Written by Michael Larabel in Linux Kernel on 4 December 2023
A number of Phoronix readers have been inquiring whether using the newer Linux 6.6 stable kernel or Linux 6.7 development kernel deliver any additional gains when running on the new AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7000 series hardware. Here are some benchmarks looking at that while using a Threadripper 7980X workstation.
These benchmarks are quite simple and looking at Linux 6.5 vs. 6.6 vs. 6.7 Git on the same hardware and software besides swapping out the kernel under test.
