Linux Distro Boot Times Intel Core i5-7600K testing with a Gigabyte Z270M-D3H-CF and Intel HD 630 on Ubuntu 17.10 via the Phoronix Test Suite. Ubuntu 17.10: Processor: Intel Core i5-7600K @ 4.20GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte Z270M-D3H-CF, Chipset: Intel Device 591f + Z270, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 250GB Samsung SSD 850, Graphics: Intel HD 630 (1150MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 17.10, Kernel: 4.13.0-17-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.26.1, Display Server: Wayland, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Systemd Total Boot Time Test: Total ms < Lower Is Better Ubuntu 17.10 . 37040 |========================================================= Systemd Total Boot Time Test: Kernel ms < Lower Is Better Ubuntu 17.10 . 1570 |========================================================== Systemd Total Boot Time Test: Loader ms < Lower Is Better Ubuntu 17.10 . 4370 |========================================================== Systemd Total Boot Time Test: Firmware ms < Lower Is Better Ubuntu 17.10 . 9610 |========================================================== Systemd Total Boot Time Test: Userspace ms < Lower Is Better Ubuntu 17.10 . 21470 |=========================================================