AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D: Windows 11 vs. Ubuntu 23.04 Linux Performance

Written by Michael Larabel in Operating Systems on 17 April 2023 at 08:20 AM EDT. Page 2 of 6. 62 Comments.
DaCapo Benchmark benchmark with settings of Java Test: H2. Windows 11 Pro was the fastest.
DaCapo Benchmark benchmark with settings of Java Test: Jython. Ubuntu 23.04 was the fastest.
DaCapo Benchmark benchmark with settings of Java Test: Tradesoap. Ubuntu 23.04 was the fastest.
DaCapo Benchmark benchmark with settings of Java Test: Tradebeans. Ubuntu 23.04 was the fastest.

As commonly seen in my Windows vs. Linux comparisons, the OpenJDK Java performance on each platform can be very mixed... With the Ryzen 7 7800X3D desktop it's no different with the same Java binaries yielding very different performance between Windows and Linux, but with Ubuntu 23.04 generally leading.

JPEG XL libjxl benchmark with settings of Input: PNG, Quality: 90. Ubuntu 23.04 was the fastest.
JPEG XL libjxl benchmark with settings of Input: PNG, Quality: 100. Ubuntu 23.04 was the fastest.
JPEG XL libjxl benchmark with settings of Input: JPEG, Quality: 100. Ubuntu 23.04 was the fastest.

JPEG-XL image encoding continues to show strong advantages on Linux.

WebP Image Encode benchmark with settings of Encode Settings: Quality 100. Ubuntu 23.04 was the fastest.
WebP Image Encode benchmark with settings of Encode Settings: Quality 100, Lossless. Ubuntu 23.04 was the fastest.
WebP Image Encode benchmark with settings of Encode Settings: Quality 100, Highest Compression. Ubuntu 23.04 was the fastest.

WebP image encoding was also favoring Ubuntu 23.04 over Windows 11 on this Zen 4 3D V-Cache desktop.

Crafty benchmark with settings of Elapsed Time. Ubuntu 23.04 was the fastest.
TSCP benchmark with settings of AI Chess Performance. Ubuntu 23.04 was the fastest.
LuxCoreRender benchmark with settings of Scene: DLSC, Acceleration: CPU. Ubuntu 23.04 was the fastest.
LuxCoreRender benchmark with settings of Scene: Danish Mood, Acceleration: CPU. Windows 11 Pro was the fastest.
LuxCoreRender benchmark with settings of Scene: Orange Juice, Acceleration: CPU. Ubuntu 23.04 was the fastest.
LuxCoreRender benchmark with settings of Scene: Rainbow Colors and Prism, Acceleration: CPU. Ubuntu 23.04 was the fastest.

For many workloads, the Ryzen 7 7800X3D on Ubuntu 23.04 was showing small but recurring wins over Windows 11 Pro with the current drivers on each operating system.


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