[HN Gopher] Ubuntu 21.04 significantly faster than windows 10 on...
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Ubuntu 21.04 significantly faster than windows 10 on Threadripper
Author : marcodiego
Score : 3 points
Date : 2021-05-27 22:31 UTC (31 minutes ago)
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| marcodiego wrote:
| This is probably because Linux has a much finer tuned scheduler
| for multiples cores and multiples threads per-core. Linux
| dominates the HPC market for more than a decade and, as current
| workstations approach features of supercomputers from decades
| ago, the better scheduler begins to shine.
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| Also, considering how much Linux dominates on servers, it is very
| likely that IO latency or throughput, depending on the case, is
| top.
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| I don't expect windows to be better except for some memory heavy
| applications given it is mostly used on the desktop and has
| probably memory management features that are adequate for this
| use case.
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| It is a shame that for AAA games we still live with a virtual
| monopoly controlled by the option which is not the highest
| performant. Specially considering how gamers like to brag about
| their machines and setup to extract the last drop of performance.
| It would be interesting if gamers forced the industry to bow to
| the most advanced solution. Developers, HPC, servers and embedded
| people were successful doing exactly that.
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