CPUFreq vs. P-State CPU Scaling Governor Tests On Various Vulkan/OpenGL Games

Here are all the meta and overall results from the Vulkan Linux gaming test runs:

From the limited Vulkan Linux games available, overall on this particular i7-7700K + GTX 1080 Ti system the P-State powersave mode was on par with P-State performance and CPUFreq performance. The notable lagger, similar to the OpenGL results, is CPUFreq powersave running much slower.

Keep in mind the P-State/CPUFreq usability can be very different depending upon your CPU as well as your GPU for the particular Linux game. The kernel version can also play a role with a lot of P-State tuning having happened in recent months. If any Phoronix Premium members have test requests you'd like to see on other particular hardware, feel free to share in the forums. For those interested in Ryzen, in early March I had posted some CPUFreq Ryzen comparisons.