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minus-squarepeople_are_cute@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up6·11 months agoIsn’t vanilla KDE Plasma faster and less resource-intensive than Cinnamon? The Mint devs present the XFCE option as a “more lightweight” alternative to the Cinnamon option, and Plasma has been more efficient than XFCE for over three years now.
minus-squarecholesterol@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·11 months ago Plasma has been more efficient than XFCE for over three years now. I don’t know which is technically snappier, but ram not being used does not equal snappier performance.
minus-squareSapphironZA@lemmings.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·11 months agoI think power draw is a better measurement for efficiency. Making it more practical. Most people have more RAM than they need, but everyone is limited by battery capacity on laptops.
minus-squareSapphironZA@lemmings.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·11 months agoI suspect that packaging has a lot to do with it. I also value power draw as a better metric for determining efficiency compared to RAM usage.
minus-squareblandfordforever@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·11 months agoI’m going to reply with an anecdotal no. On my hardware, cinnamon “feels” faster than plasma.
Isn’t vanilla KDE Plasma faster and less resource-intensive than Cinnamon?
The Mint devs present the XFCE option as a “more lightweight” alternative to the Cinnamon option, and Plasma has been more efficient than XFCE for over three years now.
I don’t know which is technically snappier, but ram not being used does not equal snappier performance.
I think power draw is a better measurement for efficiency.
Making it more practical. Most people have more RAM than they need, but everyone is limited by battery capacity on laptops.
I suspect that packaging has a lot to do with it. I also value power draw as a better metric for determining efficiency compared to RAM usage.
I’m going to reply with an anecdotal no.
On my hardware, cinnamon “feels” faster than plasma.