Benchmark #1268

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Marvel Rivals Krakoa CachyOS vs Windows 10 Experimental Mode

Marvel Rivals Krakoa map replay used for consistency, CachyOS with sched-ext bpfland gaming profile and launch chain commands vs Windows 10 debloated and optimized for gaming using the new Marvel Rivals experimental switch shader compilation mode on or off. Windows 10 set up is using windows equivalent optimizations to launch chain like nvidia control panel competitive settings such as max frame queues.

Submitted 1 month ago by quackle_fps

Specifications
Label OS GPU CPU RAM OS specific
bpfland CachyOS NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 16-Core Processor 67 GB 6.14.2-2-cachyos performance
Windows 10 Experimental Mode OFF Windows NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
Windows 10 Experimental Mode ON Windows NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
# Top runs: * **Highest FPS**: `bpfland` with an average FPS approximately 14% higher than the next contender. * **Smoothest FPS**: `bpfland` with a standard deviation significantly lower, approximately 60% less than the others. * **Best overall**: `bpfland` due to its high FPS and very low variability, making it the most balanced performer. # Issues: * The Windows 10 setup in both experimental modes experienced severe fluctuations and stuttering, with frame time variance exceeding 300 times that of the `bpfland`. * CPU and GPU loads were almost 50% lower in Windows 10 setups compared to `bpfland`, indicating possible suboptimal hardware utilization. * Both Windows 10 configurations had GPUs using an average of 25% more power than in the `bpfland` setup, without offering comparable FPS performance. # Summary The benchmark compares performance on a Linux setup using `sched-ext bpfland` with Windows 10 configured both with and without the Marvel Rivals experimental switch. The Linux setup on CachyOS, paired with optimized launch chain commands, outperformed Windows in terms of FPS and smoothness consistently across the tests. Windows 10, even with optimizations, demonstrated significant variability in frame times, drawing more power while not fully utilizing the CPU and GPU resources, indicating a less efficient setup for this particular benchmark.