Ubuntu 16.04 Intel Desktops Xfce, Unity, KDE Plasma, LXDE, GNOME Shell, MATE, and Openbox tests atop Ubuntu 16.04 LTS with Intel Skylake graphics. Tests by Michael Larabel. Unity 7.4.0: Processor: Intel Core i5-6600K @ 3.90GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Sky Lake, Memory: 15360MB, Disk: 256GB TS256GSSD370S, Graphics: Intel Sky Lake (1150MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.4.0-18-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.3, Display Driver: intel 2.99.917, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 11.2.0, Compiler: GCC 5.3.1 20160413, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 Xfce 4.12: Processor: Intel Core i5-6600K @ 3.90GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Sky Lake, Memory: 15360MB, Disk: 256GB TS256GSSD370S, Graphics: Intel Sky Lake (1150MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.4.0-18-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Xfce 4.12, Display Server: X Server 1.18.3, Display Driver: intel 2.99.917, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 11.2.0, Compiler: GCC 5.3.1 20160413, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 KDE Plasma 5.5: Processor: Intel Core i5-6600K @ 3.90GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Sky Lake, Memory: 15360MB, Disk: 256GB TS256GSSD370S, Graphics: Intel Sky Lake (1150MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.4.0-18-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Xfce 4.12, Display Server: X Server 1.18.3, Display Driver: intel 2.99.917, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 11.2.0, Compiler: GCC 5.3.1 20160413, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 LXDE: Processor: Intel Core i5-6600K @ 3.90GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Sky Lake, Memory: 15360MB, Disk: 256GB TS256GSSD370S, Graphics: Intel Sky Lake (1150MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.4.0-18-generic (x86_64), Desktop: LXDE 0.8.2, Display Server: X Server 1.18.3, Display Driver: intel 2.99.917, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 11.2.0, Compiler: GCC 5.3.1 20160413, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 GNOME 3.18: Processor: Intel Core i5-6600K @ 3.90GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Sky Lake, Memory: 15360MB, Disk: 256GB TS256GSSD370S, Graphics: Intel Sky Lake (1150MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.4.0-18-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.18.4, Display Server: X Server 1.18.3, Display Driver: intel 2.99.917, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 11.2.0, Compiler: GCC 5.3.1 20160413, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 NATE 1,12: Processor: Intel Core i5-6600K @ 3.90GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Sky Lake, Memory: 15360MB, Disk: 256GB TS256GSSD370S, Graphics: Intel Sky Lake (1150MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.4.0-18-generic (x86_64), Desktop: MATE 1.12.1, Display Server: X Server 1.18.3, Display Driver: intel 2.99.917, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 11.2.0, Compiler: GCC 5.3.1 20160413, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 Openbox 3.6: Processor: Intel Core i5-6600K @ 3.90GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Sky Lake, Memory: 15360MB, Disk: 256GB TS256GSSD370S, Graphics: Intel Sky Lake (1150MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.4.0-18-generic (x86_64), Desktop: KDE Frameworks 5, Display Server: X Server 1.18.3, Display Driver: intel 2.99.917, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 11.2.0, Compiler: GCC 5.3.1 20160413, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Unity 7.4.0 .... 54.20 |======================================================= Xfce 4.12 ...... 52.63 |===================================================== KDE Plasma 5.5 . 48.47 |================================================= LXDE ........... 51.48 |==================================================== GNOME 3.18 ..... 50.67 |=================================================== NATE 1,12 ...... 44.87 |============================================== Openbox 3.6 .... 52.83 |====================================================== OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better Unity 7.4.0 .... MIN: 12.0 AVG: 18.4 MAX: 48.0 Xfce 4.12 ...... MIN: 12.0 AVG: 18.9 MAX: 34.0 KDE Plasma 5.5 . MIN: 13.0 AVG: 20.5 MAX: 67.0 LXDE ........... MIN: 12.0 AVG: 19.7 MAX: 36.0 GNOME 3.18 ..... MIN: 12.0 AVG: 20.0 MAX: 35.0 NATE 1,12 ...... MIN: 15.0 AVG: 22.2 MAX: 48.0 Openbox 3.6 .... MIN: 12.0 AVG: 19.7 MAX: 34.0 Tesseract 2014-05-12 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Unity 7.4.0 .... 44.33 |======================================================= Xfce 4.12 ...... 38.50 |================================================ KDE Plasma 5.5 . 35.05 |=========================================== LXDE ........... 42.39 |===================================================== GNOME 3.18 ..... 42.86 |===================================================== NATE 1,12 ...... 39.30 |================================================= Openbox 3.6 .... 42.86 |===================================================== Team Fortress 2 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Unity 7.4.0 .... 43.87 |====================================================== Xfce 4.12 ...... 36.17 |============================================= KDE Plasma 5.5 . 38.78 |================================================ LXDE ........... 44.24 |======================================================= GNOME 3.18 ..... 13.28 |================ NATE 1,12 ...... 34.79 |=========================================== Openbox 3.6 .... 44.45 |======================================================= Xonotic 0.8 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: High Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Unity 7.4.0 .... 29.76 |======================================================= Xfce 4.12 ...... 28.01 |==================================================== KDE Plasma 5.5 . 27.85 |=================================================== LXDE ........... 29.60 |======================================================= GNOME 3.18 ..... 29.63 |======================================================= NATE 1,12 ...... 28.48 |===================================================== Openbox 3.6 .... 29.60 |=======================================================