Desktop effect on OpenGL performance
Intel Core 2 Duo T9800 testing with a Dell 0U695R and NVIDIA Quadro NVS 160M 512MB on Ubuntu 11.10 via the Phoronix Test Suite.


Gnome Classic no FX: 

	Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo T9800 @ 2.94GHz (2 Cores), Motherboard: Dell 0U695R, Chipset: Intel Mobile 4 MCH + ICH9M-E, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 250GB Western Digital WD2500BEKT-7, Graphics: NVIDIA Quadro NVS 160M 512MB (580/400MHz), Audio: IDT 92HD71B7X, Network: Intel 82567LM Gigabit Connection + Intel Ultimate N WiFi Link 5300

	OS: Ubuntu 11.10, Kernel: 3.0.0-16-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 3.2.1, Display Server: X Server 1.10.4, Display Driver: NVIDIA 280.13, OpenGL: 3.3.0 NVIDIA 280.13, Compiler: GCC 4.6.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1440x900

Gnome Classic: 

	Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo T9800 @ 2.94GHz (2 Cores), Motherboard: Dell 0U695R, Chipset: Intel Mobile 4 MCH + ICH9M-E, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 250GB Western Digital WD2500BEKT-7, Graphics: NVIDIA Quadro NVS 160M 512MB (580/400MHz), Audio: IDT 92HD71B7X, Network: Intel 82567LM Gigabit Connection + Intel Ultimate N WiFi Link 5300

	OS: Ubuntu 11.10, Kernel: 3.0.0-16-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 3.2.1, Display Server: X Server 1.10.4, Display Driver: NVIDIA 280.13, OpenGL: 3.3.0 NVIDIA 280.13, Compiler: GCC 4.6.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1440x900

Gnome: 

	Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo T9800 @ 2.94GHz (2 Cores), Motherboard: Dell 0U695R, Chipset: Intel Mobile 4 MCH + ICH9M-E, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 250GB Western Digital WD2500BEKT-7, Graphics: NVIDIA Quadro NVS 160M 512MB (580/400MHz), Audio: IDT 92HD71B7X, Network: Intel 82567LM Gigabit Connection + Intel Ultimate N WiFi Link 5300

	OS: Ubuntu 11.10, Kernel: 3.0.0-16-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 3.2.1, Display Server: X Server 1.10.4, Display Driver: NVIDIA 280.13, OpenGL: 3.3.0 NVIDIA 280.13, Compiler: GCC 4.6.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1440x900

Gnome/Openbox: 

	Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo T9800 @ 2.94GHz (2 Cores), Motherboard: Dell 0U695R, Chipset: Intel Mobile 4 MCH + ICH9M-E, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 250GB Western Digital WD2500BEKT-7, Graphics: NVIDIA Quadro NVS 160M 512MB (580/400MHz), Audio: IDT 92HD71B7X, Network: Intel 82567LM Gigabit Connection + Intel Ultimate N WiFi Link 5300

	OS: Ubuntu 11.10, Kernel: 3.0.0-16-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 3.2.1, Display Server: X Server 1.10.4, Display Driver: NVIDIA 280.13, OpenGL: 3.3.0 NVIDIA 280.13, Compiler: GCC 4.6.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1440x900


gluxMark 2.2
Resolution: 800 x 600 - Test: Fill-Rate
Total Score > Higher Is Better
Gnome Classic no FX . 62.37 |==================================================
Gnome Classic ....... 62.36 |==================================================
Gnome ............... 50.97 |=========================================
Gnome/Openbox ....... 52.32 |==========================================


gluxMark 2.2
Resolution: 800 x 600 - Test: Fragment
Total Score > Higher Is Better
Gnome Classic no FX . 144.61 |=================================================
Gnome Classic ....... 144.12 |=================================================
Gnome ............... 122.54 |==========================================
Gnome/Openbox ....... 125.79 |===========================================


gluxMark 2.2
Resolution: 800 x 600 - Test: Geometry
Total Score > Higher Is Better
Gnome Classic no FX . 263.82 |=================================================
Gnome Classic ....... 263.62 |=================================================
Gnome ............... 193.08 |====================================
Gnome/Openbox ....... 231.44 |===========================================


gluxMark 2.2
Resolution: 800 x 600 - Test: Vertex
Total Score > Higher Is Better
Gnome Classic no FX . 93.09 |==================================================
Gnome Classic ....... 92.96 |==================================================
Gnome ............... 88.30 |===============================================
Gnome/Openbox ....... 90.27 |================================================


gluxMark 2.2
Resolution: 800 x 600 - Test: Complex
Total Score > Higher Is Better
Gnome Classic no FX . 352.79 |=================================================
Gnome Classic ....... 347.19 |================================================
Gnome ............... 305.94 |==========================================
Gnome/Openbox ....... 305.79 |==========================================


gluxMark 2.2
Resolution: 800 x 600 - Test: Compute
Total Score > Higher Is Better
Gnome Classic no FX . 187.94 |=================================================
Gnome Classic ....... 187.94 |=================================================
Gnome ............... 187.93 |=================================================
Gnome/Openbox ....... 187.93 |=================================================