Clear Linux Desktops - KDE Plasma vs. GNOME Shell

Intel Core i7-8086K testing on Clear Linux with KDE and GNOME.

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UHD Graphics 630: KDE Plasma
August 28 2018
  38 Minutes
UHD Graphics 630: GNOME Shell
August 28 2018
  39 Minutes
UHD Graphics 630: GNOME Shell Wayland
August 28 2018
  36 Minutes
Radeon RX 580: KDE Plasma
August 28 2018
  22 Minutes
Radeon RX 580: GNOME Shell
August 28 2018
  22 Minutes
Radeon RX 580: GNOME Shell Wayland
August 28 2018
  22 Minutes
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ProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioMonitorNetworkOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerDisplay DriverOpenGLVulkanCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionUHD Graphics 630Radeon RX 580 KDE Plasma GNOME Shell GNOME Shell Wayland KDE Plasma GNOME Shell GNOME Shell WaylandIntel Core i7-8086K @ 5.00GHz (6 Cores / 12 Threads)ASUS PRIME Z370-A (1002 BIOS)Intel 8th Gen Core16384MB118GB INTEL SSDPEK1W120GAIntel UHD 630 3072MB (1200MHz)Realtek ALC1220Acer B286HKIntel ConnectionClear Linux OS 247004.18.5-628.native (x86_64)GNOME Shell 3.28.3X Server 1.20.1modesetting 1.20.14.5 Mesa 18.3.0-devel1.0.39GCC 8.2.0 + Clang 6.0.1 + LLVM 6.0.1ext41920x1080X Server 1.20.1 + WaylandMSI AMD Radeon RX 580 8192MBX Server 1.20.14.5 Mesa 18.3.0-devel (LLVM 6.0.1)X Server 1.20.1 + WaylandOpenBenchmarking.orgEnvironment Details- CFFLAGS=-g-O3-feliminate-unused-debug-types-pipe-Wall-Wp-D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2-fexceptions-fstack-protector--param=ssp-buffer-size=32-Wl--copy-dt-needed-entries-m64-fasynchronous-unwind-tables-Wp-D_REENTRANT-ftree-loop-distribute-patterns-Wl-z-Wl now-Wl-z-Wl relro-malign-data=abi-fno-semantic-interposition-ftree-vectorize-ftree-loop-vectorize-Wl-sort-common-Wl--enable-new-dtags MESA_GLSL_CACHE_DISABLE=0 CFLAGS=-g-O3-feliminate-unused-debug-types-pipe-Wall-Wp-D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2-fexceptions-fstack-protector--param=ssp-buffer-size=32-Wformat-Wformat-security-Wl--copy-dt-needed-entries-m64-fasynchronous-unwind-tables-Wp-D_REENTRANT-ftree-loop-distribute-patterns-Wl-z-Wl now-Wl-z-Wl relro-fno-semantic-interposition-ffat-lto-objects-fno-signed-zeros-fno-trapping-math-fassociative-math-Wl-sort-common-Wl--enable-new-dtags CXXFLAGS=-g-O3-feliminate-unused-debug-types-pipe-Wall-Wp-D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2-fexceptions-fstack-protector--param=ssp-buffer-size=32-Wformat-Wformat-security-Wl--copy-dt-needed-entries-m64-fasynchronous-unwind-tables-Wp-D_REENTRANT-ftree-loop-distribute-patterns-Wl-z-Wl now-Wl-z-Wl relro-fno-semantic-interposition-ffat-lto-objects-fno-signed-zeros-fno-trapping-math-fassociative-math-Wl-sort-common-Wl--enable-new-dtags-fvisibility-inlines-hidden-Wl--enable-new-dtags FFLAGS=-g-O3-feliminate-unused-debug-types-pipe-Wall-Wp-D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2-fexceptions-fstack-protector--param=ssp-buffer-size=32-Wl--copy-dt-needed-entries-m64-fasynchronous-unwind-tables-Wp-D_REENTRANT-ftree-loop-distribute-patterns-Wl-z-Wl now-Wl-z-Wl relro-malign-data=abi-fno-semantic-interposition-ftree-vectorize-ftree-loop-vectorize-Wl--enable-new-dtags THEANO_FLAGS=floatX=float32 openmp=true gcc.cxxflags="-ftree-vectorize-mavx" Compiler Details- UHD Graphics 630: KDE Plasma, UHD Graphics 630: GNOME Shell, UHD Graphics 630: GNOME Shell Wayland, Radeon RX 580: KDE Plasma, Radeon RX 580: GNOME Shell: --build=x86_64-generic-linux --disable-libmpx --disable-libunwind-exceptions --disable-multiarch --disable-vtable-verify --enable-__cxa_atexit --enable-bootstrap --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-gnu-indirect-function --enable-languages=c,c++,fortran,go --enable-ld=default --enable-libstdcxx-pch --enable-lto --enable-multilib --enable-plugin --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --exec-prefix=/usr --includedir=/usr/include --target=x86_64-generic-linux --with-arch=westmere --with-glibc-version=2.19 --with-gnu-ld --with-isl --with-ppl=yes --with-tune=haswell Processor Details- Scaling Governor: intel_pstate performanceSecurity Details- KPTI + __user pointer sanitization + Full generic retpoline IBPB IBRS_FW + SSB disabled via prctl and seccomp + PTE Inversion; VMX: conditional cache flushes SMT vulnerable Protection Graphics Details- Radeon RX 580: KDE Plasma, Radeon RX 580: GNOME Shell, Radeon RX 580: GNOME Shell Wayland: GLAMOR

etlegacy: Renderer2 - 1920 x 1080openarena: 1920 x 1080xonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Lowxonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Highxonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Ultraxonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Ultimategputest: Plot3D - 1920 x 1080 - Fullscreengputest: Triangle - 1920 x 1080 - Fullscreengputest: Pixmark Piano - 1920 x 1080 - Fullscreengputest: Pixmark Volplosion - 1920 x 1080 - FullscreenUHD Graphics 630Radeon RX 580 KDE Plasma GNOME Shell GNOME Shell Wayland KDE Plasma GNOME Shell GNOME Shell Wayland120.2368.87307.37150.92115.7281.13767842973154407121.2786.70308.28151.27116.0581.17901353889155412122.1780.70328.25164.68122.6684.319417184847155411280.97414.07459.33408.28375.87311.618543536362015423712280.10414.80457.31411.16375.87312.1410064070661815843861277.87410.63458.08406.66373.50308.489928581134715593776OpenBenchmarking.org

ET: Legacy

ETLegacy is an open-source engine evolution of Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory, a World War II era first person shooter that was released for free by Splash Damage using the id Tech 3 engine. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

UHD Graphics 630Radeon RX 580OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterET: Legacy 2.75Renderer: Renderer2 - Resolution: 1920 x 1080KDE PlasmaGNOME ShellGNOME Shell Wayland60120180240300SE +/- 0.26, N = 3SE +/- 0.20, N = 3SE +/- 0.19, N = 3SE +/- 0.19, N = 3SE +/- 0.17, N = 3SE +/- 1.25, N = 3120.23121.27122.17280.97280.10277.87
UHD Graphics 630Radeon RX 580OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterET: Legacy 2.75Renderer: Renderer2 - Resolution: 1920 x 1080KDE PlasmaGNOME ShellGNOME Shell Wayland50100150200250Min: 119.8 / Avg: 120.23 / Max: 120.7Min: 120.9 / Avg: 121.27 / Max: 121.6Min: 121.8 / Avg: 122.17 / Max: 122.4Min: 280.6 / Avg: 280.97 / Max: 281.2Min: 279.8 / Avg: 280.1 / Max: 280.4Min: 275.9 / Avg: 277.87 / Max: 280.2

OpenArena

This is a test of OpenArena, a popular open-source first-person shooter. This game is based upon ioquake3, which in turn uses the GPL version of id Software's Quake 3 engine. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

UHD Graphics 630Radeon RX 580OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.8Resolution: 1920 x 1080KDE PlasmaGNOME ShellGNOME Shell Wayland90180270360450SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.23, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.43, N = 3SE +/- 1.32, N = 3SE +/- 3.48, N = 368.8786.7080.70414.07414.80410.63
UHD Graphics 630Radeon RX 580OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.8Resolution: 1920 x 1080KDE PlasmaGNOME ShellGNOME Shell Wayland70140210280350Min: 68.8 / Avg: 68.87 / Max: 68.9Min: 86.3 / Avg: 86.7 / Max: 87.1Min: 80.6 / Avg: 80.7 / Max: 80.8Min: 413.5 / Avg: 414.07 / Max: 414.9Min: 413.1 / Avg: 414.8 / Max: 417.4Min: 404.1 / Avg: 410.63 / Max: 416

UHD Graphics 630Radeon RX 580OpenBenchmarking.orgMilliseconds, Fewer Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.8Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame TimeKDE PlasmaGNOME ShellGNOME Shell Wayland714212835Min: 1 / Avg: 14.49 / Max: 33Min: 1 / Avg: 11.53 / Max: 26Min: 1 / Avg: 12.36 / Max: 28Min: 1 / Avg: 2.41 / Max: 12Min: 1 / Avg: 2.38 / Max: 12Min: 1 / Avg: 2.39 / Max: 11

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.

UHD Graphics 630Radeon RX 580OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.8.2Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: LowKDE PlasmaGNOME ShellGNOME Shell Wayland100200300400500SE +/- 1.62, N = 3SE +/- 1.31, N = 3SE +/- 1.12, N = 3SE +/- 1.64, N = 3SE +/- 1.62, N = 3SE +/- 0.27, N = 3307.37308.28328.25459.33457.31458.08
UHD Graphics 630Radeon RX 580OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.8.2Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: LowKDE PlasmaGNOME ShellGNOME Shell Wayland80160240320400Min: 305.66 / Avg: 307.37 / Max: 310.61Min: 306.09 / Avg: 308.28 / Max: 310.62Min: 326.27 / Avg: 328.25 / Max: 330.15Min: 456.06 / Avg: 459.33 / Max: 461.14Min: 454.23 / Avg: 457.31 / Max: 459.72Min: 457.61 / Avg: 458.08 / Max: 458.54

UHD Graphics 630Radeon RX 580OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.8.2Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: HighKDE PlasmaGNOME ShellGNOME Shell Wayland90180270360450SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.15, N = 3SE +/- 0.24, N = 3SE +/- 2.21, N = 3SE +/- 0.93, N = 3SE +/- 1.07, N = 3150.92151.27164.68408.28411.16406.66
UHD Graphics 630Radeon RX 580OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.8.2Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: HighKDE PlasmaGNOME ShellGNOME Shell Wayland70140210280350Min: 150.87 / Avg: 150.92 / Max: 151.02Min: 150.96 / Avg: 151.27 / Max: 151.42Min: 164.2 / Avg: 164.68 / Max: 165Min: 403.94 / Avg: 408.28 / Max: 411.14Min: 409.5 / Avg: 411.16 / Max: 412.71Min: 404.58 / Avg: 406.66 / Max: 408.1

UHD Graphics 630Radeon RX 580OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.8.2Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: UltraKDE PlasmaGNOME ShellGNOME Shell Wayland80160240320400SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 1.19, N = 3SE +/- 0.55, N = 3SE +/- 0.24, N = 3115.72116.05122.66375.87375.87373.50
UHD Graphics 630Radeon RX 580OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.8.2Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: UltraKDE PlasmaGNOME ShellGNOME Shell Wayland70140210280350Min: 115.64 / Avg: 115.72 / Max: 115.77Min: 115.99 / Avg: 116.05 / Max: 116.16Min: 122.58 / Avg: 122.66 / Max: 122.7Min: 374.24 / Avg: 375.87 / Max: 378.18Min: 375.17 / Avg: 375.87 / Max: 376.96Min: 373.03 / Avg: 373.5 / Max: 373.8

UHD Graphics 630Radeon RX 580OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.8.2Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: UltimateKDE PlasmaGNOME ShellGNOME Shell Wayland70140210280350SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 1.11, N = 3SE +/- 0.39, N = 3SE +/- 1.06, N = 381.1381.1784.31311.61312.14308.48
UHD Graphics 630Radeon RX 580OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.8.2Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: UltimateKDE PlasmaGNOME ShellGNOME Shell Wayland60120180240300Min: 81.08 / Avg: 81.13 / Max: 81.17Min: 81.08 / Avg: 81.17 / Max: 81.22Min: 84.26 / Avg: 84.31 / Max: 84.35Min: 310.44 / Avg: 311.61 / Max: 313.82Min: 311.41 / Avg: 312.14 / Max: 312.74Min: 306.66 / Avg: 308.48 / Max: 310.34

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.

UHD Graphics 630Radeon RX 580OpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: Plot3D - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: FullscreenKDE PlasmaGNOME ShellGNOME Shell Wayland20K40K60K80K100KSE +/- 7.26, N = 3SE +/- 1.00, N = 3SE +/- 2.91, N = 3SE +/- 123.50, N = 3SE +/- 68.16, N = 3SE +/- 158.43, N = 37678901394178543510064099285
UHD Graphics 630Radeon RX 580OpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: Plot3D - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: FullscreenKDE PlasmaGNOME ShellGNOME Shell Wayland20K40K60K80K100KMin: 7665 / Avg: 7678.33 / Max: 7690Min: 9011 / Avg: 9013 / Max: 9014Min: 9412 / Avg: 9417.33 / Max: 9422Min: 85242 / Avg: 85435 / Max: 85665Min: 100511 / Avg: 100639.67 / Max: 100743Min: 99078 / Avg: 99284.67 / Max: 99596

UHD Graphics 630Radeon RX 580OpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: Triangle - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: FullscreenKDE PlasmaGNOME ShellGNOME Shell Wayland200K400K600K800K1000KSE +/- 85.71, N = 3SE +/- 784.65, N = 5SE +/- 64.10, N = 3SE +/- 229.06, N = 3SE +/- 10434.41, N = 3SE +/- 761.87, N = 34297353889184847363620706618811347
UHD Graphics 630Radeon RX 580OpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: Triangle - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: FullscreenKDE PlasmaGNOME ShellGNOME Shell Wayland140K280K420K560K700KMin: 42838 / Avg: 42973 / Max: 43132Min: 51607 / Avg: 53889 / Max: 55924Min: 184735 / Avg: 184847.33 / Max: 184957Min: 363290 / Avg: 363619.67 / Max: 364060Min: 685805 / Avg: 706617.67 / Max: 718349Min: 809830 / Avg: 811346.67 / Max: 812232

UHD Graphics 630Radeon RX 580OpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: Pixmark Piano - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: FullscreenKDE PlasmaGNOME ShellGNOME Shell Wayland30060090012001500SE +/- 3.38, N = 3SE +/- 4.41, N = 3SE +/- 4.26, N = 3154155155154215841559
UHD Graphics 630Radeon RX 580OpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: Pixmark Piano - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: FullscreenKDE PlasmaGNOME ShellGNOME Shell Wayland30060090012001500Min: 1538 / Avg: 1542.33 / Max: 1549Min: 1577 / Avg: 1583.67 / Max: 1592Min: 1553 / Avg: 1558.67 / Max: 1567

UHD Graphics 630Radeon RX 580OpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: Pixmark Volplosion - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: FullscreenKDE PlasmaGNOME ShellGNOME Shell Wayland8001600240032004000SE +/- 12.12, N = 3SE +/- 12.12, N = 3SE +/- 11.89, N = 3407412411371238613776
UHD Graphics 630Radeon RX 580OpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: Pixmark Volplosion - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: FullscreenKDE PlasmaGNOME ShellGNOME Shell Wayland7001400210028003500Min: 3697 / Avg: 3712 / Max: 3736Min: 3846 / Avg: 3861 / Max: 3885Min: 3760 / Avg: 3775.67 / Max: 3799