test1_xmonad_ksysguard_pidgin, test1_kdeplasma KDE5 with Pidgin, Ksysguard, Firefox and Evernote running test1_kdeplasma: With ksysguard and pidgin running in the background xmonad1_k+p: Processor: Intel Core i5-3210M @ 3.10GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: Dell 0XWH1P, Chipset: Intel 3rd Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 500GB Seagate ST500LT012-9WS14, Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 7600M 1024MB (600/900MHz), Audio: Conexant CX20590, Network: Realtek RTL8101/2/6E + Intel Centrino Wireless-N 2230 OS: Ubuntu 15.10, Kernel: 4.2.0-36-generic (x86_64), Display Server: X Server 1.17.2, Display Driver: intel 2.99.917, OpenGL: 4.4.13399, Compiler: GCC 5.2.1 20151010, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1366x768 xmonad+p+k+f+e: Processor: Intel Core i5-3210M @ 3.10GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: Dell 0XWH1P, Chipset: Intel 3rd Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 500GB Seagate ST500LT012-9WS14, Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 7600M 1024MB (600/900MHz), Audio: Conexant CX20590, Network: Realtek RTL8101/2/6E + Intel Centrino Wireless-N 2230 OS: Ubuntu 15.10, Kernel: 4.2.0-36-generic (x86_64), Desktop: KDE Frameworks 5, Display Server: X Server 1.17.2, Display Driver: intel 2.99.917, OpenGL: 4.4.13399, Compiler: GCC 5.2.1 20151010, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1366x768 kde5+p+k+f+e_radeon: Processor: Intel Core i5-3210M @ 3.10GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: Dell 0XWH1P, Chipset: Intel 3rd Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 500GB Seagate ST500LT012-9WS14, Graphics: Intel HD 4000 1024MB (1100MHz), Audio: Conexant CX20590, Network: Realtek RTL8101/2/6E + Intel Centrino Wireless-N 2230 OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.4.0-34-generic (x86_64), Desktop: KDE Frameworks 5, Display Server: X Server 1.18.3, Display Driver: intel 2.99.917, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 11.2.0, Compiler: GCC 5.4.0 20160609, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1366x768 test1_kdeplasma: Processor: Intel Core i5-3210M @ 3.10GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: Dell 0XWH1P, Chipset: Intel 3rd Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 500GB Seagate ST500LT012-9WS14, Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 7600M 1024MB (600/900MHz), Audio: Conexant CX20590, Network: Realtek RTL8101/2/6E + Intel Centrino Wireless-N 2230 OS: Ubuntu 15.10, Kernel: 4.2.0-36-generic (x86_64), Desktop: KDE Frameworks 5, Display Server: X Server 1.17.2, Display Driver: intel 2.99.917, OpenGL: 4.4.13399, Compiler: GCC 5.2.1 20151010, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1366x768 SQLite 3.8.10.2 Timed SQLite Insertions Seconds < Lower Is Better xmonad1_k+p ......... 886.01 |================================================= xmonad+p+k+f+e ...... 767.61 |========================================== kde5+p+k+f+e_radeon . 772.35 |=========================================== test1_kdeplasma ..... 873.63 |================================================ Dbench 4.0 1 Client MB/s > Higher Is Better xmonad1_k+p ......... 7.08 |=========================================== xmonad+p+k+f+e ...... 8.38 |=================================================== kde5+p+k+f+e_radeon . 8.29 |================================================== test1_kdeplasma ..... 7.40 |============================================= Unpacking The Linux Kernel linux-2.6.32.tar.bz2 Seconds < Lower Is Better xmonad1_k+p ......... 13.00 |============================================= xmonad+p+k+f+e ...... 14.38 |================================================== kde5+p+k+f+e_radeon . 13.11 |============================================== test1_kdeplasma ..... 13.08 |============================================= PostMark 1.51 Disk Transaction Performance TPS > Higher Is Better xmonad1_k+p ......... 4687 |================================================== xmonad+p+k+f+e ...... 4518 |================================================ kde5+p+k+f+e_radeon . 4808 |=================================================== test1_kdeplasma ..... 4518 |================================================ OpenArena 0.8.8 1366 x 768 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better xmonad1_k+p ......... 72.90 |================================================== xmonad+p+k+f+e ...... 72.70 |================================================== kde5+p+k+f+e_radeon . 30.20 |===================== test1_kdeplasma ..... 68.80 |=============================================== OpenArena 0.8.8 1366 x 768 - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better xmonad1_k+p ......... MIN: 2 AVG: 14 MAX: 48 xmonad+p+k+f+e ...... MIN: 2 AVG: 14 MAX: 47 kde5+p+k+f+e_radeon . MIN: 4 AVG: 34 MAX: 99 test1_kdeplasma ..... MIN: 2 AVG: 14 MAX: 52 Urban Terror 4.2.013 1366 x 768 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better xmonad1_k+p ......... 97.23 |=============================================== xmonad+p+k+f+e ...... 101.70 |================================================= kde5+p+k+f+e_radeon . 71.26 |================================== test1_kdeplasma ..... 95.07 |============================================== Urban Terror 4.2.013 1366 x 768 - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better xmonad1_k+p ......... MIN: 2.0 AVG: 10.1 MAX: 40.0 xmonad+p+k+f+e ...... MIN: 1.0 AVG: 9.8 MAX: 26.0 kde5+p+k+f+e_radeon . MIN: 2.0 AVG: 13.8 MAX: 55.0 test1_kdeplasma ..... MIN: 1.0 AVG: 10.4 MAX: 32.0 John The Ripper 1.8.0 Test: Blowfish Real C/S > Higher Is Better xmonad1_k+p ......... 1938 |================================================== xmonad+p+k+f+e ...... 1767 |============================================== kde5+p+k+f+e_radeon . 1959 |=================================================== test1_kdeplasma ..... 1774 |============================================== John The Ripper 1.8.0 Test: Traditional DES Real C/S > Higher Is Better xmonad1_k+p ......... 3694667 |============================================== xmonad+p+k+f+e ...... 3776667 |=============================================== kde5+p+k+f+e_radeon . 3832667 |================================================ test1_kdeplasma ..... 3616000 |============================================= John The Ripper 1.8.0 Test: MD5 Real C/S > Higher Is Better xmonad1_k+p ......... 27558 |================================================ xmonad+p+k+f+e ...... 24218 |========================================== kde5+p+k+f+e_radeon . 29001 |================================================== test1_kdeplasma ..... 27055 |=============================================== x264 2015-11-02 H.264 Video Encoding Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better xmonad1_k+p ......... 57.69 |================================================ xmonad+p+k+f+e ...... 56.57 |=============================================== kde5+p+k+f+e_radeon . 60.30 |================================================== test1_kdeplasma ..... 56.59 |=============================================== GraphicsMagick 1.3.19 HWB Color Space Iterations Per Minute > Higher Is Better xmonad1_k+p ..... 135 |======================================================== test1_kdeplasma . 134 |======================================================== GraphicsMagick 1.3.19 Local Adaptive Thresholding Iterations Per Minute > Higher Is Better xmonad1_k+p ..... 70 |========================================================= test1_kdeplasma . 70 |========================================================= 7-Zip Compression 9.20.1 Compress Speed Test MIPS > Higher Is Better xmonad1_k+p ......... 8036 |================================================ xmonad+p+k+f+e ...... 7958 |================================================ kde5+p+k+f+e_radeon . 8527 |=================================================== test1_kdeplasma ..... 8306 |================================================== Timed PHP Compilation 5.2.9 Time To Compile Seconds < Lower Is Better xmonad1_k+p ......... 74.68 |================================================= xmonad+p+k+f+e ...... 75.40 |================================================= kde5+p+k+f+e_radeon . 68.02 |============================================ test1_kdeplasma ..... 76.61 |================================================== C-Ray 1.1 Total Time Seconds < Lower Is Better xmonad1_k+p ......... 82.50 |================================================== xmonad+p+k+f+e ...... 80.97 |================================================= kde5+p+k+f+e_radeon . 77.38 |=============================================== test1_kdeplasma ..... 83.17 |================================================== Smallpt 1.0 Global Illumination Renderer; 100 Samples Seconds < Lower Is Better xmonad1_k+p ......... 261 |================================================== xmonad+p+k+f+e ...... 258 |================================================== kde5+p+k+f+e_radeon . 270 |==================================================== test1_kdeplasma ..... 262 |================================================== Bullet Physics Engine 2.81 Test: 1000 Stack Seconds < Lower Is Better xmonad1_k+p ..... 8.86 |======================================================= test1_kdeplasma . 8.83 |======================================================= Bullet Physics Engine 2.81 Test: Convex Trimesh Seconds < Lower Is Better xmonad1_k+p ..... 1.88 |======================================================= test1_kdeplasma . 1.82 |===================================================== Crafty 23.4 Elapsed Time Seconds < Lower Is Better xmonad1_k+p ......... 95.14 |================================================ xmonad+p+k+f+e ...... 97.79 |================================================== kde5+p+k+f+e_radeon . 98.39 |================================================== test1_kdeplasma ..... 96.10 |================================================= dcraw RAW To PPM Image Conversion Seconds < Lower Is Better xmonad1_k+p ......... 67.48 |================================================ xmonad+p+k+f+e ...... 68.88 |================================================= kde5+p+k+f+e_radeon . 69.58 |================================================== test1_kdeplasma ..... 67.98 |================================================= FLAC Audio Encoding 1.3.1 WAV To FLAC Seconds < Lower Is Better xmonad1_k+p ......... 8.58 |================================================ xmonad+p+k+f+e ...... 8.74 |================================================= kde5+p+k+f+e_radeon . 9.16 |=================================================== test1_kdeplasma ..... 8.79 |================================================= LAME MP3 Encoding 3.99.3 WAV To MP3 Seconds < Lower Is Better xmonad1_k+p ......... 16.00 |================================================= xmonad+p+k+f+e ...... 16.30 |================================================== kde5+p+k+f+e_radeon . 16.43 |================================================== test1_kdeplasma ..... 16.15 |================================================= FFmpeg 2.8.1 H.264 HD To NTSC DV Seconds < Lower Is Better xmonad1_k+p ......... 18.14 |================================================= xmonad+p+k+f+e ...... 18.25 |================================================= kde5+p+k+f+e_radeon . 18.37 |================================================= test1_kdeplasma ..... 18.60 |================================================== OpenSSL 1.0.1g RSA 4096-bit Performance Signs Per Second > Higher Is Better xmonad1_k+p ......... 201.03 |=============================================== xmonad+p+k+f+e ...... 199.72 |=============================================== kde5+p+k+f+e_radeon . 206.27 |================================================= test1_kdeplasma ..... 207.43 |=================================================