Kubuntu 15.10 KDE Plasma 5 Fullscreen Gaming

OpenGL fullscreen graphics tests on Kubuntu 15.10 with and without compositing. Tests by Michael Larabel for a future article on phoronix.com.

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Kubuntu 15.10 Stock

Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave
Graphics Notes: EXA

Disable Fullscreen Compositing

Processor: Intel Xeon E5-2687W v3 @ 3.50GHz (20 Cores), Motherboard: MSI X99S SLI PLUS (MS-7885) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Xeon E7 v3/Xeon, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 80GB INTEL SSDSCKGW08, Graphics: AMD FirePro V7900 2048MB, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: ASUS PB278, Network: Intel Connection

OS: Ubuntu 15.10, Kernel: 4.2.0-16-generic (x86_64), Desktop: KDE Frameworks 5, Display Server: X Server 1.17.2, Display Driver: radeon 7.5.99, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 11.0.2 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 5.2.1 20151010, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1440

Kubuntu 15.10 KDE Plasma 5 Fullscreen GamingOpenBenchmarking.orgPhoronix Test SuiteIntel Xeon E5-2687W v3 @ 3.50GHz (20 Cores)MSI X99S SLI PLUS (MS-7885) v1.0Intel Xeon E7 v3/Xeon16384MB80GB INTEL SSDSCKGW08AMD FirePro V7900 2048MBRealtek ALC892ASUS PB278Intel ConnectionUbuntu 15.104.2.0-16-generic (x86_64)KDE Frameworks 5X Server 1.17.2radeon 7.5.993.3 Mesa 11.0.2 Gallium 0.4GCC 5.2.1 20151010ext42560x1440ProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioMonitorNetworkOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerDisplay DriverOpenGLCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionKubuntu 15.10 KDE Plasma 5 Fullscreen Gaming BenchmarksSystem Logs- Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave- EXA

Kubuntu 15.10 Stock vs. Disable Fullscreen Compositing ComparisonPhoronix Test SuiteBaseline+8.5%+8.5%+17%+17%+25.5%+25.5%33.8%21.5%16.9%9.2%4.8%3.8%1920 x 10801920 x 1080 - Low1920 x 10801920 x 1080 - Ultra1920 x 10801920 x 1080OpenArenaXonoticTesseractXonoticOpenArenaWarsowKubuntu 15.10 StockDisable Fullscreen Compositing

Kubuntu 15.10 KDE Plasma 5 Fullscreen Gamingxonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Ultraxonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Lowwarsow: 1920 x 1080tesseract: 1920 x 1080openarena: 1920 x 1080openarena: 1920 x 1080Kubuntu 15.10 StockDisable Fullscreen Compositing90.31220.89108.6090.7397.40247.6398.66268.33112.73106.09102.07331.23OpenBenchmarking.org

Xonotic

This is a benchmark of Xonotic, which is a fork of the DarkPlaces-based Nexuiz game. Development began in March of 2010 on the Xonotic game. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.8Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: UltraKubuntu 15.10 StockDisable Fullscreen Compositing20406080100SE +/- 0.27, N = 3SE +/- 0.15, N = 390.3198.66MIN: 38 / MAX: 177MIN: 42 / MAX: 180

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.8Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: LowKubuntu 15.10 StockDisable Fullscreen Compositing60120180240300SE +/- 3.09, N = 3SE +/- 4.24, N = 3220.89268.33MIN: 86 / MAX: 451MIN: 86 / MAX: 460

Warsow

This is a benchmark of Warsow, a popular open-source first-person shooter. This game uses the QFusion engine. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterWarsow 1.51Resolution: 1920 x 1080Kubuntu 15.10 StockDisable Fullscreen Compositing306090120150SE +/- 1.72, N = 6SE +/- 0.28, N = 3108.60112.73

Tesseract

Tesseract is a fork of Cube 2 Sauerbraten with numerous graphics and game-play improvements. Tesseract has been in development since 2012 while its first release happened in May of 2014. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterTesseract 2014-05-12Resolution: 1920 x 1080Kubuntu 15.10 StockDisable Fullscreen Compositing20406080100SE +/- 0.97, N = 3SE +/- 0.79, N = 390.73106.09

OpenArena

OpenBenchmarking.orgMilliseconds, Fewer Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.8Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame TimeKubuntu 15.10 StockDisable Fullscreen Compositing612182430Min: 3 / Avg: 10.11 / Max: 24Min: 5 / Avg: 9.61 / Max: 16

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.8Resolution: 1920 x 1080Kubuntu 15.10 StockDisable Fullscreen Compositing20406080100SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.22, N = 397.40102.07MIN: 2 / MAX: 172MIN: 4 / MAX: 167

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.5Resolution: 1920 x 1080Kubuntu 15.10 StockDisable Fullscreen Compositing70140210280350SE +/- 4.23, N = 4SE +/- 4.69, N = 3247.63331.23

Kubuntu 15.10 Stock

Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave
Graphics Notes: EXA

Testing initiated at 25 October 2015 21:10 by user phoronix.

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Processor: Intel Xeon E5-2687W v3 @ 3.50GHz (20 Cores), Motherboard: MSI X99S SLI PLUS (MS-7885) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Xeon E7 v3/Xeon, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 80GB INTEL SSDSCKGW08, Graphics: AMD FirePro V7900 2048MB, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: ASUS PB278, Network: Intel Connection

OS: Ubuntu 15.10, Kernel: 4.2.0-16-generic (x86_64), Desktop: KDE Frameworks 5, Display Server: X Server 1.17.2, Display Driver: radeon 7.5.99, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 11.0.2 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 5.2.1 20151010, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1440

Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave
Graphics Notes: EXA

Testing initiated at 25 October 2015 21:36 by user phoronix.