Ubuntu 14.10 Linux Desktops

A Desktop comparison via the Phoronix Test Suite for a future article on Phoronix.com.

HTML result view exported from: https://openbenchmarking.org/result/1410229-LI-UBUNTU14163&sro&grw.

Ubuntu 14.10 Linux DesktopsProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioMonitorNetworkOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerDisplay DriverOpenGLCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionUnity 7.3.1KDE 4.14.1Xfce 4.10LXDE 0.6.2Openbox 3.5.2GNOME Shell 3.12.2Intel 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 14.103.16.0-23-generic (x86_64)Unity 7.3.1X Server 1.16.0intel 2.99.9143.3 Mesa 10.3.0GCC 4.9.1ext41920x1080KDE 4.14.1Xfce 4.10LXDE 0.6.2Openbox 3.5.2GNOME Shell 3.12.2OpenBenchmarking.orgCompiler Details- --build=x86_64-linux-gnu --disable-browser-plugin --disable-vtable-verify --disable-werror --enable-checking=release --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-gtk-cairo --enable-java-awt=gtk --enable-java-home --enable-languages=c,c++,java,go,d,fortran,objc,obj-c++ --enable-libstdcxx-debug --enable-libstdcxx-time=yes --enable-multiarch --enable-multilib --enable-nls --enable-objc-gc --enable-plugin --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --host=x86_64-linux-gnu --target=x86_64-linux-gnu --with-abi=m64 --with-arch-32=i686 --with-arch-directory=amd64 --with-multilib-list=m32,m64,mx32 --with-tune=generic -v Processor Details- Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersaveGraphics Details- SNA

Ubuntu 14.10 Linux Desktopsxonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Highurbanterror: 1920 x 1080tesseract: 1920 x 1080qgears2: XRender Extension - Gearsopenarena: 1920 x 1080gtkperf: GtkToggleButtongtkperf: GtkComboBoxEntrygtkperf: GtkCheckButtongtkperf: GtkRadioButtongtkperf: GtkComboBoxrender-bench: Phoronix Test Suite v5.4.0m3qgears2: XRender Extension - Image Scalingopenarena: 1920 x 1080xonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Ultraxonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Ultimateqgears2: XRender Extension - TextUnity 7.3.1KDE 4.14.1Xfce 4.10LXDE 0.6.2Openbox 3.5.2GNOME Shell 3.12.258.926042.77283.6934.335.557.161.913.5113.0416.312064.0660.1055.8444.10269.0071.6588.2339.54202.2032.272.0425.472.012.1019.2316.30524.63175.1057.5841.41236.9758.936039.21204.1834.332.357.231.572.7610.1016.47517.3860.0755.8844.07196.1558.966042.98206.9534.235.638.131.633.3616.6516.46547.146055.9444.01242.3258.9260.0042.56196.1234.330.765.430.841.448.1416.80511.236055.7643.11228.6858.926042.65286.6434.402.567.911.682.8511.7016.332052.356055.8343.73265.92OpenBenchmarking.org

Xonotic

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: High

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.7Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: HighGNOME Shell 3.12.2KDE 4.14.1LXDE 0.6.2Openbox 3.5.2Unity 7.3.1Xfce 4.101632486480SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.14, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 358.9271.6558.9658.9258.9258.93MIN: 36 / MAX: 63MIN: 36 / MAX: 97MIN: 35 / MAX: 62MIN: 36 / MAX: 62MIN: 35 / MAX: 62MIN: 36 / MAX: 62

Urban Terror

Resolution: 1920 x 1080

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUrban Terror 4.2.013Resolution: 1920 x 1080GNOME Shell 3.12.2KDE 4.14.1LXDE 0.6.2Openbox 3.5.2Unity 7.3.1Xfce 4.1020406080100SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.35, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 360.0088.2360.0060.0060.0060.00

Tesseract

Resolution: 1920 x 1080

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterTesseract 2014-05-12Resolution: 1920 x 1080GNOME Shell 3.12.2KDE 4.14.1LXDE 0.6.2Openbox 3.5.2Unity 7.3.1Xfce 4.101020304050SE +/- 0.14, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.17, N = 3SE +/- 0.20, N = 3SE +/- 0.11, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 342.6539.5442.9842.5642.7739.21

QGears2

Rendering: XRender Extension - Test: Gears

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterQGears2Rendering: XRender Extension - Test: GearsGNOME Shell 3.12.2KDE 4.14.1LXDE 0.6.2Openbox 3.5.2Unity 7.3.1Xfce 4.1060120180240300SE +/- 1.08, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 1.04, N = 3SE +/- 3.67, N = 3SE +/- 1.73, N = 3SE +/- 0.69, N = 3286.64202.20206.95196.12283.69204.181. (CXX) g++ options: -m64 -lQtOpenGL -lQtGui -lQtCore -lGL -lpthread

OpenArena

Resolution: 1920 x 1080

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.8Resolution: 1920 x 1080GNOME Shell 3.12.2KDE 4.14.1LXDE 0.6.2Openbox 3.5.2Unity 7.3.1Xfce 4.10816243240SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 334.4032.2734.2334.3334.3334.33MIN: 3 / MAX: 66MIN: 3 / MAX: 68MIN: 3 / MAX: 64MIN: 3 / MAX: 66MIN: 3 / MAX: 62MIN: 3 / MAX: 63

GtkPerf

GTK Widget: GtkToggleButton

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterGtkPerf 0.40GTK Widget: GtkToggleButtonGNOME Shell 3.12.2KDE 4.14.1LXDE 0.6.2Openbox 3.5.2Unity 7.3.1Xfce 4.101.26682.53363.80045.06726.334SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 6SE +/- 0.09, N = 6SE +/- 0.03, N = 6SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.11, N = 62.562.045.630.765.552.351. (CC) gcc options: -lgtk-x11-2.0 -latk-1.0 -lgio-2.0 -lpangoft2-1.0 -lfontconfig -lgdk-x11-2.0 -lpangocairo-1.0 -lpango-1.0 -lgdk_pixbuf-2.0 -lgobject-2.0 -lglib-2.0

GtkPerf

GTK Widget: GtkComboBoxEntry

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterGtkPerf 0.40GTK Widget: GtkComboBoxEntryGNOME Shell 3.12.2KDE 4.14.1LXDE 0.6.2Openbox 3.5.2Unity 7.3.1Xfce 4.10612182430SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.31, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 37.9125.478.135.437.167.231. (CC) gcc options: -lgtk-x11-2.0 -latk-1.0 -lgio-2.0 -lpangoft2-1.0 -lfontconfig -lgdk-x11-2.0 -lpangocairo-1.0 -lpango-1.0 -lgdk_pixbuf-2.0 -lgobject-2.0 -lglib-2.0

GtkPerf

GTK Widget: GtkCheckButton

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterGtkPerf 0.40GTK Widget: GtkCheckButtonGNOME Shell 3.12.2KDE 4.14.1LXDE 0.6.2Openbox 3.5.2Unity 7.3.1Xfce 4.100.45230.90461.35691.80922.2615SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 6SE +/- 0.04, N = 6SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 61.682.011.630.841.911.571. (CC) gcc options: -lgtk-x11-2.0 -latk-1.0 -lgio-2.0 -lpangoft2-1.0 -lfontconfig -lgdk-x11-2.0 -lpangocairo-1.0 -lpango-1.0 -lgdk_pixbuf-2.0 -lgobject-2.0 -lglib-2.0

GtkPerf

GTK Widget: GtkRadioButton

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterGtkPerf 0.40GTK Widget: GtkRadioButtonGNOME Shell 3.12.2KDE 4.14.1LXDE 0.6.2Openbox 3.5.2Unity 7.3.1Xfce 4.100.78981.57962.36943.15923.949SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 6SE +/- 0.11, N = 6SE +/- 0.07, N = 6SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 62.852.103.361.443.512.761. (CC) gcc options: -lgtk-x11-2.0 -latk-1.0 -lgio-2.0 -lpangoft2-1.0 -lfontconfig -lgdk-x11-2.0 -lpangocairo-1.0 -lpango-1.0 -lgdk_pixbuf-2.0 -lgobject-2.0 -lglib-2.0

GtkPerf

GTK Widget: GtkComboBox

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterGtkPerf 0.40GTK Widget: GtkComboBoxGNOME Shell 3.12.2KDE 4.14.1LXDE 0.6.2Openbox 3.5.2Unity 7.3.1Xfce 4.10510152025SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.39, N = 6SE +/- 0.11, N = 3SE +/- 0.13, N = 3SE +/- 0.20, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 311.7019.2316.658.1413.0410.101. (CC) gcc options: -lgtk-x11-2.0 -latk-1.0 -lgio-2.0 -lpangoft2-1.0 -lfontconfig -lgdk-x11-2.0 -lpangocairo-1.0 -lpango-1.0 -lgdk_pixbuf-2.0 -lgobject-2.0 -lglib-2.0

Render Bench

Phoronix Test Suite v5.4.0m3

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterRender BenchPhoronix Test Suite v5.4.0m3GNOME Shell 3.12.2KDE 4.14.1LXDE 0.6.2Openbox 3.5.2Unity 7.3.1Xfce 4.1048121620SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.13, N = 316.3316.3016.4616.8016.3116.471. (CC) gcc options: -lm -lX11 -lXext -lXrender -lImlib2

QGears2

Rendering: XRender Extension - Test: Image Scaling

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterQGears2Rendering: XRender Extension - Test: Image ScalingGNOME Shell 3.12.2KDE 4.14.1LXDE 0.6.2Openbox 3.5.2Unity 7.3.1Xfce 4.10400800120016002000SE +/- 4.55, N = 3SE +/- 0.72, N = 3SE +/- 0.44, N = 3SE +/- 7.19, N = 3SE +/- 4.44, N = 3SE +/- 2.32, N = 32052.35524.63547.14511.232064.06517.381. (CXX) g++ options: -m64 -lQtOpenGL -lQtGui -lQtCore -lGL -lpthread

OpenArena

Resolution: 1920 x 1080

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.5Resolution: 1920 x 1080GNOME Shell 3.12.2KDE 4.14.1LXDE 0.6.2Openbox 3.5.2Unity 7.3.1Xfce 4.104080120160200SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.10, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 360.00175.1060.0060.0060.1060.07

Xonotic

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultra

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.7Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: UltraGNOME Shell 3.12.2KDE 4.14.1LXDE 0.6.2Openbox 3.5.2Unity 7.3.1Xfce 4.101326395265SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.21, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.10, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 355.8357.5855.9455.7655.8455.88MIN: 26 / MAX: 62MIN: 27 / MAX: 85MIN: 26 / MAX: 62MIN: 28 / MAX: 62MIN: 25 / MAX: 63MIN: 26 / MAX: 63

Xonotic

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultimate

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.7Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: UltimateGNOME Shell 3.12.2KDE 4.14.1LXDE 0.6.2Openbox 3.5.2Unity 7.3.1Xfce 4.101020304050SE +/- 0.23, N = 3SE +/- 0.13, N = 3SE +/- 0.14, N = 3SE +/- 0.60, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 343.7341.4144.0143.1144.1044.07MIN: 19 / MAX: 62MIN: 20 / MAX: 68MIN: 18 / MAX: 63MIN: 20 / MAX: 63MIN: 18 / MAX: 62MIN: 18 / MAX: 62

QGears2

Rendering: XRender Extension - Test: Text

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterQGears2Rendering: XRender Extension - Test: TextGNOME Shell 3.12.2KDE 4.14.1LXDE 0.6.2Openbox 3.5.2Unity 7.3.1Xfce 4.1060120180240300SE +/- 3.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.52, N = 3SE +/- 2.09, N = 3SE +/- 1.33, N = 3SE +/- 1.23, N = 3SE +/- 0.27, N = 3265.92236.97242.32228.68269.00196.151. (CXX) g++ options: -m64 -lQtOpenGL -lQtGui -lQtCore -lGL -lpthread

OpenArena

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame Time

OpenBenchmarking.orgMilliseconds, Fewer Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.8Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame TimeGNOME Shell 3.12.2KDE 4.14.1LXDE 0.6.2Openbox 3.5.2Unity 7.3.1Xfce 4.101326395265Min: 3 / Avg: 29 / Max: 66Min: 3 / Avg: 30.96 / Max: 67Min: 4 / Avg: 29.18 / Max: 63Min: 3 / Avg: 29.13 / Max: 66Min: 3 / Avg: 29.07 / Max: 59Min: 3 / Avg: 29.05 / Max: 63

Urban Terror

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame Time

OpenBenchmarking.orgMilliseconds, Fewer Is BetterUrban Terror 4.2.013Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame TimeGNOME Shell 3.12.2KDE 4.14.1LXDE 0.6.2Openbox 3.5.2Unity 7.3.1Xfce 4.10612182430Min: 3 / Avg: 16.64 / Max: 23Min: 2 / Avg: 11.28 / Max: 23Min: 2 / Avg: 16.64 / Max: 24Min: 3 / Avg: 16.66 / Max: 25Min: 3 / Avg: 16.64 / Max: 25Min: 3 / Avg: 16.65 / Max: 24

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