Intel 2D SNA Desktops

Benchmarking the 2D desktop performance of several different Linux desktop environments / window managers from Ubuntu 13.04. Benchmarking with Intel SNA acceleration on HD 4000 Ivy Bridge hardware. Linux benchmarking for a future article on Phoronix.com.

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Intel 2D SNA Desktops Benchmarking the 2D desktop performance of several different Linux desktop environments / window managers from Ubuntu 13.04. Benchmarking with Intel SNA acceleration on HD 4000 Ivy Bridge hardware. Linux benchmarking for a future article on Phoronix.com. Unity 6.6.0: 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: Acer P243W, Network: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection + Realtek RTL8188CE 802.11b/g/n OS: Ubuntu 13.04, Kernel: 3.8.0-7-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 6.6.0, Display Server: X Server 1.13.2, Display Driver: intel 2.21.3, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 9.1 (git-012329e), Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1200 KDE 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: Acer P243W, Network: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection + Realtek RTL8188CE 802.11b/g/n OS: Ubuntu 13.04, Kernel: 3.8.0-7-generic (x86_64), Desktop: KDE 4.10.00, Display Server: X Server 1.13.2, Display Driver: intel 2.21.3, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 9.1 (git-012329e), Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1200 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: Acer P243W, Network: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection + Realtek RTL8188CE 802.11b/g/n OS: Ubuntu 13.04, Kernel: 3.8.0-7-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Xfce 4.10, Display Server: X Server 1.13.2, Display Driver: intel 2.21.3, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 9.1 (git-012329e), Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1200 LXDE 0.5.12: 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: Acer P243W, Network: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection + Realtek RTL8188CE 802.11b/g/n OS: Ubuntu 13.04, Kernel: 3.8.0-7-generic (x86_64), Desktop: LXDE 0.5.12, Display Server: X Server 1.13.2, Display Driver: intel 2.21.3, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 9.1 (git-012329e), Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1200 GNOME Shell 3.6.3.1: 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: Acer P243W, Network: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection + Realtek RTL8188CE 802.11b/g/n OS: Ubuntu 13.04, Kernel: 3.8.0-7-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.6.3.1, Display Server: X Server 1.13.2, Display Driver: intel 2.21.3, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 9.1 (git-012329e), Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1200 Razor-Qt + Openbox 3.5.0: 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: Acer P243W, Network: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection + Realtek RTL8188CE 802.11b/g/n OS: Ubuntu 13.04, Kernel: 3.8.0-7-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Openbox 3.5.0, Display Server: X Server 1.13.2, Display Driver: intel 2.21.3, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 9.1 (git-012329e), Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1200 QGears2 Rendering: XRender Extension - Test: Text Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Unity 6.6.0 .............. 183.97 |================================= KDE 4.10 ................. 160.82 |============================= Xfce 4.10 ................ 242.93 |============================================ LXDE 0.5.12 .............. 169.38 |=============================== GNOME Shell 3.6.3.1 ...... 178.24 |================================ Razor-Qt + Openbox 3.5.0 . 170.52 |=============================== QGears2 Rendering: XRender Extension - Test: Gears Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Unity 6.6.0 .............. 185.96 |========================================= KDE 4.10 ................. 118.80 |========================== Xfce 4.10 ................ 198.65 |============================================ LXDE 0.5.12 .............. 145.78 |================================ GNOME Shell 3.6.3.1 ...... 185.85 |========================================= Razor-Qt + Openbox 3.5.0 . 144.82 |================================ QGears2 Rendering: XRender Extension - Test: Image Scaling Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Unity 6.6.0 .............. 428.38 |========================================= KDE 4.10 ................. 287.01 |============================ Xfce 4.10 ................ 458.13 |============================================ LXDE 0.5.12 .............. 147.36 |============== GNOME Shell 3.6.3.1 ...... 445.94 |=========================================== Razor-Qt + Openbox 3.5.0 . 132.16 |============= GtkPerf 0.40 GTK Widget: GtkComboBox Seconds < Lower Is Better Unity 6.6.0 .............. 30.81 |=============== KDE 4.10 ................. 93.23 |============================================= Xfce 4.10 ................ 42.33 |==================== LXDE 0.5.12 .............. 51.08 |========================= GNOME Shell 3.6.3.1 ...... 58.50 |============================ Razor-Qt + Openbox 3.5.0 . 47.16 |======================= GtkPerf 0.40 GTK Widget: GtkCheckButton Seconds < Lower Is Better Unity 6.6.0 .............. 3.18 |============ KDE 4.10 ................. 11.49 |============================================= Xfce 4.10 ................ 2.47 |========== LXDE 0.5.12 .............. 9.38 |===================================== GNOME Shell 3.6.3.1 ...... 2.79 |=========== Razor-Qt + Openbox 3.5.0 . 1.54 |====== GtkPerf 0.40 GTK Widget: GtkRadioButton Seconds < Lower Is Better Unity 6.6.0 .............. 5.62 |==================== KDE 4.10 ................. 12.35 |============================================= Xfce 4.10 ................ 3.86 |============== LXDE 0.5.12 .............. 12.38 |============================================= GNOME Shell 3.6.3.1 ...... 4.81 |================= Razor-Qt + Openbox 3.5.0 . 2.31 |======== GtkPerf 0.40 GTK Widget: GtkToggleButton Seconds < Lower Is Better Unity 6.6.0 .............. 25.43 |============================================= KDE 4.10 ................. 10.51 |=================== Xfce 4.10 ................ 3.16 |====== LXDE 0.5.12 .............. 12.40 |====================== GNOME Shell 3.6.3.1 ...... 24.73 |============================================ Razor-Qt + Openbox 3.5.0 . 1.54 |=== GtkPerf 0.40 GTK Widget: GtkComboBoxEntry Seconds < Lower Is Better Unity 6.6.0 .............. 28.01 |========== KDE 4.10 ................. 127.04 |============================================ Xfce 4.10 ................ 36.19 |============= LXDE 0.5.12 .............. 37.63 |============= GNOME Shell 3.6.3.1 ...... 27.40 |========= Razor-Qt + Openbox 3.5.0 . 32.08 |=========== GtkPerf 0.40 GTK Widget: GtkDrawingArea - Circles Seconds < Lower Is Better Unity 6.6.0 .............. 17.75 |============================================= KDE 4.10 ................. 17.16 |=========================================== Xfce 4.10 ................ 17.15 |=========================================== LXDE 0.5.12 .............. 17.11 |=========================================== GNOME Shell 3.6.3.1 ...... 17.82 |============================================= Razor-Qt + Openbox 3.5.0 . 16.94 |=========================================== GtkPerf 0.40 GTK Widget: GtkDrawingArea - Pixbufs Seconds < Lower Is Better Unity 6.6.0 .............. 1.65 |============================================== KDE 4.10 ................. 1.30 |==================================== Xfce 4.10 ................ 1.44 |======================================== LXDE 0.5.12 .............. 1.53 |=========================================== GNOME Shell 3.6.3.1 ...... 1.57 |============================================ Razor-Qt + Openbox 3.5.0 . 1.38 |======================================