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Nobara 39 Released - Customized Version Of Fedora Catering To Gamers/Enthusiasts

Phoronix - Wed, 12/27/2023 - 09:13
Nobara 39 was released today as this modified Fedora Linux downstream that focuses on adding user-friendly fixes and various gamer/enthusiast type desktop optimizations...

Meteor Lake EPP Tuning For Greater Performance Or Power Efficiency With Intel Ultra Core 7

Phoronix - Tue, 12/26/2023 - 23:00
With all of my initial Intel Core Ultra 7 155H benchmarking since last week from the Windows 11 vs. Linux performance to the integrated Intel Arc Graphics performance it was at the Linux 6.7 kernel defaults / OS defaults. But for those wanting to push the Intel Core Ultra 7 155H further for better performance or conversely wanting to extend the battery life further for devices like the Acer Swift Go 14 laptop, the Intel P-State Energy Performance Preference (EPP) can be adjusted. Here's a look at the sometimes significant difference to power and performance when adjusting the Intel Meteor Lake CPU between the default balanced performance mode and the alternative power saver and performance modes.

AMD PMC Linux Driver Being Updated For Zen 5 CPUs

Phoronix - Tue, 12/26/2023 - 19:44
One of the big milestones we are looking forward to in 2024 is the introduction of AMD Zen 5 processors. AMD Linux engineers have in recent months begun getting ready for those next-generation processors that look like will be Family 26 (1Ah) processors. We've been seeing more of the AMD "1Ah" patches and some more were posted today for some post-Christmas excitement before the new year...

More CXL Feature Code Prepped Ahead Of Linux 6.8

Phoronix - Tue, 12/26/2023 - 18:47
Intel Linux engineers continue eagerly working on the Compute Express Link (CXL) code for the Linux kernel with more server hardware coming to market supporting this high-speed open standard for CPU-to-device and CPU-to-memory connections...

AMD PMF Policy Binary Support Queued For Linux 6.8

Phoronix - Tue, 12/26/2023 - 18:34
As part of AMD's Platform Management Framework (PMF) and working on new Ryzen features like the Smart PC Solutions Builder, a set of patches are queued up ahead of the Linux 6.8 kernel cycle support for policy binary support with the PMF driver...

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