Ubuntu Linux Desktop Comparison

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

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Ubuntu Linux Desktop Comparison - Phoronix Test Suite

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&grs&rdt&export=pdf.

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 1080tf2: 1920 x 1080xonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Lowunigine-sanctuary: 1920 x 1080xonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Highwarsow: 1920 x 1080tesseract: 1920 x 1080openarena: 1920 x 1080xonotic: 1920 x 1080 - UltraXfce 4.10Unity 7.3.1GNOME Shell 3.12.2KDE 4.14.0LXDE 0.6.2Cinnamon 2.2.16E1781.3952.1159.8314.4158.9130.3736.4534.2055.0159.5054.4859.8414.4258.5133.1339.4334.2755.6616.4916.2459.8314.4258.8733.2039.6034.2754.8583.4354.24152.0414.0870.6530.7336.9032.2355.0359.5154.8759.8214.4258.8733.5339.6334.0755.0262.0754.2559.8014.4058.8332.9339.6134.3754.8688.1415.95159.2910.3874.0831.4037.623355.71OpenBenchmarking.org

Counter-Strike Source

Resolution: 1920 x 1080

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterCounter-Strike SourceResolution: 1920 x 1080Xfce 4.10Unity 7.3.1GNOME Shell 3.12.2KDE 4.14.0LXDE 0.6.2Cinnamon 2.2.16E1720406080100SE +/- 0.36, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.76, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.20, N = 3SE +/- 0.18, N = 381.3959.5016.4983.4359.5162.0788.14

Team Fortress 2

Resolution: 1920 x 1080

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterTeam Fortress 2Resolution: 1920 x 1080Xfce 4.10Unity 7.3.1GNOME Shell 3.12.2KDE 4.14.0LXDE 0.6.2Cinnamon 2.2.16E171224364860SE +/- 0.14, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.14, N = 3SE +/- 0.13, N = 3SE +/- 0.08, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 352.1154.4816.2454.2454.8754.2515.95

OpenArena

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame Time

OpenBenchmarking.orgMilliseconds, Fewer Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.8Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame TimeXfce 4.10Unity 7.3.1GNOME Shell 3.12.2KDE 4.14.0LXDE 0.6.2Cinnamon 2.2.16E171326395265Min: 4 / Avg: 29.12 / Max: 63Min: 3 / Avg: 29.1 / Max: 60Min: 3 / Avg: 29.07 / Max: 63Min: 3 / Avg: 30.99 / Max: 69Min: 4 / Avg: 29.34 / Max: 65Min: 3 / Avg: 29.01 / Max: 64Min: 3 / Avg: 30.2 / Max: 67

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 7.3.1GNOME Shell 3.12.2KDE 4.14.0LXDE 0.6.2Cinnamon 2.2.16E174080120160200SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.79, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.55, N = 359.8359.8459.83152.0459.8259.80159.29MIN: 53 / MAX: 63MIN: 52 / MAX: 62MIN: 52 / MAX: 61MIN: 79 / MAX: 254MIN: 53 / MAX: 62MIN: 45 / MAX: 62MIN: 80 / MAX: 266

Unigine Sanctuary

Resolution: 1920 x 1080

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUnigine Sanctuary 2.3Resolution: 1920 x 1080Xfce 4.10Unity 7.3.1GNOME Shell 3.12.2KDE 4.14.0LXDE 0.6.2Cinnamon 2.2.16E1748121620SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.88, N = 614.4114.4214.4214.0814.4214.4010.38

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 7.3.1GNOME Shell 3.12.2KDE 4.14.0LXDE 0.6.2Cinnamon 2.2.16E171632486480SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.25, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.21, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.14, N = 358.9158.5158.8770.6558.8758.8374.08MIN: 35 / MAX: 62MIN: 53 / MAX: 61MIN: 36 / MAX: 62MIN: 36 / MAX: 96MIN: 36 / MAX: 62MIN: 35 / MAX: 62MIN: 37 / MAX: 100

Warsow

Resolution: 1920 x 1080

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterWarsow 1.51Resolution: 1920 x 1080Xfce 4.10Unity 7.3.1GNOME Shell 3.12.2KDE 4.14.0LXDE 0.6.2Cinnamon 2.2.16E17816243240SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.17, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 330.3733.1333.2030.7333.5332.9331.40

Tesseract

Resolution: 1920 x 1080

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterTesseract 2014-05-12Resolution: 1920 x 1080Xfce 4.10Unity 7.3.1GNOME Shell 3.12.2KDE 4.14.0LXDE 0.6.2Cinnamon 2.2.16E17918273645SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.10, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.23, N = 3SE +/- 0.10, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.18, N = 336.4539.4339.6036.9039.6339.6137.62

OpenArena

Resolution: 1920 x 1080

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.8Resolution: 1920 x 1080Xfce 4.10Unity 7.3.1GNOME Shell 3.12.2KDE 4.14.0LXDE 0.6.2Cinnamon 2.2.16E17816243240SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 334.2034.2734.2732.2334.0734.3733.00MIN: 3 / MAX: 63MIN: 3 / MAX: 61MIN: 3 / MAX: 64MIN: 3 / MAX: 69MIN: 1 / MAX: 65MIN: 3 / MAX: 64MIN: 1 / MAX: 68

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 7.3.1GNOME Shell 3.12.2KDE 4.14.0LXDE 0.6.2Cinnamon 2.2.16E171326395265SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.48, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.41, N = 3SE +/- 0.08, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.68, N = 355.0155.6654.8555.0355.0254.8655.71MIN: 25 / MAX: 63MIN: 47 / MAX: 61MIN: 25 / MAX: 62MIN: 26 / MAX: 81MIN: 25 / MAX: 63MIN: 25 / MAX: 63MIN: 22 / MAX: 84

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