Some Windows Server 2016 vs. Linux Network Benchmarks

[phoronix]

Phoronix: Some Windows Server 2016 vs. Linux Network Benchmarks

A Phoronix Premium supporter recently requested some Windows vs. Linux networking performance benchmarks. That is being done as part of a larger comparison also featuring the popular BSDs, but for some initial measurements, here are some Netperf networking performance metrics on Microsoft Windows Server 2016 and various Linux distributions...

http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Netperf-Windows-Linux

[ravenet]

This is cool to see. Mind testing with Opensuse Leap 42.3 as it's same core as the corporate SLES12.3

[rubdos]

What was Tumbleweed thinking in that last test? "I'm the Microsoft of the Linux world, let's mess up a test!"?

[whitecat]

Really really interesting benchmark !!
But too bad you didn't put CentOS 7 inside too !

[cybertraveler]

This is very cool Michael. I look forward to seeing more Windows vs GNU/Linux server (and gaming) tests.

[StefanBruens]

What was Tumbleweed thinking in that last test? "I'm the Microsoft of the Linux world, let's mess up a test!"?

Maybe this should be "What was Michael thinking ...?". No mention of firewall config, no mention of CPU load before/during/after the test, ...

May be just some background maintenance task, checking for updates, whatever.

[brrrrttttt]

May be just some background maintenance task, checking for updates, whatever.

And now we arrive at the real problems with Windows... these things are non-trivial to check for and/or control.

[anarki2]

A primarily Unix tool runs better on Unix, I did not see that comin'! Thanks Mike!

[quaz0r]

aww you upset the corporate apologists theyre gonna cry now

[TheOne]

Interesting how bad manjaro is doing in comparison to the others...