libreboot-gaming_1

Top 3 Libreboot system configurations (9020 SFF, KGPE-D16, KCMA-D8) and a highend computer 2021 in gaming benchmarks. With the same strong graphics card AMD 7900 XTX, to demonstrate the system bottleneck and show a best case scenario. Mainly tested with newest proprietary drivers, but also did a run with Ubuntu defaults (which with non-free not sure what they are). KGPE-D16 gets worse performance due to double NUMA cores per CPU package, which could be fixed by scheduling the right cores e.g. use a VM and assign (there should be guides available somewhere).

HTML result view exported from: https://openbenchmarking.org/result/2412176-EROX-LIBREBO04&gru&sor.

ProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioMonitorNetworkOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerOpenGLCompilerFile-SystemScreen Resolution9020 SFFKGPE-D16KCMA-D8Modern RX 580 8GB (default) 7900 XTX 24GB (default) 7900 XTX 24GB propr. 7900 XTX 24GB propr. 7900 XTX 24GB propr. 7900 XTX 24GB propr.Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.40GHz (4 Cores / 8 Threads)Dell OptiPlex 7020/9020 SFF v1.0 (20241008 BIOS)Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM32GBWestern Digital WD_BLACK SN770 250GBASUS AMD Radeon RX 580 8GB (1360/2000MHz)Realtek ALC3220DELL U2520DIntel I217-LMDebian6.11.5-amd64 (x86_64)GNOME Shell 47.1X Server 1.21.1.144.6 Mesa 24.2.6-1 (LLVM 19.1.3 DRM 3.59)GCC 14.2.0ext42560x14401000GB Samsung SSD 990 PRO with Heatsink 1TBSapphire AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT/7900 XTX/7900M (2526/1249MHz)Ubuntu 24.046.8.0-48-generic (x86_64)GNOME Shell 46.0X Server + Wayland4.6 Mesa 24.0.9-0ubuntu0.2 (LLVM 17.0.6 DRM 3.57)Sapphire AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX 24GB (2526/1249MHz)4.6 Mesa 24.2.0-devel (LLVM 18.1.7 DRM 3.58)GCC 13.2.02 x AMD Opteron 6380 @ 2.50GHz (16 Cores / 32 Threads)ASUS KGPE-D16 v1.0 (Dasharo coreboot+SeaBIOS v0.4.0 BIOS)AMD RD890 + SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0192GBAMD SBx00 Azalia2 x Intel 82574L3584x14402 x AMD Opteron 4386 @ 3.10GHz (8 Cores / 16 Threads)ASUS KCMA-D8 v1.0 (4.11-56-g6ffb50080a BIOS)32GB6.8.0-49-generic (x86_64)Intel Core i5-11600K @ 5.10GHz (6 Cores / 12 Threads)Gigabyte Z590M GAMING X (F9 BIOS)Intel Tiger Lake-H1024GB KINGSTON SKC3000S1024GRealtek ALC897Debian6.11.10-amd64 (x86_64)GNOME Shell 47.2X Server 1.21.1.9 + Wayland4.6 Mesa 24.2.8-1 (LLVM 19.1.4 DRM 3.59)GCC 14.2.03840x2160OpenBenchmarking.orgKernel Details- 9020 SFF: RX 580 8GB (default): Transparent Huge Pages: always- 9020 SFF: 7900 XTX 24GB (default): Transparent Huge Pages: madvise- 9020 SFF: 7900 XTX 24GB propr.: Transparent Huge Pages: madvise- KGPE-D16: 7900 XTX 24GB propr.: Transparent Huge Pages: madvise- KCMA-D8: 7900 XTX 24GB propr.: Transparent Huge Pages: madvise- Modern: 7900 XTX 24GB propr.: Transparent Huge Pages: alwaysProcessor Details- 9020 SFF: RX 580 8GB (default): Scaling Governor: intel_cpufreq performance - CPU Microcode: 0x28- 9020 SFF: 7900 XTX 24GB (default): Scaling Governor: intel_cpufreq schedutil - CPU Microcode: 0x28 - Thermald 2.5.6- 9020 SFF: 7900 XTX 24GB propr.: Scaling Governor: intel_cpufreq schedutil - CPU Microcode: 0x28 - Thermald 2.5.6- KGPE-D16: 7900 XTX 24GB propr.: Scaling Governor: acpi-cpufreq performance (Boost: Enabled) - CPU Microcode: 0x6000852- KCMA-D8: 7900 XTX 24GB propr.: Scaling Governor: acpi-cpufreq performance (Boost: Enabled) - CPU Microcode: 0x6000852- Modern: 7900 XTX 24GB propr.: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave (EPP: balance_performance) - CPU Microcode: 0x62Graphics Details- 9020 SFF: RX 580 8GB (default): GLAMOR - BAR1 / Visible vRAM Size: 256 MB - vBIOS Version: 115-D009PI2-101- 9020 SFF: 7900 XTX 24GB (default): BAR1 / Visible vRAM Size: 256 MB - vBIOS Version: 113-4E4710U-T4Y- 9020 SFF: 7900 XTX 24GB propr.: BAR1 / Visible vRAM Size: 256 MB - vBIOS Version: 113-4E4710U-T4Y- KGPE-D16: 7900 XTX 24GB propr.: BAR1 / Visible vRAM Size: 256 MB - vBIOS Version: 113-4E4710U-T4Y- KCMA-D8: 7900 XTX 24GB propr.: BAR1 / Visible vRAM Size: 256 MB - vBIOS Version: 113-4E4710U-T4Y- Modern: 7900 XTX 24GB propr.: BAR1 / Visible vRAM Size: 256 MB - vBIOS Version: 113-4E4710U-T4YSecurity Details- 9020 SFF: RX 580 8GB (default): gather_data_sampling: Not affected + itlb_multihit: KVM: Mitigation of VMX disabled + l1tf: Mitigation of PTE Inversion; VMX: conditional cache flushes SMT vulnerable + mds: Mitigation of Clear buffers; SMT vulnerable + meltdown: Mitigation of PTI + mmio_stale_data: Unknown: No mitigations + reg_file_data_sampling: Not affected + retbleed: Not affected + spec_rstack_overflow: Not affected + spec_store_bypass: Mitigation of SSB disabled via prctl + spectre_v1: Mitigation of usercopy/swapgs barriers and __user pointer sanitization + spectre_v2: Mitigation of Retpolines; IBPB: conditional; IBRS_FW; STIBP: conditional; RSB filling; PBRSB-eIBRS: Not affected; BHI: Not affected + srbds: Mitigation of Microcode + tsx_async_abort: Not affected - 9020 SFF: 7900 XTX 24GB (default): gather_data_sampling: Not affected + itlb_multihit: KVM: Mitigation of VMX disabled + l1tf: Mitigation of PTE Inversion; VMX: conditional cache flushes SMT vulnerable + mds: Mitigation of Clear buffers; SMT vulnerable + meltdown: Mitigation of PTI + mmio_stale_data: Unknown: No mitigations + reg_file_data_sampling: Not affected + retbleed: Not affected + spec_rstack_overflow: Not affected + spec_store_bypass: Mitigation of SSB disabled via prctl + spectre_v1: Mitigation of usercopy/swapgs barriers and __user pointer sanitization + spectre_v2: Mitigation of Retpolines; IBPB: conditional; IBRS_FW; STIBP: conditional; RSB filling; PBRSB-eIBRS: Not affected; BHI: Not affected + srbds: Mitigation of Microcode + tsx_async_abort: Not affected - 9020 SFF: 7900 XTX 24GB propr.: gather_data_sampling: Not affected + itlb_multihit: KVM: Mitigation of VMX disabled + l1tf: Mitigation of PTE Inversion; VMX: conditional cache flushes SMT vulnerable + mds: Mitigation of Clear buffers; SMT vulnerable + meltdown: Mitigation of PTI + mmio_stale_data: Unknown: No mitigations + reg_file_data_sampling: Not affected + retbleed: Not affected + spec_rstack_overflow: Not affected + spec_store_bypass: Mitigation of SSB disabled via prctl + spectre_v1: Mitigation of usercopy/swapgs barriers and __user pointer sanitization + spectre_v2: Mitigation of Retpolines; IBPB: conditional; IBRS_FW; STIBP: conditional; RSB filling; PBRSB-eIBRS: Not affected; BHI: Not affected + srbds: Mitigation of Microcode + tsx_async_abort: Not affected - KGPE-D16: 7900 XTX 24GB propr.: gather_data_sampling: Not affected + itlb_multihit: Not affected + l1tf: Not affected + mds: Not affected + meltdown: Not affected + mmio_stale_data: Not affected + reg_file_data_sampling: Not affected + retbleed: Mitigation of untrained return thunk; SMT vulnerable + spec_rstack_overflow: Not affected + spec_store_bypass: Mitigation of SSB disabled via prctl + spectre_v1: Mitigation of usercopy/swapgs barriers and __user pointer sanitization + spectre_v2: Mitigation of Retpolines; IBPB: conditional; STIBP: disabled; RSB filling; PBRSB-eIBRS: Not affected; BHI: Not affected + srbds: Not affected + tsx_async_abort: Not affected - KCMA-D8: 7900 XTX 24GB propr.: gather_data_sampling: Not affected + itlb_multihit: Not affected + l1tf: Not affected + mds: Not affected + meltdown: Not affected + mmio_stale_data: Not affected + reg_file_data_sampling: Not affected + retbleed: Mitigation of untrained return thunk; SMT vulnerable + spec_rstack_overflow: Not affected + spec_store_bypass: Mitigation of SSB disabled via prctl + spectre_v1: Mitigation of usercopy/swapgs barriers and __user pointer sanitization + spectre_v2: Mitigation of Retpolines; IBPB: conditional; STIBP: disabled; RSB filling; PBRSB-eIBRS: Not affected; BHI: Not affected + srbds: Not affected + tsx_async_abort: Not affected - Modern: 7900 XTX 24GB propr.: gather_data_sampling: Mitigation of Microcode + itlb_multihit: Not affected + l1tf: Not affected + mds: Not affected + meltdown: Not affected + mmio_stale_data: Mitigation of Clear buffers; SMT vulnerable + reg_file_data_sampling: Not affected + retbleed: Mitigation of Enhanced IBRS + spec_rstack_overflow: Not affected + spec_store_bypass: Mitigation of SSB disabled via prctl + spectre_v1: Mitigation of usercopy/swapgs barriers and __user pointer sanitization + spectre_v2: Mitigation of Enhanced / Automatic IBRS; IBPB: conditional; RSB filling; PBRSB-eIBRS: SW sequence; BHI: SW loop KVM: SW loop + srbds: Not affected + tsx_async_abort: Not affected

cs2: 1920 x 1080cs2: 2560 x 1440etlegacy: 1920 x 1080etlegacy: 2560 x 1440metroll-redux: 1920 x 1080metroll-redux: 2560 x 1440portal: 1920 x 1080portal: 2560 x 1440sam2017: 1920 x 1080 - Ultra - Vulkansam2017: 2560 x 1440 - Ultra - Vulkanxonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Ultimatexonotic: 2560 x 1440 - Ultimate9020 SFFKGPE-D16KCMA-D8Modern9020 SFF RX 580 8GB (default) 7900 XTX 24GB (default) 7900 XTX 24GB propr. 7900 XTX 24GB propr. 7900 XTX 24GB propr. 7900 XTX 24GB propr. RX 580 8GB 7900 XTX 24GB134.6135.1419.4415.4125.07126.49225.7225.5267.8697793267.2951067151.1134.440.1840.0583.683.9122.0003955121.126186492.992.9185.1184.661.8662.16118.2119.5145.1301164145.6522187267.4268.0686.1691.1194.85195.10171.4160.0491.7809084494.639094263.443.6329.8264.4114.1596.67390.91317.3591.391.7275.6235240259.8061961134.6133.3395.0392.4125.37125.67219.1218.5265.5863649265.4876295OpenBenchmarking.org

Counter-Strike 2

Resolution: 1920 x 1080

Modern9020 SFFKCMA-D8OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterCounter-Strike 2Resolution: 1920 x 10807900 XTX 24GB propr.7900 XTX 24GBRX 580 8GB60120180240300SE +/- 1.38, N = 3SE +/- 1.70, N = 3SE +/- 0.31, N = 3SE +/- 0.63, N = 6SE +/- 0.50, N = 3267.4134.6134.663.492.9

Counter-Strike 2

Resolution: 2560 x 1440

Modern9020 SFFKCMA-D8OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterCounter-Strike 2Resolution: 2560 x 14407900 XTX 24GB propr.7900 XTX 24GBRX 580 8GB60120180240300SE +/- 0.47, N = 3SE +/- 0.95, N = 3SE +/- 1.27, N = 3SE +/- 0.19, N = 3SE +/- 0.38, N = 3268.0135.1133.343.692.9

ET: Legacy

Resolution: 1920 x 1080

Modern9020 SFFKCMA-D8KGPE-D16OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterET: Legacy 2.81Resolution: 1920 x 10807900 XTX 24GB propr.7900 XTX 24GBRX 580 8GB150300450600750SE +/- 3.29, N = 3SE +/- 1.95, N = 3SE +/- 2.03, N = 3SE +/- 1.60, N = 3SE +/- 1.69, N = 3SE +/- 1.82, N = 3686.1419.4395.0329.8185.1151.1

ET: Legacy

Resolution: 2560 x 1440

Modern9020 SFFKCMA-D8KGPE-D16OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterET: Legacy 2.81Resolution: 2560 x 14407900 XTX 24GB propr.7900 XTX 24GBRX 580 8GB150300450600750SE +/- 4.02, N = 3SE +/- 2.60, N = 3SE +/- 2.78, N = 3SE +/- 2.30, N = 3SE +/- 1.20, N = 3SE +/- 3.58, N = 12691.1415.4392.4264.4184.6134.4

Metro: Last Light Redux

Resolution: 1920 x 1080

Modern9020 SFFKCMA-D8KGPE-D16OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterMetro: Last Light ReduxResolution: 1920 x 10807900 XTX 24GB propr.7900 XTX 24GBRX 580 8GB4080120160200SE +/- 0.79, N = 3SE +/- 1.67, N = 3SE +/- 0.67, N = 3SE +/- 0.91, N = 3SE +/- 0.35, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 3194.85125.37125.07114.1561.8640.18

Metro: Last Light Redux

Resolution: 2560 x 1440

Modern9020 SFFKCMA-D8KGPE-D16OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterMetro: Last Light ReduxResolution: 2560 x 14407900 XTX 24GB propr.7900 XTX 24GBRX 580 8GB4080120160200SE +/- 0.15, N = 3SE +/- 0.75, N = 3SE +/- 0.95, N = 3SE +/- 0.64, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.37, N = 3195.10126.49125.6796.6762.1640.05

Portal

Resolution: 1920 x 1080

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterPortalResolution: 1920 x 1080RX 580 8GB80160240320400SE +/- 4.20, N = 3390.91

Portal

Resolution: 2560 x 1440

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterPortalResolution: 2560 x 1440RX 580 8GB70140210280350SE +/- 2.13, N = 3317.35

Serious Sam Fusion 2017

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

9020 SFFModernKCMA-D8KGPE-D16OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterSerious Sam Fusion 2017Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Quality: Ultra - Renderer: Vulkan7900 XTX 24GB propr.7900 XTX 24GBRX 580 8GB50100150200250SE +/- 0.42, N = 3SE +/- 1.99, N = 3SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 8.35, N = 15SE +/- 1.19, N = 5SE +/- 0.44, N = 3225.7219.191.3171.4118.283.6

Serious Sam Fusion 2017

Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Quality: Ultra - Renderer: Vulkan

9020 SFFModernKCMA-D8KGPE-D16OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterSerious Sam Fusion 2017Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Quality: Ultra - Renderer: Vulkan7900 XTX 24GB propr.7900 XTX 24GBRX 580 8GB50100150200250SE +/- 1.48, N = 3SE +/- 2.65, N = 3SE +/- 0.22, N = 3SE +/- 1.76, N = 15SE +/- 0.30, N = 3SE +/- 0.35, N = 3225.5218.591.7160.0119.583.9

Xonotic

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultimate

Modern9020 SFFKCMA-D8KGPE-D16OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.8.6Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultimate7900 XTX 24GB propr.RX 580 8GB7900 XTX 24GB110220330440550SE +/- 1.48, N = 3SE +/- 0.87, N = 3SE +/- 1.60, N = 3SE +/- 0.61, N = 3SE +/- 0.49, N = 3SE +/- 0.61, N = 3491.78275.62267.87265.59145.13122.00

Xonotic

Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Effects Quality: Ultimate

Modern9020 SFFKCMA-D8KGPE-D16OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.8.6Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Effects Quality: Ultimate7900 XTX 24GB propr.7900 XTX 24GBRX 580 8GB110220330440550SE +/- 1.80, N = 3SE +/- 0.61, N = 3SE +/- 0.31, N = 3SE +/- 0.30, N = 3SE +/- 0.40, N = 3SE +/- 0.86, N = 3494.64267.30265.49259.81145.65121.13

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