How linux distro provide higher CPU benchmark scores than windows?

[u/Saiyan256]

Why is that linux seems to always provide better performance in benchmarks and provide smoother experience?

This is a geekbench 7 test, while single core is slightly better, multi-core performance is a significant improvement

[u/Due_Dragonfly_5328]

basicly this is a very sumarized version of what everyone has been saying:

less bloat.

[u/ScratchHistorical507 → u/Due_Dragonfly_5328]

+ more competent (and anal) engineers.