Linux Distribution Boot Times Intel Core i5-7600K testing for a future article. 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 openSUSE Leap 42.3: Processor: Intel Core i5-7600K @ 4.20GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte Z270M-D3H-CF, Chipset: Intel Device 591f, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 250GB Samsung SSD 850, Graphics: inteldrmfb (1150MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel Connection OS: openSUSE 42.3, Kernel: 4.4.76-1-default (x86_64), Desktop: KDE Frameworks 5, Display Server: X Server 1.18.3, Display Driver: modesetting 1.18.3, File-System: xfs, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS: Processor: Intel Core i5-7600K @ 4.20GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte Z270M-D3H-CF, Chipset: Intel Device 591f, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 250GB Samsung SSD 850, Graphics: inteldrmfb (1150MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.10.0-40-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Driver: modesetting 1.19.3, Compiler: GCC 5.4.0 20160609, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Fedora Workstation 27: Processor: Intel Core i5-7600K @ 4.20GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte Z270M-D3H-CF, Chipset: Intel Intel Kaby Lake + Z270, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 250GB Samsung SSD 850, Graphics: Intel HD 630 3072MB (1150MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel Connection OS: Fedora 27, Kernel: 4.13.9-300.fc27.x86_64 (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.26.1, Display Server: Wayland, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 17.2.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 CentOS Linux 7: 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 Kabylake GT2 (1150MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel Connection OS: CentOS Linux 7, Kernel: 3.10.0-693.el7.x86_64 (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.22.3, Display Server: X Server 1.19.3, Display Driver: modesetting 1.19.3, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 17.0.1, File-System: xfs, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 openSUSE Tumbleweed: Processor: Intel Core i5-7600K @ 4.20GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte Z270M-D3H-CF, Chipset: Intel Intel Kaby Lake + Z270, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 250GB Samsung SSD 850, Graphics: Intel HD 630 (1150MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel Connection OS: openSUSE Tumbleweed 20171122, Kernel: 4.14.0-1-default (x86_64), Desktop: KDE Frameworks 5, Display Server: X Server 1.19.5, Display Driver: modesetting 1.19.5, File-System: xfs, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Debian 9.2.1: Processor: Intel Core i5-7600K @ 4.20GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte Z270M-D3H-CF, Chipset: Intel Device 591f, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 250GB Samsung SSD 850, Graphics: inteldrmfb (1150MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel Connection OS: Debian 9.2, Kernel: 4.9.0-4-amd64 (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.22.3, Display Driver: modesetting 1.19.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Solus 3: Processor: Intel Core i5-7600K @ 4.20GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte Z270M-D3H-CF, Chipset: Intel Intel Kaby Lake + Z270, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 250GB Samsung SSD 850, Graphics: Intel HD 630 (1150MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel Connection OS: Solus 3, Kernel: 4.13.15-34.current (x86_64), Desktop: Budgie, Display Driver: modesetting 1.18.4, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 17.2.5, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Manjaro 17.0.6: Processor: Intel Core i5-7600K @ 4.20GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte Z270M-D3H-CF, Chipset: Intel Intel Kaby Lake + Z270, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 250GB Samsung SSD 850 + 16GB Voyager 3.0, Graphics: Intel HD 630 3072MB (1150MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel Connection OS: ManjaroLinux 17.0.6, Kernel: 4.9.58-1-MANJARO (x86_64), Desktop: Xfce 4.12, Display Driver: intel 2.99.917, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 17.2.2, Compiler: GCC 7.2.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Antergos 17.11: Processor: Intel Core i5-7600K @ 4.20GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte Z270M-D3H-CF, Chipset: Intel Intel Kaby Lake + Z270, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 250GB Samsung SSD 850, Graphics: Intel HD 630 (1150MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel Connection OS: Antergos Linux 17.11-ISO-Rolling, Kernel: 4.13.12-1-ARCH (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.26.2, Display Driver: modesetting 1.19.5, Compiler: GCC 7.2.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Systemd Total Boot Time Test: Loader ms < Lower Is Better Ubuntu 17.10 .......... 4370 |========================= openSUSE Leap 42.3 .... 2016 |============ Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS .... 4200 |======================== Fedora Workstation 27 . 5764 |================================= CentOS Linux 7 ........ 5859 |================================== openSUSE Tumbleweed ... 8555 |================================================= Debian 9.2.1 .......... 5969 |================================== Solus 3 ............... 110 |= Manjaro 17.0.6 ........ 1038 |====== Antergos 17.11 ........ 5750 |================================= Systemd Total Boot Time Test: Userspace ms < Lower Is Better Ubuntu 17.10 .......... 21470 |============================ openSUSE Leap 42.3 .... 20395 |=========================== Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS .... 9280 |============ Fedora Workstation 27 . 21331 |============================ CentOS Linux 7 ........ 36885 |================================================ openSUSE Tumbleweed ... 20464 |=========================== Debian 9.2.1 .......... 13489 |================== Solus 3 ............... 818 |= Manjaro 17.0.6 ........ 824 |= Antergos 17.11 ........ 867 |= Systemd Total Boot Time Test: Total ms < Lower Is Better Ubuntu 17.10 .......... 37040 |================================= openSUSE Leap 42.3 .... 34790 |=============================== Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS .... 24850 |====================== Fedora Workstation 27 . 41445 |==================================== CentOS Linux 7 ........ 54527 |================================================ openSUSE Tumbleweed ... 42262 |===================================== Debian 9.2.1 .......... 31332 |============================ Solus 3 ............... 11989 |=========== Manjaro 17.0.6 ........ 14317 |============= Antergos 17.11 ........ 18456 |================ Systemd Total Boot Time Test: Kernel ms < Lower Is Better Ubuntu 17.10 .......... 1570 |============================================= openSUSE Leap 42.3 .... 980 |============================ Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS .... 1720 |================================================= Fedora Workstation 27 . 1101 |=============================== CentOS Linux 7 ........ 559 |================ openSUSE Tumbleweed ... 1493 |=========================================== Debian 9.2.1 .......... 1375 |======================================= Solus 3 ............... 671 |=================== Manjaro 17.0.6 ........ 1413 |======================================== Antergos 17.11 ........ 1346 |====================================== Systemd Total Boot Time Test: Firmware ms < Lower Is Better Ubuntu 17.10 .......... 9610 |======================================== openSUSE Leap 42.3 .... 9638 |======================================== Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS .... 9630 |======================================== Fedora Workstation 27 . 11645 |================================================ CentOS Linux 7 ........ 9618 |======================================== openSUSE Tumbleweed ... 10541 |=========================================== Debian 9.2.1 .......... 10499 |=========================================== Solus 3 ............... 9522 |======================================= Manjaro 17.0.6 ........ 11040 |============================================== Antergos 17.11 ........ 10491 |===========================================