Windows 10 vs. Linux Distributions Performance
Various benchmarks for a future article.


Windows 10 Pro 16299: 

	Processor: Intel Core i9-7980XE @ 2.59GHz (18 Cores / 36 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME X299-A, Memory: 4 x 4096 MB 3200MHz Corsair CMK16GX4M4C3200C16, Disk: 238GB INTEL SSDPEKKW256G8, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6144MB (1911/4004MHz), Network: Intel Connection I219-V

	OS: Microsoft Windows 10 Pro Build 16299, Kernel: 10.0 (x86_64), Display Driver: 391.24 (23.21.13.9124), OpenCL: OpenCL 1.2 CUDA 9.1.84, Compiler: GCC 7.1.0 + Clang 6.0.0, File-System: NTFS, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: 

	Processor: Intel Core i9-7980XE @ 4.40GHz (18 Cores / 36 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME X299-A (1004 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Sky Lake-E DMI3 Registers, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 525GB Crucial_CT525MX3 + 256GB INTEL SSDPEKKW256G8, Graphics: NV136 6144MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel Connection

	OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.13.0-37-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.4.5, Display Driver: modesetting 1.19.5, OpenGL: 4.3 Mesa 18.1.0-devel- padoka PPA, Vulkan: 1.0.61, Compiler: GCC 5.4.0 20160609, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160

Clear Linux 21460: 

	Processor: Intel Core i9-7980XE @ 4.40GHz (18 Cores / 36 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME X299-A (1004 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Sky Lake-E DMI3 Registers, Memory: 4 x 4096 MB DDR4-3200MT/s Corsair CMK16GX4M4C3200C16, Disk: 256GB INTEL SSDPEKKW256G8, Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel Connection

	OS: Clear Linux OS 21460, Kernel: 4.15.9-538.native (x86_64), Vulkan: 1.0.39, Compiler: GCC 7.3.0 + Clang 5.0.1 + LLVM 5.0.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160

Fedora Workstation 27: 

	Processor: Intel Core i9-7980XE @ 4.40GHz (18 Cores / 36 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME X299-A (1004 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Sky Lake-E DMI3 Registers, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 15GB Ultra USB 3.0 + 256GB INTEL SSDPEKKW256G8, Graphics: NV136 6144MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel Connection

	OS: Fedora 27, Kernel: 4.15.10-300.fc27.x86_64 (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.26.2, Display Server: Wayland, OpenGL: 4.3 Mesa 17.3.6, Compiler: GCC 7.3.1 20180303, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160

Antergos Linux 18.3-Rolling: 

	Processor: Intel Core i9-7980XE @ 4.40GHz (18 Cores / 36 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME X299-A (1004 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Sky Lake-E DMI3 Registers, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 15GB Ultra USB 3.0 + 256GB INTEL SSDPEKKW256G8, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6144MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel Connection

	OS: Antergos Linux 18.3-ISO-Rolling, Kernel: 4.15.11-1-ARCH (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.26.2, Display Driver: modesetting 1.19.6, OpenGL: 4.3 Mesa 17.3.6, Compiler: GCC 7.3.1 20180312, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160


BLAKE2 20170307

Cycles Per Byte < Lower Is Better
Windows 10 Pro 16299 ........ 4.04 |=========================================
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS ............ 3.60 |=====================================
Clear Linux 21460 ........... 4.06 |=========================================
Fedora Workstation 27 ....... 4.23 |===========================================
Antergos Linux 18.3-Rolling . 4.02 |=========================================


Go Benchmarks
Test: http
Nanoseconds/Operation < Lower Is Better
Windows 10 Pro 16299 ........ 6549 |====================================
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS ............ 4432 |=========================
Clear Linux 21460 ........... 4304 |========================
Fedora Workstation 27 ....... 7760 |===========================================
Antergos Linux 18.3-Rolling . 5790 |================================


Go Benchmarks
Test: json
Nanoseconds/Operation < Lower Is Better
Windows 10 Pro 16299 ........ 3295601 |====================
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS ............ 6439290 |========================================
Clear Linux 21460 ........... 3168115 |====================
Fedora Workstation 27 ....... 3606772 |======================
Antergos Linux 18.3-Rolling . 3173748 |====================


Go Benchmarks
Test: build
Nanoseconds/Operation < Lower Is Better
Windows 10 Pro 16299 ........ 35386673533 |====================================
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS ............ 16128741762 |================
Clear Linux 21460 ........... 13554022664 |==============
Fedora Workstation 27 ....... 15388936032 |================
Antergos Linux 18.3-Rolling . 17273881518 |==================


Go Benchmarks
Test: garbage
Nanoseconds/Operation < Lower Is Better
Windows 10 Pro 16299 ........ 698046 |===============================
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS ............ 922807 |=========================================
Clear Linux 21460 ........... 706145 |===============================
Fedora Workstation 27 ....... 838229 |=====================================
Antergos Linux 18.3-Rolling . 709359 |================================


Java SciMark 2.0
Computational Test: Composite
Mflops > Higher Is Better
Windows 10 Pro 16299 ........ 2448.79 |========================================
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS ............ 2337.60 |======================================
Clear Linux 21460 ........... 2443.61 |========================================
Fedora Workstation 27 ....... 2218.79 |====================================
Antergos Linux 18.3-Rolling . 2349.30 |======================================


Java SciMark 2.0
Computational Test: Monte Carlo
Mflops > Higher Is Better
Windows 10 Pro 16299 ........ 1066.50 |=======================================
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS ............ 826.04  |===============================
Clear Linux 21460 ........... 1080.57 |========================================
Fedora Workstation 27 ....... 949.95  |===================================
Antergos Linux 18.3-Rolling . 1034.80 |======================================


Java SciMark 2.0
Computational Test: Fast Fourier Transform
Mflops > Higher Is Better
Windows 10 Pro 16299 ........ 1463.38 |========================================
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS ............ 1430.68 |=======================================
Clear Linux 21460 ........... 1410.44 |=======================================
Fedora Workstation 27 ....... 1279.49 |===================================
Antergos Linux 18.3-Rolling . 1387.57 |======================================


Java SciMark 2.0
Computational Test: Sparse Matrix Multiply
Mflops > Higher Is Better
Windows 10 Pro 16299 ........ 2506.48 |========================================
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS ............ 2327.04 |=====================================
Clear Linux 21460 ........... 2525.48 |========================================
Fedora Workstation 27 ....... 2259.68 |====================================
Antergos Linux 18.3-Rolling . 2381.75 |======================================


Java SciMark 2.0
Computational Test: Dense LU Matrix Factorization
Mflops > Higher Is Better
Windows 10 Pro 16299 ........ 5518.58 |=====================================
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS ............ 5991.77 |========================================
Clear Linux 21460 ........... 5608.23 |=====================================
Fedora Workstation 27 ....... 5205.82 |===================================
Antergos Linux 18.3-Rolling . 5286.80 |===================================


Java SciMark 2.0
Computational Test: Jacobi Successive Over-Relaxation
Mflops > Higher Is Better
Windows 10 Pro 16299 ........ 1689.02 |========================================
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS ............ 1367.48 |================================
Clear Linux 21460 ........... 1593.36 |======================================
Fedora Workstation 27 ....... 1399.00 |=================================
Antergos Linux 18.3-Rolling . 1524.07 |====================================


7-Zip Compression 16.02
Compress Speed Test
MIPS > Higher Is Better
Windows 10 Pro 16299 ........ 89538  |=====================================
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS ............ 90804  |=====================================
Clear Linux 21460 ........... 100260 |=========================================
Fedora Workstation 27 ....... 90553  |=====================================
Antergos Linux 18.3-Rolling . 91990  |======================================


C-Ray 1.1
Total Time
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Windows 10 Pro 16299 ........ 4.86  |==================
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS ............ 11.34 |==========================================
Clear Linux 21460 ........... 4.81  |==================
Fedora Workstation 27 ....... 5.78  |=====================
Antergos Linux 18.3-Rolling . 5.47  |====================


AOBench
Size: 2048 x 2048 - Total Time
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Windows 10 Pro 16299 ........ 57.45 |==========================================
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS ............ 49.52 |====================================
Clear Linux 21460 ........... 54.22 |========================================
Fedora Workstation 27 ....... 41.69 |==============================
Antergos Linux 18.3-Rolling . 38.84 |============================


FFmpeg 3.4.1
H.264 HD To NTSC DV
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Windows 10 Pro 16299 ........ 13.31 |=========================================
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS ............ 12.96 |========================================
Clear Linux 21460 ........... 5.72  |==================
Fedora Workstation 27 ....... 13.22 |=========================================
Antergos Linux 18.3-Rolling . 13.64 |==========================================


Perl Benchmarks
Test: Pod2html
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Windows 10 Pro 16299 ........ 0.17084109 |=====================================
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS ............ 0.12876591 |============================
Antergos Linux 18.3-Rolling . 0.10500632 |=======================


Perl Benchmarks
Test: Interpreter
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Windows 10 Pro 16299 ........ 0.04534238 |=====================================
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS ............ 0.00226971 |==
Antergos Linux 18.3-Rolling . 0.00299703 |==


OpenSSL 1.0.1g
RSA 4096-bit Performance
Signs Per Second > Higher Is Better
Windows 10 Pro 16299 . 183.93 |================================================


libjpeg-turbo tjbench 1.5.3
Test: Decompression Throughput
Megapixels/sec > Higher Is Better
Windows 10 Pro 16299 ........ 181.02 |=======================================
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS ............ 166.12 |====================================
Clear Linux 21460 ........... 191.00 |=========================================
Fedora Workstation 27 ....... 164.74 |===================================
Antergos Linux 18.3-Rolling . 173.85 |=====================================


PyBench 2018-02-16
Total For Average Test Times
Milliseconds < Lower Is Better
Windows 10 Pro 16299 ........ 1260 |==========================================
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS ............ 1224 |=========================================
Clear Linux 21460 ........... 954  |================================
Fedora Workstation 27 ....... 1294 |===========================================
Antergos Linux 18.3-Rolling . 1189 |========================================