Windows 11 vs. Ubuntu 24.10 Performance For Intel Core Ultra 7 Lunar Lake

Written by Michael Larabel in Operating Systems on 9 October 2024 at 09:07 AM EDT. Page 5 of 5. 46 Comments.
Blender benchmark with settings of Blend File: BMW27, Compute: CPU-Only. Ubuntu 24.10 was the fastest.
Blender benchmark with settings of Blend File: Junkshop, Compute: CPU-Only. Ubuntu 24.10 was the fastest.
Blender benchmark with settings of Blend File: Fishy Cat, Compute: CPU-Only. Ubuntu 24.10 was the fastest.

We are used to seeing Linux perform much better than Windows for rendering with Blender and that still holds true with Lunar Lake.

IndigoBench benchmark with settings of Acceleration: CPU, Scene: Bedroom. Ubuntu 24.10 was the fastest.
IndigoBench benchmark with settings of Acceleration: CPU, Scene: Supercar. Ubuntu 24.10 was the fastest.
Sunflow Rendering System benchmark with settings of Global Illumination + Image Synthesis. Ubuntu 24.10 was the fastest.
Chaos Group V-RAY benchmark with settings of Mode: CPU. Ubuntu 24.10 was the fastest.

While the Xe2 graphics were slower on Linux than Windows as previously shown and those Xe2 LNL graphics issues are being looked into in conjunction with Intel, at least on the CPU side the performance is looking very nice. The Windows 11 vs. Ubuntu Linux benchmarks are like what we're used to seeing on other Intel Core and AMD Ryzen hardware with Ubuntu typically outperforming Windows across various CPU/system benchmarks.

Geometric Mean Of All Test Results benchmark with settings of Result Composite, Lunar Lake Windows vs. Ubuntu Linux CPU Benchmarks. Ubuntu 24.10 was the fastest.

On average the Ubuntu 24.10 release was about 14% faster than Microsoft Windows 11 out-of-the-box on this Lunar Lake powered ASUS Zenbook S 14 laptop. Nice to see Linux performing well on the CPU side relative to Windows with the Core Ultra 256V. At least this rules out any fundamental Linux issues with Lunar Lake given the Xe2 graphics challenges being the exception.

More Intel Lunar Lake Linux benchmarks to come on Phoronix.

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