Ubuntu 24.04 Boosts Performance, Outperforming Windows 11 On The AMD Ryzen Framework 16 Laptop

Written by Michael Larabel in Operating Systems on 18 April 2024 at 11:25 AM EDT. Page 4 of 6. 42 Comments.
Kvazaar benchmark with settings of Video Input: Bosphorus 4K, Video Preset: Slow. Ubuntu 23.10 was the fastest.
Kvazaar benchmark with settings of Video Input: Bosphorus 1080p, Video Preset: Slow. Ubuntu 23.10 was the fastest.
Kvazaar benchmark with settings of Video Input: Bosphorus 4K, Video Preset: Very Fast. Ubuntu 23.10 was the fastest.
Kvazaar benchmark with settings of Video Input: Bosphorus 4K, Video Preset: Super Fast. Ubuntu 23.10 was the fastest.
SVT-AV1 benchmark with settings of Encoder Mode: Preset 4, Input: Bosphorus 4K. Ubuntu 23.10 was the fastest.
SVT-AV1 benchmark with settings of Encoder Mode: Preset 8, Input: Bosphorus 4K. Ubuntu 23.10 was the fastest.
SVT-AV1 benchmark with settings of Encoder Mode: Preset 12, Input: Bosphorus 4K. Ubuntu 24.04 was the fastest.
SVT-AV1 benchmark with settings of Encoder Mode: Preset 13, Input: Bosphorus 1080p. Ubuntu 24.04 was the fastest.

The fastest video encoding was also happening for the Framework 16 laptop when running Ubuntu Linux.

7-Zip Compression benchmark with settings of Test: Compression Rating. Ubuntu 24.04 was the fastest.
7-Zip Compression benchmark with settings of Test: Decompression Rating. Ubuntu 24.04 was the fastest.
asmFish benchmark with settings of 1024 Hash Memory, 26 Depth. Ubuntu 24.04 was the fastest.
Y-Cruncher benchmark with settings of Pi Digits To Calculate: 1B. Ubuntu 23.10 was the fastest.
Y-Cruncher benchmark with settings of Pi Digits To Calculate: 500M. Ubuntu 23.10 was the fastest.
FLAC Audio Encoding benchmark with settings of WAV To FLAC. Ubuntu 24.04 was the fastest.
LAME MP3 Encoding benchmark with settings of WAV To MP3. Ubuntu 24.04 was the fastest.
ASTC Encoder benchmark with settings of Preset: Fast. Ubuntu 24.04 was the fastest.
ASTC Encoder benchmark with settings of Preset: Medium. Ubuntu 24.04 was the fastest.
ASTC Encoder benchmark with settings of Preset: Thorough. Windows 11 was the fastest.
ASTC Encoder benchmark with settings of Preset: Exhaustive. Windows 11 was the fastest.

Across a wide range of workloads tested, Ubuntu 24.04 was typically yielding the best performance for the Framework 16 laptop with nice leads over Windows 11 and often a nice step-up over the six-month old Ubuntu 23.10. For those still on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, the gains should be even more significant.


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