Performance impact of lightweight window managers Running pts/qgears2-1.0.1, pts/x11perf-1.1.1, pts/doom3-1.1.0, pts/nexuiz-1.6.1, pts/openarena-1.5.2, pts/reaction-1.0.5, pts/xonotic-1.3.1, pts/gtkperf-1.2.1 via the Phoronix Test Suite.
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Performance impact of lightweight window managers Processor Motherboard Chipset Memory Disk Graphics Audio Network OS Kernel Desktop Display Server Display Driver OpenGL Compiler File-System Screen Resolution Openbox without compositing Fluxbox without compton Intel Pentium B960 @ 2.20GHz (2 Cores) Acer EA50_HC_HR Intel 2nd Generation Core Family DRAM 4096MB 500GB Seagate ST9500325AS Intel HD 2000 (1100MHz) Realtek ALC269VB Broadcom NetLink BCM57785 Gigabit PCIe + Qualcomm Atheros AR9485 Wireless Ubuntu 14.04 3.13.0-14-generic (x86_64) Openbox 3.5.2 X Server 1.15.0 intel 2.99.910 3.1 Mesa 10.1.0 GCC 4.8.2 ext4 1366x768 OpenBenchmarking.org Compiler Details - --build=x86_64-linux-gnu --disable-browser-plugin --disable-libmudflap --disable-werror --enable-checking=release --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-gtk-cairo --enable-java-awt=gtk --enable-java-home --enable-languages=c,c++,java,go,d,fortran,objc,obj-c++ --enable-libstdcxx-debug --enable-libstdcxx-time=yes --enable-multiarch --enable-nls --enable-objc-gc --enable-plugin --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --host=x86_64-linux-gnu --target=x86_64-linux-gnu --with-abi=m64 --with-arch-32=i686 --with-arch-directory=amd64 --with-multilib-list=m32,m64,mx32 --with-tune=generic -v Graphics Details - SNA
Performance impact of lightweight window managers gtkperf: GtkComboBox x11perf: 500px Compositing From Pixmap To Window x11perf: Fill 300 x 300px AA Trapezoid gtkperf: GtkComboBoxEntry gtkperf: GtkRadioButton qgears2: OpenGL - Image Scaling x11perf: 500px Compositing From Window To Window x11perf: 500px PutImage Square x11perf: Char in 80-char aa line qgears2: XRender Extension - Image Scaling gtkperf: GtkToggleButton gtkperf: GtkCheckButton qgears2: XRender Extension - Gears gtkperf: Total Time qgears2: OpenGL - Gears qgears2: OpenGL - Text x11perf: Copy 500x500 From Pixmap To Pixmap reaction: 1366 x 768 xonotic: 1366 x 768 - Ultra qgears2: XRender Extension - Text gtkperf: GtkTextView - Add Text gtkperf: GtkDrawingArea - Pixbufs gtkperf: GtkDrawingArea - Circles openarena: 1366 x 768 nexuiz: 1366 x 768 - No - Off x11perf: PutImage XY 500x500 Square gtkperf: GtkTextView - Scroll x11perf: 500px Copy From Window To Window x11perf: Scrolling 500 x 500 px Openbox without compositing Fluxbox without compton 19.69 3150 246000 14.33 2.58 461.57 3180 2277 12100000 226.97 1.62 1.66 105.07 1009.65 238.04 129.32 3430 63.27 29.41 99.90 890.65 0.68 13.18 29.87 15.19 142 0.08 3180 2970 21.02 3285 237000 14.67 2.61 456.36 3210 2297 12000000 225.38 1.61 1.65 105.59 1013.05 237.46 129.61 3427 63.30 29.40 99.87 890.56 0.68 13.18 29.87 15.19 142 0.09 3103 2895 OpenBenchmarking.org
OpenArena Resolution: 1366 x 768 - Total Frame Time OpenBenchmarking.org Milliseconds, Fewer Is Better OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1366 x 768 - Total Frame Time Fluxbox without compton Openbox without compositing 14 28 42 56 70 Min: 5 / Avg: 33.5 / Max: 73 Min: 4 / Avg: 33.29 / Max: 69
Reaction Quake 3 Resolution: 1366 x 768 - Total Frame Time OpenBenchmarking.org Milliseconds, Fewer Is Better Reaction Quake 3 1.0 Beta Resolution: 1366 x 768 - Total Frame Time Fluxbox without compton Openbox without compositing 9 18 27 36 45 Min: 4 / Avg: 15.66 / Max: 41 Min: 4 / Avg: 15.69 / Max: 46
GtkPerf GTK Widget: GtkComboBox OpenBenchmarking.org Seconds, Fewer Is Better GtkPerf 0.40 GTK Widget: GtkComboBox Fluxbox without compton Openbox without compositing 5 10 15 20 25 SE +/- 0.12, N = 3 SE +/- 0.02, N = 3 21.02 19.69 1. (CC) gcc options: -lgtk-x11-2.0 -latk-1.0 -lgio-2.0 -lpangoft2-1.0 -lfontconfig -lgdk-x11-2.0 -lpangocairo-1.0 -lgdk_pixbuf-2.0 -lpango-1.0 -lgobject-2.0 -lglib-2.0
x11perf Test: 500px Compositing From Pixmap To Window OpenBenchmarking.org Operations / Second, More Is Better x11perf 1.5 Test: 500px Compositing From Pixmap To Window Fluxbox without compton Openbox without compositing 700 1400 2100 2800 3500 SE +/- 79.61, N = 6 SE +/- 40.41, N = 3 3285 3150 1. (CC) gcc options: -O2 -lXext -lXft -lXrender -lX11 -lXmuu -lm
x11perf Test: Fill 300 x 300px AA Trapezoid OpenBenchmarking.org Operations / Second, More Is Better x11perf 1.5 Test: Fill 300 x 300px AA Trapezoid Fluxbox without compton Openbox without compositing 50K 100K 150K 200K 250K SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 237000 246000 1. (CC) gcc options: -O2 -lXext -lXft -lXrender -lX11 -lXmuu -lm
GtkPerf GTK Widget: GtkComboBoxEntry OpenBenchmarking.org Seconds, Fewer Is Better GtkPerf 0.40 GTK Widget: GtkComboBoxEntry Fluxbox without compton Openbox without compositing 4 8 12 16 20 SE +/- 0.04, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 14.67 14.33 1. (CC) gcc options: -lgtk-x11-2.0 -latk-1.0 -lgio-2.0 -lpangoft2-1.0 -lfontconfig -lgdk-x11-2.0 -lpangocairo-1.0 -lgdk_pixbuf-2.0 -lpango-1.0 -lgobject-2.0 -lglib-2.0
GtkPerf GTK Widget: GtkRadioButton OpenBenchmarking.org Seconds, Fewer Is Better GtkPerf 0.40 GTK Widget: GtkRadioButton Fluxbox without compton Openbox without compositing 0.5873 1.1746 1.7619 2.3492 2.9365 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 2.61 2.58 1. (CC) gcc options: -lgtk-x11-2.0 -latk-1.0 -lgio-2.0 -lpangoft2-1.0 -lfontconfig -lgdk-x11-2.0 -lpangocairo-1.0 -lgdk_pixbuf-2.0 -lpango-1.0 -lgobject-2.0 -lglib-2.0
QGears2 Rendering: OpenGL - Test: Image Scaling OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better QGears2 Rendering: OpenGL - Test: Image Scaling Fluxbox without compton Openbox without compositing 100 200 300 400 500 SE +/- 0.37, N = 3 SE +/- 0.77, N = 3 456.36 461.57 1. (CXX) g++ options: -m64 -lQtOpenGL -lQtGui -lQtCore -lGL -lpthread
x11perf Test: 500px Compositing From Window To Window OpenBenchmarking.org Operations / Second, More Is Better x11perf 1.5 Test: 500px Compositing From Window To Window Fluxbox without compton Openbox without compositing 700 1400 2100 2800 3500 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 3210 3180 1. (CC) gcc options: -O2 -lXext -lXft -lXrender -lX11 -lXmuu -lm
x11perf Test: 500px PutImage Square OpenBenchmarking.org Operations / Second, More Is Better x11perf 1.5 Test: 500px PutImage Square Fluxbox without compton Openbox without compositing 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 SE +/- 28.48, N = 3 SE +/- 23.33, N = 3 2297 2277 1. (CC) gcc options: -O2 -lXext -lXft -lXrender -lX11 -lXmuu -lm
x11perf Test: Char in 80-char aa line OpenBenchmarking.org Operations / Second, More Is Better x11perf 1.5 Test: Char in 80-char aa line Fluxbox without compton Openbox without compositing 3M 6M 9M 12M 15M SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 12000000 12100000 1. (CC) gcc options: -O2 -lXext -lXft -lXrender -lX11 -lXmuu -lm
QGears2 Rendering: XRender Extension - Test: Image Scaling OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better QGears2 Rendering: XRender Extension - Test: Image Scaling Fluxbox without compton Openbox without compositing 50 100 150 200 250 SE +/- 0.96, N = 3 SE +/- 0.35, N = 3 225.38 226.97 1. (CXX) g++ options: -m64 -lQtOpenGL -lQtGui -lQtCore -lGL -lpthread
GtkPerf GTK Widget: GtkToggleButton OpenBenchmarking.org Seconds, Fewer Is Better GtkPerf 0.40 GTK Widget: GtkToggleButton Fluxbox without compton Openbox without compositing 0.3645 0.729 1.0935 1.458 1.8225 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 1.61 1.62 1. (CC) gcc options: -lgtk-x11-2.0 -latk-1.0 -lgio-2.0 -lpangoft2-1.0 -lfontconfig -lgdk-x11-2.0 -lpangocairo-1.0 -lgdk_pixbuf-2.0 -lpango-1.0 -lgobject-2.0 -lglib-2.0
GtkPerf GTK Widget: GtkCheckButton OpenBenchmarking.org Seconds, Fewer Is Better GtkPerf 0.40 GTK Widget: GtkCheckButton Fluxbox without compton Openbox without compositing 0.3735 0.747 1.1205 1.494 1.8675 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 1.65 1.66 1. (CC) gcc options: -lgtk-x11-2.0 -latk-1.0 -lgio-2.0 -lpangoft2-1.0 -lfontconfig -lgdk-x11-2.0 -lpangocairo-1.0 -lgdk_pixbuf-2.0 -lpango-1.0 -lgobject-2.0 -lglib-2.0
QGears2 Rendering: XRender Extension - Test: Gears OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better QGears2 Rendering: XRender Extension - Test: Gears Fluxbox without compton Openbox without compositing 20 40 60 80 100 SE +/- 0.19, N = 3 SE +/- 0.14, N = 3 105.59 105.07 1. (CXX) g++ options: -m64 -lQtOpenGL -lQtGui -lQtCore -lGL -lpthread
GtkPerf GTK Widget: Total Time OpenBenchmarking.org Seconds, Fewer Is Better GtkPerf 0.40 GTK Widget: Total Time Fluxbox without compton Openbox without compositing 200 400 600 800 1000 SE +/- 0.58, N = 3 SE +/- 0.66, N = 3 1013.05 1009.65 1. (CC) gcc options: -lgtk-x11-2.0 -latk-1.0 -lgio-2.0 -lpangoft2-1.0 -lfontconfig -lgdk-x11-2.0 -lpangocairo-1.0 -lgdk_pixbuf-2.0 -lpango-1.0 -lgobject-2.0 -lglib-2.0
QGears2 Rendering: OpenGL - Test: Gears OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better QGears2 Rendering: OpenGL - Test: Gears Fluxbox without compton Openbox without compositing 50 100 150 200 250 SE +/- 0.35, N = 3 SE +/- 0.45, N = 3 237.46 238.04 1. (CXX) g++ options: -m64 -lQtOpenGL -lQtGui -lQtCore -lGL -lpthread
QGears2 Rendering: OpenGL - Test: Text OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better QGears2 Rendering: OpenGL - Test: Text Fluxbox without compton Openbox without compositing 30 60 90 120 150 SE +/- 0.32, N = 3 SE +/- 0.24, N = 3 129.61 129.32 1. (CXX) g++ options: -m64 -lQtOpenGL -lQtGui -lQtCore -lGL -lpthread
x11perf Test: Copy 500x500 From Pixmap To Pixmap OpenBenchmarking.org Operations / Second, More Is Better x11perf 1.5 Test: Copy 500x500 From Pixmap To Pixmap Fluxbox without compton Openbox without compositing 700 1400 2100 2800 3500 SE +/- 36.67, N = 3 SE +/- 30.00, N = 3 3427 3430 1. (CC) gcc options: -O2 -lXext -lXft -lXrender -lX11 -lXmuu -lm
Reaction Quake 3 Resolution: 1366 x 768 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Reaction Quake 3 1.0 Beta Resolution: 1366 x 768 Fluxbox without compton Openbox without compositing 14 28 42 56 70 SE +/- 0.06, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 63.30 63.27 MIN: 63.2 / MAX: 63.4 MIN: 63.2 / MAX: 63.3
Xonotic Resolution: 1366 x 768 - Effects Quality: Ultra OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1366 x 768 - Effects Quality: Ultra Fluxbox without compton Openbox without compositing 7 14 21 28 35 SE +/- 0.02, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 29.40 29.41 MIN: 15 / MAX: 43 MIN: 15 / MAX: 43
QGears2 Rendering: XRender Extension - Test: Text OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better QGears2 Rendering: XRender Extension - Test: Text Fluxbox without compton Openbox without compositing 20 40 60 80 100 SE +/- 0.02, N = 3 SE +/- 0.06, N = 3 99.87 99.90 1. (CXX) g++ options: -m64 -lQtOpenGL -lQtGui -lQtCore -lGL -lpthread
GtkPerf GTK Widget: GtkTextView - Add Text OpenBenchmarking.org Seconds, Fewer Is Better GtkPerf 0.40 GTK Widget: GtkTextView - Add Text Fluxbox without compton Openbox without compositing 200 400 600 800 1000 SE +/- 0.66, N = 3 SE +/- 0.41, N = 3 890.56 890.65 1. (CC) gcc options: -lgtk-x11-2.0 -latk-1.0 -lgio-2.0 -lpangoft2-1.0 -lfontconfig -lgdk-x11-2.0 -lpangocairo-1.0 -lgdk_pixbuf-2.0 -lpango-1.0 -lgobject-2.0 -lglib-2.0
GtkPerf GTK Widget: GtkDrawingArea - Pixbufs OpenBenchmarking.org Seconds, Fewer Is Better GtkPerf 0.40 GTK Widget: GtkDrawingArea - Pixbufs Fluxbox without compton Openbox without compositing 0.153 0.306 0.459 0.612 0.765 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 0.68 0.68 1. (CC) gcc options: -lgtk-x11-2.0 -latk-1.0 -lgio-2.0 -lpangoft2-1.0 -lfontconfig -lgdk-x11-2.0 -lpangocairo-1.0 -lgdk_pixbuf-2.0 -lpango-1.0 -lgobject-2.0 -lglib-2.0
GtkPerf GTK Widget: GtkDrawingArea - Circles OpenBenchmarking.org Seconds, Fewer Is Better GtkPerf 0.40 GTK Widget: GtkDrawingArea - Circles Fluxbox without compton Openbox without compositing 3 6 9 12 15 SE +/- 0.02, N = 3 SE +/- 0.09, N = 3 13.18 13.18 1. (CC) gcc options: -lgtk-x11-2.0 -latk-1.0 -lgio-2.0 -lpangoft2-1.0 -lfontconfig -lgdk-x11-2.0 -lpangocairo-1.0 -lgdk_pixbuf-2.0 -lpango-1.0 -lgobject-2.0 -lglib-2.0
OpenArena Resolution: 1366 x 768 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1366 x 768 Fluxbox without compton Openbox without compositing 7 14 21 28 35 SE +/- 0.07, N = 3 SE +/- 0.09, N = 3 29.87 29.87 MIN: 5 / MAX: 74 MIN: 4 / MAX: 74
Nexuiz Resolution: 1366 x 768 - HDR: No - Sound: Off OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Nexuiz 2.5.2 Resolution: 1366 x 768 - HDR: No - Sound: Off Fluxbox without compton Openbox without compositing 4 8 12 16 20 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 15.19 15.19 MIN: 10 / MAX: 19 MIN: 10 / MAX: 19
x11perf Test: PutImage XY 500x500 Square OpenBenchmarking.org Operations / Second, More Is Better x11perf 1.5 Test: PutImage XY 500x500 Square Fluxbox without compton Openbox without compositing 30 60 90 120 150 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 142 142 1. (CC) gcc options: -O2 -lXext -lXft -lXrender -lX11 -lXmuu -lm
GtkPerf GTK Widget: GtkTextView - Scroll OpenBenchmarking.org Seconds, Fewer Is Better GtkPerf 0.40 GTK Widget: GtkTextView - Scroll Fluxbox without compton Openbox without compositing 0.0203 0.0406 0.0609 0.0812 0.1015 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 6 0.09 0.08 1. (CC) gcc options: -lgtk-x11-2.0 -latk-1.0 -lgio-2.0 -lpangoft2-1.0 -lfontconfig -lgdk-x11-2.0 -lpangocairo-1.0 -lgdk_pixbuf-2.0 -lpango-1.0 -lgobject-2.0 -lglib-2.0
x11perf Test: 500px Copy From Window To Window OpenBenchmarking.org Operations / Second, More Is Better x11perf 1.5 Test: 500px Copy From Window To Window Fluxbox without compton Openbox without compositing 700 1400 2100 2800 3500 SE +/- 106.67, N = 6 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 3103 3180 1. (CC) gcc options: -O2 -lXext -lXft -lXrender -lX11 -lXmuu -lm
x11perf Test: Scrolling 500 x 500 px OpenBenchmarking.org Operations / Second, More Is Better x11perf 1.5 Test: Scrolling 500 x 500 px Fluxbox without compton Openbox without compositing 600 1200 1800 2400 3000 SE +/- 73.02, N = 6 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 2895 2970 1. (CC) gcc options: -O2 -lXext -lXft -lXrender -lX11 -lXmuu -lm
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