Windows 10 Creators Update WSL vs. Clear Linux vs. Ubuntu Linux

Windows 10 Creator's Update vs. Clear Linux vs. Ubuntu. Tests for a future article by Michael Larabel.

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Windows 10 Creators Update WSL vs. Clear Linux vs. Ubuntu LinuxProcessorMemoryDiskMotherboardChipsetGraphicsAudioMonitorNetworkOSKernelCompilerFile-SystemDesktopDisplay ServerDisplay DriverOpenGLVulkanScreen ResolutionWindows 10 Creator WSLClear Linux 14780Ubuntu 17.04Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.20GHz (8 Cores)15360MB238GBUbuntu 16.044.4.0-43-Microsoft (x86_64)GCC 5.4.0 20160609UNKNOWN (0x53464846)Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.50GHz (8 Cores)MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) v1.0Intel Device 591f + Z270Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GBIntel HD 630 (Kaby Lake GT2) 3072MB (1150MHz)Realtek ALC892Acer B286HKRealtek RTL8111/8168/8411Clear Linux 147804.10.12-334.native (x86_64)Xfce 4.12X Server 1.19.3modesetting 1.19.34.5 Mesa 17.1.0-devel1.0.39GCC 6.3.0 + Clang 4.0.0 + LLVM 4.0.0ext43840x2160Intel Kabylake GT2 3072MB (1150MHz)Ubuntu 17.044.10.0-19-generic (x86_64)Unity 7.5.04.5 Mesa 17.0.3GCC 6.3.0 20170406OpenBenchmarking.orgCompiler Details- Windows 10 Creator WSL: --build=x86_64-linux-gnu --disable-browser-plugin --disable-vtable-verify --disable-werror --enable-checking=release --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-gtk-cairo --enable-java-awt=gtk --enable-java-home --enable-languages=c,ada,c++,java,go,d,fortran,objc,obj-c++ --enable-libmpx --enable-libstdcxx-debug --enable-libstdcxx-time=yes --enable-multiarch --enable-multilib --enable-nls --enable-objc-gc --enable-plugin --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --host=x86_64-linux-gnu --target=x86_64-linux-gnu --with-abi=m64 --with-arch-32=i686 --with-arch-directory=amd64 --with-default-libstdcxx-abi=new --with-multilib-list=m32,m64,mx32 --with-tune=generic -v - Clear Linux 14780: --build=x86_64-generic-linux --disable-libunwind-exceptions --disable-multiarch --disable-vtable-verify --enable-__cxa_atexit --enable-bootstrap --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-gnu-indirect-function --enable-languages=c,c++,fortran,go --enable-ld=default --enable-libmpx --enable-libstdcxx-pch --enable-lto --enable-multilib --enable-plugin --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --exec-prefix=/usr --includedir=/usr/include --target=x86_64-generic-linux --with-arch=westmere --with-glibc-version=2.19 --with-gnu-ld --with-isl --with-ppl=yes --with-tune=haswell - Ubuntu 17.04: --build=x86_64-linux-gnu --disable-browser-plugin --disable-vtable-verify --disable-werror --enable-checking=release --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-default-pie --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-gtk-cairo --enable-java-awt=gtk --enable-java-home --enable-languages=c,ada,c++,java,go,d,fortran,objc,obj-c++ --enable-libmpx --enable-libstdcxx-debug --enable-libstdcxx-time=yes --enable-multiarch --enable-multilib --enable-nls --enable-objc-gc=auto --enable-plugin --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --host=x86_64-linux-gnu --program-prefix=x86_64-linux-gnu- --target=x86_64-linux-gnu --with-abi=m64 --with-arch-32=i686 --with-arch-directory=amd64 --with-default-libstdcxx-abi=new --with-multilib-list=m32,m64,mx32 --with-target-system-zlib --with-tune=generic -v System Details- Windows 10 Creator WSL: Python 2.7.12.Disk Details- Clear Linux 14780: none / data=ordered,relatime,rw,stripe=256- Ubuntu 17.04: CFQ / data=ordered,errors=remount-ro,relatime,rwProcessor Details- Clear Linux 14780: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate performance- Ubuntu 17.04: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave

Windows 10 Creator WSLClear Linux 14780Ubuntu 17.04Result OverviewPhoronix Test Suite100%166%232%298%364%PostgreSQL pgbenchRedisPostgreSQL pgbenchRedisRedisSQLiteGraphicsMagickStreamPHPBenchJohn The RipperStreamStreamBuffer Test - Heavy Contention - Read WriteGETBuffer Test - Normal Load - Read WriteLPUSHSETD.T.DResizingAddP.B.SBlowfishCopyScale

Windows 10 Creators Update WSL vs. Clear Linux vs. Ubuntu Linuxsqlite: Default Test Directorystream: Copystream: Scalestream: Addjohn-the-ripper: Blowfishgraphics-magick: Resizingpgbench: Buffer Test - Normal Load - Read Writepgbench: Buffer Test - Heavy Contention - Read Writeredis: LPUSHredis: GETredis: SETphpbench: PHP Benchmark SuiteWindows 10 Creator WSLClear Linux 14780Ubuntu 17.0486.8231256.4621865.9023350.2490212121564.891760.421059271.301351951.271209818.5856493359.5129258.4022254.3625167.5884282374336.366411.712833416.753886683.832819568.7562413965.3029861.3221319.9622689.1492002253369.904976.562695667.503624722.502548326.85584940OpenBenchmarking.org

SQLite

This is a simple benchmark of SQLite. At present this test profile just measures the time to perform a pre-defined number of insertions on an indexed database. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterSQLite 3.8.10.2Test Target: Default Test DirectoryWindows 10 Creator WSLClear Linux 14780Ubuntu 17.0420406080100SE +/- 0.11, N = 3SE +/- 0.10, N = 386.8259.5165.30-O2-O3 -pipe -fexceptions -fstack-protector -m64 -malign-data=abi -ftree-vectorize -lcurses-O21. (CC) gcc options: -ldl -lpthread
OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterSQLite 3.8.10.2Test Target: Default Test DirectoryWindows 10 Creator WSLClear Linux 14780Ubuntu 17.041632486480Min: 59.38 / Avg: 59.51 / Max: 59.73Min: 65.16 / Avg: 65.3 / Max: 65.491. (CC) gcc options: -ldl -lpthread

Stream

This benchmark tests the system memory (RAM) performance. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterStream 2013-01-17Type: CopyWindows 10 Creator WSLClear Linux 14780Ubuntu 17.047K14K21K28K35KSE +/- 17.80, N = 5SE +/- 68.87, N = 5SE +/- 88.74, N = 531256.4629258.4029861.32-pipe -fexceptions -fstack-protector -m64 -malign-data=abi -ftree-vectorize1. (CC) gcc options: -O3 -march=native -fopenmp
OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterStream 2013-01-17Type: CopyWindows 10 Creator WSLClear Linux 14780Ubuntu 17.045K10K15K20K25KMin: 31217.1 / Avg: 31256.46 / Max: 31319.6Min: 29158.2 / Avg: 29258.4 / Max: 29531.8Min: 29742.1 / Avg: 29861.32 / Max: 30212.61. (CC) gcc options: -O3 -march=native -fopenmp

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterStream 2013-01-17Type: ScaleWindows 10 Creator WSLClear Linux 14780Ubuntu 17.045K10K15K20K25KSE +/- 1.17, N = 5SE +/- 5.27, N = 5SE +/- 3.73, N = 521865.9022254.3621319.96-pipe -fexceptions -fstack-protector -m64 -malign-data=abi -ftree-vectorize1. (CC) gcc options: -O3 -march=native -fopenmp
OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterStream 2013-01-17Type: ScaleWindows 10 Creator WSLClear Linux 14780Ubuntu 17.044K8K12K16K20KMin: 21863.3 / Avg: 21865.9 / Max: 21870.2Min: 22240.5 / Avg: 22254.36 / Max: 22265.5Min: 21310.1 / Avg: 21319.96 / Max: 213311. (CC) gcc options: -O3 -march=native -fopenmp

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterStream 2013-01-17Type: AddWindows 10 Creator WSLClear Linux 14780Ubuntu 17.045K10K15K20K25KSE +/- 25.78, N = 5SE +/- 10.69, N = 5SE +/- 13.36, N = 523350.2425167.5822689.14-pipe -fexceptions -fstack-protector -m64 -malign-data=abi -ftree-vectorize1. (CC) gcc options: -O3 -march=native -fopenmp
OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterStream 2013-01-17Type: AddWindows 10 Creator WSLClear Linux 14780Ubuntu 17.044K8K12K16K20KMin: 23312.3 / Avg: 23350.24 / Max: 23450.5Min: 25148.8 / Avg: 25167.58 / Max: 25208.7Min: 22637.9 / Avg: 22689.14 / Max: 22712.81. (CC) gcc options: -O3 -march=native -fopenmp

John The Ripper

This is a benchmark of John The Ripper, which is a password cracker. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgReal C/S, More Is BetterJohn The Ripper 1.8.0Test: BlowfishWindows 10 Creator WSLClear Linux 14780Ubuntu 17.042K4K6K8K10KSE +/- 8.65, N = 3SE +/- 3.33, N = 3SE +/- 6.00, N = 39021842892001. (CC) gcc options: -fopenmp -lcrypt
OpenBenchmarking.orgReal C/S, More Is BetterJohn The Ripper 1.8.0Test: BlowfishWindows 10 Creator WSLClear Linux 14780Ubuntu 17.0416003200480064008000Min: 9004 / Avg: 9020.67 / Max: 9033Min: 8421 / Avg: 8427.67 / Max: 8431Min: 9188 / Avg: 9200 / Max: 92061. (CC) gcc options: -fopenmp -lcrypt

GraphicsMagick

This is a test of GraphicsMagick with its OpenMP implementation that performs various imaging tests to stress the system's CPU. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgIterations Per Minute, More Is BetterGraphicsMagick 1.3.19Operation: ResizingWindows 10 Creator WSLClear Linux 14780Ubuntu 17.0450100150200250212237225-O2 -lXext -lSM -lICE -lX11 -lbz2-O3 -pipe -fexceptions -fstack-protector -m64 -malign-data=abi -ftree-vectorize -lfreetype -ljpeg -lXext -lX11 -lbz2 -lxml2-O21. (CC) gcc options: -fopenmp -pthread -lz -lm -lgomp -lpthread

PostgreSQL pgbench

OpenBenchmarking.orgTPS, More Is BetterPostgreSQL pgbench 9.4.3Scaling: Buffer Test - Test: Normal Load - Mode: Read WriteWindows 10 Creator WSLClear Linux 14780Ubuntu 17.049001800270036004500SE +/- 25.80, N = 4SE +/- 15.71, N = 3SE +/- 10.98, N = 31564.894336.363369.90-O2-O3 -pipe -fexceptions -fstack-protector -m64 -malign-data=abi -ftree-vectorize-O21. (CC) gcc options: -fno-strict-aliasing -fwrapv -pthread -lpgcommon -lpgport -lpq -lpthread -lrt -lcrypt -ldl -lm
OpenBenchmarking.orgTPS, More Is BetterPostgreSQL pgbench 9.4.3Scaling: Buffer Test - Test: Normal Load - Mode: Read WriteWindows 10 Creator WSLClear Linux 14780Ubuntu 17.048001600240032004000Min: 1488.58 / Avg: 1564.89 / Max: 1598.64Min: 4307.16 / Avg: 4336.36 / Max: 4360.99Min: 3350.38 / Avg: 3369.9 / Max: 3388.381. (CC) gcc options: -fno-strict-aliasing -fwrapv -pthread -lpgcommon -lpgport -lpq -lpthread -lrt -lcrypt -ldl -lm

OpenBenchmarking.orgTPS, More Is BetterPostgreSQL pgbench 9.4.3Scaling: Buffer Test - Test: Heavy Contention - Mode: Read WriteWindows 10 Creator WSLClear Linux 14780Ubuntu 17.0414002800420056007000SE +/- 353.84, N = 6SE +/- 27.25, N = 3SE +/- 87.10, N = 31760.426411.714976.56-O2-O3 -pipe -fexceptions -fstack-protector -m64 -malign-data=abi -ftree-vectorize-O21. (CC) gcc options: -fno-strict-aliasing -fwrapv -pthread -lpgcommon -lpgport -lpq -lpthread -lrt -lcrypt -ldl -lm
OpenBenchmarking.orgTPS, More Is BetterPostgreSQL pgbench 9.4.3Scaling: Buffer Test - Test: Heavy Contention - Mode: Read WriteWindows 10 Creator WSLClear Linux 14780Ubuntu 17.0411002200330044005500Min: -5.06 / Avg: 1760.42 / Max: 2161.19Min: 6383.06 / Avg: 6411.71 / Max: 6466.2Min: 4807.87 / Avg: 4976.56 / Max: 5098.511. (CC) gcc options: -fno-strict-aliasing -fwrapv -pthread -lpgcommon -lpgport -lpq -lpthread -lrt -lcrypt -ldl -lm

Redis

Redis is an open-source data structure server. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgRequests Per Second, More Is BetterRedis 3.0.1Test: LPUSHWindows 10 Creator WSLClear Linux 14780Ubuntu 17.04600K1200K1800K2400K3000KSE +/- 27806.62, N = 6SE +/- 27919.70, N = 3SE +/- 18403.22, N = 31059271.302833416.752695667.50-fexceptions -fstack-protector -m64 -malign-data=abi -ftree-vectorize1. (CC) gcc options: -ggdb -rdynamic -lm -pthread -ldl -std=gnu99 -pipe -g3 -O3 -funroll-loops
OpenBenchmarking.orgRequests Per Second, More Is BetterRedis 3.0.1Test: LPUSHWindows 10 Creator WSLClear Linux 14780Ubuntu 17.04500K1000K1500K2000K2500KMin: 965250.94 / Avg: 1059271.3 / Max: 1142857.12Min: 2777777.75 / Avg: 2833416.75 / Max: 2865329.5Min: 2673796.75 / Avg: 2695667.5 / Max: 2732240.51. (CC) gcc options: -ggdb -rdynamic -lm -pthread -ldl -std=gnu99 -pipe -g3 -O3 -funroll-loops

OpenBenchmarking.orgRequests Per Second, More Is BetterRedis 3.0.1Test: GETWindows 10 Creator WSLClear Linux 14780Ubuntu 17.04800K1600K2400K3200K4000KSE +/- 36273.01, N = 6SE +/- 36055.31, N = 3SE +/- 52382.44, N = 31351951.273886683.833624722.50-fexceptions -fstack-protector -m64 -malign-data=abi -ftree-vectorize1. (CC) gcc options: -ggdb -rdynamic -lm -pthread -ldl -std=gnu99 -pipe -g3 -O3 -funroll-loops
OpenBenchmarking.orgRequests Per Second, More Is BetterRedis 3.0.1Test: GETWindows 10 Creator WSLClear Linux 14780Ubuntu 17.04700K1400K2100K2800K3500KMin: 1203369.5 / Avg: 1351951.27 / Max: 1424501.38Min: 3816794 / Avg: 3886683.83 / Max: 3937007.75Min: 3521126.75 / Avg: 3624722.5 / Max: 36900371. (CC) gcc options: -ggdb -rdynamic -lm -pthread -ldl -std=gnu99 -pipe -g3 -O3 -funroll-loops

OpenBenchmarking.orgRequests Per Second, More Is BetterRedis 3.0.1Test: SETWindows 10 Creator WSLClear Linux 14780Ubuntu 17.04600K1200K1800K2400K3000KSE +/- 9214.63, N = 3SE +/- 5290.00, N = 3SE +/- 39279.37, N = 51209818.582819568.752548326.85-fexceptions -fstack-protector -m64 -malign-data=abi -ftree-vectorize1. (CC) gcc options: -ggdb -rdynamic -lm -pthread -ldl -std=gnu99 -pipe -g3 -O3 -funroll-loops
OpenBenchmarking.orgRequests Per Second, More Is BetterRedis 3.0.1Test: SETWindows 10 Creator WSLClear Linux 14780Ubuntu 17.04500K1000K1500K2000K2500KMin: 1191895.12 / Avg: 1209818.58 / Max: 1222493.88Min: 2808988.75 / Avg: 2819568.75 / Max: 2824858.75Min: 2403846 / Avg: 2548326.85 / Max: 2610966.251. (CC) gcc options: -ggdb -rdynamic -lm -pthread -ldl -std=gnu99 -pipe -g3 -O3 -funroll-loops

PHPBench

OpenBenchmarking.orgScore, More Is BetterPHPBench 0.8.1PHP Benchmark SuiteWindows 10 Creator WSLClear Linux 14780Ubuntu 17.04130K260K390K520K650KSE +/- 270.75, N = 3SE +/- 617.65, N = 3SE +/- 2693.57, N = 3564933624139584940
OpenBenchmarking.orgScore, More Is BetterPHPBench 0.8.1PHP Benchmark SuiteWindows 10 Creator WSLClear Linux 14780Ubuntu 17.04110K220K330K440K550KMin: 564513 / Avg: 564933 / Max: 565439Min: 623121 / Avg: 624139 / Max: 625254Min: 580434 / Avg: 584940.33 / Max: 589750