Linux Distribution Boot Time Comparison
Intel Core i5-7600K testing for a future article.


Antergos 17.11: 

	Processor: Intel Core i5-7600K @ 4.20GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte Z270M-D3H-CF, Chipset: Intel Intel Kaby Lake + Z270, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 250GB Samsung SSD 850, Graphics: Intel HD 630 (1150MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel Connection

	OS: Antergos Linux 17.11-ISO-Rolling, Kernel: 4.13.12-1-ARCH (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.26.2, Display Driver: modesetting 1.19.5, Compiler: GCC 7.2.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

CentOS Linux 7: 

	Processor: Intel Core i5-7600K @ 4.20GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte Z270M-D3H-CF, Chipset: Intel Device 591f + Z270, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 250GB Samsung SSD 850, Graphics: Intel Kabylake GT2 (1150MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel Connection

	OS: CentOS Linux 7, Kernel: 3.10.0-693.el7.x86_64 (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.22.3, Display Server: X Server 1.19.3, Display Driver: modesetting 1.19.3, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 17.0.1, File-System: xfs, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Clear Linux 19260: 

	Processor: Intel Core i5-7600K @ 4.20GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte Z270M-D3H-CF, Chipset: Intel Intel Kaby Lake + Z270, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 250GB Samsung SSD 850, Graphics: Intel HD 630 3072MB (1150MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel Connection

	OS: Clear Linux OS 19260, Kernel: 4.13.15-460.native (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.26.2, Display Server: X Server 1.19.5, Display Driver: modesetting 1.19.5, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 17.4.0-devel, Vulkan: 1.0.39, Compiler: GCC 7.2.1 20170910 + Clang 5.0.0 + LLVM 5.0.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Debian 9.2.1: 

	Processor: Intel Core i5-7600K @ 4.20GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte Z270M-D3H-CF, Chipset: Intel Device 591f, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 250GB Samsung SSD 850, Graphics: inteldrmfb (1150MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel Connection

	OS: Debian 9.2, Kernel: 4.9.0-4-amd64 (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.22.3, Display Driver: modesetting 1.19.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Fedora Workstation 27: 

	Processor: Intel Core i5-7600K @ 4.20GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte Z270M-D3H-CF, Chipset: Intel Intel Kaby Lake + Z270, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 250GB Samsung SSD 850, Graphics: Intel HD 630 3072MB (1150MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel Connection

	OS: Fedora 27, Kernel: 4.13.9-300.fc27.x86_64 (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.26.1, Display Server: Wayland, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 17.2.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Manjaro 17.0.6: 

	Processor: Intel Core i5-7600K @ 4.20GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte Z270M-D3H-CF, Chipset: Intel Intel Kaby Lake + Z270, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 250GB Samsung SSD 850, Graphics: Intel HD 630 3072MB (1150MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel Connection

	OS: ManjaroLinux 17.0.6, Kernel: 4.9.58-1-MANJARO (x86_64), Desktop: Xfce 4.12, Display Driver: intel 2.99.917, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 17.2.2, Compiler: GCC 7.2.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Solus 3: 

	Processor: Intel Core i5-7600K @ 4.20GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte Z270M-D3H-CF, Chipset: Intel Intel Kaby Lake + Z270, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 250GB Samsung SSD 850, Graphics: Intel HD 630 (1150MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel Connection

	OS: Solus 3, Kernel: 4.13.15-34.current (x86_64), Desktop: Budgie, Display Driver: modesetting 1.18.4, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 17.2.5, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS: 

	Processor: Intel Core i5-7600K @ 4.20GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte Z270M-D3H-CF, Chipset: Intel Device 591f, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 250GB Samsung SSD 850, Graphics: inteldrmfb (1150MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel Connection

	OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.10.0-40-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Driver: modesetting 1.19.3, Compiler: GCC 5.4.0 20160609, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Ubuntu 17.10: 

	Processor: Intel Core i5-7600K @ 4.20GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte Z270M-D3H-CF, Chipset: Intel Device 591f + Z270, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 250GB Samsung SSD 850, Graphics: Intel HD 630 (1150MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel Connection

	OS: Ubuntu 17.10, Kernel: 4.13.0-17-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.26.1, Display Server: Wayland, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

openSUSE Leap 42.3: 

	Processor: Intel Core i5-7600K @ 4.20GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte Z270M-D3H-CF, Chipset: Intel Device 591f, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 250GB Samsung SSD 850, Graphics: inteldrmfb (1150MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel Connection

	OS: openSUSE 42.3, Kernel: 4.4.76-1-default (x86_64), Desktop: KDE Frameworks 5, Display Server: X Server 1.18.3, Display Driver: modesetting 1.18.3, File-System: xfs, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

openSUSE Tumbleweed: 

	Processor: Intel Core i5-7600K @ 4.20GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte Z270M-D3H-CF, Chipset: Intel Intel Kaby Lake + Z270, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 250GB Samsung SSD 850, Graphics: Intel HD 630 (1150MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel Connection

	OS: openSUSE Tumbleweed 20171122, Kernel: 4.14.0-1-default (x86_64), Desktop: KDE Frameworks 5, Display Server: X Server 1.19.5, Display Driver: modesetting 1.19.5, File-System: xfs, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080


Systemd Total Boot Time
Test: Total
ms < Lower Is Better
Antergos 17.11 ........ 18456.00 |===============
CentOS Linux 7 ........ 54527.00 |=============================================
Clear Linux 19260 ..... 11563.20 |==========
Debian 9.2.1 .......... 31332.00 |==========================
Fedora Workstation 27 . 41445.00 |==================================
Manjaro 17.0.6 ........ 14317.00 |============
Solus 3 ............... 11989.00 |==========
Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS .... 24850.00 |=====================
Ubuntu 17.10 .......... 37040.00 |===============================
openSUSE Leap 42.3 .... 34790.00 |=============================
openSUSE Tumbleweed ... 42262.00 |===================================


Systemd Total Boot Time
Test: Kernel
ms < Lower Is Better
Antergos 17.11 ........ 1346.00 |====================================
CentOS Linux 7 ........ 559.00  |===============
Clear Linux 19260 ..... 642.40  |=================
Debian 9.2.1 .......... 1375.00 |=====================================
Fedora Workstation 27 . 1101.00 |=============================
Manjaro 17.0.6 ........ 1413.00 |======================================
Solus 3 ............... 671.00  |==================
Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS .... 1720.00 |==============================================
Ubuntu 17.10 .......... 1570.00 |==========================================
openSUSE Leap 42.3 .... 980.00  |==========================
openSUSE Tumbleweed ... 1493.00 |========================================


Systemd Total Boot Time
Test: Loader
ms < Lower Is Better
Antergos 17.11 ........ 5750.00 |===============================
CentOS Linux 7 ........ 5859.00 |================================
Clear Linux 19260 ..... 35.30   |
Debian 9.2.1 .......... 5969.00 |================================
Fedora Workstation 27 . 5764.00 |===============================
Manjaro 17.0.6 ........ 1038.00 |======
Solus 3 ............... 110.00  |=
Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS .... 4200.00 |=======================
Ubuntu 17.10 .......... 4370.00 |=======================
openSUSE Leap 42.3 .... 2016.00 |===========
openSUSE Tumbleweed ... 8555.00 |==============================================


Systemd Total Boot Time
Test: Firmware
ms < Lower Is Better
Antergos 17.11 ........ 10491.00 |=========================================
CentOS Linux 7 ........ 9618.00  |=====================================
Clear Linux 19260 ..... 10467.60 |========================================
Debian 9.2.1 .......... 10499.00 |=========================================
Fedora Workstation 27 . 11645.00 |=============================================
Manjaro 17.0.6 ........ 11040.00 |===========================================
Solus 3 ............... 9522.00  |=====================================
Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS .... 9630.00  |=====================================
Ubuntu 17.10 .......... 9610.00  |=====================================
openSUSE Leap 42.3 .... 9638.00  |=====================================
openSUSE Tumbleweed ... 10541.00 |=========================================


Systemd Total Boot Time
Test: Userspace
ms < Lower Is Better
Antergos 17.11 ........ 867.00   |=
CentOS Linux 7 ........ 36885.00 |=============================================
Clear Linux 19260 ..... 417.70   |=
Debian 9.2.1 .......... 13489.00 |================
Fedora Workstation 27 . 21331.00 |==========================
Manjaro 17.0.6 ........ 824.00   |=
Solus 3 ............... 818.00   |=
Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS .... 9280.00  |===========
Ubuntu 17.10 .......... 21470.00 |==========================
openSUSE Leap 42.3 .... 20395.00 |=========================
openSUSE Tumbleweed ... 20464.00 |=========================