WSL2 Windows 11 vs. Ubuntu Linux Benchmarks
WSL2 Windows vs. Linux benchmarking by Michael Larabel.


Windows 10 21H1: 

	Processor: AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16-Core @ 3.40GHz (16 Cores / 32 Threads), Memory: 32GB, Disk: 466GB

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

Windows 11 22000.51: 

	Processor: AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16-Core @ 3.40GHz (16 Cores / 32 Threads), Memory: 32GB, Disk: 466GB

	OS: Ubuntu 20.04, Kernel: 4.4.0-22000-Microsoft (x86_64), Compiler: GCC 9.3.0, File-System: wslfs, System Layer: wsl

Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS: 

	Processor: AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16-Core @ 3.40GHz (16 Cores / 32 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (WI-FI) (3302 BIOS), Chipset: AMD Starship/Matisse, Memory: 32GB, Disk: 500GB Western Digital WDS500G3X0C-00SJG0, Graphics: AMD Radeon RX 5600 OEM/5600 XT / 5700/5700 8GB (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 20.04, Kernel: 5.8.0-59-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.36.9, Display Server: X Server 1.20.9, Vulkan: 1.2.131, Compiler: GCC 9.3.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160

Ubuntu 21.04: 

	Processor: AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16-Core @ 3.40GHz (16 Cores / 32 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (WI-FI) (3302 BIOS), Chipset: AMD Starship/Matisse, Memory: 32GB, Disk: 500GB Western Digital WDS500G3X0C-00SJG0, Graphics: AMD Radeon RX 5600 OEM/5600 XT / 5700/5700 (2100/875MHz), Audio: AMD Navi 10 HDMI Audio, Monitor: ASUS MG28U, Network: Realtek RTL8125 2.5GbE + Intel I211 + Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200

	OS: Ubuntu 21.04, Kernel: 5.11.0-22-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


AOM AV1 3.1
Encoder Mode: Speed 6 Realtime - Input: Bosphorus 4K
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Windows 10 21H1 ..... 22.38 |==================================================
Windows 11 22000.51 . 21.78 |=================================================
Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS .. 20.95 |===============================================
Ubuntu 21.04 ........ 21.25 |===============================================


AOM AV1 3.1
Encoder Mode: Speed 8 Realtime - Input: Bosphorus 4K
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Windows 10 21H1 ..... 53.27 |==============================================
Windows 11 22000.51 . 52.64 |==============================================
Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS .. 57.44 |==================================================
Ubuntu 21.04 ........ 53.80 |===============================================


AOM AV1 3.1
Encoder Mode: Speed 9 Realtime - Input: Bosphorus 4K
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Windows 10 21H1 ..... 65.46 |=============================================
Windows 11 22000.51 . 64.41 |============================================
Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS .. 73.01 |==================================================
Ubuntu 21.04 ........ 62.71 |===========================================


C-Blosc 2.0
Compressor: blosclz
MB/s > Higher Is Better
Windows 10 21H1 ..... 25887.2 |=========================================
Windows 11 22000.51 . 26576.3 |==========================================
Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS .. 30550.2 |================================================
Ubuntu 21.04 ........ 28807.1 |=============================================


Chia Blockchain VDF 1.0.1
Test: Square Plain C++
IPS > Higher Is Better
Windows 10 21H1 ..... 221700 |=================================================
Windows 11 22000.51 . 218667 |================================================
Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS .. 211433 |===============================================
Ubuntu 21.04 ........ 210767 |===============================================


Chia Blockchain VDF 1.0.1
Test: Square Assembly Optimized
IPS > Higher Is Better
Windows 10 21H1 ..... 213300 |=================================================
Windows 11 22000.51 . 208300 |================================================
Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS .. 171167 |=======================================
Ubuntu 21.04 ........ 182267 |==========================================


Coremark 1.0
CoreMark Size 666 - Iterations Per Second
Iterations/Sec > Higher Is Better
Windows 10 21H1 ..... 837125.99 |==============================================
Windows 11 22000.51 . 814920.55 |=============================================
Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS .. 829935.68 |==============================================
Ubuntu 21.04 ........ 807166.66 |============================================


Embree 3.13
Binary: Pathtracer - Model: Crown
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Windows 10 21H1 ..... 23.37 |=================================================
Windows 11 22000.51 . 22.50 |===============================================
Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS .. 23.75 |=================================================
Ubuntu 21.04 ........ 24.04 |==================================================


Embree 3.13
Binary: Pathtracer ISPC - Model: Crown
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Windows 10 21H1 ..... 21.90 |=================================================
Windows 11 22000.51 . 21.22 |===============================================
Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS .. 22.21 |==================================================
Ubuntu 21.04 ........ 22.38 |==================================================


Embree 3.13
Binary: Pathtracer - Model: Asian Dragon
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Windows 10 21H1 ..... 24.30 |=================================================
Windows 11 22000.51 . 23.77 |================================================
Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS .. 24.58 |=================================================
Ubuntu 21.04 ........ 24.94 |==================================================


Embree 3.13
Binary: Pathtracer ISPC - Model: Asian Dragon
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Windows 10 21H1 ..... 22.90 |==================================================
Windows 11 22000.51 . 22.27 |================================================
Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS .. 23.12 |==================================================
Ubuntu 21.04 ........ 22.97 |==================================================


Git
Time To Complete Common Git Commands
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Windows 10 21H1 ..... 63.60  |==============================
Windows 11 22000.51 . 103.50 |=================================================
Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS .. 38.44  |==================
Ubuntu 21.04 ........ 37.78  |==================


Google Draco 1.4.1
Model: Lion
ms < Lower Is Better
Windows 10 21H1 ..... 4127 |==================================================
Windows 11 22000.51 . 4152 |==================================================
Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS .. 4207 |===================================================
Ubuntu 21.04 ........ 4102 |==================================================


Google Draco 1.4.1
Model: Church Facade
ms < Lower Is Better
Windows 10 21H1 ..... 5343 |==================================================
Windows 11 22000.51 . 5420 |===================================================
Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS .. 5297 |==================================================
Ubuntu 21.04 ........ 5441 |===================================================


GROMACS 2021.2
Implementation: MPI CPU - Input: water_GMX50_bare
Ns Per Day > Higher Is Better
Windows 10 21H1 ..... 1.259 |=================================================
Windows 11 22000.51 . 1.254 |=================================================
Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS .. 1.277 |==================================================
Ubuntu 21.04 ........ 1.254 |=================================================


KTX-Software toktx 4.0
Settings: UASTC 3
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Windows 10 21H1 ..... 6.794 |==================================================
Windows 11 22000.51 . 6.859 |==================================================
Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS .. 6.398 |===============================================
Ubuntu 21.04 ........ 6.455 |===============================================


KTX-Software toktx 4.0
Settings: Zstd Compression 9
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Windows 10 21H1 ..... 2.238 |=================================================
Windows 11 22000.51 . 2.265 |==================================================
Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS .. 2.147 |===============================================
Ubuntu 21.04 ........ 2.136 |===============================================


KTX-Software toktx 4.0
Settings: Zstd Compression 19
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Windows 10 21H1 ..... 14.30 |================================================
Windows 11 22000.51 . 14.61 |==================================================
Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS .. 14.75 |==================================================
Ubuntu 21.04 ........ 14.54 |=================================================


KTX-Software toktx 4.0
Settings: UASTC 3  + Zstd Compression 19
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Windows 10 21H1 ..... 10.92 |=================================================
Windows 11 22000.51 . 11.06 |==================================================
Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS .. 10.57 |================================================
Ubuntu 21.04 ........ 10.55 |================================================


KTX-Software toktx 4.0
Settings: UASTC 4  + Zstd Compression 19
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Windows 10 21H1 ..... 156.51 |================================================
Windows 11 22000.51 . 158.93 |=================================================
Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS .. 156.19 |================================================
Ubuntu 21.04 ........ 156.85 |================================================


NAMD 2.14
ATPase Simulation - 327,506 Atoms
days/ns < Lower Is Better
Windows 10 21H1 ..... 1.08557 |================================================
Windows 11 22000.51 . 1.09619 |================================================
Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS .. 1.07253 |===============================================
Ubuntu 21.04 ........ 1.08976 |================================================


Node.js V8 Web Tooling Benchmark

runs/s > Higher Is Better
Windows 10 21H1 ..... 15.46 |===============================================
Windows 11 22000.51 . 14.95 |=============================================
Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS .. 16.56 |==================================================
Ubuntu 21.04 ........ 14.89 |=============================================


PJSIP 2.11
Method: INVITE
Responses Per Second > Higher Is Better
Windows 10 21H1 ..... 4875 |===============================================
Windows 11 22000.51 . 4220 |=========================================
Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS .. 5285 |===================================================
Ubuntu 21.04 ........ 5006 |================================================


PJSIP 2.11
Method: OPTIONS, Stateful
Responses Per Second > Higher Is Better
Windows 10 21H1 ..... 8741 |=================================================
Windows 11 22000.51 . 7957 |============================================
Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS .. 9153 |===================================================
Ubuntu 21.04 ........ 8075 |=============================================


SecureMark 1.0.4
Benchmark: SecureMark-TLS
marks > Higher Is Better
Windows 10 21H1 ..... 342518 |=================================================
Windows 11 22000.51 . 341291 |=================================================
Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS .. 323292 |==============================================
Ubuntu 21.04 ........ 321021 |==============================================


SQLite Speedtest 3.30
Timed Time - Size 1,000
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Windows 10 21H1 ..... 164.30 |=================================================
Windows 11 22000.51 . 164.24 |=================================================
Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS .. 43.49  |=============
Ubuntu 21.04 ........ 43.40  |=============


Stockfish 13
Total Time
Nodes Per Second > Higher Is Better
Windows 10 21H1 ..... 54764581 |=============================================
Windows 11 22000.51 . 52481105 |===========================================
Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS .. 53394741 |============================================
Ubuntu 21.04 ........ 57445220 |===============================================


SVT-AV1 0.8.7
Encoder Mode: Preset 4 - Input: Bosphorus 4K
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Windows 10 21H1 ..... 2.209 |==================================================
Windows 11 22000.51 . 2.126 |================================================
Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS .. 2.124 |================================================
Ubuntu 21.04 ........ 2.144 |=================================================


SVT-AV1 0.8.7
Encoder Mode: Preset 8 - Input: Bosphorus 4K
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Windows 10 21H1 ..... 23.46 |==================================================
Windows 11 22000.51 . 22.90 |=================================================
Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS .. 23.49 |==================================================
Ubuntu 21.04 ........ 22.60 |================================================


Timed Godot Game Engine Compilation 3.2.3
Time To Compile
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Windows 10 21H1 ..... 122.28 |========================================
Windows 11 22000.51 . 149.56 |=================================================
Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS .. 76.19  |=========================
Ubuntu 21.04 ........ 72.25  |========================


Timed Linux Kernel Compilation 5.10.20
Time To Compile
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Windows 10 21H1 ..... 96.85  |===========================================
Windows 11 22000.51 . 110.26 |=================================================
Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS .. 47.72  |=====================
Ubuntu 21.04 ........ 46.82  |=====================


Timed Node.js Compilation 15.11
Time To Compile
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Windows 10 21H1 ..... 332.28 |=============================================
Windows 11 22000.51 . 361.76 |=================================================
Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS .. 245.94 |=================================
Ubuntu 21.04 ........ 241.90 |=================================


TNN 0.3
Target: CPU - Model: DenseNet
ms < Lower Is Better
Windows 10 21H1 ..... 2347.41 |===============================================
Windows 11 22000.51 . 2388.79 |================================================
Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS .. 2400.98 |================================================
Ubuntu 21.04 ........ 2400.05 |================================================


TNN 0.3
Target: CPU - Model: MobileNet v2
ms < Lower Is Better
Windows 10 21H1 ..... 216.96 |===============================================
Windows 11 22000.51 . 220.55 |================================================
Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS .. 223.57 |=================================================
Ubuntu 21.04 ........ 224.54 |=================================================


TNN 0.3
Target: CPU - Model: SqueezeNet v2
ms < Lower Is Better
Windows 10 21H1 ..... 46.19 |==============================================
Windows 11 22000.51 . 47.23 |===============================================
Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS .. 49.32 |=================================================
Ubuntu 21.04 ........ 50.56 |==================================================


TNN 0.3
Target: CPU - Model: SqueezeNet v1.1
ms < Lower Is Better
Windows 10 21H1 ..... 202.26 |===============================================
Windows 11 22000.51 . 206.60 |================================================
Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS .. 210.21 |=================================================
Ubuntu 21.04 ........ 207.87 |================================================


VP9 libvpx Encoding 1.10.0
Speed: Speed 0 - Input: Bosphorus 4K
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Windows 10 21H1 ..... 7.89 |================================================
Windows 11 22000.51 . 7.52 |==============================================
Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS .. 8.31 |===================================================
Ubuntu 21.04 ........ 8.28 |===================================================


VP9 libvpx Encoding 1.10.0
Speed: Speed 5 - Input: Bosphorus 4K
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Windows 10 21H1 ..... 18.32 |=============================================
Windows 11 22000.51 . 17.18 |==========================================
Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS .. 20.06 |=================================================
Ubuntu 21.04 ........ 20.33 |==================================================


Zstd Compression 1.5.0
Compression Level: 19 - Compression Speed
MB/s > Higher Is Better
Windows 10 21H1 ..... 49.5 |=================================================
Windows 11 22000.51 . 49.5 |=================================================
Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS .. 51.2 |===================================================
Ubuntu 21.04 ........ 51.1 |===================================================


Zstd Compression 1.5.0
Compression Level: 19 - Decompression Speed
MB/s > Higher Is Better
Windows 10 21H1 ..... 4115.0 |=================================================
Windows 11 22000.51 . 4091.2 |=================================================
Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS .. 4030.6 |================================================
Ubuntu 21.04 ........ 4083.4 |=================================================


Zstd Compression 1.5.0
Compression Level: 19, Long Mode - Compression Speed
MB/s > Higher Is Better
Windows 10 21H1 ..... 35.5 |==================================================
Windows 11 22000.51 . 34.9 |=================================================
Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS .. 36.2 |===================================================
Ubuntu 21.04 ........ 36.2 |===================================================


Zstd Compression 1.5.0
Compression Level: 19, Long Mode - Decompression Speed
MB/s > Higher Is Better
Windows 10 21H1 ..... 4173.9 |=================================================
Windows 11 22000.51 . 4145.1 |=================================================
Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS .. 4099.5 |================================================
Ubuntu 21.04 ........ 4085.8 |================================================