Ubuntu Desktop Environments Testing of various Linux desktop environments from Ubuntu 12.04 LTS repository as of 7 February 2012 with NVIDIA and AMD graphics cards using different open and closed-source graphics driver options. Testing for a future article on Phoronix.com by Michael Larabel.
HTML result view exported from: https://openbenchmarking.org/result/1202072-BY-UBUNTUDES02 .
Processor Motherboard Chipset Memory Disk Graphics Audio Monitor Network OS Kernel Desktop Display Server Display Driver OpenGL Compiler File-System Screen Resolution 9800GTX - Nouveau 9800GTX - NVIDIA HD 5770 - Radeon HD 5770 - Catalyst Unity 5.2.0 Unity 2D 5.2.0 GNOME Shell 3.2.2.1 GNOME Classic 3.2.1 KDE Plasma 4.8 Xfce 4.8 Unity 5.2.0 Unity 2D 5.2.0 GNOME Shell 3.2.2.1 GNOME Classic 3.2.1 KDE Plasma 4.8 Xfce 4.8 Unity 5.2.0 Unity 2D 5.2.0 GNOME Shell 3.2.2.1 GNOME Classic 3.2.1 KDE Plasma 4.8 Xfce 4.8 Unity 5.2.0 Unity 2D 5.2.0 GNOME Shell 3.2.2.1 GNOME Classic 3.2.1 KDE Plasma 4.8 Xfce 4.8 Intel Core i7-3960X @ 3.20GHz (12 Cores) Intel DX79SI Intel Sandy DMI2 16384MB 240GB OCZ VERTEX3 NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX 512MB (675/1100MHz) Realtek ALC892 DELL P2210H Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection Ubuntu 12.04 3.2.0-14-generic (x86_64) Unity 5.2.0 X Server 1.11.3 nouveau 0.0.16 2.1 Mesa 8.0-rc2 Gallium 0.4 GCC 4.6 ext4 1920x1080 Unity 2D 5.2.0 GNOME Shell 3.2.2.1 GNOME 3.2.1 KDE 4.8.00 Xfce 4.8 NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX/9800 GTX+ 512MB (675/1100MHz) Unity 5.2.0 NVIDIA 290.10 3.3.0 NVIDIA 290.10 Unity 2D 5.2.0 GNOME Shell 3.2.2.1 GNOME 3.2.1 KDE 4.8.00 Xfce 4.8 AMD Radeon HD 5700 1024MB DELL P2210H Unity 5.2.0 radeon 6.14.99 2.1 Mesa 8.0-rc2 Gallium 0.4 Unity 2D 5.2.0 GNOME Shell 3.2.2.1 GNOME 3.2.1 KDE 4.8.00 Xfce 4.8 ATI Radeon HD 5700 1024MB (850/1200MHz) Unity 5.2.0 fglrx 8.91.4 Catalyst 11.11 4.1.11251 Unity 2D 5.2.0 GNOME Shell 3.2.2.1 GNOME 3.2.1 KDE 4.8.00 Xfce 4.8 OpenBenchmarking.org System Details - 9800GTX - Nouveau: Unity 5.2.0, 9800GTX - Nouveau: GNOME Classic 3.2.1, 9800GTX - NVIDIA: Unity 5.2.0, 9800GTX - NVIDIA: GNOME Classic 3.2.1, HD 5770 - Radeon: Unity 5.2.0, HD 5770 - Radeon: GNOME Classic 3.2.1, HD 5770 - Catalyst: Unity 5.2.0, HD 5770 - Catalyst: GNOME Classic 3.2.1: Compiz was running on this system.
doom3: 1920 x 1080 - Low lightsmark: 1920 x 1080 vdrift: 1920 x 1080 openarena: 1920 x 1080 padman: 1920 x 1080 warsow: 1920 x 1080 9800GTX - Nouveau 9800GTX - NVIDIA HD 5770 - Radeon HD 5770 - Catalyst Unity 5.2.0 Unity 2D 5.2.0 GNOME Shell 3.2.2.1 GNOME Classic 3.2.1 KDE Plasma 4.8 Xfce 4.8 Unity 5.2.0 Unity 2D 5.2.0 GNOME Shell 3.2.2.1 GNOME Classic 3.2.1 KDE Plasma 4.8 Xfce 4.8 Unity 5.2.0 Unity 2D 5.2.0 GNOME Shell 3.2.2.1 GNOME Classic 3.2.1 KDE Plasma 4.8 Xfce 4.8 Unity 5.2.0 Unity 2D 5.2.0 GNOME Shell 3.2.2.1 GNOME Classic 3.2.1 KDE Plasma 4.8 Xfce 4.8 33.97 45.82 80.60 133.47 141.27 72.23 33.57 42.02 66.08 113.87 110.33 61.27 37.37 50.87 84.37 176.40 167.70 69.10 34.53 46.57 81.07 141.33 144.90 73.17 32.53 42.18 67.98 123.27 108.40 62.43 37.40 50.82 84.40 175.87 167.27 76.50 122.63 337.41 39.77 449.53 421.83 213.23 146.90 264.49 33.80 354.30 365.03 182.97 158.47 456.36 43.78 544.40 480.07 223.30 152.97 346.94 40.50 463.90 455.33 224.27 147.97 329.10 40.75 434.57 435.10 213.27 163.30 471.53 35.55 558.73 490.93 255.77 33.87 90.30 52.19 144.50 147.67 25.03 36.00 86.70 66.64 136.03 140.67 25.43 37.80 102.49 64.63 166.90 177.00 24.13 36.40 99.65 63.06 161.00 165.20 26.20 35.12 91.75 58.44 150.63 44.63 25.80 37.97 101.87 73.56 167.03 178.17 26.60 200.43 50.67 360.07 284.23 234.57 200.10 50.69 359.10 285.47 233.77 199.40 50.74 359.10 282.43 119.83 199.23 50.69 362.23 286.47 234.03 201.40 50.71 363.20 287.77 234.27 202.03 50.73 356.93 285.60 234.80 OpenBenchmarking.org
Doom 3 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Quality: Low 9800GTX - Nouveau 9800GTX - NVIDIA HD 5770 - Radeon HD 5770 - Catalyst OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Doom 3 1.3.1 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Quality: Low Unity 5.2.0 Unity 2D 5.2.0 GNOME Shell 3.2.2.1 GNOME Classic 3.2.1 KDE Plasma 4.8 Xfce 4.8 40 80 120 160 200 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.09, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.33, N = 3 SE +/- 0.86, N = 3 SE +/- 1.77, N = 3 SE +/- 0.67, N = 3 SE +/- 0.19, N = 3 SE +/- 0.70, N = 3 SE +/- 0.24, N = 3 SE +/- 0.15, N = 3 SE +/- 0.12, N = 3 SE +/- 0.44, N = 3 SE +/- 0.68, N = 6 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 1.27, N = 3 SE +/- 1.30, N = 3 SE +/- 1.11, N = 3 SE +/- 1.52, N = 3 SE +/- 1.47, N = 3 SE +/- 0.97, N = 3 33.97 33.57 37.37 34.53 32.53 37.40 122.63 146.90 158.47 152.97 147.97 163.30 33.87 36.00 37.80 36.40 35.12 37.97 200.43 200.10 199.40 199.23 201.40 202.03
Lightsmark Resolution: 1920 x 1080 9800GTX - Nouveau 9800GTX - NVIDIA HD 5770 - Radeon OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Lightsmark 2008 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Unity 5.2.0 Unity 2D 5.2.0 GNOME Shell 3.2.2.1 GNOME Classic 3.2.1 KDE Plasma 4.8 Xfce 4.8 100 200 300 400 500 SE +/- 0.02, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.02, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.06, N = 3 SE +/- 0.02, N = 3 SE +/- 0.49, N = 3 SE +/- 0.63, N = 3 SE +/- 1.15, N = 3 SE +/- 0.86, N = 3 SE +/- 0.29, N = 3 SE +/- 1.09, N = 3 SE +/- 0.32, N = 3 SE +/- 0.02, N = 3 SE +/- 0.02, N = 3 SE +/- 0.13, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 45.82 42.02 50.87 46.57 42.18 50.82 337.41 264.49 456.36 346.94 329.10 471.53 90.30 86.70 102.49 99.65 91.75 101.87
VDrift Resolution: 1920 x 1080 9800GTX - Nouveau 9800GTX - NVIDIA HD 5770 - Radeon HD 5770 - Catalyst OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better VDrift 2010-06-30 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Unity 5.2.0 Unity 2D 5.2.0 GNOME Shell 3.2.2.1 GNOME Classic 3.2.1 KDE Plasma 4.8 Xfce 4.8 20 40 60 80 100 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.13, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.02, N = 3 SE +/- 0.04, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.04, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.02, N = 3 SE +/- 0.02, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.02, N = 3 SE +/- 7.19, N = 6 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 8.89, N = 6 SE +/- 8.56, N = 6 SE +/- 4.04, N = 6 SE +/- 0.02, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 80.60 66.08 84.37 81.07 67.98 84.40 39.77 33.80 43.78 40.50 40.75 35.55 52.19 66.64 64.63 63.06 58.44 73.56 50.67 50.69 50.74 50.69 50.71 50.73
OpenArena Resolution: 1920 x 1080 9800GTX - Nouveau 9800GTX - NVIDIA HD 5770 - Radeon HD 5770 - Catalyst OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better OpenArena 0.8.5 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Unity 5.2.0 Unity 2D 5.2.0 GNOME Shell 3.2.2.1 GNOME Classic 3.2.1 KDE Plasma 4.8 Xfce 4.8 120 240 360 480 600 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.09, N = 3 SE +/- 0.23, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 2.86, N = 3 SE +/- 1.37, N = 3 SE +/- 2.72, N = 3 SE +/- 1.55, N = 3 SE +/- 1.73, N = 3 SE +/- 2.62, N = 3 SE +/- 0.38, N = 3 SE +/- 0.32, N = 3 SE +/- 0.17, N = 3 SE +/- 0.21, N = 3 SE +/- 0.18, N = 3 SE +/- 0.27, N = 3 SE +/- 1.16, N = 3 SE +/- 0.46, N = 3 SE +/- 0.06, N = 3 SE +/- 1.27, N = 3 SE +/- 0.74, N = 3 SE +/- 1.07, N = 3 133.47 113.87 176.40 141.33 123.27 175.87 449.53 354.30 544.40 463.90 434.57 558.73 144.50 136.03 166.90 161.00 150.63 167.03 360.07 359.10 359.10 362.23 363.20 356.93
World of Padman Resolution: 1920 x 1080 9800GTX - Nouveau 9800GTX - NVIDIA HD 5770 - Radeon HD 5770 - Catalyst OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better World of Padman 1.2 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Unity 5.2.0 Unity 2D 5.2.0 GNOME Shell 3.2.2.1 GNOME Classic 3.2.1 KDE Plasma 4.8 Xfce 4.8 110 220 330 440 550 SE +/- 0.09, N = 3 SE +/- 0.32, N = 3 SE +/- 0.12, N = 3 SE +/- 0.10, N = 3 SE +/- 0.25, N = 3 SE +/- 0.09, N = 3 SE +/- 2.55, N = 3 SE +/- 0.64, N = 3 SE +/- 4.77, N = 3 SE +/- 3.61, N = 3 SE +/- 2.17, N = 3 SE +/- 3.85, N = 3 SE +/- 0.30, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 1.45, N = 3 SE +/- 0.38, N = 3 SE +/- 0.12, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.98, N = 3 SE +/- 1.13, N = 3 SE +/- 0.82, N = 3 SE +/- 1.31, N = 3 SE +/- 0.68, N = 3 SE +/- 0.87, N = 3 141.27 110.33 167.70 144.90 108.40 167.27 421.83 365.03 480.07 455.33 435.10 490.93 147.67 140.67 177.00 165.20 44.63 178.17 284.23 285.47 282.43 286.47 287.77 285.60
Warsow Resolution: 1920 x 1080 9800GTX - Nouveau 9800GTX - NVIDIA HD 5770 - Radeon HD 5770 - Catalyst OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Warsow 0.61 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Unity 5.2.0 Unity 2D 5.2.0 GNOME Shell 3.2.2.1 GNOME Classic 3.2.1 KDE Plasma 4.8 Xfce 4.8 60 120 180 240 300 SE +/- 0.07, N = 3 SE +/- 0.07, N = 3 SE +/- 0.06, N = 3 SE +/- 0.13, N = 3 SE +/- 0.12, N = 3 SE +/- 0.12, N = 3 SE +/- 0.38, N = 3 SE +/- 0.07, N = 3 SE +/- 0.35, N = 3 SE +/- 0.44, N = 3 SE +/- 0.18, N = 3 SE +/- 0.23, N = 3 SE +/- 0.07, N = 3 SE +/- 0.07, N = 3 SE +/- 0.07, N = 3 SE +/- 0.06, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.15, N = 3 SE +/- 0.35, N = 3 SE +/- 0.43, N = 3 SE +/- 0.07, N = 3 SE +/- 0.62, N = 3 SE +/- 0.39, N = 3 SE +/- 0.26, N = 3 72.23 61.27 69.10 73.17 62.43 76.50 213.23 182.97 223.30 224.27 213.27 255.77 25.03 25.43 24.13 26.20 25.80 26.60 234.57 233.77 119.83 234.03 234.27 234.80
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