Windows 10 vs. Ubuntu 21.04 Linux - AMD Threadripper 3990X AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X benchmarks on Windows and Linux for a future article by Michael Larabel. Windows 10 b19042: Processor: AMD Eng Sample: 100-000000163_43/29_Y @ 2.90GHz (64 Cores / 128 Threads), Motherboard: Gigabyte TRX40 AORUS PRO WIFI (F4p BIOS), Memory: 4 x 32768 MB 3000MHz CMK64GX4M2D3000C16, Disk: 15GB Corsair Voyager 3.0 USB + 466GB Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus 500GB, Graphics: AMD Radeon RX 5700 + AMD Radeon RX 5700 4GB, Audio: AMD HD Audio Device + USB Audio 2.0, Monitor: DELL 415Q, Network: Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200 160MHz + Intel I211 Gigabit Connection OS: Microsoft Windows 10 Pro Build 19042, Kernel: 10.0 (x86_64), Display Driver: 27.20.1034.6, OpenCL: OpenCL 2.1 AMD-APP (3075.13), File-System: NTFS, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 Windows 10 b21382: Processor: AMD Eng Sample: 100-000000163_43/29_Y @ 2.90GHz (64 Cores / 128 Threads), Motherboard: Gigabyte TRX40 AORUS PRO WIFI (F4p BIOS), Memory: 4 x 32768 MB 3000MHz CMK64GX4M2D3000C16, Disk: 15GB Corsair Voyager 3.0 USB + 466GB Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus 500GB, Graphics: AMD Radeon RX 5700 + AMD Radeon RX 5700 4GB, Audio: AMD HD Audio Device + USB Audio 2.0, Monitor: DELL 415Q, Network: Intel I211 Gigabit Connection + Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200 160MHz OS: Microsoft Windows 10 Pro Build 21382, Kernel: 10.0 (x86_64), Display Driver: 27.20.21002.2004, OpenCL: OpenCL 2.1 AMD-APP (3240.6), Compiler: GCC 8.3.0, File-System: NTFS, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 Ubuntu 21.04: Processor: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X 64-Core @ 2.90GHz (64 Cores / 128 Threads), Motherboard: Gigabyte TRX40 AORUS PRO WIFI (F4p BIOS), Chipset: AMD Starship/Matisse, Memory: 126GB, Disk: Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus 500GB, Graphics: AMD Radeon RX 5600 OEM/5600 XT / 5700/5700 8GB (1750/875MHz), Audio: AMD Navi 10 HDMI Audio, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Intel I211 + Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200 OS: Ubuntu 21.04, Kernel: 5.11.0-17-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.38.4, Display Server: X Server + Wayland, OpenGL: 4.6 Mesa 21.0.1 (LLVM 11.0.1), Vulkan: 1.2.145, Compiler: GCC 10.3.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 WebP Image Encode 1.1 Encode Settings: Quality 100, Lossless Encode Time - Seconds < Lower Is Better Windows 10 b19042 . 16.77 |============================= Windows 10 b21382 . 29.85 |==================================================== Ubuntu 21.04 ...... 16.31 |============================ WebP Image Encode 1.1 Encode Settings: Quality 100, Highest Compression Encode Time - Seconds < Lower Is Better Windows 10 b19042 . 7.433 |=================================================== Windows 10 b21382 . 7.653 |==================================================== Ubuntu 21.04 ...... 7.471 |=================================================== WebP Image Encode 1.1 Encode Settings: Quality 100, Lossless, Highest Compression Encode Time - Seconds < Lower Is Better Windows 10 b19042 . 36.59 |============================== Windows 10 b21382 . 62.49 |==================================================== Ubuntu 21.04 ...... 34.05 |============================ DaCapo Benchmark 9.12-MR1 Java Test: H2 msec < Lower Is Better Windows 10 b19042 . 3617 |============================================ Windows 10 b21382 . 3697 |============================================= Ubuntu 21.04 ...... 4373 |===================================================== DaCapo Benchmark 9.12-MR1 Java Test: Jython msec < Lower Is Better Windows 10 b19042 . 4839 |===================================================== Windows 10 b21382 . 4661 |=================================================== Ubuntu 21.04 ...... 4157 |============================================== DaCapo Benchmark 9.12-MR1 Java Test: Tradebeans msec < Lower Is Better Windows 10 b19042 . 3122 |================================= Windows 10 b21382 . 3825 |========================================= Ubuntu 21.04 ...... 4999 |===================================================== LZ4 Compression 1.9.3 Compression Level: 1 - Compression Speed MB/s > Higher Is Better Windows 10 b19042 . 10617.69 |================================================= Windows 10 b21382 . 10534.34 |================================================= Ubuntu 21.04 ...... 10252.12 |=============================================== LZ4 Compression 1.9.3 Compression Level: 1 - Decompression Speed MB/s > Higher Is Better Windows 10 b19042 . 12180.8 |================================================== Windows 10 b21382 . 12054.5 |================================================= Ubuntu 21.04 ...... 11960.7 |================================================= LZ4 Compression 1.9.3 Compression Level: 3 - Compression Speed MB/s > Higher Is Better Windows 10 b19042 . 57.84 |=================================================== Windows 10 b21382 . 57.14 |=================================================== Ubuntu 21.04 ...... 58.66 |==================================================== LZ4 Compression 1.9.3 Compression Level: 3 - Decompression Speed MB/s > Higher Is Better Windows 10 b19042 . 11621.0 |================================================== Windows 10 b21382 . 11379.3 |================================================= Ubuntu 21.04 ...... 11489.4 |================================================= LZ4 Compression 1.9.3 Compression Level: 9 - Compression Speed MB/s > Higher Is Better Windows 10 b19042 . 56.25 |==================================================== Windows 10 b21382 . 54.92 |=================================================== Ubuntu 21.04 ...... 56.39 |==================================================== LZ4 Compression 1.9.3 Compression Level: 9 - Decompression Speed MB/s > Higher Is Better Windows 10 b19042 . 11555.0 |================================================== Windows 10 b21382 . 11419.5 |================================================= Ubuntu 21.04 ...... 11456.5 |================================================== Zstd Compression 1.5.0 Compression Level: 19 - Compression Speed MB/s > Higher Is Better Windows 10 b19042 . 76.3 |================================================ Windows 10 b21382 . 62.1 |======================================= Ubuntu 21.04 ...... 84.3 |===================================================== Zstd Compression 1.5.0 Compression Level: 19 - Decompression Speed MB/s > Higher Is Better Windows 10 b19042 . 3100.6 |================================================== Windows 10 b21382 . 2391.2 |====================================== Ubuntu 21.04 ...... 3173.5 |=================================================== Zstd Compression 1.5.0 Compression Level: 3, Long Mode - Compression Speed MB/s > Higher Is Better Windows 10 b19042 . 872.7 |=================================================== Windows 10 b21382 . 898.3 |==================================================== Ubuntu 21.04 ...... 554.8 |================================ Zstd Compression 1.5.0 Compression Level: 3, Long Mode - Decompression Speed MB/s > Higher Is Better Windows 10 b19042 . 3646.9 |================================================= Windows 10 b21382 . 3526.4 |================================================ Ubuntu 21.04 ...... 3761.1 |=================================================== Zstd Compression 1.5.0 Compression Level: 8, Long Mode - Compression Speed MB/s > Higher Is Better Windows 10 b19042 . 1034.2 |=================================================== Windows 10 b21382 . 454.5 |====================== Ubuntu 21.04 ...... 568.9 |============================ Zstd Compression 1.5.0 Compression Level: 8, Long Mode - Decompression Speed MB/s > Higher Is Better Windows 10 b19042 . 3800.4 |================================================== Windows 10 b21382 . 3622.3 |=============================================== Ubuntu 21.04 ...... 3895.3 |=================================================== Zstd Compression 1.5.0 Compression Level: 19, Long Mode - Compression Speed MB/s > Higher Is Better Windows 10 b19042 . 39.8 |================================================ Windows 10 b21382 . 36.1 |=========================================== Ubuntu 21.04 ...... 44.3 |===================================================== Zstd Compression 1.5.0 Compression Level: 19, Long Mode - Decompression Speed MB/s > Higher Is Better Windows 10 b19042 . 3164.6 |================================================== Windows 10 b21382 . 2661.8 |========================================== Ubuntu 21.04 ...... 3239.7 |=================================================== Crafty 25.2 Elapsed Time Nodes Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 10 b19042 . 8398685 |================================================== Windows 10 b21382 . 7792272 |============================================== Ubuntu 21.04 ...... 8449770 |================================================== TSCP 1.81 AI Chess Performance Nodes Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 10 b19042 . 1219662 |=============================================== Windows 10 b21382 . 1176374 |============================================= Ubuntu 21.04 ...... 1292928 |================================================== John The Ripper 1.9.0-jumbo-1 Test: Blowfish Real C/S > Higher Is Better Windows 10 b19042 . 66509 |====================================== Windows 10 b21382 . 61246 |=================================== Ubuntu 21.04 ...... 90882 |==================================================== John The Ripper 1.9.0-jumbo-1 Test: MD5 Real C/S > Higher Is Better Windows 10 b19042 . 2874750 |========================== Windows 10 b21382 . 2429333 |====================== Ubuntu 21.04 ...... 5584333 |================================================== GraphicsMagick 1.3.33 Operation: Rotate Iterations Per Minute > Higher Is Better Windows 10 b19042 . 335 |=========================== Windows 10 b21382 . 301 |======================== Ubuntu 21.04 ...... 669 |====================================================== GraphicsMagick 1.3.33 Operation: Sharpen Iterations Per Minute > Higher Is Better Windows 10 b19042 . 173 |============== Windows 10 b21382 . 173 |============== Ubuntu 21.04 ...... 687 |====================================================== GraphicsMagick 1.3.33 Operation: Enhanced Iterations Per Minute > Higher Is Better Windows 10 b19042 . 512 |========================== Windows 10 b21382 . 492 |========================= Ubuntu 21.04 ...... 1047 |===================================================== GraphicsMagick 1.3.33 Operation: Resizing Iterations Per Minute > Higher Is Better Windows 10 b19042 . 655 |======================================== Windows 10 b21382 . 620 |====================================== Ubuntu 21.04 ...... 883 |====================================================== GraphicsMagick 1.3.33 Operation: Noise-Gaussian Iterations Per Minute > Higher Is Better Windows 10 b19042 . 271 |==================== Windows 10 b21382 . 251 |=================== Ubuntu 21.04 ...... 723 |====================================================== GraphicsMagick 1.3.33 Operation: HWB Color Space Iterations Per Minute > Higher Is Better Windows 10 b19042 . 413 |================ Windows 10 b21382 . 356 |============== Ubuntu 21.04 ...... 1367 |===================================================== dav1d 0.8.2 Video Input: Summer Nature 4K FPS > Higher Is Better Windows 10 b19042 . 413.23 |=================================================== Windows 10 b21382 . 404.21 |================================================== Ubuntu 21.04 ...... 390.62 |================================================ dav1d 0.8.2 Video Input: Summer Nature 1080p FPS > Higher Is Better Windows 10 b19042 . 1489.40 |================================================== Windows 10 b21382 . 1409.64 |=============================================== Ubuntu 21.04 ...... 958.44 |================================ Embree 3.13 Binary: Pathtracer - Model: Crown Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 10 b19042 . 52.08 |================================================= Windows 10 b21382 . 47.96 |============================================== Ubuntu 21.04 ...... 54.77 |==================================================== Embree 3.13 Binary: Pathtracer ISPC - Model: Crown Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 10 b19042 . 48.77 |=================================================== Windows 10 b21382 . 45.00 |=============================================== Ubuntu 21.04 ...... 49.79 |==================================================== Embree 3.13 Binary: Pathtracer - Model: Asian Dragon Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 10 b19042 . 42.77 |================================================== Windows 10 b21382 . 42.03 |================================================= Ubuntu 21.04 ...... 44.38 |==================================================== Embree 3.13 Binary: Pathtracer - Model: Asian Dragon Obj Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 10 b19042 . 36.92 |================================================== Windows 10 b21382 . 36.65 |================================================== Ubuntu 21.04 ...... 38.29 |==================================================== Embree 3.13 Binary: Pathtracer ISPC - Model: Asian Dragon Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 10 b19042 . 41.04 |================================================== Windows 10 b21382 . 40.04 |================================================= Ubuntu 21.04 ...... 42.48 |==================================================== Embree 3.13 Binary: Pathtracer ISPC - Model: Asian Dragon Obj Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 10 b19042 . 35.54 |=================================================== Windows 10 b21382 . 35.12 |================================================== Ubuntu 21.04 ...... 36.44 |==================================================== SVT-AV1 0.8.7 Encoder Mode: Preset 4 - Input: Bosphorus 4K Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 10 b19042 . 1.811 |==================== Windows 10 b21382 . 1.698 |=================== Ubuntu 21.04 ...... 4.732 |==================================================== SVT-AV1 0.8.7 Encoder Mode: Preset 8 - Input: Bosphorus 4K Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 10 b19042 . 20.69 |===================== Windows 10 b21382 . 15.79 |================ Ubuntu 21.04 ...... 51.49 |==================================================== SVT-AV1 0.8.7 Encoder Mode: Preset 4 - Input: Bosphorus 1080p Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 10 b19042 . 8.225 |========================================= Windows 10 b21382 . 7.504 |===================================== Ubuntu 21.04 ...... 10.352 |=================================================== SVT-AV1 0.8.7 Encoder Mode: Preset 8 - Input: Bosphorus 1080p Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 10 b19042 . 127.98 |================================================= Windows 10 b21382 . 82.14 |================================ Ubuntu 21.04 ...... 132.10 |=================================================== x264 2019-12-17 H.264 Video Encoding Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 10 b19042 . 250.26 |=================================================== Windows 10 b21382 . 221.08 |============================================= Ubuntu 21.04 ...... 195.38 |======================================== Intel Open Image Denoise 1.2.0 Scene: Memorial Images / Sec > Higher Is Better Windows 10 b19042 . 29.32 |================================================== Windows 10 b21382 . 25.74 |============================================ Ubuntu 21.04 ...... 30.63 |==================================================== Stockfish 13 Total Time Nodes Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 10 b19042 . 152809742 |============================================= Windows 10 b21382 . 84248194 |========================= Ubuntu 21.04 ...... 163071576 |================================================ asmFish 2018-07-23 1024 Hash Memory, 26 Depth Nodes/second > Higher Is Better Windows 10 b19042 . 146079219 |================================================ Windows 10 b21382 . 83359123 |=========================== Ubuntu 21.04 ...... 141402624 |============================================== libavif avifenc 0.9.0 Encoder Speed: 0 Seconds < Lower Is Better Windows 10 b19042 . 54.06 |================================================== Windows 10 b21382 . 56.65 |==================================================== Ubuntu 21.04 ...... 48.85 |============================================= libavif avifenc 0.9.0 Encoder Speed: 2 Seconds < Lower Is Better Windows 10 b19042 . 28.92 |================================================== Windows 10 b21382 . 30.09 |==================================================== Ubuntu 21.04 ...... 25.82 |============================================= libavif avifenc 0.9.0 Encoder Speed: 6 Seconds < Lower Is Better Windows 10 b19042 . 11.229 |================================================== Windows 10 b21382 . 11.537 |=================================================== Ubuntu 21.04 ...... 9.745 |=========================================== libavif avifenc 0.9.0 Encoder Speed: 10 Seconds < Lower Is Better Windows 10 b19042 . 4.065 |=================================================== Windows 10 b21382 . 4.140 |==================================================== Ubuntu 21.04 ...... 3.316 |========================================== libavif avifenc 0.9.0 Encoder Speed: 6, Lossless Seconds < Lower Is Better Windows 10 b19042 . 28.63 |=================================================== Windows 10 b21382 . 29.47 |==================================================== Ubuntu 21.04 ...... 27.60 |================================================= libavif avifenc 0.9.0 Encoder Speed: 10, Lossless Seconds < Lower Is Better Windows 10 b19042 . 6.651 |=================================================== Windows 10 b21382 . 6.776 |==================================================== Ubuntu 21.04 ...... 5.852 |============================================= Primesieve 7.4 1e12 Prime Number Generation Seconds < Lower Is Better Windows 10 b19042 . 6.657 |==================================================== Windows 10 b21382 . 6.440 |================================================== Ubuntu 21.04 ...... 3.834 |============================== FLAC Audio Encoding 1.3.2 WAV To FLAC Seconds < Lower Is Better Windows 10 b19042 . 8.140 |================================================== Windows 10 b21382 . 8.407 |==================================================== Ubuntu 21.04 ...... 7.934 |================================================= LAME MP3 Encoding 3.100 WAV To MP3 Seconds < Lower Is Better Windows 10 b19042 . 9.073 |================================================== Windows 10 b21382 . 9.351 |==================================================== Ubuntu 21.04 ...... 7.466 |========================================== Opus Codec Encoding 1.3.1 WAV To Opus Encode Seconds < Lower Is Better Windows 10 b19042 . 9.903 |================================================== Windows 10 b21382 . 10.193 |=================================================== Ubuntu 21.04 ...... 7.299 |===================================== Minion 1.8 Benchmark: Graceful Seconds < Lower Is Better Windows 10 b19042 . 48.36 |=================================================== Windows 10 b21382 . 49.18 |==================================================== Ubuntu 21.04 ...... 41.22 |============================================ Minion 1.8 Benchmark: Solitaire Seconds < Lower Is Better Windows 10 b19042 . 48.67 |========================================= Windows 10 b21382 . 50.59 |========================================== Ubuntu 21.04 ...... 62.31 |==================================================== Minion 1.8 Benchmark: Quasigroup Seconds < Lower Is Better Windows 10 b19042 . 111.09 |================================================== Windows 10 b21382 . 113.00 |=================================================== Ubuntu 21.04 ...... 105.47 |================================================ Sudokut 0.4 Total Time Seconds < Lower Is Better Windows 10 b19042 . 25.32 |================================================ Windows 10 b21382 . 27.40 |==================================================== Ubuntu 21.04 ...... 12.41 |======================== Cpuminer-Opt 3.15.5 Algorithm: Magi kH/s > Higher Is Better Windows 10 b19042 . 470.41 |========= Windows 10 b21382 . 565.46 |========== Ubuntu 21.04 ...... 2758.04 |================================================== Cpuminer-Opt 3.15.5 Algorithm: x25x kH/s > Higher Is Better Windows 10 b19042 . 878.93 |=========================== Windows 10 b21382 . 697.66 |===================== Ubuntu 21.04 ...... 1648.42 |================================================== Cpuminer-Opt 3.15.5 Algorithm: Deepcoin kH/s > Higher Is Better Windows 10 b19042 . 3103.43 |=== Windows 10 b21382 . 3574.85 |=== Ubuntu 21.04 ...... 53950.00 |================================================= Cpuminer-Opt 3.15.5 Algorithm: Ringcoin kH/s > Higher Is Better Windows 10 b19042 . 2098.09 |============================= Windows 10 b21382 . 1631.44 |====================== Ubuntu 21.04 ...... 3627.80 |================================================== Basis Universal 1.13 Settings: ETC1S Seconds < Lower Is Better Windows 10 b19042 . 25.44 |================================================= Windows 10 b21382 . 27.00 |==================================================== Ubuntu 21.04 ...... 24.21 |=============================================== Basis Universal 1.13 Settings: UASTC Level 0 Seconds < Lower Is Better Windows 10 b19042 . 7.211 |=================================================== Windows 10 b21382 . 7.295 |==================================================== Ubuntu 21.04 ...... 6.398 |============================================== Basis Universal 1.13 Settings: UASTC Level 2 Seconds < Lower Is Better Windows 10 b19042 . 13.95 |=================================================== Windows 10 b21382 . 14.17 |==================================================== Ubuntu 21.04 ...... 10.45 |====================================== Basis Universal 1.13 Settings: UASTC Level 3 Seconds < Lower Is Better Windows 10 b19042 . 22.13 |==================================================== Windows 10 b21382 . 22.18 |==================================================== Ubuntu 21.04 ...... 14.82 |=================================== IndigoBench 4.4 Acceleration: CPU - Scene: Bedroom M samples/s > Higher Is Better Windows 10 b19042 . 9.832 |================================================ Windows 10 b21382 . 8.933 |============================================ Ubuntu 21.04 ...... 10.395 |=================================================== IndigoBench 4.4 Acceleration: CPU - Scene: Supercar M samples/s > Higher Is Better Windows 10 b19042 . 21.11 |================================================= Windows 10 b21382 . 20.03 |=============================================== Ubuntu 21.04 ...... 22.22 |==================================================== Blender 2.92 Blend File: BMW27 - Compute: CPU-Only Seconds < Lower Is Better Windows 10 b19042 . 41.04 |========================================= Windows 10 b21382 . 52.34 |==================================================== Ubuntu 21.04 ...... 32.90 |================================= Blender 2.92 Blend File: Classroom - Compute: CPU-Only Seconds < Lower Is Better Windows 10 b19042 . 103.25 |====================================== Windows 10 b21382 . 139.15 |=================================================== Ubuntu 21.04 ...... 86.26 |================================ Blender 2.92 Blend File: Fishy Cat - Compute: CPU-Only Seconds < Lower Is Better Windows 10 b19042 . 57.70 |========================================= Windows 10 b21382 . 73.40 |==================================================== Ubuntu 21.04 ...... 47.03 |================================= Blender 2.92 Blend File: Barbershop - Compute: CPU-Only Seconds < Lower Is Better Windows 10 b19042 . 153.77 |===================================== Windows 10 b21382 . 214.42 |=================================================== Ubuntu 21.04 ...... 124.77 |============================== Blender 2.92 Blend File: Pabellon Barcelona - Compute: CPU-Only Seconds < Lower Is Better Windows 10 b19042 . 118.47 |=================================== Windows 10 b21382 . 172.16 |=================================================== Ubuntu 21.04 ...... 100.92 |============================== PyBench 2018-02-16 Total For Average Test Times Milliseconds < Lower Is Better Windows 10 b19042 . 1460 |==================================================== Windows 10 b21382 . 1475 |===================================================== Ubuntu 21.04 ...... 966 |=================================== Appleseed 2.0 Beta Scene: Emily Seconds < Lower Is Better Windows 10 b19042 . 158.22 |================================= Windows 10 b21382 . 245.14 |=================================================== Ubuntu 21.04 ...... 133.29 |============================ Appleseed 2.0 Beta Scene: Disney Material Seconds < Lower Is Better Windows 10 b19042 . 73.30 |================================================ Windows 10 b21382 . 79.84 |==================================================== Ubuntu 21.04 ...... 58.41 |====================================== Chaos Group V-RAY 5 Mode: CPU vsamples > Higher Is Better Windows 10 b19042 . 48980 |================================================== Windows 10 b21382 . 29944 |============================== Ubuntu 21.04 ...... 51437 |==================================================== Geometric Mean Of All Test Results Result Composite - Windows 10 vs. Ubuntu 21.04 Linux - AMD Threadripper 3990X Geometric Mean > Higher Is Better Windows 10 b19042 . 86.66 |========================================= Windows 10 b21382 . 76.65 |==================================== Ubuntu 21.04 ...... 108.62 |=================================================== Number Of First Place Finishes Wins - 79 Tests Wins Ubuntu 21.04 ...... 65 |======================================================= Windows 10 b19042 . 13 |=========== Windows 10 b21382 . 1 |= Number Of Last Place Finishes Losses - 79 Tests Losses Windows 10 b21382 . 65 |======================================================= Ubuntu 21.04 ...... 9 |======== Windows 10 b19042 . 5 |====