Your Linux distribution can impact PC performance. … So if you’re running a full-featured distro and it doesn’t perform well, test a lightweight alternative to see if it improves responsiveness. Testing different distros is easy. Just download the Linux distro you want to try.

Does Linux have better performance?

Linux is far faster than Windows. That’s old news. It’s why Linux runs 90 percent of the world’s top 500 fastest supercomputers, while Windows runs 1 percent of them.

Will Linux make my computer faster?

Thanks to its lightweight architecture, Linux runs faster than both Windows 8.1 and 10. After switching to Linux, I’ve noticed a dramatic improvement in the processing speed of my computer. And I used the same tools as I did on Windows. Linux supports many efficient tools and operates them seamlessly.