For 20 years I was very centric to Intel CPUs. Until 2018, the axiom was that if you wanted the best performance you went with Intel and suffered the heat they generate with significant power requirements in addition to the higher prices per unit of performance. If you wanted a more budget minded solution that… Continue reading Intel Seriously gaining on AMD?
Category: Benchmarks
Sometimes it’s nice to disable EXT4’s journaling.
I find that when I run Linux natively on a USB drive, disabling the journaling of the EXT4 filesystem improves performance significantly. tune2fs -O ^has_journal /dev/sdf1
Userbench fails Sphere graphics test. Possible solution.
If you are experiencing an error running the userbench suite of tests, and the error indicates “ERROR: Sphere GPU benchmark failed, aborting further tests on this GPU” then this MAY solve your issue. I isolated this error on my system to the Nahimic service that is a part of the Realtek Audio driver package. To… Continue reading Userbench fails Sphere graphics test. Possible solution.
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Boot time variance between two high-end rigs I have two computers that I use for my primary desktops. One I built in July of 2018. The other I built in April of 2019. System 1 Intel i7 8700K 4.3Ghz CPUASUS ROG Strix Z370-E MotherboardCorsair Carbide 600Q inverse CaseCorsair H115i Pro CPU CoolerCorsair HX750i Power SupplyG.Skill… Continue reading The Photo FINISH
My criterion for valid benchmarks.
Recently I have fielded many inquiries related to building the fastest servers available. So, in reply. I am publishing the list of criterion I adhere to. These are requirements for the server systems that I build and sell for production web or file servers. My standards of quality and moral values in this regard will… Continue reading My criterion for valid benchmarks.