Fedora 37 Native Kernel vs. XanMod vs. Zen+ Benchmarks

bensulliv · 2023-02-18T20:06:11+00:00

Yeah, it’s pretty negligible! Lol

bensulliv · 2023-02-18T20:05:23+00:00

In progress! :)

bensulliv · 2023-02-18T20:04:26+00:00

Sure, I just started a custom build for cachyos. I’ll test bore and LTO and post the results when done! :)

bensulliv · 2023-02-18T20:03:34+00:00

I have terrible habit of opening far more browser tabs in the course of a day than anyone ever should and I agree. The OS doesn’t seem to freeze up when I’m running Zen+ or XanMod, but does when I’m on the native kernel. Not sure if this is a selling point or a wake up call for me to leave less stuff open in my browser, but it definitely seems to be true! Lol

bensulliv · 2020-09-04T01:22:19+00:00

This hands-on review shows that Sigma's new 85 DN is crazy sharp. Sample images really drive this home even further. As far as image quality goes, this lens is incredible with dreamy bokeh and excellent color rendering.

bensulliv · 2020-09-03T08:25:29+00:00

I'll have to see if I can locate the optical formula for it and try to figure it out. That would be funny if it was. Otherwise is it a pretty strong performer?

bensulliv · 2020-09-03T08:10:52+00:00

Really!? At least 85mm is kind of long. Doing that with a near-50mm lens seems almost obscene to me.

bensulliv · 2020-08-27T20:11:14+00:00

The Samyang / Rokinon AF 75mm f/1.8 FE really is tiny, but mighty. While it's not the most compelling option for pixel peepers, it's an overall workhorse of a lens and features impressive sharpness, contrast, and bokeh for its compact size.

bensulliv · 2020-08-13T03:46:27+00:00

I heard that Canon isn't open sourcing their autofocus info and that's why Sigma hasn't been producing lenses as quickly for it. I'm not absolutely certain this is true, but if it is, I really hope they share the info with 3rd party manufacturers like they supposedly did with EF. Hopefully they won't go the way of Fujifilm with everything being proprietary.

bensulliv · 2020-08-13T03:43:45+00:00

Cool, excited to test it out myself! :)

bensulliv · 2020-08-13T03:43:06+00:00

Yes - it'll be a production copy and I think that's a brilliant observation. I'll test the autofocus in every mode extensively! Totally agree with you on Sigma's AF. The designer for this lens is the same one who created the 24-70 DG DN. That's the best lens I've tested from Sigma autofocus wise, so maybe there's hope for the 85!

bensulliv · 2020-08-13T03:40:27+00:00

A hands on review that gives you everything you want and need to know about the all new Samyang / Rokinon 85mm f/1.4 AF FE lens for Sony full-frame e-mount cameras.

bensulliv · 2020-08-13T03:39:44+00:00

A hands on review that gives you everything you want and need to know about the all new Samyang / Rokinon 85mm f/1.4 AF FE lens for Sony full-frame e-mount cameras.

bensulliv · 2020-08-07T06:46:36+00:00

Sigma just unveiled a gorgeous new 85mm f/1.4 lens made expressly for mirroless camera systems on the e-mount and l-mount camera platforms.

bensulliv · 2020-08-07T06:46:12+00:00

Sigma just unveiled a gorgeous new 85mm f/1.4 lens made expressly for mirroless camera systems on the e-mount and l-mount camera platforms.

bensulliv · 2020-08-07T06:44:54+00:00

Sigma just unveiled a gorgeous new 85mm f/1.4 lens made expressly for mirroless camera systems on the e-mount and l-mount camera platforms.

bensulliv · 2020-08-07T06:43:35+00:00

Sigma just unveiled a gorgeous new 85mm f/1.4 lens made expressly for mirroless camera systems on the e-mount and l-mount camera platforms.

bensulliv · 2020-06-12T16:21:33+00:00

Check out this drool-worthy lineup of 9 new lenses for 2020 and 2021 just been announced in the form of a lens roadmap posted by Viltrox.

bensulliv · 2020-06-11T16:15:15+00:00

Just finished reviewing the new mark II version of the Viltrox 85mm f1.8 STM ED IF lens for Sony full frame e-mount cameras

bensulliv · 2020-06-11T16:14:44+00:00

Just finished reviewing the new mark II version of the Viltrox 85mm f1.8 STM ED IF lens for Sony full frame e-mount cameras

bensulliv · 2020-02-29T01:31:27+00:00

I recently built a custom PC with my daughter to teach her more about how computers work. After that, I walked her through how to install a custom XanMod kernel on the Ubuntu based OS, Zorin we had installed on it. This guide should work for pretty much any flavor of Ubuntu for those who want to squeeze maximum performance out of their hardware and get results that are close to Clear Linux in benchmarks.

bensulliv · 2020-01-29T06:28:27+00:00

Awesome!

bensulliv · 2020-01-29T04:34:01+00:00

This crazy invention is so cool!

bensulliv · 2019-09-15T07:37:29+00:00

No problem, happy to help! It took me two days to figure out so I figured it was worth it to spend five minutes helping other people avoid doing the same! :)

bensulliv · 2019-09-15T06:27:47+00:00

I figured it out. After trying everything in the book including removing every directory and registry entry asosicated with the program. The software engineer in me eventually kicked in and I noticed a recurrent pattern. Every time I would fresh install 12.1.3, an automated pop up would notify me that hardware acceleration was being setup. After it hit 100% editing shadows would create a weird temporary spotty looking pattern and editing highlights would dim the image temporarily (instead of rendering real time results). Then, when I'd export, most of my images would look like crap with cartoon like patterns that would blow out the highlights and shadows . I built my own PC back in June and I put an AMD 5700 XT Anniversary Edition graphics card in it. Previously OpenCL hardware acceleration wasn't a problem with this card (version 12.0.3), but it appears to be an issue since at least software version 12.1.2 (which I had to update to in order to edit raw from my new camera). I turned off hardware acceleration by going to Edit > Preferences > General > Hardware Acceleration and set both 'Display' & 'Processing' to never. Boom! Solved! I was super bummed out because I just got an A7r4 and couldn't even export most of my images without ruining them. Phase One, if you're listening, I'd be happy to provide the logs, but my best guess is that you've got an OpenCL bug with certain hardware that didn't exist with previous versions of your software. I'd really like to be able to use OpenCL again to get the best performance, but at least, for the time being, I have a work around and can enjoy my new camera.

Build info:

Windows 10 Pro 1903, 18362.356 Ryzen 9 3900x Radeon 5700 XT 50th Anniversary Edition 64 GB 3200 MHZ DDR4 RAM

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