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What Kernel are you guys using? (self.linux4noobs)

submitted 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) by gpstarman to c/linux4noobs@programming.dev

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What Kernel are you guys using?

I have seen some people claiming that custom kernels like zen cachyos offer better battery life and performance.

Is it true ?

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[–] hamsda@lemm.ee 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Back when I was using Arch Linux and still did a lot of desktop-experimenting, I tried linux-zen out of curiosity.

I did not do any benchmarks, as I wanted to know if I can notice anything. I did not feel any difference. Maybe it was because I did not play the most pc-stressing games, maybe there was no difference because my hardware was relatively new, maybe it was because most of my games were more GPU-limited then CPU-limited, I do not know. All I can say is, there was no difference for me to notice in my gaming sessions, so I switched back to the default kernel.

Currently using Fedora Workstation 42 and linux 6.14.5, still happy with default kernel.

[–] gpstarman 1 points 6 days ago

Thank you for sharing.