Intel Linux Kernel Optimizations Show Huge Benefit For High Core Count Servers

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Intel Linux Kernel Optimizations Show Huge Benefit For High Core Count Servers: Earlier this month I wrote about Intel engineers working on more big optimizations to the Linux kernel with a focus on enhancing the kernel's performance at high core counts. The numbers shared then were very promising and since then I've had more time looking at the performance impact of Intel's stellar software optimization work and its impact on real-world workloads. Here is a look at how Intel's pending kernel optimization patches are a huge deal for today's high core count servers.