The Fastest Linux OS For AMD Ryzen Zen 3? It's Still Intel Clear Linux

Written by Michael Larabel in Operating Systems on 22 December 2020 at 10:00 AM EST. Page 3 of 6. 22 Comments.
Ryzen 9 5900X Clear Linux vs. Other Distributions
Ryzen 9 5900X Clear Linux vs. Other Distributions
Ryzen 9 5900X Clear Linux vs. Other Distributions
Ryzen 9 5900X Clear Linux vs. Other Distributions

Even for workloads like LevelDB, Clear Linux was able to deliver significantly faster performance in a number of areas compared to the stock performance on other 2020 Linux distributions.

Ryzen 9 5900X Clear Linux vs. Other Distributions
Ryzen 9 5900X Clear Linux vs. Other Distributions
Ryzen 9 5900X Clear Linux vs. Other Distributions

Clear Linux also came out measurably ahead the rest with the Rust-written rav1e AV1 encoder.

Ryzen 9 5900X Clear Linux vs. Other Distributions
Ryzen 9 5900X Clear Linux vs. Other Distributions
Ryzen 9 5900X Clear Linux vs. Other Distributions
Ryzen 9 5900X Clear Linux vs. Other Distributions

Clear Linux also came out ahead with Intel's own SVT video encoders and the likes of x265.


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