• Hal-5700X@lemmy.world
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    …switching to Linux might be worthwhile for gamers on the move looking to eke out every last drop of performance from the ROG Ally or Lenovo Legion Go.

    So they’re talking about the ROG Ally and Lenovo Legion Go not a desktop PC or a laptop. Nice clickbait.

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      I’m on a desktop running Pop and I bet my system performs better than an equal Windows system. These handhelds are actual PCs, bud.

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        Okay. But it’s still a clickbait title. Seeing how they said nothing handheld PCs in the title.

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          The article is referencing a benchmark that was run on desktop hardware so not clickbait. Likely they mentioned the handhelds in the article for ref link revenue.

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            Funny how they didn’t put in the article. Yet, I’m in the wrong think it’s about handheld PCs.

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          Nope, from the Tom’s Hardware source:

          ComputerBase’s testing was done on an all-AMD test rig, featuring a Ryzen 7 5800X (non-3D) and a Radeon RX 6700 XT.

          It’s still relevant that this was not running on a Nvidia GPU, IMO, but not about handheld PCs.

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              It’s linked as the source of the article in this link. I would have preferred OP link to it directly, assuming the actual source being in German was a dealbreaker, but it’s still linked alongside the TH at the bottom of this one.

              I am not sure why you’re so adamant about a quote in the article that doesn’t say this is about handhelds and getting defensive about a source that is in fact linked in the same article.

              For the record, also plainly stated in both articles, the differences in performance are fairly small in all runs, exempting one or two outliers, and seemingly the Windows 1% lows were higher. Despite the Linux fans’ overreporting these results, “Proton run good” is not an unexpected result.

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      They’re literally just PCs. They aren’t some mysterious thing. They’re using the same architectures a laptop or desktop would.

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      The article talks about those mobile systems, but the actual benchmark on Computerbase tested these on a desktop.

      Ryzen 7 5800X

      Scythe Mugen 5 cooler

      Asus ROG Strix B550-A Gaming

      32BG DDR4-3600-RAM (CL18-22-22-44)

      Sapphire RX 6700 XT Nitro+

      Tested @ 1080p 144Hz, Freesync Off