--- title: Unexpected Surprise: Windows 11 Outperforming Linux On... description: Benchmark testing on a Lenovo ThinkPad P1 Gen 8 with Intel Arrow Lake H processor reveals Windows 11 outperforming Ubuntu Linux in multiple workloads,... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/unexpected-surprise-windows-11-outperforming-linux-on-an-intel-arrow-lake-h-laptop-zoxqguk6u twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Unexpected Surprise: Windows 11 Outperforming Linux On An Intel Arrow Lake H Laptop | daily.dev og:description: Benchmark testing on a Lenovo ThinkPad P1 Gen 8 with Intel Arrow Lake H processor reveals Windows 11 outperforming Ubuntu Linux in multiple workloads,... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/unexpected-surprise-windows-11-outperforming-linux-on-an-intel-arrow-lake-h-laptop-zoxqguk6u og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/zoxQguk6u.png og:image:alt: Unexpected Surprise: Windows 11 Outperforming Linux On An Intel Arrow Lake H Laptop 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. # Unexpected Surprise: Windows 11 Outperforming Linux On An Intel Arrow Lake H Laptop **[Phoronix](https://daily.dev/sources/phoronix)** · 4 min read · 48 upvotes · 16 comments ## Summary Benchmark testing on a Lenovo ThinkPad P1 Gen 8 with Intel Arrow Lake H processor reveals Windows 11 outperforming Ubuntu Linux in multiple workloads, contradicting years of consistent results showing Linux performance advantages. The unexpected findings persisted across different kernel versions and power management configurations, with Lenovo and Intel teams confirming the hardware is working as expected. This marks a potential shift in the traditional Windows vs. Linux performance landscape, though it's unclear if this is isolated to this specific laptop model or represents a broader trend with newer hardware. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Community discussion Top comments from developers on daily.dev. **@sarcasmorex** · 28 upvotes > Yeah... but my Debian machine and I don't have CoPilot being shoved down our throats, so I'm still gonna say I'm winning. **@devmandan** · 13 upvotes > Haaaa! You can't fool me Bill. 👏 **@daniel8000** · 12 upvotes > Maybe Im paranioc, but I immediately sensed some secret deal between Intel and MS for better support for this processor to win benchmark. **@code\_chimp** · 12 upvotes > The peace of mind knowing that Copilot and OneDrive aren't rummaging around my system make it worth the trade. **@oleaa** · 7 upvotes > We should run the benchmark on each operating system after it has been in regular use for some time. Based on my experience, the Windows machine tends to degrade in performance over time, whereas the Linux machine remains relatively consistent. ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Windows 11 vs. Ubuntu Linux Performance For Intel Core Ultra X7 Panther Lake](https://daily.dev/posts/windows-11-vs-ubuntu-linux-performance-for-intel-core-ultra-x7-panther-lake-upuidhpif) · Phoronix · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Intel Core Ultra 7 255H Linux CPU Performance Review](https://daily.dev/posts/intel-core-ultra-7-255h-linux-cpu-performance-review-sb8tpu9tr) · Phoronix · 27 upvotes · 0 comments - [Hardware support is still one of Linux's biggest problems, and it may never change](https://daily.dev/posts/hardware-support-is-still-one-of-linux-s-biggest-problems-and-it-may-never-change-bobml7i27) · XDA Developers · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Linux First, Windows Later\! 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