Xeon
Benchmarks show the Intel Xeon 6780E Sierra Forest processor running about 14 percent faster on Linux now than at its launch in June 2024. This gain comes from upstream software optimizations over the past year and a half. The tests compare Ubuntu 24.04 LTS from launch to a current development version of Ubuntu 26.04 LTS.
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A simple adjustment to a single line in the Linux kernel code has resulted in a fivefold reduction in wakeup latency for modern Intel Xeon processors. This performance improvement was highlighted in a recent Phoronix report. The change targets efficiency in CPU idle states.