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.


Unity 5.10: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z77H2-A2X v1.0, Chipset: Intel Ivy Bridge DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: Intel Ivy Bridge, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: DELL P2210H, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B

	OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.4.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 5.10.0, Display Server: X Server 1.11.3, Display Driver: intel 2.19.0, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 8.1-devel (git-d5a10db), Compiler: GCC 4.6 + Clang 3.0-6ubuntu3 + Intel IOC SDK 2012 v1.0.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Unity 2D 5.10: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z77H2-A2X v1.0, Chipset: Intel Ivy Bridge DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: Intel Ivy Bridge, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: DELL P2210H, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B

	OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.4.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 2D 5.10.0, Display Server: X Server 1.11.3, Display Driver: intel 2.19.0, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 8.1-devel (git-d5a10db), Compiler: GCC 4.6 + Clang 3.0-6ubuntu3 + Intel IOC SDK 2012 v1.0.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

KDE 4.8.2: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z77H2-A2X v1.0, Chipset: Intel Ivy Bridge DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: Intel Ivy Bridge, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: DELL P2210H, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B

	OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.4.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: KDE 4.8.2, Display Server: X Server 1.11.3, Display Driver: intel 2.19.0, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 8.1-devel (git-d5a10db), Compiler: GCC 4.6 + Clang 3.0-6ubuntu3 + Intel IOC SDK 2012 v1.0.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

KDE 4.8.2 - Suspend Effects: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z77H2-A2X v1.0, Chipset: Intel Ivy Bridge DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: Intel Ivy Bridge, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: DELL P2210H, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B

	OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.4.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: KDE 4.8.2, Display Server: X Server 1.11.3, Display Driver: intel 2.19.0, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 8.1-devel (git-d5a10db), Compiler: GCC 4.6 + Clang 3.0-6ubuntu3 + Intel IOC SDK 2012 v1.0.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Xfce 4.8: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z77H2-A2X v1.0, Chipset: Intel Ivy Bridge DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: Intel Ivy Bridge, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: DELL P2210H, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B

	OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.4.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Xfce 4.8, Display Server: X Server 1.11.3, Display Driver: intel 2.19.0, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 8.1-devel (git-d5a10db), Compiler: GCC 4.6 + Clang 3.0-6ubuntu3 + Intel IOC SDK 2012 v1.0.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080


Cairo Performance Demos 2012-01-30
Demo: Fish
FPS > Higher Is Better
Unity 5.10 .................. 1.74 |==========================================
Unity 2D 5.10 ............... 1.75 |==========================================
KDE 4.8.2 ................... 1.79 |===========================================
KDE 4.8.2 - Suspend Effects . 1.77 |===========================================
Xfce 4.8 .................... 1.78 |===========================================


Cairo Performance Demos 2012-01-30
Demo: Gears
FPS > Higher Is Better
Unity 5.10 .................. 142.54 |========================================
Unity 2D 5.10 ............... 139.78 |========================================
KDE 4.8.2 ................... 143.27 |=========================================
KDE 4.8.2 - Suspend Effects . 144.96 |=========================================
Xfce 4.8 .................... 144.68 |=========================================


Cairo Performance Demos 2012-01-30
Demo: Charts
FPS > Higher Is Better
Unity 5.10 .................. 12.45 |======================================
Unity 2D 5.10 ............... 13.13 |========================================
KDE 4.8.2 ................... 13.69 |==========================================
KDE 4.8.2 - Suspend Effects . 13.49 |=========================================
Xfce 4.8 .................... 12.84 |=======================================


Cairo Performance Demos 2012-01-30
Demo: Gradients
FPS > Higher Is Better
Unity 5.10 .................. 63.05  |=========================
Unity 2D 5.10 ............... 103.48 |=========================================
KDE 4.8.2 ................... 77.07  |===============================
KDE 4.8.2 - Suspend Effects . 64.06  |=========================
Xfce 4.8 .................... 62.58  |=========================


Nexuiz 2.5.2
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - HDR: Yes - Sound: On
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Unity 5.10 .................. 40.21 |====================================
Unity 2D 5.10 ............... 43.62 |=======================================
KDE 4.8.2 ................... 44.27 |========================================
KDE 4.8.2 - Suspend Effects . 46.92 |==========================================
Xfce 4.8 .................... 46.94 |==========================================


OpenArena 0.8.5
Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Unity 5.10 .................. 136.10 |==================================
Unity 2D 5.10 ............... 148.60 |=====================================
KDE 4.8.2 ................... 153.67 |======================================
KDE 4.8.2 - Suspend Effects . 165.43 |=========================================
Xfce 4.8 .................... 165.47 |=========================================


OpenArena 0.8.8
Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Unity 5.10 .................. 29.33 |======================================
Unity 2D 5.10 ............... 31.57 |=========================================
KDE 4.8.2 ................... 31.13 |=========================================
KDE 4.8.2 - Suspend Effects . 32.17 |==========================================
Xfce 4.8 .................... 32.27 |==========================================


Warsow 0.61
Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Unity 5.10 .................. 58.23 |=======================================
Unity 2D 5.10 ............... 50.08 |==================================
KDE 4.8.2 ................... 61.57 |=========================================
KDE 4.8.2 - Suspend Effects . 53.55 |====================================
Xfce 4.8 .................... 62.35 |==========================================


Xonotic 0.6
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Low
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Unity 5.10 .................. 116.95 |=================================
Unity 2D 5.10 ............... 127.71 |====================================
KDE 4.8.2 ................... 132.77 |======================================
KDE 4.8.2 - Suspend Effects . 143.25 |=========================================
Xfce 4.8 .................... 143.73 |=========================================