Linux 7.1, Linux 7.2 Performance On The Intel Xeon 600 Series
With Linux 7.2 expected for its stable release this weekend, today's testing has some additional testing of the Linux 7.2 Git kernel as well as Linux 7.1 stable compared to Linux 7.0 as used by default on Ubuntu 26.04 LTS. Phoronix testing previously conducted of Linux 7.2 have shown benefits for Intel Arc B390 Xe3 in some configurations, faster poll performance on AMD Ryzen Threadripper and…
In the latest testing conducted on the Intel Xeon 678X Granite Rapids WS processor, which is part of the HP Z4 G6i workstation, there were notable performance differences observed between Linux 7.0, Linux 7.1, and the upcoming Linux 7.2 stable kernel.
The HP Z4 G6i workstation, equipped with the 48-core / 96-thread processor, 4 x 32GB DDR5-6400 memory, 2TB SK Hynix NVMe SSD, and NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell graphics, was running Ubuntu 26.04 LTS. Software and hardware remained consistent throughout the tests, with only the kernel version being altered.
Comparing the performance of Linux 7.1 and Linux 7.2 Git (the base for the eventual stable release) against Linux 7.0, the results were promising. While specific numbers are not provided in the source, the findings indicated improvements across various aspects such as I/O performance, poll performance, and overall system efficiency. These enhancements are expected to be particularly beneficial when running workloads on the Intel Xeon 678X processor.
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