Ubuntu Linux Desktop Comparison

Desktop comparison benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com.

HTML result view exported from: https://openbenchmarking.org/result/1409194-PTS-DESKTOPC90&grt&sro&rro.

Ubuntu Linux Desktop ComparisonProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioMonitorNetworkOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerDisplay DriverOpenGLCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionXfce 4.10Unity 7.3.1GNOME Shell 3.12.2KDE 4.14.0LXDE 0.6.2Cinnamon 2.2.16E17Intel Core i7-4600U @ 3.30GHz (4 Cores)CompuLab Intense-PC2 (IPC2)Intel Haswell-ULT DRAM8192MB120GB Micron_M500_MTFDIntel Haswell-ULT IGP (1100MHz)Intel Haswell-ULT HD AudioMX279Intel Connection I218-LM + Intel Wireless 7260Ubuntu 14.103.16.0-14-generic (x86_64)Xfce 4.10X Server 1.16.0intel 2.99.9143.0 Mesa 10.2.6GCC 4.9.1ext41920x1080Unity 7.3.1GNOME Shell 3.12.2KDE 4.14.0LXDE 0.6.2Cinnamon 2.2.16EnlightenmentOpenBenchmarking.orgProcessor Details- Xfce 4.10, Unity 7.3.1, GNOME Shell 3.12.2, Cinnamon 2.2.16, E17: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersaveGraphics Details- Xfce 4.10, Unity 7.3.1, GNOME Shell 3.12.2, Cinnamon 2.2.16, E17: SNA

Ubuntu Linux Desktop Comparisoncstrike: 1920 x 1080openarena: 1920 x 1080tf2: 1920 x 1080tesseract: 1920 x 1080unigine-sanctuary: 1920 x 1080warsow: 1920 x 1080xonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Lowxonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Highxonotic: 1920 x 1080 - UltraXfce 4.10Unity 7.3.1GNOME Shell 3.12.2KDE 4.14.0LXDE 0.6.2Cinnamon 2.2.16E1781.3934.2052.1136.4514.4130.3759.8358.9155.0159.5034.2754.4839.4314.4233.1359.8458.5155.6616.4934.2716.2439.6014.4233.2059.8358.8754.8583.4332.2354.2436.9014.0830.73152.0470.6555.0359.5134.0754.8739.6314.4233.5359.8258.8755.0262.0734.3754.2539.6114.4032.9359.8058.8354.8688.143315.9537.6210.3831.40159.2974.0855.71OpenBenchmarking.org

Counter-Strike Source

Resolution: 1920 x 1080

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterCounter-Strike SourceResolution: 1920 x 1080Xfce 4.10Unity 7.3.1LXDE 0.6.2KDE 4.14.0GNOME Shell 3.12.2E17Cinnamon 2.2.1620406080100SE +/- 0.36, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.76, N = 3SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.18, N = 3SE +/- 0.20, N = 381.3959.5059.5183.4316.4988.1462.07

OpenArena

Resolution: 1920 x 1080

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.8Resolution: 1920 x 1080Xfce 4.10Unity 7.3.1LXDE 0.6.2KDE 4.14.0GNOME Shell 3.12.2E17Cinnamon 2.2.16816243240SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 334.2034.2734.0732.2334.2733.0034.37MIN: 3 / MAX: 63MIN: 3 / MAX: 61MIN: 1 / MAX: 65MIN: 3 / MAX: 69MIN: 3 / MAX: 64MIN: 1 / MAX: 68MIN: 3 / MAX: 64

OpenArena

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame Time

OpenBenchmarking.orgMilliseconds, Fewer Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.8Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame TimeXfce 4.10Unity 7.3.1LXDE 0.6.2KDE 4.14.0GNOME Shell 3.12.2E17Cinnamon 2.2.161326395265Min: 4 / Avg: 29.12 / Max: 63Min: 3 / Avg: 29.1 / Max: 60Min: 4 / Avg: 29.34 / Max: 65Min: 3 / Avg: 30.99 / Max: 69Min: 3 / Avg: 29.07 / Max: 63Min: 3 / Avg: 30.2 / Max: 67Min: 3 / Avg: 29.01 / Max: 64

Team Fortress 2

Resolution: 1920 x 1080

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterTeam Fortress 2Resolution: 1920 x 1080Xfce 4.10Unity 7.3.1LXDE 0.6.2KDE 4.14.0GNOME Shell 3.12.2E17Cinnamon 2.2.161224364860SE +/- 0.14, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.13, N = 3SE +/- 0.14, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.08, N = 352.1154.4854.8754.2416.2415.9554.25

Tesseract

Resolution: 1920 x 1080

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterTesseract 2014-05-12Resolution: 1920 x 1080Xfce 4.10Unity 7.3.1LXDE 0.6.2KDE 4.14.0GNOME Shell 3.12.2E17Cinnamon 2.2.16918273645SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.10, N = 3SE +/- 0.10, N = 3SE +/- 0.23, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.18, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 336.4539.4339.6336.9039.6037.6239.61

Unigine Sanctuary

Resolution: 1920 x 1080

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUnigine Sanctuary 2.3Resolution: 1920 x 1080Xfce 4.10Unity 7.3.1LXDE 0.6.2KDE 4.14.0GNOME Shell 3.12.2E17Cinnamon 2.2.1648121620SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.88, N = 6SE +/- 0.01, N = 314.4114.4214.4214.0814.4210.3814.40

Warsow

Resolution: 1920 x 1080

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterWarsow 1.51Resolution: 1920 x 1080Xfce 4.10Unity 7.3.1LXDE 0.6.2KDE 4.14.0GNOME Shell 3.12.2E17Cinnamon 2.2.16816243240SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.17, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 330.3733.1333.5330.7333.2031.4032.93

Xonotic

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Low

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.7Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: LowXfce 4.10Unity 7.3.1LXDE 0.6.2KDE 4.14.0GNOME Shell 3.12.2E17Cinnamon 2.2.164080120160200SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.79, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.55, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 359.8359.8459.82152.0459.83159.2959.80MIN: 53 / MAX: 63MIN: 52 / MAX: 62MIN: 53 / MAX: 62MIN: 79 / MAX: 254MIN: 52 / MAX: 61MIN: 80 / MAX: 266MIN: 45 / MAX: 62

Xonotic

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: High

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.7Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: HighXfce 4.10Unity 7.3.1LXDE 0.6.2KDE 4.14.0GNOME Shell 3.12.2E17Cinnamon 2.2.161632486480SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.25, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.21, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.14, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 358.9158.5158.8770.6558.8774.0858.83MIN: 35 / MAX: 62MIN: 53 / MAX: 61MIN: 36 / MAX: 62MIN: 36 / MAX: 96MIN: 36 / MAX: 62MIN: 37 / MAX: 100MIN: 35 / MAX: 62

Xonotic

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultra

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.7Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: UltraXfce 4.10Unity 7.3.1LXDE 0.6.2KDE 4.14.0GNOME Shell 3.12.2E17Cinnamon 2.2.161326395265SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.48, N = 3SE +/- 0.08, N = 3SE +/- 0.41, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.68, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 355.0155.6655.0255.0354.8555.7154.86MIN: 25 / MAX: 63MIN: 47 / MAX: 61MIN: 25 / MAX: 63MIN: 26 / MAX: 81MIN: 25 / MAX: 62MIN: 22 / MAX: 84MIN: 25 / MAX: 63

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