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&sro&gru.

ProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioMonitorNetworkOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerDisplay DriverOpenGLCompilerFile-SystemScreen Resolution9800GTX - Nouveau9800GTX - NVIDIAHD 5770 - RadeonHD 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 4.8Intel Core i7-3960X @ 3.20GHz (12 Cores)Intel DX79SIIntel Sandy DMI216384MB240GB OCZ VERTEX3NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX 512MB (675/1100MHz)Realtek ALC892DELL P2210HIntel 82579LM Gigabit ConnectionUbuntu 12.043.2.0-14-generic (x86_64)Unity 5.2.0X Server 1.11.3nouveau 0.0.162.1 Mesa 8.0-rc2 Gallium 0.4GCC 4.6ext41920x1080Unity 2D 5.2.0GNOME Shell 3.2.2.1GNOME 3.2.1KDE 4.8.00Xfce 4.8NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX/9800 GTX+ 512MB (675/1100MHz)Unity 5.2.0NVIDIA 290.103.3.0 NVIDIA 290.10Unity 2D 5.2.0GNOME Shell 3.2.2.1GNOME 3.2.1KDE 4.8.00Xfce 4.8AMD Radeon HD 5700 1024MBDELL P2210HUnity 5.2.0radeon 6.14.992.1 Mesa 8.0-rc2 Gallium 0.4Unity 2D 5.2.0GNOME Shell 3.2.2.1GNOME 3.2.1KDE 4.8.00Xfce 4.8ATI Radeon HD 5700 1024MB (850/1200MHz)Unity 5.2.0fglrx 8.91.4 Catalyst 11.114.1.11251Unity 2D 5.2.0GNOME Shell 3.2.2.1GNOME 3.2.1KDE 4.8.00Xfce 4.8OpenBenchmarking.orgSystem 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 - Lowlightsmark: 1920 x 1080vdrift: 1920 x 1080openarena: 1920 x 1080padman: 1920 x 1080warsow: 1920 x 10809800GTX - Nouveau9800GTX - NVIDIAHD 5770 - RadeonHD 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 4.833.9745.8280.60133.47141.2772.2333.5742.0266.08113.87110.3361.2737.3750.8784.37176.40167.7069.1034.5346.5781.07141.33144.9073.1732.5342.1867.98123.27108.4062.4337.4050.8284.40175.87167.2776.50122.63337.4139.77449.53421.83213.23146.90264.4933.80354.30365.03182.97158.47456.3643.78544.40480.07223.30152.97346.9440.50463.90455.33224.27147.97329.1040.75434.57435.10213.27163.30471.5335.55558.73490.93255.7733.8790.3052.19144.50147.6725.0336.0086.7066.64136.03140.6725.4337.80102.4964.63166.90177.0024.1336.4099.6563.06161.00165.2026.2035.1291.7558.44150.6344.6325.8037.97101.8773.56167.03178.1726.60200.4350.67360.07284.23234.57200.1050.69359.10285.47233.77199.4050.74359.10282.43119.83199.2350.69362.23286.47234.03201.4050.71363.20287.77234.27202.0350.73356.93285.60234.80OpenBenchmarking.org

Doom 3

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Quality: Low

9800GTX - NVIDIA9800GTX - NouveauHD 5770 - CatalystHD 5770 - RadeonOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterDoom 3 1.3.1Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Quality: LowGNOME Classic 3.2.1GNOME Shell 3.2.2.1KDE Plasma 4.8Unity 2D 5.2.0Unity 5.2.0Xfce 4.84080120160200SE +/- 0.67, N = 3SE +/- 1.77, N = 3SE +/- 0.19, N = 3SE +/- 0.86, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.70, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 1.52, N = 3SE +/- 1.11, N = 3SE +/- 1.47, N = 3SE +/- 1.30, N = 3SE +/- 1.27, N = 3SE +/- 0.97, N = 3SE +/- 0.44, N = 3SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.68, N = 6SE +/- 0.15, N = 3SE +/- 0.24, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3152.97158.47147.97146.90122.63163.3034.5337.3732.5333.5733.9737.40199.23199.40201.40200.10200.43202.0336.4037.8035.1236.0033.8737.97

Lightsmark

Resolution: 1920 x 1080

9800GTX - NVIDIA9800GTX - NouveauHD 5770 - RadeonOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterLightsmark 2008Resolution: 1920 x 1080GNOME Classic 3.2.1GNOME Shell 3.2.2.1KDE Plasma 4.8Unity 2D 5.2.0Unity 5.2.0Xfce 4.8100200300400500SE +/- 0.86, N = 3SE +/- 1.15, N = 3SE +/- 0.29, N = 3SE +/- 0.63, N = 3SE +/- 0.49, N = 3SE +/- 1.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.13, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.32, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3346.94456.36329.10264.49337.41471.5346.5750.8742.1842.0245.8250.8299.65102.4991.7586.7090.30101.87

VDrift

Resolution: 1920 x 1080

9800GTX - NVIDIA9800GTX - NouveauHD 5770 - CatalystHD 5770 - RadeonOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterVDrift 2010-06-30Resolution: 1920 x 1080GNOME Classic 3.2.1GNOME Shell 3.2.2.1KDE Plasma 4.8Unity 2D 5.2.0Unity 5.2.0Xfce 4.820406080100SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.13, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 8.56, N = 6SE +/- 8.89, N = 6SE +/- 4.04, N = 6SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 7.19, N = 6SE +/- 0.02, N = 340.5043.7840.7533.8039.7735.5581.0784.3767.9866.0880.6084.4050.6950.7450.7150.6950.6750.7363.0664.6358.4466.6452.1973.56

OpenArena

Resolution: 1920 x 1080

9800GTX - NVIDIA9800GTX - NouveauHD 5770 - CatalystHD 5770 - RadeonOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.5Resolution: 1920 x 1080GNOME Classic 3.2.1GNOME Shell 3.2.2.1KDE Plasma 4.8Unity 2D 5.2.0Unity 5.2.0Xfce 4.8120240360480600SE +/- 1.55, N = 3SE +/- 2.72, N = 3SE +/- 1.73, N = 3SE +/- 1.37, N = 3SE +/- 2.86, N = 3SE +/- 2.62, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.23, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 1.27, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.74, N = 3SE +/- 0.46, N = 3SE +/- 1.16, N = 3SE +/- 1.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.21, N = 3SE +/- 0.17, N = 3SE +/- 0.18, N = 3SE +/- 0.32, N = 3SE +/- 0.38, N = 3SE +/- 0.27, N = 3463.90544.40434.57354.30449.53558.73141.33176.40123.27113.87133.47175.87362.23359.10363.20359.10360.07356.93161.00166.90150.63136.03144.50167.03

World of Padman

Resolution: 1920 x 1080

9800GTX - NVIDIA9800GTX - NouveauHD 5770 - CatalystHD 5770 - RadeonOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterWorld of Padman 1.2Resolution: 1920 x 1080GNOME Classic 3.2.1GNOME Shell 3.2.2.1KDE Plasma 4.8Unity 2D 5.2.0Unity 5.2.0Xfce 4.8110220330440550SE +/- 3.61, N = 3SE +/- 4.77, N = 3SE +/- 2.17, N = 3SE +/- 0.64, N = 3SE +/- 2.55, N = 3SE +/- 3.85, N = 3SE +/- 0.10, N = 3SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.25, N = 3SE +/- 0.32, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 1.31, N = 3SE +/- 0.82, N = 3SE +/- 0.68, N = 3SE +/- 1.13, N = 3SE +/- 0.98, N = 3SE +/- 0.87, N = 3SE +/- 0.38, N = 3SE +/- 1.45, N = 3SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.30, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3455.33480.07435.10365.03421.83490.93144.90167.70108.40110.33141.27167.27286.47282.43287.77285.47284.23285.60165.20177.0044.63140.67147.67178.17

Warsow

Resolution: 1920 x 1080

9800GTX - NVIDIA9800GTX - NouveauHD 5770 - CatalystHD 5770 - RadeonOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterWarsow 0.61Resolution: 1920 x 1080GNOME Classic 3.2.1GNOME Shell 3.2.2.1KDE Plasma 4.8Unity 2D 5.2.0Unity 5.2.0Xfce 4.860120180240300SE +/- 0.44, N = 3SE +/- 0.35, N = 3SE +/- 0.18, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.38, N = 3SE +/- 0.23, N = 3SE +/- 0.13, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.62, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.39, N = 3SE +/- 0.43, N = 3SE +/- 0.35, N = 3SE +/- 0.26, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.15, N = 3224.27223.30213.27182.97213.23255.7773.1769.1062.4361.2772.2376.50234.03119.83234.27233.77234.57234.8026.2024.1325.8025.4325.0326.60

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