Ubuntu 14.04 Desktops
Benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix


Ubuntu 14.04: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7-3517U @ 1.90GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS UX32VDA v1.0, Chipset: Intel 3rd Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 2 x 128GB SanDisk SD5SF212, Graphics: Intel HD 4000 512MB (1150MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC269VB, Network: Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6235

	OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.13.0-30-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.0, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: intel 2.99.910, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.1.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Ubuntu 14.10 20140703: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7-3517U @ 1.90GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS UX32VDA v1.0, Chipset: Intel 3rd Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 2 x 128GB SanDisk SD5SF212, Graphics: Intel HD 4000 512MB (1150MHz), Audio: Intel 7 /C210, Network: Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6235

	OS: Ubuntu 14.10, Kernel: 3.15.0-6-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.0, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: intel 2.99.910, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.2.1, Compiler: GCC 4.8.3, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Ubuntu 14.04 - GNOME Shell 3.10.4: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7-3517U @ 1.90GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS UX32VDA v1.0, Chipset: Intel 3rd Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 2 x 128GB SanDisk SD5SF212, Graphics: Intel HD 4000 512MB (1150MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC269VB, Network: Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6235

	OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.13.0-30-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.10.4, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: intel 2.99.910, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.1.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Ubuntu 14.04 - Xfce 4.10: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7-3517U @ 1.90GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS UX32VDA v1.0, Chipset: Intel 3rd Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 2 x 128GB SanDisk SD5SF212, Graphics: Intel HD 4000 512MB (1150MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC269VB, Network: Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6235

	OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.13.0-30-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Xfce 4.10, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: intel 2.99.910, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.1.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080


Tesseract 2014-05-12
Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 14.04 ...................... 32.41 |====================================
Ubuntu 14.10 20140703 ............. 31.82 |===================================
Ubuntu 14.04 - GNOME Shell 3.10.4 . 32.16 |====================================
Ubuntu 14.04 - Xfce 4.10 .......... 32.42 |====================================


Unvanquished 0.26.0
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Intermediate
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 14.04 ...................... 26.23 |===================================
Ubuntu 14.10 20140703 ............. 26.83 |====================================
Ubuntu 14.04 - GNOME Shell 3.10.4 . 26.13 |===================================
Ubuntu 14.04 - Xfce 4.10 .......... 26.27 |===================================


Unvanquished 0.26.0
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Intermediate - Total Frame Time
Milliseconds < Lower Is Better
Ubuntu 14.04 ...................... MIN: 29  AVG: 38   MAX: 95 
Ubuntu 14.10 20140703 ............. MIN: 28  AVG: 37   MAX: 87 
Ubuntu 14.04 - GNOME Shell 3.10.4 . MIN: 29  AVG: 38   MAX: 98 
Ubuntu 14.04 - Xfce 4.10 .......... MIN: 29  AVG: 38   MAX: 97 


Xonotic 0.7
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Low
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 14.04 ...................... 121.62 |==================================
Ubuntu 14.10 20140703 ............. 124.05 |===================================
Ubuntu 14.04 - GNOME Shell 3.10.4 . 123.62 |===================================
Ubuntu 14.04 - Xfce 4.10 .......... 122.04 |==================================


Xonotic 0.7
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: High
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 14.04 ...................... 63.41 |====================================
Ubuntu 14.10 20140703 ............. 63.96 |====================================
Ubuntu 14.04 - GNOME Shell 3.10.4 . 61.82 |===================================
Ubuntu 14.04 - Xfce 4.10 .......... 64.10 |====================================


Xonotic 0.7
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultra
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 14.04 ...................... 41.92 |===================================
Ubuntu 14.10 20140703 ............. 43.01 |====================================
Ubuntu 14.04 - GNOME Shell 3.10.4 . 42.37 |===================================
Ubuntu 14.04 - Xfce 4.10 .......... 42.79 |====================================


Xonotic 0.7
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultimate
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 14.04 ...................... 27.66 |====================================
Ubuntu 14.10 20140703 ............. 27.87 |====================================
Ubuntu 14.04 - GNOME Shell 3.10.4 . 27.80 |====================================
Ubuntu 14.04 - Xfce 4.10 .......... 27.87 |====================================