--- title: Best Phoronix posts — November 2024 | daily.dev description: The most upvoted Phoronix posts from November 2024, curated by the daily.dev community. canonical: https://daily.dev/sources/phoronix/best-of/2024/11 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:url: https://daily.dev/sources/phoronix/best-of/2024/11 og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Best Phoronix posts — November 2024 | daily.dev og:description: The most upvoted Phoronix posts from November 2024, curated by the daily.dev community. og:image: https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--VAY5ToZt--/f_auto/v1724209435/public/daily.dev%20-%20open%20graph --- # Best of Phoronix — November 2024 1. 1 [](https://daily.dev/posts/apple-m4-mac-mini-with-macos-vs-intel-amd-with-ubuntu-linux-performance-review-fwx6dw2ey "Apple M4 Mac Mini With macOS vs. Intel / AMD With Ubuntu Linux Performance Review") Article Phoronix · 2y Apple M4 Mac Mini With macOS vs. Intel / AMD With Ubuntu Linux Performance Review Apple recently released their latest M4-powered Mac Mini, starting at under $600 and featuring a new compact design with significant updates, including a 10-core GPU and 16GB of unified memory. Preliminary benchmarks compare its performance to AMD Ryzen and Intel Core CPUs running Ubuntu Linux. The new Mac Mini offers various configurations, with the highest-end model featuring 12 CPU cores, 24GB of memory, and a 16-core Neural Engine. Asahi Linux support for Apple's M4 hardware is still in development but shows promise for future testing and compatibility. 16 2. 2 [](https://daily.dev/posts/linux-kernel-performance-bottlenecks-spotted-by-mold-developer-by22yjz4c "Linux Kernel Performance Bottlenecks Spotted By Mold Developer") Article Phoronix · 2y Linux Kernel Performance Bottlenecks Spotted By Mold Developer The developer behind Mold has pointed out several performance bottlenecks in the Linux kernel. Key issues include a significant delay in the \`exit(2)\` system call for large processes, slower write speeds to new files compared to existing ones, and the lack of a safe, system-wide semaphore. These observations are based on tests where Mold could link a 4 GiB LLVM/clang executable much faster when overwriting an existing file compared to creating a new one. 13 3. 3 [](https://daily.dev/posts/archinstall-3-0-overhauls-the-text-based-arch-linux-installer-gkhhhsy5m "Archinstall 3.0 Overhauls The Text-Based Arch Linux Installer") Article Phoronix · 2y Archinstall 3.0 Overhauls The Text-Based Arch Linux Installer Archinstall 3.0 now uses the curses library to improve the text user interface, allowing for more complex layouts and a familiar look. This update also includes various code quality improvements, fixes, and other enhancements. 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