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AMD Threadripper 9980X + 9970X Linux Benchmarks: Incredible Workstation Performance

Phoronix - Wed, 07/30/2025 - 21:00
Ahead of the Threadripper 9000 series hitting store shelves tomorrow, today the review embargo lifts on these new high-end desktop/workstation Zen 5 processors. I have been testing out the Threadripper 9970X and 9980X this month and have been extremely excited about the generational uplift and all-around performance of these new AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9970X/9980X processors on Linux for delivering the best possible workstation performance in 2025.

Linux 6.17 Drops Pktcdvd Driver, Many Block & IO_uring Improvements

Phoronix - Wed, 07/30/2025 - 20:07
Merged already for the in-development Linux 6.17 kernel were the many block subsystem and IO_uring changes for enhancing I/O on Linux as we roll toward the H2'2025 Linux distribution releases...

AMD Hardware Feedback Interface & CPUID Faulting Merged For Linux 6.17

Phoronix - Wed, 07/30/2025 - 18:40
Two notable AMD CPU feature additions were merged overnight for the in-development Linux 6.17 kernel...

AMD Zen 5 CPUs See First Microcode Updates In Linux-Firmware.Git

Phoronix - Wed, 07/30/2025 - 18:22
AMD yesterday upstreamed a batch of new CPU microcode files to linux-firmware.git as the de facto repository where component firmware/microcode is easily distributed to Linux distributions. This also marks the first time that Family 1Ah (Family 26) CPU microcode is updated there for the latest Zen 5 processors...

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