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WSL3 benchmarks show 5-60% speed gains over WSL2
Original: WSL3 Performance is about 5-60% faster than WSL2 depending on the workload
Benchmarks circulating among developers indicate Windows Subsystem for Linux 3 delivers roughly 5-60% better performance than WSL2, with results varying widely by workload. The comparisons cover file I/O, build tasks and other common developer operations, and users are debating which workloads see the biggest jumps and whether the upgrade justifies switching from WSL2.
Why now: Developers are discussing freshly published benchmark numbers showing a substantial speed improvement in the new Windows Linux environment.
Evidence
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