Comparing Unity, KDE, GNOME Shell, GNOME Classic, Xfce, and LXDE on Ubuntu 12.10 Linux x86_64 from an Intel Ivy Bridge system. Benchmarking by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com. 2D tests to come shortly.
Compare your own system(s) to this result file with the
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phoronix-test-suite benchmark 1209071-RA-UBUNTU12131
Ubuntu 12.10 Beta Desktop Benchmarking,
"Xonotic 0.6 - Resolution: 1280 x 1024 - Effects Quality: Low",
Higher Results Are Better
"Unity 6.4",56.3852897,54.4500602,54.482496
"Xfce 4.10",105.5158846,93.7355122,105.060173,85.5240141,104.658692,85.3552073
"LXDE 0.5.11",104.6472635,88.4022328,105.4615134,103.4279599,101.2602078,101.8124476
"KDE SC 4.9",72.7525714,55.97128,59.2346945,71.4704843,55.9250017,62.02942
"KDE SC 4.9 - Suspended",106.848148,91.9679313,106.5431494,94.2091112,106.6848178,94.1341468
"GNOME Shell 3.5.4",61.2931664,63.4401169,64.9648356
"GNOME Classic 3.5.5",93.6905928,88.8383572,85.3611735,87.0597287,88.6459882,85.6719059
"Prey 1.4.119 - Resolution: 1280 x 1024",
Higher Results Are Better
"Unity 6.4",23.8,22.8,21.9,22.6
"Xfce 4.10",33.7,29.5,29.6,29.5,29.4,29.4
"LXDE 0.5.11",37.2,26.3,32.7,29.4,29.4,29.3
"KDE SC 4.9",26.2,27.8,26.6
"KDE SC 4.9 - Suspended",37.2,34.7,34,33.1,33.2,32.8
"GNOME Shell 3.5.4",27.4,27.1,26.7
"GNOME Classic 3.5.5",30.1,28,27.4,26.9,26.5,26.6
"Lightsmark 2008 - Resolution: 1280 x 1024",
Higher Results Are Better
"Unity 6.4",36.05,36.15,36.16
"Xfce 4.10",47.58,49.75,51.55,51.28,51.7
"LXDE 0.5.11",48.85,53.57,53.49,53.94,54.22,54.24
"KDE SC 4.9",45.47,45.71,45
"KDE SC 4.9 - Suspended",62.58,64.71,64.36
"GNOME Shell 3.5.4",40.06,39.62,39.7
"GNOME Classic 3.5.5",50.26,50.79,49.59
"Doom 3 1.3.1 - Resolution: 1280 x 1024 - Quality: Low",
Higher Results Are Better
"Unity 6.4",27,30,30.2,30.2,30,30.4
"Xfce 4.10",41.3,40.3,41.1
"LXDE 0.5.11",40.5,41,33.3,41.4,40.5,41
"KDE SC 4.9",37,36.5,25.8,36.6,31.3,37.2
"KDE SC 4.9 - Suspended",41.1,40.4,41.1
"GNOME Shell 3.5.4",35.4,41.1,27.7,40.5,29.6,40.3
"GNOME Classic 3.5.5",41.4,27.8,40.4,29.9,40.6,30.1
"Xonotic 0.6 - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: High",
Higher Results Are Better
"Unity 6.4",26.2056564,25.3561285,25.5664639
"Xfce 4.10",34.1961402,34.3251829,34.2023901
"LXDE 0.5.11",33.5494271,33.632414,33.8870829
"KDE SC 4.9",26.204861,26.1862727,26.953441
"KDE SC 4.9 - Suspended",35.6602708,35.3232338,35.5665726
"GNOME Shell 3.5.4",32.2187134,33.9164268,34.49269,31.0488036,31.7673374,29.2484506
"GNOME Classic 3.5.5",31.7644768,31.3893881,31.417106
"Xonotic 0.6 - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Low",
Higher Results Are Better
"Unity 6.4",49.3215613,49.1845869,45.6316394,45.5939649,48.5761768,47.7543242
"Xfce 4.10",75.668894,74.7325511,74.2379071
"LXDE 0.5.11",72.3904977,72.5234774,67.3915026,70.9676516
"KDE SC 4.9",47.2874978,47.0581567,46.5274211
"KDE SC 4.9 - Suspended",76.7796328,75.8637802,75.9730968
"GNOME Shell 3.5.4",67.2956008,48.9297741,54.1406052,49.6762801,55.2633826,53.8086469
"GNOME Classic 3.5.5",68.4893652,68.0931506,64.1580604,66.4875312
"Warsow 1.0 - Resolution: 1920 x 1080",
Higher Results Are Better
"Unity 6.4",29.4,27.5,27.7,27.1,28.2
"Xfce 4.10",32.9,33.4,33.3
"LXDE 0.5.11",34,29.9,32.3,30.7,30.8,31.4
"KDE SC 4.9",27.9,27.1,27.3
"KDE SC 4.9 - Suspended",34.1,34.4,34.6
"GNOME Shell 3.5.4",30.7,26.9,29.2,28.1,28,27.2
"GNOME Classic 3.5.5",30.9,29.7,30.1
"Urban Terror 4.1 - Resolution: 1920 x 1080",
Higher Results Are Better
"Unity 6.4",40.3,38.5,41.2
"Xfce 4.10",57.2,56.7,37.6,58.1,57.1,57.1
"LXDE 0.5.11",58.4,57.6,57.9
"KDE SC 4.9",41.4,38.3,42.4,41.4,42.3,41
"KDE SC 4.9 - Suspended",57.5,57.4,57.8
"GNOME Shell 3.5.4",57.9,57.3,57.3
"GNOME Classic 3.5.5",58.1,57.4,57.2
"Reaction Quake 3 1.0 Beta - Resolution: 1920 x 1080",
Higher Results Are Better
"Unity 6.4",37,49.1,38.8,32.3,49.2,30.5
"Xfce 4.10",57.5,54.3,52.3,57.4,57.5,51.2
"LXDE 0.5.11",57.5,43.9,57.5,52.9,56.1,57.5
"KDE SC 4.9",42.7,28.8,42.9,36.1,42.8,38.3
"KDE SC 4.9 - Suspended",57.5,57.5,57.5
"GNOME Shell 3.5.4",57.4,42.8,57.4,44.8,57.4,46.2
"GNOME Classic 3.5.5",57.5,39.7,57.4,40.2,57.4,42.4
"Prey 1.4.119 - Resolution: 1920 x 1080",
Higher Results Are Better
"Unity 6.4",16.9,16.9,16.7
"Xfce 4.10",6.4,26.9,21.3,20.4,20.2,20.3
"LXDE 0.5.11",19.8,19.6,19.7
"KDE SC 4.9",17.6,17.5,16.5,17.6
"KDE SC 4.9 - Suspended",26.2,21.1,20.8,20.9,20.7,20.6
"GNOME Shell 3.5.4",20.3,19.4,18.8,18.6,19.4
"GNOME Classic 3.5.5",18.8,19.7,17.7,17.9,18.9,17.6
"World of Padman 1.2 - Resolution: 1920 x 1080",
Higher Results Are Better
"Unity 6.4",52.4,52.2,52.3
"Xfce 4.10",33.1,106.7,105.7,105.4,105.5,80.9
"LXDE 0.5.11",88.7,90.6,93.4
"KDE SC 4.9",52.6,53.9,53.2
"KDE SC 4.9 - Suspended",105.4,105.1,105
"GNOME Shell 3.5.4",106,106.6,99,106.5,78.1,105.6
"GNOME Classic 3.5.5",79,85.7,86.6,86,87.1,87.6
"OpenArena 0.8.8 - Resolution: 1920 x 1080",
Higher Results Are Better
"Unity 6.4",16.8,16.3,15.7
"Xfce 4.10",26,21.9,19.9,20.8,17.5,20.9
"LXDE 0.5.11",23.7,21.5,17.7,21,18.8,17.3
"KDE SC 4.9",21.1,15.8,17.4,16.5,16,15.7
"KDE SC 4.9 - Suspended",27,26.6,26
"GNOME Shell 3.5.4",27,26.8,26
"GNOME Classic 3.5.5",21.4,18,19.2,18.3,18.1,17.9
"OpenArena 0.8.5 - Resolution: 1920 x 1080",
Higher Results Are Better
"Unity 6.4",95.8,96,66.8,84.5,66.3,71.4
"Xfce 4.10",126.1,127,127
"LXDE 0.5.11",127.5,127.5,127.8
"KDE SC 4.9",64.6,64.7,64.5
"KDE SC 4.9 - Suspended",141.9,142,142.1
"GNOME Shell 3.5.4",141.6,141.7,141.8
"GNOME Classic 3.5.5",128,127,127.3
"Nexuiz 2.5.2 - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - HDR: Yes - Sound: On",
Higher Results Are Better
"Unity 6.4",9.8457624,9.811005,9.8476791
"Xfce 4.10",10.1260809,10.1046765,10.1344336
"LXDE 0.5.11",10.1634927,10.1471885,10.1492112
"KDE SC 4.9",9.7242595,9.7287738,9.7381876
"KDE SC 4.9 - Suspended",13.2962009,12.574732,12.5058236
"GNOME Shell 3.5.4",10.033873,9.9129479,9.8755625
"GNOME Classic 3.5.5",10.1394556,10.1048313,10.1114654
"Lightsmark 2008 - Resolution: 1920 x 1080",
Higher Results Are Better
"Unity 6.4",50.18,46.05,45.64,36.95,34.27,32.6
"Xfce 4.10",57.53,44.41,47,45.53,44.22,42.04
"LXDE 0.5.11",60.45,58.63,48.76,47.46,45.09,43.1
"KDE SC 4.9",45.34,44.75,43.88
"KDE SC 4.9 - Suspended",68.44,68.38,67.87
"GNOME Shell 3.5.4",58.71,49.12,48.67,45.79,42.98,42.02
"GNOME Classic 3.5.5",59.5,49.85,47.44,44.7,42.19,40.75
"Doom 3 1.3.1 - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Quality: Low",
Higher Results Are Better
"Unity 6.4",30.8,31.3,31.4
"Xfce 4.10",34.5,35,33
"LXDE 0.5.11",34.5,35.4,35.4
"KDE SC 4.9",27.1,28.2,28
"KDE SC 4.9 - Suspended",34.7,35.5,35.3
"GNOME Shell 3.5.4",34.2,35.4,34.6
"GNOME Classic 3.5.5",34.6,35.4,35.4