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100+ Linux Benchmarks Of Intel Arrow Lake With New BIOS / 0x114 CPU Microcode

This past week Intel published an Intel Core Ultra 200S Series 'Arrow Lake' performance status update following mixed reviews since launch around the Arrow Lake gaming performance that were inconsistent with Intel's internal findings.

While it's been a Windows-focused issue, I couldn't help but to run Intel Arrow Lake performance comparison benchmarks on Linux with the new microcode / BIOS. Following Intel's public report, motherboard vendors have begun rolling out new BIOS updates that incorporate the 0x114 microcode for Arrow Lake S processors. A number of Phoronix readers have been asking me if these Intel Arrow Lake software updates would have any meaningful impact to Linux use, so it was onward with some holiday benchmarks.

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