Windows 11 vs. Ubuntu 24.04 Linux Performance For The AMD Ryzen 9 9590X
A performance review compared Windows 11 and Ubuntu 24.04 using the AMD Ryzen 9 9950X, revealing significant performance differences in productivity workloads, without including gaming benchmarks.
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A recent performance review compared Windows 11 and Ubuntu 24.04 Linux using the AMD Ryzen 9 9950X processor. The study aimed to determine whether the Ryzen 9000 series CPUs perform better on Linux or Windows, particularly focusing on the new Zen 5 architecture. The testing involved a clean installation of both operating systems on identical hardware, including an ASUS ROG STRIX Z670-E motherboard, 32GB of DDR5 memory, and a Radeon RX 7900 GRE graphics card. A total of 73 benchmarks were conducted, primarily focusing on productivity workloads to eliminate any potential discrepancies caused by graphics drivers or APIs. The results indicated notable differences in performance between the two operating systems, raising questions about the optimization of Windows 11 for the latest AMD processors. The review did not include gaming benchmarks, concentrating instead on CPU performance to provide a clearer comparison of how each operating system handles the Ryzen 9 9950X and its predecessor, the Ryzen 9 7950X.
- The performance of AMD Ryzen 9 9950X was tested on both Windows 11 and Ubuntu 24.04.
- A total of 73 benchmarks focused on productivity workloads were conducted.
- The study aimed to assess the optimization of Windows 11 versus Linux for AMD's latest processors.
- Results showed significant performance differences between the two operating systems.
- Gaming performance was not included in the review to focus solely on CPU capabilities.
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6 commentsIt makes me very happy to observe that by now, the best way to consume games targeting the Win32 API might well be to use a Linux host :)
And, of course, AMD is going to optimize their multi-core monsters like the 9590X for Linux usage, because Linux data-center servers are the most lucrative market segment. And the Ryzen 9 7950X3D is very popular as Hetzner's AX102 Dedicated Server, for example. In contrast to Windows, AMD can easily ship scheduler fixes/improvements/patches for Linux [3]. And they certainly optimized for V-Ray, one of the tests where Linux saw a +10% lead, because Linux-based AMD render farms are widely used in the industry. (One of V-Ray's selling points is that you can export from a Windows + 3ds workstation into their proprietary file format and then render on headless Linux nodes. Windows licenses are expensive if you need 2000+ CPU cores...)
The result is a superior scheduler co-optimized with the CPU, so I'm not surprised that Linux came out ahead.
[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdXaQuPkZs4
[2] https://youtu.be/5yJFjhqvt8g?feature=shared&t=690
[3] https://www.phoronix.com/news/AMD-Linux-perf-schedstat-Tool
I see chips and cheese noted there's an increase in latency between ccxs in zen5, which I guess would tend to exaggerate poor scheduling decisions - could that explain it?
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