Windows 10 vs. Ubuntu vs. Clear Linux vs. Debian On Intel Core i9 Intel Core i9-7980XE Linux OS benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article. Clear Linux 31210: Processor: Intel Core i9-7980XE @ 4.20GHz (18 Cores / 36 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME X299-A (1704 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Sky Lake-E DMI3 Registers, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: Samsung SSD 970 EVO 500GB, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN X 12GB (1001/3505MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Monitor: ASUS PB278, Network: Intel I219-V OS: Clear Linux OS 31210, Kernel: 5.3.2-844.native (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.34.0, Display Server: X Server 1.20.5, Display Driver: NVIDIA 435.21, OpenGL: 4.5.0, OpenCL: OpenCL 1.2 CUDA 10.1.0, Vulkan: 1.1.109, Compiler: GCC 9.2.1 20191003 gcc-9-branch@276501 + Clang 9.0.0 + LLVM 9.0.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1440 Debian 10.1: Processor: Intel Core i9-7980XE @ 4.20GHz (18 Cores / 36 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME X299-A (1704 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Sky Lake-E DMI3 Registers, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: Samsung SSD 970 EVO 500GB, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN X 12GB (1001/3505MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Monitor: ASUS PB278, Network: Intel I219-V OS: Debian 10, Kernel: 4.19.0-6-amd64 (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.30.2, Display Server: X Server 1.20.4, Display Driver: NVIDIA 435.21, OpenGL: 4.6.0, Compiler: GCC 8.3.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1440 Ubuntu 19.10: Processor: Intel Core i9-7980XE @ 4.20GHz (18 Cores / 36 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME X299-A (1704 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Sky Lake-E DMI3 Registers, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: Samsung SSD 970 EVO 500GB, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN X 12GB (1001/3505MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Monitor: ASUS PB278, Network: Intel I219-V OS: Ubuntu 19.10, Kernel: 5.3.0-13-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.34.0, Display Server: X Server 1.20.5, Display Driver: NVIDIA 435.21, OpenGL: 4.6.0, Compiler: GCC 9.2.1 20190909, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1440 Windows 10: Processor: Intel Core i9-7980XE @ 2.59GHz (18 Cores / 36 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME X299-A (1704 BIOS), Memory: 4 x 4096 MB 3200MHz Corsair CMK16GX4M4C3200C16, Disk: Samsung SSD 970 EVO 500GB, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN X 12GB (1392/3505MHz) OS: Microsoft Windows 10 Pro Build 18362, Kernel: 10.0 (x86_64), Display Driver: 399.24 (24.21.13.9924), Vulkan: 1.0.61, File-System: NTFS, Screen Resolution: 2560x1440 Unigine Heaven 4.0 Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Mode: Fullscreen - Renderer: OpenGL Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Clear Linux 31210 . 75.28 |==================================================== Debian 10.1 ....... 75.10 |==================================================== Ubuntu 19.10 ...... 74.71 |==================================================== Windows 10 ........ 73.54 |=================================================== Unigine Valley 1.0 Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Mode: Fullscreen - Renderer: OpenGL Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Clear Linux 31210 . 76.16 |=================================================== Debian 10.1 ....... 75.94 |=================================================== Ubuntu 19.10 ...... 75.44 |=================================================== Windows 10 ........ 77.58 |==================================================== OctaneBench 4.00c Total Score Score > Higher Is Better Clear Linux 31210 . 153.96 |=================================================== Debian 10.1 ....... 153.99 |=================================================== Ubuntu 19.10 ...... 153.97 |=================================================== Windows 10 ........ 152.20 |================================================== Go Benchmarks Test: http Nanoseconds/Operation < Lower Is Better Clear Linux 31210 . 4804 |============================================= Debian 10.1 ....... 4613 |=========================================== Ubuntu 19.10 ...... 5639 |===================================================== Windows 10 ........ 4334 |========================================= Go Benchmarks Test: json Nanoseconds/Operation < Lower Is Better Clear Linux 31210 . 2762413 |======================================== Debian 10.1 ....... 3226968 |=============================================== Ubuntu 19.10 ...... 3101009 |============================================= Windows 10 ........ 3461858 |================================================== Go Benchmarks Test: build Nanoseconds/Operation < Lower Is Better Clear Linux 31210 . 20535293342 |====================== Debian 10.1 ....... 19952069337 |====================== Ubuntu 19.10 ...... 26153478935 |============================ Windows 10 ........ 42553609523 |============================================== Go Benchmarks Test: garbage Nanoseconds/Operation < Lower Is Better Clear Linux 31210 . 751664 |=================================================== Debian 10.1 ....... 718487 |================================================= Ubuntu 19.10 ...... 750391 |=================================================== Windows 10 ........ 742516 |================================================== DaCapo Benchmark 9.12-MR1 Java Test: H2 msec < Lower Is Better Clear Linux 31210 . 3414 |============================== Debian 10.1 ....... 5691 |================================================== Ubuntu 19.10 ...... 6062 |===================================================== Windows 10 ........ 6058 |===================================================== DaCapo Benchmark 9.12-MR1 Java Test: Jython msec < Lower Is Better Clear Linux 31210 . 3124 |=================================== Debian 10.1 ....... 3735 |========================================== Ubuntu 19.10 ...... 4030 |============================================= Windows 10 ........ 4731 |===================================================== DaCapo Benchmark 9.12-MR1 Java Test: Tradebeans msec < Lower Is Better Clear Linux 31210 . 2875 |=================== Debian 10.1 ....... 8177 |===================================================== Ubuntu 19.10 ...... 7820 |=================================================== Windows 10 ........ 7194 |=============================================== Renaissance 0.9.0 Test: Savina Reactors.IO ms < Lower Is Better Clear Linux 31210 . 20325.06 |=============================================== Debian 10.1 ....... 19007.30 |============================================ Ubuntu 19.10 ...... 21323.26 |================================================= Windows 10 ........ 20457.68 |=============================================== Renaissance 0.9.0 Test: Akka Unbalanced Cobwebbed Tree ms < Lower Is Better Clear Linux 31210 . 11738.59 |============================================= Debian 10.1 ....... 11295.91 |=========================================== Ubuntu 19.10 ...... 12366.55 |=============================================== Windows 10 ........ 12925.31 |================================================= Embree 3.6.1 Binary: Pathtracer - Model: Crown Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Clear Linux 31210 . 19.04 |================================================= Debian 10.1 ....... 20.29 |==================================================== Ubuntu 19.10 ...... 19.22 |================================================= Windows 10 ........ 18.24 |=============================================== Embree 3.6.1 Binary: Pathtracer ISPC - Model: Crown Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Clear Linux 31210 . 21.15 |================================================ Debian 10.1 ....... 22.85 |==================================================== Ubuntu 19.10 ...... 21.63 |================================================= Windows 10 ........ 21.68 |================================================= Embree 3.6.1 Binary: Pathtracer - Model: Asian Dragon Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Clear Linux 31210 . 22.98 |================================================== Debian 10.1 ....... 24.03 |==================================================== Ubuntu 19.10 ...... 23.33 |================================================== Windows 10 ........ 22.01 |================================================ Embree 3.6.1 Binary: Pathtracer - Model: Asian Dragon Obj Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Clear Linux 31210 . 21.38 |================================================== Debian 10.1 ....... 22.40 |==================================================== Ubuntu 19.10 ...... 21.08 |================================================= Windows 10 ........ 19.78 |============================================== Embree 3.6.1 Binary: Pathtracer ISPC - Model: Asian Dragon Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Clear Linux 31210 . 28.37 |================================================== Debian 10.1 ....... 29.48 |==================================================== Ubuntu 19.10 ...... 28.69 |=================================================== Windows 10 ........ 28.72 |=================================================== Embree 3.6.1 Binary: Pathtracer ISPC - Model: Asian Dragon Obj Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Clear Linux 31210 . 24.93 |================================================= Debian 10.1 ....... 26.40 |==================================================== Ubuntu 19.10 ...... 24.37 |================================================ Windows 10 ........ 24.53 |================================================ SVT-AV1 0.7 Encoder Mode: Enc Mode 4 - Input: 1080p Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Clear Linux 31210 . 5.51 |===================================================== Debian 10.1 ....... 5.33 |=================================================== Ubuntu 19.10 ...... 5.12 |================================================= Windows 10 ........ 5.08 |================================================= SVT-AV1 0.7 Encoder Mode: Enc Mode 8 - Input: 1080p Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Clear Linux 31210 . 52.15 |==================================================== Debian 10.1 ....... 46.93 |=============================================== Ubuntu 19.10 ...... 45.46 |============================================= Windows 10 ........ 47.71 |================================================ SVT-HEVC 1.4.1 1080p 8-bit YUV To HEVC Video Encode Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Clear Linux 31210 . 89.51 |=================================================== Debian 10.1 ....... 91.18 |==================================================== Ubuntu 19.10 ...... 88.18 |================================================== Windows 10 ........ 87.70 |================================================== LuxCoreRender 2.2 Scene: DLSC M samples/sec > Higher Is Better Clear Linux 31210 . 2.73 |================================================== Debian 10.1 ....... 2.92 |===================================================== Ubuntu 19.10 ...... 2.77 |================================================== Windows 10 ........ 2.43 |============================================ LuxCoreRender 2.2 Scene: Rainbow Colors and Prism M samples/sec > Higher Is Better Clear Linux 31210 . 2.53 |================================================= Debian 10.1 ....... 2.74 |===================================================== Ubuntu 19.10 ...... 2.60 |================================================== Windows 10 ........ 2.16 |========================================== 7-Zip Compression 16.02 Compress Speed Test MIPS > Higher Is Better Clear Linux 31210 . 96933 |=================================================== Debian 10.1 ....... 98864 |==================================================== Ubuntu 19.10 ...... 92339 |================================================= Windows 10 ........ 97479 |=================================================== XZ Compression 5.2.4 Compressing ubuntu-16.04.3-server-i386.img, Compression Level 9 Seconds < Lower Is Better Clear Linux 31210 . 16.43 |============================================ Debian 10.1 ....... 16.47 |============================================ Ubuntu 19.10 ...... 18.81 |================================================== Windows 10 ........ 19.63 |==================================================== Zstd Compression 1.3.4 Compressing ubuntu-16.04.3-server-i386.img, Compression Level 19 Seconds < Lower Is Better Clear Linux 31210 . 9.92 |================================================== Debian 10.1 ....... 9.76 |================================================== Ubuntu 19.10 ...... 9.96 |=================================================== Windows 10 ........ 10.25 |==================================================== FLAC Audio Encoding 1.3.2 WAV To FLAC Seconds < Lower Is Better Clear Linux 31210 . 9.76 |================================================== Debian 10.1 ....... 9.95 |=================================================== Ubuntu 19.10 ...... 10.24 |==================================================== Windows 10 ........ 9.98 |=================================================== LAME MP3 Encoding 3.100 WAV To MP3 Seconds < Lower Is Better Clear Linux 31210 . 8.97 |========================================= Debian 10.1 ....... 9.31 |=========================================== Ubuntu 19.10 ...... 9.82 |============================================= Windows 10 ........ 11.25 |==================================================== Perl Benchmarks Test: Pod2html Seconds < Lower Is Better Clear Linux 31210 . 0.09700550 |========================== Debian 10.1 ....... 0.09853430 |=========================== Ubuntu 19.10 ...... 0.10482567 |============================ Windows 10 ........ 0.17347604 |=============================================== Perl Benchmarks Test: Interpreter Seconds < Lower Is Better Clear Linux 31210 . 0.00123979 |==== Debian 10.1 ....... 0.00274974 |======== Ubuntu 19.10 ...... 0.00297528 |========= Windows 10 ........ 0.01587509 |=============================================== Chaos Group V-RAY 4.10.03 Mode: CPU Ksamples > Higher Is Better Clear Linux 31210 . 26326 |================================================ Debian 10.1 ....... 28593 |==================================================== Ubuntu 19.10 ...... 26712 |================================================= Windows 10 ........ 27620 |================================================== IndigoBench 4.0.64 Scene: Bedroom M samples/s > Higher Is Better Clear Linux 31210 . 2.55 |=================================================== Debian 10.1 ....... 2.65 |===================================================== Ubuntu 19.10 ...... 2.52 |================================================== Windows 10 ........ 2.44 |================================================= IndigoBench 4.0.64 Scene: Supercar M samples/s > Higher Is Better Clear Linux 31210 . 6.12 |================================================== Debian 10.1 ....... 6.47 |===================================================== Ubuntu 19.10 ...... 6.01 |================================================= Windows 10 ........ 6.06 |================================================== Blender 2.80 Blend File: Classroom - Compute: CPU-Only Seconds < Lower Is Better Clear Linux 31210 . 273.52 |================================================ Debian 10.1 ....... 253.49 |============================================ Ubuntu 19.10 ...... 264.23 |============================================== Windows 10 ........ 293.26 |=================================================== Appleseed 2.0 Beta Scene: Emily Seconds < Lower Is Better Clear Linux 31210 . 239.37 |================================================= Debian 10.1 ....... 232.61 |=============================================== Ubuntu 19.10 ...... 244.91 |================================================== Windows 10 ........ 250.59 |=================================================== Selenium Benchmark: ARES-6 - Browser: Google Chrome ms < Lower Is Better Clear Linux 31210 . 27.94 |=============================================== Debian 10.1 ....... 28.53 |================================================ Ubuntu 19.10 ...... 30.83 |==================================================== Windows 10 ........ 26.62 |============================================= Selenium Benchmark: Octane - Browser: Google Chrome Geometric Mean > Higher Is Better Clear Linux 31210 . 35756 |========================================== Debian 10.1 ....... 37329 |============================================ Ubuntu 19.10 ...... 35103 |========================================== Windows 10 ........ 43936 |==================================================== Selenium Benchmark: WebXPRT - Browser: Google Chrome Score > Higher Is Better Clear Linux 31210 . 200 |====================================================== Debian 10.1 ....... 172 |============================================== Ubuntu 19.10 ...... 168 |============================================= Windows 10 ........ 186 |================================================== Selenium Benchmark: Basemark - Browser: Google Chrome Overall Score > Higher Is Better Clear Linux 31210 . 1128.37 |================================================== Debian 10.1 ....... 964.20 |=========================================== Ubuntu 19.10 ...... 869.55 |======================================= Windows 10 ........ 969.58 |=========================================== Selenium Benchmark: Jetstream - Browser: Google Chrome Score > Higher Is Better Clear Linux 31210 . 167.98 |=========================================== Debian 10.1 ....... 173.85 |============================================ Ubuntu 19.10 ...... 157.16 |======================================== Windows 10 ........ 200.91 |=================================================== Selenium Benchmark: CanvasMark - Browser: Google Chrome Score > Higher Is Better Clear Linux 31210 . 16115 |==================================================== Debian 10.1 ....... 10888 |=================================== Ubuntu 19.10 ...... 11553 |===================================== Windows 10 ........ 9989 |================================ Selenium Benchmark: MotionMark - Browser: Google Chrome Score > Higher Is Better Clear Linux 31210 . 469.31 |=================================================== Debian 10.1 ....... 330.81 |==================================== Ubuntu 19.10 ...... 259.19 |============================ Windows 10 ........ 289.44 |=============================== Selenium Benchmark: Speedometer - Browser: Google Chrome Runs Per Minute > Higher Is Better Clear Linux 31210 . 100.43 |=================================================== Debian 10.1 ....... 100.13 |=================================================== Ubuntu 19.10 ...... 92.73 |=============================================== Windows 10 ........ 100.00 |=================================================== Git Time To Complete Common Git Commands Seconds < Lower Is Better Clear Linux 31210 . 5.77 |========================= Debian 10.1 ....... 5.26 |====================== Ubuntu 19.10 ...... 5.66 |======================== Windows 10 ........ 12.16 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