The stable Linux 7.1 kernel release brings massive performance enhancements for upcoming Intel and AMD chips, a rewritten ...

With the first rumblings of Meltdown and Spectre malware appearing, it's time to patch our systems against these CPU vulnerabilities. We know these patches will slow our systems down, but, for Linux ...

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If you’re interested in Windows performance, you may want to take a look at our experiences with the 3990X here. It’s been a lot of fun watching AMD and Intel duke it out over CPUs the past few years, ...

The sar command can provide detailed system metrics on just about every aspect of system performance. You can query it on as as-needed basis or set it up to provide daily reports. Sar is a system ...