Ubuntu 12.10 Beta Desktop Benchmarking

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.

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Ubuntu 12.10 Beta Desktop Benchmarking 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. Unity 6.4: Processor: Intel Core i7-3517UE @ 2.10GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: CompuLab Intense-PC, Chipset: Intel 3rd Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 500GB Hitachi HCC54755, Graphics: Intel 3rd Gen Core, Audio: Realtek ALC888, Monitor: VA2431, Network: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection + Realtek RTL8188CE 802.11b/g/n OS: Ubuntu 12.10, Kernel: 3.5.0-13-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 6.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.12.99.905 (1.13.0 RC 5), Display Driver: intel 2.20.3, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 8.1-devel, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 KDE SC 4.9: Processor: Intel Core i7-3517UE @ 2.10GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: CompuLab Intense-PC, Chipset: Intel 3rd Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 500GB Hitachi HCC54755, Graphics: Intel 3rd Gen Core, Audio: Realtek ALC888, Monitor: VA2431, Network: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection + Realtek RTL8188CE 802.11b/g/n OS: Ubuntu 12.10, Kernel: 3.5.0-13-generic (x86_64), Desktop: KDE 4.9.00, Display Server: X Server 1.12.99.905 (1.13.0 RC 5), Display Driver: intel 2.20.3, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 8.1-devel, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 KDE SC 4.9 - Suspended: Processor: Intel Core i7-3517UE @ 2.10GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: CompuLab Intense-PC, Chipset: Intel 3rd Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 500GB Hitachi HCC54755, Graphics: Intel 3rd Gen Core, Audio: Realtek ALC888, Monitor: VA2431, Network: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection + Realtek RTL8188CE 802.11b/g/n OS: Ubuntu 12.10, Kernel: 3.5.0-13-generic (x86_64), Desktop: KDE 4.9.00, Display Server: X Server 1.12.99.905 (1.13.0 RC 5), Display Driver: intel 2.20.3, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 8.1-devel, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 GNOME Shell 3.5.4: Processor: Intel Core i7-3517UE @ 2.10GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: CompuLab Intense-PC, Chipset: Intel 3rd Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 500GB Hitachi HCC54755, Graphics: Intel 3rd Gen Core, Audio: Realtek ALC888, Monitor: VA2431, Network: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection + Realtek RTL8188CE 802.11b/g/n OS: Ubuntu 12.10, Kernel: 3.5.0-13-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.5.4, Display Server: X Server 1.12.99.905 (1.13.0 RC 5), Display Driver: intel 2.20.3, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 8.1-devel, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 GNOME Classic 3.5.5: Processor: Intel Core i7-3517UE @ 2.10GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: CompuLab Intense-PC, Chipset: Intel 3rd Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 500GB Hitachi HCC54755, Graphics: Intel 3rd Gen Core, Audio: Realtek ALC888, Monitor: VA2431, Network: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection + Realtek RTL8188CE 802.11b/g/n OS: Ubuntu 12.10, Kernel: 3.5.0-13-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 3.5.5, Display Server: X Server 1.12.99.905 (1.13.0 RC 5), Display Driver: intel 2.20.3, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 8.1-devel, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Xfce 4.10: Processor: Intel Core i7-3517UE @ 2.10GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: CompuLab Intense-PC, Chipset: Intel 3rd Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 500GB Hitachi HCC54755, Graphics: Intel 3rd Gen Core, Audio: Realtek ALC888, Monitor: VA2431, Network: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection + Realtek RTL8188CE 802.11b/g/n OS: Ubuntu 12.10, Kernel: 3.5.0-13-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Xfce 4.10, Display Server: X Server 1.12.99.905 (1.13.0 RC 5), Display Driver: intel 2.20.3, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 8.1-devel, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 LXDE 0.5.11: Processor: Intel Core i7-3517UE @ 2.10GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: CompuLab Intense-PC, Chipset: Intel 3rd Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 500GB Hitachi HCC54755, Graphics: Intel 3rd Gen Core, Audio: Realtek ALC888, Monitor: VA2431, Network: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection + Realtek RTL8188CE 802.11b/g/n OS: Ubuntu 12.10, Kernel: 3.5.0-13-generic (x86_64), Desktop: LXDE 0.5.11, Display Server: X Server 1.12.99.905 (1.13.0 RC 5), Display Driver: intel 2.20.3, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 8.1-devel, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 OpenArena 0.8.5 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Unity 6.4 .............. 80.13 |========================== KDE SC 4.9 ............. 64.60 |===================== KDE SC 4.9 - Suspended . 142.00 |============================================== GNOME Shell 3.5.4 ...... 141.70 |============================================== GNOME Classic 3.5.5 .... 127.43 |========================================= Xfce 4.10 .............. 126.70 |========================================= LXDE 0.5.11 ............ 127.60 |========================================= World of Padman 1.2 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Unity 6.4 .............. 52.30 |======================= KDE SC 4.9 ............. 53.23 |======================= KDE SC 4.9 - Suspended . 105.17 |============================================== GNOME Shell 3.5.4 ...... 100.30 |============================================ GNOME Classic 3.5.5 .... 85.33 |===================================== Xfce 4.10 .............. 89.55 |======================================= LXDE 0.5.11 ............ 90.90 |======================================== Lightsmark 2008 Resolution: 1280 x 1024 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Unity 6.4 .............. 36.12 |=========================== KDE SC 4.9 ............. 45.39 |================================= KDE SC 4.9 - Suspended . 63.88 |=============================================== GNOME Shell 3.5.4 ...... 39.79 |============================= GNOME Classic 3.5.5 .... 50.21 |===================================== Xfce 4.10 .............. 50.37 |===================================== LXDE 0.5.11 ............ 53.05 |======================================= Xonotic 0.6 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Low Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Unity 6.4 .............. 47.68 |============================= KDE SC 4.9 ............. 46.96 |============================= KDE SC 4.9 - Suspended . 76.21 |=============================================== GNOME Shell 3.5.4 ...... 54.85 |================================== GNOME Classic 3.5.5 .... 66.81 |========================================= Xfce 4.10 .............. 74.88 |============================================== LXDE 0.5.11 ............ 70.82 |============================================ Prey 1.4.119 Resolution: 1280 x 1024 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Unity 6.4 .............. 22.78 |=============================== KDE SC 4.9 ............. 26.87 |===================================== KDE SC 4.9 - Suspended . 34.17 |=============================================== GNOME Shell 3.5.4 ...... 27.07 |===================================== GNOME Classic 3.5.5 .... 27.58 |====================================== Xfce 4.10 .............. 30.18 |========================================== LXDE 0.5.11 ............ 30.72 |========================================== Urban Terror 4.1 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Unity 6.4 .............. 40.00 |================================ KDE SC 4.9 ............. 41.13 |================================= KDE SC 4.9 - Suspended . 57.57 |=============================================== GNOME Shell 3.5.4 ...... 57.50 |=============================================== GNOME Classic 3.5.5 .... 57.57 |=============================================== Xfce 4.10 .............. 53.97 |============================================ LXDE 0.5.11 ............ 57.97 |=============================================== Xonotic 0.6 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: High Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Unity 6.4 .............. 25.71 |================================== KDE SC 4.9 ............. 26.45 |=================================== KDE SC 4.9 - Suspended . 35.52 |=============================================== GNOME Shell 3.5.4 ...... 32.12 |=========================================== GNOME Classic 3.5.5 .... 31.52 |========================================== Xfce 4.10 .............. 34.24 |============================================= LXDE 0.5.11 ............ 33.69 |============================================= Nexuiz 2.5.2 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - HDR: Yes - Sound: On Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Unity 6.4 .............. 9.83 |==================================== KDE SC 4.9 ............. 9.73 |==================================== KDE SC 4.9 - Suspended . 12.79 |=============================================== GNOME Shell 3.5.4 ...... 9.94 |===================================== GNOME Classic 3.5.5 .... 10.12 |===================================== Xfce 4.10 .............. 10.12 |===================================== LXDE 0.5.11 ............ 10.15 |===================================== Prey 1.4.119 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Unity 6.4 .............. 16.83 |==================================== KDE SC 4.9 ............. 17.30 |===================================== KDE SC 4.9 - Suspended . 21.72 |=============================================== GNOME Shell 3.5.4 ...... 19.30 |========================================== GNOME Classic 3.5.5 .... 18.43 |======================================== Xfce 4.10 .............. 19.25 |========================================== LXDE 0.5.11 ............ 19.70 |=========================================== Doom 3 1.3.1 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Quality: Low Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Unity 6.4 .............. 31.17 |========================================== KDE SC 4.9 ............. 27.77 |===================================== KDE SC 4.9 - Suspended . 35.17 |=============================================== GNOME Shell 3.5.4 ...... 34.73 |============================================== GNOME Classic 3.5.5 .... 35.13 |=============================================== Xfce 4.10 .............. 34.17 |============================================== LXDE 0.5.11 ............ 35.10 |=============================================== Warsow 1.0 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Unity 6.4 .............. 27.98 |====================================== KDE SC 4.9 ............. 27.43 |====================================== KDE SC 4.9 - Suspended . 34.37 |=============================================== GNOME Shell 3.5.4 ...... 28.35 |======================================= GNOME Classic 3.5.5 .... 30.23 |========================================= Xfce 4.10 .............. 33.20 |============================================= LXDE 0.5.11 ............ 31.52 |=========================================== Xonotic 0.6 Resolution: 1280 x 1024 - Effects Quality: Low Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Unity 6.4 .............. 55.11 |========================= KDE SC 4.9 ............. 62.90 |============================= KDE SC 4.9 - Suspended . 100.06 |============================================== GNOME Shell 3.5.4 ...... 63.23 |============================= GNOME Classic 3.5.5 .... 88.21 |======================================== Xfce 4.10 .............. 96.64 |============================================ LXDE 0.5.11 ............ 100.84 |============================================== Doom 3 1.3.1 Resolution: 1280 x 1024 - Quality: Low Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Unity 6.4 .............. 29.63 |================================== KDE SC 4.9 ............. 34.07 |======================================= KDE SC 4.9 - Suspended . 40.87 |=============================================== GNOME Shell 3.5.4 ...... 35.77 |========================================= GNOME Classic 3.5.5 .... 35.03 |======================================== Xfce 4.10 .............. 40.90 |=============================================== LXDE 0.5.11 ............ 39.62 |============================================== Reaction Quake 3 1.0 Beta Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Unity 6.4 .............. 39.48 |================================ KDE SC 4.9 ............. 38.60 |================================ KDE SC 4.9 - Suspended . 57.50 |=============================================== GNOME Shell 3.5.4 ...... 51.00 |========================================== GNOME Classic 3.5.5 .... 49.10 |======================================== Xfce 4.10 .............. 55.03 |============================================= LXDE 0.5.11 ............ 54.23 |============================================ OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Unity 6.4 .............. 16.27 |============================= KDE SC 4.9 ............. 17.08 |============================== KDE SC 4.9 - Suspended . 26.53 |=============================================== GNOME Shell 3.5.4 ...... 26.60 |=============================================== GNOME Classic 3.5.5 .... 18.82 |================================= Xfce 4.10 .............. 21.17 |===================================== LXDE 0.5.11 ............ 20.00 |=================================== Lightsmark 2008 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Unity 6.4 .............. 40.95 |============================ KDE SC 4.9 ............. 44.66 |=============================== KDE SC 4.9 - Suspended . 68.23 |=============================================== GNOME Shell 3.5.4 ...... 47.88 |================================= GNOME Classic 3.5.5 .... 47.41 |================================= Xfce 4.10 .............. 46.79 |================================ LXDE 0.5.11 ............ 50.58 |===================================