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Asahi Linux Issues First Alpha Release For Running Linux On Apple Silicon

Phoronix - Sat, 03/19/2022 - 12:00
The Asahi Linux project for running Linux on Apple Silicon (currently the Apple M1 SoCs) is out with its first official alpha release...

Raspberry Pi "V3D" OpenGL Driver Improving Performance With On-Disk Shader Cache

Phoronix - Sat, 03/19/2022 - 02:46
It's arguably long overdue, but landing today within Mesa 22.1 is support in the V3D driver for Mesa's on-disk shader cache functionality. By adding this shader cache to V3D it can help with the performance of this Gallium3D open-source driver most notably used by the Raspberry Pi 4 and newer single board computers...

Dav1d 1.0 AV1 Decoder Released With Improved Threading, AVX-512 Support

Phoronix - Fri, 03/18/2022 - 23:51
The much anticipated dav1d 1.0 open-source AV1 video decoder has been released! Dav1d 1.0 is a big update to this leading CPU-based AV1 decoder that now offers AVX-512 support for newer Intel CPUs, threading enhancements, and more...

AMD Makes A Compelling Case For Budget-Friendly Ryzen Dedicated Servers

Phoronix - Fri, 03/18/2022 - 21:00
While AMD EPYC processors offer phenomenal performance at the high-end for servers with up to 64 cores / 128 threads per socket, eight memory channels, and other features, not all server deployments call for such capabilities. In the lower-end dedicated web server rental space, budget web hosting, and similar personal / small office server space, AMD Ryzen processors can prove more than capable. Already some dedicated server providers are offering AMD Ryzen powered servers and more are expected to come soon -- especially with even more server-minded wares for Ryzen expected next generation. In looking at this space, we have been testing a number of AMD Ryzen processors recently compared to Intel Xeon E class competition for looking at the performance and value in the low-end dedicated server space.

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