AMD EPYC
Early benchmarks of the Linux 7.0 kernel on an AMD EPYC Turin server reveal significant performance improvements in PostgreSQL workloads compared to Linux 6.19. These gains appear in read/write scenarios, while other database tests show minimal changes. The testing highlights potential benefits for upcoming distributions like Ubuntu 26.04 LTS.
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Phoronix has published benchmarks comparing the Intel Xeon 6780E Sierra Forest dual-socket server against the AMD EPYC 9965 Turin Dense flagship, using up-to-date Linux software. The tests highlight performance improvements for the Intel processor since its launch, driven by open-source optimizations. Both systems were evaluated on Ubuntu with the Linux 6.18 kernel for workloads that scale to high core counts.