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(when comparing apples to apples as close as possible)
Do you compare mac too? (Now you understand why a quote out of context can mean a lot of thing )
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No I have little to no experience on Mac!
However I did do a Dual core Linux build for one customer(so I could integrate all the home automation componets) ,I had just finished a Quad core Windows machinne for a home theater system both were running the intel CPU and Intel GPU (the linux machine had a less expensive video card).
I do the same burn in process everytime Rip a DVD from MPEG4 and render to AVI.
The results the windows machine about 47 min the linux machine about 32 min but the GUI was bu_ _ ugly.But since this is really a Windows site I dont do much comparison on other OS's.
Hope some of this helps OP 