The screen under the cursor flickers. How to fix?

Question

mint

The screen under the cursor blinks when moving (often when switching to another screen). Sometimes blinks when entering text. And sometimes one of the screens becomes black with artifacts.
I don't see this problem on Windows.
Video card: intel graphics 4000.
OS: Linux Mint Xfce
Recorded video

glxinfo | grep -i "direct rendering"
direct rendering: Yes

$ uname -r
4.4.0-36-generic

Answer 1

$ lspci -v
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Core Processor DRAM Controller (rev 12)
  Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Core Processor DRAM Controller
  Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
  Capabilities: <access denied>
  Kernel driver in use: agpgart-intel

00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Core Processor Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 12) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
  Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Core Processor Integrated Graphics Controller
  Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 29
  Memory at d0000000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4M]
  Memory at c0000000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=256M]
  I/O ports at e080 [size=8]
  Expansion ROM at <unassigned> [disabled]
  Capabilities: <access denied>
  Kernel driver in use: i915
  Kernel modules: i915

00:16.0 Communication controller: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset HECI Controller (rev 06)
  Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset HECI Controller
  Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 30
  Memory at d540a000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16]
  Capabilities: <access denied>
  Kernel driver in use: mei_me
  Kernel modules: mei_me

00:1a.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset USB2 Enhanced Host Controller (rev 06) (prog-if 20 [EHCI])
  Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset USB2 Enhanced Host Controller
  Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 16
  Memory at d5408000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=1K]
  Capabilities: <access denied>
  Kernel driver in use: ehci-pci

00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset High Definition Audio (rev 06)
  Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset High Definition Audio
  Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 31
  Memory at d5400000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K]
  Capabilities: <access denied>
  Kernel driver in use: snd_hda_intel
  Kernel modules: snd_hda_intel

00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset PCI Express Root Port 1 (rev 06) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
  Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 24
  Bus: primary=00, secondary=01, subordinate=01, sec-latency=0
  I/O behind bridge: 0000d000-0000dfff
  Memory behind bridge: d4000000-d53fffff
  Prefetchable memory behind bridge: 00000000d5500000-00000000d56fffff
  Capabilities: <access denied>
  Kernel driver in use: pcieport
  Kernel modules: shpchp

00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset PCI Express Root Port 2 (rev 06) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
  Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 25
  Bus: primary=00, secondary=02, subordinate=02, sec-latency=0
  I/O behind bridge: 0000c000-0000cfff
  Memory behind bridge: d2c00000-d3ffffff
  Prefetchable memory behind bridge: 00000000d5700000-00000000d58fffff
  Capabilities: <access denied>
  Kernel driver in use: pcieport
  Kernel modules: shpchp

00:1c.2 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset PCI Express Root Port 3 (rev 06) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
  Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 26
  Bus: primary=00, secondary=03, subordinate=03, sec-latency=0
  I/O behind bridge: 0000b000-0000bfff
  Memory behind bridge: d1800000-d2bfffff
  Prefetchable memory behind bridge: 00000000d5900000-00000000d5afffff
  Capabilities: <access denied>
  Kernel driver in use: pcieport
  Kernel modules: shpchp

00:1c.5 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset PCI Express Root Port 6 (rev 06) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
  Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 27
  Bus: primary=00, secondary=04, subordinate=04, sec-latency=0
  I/O behind bridge: 0000a000-0000afff
  Memory behind bridge: d0400000-d17fffff
  Prefetchable memory behind bridge: 00000000d5b00000-00000000d5cfffff
  Capabilities: <access denied>
  Kernel driver in use: pcieport
  Kernel modules: shpchp

00:1d.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset USB2 Enhanced Host Controller (rev 06) (prog-if 20 [EHCI])
  Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset USB2 Enhanced Host Controller
  Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 23
  Memory at d5407000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=1K]
  Capabilities: <access denied>
  Kernel driver in use: ehci-pci

00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge (rev a6) (prog-if 01 [Subtractive decode])
  Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
  Bus: primary=00, secondary=05, subordinate=05, sec-latency=32
  Capabilities: <access denied>

00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation HM55 Chipset LPC Interface Controller (rev 06)
  Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. HM55 Chipset LPC Interface Controller
  Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0
  Capabilities: <access denied>
  Kernel driver in use: lpc_ich
  Kernel modules: lpc_ich

00:1f.2 SATA controller: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset 4 port SATA AHCI Controller (rev 06) (prog-if 01 [AHCI 1.0])
  Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset 4 port SATA AHCI Controller
  Flags: bus master, 66MHz, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 28
  I/O ports at e070 [size=8]
  I/O ports at e060 [size=4]
  I/O ports at e050 [size=8]
  I/O ports at e040 [size=4]
  I/O ports at e020 [size=32]
  Memory at d5406000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=2K]
  Capabilities: <access denied>
  Kernel driver in use: ahci
  Kernel modules: ahci

00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset SMBus Controller (rev 06)
  Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset SMBus Controller
  Flags: medium devsel, IRQ 18
  Memory at d5405000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256]
  I/O ports at e000 [size=32]
  Kernel modules: i2c_i801

00:1f.6 Signal processing controller: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset Thermal Subsystem (rev 06)
  Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset Thermal Subsystem
  Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 4
  Memory at d5404000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
  Capabilities: <access denied>
  Kernel modules: intel_ips

02:00.0 Network controller: Qualcomm Atheros AR9285 Wireless Network Adapter (PCI-Express) (rev 01)
  Subsystem: AzureWave AW-NE785 / AW-NE785H 802.11bgn Wireless Full or Half-size Mini PCIe Card
  Physical Slot: 1
  Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 17
  Memory at d2c00000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=64K]
  Capabilities: <access denied>
  Kernel driver in use: ath9k
  Kernel modules: ath9k

04:00.0 System peripheral: JMicron Technology Corp. SD/MMC Host Controller (rev 80)
  Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. SD/MMC Host Controller
  Physical Slot: 5
  Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 18
  Memory at d0407000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256]
  Capabilities: <access denied>
  Kernel driver in use: sdhci-pci
  Kernel modules: sdhci_pci

04:00.2 SD Host controller: JMicron Technology Corp. Standard SD Host Controller (rev 80) (prog-if 01)
  Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Standard SD Host Controller
  Physical Slot: 5
  Flags: fast devsel, IRQ 18
  Memory at d0406000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256]
  Capabilities: <access denied>
  Kernel modules: sdhci_pci

04:00.3 System peripheral: JMicron Technology Corp. MS Host Controller (rev 80)
  Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. MS Host Controller
  Physical Slot: 5
  Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 18
  Memory at d0405000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256]
  Capabilities: <access denied>
  Kernel driver in use: jmb38x_ms
  Kernel modules: jmb38x_ms

04:00.4 System peripheral: JMicron Technology Corp. xD Host Controller (rev 80)
  Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. xD Host Controller
  Physical Slot: 5
  Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 4
  Memory at d0404000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256]
  Capabilities: <access denied>

04:00.5 Ethernet controller: JMicron Technology Corp. JMC250 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller (rev 03)
  Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. JMC250 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller
  Physical Slot: 5
  Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 32
  Memory at d0400000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K]
  I/O ports at a100 [size=128]
  I/O ports at a000 [size=256]
  Capabilities: <access denied>
  Kernel driver in use: jme
  Kernel modules: jme

ff:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Core Processor QuickPath Architecture Generic Non-core Registers (rev 02)
  Subsystem: Intel Corporation Core Processor QuickPath Architecture Generic Non-core Registers
  Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0

ff:00.1 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Core Processor QuickPath Architecture System Address Decoder (rev 02)
  Subsystem: Intel Corporation Core Processor QuickPath Architecture System Address Decoder
  Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0

ff:02.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Core Processor QPI Link 0 (rev 02)
  Subsystem: Intel Corporation Core Processor QPI Link 0
  Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0

ff:02.1 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 1st Generation Core i3/5/7 Processor QPI Physical 0 (rev 02)
  Subsystem: Intel Corporation 1st Generation Core i3/5/7 Processor QPI Physical 0
  Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0

ff:02.2 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 1st Generation Core i3/5/7 Processor Reserved (rev 02)
  Subsystem: Intel Corporation 1st Generation Core i3/5/7 Processor Reserved
  Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0

ff:02.3 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 1st Generation Core i3/5/7 Processor Reserved (rev 02)
  Subsystem: Intel Corporation 1st Generation Core i3/5/7 Processor Reserved
  Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0