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Windows 10 Outperforming Linux On A ~$5000 Laptop, Ubuntu Beating Clear Linux

Windows 10 was certainly securing more first place finishes than what we normally see out of most Windows vs. Linux comparisons. Clear Linux meanwhile was generally running as the slowest distribution while Manjaro and Ubuntu tended to be the front-runners of the open-source operating systems.

The results surprised us to say the least.