Watts)",LIB,55.25,56.41,54.9,56.9,56.32,59.39 "ET: Legacy - Resolution: 3840 x 2160 (FPS)",HIB,664.7,662.8,665.8,617.4,671.7,653.5 "ET: Legacy - Resolution: 3840 x 2160 (FPS/Watt)",HIB,12.069,11.612,11.993,11.026,11.855,10.972 "ET: Legacy - CPU Power Consumption Monitor (Watts)",LIB,55.08,57.08,55.52,56,56.66,59.56 "CPU Power Consumption Monitor - Phoronix Test Suite System Monitoring (Watts)",,82.56,72.99,79.44,70.53,85.15,66.76