# Top runs: * **Highest FPS**: `7DaysToDie_native_amdvlk` with an average FPS of 93.38, which is around 4% higher than the next best run. * **Smoothest FPS**: `7DaysToDie_native_mesa` with a standard deviation of 20.31 in FPS, which is around 30% lower than the next best run. * **Best overall**: `7DaysToDie_native_mesa` as it has a good balance between high FPS and low variance, making it the most consistent and stable run. # Issues: * The `7DaysToDie_proton_amdvlk` and `7DaysToDie_proton_mesa` runs have significantly lower average FPS (around 19% and 13% lower respectively) compared to the native runs. This suggests that the Proton environment introduces some performance overhead for this game. * The `7DaysToDie_proton_amdvlk` run also has higher frame time variance, with the Top 97% frame time being more than 3x higher than the other runs. This indicates that the frame pacing is less consistent in this configuration. # Summary The benchmark data suggests that the native Linux runs with the AMD driver (`amdvlk`) and the open-source Mesa driver (`mesa`) both provide good performance for the 7 Days to Die game, with the `amdvlk` driver providing slightly higher average FPS and the `mesa` driver having better frame time consistency. However, running the game through the Proton compatibility layer on Steam appears to introduce some performance degradation, with lower FPS and more inconsistent frame pacing. Overall, the native Linux runs seem to be the optimal configuration for this game on the provided hardware.