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 7.1.0Unity-System-Compositor 0.0.1 + X Server 1.14.2.901 (1.14.3 RC 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 On XMir vs. Unity ComparisonPhoronix Test SuiteBaseline+15.2%+15.2%+30.4%+30.4%+45.6%+45.6%+60.8%+60.8%60.9%56.6%21.2%21%20.9%19.7%15.8%15%14.4%14.1%14%11%11%10.9%9.7%9.4%9.1%8.4%8.2%6.6%6.1%3.3%3.3%1280 x 1024 - High1280 x 1024 - UltraGtkDrawingArea - Pixbufs31.7%XRender Extension - Image Scaling22%Triangle - 1920 x 1080Plot3D - 1920 x 10801920 x 10801920 x 1080800 x 600GtkComboBoxEntry1920 x 10801280 x 10241920 x 1080 - High1920 x 1080 - UltraXRender Extension - TextXRender Extension - GearsGtkToggleButton1280 x 10241920 x 10801920 x 10801280 x 1024GtkComboBoxGtkRadioButtonFurmark - 1920 x 1080GtkCheckButtonXonoticXonoticGtkPerfQGears2GpuTestGpuTestOpenArenaWorld of PadmanOpenArenaGtkPerfUrban TerrorOpenArenaXonoticXonoticQGears2QGears2GtkPerfUrban TerrorOpenArenaWarsowWarsowGtkPerfGtkPerfGpuTestGtkPerfUnity On XMirUnity

Unvanquished

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUnvanquished Alpha 17Resolution: 1920 x 1080Unity On XMirUnity612182430SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.12, N = 323.6023.77

World of Padman

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterWorld of Padman 1.2Resolution: 1920 x 1080Unity On XMirUnity306090120150SE +/- 0.22, N = 3SE +/- 1.37, N = 3118.23141.53

Urban Terror

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUrban Terror 4.2.013Resolution: 1280 x 1024Unity On XMirUnity20406080100SE +/- 0.38, N = 3SE +/- 0.92, N = 392.53101.20

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: GtkDrawingArea - PixbufsUnity On XMirUnity0.17780.35560.53340.71120.889SE +/- 0.08, N = 6SE +/- 0.16, N = 60.600.791. (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

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 600Unity On XMirUnity90180270360450SE +/- 4.98, N = 6SE +/- 8.09, N = 3377.67437.17

Warsow

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterWarsow 1.0Resolution: 1920 x 1080Unity On XMirUnity1224364860SE +/- 0.15, N = 3SE +/- 0.23, N = 348.0752.13

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterWarsow 1.0Resolution: 1280 x 1024Unity On XMirUnity1224364860SE +/- 0.27, N = 3SE +/- 0.31, N = 348.2352.20

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 1080Unity On XMirUnity306090120150SE +/- 0.47, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3112.33135.83

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.8Resolution: 1280 x 1024Unity On XMirUnity1224364860SE +/- 0.10, N = 3SE +/- 0.12, N = 347.0053.63MIN: 2 / MAX: 52MIN: 2

GpuTest

OpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.5.0Test: Pixmark Piano - Resolution: 1920 x 1080Unity On XMirUnity20406080100SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 38585

OpenArena

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.8Resolution: 1920 x 1080Unity On XMirUnity816243240SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 331.0733.90MIN: 2 / MAX: 81MIN: 2 / MAX: 89

GpuTest

OpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.5.0Test: Pixmark Volplosion - Resolution: 1920 x 1080Unity On XMirUnity60120180240300SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3252255

OpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.5.0Test: Triangle - Resolution: 1920 x 1080Unity On XMirUnity5K10K15K20K25KSE +/- 281.02, N = 3SE +/- 532.57, N = 61854322479

Urban Terror

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUrban Terror 4.2.013Resolution: 1920 x 1080Unity On XMirUnity20406080100SE +/- 0.13, N = 3SE +/- 0.28, N = 375.7786.67

GpuTest

OpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.5.0Test: Furmark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080Unity On XMirUnity70140210280350SE +/- 4.37, N = 3SE +/- 2.31, N = 3329340

OpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.5.0Test: Plot3D - Resolution: 1920 x 1080Unity On XMirUnity16003200480064008000SE +/- 41.14, N = 3SE +/- 28.71, N = 363027627

Xonotic

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.7Resolution: 1280 x 1024 - Effects Quality: HighUnity On XMirUnity20406080100SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.21, N = 351.9983.67MIN: 28 / MAX: 65MIN: 41 / MAX: 114

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: TextUnity On XMirUnity70140210280350SE +/- 1.86, N = 3SE +/- 1.31, N = 3287.88319.491. (CXX) g++ options: -m64 -lQtOpenGL -lQtGui -lQtCore -lGL -lpthread

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterQGears2Rendering: XRender Extension - Test: GearsUnity On XMirUnity70140210280350SE +/- 1.12, N = 3SE +/- 2.42, N = 3292.82324.881. (CXX) g++ options: -m64 -lQtOpenGL -lQtGui -lQtCore -lGL -lpthread

Xonotic

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.7Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: HighUnity On XMirUnity1326395265SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 351.9859.28MIN: 27 / MAX: 66MIN: 31 / MAX: 76

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.7Resolution: 1280 x 1024 - Effects Quality: UltraUnity On XMirUnity1326395265SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.13, N = 336.2256.71MIN: 19 / MAX: 53MIN: 29 / MAX: 88

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: GtkComboBoxEntryUnity On XMirUnity3691215SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.08, N = 38.957.781. (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 TextUnity On XMirUnity110220330440550SE +/- 0.77, N = 3SE +/- 0.63, N = 3529.04524.431. (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: GtkRadioButtonUnity On XMirUnity0.7381.4762.2142.9523.69SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 33.283.091. (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: GtkToggleButtonUnity On XMirUnity1.24432.48863.73294.97726.2215SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 35.535.041. (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: GtkCheckButtonUnity On XMirUnity0.42750.8551.28251.712.1375SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 31.901.841. (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: GtkComboBoxUnity On XMirUnity48121620SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 313.8312.971. (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

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 v4.8.1Unity On XMirUnity48121620SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 315.3715.501. (CC) gcc options: -lm -lX11 -lXext -lXrender -lImlib2 -lfreetype -lz -ldl

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: Image ScalingUnity On XMirUnity30060090012001500SE +/- 59.34, N = 6SE +/- 337.63, N = 61613.311322.901. (CXX) g++ options: -m64 -lQtOpenGL -lQtGui -lQtCore -lGL -lpthread

Xonotic

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.7Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: UltraUnity On XMirUnity918273645SE +/- 0.19, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 336.0440.01MIN: 5 / MAX: 53MIN: 20 / MAX: 59

OpenArena

OpenBenchmarking.orgMilliseconds, Fewer Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.8Resolution: 1280 x 1024 - Total Frame TimeUnity On XMirUnity1020304050Min: 2 / Avg: 21.17 / Max: 47Min: 2 / Avg: 18.59 / Max: 42

OpenBenchmarking.orgMilliseconds, Fewer Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.8Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame TimeUnity On XMirUnity1326395265Min: 2 / Avg: 32.17 / Max: 68Min: 2 / Avg: 29.43 / Max: 68

Unvanquished

OpenBenchmarking.orgMilliseconds, Fewer Is BetterUnvanquished Alpha 17Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame TimeUnity On XMirUnity20406080100Min: 27 / Avg: 42.2 / Max: 79Min: 26 / Avg: 42.28 / Max: 96

Urban Terror

OpenBenchmarking.orgMilliseconds, Fewer Is BetterUrban Terror 4.2.013Resolution: 1280 x 1024 - Total Frame TimeUnity On XMirUnity510152025Min: 2 / Avg: 10.69 / Max: 22Min: 2 / Avg: 10.03 / Max: 21

OpenBenchmarking.orgMilliseconds, Fewer Is BetterUrban Terror 4.2.013Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame TimeUnity On XMirUnity612182430Min: 2 / Avg: 13.14 / Max: 26Min: 2 / Avg: 11.45 / Max: 22