Ubuntu 13.10 Desktops

Intel Core i7-4900MQ testing with a System76 Gazelle Professional of various desktops on Ubuntu 13.10 x86_64 Linux as of 30 August. Benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com.

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Ubuntu 13.10 Desktops Intel Core i7-4900MQ testing with a System76 Gazelle Professional of various desktops on Ubuntu 13.10 x86_64 Linux as of 30 August. Benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com. Unity 7.1.0: Processor: Intel Core i7-4900MQ @ 2.80GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: System76 Gazelle Professional, Chipset: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 120GB INTEL SSDSC2CW12, Graphics: Intel 4th Gen Core IGP (1300MHz), Audio: Intel Haswell HDMI, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 + Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6235 OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.11.0-4-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.0, Display Server: X Server 1.14.2.901 (1.14.3 RC 1), Display Driver: intel 2.21.14, OpenGL: 3.1 Mesa 9.2.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 KDE Plasma 4.11: Processor: Intel Core i7-4900MQ @ 2.80GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: System76 Gazelle Professional, Chipset: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 120GB INTEL SSDSC2CW12, Graphics: Intel 4th Gen Core IGP (1300MHz), Audio: Intel Haswell HDMI, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 + Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6235 OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.11.0-4-generic (x86_64), Desktop: KDE 4.11.00, Display Server: X Server 1.14.2.901 (1.14.3 RC 1), Display Driver: intel 2.21.14, OpenGL: 3.1 Mesa 9.2.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Xfce 4.10: Processor: Intel Core i7-4900MQ @ 2.80GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: System76 Gazelle Professional, Chipset: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 120GB INTEL SSDSC2CW12, Graphics: Intel 4th Gen Core IGP (1300MHz), Audio: Intel Haswell HDMI, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 + Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6235 OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.11.0-4-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Xfce 4.10, Display Server: X Server 1.14.2.901 (1.14.3 RC 1), Display Driver: intel 2.21.14, OpenGL: 3.1 Mesa 9.2.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 GNOME Shell 3.8.4: Processor: Intel Core i7-4900MQ @ 2.80GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: System76 Gazelle Professional, Chipset: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 120GB INTEL SSDSC2CW12, Graphics: Intel 4th Gen Core IGP (1300MHz), Audio: Intel Haswell HDMI, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 + Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6235 OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.11.0-4-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.8.4, Display Server: X Server 1.14.2.901 (1.14.3 RC 1), Display Driver: intel 2.21.14, OpenGL: 3.1 Mesa 9.2.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 LXDE 0.6.0: Processor: Intel Core i7-4900MQ @ 2.80GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: System76 Gazelle Professional, Chipset: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 120GB INTEL SSDSC2CW12, Graphics: Intel 4th Gen Core IGP (1300MHz), Audio: Intel Haswell HDMI, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 + Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6235 OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.11.0-4-generic (x86_64), Desktop: LXDE 0.6.0, Display Server: X Server 1.14.2.901 (1.14.3 RC 1), Display Driver: intel 2.21.14, OpenGL: 3.1 Mesa 9.2.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 GpuTest 0.5.0 Test: Plot3D - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Points > Higher Is Better Unity 7.1.0 ....... 4148 |===================================================== KDE Plasma 4.11 ... 4119 |==================================================== Xfce 4.10 ......... 4166 |===================================================== GNOME Shell 3.8.4 . 4173 |===================================================== LXDE 0.6.0 ........ 4127 |==================================================== GpuTest 0.5.0 Test: Furmark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Points > Higher Is Better Unity 7.1.0 ....... 392 |==================================================== KDE Plasma 4.11 ... 404 |===================================================== Xfce 4.10 ......... 399 |==================================================== GNOME Shell 3.8.4 . 394 |==================================================== LXDE 0.6.0 ........ 411 |====================================================== GpuTest 0.5.0 Test: Triangle - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Points > Higher Is Better Unity 7.1.0 ....... 49394 |================================================== KDE Plasma 4.11 ... 46916 |================================================ Xfce 4.10 ......... 37401 |====================================== GNOME Shell 3.8.4 . 51319 |==================================================== LXDE 0.6.0 ........ 48790 |================================================= GpuTest 0.5.0 Test: Pixmark Piano - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Points > Higher Is Better Unity 7.1.0 ....... 92 |== KDE Plasma 4.11 ... 92 |== Xfce 4.10 ......... 2459 |===================================================== GNOME Shell 3.8.4 . 92 |== LXDE 0.6.0 ........ 97 |== GpuTest 0.5.0 Test: Pixmark Volplosion - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Points > Higher Is Better Unity 7.1.0 ....... 290 |=================================================== KDE Plasma 4.11 ... 289 |=================================================== Xfce 4.10 ......... 290 |=================================================== GNOME Shell 3.8.4 . 290 |=================================================== LXDE 0.6.0 ........ 306 |====================================================== GtkPerf 0.40 GTK Widget: GtkComboBox Seconds < Lower Is Better Unity 7.1.0 ....... 10.49 |======= KDE Plasma 4.11 ... 78.25 |==================================================== Xfce 4.10 ......... 13.04 |========= GNOME Shell 3.8.4 . 10.46 |======= LXDE 0.6.0 ........ 11.18 |======= GtkPerf 0.40 GTK Widget: GtkCheckButton Seconds < Lower Is Better Unity 7.1.0 ....... 1.56 |===== KDE Plasma 4.11 ... 16.13 |==================================================== Xfce 4.10 ......... 1.49 |===== GNOME Shell 3.8.4 . 1.52 |===== LXDE 0.6.0 ........ 1.23 |==== GtkPerf 0.40 GTK Widget: GtkToggleButton Seconds < Lower Is Better Unity 7.1.0 ....... 2.35 |======== KDE Plasma 4.11 ... 14.78 |==================================================== Xfce 4.10 ......... 2.06 |======= GNOME Shell 3.8.4 . 2.31 |======== LXDE 0.6.0 ........ 1.59 |====== GtkPerf 0.40 GTK Widget: GtkDrawingArea - Pixbufs Seconds < Lower Is Better Unity 7.1.0 ....... 0.83 |===================================================== KDE Plasma 4.11 ... 0.40 |========================== Xfce 4.10 ......... 0.52 |================================= GNOME Shell 3.8.4 . 0.48 |=============================== LXDE 0.6.0 ........ 0.48 |=============================== Nexuiz 2.5.2 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - HDR: Yes - Sound: Off Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Unity 7.1.0 ....... 39.22 |==================================================== KDE Plasma 4.11 ... 39.17 |==================================================== Xfce 4.10 ......... 39.36 |==================================================== GNOME Shell 3.8.4 . 39.30 |==================================================== LXDE 0.6.0 ........ 39.23 |==================================================== OpenArena 0.8.5 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Unity 7.1.0 ....... 202.97 |================================================== KDE Plasma 4.11 ... 204.37 |=================================================== Xfce 4.10 ......... 206.30 |=================================================== GNOME Shell 3.8.4 . 203.10 |================================================== LXDE 0.6.0 ........ 204.13 |================================================== OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Unity 7.1.0 ....... 38.43 |==================================================== KDE Plasma 4.11 ... 38.37 |==================================================== Xfce 4.10 ......... 38.23 |==================================================== GNOME Shell 3.8.4 . 38.17 |==================================================== LXDE 0.6.0 ........ 38.27 |==================================================== OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better Unity 7.1.0 ....... MIN: 2.0 AVG: 25.8 MAX: 59.0 KDE Plasma 4.11 ... MIN: 2.0 AVG: 26.0 MAX: 60.0 Xfce 4.10 ......... MIN: 2.0 AVG: 26.1 MAX: 60.0 GNOME Shell 3.8.4 . MIN: 2.0 AVG: 26.1 MAX: 59.0 LXDE 0.6.0 ........ MIN: 2.0 AVG: 26.1 MAX: 61.0 QGears2 Rendering: XRender Extension - Test: Text Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Unity 7.1.0 ....... 320.24 |======================================= KDE Plasma 4.11 ... 288.59 |=================================== Xfce 4.10 ......... 423.60 |=================================================== GNOME Shell 3.8.4 . 315.99 |====================================== LXDE 0.6.0 ........ 286.73 |=================================== QGears2 Rendering: XRender Extension - Test: Gears Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Unity 7.1.0 ....... 324.88 |=================================================== KDE Plasma 4.11 ... 239.64 |===================================== Xfce 4.10 ......... 326.37 |=================================================== GNOME Shell 3.8.4 . 322.26 |================================================== LXDE 0.6.0 ........ 233.84 |===================================== QGears2 Rendering: XRender Extension - Test: Image Scaling Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Unity 7.1.0 ....... 2151.87 |================================================== KDE Plasma 4.11 ... 657.95 |=============== Xfce 4.10 ......... 1599.54 |===================================== GNOME Shell 3.8.4 . 1481.46 |================================== LXDE 0.6.0 ........ 645.00 |=============== Urban Terror 4.2.013 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Unity 7.1.0 ....... 104.70 |=================================================== KDE Plasma 4.11 ... 103.63 |================================================== Xfce 4.10 ......... 104.13 |=================================================== GNOME Shell 3.8.4 . 104.37 |=================================================== LXDE 0.6.0 ........ 104.20 |=================================================== Urban Terror 4.2.013 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better Unity 7.1.0 ....... MIN: 1.0 AVG: 9.6 MAX: 20.0 KDE Plasma 4.11 ... MIN: 1.0 AVG: 9.5 MAX: 21.0 Xfce 4.10 ......... MIN: 1.0 AVG: 9.6 MAX: 20.0 GNOME Shell 3.8.4 . MIN: 1.0 AVG: 9.6 MAX: 21.0 LXDE 0.6.0 ........ MIN: 1.0 AVG: 9.5 MAX: 20.0 Warsow 1.0 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Unity 7.1.0 ....... 62.23 |=================================================== KDE Plasma 4.11 ... 62.90 |==================================================== Xfce 4.10 ......... 62.77 |==================================================== GNOME Shell 3.8.4 . 62.27 |=================================================== LXDE 0.6.0 ........ 62.13 |===================================================