| Desktop Environment | Window Manager | Display Manager | Operating System | Memory Usage | Processor Usage | Size on Disk | Reboot Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | - | ✔️ Alpine 3.19 2023.12 | ✔️ 89MB | ✔️ 0.00, 0.00, 0.00 | ✔️ 342M | 11 Seconds |
| - | - | - | 🟡 Guix System 1.4.0 2022.12 | 🟢 101MB | ✔️ 0.00, 0.00, 0.00 | 🟢 1.5G | 🟠 13 Seconds |
| - | - | - | NixOS 23.11 | 🟢 111MB | ✔️ 0.00, 0.00, 0.00 | 🔵 2.4G | 🟢 6 Seconds |
| - | i3 4.23 2023.10.29 | - | ✔️ Alpine 3.19 2023.12 | 🟢 117MB | ✔️ 0.00, 0.00, 0.00 | ✔️ 569M | 🟠 14 Seconds |
| - | 🟡 X11 PeKWM 0.3.0 2023.01.23 | 🟡 sddm 0.20.0 2023.01.23 | NixOS 23.11 | 🟢 144MB | ✔️ 0.00, 0.00, 0.00 | 3.3G | 🟢 7 Seconds |
| - | 🟡 X11 xmonad 0.17.2 2023.04.02 | 🟡 sddm 0.20.0 2023.01.23 | NixOS 23.11 | 🟢 144MB | ✔️ 0.00, 0.00, 0.00 | 🟡 5.9G | 🟢 7 Seconds |
| - | X11 LeftWM 0.5.1 2023.11.16 | 🟡 sddm 0.20.0 2023.01.23 | NixOS 23.11 | 🟢 147MB | ✔️ 0.00, 0.00, 0.00 | 3.3G | 🟢 7 Seconds |
| - | 🟡 X11 JWM 2.4.4 2022.10.22 | 🟡 sddm 0.20.0 2023.01.23 | NixOS 23.11 | 🟢 152MB | ✔️ 0.00, 0.00, 0.00 | 3.3G | 🟢 6 Seconds |
| - | X11 i3 4.23 2023.10.29 | 🟡 sddm 0.20.0 2023.01.23 | NixOS 23.11 | 🟢 152MB | 🟢 0.07, 0.02, 0.00 | 3.3G | 🔵 8 Seconds |
| - | X11 IceWM 3.4.4 2023.11.02 | 🟡 sddm 0.20.0 2023.01.23 | NixOS 23.11 | 🟢 153MB | 🔵 0.13, 0.03, 0.01 | 3.3G | 🟢 7 Seconds |
| - | X11 XTerm 388 2023.10.22 | 🟡 sddm 0.20.0 2023.01.23 | NixOS 23.11 | 🟢 155MB | ✔️ 0.00, 0.00, 0.00 | 3.3G | 🟢 6 Seconds |
| - | 🔴 X11 spectrwm 3.4.1 2020.01.25 | 🟡 sddm 0.20.0-r3 2023.01.23 | NixOS 23.11 | 🟢 159MB | ✔️ 0.00, 0.00, 0.00 | 3.3G | 🟢 7 Seconds |
| - | X11 FVWM3 1.0.8 2023.09.04 | 🟡 sddm 0.20.0-r3 2023.01.23 | NixOS 23.11 | 🟢 160MB | 🟢 0.07, 0.02, 0.00 | 3.3G | 🔵 9 Seconds |
| - | X11 Window Maker 0.96.0 2023.08.05 | 🟡 sddm 0.20.0-r3 2023.01.23 | NixOS 23.11 | 🟢 161MB | ✔️ 0.00, 0.00, 0.00 | 3.3G | 🟢 6 Seconds |
| LXQt 1.4.0 2023.11.05 | 🟡 X11 JWM 2.4.3 2022.10.22 | 🟡 sddm 0.20.0-r3 2023.01.23 | ✔️ Alpine 3.19 2023.12 | 🟢 169MB | ✔️ 0.00, 0.00, 0.00 | ✔️ 795.3M | 12 Seconds |
| - | X11 Qtile 0.23.0 2023.09.24 | 🟡 sddm 0.20.0-r3 2023.01.23 | NixOS 23.11 | 🟢 181MB | 🟢 0.07, 0.02, 0.00 | 3.4G | 🟢 7 Seconds |
| LXQt 1.4.0 2023.11.05 | 🟡 X11 PeKWM 0.3.0 2023.01.23 | 🟡 sddm 0.20.0-r3 2023.01.23 | ✔️ Alpine 3.19 2023.12 | 🟢 187MB | ✔️ 0.00, 0.00, 0.00 | ✔️ 796.3M | 11 Seconds |
| - | 🟡 X11 Enlightenment Tiling 0.25.4 2022.09.15 | 🟡 sddm 0.20.0-r3 2023.01.23 | NixOS 23.11 | 🔵 201MB | 🟠 0.68, 0.16, 0.05 | 🟡 5.6G | 🟢 7 Seconds |
| - | 🟡 X11 Enlightenment Computer 0.25.4 2022.09.15 | 🟡 sddm 0.20.0-r3 2023.01.23 | NixOS 23.11 | 🔵 202MB | 0.27, 0.06, 0.02 | 🟡 5.6G | 🔵 8 Seconds |
| MATE 1.26.1 | X11 Metacity Marco 1.26.2 | 🟠 LightDM 1.32.0 2022.07.17 | ✔️ Alpine 3.19 2023.12 | 🔵 218MB | ✔️ 0.00, 0.00, 0.00 | 🟢 1.3G | 🟠 14 Seconds |
| - | X11 StumpWM 2.3.9 22.11 2022.11.27 | 🟡 sddm 0.20.0-r3 2023.01.23 | NixOS 23.11 | 🔵 240MB | 🟠 0.34, 0.08, 0.03 | 3.4G | 🟢 7 Seconds |
| LXQt 1.4.0 2023.11.05 | 🟡 X11 JWM 2.4.4 2022.10.22 | 🟡 sddm 0.20.0 2023.01.23 | NixOS 23.11 | 🔵 269MB | 0.20, 0.05, 0.02 | 🟡 5.3G | 🔵 9 Seconds |
| - | - | - | Debian 12.5 2023.06 | 🔵 276MB | ✔️ 0.00, 0.00, 0.00 | 🟢 1.7G | ✔️ 5 Seconds |
| LXQt 1.4.0 2023.11.05 | 🟡 X11 PeKWM 0.3.0 2023.01.23 | 🟡 sddm 0.20.0 2023.01.23 | NixOS 23.11 | 🔵 283MB | 0.27, 0.06, 0.02 | 🟡 5.3G | 🔵 9 Seconds |
| LXQt 1.4.0 2023.11.05 | X11 Metacity 3.50.0 | 🟡 sddm 0.20.0 2023.01.23 | NixOS 23.11 | 🔵 298MB | 🟠 0.41, 0.10, 0.03 | 🟡 5.3G | 🔵 9 Seconds |
| 🟡 Xfce 4.18 2022.12.15 | 🟡 X11 Xfwm4 4.18.0 2022.12.15 | 🟡 sddm 0.20.0 2023.01.23 | NixOS 23.11 | 312MB | 🟢 0.07, 0.02, 0.00 | 🟡 5.2G | 10 Seconds |
| MATE 1.26.2 | X11 Metacity Marco 1.26.2 | GDM 45.0.1 2023.09.14 | NixOS 23.11 | 361MB | 0.20, 0.05, 0.02 | 🟠 6.3G | 10 Seconds |
| 🟡 Xfce 4.18 2022.12.15 | 🟡 X11 Xfwm4 4.18.0 2022.12.15 | 🟠 LightDM 1.32.0 2022.07.17 | Alpine 3.19 2023.12 | 🟡 402MB | ✔️ 0.00, 0.00, 0.00 | 🟢 1.2G | 11 Seconds |
| Plasma 5.27.11 2024.03.26 15GB | X11 KWin 5.27.11 2024.03.26 | 🟡 sddm 0.20.0 2023.01.23 | NixOS 23.11 | 🟡 497MB | 🔴 1.41, 0.34, 0.11 | 🟠 6.8G | 🔴 23 Seconds |
| Budgie 10.8.2 2023.10.18 15GB | X11 Mutter Budgie 10.8.2 2023.10.18 | GDM 45.0.1 2023.09.14 | NixOS 23.11 | 🟠 510MB | 🟢 0.07, 0.02, 0.00 | 🟠 6.7G | 11 Seconds |
| Pantheon 7.1.1? 2023.08.21 11GB | X11 Mutter Gala 7.1.3 2023.11.09 | GDM 45.0.1 2023.09.14 | NixOS 23.11 | 🟠 504MB | 0.14, 0.03, 0.01 | 🟠 6.2G | 🟠 14 Seconds |
| COSMIC 7c5d544 on 315532800 30GB | Wayland Cosmic Session / Smithay X WM | Greetd 0.9.0 | NixOS 24.05pre | 🟠 505MB | 🟠 0.39, 0.10, 0.03 | 3.9G | 11 Seconds |
| Plasma 5.27.10 | Wayland KWin 5.27.10 | 🟡 sddm 0.20.0-r3 2023.01.23 | Alpine 3.19 2023.12 | 🟠 533MB | 🔴 1.28, 0.30, 0.10 | 🔵 2.2GB | 🟠 17 Seconds |
| GNOME 45.5 2024.03.16 11GB | Wayland Mutter 45.5 2024.03.16 | GDM 45.0.1 2023.09.14 | NixOS 23.11 | 🟠 567MB | 🟠 0.39, 0.10, 0.03 | 🟠 6.1G | 🟠 13 Seconds |
| Cinnamon 5.8.4 2023.07.07 15GB | X11 Mutter Muffin 5.8.1 2023.07.07 | GDM 45.0.1 2023.09.14 | NixOS 23.11 | 🟠 579MB | 🟠 0.94, 0.22, 0.07 | 🔴 7.3G | 🟠 13 Seconds |
| Gnome 45.3 2024.01.06 | Wayland Mutter 45.3 2024.01.06 | GDM 45.0.1 2023.09.14 | Alpine 3.19 2023.12 | 🔴 684MB | 0.27, 0.06, 0.02 | 🟢 1.8G | 🔴 21 Seconds |
| 🟡 Gnome 42.9 2023.03.19 20GB | 🟡 X11 Mutter 42.9 2023.03.19 | 🟠 GDM 42.0 2022.03.21 | 🔴 Pop!_OS 22.04 LTS | 🔴 990MB | 🔴 2.51, 0.63, 0.21 | 🔴 7.0G | 🔴 26 Seconds |
| Desktop Window Manager | ❌ Windows 10 2015 | ❌ 2.3GB | 0.04 | ❌ 32.7G | ❌ 53 Seconds | ||
| Desktop Window Manager | ❌ Windows 11 2021 | ❌ 2.7GB | 0.04 | ❌ 40.0G | ❌ 57 Seconds |
🟡 More than 1 year since release. 🟠 More than 2 years since release. 🔴 More than 3 years since release. ❌ 1,000 years before Stallman.
All tests were performed with AMD 6800H 1vCPU, and 4GB RAM.
| Launch Terminal | Keybinds |
|---|---|
| FVWM3 | Left Click |
| i3 | Super + Enter |
| IceWM | Ctrl + Alt + T |
| JWM | Left Click JWM Panel |
| LeftWM | Super + Shift + Enter |
| PekWM | Super + E |
| Qtile | Super + Enter |
| SpectrWM | Alt + Shift + Enter |
| StumpWM | Ctrl + T, Ctrl + C |
| Window Maker | Right Click |
| xmonad | Alt + Shift + Enter |
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