Ubuntu Linux Desktop Comparison

Desktop comparison benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com.

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Ubuntu Linux Desktop ComparisonOpenBenchmarking.orgPhoronix Test SuiteIntel Core i7-4600U @ 3.30GHz (4 Cores)CompuLab Intense-PC2 (IPC2)Intel Haswell-ULT DRAM8192MB120GB Micron_M500_MTFDIntel Haswell-ULT IGP (1100MHz)Intel Haswell-ULT HD AudioMX279Intel Connection I218-LM + Intel Wireless 7260Ubuntu 14.103.16.0-14-generic (x86_64)Xfce 4.10Unity 7.3.1GNOME Shell 3.12.2KDE 4.14.0LXDE 0.6.2Cinnamon 2.2.16EnlightenmentX Server 1.16.0intel 2.99.9143.0 Mesa 10.2.6GCC 4.9.1ext41920x1080ProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioMonitorNetworkOSKernelDesktopsDisplay ServerDisplay DriverOpenGLCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionUbuntu Linux Desktop Comparison BenchmarksSystem Logs- Xfce 4.10, Unity 7.3.1, GNOME Shell 3.12.2, Cinnamon 2.2.16, E17: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave - Xfce 4.10, Unity 7.3.1, GNOME Shell 3.12.2, Cinnamon 2.2.16, E17: SNA

Xfce 4.10Unity 7.3.1GNOME Shell 3.12.2KDE 4.14.0LXDE 0.6.2Cinnamon 2.2.16E17Logarithmic Result OverviewPhoronix Test SuiteCounter-Strike SourceTeam Fortress 2XonoticUnigine SanctuaryXonoticWarsowTesseractOpenArenaXonotic1920 x 10801920 x 10801920 x 1080 - Low1920 x 10801920 x 1080 - High1920 x 10801920 x 10801920 x 10801920 x 1080 - Ultra

Ubuntu Linux Desktop Comparisoncstrike: 1920 x 1080openarena: 1920 x 1080tesseract: 1920 x 1080tf2: 1920 x 1080unigine-sanctuary: 1920 x 1080warsow: 1920 x 1080xonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Lowxonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Highxonotic: 1920 x 1080 - UltraXfce 4.10Unity 7.3.1GNOME Shell 3.12.2KDE 4.14.0LXDE 0.6.2Cinnamon 2.2.16E1781.3934.2036.4552.1114.4130.3759.8358.9155.0159.5034.2739.4354.4814.4233.1359.8458.5155.6616.4934.2739.6016.2414.4233.2059.8358.8754.8583.4332.2336.9054.2414.0830.73152.0470.6555.0359.5134.0739.6354.8714.4233.5359.8258.8755.0262.0734.3739.6154.2514.4032.9359.8058.8354.8688.143337.6215.9510.3831.40159.2974.0855.71OpenBenchmarking.org

Counter-Strike Source

This is a benchmark of Valve's Counter-Strike: Source game. The test profile assumes you have a Steam account, have Steam installed for the system, and that Counter-Strike: Source is already installed. This automates the process of executing the game and using a standardized time demo. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterCounter-Strike SourceResolution: 1920 x 1080Xfce 4.10Unity 7.3.1GNOME Shell 3.12.2KDE 4.14.0LXDE 0.6.2Cinnamon 2.2.16E1720406080100SE +/- 0.36, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.76, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.20, N = 3SE +/- 0.18, N = 381.3959.5016.4983.4359.5162.0788.14
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterCounter-Strike SourceResolution: 1920 x 1080Xfce 4.10Unity 7.3.1GNOME Shell 3.12.2KDE 4.14.0LXDE 0.6.2Cinnamon 2.2.16E1720406080100Min: 80.68 / Avg: 81.39 / Max: 81.77Min: 59.5 / Avg: 59.5 / Max: 59.5Min: 16.31 / Avg: 16.49 / Max: 16.72Min: 82.11 / Avg: 83.43 / Max: 84.74Min: 59.5 / Avg: 59.51 / Max: 59.53Min: 61.85 / Avg: 62.07 / Max: 62.48Min: 87.78 / Avg: 88.14 / Max: 88.39

OpenArena

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.8Resolution: 1920 x 1080Xfce 4.10Unity 7.3.1GNOME Shell 3.12.2KDE 4.14.0LXDE 0.6.2Cinnamon 2.2.16E17816243240SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 334.2034.2734.2732.2334.0734.3733.00MIN: 3 / MAX: 63MIN: 3 / MAX: 61MIN: 3 / MAX: 64MIN: 3 / MAX: 69MIN: 1 / MAX: 65MIN: 3 / MAX: 64MIN: 1 / MAX: 68
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.8Resolution: 1920 x 1080Xfce 4.10Unity 7.3.1GNOME Shell 3.12.2KDE 4.14.0LXDE 0.6.2Cinnamon 2.2.16E17714212835Min: 34.1 / Avg: 34.2 / Max: 34.3Min: 34.2 / Avg: 34.27 / Max: 34.3Min: 34.2 / Avg: 34.27 / Max: 34.3Min: 32.2 / Avg: 32.23 / Max: 32.3Min: 34 / Avg: 34.07 / Max: 34.1Min: 34.3 / Avg: 34.37 / Max: 34.4Min: 33 / Avg: 33 / Max: 33

OpenBenchmarking.orgMilliseconds, Fewer Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.8Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame TimeXfce 4.10Unity 7.3.1GNOME Shell 3.12.2KDE 4.14.0LXDE 0.6.2Cinnamon 2.2.16E171326395265Min: 4 / Avg: 29.12 / Max: 63Min: 3 / Avg: 29.1 / Max: 60Min: 3 / Avg: 29.07 / Max: 63Min: 3 / Avg: 30.99 / Max: 69Min: 4 / Avg: 29.34 / Max: 65Min: 3 / Avg: 29.01 / Max: 64Min: 3 / Avg: 30.2 / Max: 67

Tesseract

Tesseract is a fork of Cube 2 Sauerbraten with numerous graphics and game-play improvements. Tesseract has been in development since 2012 while its first release happened in May of 2014. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterTesseract 2014-05-12Resolution: 1920 x 1080Xfce 4.10Unity 7.3.1GNOME Shell 3.12.2KDE 4.14.0LXDE 0.6.2Cinnamon 2.2.16E17918273645SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.10, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.23, N = 3SE +/- 0.10, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.18, N = 336.4539.4339.6036.9039.6339.6137.62
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterTesseract 2014-05-12Resolution: 1920 x 1080Xfce 4.10Unity 7.3.1GNOME Shell 3.12.2KDE 4.14.0LXDE 0.6.2Cinnamon 2.2.16E17816243240Min: 36.3 / Avg: 36.45 / Max: 36.69Min: 39.32 / Avg: 39.43 / Max: 39.62Min: 39.58 / Avg: 39.6 / Max: 39.61Min: 36.53 / Avg: 36.9 / Max: 37.31Min: 39.47 / Avg: 39.63 / Max: 39.83Min: 39.53 / Avg: 39.61 / Max: 39.7Min: 37.38 / Avg: 37.62 / Max: 37.97

Team Fortress 2

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterTeam Fortress 2Resolution: 1920 x 1080Xfce 4.10Unity 7.3.1GNOME Shell 3.12.2KDE 4.14.0LXDE 0.6.2Cinnamon 2.2.16E171224364860SE +/- 0.14, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.14, N = 3SE +/- 0.13, N = 3SE +/- 0.08, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 352.1154.4816.2454.2454.8754.2515.95
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterTeam Fortress 2Resolution: 1920 x 1080Xfce 4.10Unity 7.3.1GNOME Shell 3.12.2KDE 4.14.0LXDE 0.6.2Cinnamon 2.2.16E171122334455Min: 51.83 / Avg: 52.11 / Max: 52.3Min: 54.38 / Avg: 54.48 / Max: 54.55Min: 16.17 / Avg: 16.24 / Max: 16.36Min: 53.96 / Avg: 54.24 / Max: 54.42Min: 54.63 / Avg: 54.87 / Max: 55.07Min: 54.13 / Avg: 54.25 / Max: 54.41Min: 15.91 / Avg: 15.95 / Max: 15.97

Unigine Sanctuary

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUnigine Sanctuary 2.3Resolution: 1920 x 1080Xfce 4.10Unity 7.3.1GNOME Shell 3.12.2KDE 4.14.0LXDE 0.6.2Cinnamon 2.2.16E1748121620SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.88, N = 614.4114.4214.4214.0814.4214.4010.38
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUnigine Sanctuary 2.3Resolution: 1920 x 1080Xfce 4.10Unity 7.3.1GNOME Shell 3.12.2KDE 4.14.0LXDE 0.6.2Cinnamon 2.2.16E1748121620Min: 14.38 / Avg: 14.41 / Max: 14.43Min: 14.42 / Avg: 14.42 / Max: 14.42Min: 14.42 / Avg: 14.42 / Max: 14.43Min: 14.07 / Avg: 14.08 / Max: 14.09Min: 14.41 / Avg: 14.42 / Max: 14.43Min: 14.38 / Avg: 14.4 / Max: 14.42Min: 9.04 / Avg: 10.38 / Max: 14.16

Warsow

This is a benchmark of Warsow, a popular open-source first-person shooter. This game uses the QFusion engine. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterWarsow 1.51Resolution: 1920 x 1080Xfce 4.10Unity 7.3.1GNOME Shell 3.12.2KDE 4.14.0LXDE 0.6.2Cinnamon 2.2.16E17816243240SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.17, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 330.3733.1333.2030.7333.5332.9331.40
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterWarsow 1.51Resolution: 1920 x 1080Xfce 4.10Unity 7.3.1GNOME Shell 3.12.2KDE 4.14.0LXDE 0.6.2Cinnamon 2.2.16E17714212835Min: 30.2 / Avg: 30.37 / Max: 30.6Min: 33 / Avg: 33.13 / Max: 33.2Min: 32.9 / Avg: 33.2 / Max: 33.5Min: 30.7 / Avg: 30.73 / Max: 30.8Min: 33.4 / Avg: 33.53 / Max: 33.7Min: 32.9 / Avg: 32.93 / Max: 33Min: 31.4 / Avg: 31.4 / Max: 31.4

Xonotic

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.7Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: LowXfce 4.10Unity 7.3.1GNOME Shell 3.12.2KDE 4.14.0LXDE 0.6.2Cinnamon 2.2.16E174080120160200SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.79, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.55, N = 359.8359.8459.83152.0459.8259.80159.29MIN: 53 / MAX: 63MIN: 52 / MAX: 62MIN: 52 / MAX: 61MIN: 79 / MAX: 254MIN: 53 / MAX: 62MIN: 45 / MAX: 62MIN: 80 / MAX: 266
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.7Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: LowXfce 4.10Unity 7.3.1GNOME Shell 3.12.2KDE 4.14.0LXDE 0.6.2Cinnamon 2.2.16E17306090120150Min: 59.82 / Avg: 59.83 / Max: 59.83Min: 59.82 / Avg: 59.84 / Max: 59.85Min: 59.81 / Avg: 59.83 / Max: 59.84Min: 150.7 / Avg: 152.04 / Max: 153.43Min: 59.79 / Avg: 59.82 / Max: 59.84Min: 59.74 / Avg: 59.8 / Max: 59.84Min: 158.29 / Avg: 159.29 / Max: 160.2

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.7Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: HighXfce 4.10Unity 7.3.1GNOME Shell 3.12.2KDE 4.14.0LXDE 0.6.2Cinnamon 2.2.16E171632486480SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.25, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.21, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.14, N = 358.9158.5158.8770.6558.8758.8374.08MIN: 35 / MAX: 62MIN: 53 / MAX: 61MIN: 36 / MAX: 62MIN: 36 / MAX: 96MIN: 36 / MAX: 62MIN: 35 / MAX: 62MIN: 37 / MAX: 100
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.7Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: HighXfce 4.10Unity 7.3.1GNOME Shell 3.12.2KDE 4.14.0LXDE 0.6.2Cinnamon 2.2.16E171428425670Min: 58.9 / Avg: 58.91 / Max: 58.93Min: 58.05 / Avg: 58.51 / Max: 58.91Min: 58.83 / Avg: 58.87 / Max: 58.92Min: 70.3 / Avg: 70.65 / Max: 71.04Min: 58.85 / Avg: 58.87 / Max: 58.88Min: 58.8 / Avg: 58.83 / Max: 58.87Min: 73.88 / Avg: 74.08 / Max: 74.36

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.7Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: UltraXfce 4.10Unity 7.3.1GNOME Shell 3.12.2KDE 4.14.0LXDE 0.6.2Cinnamon 2.2.16E171326395265SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.48, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.41, N = 3SE +/- 0.08, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.68, N = 355.0155.6654.8555.0355.0254.8655.71MIN: 25 / MAX: 63MIN: 47 / MAX: 61MIN: 25 / MAX: 62MIN: 26 / MAX: 81MIN: 25 / MAX: 63MIN: 25 / MAX: 63MIN: 22 / MAX: 84
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.7Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: UltraXfce 4.10Unity 7.3.1GNOME Shell 3.12.2KDE 4.14.0LXDE 0.6.2Cinnamon 2.2.16E171122334455Min: 54.98 / Avg: 55.01 / Max: 55.03Min: 55.06 / Avg: 55.66 / Max: 56.6Min: 54.77 / Avg: 54.85 / Max: 54.99Min: 54.22 / Avg: 55.03 / Max: 55.52Min: 54.88 / Avg: 55.02 / Max: 55.16Min: 54.8 / Avg: 54.86 / Max: 54.89Min: 54.51 / Avg: 55.71 / Max: 56.87