Desktop Linux Ubuntu Intel Mesa Graphics

Benchmarks of Ubuntu 13.10 with different desktop environments available in the Saucy archives as of 21 June 2013. Benchmarks with Intel HD Graphics 4600 Haswell on Mesa 9.2. Benchmarks by Michael larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com.

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Unity 7.0.0

Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: Intel DH87RL, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 15360MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: Intel Haswell Desktop, Audio: Intel Haswell HDMI, Monitor: VA2431, Network: Intel Connection I217-V

OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.10.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.0.0, Display Server: X Server 1.13.3, Display Driver: intel 2.21.9, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 9.2.0-devel (git-bbd2d57), Compiler: GCC 4.8 + Clang 3.3 + LLVM 3.3, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Graphics Notes: SNA

Xfce 4.10

OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.10.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Xfce 4.10, Display Server: X Server 1.13.3, Display Driver: intel 2.21.9, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 9.2.0-devel (git-bbd2d57), Compiler: GCC 4.8 + Clang 3.3 + LLVM 3.3, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

KDE 4.10.4

OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.10.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: KDE 4.10.4, Display Server: X Server 1.13.3, Display Driver: intel 2.21.9, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 9.2.0-devel (git-bbd2d57), Compiler: GCC 4.8 + Clang 3.3 + LLVM 3.3, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

GNOME Shell 3.8.3

OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.10.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.8.3, Display Server: X Server 1.13.3, Display Driver: intel 2.21.9, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 9.2.0-devel (git-bbd2d57), Compiler: GCC 4.8 + Clang 3.3 + LLVM 3.3, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

LXDE 0.5.12

OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.10.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: LXDE 0.5.12, Display Server: X Server 1.13.3, Display Driver: intel 2.21.9, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 9.2.0-devel (git-bbd2d57), Compiler: GCC 4.8 + Clang 3.3 + LLVM 3.3, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Openbox 3.5.0

OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.10.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Openbox 3.5.0, Display Server: X Server 1.13.3, Display Driver: intel 2.21.9, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 9.2.0-devel (git-bbd2d57), Compiler: GCC 4.8 + Clang 3.3 + LLVM 3.3, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Razor-Qt 0.5.2

OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.10.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: KDE 4.10.4, Display Server: X Server 1.13.3, Display Driver: intel 2.21.9, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 9.2.0-devel (git-bbd2d57), Compiler: GCC 4.8 + Clang 3.3 + LLVM 3.3, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Desktop Linux Ubuntu Intel Mesa GraphicsOpenBenchmarking.orgPhoronix Test SuiteIntel Core i7-4770K @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores)Intel DH87RLIntel 4th Gen Core DRAM15360MB240GB OCZ VERTEX3Intel Haswell DesktopIntel Haswell HDMIVA2431Intel Connection I217-VUbuntu 13.103.10.0-999-generic (x86_64)Unity 7.0.0Xfce 4.10KDE 4.10.4GNOME Shell 3.8.3LXDE 0.5.12Openbox 3.5.0X Server 1.13.3intel 2.21.93.0 Mesa 9.2.0-devel (git-bbd2d57)GCC 4.8 + Clang 3.3 + LLVM 3.3ext41920x1080ProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioMonitorNetworkOSKernelDesktopsDisplay ServerDisplay DriverOpenGLCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionDesktop Linux Ubuntu Intel Mesa Graphics PerformanceSystem Logs- SNA

Unity 7.0.0Xfce 4.10KDE 4.10.4GNOME Shell 3.8.3LXDE 0.5.12Openbox 3.5.0Razor-Qt 0.5.2Result OverviewPhoronix Test Suite100%109%119%128%138%OpenArenaWorld of PadmanOpenArenaReaction Quake 3XonoticXonoticXonoticNexuiz1920 x 10801920 x 10801920 x 10801920 x 10801920 x 1080 - High1920 x 1080 - Ultra1920 x 1080 - Ultimate1920 x 1080 - Yes - Off

Desktop Linux Ubuntu Intel Mesa Graphicsnexuiz: 1920 x 1080 - Yes - Offopenarena: 1920 x 1080openarena: 1920 x 1080padman: 1920 x 1080reaction: 1920 x 1080xonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Highxonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Ultraxonotic: 1920 x 1080 - UltimateUnity 7.0.0Xfce 4.10KDE 4.10.4GNOME Shell 3.8.3LXDE 0.5.12Openbox 3.5.0Razor-Qt 0.5.239.17211.3338.83208.97117.0374.2944.8228.4539.23215.7338.93225.03117.3778.8446.3829.1437.20185.0233.97187.88109.6369.3641.6927.1138.74157.4033.40170.77103.8078.4545.3429.1039.15210.4838.87224.83117.8778.9846.4829.1439.18216.5739.03224.90119.4078.9646.4629.2139.09198.8237.13207.90116.0376.0045.9628.44OpenBenchmarking.org

Nexuiz

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterNexuiz 2.5.2Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - HDR: Yes - Sound: OffXfce 4.10Openbox 3.5.0Unity 7.0.0LXDE 0.5.12Razor-Qt 0.5.2GNOME Shell 3.8.3KDE 4.10.4918273645SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.23, N = 3SE +/- 0.20, N = 3SE +/- 0.18, N = 3SE +/- 0.30, N = 3SE +/- 0.69, N = 6SE +/- 0.19, N = 339.2339.1839.1739.1539.0938.7437.20MIN: 19 / MAX: 61MIN: 19 / MAX: 60MIN: 19 / MAX: 60MIN: 19 / MAX: 61MIN: 19 / MAX: 61MIN: 18 / MAX: 61MIN: 18 / MAX: 58

OpenArena

This is a test of OpenArena, a popular open-source first-person shooter. This game is based upon ioquake3, which in turn uses the GPL version of id Software's Quake 3 engine. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.5Resolution: 1920 x 1080Openbox 3.5.0Xfce 4.10Unity 7.0.0LXDE 0.5.12Razor-Qt 0.5.2KDE 4.10.4GNOME Shell 3.8.350100150200250SE +/- 0.88, N = 3SE +/- 0.32, N = 3SE +/- 2.82, N = 3SE +/- 3.19, N = 6SE +/- 2.97, N = 5SE +/- 2.66, N = 6SE +/- 3.18, N = 3216.57215.73211.33210.48198.82185.02157.40

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.8Resolution: 1920 x 1080Openbox 3.5.0Xfce 4.10LXDE 0.5.12Unity 7.0.0Razor-Qt 0.5.2KDE 4.10.4GNOME Shell 3.8.3918273645SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.57, N = 4SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.56, N = 339.0338.9338.8738.8337.1333.9733.40MIN: 1 / MAX: 60MIN: 1 / MAX: 61MIN: 1 / MAX: 205MIN: 1 / MAX: 129MIN: 2 / MAX: 66MIN: 3 / MAX: 70MIN: 1 / MAX: 127

World of Padman

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterWorld of Padman 1.2Resolution: 1920 x 1080Xfce 4.10Openbox 3.5.0LXDE 0.5.12Unity 7.0.0Razor-Qt 0.5.2KDE 4.10.4GNOME Shell 3.8.350100150200250SE +/- 0.34, N = 3SE +/- 0.70, N = 3SE +/- 0.35, N = 3SE +/- 5.05, N = 6SE +/- 0.10, N = 3SE +/- 3.48, N = 6SE +/- 3.59, N = 6225.03224.90224.83208.97207.90187.88170.77

Reaction Quake 3

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterReaction Quake 3 1.0 BetaResolution: 1920 x 1080Openbox 3.5.0LXDE 0.5.12Xfce 4.10Unity 7.0.0Razor-Qt 0.5.2KDE 4.10.4GNOME Shell 3.8.3306090120150SE +/- 0.21, N = 3SE +/- 1.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.87, N = 3SE +/- 0.94, N = 3SE +/- 0.26, N = 3SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.35, N = 3119.40117.87117.37117.03116.03109.63103.80MIN: 119 / MAX: 119.7MIN: 116.7 / MAX: 120MIN: 116.4 / MAX: 119.1MIN: 115.6 / MAX: 118.8MIN: 115.6 / MAX: 116.5MIN: 109.4 / MAX: 109.8MIN: 103.1 / MAX: 104.2

Xonotic

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.7Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: HighLXDE 0.5.12Openbox 3.5.0Xfce 4.10GNOME Shell 3.8.3Razor-Qt 0.5.2Unity 7.0.0KDE 4.10.420406080100SE +/- 0.14, N = 3SE +/- 0.16, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.10, N = 3SE +/- 1.43, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.89, N = 678.9878.9678.8478.4576.0074.2969.36MIN: 41 / MAX: 106MIN: 41 / MAX: 106MIN: 42 / MAX: 104MIN: 35 / MAX: 106MIN: 37 / MAX: 104MIN: 36 / MAX: 99MIN: 34 / MAX: 95

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.7Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: UltraLXDE 0.5.12Openbox 3.5.0Xfce 4.10Razor-Qt 0.5.2GNOME Shell 3.8.3Unity 7.0.0KDE 4.10.41122334455SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.48, N = 3SE +/- 0.68, N = 4SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.26, N = 346.4846.4646.3845.9645.3444.8241.69MIN: 22 / MAX: 73MIN: 22 / MAX: 73MIN: 23 / MAX: 73MIN: 21 / MAX: 74MIN: 20 / MAX: 75MIN: 21 / MAX: 70MIN: 19 / MAX: 66

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.7Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: UltimateOpenbox 3.5.0LXDE 0.5.12Xfce 4.10GNOME Shell 3.8.3Unity 7.0.0Razor-Qt 0.5.2KDE 4.10.4714212835SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.14, N = 329.2129.1429.1429.1028.4528.4427.11MIN: 14 / MAX: 51MIN: 14 / MAX: 51MIN: 14 / MAX: 51MIN: 14 / MAX: 51MIN: 13 / MAX: 50MIN: 13 / MAX: 50MIN: 13 / MAX: 49

Unity 7.0.0

Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: Intel DH87RL, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 15360MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: Intel Haswell Desktop, Audio: Intel Haswell HDMI, Monitor: VA2431, Network: Intel Connection I217-V

OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.10.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.0.0, Display Server: X Server 1.13.3, Display Driver: intel 2.21.9, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 9.2.0-devel (git-bbd2d57), Compiler: GCC 4.8 + Clang 3.3 + LLVM 3.3, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Graphics Notes: SNA

Testing initiated at 20 June 2013 20:55 by user phoronix.

Xfce 4.10

Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: Intel DH87RL, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 15360MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: Intel Haswell Desktop, Audio: Intel Haswell HDMI, Monitor: VA2431, Network: Intel Connection I217-V

OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.10.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Xfce 4.10, Display Server: X Server 1.13.3, Display Driver: intel 2.21.9, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 9.2.0-devel (git-bbd2d57), Compiler: GCC 4.8 + Clang 3.3 + LLVM 3.3, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Graphics Notes: SNA

Testing initiated at 21 June 2013 12:03 by user phoronix.

KDE 4.10.4

Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: Intel DH87RL, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 15360MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: Intel Haswell Desktop, Audio: Intel Haswell HDMI, Monitor: VA2431, Network: Intel Connection I217-V

OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.10.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: KDE 4.10.4, Display Server: X Server 1.13.3, Display Driver: intel 2.21.9, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 9.2.0-devel (git-bbd2d57), Compiler: GCC 4.8 + Clang 3.3 + LLVM 3.3, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Graphics Notes: SNA

Testing initiated at 21 June 2013 12:56 by user phoronix.

GNOME Shell 3.8.3

Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: Intel DH87RL, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 15360MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: Intel Haswell Desktop, Audio: Intel Haswell HDMI, Monitor: VA2431, Network: Intel Connection I217-V

OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.10.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.8.3, Display Server: X Server 1.13.3, Display Driver: intel 2.21.9, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 9.2.0-devel (git-bbd2d57), Compiler: GCC 4.8 + Clang 3.3 + LLVM 3.3, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Graphics Notes: SNA

Testing initiated at 21 June 2013 15:14 by user phoronix.

LXDE 0.5.12

Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: Intel DH87RL, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 15360MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: Intel Haswell Desktop, Audio: Intel Haswell HDMI, Monitor: VA2431, Network: Intel Connection I217-V

OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.10.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: LXDE 0.5.12, Display Server: X Server 1.13.3, Display Driver: intel 2.21.9, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 9.2.0-devel (git-bbd2d57), Compiler: GCC 4.8 + Clang 3.3 + LLVM 3.3, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Graphics Notes: SNA

Testing initiated at 21 June 2013 16:50 by user phoronix.

Openbox 3.5.0

Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: Intel DH87RL, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 15360MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: Intel Haswell Desktop, Audio: Intel Haswell HDMI, Monitor: VA2431, Network: Intel Connection I217-V

OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.10.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Openbox 3.5.0, Display Server: X Server 1.13.3, Display Driver: intel 2.21.9, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 9.2.0-devel (git-bbd2d57), Compiler: GCC 4.8 + Clang 3.3 + LLVM 3.3, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Graphics Notes: SNA

Testing initiated at 21 June 2013 17:45 by user phoronix.

Razor-Qt 0.5.2

Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: Intel DH87RL, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 15360MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: Intel Haswell Desktop, Audio: Intel Haswell HDMI, Monitor: VA2431, Network: Intel Connection I217-V

OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.10.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: KDE 4.10.4, Display Server: X Server 1.13.3, Display Driver: intel 2.21.9, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 9.2.0-devel (git-bbd2d57), Compiler: GCC 4.8 + Clang 3.3 + LLVM 3.3, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Graphics Notes: SNA

Testing initiated at 21 June 2013 18:45 by user phoronix.