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FreeBSD Performance Review

The document compares performance benchmarks of FreeBSD and Clear Linux on various tests. It finds that on average, Clear Linux is about 6% faster than FreeBSD, though FreeBSD is faster in a few specific benchmarks. It also discusses how FreeBSD generally performs better than Linux on older hardware, with applications like Gimp opening faster on FreeBSD. Several areas are listed where FreeBSD typically outperforms Linux, such as networking, firewall performance, and databases.

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FreeBSD Performance Review

The document compares performance benchmarks of FreeBSD and Clear Linux on various tests. It finds that on average, Clear Linux is about 6% faster than FreeBSD, though FreeBSD is faster in a few specific benchmarks. It also discusses how FreeBSD generally performs better than Linux on older hardware, with applications like Gimp opening faster on FreeBSD. Several areas are listed where FreeBSD typically outperforms Linux, such as networking, firewall performance, and databases.

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I recently retested, FreeBSD vs Clear Linux in Firefox in the following

benchmarks: WebXPRT4, Speedometer, Kraken, Octane 2.0, Basemark Web


3.0, JetStream 2, MotionMark, SilverBench. Guess what my result was on
my hardware? If you take the average, Clear Linux is going to be something
like 6% faster than FreeBSD. That's Clear Linux, not one of the many distros
that underperform. There are effectively 3 of these benchmarks where
FreeBSD is faster..

Gimp opens 2.5s faster on my FreeBSD system than on Clear Linux.. Open
multiple heavier apps 0 A.D. or Gnumeric in 1s on my weak hardware +
FreeBSD.

NginX is slower on most Linux systems than on FreeBSD. Thats the most
poplar server.. PF firewall is faster than the firewall performance of most
Linux systems. In the games Dota 2 and CS:GO I got higher performance
(FPS) on FreeBSD than on Linux. Do I have to continue much longer?

The idea that Linux is faster than FreeBSD has always been wrong for older
hardware in general. FreeBSD has always been better at the things that
matter most:

https://www.trustradius.com/reviews/freebsd-2021-07-28-17-37-18
FreeBSD is a modern operating system under active development and to be
able run that on older hardware and have it perform so well - is actually
quite amazing. I first tried different distributions of Linux, but I had trouble
getting them to install or they did not perform on older hardware well at all.

FreeBSD's bhyve Overview: Why it's better than other hypervisors. At least
for our use-case. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uV61mVYsFM8

networking: In general, in most situations, FreeBSD has the fastest network


performance, Linux simply cannot follow in some situations.

the default shell: FreeBSD's Almquist shell has mostly the same syntax as
Bash (Linux), but it's on average 4 times faster in performance.

FreeBSD has excellent performance in most databases: https://redbyte.eu/


en/blog/postgresql-benchmark-freebsd-centos-ubuntu-debian-opensuse/

Which is more stable and more robust, FreeBSD or Linux? https://


www.quora.com/Which-is-more-stable-and-more-robust-FreeBSD-or-Linux?
share=1

Docker vs Jails https://www.reddit.com/r/freebsd/comments/5vfj3w/


comment/de1ujes/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3
The delusions of debian https://unixsheikh.com/articles/the-delusions-of-
debian.html

FreeBSD/Ubuntu Dual Boot Homelab in The Bedroom by the bed testbed


https://adventurist.me/posts/00307
I find the Ubuntu -> Ubuntu reverse test halving the rate very suspicious
and want to run the tests again.

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