As part of fresh re-testing of existing laptops on-hand given the recent release of Ubuntu 25.04 and then also recent Linux reviews of some interesting models like the Framework Laptop 13 with AMD Strix Point and the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 Aura Edition, I have been running a lot of Linux laptop benchmarks the past few weeks. I ended up taking things a bit further after those reviews and have now extended it to a 21-way laptop comparison of AMD Ryzen and Intel Core SoCs from the past few generations in looking at their performance on Ubuntu 25.04 across more than 200 benchmarks.
Today’s article is a 21-way look at various Intel Core and AMD Ryzen laptops of the past few years all freshly (re)tested under Ubuntu 25.04 with the Linux 6.14 kernel, Mesa 25.0 graphics drivers, GCC 14, and other up-to-date open-source software components shipped by Ubuntu 25.04 last month. Ubuntu 25.04 was freshly installed on each of the laptops and looking at their performance out-of-the-box for a comprehensive look at how the Intel/AMD Linux laptop performance has evolved generationally the past few years and competitively between Intel and AMD.
Some of the tested laptops within a TOUPUWAN 30-Slot Laptop/Tablet Storage Cart.
This article is mainly intended for reference/informational purposes for those wanting to quantify the performance gains the past few years and how different CPUs/SoCs are performing in an up-to-date Linux environment on Ubuntu 25.04. The 21 laptops tested basically come down to the laptops I have on-hand of the past several generations and in working order for being able to benchmark on Ubuntu 25.04. That assortment of laptops included:
– Core i7 8550U – Dell XPS 9370
– Core i7 8565U – Dell XPS 9380
– Core i7 1065G7 – Dell XPS 7390
– Core i7 1165G7 – Dell XPS 9310
– Core i7 1185G7 – Dell XPS 9310
– Core i7 1280P – MSI Prestige 14Evo
– Core Ultra 7 155H – Acer Swift Go 14
– Core Ultra 7 256V – ASUS Zenbook S14
– Core Ultra 7 258V – X1 Carbon G13
– Ryzen 7 4700U – Lenovo IdeaPad 5
– Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U – ThinkPad T14s G2a
– Ryzen 9 5900HX – ASUS ROG Strix G513QY
– Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U – ThinkPad X13 G3
– Ryzen 7 7840U – Acer Swift Edge 16
– Ryzen 7 7840U – Framework 13
– Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U – ThinkPad P14s G4
– Ryzen 7 7840HS – Framework 16
– Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 – ThinkPad T14s G6
– Ryzen AI 9 365 – ASUS Zenbook S16
– Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 – ASUS Zenbook S16
– Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 – Framework 13
In addition to the raw performance, the CPU power consumption was also monitored on a per-test basis as well as the CPU core temperature for reference purposes. Let’s look at this large, fresh Ubuntu 25.04 Linux laptop comparison across 200+ benchmarks.
