[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.
       | 
       | Also, considering how much Linux dominates on servers, it is very
       | likely that IO latency or throughput, depending on the case, is
       | top.
       | 
       | 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.
       | 
       | 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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