Intel Ubuntu 12.04 Desktops Testing for a future article on Phoronix.com. Unity 5.8.0: Processor: Intel Core i5-2520M @ 2.50GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: HP 161C, Chipset: Intel 2nd Generation Core Family DRAM, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 160GB INTEL SSDSA2M160, Graphics: Intel Sandybridge Mobile (GT2+), Audio: IDT 92HD81B1X5, Network: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection + Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205 OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.2.0-22-generic-pae (i686), Desktop: Unity 5.8.0, Display Server: X Server 1.11.3, Display Driver: intel 2.17.0, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 8.0.2, Compiler: GCC 4.6, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1600x900 Unity 2D 5.8.0: Processor: Intel Core i5-2520M @ 2.50GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: HP 161C, Chipset: Intel 2nd Generation Core Family DRAM, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 160GB INTEL SSDSA2M160, Graphics: Intel Sandybridge Mobile (GT2+), Audio: IDT 92HD81B1X5, Network: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection + Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205 OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.2.0-22-generic-pae (i686), Desktop: Unity 2D 5.8.0, Display Server: X Server 1.11.3, Display Driver: intel 2.17.0, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 8.0.2, Compiler: GCC 4.6, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1600x900 KDE 4.8.2: Processor: Intel Core i5-2520M @ 2.50GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: HP 161C, Chipset: Intel 2nd Generation Core Family DRAM, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 160GB INTEL SSDSA2M160, Graphics: Intel Sandybridge Mobile (GT2+), Audio: IDT 92HD81B1X5, Network: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection + Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205 OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.2.0-22-generic-pae (i686), Desktop: KDE 4.8.2, Display Server: X Server 1.11.3, Display Driver: intel 2.17.0, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 8.0.2, Compiler: GCC 4.6, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1600x900 Xfce 4.8: Processor: Intel Core i5-2520M @ 2.50GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: HP 161C, Chipset: Intel 2nd Generation Core Family DRAM, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 160GB INTEL SSDSA2M160, Graphics: Intel Sandybridge Mobile (GT2+), Audio: IDT 92HD81B1X5, Network: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection + Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205 OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.2.0-22-generic-pae (i686), Desktop: Xfce 4.8, Display Server: X Server 1.11.3, Display Driver: intel 2.17.0, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 8.0.2, Compiler: GCC 4.6, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1600x900 LXDE 0.5: Processor: Intel Core i5-2520M @ 2.50GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: HP 161C, Chipset: Intel 2nd Generation Core Family DRAM, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 160GB INTEL SSDSA2M160, Graphics: Intel Sandybridge Mobile (GT2+), Audio: IDT 92HD81B1X5, Network: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection + Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205 OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.2.0-22-generic-pae (i686), Desktop: LXDE 0.5.8, Display Server: X Server 1.11.3, Display Driver: intel 2.17.0, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 8.0.2, Compiler: GCC 4.6, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1600x900 Openbox 3.5.0: Processor: Intel Core i5-2520M @ 2.50GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: HP 161C, Chipset: Intel 2nd Generation Core Family DRAM, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 160GB INTEL SSDSA2M160, Graphics: Intel Sandybridge Mobile (GT2+), Audio: IDT 92HD81B1X5, Network: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection + Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205 OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.2.0-22-generic-pae (i686), Desktop: Openbox 3.5.0, Display Server: X Server 1.11.3, Display Driver: intel 2.17.0, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 8.0.2, Compiler: GCC 4.6, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1600x900 GNOME Shell 3.4.0: Processor: Intel Core i5-2520M @ 2.50GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: HP 161C, Chipset: Intel 2nd Generation Core Family DRAM, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 160GB INTEL SSDSA2M160, Graphics: Intel Sandybridge Mobile (GT2+), Audio: IDT 92HD81B1X5, Network: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection + Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205 OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.2.0-22-generic-pae (i686), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.11.3, Display Driver: intel 2.17.0, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 8.0.2, Compiler: GCC 4.6, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1600x900 Lightsmark 2008 Resolution: 1600 x 900 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Unity 5.8.0 ....... 37.52 |============================================= Unity 2D 5.8.0 .... 41.63 |================================================== KDE 4.8.2 ......... 38.74 |============================================== LXDE 0.5 .......... 43.26 |==================================================== Openbox 3.5.0 ..... 43.46 |==================================================== GNOME Shell 3.4.0 . 43.48 |==================================================== Lightsmark 2008 System Power Consumption Monitor Milliwatts < Lower Is Better Unity 5.8.0 ....... MIN: 24159 AVG: 34538 MAX: 37391 Unity 2D 5.8.0 .... MIN: 29117 AVG: 35518 MAX: 39547 KDE 4.8.2 ......... MIN: 27265 AVG: 34382 MAX: 37686 Xfce 4.8 .......... MIN: 26332 AVG: 33462 MAX: 34943 LXDE 0.5 .......... MIN: 33819 AVG: 36325 MAX: 41112 Openbox 3.5.0 ..... MIN: 17309 AVG: 36239 MAX: 41592 GNOME Shell 3.4.0 . MIN: 31933 AVG: 35247 MAX: 39149 Nexuiz 2.5.2 Resolution: 1600 x 900 - HDR: No - Sound: Off Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Unity 5.8.0 ....... 30.60 |============================================== Unity 2D 5.8.0 .... 32.81 |================================================= KDE 4.8.2 ......... 31.41 |=============================================== Xfce 4.8 .......... 34.50 |==================================================== LXDE 0.5 .......... 34.47 |==================================================== Openbox 3.5.0 ..... 34.49 |==================================================== GNOME Shell 3.4.0 . 33.66 |=================================================== Nexuiz 2.5.2 System Power Consumption Monitor Milliwatts < Lower Is Better Unity 5.8.0 ....... MIN: 12980 AVG: 30606 MAX: 34442 Unity 2D 5.8.0 .... MIN: 34250 AVG: 35595 MAX: 40387 KDE 4.8.2 ......... MIN: 27186 AVG: 32033 MAX: 34516 Xfce 4.8 .......... MIN: 13305 AVG: 31045 MAX: 35019 LXDE 0.5 .......... MIN: 12892 AVG: 27063 MAX: 34389 Openbox 3.5.0 ..... MIN: 14517 AVG: 31115 MAX: 34838 GNOME Shell 3.4.0 . MIN: 26180 AVG: 33522 MAX: 36104 OpenArena 0.8.5 Resolution: 1600 x 900 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Unity 5.8.0 ....... 91.37 |======================================== Unity 2D 5.8.0 .... 92.73 |========================================= KDE 4.8.2 ......... 98.27 |=========================================== Xfce 4.8 .......... 115.47 |=================================================== LXDE 0.5 .......... 112.27 |================================================= Openbox 3.5.0 ..... 116.03 |=================================================== GNOME Shell 3.4.0 . 115.30 |=================================================== OpenArena 0.8.5 System Power Consumption Monitor Milliwatts < Lower Is Better Unity 5.8.0 ....... MIN: 10660 AVG: 33912 MAX: 38885 Unity 2D 5.8.0 .... MIN: 10984 AVG: 37881 MAX: 40387 KDE 4.8.2 ......... MIN: 10846 AVG: 34878 MAX: 38153 Xfce 4.8 .......... MIN: 10622 AVG: 32750 MAX: 39314 LXDE 0.5 .......... MIN: 10773 AVG: 33602 MAX: 40078 Openbox 3.5.0 ..... MIN: 13592 AVG: 34573 MAX: 40442 GNOME Shell 3.4.0 . MIN: 10664 AVG: 33671 MAX: 39578 System Power Consumption Monitor Phoronix Test Suite System Monitoring Milliwatts Unity 5.8.0 ....... MIN: 10660 AVG: 29461 MAX: 38885 Unity 2D 5.8.0 .... MIN: 10984 AVG: 31520 MAX: 40387 KDE 4.8.2 ......... MIN: 10846 AVG: 30467 MAX: 38153 Xfce 4.8 .......... MIN: 10622 AVG: 25239 MAX: 39314 LXDE 0.5 .......... MIN: 10773 AVG: 30524 MAX: 41112 Openbox 3.5.0 ..... MIN: 13592 AVG: 30699 MAX: 41592 GNOME Shell 3.4.0 . MIN: 10664 AVG: 30652 MAX: 39578 Timed Idle System Power Consumption Monitor Milliwatts < Lower Is Better Unity 5.8.0 ....... MIN: 10683 AVG: 11471 MAX: 13539 Unity 2D 5.8.0 .... MIN: 10984 AVG: 11649 MAX: 14194 KDE 4.8.2 ......... MIN: 10846 AVG: 10902 MAX: 10948 Xfce 4.8 .......... MIN: 13079 AVG: 13079 MAX: 13079 LXDE 0.5 .......... MIN: 12616 AVG: 12975 MAX: 13164 Openbox 3.5.0 ..... MIN: 13592 AVG: 13592 MAX: 13592 GNOME Shell 3.4.0 . MIN: 10664 AVG: 11525 MAX: 14770