Clear Linux Desktops - KDE Plasma vs. GNOME Shell

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

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Clear Linux Desktops - KDE Plasma vs. GNOME Shell Intel Core i7-8086K testing on Clear Linux with KDE and GNOME. UHD Graphics 630: KDE Plasma: Processor: Intel Core i7-8086K @ 5.00GHz (6 Cores / 12 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME Z370-A (1002 BIOS), Chipset: Intel 8th Gen Core, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 118GB INTEL SSDPEK1W120GA, Graphics: Intel UHD 630 3072MB (1200MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel Connection OS: Clear Linux OS 24700, Kernel: 4.18.5-628.native (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.28.3, Display Server: X Server 1.20.1, Display Driver: modesetting 1.20.1, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 18.3.0-devel, Vulkan: 1.0.39, Compiler: GCC 8.2.0 + Clang 6.0.1 + LLVM 6.0.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 UHD Graphics 630: GNOME Shell: Processor: Intel Core i7-8086K @ 5.00GHz (6 Cores / 12 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME Z370-A (1002 BIOS), Chipset: Intel 8th Gen Core, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 118GB INTEL SSDPEK1W120GA, Graphics: Intel UHD 630 3072MB (1200MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel Connection OS: Clear Linux OS 24700, Kernel: 4.18.5-628.native (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.28.3, Display Server: X Server 1.20.1, Display Driver: modesetting 1.20.1, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 18.3.0-devel, Vulkan: 1.0.39, Compiler: GCC 8.2.0 + Clang 6.0.1 + LLVM 6.0.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 UHD Graphics 630: GNOME Shell Wayland: Processor: Intel Core i7-8086K @ 5.00GHz (6 Cores / 12 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME Z370-A (1002 BIOS), Chipset: Intel 8th Gen Core, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 118GB INTEL SSDPEK1W120GA, Graphics: Intel UHD 630 3072MB (1200MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel Connection OS: Clear Linux OS 24700, Kernel: 4.18.5-628.native (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.28.3, Display Server: X Server 1.20.1 + Wayland, Display Driver: modesetting 1.20.1, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 18.3.0-devel, Vulkan: 1.0.39, Compiler: GCC 8.2.0 + Clang 6.0.1 + LLVM 6.0.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Radeon RX 580: KDE Plasma: Processor: Intel Core i7-8086K @ 5.00GHz (6 Cores / 12 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME Z370-A (1002 BIOS), Chipset: Intel 8th Gen Core, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 118GB INTEL SSDPEK1W120GA, Graphics: MSI AMD Radeon RX 580 8192MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel Connection OS: Clear Linux OS 24700, Kernel: 4.18.5-628.native (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.28.3, Display Server: X Server 1.20.1, Display Driver: modesetting 1.20.1, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 18.3.0-devel (LLVM 6.0.1), Vulkan: 1.0.39, Compiler: GCC 8.2.0 + Clang 6.0.1 + LLVM 6.0.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Radeon RX 580: GNOME Shell: Processor: Intel Core i7-8086K @ 5.00GHz (6 Cores / 12 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME Z370-A (1002 BIOS), Chipset: Intel 8th Gen Core, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 118GB INTEL SSDPEK1W120GA, Graphics: MSI AMD Radeon RX 580 8192MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel Connection OS: Clear Linux OS 24700, Kernel: 4.18.5-628.native (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.28.3, Display Server: X Server 1.20.1, Display Driver: modesetting 1.20.1, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 18.3.0-devel (LLVM 6.0.1), Vulkan: 1.0.39, Compiler: GCC 8.2.0 + Clang 6.0.1 + LLVM 6.0.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Radeon RX 580: GNOME Shell Wayland: Processor: Intel Core i7-8086K @ 5.00GHz (6 Cores / 12 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME Z370-A (1002 BIOS), Chipset: Intel 8th Gen Core, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 118GB INTEL SSDPEK1W120GA, Graphics: MSI AMD Radeon RX 580 8192MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel Connection OS: Clear Linux OS 24700, Kernel: 4.18.5-628.native (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.28.3, Display Server: X Server 1.20.1 + Wayland, Display Driver: modesetting 1.20.1, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 18.3.0-devel (LLVM 6.0.1), Vulkan: 1.0.39, Compiler: GCC 8.2.0 + Clang 6.0.1 + LLVM 6.0.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 ET: Legacy 2.75 Renderer: Renderer2 - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better UHD Graphics 630: KDE Plasma .......... 120.23 |============= UHD Graphics 630: GNOME Shell ......... 121.27 |============= UHD Graphics 630: GNOME Shell Wayland . 122.17 |============= Radeon RX 580: KDE Plasma ............. 280.97 |=============================== Radeon RX 580: GNOME Shell ............ 280.10 |=============================== Radeon RX 580: GNOME Shell Wayland .... 277.87 |=============================== OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better UHD Graphics 630: KDE Plasma .......... 68.87 |===== UHD Graphics 630: GNOME Shell ......... 86.70 |====== UHD Graphics 630: GNOME Shell Wayland . 80.70 |====== Radeon RX 580: KDE Plasma ............. 414.07 |=============================== Radeon RX 580: GNOME Shell ............ 414.80 |=============================== Radeon RX 580: GNOME Shell Wayland .... 410.63 |=============================== Xonotic 0.8.2 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Low Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better UHD Graphics 630: KDE Plasma .......... 307.37 |===================== UHD Graphics 630: GNOME Shell ......... 308.28 |===================== UHD Graphics 630: GNOME Shell Wayland . 328.25 |====================== Radeon RX 580: KDE Plasma ............. 459.33 |=============================== Radeon RX 580: GNOME Shell ............ 457.31 |=============================== Radeon RX 580: GNOME Shell Wayland .... 458.08 |=============================== Xonotic 0.8.2 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: High Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better UHD Graphics 630: KDE Plasma .......... 150.92 |=========== UHD Graphics 630: GNOME Shell ......... 151.27 |=========== UHD Graphics 630: GNOME Shell Wayland . 164.68 |============ Radeon RX 580: KDE Plasma ............. 408.28 |=============================== Radeon RX 580: GNOME Shell ............ 411.16 |=============================== Radeon RX 580: GNOME Shell Wayland .... 406.66 |=============================== Xonotic 0.8.2 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better UHD Graphics 630: KDE Plasma .......... 115.72 |========== UHD Graphics 630: GNOME Shell ......... 116.05 |========== UHD Graphics 630: GNOME Shell Wayland . 122.66 |========== Radeon RX 580: KDE Plasma ............. 375.87 |=============================== Radeon RX 580: GNOME Shell ............ 375.87 |=============================== Radeon RX 580: GNOME Shell Wayland .... 373.50 |=============================== Xonotic 0.8.2 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultimate Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better UHD Graphics 630: KDE Plasma .......... 81.13 |======== UHD Graphics 630: GNOME Shell ......... 81.17 |======== UHD Graphics 630: GNOME Shell Wayland . 84.31 |======== Radeon RX 580: KDE Plasma ............. 311.61 |=============================== Radeon RX 580: GNOME Shell ............ 312.14 |=============================== Radeon RX 580: GNOME Shell Wayland .... 308.48 |=============================== GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Plot3D - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen Points > Higher Is Better UHD Graphics 630: KDE Plasma .......... 7678 |== UHD Graphics 630: GNOME Shell ......... 9013 |=== UHD Graphics 630: GNOME Shell Wayland . 9417 |=== Radeon RX 580: KDE Plasma ............. 85435 |========================== Radeon RX 580: GNOME Shell ............ 100640 |=============================== Radeon RX 580: GNOME Shell Wayland .... 99285 |=============================== GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Triangle - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen Points > Higher Is Better UHD Graphics 630: KDE Plasma .......... 42973 |== UHD Graphics 630: GNOME Shell ......... 53889 |== UHD Graphics 630: GNOME Shell Wayland . 184847 |======= Radeon RX 580: KDE Plasma ............. 363620 |============== Radeon RX 580: GNOME Shell ............ 706618 |=========================== Radeon RX 580: GNOME Shell Wayland .... 811347 |=============================== GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Pixmark Piano - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen Points > Higher Is Better UHD Graphics 630: KDE Plasma .......... 154 |=== UHD Graphics 630: GNOME Shell ......... 155 |=== UHD Graphics 630: GNOME Shell Wayland . 155 |=== Radeon RX 580: KDE Plasma ............. 1542 |================================ Radeon RX 580: GNOME Shell ............ 1584 |================================= Radeon RX 580: GNOME Shell Wayland .... 1559 |================================ GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Pixmark Volplosion - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen Points > Higher Is Better UHD Graphics 630: KDE Plasma .......... 407 |=== UHD Graphics 630: GNOME Shell ......... 412 |==== UHD Graphics 630: GNOME Shell Wayland . 411 |==== Radeon RX 580: KDE Plasma ............. 3712 |================================ Radeon RX 580: GNOME Shell ............ 3861 |================================= Radeon RX 580: GNOME Shell Wayland .... 3776 |================================ OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better UHD Graphics 630: KDE Plasma .......... MIN: 1.0 AVG: 14.5 MAX: 33.0 UHD Graphics 630: GNOME Shell ......... MIN: 1.0 AVG: 11.5 MAX: 26.0 UHD Graphics 630: GNOME Shell Wayland . MIN: 1.0 AVG: 12.4 MAX: 28.0 Radeon RX 580: KDE Plasma ............. MIN: 1.0 AVG: 2.4 MAX: 12.0 Radeon RX 580: GNOME Shell ............ MIN: 1.0 AVG: 2.4 MAX: 12.0 Radeon RX 580: GNOME Shell Wayland .... MIN: 1.0 AVG: 2.4 MAX: 11.0