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DDR4 vs. DDR5 Memory Performance For Intel Core i5-12600K Alder Lake On Linux

Phoronix - Tue, 11/23/2021 - 21:43
Given current memory pricing and extremely limited availability of DDR5 memory modules, many Phoronix readers have been requesting DDR4 vs. DDR5 memory benchmarks for Alder Lake on Linux. After picking up a DDR4 Z690 motherboard, here are some reference benchmarks between DDR4 and DDR5 when testing with the Core i5 12600K on Ubuntu Linux in a variety of real-world workloads.

What is open core?

opensource.com - Tue, 11/23/2021 - 21:00

What is open core? Is a project open core, or is a business open core? That's debatable. Like open source, some view it as a development model, others view it as a business model. As a product manager, I view it more in the context of value creation and value capture.


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Intel Graphics Compiler 1.0.9289 Released As A Huge Update

Phoronix - Tue, 11/23/2021 - 20:49
Intel just released IGC 1.0.9289 as a huge update to their open-source Graphics Compiler used on Linux currently by their OpenCL/oneAPI Level Zero compute stack and also by Windows with their official driver...

Arcan 0.6.1 Released With More Features Added To This Open-Source Display Stack

Phoronix - Tue, 11/23/2021 - 19:56
Arcan as an open-source display server stack originally built atop a game engine and embracing VR/XR, and pushing forward on other new technologies is out with a new version...

Another Sizable Performance Optimization To Benefit Network Code With Linux 5.17

Phoronix - Tue, 11/23/2021 - 18:39
Last week I wrote about a big TCP performance optimization having been queued up into net-next for Linux 5.17. That optimization can yield significant TCP throughput improvements especially with today's high-end 100Gb+ network hardware. There is now another separate juicy optimization to benefit the Linux network performance in the next kernel cycle...

Wayland Protocols 1.24 Released With Improvement To DMA-BUF Protocol For Multi-GPUs

Phoronix - Tue, 11/23/2021 - 18:09
Wayland Protocols 1.24 is out today as the latest revision to this official collection of the Wayland protocols/specifications. Notable with the 1.24 revision is the introduction of wp_linux_dmabuf_feedback...

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