GNOME Shell vs. KDE Plasma - X.Org vs. Wayland

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X.Org Server: KDE Plasma 5.12.1
February 22 2018
 
Wayland: KDE Plasma 5.12.1
February 22 2018
 
X.Org Server: GNOME Shell 3.26.2
February 22 2018
 
Wayland: GNOME Shell 3.26.2
February 23 2018
 
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X.Org Server: KDE Plasma 5.12.1

Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave
Security Notes: KPTI + __user pointer sanitization + Full generic retpoline Protection

Wayland: KDE Plasma 5.12.1

Processor: Intel Core i9-7980XE @ 4.40GHz (18 Cores / 36 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME X299-A (1004 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Sky Lake-E DMI3 Registers, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 525GB Crucial_CT525MX3 + 256GB INTEL SSDPEKKW256G8, Graphics: AMD Radeon 4096MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel Connection

OS: openSUSE Tumbleweed 20180220, Kernel: 4.15.4-1-default (x86_64), Desktop: KDE Plasma 5.12.1, Display Server: X Server 1.19.6, Display Driver: modesetting 1.19.6, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 18.0.0-rc4 (LLVM 5.0.1), Compiler: GCC 7.3.0, File-System: xfs, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160

X.Org Server: GNOME Shell 3.26.2

Wayland: GNOME Shell 3.26.2

OS: openSUSE Tumbleweed 20180220, Kernel: 4.15.4-1-default (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.26.2, Display Server: X Server 1.19.6, Display Driver: modesetting 1.19.6, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 18.0.0-rc4 (LLVM 5.0.1), Compiler: GCC 7.3.0, File-System: xfs, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160

GNOME Shell vs. KDE Plasma - X.Org vs. WaylandOpenBenchmarking.orgPhoronix Test SuiteIntel Core i9-7980XE @ 4.40GHz (18 Cores / 36 Threads)ASUS PRIME X299-A (1004 BIOS)Intel Sky Lake-E DMI3 Registers16384MB525GB Crucial_CT525MX3 + 256GB INTEL SSDPEKKW256G8AMD Radeon 4096MBRealtek ALC1220Acer B286HKIntel ConnectionopenSUSE Tumbleweed 201802204.15.4-1-default (x86_64)KDE Plasma 5.12.1GNOME Shell 3.26.2X Server 1.19.6modesetting 1.19.64.5 Mesa 18.0.0-rc4 (LLVM 5.0.1)GCC 7.3.0xfs3840x2160ProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioMonitorNetworkOSKernelDesktopsDisplay ServerDisplay DriverOpenGLCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionGNOME Shell Vs. KDE Plasma - X.Org Vs. Wayland BenchmarksSystem Logs- Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave- KPTI + __user pointer sanitization + Full generic retpoline Protection

unigine-super: 3840 x 2160 - Fullscreen - Lowunigine-valley: 1920 x 1080 - Windowedxonotic: 3840 x 2160 - Lowxonotic: 3840 x 2160 - Highxonotic: 3840 x 2160 - Ultraxonotic: 3840 x 2160 - Ultimategputest: Plot3D - 1920 x 1080 - Windowedgputest: Furmark - 1920 x 1080 - Windowedgputest: Triangle - 1920 x 1080 - WindowedX.Org ServerWaylandX.Org ServerWayland KDE Plasma 5.12.1 KDE Plasma 5.12.1 GNOME Shell 3.26.2 GNOME Shell 3.26.245.1099.99348.15297.28268.58200.63915601137042627545.3098.43346.33305.67278.18218.60914021228837138245.90100.26576.63433.19353.25243.97903001145140098845.2099.32569.90388.93323.21226.228928211488372791OpenBenchmarking.org

Unigine Superposition

This test calculates the average frame-rate within the Valley demo for the Unigine engine, released in February 2013. This engine is extremely demanding on the system's graphics card. Unigine Valley relies upon an OpenGL GL3 Core Profile context. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

X.Org ServerWaylandOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUnigine Superposition 1.0Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Mode: Fullscreen - Quality: LowKDE Plasma 5.12.1GNOME Shell 3.26.2102030405045.1045.9045.3045.20

Unigine Valley

This test calculates the average frame-rate within the Valley demo for the Unigine engine, released in February 2013. This engine is extremely demanding on the system's graphics card. Unigine Valley relies upon an OpenGL GL3 Core Profile context. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

X.Org ServerWaylandOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUnigine Valley 1.0Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: WindowedKDE Plasma 5.12.1GNOME Shell 3.26.220406080100SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 399.99100.2698.4399.32
X.Org ServerWaylandOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUnigine Valley 1.0Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: WindowedKDE Plasma 5.12.1GNOME Shell 3.26.220406080100Min: 99.77 / Avg: 99.99 / Max: 100.17Min: 100.04 / Avg: 100.26 / Max: 100.48Min: 98.4 / Avg: 98.43 / Max: 98.47Min: 99.27 / Avg: 99.32 / Max: 99.35

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.

X.Org ServerWaylandOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.8.2Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: LowKDE Plasma 5.12.1GNOME Shell 3.26.2120240360480600SE +/- 2.66, N = 3SE +/- 2.02, N = 3SE +/- 1.36, N = 3SE +/- 3.43, N = 3348.15576.63346.33569.90
X.Org ServerWaylandOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.8.2Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: LowKDE Plasma 5.12.1GNOME Shell 3.26.2100200300400500Min: 342.99 / Avg: 348.15 / Max: 351.86Min: 572.84 / Avg: 576.63 / Max: 579.72Min: 344.82 / Avg: 346.33 / Max: 349.05Min: 564.28 / Avg: 569.9 / Max: 576.12

X.Org ServerWaylandOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.8.2Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: HighKDE Plasma 5.12.1GNOME Shell 3.26.290180270360450SE +/- 1.26, N = 3SE +/- 1.11, N = 3SE +/- 0.50, N = 3SE +/- 1.75, N = 3297.28433.19305.67388.93
X.Org ServerWaylandOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.8.2Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: HighKDE Plasma 5.12.1GNOME Shell 3.26.280160240320400Min: 294.78 / Avg: 297.28 / Max: 298.76Min: 430.97 / Avg: 433.19 / Max: 434.39Min: 305.16 / Avg: 305.67 / Max: 306.67Min: 386.01 / Avg: 388.93 / Max: 392.06

X.Org ServerWaylandOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.8.2Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: UltraKDE Plasma 5.12.1GNOME Shell 3.26.280160240320400SE +/- 0.87, N = 3SE +/- 0.37, N = 3SE +/- 0.80, N = 3SE +/- 1.05, N = 3268.58353.25278.18323.21
X.Org ServerWaylandOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.8.2Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: UltraKDE Plasma 5.12.1GNOME Shell 3.26.260120180240300Min: 266.94 / Avg: 268.58 / Max: 269.93Min: 352.55 / Avg: 353.25 / Max: 353.78Min: 276.96 / Avg: 278.18 / Max: 279.68Min: 321.72 / Avg: 323.21 / Max: 325.24

X.Org ServerWaylandOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.8.2Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: UltimateKDE Plasma 5.12.1GNOME Shell 3.26.250100150200250SE +/- 0.49, N = 3SE +/- 1.33, N = 3SE +/- 1.10, N = 3SE +/- 0.53, N = 3200.63243.97218.60226.22
X.Org ServerWaylandOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.8.2Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: UltimateKDE Plasma 5.12.1GNOME Shell 3.26.24080120160200Min: 199.68 / Avg: 200.63 / Max: 201.34Min: 242.18 / Avg: 243.97 / Max: 246.58Min: 216.47 / Avg: 218.6 / Max: 220.13Min: 225.43 / Avg: 226.22 / Max: 227.22

GpuTest

GpuTest is a cross-platform OpenGL benchmark developed at Geeks3D.com that offers tech demos such as FurMark, TessMark, and other workloads to stress various areas of GPUs and drivers. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

X.Org ServerWaylandOpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: Plot3D - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: WindowedKDE Plasma 5.12.1GNOME Shell 3.26.220K40K60K80K100KSE +/- 55.15, N = 3SE +/- 83.41, N = 3SE +/- 33.95, N = 3SE +/- 129.94, N = 391560903009140289282
X.Org ServerWaylandOpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: Plot3D - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: WindowedKDE Plasma 5.12.1GNOME Shell 3.26.216K32K48K64K80KMin: 91453 / Avg: 91560.33 / Max: 91636Min: 90187 / Avg: 90300.33 / Max: 90463Min: 91359 / Avg: 91402 / Max: 91469Min: 89054 / Avg: 89282 / Max: 89504

X.Org ServerWaylandOpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: Furmark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: WindowedKDE Plasma 5.12.1GNOME Shell 3.26.23K6K9K12K15KSE +/- 152.37, N = 3SE +/- 102.24, N = 3SE +/- 188.50, N = 3SE +/- 46.73, N = 311370114511228811488
X.Org ServerWaylandOpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: Furmark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: WindowedKDE Plasma 5.12.1GNOME Shell 3.26.22K4K6K8K10KMin: 11069 / Avg: 11369.67 / Max: 11563Min: 11250 / Avg: 11450.67 / Max: 11585Min: 11911 / Avg: 12288 / Max: 12478Min: 11403 / Avg: 11488.33 / Max: 11564

X.Org ServerWaylandOpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: Triangle - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: WindowedKDE Plasma 5.12.1GNOME Shell 3.26.290K180K270K360K450KSE +/- 669.28, N = 3SE +/- 4115.70, N = 3SE +/- 4224.47, N = 3SE +/- 1662.22, N = 3426275400988371382372791
X.Org ServerWaylandOpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: Triangle - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: WindowedKDE Plasma 5.12.1GNOME Shell 3.26.270K140K210K280K350KMin: 424971 / Avg: 426275.33 / Max: 427188Min: 392757 / Avg: 400988 / Max: 405174Min: 363070 / Avg: 371382 / Max: 376850Min: 369666 / Avg: 372790.67 / Max: 375336

X.Org Server: KDE Plasma 5.12.1

Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave
Security Notes: KPTI + __user pointer sanitization + Full generic retpoline Protection

Testing initiated at 22 February 2018 20:03 by user .

Wayland: KDE Plasma 5.12.1

Processor: Intel Core i9-7980XE @ 4.40GHz (18 Cores / 36 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME X299-A (1004 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Sky Lake-E DMI3 Registers, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 525GB Crucial_CT525MX3 + 256GB INTEL SSDPEKKW256G8, Graphics: AMD Radeon 4096MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel Connection

OS: openSUSE Tumbleweed 20180220, Kernel: 4.15.4-1-default (x86_64), Desktop: KDE Plasma 5.12.1, Display Server: X Server 1.19.6, Display Driver: modesetting 1.19.6, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 18.0.0-rc4 (LLVM 5.0.1), Compiler: GCC 7.3.0, File-System: xfs, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160

Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave
Security Notes: KPTI + __user pointer sanitization + Full generic retpoline Protection

Testing initiated at 22 February 2018 21:30 by user .

X.Org Server: GNOME Shell 3.26.2

Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave
Security Notes: KPTI + __user pointer sanitization + Full generic retpoline Protection

Testing initiated at 22 February 2018 23:09 by user .

Wayland: GNOME Shell 3.26.2

Processor: Intel Core i9-7980XE @ 4.40GHz (18 Cores / 36 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME X299-A (1004 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Sky Lake-E DMI3 Registers, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 525GB Crucial_CT525MX3 + 256GB INTEL SSDPEKKW256G8, Graphics: AMD Radeon 4096MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel Connection

OS: openSUSE Tumbleweed 20180220, Kernel: 4.15.4-1-default (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.26.2, Display Server: X Server 1.19.6, Display Driver: modesetting 1.19.6, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 18.0.0-rc4 (LLVM 5.0.1), Compiler: GCC 7.3.0, File-System: xfs, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160

Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave
Security Notes: KPTI + __user pointer sanitization + Full generic retpoline Protection

Testing initiated at 23 February 2018 01:39 by user .