Windows 10 Creators Update WSL vs. Clear Linux Windows 10 Creator's Update vs. Clear Linux. Tests for a future article. Windows 10 Creator WSL: Processor: Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.20GHz (8 Cores), Memory: 15360MB, Disk: 238GB OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.4.0-43-Microsoft (x86_64), Compiler: GCC 5.4.0 20160609, File-System: UNKNOWN (0x53464846) Clear Linux 14780: Processor: Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Device 591f + Z270, Memory: 15360MB, Disk: Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB, Graphics: Intel HD 630 (Kaby Lake GT2) 3072MB (1150MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Clear Linux 14780, Kernel: 4.10.12-334.native (x86_64), Desktop: Xfce 4.12, Display Server: X Server 1.19.3, Display Driver: modesetting 1.19.3, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 17.1.0-devel, Vulkan: 1.0.39, Compiler: GCC 6.3.0 + Clang 4.0.0 + LLVM 4.0.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 SQLite 3.8.10.2 Test Target: Default Test Directory Seconds < Lower Is Better Windows 10 Creator WSL . 45.37 |==================================== Clear Linux 14780 ...... 59.51 |=============================================== Stream 2013-01-17 Type: Copy MB/s > Higher Is Better Windows 10 Creator WSL . 31256.46 |============================================ Clear Linux 14780 ...... 29258.40 |========================================= Stream 2013-01-17 Type: Scale MB/s > Higher Is Better Windows 10 Creator WSL . 21865.90 |=========================================== Clear Linux 14780 ...... 22254.36 |============================================ Stream 2013-01-17 Type: Add MB/s > Higher Is Better Windows 10 Creator WSL . 23350.24 |========================================= Clear Linux 14780 ...... 25167.58 |============================================ John The Ripper 1.8.0 Test: Blowfish Real C/S > Higher Is Better Windows 10 Creator WSL . 9021 |================================================ Clear Linux 14780 ...... 8428 |============================================= GraphicsMagick 1.3.19 Operation: Resizing Iterations Per Minute > Higher Is Better Windows 10 Creator WSL . 212 |============================================ Clear Linux 14780 ...... 237 |================================================= PostgreSQL pgbench 9.4.3 Scaling: Buffer Test - Test: Normal Load - Mode: Read Write TPS > Higher Is Better Windows 10 Creator WSL . 1564.89 |================ Clear Linux 14780 ...... 4336.36 |============================================= PostgreSQL pgbench 9.4.3 Scaling: Buffer Test - Test: Heavy Contention - Mode: Read Write TPS > Higher Is Better Windows 10 Creator WSL . 1760.42 |============ Clear Linux 14780 ...... 6411.71 |============================================= Redis 3.0.1 Test: LPUSH Requests Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 10 Creator WSL . 1059271.30 |================ Clear Linux 14780 ...... 2833416.75 |========================================== Redis 3.0.1 Test: GET Requests Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 10 Creator WSL . 1351951.27 |=============== Clear Linux 14780 ...... 3886683.83 |========================================== Redis 3.0.1 Test: SET Requests Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 10 Creator WSL . 1209818.58 |================== Clear Linux 14780 ...... 2819568.75 |========================================== PHPBench 0.8.1 PHP Benchmark Suite Score > Higher Is Better Windows 10 Creator WSL . 564933 |========================================== Clear Linux 14780 ...... 624139 |==============================================