Ubuntu 26.04 LTS beats Windows 11 in Kvazaar encoding tests
A Phoronix performance review benchmarked Ubuntu 26.04 LTS against Windows 11 for creator workstation tasks. The tests, which included the Kvazaar HEVC video encoder benchmark, found that Ubuntu 26.04 LTS showed superior performance over Windows 11. The article details the results of these content creation-focused benchmarks.
Key Takeaways
- Phoronix benchmarked Ubuntu 26.04 LTS against Windows 11 for creator workstation tasks.
- The Kvazaar HEVC video encoder test was one of the workloads included in the review.
- Ubuntu 26.04 LTS showed superior performance over Windows 11 in the tests covered on this page.
- The article focuses on content creation benchmarks, not general desktop use.
Why It Matters
For creator workstation workloads, the review shows Ubuntu 26.04 LTS can outperform Windows 11 in at least one HEVC encoding benchmark. That matters because video encoding is a concrete workload that sits close to streaming production and post-production pipelines. The comparison also puts Canonical’s Ubuntu release in direct view against Microsoft’s Windows 11 on a task that creators actually use. StreamingMeme readers should watch for the full benchmark set and whether the earlier pages show the same pattern across other content-creation tests.
Read full article at phoronix.com
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