Intel Windows vs. Linux Feb 2018 Tests for a future article on Phoronix. Windows 10 Pro: Processor: Intel Family 6 Model 158 Stepping 10 Intel (12 Cores), Disk: 238GB OS: Windows NT, Kernel: 10.0 (x86_64) Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS - Linux 4.13 + Mesa 17.2.8: Processor: Intel Core i7-8700K @ 4.70GHz (6 Cores / 12 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME Z370-A (0607 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Device 3ec2, Memory: 15360MB, Disk: Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB, Graphics: Intel HD 3072MB (1200MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.13.0-32-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.4.5, Display Driver: modesetting 1.19.5, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 17.2.8, Compiler: GCC 5.4.0 20160609, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Ubuntu 16.04.3 - Linux 4.16 + Mesa 18.1-dev: Processor: Intel Core i7-8700K @ 4.70GHz (6 Cores / 12 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME Z370-A (0607 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Device 3ec2, Memory: 15360MB, Disk: Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB, Graphics: Intel UHD 630 3072MB (1200MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.16.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20180220, Desktop: Unity 7.4.5, Display Driver: modesetting 1.19.5, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 18.1.0-devel- padoka PPA, Compiler: GCC 5.4.0 20160609, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Unigine Heaven 4.0 Resolution: 1024 x 768 - Mode: Fullscreen Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 10 Pro ................................ 27.40 |======================== Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS - Linux 4.13 + Mesa 17.2.8 . 24.01 |===================== Ubuntu 16.04.3 - Linux 4.16 + Mesa 18.1-dev ... 23.67 |===================== Unigine Heaven 4.0 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 10 Pro ................................ 11.24 |======================== Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS - Linux 4.13 + Mesa 17.2.8 . 10.75 |======================= Ubuntu 16.04.3 - Linux 4.16 + Mesa 18.1-dev ... 10.72 |======================= Unigine Valley 1.0 Resolution: 1024 x 768 - Mode: Fullscreen Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 10 Pro ................................ 29.44 |======================== Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS - Linux 4.13 + Mesa 17.2.8 . 25.74 |===================== Ubuntu 16.04.3 - Linux 4.16 + Mesa 18.1-dev ... 24.58 |==================== Unigine Valley 1.0 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 10 Pro ................................ 13.28 |======================== Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS - Linux 4.13 + Mesa 17.2.8 . 11.23 |==================== Ubuntu 16.04.3 - Linux 4.16 + Mesa 18.1-dev ... 11.13 |==================== Xonotic 0.8.2 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Low Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 10 Pro ................................ 293.20 |======================= Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS - Linux 4.13 + Mesa 17.2.8 . 275.84 |====================== Ubuntu 16.04.3 - Linux 4.16 + Mesa 18.1-dev ... 274.66 |====================== Xonotic 0.8.2 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: High Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 10 Pro ................................ 147.34 |====================== Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS - Linux 4.13 + Mesa 17.2.8 . 150.18 |======================= Ubuntu 16.04.3 - Linux 4.16 + Mesa 18.1-dev ... 151.66 |======================= Xonotic 0.8.2 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 10 Pro ................................ 115.10 |======================= Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS - Linux 4.13 + Mesa 17.2.8 . 115.80 |======================= Ubuntu 16.04.3 - Linux 4.16 + Mesa 18.1-dev ... 116.86 |======================= Xonotic 0.8.2 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultimate Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 10 Pro ................................ 82.11 |======================== Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS - Linux 4.13 + Mesa 17.2.8 . 81.50 |======================== Ubuntu 16.04.3 - Linux 4.16 + Mesa 18.1-dev ... 81.95 |======================== GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: GiMark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen Points > Higher Is Better Windows 10 Pro . 1406 |======================================================== GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Plot3D - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen Points > Higher Is Better Windows 10 Pro ................................ 8981 |========================= Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS - Linux 4.13 + Mesa 17.2.8 . 8926 |========================= Ubuntu 16.04.3 - Linux 4.16 + Mesa 18.1-dev ... 8937 |========================= GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Furmark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen Points > Higher Is Better Windows 10 Pro ................................ 899 |========================== Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS - Linux 4.13 + Mesa 17.2.8 . 793 |======================= Ubuntu 16.04.3 - Linux 4.16 + Mesa 18.1-dev ... 816 |======================== GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: TessMark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen Points > Higher Is Better Windows 10 Pro . 3354 |======================================================== GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Triangle - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen Points > Higher Is Better Windows 10 Pro ................................ 53996 |======================== Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS - Linux 4.13 + Mesa 17.2.8 . 45624 |==================== Ubuntu 16.04.3 - Linux 4.16 + Mesa 18.1-dev ... 47239 |===================== GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Pixmark Piano - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen Points > Higher Is Better Windows 10 Pro ................................ 161 |========================== Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS - Linux 4.13 + Mesa 17.2.8 . 154 |========================= Ubuntu 16.04.3 - Linux 4.16 + Mesa 18.1-dev ... 156 |========================= GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Pixmark Volplosion - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen Points > Higher Is Better Windows 10 Pro ................................ 451 |========================== Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS - Linux 4.13 + Mesa 17.2.8 . 397 |======================= Ubuntu 16.04.3 - Linux 4.16 + Mesa 18.1-dev ... 414 |========================