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.

HTML result view exported from: https://openbenchmarking.org/result/1209071-RA-UBUNTU12131&sro&grs.

Ubuntu 12.10 Beta Desktop BenchmarkingProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioMonitorNetworkOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerDisplay DriverOpenGLCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionUnity 6.4KDE SC 4.9KDE SC 4.9 - SuspendedGNOME Shell 3.5.4GNOME Classic 3.5.5Xfce 4.10LXDE 0.5.11Intel Core i7-3517UE @ 2.10GHz (4 Cores)CompuLab Intense-PCIntel 3rd Gen Core DRAM8192MB500GB Hitachi HCC54755Intel 3rd Gen CoreRealtek ALC888VA2431Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection + Realtek RTL8188CE 802.11b/g/nUbuntu 12.103.5.0-13-generic (x86_64)Unity 6.4.0X Server 1.12.99.905 (1.13.0 RC 5)intel 2.20.33.0 Mesa 8.1-develGCC 4.7ext41920x1080KDE 4.9.00GNOME Shell 3.5.4GNOME 3.5.5Xfce 4.10LXDE 0.5.11OpenBenchmarking.orgCompiler Details- --build=x86_64-linux-gnu --disable-werror --enable-checking=release --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-languages=c,c++,go,fortran,objc,obj-c++ --enable-libstdcxx-debug --enable-libstdcxx-time=yes --enable-nls --enable-objc-gc --enable-plugin --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --host=x86_64-linux-gnu --target=x86_64-linux-gnu --with-arch-32=i686 --with-tune=generic -v Graphics Details- UXASystem Details- Unity 6.4: Compiz was running on this system.

Ubuntu 12.10 Beta Desktop Benchmarkingopenarena: 1920 x 1080padman: 1920 x 1080lightsmark: 1280 x 1024xonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Lowprey: 1280 x 1024urbanterror: 1920 x 1080xonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Highnexuiz: 1920 x 1080 - Yes - Onprey: 1920 x 1080doom3: 1920 x 1080 - Lowwarsow: 1920 x 1080xonotic: 1280 x 1024 - Lowdoom3: 1280 x 1024 - Lowreaction: 1920 x 1080openarena: 1920 x 1080lightsmark: 1920 x 1080Unity 6.4KDE SC 4.9KDE SC 4.9 - SuspendedGNOME Shell 3.5.4GNOME Classic 3.5.5Xfce 4.10LXDE 0.5.1180.1352.3036.1247.6822.7840.0025.719.8316.8331.1727.9855.1129.6339.4816.2740.9564.6053.2345.3946.9626.8741.1326.459.7317.3027.7727.4362.9034.0738.6017.0844.66142.00105.1763.8876.2134.1757.5735.5212.7921.7235.1734.37100.0640.8757.5026.5368.23141.70100.3039.7954.8527.0757.5032.129.9419.3034.7328.3563.2335.7751.0026.6047.88127.4385.3350.2166.8127.5857.5731.5210.1218.4335.1330.2388.2135.0349.1018.8247.41126.7089.5550.3774.8830.1853.9734.2410.1219.2534.1733.2096.6440.9055.0321.1746.79127.6090.9053.0570.8230.7257.9733.6910.1519.7035.1031.52100.8439.6254.2320.0050.58OpenBenchmarking.org

OpenArena

Resolution: 1920 x 1080

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.5Resolution: 1920 x 1080GNOME Classic 3.5.5GNOME Shell 3.5.4KDE SC 4.9KDE SC 4.9 - SuspendedLXDE 0.5.11Unity 6.4Xfce 4.10306090120150SE +/- 0.30, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.10, N = 3SE +/- 5.66, N = 6SE +/- 0.30, N = 3127.43141.7064.60142.00127.6080.13126.70

World of Padman

Resolution: 1920 x 1080

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterWorld of Padman 1.2Resolution: 1920 x 1080GNOME Classic 3.5.5GNOME Shell 3.5.4KDE SC 4.9KDE SC 4.9 - SuspendedLXDE 0.5.11Unity 6.4Xfce 4.1020406080100SE +/- 1.30, N = 6SE +/- 4.59, N = 6SE +/- 0.38, N = 3SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 1.37, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 12.00, N = 685.33100.3053.23105.1790.9052.3089.55

Lightsmark

Resolution: 1280 x 1024

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterLightsmark 2008Resolution: 1280 x 1024GNOME Classic 3.5.5GNOME Shell 3.5.4KDE SC 4.9KDE SC 4.9 - SuspendedLXDE 0.5.11Unity 6.4Xfce 4.101428425670SE +/- 0.35, N = 3SE +/- 0.14, N = 3SE +/- 0.21, N = 3SE +/- 0.66, N = 3SE +/- 0.85, N = 6SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.78, N = 550.2139.7945.3963.8853.0536.1250.37

Xonotic

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Low

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.6Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: LowGNOME Classic 3.5.5GNOME Shell 3.5.4KDE SC 4.9KDE SC 4.9 - SuspendedLXDE 0.5.11Unity 6.4Xfce 4.1020406080100SE +/- 0.98, N = 4SE +/- 2.70, N = 6SE +/- 0.23, N = 3SE +/- 0.29, N = 3SE +/- 1.20, N = 4SE +/- 0.69, N = 6SE +/- 0.42, N = 366.8154.8546.9676.2170.8247.6874.88

Prey

Resolution: 1280 x 1024

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterPrey 1.4.119Resolution: 1280 x 1024GNOME Classic 3.5.5GNOME Shell 3.5.4KDE SC 4.9KDE SC 4.9 - SuspendedLXDE 0.5.11Unity 6.4Xfce 4.10816243240SE +/- 0.55, N = 6SE +/- 0.20, N = 3SE +/- 0.48, N = 3SE +/- 0.67, N = 6SE +/- 1.54, N = 6SE +/- 0.39, N = 4SE +/- 0.70, N = 627.5827.0726.8734.1730.7222.7830.18

Urban Terror

Resolution: 1920 x 1080

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUrban Terror 4.1Resolution: 1920 x 1080GNOME Classic 3.5.5GNOME Shell 3.5.4KDE SC 4.9KDE SC 4.9 - SuspendedLXDE 0.5.11Unity 6.4Xfce 4.101326395265SE +/- 0.27, N = 3SE +/- 0.20, N = 3SE +/- 0.61, N = 6SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.23, N = 3SE +/- 0.79, N = 3SE +/- 3.28, N = 657.5757.5041.1357.5757.9740.0053.97

Xonotic

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: High

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.6Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: HighGNOME Classic 3.5.5GNOME Shell 3.5.4KDE SC 4.9KDE SC 4.9 - SuspendedLXDE 0.5.11Unity 6.4Xfce 4.10816243240SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.78, N = 6SE +/- 0.25, N = 3SE +/- 0.10, N = 3SE +/- 0.10, N = 3SE +/- 0.26, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 331.5232.1226.4535.5233.6925.7134.24

Nexuiz

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - HDR: Yes - Sound: On

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterNexuiz 2.5.2Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - HDR: Yes - Sound: OnGNOME Classic 3.5.5GNOME Shell 3.5.4KDE SC 4.9KDE SC 4.9 - SuspendedLXDE 0.5.11Unity 6.4Xfce 4.103691215SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.25, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 310.129.949.7312.7910.159.8310.12

Prey

Resolution: 1920 x 1080

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterPrey 1.4.119Resolution: 1920 x 1080GNOME Classic 3.5.5GNOME Shell 3.5.4KDE SC 4.9KDE SC 4.9 - SuspendedLXDE 0.5.11Unity 6.4Xfce 4.10510152025SE +/- 0.34, N = 6SE +/- 0.30, N = 5SE +/- 0.27, N = 4SE +/- 0.90, N = 6SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 2.78, N = 618.4319.3017.3021.7219.7016.8319.25

Doom 3

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Quality: Low

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterDoom 3 1.3.1Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Quality: LowGNOME Classic 3.5.5GNOME Shell 3.5.4KDE SC 4.9KDE SC 4.9 - SuspendedLXDE 0.5.11Unity 6.4Xfce 4.10816243240SE +/- 0.27, N = 3SE +/- 0.35, N = 3SE +/- 0.34, N = 3SE +/- 0.24, N = 3SE +/- 0.30, N = 3SE +/- 0.19, N = 3SE +/- 0.60, N = 335.1334.7327.7735.1735.1031.1734.17

Warsow

Resolution: 1920 x 1080

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterWarsow 1.0Resolution: 1920 x 1080GNOME Classic 3.5.5GNOME Shell 3.5.4KDE SC 4.9KDE SC 4.9 - SuspendedLXDE 0.5.11Unity 6.4Xfce 4.10816243240SE +/- 0.35, N = 3SE +/- 0.57, N = 6SE +/- 0.24, N = 3SE +/- 0.15, N = 3SE +/- 0.59, N = 6SE +/- 0.40, N = 5SE +/- 0.15, N = 330.2328.3527.4334.3731.5227.9833.20

Xonotic

Resolution: 1280 x 1024 - Effects Quality: Low

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.6Resolution: 1280 x 1024 - Effects Quality: LowGNOME Classic 3.5.5GNOME Shell 3.5.4KDE SC 4.9KDE SC 4.9 - SuspendedLXDE 0.5.11Unity 6.4Xfce 4.1020406080100SE +/- 1.25, N = 6SE +/- 1.06, N = 3SE +/- 3.06, N = 6SE +/- 2.98, N = 6SE +/- 2.57, N = 6SE +/- 0.64, N = 3SE +/- 3.97, N = 688.2163.2362.90100.06100.8455.1196.64

Doom 3

Resolution: 1280 x 1024 - Quality: Low

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterDoom 3 1.3.1Resolution: 1280 x 1024 - Quality: LowGNOME Classic 3.5.5GNOME Shell 3.5.4KDE SC 4.9KDE SC 4.9 - SuspendedLXDE 0.5.11Unity 6.4Xfce 4.10918273645SE +/- 2.60, N = 6SE +/- 2.41, N = 6SE +/- 1.89, N = 6SE +/- 0.23, N = 3SE +/- 1.27, N = 6SE +/- 0.53, N = 6SE +/- 0.31, N = 335.0335.7734.0740.8739.6229.6340.90

Reaction Quake 3

Resolution: 1920 x 1080

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterReaction Quake 3 1.0 BetaResolution: 1920 x 1080GNOME Classic 3.5.5GNOME Shell 3.5.4KDE SC 4.9KDE SC 4.9 - SuspendedLXDE 0.5.11Unity 6.4Xfce 4.101326395265SE +/- 3.75, N = 6SE +/- 2.90, N = 6SE +/- 2.28, N = 6SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 2.19, N = 6SE +/- 3.30, N = 6SE +/- 1.16, N = 649.1051.0038.6057.5054.2339.4855.03

OpenArena

Resolution: 1920 x 1080

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.8Resolution: 1920 x 1080GNOME Classic 3.5.5GNOME Shell 3.5.4KDE SC 4.9KDE SC 4.9 - SuspendedLXDE 0.5.11Unity 6.4Xfce 4.10612182430SE +/- 0.55, N = 6SE +/- 0.31, N = 3SE +/- 0.84, N = 6SE +/- 0.29, N = 3SE +/- 1.02, N = 6SE +/- 0.32, N = 3SE +/- 1.14, N = 618.8226.6017.0826.5320.0016.2721.17

Lightsmark

Resolution: 1920 x 1080

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterLightsmark 2008Resolution: 1920 x 1080GNOME Classic 3.5.5GNOME Shell 3.5.4KDE SC 4.9KDE SC 4.9 - SuspendedLXDE 0.5.11Unity 6.4Xfce 4.101530456075SE +/- 2.78, N = 6SE +/- 2.46, N = 6SE +/- 0.42, N = 3SE +/- 0.18, N = 3SE +/- 2.95, N = 6SE +/- 2.96, N = 6SE +/- 2.25, N = 647.4147.8844.6668.2350.5840.9546.79

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