Intel Core i9 11900K: Five Linux Distros Show Sizable Lead Over Windows 11

Written by Michael Larabel in Operating Systems on 26 October 2021. Page 5 of 5. 30 Comments
Intel Core i9 11900K Windows 11 vs. Linux Benchmarks
Intel Core i9 11900K Windows 11 vs. Linux Benchmarks
Intel Core i9 11900K Windows 11 vs. Linux Benchmarks
Intel Core i9 11900K Windows 11 vs. Linux Benchmarks
Intel Core i9 11900K Windows 11 vs. Linux Benchmarks

Blender artists by now are hopefully using Linux after consistently showing the performance benefits the past several years... While particularly heavy benefits for CPU-based rendering on Linux, even the NVIDIA GPU accelerated Blender rendering tends to lead under Linux too.

Intel Core i9 11900K Windows 11 vs. Linux Benchmarks
Intel Core i9 11900K Windows 11 vs. Linux Benchmarks
Intel Core i9 11900K Windows 11 vs. Linux Benchmarks

The Appleseed renderer also benefits from Linux on the Core i9 11900K.

Intel Core i9 11900K Windows 11 vs. Linux Benchmarks
Intel Core i9 11900K Windows 11 vs. Linux Benchmarks
Intel Core i9 11900K Windows 11 vs. Linux Benchmarks

Those wanting to see all 44 benchmarks from this fresh Windows 11 vs. Linux comparison can do so via OpenBenchmarking.org.

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