Hey @easyt50 Old Timer - guess I now know why you did not want to conduct any test on your Mint OS let alone compare it to any version of Trisquel. (Post #76)
So I guess that I need to do it for you - couldn’t be arsed to do a full install so used live LinuxFormat DVD with seriously minimal Mint 19.3 Cinnamon - not even a photo editor! 
So could not fire up GIMP for a fair test - Heck, we are all friends here - so I will let Mint off here… So here goes..
Oh Dear - even standing still with no apps running 529MiB RAM - 40% more than Trisquel
Lets move on to the main test…
…WOW - OMG - Dude look at those CPU cores running at 62% just watching the same video in the same tab page as before - that’s 220% more than Trisquel… 
Let us take a look at the RAM at 1.4GiB that is 27% more than Trisquel…
Pretty conclusive test showing Mint (and ubuntu) in the slow lane as Trisquel comes past in the fast lane. Streets ahead 
Trust that you all think test was fair enough..? 