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

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

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.

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.