Ubuntu Unity On Mir System76 Haswell

Intel Core i7-4900MQ System76 Gazelle Professional Ubuntu 13.10 benchmarks of XMir impact. Benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.

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Ubuntu Unity On Mir System76 HaswellOpenBenchmarking.orgPhoronix Test SuiteIntel Core i7-4900MQ @ 2.80GHz (8 Cores)System76 Gazelle ProfessionalIntel Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th8192MB120GB INTEL SSDSC2CW12Intel 4th Gen Core IGP (1300MHz)Intel Haswell HDMIRealtek RTL8111/8168/8411 + Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6235Ubuntu 13.103.11.0-2-generic (x86_64)Unity 7.1.0X Server 1.14.2.901 (1.14.3 RC 1)Unity-System-Compositor 0.0.1 + X Server 1.14.2.901 (1.14.3 RC 1)intel 2.21.143.1 Mesa 9.1.6GCC 4.8ext41920x1080ProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioNetworkOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServersDisplay DriverOpenGLCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionUbuntu Unity On Mir System76 Haswell BenchmarksSystem Logs- --build=x86_64-linux-gnu --disable-browser-plugin --disable-werror --enable-checking=release --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-gtk-cairo --enable-java-awt=gtk --enable-java-home --enable-languages=c,c++,java,go,d,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-arch-directory=amd64 --with-ecj-jar=/usr/share/java/eclipse-ecj.jar --with-java-home=/usr/lib/jvm/java-1.5.0-gcj-4.8-amd64/jre --with-jvm-jar-dir=/usr/lib/jvm-exports/java-1.5.0-gcj-4.8-amd64 --with-jvm-root-dir=/usr/lib/jvm/java-1.5.0-gcj-4.8-amd64 --with-multilib-list=m32,m64,mx32 --with-tune=generic -v - SNA

Unity vs. Unity On XMir ComparisonPhoronix Test SuiteBaseline+15.2%+15.2%+30.4%+30.4%+45.6%+45.6%+60.8%+60.8%31.7%22%1280 x 1024 - High60.9%1280 x 1024 - Ultra56.6%GtkDrawingArea - PixbufsXRender Extension - Image ScalingTriangle - 1920 x 108021.2%Plot3D - 1920 x 108021%1920 x 108020.9%1920 x 108019.7%800 x 60015.8%GtkComboBoxEntry15%1920 x 108014.4%1280 x 102414.1%1920 x 1080 - High14%1920 x 1080 - Ultra11%XRender Extension - Text11%XRender Extension - Gears10.9%GtkToggleButton9.7%1280 x 10249.4%1920 x 10809.1%1920 x 10808.4%1280 x 10248.2%GtkComboBox6.6%GtkRadioButton6.1%Furmark - 1920 x 10803.3%GtkCheckButton3.3%XonoticXonoticGtkPerfQGears2GpuTestGpuTestOpenArenaWorld of PadmanOpenArenaGtkPerfUrban TerrorOpenArenaXonoticXonoticQGears2QGears2GtkPerfUrban TerrorOpenArenaWarsowWarsowGtkPerfGtkPerfGpuTestGtkPerfUnityUnity On XMir

Ubuntu Unity On Mir System76 Haswellopenarena: 800 x 600openarena: 1920 x 1080openarena: 1280 x 1024openarena: 1920 x 1080padman: 1920 x 1080unvanquished: 1920 x 1080urbanterror: 1280 x 1024urbanterror: 1920 x 1080warsow: 1280 x 1024warsow: 1920 x 1080xonotic: 1280 x 1024 - Highxonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Highxonotic: 1280 x 1024 - Ultraxonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Ultragputest: Plot3D - 1920 x 1080gputest: Furmark - 1920 x 1080gputest: Triangle - 1920 x 1080gputest: Pixmark Piano - 1920 x 1080gputest: Pixmark Volplosion - 1920 x 1080qgears2: XRender Extension - Textqgears2: XRender Extension - Gearsqgears2: XRender Extension - Image Scalingrender-bench: Phoronix Test Suite v4.8.1gtkperf: GtkComboBoxgtkperf: GtkCheckButtongtkperf: GtkRadioButtongtkperf: GtkToggleButtongtkperf: GtkComboBoxEntrygtkperf: GtkTextView - Add Textgtkperf: GtkDrawingArea - PixbufsUnityUnity On XMir437.17135.8353.6333.90141.5323.77101.2086.6752.2052.1383.6759.2856.7140.0176273402247985255319.49324.881322.9015.5012.971.843.095.047.78524.430.79377.67112.3347.0031.07118.2323.6092.5375.7748.2348.0751.9951.9836.2236.0463023291854385252287.88292.821613.3115.3713.831.903.285.538.95529.040.60OpenBenchmarking.org

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: 800 x 600UnityUnity On XMir90180270360450SE +/- 8.09, N = 3SE +/- 4.98, N = 6437.17377.67

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.5Resolution: 1920 x 1080UnityUnity On XMir306090120150SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.47, N = 3135.83112.33

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.8Resolution: 1280 x 1024UnityUnity On XMir1224364860SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.10, N = 353.6347.00MIN: 2MIN: 2 / MAX: 52

OpenBenchmarking.orgMilliseconds, Fewer Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.8Resolution: 1280 x 1024 - Total Frame TimeUnityUnity On XMir1020304050Min: 2 / Avg: 18.59 / Max: 42Min: 2 / Avg: 21.17 / Max: 47

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.8Resolution: 1920 x 1080UnityUnity On XMir816243240SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 333.9031.07MIN: 2 / MAX: 89MIN: 2 / MAX: 81

OpenBenchmarking.orgMilliseconds, Fewer Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.8Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame TimeUnityUnity On XMir1326395265Min: 2 / Avg: 29.43 / Max: 68Min: 2 / Avg: 32.17 / Max: 68

World of Padman

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterWorld of Padman 1.2Resolution: 1920 x 1080UnityUnity On XMir306090120150SE +/- 1.37, N = 3SE +/- 0.22, N = 3141.53118.23

Unvanquished

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUnvanquished Alpha 17Resolution: 1920 x 1080UnityUnity On XMir612182430SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 323.7723.60

OpenBenchmarking.orgMilliseconds, Fewer Is BetterUnvanquished Alpha 17Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame TimeUnityUnity On XMir20406080100Min: 26 / Avg: 42.28 / Max: 96Min: 27 / Avg: 42.2 / Max: 79

Urban Terror

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUrban Terror 4.2.013Resolution: 1280 x 1024UnityUnity On XMir20406080100SE +/- 0.92, N = 3SE +/- 0.38, N = 3101.2092.53

OpenBenchmarking.orgMilliseconds, Fewer Is BetterUrban Terror 4.2.013Resolution: 1280 x 1024 - Total Frame TimeUnityUnity On XMir510152025Min: 2 / Avg: 10.03 / Max: 21Min: 2 / Avg: 10.69 / Max: 22

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUrban Terror 4.2.013Resolution: 1920 x 1080UnityUnity On XMir20406080100SE +/- 0.28, N = 3SE +/- 0.13, N = 386.6775.77

OpenBenchmarking.orgMilliseconds, Fewer Is BetterUrban Terror 4.2.013Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame TimeUnityUnity On XMir612182430Min: 2 / Avg: 11.45 / Max: 22Min: 2 / Avg: 13.14 / Max: 26

Warsow

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterWarsow 1.0Resolution: 1280 x 1024UnityUnity On XMir1224364860SE +/- 0.31, N = 3SE +/- 0.27, N = 352.2048.23

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterWarsow 1.0Resolution: 1920 x 1080UnityUnity On XMir1224364860SE +/- 0.23, N = 3SE +/- 0.15, N = 352.1348.07

Xonotic

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.7Resolution: 1280 x 1024 - Effects Quality: HighUnityUnity On XMir20406080100SE +/- 0.21, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 383.6751.99MIN: 41 / MAX: 114MIN: 28 / MAX: 65

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.7Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: HighUnityUnity On XMir1326395265SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 359.2851.98MIN: 31 / MAX: 76MIN: 27 / MAX: 66

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.7Resolution: 1280 x 1024 - Effects Quality: UltraUnityUnity On XMir1326395265SE +/- 0.13, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 356.7136.22MIN: 29 / MAX: 88MIN: 19 / MAX: 53

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.7Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: UltraUnityUnity On XMir918273645SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.19, N = 340.0136.04MIN: 20 / MAX: 59MIN: 5 / MAX: 53

GpuTest

OpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.5.0Test: Plot3D - Resolution: 1920 x 1080UnityUnity On XMir16003200480064008000SE +/- 28.71, N = 3SE +/- 41.14, N = 376276302

OpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.5.0Test: Furmark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080UnityUnity On XMir70140210280350SE +/- 2.31, N = 3SE +/- 4.37, N = 3340329

OpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.5.0Test: Triangle - Resolution: 1920 x 1080UnityUnity On XMir5K10K15K20K25KSE +/- 532.57, N = 6SE +/- 281.02, N = 32247918543

OpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.5.0Test: Pixmark Piano - Resolution: 1920 x 1080UnityUnity On XMir20406080100SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 38585

OpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.5.0Test: Pixmark Volplosion - Resolution: 1920 x 1080UnityUnity On XMir60120180240300SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3255252

QGears2

This test runs qgears2, which is a test written by Zack Rusin and is based upon cairogears. This test can see how well different rendering backends perform and uses Qt4. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterQGears2Rendering: XRender Extension - Test: TextUnityUnity On XMir70140210280350SE +/- 1.31, N = 3SE +/- 1.86, N = 3319.49287.881. (CXX) g++ options: -m64 -lQtOpenGL -lQtGui -lQtCore -lGL -lpthread

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterQGears2Rendering: XRender Extension - Test: GearsUnityUnity On XMir70140210280350SE +/- 2.42, N = 3SE +/- 1.12, N = 3324.88292.821. (CXX) g++ options: -m64 -lQtOpenGL -lQtGui -lQtCore -lGL -lpthread

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterQGears2Rendering: XRender Extension - Test: Image ScalingUnityUnity On XMir30060090012001500SE +/- 337.63, N = 6SE +/- 59.34, N = 61322.901613.311. (CXX) g++ options: -m64 -lQtOpenGL -lQtGui -lQtCore -lGL -lpthread

Render Bench

This test runs render_bench, which tests the performance of X.Org and the video driver's RENDER extension. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterRender BenchPhoronix Test Suite v4.8.1UnityUnity On XMir48121620SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 315.5015.371. (CC) gcc options: -lm -lX11 -lXext -lXrender -lImlib2 -lfreetype -lz -ldl

GtkPerf

This test calculates the average frame-rate from several different GTK operations. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterGtkPerf 0.40GTK Widget: GtkComboBoxUnityUnity On XMir48121620SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 312.9713.831. (CC) gcc options: -lgtk-x11-2.0 -latk-1.0 -lgio-2.0 -lpangoft2-1.0 -lfontconfig -lgdk-x11-2.0 -lpangocairo-1.0 -lgdk_pixbuf-2.0 -lpango-1.0 -lgobject-2.0 -lglib-2.0

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterGtkPerf 0.40GTK Widget: GtkCheckButtonUnityUnity On XMir0.42750.8551.28251.712.1375SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 31.841.901. (CC) gcc options: -lgtk-x11-2.0 -latk-1.0 -lgio-2.0 -lpangoft2-1.0 -lfontconfig -lgdk-x11-2.0 -lpangocairo-1.0 -lgdk_pixbuf-2.0 -lpango-1.0 -lgobject-2.0 -lglib-2.0

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterGtkPerf 0.40GTK Widget: GtkRadioButtonUnityUnity On XMir0.7381.4762.2142.9523.69SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 33.093.281. (CC) gcc options: -lgtk-x11-2.0 -latk-1.0 -lgio-2.0 -lpangoft2-1.0 -lfontconfig -lgdk-x11-2.0 -lpangocairo-1.0 -lgdk_pixbuf-2.0 -lpango-1.0 -lgobject-2.0 -lglib-2.0

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterGtkPerf 0.40GTK Widget: GtkToggleButtonUnityUnity On XMir1.24432.48863.73294.97726.2215SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 35.045.531. (CC) gcc options: -lgtk-x11-2.0 -latk-1.0 -lgio-2.0 -lpangoft2-1.0 -lfontconfig -lgdk-x11-2.0 -lpangocairo-1.0 -lgdk_pixbuf-2.0 -lpango-1.0 -lgobject-2.0 -lglib-2.0

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterGtkPerf 0.40GTK Widget: GtkComboBoxEntryUnityUnity On XMir3691215SE +/- 0.08, N = 3SE +/- 0.12, N = 37.788.951. (CC) gcc options: -lgtk-x11-2.0 -latk-1.0 -lgio-2.0 -lpangoft2-1.0 -lfontconfig -lgdk-x11-2.0 -lpangocairo-1.0 -lgdk_pixbuf-2.0 -lpango-1.0 -lgobject-2.0 -lglib-2.0

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterGtkPerf 0.40GTK Widget: GtkTextView - Add TextUnityUnity On XMir110220330440550SE +/- 0.63, N = 3SE +/- 0.77, N = 3524.43529.041. (CC) gcc options: -lgtk-x11-2.0 -latk-1.0 -lgio-2.0 -lpangoft2-1.0 -lfontconfig -lgdk-x11-2.0 -lpangocairo-1.0 -lgdk_pixbuf-2.0 -lpango-1.0 -lgobject-2.0 -lglib-2.0

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterGtkPerf 0.40GTK Widget: GtkDrawingArea - PixbufsUnityUnity On XMir0.17780.35560.53340.71120.889SE +/- 0.16, N = 6SE +/- 0.08, N = 60.790.601. (CC) gcc options: -lgtk-x11-2.0 -latk-1.0 -lgio-2.0 -lpangoft2-1.0 -lfontconfig -lgdk-x11-2.0 -lpangocairo-1.0 -lgdk_pixbuf-2.0 -lpango-1.0 -lgobject-2.0 -lglib-2.0