Topic: Ubuntu Linux beats the shit out of Windows 7 in benchmarks
Anonymous A started this discussion 14 years ago #17,159
http://www.extremetech.com/computing/118227-ubuntu-11-10-beats-out-windows-7-in-benchmark-grudge-match> In the mother of all grudge matches, Tom’s Hardware has pitched Windows 7 against Ubuntu 11.10 in a dizzying array of benchmarks — and the winner might surprise you.
> Out of six test categories — Start and stop times, File copy times, Archiving, Multimedia, System, and Gaming — Oneiric Ocelot came out on top in three, while Windows 7 won none. File copying, Multimedia (transcoding, image processing), and System (CPU/memory benchmarks) were all faster on Ubuntu. Even in gaming, often listed as one of the most compelling reasons to use Windows, Ubuntu and Windows are level pegged.
Year of the Linux Desktopâ„¢
Anonymous B joined in and replied with this 14 years ago, 4 minutes later[^] [v] #290,807
> linux
> gaming
> gaming
Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 14 years ago, 4 minutes later, 8 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #290,808
@previous (B)Video games with native Linux versions often run better than their Windows counterparts.
Anonymous B replied with this 14 years ago, 1 minute later, 9 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #290,809
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Anonymous D joined in and replied with this 14 years ago, 1 minute later, 13 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #290,811
Sure if you get off on your computer being slightly faster then Ubuntu and its ilk are for you, but if you actually want to do stuff then Windows is better.
Also, I’d just like to interject for a moment. What you’re referring to as Linux, is in fact, GNU/Linux, or as I’ve recently taken to calling it, GNU plus Linux. Linux is not an operating system unto itself, but rather another free component of a fully functioning GNU system made useful by the GNU corelibs, shell utilities and vital system components comprising a full OS as defined by POSIX.
Many computer users run a modified version of the GNU system every day, without realizing it. Through a peculiar turn of events, the version of GNU which is widely used today is often called “Linuxâ€, and many of its users are not aware that it is basically the GNU system, developed by the GNU Project.
There really is a Linux, and these people are using it, but it is just a part of the system they use. Linux is the kernel: the program in the system that allocates the machine’s resources to the other programs that you run. The kernel is an essential part of an operating system, but useless by itself; it can only function in the context of a complete operating system. Linux is normally used in combination with the GNU operating system: the whole system is basically GNU with Linux added, or GNU/Linux. All the so-called “Linux†distributions are really distributions of GNU/Linux.
@290,807 (B)
lolthis
Also, I’d just like to interject for a moment. What you’re referring to as Linux, is in fact, GNU/Linux, or as I’ve recently taken to calling it, GNU plus Linux. Linux is not an operating system unto itself, but rather another free component of a fully functioning GNU system made useful by the GNU corelibs, shell utilities and vital system components comprising a full OS as defined by POSIX.
Many computer users run a modified version of the GNU system every day, without realizing it. Through a peculiar turn of events, the version of GNU which is widely used today is often called “Linuxâ€, and many of its users are not aware that it is basically the GNU system, developed by the GNU Project.
There really is a Linux, and these people are using it, but it is just a part of the system they use. Linux is the kernel: the program in the system that allocates the machine’s resources to the other programs that you run. The kernel is an essential part of an operating system, but useless by itself; it can only function in the context of a complete operating system. Linux is normally used in combination with the GNU operating system: the whole system is basically GNU with Linux added, or GNU/Linux. All the so-called “Linux†distributions are really distributions of GNU/Linux.
@290,807 (B)
lolthis
Anonymous E joined in and replied with this 14 years ago, 28 minutes later, 41 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #290,817
> extremetech.com
lold hard
lold hard
Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 14 years ago, 52 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #290,834
Nexus !jNexusRe/. joined in and replied with this 14 years ago, 7 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #290,835
This only solidifies my decision to move to a Ubuntu permanently.
Anonymous G joined in and replied with this 14 years ago, 5 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #290,837
glug...
r04r !GETFUCKED joined in and replied with this 14 years ago, 10 hours later, 11 hours after the original post[^] [v] #290,882
Now all we need is for all major software/games manufacturers to move to linux.
Anonymous E replied with this 14 years ago, 49 minutes later, 12 hours after the original post[^] [v] #290,890
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Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 14 years ago, 11 minutes later, 21 hours after the original post[^] [v] #290,960
@290,882 (r04r !GETFUCKED)
I'd imagine most Windows-only development companies would only be willing to switch to OS X.
@290,890 (E)
You could say the same of any tech blog.
I'd imagine most Windows-only development companies would only be willing to switch to OS X.
@290,890 (E)
You could say the same of any tech blog.
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Anonymous I replied with this 14 years ago, 2 hours later, 23 hours after the original post[^] [v] #290,984
@290,960 (A)
No, they'll be switching to Android. Full desktops will have ARM processors in a few more years, and you know what that means.
No, they'll be switching to Android. Full desktops will have ARM processors in a few more years, and you know what that means.
Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 14 years ago, 1 hour later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #290,993
@290,961 (dw !AIy/L67q.s)
Benchmarking is exceptionally easy to fuck up.
@previous (I)
The rise of ARM will probably be beneficial for Windows 8, not Android....which isn't even comparable to a traditional Linux distribution.
Benchmarking is exceptionally easy to fuck up.
@previous (I)
The rise of ARM will probably be beneficial for Windows 8, not Android....which isn't even comparable to a traditional Linux distribution.
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@290,811 (D)
This. No one gives a shit about benchmarks. People care about how useful the computer is.
This. No one gives a shit about benchmarks. People care about how useful the computer is.
Anonymous I replied with this 14 years ago, 3 hours later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #291,018
dw !AIy/L67q.s replied with this 14 years ago, 3 hours later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #291,033
Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 14 years ago, 16 hours later, 2 days after the original post[^] [v] #291,231
@291,018 (I)
I'm a fanboy for acknowledging the probable success of a product I do not like? Even I live in the real world.
I'm a fanboy for acknowledging the probable success of a product I do not like? Even I live in the real world.
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