Ubuntu 13.04 OpenGL Desktops Benchmarks of Unity, Xfce, Openbox, LXDE, KDE, GNOME Shell, and Enlightenment desktops from Ubuntu 13.04 development snapshot using Intel HD 4000 Ivy Bridge graphics. Benchmarking for a future article on Phoronix.com. Unity 6.6.0: Processor: Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z77H2-A2X v1.0, Chipset: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v2/3rd, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 60GB OCZ VERTEX2, Graphics: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v2/3rd Gen Core, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: DELL P2210H, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B + Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205 OS: Ubuntu 13.04, Kernel: 3.8.0-1-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 6.6.0, Display Server: X Server 1.13.1.901 (1.13.2 RC 1), Display Driver: intel 2.20.19, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 9.0.2, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Xfce 4.10: Processor: Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z77H2-A2X v1.0, Chipset: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v2/3rd, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 60GB OCZ VERTEX2, Graphics: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v2/3rd Gen Core, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: DELL P2210H, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B + Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205 OS: Ubuntu 13.04, Kernel: 3.8.0-1-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Xfce 4.10, Display Server: X Server 1.13.1.901 (1.13.2 RC 1), Display Driver: intel 2.20.19, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 9.0.2, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Openbox 3.5.0: Processor: Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z77H2-A2X v1.0, Chipset: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v2/3rd, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 60GB OCZ VERTEX2, Graphics: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v2/3rd Gen Core, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: DELL P2210H, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B + Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205 OS: Ubuntu 13.04, Kernel: 3.8.0-1-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Openbox 3.5.0, Display Server: X Server 1.13.1.901 (1.13.2 RC 1), Display Driver: intel 2.20.19, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 9.0.2, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 LXDE 0.5.12: Processor: Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z77H2-A2X v1.0, Chipset: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v2/3rd, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 60GB OCZ VERTEX2, Graphics: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v2/3rd Gen Core, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: DELL P2210H, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B + Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205 OS: Ubuntu 13.04, Kernel: 3.8.0-1-generic (x86_64), Desktop: LXDE 0.5.12, Display Server: X Server 1.13.1.901 (1.13.2 RC 1), Display Driver: intel 2.20.19, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 9.0.2, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 KDE Plasma 4.9.98: Processor: Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z77H2-A2X v1.0, Chipset: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v2/3rd, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 60GB OCZ VERTEX2, Graphics: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v2/3rd Gen Core, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: DELL P2210H, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B + Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205 OS: Ubuntu 13.04, Kernel: 3.8.0-1-generic (x86_64), Desktop: KDE 4.9.98, Display Server: X Server 1.13.1.901 (1.13.2 RC 1), Display Driver: intel 2.20.19, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 9.0.2, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 GNOME Shell 3.6.2: Processor: Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z77H2-A2X v1.0, Chipset: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v2/3rd, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 60GB OCZ VERTEX2, Graphics: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v2/3rd Gen Core, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: DELL P2210H, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B + Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205 OS: Ubuntu 13.04, Kernel: 3.8.0-1-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.6.2, Display Server: X Server 1.13.1.901 (1.13.2 RC 1), Display Driver: intel 2.20.19, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 9.0.2, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Enlightenment 0.17: Processor: Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z77H2-A2X v1.0, Chipset: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v2/3rd, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 60GB OCZ VERTEX2, Graphics: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v2/3rd Gen Core, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: DELL P2210H, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B + Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205 OS: Ubuntu 13.04, Kernel: 3.8.0-1-generic (x86_64), Display Server: X Server 1.13.1.901 (1.13.2 RC 1), Display Driver: intel 2.20.19, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 9.0.2, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 CoreBreach 1.1.6 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - FSAA: 0 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Unity 6.6.0 ........ 218 |=============================================== Xfce 4.10 .......... 243 |===================================================== Openbox 3.5.0 ...... 244 |===================================================== LXDE 0.5.12 ........ 231 |================================================== KDE Plasma 4.9.98 .. 200 |=========================================== GNOME Shell 3.6.2 .. 200 |=========================================== Enlightenment 0.17 . 225 |================================================= Nexuiz 2.5.2 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - HDR: Yes - Sound: On Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Unity 6.6.0 ........ 16.74 |================================================== Xfce 4.10 .......... 16.74 |================================================== Openbox 3.5.0 ...... 16.48 |================================================== LXDE 0.5.12 ........ 16.65 |================================================== KDE Plasma 4.9.98 .. 16.87 |=================================================== GNOME Shell 3.6.2 .. 16.72 |================================================== Enlightenment 0.17 . 16.92 |=================================================== OpenArena 0.8.5 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Unity 6.6.0 ........ 159.83 |========================================== Xfce 4.10 .......... 188.50 |================================================= Openbox 3.5.0 ...... 190.67 |================================================== LXDE 0.5.12 ........ 186.80 |================================================= KDE Plasma 4.9.98 .. 165.97 |============================================ GNOME Shell 3.6.2 .. 158.67 |========================================== Enlightenment 0.17 . 163.10 |=========================================== OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Unity 6.6.0 ........ 29.20 |============================================= Xfce 4.10 .......... 33.30 |=================================================== Openbox 3.5.0 ...... 33.30 |=================================================== LXDE 0.5.12 ........ 33.30 |=================================================== KDE Plasma 4.9.98 .. 28.32 |=========================================== GNOME Shell 3.6.2 .. 30.55 |=============================================== Enlightenment 0.17 . 29.07 |============================================= World of Padman 1.2 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Unity 6.6.0 ........ 159.53 |============================================ Xfce 4.10 .......... 179.53 |================================================== Openbox 3.5.0 ...... 178.73 |================================================== LXDE 0.5.12 ........ 176.23 |================================================= KDE Plasma 4.9.98 .. 149.85 |========================================== GNOME Shell 3.6.2 .. 169.60 |=============================================== Enlightenment 0.17 . 162.27 |============================================= Prey 1.4.119 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Unity 6.6.0 ........ 24.00 |================================= Xfce 4.10 .......... 35.75 |================================================= Openbox 3.5.0 ...... 37.20 |=================================================== LXDE 0.5.12 ........ 37.33 |=================================================== KDE Plasma 4.9.98 .. 34.73 |=============================================== GNOME Shell 3.6.2 .. 36.53 |================================================== Enlightenment 0.17 . 37.04 |=================================================== Reaction Quake 3 1.0 Beta Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Unity 6.6.0 ........ 82.17 |=================================================== Xfce 4.10 .......... 81.20 |================================================== Openbox 3.5.0 ...... 80.70 |================================================== LXDE 0.5.12 ........ 80.57 |================================================== KDE Plasma 4.9.98 .. 73.80 |============================================== GNOME Shell 3.6.2 .. 82.30 |=================================================== Enlightenment 0.17 . 82.47 |=================================================== Smokin Guns 1.1 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Unity 6.6.0 ........ 204.20 |================================================= Xfce 4.10 .......... 203.33 |================================================= Openbox 3.5.0 ...... 201.63 |================================================ LXDE 0.5.12 ........ 200.03 |================================================ KDE Plasma 4.9.98 .. 186.53 |============================================= GNOME Shell 3.6.2 .. 197.90 |================================================ Enlightenment 0.17 . 208.10 |================================================== SuperTuxKart 0.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Unity 6.6.0 ........ 109.93 |================================================== Xfce 4.10 .......... 109.94 |================================================== Openbox 3.5.0 ...... 109.82 |================================================== LXDE 0.5.12 ........ 109.80 |================================================== KDE Plasma 4.9.98 .. 109.83 |================================================== GNOME Shell 3.6.2 .. 109.93 |================================================== Enlightenment 0.17 . 109.97 |================================================== VDrift 2010-06-30 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Unity 6.6.0 ........ 95.97 |============================================= Xfce 4.10 .......... 106.20 |================================================== Openbox 3.5.0 ...... 106.38 |================================================== LXDE 0.5.12 ........ 106.22 |================================================== KDE Plasma 4.9.98 .. 93.90 |============================================ GNOME Shell 3.6.2 .. 93.67 |============================================ Enlightenment 0.17 . 93.83 |============================================ Warsow 1.0 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Unity 6.6.0 ........ 43.67 |================================================= Xfce 4.10 .......... 44.43 |================================================== Openbox 3.5.0 ...... 44.93 |================================================== LXDE 0.5.12 ........ 44.90 |================================================== KDE Plasma 4.9.98 .. 40.93 |============================================== GNOME Shell 3.6.2 .. 45.53 |=================================================== Enlightenment 0.17 . 43.90 |================================================= Xonotic 0.6 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Low Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Unity 6.6.0 ........ 135.40 |========================================= Xfce 4.10 .......... 162.86 |================================================= Openbox 3.5.0 ...... 166.53 |================================================== LXDE 0.5.12 ........ 158.55 |================================================ KDE Plasma 4.9.98 .. 133.94 |======================================== GNOME Shell 3.6.2 .. 120.96 |==================================== Enlightenment 0.17 . 137.32 |========================================= Xonotic 0.6 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: High Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Unity 6.6.0 ........ 58.97 |=============================================== Xfce 4.10 .......... 63.42 |=================================================== Openbox 3.5.0 ...... 63.76 |=================================================== LXDE 0.5.12 ........ 63.53 |=================================================== KDE Plasma 4.9.98 .. 53.80 |=========================================== GNOME Shell 3.6.2 .. 54.06 |=========================================== Enlightenment 0.17 . 59.04 |===============================================