Core i9 10900K Intel Windows vs. Linux
Intel Core i9-10900K testing by Michael Larabel for a future article.


Ubuntu 20.04 LTS: 

	Processor: Intel Core i9-10900K @ 5.30GHz (10 Cores / 20 Threads), Motherboard: Gigabyte Z490 AORUS MASTER (F3 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Comet Lake PCH, Memory: 16GB, Disk: Samsung SSD 970 EVO 250GB, Graphics: AMD Radeon RX 5600 OEM/5600 XT / 5700/5700 8GB (2060/875MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Intel Device 15f3 + Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201

	OS: Ubuntu 20.04, Kernel: 5.7.0-050700-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.36.2, Display Server: X Server 1.20.8, Display Driver: amdgpu 19.1.0, OpenGL: 4.6 Mesa 20.0.4 (LLVM 9.0.1), Compiler: GCC 9.3.0 + LLVM 10.0.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160

Windows 10 May 2020: 

	Processor: Intel Core i9-10900K @ 3.70GHz (10 Cores / 20 Threads), Motherboard: Gigabyte Z490 AORUS MASTER (F3 BIOS), Memory: 2 x 8192 MB 3000MHz CMU16GX4M2C3000C15, Disk: 233GB Samsung SSD 970 EVO 250GB, Graphics: AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT 4GB, Network: Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201 160MHz

	OS: Microsoft Windows 10 Pro Build 19041, Kernel: 10.0 (x86_64), Display Driver: 27.20.1017.1011, OpenCL: OpenCL 2.1 AMD-APP (3075.12), Compiler: GCC 8.3.0, File-System: NTFS, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160


Appleseed 2.0 Beta
Scene: Emily
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS .... 305.52 |=================================================
Windows 10 May 2020 . 302.20 |================================================


Appleseed 2.0 Beta
Scene: Disney Material
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS .... 177.60 |=================================================
Windows 10 May 2020 . 170.98 |===============================================


Appleseed 2.0 Beta
Scene: Material Tester
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS .... 166.91 |=================================================
Windows 10 May 2020 . 164.99 |================================================


asmFish 2018-07-23
1024 Hash Memory, 26 Depth
Nodes/second > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS .... 41032743 |===============================================
Windows 10 May 2020 . 39099700 |=============================================


libavif avifenc 0.7.3
Encoder Speed: 0
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS .... 70.92  |=================================
Windows 10 May 2020 . 105.79 |=================================================


libavif avifenc 0.7.3
Encoder Speed: 2
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS .... 42.81 |==================================================
Windows 10 May 2020 . 43.20 |==================================================


libavif avifenc 0.7.3
Encoder Speed: 8
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS .... 4.552 |==================================================
Windows 10 May 2020 . 4.496 |=================================================


libavif avifenc 0.7.3
Encoder Speed: 10
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS .... 4.393 |==================================================
Windows 10 May 2020 . 4.287 |=================================================


Basis Universal 1.12
Settings: ETC1S
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS .... 42.33 |========================================
Windows 10 May 2020 . 53.23 |==================================================


Basis Universal 1.12
Settings: UASTC Level 0
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS .... 6.478 |==============================================
Windows 10 May 2020 . 7.030 |==================================================


Basis Universal 1.12
Settings: UASTC Level 2
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS .... 25.15 |================================================
Windows 10 May 2020 . 26.37 |==================================================


Basis Universal 1.12
Settings: UASTC Level 3
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS .... 46.44 |===============================================
Windows 10 May 2020 . 49.10 |==================================================


Basis Universal 1.12
Settings: UASTC Level 2 + RDO Post-Processing
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS .... 576.31 |================================
Windows 10 May 2020 . 881.47 |=================================================


BLAKE2 20170307

Cycles Per Byte < Lower Is Better
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS .... 4.19 |===================================================
Windows 10 May 2020 . 3.68 |=============================================


Blender 2.82
Blend File: BMW27 - Compute: CPU-Only
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS .... 114.71 |=============================================
Windows 10 May 2020 . 125.56 |=================================================


Blender 2.82
Blend File: Classroom - Compute: CPU-Only
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS .... 337.18 |============================================
Windows 10 May 2020 . 379.78 |=================================================


Blender 2.82
Blend File: Fishy Cat - Compute: CPU-Only
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS .... 180.19 |============================================
Windows 10 May 2020 . 201.26 |=================================================


Blender 2.82
Blend File: Pabellon Barcelona - Compute: CPU-Only
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS .... 426.90 |==============================================
Windows 10 May 2020 . 452.99 |=================================================


Blender 2.82
Blend File: Barbershop - Compute: CPU-Only
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS .... 476.77 |===========================================
Windows 10 May 2020 . 540.66 |=================================================


7-Zip Compression 16.02
Compress Speed Test
MIPS > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS .... 64813 |==================================================
Windows 10 May 2020 . 64638 |==================================================


Zstd Compression 1.4.5
Compression Level: 3
MB/s > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS .... 2884.8 |================================================
Windows 10 May 2020 . 2952.5 |=================================================


Zstd Compression 1.4.5
Compression Level: 19
MB/s > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS .... 30.3 |===================================================
Windows 10 May 2020 . 30.1 |===================================================


XZ Compression 5.2.4
Compressing ubuntu-16.04.3-server-i386.img, Compression Level 9
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS .... 22.27 |=================================================
Windows 10 May 2020 . 22.80 |==================================================


Cpuminer-Opt 3.8.8.1
Algorithm: sha256t
kH/s - Hash Speed > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS .... 104737 |=================================================
Windows 10 May 2020 . 100068 |===============================================


Cpuminer-Opt 3.8.8.1
Algorithm: skein
kH/s - Hash Speed > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS .... 45257 |==================================================
Windows 10 May 2020 . 45197 |==================================================


Cpuminer-Opt 3.8.8.1
Algorithm: m7m
kH/s - Hash Speed > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS .... 408.91 |=================================================
Windows 10 May 2020 . 398.68 |================================================


Crafty 25.2
Elapsed Time
Nodes Per Second > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS .... 10055309 |==============================================
Windows 10 May 2020 . 10303662 |===============================================


DaCapo Benchmark 9.12-MR1
Java Test: H2
msec < Lower Is Better
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS .... 2604 |===================================================
Windows 10 May 2020 . 2521 |=================================================


DaCapo Benchmark 9.12-MR1
Java Test: Jython
msec < Lower Is Better
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS .... 3300 |=================================================
Windows 10 May 2020 . 3436 |===================================================


DaCapo Benchmark 9.12-MR1
Java Test: Tradebeans
msec < Lower Is Better
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS .... 2549 |===================================================
Windows 10 May 2020 . 2467 |=================================================


dav1d 0.7.0
Video Input: Summer Nature 1080p
FPS > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS .... 739.34 |=================================================
Windows 10 May 2020 . 725.38 |================================================


dav1d 0.7.0
Video Input: Summer Nature 4K
FPS > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS .... 186.09 |=================================================
Windows 10 May 2020 . 174.06 |==============================================


dav1d 0.7.0
Video Input: Chimera 1080p
FPS > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS .... 791.14 |=================================================
Windows 10 May 2020 . 613.79 |======================================


dav1d 0.7.0
Video Input: Chimera 1080p 10-bit
FPS > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS .... 132.15 |=================================================
Windows 10 May 2020 . 92.73  |==================================


FLAC Audio Encoding 1.3.2
WAV To FLAC
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS .... 7.295 |==================================================
Windows 10 May 2020 . 6.882 |===============================================


LAME MP3 Encoding 3.100
WAV To MP3
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS .... 6.983 |============================================
Windows 10 May 2020 . 7.933 |==================================================


Embree 3.9.0
Binary: Pathtracer - Model: Asian Dragon
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS .... 17.65 |==================================================
Windows 10 May 2020 . 16.42 |===============================================


Embree 3.9.0
Binary: Pathtracer - Model: Asian Dragon Obj
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS .... 15.92 |==================================================
Windows 10 May 2020 . 14.70 |==============================================


Embree 3.9.0
Binary: Pathtracer - Model: Crown
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS .... 15.44 |==================================================
Windows 10 May 2020 . 13.90 |=============================================


Embree 3.9.0
Binary: Pathtracer ISPC - Model: Asian Dragon
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS .... 20.49 |==================================================
Windows 10 May 2020 . 20.05 |=================================================


Embree 3.9.0
Binary: Pathtracer ISPC - Model: Asian Dragon Obj
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS .... 18.10 |==================================================
Windows 10 May 2020 . 17.27 |================================================


Embree 3.9.0
Binary: Pathtracer ISPC - Model: Crown
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS .... 17.74 |==================================================
Windows 10 May 2020 . 16.87 |================================================


FFmpeg 4.0.2
H.264 HD To NTSC DV
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS .... 4.518 |==================================================
Windows 10 May 2020 . 4.496 |==================================================


Git
Time To Complete Common Git Commands
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS .... 41.18 |======================================
Windows 10 May 2020 . 54.80 |==================================================


John The Ripper 1.9.0-jumbo-1
Test: MD5
Real C/S > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS .... 1383000 |================================================
Windows 10 May 2020 . 1338000 |==============================================


John The Ripper 1.9.0-jumbo-1
Test: Blowfish
Real C/S > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS .... 23250 |==================================================
Windows 10 May 2020 . 22833 |=================================================


LuxCoreRender 2.3
Scene: DLSC
M samples/sec > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS .... 2.25 |===================================================
Windows 10 May 2020 . 2.12 |================================================


LuxCoreRender 2.3
Scene: Rainbow Colors and Prism
M samples/sec > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS .... 2.47 |===================================================
Windows 10 May 2020 . 2.13 |============================================


Minion 1.8
Benchmark: Graceful
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS .... 43.27 |=================================================
Windows 10 May 2020 . 44.51 |==================================================


Minion 1.8
Benchmark: Quasigroup
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS .... 98.76  |===============================================
Windows 10 May 2020 . 102.27 |=================================================


Minion 1.8
Benchmark: Solitaire
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS .... 59.58 |==================================================
Windows 10 May 2020 . 45.07 |======================================


NeatBench 5
Acceleration: CPU
FPS > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS .... 18.7 |===================================================
Windows 10 May 2020 . 18.8 |===================================================


Intel Open Image Denoise 1.2.0
Scene: Memorial
Images / Sec > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS .... 11.12 |==================================================
Windows 10 May 2020 . 11.14 |==================================================


PyBench 2018-02-16
Total For Average Test Times
Milliseconds < Lower Is Better
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS .... 761  |====================================
Windows 10 May 2020 . 1093 |===================================================


rav1e 0.3.0
Speed: 10
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS .... 3.417 |==================================================
Windows 10 May 2020 . 3.416 |==================================================


rav1e 0.3.0
Speed: 6
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS .... 1.618 |==================================================
Windows 10 May 2020 . 1.526 |===============================================


rav1e 0.3.0
Speed: 5
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS .... 0.672 |==================================================
Windows 10 May 2020 . 0.629 |===============================================


rav1e 0.3.0
Speed: 1
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS .... 0.206 |==================================================
Windows 10 May 2020 . 0.192 |===============================================


Renaissance 0.10.0
Test: Akka Unbalanced Cobwebbed Tree
ms < Lower Is Better
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS .... 9482.28 |================================================
Windows 10 May 2020 . 8622.06 |============================================


Renaissance 0.10.0
Test: Savina Reactors.IO
ms < Lower Is Better
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS .... 15902.55 |===============================================
Windows 10 May 2020 . 10698.86 |================================


Renaissance 0.10.0
Test: Apache Spark ALS
ms < Lower Is Better
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS .... 1681.56 |====================================
Windows 10 May 2020 . 2254.72 |================================================


Renaissance 0.10.0
Test: Random Forest
ms < Lower Is Better
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS .... 1484.51 |=============================================
Windows 10 May 2020 . 1570.32 |================================================


Renaissance 0.10.0
Test: Apache Spark PageRank
ms < Lower Is Better
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS .... 2948.45 |===============================================
Windows 10 May 2020 . 3025.24 |================================================


Renaissance 0.10.0
Test: Twitter HTTP Requests
ms < Lower Is Better
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS .... 2011.76 |=============================================
Windows 10 May 2020 . 2149.92 |================================================


Renaissance 0.10.0
Test: Genetic Algorithm Using Jenetics + Futures
ms < Lower Is Better
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS .... 1234.55 |================================================
Windows 10 May 2020 . 1209.76 |===============================================


SQLite 3.30.1
Threads / Copies: 1
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS .... 42.91 |================================================
Windows 10 May 2020 . 44.90 |==================================================


Stockfish 9
Total Time
Nodes Per Second > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS .... 35030696 |===============================================
Windows 10 May 2020 . 35316261 |===============================================


SVT-AV1 0.8
Encoder Mode: Enc Mode 8 - Input: 1080p
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS .... 38.27 |=============================================
Windows 10 May 2020 . 42.50 |==================================================


SVT-AV1 0.8
Encoder Mode: Enc Mode 4 - Input: 1080p
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS .... 4.334 |=================================================
Windows 10 May 2020 . 4.459 |==================================================


SVT-AV1 0.8
Encoder Mode: Enc Mode 0 - Input: 1080p
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS .... 0.157 |==================================================
Windows 10 May 2020 . 0.157 |==================================================


SVT-VP9 0.1
Tuning: Visual Quality Optimized - Input: Bosphorus 1080p
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS .... 184.16 |=================================================
Windows 10 May 2020 . 183.93 |=================================================


SVT-VP9 0.1
Tuning: PSNR/SSIM Optimized - Input: Bosphorus 1080p
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS .... 211.21 |=================================================
Windows 10 May 2020 . 208.65 |================================================


SVT-VP9 0.1
Tuning: VMAF Optimized - Input: Bosphorus 1080p
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS .... 206.08 |=================================================
Windows 10 May 2020 . 204.17 |=================================================


SVT-HEVC 1.4.1
1080p 8-bit YUV To HEVC Video Encode
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS .... 70.67 |=================================================
Windows 10 May 2020 . 71.83 |==================================================


libjpeg-turbo tjbench 2.0.2
Test: Decompression Throughput
Megapixels/sec > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS .... 243.87 |=================================================
Windows 10 May 2020 . 242.62 |=================================================


Selenium
Benchmark: ARES-6 - Browser: Firefox
ms < Lower Is Better
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS .... 36.95 |==================================================
Windows 10 May 2020 . 29.73 |========================================


Selenium
Benchmark: ARES-6 - Browser: Google Chrome
ms < Lower Is Better
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS .... 17.42 |==================================================
Windows 10 May 2020 . 16.32 |===============================================


Selenium
Benchmark: Basemark - Browser: Firefox
Overall Score > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS .... 790.54 |===========================================
Windows 10 May 2020 . 899.88 |=================================================


Selenium
Benchmark: Basemark - Browser: Google Chrome
Overall Score > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS .... 1159.97 |================================================
Windows 10 May 2020 . 1076.78 |=============================================


Selenium
Benchmark: Speedometer - Browser: Firefox
Runs Per Minute > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS .... 105 |===============================================
Windows 10 May 2020 . 117 |====================================================


Selenium
Benchmark: Speedometer - Browser: Google Chrome
Runs Per Minute > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS .... 134 |====================================================
Windows 10 May 2020 . 127 |=================================================


Selenium
Benchmark: WebXPRT - Browser: Firefox
Score > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS .... 271 |===========================================
Windows 10 May 2020 . 328 |====================================================


Selenium
Benchmark: WebXPRT - Browser: Google Chrome
Score > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS .... 257 |====================================================
Windows 10 May 2020 . 257 |====================================================


Selenium
Benchmark: Octane - Browser: Firefox
Geometric Mean > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS .... 38921 |========================================
Windows 10 May 2020 . 48417 |==================================================


Selenium
Benchmark: Octane - Browser: Google Chrome
Geometric Mean > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS .... 54583 |=============================================
Windows 10 May 2020 . 60383 |==================================================


Selenium
Benchmark: Jetstream - Browser: Firefox
Score > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS .... 237.78 |=========================================
Windows 10 May 2020 . 285.88 |=================================================


Selenium
Benchmark: Jetstream - Browser: Google Chrome
Score > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS .... 260.73 |============================================
Windows 10 May 2020 . 288.41 |=================================================


Selenium
Benchmark: Jetstream 2 - Browser: Firefox
Score > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS .... 103.40 |=======================================
Windows 10 May 2020 . 128.76 |=================================================


Selenium
Benchmark: Jetstream 2 - Browser: Google Chrome
Score > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS .... 149.96 |============================================
Windows 10 May 2020 . 167.25 |=================================================


Selenium
Benchmark: CanvasMark - Browser: Google Chrome
Score > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS .... 5075 |===================================================
Windows 10 May 2020 . 5032 |===================================================


Selenium
Benchmark: StyleBench - Browser: Firefox
Runs / Minute > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS .... 103.0 |==================================================
Windows 10 May 2020 . 71.3  |===================================


Selenium
Benchmark: StyleBench - Browser: Google Chrome
Runs / Minute > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS .... 39.51 |==================================================
Windows 10 May 2020 . 33.00 |==========================================


Selenium
Benchmark: Maze Solver - Browser: Google Chrome
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS .... 5.3 |====================================================
Windows 10 May 2020 . 5.0 |=================================================


Selenium
Benchmark: PSPDFKit WASM - Browser: Firefox
Score < Lower Is Better
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS .... 1147 |===================================================
Windows 10 May 2020 . 1011 |=============================================


Selenium
Benchmark: PSPDFKit WASM - Browser: Google Chrome
Score < Lower Is Better
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS .... 1401 |===================================================
Windows 10 May 2020 . 1295 |===============================================


Selenium
Benchmark: WASM collisionDetection - Browser: Firefox
ms < Lower Is Better
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS .... 407.3 |==================================================
Windows 10 May 2020 . 410.1 |==================================================


Selenium
Benchmark: WASM collisionDetection - Browser: Google Chrome
ms < Lower Is Better
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS .... 343.85 |=================================================
Windows 10 May 2020 . 342.85 |=================================================


Selenium
Benchmark: WASM imageConvolute - Browser: Firefox
ms < Lower Is Better
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS .... 27.2 |===================================================
Windows 10 May 2020 . 25.1 |===============================================


Selenium
Benchmark: WASM imageConvolute - Browser: Google Chrome
ms < Lower Is Better
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS .... 36.21 |==================================================
Windows 10 May 2020 . 27.99 |=======================================


Selenium
Benchmark: Kraken - Browser: Firefox
ms < Lower Is Better
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS .... 716.8 |==================================================
Windows 10 May 2020 . 682.4 |================================================


Selenium
Benchmark: Kraken - Browser: Google Chrome
ms < Lower Is Better
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS .... 786.8 |================================================
Windows 10 May 2020 . 827.3 |==================================================