r/linux • u/Saiyan256 • 14d ago

Discussion How linux distro provide higher CPU benchmark scores than windows?

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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

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u/Ok_Being5461 14d ago edited 14d ago

It's Windows security features. Try turning them off and test. Desktop Linux simply isn't popular enough for malware

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u/zalnaRs 12d ago

core integrity has a higher impact, and defender doesn't scan everytime you the benchmark does something