Ubuntu Linux Squeezes ~20% More Performance Than Windows 11 On New AMD Zen 4 Threadripper

Written by Michael Larabel in Operating Systems on 21 November 2023 at 09:38 AM EST. Page 3 of 7. 21 Comments.
Intel Open Image Denoise benchmark with settings of Run: RT.hdr_alb_nrm.3840x2160, Device: CPU-Only. Ubuntu 23.10 was the fastest.
Intel Open Image Denoise benchmark with settings of Run: RT.ldr_alb_nrm.3840x2160, Device: CPU-Only. Ubuntu 23.10 was the fastest.
Intel Open Image Denoise benchmark with settings of Run: RTLightmap.hdr.4096x4096, Device: CPU-Only. Ubuntu 23.10 was the fastest.

In addition to Embree, Intel's Open Image Denoise as another piece of their oneAPI rendering toolkit enjoyed better performance on Ubuntu 23.10 than Windows 11 Pro.

OSPRay benchmark with settings of Benchmark: particle_volume/ao/real_time. Windows 11 Pro H2-23 was the fastest.
OSPRay benchmark with settings of Benchmark: particle_volume/scivis/real_time. Windows 11 Pro H2-23 was the fastest.
OSPRay benchmark with settings of Benchmark: particle_volume/pathtracer/real_time. Ubuntu 23.10 was the fastest.
OSPRay benchmark with settings of Benchmark: gravity_spheres_volume/dim_512/ao/real_time. Ubuntu 23.10 was the fastest.
OSPRay benchmark with settings of Benchmark: gravity_spheres_volume/dim_512/scivis/real_time. Ubuntu 23.10 was the fastest.
OSPRay benchmark with settings of Benchmark: gravity_spheres_volume/dim_512/pathtracer/real_time. Ubuntu 23.10 was the fastest.

With Intel's OSPRay ray-tracing engine that is also part of oneAPI, OSPRay carried big leads for the Threadripper PRO 7995WX when running on Linux with just a few of the more basic test cases showing faster results on Microsoft Windows.

OSPRay Studio benchmark with settings of Camera: 1, Resolution: 4K, Samples Per Pixel: 1, Renderer: Path Tracer, Acceleration: CPU. Ubuntu 23.10 was the fastest.
OSPRay Studio benchmark with settings of Camera: 2, Resolution: 4K, Samples Per Pixel: 1, Renderer: Path Tracer, Acceleration: CPU. Ubuntu 23.10 was the fastest.
OSPRay Studio benchmark with settings of Camera: 1, Resolution: 4K, Samples Per Pixel: 16, Renderer: Path Tracer, Acceleration: CPU. Ubuntu 23.10 was the fastest.
OSPRay Studio benchmark with settings of Camera: 1, Resolution: 4K, Samples Per Pixel: 32, Renderer: Path Tracer, Acceleration: CPU. Ubuntu 23.10 was the fastest.
OSPRay Studio benchmark with settings of Camera: 2, Resolution: 4K, Samples Per Pixel: 16, Renderer: Path Tracer, Acceleration: CPU. Ubuntu 23.10 was the fastest.
OSPRay Studio benchmark with settings of Camera: 2, Resolution: 4K, Samples Per Pixel: 32, Renderer: Path Tracer, Acceleration: CPU. Ubuntu 23.10 was the fastest.
OSPRay Studio benchmark with settings of Camera: 3, Resolution: 4K, Samples Per Pixel: 32, Renderer: Path Tracer, Acceleration: CPU. Ubuntu 23.10 was the fastest.
OSPRay Studio benchmark with settings of Camera: 3, Resolution: 1080p, Samples Per Pixel: 1, Renderer: Path Tracer, Acceleration: CPU. Ubuntu 23.10 was the fastest.
OSPRay Studio benchmark with settings of Camera: 1, Resolution: 1080p, Samples Per Pixel: 16, Renderer: Path Tracer, Acceleration: CPU. Ubuntu 23.10 was the fastest.
OSPRay Studio benchmark with settings of Camera: 3, Resolution: 1080p, Samples Per Pixel: 32, Renderer: Path Tracer, Acceleration: CPU. Ubuntu 23.10 was the fastest.

With the more comprehensive OSPRay Studio software application from Intel, Ubuntu 23.10 was delivering consistent leads over Windows 11.


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