Linus Torvalds switches his Intel processor to an AMD Threadripper for his Linux workstation

One of the most controversial and controversial figures in the world of computing is Linus Torvalds. Linus Torvals, father of the Linux kernel You have talked about version 5.7 rc7 of the operating system kernel that does not bring great improvements. Torvalds has indicated that this version of the operating system brings minor patches that are practically ready and will be released next weekend.

Taking advantage of the fact that Linux 5.7 rc7 only implements minor patches, he has made changes to his work team. He noted that for 15 years he has been using computers with Intel processors, until this week. Torvalds has highlighted that he has made changes to his workstation, the most prominent being moving to an AMD Ryzen Threadripper processor.

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The most exciting thing about this week for me is that I upgraded my main machine, and for the first time in 15 years my desktop computer does not use Intel. No, I haven't switched to ARM yet, but I'm now enjoying an AMD Threadripper 3970X. My 'allmodconfig' test systems are now three times faster than they used to be, something that doesn't matter much now during the lull period, but I will definitely notice during the next window of changes.

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The 'allmodconfig' system that allows in Linux kernel configurations, is to enable all modules, whenever possible.

One of its great aspirations has always been to move to ARM architecture, which is more open than other architectures. But at the moment this is not possible, so he has opted for a Threadripper. Specifically the Threadripper 3970X, which has 32 cores and 64 threads, which gives it much more performance.

It is certainly a little more free advertising for AMD, which has a very good 2020, which adds to the second half of 2019, which was also very good. It seems that everyone is turning to AMD, for the power it offers at impressive prices.

Source: The Register