--- title: Intel Xeon 678X Windows 11 vs. Ubuntu 26.04 Performance... description: A performance comparison between Windows 11 Pro and Ubuntu 26.04 LTS on the HP Z4 G6i workstation, powered by the Intel Xeon 678X (Granite Rapids WS) with 48... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/intel-xeon-678x-windows-11-vs-ubuntu-26-04-performance-with-the-hp-z4-g6i-6k8byjeq0 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Intel Xeon 678X Windows 11 vs. Ubuntu 26.04 Performance With The HP Z4 G6i | daily.dev og:description: A performance comparison between Windows 11 Pro and Ubuntu 26.04 LTS on the HP Z4 G6i workstation, powered by the Intel Xeon 678X (Granite Rapids WS) with 48... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/intel-xeon-678x-windows-11-vs-ubuntu-26-04-performance-with-the-hp-z4-g6i-6k8byjeq0 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/6k8BYJeQ0.png og:image:alt: Intel Xeon 678X Windows 11 vs. Ubuntu 26.04 Performance With The HP Z4 G6i og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Intel Xeon 678X Windows 11 vs. Ubuntu 26.04 Performance With The HP Z4 G6i **[Phoronix](https://daily.dev/sources/phoronix)** · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A performance comparison between Windows 11 Pro and Ubuntu 26.04 LTS on the HP Z4 G6i workstation, powered by the Intel Xeon 678X (Granite Rapids WS) with 48 cores/96 threads. The test system includes 4x32GB DDR5-6400 memory, a 2TB SK Hynix NVMe SSD, and NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell graphics. The article serves as a teaser for upcoming full benchmarks, noting this is the first hands-on with Granite Rapids WS hardware and comparing default OS driver performance for the RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### What specs does the HP Z4 G6i workstation come with? The HP Z4 G6i is equipped with an Intel Xeon 678X (Granite Rapids WS) processor featuring 48 cores and 96 threads, 4x32GB DDR5-6400 memory, a 2TB SK Hynix NVMe SSD, and NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell graphics. It ships with Microsoft Windows 11 Pro and was also tested with Ubuntu 26.04 LTS running a Linux 7.0 kernel. _Engineers evaluating high-core-count workstations for Linux workloads track hardware benchmarks like these on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Intel Xeon 600 Workstation Performance vs. AMD Threadripper 9000 In Nearly 400 Benchmarks](https://daily.dev/posts/intel-xeon-600-workstation-performance-vs-amd-threadripper-9000-in-nearly-400-benchmarks-i3kt4rtyr) · Phoronix · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Ubuntu 26.04 LTS Leads Over Windows 11 In Creator Workstation Performance Review](https://daily.dev/posts/ubuntu-26-04-lts-leads-over-windows-11-in-creator-workstation-performance-review-iaqslsegm) · Phoronix · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Intel Granite Rapids WS Core Scaling Performance With The Xeon 678X](https://daily.dev/posts/intel-granite-rapids-ws-core-scaling-performance-with-the-xeon-678x-tbkjrchee) · Phoronix · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Linux 7.1, Linux 7.2 Performance On The Intel Xeon 600 Series Review](https://daily.dev/posts/linux-7-1-linux-7-2-performance-on-the-intel-xeon-600-series-review-f2h63vkh8) · Phoronix · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - 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