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AMD Ryzen 5 4500U Performance On Windows 10 vs. Six Linux Distributions

Phoronix - Fri, 06/26/2020 - 22:30
As part of our Ryzen 5 4500U and Ryzen 7 4700U Linux benchmarking there have been multiple requests for showing how various Linux distributions run and perform with these exciting Ryzen 4000 series mobile CPUs. Here are some benchmarks not only looking at six Linux distributions but also the performance of Microsoft Windows 10 as was preloaded on the Lenovo Flex 5 15-inch 2-in-1.

Another Intel 4K + GNOME Optimization Yields 5% Faster Render Times, 10% Lower Power Use

Phoronix - Fri, 06/26/2020 - 20:47
Daniel van Vugt of Canonical who has been responsible for many GNOME performance optimizations in recent years has another tantalizing improvement under review...

Linux 5.9 To Expose Adaptive-Sync / VRR Range Via DebugFS

Phoronix - Fri, 06/26/2020 - 20:32
For aiding in testing and other purposes, the Variable Refresh Rate (VRR) range for FreeSync/Adaptive-Sync setups will now be exposed via DebugFS with Linux 5.9...

EGMDE Is Still Being Hacked On As A Lightweight Mir Desktop

Phoronix - Fri, 06/26/2020 - 18:56
It's not yet ready to take on the likes of Xfce and LXQt, but EGMDE is surprisingly still being worked on by Mir developers of Ubuntu/Canonical as a lightweight desktop...

Mageia 8 Alpha 1 Released With Better ARM Support, Linux 5.7 Kernel

Phoronix - Fri, 06/26/2020 - 18:33
Mageia 8 Alpha 1 is out this morning as the newest version of this Linux distribution that originates from the once legendary Mandrake Linux...

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