PorteuX 2.7 has been released with Linux kernel 7.1.1, GNOME 50.2, KDE Plasma 6.7.0, a switch to the new NTFS-Plus driver, and a number of performance-focused optimizations. The developer is also claiming the distro now outperforms CachyOS in Geekbench 6. Do you think benchmark results like these are meaningful when comparing Linux distributions?
As for whether PorteuX is truly faster than CachyOS? Linux users will undoubtedly spend the next few weeks testing that claim for themselves.
No, they won’t.
Yeah I’d rather play games on my cachyos than play distrohopping.
You can stop taking performance claims seriously when geekbench is mentioned.
Do you think benchmark results like these are meaningful when comparing Linux distributions?
Almost never. Bumping the minimum architecture version and optimization levels is all well and good, but unless you’re doing tons of vector oriented workloads it’s not going to qualitatively make a difference.
I’ve seen this time and time again, performance between gaming distros like Bazzite, Nobara, CachyOS, etc. is marginal.
Do you think benchmark results like these are meaningful when comparing Linux distributions?
They don’t really provide any explanation for why it should be faster than CachyOS. So I’d take their claims with a bucket or two of salt.
I switched from bazzite to CachyOS on my steam deck, never gonna change to another again. CachyOS is simply the best.
Fast vs. efficient?
https://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=porteux
"Image size 500-800MB"rather small eh
I’ve discovered a new game I can play in my head where I append “, btw” on every Arch related title.
Where can I download it? 😀
