Compiz Testing

Does Compiz still cause a performance hit? Here's tests with multiple GPUs and drivers with Metacity and Compiz. More information in upcoming Phoronix.com article.

HTML result view exported from: https://openbenchmarking.org/result/1103194-IV-1103109IV54&grt&sor.

ProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioMonitorOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerDisplay DriverOpenGLCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionMetacityCompiz Gallium - X1950PRO Gallium - HD 4670 Gallium - HD 5450 Catalyst - HD 4670 Catalyst - HD 5450 Gallium - 8600GT Gallium - GT 220 NVIDIA - 8600GT NVIDIA - GT 220 Gallium - X1950PRO Gallium - HD 4670 Gallium - HD 5450 Catalyst - HD 4670 Catalyst - HD 5450 Gallium - 8600GT Gallium - GT 220 NVIDIA - 8600GT NVIDIA - GT 220 Catalyst - HD 5770AMD Phenom 9500 @ 2.20GHz (4 Cores)ECS A790GXM-A v1.0AMD RS780 + SB700/SB8004096MB250GB Seagate ST3250310ASAMD Radeon X1950 ProRealtek ALC888DELL S2409WUbuntu 10.102.6.38-999-generic (x86_64)GNOME 2.32.0X Server 1.9.0radeon 6.14.992.1 Mesa 7.11-devel Gallium 0.4GCC 4.4.5ext41920x1080AMD Radeon HD 4670 (750/1100MHz)AMD Radeon HD 5450 (650/400MHz)ATI Radeon HD 4600 512MB (750/1100MHz)2.6.35-27-generic (x86_64)fglrx 8.82.8 Catalyst 11.23.3.10524ATI Radeon HD 5450 512MB (650/400MHz)4.1.10524NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT 256MB (540/702MHz)2.6.38-999-generic (x86_64)nouveau 0.0.162.1 Mesa 7.11-devel Gallium 0.4NVIDIA GeForce GT 220 1024MB (625/950MHz)NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT 512MB (540/700MHz)NVIDIA 270.303.3.0 NVIDIA 270.30NVIDIA GeForce GT 220 1024MB (625/400MHz)AMD Radeon X1950 ProDELL S2409Wradeon 6.14.992.1 Mesa 7.11-devel Gallium 0.4AMD Radeon HD 4670 (750/1100MHz)AMD Radeon HD 5450 (650/400MHz)ATI Radeon HD 4600 512MB (750/1100MHz)2.6.35-27-generic (x86_64)fglrx 8.82.8 Catalyst 11.23.3.10524ATI Radeon HD 5450 512MB (650/400MHz)4.1.10524NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT 256MB (540/702MHz)2.6.38-999-generic (x86_64)nouveau 0.0.162.1 Mesa 7.11-devel Gallium 0.4NVIDIA GeForce GT 220 1024MB (625/950MHz)NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT 512MB (540/700MHz)NVIDIA 270.303.3.0 NVIDIA 270.30NVIDIA GeForce GT 220 1024MB (625/400MHz)AMD Phenom II X6 1090T @ 3.20GHz (6 Cores)BIOSTAR TA890GXB HDAMD RS7808192MB1000GB Seagate ST31000528ASATI Radeon HD 5700 1024MB (850/1200MHz)DELL 2209WAFedora release 14 (Laughlin)2.6.35.11-83.fc14.x86_64 (x86_64)X Server 1.9.4fglrx 8.82.8 Catalyst 10.124.1.10524GCC 4.5.11680x1050OpenBenchmarking.orgSystem Details- Compiz: Catalyst - HD 5770: Compiz and Firefox were running on this system. SELinux: Enabled. AMD CnQ was enabled.

nexuiz: 1920 x 1080 - No - Offopenarena: 1920 x 1080urbanterror: 1920 x 1080padman: 1920 x 1080MetacityCompiz Gallium - X1950PRO Gallium - HD 4670 Gallium - HD 5450 Catalyst - HD 4670 Catalyst - HD 5450 Gallium - 8600GT Gallium - GT 220 NVIDIA - 8600GT NVIDIA - GT 220 Gallium - X1950PRO Gallium - HD 4670 Gallium - HD 5450 Catalyst - HD 4670 Catalyst - HD 5450 Gallium - 8600GT Gallium - GT 220 NVIDIA - 8600GT NVIDIA - GT 220 Catalyst - HD 577029.2959.9048.5059.4727.4557.6739.6753.1710.2422.9021.5322.5373.43136.1058.03110.0016.5061.1357.6778.8334.17116.9049.0088.0721.2363.7345.9760.8040.42174.3772.97153.2029.36156.1772.87148.438.99105.9354.9095.9034.4888.0739.8763.3010.7226.9024.5026.0776.08137.9758.13108.0016.5061.4356.9078.7028.1575.2743.2350.4017.6033.8034.8734.8736.21134.3771.53127.5326.39113.8370.43120.4057.8355.6353.4759.95OpenBenchmarking.org

Nexuiz

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - HDR: No - Sound: Off

CompizMetacityOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterNexuiz 2.5.2Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - HDR: No - Sound: OffHD 4670CatalystHD 5770Catalyst8600GTNVIDIAHD 4670Gallium8600GTGalliumGT 220NVIDIAX1950PROGalliumGT 220GalliumHD 5450CatalystHD 5450Gallium20406080100SE +/- 1.28, N = 4SE +/- 0.08, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.13, N = 3SE +/- 0.51, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 376.0857.8336.2134.4828.1526.3917.6016.5010.728.9973.4340.4234.1729.3629.2927.4521.2316.5010.24

OpenArena

Resolution: 1920 x 1080

MetacityCompizOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.5Resolution: 1920 x 10808600GTNVIDIAGT 220NVIDIAHD 4670Catalyst8600GTGalliumX1950PROGalliumHD 4670GalliumGT 220GalliumHD 5450CatalystHD 5770CatalystHD 5450Gallium4080120160200SE +/- 0.69, N = 3SE +/- 1.68, N = 3SE +/- 2.37, N = 3SE +/- 0.36, N = 3SE +/- 0.15, N = 3SE +/- 0.26, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 1.11, N = 3SE +/- 0.58, N = 3SE +/- 0.23, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.59, N = 3SE +/- 0.86, N = 3SE +/- 0.17, N = 3SE +/- 0.81, N = 6SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3174.37156.17136.10116.9063.7361.1359.9057.6722.90137.97134.37113.83105.9388.0775.2761.4355.6333.8026.90

Urban Terror

Resolution: 1920 x 1080

MetacityCompizOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUrban Terror 4.1Resolution: 1920 x 10808600GTNVIDIAGT 220NVIDIAHD 4670CatalystHD 5450CatalystX1950PROGalliumHD 5770Catalyst8600GTGalliumGT 220GalliumHD 4670GalliumHD 5450Gallium1632486480SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.22, N = 3SE +/- 0.42, N = 3SE +/- 0.55, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.31, N = 3SE +/- 0.13, N = 3SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.45, N = 3SE +/- 1.39, N = 6SE +/- 0.82, N = 3SE +/- 0.46, N = 3SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 6.49, N = 6SE +/- 0.43, N = 3SE +/- 0.55, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 372.9772.8758.0357.6749.0048.5045.9739.6721.5371.5370.4358.1356.9054.9053.4743.2339.8734.8724.50

World of Padman

Resolution: 1920 x 1080

MetacityCompizOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterWorld of Padman 1.2Resolution: 1920 x 10808600GTNVIDIAGT 220NVIDIAHD 4670CatalystX1950PROGallium8600GTGalliumHD 5450CatalystHD 4670GalliumGT 220GalliumHD 5770CatalystHD 5450Gallium306090120150SE +/- 0.59, N = 3SE +/- 0.22, N = 3SE +/- 0.55, N = 3SE +/- 0.66, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.20, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.44, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 1.53, N = 5SE +/- 0.32, N = 3SE +/- 0.10, N = 3SE +/- 0.55, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.21, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3153.20148.43110.0088.0778.8360.8059.4753.1722.53127.53120.40108.0095.9078.7063.3059.9550.4034.8726.07


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