Windows 10 vs. Ubuntu 16.04 Linux Intel Skylake Summer 2016
Tests by Michael Larabel for a future article.


Windows 10 Pro x64: 

	Processor: Intel Family 6 Model 94 Stepping 3 Intel (4 Cores), Disk: 238GB

	OS: Windows NT, Kernel: 10.0 (x86_64)

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: 

	Processor: Intel Core i5-6600K @ 3.90GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Sky Lake, Memory: 15360MB, Disk: 256GB TS256GSSD370S, Graphics: Intel Sky Lake (1150MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Intel Connection

	OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.4.0-24-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.3, Display Driver: intel 2.99.917, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 11.2.0, Compiler: GCC 5.3.1 20160413, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160

Ubuntu 16.04 + Linux 4.7 Git + Mesa 12.1-dev: 

	Processor: Intel Core i5-6600K @ 3.90GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Sky Lake, Memory: 15360MB, Disk: 256GB TS256GSSD370S, Graphics: Intel Sky Lake (1150MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Intel Connection

	OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.7.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20160622, Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.3, Display Driver: intel 2.99.917, OpenGL: 4.3 Mesa 12.1.0-devel- padoka PPA (git-6b0ac95), Compiler: GCC 5.3.1 20160413, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160


Unigine Heaven 4.0
Resolution: 1280 x 1024 - Mode: Fullscreen
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Windows 10 Pro x64 ........................... 15.97 |=========================
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS ............................. 13.09 |====================
Ubuntu 16.04 + Linux 4.7 Git + Mesa 12.1-dev . 14.53 |=======================


Unigine Valley 1.0
Resolution: 1280 x 1024 - Mode: Fullscreen
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Windows 10 Pro x64 ........................... 18.45 |=========================
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS ............................. 10.60 |==============
Ubuntu 16.04 + Linux 4.7 Git + Mesa 12.1-dev . 13.46 |==================


Xonotic 0.8
Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: High
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Windows 10 Pro x64 ........................... 144.05 |========================
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS ............................. 29.22  |=====
Ubuntu 16.04 + Linux 4.7 Git + Mesa 12.1-dev . 38.54  |======


Xonotic 0.8
Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: Ultra
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Windows 10 Pro x64 ........................... 110.04 |========================
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS ............................. 24.36  |=====
Ubuntu 16.04 + Linux 4.7 Git + Mesa 12.1-dev . 30.69  |=======


GpuTest 0.7.0
Test: GiMark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen
Points > Higher Is Better
Windows 10 Pro x64 . 1306 |====================================================


GpuTest 0.7.0
Test: Plot3D - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen
Points > Higher Is Better
Windows 10 Pro x64 ........................... 8652 |==========================
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS ............................. 3777 |===========
Ubuntu 16.04 + Linux 4.7 Git + Mesa 12.1-dev . 5728 |=================


GpuTest 0.7.0
Test: Furmark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen
Points > Higher Is Better
Windows 10 Pro x64 ........................... 816 |===========================
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS ............................. 216 |=======
Ubuntu 16.04 + Linux 4.7 Git + Mesa 12.1-dev . 220 |=======


GpuTest 0.7.0
Test: TessMark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen
Points > Higher Is Better
Windows 10 Pro x64 . 2998 |====================================================


GpuTest 0.7.0
Test: Triangle - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen
Points > Higher Is Better
Windows 10 Pro x64 ........................... 28781 |=========================
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS ............................. 6953  |======
Ubuntu 16.04 + Linux 4.7 Git + Mesa 12.1-dev . 13990 |============


GpuTest 0.7.0
Test: Pixmark Piano - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen
Points > Higher Is Better
Windows 10 Pro x64 ........................... 128 |===========================
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS ............................. 38  |========
Ubuntu 16.04 + Linux 4.7 Git + Mesa 12.1-dev . 37  |========


GpuTest 0.7.0
Test: Pixmark Volplosion - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen
Points > Higher Is Better
Windows 10 Pro x64 ........................... 266 |===========================
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS ............................. 101 |==========
Ubuntu 16.04 + Linux 4.7 Git + Mesa 12.1-dev . 101 |==========


Tomb Raider
Resolution: 1600 x 900 - Quality: Low
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Windows 10 Pro x64 ........................... 68.8 |==========================
Ubuntu 16.04 + Linux 4.7 Git + Mesa 12.1-dev . 30.7 |============


Tomb Raider
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Quality: Low
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Windows 10 Pro x64 ........................... 48.5 |==========================
Ubuntu 16.04 + Linux 4.7 Git + Mesa 12.1-dev . 22.6 |============


Tomb Raider
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Quality: Normal
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Windows 10 Pro x64 ........................... 32.5 |==========================
Ubuntu 16.04 + Linux 4.7 Git + Mesa 12.1-dev . 16.9 |==============


Shadow of Mordor
Resolution: 1280 x 720 - Quality: Lowest
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Windows 10 Pro x64 ........................... 38.74 |=========================
Ubuntu 16.04 + Linux 4.7 Git + Mesa 12.1-dev . 26.27 |=================


The Talos Principle
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Quality: Low
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Windows 10 Pro x64 - D3D11 ............................ 57.4 |=================
Windows 10 Pro x64 - OpenGL ........................... 46.0 |==============
Ubuntu 16.04 + Linux 4.7 Git + Mesa 12.1-dev - OpenGL . 53.0 |================


Metro Last Light Redux
Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Windows 10 Pro x64 ........................... 17.8 |==========================
Ubuntu 16.04 + Linux 4.7 Git + Mesa 12.1-dev . 16.2 |========================