mog A Screen Resolution comparison via the Phoronix Test Suite. arch-default-1mon: Processor: Intel Core i5-3450 @ 3.50GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: MSI Z77A-G43 (MS-7758) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v2/3rd, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 2000GB Seagate ST2000DM001-9YN1, Graphics: MSI NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450 1024MB (783/1804MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: FUS B17-2 + Samsung SMB2230H, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Linux, Kernel: 3.14.4-1-ARCH (x86_64), Desktop: KDE 4.13.0, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: NVIDIA 337.12, Compiler: GCC 4.9.0 20140507, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 arch-default-2mon: Processor: Intel Core i5-3450 @ 3.50GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: MSI Z77A-G43 (MS-7758) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v2/3rd, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 2000GB Seagate ST2000DM001-9YN1, Graphics: MSI NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450 1024MB (783/1804MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: FUS B17-2 + Samsung SMB2230H, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Linux, Kernel: 3.14.4-1-ARCH (x86_64), Desktop: KDE 4.13.0, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: NVIDIA 337.12, Compiler: GCC 4.9.0 20140507, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3200x1080 arch-gnome-1mon: Processor: Intel Core i5-3450 @ 3.50GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: MSI Z77A-G43 (MS-7758) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v2/3rd, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 2000GB Seagate ST2000DM001-9YN1, Graphics: MSI NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450 1024MB (783/1804MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: FUS B17-2 + Samsung SMB2230H, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Linux, Kernel: 3.14.4-1-ARCH (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.12.2, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: NVIDIA 337.12, Compiler: GCC 4.9.0 20140507, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 IOzone 3.405 Size: 2GB - Disk Test: Write Performance MB/s > Higher Is Better arch-default-1mon . 100.85 |================================================== arch-default-2mon . 102.74 |=================================================== arch-gnome-1mon ... 102.62 |=================================================== Unvanquished 0.26.0 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better arch-default-1mon . 137.43 |=================================================== arch-gnome-1mon ... 135.83 |================================================== Unvanquished 0.26.0 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better arch-default-1mon . MIN: 2.0 AVG: 7.2 MAX: 25.0 arch-gnome-1mon ... MIN: 3.0 AVG: 7.3 MAX: 75.0 Warsow 1.0 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better arch-default-1mon . 141.37 |=================================================== arch-gnome-1mon ... 140.50 |=================================================== Xonotic 0.7 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better arch-default-1mon . 102.28 |=================================================== arch-gnome-1mon ... 102.35 |=================================================== RAMspeed SMP 3.5.0 Type: Copy - Benchmark: Integer MB/s > Higher Is Better arch-default-1mon . 14967.65 |================================================= arch-default-2mon . 14952.80 |================================================= arch-gnome-1mon ... 15041.84 |================================================= Timed Apache Compilation 2.4.7 Time To Compile Seconds < Lower Is Better arch-default-1mon . 39.38 |==================================================== arch-default-2mon . 39.52 |==================================================== arch-gnome-1mon ... 39.49 |==================================================== Unvanquished 0.26.0 3200 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better arch-default-2mon . 91.97 |==================================================== Unvanquished 0.26.0 3200 x 1080 - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better arch-default-2mon . MIN: 2.0 AVG: 10.8 MAX: 26.0 Warsow 1.0 3200 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better arch-default-2mon . 129.37 |=================================================== Xonotic 0.7 3200 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better arch-default-2mon . 146.54 |===================================================