Wow, well this is FAST!

Looks like @AIatAMD @AMD ROCm 7.0.2 is dropping today! No release notes yet.

Even with the budget cuts at Intel they did manage to have donkeys carrying around beer... Though the beer selection was poor, especially for considering festbier season.

Beyond all the exciting Linux 6.18 merge window activity this week, out at #Inteltechtour for Panther Lake and Clearwater Forest

Looks like a ROCm 7.0.1 point release is imminent... Git tags appearing, no release notes yet.

TLDR: With the improved Snapdragon X Elite Linux perf, now coming close to @AMDRyzen 7 7840U on geo mean basis for 130+ tests... But @AMDRyzen AI 300 series totally dominates Intel & Qualcomm.

First power on of beginning Giga Computing R284-A92-AAL1-000 GNR tests. Our Granite Rapids 6900P reference server hasn't been working for some months. @GigaComputing kindly sent over the R284-A92 to use as our new @Intel Xeon 6980P testing platform moving forward. Review & tons of new benchmarks coming over many weeks ahead.

Update: Unfortunately the new @Ubuntu Concept ISO regressed for booting on the Acer Swift 14 and thwarted my new testing attempt...

Working on a final round of Clear Linux benchmarks this weekend versus other 2025 Linux distributions....

Some of these performance & power efficiency gains are outright wild for just being 8 years of @AMDServer advancements. phoronix.com/review/amd-epyc…