When the Intel Core i9 12900K “Alder Lake” processor was introduced last year, Windows 11 outperformed Linux, which surprised many people but was understandable given some recent Linux kernel improvements pertaining to Intel’s hybrid architecture. When benchmarkers reevaluated the situation in February, discovered that Linux had begun to outperform Windows 11 on the i9-12900K when using the most recent Linux kernel at the time. How do things stand today, though, after a few more months have gone and the Intel Alder Lake hybrid processors have had time to develop under Windows and Linux, here are some fresh standards.
Although they are less common, cross-operating-system benchmarks can shed light on how well or poorly one operating system is performing in contrast to another.
According to the most recent Phoronix benchmark, Linux outperforms Windows 11 on most devices using Intel Alder Lake processors. For those who have never visited the website before, Phoronix has existed since 2004. This website specializes in hardware for Linux and other Linux-related subjects.
The benchmark was run on the same computer system. It is equipped with a 500 GB Western Digital Black SN850 NVMe SSD, an Intel Core i9 12900K processor running at stock speeds, an ASUS ROG STRIX z690-E gaming WiFI motherboard, two 16 Gigabyte DDR5-6000 memory modules, and a Radeon RX 6800 XT graphics card.
The benchmarks evaluated Windows 11 Pro, Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, Ubuntu 22.04 LTS after installing the Linux 5.18 Stable kernel, and Intel’s Clear Linux 36580.
The site subjected each of the four operating systems to several benchmarks. While no system consistently performed at its best, Windows 11 Pro underperformed in the majority of the tests. Windows 11 Pro did perform better than all three Linux systems in several benchmarks, even though at least one of the Linux systems outperformed Windows 11 Pro in the majority of them.