Windows 11 vs. Ubuntu Linux Performance For Intel Core Ultra X7 Panther Lake
Written by Michael Larabel in Operating Systems on 9 February 2026 at 11:40 AM EST. Page 6 of 7. 24 Comments.
Across the many different types of workloads tested, the Intel Core Ultra X7 358H was performing very well under Linux relative to Microsoft Windows 11 as shipped by MSI on this Evo laptop.
Near universally, Ubuntu with the Linux 6.19 kernel was delivering better CPU performance than Microsoft Windows 11 as shipped by MSI on this Panther Lake laptop.