Ubuntu 21.10 Performance Still Pushing Ahead Of Windows 10, Latest Windows 11 Build

Written by Michael Larabel in Operating Systems on 10 September 2021 at 07:55 AM EDT. Page 3 of 5. 22 Comments.
Windows 10 vs. Ubuntu 21.10 Benchmarks - GeForce AMD Ryzen

Surprisingly for this Ryzen 9 5900X box, NAMD on Windows was slightly faster than Ubuntu Linux.

Windows 10 vs. Ubuntu 21.10 Benchmarks - GeForce AMD Ryzen
Windows 10 vs. Ubuntu 21.10 Benchmarks - GeForce AMD Ryzen
Windows 10 vs. Ubuntu 21.10 Benchmarks - GeForce AMD Ryzen
Windows 10 vs. Ubuntu 21.10 Benchmarks - GeForce AMD Ryzen

But for most CPU workloads, Ubuntu 21.10 tended to outpace Windows 10/11 on this AMD Ryzen 9 desktop.

Windows 10 vs. Ubuntu 21.10 Benchmarks - GeForce AMD Ryzen
Windows 10 vs. Ubuntu 21.10 Benchmarks - GeForce AMD Ryzen

Or in some cases, deliver similar performance between platforms.


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