Robin
Hello @greyowl,
I only can speak for 32 bit version on legacy nvidia graphics and a single core cpu with 2GB DDR RAM. On my system (specs see above) the differences were that striking, I wouldn’t have ever believed. For comparison: With kernel 4.19.180 I was only able to have approx. max 30 to 35 firefox tabs open simultaneously, before system started to get some problems with memory balance, observable in endless waiting for next new tab to be filled with content, if it came up at all (but always continuing to work normally after closing the additional tab again). Under heavy system load WIFI connection stopped completely for some seconds, but reestablishing immediately again afterwards always. Moreover I was was used to see system periodically freeze for some seconds (not completely, but only input system, keyboard and mouse buttons (not cursor movement itself) and movement of windows as well as buttons and menues from window frames, and delayed redraw of some window content), but always resuming to normal operation after short time, so I reckoned this to be some bottleneck thing of USB.
But with 4.19.184 kernel I did never see anything of the described happen again, so I was curious what would happen if I now start using extensively many programs and windows simultaneously. And I can add to what I said in my posting above, even to open a pdf file with about 1500 pages hires image content didn’t impress the system anymore in any way, it opened within seconds, which I was not able to open at all on any kernel before.
This is the background of my report. I don’t know whether any benchmark would show a difference, but the usability in everyday usage has improved to an unbelievable extent. Don’t forget, this is a 20 years old single core 32 bit notebook only.
I’m sorry I have to tell you I can’t say anything about whether you would see something similar on your 64bit core2 duo system, I can’t even guess whether it would speed up your 32 bit system, since it has a different graphic and probably a different amount and type of RAM installed.
If you would have asked about a rim2000 notebook with 2GB RAM, identical to mine, I would have clearly stated “yes, this is the best thing you could ever do”
But why don’t you give it simply a try using an antiX live USB stick with persistency for testing the new kernel? The live kernel updater and remastering tools from antiX menu (same as from Control Center) will do all the work for you…
- This reply was modified 5 years, 5 months ago by Robin.
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