Windows 10 vs. Ubuntu Linux Intel Kabylake Gfx Intel Core i7-7700K testing for a future article. Windows 10 Pro x64: Processor: Intel Family 6 Model 158 Stepping 9 Intel (8 Cores), Disk: 238GB OS: Windows NT, Kernel: 10.0 (x86_64) Ubuntu 16.10 - Linux 4.10 + Mesa 17.1-dev: Processor: Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.60GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Device 591f, Memory: 15360MB, Disk: Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB, Graphics: Intel Kabylake GT2 3072MB (1150MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 16.10, Kernel: 4.10.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20170212, Desktop: Unity 7.5.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.4, Display Driver: modesetting 1.18.4, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 17.1.0-devel- padoka PPA, Vulkan: 1.0.21, Compiler: GCC 6.2.0 20161005, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Ubuntu 16.10: Processor: Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.60GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Device 591f, Memory: 15360MB, Disk: Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB, Graphics: Intel Kabylake GT2 3072MB (1150MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 16.10, Kernel: 4.8.0-37-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.5.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.4, Display Driver: modesetting 1.18.4, OpenGL: 4.3 Mesa 12.0.3, Vulkan: 1.0.21, Compiler: GCC 6.2.0 20161005, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 10 Pro x64 ........................ 34.13 |============ Ubuntu 16.10 - Linux 4.10 + Mesa 17.1-dev . 77.80 |========================== Ubuntu 16.10 .............................. 82.80 |============================ OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better Windows 10 Pro x64 ........................ MIN: 1.0 AVG: 29.2 MAX: 67.0 Ubuntu 16.10 - Linux 4.10 + Mesa 17.1-dev . MIN: 3.0 AVG: 13.1 MAX: 29.0 Ubuntu 16.10 .............................. MIN: 2.0 AVG: 12.1 MAX: 28.0 Unigine Heaven 4.0 Resolution: 1280 x 1024 - Mode: Fullscreen Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 10 Pro x64 ........................ 16.43 |============================ Ubuntu 16.10 - Linux 4.10 + Mesa 17.1-dev . 14.81 |========================= Ubuntu 16.10 .............................. 14.14 |======================== Unigine Valley 1.0 Resolution: 1280 x 1024 - Mode: Fullscreen Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 10 Pro x64 ........................ 18.52 |============================ Ubuntu 16.10 - Linux 4.10 + Mesa 17.1-dev . 16.07 |======================== Ubuntu 16.10 .............................. 13.11 |==================== Xonotic 0.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Low Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 10 Pro x64 ........................ 287.64 |=========================== Ubuntu 16.10 - Linux 4.10 + Mesa 17.1-dev . 227.99 |===================== Ubuntu 16.10 .............................. 233.72 |====================== Xonotic 0.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: High Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 10 Pro x64 ........................ 158.81 |=========================== Ubuntu 16.10 - Linux 4.10 + Mesa 17.1-dev . 140.75 |======================== Ubuntu 16.10 .............................. 135.90 |======================= Xonotic 0.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 10 Pro x64 ........................ 121.20 |=========================== Ubuntu 16.10 - Linux 4.10 + Mesa 17.1-dev . 110.22 |========================= Ubuntu 16.10 .............................. 107.60 |======================== Xonotic 0.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultimate Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 10 Pro x64 ........................ 86.56 |============================ Ubuntu 16.10 - Linux 4.10 + Mesa 17.1-dev . 79.49 |========================== Ubuntu 16.10 .............................. 77.64 |========================= GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: GiMark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen Points > Higher Is Better Windows 10 Pro x64 . 1346 |==================================================== GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Plot3D - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen Points > Higher Is Better Windows 10 Pro x64 ........................ 8552 |============================= Ubuntu 16.10 - Linux 4.10 + Mesa 17.1-dev . 8581 |============================= Ubuntu 16.10 .............................. 8608 |============================= GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Furmark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen Points > Higher Is Better Windows 10 Pro x64 ........................ 863 |============================== Ubuntu 16.10 - Linux 4.10 + Mesa 17.1-dev . 730 |========================= Ubuntu 16.10 .............................. 716 |========================= GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: TessMark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen Points > Higher Is Better Windows 10 Pro x64 . 3121 |==================================================== GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Triangle - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen Points > Higher Is Better Windows 10 Pro x64 ........................ 53996 |============================ Ubuntu 16.10 - Linux 4.10 + Mesa 17.1-dev . 41219 |===================== Ubuntu 16.10 .............................. 40486 |===================== GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Pixmark Piano - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen Points > Higher Is Better Windows 10 Pro x64 ........................ 149 |============================== Ubuntu 16.10 - Linux 4.10 + Mesa 17.1-dev . 147 |============================== Ubuntu 16.10 .............................. 147 |============================== GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Pixmark Volplosion - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen Points > Higher Is Better Windows 10 Pro x64 ........................ 433 |============================== Ubuntu 16.10 - Linux 4.10 + Mesa 17.1-dev . 404 |============================ Ubuntu 16.10 .............................. 402 |============================