Windows 10 vs. Ubuntu 16.04 Linux Intel Skylake Comparison

Tests by Michael Larabel. More coming for a future article on Phoronix.

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Windows 10 vs. Ubuntu 16.04 Linux Intel Skylake Comparison Tests by Michael Larabel. More coming for a future article on Phoronix. Windows 10 Anniversary Update: Processor: Intel Family 6 Model 94 Stepping 3 Intel (4 Cores), Disk: 238GB OS: Windows NT, Kernel: 10.0 (x86_64) Ubuntu 16.04 - Linux 4.4 + Mesa 11.2: 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: 4.4.0-31-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 5.4.0 20160609, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 Ubuntu 16.04 - Linux 4.7 + 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: 4.7.0-040700-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.3, Display Driver: intel 2.99.917, OpenGL: 4.4 Mesa 12.1.0-devel, Compiler: GCC 5.4.0 20160609, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 F1 2015 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Quality: Ultra Low Points > Higher Is Better Windows 10 Anniversary Update ............ 27.22 |============================= Ubuntu 16.04 - Linux 4.7 + Mesa 12.1-dev . 17.65 |=================== GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: GiMark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen Points > Higher Is Better Windows 10 Anniversary Update . 1304 |========================================= GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Plot3D - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen Points > Higher Is Better Windows 10 Anniversary Update ............ 8642 |============================== Ubuntu 16.04 - Linux 4.4 + Mesa 11.2 ..... 3814 |============= Ubuntu 16.04 - Linux 4.7 + Mesa 12.1-dev . 5312 |================== GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Furmark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen Points > Higher Is Better Windows 10 Anniversary Update ............ 817 |=============================== Ubuntu 16.04 - Linux 4.4 + Mesa 11.2 ..... 218 |======== Ubuntu 16.04 - Linux 4.7 + Mesa 12.1-dev . 223 |======== GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: TessMark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen Points > Higher Is Better Windows 10 Anniversary Update . 2999 |========================================= GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Triangle - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen Points > Higher Is Better Windows 10 Anniversary Update ............ 28779 |============================= Ubuntu 16.04 - Linux 4.4 + Mesa 11.2 ..... 7106 |======= Ubuntu 16.04 - Linux 4.7 + Mesa 12.1-dev . 14582 |=============== GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Pixmark Piano - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen Points > Higher Is Better Windows 10 Anniversary Update ............ 128 |=============================== Ubuntu 16.04 - Linux 4.4 + Mesa 11.2 ..... 38 |========= Ubuntu 16.04 - Linux 4.7 + Mesa 12.1-dev . 37 |========= GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Pixmark Volplosion - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen Points > Higher Is Better Windows 10 Anniversary Update ............ 266 |=============================== Ubuntu 16.04 - Linux 4.4 + Mesa 11.2 ..... 101 |============ Ubuntu 16.04 - Linux 4.7 + Mesa 12.1-dev . 101 |============ OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 10 Anniversary Update ............ 58.27 |======================== Ubuntu 16.04 - Linux 4.4 + Mesa 11.2 ..... 52.27 |====================== Ubuntu 16.04 - Linux 4.7 + Mesa 12.1-dev . 69.07 |============================= OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better Windows 10 Anniversary Update ............ MIN: 1.0 AVG: 17.4 MAX: 78.0 Ubuntu 16.04 - Linux 4.4 + Mesa 11.2 ..... MIN: 13.0 AVG: 18.9 MAX: 70.0 Ubuntu 16.04 - Linux 4.7 + Mesa 12.1-dev . MIN: 5.0 AVG: 14.4 MAX: 31.0 Shadow of Mordor Resolution: 1280 x 720 - Quality: Lowest Points > Higher Is Better Windows 10 Anniversary Update ............ 38.79 |============================= Ubuntu 16.04 - Linux 4.7 + Mesa 12.1-dev . 12.28 |========= Shadow of Mordor Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Quality: Lowest Points > Higher Is Better Windows 10 Anniversary Update ............ 23.17 |============================= Ubuntu 16.04 - Linux 4.7 + Mesa 12.1-dev . 11.09 |============== Tomb Raider Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Quality: Low Points > Higher Is Better Windows 10 Anniversary Update ............ 48.5 |============================== Ubuntu 16.04 - Linux 4.7 + Mesa 12.1-dev . 22.7 |============== Tomb Raider Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Quality: Normal Points > Higher Is Better Windows 10 Anniversary Update ............ 32.3 |============================== Ubuntu 16.04 - Linux 4.7 + Mesa 12.1-dev . 17.2 |================ Unigine Heaven 4.0 Resolution: 1280 x 1024 - Mode: Fullscreen Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 10 Anniversary Update ............ 15.91 |============================= Ubuntu 16.04 - Linux 4.4 + Mesa 11.2 ..... 12.55 |======================= Ubuntu 16.04 - Linux 4.7 + Mesa 12.1-dev . 14.49 |========================== Unigine Valley 1.0 Resolution: 1280 x 1024 - Mode: Fullscreen Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 10 Anniversary Update ............ 18.54 |============================= Ubuntu 16.04 - Linux 4.4 + Mesa 11.2 ..... 10.23 |================ Ubuntu 16.04 - Linux 4.7 + Mesa 12.1-dev . 13.46 |===================== Xonotic 0.8 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: Low Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 10 Anniversary Update ............ 271.11 |============================ Ubuntu 16.04 - Linux 4.4 + Mesa 11.2 ..... 59.28 |====== Ubuntu 16.04 - Linux 4.7 + Mesa 12.1-dev . 89.56 |========= Xonotic 0.8 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: High Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 10 Anniversary Update ............ 148.97 |============================ Ubuntu 16.04 - Linux 4.4 + Mesa 11.2 ..... 29.69 |====== Ubuntu 16.04 - Linux 4.7 + Mesa 12.1-dev . 38.12 |======= Xonotic 0.8 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 10 Anniversary Update ............ 111.20 |============================ Ubuntu 16.04 - Linux 4.4 + Mesa 11.2 ..... 24.68 |====== Ubuntu 16.04 - Linux 4.7 + Mesa 12.1-dev . 30.39 |========