Benchmarking Five Linux Distros Against Windows 11 On The Threadripper PRO 7995WX / HP Z6 G5 A

[cl333r]

Those who wonder why Windows runs so slowly are still not familiar with VBS, HVCI and KDP. I wish we had something similar in Linux.

Reading benchmark results is like philosophy - you're never sure of anything.

[ChirpinBird99]

Windows with insane security defaults (Linux doesn't even have anything similar to HVCI/VBS) loses (not looses) to most distros, nothing special here.

It's like testing the tank vs the Porsche 911 and declaring that the Porsche is faster. It is. Only you can be safe in the tank when there are people shooting around.

FTFY.

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[Volta]

Windows with insane security defaults (Linux doesn't even have anything similar to HVCI/VBS) loses (not looses) to most distros, nothing special here.

It's like testing the tank vs the Porsche 911 and declaring that the Porsche is faster. It is. Only you can be safe in the tank when there are people shooting around.

FTFY.

Windows and security are opposite terms. It seems you forgot Linux has SELinux and AppArmor which impacts performance. It's like testing marketing BS with reality. Reality has won. Oh, and Linux has proper ASLR implementations and I doubt Windows comes even close to this.

[agd5f]

Linux doesn't even have anything similar to HVCI/VBS

VBS is mostly just using the IOMMU to isolate device DMA. Linux has had this enabled for probably a decade before windows did.

[agd5f]

Those who wonder why Windows runs so slowly are still not familiar with VBS, HVCI and KDP. I wish we had something similar in Linux.

VBS is mostly just using the IOMMU to isolate device DMA. Linux had this long before windows did.

[S.Pam]

Was windows defender firewall and antivirus enabled in these tests?

[avis]

VBS is mostly just using the IOMMU to isolate device DMA. Linux had this long before windows did.

Microsoft claims it's a lot more than just that:

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/design/device-experiences/oem-vbs

Was windows defender firewall and antivirus enabled in these tests?

Windows Defender normally has near zero effect on CPU bound tests. It's when you're dealing with files, lots of files, your results may be skewed.

[HEL88]

HEL88

Windows has won once again by a large margin.. in number of last place finishes! You can now crawl out from under the rock.

When I start using e.g. LuxCoreRender, Embre, OSPRey and buy Threadripper PRO, I will switch to Linux - I promise.

But this is not likely to happen in the next 30 years .

And you rejoice like a child that Linux is better in programs that 99.9% of the population have not even heard of.

BTW, sorry, buddy, but yesterday I finished editing the video in VSDC, and the effects editing there is much better than in ShotCut, and this quite popular program is not even available on Linux .

And you continue to live with benchmarks from programs you don't use.

[HEL88]

It seems you forgot Linux has SELinux and AppArmor which impacts performance.

Windows since 2007 and Windows Vista has MAC, too (called Mandatory Integrity Control).

[andyprough]

Wow, Windows gets destroyed once again, who could have possibly predicted that?

It's almost as though MS, like Apple, is more than happy to cripple the performance on what should otherwise be fast hardware.