Windows 10 vs. Ubuntu 18.04 vs. Clear Linux Benchmarks Benchmarks for a future article on Phoronix.com. Windows 10 April 2018: Processor: Intel Core i7-8086K @ 4.01GHz (6 Cores / 12 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME Z370-A, Memory: 2 x 8192 MB 3000MHz Corsair CMU16GX4M2C3000C15, Disk: 110GB INTEL SSDPEK1W120GA, Graphics: AMD Radeon RX 580, Network: Intel Connection I219-V OS: Microsoft Windows 10 Pro Build 17134, Kernel: 10.0 (x86_64), Display Driver: 22.19.162.4, OpenCL: OpenCL 2.0 AMD-APP (2348.3), File-System: NTFS, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 Windows 10 October 2018: Processor: Intel Core i7-8086K @ 4.01GHz (6 Cores / 12 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME Z370-A, Memory: 2 x 8192 MB 3000MHz Corsair CMU16GX4M2C3000C15, Disk: 110GB INTEL SSDPEK1W120GA, Graphics: AMD Radeon RX 580 4GB, Network: Intel Connection I219-V OS: Microsoft Windows 10 Pro Insider Preview Build 18252, Kernel: 10.0 (x86_64), Display Driver: 24.20.11001.8003, OpenCL: OpenCL 2.1 AMD-APP (2580.6), File-System: NTFS, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 Ubuntu 18.04.1 LTS: Processor: Intel Core i7-8086K @ 5.00GHz (6 Cores / 12 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME Z370-A (1002 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Device 3ec2, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 118GB INTEL SSDPEK1W120GA, Graphics: MSI AMD Radeon RX 470/480 8GB, Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 18.04, Kernel: 4.15.0-36-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.28.2, Display Server: X Server 1.19.6, Display Driver: modesetting 1.19.6, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 18.0.5 (LLVM 6.0.0), Compiler: GCC 7.3.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 Clear Linux 25550: Processor: Intel Core i7-8086K @ 5.00GHz (6 Cores / 12 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME Z370-A (1002 BIOS), Chipset: Intel 8th Gen Core, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 16GB Voyager 3.0 + 118GB INTEL SSDPEK1W120GA, Graphics: MSI AMD Radeon RX 580 8GB, Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel Connection OS: Clear Linux OS 25550, Kernel: 4.18.13-644.native (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.30.1, Display Server: X Server 1.20.1, Display Driver: modesetting 1.20.1, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 18.3.0-devel (LLVM 7.0.0), Compiler: GCC 8.2.1 20180502 + Clang 7.0.0 + LLVM 7.0.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 SQLite 3.22 Timed SQLite Insertions Seconds < Lower Is Better Windows 10 April 2018 ... 24.35 |============================================== Windows 10 October 2018 . 24.01 |============================================= Ubuntu 18.04.1 LTS ...... 2.27 |==== OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 10 April 2018 ... 290 |================================= Windows 10 October 2018 . 289 |================================= Ubuntu 18.04.1 LTS ...... 416 |================================================ Clear Linux 25550 ....... 400 |============================================== OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better Windows 10 April 2018 ... MIN: 1.0 AVG: 3.4 MAX: 21.0 Windows 10 October 2018 . MIN: 1.0 AVG: 3.4 MAX: 20.0 Ubuntu 18.04.1 LTS ...... MIN: 1.0 AVG: 2.4 MAX: 26.0 Clear Linux 25550 ....... MIN: 1.0 AVG: 2.5 MAX: 12.0 Unigine Heaven 4.0 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen - Renderer: OpenGL Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 10 April 2018 ........... 74.09 |=============================== Windows 10 October 2018 ......... 73.53 |=============================== Windows 10 April 2018 - D3D11 ... 89.30 |====================================== Windows 10 October 2018 - D3D11 . 90.13 |====================================== Ubuntu 18.04.1 LTS .............. 76.20 |================================ Clear Linux 25550 ............... 79.04 |================================= GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Triangle - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen Points > Higher Is Better Windows 10 April 2018 ... 333526 |============================================ Windows 10 October 2018 . 337583 |============================================= Ubuntu 18.04.1 LTS ...... 247125 |================================= Clear Linux 25550 ....... 247338 |================================= Go Benchmarks Test: http Nanoseconds/Operation < Lower Is Better Windows 10 April 2018 ... 6713 |=============================================== Windows 10 October 2018 . 6189 |=========================================== Ubuntu 18.04.1 LTS ...... 5087 |==================================== Clear Linux 25550 ....... 4939 |=================================== Go Benchmarks Test: json Nanoseconds/Operation < Lower Is Better Windows 10 April 2018 ... 7832913 |============================================ Windows 10 October 2018 . 7758335 |============================================ Ubuntu 18.04.1 LTS ...... 7314250 |========================================= Clear Linux 25550 ....... 7338759 |========================================= Go Benchmarks Test: build Nanoseconds/Operation < Lower Is Better Windows 10 April 2018 ... 21804001933 |======================================= Windows 10 October 2018 . 22317127242 |======================================== Ubuntu 18.04.1 LTS ...... 11090730759 |==================== Clear Linux 25550 ....... 12833651556 |======================= Go Benchmarks Test: garbage Nanoseconds/Operation < Lower Is Better Windows 10 April 2018 ... 1611677 |============================================ Windows 10 October 2018 . 1573336 |=========================================== Ubuntu 18.04.1 LTS ...... 1493296 |========================================= Clear Linux 25550 ....... 1464301 |======================================== DaCapo Benchmark 9.12-MR1 Java Test: H2 msec < Lower Is Better Windows 10 April 2018 ... 2765 |====================================== Windows 10 October 2018 . 2574 |==================================== Ubuntu 18.04.1 LTS ...... 3399 |=============================================== Clear Linux 25550 ....... 2713 |====================================== DaCapo Benchmark 9.12-MR1 Java Test: Jython msec < Lower Is Better Windows 10 April 2018 ... 3703 |=============================================== Windows 10 October 2018 . 3671 |=============================================== Ubuntu 18.04.1 LTS ...... 2962 |====================================== Clear Linux 25550 ....... 2899 |===================================== DaCapo Benchmark 9.12-MR1 Java Test: Tradesoap msec < Lower Is Better Windows 10 April 2018 ... 7647 |=============================================== Windows 10 October 2018 . 7073 |=========================================== Ubuntu 18.04.1 LTS ...... 3969 |======================== Clear Linux 25550 ....... 3633 |====================== Fhourstones 3.1 Complex Connect-4 Solving Kpos / sec > Higher Is Better Windows 10 April 2018 ... 16088 |========================================= Windows 10 October 2018 . 16031 |========================================= Ubuntu 18.04.1 LTS ...... 16343 |========================================= Clear Linux 25550 ....... 18134 |============================================== Crafty 25.2 Elapsed Time Nodes Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 10 April 2018 ... 9668394 |======================================= Windows 10 October 2018 . 9631176 |======================================= Ubuntu 18.04.1 LTS ...... 9848978 |======================================== Clear Linux 25550 ....... 10543102 |=========================================== John The Ripper 1.8.0-jumbo-1 Test: Blowfish Real C/S > Higher Is Better Windows 10 April 2018 ... 10797 |============================================= Windows 10 October 2018 . 10779 |============================================= Clear Linux 25550 ....... 11107 |============================================== John The Ripper 1.8.0-jumbo-1 Test: Traditional DES Real C/S > Higher Is Better Windows 10 April 2018 ... 29905667 |============================= Windows 10 October 2018 . 29416333 |============================ Clear Linux 25550 ....... 44491000 |=========================================== John The Ripper 1.8.0-jumbo-1 Test: MD5 Real C/S > Higher Is Better Windows 10 April 2018 ... 172882 |==================== Windows 10 October 2018 . 171414 |==================== Clear Linux 25550 ....... 389385 |============================================= x264 2018-07-28 H.264 Video Encoding Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 10 April 2018 ... 71.30 |============================================= Windows 10 October 2018 . 70.74 |============================================ Ubuntu 18.04.1 LTS ...... 72.94 |============================================== Clear Linux 25550 ....... 73.70 |============================================== GraphicsMagick 1.3.30 Operation: Resizing Iterations Per Minute > Higher Is Better Windows 10 April 2018 ... 216 |=================================== Windows 10 October 2018 . 217 |=================================== Ubuntu 18.04.1 LTS ...... 278 |============================================= Clear Linux 25550 ....... 296 |================================================ GraphicsMagick 1.3.30 Operation: Noise-Gaussian Iterations Per Minute > Higher Is Better Windows 10 April 2018 ... 146 |============================================== Windows 10 October 2018 . 141 |============================================= Ubuntu 18.04.1 LTS ...... 126 |======================================== Clear Linux 25550 ....... 151 |================================================ 7-Zip Compression 16.02 Compress Speed Test MIPS > Higher Is Better Windows 10 April 2018 ... 40593 |============================================== Windows 10 October 2018 . 40019 |============================================= Ubuntu 18.04.1 LTS ...... 39335 |============================================ Clear Linux 25550 ....... 41016 |============================================== Stockfish 9 Total Time Nodes Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 10 April 2018 ... 18826626 |======================================== Windows 10 October 2018 . 19038623 |======================================== Ubuntu 18.04.1 LTS ...... 19287698 |========================================= Clear Linux 25550 ....... 20396952 |=========================================== C-Ray 1.1 Total Time - 4K, 16 Rays Per Pixel Seconds < Lower Is Better Windows 10 April 2018 ... 118.00 |============================================= Windows 10 October 2018 . 118.00 |============================================= Ubuntu 18.04.1 LTS ...... 113.00 |=========================================== Clear Linux 25550 ....... 96.94 |===================================== Primesieve 7.1 1e12 Prime Number Generation Seconds < Lower Is Better Windows 10 April 2018 ... 34.22 |============================================= Windows 10 October 2018 . 34.32 |============================================= Ubuntu 18.04.1 LTS ...... 35.26 |============================================== Clear Linux 25550 ....... 34.01 |============================================ Y-Cruncher 0.7.5.9481 Calculating 500M Pi Digits Seconds < Lower Is Better Windows 10 April 2018 ... 32.00 |============================================== Windows 10 October 2018 . 31.97 |============================================== Ubuntu 18.04.1 LTS ...... 30.38 |============================================ Clear Linux 25550 ....... 30.34 |============================================ FLAC Audio Encoding 1.3.2 WAV To FLAC Seconds < Lower Is Better Windows 10 April 2018 ... 7.29 |============================================= Windows 10 October 2018 . 7.24 |============================================= Ubuntu 18.04.1 LTS ...... 7.60 |=============================================== Clear Linux 25550 ....... 7.23 |============================================= FFmpeg 4.0.2 H.264 HD To NTSC DV Seconds < Lower Is Better Windows 10 April 2018 ... 4.83 |=============================================== Windows 10 October 2018 . 4.85 |=============================================== Ubuntu 18.04.1 LTS ...... 4.33 |========================================== Clear Linux 25550 ....... 4.21 |========================================= m-queens 1.1 Time To Solve Seconds < Lower Is Better Windows 10 April 2018 ... 113 |=============================================== Windows 10 October 2018 . 113 |=============================================== Ubuntu 18.04.1 LTS ...... 115 |================================================ Clear Linux 25550 ....... 112 |=============================================== Minion 1.8 Benchmark: Graceful Seconds < Lower Is Better Windows 10 April 2018 ... 45.29 |============================================== Windows 10 October 2018 . 45.29 |============================================== Ubuntu 18.04.1 LTS ...... 44.52 |============================================= Clear Linux 25550 ....... 42.42 |=========================================== Minion 1.8 Benchmark: Solitaire Seconds < Lower Is Better Windows 10 April 2018 ... 45.27 |===================================== Windows 10 October 2018 . 45.48 |===================================== Ubuntu 18.04.1 LTS ...... 55.95 |============================================== Clear Linux 25550 ....... 54.36 |============================================= Minion 1.8 Benchmark: Quasigroup Seconds < Lower Is Better Windows 10 April 2018 ... 107.00 |============================================= Windows 10 October 2018 . 106.00 |============================================= Ubuntu 18.04.1 LTS ...... 98.59 |========================================= Clear Linux 25550 ....... 93.52 |======================================= Cpuminer-Opt 3.8.8.1 Algorithm: m7m kH/s - Hash Speed > Higher Is Better Windows 10 April 2018 ... 207 |============================================= Windows 10 October 2018 . 210 |============================================== Ubuntu 18.04.1 LTS ...... 209 |============================================= Clear Linux 25550 ....... 221 |================================================ Cpuminer-Opt 3.8.8.1 Algorithm: deep kH/s - Hash Speed > Higher Is Better Windows 10 April 2018 ... 6457 |============================================== Windows 10 October 2018 . 6399 |============================================= Ubuntu 18.04.1 LTS ...... 6624 |=============================================== Clear Linux 25550 ....... 6594 |=============================================== Cpuminer-Opt 3.8.8.1 Algorithm: skein kH/s - Hash Speed > Higher Is Better Windows 10 April 2018 ... 17982 |================================== Windows 10 October 2018 . 23367 |============================================= Ubuntu 18.04.1 LTS ...... 23977 |============================================== Clear Linux 25550 ....... 23950 |============================================== Cpuminer-Opt 3.8.8.1 Algorithm: myr-gr kH/s - Hash Speed > Higher Is Better Windows 10 April 2018 ... 9174 |============================================== Windows 10 October 2018 . 9124 |============================================= Ubuntu 18.04.1 LTS ...... 8141 |======================================== Clear Linux 25550 ....... 9470 |=============================================== Cpuminer-Opt 3.8.8.1 Algorithm: sha256t kH/s - Hash Speed > Higher Is Better Windows 10 April 2018 ... 48077 |======================================== Windows 10 October 2018 . 47730 |======================================== Ubuntu 18.04.1 LTS ...... 54923 |============================================== Clear Linux 25550 ....... 54023 |============================================= libjpeg-turbo tjbench 1.5.3 Test: Decompression Throughput Megapixels/sec > Higher Is Better Windows 10 April 2018 ... 207 |============================================== Windows 10 October 2018 . 207 |============================================== Ubuntu 18.04.1 LTS ...... 209 |============================================== Clear Linux 25550 ....... 218 |================================================ Blender 2.79a Blend File: BMW27 - Compute: CPU-Only Seconds < Lower Is Better Windows 10 April 2018 ... 309 |================================================ Windows 10 October 2018 . 311 |================================================ Ubuntu 18.04.1 LTS ...... 267 |========================================= Clear Linux 25550 ....... 260 |======================================== PHPBench 0.8.1 PHP Benchmark Suite Score > Higher Is Better Windows 10 April 2018 ... 425160 |=================== Windows 10 October 2018 . 404997 |================== Ubuntu 18.04.1 LTS ...... 799777 |==================================== Clear Linux 25550 ....... 999662 |============================================= Git Time To Complete Common Git Commands Seconds < Lower Is Better Windows 10 April 2018 ... 10.71 |============================================== Windows 10 October 2018 . 10.60 |============================================== Ubuntu 18.04.1 LTS ...... 4.30 |================== Clear Linux 25550 ....... 4.28 |================== Sunflow Rendering System 0.07.2 Global Illumination + Image Synthesis Seconds < Lower Is Better Windows 10 April 2018 ... 1.44 |============================================== Windows 10 October 2018 . 1.47 |=============================================== Ubuntu 18.04.1 LTS ...... 1.44 |============================================== Clear Linux 25550 ....... 1.38 |============================================ CloverLeaf Lagrangian-Eulerian Hydrodynamics Seconds < Lower Is Better Clear Linux 25550 . 5.45 |===================================================== x264 2018-09-25 H.264 Video Encoding Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Clear Linux 25550 . 73.47 |==================================================== m-queens 1.2 Time To Solve Seconds < Lower Is Better Clear Linux 25550 . 116.57 |=================================================== Memcached mcperf 1.5.10 Method: Add Operations Per Second > Higher Is Better Clear Linux 25550 . 91973.50 |================================================= Memcached mcperf 1.5.10 Method: Get Operations Per Second > Higher Is Better Clear Linux 25550 . 148202.80 |================================================ Memcached mcperf 1.5.10 Method: Set Operations Per Second > Higher Is Better Clear Linux 25550 . 89709.07 |================================================= Memcached mcperf 1.5.10 Method: Append Operations Per Second > Higher Is Better Clear Linux 25550 . 101795.90 |================================================ Memcached mcperf 1.5.10 Method: Delete Operations Per Second > Higher Is Better Clear Linux 25550 . 150007.17 |================================================ Memcached mcperf 1.5.10 Method: Prepend Operations Per Second > Higher Is Better Clear Linux 25550 . 102576.63 |================================================ Memcached mcperf 1.5.10 Method: Replace Operations Per Second > Higher Is Better Clear Linux 25550 . 102543.03 |================================================