KDE Frameworks 5 Plasma Next
KDE Frameworks 5 + Plasma Next benchmarks from Kubuntu 14.04 LTS compared to Unity using Project Neon. Benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com


Unity 7.2.1: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7-3517U @ 1.90GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS UX32VDA v1.0, Chipset: Intel 3rd Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 2 x 128GB SanDisk SD5SF212, Graphics: Intel HD 4000 512MB (1150MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC269VB, Network: Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6235

	OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.13.0-29-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.1, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: intel 2.99.910, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.1.3, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

KDE 4.13.0: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7-3517U @ 1.90GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS UX32VDA v1.0, Chipset: Intel 3rd Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 2 x 128GB SanDisk SD5SF212, Graphics: Intel HD 4000 512MB (1150MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC269VB, Network: Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6235

	OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.13.0-29-generic (x86_64), Desktop: KDE 4.13.0, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: intel 2.99.910, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.1.3, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

KDE 4.13.0 - Suspend Effects Fullscreen: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7-3517U @ 1.90GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS UX32VDA v1.0, Chipset: Intel 3rd Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 2 x 128GB SanDisk SD5SF212, Graphics: Intel HD 4000 512MB (1150MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC269VB, Network: Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6235

	OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.13.0-29-generic (x86_64), Desktop: KDE 4.13.0, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: intel 2.99.910, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.1.3, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Project Neon - KF5: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7-3517U @ 1.90GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS UX32VDA v1.0, Chipset: Intel 3rd Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 2 x 128GB SanDisk SD5SF212, Graphics: Intel HD 4000 512MB (1150MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC269VB, Network: Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6235

	OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.13.0-29-generic (x86_64), Desktop: KDE Frameworks 5, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: intel 2.99.910, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.1.3, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080


OpenArena 0.8.8
Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Unity 7.2.1 ............................. 32.38 |==============================
KDE 4.13.0 .............................. 31.27 |=============================
KDE 4.13.0 - Suspend Effects Fullscreen . 31.13 |=============================
Project Neon - KF5 ...................... 31.17 |=============================


OpenArena 0.8.8
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame Time
Milliseconds < Lower Is Better
Unity 7.2.1 ............................. MIN: 4.0  AVG: 30.4  MAX: 66.0 
KDE 4.13.0 .............................. MIN: 5.0  AVG: 31.6  MAX: 68.0 
KDE 4.13.0 - Suspend Effects Fullscreen . MIN: 5.0  AVG: 32.0  MAX: 67.0 
Project Neon - KF5 ...................... MIN: 4.0  AVG: 31.9  MAX: 67.0 


Reaction Quake 3 1.0 Beta
Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Unity 7.2.1 ............................. 98.60 |==============================
KDE 4.13.0 .............................. 93.93 |=============================
KDE 4.13.0 - Suspend Effects Fullscreen . 93.30 |============================
Project Neon - KF5 ...................... 91.03 |============================


Reaction Quake 3 1.0 Beta
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame Time
Milliseconds < Lower Is Better
Unity 7.2.1 ............................. MIN: 4.0  AVG: 10.0  MAX: 33.0 
KDE 4.13.0 .............................. MIN: 4.0  AVG: 10.6  MAX: 34.0 
KDE 4.13.0 - Suspend Effects Fullscreen . MIN: 4.0  AVG: 10.6  MAX: 29.0 
Project Neon - KF5 ...................... MIN: 5.0  AVG: 10.9  MAX: 30.0 


Tesseract 2014-05-12
Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Unity 7.2.1 ............................. 32.05 |==============================
KDE 4.13.0 .............................. 31.17 |=============================
KDE 4.13.0 - Suspend Effects Fullscreen . 31.20 |=============================
Project Neon - KF5 ...................... 30.57 |=============================


Warsow 1.5
Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Unity 7.2.1 ............................. 36.17 |==============================
KDE 4.13.0 .............................. 34.70 |=============================
KDE 4.13.0 - Suspend Effects Fullscreen . 34.67 |=============================
Project Neon - KF5 ...................... 15.22 |=============


Xonotic 0.7
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Low
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Unity 7.2.1 ............................. 120.54 |=============================
KDE 4.13.0 .............................. 109.88 |==========================
KDE 4.13.0 - Suspend Effects Fullscreen . 111.43 |===========================
Project Neon - KF5 ...................... 110.12 |==========================


Xonotic 0.7
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: High
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Unity 7.2.1 ............................. 63.40 |==============================
KDE 4.13.0 .............................. 58.41 |============================
KDE 4.13.0 - Suspend Effects Fullscreen . 59.94 |============================
Project Neon - KF5 ...................... 58.66 |============================


Xonotic 0.7
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultra
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Unity 7.2.1 ............................. 42.47 |==============================
KDE 4.13.0 .............................. 40.82 |=============================
KDE 4.13.0 - Suspend Effects Fullscreen . 40.37 |=============================
Project Neon - KF5 ...................... 40.68 |=============================