Ubuntu 12.04 Desktops W510 Testing for a future article on Phoronix.com of different desktop environments. From Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and the Ubuntu precise repository testing of KDE, LXDE, Openbox, Unity, Unity 2D, and Xfce. Installed from package repository and all were left at default settings! Looking mainly at idle, OpenGL performance, and power consumption.
HTML result view exported from: https://openbenchmarking.org/result/1204070-SU-DESKTOPSW64&sro .
Ubuntu 12.04 Desktops W510 Processor Motherboard Chipset Memory Disk Graphics Audio Network OS Kernel Desktop Display Server Display Driver OpenGL Compiler File-System Screen Resolution Unity 5.8.0 Unity 2D 5.8.0 KDE 4.8.2 Xfce 4.8 LXDE 0.5 Openbox 3.5.0 Intel Core i7 720Q @ 1.47GHz (8 Cores) LENOVO 4318CTO Intel Core DMI 4096MB 160GB INTEL SSDSA2M160 NVIDIA Quadro FX 880M 1024MB (550/790MHz) Conexant CX20585 Intel 82577LM Gigabit Connection + Intel Centrino Ultimate-N 6300 Ubuntu 12.04 3.2.0-22-generic-pae (i686) Unity 5.8.0 X Server 1.11.3 NVIDIA 295.33 3.3.0 NVIDIA GCC 4.6 ext4 1600x900 Unity 2D 5.8.0 KDE 4.8.2 Xfce 4.8 LXDE 0.5.8 Openbox 3.5.0 OpenBenchmarking.org Compiler Details - --build=i686-linux-gnu --disable-werror --enable-checking=release --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-languages=c,c++,fortran,objc,obj-c++ --enable-libstdcxx-debug --enable-libstdcxx-time=yes --enable-nls --enable-objc-gc --enable-plugin --enable-shared --enable-targets=all --enable-threads=posix --host=i686-linux-gnu --target=i686-linux-gnu --with-arch-32=i686 --with-tune=generic -v Processor Details - Scaling Governor: ondemand System Details - Unity 5.8.0: Compiz was running on this system. This was running on battery power. - Unity 2D 5.8.0: This was running on battery power. - KDE 4.8.2: This was running on battery power. - Xfce 4.8: This was running on battery power. - LXDE 0.5: This was running on battery power. - Openbox 3.5.0: This was running on battery power.
Ubuntu 12.04 Desktops W510 openarena: 1600 x 900 nexuiz: 1600 x 900 - No - Off lightsmark: 1600 x 900 c-ray: Total Time Unity 5.8.0 Unity 2D 5.8.0 KDE 4.8.2 Xfce 4.8 LXDE 0.5 Openbox 3.5.0 178.60 43.45 75.47 189.28 184.00 50.25 86.28 189.18 139.03 47.21 79.87 189.37 213.93 58.27 112.90 189.13 229.23 58.96 117.78 188.97 226.37 58.85 117.39 189.20 OpenBenchmarking.org
Timed Idle System Power Consumption Monitor Min Avg Max KDE 4.8.2 18278 21957 31530 LXDE 0.5 18078 21104 28278 Openbox 3.5.0 18629 21022 26344 Unity 2D 5.8.0 18473 21406 29061 Unity 5.8.0 17948 18556 20736 Xfce 4.8 18608 21567 28559 OpenBenchmarking.org Milliwatts, Fewer Is Better Timed Idle System Power Consumption Monitor 8K 16K 24K 32K 40K
OpenArena Resolution: 1600 x 900 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better OpenArena 0.8.5 Resolution: 1600 x 900 KDE 4.8.2 LXDE 0.5 Openbox 3.5.0 Unity 2D 5.8.0 Unity 5.8.0 Xfce 4.8 50 100 150 200 250 SE +/- 2.15, N = 3 SE +/- 0.66, N = 3 SE +/- 3.59, N = 3 SE +/- 1.31, N = 3 SE +/- 1.88, N = 3 SE +/- 0.83, N = 3 139.03 229.23 226.37 184.00 178.60 213.93
OpenArena System Power Consumption Monitor Min Avg Max KDE 4.8.2 20859 42972 48878 LXDE 0.5 19504 42026 47945 Openbox 3.5.0 19976 41725 47726 Unity 2D 5.8.0 18898 44451 51536 Unity 5.8.0 21311 44688 51133 Xfce 4.8 20279 41914 47537 OpenBenchmarking.org Milliwatts, Fewer Is Better OpenArena 0.8.5 System Power Consumption Monitor 13K 26K 39K 52K 65K
Nexuiz Resolution: 1600 x 900 - HDR: No - Sound: Off OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Nexuiz 2.5.2 Resolution: 1600 x 900 - HDR: No - Sound: Off KDE 4.8.2 LXDE 0.5 Openbox 3.5.0 Unity 2D 5.8.0 Unity 5.8.0 Xfce 4.8 13 26 39 52 65 SE +/- 0.04, N = 3 SE +/- 0.04, N = 3 SE +/- 0.04, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.20, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 47.21 58.96 58.85 50.25 43.45 58.27
Nexuiz System Power Consumption Monitor Min Avg Max KDE 4.8.2 33490 48453 53925 LXDE 0.5 38256 45864 51321 Openbox 3.5.0 38510 46714 51452 Unity 2D 5.8.0 38849 47063 52097 Unity 5.8.0 39763 49971 54687 Xfce 4.8 38010 46685 51818 OpenBenchmarking.org Milliwatts, Fewer Is Better Nexuiz 2.5.2 System Power Consumption Monitor 14K 28K 42K 56K 70K
Lightsmark Resolution: 1600 x 900 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Lightsmark 2008 Resolution: 1600 x 900 KDE 4.8.2 LXDE 0.5 Openbox 3.5.0 Unity 2D 5.8.0 Unity 5.8.0 Xfce 4.8 30 60 90 120 150 SE +/- 1.45, N = 6 SE +/- 0.31, N = 3 SE +/- 0.43, N = 3 SE +/- 0.22, N = 3 SE +/- 0.09, N = 3 SE +/- 0.26, N = 3 79.87 117.78 117.39 86.28 75.47 112.90
Lightsmark System Power Consumption Monitor Min Avg Max KDE 4.8.2 36180 53693 60906 LXDE 0.5 34547 54524 65185 Openbox 3.5.0 36153 54549 65038 Unity 2D 5.8.0 34922 53252 61544 Unity 5.8.0 36071 53087 59978 Xfce 4.8 36878 54460 64912 OpenBenchmarking.org Milliwatts, Fewer Is Better Lightsmark 2008 System Power Consumption Monitor 20K 40K 60K 80K 100K
C-Ray Total Time OpenBenchmarking.org Seconds, Fewer Is Better C-Ray 1.1 Total Time KDE 4.8.2 LXDE 0.5 Openbox 3.5.0 Unity 2D 5.8.0 Unity 5.8.0 Xfce 4.8 40 80 120 160 200 SE +/- 0.08, N = 3 SE +/- 0.05, N = 3 SE +/- 0.06, N = 3 SE +/- 0.08, N = 3 SE +/- 0.08, N = 3 SE +/- 0.08, N = 3 189.37 188.97 189.20 189.18 189.28 189.13 1. (CC) gcc options: -lm -lpthread -O3
C-Ray System Power Consumption Monitor Min Avg Max KDE 4.8.2 38225 55161 57108 LXDE 0.5 39253 54918 56624 Openbox 3.5.0 37248 55105 55951 Unity 2D 5.8.0 37967 54900 55689 Unity 5.8.0 40679 54716 55470 Xfce 4.8 38765 54642 55927 OpenBenchmarking.org Milliwatts, Fewer Is Better C-Ray 1.1 System Power Consumption Monitor 14K 28K 42K 56K 70K
System Power Consumption Monitor Phoronix Test Suite System Monitoring Min Avg Max KDE 4.8.2 18278 50789 60906 LXDE 0.5 18078 49993 65185 Openbox 3.5.0 18355 50087 65038 Unity 2D 5.8.0 18473 49728 61544 Unity 5.8.0 17948 49485 59978 Xfce 4.8 18608 49896 64912 OpenBenchmarking.org Milliwatts System Power Consumption Monitor Phoronix Test Suite System Monitoring 20K 40K 60K 80K 100K
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