Ubuntu 13.04 OpenGL Desktops Benchmarks of Unity, Xfce, Openbox, LXDE, KDE, GNOME Shell, and Enlightenment desktops from Ubuntu 13.04 development snapshot using Intel HD 4000 Ivy Bridge graphics. Benchmarking for a future article on Phoronix.com.
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Ubuntu 13.04 OpenGL Desktops Processor Motherboard Chipset Memory Disk Graphics Audio Monitor Network OS Kernel Desktop Display Server Display Driver OpenGL Compiler File-System Screen Resolution Unity 6.6.0 Xfce 4.10 Openbox 3.5.0 LXDE 0.5.12 KDE Plasma 4.9.98 GNOME Shell 3.6.2 Enlightenment 0.17 380-rc7-radeon6850-20120214 Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores) ECS Z77H2-A2X v1.0 Intel Xeon E3-1200 v2/3rd 8192MB 60GB OCZ VERTEX2 Intel Xeon E3-1200 v2/3rd Gen Core Realtek ALC892 DELL P2210H Realtek RTL8111/8168B + Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205 Ubuntu 13.04 3.8.0-1-generic (x86_64) Unity 6.6.0 X Server 1.13.1.901 (1.13.2 RC 1) intel 2.20.19 3.0 Mesa 9.0.2 GCC 4.7 ext4 1920x1080 Xfce 4.10 Openbox 3.5.0 LXDE 0.5.12 KDE 4.9.98 GNOME Shell 3.6.2 AMD Phenom 9850 @ 2.51GHz (4 Cores) ASUS M4A79 Deluxe AMD ATI RD790 + SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 250GB Seagate ST3250410AS + 160GB Seagate ST3160827AS + 160GB Western Digital WD1600BEVS-0 + 1000GB Western Digital WD10EARS-00Y AMD Radeon HD 6800 1024MB AMD ATI Barts HDMI Audio SMT22A350 Realtek RTL8111/8168 Linux 3.8.0-rc7 (x86_64) KDE 4.10.00 X Server 1.13.2 radeon 7.0.99 3.0 Mesa 9.2-devel (git-d59bd61) Gallium 0.4 GCC 4.7.2 + LLVM 3.2svn OpenBenchmarking.org Compiler Details - Unity 6.6.0: --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-multiarch --enable-nls --enable-objc-gc --enable-plugin --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --host=x86_64-linux-gnu --target=x86_64-linux-gnu --with-abi=m64 --with-arch-32=i686 --with-multilib-list=m32,m64,mx32 --with-tune=generic -v - Xfce 4.10: --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-multiarch --enable-nls --enable-objc-gc --enable-plugin --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --host=x86_64-linux-gnu --target=x86_64-linux-gnu --with-abi=m64 --with-arch-32=i686 --with-multilib-list=m32,m64,mx32 --with-tune=generic -v - Openbox 3.5.0: --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-multiarch --enable-nls --enable-objc-gc --enable-plugin --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --host=x86_64-linux-gnu --target=x86_64-linux-gnu --with-abi=m64 --with-arch-32=i686 --with-multilib-list=m32,m64,mx32 --with-tune=generic -v - LXDE 0.5.12: --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-multiarch --enable-nls --enable-objc-gc --enable-plugin --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --host=x86_64-linux-gnu --target=x86_64-linux-gnu --with-abi=m64 --with-arch-32=i686 --with-multilib-list=m32,m64,mx32 --with-tune=generic -v - KDE Plasma 4.9.98: --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-multiarch --enable-nls --enable-objc-gc --enable-plugin --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --host=x86_64-linux-gnu --target=x86_64-linux-gnu --with-abi=m64 --with-arch-32=i686 --with-multilib-list=m32,m64,mx32 --with-tune=generic -v - GNOME Shell 3.6.2: --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-multiarch --enable-nls --enable-objc-gc --enable-plugin --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --host=x86_64-linux-gnu --target=x86_64-linux-gnu --with-abi=m64 --with-arch-32=i686 --with-multilib-list=m32,m64,mx32 --with-tune=generic -v - Enlightenment 0.17: --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-multiarch --enable-nls --enable-objc-gc --enable-plugin --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --host=x86_64-linux-gnu --target=x86_64-linux-gnu --with-abi=m64 --with-arch-32=i686 --with-multilib-list=m32,m64,mx32 --with-tune=generic -v - 380-rc7-radeon6850-20120214: --disable-build-poststage1-with-cxx --disable-build-with-cxx --disable-cloog-version-check --disable-libssp --disable-libstdcxx-pch --disable-libunwind-exceptions --disable-ppl-version-check --enable-__cxa_atexit --enable-checking=release --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-cloog-backend=isl --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-gold --enable-languages=c,c++,ada,fortran,go,lto,objc,obj-c++ --enable-ld=default --enable-libstdcxx-time --enable-lto --enable-multilib --enable-plugin --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --mandir=/usr/share/man --with-linker-hash-style=gnu --with-plugin-ld=ld.gold --with-ppl Graphics Details - Unity 6.6.0: SNA - Xfce 4.10: SNA - Openbox 3.5.0: SNA - LXDE 0.5.12: SNA - KDE Plasma 4.9.98: SNA - GNOME Shell 3.6.2: SNA - Enlightenment 0.17: SNA - 380-rc7-radeon6850-20120214: EXA System Details - Unity 6.6.0: Compiz was running on this system.
Ubuntu 13.04 OpenGL Desktops corebreach: 1920 x 1080 - 0 nexuiz: 1920 x 1080 - Yes - On openarena: 1920 x 1080 openarena: 1920 x 1080 prey: 1920 x 1080 reaction: 1920 x 1080 smokin-guns: 1920 x 1080 supertuxkart: 1920 x 1080 vdrift: 1920 x 1080 warsow: 1920 x 1080 padman: 1920 x 1080 xonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Low xonotic: 1920 x 1080 - High Unity 6.6.0 Xfce 4.10 Openbox 3.5.0 LXDE 0.5.12 KDE Plasma 4.9.98 GNOME Shell 3.6.2 Enlightenment 0.17 380-rc7-radeon6850-20120214 218 16.74 159.83 29.20 24 82.17 204.20 109.93 95.97 43.67 159.53 135.40 58.97 243 16.74 188.50 33.30 35.75 81.20 203.33 109.94 106.20 44.43 179.53 162.86 63.42 244 16.48 190.67 33.30 37.20 80.70 201.63 109.82 106.38 44.93 178.73 166.53 63.76 231 16.65 186.80 33.30 37.33 80.57 200.03 109.80 106.22 44.90 176.23 158.55 63.53 200 16.87 165.97 28.32 34.73 73.80 186.53 109.83 93.90 40.93 149.85 133.94 53.80 200 16.72 158.67 30.55 36.53 82.30 197.90 109.93 93.67 45.53 169.60 120.96 54.06 225 16.92 163.10 29.07 37.04 82.47 208.10 109.97 93.83 43.90 162.27 137.32 59.04 604 70.34 194.07 28.80 194.53 161.70 154.13 149.40 128.18 92.70 OpenBenchmarking.org
CoreBreach Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - FSAA: 0 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better CoreBreach 1.1.6 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - FSAA: 0 380-rc7-radeon6850-20120214 Openbox 3.5.0 Xfce 4.10 LXDE 0.5.12 Enlightenment 0.17 Unity 6.6.0 GNOME Shell 3.6.2 KDE Plasma 4.9.98 130 260 390 520 650 SE +/- 18.37, N = 6 SE +/- 3.54, N = 5 SE +/- 2.96, N = 3 SE +/- 4.25, N = 6 SE +/- 4.04, N = 3 SE +/- 10.02, N = 6 SE +/- 2.85, N = 3 SE +/- 1.20, N = 3 604 244 243 231 225 218 200 200
Nexuiz Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - HDR: Yes - Sound: On OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Nexuiz 2.5.2 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - HDR: Yes - Sound: On 380-rc7-radeon6850-20120214 Enlightenment 0.17 KDE Plasma 4.9.98 Xfce 4.10 Unity 6.6.0 GNOME Shell 3.6.2 LXDE 0.5.12 Openbox 3.5.0 16 32 48 64 80 SE +/- 0.32, N = 3 SE +/- 0.02, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.15, N = 3 SE +/- 0.09, N = 3 SE +/- 0.02, N = 3 SE +/- 0.10, N = 3 SE +/- 0.12, N = 3 70.34 16.92 16.87 16.74 16.74 16.72 16.65 16.48
OpenArena Resolution: 1920 x 1080 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better OpenArena 0.8.5 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 380-rc7-radeon6850-20120214 Openbox 3.5.0 Xfce 4.10 LXDE 0.5.12 KDE Plasma 4.9.98 Enlightenment 0.17 Unity 6.6.0 GNOME Shell 3.6.2 40 80 120 160 200 SE +/- 1.37, N = 3 SE +/- 1.64, N = 3 SE +/- 0.81, N = 3 SE +/- 0.35, N = 3 SE +/- 5.26, N = 6 SE +/- 4.33, N = 6 SE +/- 0.90, N = 3 SE +/- 0.64, N = 3 194.07 190.67 188.50 186.80 165.97 163.10 159.83 158.67
OpenArena Resolution: 1920 x 1080 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 LXDE 0.5.12 Openbox 3.5.0 Xfce 4.10 GNOME Shell 3.6.2 Unity 6.6.0 Enlightenment 0.17 380-rc7-radeon6850-20120214 KDE Plasma 4.9.98 8 16 24 32 40 SE +/- 0.06, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.89, N = 6 SE +/- 0.06, N = 3 SE +/- 0.22, N = 3 SE +/- 0.25, N = 3 SE +/- 0.60, N = 6 33.30 33.30 33.30 30.55 29.20 29.07 28.80 28.32
Prey Resolution: 1920 x 1080 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Prey 1.4.119 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 LXDE 0.5.12 Openbox 3.5.0 Enlightenment 0.17 GNOME Shell 3.6.2 Xfce 4.10 KDE Plasma 4.9.98 Unity 6.6.0 9 18 27 36 45 SE +/- 0.07, N = 3 SE +/- 0.06, N = 3 SE +/- 0.55, N = 5 SE +/- 0.43, N = 3 SE +/- 1.55, N = 6 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 37.33 37.20 37.04 36.53 35.75 34.73 24.00
Reaction Quake 3 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Reaction Quake 3 1.0 Beta Resolution: 1920 x 1080 380-rc7-radeon6850-20120214 Enlightenment 0.17 GNOME Shell 3.6.2 Unity 6.6.0 Xfce 4.10 Openbox 3.5.0 LXDE 0.5.12 KDE Plasma 4.9.98 40 80 120 160 200 SE +/- 0.18, N = 3 SE +/- 0.34, N = 3 SE +/- 0.35, N = 3 SE +/- 0.55, N = 3 SE +/- 0.36, N = 3 SE +/- 0.32, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.15, N = 3 194.53 82.47 82.30 82.17 81.20 80.70 80.57 73.80
Smokin Guns Resolution: 1920 x 1080 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Smokin Guns 1.1 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Enlightenment 0.17 Unity 6.6.0 Xfce 4.10 Openbox 3.5.0 LXDE 0.5.12 GNOME Shell 3.6.2 KDE Plasma 4.9.98 380-rc7-radeon6850-20120214 50 100 150 200 250 SE +/- 0.92, N = 3 SE +/- 1.29, N = 3 SE +/- 1.88, N = 3 SE +/- 3.42, N = 3 SE +/- 2.31, N = 3 SE +/- 0.87, N = 3 SE +/- 3.59, N = 3 SE +/- 0.46, N = 3 208.10 204.20 203.33 201.63 200.03 197.90 186.53 161.70
SuperTuxKart Resolution: 1920 x 1080 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better SuperTuxKart 0.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Enlightenment 0.17 Xfce 4.10 GNOME Shell 3.6.2 Unity 6.6.0 KDE Plasma 4.9.98 Openbox 3.5.0 LXDE 0.5.12 20 40 60 80 100 SE +/- 0.05, N = 3 SE +/- 0.02, N = 3 SE +/- 0.02, N = 3 SE +/- 0.08, N = 3 SE +/- 0.04, N = 3 SE +/- 0.07, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 109.97 109.94 109.93 109.93 109.83 109.82 109.80
VDrift Resolution: 1920 x 1080 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better VDrift 2010-06-30 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Openbox 3.5.0 LXDE 0.5.12 Xfce 4.10 Unity 6.6.0 KDE Plasma 4.9.98 Enlightenment 0.17 GNOME Shell 3.6.2 20 40 60 80 100 SE +/- 0.08, N = 3 SE +/- 0.08, N = 3 SE +/- 0.08, N = 3 SE +/- 2.07, N = 6 SE +/- 2.22, N = 6 SE +/- 0.08, N = 3 SE +/- 0.15, N = 3 106.38 106.22 106.20 95.97 93.90 93.83 93.67 1. (CXX) g++ options: -pthread -lSDL -lGLU -lGLEW -lpthread -lSDL_image -lSDL_gfx -lvorbisfile -lvdriftbullet
Warsow Resolution: 1920 x 1080 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Warsow 1.0 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 380-rc7-radeon6850-20120214 GNOME Shell 3.6.2 Openbox 3.5.0 LXDE 0.5.12 Xfce 4.10 Enlightenment 0.17 Unity 6.6.0 KDE Plasma 4.9.98 30 60 90 120 150 SE +/- 0.19, N = 3 SE +/- 0.63, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.57, N = 3 SE +/- 0.17, N = 3 SE +/- 0.62, N = 3 SE +/- 0.53, N = 3 154.13 45.53 44.93 44.90 44.43 43.90 43.67 40.93
World of Padman Resolution: 1920 x 1080 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better World of Padman 1.2 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Xfce 4.10 Openbox 3.5.0 LXDE 0.5.12 GNOME Shell 3.6.2 Enlightenment 0.17 Unity 6.6.0 KDE Plasma 4.9.98 380-rc7-radeon6850-20120214 40 80 120 160 200 SE +/- 0.98, N = 3 SE +/- 1.20, N = 3 SE +/- 1.19, N = 3 SE +/- 4.04, N = 6 SE +/- 0.69, N = 3 SE +/- 1.19, N = 3 SE +/- 3.45, N = 6 SE +/- 0.72, N = 3 179.53 178.73 176.23 169.60 162.27 159.53 149.85 149.40
Xonotic Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Low OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Xonotic 0.6 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Low Openbox 3.5.0 Xfce 4.10 LXDE 0.5.12 Enlightenment 0.17 Unity 6.6.0 KDE Plasma 4.9.98 380-rc7-radeon6850-20120214 GNOME Shell 3.6.2 40 80 120 160 200 SE +/- 0.07, N = 3 SE +/- 1.63, N = 3 SE +/- 2.19, N = 3 SE +/- 0.08, N = 3 SE +/- 0.35, N = 3 SE +/- 6.61, N = 6 SE +/- 0.23, N = 3 SE +/- 1.96, N = 4 166.53 162.86 158.55 137.32 135.40 133.94 128.18 120.96
Xonotic Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: High OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Xonotic 0.6 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: High 380-rc7-radeon6850-20120214 Openbox 3.5.0 LXDE 0.5.12 Xfce 4.10 Enlightenment 0.17 Unity 6.6.0 GNOME Shell 3.6.2 KDE Plasma 4.9.98 20 40 60 80 100 SE +/- 0.04, N = 3 SE +/- 0.05, N = 3 SE +/- 0.14, N = 3 SE +/- 0.10, N = 3 SE +/- 0.16, N = 3 SE +/- 0.07, N = 3 SE +/- 0.43, N = 3 SE +/- 0.13, N = 3 92.70 63.76 63.53 63.42 59.04 58.97 54.06 53.80
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