Desktop comparison benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com.
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Ubuntu Linux Desktop Comparison
Desktop comparison benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com.
Xfce 4.10:
Processor: Intel Core i7-4600U @ 3.30GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: CompuLab Intense-PC2 (IPC2), Chipset: Intel Haswell-ULT DRAM, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 120GB Micron_M500_MTFD, Graphics: Intel Haswell-ULT IGP (1100MHz), Audio: Intel Haswell-ULT HD Audio, Monitor: MX279, Network: Intel Connection I218-LM + Intel Wireless 7260
OS: Ubuntu 14.10, Kernel: 3.16.0-14-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Xfce 4.10, Display Server: X Server 1.16.0, Display Driver: intel 2.99.914, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 10.2.6, Compiler: GCC 4.9.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080
Unity 7.3.1:
Processor: Intel Core i7-4600U @ 3.30GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: CompuLab Intense-PC2 (IPC2), Chipset: Intel Haswell-ULT DRAM, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 120GB Micron_M500_MTFD, Graphics: Intel Haswell-ULT IGP (1100MHz), Audio: Intel Haswell-ULT HD Audio, Monitor: MX279, Network: Intel Connection I218-LM + Intel Wireless 7260
OS: Ubuntu 14.10, Kernel: 3.16.0-14-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.1, Display Server: X Server 1.16.0, Display Driver: intel 2.99.914, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 10.2.6, Compiler: GCC 4.9.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080
GNOME Shell 3.12.2:
Processor: Intel Core i7-4600U @ 3.30GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: CompuLab Intense-PC2 (IPC2), Chipset: Intel Haswell-ULT DRAM, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 120GB Micron_M500_MTFD, Graphics: Intel Haswell-ULT IGP (1100MHz), Audio: Intel Haswell-ULT HD Audio, Monitor: MX279, Network: Intel Connection I218-LM + Intel Wireless 7260
OS: Ubuntu 14.10, Kernel: 3.16.0-14-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.12.2, Display Server: X Server 1.16.0, Display Driver: intel 2.99.914, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 10.2.6, Compiler: GCC 4.9.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080
KDE 4.14.0:
Processor: Intel Core i7-4600U @ 3.30GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: CompuLab Intense-PC2 (IPC2), Chipset: Intel Haswell-ULT DRAM, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 120GB Micron_M500_MTFD, Graphics: Intel Haswell-ULT IGP (1100MHz), Audio: Intel Haswell-ULT HD Audio, Monitor: MX279, Network: Intel Connection I218-LM + Intel Wireless 7260
OS: Ubuntu 14.10, Kernel: 3.16.0-14-generic (x86_64), Desktop: KDE 4.14.0, Display Server: X Server 1.16.0, Display Driver: intel 2.99.914, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 10.2.6, Compiler: GCC 4.9.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080
LXDE 0.6.2:
Processor: Intel Core i7-4600U @ 3.30GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: CompuLab Intense-PC2 (IPC2), Chipset: Intel Haswell-ULT DRAM, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 120GB Micron_M500_MTFD, Graphics: Intel Haswell-ULT IGP (1100MHz), Audio: Intel Haswell-ULT HD Audio, Monitor: MX279, Network: Intel Connection I218-LM + Intel Wireless 7260
OS: Ubuntu 14.10, Kernel: 3.16.0-14-generic (x86_64), Desktop: LXDE 0.6.2, Display Server: X Server 1.16.0, Display Driver: intel 2.99.914, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 10.2.6, Compiler: GCC 4.9.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080
Cinnamon 2.2.16:
Processor: Intel Core i7-4600U @ 3.30GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: CompuLab Intense-PC2 (IPC2), Chipset: Intel Haswell-ULT DRAM, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 120GB Micron_M500_MTFD, Graphics: Intel Haswell-ULT IGP (1100MHz), Audio: Intel Haswell-ULT HD Audio, Monitor: MX279, Network: Intel Connection I218-LM + Intel Wireless 7260
OS: Ubuntu 14.10, Kernel: 3.16.0-14-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Cinnamon 2.2.16, Display Server: X Server 1.16.0, Display Driver: intel 2.99.914, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 10.2.6, Compiler: GCC 4.9.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080
E17:
Processor: Intel Core i7-4600U @ 3.30GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: CompuLab Intense-PC2 (IPC2), Chipset: Intel Haswell-ULT DRAM, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 120GB Micron_M500_MTFD, Graphics: Intel Haswell-ULT IGP (1100MHz), Audio: Intel Haswell-ULT HD Audio, Monitor: MX279, Network: Intel Connection I218-LM + Intel Wireless 7260
OS: Ubuntu 14.10, Kernel: 3.16.0-14-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Enlightenment, Display Server: X Server 1.16.0, Display Driver: intel 2.99.914, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 10.2.6, Compiler: GCC 4.9.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080
Warsow 1.51
Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Xfce 4.10 .......... 30.37 |==============================================
Unity 7.3.1 ........ 33.13 |==================================================
GNOME Shell 3.12.2 . 33.20 |==================================================
KDE 4.14.0 ......... 30.73 |===============================================
LXDE 0.6.2 ......... 33.53 |===================================================
Cinnamon 2.2.16 .... 32.93 |==================================================
E17 ................ 31.40 |================================================
OpenArena 0.8.8
Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Xfce 4.10 .......... 34.20 |===================================================
Unity 7.3.1 ........ 34.27 |===================================================
GNOME Shell 3.12.2 . 34.27 |===================================================
KDE 4.14.0 ......... 32.23 |================================================
LXDE 0.6.2 ......... 34.07 |===================================================
Cinnamon 2.2.16 .... 34.37 |===================================================
E17 ................ 33.00 |=================================================
Tesseract 2014-05-12
Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Xfce 4.10 .......... 36.45 |===============================================
Unity 7.3.1 ........ 39.43 |===================================================
GNOME Shell 3.12.2 . 39.60 |===================================================
KDE 4.14.0 ......... 36.90 |===============================================
LXDE 0.6.2 ......... 39.63 |===================================================
Cinnamon 2.2.16 .... 39.61 |===================================================
E17 ................ 37.62 |================================================
Xonotic 0.7
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Low
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Xfce 4.10 .......... 59.83 |===================
Unity 7.3.1 ........ 59.84 |===================
GNOME Shell 3.12.2 . 59.83 |===================
KDE 4.14.0 ......... 152.04 |================================================
LXDE 0.6.2 ......... 59.82 |===================
Cinnamon 2.2.16 .... 59.80 |===================
E17 ................ 159.29 |==================================================
Xonotic 0.7
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: High
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Xfce 4.10 .......... 58.91 |=========================================
Unity 7.3.1 ........ 58.51 |========================================
GNOME Shell 3.12.2 . 58.87 |=========================================
KDE 4.14.0 ......... 70.65 |=================================================
LXDE 0.6.2 ......... 58.87 |=========================================
Cinnamon 2.2.16 .... 58.83 |=========================================
E17 ................ 74.08 |===================================================
Xonotic 0.7
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultra
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Xfce 4.10 .......... 55.01 |==================================================
Unity 7.3.1 ........ 55.66 |===================================================
GNOME Shell 3.12.2 . 54.85 |==================================================
KDE 4.14.0 ......... 55.03 |==================================================
LXDE 0.6.2 ......... 55.02 |==================================================
Cinnamon 2.2.16 .... 54.86 |==================================================
E17 ................ 55.71 |===================================================
Unigine Sanctuary 2.3
Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Xfce 4.10 .......... 14.41 |===================================================
Unity 7.3.1 ........ 14.42 |===================================================
GNOME Shell 3.12.2 . 14.42 |===================================================
KDE 4.14.0 ......... 14.08 |==================================================
LXDE 0.6.2 ......... 14.42 |===================================================
Cinnamon 2.2.16 .... 14.40 |===================================================
E17 ................ 10.38 |=====================================
Counter-Strike Source
Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Xfce 4.10 .......... 81.39 |===============================================
Unity 7.3.1 ........ 59.50 |==================================
GNOME Shell 3.12.2 . 16.49 |==========
KDE 4.14.0 ......... 83.43 |================================================
LXDE 0.6.2 ......... 59.51 |==================================
Cinnamon 2.2.16 .... 62.07 |====================================
E17 ................ 88.14 |===================================================
Team Fortress 2
Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Xfce 4.10 .......... 52.11 |================================================
Unity 7.3.1 ........ 54.48 |===================================================
GNOME Shell 3.12.2 . 16.24 |===============
KDE 4.14.0 ......... 54.24 |==================================================
LXDE 0.6.2 ......... 54.87 |===================================================
Cinnamon 2.2.16 .... 54.25 |==================================================
E17 ................ 15.95 |===============
OpenArena 0.8.8
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame Time
Milliseconds < Lower Is Better
Xfce 4.10 .......... MIN: 4.0 AVG: 29.1 MAX: 63.0
Unity 7.3.1 ........ MIN: 3.0 AVG: 29.1 MAX: 60.0
GNOME Shell 3.12.2 . MIN: 3.0 AVG: 29.1 MAX: 63.0
KDE 4.14.0 ......... MIN: 3.0 AVG: 31.0 MAX: 69.0
LXDE 0.6.2 ......... MIN: 4.0 AVG: 29.3 MAX: 65.0
Cinnamon 2.2.16 .... MIN: 3.0 AVG: 29.0 MAX: 64.0
E17 ................ MIN: 3.0 AVG: 30.2 MAX: 67.0