Linux continues to outperform Windows, especially on AMD Ryzen 9 9950X hardware, as demonstrated in benchmarks by Linux engineer and Phoronix Test Suite developer Michael Larabel.
His latest testing focused on using the AMD chip with Arch Linux, CachyOS, Clear Linux, Fedora Workstation 40, Ubuntu 24.04 LTS and a snapshot of Ubuntu 24.10.
Larabel’s tests found that Clear Linux performed best out of the box, due to features like compiler function multi-versioning and performance-minded defaults.
Full results are available at www.phoronix.com/review/linux-os-amd-ryzen9-9950x.
The Ryzen 9 9950X is AMD’s current flagship CPU, with 16 cores, 32 threads and a 4.3GHz base clock.
CREDIT: Nvidia, AMD