| Name | BIOS time | Bootup time | Login/load desktop | Total |
|---|
| Windows 98 | 19 sec | 56 sec | 0 sec | 75 sec |
| Ubuntu | 19 sec | 76 sec | 25 sec | 120 sec |
| KUbuntu | 19 sec | 87 sec | 57 sec | 163 sec |
| Mandrake 10.1 | 19 sec | 69 sec | 25 sec | 113 sec |
All bootup times on a 700MHz Pentium
- BIOS time = time from turning on the computer, to the operating-system boot-sequence starting
- Bootup time = time until login prompt is displayed, on linux systems
- Login time = time after entering username/password, for the desktop to load
Notes
- Windows98 doesn't have user-logins, so bootup time only is recorded. Linux systems stop and wait for you to identify yourself before starting the desktop
- Mandrake has a 3-second delay for LILO, and a 5-second delay for encrypted disks
- KUbuntu loaded the desktop 29 seconds after logging-in, but took a further 26 seconds to load the panel
