macOS 10.15 vs. Windows 1 vs. Ubuntu 19.10 Linux Benchmarks
Windows 10 vs. Apple macOS vs. Ubuntu Linux performance tests. Benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article.


macOS 10.15: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7 @ 2.60GHz (4 Cores / 8 Threads), Motherboard: Apple MacBook Pro, Memory: 2 x 8 GB LPDDR3-2133MHz, Disk: 233GB, Graphics: Intel HD 530 + AMD Radeon Pro 450 2GB, Monitor: Color LCD

	OS: macOS 10.15, Kernel: 19.0.0 (x86_64), Compiler: Clang 11.0.0 + GCC 4.2.1 + Xcode 11.1, File-System: APFS, Screen Resolution: 2880x1800

Windows 10: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7-6700HQ @ 2.60GHz (4 Cores / 8 Threads), Motherboard: Apple Mac-A5C67F76ED83108C (262.0.0.0.0 BIOS), Memory: 2 x 8192 MB 2133MHz, Disk: 234GB APPLE SSD SM0256L, Graphics: AMD Radeon Pro 450 2GB

	OS: Microsoft Windows 10 Pro Build 18362, Kernel: 10.0 (x86_64), Display Driver: 21.19.128.7, OpenCL: OpenCL 2.0 AMD-APP (2117.13), Vulkan: 1.0.24, File-System: NTFS, Screen Resolution: 2880x1800

Ubuntu 19.10: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7-6700HQ @ 3.50GHz (4 Cores / 8 Threads), Motherboard: Apple Mac-A5C67F76ED83108C (262.0.0.0.0 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v5/E3-1500, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 251GB APPLE SSD SM0256L, Graphics: AMD Radeon RX 460/560D / Pro 450/455/460/555/555X/560/560X 2GB (800/1270MHz), Audio: Cirrus Logic Generic, Monitor: Color LCD, Network: Broadcom BCM43602 802.11ac LAN SoC

	OS: Ubuntu 19.10, Kernel: 5.3.0-18-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.34.1, Display Server: X Server 1.20.5, Display Driver: amdgpu 19.0.1, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 19.2.1 (LLVM 9.0.0), Compiler: GCC 9.2.1 20191008, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2880x1800


OSPray 1.8.5
Demo: San Miguel - Renderer: SciVis
FPS > Higher Is Better
macOS 10.15 .. 5.66 |=======================================================
Windows 10 ... 5.64 |=======================================================
Ubuntu 19.10 . 5.94 |==========================================================


OSPray 1.8.5
Demo: XFrog Forest - Renderer: SciVis
FPS > Higher Is Better
macOS 10.15 .. 0.90 |=========================================================
Windows 10 ... 0.84 |======================================================
Ubuntu 19.10 . 0.91 |==========================================================


OSPray 1.8.5
Demo: San Miguel - Renderer: Path Tracer
FPS > Higher Is Better
macOS 10.15 .. 0.45 |=========================================================
Windows 10 ... 0.46 |==========================================================
Ubuntu 19.10 . 0.46 |==========================================================


OSPray 1.8.5
Demo: NASA Streamlines - Renderer: SciVis
FPS > Higher Is Better
macOS 10.15 .. 6.62 |=======================================================
Windows 10 ... 6.93 |==========================================================
Ubuntu 19.10 . 6.65 |========================================================


OSPray 1.8.5
Demo: XFrog Forest - Renderer: Path Tracer
FPS > Higher Is Better
macOS 10.15 .. 0.48 |==========================================================
Windows 10 ... 0.46 |========================================================
Ubuntu 19.10 . 0.48 |==========================================================


OSPray 1.8.5
Demo: Magnetic Reconnection - Renderer: SciVis
FPS > Higher Is Better
macOS 10.15 .. 5.28 |=========================================================
Windows 10 ... 5.36 |==========================================================
Ubuntu 19.10 . 5.31 |=========================================================


OSPray 1.8.5
Demo: NASA Streamlines - Renderer: Path Tracer
FPS > Higher Is Better
macOS 10.15 .. 1.33 |==========================================================
Windows 10 ... 1.28 |========================================================
Ubuntu 19.10 . 1.33 |==========================================================


OSPray 1.8.5
Demo: Magnetic Reconnection - Renderer: Path Tracer
FPS > Higher Is Better
macOS 10.15 .. 73.26 |======================================================
Windows 10 ... 71.43 |=====================================================
Ubuntu 19.10 . 76.92 |=========================================================


NeatBench 5
Acceleration: CPU
FPS > Higher Is Better
macOS 10.15 .. 5.09 |==================================================
Windows 10 ... 5.11 |==================================================
Ubuntu 19.10 . 5.91 |==========================================================


ParaView 5.4.1
Test: Many Spheres - Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Frames / Sec > Higher Is Better
macOS 10.15 .. 3.49 |============================================
Windows 10 ... 3.04 |=======================================
Ubuntu 19.10 . 4.56 |==========================================================


ParaView 5.4.1
Test: Many Spheres - Resolution: 2880 x 1800
Frames / Sec > Higher Is Better
macOS 10.15 .. 3.41 |=====================================
Windows 10 ... 3.05 |=================================
Ubuntu 19.10 . 5.35 |==========================================================


ParaView 5.4.1
Test: Wavelet Volume - Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Frames / Sec > Higher Is Better
macOS 10.15 .. 25.21 |=========================
Windows 10 ... 57.86 |=========================================================
Ubuntu 19.10 . 48.49 |================================================


ParaView 5.4.1
Test: Wavelet Volume - Resolution: 2880 x 1800
Frames / Sec > Higher Is Better
macOS 10.15 .. 17.71 |=================
Windows 10 ... 59.19 |=========================================================
Ubuntu 19.10 . 28.06 |===========================


ParaView 5.4.1
Test: Wavelet Contour - Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Frames / Sec > Higher Is Better
macOS 10.15 .. 41.37 |==============================================
Windows 10 ... 51.72 |=========================================================
Ubuntu 19.10 . 45.37 |==================================================


ParaView 5.4.1
Test: Wavelet Contour - Resolution: 2880 x 1800
Frames / Sec > Higher Is Better
macOS 10.15 .. 24.72 |===========================
Windows 10 ... 51.63 |=========================================================
Ubuntu 19.10 . 26.98 |==============================


Dota 2
Resolution: 2880 x 1800 - Renderer: OpenGL
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
macOS 10.15 .. 20.73 |==========================================
Windows 10 ... 28.20 |=========================================================
Ubuntu 19.10 . 26.63 |======================================================


Dota 2
Resolution: 2880 x 1800 - Renderer: Vulkan
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
macOS 10.15 .. 27.07 |=======================================================
Windows 10 ... 28.23 |=========================================================
Ubuntu 19.10 . 27.27 |=======================================================


Xonotic 0.8.2
Resolution: 2880 x 1800 - Effects Quality: Low
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
macOS 10.15 .. 90.84  |=====================
Windows 10 ... 185.13 |============================================
Ubuntu 19.10 . 236.66 |========================================================


Xonotic 0.8.2
Resolution: 2880 x 1800 - Effects Quality: High
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
macOS 10.15 .. 66.71  |=======================
Windows 10 ... 161.14 |========================================================
Ubuntu 19.10 . 121.29 |==========================================


Xonotic 0.8.2
Resolution: 2880 x 1800 - Effects Quality: Ultra
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
macOS 10.15 .. 34.86  |==============
Windows 10 ... 143.12 |========================================================
Ubuntu 19.10 . 94.90  |=====================================


Xonotic 0.8.2
Resolution: 2880 x 1800 - Effects Quality: Ultimate
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
macOS 10.15 .. 33.08  |================
Windows 10 ... 113.13 |========================================================
Ubuntu 19.10 . 68.97  |==================================


Selenium
Benchmark: Octane - Browser: Firefox
Geometric Mean > Higher Is Better
macOS 10.15 .. 29186 |=========================================================
Windows 10 ... 26955 |=====================================================
Ubuntu 19.10 . 24747 |================================================


Selenium
Benchmark: Octane - Browser: Google Chrome
Geometric Mean > Higher Is Better
macOS 10.15 .. 29358 |===============================================
Windows 10 ... 35673 |=========================================================
Ubuntu 19.10 . 28154 |=============================================


Intel Open Image Denoise 1.0.0
Scene: Memorial
Images / Sec > Higher Is Better
macOS 10.15 .. 2.79 |======================================================
Windows 10 ... 3.02 |==========================================================
Ubuntu 19.10 . 2.98 |=========================================================


GraphicsMagick 1.3.33
Operation: Swirl
Iterations Per Minute > Higher Is Better
macOS 10.15 .. 32  |==============
Windows 10 ... 102 |============================================
Ubuntu 19.10 . 138 |===========================================================


GraphicsMagick 1.3.33
Operation: Rotate
Iterations Per Minute > Higher Is Better
macOS 10.15 .. 545 |===========================================================
Windows 10 ... 203 |======================
Ubuntu 19.10 . 542 |===========================================================


GraphicsMagick 1.3.33
Operation: Sharpen
Iterations Per Minute > Higher Is Better
macOS 10.15 .. 12 |================
Windows 10 ... 22 |=============================
Ubuntu 19.10 . 45 |============================================================


GraphicsMagick 1.3.33
Operation: Enhanced
Iterations Per Minute > Higher Is Better
macOS 10.15 .. 18 |================
Windows 10 ... 62 |======================================================
Ubuntu 19.10 . 69 |============================================================


GraphicsMagick 1.3.33
Operation: Resizing
Iterations Per Minute > Higher Is Better
macOS 10.15 .. 87  |================
Windows 10 ... 197 |====================================
Ubuntu 19.10 . 322 |===========================================================


GraphicsMagick 1.3.33
Operation: Noise-Gaussian
Iterations Per Minute > Higher Is Better
macOS 10.15 .. 25 |=================
Windows 10 ... 54 |====================================
Ubuntu 19.10 . 89 |============================================================


GraphicsMagick 1.3.33
Operation: HWB Color Space
Iterations Per Minute > Higher Is Better
macOS 10.15 .. 130 |================
Windows 10 ... 198 |========================
Ubuntu 19.10 . 494 |===========================================================


Java SciMark 2.0
Computational Test: Composite
Mflops > Higher Is Better
macOS 10.15 .. 1826.12 |================================================
Windows 10 ... 1944.61 |===================================================
Ubuntu 19.10 . 2080.76 |=======================================================


Java SciMark 2.0
Computational Test: Monte Carlo
Mflops > Higher Is Better
macOS 10.15 .. 805.44 |=====================================================
Windows 10 ... 781.26 |===================================================
Ubuntu 19.10 . 851.67 |========================================================


Java SciMark 2.0
Computational Test: Fast Fourier Transform
Mflops > Higher Is Better
macOS 10.15 .. 1230.28 |===================================================
Windows 10 ... 1216.12 |===================================================
Ubuntu 19.10 . 1323.66 |=======================================================


Java SciMark 2.0
Computational Test: Sparse Matrix Multiply
Mflops > Higher Is Better
macOS 10.15 .. 1813.27 |=====================================================
Windows 10 ... 1817.15 |=====================================================
Ubuntu 19.10 . 1868.12 |=======================================================


Java SciMark 2.0
Computational Test: Dense LU Matrix Factorization
Mflops > Higher Is Better
macOS 10.15 .. 4022.85 |============================================
Windows 10 ... 4668.54 |===================================================
Ubuntu 19.10 . 5022.19 |=======================================================


Java SciMark 2.0
Computational Test: Jacobi Successive Over-Relaxation
Mflops > Higher Is Better
macOS 10.15 .. 1258.74 |====================================================
Windows 10 ... 1239.97 |===================================================
Ubuntu 19.10 . 1338.17 |=======================================================


ParaView 5.4.1
Test: Many Spheres - Resolution: 1920 x 1080
MiPolys / Sec > Higher Is Better
macOS 10.15 .. 350.24 |===========================================
Windows 10 ... 304.90 |=====================================
Ubuntu 19.10 . 457.65 |========================================================


ParaView 5.4.1
Test: Many Spheres - Resolution: 2880 x 1800
MiPolys / Sec > Higher Is Better
macOS 10.15 .. 341.98 |====================================
Windows 10 ... 305.33 |================================
Ubuntu 19.10 . 536.19 |========================================================


ParaView 5.4.1
Test: Wavelet Contour - Resolution: 1920 x 1080
MiPolys / Sec > Higher Is Better
macOS 10.15 .. 431.09 |=============================================
Windows 10 ... 539.03 |========================================================
Ubuntu 19.10 . 472.81 |=================================================


ParaView 5.4.1
Test: Wavelet Contour - Resolution: 2880 x 1800
MiPolys / Sec > Higher Is Better
macOS 10.15 .. 257.62 |===========================
Windows 10 ... 538.07 |========================================================
Ubuntu 19.10 . 281.17 |=============================


7-Zip Compression 16.02
Compress Speed Test
MIPS > Higher Is Better
macOS 10.15 .. 18032 |========================================================
Windows 10 ... 18435 |=========================================================
Ubuntu 19.10 . 17197 |=====================================================


ParaView 5.4.1
Test: Wavelet Volume - Resolution: 1920 x 1080
MiVoxels / Sec > Higher Is Better
macOS 10.15 .. 403.32 |========================
Windows 10 ... 925.73 |========================================================
Ubuntu 19.10 . 775.87 |===============================================


ParaView 5.4.1
Test: Wavelet Volume - Resolution: 2880 x 1800
MiVoxels / Sec > Higher Is Better
macOS 10.15 .. 283.42 |=================
Windows 10 ... 947.02 |========================================================
Ubuntu 19.10 . 448.98 |===========================


Selenium
Benchmark: Basemark - Browser: Firefox
Overall Score > Higher Is Better
macOS 10.15 .. 532.97 |========================================================
Windows 10 ... 408.37 |===========================================
Ubuntu 19.10 . 421.06 |============================================


Selenium
Benchmark: Basemark - Browser: Google Chrome
Overall Score > Higher Is Better
macOS 10.15 .. 522.40 |===========================================
Windows 10 ... 686.81 |========================================================
Ubuntu 19.10 . 587.94 |================================================


Selenium
Benchmark: Speedometer - Browser: Firefox
Runs Per Minute > Higher Is Better
macOS 10.15 .. 69.77 |======================================================
Windows 10 ... 74.15 |=========================================================
Ubuntu 19.10 . 57.27 |============================================


Selenium
Benchmark: Speedometer - Browser: Google Chrome
Runs Per Minute > Higher Is Better
macOS 10.15 .. 69.60 |==============================================
Windows 10 ... 85.90 |=========================================================
Ubuntu 19.10 . 71.43 |===============================================


Selenium
Benchmark: WebXPRT - Browser: Firefox
Score > Higher Is Better
macOS 10.15 .. 218 |===========================================================
Windows 10 ... 177 |================================================
Ubuntu 19.10 . 171 |==============================================


Selenium
Benchmark: Jetstream - Browser: Firefox
Score > Higher Is Better
macOS 10.15 .. 175.86 |========================================================
Windows 10 ... 160.94 |===================================================
Ubuntu 19.10 . 145.31 |==============================================


Selenium
Benchmark: CanvasMark - Browser: Firefox
Score > Higher Is Better
macOS 10.15 .. 10530 |=========================================================
Windows 10 ... 10445 |=========================================================
Ubuntu 19.10 . 7983  |===========================================


Selenium
Benchmark: MotionMark - Browser: Firefox
Score > Higher Is Better
macOS 10.15 .. 63.26  |====================
Windows 10 ... 174.40 |========================================================
Ubuntu 19.10 . 23.62  |========


Selenium
Benchmark: WebXPRT - Browser: Google Chrome
Score > Higher Is Better
macOS 10.15 .. 218 |===========================================================
Windows 10 ... 157 |==========================================
Ubuntu 19.10 . 142 |======================================


Selenium
Benchmark: Jetstream - Browser: Google Chrome
Score > Higher Is Better
macOS 10.15 .. 174.52 |========================================================
Windows 10 ... 164.70 |=====================================================
Ubuntu 19.10 . 135.34 |===========================================


Selenium
Benchmark: CanvasMark - Browser: Google Chrome
Score > Higher Is Better
macOS 10.15 .. 10059 |============================================
Windows 10 ... 11603 |===================================================
Ubuntu 19.10 . 13001 |=========================================================


Selenium
Benchmark: MotionMark - Browser: Google Chrome
Score > Higher Is Better
macOS 10.15 .. 58.93  |==============
Windows 10 ... 170.97 |=========================================
Ubuntu 19.10 . 235.54 |========================================================


PHPBench 0.8.1
PHP Benchmark Suite
Score > Higher Is Better
macOS 10.15 .. 413488 |=======================================
Windows 10 ... 267952 |=========================
Ubuntu 19.10 . 590434 |========================================================


Java 2D Microbenchmark 1.0
Rendering Test: Text Rendering
Units Per Second > Higher Is Better
macOS 10.15 .. 20278.22 |======================================================
Windows 10 ... 10171.94 |===========================
Ubuntu 19.10 . 17879.82 |================================================


Java 2D Microbenchmark 1.0
Rendering Test: Image Rendering
Units Per Second > Higher Is Better
macOS 10.15 .. 839481.21  |============
Windows 10 ... 874930.71  |============
Ubuntu 19.10 . 3686009.77 |====================================================


Java 2D Microbenchmark 1.0
Rendering Test: All Rendering Tests
Units Per Second > Higher Is Better
macOS 10.15 .. 610241.19  |================
Windows 10 ... 613540.18  |================
Ubuntu 19.10 . 2009133.79 |====================================================


Java 2D Microbenchmark 1.0
Rendering Test: Vector Graphics Rendering
Units Per Second > Higher Is Better
macOS 10.15 .. 545181.44  |====================
Windows 10 ... 455945.56  |=================
Ubuntu 19.10 . 1421206.59 |====================================================


NAMD 2.13b1
ATPase Simulation - 327,506 Atoms
days/ns < Lower Is Better
macOS 10.15 .. 5.33874 |============================================
Windows 10 ... 6.64869 |=======================================================
Ubuntu 19.10 . 4.64844 |======================================


PyBench 2018-02-16
Total For Average Test Times
Milliseconds < Lower Is Better
macOS 10.15 .. 1950 |==========================================================
Windows 10 ... 1796 |=====================================================
Ubuntu 19.10 . 1180 |===================================


Selenium
Benchmark: ARES-6 - Browser: Firefox
ms < Lower Is Better
macOS 10.15 .. 61.08 |============================================
Windows 10 ... 72.89 |=====================================================
Ubuntu 19.10 . 79.02 |=========================================================


Selenium
Benchmark: ARES-6 - Browser: Google Chrome
ms < Lower Is Better
macOS 10.15 .. 60.72 |=========================================================
Windows 10 ... 27.28 |==========================
Ubuntu 19.10 . 36.69 |==================================


Renaissance 0.9.0
Test: Apache Spark ALS
ms < Lower Is Better
macOS 10.15 .. 9309.82  |===============================================
Windows 10 ... 10595.69 |======================================================
Ubuntu 19.10 . 8164.95  |==========================================


Renaissance 0.9.0
Test: Apache Spark Bayes
ms < Lower Is Better
macOS 10.15 .. 10786.33 |======================================================
Windows 10 ... 9871.00  |=================================================
Ubuntu 19.10 . 9754.41  |=================================================


Renaissance 0.9.0
Test: Savina Reactors.IO
ms < Lower Is Better
macOS 10.15 .. 19497.20 |======================================
Windows 10 ... 20852.19 |========================================
Ubuntu 19.10 . 27823.43 |======================================================


Renaissance 0.9.0
Test: Apache Spark PageRank
ms < Lower Is Better
macOS 10.15 .. 35488.34 |======================================================
Windows 10 ... 33660.04 |===================================================
Ubuntu 19.10 . 32794.10 |==================================================


Renaissance 0.9.0
Test: In-Memory Database Shootout
ms < Lower Is Better
macOS 10.15 .. 9063.44  |========================================
Windows 10 ... 12159.05 |======================================================
Ubuntu 19.10 . 7592.67  |==================================


Renaissance 0.9.0
Test: Akka Unbalanced Cobwebbed Tree
ms < Lower Is Better
macOS 10.15 .. 16259.15 |=======================================
Windows 10 ... 22376.43 |======================================================
Ubuntu 19.10 . 14720.39 |====================================


DaCapo Benchmark 9.12-MR1
Java Test: H2
msec < Lower Is Better
macOS 10.15 .. 4110 |========================================================
Windows 10 ... 3949 |======================================================
Ubuntu 19.10 . 4268 |==========================================================


DaCapo Benchmark 9.12-MR1
Java Test: Jython
msec < Lower Is Better
macOS 10.15 .. 6160 |==========================================================
Windows 10 ... 6140 |==========================================================
Ubuntu 19.10 . 5324 |==================================================


DaCapo Benchmark 9.12-MR1
Java Test: Tradesoap
msec < Lower Is Better
macOS 10.15 .. 14103 |=========================================================
Windows 10 ... 12461 |==================================================
Ubuntu 19.10 . 10182 |=========================================


DaCapo Benchmark 9.12-MR1
Java Test: Tradebeans
msec < Lower Is Better
macOS 10.15 .. 5568 |==========================================================
Windows 10 ... 4904 |===================================================
Ubuntu 19.10 . 4828 |==================================================


Go Benchmarks
Test: http
Nanoseconds/Operation < Lower Is Better
macOS 10.15 .. 21854 |=========================================================
Windows 10 ... 12127 |================================
Ubuntu 19.10 . 8841  |=======================


Go Benchmarks
Test: json
Nanoseconds/Operation < Lower Is Better
macOS 10.15 .. 11846132 |=========================================
Windows 10 ... 15753894 |======================================================
Ubuntu 19.10 . 13619933 |===============================================


Go Benchmarks
Test: build
Nanoseconds/Operation < Lower Is Better
macOS 10.15 .. 29642274054 |========================================
Windows 10 ... 37455973193 |===================================================
Ubuntu 19.10 . 22808310754 |===============================


Go Benchmarks
Test: garbage
Nanoseconds/Operation < Lower Is Better
macOS 10.15 .. 2981026 |==================================================
Windows 10 ... 3288815 |=======================================================
Ubuntu 19.10 . 2930409 |=================================================


C-Ray 1.1
Total Time - 4K, 16 Rays Per Pixel
Seconds < Lower Is Better
macOS 10.15 .. 286.01 |========================================================
Windows 10 ... 249.45 |=================================================
Ubuntu 19.10 . 207.78 |=========================================


XZ Compression 5.2.4
Compressing ubuntu-16.04.3-server-i386.img, Compression Level 9
Seconds < Lower Is Better
macOS 10.15 .. 77.50 |=========================================================
Windows 10 ... 70.00 |===================================================
Ubuntu 19.10 . 75.56 |========================================================


Zstd Compression 1.3.4
Compressing ubuntu-16.04.3-server-i386.img, Compression Level 19
Seconds < Lower Is Better
macOS 10.15 .. 57.47 |=========================================================
Windows 10 ... 48.06 |================================================
Ubuntu 19.10 . 55.91 |=======================================================


Appleseed 2.0 Beta
Scene: Emily
Seconds < Lower Is Better
macOS 10.15 .. 1068.39 |=================================================
Windows 10 ... 1191.80 |=======================================================
Ubuntu 19.10 . 1117.08 |====================================================


Appleseed 2.0 Beta
Scene: Disney Material
Seconds < Lower Is Better
macOS 10.15 .. 532.69 |===========================================
Windows 10 ... 689.54 |========================================================
Ubuntu 19.10 . 619.25 |==================================================


Appleseed 2.0 Beta
Scene: Material Tester
Seconds < Lower Is Better
macOS 10.15 .. 547.37 |================================================
Windows 10 ... 642.15 |========================================================
Ubuntu 19.10 . 593.41 |====================================================


Git
Time To Complete Common Git Commands
Seconds < Lower Is Better
macOS 10.15 .. 8.61  |====================================
Windows 10 ... 13.67 |=========================================================
Ubuntu 19.10 . 6.46  |===========================