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Key FactsCachyOS Leads Windows 11 in 8-GiB Benchmark
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Summary created with AI assistance · Source: pcgameshardware.de
  • Phoronix tested Windows 11 Pro, CachyOS, and Ubuntu 26.04 LTS with default settings on a Chuwi Unibook with 8 GiB.

  • CachyOS delivered roughly 6% higher performance than Windows 11 Pro across the geometric mean of nearly 100 tests.

  • Phoronix mainly attributed Windows’ lead over Ubuntu to stronger graphics performance; CachyOS used Linux 7.2, Ubuntu Linux 7.0.

  • The measurement covers only one device and reflects Windows 11 before Microsoft’s IFA announcement.
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