Intel Core i9 11900K Windows vs. Linux Intel Core i9-11900K benchmarks for a future article. Windows 10: Processor: Intel Core i9-11900K @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores / 16 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS ROG MAXIMUS XIII HERO (0703 BIOS), Memory: 2 x 16384 MB 3200MHz Corsair CMK32GX4M2Z3600C18, Disk: 932GB WD_BLACK SN850 1TB, Graphics: Intel UHD 750 1GB, Network: Bluetooth Device (Personal Area ) OS: Microsoft Windows 10 Pro Build 19042, Kernel: 10.0 (x86_64), Display Driver: 27.20.100.9316, Compiler: GCC 8.3.0, File-System: NTFS, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 Ubuntu + Linux 5.12: Processor: Intel Core i9-11900K @ 5.10GHz (8 Cores / 16 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS ROG MAXIMUS XIII HERO (0703 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Device 43ef, Memory: 32GB, Disk: 1000GB Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850 1TB, Graphics: ASUS Intel RKL GT1 3GB (1300MHz), Audio: Intel Device 43c8, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: 2 x Intel + Intel Device 2725 OS: Ubuntu 20.10, Kernel: 5.12.0-051200rc6daily20210407-generic (x86_64) 20210406, Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.38.2, Display Server: X Server 1.20.9, OpenGL: 4.6 Mesa 21.0.1 kisak-mesa PPA, Vulkan: 1.2.145, Compiler: GCC 10.2.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 dav1d 0.8.2 Video Input: Chimera 1080p FPS > Higher Is Better Windows 10 .......... 685.22 |============================================ Ubuntu + Linux 5.12 . 760.74 |================================================= dav1d 0.8.2 Video Input: Summer Nature 4K FPS > Higher Is Better Windows 10 .......... 197.66 |================================================= Ubuntu + Linux 5.12 . 190.48 |=============================================== dav1d 0.8.2 Video Input: Summer Nature 1080p FPS > Higher Is Better Windows 10 .......... 765.79 |================================================= Ubuntu + Linux 5.12 . 711.54 |============================================== dav1d 0.8.2 Video Input: Chimera 1080p 10-bit FPS > Higher Is Better Windows 10 .......... 138.04 |===================================== Ubuntu + Linux 5.12 . 184.05 |================================================= NeatBench 5 Acceleration: CPU FPS > Higher Is Better Windows 10 .......... 18.2 |=================================================== Ubuntu + Linux 5.12 . 17.4 |================================================= SVT-AV1 0.8 Encoder Mode: Enc Mode 0 - Input: 1080p Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 10 .......... 0.172 |================================================== Ubuntu + Linux 5.12 . 0.167 |================================================= SVT-AV1 0.8 Encoder Mode: Enc Mode 4 - Input: 1080p Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 10 .......... 4.409 |================================================== Ubuntu + Linux 5.12 . 4.272 |================================================ SVT-AV1 0.8 Encoder Mode: Enc Mode 8 - Input: 1080p Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 10 .......... 41.45 |================================================== Ubuntu + Linux 5.12 . 38.01 |============================================== x264 2019-12-17 H.264 Video Encoding Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 10 .......... 114.29 |=============================================== Ubuntu + Linux 5.12 . 118.68 |================================================= Selenium Benchmark: Octane - Browser: Firefox Geometric Mean > Higher Is Better Windows 10 .......... 33244 |================================================== Ubuntu + Linux 5.12 . 25279 |====================================== Selenium Benchmark: Octane - Browser: Google Chrome Geometric Mean > Higher Is Better Windows 10 .......... 76758 |================================================== Ubuntu + Linux 5.12 . 69765 |============================================= Intel Open Image Denoise 1.2.0 Scene: Memorial Images / Sec > Higher Is Better Windows 10 .......... 13.28 |================================================ Ubuntu + Linux 5.12 . 13.80 |================================================== IndigoBench 4.4 Acceleration: CPU - Scene: Bedroom M samples/s > Higher Is Better Windows 10 .......... 2.083 |================================================== Ubuntu + Linux 5.12 . 2.047 |================================================= IndigoBench 4.4 Acceleration: CPU - Scene: Supercar M samples/s > Higher Is Better Windows 10 .......... 4.911 |================================================== Ubuntu + Linux 5.12 . 4.737 |================================================ LuxCoreRender 2.3 Scene: DLSC M samples/sec > Higher Is Better Windows 10 .......... 1.94 |================================================== Ubuntu + Linux 5.12 . 1.98 |=================================================== LuxCoreRender 2.3 Scene: Rainbow Colors and Prism M samples/sec > Higher Is Better Windows 10 .......... 1.89 |============================================= Ubuntu + Linux 5.12 . 2.12 |=================================================== LZ4 Compression 1.9.3 Compression Level: 1 - Compression Speed MB/s > Higher Is Better Windows 10 .......... 10723.65 |=============================================== Ubuntu + Linux 5.12 . 10338.39 |============================================= LZ4 Compression 1.9.3 Compression Level: 1 - Decompression Speed MB/s > Higher Is Better Windows 10 .......... 11393.5 |================================================ Ubuntu + Linux 5.12 . 10252.0 |=========================================== LZ4 Compression 1.9.3 Compression Level: 3 - Compression Speed MB/s > Higher Is Better Windows 10 .......... 74.88 |================================================== Ubuntu + Linux 5.12 . 66.50 |============================================ LZ4 Compression 1.9.3 Compression Level: 3 - Decompression Speed MB/s > Higher Is Better Windows 10 .......... 11143.7 |================================================ Ubuntu + Linux 5.12 . 10684.2 |============================================== LZ4 Compression 1.9.3 Compression Level: 9 - Compression Speed MB/s > Higher Is Better Windows 10 .......... 73.40 |================================================== Ubuntu + Linux 5.12 . 65.12 |============================================ LZ4 Compression 1.9.3 Compression Level: 9 - Decompression Speed MB/s > Higher Is Better Windows 10 .......... 11170.8 |================================================ Ubuntu + Linux 5.12 . 10735.9 |============================================== Zstd Compression 1.4.9 Compression Level: 3 - Compression Speed MB/s > Higher Is Better Windows 10 .......... 2644.5 |================================================= Ubuntu + Linux 5.12 . 2559.6 |=============================================== Zstd Compression 1.4.9 Compression Level: 8 - Compression Speed MB/s > Higher Is Better Windows 10 .......... 313.1 |================================================== Ubuntu + Linux 5.12 . 311.8 |================================================== Zstd Compression 1.4.9 Compression Level: 8 - Decompression Speed MB/s > Higher Is Better Windows 10 .......... 4422.9 |============================================= Ubuntu + Linux 5.12 . 4784.2 |================================================= Zstd Compression 1.4.9 Compression Level: 19 - Compression Speed MB/s > Higher Is Better Windows 10 .......... 34.9 |=================================================== Ubuntu + Linux 5.12 . 33.5 |================================================= Zstd Compression 1.4.9 Compression Level: 19 - Decompression Speed MB/s > Higher Is Better Windows 10 .......... 4039.9 |============================================= Ubuntu + Linux 5.12 . 4376.7 |================================================= Zstd Compression 1.4.9 Compression Level: 3, Long Mode - Compression Speed MB/s > Higher Is Better Windows 10 .......... 1802.1 |================================================= Ubuntu + Linux 5.12 . 1316.6 |==================================== Zstd Compression 1.4.9 Compression Level: 8, Long Mode - Compression Speed MB/s > Higher Is Better Windows 10 .......... 346.6 |============================================= Ubuntu + Linux 5.12 . 383.5 |================================================== Zstd Compression 1.4.9 Compression Level: 8, Long Mode - Decompression Speed MB/s > Higher Is Better Windows 10 .......... 4691.5 |============================================= Ubuntu + Linux 5.12 . 5084.9 |================================================= Zstd Compression 1.4.9 Compression Level: 19, Long Mode - Compression Speed MB/s > Higher Is Better Windows 10 .......... 32.8 |=================================================== Ubuntu + Linux 5.12 . 31.1 |================================================ Zstd Compression 1.4.9 Compression Level: 19, Long Mode - Decompression Speed MB/s > Higher Is Better Windows 10 .......... 4145.3 |=============================================== Ubuntu + Linux 5.12 . 4316.4 |================================================= libjpeg-turbo tjbench 2.0.2 Test: Decompression Throughput Megapixels/sec > Higher Is Better Windows 10 .......... 259.27 |================================================= Ubuntu + Linux 5.12 . 235.14 |============================================ 7-Zip Compression 16.02 Compress Speed Test MIPS > Higher Is Better Windows 10 .......... 61074 |================================================== Ubuntu + Linux 5.12 . 57638 |=============================================== Crafty 25.2 Elapsed Time Nodes Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 10 .......... 11303083 |=============================================== Ubuntu + Linux 5.12 . 9976038 |========================================= Stockfish 13 Total Time Nodes Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 10 .......... 27774446 |============================================== Ubuntu + Linux 5.12 . 28580712 |=============================================== asmFish 2018-07-23 1024 Hash Memory, 26 Depth Nodes/second > Higher Is Better Windows 10 .......... 31868845 |=============================================== Ubuntu + Linux 5.12 . 31907043 |=============================================== John The Ripper 1.9.0-jumbo-1 Test: Blowfish Real C/S > Higher Is Better Windows 10 .......... 21778 |================================================== Ubuntu + Linux 5.12 . 20840 |================================================ Selenium Benchmark: StyleBench - Browser: Firefox Runs / Minute > Higher Is Better Windows 10 .......... 87.1 |====================================== Ubuntu + Linux 5.12 . 114.0 |================================================== Selenium Benchmark: StyleBench - Browser: Google Chrome Runs / Minute > Higher Is Better Windows 10 .......... 50.25 |================================================== Ubuntu + Linux 5.12 . 46.02 |============================================== Selenium Benchmark: Speedometer - Browser: Firefox Runs Per Minute > Higher Is Better Windows 10 .......... 153.5 |================================================== Ubuntu + Linux 5.12 . 134.0 |============================================ Selenium Benchmark: Speedometer - Browser: Google Chrome Runs Per Minute > Higher Is Better Windows 10 .......... 186.8 |================================================== Ubuntu + Linux 5.12 . 174.7 |=============================================== Selenium Benchmark: Jetstream 2 - Browser: Firefox Score > Higher Is Better Windows 10 .......... 128.05 |================================================= Ubuntu + Linux 5.12 . 100.99 |======================================= Selenium Benchmark: Jetstream 2 - Browser: Google Chrome Score > Higher Is Better Windows 10 .......... 202.12 |================================================= Ubuntu + Linux 5.12 . 181.85 |============================================ Chaos Group V-RAY 5 Mode: CPU vsamples > Higher Is Better Windows 10 .......... 11678 |=============================================== Ubuntu + Linux 5.12 . 12400 |================================================== WebP Image Encode 1.1 Encode Settings: Default Encode Time - Seconds < Lower Is Better Windows 10 .......... 1.237 |================================================ Ubuntu + Linux 5.12 . 1.294 |================================================== WebP Image Encode 1.1 Encode Settings: Quality 100 Encode Time - Seconds < Lower Is Better Windows 10 .......... 1.914 |================================================ Ubuntu + Linux 5.12 . 2.010 |================================================== WebP Image Encode 1.1 Encode Settings: Quality 100, Lossless Encode Time - Seconds < Lower Is Better Windows 10 .......... 13.37 |============================================ Ubuntu + Linux 5.12 . 15.21 |================================================== WebP Image Encode 1.1 Encode Settings: Quality 100, Highest Compression Encode Time - Seconds < Lower Is Better Windows 10 .......... 5.427 |============================================= Ubuntu + Linux 5.12 . 6.091 |================================================== WebP Image Encode 1.1 Encode Settings: Quality 100, Lossless, Highest Compression Encode Time - Seconds < Lower Is Better Windows 10 .......... 29.30 |================================================= Ubuntu + Linux 5.12 . 29.64 |================================================== PyBench 2018-02-16 Total For Average Test Times Milliseconds < Lower Is Better Windows 10 .......... 891 |==================================================== Ubuntu + Linux 5.12 . 702 |========================================= Selenium Benchmark: ARES-6 - Browser: Firefox ms < Lower Is Better Windows 10 .......... 30.16 |======================================= Ubuntu + Linux 5.12 . 38.43 |================================================== Selenium Benchmark: Kraken - Browser: Firefox ms < Lower Is Better Windows 10 .......... 696.2 |========================================= Ubuntu + Linux 5.12 . 843.9 |================================================== Selenium Benchmark: ARES-6 - Browser: Google Chrome ms < Lower Is Better Windows 10 .......... 13.36 |================================================ Ubuntu + Linux 5.12 . 14.06 |================================================== Selenium Benchmark: Kraken - Browser: Google Chrome ms < Lower Is Better Windows 10 .......... 577.1 |=============================================== Ubuntu + Linux 5.12 . 615.4 |================================================== Selenium Benchmark: WASM imageConvolute - Browser: Firefox ms < Lower Is Better Windows 10 .......... 20.0 |========================================= Ubuntu + Linux 5.12 . 25.0 |=================================================== Selenium Benchmark: WASM collisionDetection - Browser: Firefox ms < Lower Is Better Windows 10 .......... 293.2 |============================================ Ubuntu + Linux 5.12 . 331.4 |================================================== Selenium Benchmark: WASM imageConvolute - Browser: Google Chrome ms < Lower Is Better Windows 10 .......... 23.37 |============================================ Ubuntu + Linux 5.12 . 26.68 |================================================== Selenium Benchmark: WASM collisionDetection - Browser: Google Chrome ms < Lower Is Better Windows 10 .......... 251.27 |============================================ Ubuntu + Linux 5.12 . 280.89 |================================================= DaCapo Benchmark 9.12-MR1 Java Test: H2 msec < Lower Is Better Windows 10 .......... 2227 |============================================= Ubuntu + Linux 5.12 . 2529 |=================================================== DaCapo Benchmark 9.12-MR1 Java Test: Jython msec < Lower Is Better Windows 10 .......... 3217 |=================================================== Ubuntu + Linux 5.12 . 3148 |================================================== DaCapo Benchmark 9.12-MR1 Java Test: Tradesoap msec < Lower Is Better Windows 10 .......... 5210 |=================================================== Ubuntu + Linux 5.12 . 3261 |================================ DaCapo Benchmark 9.12-MR1 Java Test: Tradebeans msec < Lower Is Better Windows 10 .......... 2181 |=================================================== Ubuntu + Linux 5.12 . 2135 |================================================== Selenium Benchmark: PSPDFKit WASM - Browser: Firefox Score < Lower Is Better Windows 10 .......... 2485 |============================================== Ubuntu + Linux 5.12 . 2765 |=================================================== Selenium Benchmark: PSPDFKit WASM - Browser: Google Chrome Score < Lower Is Better Windows 10 .......... 2643 |============================================= Ubuntu + Linux 5.12 . 2974 |=================================================== libavif avifenc 0.9.0 Encoder Speed: 0 Seconds < Lower Is Better Windows 10 .......... 62.91 |================================================== Ubuntu + Linux 5.12 . 60.32 |================================================ libavif avifenc 0.9.0 Encoder Speed: 2 Seconds < Lower Is Better Windows 10 .......... 31.95 |================================================== Ubuntu + Linux 5.12 . 31.09 |================================================= libavif avifenc 0.9.0 Encoder Speed: 6 Seconds < Lower Is Better Windows 10 .......... 11.24 |================================================== Ubuntu + Linux 5.12 . 10.93 |================================================= libavif avifenc 0.9.0 Encoder Speed: 10 Seconds < Lower Is Better Windows 10 .......... 2.913 |================================================== Ubuntu + Linux 5.12 . 2.826 |================================================= libavif avifenc 0.9.0 Encoder Speed: 6, Lossless Seconds < Lower Is Better Windows 10 .......... 51.59 |================================================== Ubuntu + Linux 5.12 . 51.39 |================================================== libavif avifenc 0.9.0 Encoder Speed: 10, Lossless Seconds < Lower Is Better Windows 10 .......... 5.053 |================================================= Ubuntu + Linux 5.12 . 5.105 |================================================== Primesieve 7.4 1e12 Prime Number Generation Seconds < Lower Is Better Windows 10 .......... 17.22 |================================================ Ubuntu + Linux 5.12 . 18.00 |================================================== FLAC Audio Encoding 1.3.2 WAV To FLAC Seconds < Lower Is Better Windows 10 .......... 6.425 |============================================= Ubuntu + Linux 5.12 . 7.086 |================================================== LAME MP3 Encoding 3.100 WAV To MP3 Seconds < Lower Is Better Windows 10 .......... 6.944 |================================================== Ubuntu + Linux 5.12 . 6.650 |================================================ Opus Codec Encoding 1.3.1 WAV To Opus Encode Seconds < Lower Is Better Windows 10 .......... 7.218 |================================================== Ubuntu + Linux 5.12 . 7.215 |================================================== Minion 1.8 Benchmark: Graceful Seconds < Lower Is Better Windows 10 .......... 37.03 |================================================== Ubuntu + Linux 5.12 . 36.95 |================================================== Minion 1.8 Benchmark: Solitaire Seconds < Lower Is Better Windows 10 .......... 37.65 |====================================== Ubuntu + Linux 5.12 . 49.88 |================================================== Minion 1.8 Benchmark: Quasigroup Seconds < Lower Is Better Windows 10 .......... 89.23 |================================================== Ubuntu + Linux 5.12 . 89.65 |================================================== Basis Universal 1.13 Settings: ETC1S Seconds < Lower Is Better Windows 10 .......... 18.75 |============================================ Ubuntu + Linux 5.12 . 21.31 |================================================== Basis Universal 1.13 Settings: UASTC Level 0 Seconds < Lower Is Better Windows 10 .......... 6.142 |================================================= Ubuntu + Linux 5.12 . 6.215 |================================================== Basis Universal 1.13 Settings: UASTC Level 2 Seconds < Lower Is Better Windows 10 .......... 27.07 |================================================= Ubuntu + Linux 5.12 . 27.58 |================================================== Basis Universal 1.13 Settings: UASTC Level 3 Seconds < Lower Is Better Windows 10 .......... 52.03 |================================================== Ubuntu + Linux 5.12 . 51.61 |================================================== Blender 2.92 Blend File: BMW27 - Compute: CPU-Only Seconds < Lower Is Better Windows 10 .......... 155.59 |================================================= Ubuntu + Linux 5.12 . 132.49 |========================================== Blender 2.92 Blend File: Classroom - Compute: CPU-Only Seconds < Lower Is Better Windows 10 .......... 461.31 |================================================= Ubuntu + Linux 5.12 . 396.60 |========================================== Blender 2.92 Blend File: Fishy Cat - Compute: CPU-Only Seconds < Lower Is Better Windows 10 .......... 210.85 |================================================= Ubuntu + Linux 5.12 . 181.76 |========================================== Blender 2.92 Blend File: Barbershop - Compute: CPU-Only Seconds < Lower Is Better Windows 10 .......... 629.15 |================================================= Ubuntu + Linux 5.12 . 550.63 |=========================================== Blender 2.92 Blend File: Pabellon Barcelona - Compute: CPU-Only Seconds < Lower Is Better Windows 10 .......... 493.75 |================================================= Ubuntu + Linux 5.12 . 441.98 |============================================ Appleseed 2.0 Beta Scene: Emily Seconds < Lower Is Better Windows 10 .......... 323.72 |================================================ Ubuntu + Linux 5.12 . 329.96 |================================================= Appleseed 2.0 Beta Scene: Disney Material Seconds < Lower Is Better Windows 10 .......... 183.62 |================================================= Ubuntu + Linux 5.12 . 182.03 |================================================= Appleseed 2.0 Beta Scene: Material Tester Seconds < Lower Is Better Windows 10 .......... 174.93 |================================================= Ubuntu + Linux 5.12 . 173.57 |================================================= WavPack Audio Encoding 5.3 WAV To WavPack Seconds < Lower Is Better Windows 10 .......... 11.46 |=========================================== Ubuntu + Linux 5.12 . 13.21 |================================================== Geometric Mean Of All Test Results Result Composite - Intel Core i9 11900K Windows vs. Linux Geometric Mean > Higher Is Better Windows 10 .......... 29.14 |================================================== Ubuntu + Linux 5.12 . 28.45 |================================================= Number Of First Place Finishes Wins - 91 Tests Wins Windows 10 .......... 56 |===================================================== Ubuntu + Linux 5.12 . 35 |================================= Number Of Last Place Finishes Losses - 91 Tests Losses Ubuntu + Linux 5.12 . 56 |===================================================== Windows 10 .......... 35 |=================================