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Linux dev delivers 6% file system performance increase – says ‘it was literally a five minute job’

Jens Axboe, the developer of IO_uring for Linux, delivers software patches that provide a 6% file system performance increase – says the coding ‘was literally a 5 min job’

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Intel bets on a secret weapon to beat AMD in some AI workloads — AVX-512 instructions will help Xeon beat Epyc in specific scenarios but Intel will have to work much, much harder to worry AMD

Enabling AVX-512 more than triples performance on various AI-related workloads, according to benchmarking.

TechRadar

Valve continues to improve the gaming performance of Linux open source drivers for AMD GPUs, as part of the Mesa project

The Steam Deck will obviously benefit from the work but so to can anyone using a Linux+Radeon combination.

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Intel Meteor Lake CPUs' Integrated Graphics are 33 Percent Faster Than Prior Gen, Linux Benchmarks Show

Intel Meteor Lake Arc Graphics is pit against its predecessors in a benchmarking run from Phoronix, showing the gen-over-gen improvement in both iGPU performance and iGPU power efficiency from Intel.

Tom’s Hardware

Intel Core Ultra 7 155H and AMD Ryzen 7 7840U have an iGPU-bound benchmarking rematch in Linux

The Intel Core Ultra 7 155H gets benchmarked under Linux against the Ryzen 7 7840U and the Core i7 1280P, revealing significant improvements over past-generation iGPU architecture.

Tom’s Hardware

AMD's Ryzen mobile chips beat Intel's new Meteor Lake in Linux benchmarks — Ryzen 7 7840U and Intel Core Ultra 7 155H go head-to-head

The Intel Core Ultra 7 155H was tested against the AMD Ryzen 7 7840U by Phoronix in a gauntlet of over 300 CPU benchmarks. The Core 7 was tested with an Acer Swift Go 14, and the Ryzen 7 with a Framework laptop.

Tom’s Hardware

AMD Zen 2, Zen 3, Zen 3+, and Zen 4 Mobile CPUs Compared in Linux

Phoronix put together a review of four generations of Ryzen mobile CPUs to see the architectural performance improvements AMD has made in a Linux environment.

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RX 6800 XT is Faster Than RX 7800 XT in Linux Gaming

The Radeon RX 6800 XT reigns supreme in Phoronix's evaluation of the best graphics card for 1080p gaming in Linux.

Tom’s Hardware

All recent AMD CPUs are affected by the 'Inception' vulnerability

But there's a sign gamers will emerge unscathed.

PC Gamer

AMD's Inception Fix Causes Up to 54% Performance Drop

AMD's Inception mitigations can cause some serious performance penalties, and the proof can be seen in this wide range of pre-and post-patch benchmark results.

Tom’s Hardware

Intel's Downfall Mitigations Drop Performance Up to 39%, Tests Show

Linux publication Phoronix evaluates the performance impact of Downfall mitigations on different Intel processors.

Tom’s Hardware

AVX-512 Works Surprisingly Well on Ryzen 7040 Series Phoenix CPUs

AVX-512 was tested on AMD's latest Zen 4 laptop CPUs, and found to be dominant compared to Intel's latest AVX-512 supported mobile platforms.

Tom’s Hardware

Intel Is Already Building Linux Audio Drivers For Lunar Lake

Intel is reportedly building audio drivers for Linux for its upcoming Lunar Lake CPUs that will arrive next year.

Tom’s Hardware

Running Linux On The ROG Ally Doesn't Help Battery Life

The ROG Ally was tested under Linux to see if it was any better or worse compared to the Steam Deck, which also runs Linux. Sadly, the ROG Ally exhibited the same behavior as on Windows, with good performance but poor power efficiency.

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Intel Deploys Undisclosed Microcode Security Update For CPUs Going Back To Coffee Lake

Leading Linux news outlet Phoronix has discovered a new wave of microcode updates for Intel processors

Tom’s Hardware

PCIe 5.0 SSDs Generate Errors, Shut Down Without Cooler: Fix On The Way

Publications Phoronix and TechPowerUp share their experience running Corsair's MP700 PCIe 5.0 SSD without a cooler.

Tom’s Hardware

Proton Slows Down RTX 4090, 4080 By 10% in Linux vs Windows 11 Gaming Benchmarks

A new review compared the best CPU and GPU hardware against Windows and Linux, to see which operating system is the best for gaming. Turns out both are identical except for non-native applications.

Tom’s Hardware

Ryzen 7 7800X3D Benchmarks Show Advantages for Linux Over Windows 11

AMD's Ryzen 7 7800X3D is 7% faster in Linux compared to Windows 11.

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