With the release yesterday of the Linux 2.6.29 kernel, we have
set out to explore how the desktop performance has evolved over the past
six major kernel releases. On a few occasions in the past we have
provided kernel benchmarks (at one point even benchmarking 12 kernels),
but this time around we have included nearly two dozen benchmarks using
the Phoronix Test Suite. How has the Linux performance evolved since the
release of the Linux 2.6.24 kernel back in early 2008? Well, simply put,
the Linux 2.6.29 kernel in a few areas does pack some serious
performance boosts.
Check it out at Phoronix.
Benchmarking The Linux 2.6.24 Through 2.6.29 Kernels
Posted on Friday, March 27 2009 @ 5:30 CET by Thomas De Maesschalck