Ivy Bridge Linux Desktops A comparison of Ubuntu 12.04 with updated Linux 3.4 / xf86-video-intel / Mesa 8.1-devel graphics stack. From the Intel Core i7 3770K with HD 4000 graphics comparing the OpenGL performance when running Unity, Unity 2D, KDE, and Xfce. Benchmarking for a future article on Phoronix.com.
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Ivy Bridge Linux Desktops Processor Motherboard Chipset Memory Disk Graphics Audio Monitor Network OS Kernel Desktop Display Server Display Driver OpenGL Compiler File-System Screen Resolution Unity 5.10 Unity 2D 5.10 KDE 4.8.2 KDE 4.8.2 - Suspend Effects Xfce 4.8 Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores) ECS Z77H2-A2X v1.0 Intel Ivy Bridge DRAM 16384MB 240GB OCZ VERTEX3 Intel Ivy Bridge Realtek ALC892 DELL P2210H Realtek RTL8111/8168B Ubuntu 12.04 3.4.0-999-generic (x86_64) Unity 5.10.0 X Server 1.11.3 intel 2.19.0 2.1 Mesa 8.1-devel (git-d5a10db) GCC 4.6 + Clang 3.0-6ubuntu3 + Intel IOC SDK 2012 v1.0.2 ext4 1920x1080 Unity 2D 5.10.0 KDE 4.8.2 Xfce 4.8 OpenBenchmarking.org Compiler Details - --build=x86_64-linux-gnu --disable-werror --enable-checking=release --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-languages=c,c++,fortran,objc,obj-c++ --enable-libstdcxx-debug --enable-libstdcxx-time=yes --enable-nls --enable-objc-gc --enable-plugin --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --host=x86_64-linux-gnu --target=x86_64-linux-gnu --with-arch-32=i686 --with-tune=generic -v Graphics Details - UXA System Details - Unity 5.10: Compiz was running on this system.
Ivy Bridge Linux Desktops cairo-demos: Fish cairo-demos: Gears cairo-demos: Charts cairo-demos: Gradients nexuiz: 1920 x 1080 - Yes - On openarena: 1920 x 1080 openarena: 1920 x 1080 warsow: 1920 x 1080 xonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Low Unity 5.10 Unity 2D 5.10 KDE 4.8.2 KDE 4.8.2 - Suspend Effects Xfce 4.8 1.74 142.54 12.45 63.05 40.21 136.10 29.33 58.23 116.95 1.75 139.78 13.13 103.48 43.62 148.60 31.57 50.08 127.71 1.79 143.27 13.69 77.07 44.27 153.67 31.13 61.57 132.77 1.77 144.96 13.49 64.06 46.92 165.43 32.17 53.55 143.25 1.78 144.68 12.84 62.58 46.94 165.47 32.27 62.35 143.73 OpenBenchmarking.org
Cairo Performance Demos Demo: Fish OpenBenchmarking.org FPS, More Is Better Cairo Performance Demos 2012-01-30 Demo: Fish Unity 5.10 Unity 2D 5.10 KDE 4.8.2 KDE 4.8.2 - Suspend Effects Xfce 4.8 0.4028 0.8056 1.2084 1.6112 2.014 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 1.74 1.75 1.79 1.77 1.78 1. (CC) gcc options: -pthread -g3 -lcairo -lX11 -lXext -lgdk_pixbuf-2.0 -lgobject-2.0 -lglib-2.0
Cairo Performance Demos Demo: Gears OpenBenchmarking.org FPS, More Is Better Cairo Performance Demos 2012-01-30 Demo: Gears Unity 5.10 Unity 2D 5.10 KDE 4.8.2 KDE 4.8.2 - Suspend Effects Xfce 4.8 30 60 90 120 150 SE +/- 0.51, N = 3 SE +/- 1.06, N = 3 SE +/- 1.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.17, N = 3 SE +/- 0.37, N = 3 142.54 139.78 143.27 144.96 144.68 1. (CC) gcc options: -pthread -g3 -lcairo -lX11 -lXext -lgdk_pixbuf-2.0 -lgobject-2.0 -lglib-2.0
Cairo Performance Demos Demo: Charts OpenBenchmarking.org FPS, More Is Better Cairo Performance Demos 2012-01-30 Demo: Charts Unity 5.10 Unity 2D 5.10 KDE 4.8.2 KDE 4.8.2 - Suspend Effects Xfce 4.8 4 8 12 16 20 SE +/- 0.23, N = 3 SE +/- 0.32, N = 6 SE +/- 0.26, N = 6 SE +/- 0.24, N = 3 SE +/- 0.41, N = 6 12.45 13.13 13.69 13.49 12.84 1. (CC) gcc options: -pthread -g3 -lcairo -lX11 -lXext -lgdk_pixbuf-2.0 -lgobject-2.0 -lglib-2.0
Cairo Performance Demos Demo: Gradients OpenBenchmarking.org FPS, More Is Better Cairo Performance Demos 2012-01-30 Demo: Gradients Unity 5.10 Unity 2D 5.10 KDE 4.8.2 KDE 4.8.2 - Suspend Effects Xfce 4.8 20 40 60 80 100 SE +/- 0.99, N = 4 SE +/- 0.60, N = 3 SE +/- 0.52, N = 3 SE +/- 0.45, N = 3 SE +/- 0.87, N = 6 63.05 103.48 77.07 64.06 62.58 1. (CC) gcc options: -pthread -g3 -lcairo -lX11 -lXext -lgdk_pixbuf-2.0 -lgobject-2.0 -lglib-2.0
Nexuiz Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - HDR: Yes - Sound: On OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Nexuiz 2.5.2 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - HDR: Yes - Sound: On Unity 5.10 Unity 2D 5.10 KDE 4.8.2 KDE 4.8.2 - Suspend Effects Xfce 4.8 11 22 33 44 55 SE +/- 0.62, N = 5 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.02, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 40.21 43.62 44.27 46.92 46.94
OpenArena Resolution: 1920 x 1080 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better OpenArena 0.8.5 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Unity 5.10 Unity 2D 5.10 KDE 4.8.2 KDE 4.8.2 - Suspend Effects Xfce 4.8 40 80 120 160 200 SE +/- 1.20, N = 3 SE +/- 0.12, N = 3 SE +/- 0.07, N = 3 SE +/- 0.13, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 136.10 148.60 153.67 165.43 165.47
OpenArena Resolution: 1920 x 1080 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Unity 5.10 Unity 2D 5.10 KDE 4.8.2 KDE 4.8.2 - Suspend Effects Xfce 4.8 7 14 21 28 35 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 29.33 31.57 31.13 32.17 32.27
Warsow Resolution: 1920 x 1080 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Warsow 0.61 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Unity 5.10 Unity 2D 5.10 KDE 4.8.2 KDE 4.8.2 - Suspend Effects Xfce 4.8 14 28 42 56 70 SE +/- 0.15, N = 3 SE +/- 2.83, N = 6 SE +/- 0.09, N = 3 SE +/- 3.51, N = 6 SE +/- 3.53, N = 6 58.23 50.08 61.57 53.55 62.35
Xonotic Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Low OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Xonotic 0.6 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Low Unity 5.10 Unity 2D 5.10 KDE 4.8.2 KDE 4.8.2 - Suspend Effects Xfce 4.8 30 60 90 120 150 SE +/- 0.55, N = 3 SE +/- 0.23, N = 3 SE +/- 0.32, N = 3 SE +/- 0.17, N = 3 SE +/- 0.07, N = 3 116.95 127.71 132.77 143.25 143.73
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