Windows 10 WSL May 2020 vs. Ubuntu 20.04
Intel Core i9-10900K Windows 10 May 2020 WSL benchmarking on Ubuntu. Benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article..


Ubuntu 20.04 WSL: 

	Processor: Intel Core i9-10900K @ 3.70GHz (10 Cores / 20 Threads), Memory: 16GB, Disk: 233GB

	OS: Ubuntu 20.04, Kernel: 4.4.0-19041-Microsoft (x86_64), Compiler: GCC 9.3.0, File-System: wslfs, System Layer: wsl

Ubuntu 20.04 WSL2: 

	Processor: Intel Core i9-10900K (10 Cores / 20 Threads), Memory: 14GB, Disk: 2 x 275GB Virtual Disk

	OS: Ubuntu 20.04, Kernel: 4.19.104-microsoft-standard (x86_64), Compiler: GCC 9.3.0, File-System: ext4, System Layer: microsoft

Ubuntu 20.04: 

	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 (2100/875MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Intel Device 15f3 + Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201

	OS: Ubuntu 20.04, Kernel: 5.4.0-37-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.36.2, Display Server: X Server 1.20.8, Display Driver: amdgpu 19.1.0, Compiler: GCC 9.3.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160


Java Gradle Build
Gradle Build: Reactor
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Ubuntu 20.04 WSL .. 194.11 |===================================================
Ubuntu 20.04 WSL2 . 174.55 |==============================================
Ubuntu 20.04 ...... 190.11 |==================================================


Stress-NG 0.11.07
Test: MMAP
Bogo Ops/s > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 20.04 WSL .. 335.17 |=======================================
Ubuntu 20.04 WSL2 . 437.30 |===================================================
Ubuntu 20.04 ...... 380.19 |============================================


Stress-NG 0.11.07
Test: Crypto
Bogo Ops/s > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 20.04 WSL .. 2678.32 |==================================================
Ubuntu 20.04 WSL2 . 2648.68 |=================================================
Ubuntu 20.04 ...... 2677.71 |==================================================


Stress-NG 0.11.07
Test: Malloc
Bogo Ops/s > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 20.04 WSL .. 60939134.36 |=======================================
Ubuntu 20.04 WSL2 . 67258449.69 |===========================================
Ubuntu 20.04 ...... 72084206.39 |==============================================


Stress-NG 0.11.07
Test: RdRand
Bogo Ops/s > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 20.04 WSL .. 195563.03 |================================================
Ubuntu 20.04 WSL2 . 193805.90 |================================================
Ubuntu 20.04 ...... 195280.36 |================================================


Stress-NG 0.11.07
Test: SENDFILE
Bogo Ops/s > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 20.04 WSL .. 2316.86   |
Ubuntu 20.04 WSL2 . 241752.30 |================================================
Ubuntu 20.04 ...... 233321.47 |==============================================


Stress-NG 0.11.07
Test: CPU Stress
Bogo Ops/s > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 20.04 WSL .. 4814.57 |==================================================
Ubuntu 20.04 WSL2 . 4703.55 |=================================================
Ubuntu 20.04 ...... 4721.58 |=================================================


Stress-NG 0.11.07
Test: Matrix Math
Bogo Ops/s > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 20.04 WSL .. 68482.64 |=================================================
Ubuntu 20.04 WSL2 . 61745.47 |============================================
Ubuntu 20.04 ...... 64054.60 |==============================================


Stress-NG 0.11.07
Test: Vector Math
Bogo Ops/s > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 20.04 WSL .. 94500.25 |=================================================
Ubuntu 20.04 WSL2 . 93491.09 |================================================
Ubuntu 20.04 ...... 94537.61 |=================================================


Stress-NG 0.11.07
Test: Memory Copying
Bogo Ops/s > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 20.04 WSL .. 3479.16 |================================================
Ubuntu 20.04 WSL2 . 3200.19 |============================================
Ubuntu 20.04 ...... 3633.99 |==================================================


Stress-NG 0.11.07
Test: Socket Activity
Bogo Ops/s > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 20.04 WSL .. 1216.69 |========
Ubuntu 20.04 WSL2 . 7378.46 |===============================================
Ubuntu 20.04 ...... 7793.68 |==================================================


Stress-NG 0.11.07
Test: Context Switching
Bogo Ops/s > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 20.04 WSL .. 5508980.78 |=============================
Ubuntu 20.04 WSL2 . 8858304.53 |===============================================
Ubuntu 20.04 ...... 6192027.19 |=================================


Stress-NG 0.11.07
Test: Glibc C String Functions
Bogo Ops/s > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 20.04 WSL .. 1875267.57 |===============================================
Ubuntu 20.04 WSL2 . 1798240.45 |=============================================
Ubuntu 20.04 ...... 1841233.98 |==============================================


Stress-NG 0.11.07
Test: Glibc Qsort Data Sorting
Bogo Ops/s > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 20.04 WSL .. 237.47 |===================================================
Ubuntu 20.04 WSL2 . 234.54 |==================================================
Ubuntu 20.04 ...... 236.80 |===================================================


Renaissance 0.10.0
Test: Scala Dotty
ms < Lower Is Better
Ubuntu 20.04 WSL .. 1493.79 |==================================================
Ubuntu 20.04 WSL2 . 1305.62 |============================================
Ubuntu 20.04 ...... 1312.91 |============================================


Renaissance 0.10.0
Test: Random Forest
ms < Lower Is Better
Ubuntu 20.04 WSL .. 1544.58 |==================================================
Ubuntu 20.04 WSL2 . 1512.01 |=================================================
Ubuntu 20.04 ...... 1506.07 |=================================================


Renaissance 0.10.0
Test: Apache Spark ALS
ms < Lower Is Better
Ubuntu 20.04 WSL .. 3031.12 |==================================================
Ubuntu 20.04 WSL2 . 1720.56 |============================
Ubuntu 20.04 ...... 1701.44 |============================


Renaissance 0.10.0
Test: Apache Spark Bayes
ms < Lower Is Better
Ubuntu 20.04 WSL .. 2416.18 |======================================
Ubuntu 20.04 WSL2 . 3178.87 |==================================================
Ubuntu 20.04 ...... 1893.03 |==============================


Renaissance 0.10.0
Test: Savina Reactors.IO
ms < Lower Is Better
Ubuntu 20.04 WSL .. 10835.60 |=============
Ubuntu 20.04 WSL2 . 41408.20 |=================================================
Ubuntu 20.04 ...... 15827.87 |===================


Renaissance 0.10.0
Test: Apache Spark PageRank
ms < Lower Is Better
Ubuntu 20.04 WSL .. 3157.43 |==================================================
Ubuntu 20.04 WSL2 . 3114.02 |=================================================
Ubuntu 20.04 ...... 2954.66 |===============================================


Renaissance 0.10.0
Test: Twitter HTTP Requests
ms < Lower Is Better
Ubuntu 20.04 WSL .. 3117.95 |==================================================
Ubuntu 20.04 WSL2 . 3060.07 |=================================================
Ubuntu 20.04 ...... 1950.69 |===============================


Renaissance 0.10.0
Test: In-Memory Database Shootout
ms < Lower Is Better
Ubuntu 20.04 WSL .. 9552.44 |==================================================
Ubuntu 20.04 WSL2 . 5902.76 |===============================
Ubuntu 20.04 ...... 2948.49 |===============


Renaissance 0.10.0
Test: Akka Unbalanced Cobwebbed Tree
ms < Lower Is Better
Ubuntu 20.04 WSL .. 10987.56 |=======================
Ubuntu 20.04 WSL2 . 23093.08 |=================================================
Ubuntu 20.04 ...... 9176.67  |===================


Renaissance 0.10.0
Test: Genetic Algorithm Using Jenetics + Futures
ms < Lower Is Better
Ubuntu 20.04 WSL .. 1340.31 |=====================================
Ubuntu 20.04 WSL2 . 1823.41 |==================================================
Ubuntu 20.04 ...... 1234.59 |==================================


LeelaChessZero 0.25
Backend: BLAS
Nodes Per Second > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 20.04 WSL .. 317 |==============================================
Ubuntu 20.04 WSL2 . 369 |=====================================================
Ubuntu 20.04 ...... 376 |======================================================


LeelaChessZero 0.25
Backend: Eigen
Nodes Per Second > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 20.04 WSL .. 548 |=================================================
Ubuntu 20.04 WSL2 . 606 |======================================================
Ubuntu 20.04 ...... 594 |=====================================================


GROMACS 2020.1
Water Benchmark
Ns Per Day > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 20.04 WSL .. 0.914 |=================================================
Ubuntu 20.04 WSL2 . 0.779 |==========================================
Ubuntu 20.04 ...... 0.972 |====================================================


NAMD 2.13
ATPase Simulation - 327,506 Atoms
days/ns < Lower Is Better
Ubuntu 20.04 WSL .. 1.20379 |==================================================
Ubuntu 20.04 WSL2 . 1.21440 |==================================================
Ubuntu 20.04 ...... 1.19857 |=================================================


Timed Apache Compilation 2.4.41
Time To Compile
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Ubuntu 20.04 WSL .. 35.55 |====================================================
Ubuntu 20.04 WSL2 . 19.00 |============================
Ubuntu 20.04 ...... 18.15 |===========================


Timed LLVM Compilation 10.0
Time To Compile
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Ubuntu 20.04 WSL .. 590.06 |===================================================
Ubuntu 20.04 WSL2 . 563.36 |=================================================
Ubuntu 20.04 ...... 498.29 |===========================================


Timed PHP Compilation 7.4.2
Time To Compile
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Ubuntu 20.04 WSL .. 74.29 |====================================================
Ubuntu 20.04 WSL2 . 50.57 |===================================
Ubuntu 20.04 ...... 47.81 |=================================


Zstd Compression 1.4.5
Compression Level: 3
MB/s > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 20.04 WSL .. 2804.2 |==================================================
Ubuntu 20.04 WSL2 . 2565.6 |=============================================
Ubuntu 20.04 ...... 2889.0 |===================================================


Zstd Compression 1.4.5
Compression Level: 19
MB/s > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 20.04 WSL .. 29.8 |====================================================
Ubuntu 20.04 WSL2 . 29.8 |====================================================
Ubuntu 20.04 ...... 30.3 |=====================================================


Timed Linux Kernel Compilation 5.4
Time To Compile
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Ubuntu 20.04 WSL .. 108.71 |===================================================
Ubuntu 20.04 WSL2 . 64.56  |==============================
Ubuntu 20.04 ...... 62.47  |=============================


AOM AV1 2.0
Encoder Mode: Speed 0 Two-Pass
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 20.04 WSL .. 0.37 |=====================================================
Ubuntu 20.04 WSL2 . 0.36 |====================================================
Ubuntu 20.04 ...... 0.36 |====================================================


AOM AV1 2.0
Encoder Mode: Speed 4 Two-Pass
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 20.04 WSL .. 2.98 |=====================================================
Ubuntu 20.04 WSL2 . 2.97 |=====================================================
Ubuntu 20.04 ...... 2.97 |=====================================================


AOM AV1 2.0
Encoder Mode: Speed 6 Realtime
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 20.04 WSL .. 25.54 |====================================================
Ubuntu 20.04 WSL2 . 25.59 |====================================================
Ubuntu 20.04 ...... 25.68 |====================================================


AOM AV1 2.0
Encoder Mode: Speed 6 Two-Pass
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 20.04 WSL .. 4.72 |=====================================================
Ubuntu 20.04 WSL2 . 4.71 |=====================================================
Ubuntu 20.04 ...... 4.68 |=====================================================


AOM AV1 2.0
Encoder Mode: Speed 8 Realtime
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 20.04 WSL .. 47.84 |==================================================
Ubuntu 20.04 WSL2 . 48.02 |===================================================
Ubuntu 20.04 ...... 49.34 |====================================================


SVT-VP9 0.1
Tuning: VMAF Optimized - Input: Bosphorus 1080p
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 20.04 WSL .. 186.73 |================================================
Ubuntu 20.04 WSL2 . 194.92 |==================================================
Ubuntu 20.04 ...... 200.47 |===================================================


SVT-VP9 0.1
Tuning: PSNR/SSIM Optimized - Input: Bosphorus 1080p
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 20.04 WSL .. 191.84 |===============================================
Ubuntu 20.04 WSL2 . 198.20 |=================================================
Ubuntu 20.04 ...... 207.76 |===================================================


SVT-VP9 0.1
Tuning: Visual Quality Optimized - Input: Bosphorus 1080p
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 20.04 WSL .. 178.63 |==================================================
Ubuntu 20.04 WSL2 . 173.91 |================================================
Ubuntu 20.04 ...... 183.26 |===================================================


SVT-AV1 0.8
Encoder Mode: Enc Mode 0 - Input: 1080p
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 20.04 WSL .. 0.155 |===================================================
Ubuntu 20.04 WSL2 . 0.146 |================================================
Ubuntu 20.04 ...... 0.157 |====================================================


SVT-AV1 0.8
Encoder Mode: Enc Mode 4 - Input: 1080p
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 20.04 WSL .. 4.320 |===================================================
Ubuntu 20.04 WSL2 . 4.092 |=================================================
Ubuntu 20.04 ...... 4.380 |====================================================


SVT-AV1 0.8
Encoder Mode: Enc Mode 8 - Input: 1080p
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 20.04 WSL .. 39.66 |====================================================
Ubuntu 20.04 WSL2 . 37.04 |=================================================
Ubuntu 20.04 ...... 38.78 |===================================================


Chaos Group V-RAY 4.10.07
Mode: CPU
Ksamples > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 20.04 WSL .. 19151 |==================================================
Ubuntu 20.04 WSL2 . 18387 |================================================
Ubuntu 20.04 ...... 19792 |====================================================


libavif avifenc 0.7.3
Encoder Speed: 0
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Ubuntu 20.04 WSL .. 74.97 |====================================================
Ubuntu 20.04 WSL2 . 73.47 |===================================================
Ubuntu 20.04 ...... 70.54 |=================================================


libavif avifenc 0.7.3
Encoder Speed: 2
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Ubuntu 20.04 WSL .. 45.16 |====================================================
Ubuntu 20.04 WSL2 . 42.45 |=================================================
Ubuntu 20.04 ...... 42.49 |=================================================


libavif avifenc 0.7.3
Encoder Speed: 8
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Ubuntu 20.04 WSL .. 6.749 |====================================================
Ubuntu 20.04 WSL2 . 4.061 |===============================
Ubuntu 20.04 ...... 4.403 |==================================


libavif avifenc 0.7.3
Encoder Speed: 10
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Ubuntu 20.04 WSL .. 6.536 |====================================================
Ubuntu 20.04 WSL2 . 3.840 |===============================
Ubuntu 20.04 ...... 4.223 |==================================


Intel Open Image Denoise 1.2.0
Scene: Memorial
Images / Sec > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 20.04 WSL .. 10.38 |=================================================
Ubuntu 20.04 WSL2 . 9.04  |===========================================
Ubuntu 20.04 ...... 11.00 |====================================================


OpenVKL 0.9
Benchmark: vklBenchmark
Items / Sec > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 20.04 WSL .. 184.31 |=================================================
Ubuntu 20.04 WSL2 . 166.64 |============================================
Ubuntu 20.04 ...... 191.89 |===================================================


LuxCoreRender 2.3
Scene: DLSC
M samples/sec > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 20.04 WSL .. 2.19 |====================================================
Ubuntu 20.04 WSL2 . 2.22 |=====================================================
Ubuntu 20.04 ...... 2.18 |====================================================


LuxCoreRender 2.3
Scene: Rainbow Colors and Prism
M samples/sec > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 20.04 WSL .. 2.50 |===================================================
Ubuntu 20.04 WSL2 . 2.58 |=====================================================
Ubuntu 20.04 ...... 2.45 |==================================================


OSPray 1.8.5
Demo: San Miguel - Renderer: SciVis
FPS > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 20.04 WSL .. 23.26 |====================================================
Ubuntu 20.04 WSL2 . 22.56 |==================================================
Ubuntu 20.04 ...... 23.26 |====================================================


OSPray 1.8.5
Demo: XFrog Forest - Renderer: SciVis
FPS > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 20.04 WSL .. 3.90625 |=================================================
Ubuntu 20.04 WSL2 . 3.76000 |================================================
Ubuntu 20.04 ...... 3.95000 |==================================================


OSPray 1.8.5
Demo: San Miguel - Renderer: Path Tracer
FPS > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 20.04 WSL .. 1.94 |===================================================
Ubuntu 20.04 WSL2 . 1.84 |=================================================
Ubuntu 20.04 ...... 2.00 |=====================================================


OSPray 1.8.5
Demo: NASA Streamlines - Renderer: SciVis
FPS > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 20.04 WSL .. 27.78 |===================================================
Ubuntu 20.04 WSL2 . 27.03 |=================================================
Ubuntu 20.04 ...... 28.57 |====================================================


OSPray 1.8.5
Demo: XFrog Forest - Renderer: Path Tracer
FPS > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 20.04 WSL .. 2.11 |====================================================
Ubuntu 20.04 WSL2 . 2.02 |==================================================
Ubuntu 20.04 ...... 2.14 |=====================================================


OSPray 1.8.5
Demo: Magnetic Reconnection - Renderer: SciVis
FPS > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 20.04 WSL .. 20.69 |====================================================
Ubuntu 20.04 WSL2 . 20.37 |===================================================
Ubuntu 20.04 ...... 20.83 |====================================================


OSPray 1.8.5
Demo: NASA Streamlines - Renderer: Path Tracer
FPS > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 20.04 WSL .. 5.85 |====================================================
Ubuntu 20.04 WSL2 . 5.64 |==================================================
Ubuntu 20.04 ...... 5.92 |=====================================================


OSPray 1.8.5
Demo: Magnetic Reconnection - Renderer: Path Tracer
FPS > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 20.04 WSL .. 250 |======================================================
Ubuntu 20.04 WSL2 . 250 |======================================================
Ubuntu 20.04 ...... 250 |======================================================


YafaRay 3.4.1
Total Time For Sample Scene
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Ubuntu 20.04 WSL .. 108.89 |==================================================
Ubuntu 20.04 WSL2 . 110.94 |===================================================
Ubuntu 20.04 ...... 109.08 |==================================================


Build2 0.12
Time To Compile
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Ubuntu 20.04 WSL .. 109.34 |===================================================
Ubuntu 20.04 WSL2 . 91.17  |===========================================
Ubuntu 20.04 ...... 84.99  |========================================


Facebook RocksDB 6.3.6
Test: Random Fill
Op/s > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 20.04 WSL .. 163404  |========
Ubuntu 20.04 WSL2 . 974210  |===============================================
Ubuntu 20.04 ...... 1035099 |==================================================


Facebook RocksDB 6.3.6
Test: Random Read
Op/s > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 20.04 WSL .. 68607212 |=================================================
Ubuntu 20.04 WSL2 . 67532072 |================================================
Ubuntu 20.04 ...... 68019307 |=================================================


Facebook RocksDB 6.3.6
Test: Sequential Fill
Op/s > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 20.04 WSL .. 169100  |=====
Ubuntu 20.04 WSL2 . 1616819 |=================================================
Ubuntu 20.04 ...... 1655555 |==================================================


Facebook RocksDB 6.3.6
Test: Read While Writing
Op/s > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 20.04 WSL .. 1226477 |====================
Ubuntu 20.04 WSL2 . 2729845 |=============================================
Ubuntu 20.04 ...... 3026236 |==================================================


Git
Time To Complete Common Git Commands
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Ubuntu 20.04 WSL .. 64.72 |====================================================
Ubuntu 20.04 WSL2 . 41.27 |=================================
Ubuntu 20.04 ...... 41.57 |=================================


Geometric Mean Of All Test Results
Result Composite - Windows 10 WSL May 2020 vs. Ubuntu 20.04
Geometric Mean > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 20.04 WSL .. 39.50 |========================================
Ubuntu 20.04 WSL2 . 47.80 |================================================
Ubuntu 20.04 ...... 51.78 |====================================================


Number Of First Place Finishes
Wins - 69 Tests
Wins
Ubuntu 20.04 ...... 42 |=======================================================
Ubuntu 20.04 WSL .. 15 |====================
Ubuntu 20.04 WSL2 . 12 |================


Number Of Last Place Finishes
Losses - 69 Tests
Losses
Ubuntu 20.04 WSL .. 33 |=======================================================
Ubuntu 20.04 WSL2 . 33 |=======================================================
Ubuntu 20.04 ...... 3  |=====