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 980 Ti GTX 950 GTX 980 Ti GTX 780 Ti GTX 950 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 980 Ti 6144MB (999/3505MHz) 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 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3072MB (875/3500MHz) eVGA NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 2048MB (1202/3304MHz) OpenBenchmarking.org Processor Details - Ubuntu 15.10: GTX 980 Ti, Ubuntu 15.10: GTX 780 Ti, Ubuntu 15.10: GTX 950: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate performance
nexuiz: 1920 x 1080 - Yes - On openarena: 2560 x 1600 unigine-heaven: 1920 x 1080 - Fullscreen unigine-heaven: 3840 x 2160 - Fullscreen unigine-sanctuary: 3840 x 2160 - Fullscreen unigine-tropics: 2560 x 1600 - Fullscreen unigine-tropics: 3840 x 2160 - Fullscreen unigine-valley: 1920 x 1080 - Fullscreen unigine-valley: 3840 x 2160 - Fullscreen xonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Ultra xonotic: 3840 x 2160 - Ultra xonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Ultimate xonotic: 3840 x 2160 - Ultimate gputest: GiMark - 1920 x 1080 - Fullscreen gputest: Plot3D - 1920 x 1080 - Fullscreen gputest: Furmark - 1920 x 1080 - Fullscreen gputest: TessMark - 1920 x 1080 - Fullscreen gputest: Triangle - 1920 x 1080 - Fullscreen gputest: Pixmark Piano - 1920 x 1080 - Fullscreen gputest: Pixmark Volplosion - 1920 x 1080 - Fullscreen Windows 10 Ubuntu 15.10 GTX 780 Ti GTX 980 Ti GTX 950 GTX 980 Ti GTX 780 Ti GTX 950 230.55 296.33 86.93 19.99 115.02 149.38 90.59 97.51 26.19 323.24 324.30 259.72 259.46 5852 59835 6098 17941 207808 1354 3232 202.26 316.70 116.09 26.55 122.75 172.98 109.06 117.27 32.64 324.70 325.35 264.67 262.85 6921 96797 7527 20139 206711 1815 5036 204.41 205.07 47.75 10.01 53.27 82.48 46.79 54.73 13.80 271.17 270.68 193.08 191.88 3470 58100 2932 9808 172290 727 2058 228.75 307.65 114.63 26.65 127.26 212.23 124.44 109.23 32.83 239.84 239.78 167.28 167.21 5594 74397 2643 12444 190882 490 1387 264.23 325.50 88.17 19.99 115.65 174.32 99.19 93.38 25.91 241.46 242.38 174.08 174.25 4306 52333 2049 10463 182357 341 809 228.59 213.23 47.91 9.96 53.45 90.42 49.03 53.43 13.68 102.79 102.76 70.08 70.09 2715 36290 1065 5815 84581 187 523 OpenBenchmarking.org
Nexuiz Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - HDR: Yes - Sound: On Windows 10 Ubuntu 15.10 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 +/- 3.26, N = 6 SE +/- 3.62, N = 3 SE +/- 2.77, N = 3 SE +/- 1.79, N = 3 SE +/- 2.17, N = 3 SE +/- 0.74, N = 3 230.55 202.26 204.41 228.75 264.23 228.59
OpenArena Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Windows 10 Ubuntu 15.10 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 +/- 0.71, N = 3 SE +/- 0.66, N = 3 SE +/- 0.49, N = 3 SE +/- 56.55, N = 6 SE +/- 0.70, N = 3 SE +/- 0.49, N = 3 296.33 316.70 205.07 307.65 325.50 213.23
OpenArena Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Total Frame Time Windows 10 Ubuntu 15.10 OpenBenchmarking.org Milliseconds, Fewer Is Better OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Total Frame Time GTX 780 Ti GTX 980 Ti GTX 950 4 8 12 16 20 Min: 1 / Avg: 3.34 / Max: 16 Min: 1 / Avg: 3.12 / Max: 7 Min: 1 / Avg: 4.85 / Max: 15 Min: 1 / Avg: 2.72 / Max: 14 Min: 2 / Avg: 3.05 / Max: 5 Min: 3 / Avg: 4.66 / Max: 15
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 780 Ti GTX 980 Ti GTX 950 30 60 90 120 150 SE +/- 0.09, N = 3 SE +/- 0.05, N = 3 SE +/- 0.02, N = 3 SE +/- 0.24, N = 3 SE +/- 0.04, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 86.93 116.09 47.75 114.63 88.17 47.91
Unigine Heaven Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Mode: Fullscreen Windows 10 Ubuntu 15.10 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Unigine Heaven 4.0 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Mode: Fullscreen GTX 780 Ti GTX 980 Ti GTX 950 6 12 18 24 30 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.04, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 19.99 26.55 10.01 26.65 19.99 9.96
Unigine Sanctuary Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Mode: Fullscreen Windows 10 Ubuntu 15.10 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Unigine Sanctuary 2.3 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Mode: Fullscreen GTX 780 Ti GTX 980 Ti GTX 950 30 60 90 120 150 SE +/- 0.59, N = 3 SE +/- 0.56, N = 3 SE +/- 0.02, N = 3 SE +/- 0.39, N = 3 SE +/- 0.36, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 115.02 122.75 53.27 127.26 115.65 53.45
Unigine Tropics Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Mode: Fullscreen Windows 10 Ubuntu 15.10 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Unigine Tropics 1.3 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Mode: Fullscreen GTX 780 Ti GTX 980 Ti GTX 950 50 100 150 200 250 SE +/- 0.59, N = 3 SE +/- 0.81, N = 3 SE +/- 0.02, N = 3 SE +/- 0.19, N = 3 SE +/- 0.39, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 149.38 172.98 82.48 212.23 174.32 90.42
Unigine Tropics Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Mode: Fullscreen Windows 10 Ubuntu 15.10 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Unigine Tropics 1.3 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Mode: Fullscreen GTX 780 Ti GTX 980 Ti GTX 950 30 60 90 120 150 SE +/- 0.17, N = 3 SE +/- 0.05, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.35, N = 3 SE +/- 0.13, N = 3 SE +/- 0.02, N = 3 90.59 109.06 46.79 124.44 99.19 49.03
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 780 Ti GTX 980 Ti GTX 950 30 60 90 120 150 SE +/- 0.24, N = 3 SE +/- 0.58, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.08, N = 3 SE +/- 0.46, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 97.51 117.27 54.73 109.23 93.38 53.43
Unigine Valley Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Mode: Fullscreen Windows 10 Ubuntu 15.10 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Unigine Valley 1.0 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Mode: Fullscreen GTX 780 Ti GTX 980 Ti GTX 950 8 16 24 32 40 SE +/- 0.10, N = 3 SE +/- 0.11, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.14, N = 3 SE +/- 0.05, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 26.19 32.64 13.80 32.83 25.91 13.68
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 780 Ti GTX 980 Ti GTX 950 70 140 210 280 350 SE +/- 2.48, N = 3 SE +/- 2.24, N = 3 SE +/- 0.58, N = 3 SE +/- 0.08, N = 3 SE +/- 0.36, N = 3 SE +/- 0.05, N = 3 323.24 324.70 271.17 239.84 241.46 102.79
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 780 Ti GTX 980 Ti GTX 950 70 140 210 280 350 SE +/- 0.78, N = 3 SE +/- 0.72, N = 3 SE +/- 0.17, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.38, N = 3 SE +/- 0.06, N = 3 324.30 325.35 270.68 239.78 242.38 102.76
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 780 Ti GTX 980 Ti GTX 950 60 120 180 240 300 SE +/- 3.96, N = 3 SE +/- 0.42, N = 3 SE +/- 0.68, N = 3 SE +/- 0.06, N = 3 SE +/- 0.24, N = 3 SE +/- 0.02, N = 3 259.72 264.67 193.08 167.28 174.08 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 780 Ti GTX 980 Ti GTX 950 60 120 180 240 300 SE +/- 3.86, N = 3 SE +/- 0.89, N = 3 SE +/- 0.29, N = 3 SE +/- 0.13, N = 3 SE +/- 0.58, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 259.46 262.85 191.88 167.21 174.25 70.09
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 780 Ti GTX 980 Ti GTX 950 1500 3000 4500 6000 7500 SE +/- 22.33, N = 3 SE +/- 107.54, N = 3 SE +/- 2.08, N = 3 SE +/- 17.85, N = 3 SE +/- 5.57, N = 3 SE +/- 0.33, N = 3 5852 6921 3470 5594 4306 2715
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 780 Ti GTX 980 Ti GTX 950 20K 40K 60K 80K 100K SE +/- 623.74, N = 3 SE +/- 695.87, N = 3 SE +/- 591.12, N = 3 SE +/- 383.27, N = 3 SE +/- 144.49, N = 3 SE +/- 72.34, N = 3 59835 96797 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 780 Ti GTX 980 Ti GTX 950 1600 3200 4800 6400 8000 SE +/- 9.06, N = 3 SE +/- 15.62, N = 3 SE +/- 3.28, N = 3 SE +/- 1.20, N = 3 SE +/- 6.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.33, N = 3 6098 7527 2932 2643 2049 1065
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 780 Ti GTX 980 Ti GTX 950 4K 8K 12K 16K 20K SE +/- 45.04, N = 3 SE +/- 24.69, N = 3 SE +/- 8.62, N = 3 SE +/- 54.23, N = 3 SE +/- 32.62, N = 3 SE +/- 1.33, N = 3 17941 20139 9808 12444 10463 5815
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
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 780 Ti GTX 980 Ti GTX 950 400 800 1200 1600 2000 SE +/- 12.17, N = 3 SE +/- 9.84, N = 3 SE +/- 0.33, N = 3 SE +/- 1.67, N = 3 SE +/- 3.38, N = 3 SE +/- 0.33, N = 3 1354 1815 727 490 341 187
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 780 Ti GTX 980 Ti GTX 950 1100 2200 3300 4400 5500 SE +/- 8.95, N = 3 SE +/- 14.53, N = 3 SE +/- 0.58, N = 3 SE +/- 4.48, N = 3 SE +/- 2.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 3232 5036 2058 1387 809 523
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