CachyOS Boosts Performance with New THP Shrinker and AMD Cache Optimizer
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Over a month after its previous October release, the Arch-based and gamers-focused CachyOS has rolled out its 11th (November) update, bringing performance improvements, enhanced hardware support, and feature updates.
We’ll start by saying that it now has a backported THP Shrinker from the upcoming Linux kernel 6.13, which allows hugepages to be split earlier, reducing memory usage when “transparent_hugepages” is set to “always” while preserving performance.
Additionally, the devs added the AMD Cache Optimizer, which lets users modify the preferred mode between cache and frequency at runtime—ideal for gamers needing a specific core ranking. Strix Point owners will be pleased to hear about backported AMD-pstate performance fixes, which should noticeably enhance the performance of these systems.