Desktop Ubuntu 18.04 Benchmarks Tests for a future article on Phoronix.com. GNOME Shell 3.26.2 On X.Org: Processor: Intel Core i5-8400 @ 4.00GHz (6 Cores), Motherboard: MSI Z370M MORTAR (MS-7B54) v1.0 (1.10 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Device 3ec2, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 525GB Crucial_CT525MX3 + 128GB ADATA SX6000NP, Graphics: Intel HD 3072MB (1050MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 18.04, Kernel: 4.15.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20180119, Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.26.2, Display Driver: modesetting 1.19.5, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 17.4.0-devel, Vulkan: 1.0.61, Compiler: GCC 7.2.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 GNOME Shell 3.26.2 Wayland: Processor: Intel Core i5-8400 @ 4.00GHz (6 Cores), Motherboard: MSI Z370M MORTAR (MS-7B54) v1.0 (1.10 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Device 3ec2, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 525GB Crucial_CT525MX3 + 128GB ADATA SX6000NP, Graphics: Intel HD 3072MB (1050MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 18.04, Kernel: 4.15.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20180119, Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.26.2, Display Server: Wayland, Display Driver: modesetting 1.19.5, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 17.4.0-devel, Vulkan: 1.0.61, Compiler: GCC 7.2.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 KDE Plasma 5.11.4: Processor: Intel Core i5-8400 @ 4.00GHz (6 Cores), Motherboard: MSI Z370M MORTAR (MS-7B54) v1.0 (1.10 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Device 3ec2, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 525GB Crucial_CT525MX3 + 128GB ADATA SX6000NP, Graphics: Intel HD 3072MB (1050MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 18.04, Kernel: 4.15.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20180119, Desktop: KDE Plasma 5.11.4, Display Driver: modesetting 1.19.5, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 17.4.0-devel, Vulkan: 1.0.61, Compiler: GCC 7.2.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Xfce 4.12: Processor: Intel Core i5-8400 @ 4.00GHz (6 Cores), Motherboard: MSI Z370M MORTAR (MS-7B54) v1.0 (1.10 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Device 3ec2, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 525GB Crucial_CT525MX3 + 128GB ADATA SX6000NP, Graphics: Intel HD 3072MB (1050MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 18.04, Kernel: 4.15.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20180119, Desktop: Xfce 4.12, Display Driver: modesetting 1.19.5, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 17.4.0-devel, Vulkan: 1.0.61, Compiler: GCC 7.2.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Unity 7.5: Processor: Intel Core i5-8400 @ 4.00GHz (6 Cores), Motherboard: MSI Z370M MORTAR (MS-7B54) v1.0 (1.10 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Device 3ec2, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 525GB Crucial_CT525MX3 + 128GB ADATA SX6000NP, Graphics: Intel HD 3072MB (1050MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 18.04, Kernel: 4.15.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20180119, Desktop: Unity 7.5.0, Display Driver: modesetting 1.19.5, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 17.4.0-devel, Vulkan: 1.0.61, Compiler: GCC 7.2.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 LXDE: Processor: Intel Core i5-8400 @ 4.00GHz (6 Cores), Motherboard: MSI Z370M MORTAR (MS-7B54) v1.0 (1.10 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Device 3ec2, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 525GB Crucial_CT525MX3 + 128GB ADATA SX6000NP, Graphics: Intel HD 3072MB (1050MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 18.04, Kernel: 4.15.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20180119, Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.26.2, Display Driver: modesetting 1.19.5, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 17.4.0-devel, Vulkan: 1.0.61, Compiler: GCC 7.2.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 BioShock Infinite Resolution: 1280 x 1024 - Effects Quality: Low Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GNOME Shell 3.26.2 On X.Org . 53.65 |========================================== GNOME Shell 3.26.2 Wayland .. 36.56 |============================ KDE Plasma 5.11.4 ........... 53.96 |========================================== Xfce 4.12 ................... 51.69 |======================================== Unity 7.5 ................... 53.92 |========================================== LXDE ........................ 54.08 |========================================== Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Resolution: 1280 x 1024 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GNOME Shell 3.26.2 On X.Org . 18.17 |============== GNOME Shell 3.26.2 Wayland .. 49.95 |======================================= KDE Plasma 5.11.4 ........... 53.12 |========================================== Xfce 4.12 ................... 51.70 |========================================= Unity 7.5 ................... 53.17 |========================================== LXDE ........................ 53.11 |========================================== Dota 2 Resolution: 1280 x 1024 - Renderer: OpenGL Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GNOME Shell 3.26.2 On X.Org . 28.67 |========================================== GNOME Shell 3.26.2 Wayland .. 27.65 |======================================== KDE Plasma 5.11.4 ........... 28.70 |========================================== Xfce 4.12 ................... 27.90 |========================================= Unity 7.5 ................... 28.70 |========================================== LXDE ........................ 28.60 |========================================== Dota 2 Resolution: 1280 x 1024 - Renderer: Vulkan Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GNOME Shell 3.26.2 On X.Org . 25.20 |========================================== GNOME Shell 3.26.2 Wayland .. 24.93 |========================================= KDE Plasma 5.11.4 ........... 25.27 |========================================== Xfce 4.12 ................... 24.70 |========================================= Unity 7.5 ................... 25.23 |========================================== LXDE ........................ 25.30 |========================================== ET: Legacy 2.75 Renderer: Renderer2 - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GNOME Shell 3.26.2 On X.Org . 104.47 |========================================= GNOME Shell 3.26.2 Wayland .. 100.87 |======================================= KDE Plasma 5.11.4 ........... 105.10 |========================================= Xfce 4.12 ................... 99.83 |======================================= Unity 7.5 ................... 105.07 |========================================= LXDE ........................ 104.77 |========================================= Portal Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GNOME Shell 3.26.2 On X.Org . 117.61 |========================================= GNOME Shell 3.26.2 Wayland .. 113.99 |======================================= KDE Plasma 5.11.4 ........... 112.23 |======================================= Xfce 4.12 ................... 112.44 |======================================= Unity 7.5 ................... 118.34 |========================================= LXDE ........................ 117.68 |========================================= Serious Sam 3: BFE Resolution: 1280 x 1024 - Quality: Low - Renderer: OpenGL Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GNOME Shell 3.26.2 On X.Org . 37.48 |========================================== GNOME Shell 3.26.2 Wayland .. 28.15 |================================ KDE Plasma 5.11.4 ........... 28.07 |=============================== Xfce 4.12 ................... 35.72 |======================================== Unity 7.5 ................... 36.92 |========================================= LXDE ........................ 36.62 |========================================= Serious Sam 3: BFE Resolution: 1280 x 1024 - Quality: Low - Renderer: Vulkan Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GNOME Shell 3.26.2 On X.Org . 39.93 |======================================== GNOME Shell 3.26.2 Wayland .. 31.77 |================================ KDE Plasma 5.11.4 ........... 27.32 |============================ Xfce 4.12 ................... 40.62 |========================================= Unity 7.5 ................... 41.52 |========================================== LXDE ........................ 40.00 |======================================== Tesseract 2014-05-12 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GNOME Shell 3.26.2 On X.Org . 62.38 |========================================== GNOME Shell 3.26.2 Wayland .. 60.28 |======================================== KDE Plasma 5.11.4 ........... 58.96 |======================================== Xfce 4.12 ................... 59.94 |======================================== Unity 7.5 ................... 62.54 |========================================== LXDE ........................ 62.54 |========================================== Tomb Raider Resolution: 1280 x 1024 - Quality: Low Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GNOME Shell 3.26.2 On X.Org . 46.47 |========================================= KDE Plasma 5.11.4 ........... 44.30 |======================================= Xfce 4.12 ................... 45.67 |======================================== Unity 7.5 ................... 46.27 |========================================= LXDE ........................ 47.50 |========================================== Unigine Superposition 1.0 Resolution: 1280 x 1024 - Mode: Windowed - Quality: Low Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GNOME Shell 3.26.2 On X.Org . 13.80 |========================================= GNOME Shell 3.26.2 Wayland .. 14.10 |========================================== KDE Plasma 5.11.4 ........... 13.40 |======================================== Xfce 4.12 ................... 13.80 |========================================= Unity 7.5 ................... 13.80 |========================================= LXDE ........................ 13.90 |========================================= Unigine Superposition 1.0 Resolution: 1280 x 1024 - Mode: Fullscreen - Quality: Low Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GNOME Shell 3.26.2 On X.Org . 13.80 |========================================= GNOME Shell 3.26.2 Wayland .. 10.20 |=============================== KDE Plasma 5.11.4 ........... 13.60 |========================================= Xfce 4.12 ................... 13.80 |========================================= Unity 7.5 ................... 13.80 |========================================= LXDE ........................ 14.00 |========================================== Unigine Valley 1.0 Resolution: 1280 x 1024 - Mode: Windowed Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GNOME Shell 3.26.2 On X.Org . 42.38 |========================================== GNOME Shell 3.26.2 Wayland .. 16.12 |================ KDE Plasma 5.11.4 ........... 41.20 |========================================= Xfce 4.12 ................... 42.65 |========================================== Unity 7.5 ................... 41.97 |========================================= LXDE ........................ 41.87 |========================================= Unigine Valley 1.0 Resolution: 1280 x 1024 - Mode: Fullscreen Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GNOME Shell 3.26.2 On X.Org . 14.82 |========================================== GNOME Shell 3.26.2 Wayland .. 10.13 |============================ KDE Plasma 5.11.4 ........... 14.46 |========================================= Xfce 4.12 ................... 14.83 |========================================== Unity 7.5 ................... 14.82 |========================================== LXDE ........................ 14.94 |========================================== Xonotic 0.8.2 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Low Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GNOME Shell 3.26.2 On X.Org . 249.79 |========================================= GNOME Shell 3.26.2 Wayland .. 247.53 |======================================== KDE Plasma 5.11.4 ........... 243.93 |======================================== Xfce 4.12 ................... 251.15 |========================================= Unity 7.5 ................... 248.37 |========================================= LXDE ........................ 250.58 |========================================= Xonotic 0.8.2 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GNOME Shell 3.26.2 On X.Org . 102.69 |========================================= GNOME Shell 3.26.2 Wayland .. 101.00 |======================================== KDE Plasma 5.11.4 ........... 96.01 |====================================== Xfce 4.12 ................... 97.64 |======================================= Unity 7.5 ................... 102.16 |========================================= LXDE ........................ 102.70 |========================================= ParaView 5.4.1 Test: Wavelet Volume - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames / Sec > Higher Is Better GNOME Shell 3.26.2 On X.Org . 25.74 |========================================== GNOME Shell 3.26.2 Wayland .. 25.51 |========================================== KDE Plasma 5.11.4 ........... 23.18 |====================================== Xfce 4.12 ................... 25.41 |========================================= Unity 7.5 ................... 24.81 |======================================== LXDE ........................ 25.50 |========================================== ParaView 5.4.1 Test: Wavelet Volume - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 MiVoxels / Sec > Higher Is Better GNOME Shell 3.26.2 On X.Org . 411.85 |========================================= GNOME Shell 3.26.2 Wayland .. 408.14 |========================================= KDE Plasma 5.11.4 ........... 370.87 |===================================== Xfce 4.12 ................... 406.60 |======================================== Unity 7.5 ................... 396.93 |======================================== LXDE ........................ 407.92 |========================================= ParaView 5.4.1 Test: Wavelet Contour - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames / Sec > Higher Is Better GNOME Shell 3.26.2 On X.Org . 15.44 |======================================== GNOME Shell 3.26.2 Wayland .. 16.27 |========================================== KDE Plasma 5.11.4 ........... 15.24 |======================================= Xfce 4.12 ................... 15.26 |======================================= Unity 7.5 ................... 14.88 |====================================== LXDE ........................ 15.41 |======================================== ParaView 5.4.1 Test: Wavelet Contour - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 MiPolys / Sec > Higher Is Better GNOME Shell 3.26.2 On X.Org . 160.86 |======================================= GNOME Shell 3.26.2 Wayland .. 169.53 |========================================= KDE Plasma 5.11.4 ........... 158.78 |====================================== Xfce 4.12 ................... 159.02 |====================================== Unity 7.5 ................... 155.07 |====================================== LXDE ........................ 160.53 |======================================= GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Triangle - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Windowed Points > Higher Is Better GNOME Shell 3.26.2 On X.Org . 47284 |========================================== GNOME Shell 3.26.2 Wayland .. 45627 |========================================= KDE Plasma 5.11.4 ........... 40764 |==================================== Xfce 4.12 ................... 46895 |========================================== Unity 7.5 ................... 45369 |======================================== LXDE ........................ 45091 |======================================== GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Triangle - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen Points > Higher Is Better GNOME Shell 3.26.2 On X.Org . 44287 |========================================= GNOME Shell 3.26.2 Wayland .. 44034 |========================================= KDE Plasma 5.11.4 ........... 38809 |==================================== Xfce 4.12 ................... 45272 |========================================== Unity 7.5 ................... 40882 |====================================== LXDE ........................ 45393 |==========================================