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Intel CPUs enjoy up to 14% boost in Linux thanks to Thread Director patch
By Matthew Connatser published
A new patch for Thread Director on Linux sees hybrid Intel CPUs achieve better performance in virtual machines.

Linux dev delivers a 6% file system performance increase with five minutes work
By Mark Tyson published
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’

BSODs come to Linux with useful crash log and QR-code help features.
By Mark Tyson published
Linux users can now enjoy BSODs just like Windows users, with the added benefit of being able to check crash log messages and QR codes.

Three gaming-focused Linux operating systems beat Windows 11
By Aaron Klotz published
ComputerBase benchmarked three different Linux operating systems and found that all three can achieve better gaming performance than Windows 11.

Chinese cloud giant used AI to tune Linux kernel, boosting performance
By Matthew Connatser published
TikTok developer ByteDance used AI and machine learning to optimize the Linux kernel, improving it in a variety of areas.

AMD Asks: Do You Need Ryzen AI Support in Linux?
By Anton Shilov published
AMD wonders if users need Ryzen AI support under Linux.

AMD Squashes Bug That Impacted Zen 4 Security Features in Linux
By Aaron Klotz published
Phoronix reports that a new bug fix was introduced to Linux kernel 6.6 that rectifies an issue where instruction errors could occur in Linux when running STIBP off on Zen 4 CPUs.

AMD EPYC Siena Has Similar Performance to Intel Sapphire Rapids at a Lower Power Draw
By Aaron Klotz published
New Linux benchmarks from Phoronix reveal that AMD's latest Zen 4c equipped EPYC Siena chips can be as fast as Intel's Sapphire Rapids Xeon chips in many server workloads.
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