XanMod, Liquorix Kernels Offer Some Advantages On AMD Ryzen 5 Notebook

Written by Michael Larabel in Software on 26 July 2021 at 08:32 AM EDT. Page 6 of 6. 40 Comments.
Linux Kernels Test On AMD Ryzen 5 5500U

Out of 188 benchmarks ran in total, it was quite a mix when it came to first place results with no clear front-runner.

Linux Kernels Test On AMD Ryzen 5 5500U

If taking the geometric mean of all 188 test results, XanMod (both its stable and edge builds) did have a small lead over the mainline kernels tested. Liquorix meanwhile came in behind the other kernels tested.

Linux Kernels Test On AMD Ryzen 5 5500U

See all the benchmarks in full from this Linux kernel comparison on the Ryzen 5 5500U laptop over on OpenBenchmarking.org.

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