Intel's Broadwell i7-5775C Runs Much Happier On Fedora 22 Than Ubuntu Linux

[wizard69]

This is good news! However don't blame the kernel nOr the code base, if Ubuntu can't configure a correct kernel it is Ubuntus fault not the kernel. Frankly this reflects poorly on the Ubuntu team, but frankly immnot surprised as I've never understood Ubuntus attraction as it has never been extremely stable nor mainstream.

[andrei_me]

Maybe Ubuntu have a different Intel Microcode as they had a different version of Catalyst?

[phoronix]

Phoronix: Intel's Broadwell i7-5775C Runs Much Happier On Fedora 22 Than Ubuntu Linux

While there's been some stability issues / kernel panics with the high-end Core i7 5775C "Broadwell" processor on Linux, I've found out that Fedora 22 yields a much better experience than Ubuntu 15.04/15.10...

http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Fedora-22-Good-For-5775