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: Gradients xonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Low openarena: 1920 x 1080 nexuiz: 1920 x 1080 - Yes - On openarena: 1920 x 1080 cairo-demos: Gears cairo-demos: Fish warsow: 1920 x 1080 cairo-demos: Charts Unity 5.10 Unity 2D 5.10 KDE 4.8.2 KDE 4.8.2 - Suspend Effects Xfce 4.8 63.05 116.95 136.10 40.21 29.33 142.54 1.74 58.23 12.45 103.48 127.71 148.60 43.62 31.57 139.78 1.75 50.08 13.13 77.07 132.77 153.67 44.27 31.13 143.27 1.79 61.57 13.69 64.06 143.25 165.43 46.92 32.17 144.96 1.77 53.55 13.49 62.58 143.73 165.47 46.94 32.27 144.68 1.78 62.35 12.84 OpenBenchmarking.org
Cairo Performance Demos Demo: Gradients OpenBenchmarking.org FPS, More Is Better Cairo Performance Demos 2012-01-30 Demo: Gradients KDE 4.8.2 KDE 4.8.2 - Suspend Effects Unity 2D 5.10 Unity 5.10 Xfce 4.8 20 40 60 80 100 SE +/- 0.52, N = 3 SE +/- 0.45, N = 3 SE +/- 0.60, N = 3 SE +/- 0.99, N = 4 SE +/- 0.87, N = 6 77.07 64.06 103.48 63.05 62.58 1. (CC) gcc options: -pthread -g3 -lcairo -lX11 -lXext -lgdk_pixbuf-2.0 -lgobject-2.0 -lglib-2.0
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 KDE 4.8.2 KDE 4.8.2 - Suspend Effects Unity 2D 5.10 Unity 5.10 Xfce 4.8 30 60 90 120 150 SE +/- 0.32, N = 3 SE +/- 0.17, N = 3 SE +/- 0.23, N = 3 SE +/- 0.55, N = 3 SE +/- 0.07, N = 3 132.77 143.25 127.71 116.95 143.73
OpenArena Resolution: 1920 x 1080 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better OpenArena 0.8.5 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 KDE 4.8.2 KDE 4.8.2 - Suspend Effects Unity 2D 5.10 Unity 5.10 Xfce 4.8 40 80 120 160 200 SE +/- 0.07, N = 3 SE +/- 0.13, N = 3 SE +/- 0.12, N = 3 SE +/- 1.20, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 153.67 165.43 148.60 136.10 165.47
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 KDE 4.8.2 KDE 4.8.2 - Suspend Effects Unity 2D 5.10 Unity 5.10 Xfce 4.8 11 22 33 44 55 SE +/- 0.02, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.62, N = 5 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 44.27 46.92 43.62 40.21 46.94
OpenArena Resolution: 1920 x 1080 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 KDE 4.8.2 KDE 4.8.2 - Suspend Effects Unity 2D 5.10 Unity 5.10 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 31.13 32.17 31.57 29.33 32.27
Cairo Performance Demos Demo: Gears OpenBenchmarking.org FPS, More Is Better Cairo Performance Demos 2012-01-30 Demo: Gears KDE 4.8.2 KDE 4.8.2 - Suspend Effects Unity 2D 5.10 Unity 5.10 Xfce 4.8 30 60 90 120 150 SE +/- 1.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.17, N = 3 SE +/- 1.06, N = 3 SE +/- 0.51, N = 3 SE +/- 0.37, N = 3 143.27 144.96 139.78 142.54 144.68 1. (CC) gcc options: -pthread -g3 -lcairo -lX11 -lXext -lgdk_pixbuf-2.0 -lgobject-2.0 -lglib-2.0
Cairo Performance Demos Demo: Fish OpenBenchmarking.org FPS, More Is Better Cairo Performance Demos 2012-01-30 Demo: Fish KDE 4.8.2 KDE 4.8.2 - Suspend Effects Unity 2D 5.10 Unity 5.10 Xfce 4.8 0.4028 0.8056 1.2084 1.6112 2.014 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 1.79 1.77 1.75 1.74 1.78 1. (CC) gcc options: -pthread -g3 -lcairo -lX11 -lXext -lgdk_pixbuf-2.0 -lgobject-2.0 -lglib-2.0
Warsow Resolution: 1920 x 1080 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Warsow 0.61 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 KDE 4.8.2 KDE 4.8.2 - Suspend Effects Unity 2D 5.10 Unity 5.10 Xfce 4.8 14 28 42 56 70 SE +/- 0.09, N = 3 SE +/- 3.51, N = 6 SE +/- 2.83, N = 6 SE +/- 0.15, N = 3 SE +/- 3.53, N = 6 61.57 53.55 50.08 58.23 62.35
Cairo Performance Demos Demo: Charts OpenBenchmarking.org FPS, More Is Better Cairo Performance Demos 2012-01-30 Demo: Charts KDE 4.8.2 KDE 4.8.2 - Suspend Effects Unity 2D 5.10 Unity 5.10 Xfce 4.8 4 8 12 16 20 SE +/- 0.26, N = 6 SE +/- 0.24, N = 3 SE +/- 0.32, N = 6 SE +/- 0.23, N = 3 SE +/- 0.41, N = 6 13.69 13.49 13.13 12.45 12.84 1. (CC) gcc options: -pthread -g3 -lcairo -lX11 -lXext -lgdk_pixbuf-2.0 -lgobject-2.0 -lglib-2.0
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