window-managers-on-old-hardware Celeron testing with a MSI MS-6337 and nv17 128MB on Alpine Linux v3.8 3.8.1 via the Phoronix Test Suite. dwm: Processor: Celeron @ 1.21GHz (1 Core), Motherboard: MSI MS-6337, Chipset: Intel 82815 815 and MCH + LPC, Memory: 500MB, Disk: 4GB Seagate STI Flash 8.0.0 + 40GB Seagate ST340810A, Graphics: nv17 128MB, Audio: Ensoniq ES1371/ES1373, Monitor: VA702, Network: 3Com 3c905B 100BaseTX OS: Alpine Linux v3.8 3.8.1, Kernel: 4.14.74-0-vanilla (i686), Desktop: GNOME Shell, Display Server: Wayland Weston + X Server 1.20.1 + SurfaceFlinger + GNOME Shell Wayland, Display Driver: modesetting 1.20.1, OpenGL: 1.2 Mesa 18.1.7, Compiler: GCC 8.2.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1280x1024 bspwm: Processor: Celeron @ 1.21GHz (1 Core), Motherboard: MSI MS-6337, Chipset: Intel 82815 815 and MCH + LPC, Memory: 500MB, Disk: 4GB Seagate STI Flash 8.0.0 + 40GB Seagate ST340810A, Graphics: nv17 128MB, Audio: Ensoniq ES1371/ES1373, Monitor: VA702, Network: 3Com 3c905B 100BaseTX OS: Alpine Linux v3.8 3.8.1, Kernel: 4.14.74-0-vanilla (i686), Desktop: GNOME Shell, Display Server: Wayland Weston + X Server 1.20.1 + SurfaceFlinger + GNOME Shell Wayland, Display Driver: modesetting 1.20.1, OpenGL: 1.2 Mesa 18.1.7, Compiler: GCC 8.2.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1280x1024 2bwm: Processor: Celeron @ 1.21GHz (1 Core), Motherboard: MSI MS-6337, Chipset: Intel 82815 815 and MCH + LPC, Memory: 500MB, Disk: 4GB Seagate STI Flash 8.0.0 + 40GB Seagate ST340810A, Graphics: nv17 128MB, Audio: Ensoniq ES1371/ES1373, Monitor: VA702, Network: 3Com 3c905B 100BaseTX OS: Alpine Linux v3.8 3.8.1, Kernel: 4.14.74-0-vanilla (i686), Desktop: GNOME Shell, Display Server: Wayland Weston + X Server 1.20.1 + SurfaceFlinger + GNOME Shell Wayland, Display Driver: modesetting 1.20.1, OpenGL: 1.2 Mesa 18.1.7, Compiler: GCC 8.2.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1280x1024 dwm-opt: Processor: Celeron @ 1.21GHz (1 Core), Motherboard: MSI MS-6337, Chipset: Intel 82815 815 and MCH + LPC, Memory: 500MB, Disk: 4GB Seagate STI Flash 8.0.0 + 40GB Seagate ST340810A, Graphics: nv17 128MB, Audio: Ensoniq ES1371/ES1373, Monitor: VA702, Network: 3Com 3c905B 100BaseTX OS: Alpine Linux v3.8 3.8.1, Kernel: 4.14.74-0-vanilla (i686), Desktop: GNOME Shell, Display Server: Wayland Weston + X Server 1.20.1 + SurfaceFlinger + GNOME Shell Wayland, Display Driver: modesetting 1.20.1, OpenGL: 1.2 Mesa 18.1.7, Compiler: GCC 8.2.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1280x1024 openbox: Processor: Celeron @ 1.21GHz (1 Core), Motherboard: MSI MS-6337, Chipset: Intel 82815 815 and MCH + LPC, Memory: 500MB, Disk: 4GB Seagate STI Flash 8.0.0 + 40GB Seagate ST340810A, Graphics: nv17 128MB, Audio: Ensoniq ES1371/ES1373, Monitor: VA702, Network: 3Com 3c905B 100BaseTX OS: Alpine Linux v3.8 3.8.1, Kernel: 4.14.74-0-vanilla (i686), Desktop: GNOME Shell, Display Server: Wayland Weston + X Server 1.20.1 + SurfaceFlinger + GNOME Shell Wayland, Display Driver: modesetting 1.20.1, OpenGL: 1.2 Mesa 18.1.7, Compiler: GCC 8.2.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1280x1024 x11perf 1.5 Test: 500px PutImage Square Operations / Second > Higher Is Better dwm ..... 23.40 |============================================================= bspwm ... 23.57 |============================================================== 2bwm .... 23.60 |============================================================== dwm-opt . 23.47 |============================================================== openbox . 23.47 |============================================================== x11perf 1.5 Test: Scrolling 500 x 500 px Operations / Second > Higher Is Better dwm ..... 1580 |=============================================================== bspwm ... 1580 |=============================================================== 2bwm .... 1580 |=============================================================== dwm-opt . 1580 |=============================================================== openbox . 1580 |=============================================================== x11perf 1.5 Test: Char in 80-char aa line Operations / Second > Higher Is Better dwm ..... 141667 |============================================================= bspwm ... 137333 |=========================================================== 2bwm .... 141667 |============================================================= dwm-opt . 138000 |=========================================================== openbox . 140000 |============================================================ x11perf 1.5 Test: PutImage XY 500x500 Square Operations / Second > Higher Is Better dwm ..... 0.20 |=============================================================== bspwm ... 0.20 |=============================================================== 2bwm .... 0.20 |=============================================================== dwm-opt . 0.20 |=============================================================== openbox . 0.20 |=============================================================== x11perf 1.5 Test: Fill 300 x 300px AA Trapezoid Operations / Second > Higher Is Better dwm ..... 550 |================================================================ bspwm ... 546 |================================================================ 2bwm .... 548 |================================================================ dwm-opt . 546 |================================================================ openbox . 549 |================================================================ x11perf 1.5 Test: 500px Copy From Window To Window Operations / Second > Higher Is Better dwm ..... 1560 |=============================================================== bspwm ... 1560 |=============================================================== 2bwm .... 1560 |=============================================================== dwm-opt . 1560 |=============================================================== openbox . 1560 |=============================================================== x11perf 1.5 Test: Copy 500x500 From Pixmap To Pixmap Operations / Second > Higher Is Better dwm ..... 2240 |=============================================================== bspwm ... 2240 |=============================================================== 2bwm .... 2240 |=============================================================== dwm-opt . 2240 |=============================================================== openbox . 2240 |=============================================================== x11perf 1.5 Test: 500px Compositing From Pixmap To Window Operations / Second > Higher Is Better dwm ..... 1820 |=============================================================== bspwm ... 1820 |=============================================================== 2bwm .... 1820 |=============================================================== dwm-opt . 1820 |=============================================================== openbox . 1820 |=============================================================== x11perf 1.5 Test: 500px Compositing From Window To Window Operations / Second > Higher Is Better dwm ..... 1560 |=============================================================== bspwm ... 1560 |=============================================================== 2bwm .... 1560 |=============================================================== dwm-opt . 1560 |=============================================================== openbox . 1560 |=============================================================== GtkPerf 0.40 GTK Widget: GtkComboBox Seconds < Lower Is Better dwm ..... 252.09 |================================================== bspwm ... 309.02 |============================================================= 2bwm .... 197.26 |======================================= dwm-opt . 271.65 |====================================================== openbox . 211.02 |========================================== GtkPerf 0.40 GTK Widget: GtkCheckButton Seconds < Lower Is Better dwm ..... 20.01 |=========================================== bspwm ... 28.92 |============================================================== 2bwm .... 20.45 |============================================ dwm-opt . 20.27 |=========================================== openbox . 20.42 |============================================ GtkPerf 0.40 GTK Widget: GtkRadioButton Seconds < Lower Is Better dwm ..... 42.91 |======================================================== bspwm ... 47.72 |============================================================== 2bwm .... 44.08 |========================================================= dwm-opt . 43.57 |========================================================= openbox . 43.64 |========================================================= GtkPerf 0.40 GTK Widget: GtkToggleButton Seconds < Lower Is Better dwm ..... 19.08 |============================================================= bspwm ... 19.18 |============================================================= 2bwm .... 19.49 |============================================================== dwm-opt . 19.37 |============================================================== openbox . 19.51 |============================================================== GtkPerf 0.40 GTK Widget: GtkComboBoxEntry Seconds < Lower Is Better dwm ..... 190.68 |=================================================== bspwm ... 226.65 |============================================================= 2bwm .... 159.88 |=========================================== dwm-opt . 203.00 |======================================================= openbox . 206.18 |======================================================= GtkPerf 0.40 GTK Widget: GtkTextView - Scroll Seconds < Lower Is Better dwm ..... 1.33 |======================================== bspwm ... 1.32 |======================================== 2bwm .... 2.07 |============================================================== dwm-opt . 1.27 |====================================== openbox . 2.09 |=============================================================== GtkPerf 0.40 GTK Widget: GtkDrawingArea - Circles Seconds < Lower Is Better dwm ..... 199.19 |========================================================= bspwm ... 199.19 |========================================================= 2bwm .... 198.11 |========================================================= dwm-opt . 211.55 |============================================================= openbox . 200.68 |========================================================== GtkPerf 0.40 GTK Widget: GtkDrawingArea - Pixbufs Seconds < Lower Is Better dwm ..... 56.36 |============================================================= bspwm ... 57.02 |============================================================== 2bwm .... 55.75 |============================================================= dwm-opt . 55.76 |============================================================= openbox . 56.18 |=============================================================