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Linux 6.18 LTS vs. Liquorix Kernel On AMD Ryzen Threadripper Workstation Performance

Written by Michael Larabel in Software on 8 January 2026 at 10:00 AM EST. Page 5 of 5. 16 Comments.

PostgreSQL 18 was performing the best on the upstream Linux 6.18 LTS kernel compared to Liquorix on this particular high-end hardware.

Other traditional Linux server workloads tended to be quite mixed.

Across 164 benchmarks carried out, the upstream Linux 6.18 LTS kernel was faster overall. Those wanting to see all the individual results in full can do so here. The Liquorix kernel was coming out ahead of Linux 6.18 LTS on this AMD Zen 5 workstation when involving network latency under load, some synthetic scheduler micro-benchmarks, and select I/O workloads. Those interested can try out Liquorix with their own workloads and hardware at Liquorix.net.

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