Ryzen 9 5950X Windows vs. Ubuntu 20.10 Benchmarks AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Windows vs. Linux benchmarking for a future article. Windows 10 Pro: Processor: AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16-Core @ 3.40GHz (16 Cores / 32 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (WI-FI) (3003 BIOS), Memory: 2 x 8192 MB 3600MHz, Disk: 15GB Corsair Voyager 3.0 USB + 932GB Force MP600, Graphics: AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT 4GB, Network: Intel I211 Gigabit Connection + Realtek PCIe 2.5GbE + Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200 160MHz OS: Microsoft Windows 10 Pro Build 19042, Kernel: 10.0 (x86_64), Display Driver: 27.20.14501.18003, OpenCL: OpenCL 2.1 AMD-APP (3188.4), File-System: NTFS, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 Ubuntu 20.10: Processor: AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16-Core @ 3.40GHz (16 Cores / 32 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (WI-FI) (3003 BIOS), Chipset: AMD Starship/Matisse, Memory: 16GB, Disk: 1000GB Corsair Force MP600, Graphics: AMD Radeon RX 5600 OEM/5600 XT / 5700/5700 (2055/875MHz), Audio: AMD Navi 10 HDMI Audio, Monitor: ASUS MG28U, Network: Realtek RTL8125 2.5GbE + Intel I211 + Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200 OS: Ubuntu 20.10, Kernel: 5.8.0-33-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.38.1, Display Server: X Server 1.20.9, Display Driver: amdgpu 19.1.0, OpenGL: 4.6 Mesa 20.2.1 (LLVM 11.0.0), Vulkan: 1.2.131, Compiler: GCC 10.2.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 RealSR-NCNN 20200818 Scale: 4x - TAA: No Seconds < Lower Is Better Windows 10 Pro . 9.212 |======================================================= Ubuntu 20.10 ... 8.545 |=================================================== RealSR-NCNN 20200818 Scale: 4x - TAA: Yes Seconds < Lower Is Better Windows 10 Pro . 62.21 |======================================================= Ubuntu 20.10 ... 55.55 |================================================= Waifu2x-NCNN Vulkan 20200818 Scale: 2x - Denoise: 3 - TAA: Yes Seconds < Lower Is Better Windows 10 Pro . 4.687 |=================================================== Ubuntu 20.10 ... 5.020 |======================================================= LeelaChessZero 0.26 Backend: BLAS Nodes Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 10 Pro . 363 |================================================== Ubuntu 20.10 ... 412 |========================================================= BLAKE2 20170307 Cycles Per Byte < Lower Is Better Windows 10 Pro . 4.22 |===================================================== Ubuntu 20.10 ... 4.44 |======================================================== WebP Image Encode 1.1 Encode Settings: Default Encode Time - Seconds < Lower Is Better Windows 10 Pro . 1.193 |======================================================= Ubuntu 20.10 ... 1.085 |================================================== WebP Image Encode 1.1 Encode Settings: Quality 100 Encode Time - Seconds < Lower Is Better Windows 10 Pro . 1.860 |======================================================= Ubuntu 20.10 ... 1.730 |=================================================== WebP Image Encode 1.1 Encode Settings: Quality 100, Lossless Encode Time - Seconds < Lower Is Better Windows 10 Pro . 13.85 |======================================================= Ubuntu 20.10 ... 12.83 |=================================================== WebP Image Encode 1.1 Encode Settings: Quality 100, Highest Compression Encode Time - Seconds < Lower Is Better Windows 10 Pro . 5.501 |======================================================= Ubuntu 20.10 ... 5.322 |===================================================== WebP Image Encode 1.1 Encode Settings: Quality 100, Lossless, Highest Compression Encode Time - Seconds < Lower Is Better Windows 10 Pro . 29.71 |======================================================= Ubuntu 20.10 ... 26.99 |================================================== DaCapo Benchmark 9.12-MR1 Java Test: H2 msec < Lower Is Better Windows 10 Pro . 2404 |======================================================= Ubuntu 20.10 ... 2430 |======================================================== DaCapo Benchmark 9.12-MR1 Java Test: Jython msec < Lower Is Better Windows 10 Pro . 3138 |======================================================== Ubuntu 20.10 ... 2984 |===================================================== LZ4 Compression 1.9.3 Compression Level: 1 - Compression Speed MB/s > Higher Is Better Windows 10 Pro . 11325.71 |================================================== Ubuntu 20.10 ... 11686.56 |==================================================== LZ4 Compression 1.9.3 Compression Level: 1 - Decompression Speed MB/s > Higher Is Better Windows 10 Pro . 12609.0 |=================================================== Ubuntu 20.10 ... 13099.0 |===================================================== LZ4 Compression 1.9.3 Compression Level: 3 - Compression Speed MB/s > Higher Is Better Windows 10 Pro . 72.15 |======================================================= Ubuntu 20.10 ... 72.66 |======================================================= LZ4 Compression 1.9.3 Compression Level: 3 - Decompression Speed MB/s > Higher Is Better Windows 10 Pro . 12403.8 |=================================================== Ubuntu 20.10 ... 12885.2 |===================================================== LZ4 Compression 1.9.3 Compression Level: 9 - Compression Speed MB/s > Higher Is Better Windows 10 Pro . 69.60 |======================================================= Ubuntu 20.10 ... 68.59 |====================================================== LZ4 Compression 1.9.3 Compression Level: 9 - Decompression Speed MB/s > Higher Is Better Windows 10 Pro . 12415.5 |=================================================== Ubuntu 20.10 ... 12836.2 |===================================================== Zstd Compression 1.4.5 Compression Level: 3 MB/s > Higher Is Better Windows 10 Pro . 4629.3 |==================================================== Ubuntu 20.10 ... 4852.3 |====================================================== Zstd Compression 1.4.5 Compression Level: 19 MB/s > Higher Is Better Windows 10 Pro . 43.6 |======================================================= Ubuntu 20.10 ... 44.2 |======================================================== Crafty 25.2 Elapsed Time Nodes Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 10 Pro . 11969659 |==================================================== Ubuntu 20.10 ... 11403740 |================================================== John The Ripper 1.9.0-jumbo-1 Test: Blowfish Real C/S > Higher Is Better Windows 10 Pro . 35920 |=================================================== Ubuntu 20.10 ... 38457 |======================================================= John The Ripper 1.9.0-jumbo-1 Test: MD5 Real C/S > Higher Is Better Windows 10 Pro . 1840333 |============================================= Ubuntu 20.10 ... 2149667 |===================================================== dav1d 0.7.0 Video Input: Chimera 1080p FPS > Higher Is Better Windows 10 Pro . 694.85 |=================================================== Ubuntu 20.10 ... 734.58 |====================================================== dav1d 0.7.0 Video Input: Summer Nature 4K FPS > Higher Is Better Windows 10 Pro . 223.19 |=================================================== Ubuntu 20.10 ... 234.27 |====================================================== dav1d 0.7.0 Video Input: Summer Nature 1080p FPS > Higher Is Better Windows 10 Pro . 876.00 |====================================================== Ubuntu 20.10 ... 746.47 |============================================== dav1d 0.7.0 Video Input: Chimera 1080p 10-bit FPS > Higher Is Better Windows 10 Pro . 127.42 |============================================= Ubuntu 20.10 ... 154.18 |====================================================== Embree 3.9.0 Binary: Pathtracer - Model: Crown Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 10 Pro . 21.98 |================================================== Ubuntu 20.10 ... 24.16 |======================================================= Embree 3.9.0 Binary: Pathtracer ISPC - Model: Crown Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 10 Pro . 22.72 |==================================================== Ubuntu 20.10 ... 23.85 |======================================================= Embree 3.9.0 Binary: Pathtracer - Model: Asian Dragon Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 10 Pro . 23.25 |=================================================== Ubuntu 20.10 ... 25.10 |======================================================= Embree 3.9.0 Binary: Pathtracer - Model: Asian Dragon Obj Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 10 Pro . 20.84 |================================================== Ubuntu 20.10 ... 22.77 |======================================================= Embree 3.9.0 Binary: Pathtracer ISPC - Model: Asian Dragon Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 10 Pro . 24.59 |===================================================== Ubuntu 20.10 ... 25.66 |======================================================= Embree 3.9.0 Binary: Pathtracer ISPC - Model: Asian Dragon Obj Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 10 Pro . 21.43 |==================================================== Ubuntu 20.10 ... 22.69 |======================================================= rav1e 0.4 Alpha Speed: 1 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 10 Pro . 0.528 |======================================================= Ubuntu 20.10 ... 0.515 |====================================================== SVT-AV1 0.8 Encoder Mode: Enc Mode 0 - Input: 1080p Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 10 Pro . 0.190 |======================================================= Ubuntu 20.10 ... 0.168 |================================================= SVT-AV1 0.8 Encoder Mode: Enc Mode 4 - Input: 1080p Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 10 Pro . 6.449 |======================================================= Ubuntu 20.10 ... 6.101 |==================================================== SVT-AV1 0.8 Encoder Mode: Enc Mode 8 - Input: 1080p Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 10 Pro . 58.56 |======================================================= Ubuntu 20.10 ... 51.05 |================================================ SVT-HEVC 1.4.1 1080p 8-bit YUV To HEVC Video Encode Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 10 Pro . 105.98 |==================================================== Ubuntu 20.10 ... 109.14 |====================================================== SVT-VP9 0.1 Tuning: VMAF Optimized - Input: Bosphorus 1080p Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 10 Pro . 208.11 |================================================== Ubuntu 20.10 ... 225.55 |====================================================== SVT-VP9 0.1 Tuning: PSNR/SSIM Optimized - Input: Bosphorus 1080p Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 10 Pro . 214.14 |================================================= Ubuntu 20.10 ... 233.68 |====================================================== SVT-VP9 0.1 Tuning: Visual Quality Optimized - Input: Bosphorus 1080p Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 10 Pro . 203.72 |================================================= Ubuntu 20.10 ... 222.46 |====================================================== x264 2019-12-17 H.264 Video Encoding Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 10 Pro . 201.45 |====================================================== Ubuntu 20.10 ... 202.62 |====================================================== Intel Open Image Denoise 1.2.0 Scene: Memorial Images / Sec > Higher Is Better Windows 10 Pro . 13.96 |===================================================== Ubuntu 20.10 ... 14.59 |======================================================= LuxCoreRender 2.3 Scene: DLSC M samples/sec > Higher Is Better Windows 10 Pro . 3.24 |=================================================== Ubuntu 20.10 ... 3.56 |======================================================== LuxCoreRender 2.3 Scene: Rainbow Colors and Prism M samples/sec > Higher Is Better Windows 10 Pro . 2.96 |============================================ Ubuntu 20.10 ... 3.79 |======================================================== 7-Zip Compression 16.02 Compress Speed Test MIPS > Higher Is Better Windows 10 Pro . 88005 |=================================================== Ubuntu 20.10 ... 95741 |======================================================= Stockfish 12 Total Time Nodes Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 10 Pro . 47550393 |==================================================== Ubuntu 20.10 ... 44529282 |================================================= asmFish 2018-07-23 1024 Hash Memory, 26 Depth Nodes/second > Higher Is Better Windows 10 Pro . 59571345 |==================================================== Ubuntu 20.10 ... 59862484 |==================================================== libavif avifenc 0.7.3 Encoder Speed: 0 Seconds < Lower Is Better Windows 10 Pro . 76.81 |======================================================= Ubuntu 20.10 ... 52.97 |====================================== libavif avifenc 0.7.3 Encoder Speed: 2 Seconds < Lower Is Better Windows 10 Pro . 32.45 |======================================================= Ubuntu 20.10 ... 32.06 |====================================================== libavif avifenc 0.7.3 Encoder Speed: 8 Seconds < Lower Is Better Windows 10 Pro . 4.186 |====================================================== Ubuntu 20.10 ... 4.291 |======================================================= libavif avifenc 0.7.3 Encoder Speed: 10 Seconds < Lower Is Better Windows 10 Pro . 4.026 |===================================================== Ubuntu 20.10 ... 4.159 |======================================================= Primesieve 7.4 1e12 Prime Number Generation Seconds < Lower Is Better Windows 10 Pro . 11.59 |======================================================= Ubuntu 20.10 ... 10.99 |==================================================== XZ Compression 5.2.4 Compressing ubuntu-16.04.3-server-i386.img, Compression Level 9 Seconds < Lower Is Better Windows 10 Pro . 23.55 |======================================================= Ubuntu 20.10 ... 23.09 |====================================================== FLAC Audio Encoding 1.3.2 WAV To FLAC Seconds < Lower Is Better Windows 10 Pro . 6.152 |===================================================== Ubuntu 20.10 ... 6.388 |======================================================= LAME MP3 Encoding 3.100 WAV To MP3 Seconds < Lower Is Better Windows 10 Pro . 6.695 |======================================================= Ubuntu 20.10 ... 5.768 |=============================================== Opus Codec Encoding 1.3.1 WAV To Opus Encode Seconds < Lower Is Better Windows 10 Pro . 8.646 |======================================================= Ubuntu 20.10 ... 6.134 |======================================= Minion 1.8 Benchmark: Graceful Seconds < Lower Is Better Windows 10 Pro . 38.48 |======================================================= Ubuntu 20.10 ... 35.09 |================================================== Minion 1.8 Benchmark: Solitaire Seconds < Lower Is Better Windows 10 Pro . 38.84 |========================================= Ubuntu 20.10 ... 51.56 |======================================================= Minion 1.8 Benchmark: Quasigroup Seconds < Lower Is Better Windows 10 Pro . 86.36 |======================================================= Ubuntu 20.10 ... 84.25 |====================================================== libjpeg-turbo tjbench 2.0.2 Test: Decompression Throughput Megapixels/sec > Higher Is Better Windows 10 Pro . 272.15 |====================================================== Ubuntu 20.10 ... 266.72 |===================================================== Basis Universal 1.12 Settings: ETC1S Seconds < Lower Is Better Windows 10 Pro . 44.96 |======================================================= Ubuntu 20.10 ... 35.28 |=========================================== Basis Universal 1.12 Settings: UASTC Level 0 Seconds < Lower Is Better Windows 10 Pro . 5.787 |======================================================= Ubuntu 20.10 ... 5.176 |================================================= Basis Universal 1.12 Settings: UASTC Level 2 Seconds < Lower Is Better Windows 10 Pro . 17.54 |======================================================= Ubuntu 20.10 ... 15.90 |================================================== Basis Universal 1.12 Settings: UASTC Level 3 Seconds < Lower Is Better Windows 10 Pro . 31.41 |======================================================= Ubuntu 20.10 ... 28.11 |================================================= Basis Universal 1.12 Settings: UASTC Level 2 + RDO Post-Processing Seconds < Lower Is Better Windows 10 Pro . 716.60 |====================================================== Ubuntu 20.10 ... 477.54 |==================================== Chaos Group V-RAY 4.10.07 Mode: CPU Ksamples > Higher Is Better Windows 10 Pro . 29493 |================================================== Ubuntu 20.10 ... 32584 |======================================================= IndigoBench 4.4 Acceleration: CPU - Scene: Bedroom M samples/s > Higher Is Better Windows 10 Pro . 3.662 |================================================= Ubuntu 20.10 ... 4.142 |======================================================= IndigoBench 4.4 Acceleration: CPU - Scene: Supercar M samples/s > Higher Is Better Windows 10 Pro . 7.877 |================================================== Ubuntu 20.10 ... 8.724 |======================================================= Blender 2.90 Blend File: BMW27 - Compute: CPU-Only Seconds < Lower Is Better Windows 10 Pro . 98.24 |======================================================= Ubuntu 20.10 ... 78.38 |============================================ Blender 2.90 Blend File: Classroom - Compute: CPU-Only Seconds < Lower Is Better Windows 10 Pro . 273.39 |====================================================== Ubuntu 20.10 ... 226.52 |============================================= Blender 2.90 Blend File: Fishy Cat - Compute: CPU-Only Seconds < Lower Is Better Windows 10 Pro . 125.35 |====================================================== Ubuntu 20.10 ... 102.55 |============================================ Blender 2.90 Blend File: Barbershop - Compute: CPU-Only Seconds < Lower Is Better Windows 10 Pro . 361.96 |====================================================== Ubuntu 20.10 ... 300.68 |============================================= Blender 2.90 Blend File: Pabellon Barcelona - Compute: CPU-Only Seconds < Lower Is Better Windows 10 Pro . 291.40 |====================================================== Ubuntu 20.10 ... 247.95 |============================================== PyBench 2018-02-16 Total For Average Test Times Milliseconds < Lower Is Better Windows 10 Pro . 1028 |======================================================== Ubuntu 20.10 ... 727 |======================================== NeatBench 5 Acceleration: CPU FPS > Higher Is Better Windows 10 Pro . 31.7 |======================================================== Ubuntu 20.10 ... 29.4 |==================================================== Appleseed 2.0 Beta Scene: Emily Seconds < Lower Is Better Windows 10 Pro . 210.74 |====================================================== Ubuntu 20.10 ... 190.94 |================================================= Appleseed 2.0 Beta Scene: Disney Material Seconds < Lower Is Better Windows 10 Pro . 119.66 |====================================================== Ubuntu 20.10 ... 118.18 |===================================================== Appleseed 2.0 Beta Scene: Material Tester Seconds < Lower Is Better Windows 10 Pro . 148.97 |====================================================== Ubuntu 20.10 ... 112.32 |========================================= Geekbench 5 Test: GPU Vulkan Score > Higher Is Better Windows 10 Pro . 51823 |================================================ Ubuntu 20.10 ... 59393 |======================================================= Geekbench 5 Test: CPU Multi Core Score > Higher Is Better Windows 10 Pro . 14273 |==================================================== Ubuntu 20.10 ... 14993 |======================================================= Geekbench 5 Test: CPU Single Core Score > Higher Is Better Windows 10 Pro . 1725 |======================================================= Ubuntu 20.10 ... 1764 |======================================================== Selenium Benchmark: ARES-6 - Browser: Firefox ms < Lower Is Better Windows 10 Pro . 33.93 |========================================== Ubuntu 20.10 ... 43.98 |======================================================= Selenium Benchmark: Kraken - Browser: Firefox ms < Lower Is Better Windows 10 Pro . 762.3 |============================================== Ubuntu 20.10 ... 916.8 |======================================================= Selenium Benchmark: Octane - Browser: Firefox Geometric Mean > Higher Is Better Windows 10 Pro . 32254 |======================================================= Ubuntu 20.10 ... 24644 |========================================== Selenium Benchmark: Jetstream - Browser: Firefox Score > Higher Is Better Windows 10 Pro . 262.57 |====================================================== Ubuntu 20.10 ... 197.98 |========================================= Selenium Benchmark: StyleBench - Browser: Firefox Runs / Minute > Higher Is Better Windows 10 Pro . 84.9 |=========================================== Ubuntu 20.10 ... 108.0 |======================================================= Selenium Benchmark: Jetstream 2 - Browser: Firefox Score > Higher Is Better Windows 10 Pro . 121.34 |====================================================== Ubuntu 20.10 ... 95.60 |=========================================== Selenium Benchmark: Speedometer - Browser: Firefox Runs Per Minute > Higher Is Better Windows 10 Pro . 144 |========================================================= Ubuntu 20.10 ... 122 |================================================ Selenium Benchmark: ARES-6 - Browser: Google Chrome ms < Lower Is Better Windows 10 Pro . 14.48 |======================================================= Ubuntu 20.10 ... 14.14 |====================================================== Selenium Benchmark: Kraken - Browser: Google Chrome ms < Lower Is Better Windows 10 Pro . 573.6 |======================================================= Ubuntu 20.10 ... 575.0 |======================================================= Selenium Benchmark: Octane - Browser: Google Chrome Geometric Mean > Higher Is Better Windows 10 Pro . 71240 |====================================================== Ubuntu 20.10 ... 72858 |======================================================= Selenium Benchmark: PSPDFKit WASM - Browser: Firefox Score < Lower Is Better Windows 10 Pro . 2627 |=================================================== Ubuntu 20.10 ... 2873 |======================================================== Selenium Benchmark: WebXPRT - Browser: Google Chrome Score > Higher Is Better Windows 10 Pro . 301 |================================================== Ubuntu 20.10 ... 340 |========================================================= Selenium Benchmark: Jetstream - Browser: Google Chrome Score > Higher Is Better Windows 10 Pro . 328.74 |==================================================== Ubuntu 20.10 ... 341.86 |====================================================== Selenium Benchmark: StyleBench - Browser: Google Chrome Runs / Minute > Higher Is Better Windows 10 Pro . 48.17 |===================================================== Ubuntu 20.10 ... 49.61 |======================================================= Selenium Benchmark: Jetstream 2 - Browser: Google Chrome Score > Higher Is Better Windows 10 Pro . 196.13 |===================================================== Ubuntu 20.10 ... 198.11 |====================================================== Selenium Benchmark: Maze Solver - Browser: Google Chrome Seconds < Lower Is Better Windows 10 Pro . 3.7 |====================================================== Ubuntu 20.10 ... 3.9 |========================================================= Selenium Benchmark: Speedometer - Browser: Google Chrome Runs Per Minute > Higher Is Better Windows 10 Pro . 168.1 |==================================================== Ubuntu 20.10 ... 178.0 |======================================================= Selenium Benchmark: PSPDFKit WASM - Browser: Google Chrome Score < Lower Is Better Windows 10 Pro . 2822 |====================================================== Ubuntu 20.10 ... 2913 |======================================================== Selenium Benchmark: WASM imageConvolute - Browser: Firefox ms < Lower Is Better Windows 10 Pro . 20.3 |=============================================== Ubuntu 20.10 ... 24.1 |======================================================== Selenium Benchmark: WASM collisionDetection - Browser: Firefox ms < Lower Is Better Windows 10 Pro . 277.3 |=================================================== Ubuntu 20.10 ... 300.8 |======================================================= Selenium Benchmark: WASM imageConvolute - Browser: Google Chrome ms < Lower Is Better Windows 10 Pro . 24.33 |======================================================= Ubuntu 20.10 ... 24.31 |======================================================= Selenium Benchmark: WASM collisionDetection - Browser: Google Chrome ms < Lower Is Better Windows 10 Pro . 248.90 |===================================================== Ubuntu 20.10 ... 253.21 |====================================================== WavPack Audio Encoding 5.3 WAV To WavPack Seconds < Lower Is Better Windows 10 Pro . 10.26 |================================================== Ubuntu 20.10 ... 11.26 |======================================================= Git Time To Complete Common Git Commands Seconds < Lower Is Better Windows 10 Pro . 50.65 |======================================================= Ubuntu 20.10 ... 38.08 |=========================================