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Pop!_OS With Linux 6.8 Is Benefiting Older System76 Threadripper Systems Too


As noted at the end of March, System76's Pop!_OS Linux distribution has upgraded to the Linux 6.8 kernel as a stable release update for this Ubuntu-derived distribution.

In today's benchmarking roundabout is a look at the 2020 version of the System76 Thelio Major now four years old while featuring the still potent AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X 64-core processor. This older System76 Thelio Major being tested has the AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X as the top-end Zen 2 model, Gigabyte TRX40 AORUS PRO WIFI motherboard, 4 x 32GB DDR4-3000 memory, Samsung 970 EVO Plus 512GB NVMe SSD, and AMD Radeon RX 5700 (RDNA1) graphics. For less than $4 USD per month, you can help support our site while the funds generated allow us to keep doing Linux hardware reviews, performance benchmarking, maintain our community forums, and much more.

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