How Ubuntu Laptop Performance Has Evolved Over Three Years From 14.10 To 17.10
While the CPU-focused benchmarks tend to be a bit of a wash depending upon the particular application. With some of them there are regressions in performance due to the newer GCC compiler release or other changes, many of the tests see around the same performance, and in some instances is faster performance.
That's the quick look at Ubuntu 14.10 vs. 17.10 Linux performance with a Lenovo ThinkPad with Broadwell-era hardware. Again, let us know if these kind of tests interest you and would be interested in a larger comparison with Sandy Bridge era hardware.
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