Performance Benchmarks

The Linux 6.18 kernel, released as the 2025 long-term support version, provides significant performance improvements over Linux 6.12 LTS for fifth-generation AMD EPYC processors. Benchmarks on an AMD EPYC 9755 dual-processor server demonstrate advantages from AMD-specific optimizations and general kernel enhancements. This upgrade is expected to drive adoption in enterprise and hyperscaler environments.