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.
Compare your own system(s) to this result file with the
Phoronix Test Suite by running the command:
phoronix-test-suite benchmark 1103194-IV-1103109IV54
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.
,,"Compiz: Gallium - GT 220","Metacity: Gallium - GT 220","Compiz: Gallium - 8600GT","Metacity: Gallium - 8600GT","Compiz: Gallium - HD 4670","Metacity: Gallium - HD 4670","Compiz: Gallium - X1950PRO","Metacity: Gallium - X1950PRO","Compiz: Gallium - HD 5450","Metacity: Gallium - HD 5450","Compiz: Catalyst - HD 5450","Metacity: Catalyst - HD 5450","Metacity: Catalyst - HD 4670","Compiz: Catalyst - HD 4670","Compiz: NVIDIA - 8600GT","Metacity: NVIDIA - 8600GT","Metacity: NVIDIA - GT 220","Compiz: NVIDIA - GT 220","Compiz: Catalyst - HD 5770"
Processor,,AMD Phenom 9500 @ 2.20GHz (4 Cores),AMD Phenom 9500 @ 2.20GHz (4 Cores),AMD Phenom 9500 @ 2.20GHz (4 Cores),AMD Phenom 9500 @ 2.20GHz (4 Cores),AMD Phenom 9500 @ 2.20GHz (4 Cores),AMD Phenom 9500 @ 2.20GHz (4 Cores),AMD Phenom 9500 @ 2.20GHz (4 Cores),AMD Phenom 9500 @ 2.20GHz (4 Cores),AMD Phenom 9500 @ 2.20GHz (4 Cores),AMD Phenom 9500 @ 2.20GHz (4 Cores),AMD Phenom 9500 @ 2.20GHz (4 Cores),AMD Phenom 9500 @ 2.20GHz (4 Cores),AMD Phenom 9500 @ 2.20GHz (4 Cores),AMD Phenom 9500 @ 2.20GHz (4 Cores),AMD Phenom 9500 @ 2.20GHz (4 Cores),AMD Phenom 9500 @ 2.20GHz (4 Cores),AMD Phenom 9500 @ 2.20GHz (4 Cores),AMD Phenom 9500 @ 2.20GHz (4 Cores),AMD Phenom II X6 1090T @ 3.20GHz (6 Cores)
Motherboard,,ECS A790GXM-A v1.0,ECS A790GXM-A v1.0,ECS A790GXM-A v1.0,ECS A790GXM-A v1.0,ECS A790GXM-A v1.0,ECS A790GXM-A v1.0,ECS A790GXM-A v1.0,ECS A790GXM-A v1.0,ECS A790GXM-A v1.0,ECS A790GXM-A v1.0,ECS A790GXM-A v1.0,ECS A790GXM-A v1.0,ECS A790GXM-A v1.0,ECS A790GXM-A v1.0,ECS A790GXM-A v1.0,ECS A790GXM-A v1.0,ECS A790GXM-A v1.0,ECS A790GXM-A v1.0,BIOSTAR TA890GXB HD
Chipset,,AMD RS780 + SB700/SB800,AMD RS780 + SB700/SB800,AMD RS780 + SB700/SB800,AMD RS780 + SB700/SB800,AMD RS780 + SB700/SB800,AMD RS780 + SB700/SB800,AMD RS780 + SB700/SB800,AMD RS780 + SB700/SB800,AMD RS780 + SB700/SB800,AMD RS780 + SB700/SB800,AMD RS780 + SB700/SB800,AMD RS780 + SB700/SB800,AMD RS780 + SB700/SB800,AMD RS780 + SB700/SB800,AMD RS780 + SB700/SB800,AMD RS780 + SB700/SB800,AMD RS780 + SB700/SB800,AMD RS780 + SB700/SB800,AMD RS780
Memory,,4096MB,4096MB,4096MB,4096MB,4096MB,4096MB,4096MB,4096MB,4096MB,4096MB,4096MB,4096MB,4096MB,4096MB,4096MB,4096MB,4096MB,4096MB,8192MB
Disk,,250GB Seagate ST3250310AS,250GB Seagate ST3250310AS,250GB Seagate ST3250310AS,250GB Seagate ST3250310AS,250GB Seagate ST3250310AS,250GB Seagate ST3250310AS,250GB Seagate ST3250310AS,250GB Seagate ST3250310AS,250GB Seagate ST3250310AS,250GB Seagate ST3250310AS,250GB Seagate ST3250310AS,250GB Seagate ST3250310AS,250GB Seagate ST3250310AS,250GB Seagate ST3250310AS,250GB Seagate ST3250310AS,250GB Seagate ST3250310AS,250GB Seagate ST3250310AS,250GB Seagate ST3250310AS,1000GB Seagate ST31000528AS
Graphics,,NVIDIA GeForce GT 220 1024MB (625/950MHz),NVIDIA GeForce GT 220 1024MB (625/950MHz),NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT 256MB (540/702MHz),NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT 256MB (540/702MHz),AMD Radeon HD 4670 (750/1100MHz),AMD Radeon HD 4670 (750/1100MHz),AMD Radeon X1950 Pro,AMD Radeon X1950 Pro,AMD Radeon HD 5450 (650/400MHz),AMD Radeon HD 5450 (650/400MHz),ATI Radeon HD 5450 512MB (650/400MHz),ATI Radeon HD 5450 512MB (650/400MHz),ATI Radeon HD 4600 512MB (750/1100MHz),ATI Radeon HD 4600 512MB (750/1100MHz),NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT 512MB (540/700MHz),NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT 512MB (540/700MHz),NVIDIA GeForce GT 220 1024MB (625/400MHz),NVIDIA GeForce GT 220 1024MB (625/400MHz),ATI Radeon HD 5700 1024MB (850/1200MHz)
Audio,,Realtek ALC888,Realtek ALC888,Realtek ALC888,Realtek ALC888,Realtek ALC888,Realtek ALC888,Realtek ALC888,Realtek ALC888,Realtek ALC888,Realtek ALC888,Realtek ALC888,Realtek ALC888,Realtek ALC888,Realtek ALC888,Realtek ALC888,Realtek ALC888,Realtek ALC888,Realtek ALC888,
Monitor,,DELL S2409W,DELL S2409W,DELL S2409W,DELL S2409W,DELL S2409W,DELL S2409W,DELL S2409W,DELL S2409W,DELL S2409W,DELL S2409W,DELL S2409W,DELL S2409W,DELL S2409W,DELL S2409W,,,,,DELL 2209WA
OS,,Ubuntu 10.10,Ubuntu 10.10,Ubuntu 10.10,Ubuntu 10.10,Ubuntu 10.10,Ubuntu 10.10,Ubuntu 10.10,Ubuntu 10.10,Ubuntu 10.10,Ubuntu 10.10,Ubuntu 10.10,Ubuntu 10.10,Ubuntu 10.10,Ubuntu 10.10,Ubuntu 10.10,Ubuntu 10.10,Ubuntu 10.10,Ubuntu 10.10,Fedora release 14 (Laughlin)
Kernel,,2.6.38-999-generic (x86_64),2.6.38-999-generic (x86_64),2.6.38-999-generic (x86_64),2.6.38-999-generic (x86_64),2.6.38-999-generic (x86_64),2.6.38-999-generic (x86_64),2.6.38-999-generic (x86_64),2.6.38-999-generic (x86_64),2.6.38-999-generic (x86_64),2.6.38-999-generic (x86_64),2.6.35-27-generic (x86_64),2.6.35-27-generic (x86_64),2.6.35-27-generic (x86_64),2.6.35-27-generic (x86_64),2.6.38-999-generic (x86_64),2.6.38-999-generic (x86_64),2.6.38-999-generic (x86_64),2.6.38-999-generic (x86_64),2.6.35.11-83.fc14.x86_64 (x86_64)
Desktop,,GNOME 2.32.0,GNOME 2.32.0,GNOME 2.32.0,GNOME 2.32.0,GNOME 2.32.0,GNOME 2.32.0,GNOME 2.32.0,GNOME 2.32.0,GNOME 2.32.0,GNOME 2.32.0,GNOME 2.32.0,GNOME 2.32.0,GNOME 2.32.0,GNOME 2.32.0,GNOME 2.32.0,GNOME 2.32.0,GNOME 2.32.0,GNOME 2.32.0,GNOME 2.32.0
Display Server,,X Server 1.9.0,X Server 1.9.0,X Server 1.9.0,X Server 1.9.0,X Server 1.9.0,X Server 1.9.0,X Server 1.9.0,X Server 1.9.0,X Server 1.9.0,X Server 1.9.0,X Server 1.9.0,X Server 1.9.0,X Server 1.9.0,X Server 1.9.0,X Server 1.9.0,X Server 1.9.0,X Server 1.9.0,X Server 1.9.0,X Server 1.9.4
Display Driver,,nouveau 0.0.16,nouveau 0.0.16,nouveau 0.0.16,nouveau 0.0.16,radeon 6.14.99,radeon 6.14.99,radeon 6.14.99,radeon 6.14.99,radeon 6.14.99,radeon 6.14.99,fglrx 8.82.8 Catalyst 11.2,fglrx 8.82.8 Catalyst 11.2,fglrx 8.82.8 Catalyst 11.2,fglrx 8.82.8 Catalyst 11.2,NVIDIA 270.30,NVIDIA 270.30,NVIDIA 270.30,NVIDIA 270.30,fglrx 8.82.8 Catalyst 10.12
OpenGL,,2.1 Mesa 7.11-devel Gallium 0.4,2.1 Mesa 7.11-devel Gallium 0.4,2.1 Mesa 7.11-devel Gallium 0.4,2.1 Mesa 7.11-devel Gallium 0.4,2.1 Mesa 7.11-devel Gallium 0.4,2.1 Mesa 7.11-devel Gallium 0.4,2.1 Mesa 7.11-devel Gallium 0.4,2.1 Mesa 7.11-devel Gallium 0.4,2.1 Mesa 7.11-devel Gallium 0.4,2.1 Mesa 7.11-devel Gallium 0.4,4.1.10524,4.1.10524,3.3.10524,3.3.10524,3.3.0 NVIDIA 270.30,3.3.0 NVIDIA 270.30,3.3.0 NVIDIA 270.30,3.3.0 NVIDIA 270.30,4.1.10524
Compiler,,GCC 4.4.5,GCC 4.4.5,GCC 4.4.5,GCC 4.4.5,GCC 4.4.5,GCC 4.4.5,GCC 4.4.5,GCC 4.4.5,GCC 4.4.5,GCC 4.4.5,GCC 4.4.5,GCC 4.4.5,GCC 4.4.5,GCC 4.4.5,GCC 4.4.5,GCC 4.4.5,GCC 4.4.5,GCC 4.4.5,GCC 4.5.1
File-System,,ext4,ext4,ext4,ext4,ext4,ext4,ext4,ext4,ext4,ext4,ext4,ext4,ext4,ext4,ext4,ext4,ext4,ext4,ext4
Screen Resolution,,1920x1080,1920x1080,1920x1080,1920x1080,1920x1080,1920x1080,1920x1080,1920x1080,1920x1080,1920x1080,1920x1080,1920x1080,1920x1080,1920x1080,1920x1080,1920x1080,1920x1080,1920x1080,1680x1050
,,"Compiz: Gallium - GT 220","Metacity: Gallium - GT 220","Compiz: Gallium - 8600GT","Metacity: Gallium - 8600GT","Compiz: Gallium - HD 4670","Metacity: Gallium - HD 4670","Compiz: Gallium - X1950PRO","Metacity: Gallium - X1950PRO","Compiz: Gallium - HD 5450","Metacity: Gallium - HD 5450","Compiz: Catalyst - HD 5450","Metacity: Catalyst - HD 5450","Metacity: Catalyst - HD 4670","Compiz: Catalyst - HD 4670","Compiz: NVIDIA - 8600GT","Metacity: NVIDIA - 8600GT","Metacity: NVIDIA - GT 220","Compiz: NVIDIA - GT 220","Compiz: Catalyst - HD 5770"
"OpenArena - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 (FPS)",HIB,33.80,63.73,75.27,116.90,88.07,57.67,105.93,59.90,26.90,22.90,61.43,61.13,136.10,137.97,134.37,174.37,156.17,113.83,55.63
"World of Padman - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 (FPS)",HIB,34.87,60.80,50.40,88.07,63.30,53.17,95.90,59.47,26.07,22.53,78.70,78.83,110.00,108.00,127.53,153.20,148.43,120.40,59.95
"Nexuiz - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - HDR: No - Sound: Off (FPS)",HIB,17.60,21.23,28.15,34.17,34.48,27.45,8.99,29.29,10.72,10.24,16.50,16.50,73.43,76.08,36.21,40.42,29.36,26.39,57.83
"Urban Terror - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 (FPS)",HIB,34.87,45.97,43.23,49.00,39.87,39.67,54.90,48.50,24.50,21.53,56.90,57.67,58.03,58.13,71.53,72.97,72.87,70.43,53.47