Windows 10 vs. Ubuntu 15.10 Linux NVIDIA Windows 10 vs. Ubuntu 15.10 Linux operating system comparison with proprietary NVIDIA graphics drivers. Benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com.
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Processor Disk Motherboard Chipset Memory Graphics Audio Network OS Kernel Desktop Display Server Display Driver OpenGL Compiler File-System Screen Resolution Windows 10 Ubuntu 15.10 GTX 780 Ti GTX 950 GTX 980 Ti GTX 780 Ti GTX 950 GTX 980 Ti Intel Family 6 Model 94 Stepping 3 Intel (4 Cores) 238GB Windows NT 10.0 (x86_64) Intel Core i5-6600K @ 3.90GHz (4 Cores) MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984) v1.0 Intel Sky Lake 16384MB 256GB TS256GSSD370S NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3072MB (875/3500MHz) Realtek ALC1150 Intel Connection Ubuntu 15.10 4.2.0-17-generic (x86_64) Unity X Server 1.17.2 NVIDIA 358.09 4.4.0 GCC 5.2.1 20151010 ext4 3840x2160 eVGA NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 2048MB (1202/3304MHz) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6144MB (999/3505MHz) OpenBenchmarking.org Processor Details - Ubuntu 15.10: GTX 780 Ti, Ubuntu 15.10: GTX 950, Ubuntu 15.10: GTX 980 Ti: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate performance
openarena: 2560 x 1600 gputest: Triangle - 1920 x 1080 - Fullscreen xonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Ultra gputest: TessMark - 1920 x 1080 - Fullscreen gputest: Plot3D - 1920 x 1080 - Fullscreen gputest: Furmark - 1920 x 1080 - Fullscreen xonotic: 3840 x 2160 - Ultra gputest: GiMark - 1920 x 1080 - Fullscreen xonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Ultimate xonotic: 3840 x 2160 - Ultimate gputest: Pixmark Piano - 1920 x 1080 - Fullscreen unigine-heaven: 1920 x 1080 - Fullscreen unigine-heaven: 3840 x 2160 - Fullscreen unigine-valley: 1920 x 1080 - Fullscreen unigine-valley: 3840 x 2160 - Fullscreen unigine-sanctuary: 3840 x 2160 - Fullscreen unigine-tropics: 2560 x 1600 - Fullscreen unigine-tropics: 3840 x 2160 - Fullscreen gputest: Pixmark Volplosion - 1920 x 1080 - Fullscreen nexuiz: 1920 x 1080 - Yes - On Windows 10 Ubuntu 15.10 GTX 780 Ti GTX 950 GTX 980 Ti GTX 780 Ti GTX 950 GTX 980 Ti 296.33 207808 323.24 17941 59835 6098 324.30 5852 259.72 259.46 1354 86.93 19.99 97.51 26.19 115.02 149.38 90.59 3232 230.55 205.07 172290 271.17 9808 58100 2932 270.68 3470 193.08 191.88 727 47.75 10.01 54.73 13.80 53.27 82.48 46.79 2058 204.41 316.70 206711 324.70 20139 96797 7527 325.35 6921 264.67 262.85 1815 116.09 26.55 117.27 32.64 122.75 172.98 109.06 5036 202.26 325.50 182357 241.46 10463 52333 2049 242.38 4306 174.08 174.25 341 88.17 19.99 93.38 25.91 115.65 174.32 99.19 809 264.23 213.23 84581 102.79 5815 36290 1065 102.76 2715 70.08 70.09 187 47.91 9.96 53.43 13.68 53.45 90.42 49.03 523 228.59 307.65 190882 239.84 12444 74397 2643 239.78 5594 167.28 167.21 490 114.63 26.65 109.23 32.83 127.26 212.23 124.44 1387 228.75 OpenBenchmarking.org
OpenArena Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Ubuntu 15.10 Windows 10 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 GTX 780 Ti GTX 980 Ti GTX 950 70 140 210 280 350 SE +/- 0.70, N = 3 SE +/- 56.55, N = 6 SE +/- 0.49, N = 3 SE +/- 0.66, N = 3 SE +/- 0.71, N = 3 SE +/- 0.49, N = 3 325.50 307.65 213.23 316.70 296.33 205.07
GpuTest Test: Triangle - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen Windows 10 Ubuntu 15.10 OpenBenchmarking.org Points, More Is Better GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Triangle - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen GTX 780 Ti GTX 980 Ti GTX 950 40K 80K 120K 160K 200K SE +/- 18.48, N = 3 SE +/- 285.68, N = 3 SE +/- 442.54, N = 3 SE +/- 226.59, N = 3 SE +/- 473.53, N = 3 SE +/- 110.27, N = 3 207808 206711 172290 190882 182357 84581
Xonotic Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultra Windows 10 Ubuntu 15.10 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Xonotic 0.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultra GTX 980 Ti GTX 780 Ti GTX 950 70 140 210 280 350 SE +/- 2.24, N = 3 SE +/- 2.48, N = 3 SE +/- 0.58, N = 3 SE +/- 0.36, N = 3 SE +/- 0.08, N = 3 SE +/- 0.05, N = 3 324.70 323.24 271.17 241.46 239.84 102.79
GpuTest Test: TessMark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen Windows 10 Ubuntu 15.10 OpenBenchmarking.org Points, More Is Better GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: TessMark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen GTX 980 Ti GTX 780 Ti GTX 950 4K 8K 12K 16K 20K SE +/- 24.69, N = 3 SE +/- 45.04, N = 3 SE +/- 8.62, N = 3 SE +/- 54.23, N = 3 SE +/- 32.62, N = 3 SE +/- 1.33, N = 3 20139 17941 9808 12444 10463 5815
GpuTest Test: Plot3D - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen Windows 10 Ubuntu 15.10 OpenBenchmarking.org Points, More Is Better GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Plot3D - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen GTX 980 Ti GTX 780 Ti GTX 950 20K 40K 60K 80K 100K SE +/- 695.87, N = 3 SE +/- 623.74, N = 3 SE +/- 591.12, N = 3 SE +/- 383.27, N = 3 SE +/- 144.49, N = 3 SE +/- 72.34, N = 3 96797 59835 58100 74397 52333 36290
GpuTest Test: Furmark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen Windows 10 Ubuntu 15.10 OpenBenchmarking.org Points, More Is Better GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Furmark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen GTX 980 Ti GTX 780 Ti GTX 950 1600 3200 4800 6400 8000 SE +/- 15.62, N = 3 SE +/- 9.06, N = 3 SE +/- 3.28, N = 3 SE +/- 1.20, N = 3 SE +/- 6.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.33, N = 3 7527 6098 2932 2643 2049 1065
Xonotic Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: Ultra Windows 10 Ubuntu 15.10 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Xonotic 0.8 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: Ultra GTX 980 Ti GTX 780 Ti GTX 950 70 140 210 280 350 SE +/- 0.72, N = 3 SE +/- 0.78, N = 3 SE +/- 0.17, N = 3 SE +/- 0.38, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.06, N = 3 325.35 324.30 270.68 242.38 239.78 102.76
GpuTest Test: GiMark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen Windows 10 Ubuntu 15.10 OpenBenchmarking.org Points, More Is Better GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: GiMark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen GTX 980 Ti GTX 780 Ti GTX 950 1500 3000 4500 6000 7500 SE +/- 107.54, N = 3 SE +/- 22.33, N = 3 SE +/- 2.08, N = 3 SE +/- 17.85, N = 3 SE +/- 5.57, N = 3 SE +/- 0.33, N = 3 6921 5852 3470 5594 4306 2715
Xonotic Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultimate Windows 10 Ubuntu 15.10 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Xonotic 0.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultimate GTX 980 Ti GTX 780 Ti GTX 950 60 120 180 240 300 SE +/- 0.42, N = 3 SE +/- 3.96, N = 3 SE +/- 0.68, N = 3 SE +/- 0.24, N = 3 SE +/- 0.06, N = 3 SE +/- 0.02, N = 3 264.67 259.72 193.08 174.08 167.28 70.08
Xonotic Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: Ultimate Windows 10 Ubuntu 15.10 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Xonotic 0.8 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: Ultimate GTX 980 Ti GTX 780 Ti GTX 950 60 120 180 240 300 SE +/- 0.89, N = 3 SE +/- 3.86, N = 3 SE +/- 0.29, N = 3 SE +/- 0.58, N = 3 SE +/- 0.13, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 262.85 259.46 191.88 174.25 167.21 70.09
GpuTest Test: Pixmark Piano - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen Windows 10 Ubuntu 15.10 OpenBenchmarking.org Points, More Is Better GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Pixmark Piano - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen GTX 980 Ti GTX 780 Ti GTX 950 400 800 1200 1600 2000 SE +/- 9.84, N = 3 SE +/- 12.17, N = 3 SE +/- 0.33, N = 3 SE +/- 1.67, N = 3 SE +/- 3.38, N = 3 SE +/- 0.33, N = 3 1815 1354 727 490 341 187
Unigine Heaven Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen Windows 10 Ubuntu 15.10 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Unigine Heaven 4.0 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen GTX 980 Ti GTX 780 Ti GTX 950 30 60 90 120 150 SE +/- 0.05, N = 3 SE +/- 0.09, N = 3 SE +/- 0.02, N = 3 SE +/- 0.24, N = 3 SE +/- 0.04, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 116.09 86.93 47.75 114.63 88.17 47.91
Unigine Heaven Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Mode: Fullscreen Ubuntu 15.10 Windows 10 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Unigine Heaven 4.0 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Mode: Fullscreen GTX 980 Ti GTX 780 Ti GTX 950 6 12 18 24 30 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.04, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 26.65 19.99 9.96 26.55 19.99 10.01
Unigine Valley Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen Windows 10 Ubuntu 15.10 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Unigine Valley 1.0 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen GTX 980 Ti GTX 780 Ti GTX 950 30 60 90 120 150 SE +/- 0.58, N = 3 SE +/- 0.24, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.08, N = 3 SE +/- 0.46, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 117.27 97.51 54.73 109.23 93.38 53.43
Unigine Valley Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Mode: Fullscreen Ubuntu 15.10 Windows 10 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Unigine Valley 1.0 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Mode: Fullscreen GTX 980 Ti GTX 780 Ti GTX 950 8 16 24 32 40 SE +/- 0.14, N = 3 SE +/- 0.05, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.11, N = 3 SE +/- 0.10, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 32.83 25.91 13.68 32.64 26.19 13.80
Unigine Sanctuary Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Mode: Fullscreen Ubuntu 15.10 Windows 10 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Unigine Sanctuary 2.3 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Mode: Fullscreen GTX 980 Ti GTX 780 Ti GTX 950 30 60 90 120 150 SE +/- 0.39, N = 3 SE +/- 0.36, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.56, N = 3 SE +/- 0.59, N = 3 SE +/- 0.02, N = 3 127.26 115.65 53.45 122.75 115.02 53.27
Unigine Tropics Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Mode: Fullscreen Ubuntu 15.10 Windows 10 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Unigine Tropics 1.3 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Mode: Fullscreen GTX 980 Ti GTX 780 Ti GTX 950 50 100 150 200 250 SE +/- 0.19, N = 3 SE +/- 0.39, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.81, N = 3 SE +/- 0.59, N = 3 SE +/- 0.02, N = 3 212.23 174.32 90.42 172.98 149.38 82.48
Unigine Tropics Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Mode: Fullscreen Ubuntu 15.10 Windows 10 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Unigine Tropics 1.3 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Mode: Fullscreen GTX 980 Ti GTX 780 Ti GTX 950 30 60 90 120 150 SE +/- 0.35, N = 3 SE +/- 0.13, N = 3 SE +/- 0.02, N = 3 SE +/- 0.05, N = 3 SE +/- 0.17, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 124.44 99.19 49.03 109.06 90.59 46.79
GpuTest Test: Pixmark Volplosion - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen Windows 10 Ubuntu 15.10 OpenBenchmarking.org Points, More Is Better GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Pixmark Volplosion - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen GTX 980 Ti GTX 780 Ti GTX 950 1100 2200 3300 4400 5500 SE +/- 14.53, N = 3 SE +/- 8.95, N = 3 SE +/- 0.58, N = 3 SE +/- 4.48, N = 3 SE +/- 2.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 5036 3232 2058 1387 809 523
Nexuiz Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - HDR: Yes - Sound: On Ubuntu 15.10 Windows 10 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Nexuiz 2.5.2 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - HDR: Yes - Sound: On GTX 780 Ti GTX 980 Ti GTX 950 60 120 180 240 300 SE +/- 2.17, N = 3 SE +/- 1.79, N = 3 SE +/- 0.74, N = 3 SE +/- 3.26, N = 6 SE +/- 2.77, N = 3 SE +/- 3.62, N = 3 264.23 228.75 228.59 230.55 204.41 202.26
OpenArena Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Total Frame Time Ubuntu 15.10 Windows 10 OpenBenchmarking.org Milliseconds, Fewer Is Better OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Total Frame Time GTX 980 Ti GTX 780 Ti GTX 950 4 8 12 16 20 Min: 1 / Avg: 2.72 / Max: 14 Min: 2 / Avg: 3.05 / Max: 5 Min: 3 / Avg: 4.66 / Max: 15 Min: 1 / Avg: 3.12 / Max: 7 Min: 1 / Avg: 3.34 / Max: 16 Min: 1 / Avg: 4.85 / Max: 15
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