Benchmarking Linux vs Windows
Posted: Wed Nov 14, 2018 9:57 pm
So I was told by a few BOINC people that considerable more output could be achieved on Linux over Windows (upto 50%), so I decided to put it to the test on a pair of Thread Rippers (TR) running on WCG. Interestly this is the same thing that was mentioned by many people also for crypto mining.
Please note the following:
1) The test has only been running for a couple of days.
2) The Window setup is inside a Server rack, where as the Linux setup is 'out of the box'; I intend to move both inside a rack very shortly.
3) Both setups have exactly the same hardware, and have been running the same sub-project on WCG, the only difference is the OS; given point #2.
4) The Windows setup has been running about a week or two longer than the Linux setup, so technically should achieve a larger credit output as it will have less pending validations (as new hosts have less trust than older ones).
* The Linux distro is Linux Mint, which has been created for Windows users; Currently it is installed, booting, and running from a 7GB thumb drive! The Windows install (for this Linux host) is still sitting on the HD not being used.
https://linuxmint.com/
https://www.zdnet.com/article/how-to-in ... indows-pc/
The figure is daily credit.
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X 16-Core Processor
32
Windows 10 Professional x64 Edition, (10.00.17134.00)
25,359
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X 16-Core Processor
32
Linux
45,856
https://boincstats.com/en/stats/15/host ... /0/1016004
So as you can see that is nearly 50% more credit just for running Linux over Windows.
Please note the following:
1) The test has only been running for a couple of days.
2) The Window setup is inside a Server rack, where as the Linux setup is 'out of the box'; I intend to move both inside a rack very shortly.
3) Both setups have exactly the same hardware, and have been running the same sub-project on WCG, the only difference is the OS; given point #2.
4) The Windows setup has been running about a week or two longer than the Linux setup, so technically should achieve a larger credit output as it will have less pending validations (as new hosts have less trust than older ones).
* The Linux distro is Linux Mint, which has been created for Windows users; Currently it is installed, booting, and running from a 7GB thumb drive! The Windows install (for this Linux host) is still sitting on the HD not being used.
https://linuxmint.com/
https://www.zdnet.com/article/how-to-in ... indows-pc/
The figure is daily credit.
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X 16-Core Processor
32
Windows 10 Professional x64 Edition, (10.00.17134.00)
25,359
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X 16-Core Processor
32
Linux
45,856
https://boincstats.com/en/stats/15/host ... /0/1016004
So as you can see that is nearly 50% more credit just for running Linux over Windows.