
To test this theory, I exercised my Lenovo T480 i5-8350U 8 thread CPU laptop with the stress-ng cpu stressor using the “double” precision math stress method, exercising 1 to 8 of the CPU threads over a 60 second test run. HWP is more responsive than the older operating system controlled methods and should therefore be more effective. It attempts to select the best CPU frequency and voltage to match the optimal power efficiency for the desired CPU performance. Intel Hardware P-State (aka Harware Controlled Performance or “Speed Shift”) (HWP) is a feature found in more modern x86 Intel CPUs (Skylake onwards). Intel Hardware P-State (HWP) / Intel Speed Shift.All that and so much more coming up on episode 161 of This Week in Linux, recorded live on July 24, 2021. Then in App News, we’ve got new releases from Handbrake, WordPress, CudaText, and Nativefier. Later in the show, we’ll take a look at Adobe’s announcement about joining the Blender Development Fund and Netflix may be getting into Video Game streaming service. Then we’ll revisit the Audacity Saga as it continues.


On this episode of This Week in Linux, we check out some Distro News about Debian 11 Bullseye, CentOS Hyperscale, Nest With Fedora and Kaisen Linux.


Linux laptops are the perfect alternatives to macOS and Windows-powered laptops. Top 7 Linux Laptops You Can Buy in 2021.
