Windows 10 vs. Ubuntu Linux - Dell XPS Intel Gaming

Intel Core i7-8550U testing with a Dell 0H0VG3 XPS 13. Tests for a future article on Phoronix.

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Windows 10

Processor: Intel Core i7-8550U @ 1.99GHz (4 Cores / 8 Threads), Motherboard: Dell 0H0VG3, Memory: 2 x 4096 MB 1867MHz H9CCNNNBJTMLAR-NUD, Disk: 238GB PM961 NVMe SAMSUNG 256GB, Graphics: Intel UHD 620 1024MB, Network: Killer Wireless-n/a/ac 1435 Wireless + Bluetooth Device (Personal Area ) #2 + Bluetooth Device (RFCOMM Protocol TDI)

OS: Microsoft Windows 10 Home Build 17134, Kernel: 10.0 (x86_64), Display Driver: 22.20.16.4815, Vulkan: 1.0.54, Compiler: GCC 7.1.0, File-System: NTFS, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS

Processor: Intel Core i7-8550U @ 4.00GHz (4 Cores / 8 Threads), Motherboard: Dell 0H0VG3 (1.0.2 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v6/7th, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: PM961 NVMe SAMSUNG 256GB, Graphics: Intel UHD 620 (1150MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC3271, Network: Qualcomm Atheros QCA6174 802.11ac Wireless

OS: Ubuntu 18.04, Kernel: 4.15.0-23-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.28.1, Display Server: X Server 1.19.6, Display Driver: modesetting 1.19.6, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 18.0.0-rc5, Compiler: GCC 7.3.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate performance
Security Notes: KPTI + __user pointer sanitization + Full generic retpoline IBPB IBRS_FW Protection

Windows 10 vs. Ubuntu Linux - Dell XPS Intel GamingProcessorMotherboardMemoryDiskGraphicsNetworkChipsetAudioOSKernelDisplay DriverVulkanCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionDesktopDisplay ServerOpenGLWindows 10Ubuntu 18.04 LTSIntel Core i7-8550U @ 1.99GHz (4 Cores / 8 Threads)Dell 0H0VG32 x 4096 MB 1867MHz H9CCNNNBJTMLAR-NUD238GB PM961 NVMe SAMSUNG 256GBIntel UHD 620 1024MBKiller Wireless-n/a/ac 1435 Wireless + Bluetooth Device (Personal Area ) #2 + Bluetooth Device (RFCOMM Protocol TDI)Microsoft Windows 10 Home Build 1713410.0 (x86_64)22.20.16.48151.0.54GCC 7.1.0NTFS1920x1080Intel Core i7-8550U @ 4.00GHz (4 Cores / 8 Threads)Dell 0H0VG3 (1.0.2 BIOS)Intel Xeon E3-1200 v6/7th8192MBPM961 NVMe SAMSUNG 256GBIntel UHD 620 (1150MHz)Realtek ALC3271Qualcomm Atheros QCA6174 802.11ac WirelessUbuntu 18.044.15.0-23-generic (x86_64)GNOME Shell 3.28.1X Server 1.19.6modesetting 1.19.64.5 Mesa 18.0.0-rc5GCC 7.3.0ext4OpenBenchmarking.orgProcessor Details- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate performanceSecurity Details- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS: KPTI + __user pointer sanitization + Full generic retpoline IBPB IBRS_FW Protection

Windows 10 vs. Ubuntu 18.04 LTS ComparisonPhoronix Test SuiteBaseline+11.4%+11.4%+22.8%+22.8%+34.2%+34.2%45.5%38.3%Low - 1920 x 1080Low - 1280 x 10241920 x 10808.8%1280 x 10246.3%X-PlaneX-PlanePortalPortalWindows 10Ubuntu 18.04 LTS

Windows 10 vs. Ubuntu Linux - Dell XPS Intel Gamingdota2: 1280 x 1024dota2: 1920 x 1080portal: 1280 x 1024portal: 1920 x 1080unigine-super: 1280 x 1024 - Fullscreen - Lowunigine-super: 1920 x 1080 - Fullscreen - Lowunigine-valley: 1280 x 1024 - Fullscreenunigine-valley: 1920 x 1080 - Fullscreenxplane11: Low - 1280 x 1024xplane11: Low - 1920 x 1080Windows 10Ubuntu 18.04 LTSOpenGL: Windows 10OpenGL: Ubuntu 18.04 LTSVulkan: Windows 10Vulkan: Ubuntu 18.04 LTSD3D11: Windows 10166.64109.3919.4316.17156.78100.5126.8723.5319.6318.9318.3013.6017.2711.5226.2318.1013.8010.1014.389.6619.3718.7725.2317.1718.7018.6317.9013.4018.2712.47OpenBenchmarking.org

Dota 2

OpenGLVulkanD3D11OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterDota 2Resolution: 1280 x 1024Windows 10Ubuntu 18.04 LTS612182430SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.37, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 319.6326.2319.3725.2318.70
OpenGLVulkanD3D11OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterDota 2Resolution: 1280 x 1024Windows 10Ubuntu 18.04 LTS612182430Min: 19.6 / Avg: 19.63 / Max: 19.7Min: 25.5 / Avg: 26.23 / Max: 26.6Min: 19.3 / Avg: 19.37 / Max: 19.4Min: 25.2 / Avg: 25.23 / Max: 25.3Min: 18.6 / Avg: 18.7 / Max: 18.8

OpenGLVulkanD3D11OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterDota 2Resolution: 1920 x 1080Windows 10Ubuntu 18.04 LTS510152025SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 318.9318.1018.7717.1718.63
OpenGLVulkanD3D11OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterDota 2Resolution: 1920 x 1080Windows 10Ubuntu 18.04 LTS510152025Min: 18.8 / Avg: 18.93 / Max: 19.1Min: 18.1 / Avg: 18.1 / Max: 18.1Min: 18.7 / Avg: 18.77 / Max: 18.8Min: 17.1 / Avg: 17.17 / Max: 17.2Min: 18.6 / Avg: 18.63 / Max: 18.7

Portal

This is a benchmark of Valve's Portal game. The test profile assumes you have a Steam account and have Steam installed for the system. This automates the process of executing the game and using a standardized time demo. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterPortalResolution: 1280 x 1024Windows 10Ubuntu 18.04 LTS4080120160200SE +/- 0.73, N = 3SE +/- 0.37, N = 3166.64156.78
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterPortalResolution: 1280 x 1024Windows 10Ubuntu 18.04 LTS306090120150Min: 165.19 / Avg: 166.64 / Max: 167.42Min: 156.09 / Avg: 156.78 / Max: 157.36

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterPortalResolution: 1920 x 1080Windows 10Ubuntu 18.04 LTS20406080100SE +/- 0.24, N = 3SE +/- 0.18, N = 3109.39100.51
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterPortalResolution: 1920 x 1080Windows 10Ubuntu 18.04 LTS20406080100Min: 108.91 / Avg: 109.39 / Max: 109.67Min: 100.18 / Avg: 100.51 / Max: 100.78

Unigine Superposition

This test calculates the average frame-rate within the Superposition demo for the Unigine engine, released in 2017. This engine is extremely demanding on the system's graphics card. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenGLD3D11OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUnigine Superposition 1.0Resolution: 1280 x 1024 - Mode: Fullscreen - Quality: LowWindows 10Ubuntu 18.04 LTS51015202518.3013.8017.90

OpenGLD3D11OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUnigine Superposition 1.0Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen - Quality: LowWindows 10Ubuntu 18.04 LTS369121513.6010.1013.40

Unigine Valley

OpenGLD3D11OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUnigine Valley 1.0Resolution: 1280 x 1024 - Mode: FullscreenWindows 10Ubuntu 18.04 LTS48121620SE +/- 0.10, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 317.2714.3818.27
OpenGLD3D11OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUnigine Valley 1.0Resolution: 1280 x 1024 - Mode: FullscreenWindows 10Ubuntu 18.04 LTS510152025Min: 17.14 / Avg: 17.27 / Max: 17.46Min: 14.36 / Avg: 14.38 / Max: 14.4Min: 18.25 / Avg: 18.27 / Max: 18.32

OpenGLD3D11OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUnigine Valley 1.0Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: FullscreenWindows 10Ubuntu 18.04 LTS3691215SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 311.529.6612.47
OpenGLD3D11OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUnigine Valley 1.0Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: FullscreenWindows 10Ubuntu 18.04 LTS48121620Min: 11.45 / Avg: 11.52 / Max: 11.59Min: 9.64 / Avg: 9.66 / Max: 9.68Min: 12.45 / Avg: 12.47 / Max: 12.49

X-Plane

This is a test of X-Plane, a realistic multi-platform flight simulator designed for personal computers. This is commercial closed-source software and relies upon the Steam version. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterX-Plane 11Quality: Low - Resolution: 1280 x 1024Windows 10Ubuntu 18.04 LTS61218243019.4326.87

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterX-Plane 11Quality: Low - Resolution: 1920 x 1080Windows 10Ubuntu 18.04 LTS61218243016.1723.53

Windows 10

Processor: Intel Core i7-8550U @ 1.99GHz (4 Cores / 8 Threads), Motherboard: Dell 0H0VG3, Memory: 2 x 4096 MB 1867MHz H9CCNNNBJTMLAR-NUD, Disk: 238GB PM961 NVMe SAMSUNG 256GB, Graphics: Intel UHD 620 1024MB, Network: Killer Wireless-n/a/ac 1435 Wireless + Bluetooth Device (Personal Area ) #2 + Bluetooth Device (RFCOMM Protocol TDI)

OS: Microsoft Windows 10 Home Build 17134, Kernel: 10.0 (x86_64), Display Driver: 22.20.16.4815, Vulkan: 1.0.54, Compiler: GCC 7.1.0, File-System: NTFS, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Testing initiated at 7 July 2018 10:30 by user phoronix.

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS

Processor: Intel Core i7-8550U @ 4.00GHz (4 Cores / 8 Threads), Motherboard: Dell 0H0VG3 (1.0.2 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v6/7th, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: PM961 NVMe SAMSUNG 256GB, Graphics: Intel UHD 620 (1150MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC3271, Network: Qualcomm Atheros QCA6174 802.11ac Wireless

OS: Ubuntu 18.04, Kernel: 4.15.0-23-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.28.1, Display Server: X Server 1.19.6, Display Driver: modesetting 1.19.6, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 18.0.0-rc5, Compiler: GCC 7.3.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate performance
Security Notes: KPTI + __user pointer sanitization + Full generic retpoline IBPB IBRS_FW Protection

Testing initiated at 8 July 2018 06:54 by user phoronix.