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Benchmark Calibration
I believe it is necessary to take a closer look at my benchmarking suite. Three things have led to this: Some previous experiments were...
Oct 14, 20247 min read


Real CPU Cooling
Last week I finally got around to installing a "real" CPU cooler on the PC. When I first installed the 5700X I didn't have the cooler...
Sep 23, 20242 min read


CPU Multiplier Overclocking
This experiment is a follow-up to the anomaly discovered in my original BCLK overclock attempt : it appeared as though manually...
Sep 19, 20241 min read


BCLK Overclocking Attempt 2
Although my previous attempt at BCLK overclocking was a failure, I wanted to give it another go since I had heard other people were...
Aug 28, 20245 min read


DDR4 Memory Tuning
For this experiment I wanted to find out how much performance improvement could be achieved by conservatively overclocking the DDR4...
Aug 12, 20243 min read


BCLK Overclocking Attempt 1
Because my " Any Old PC " has the lowest-spec AM4 chipset (A320) I have very few options for increasing the single-thread throughput on...
Jul 15, 20243 min read


Disabling SMT for better single-threaded performance
Today's post is based on the following hypothesis: SMT (Simultaneous Multithreading) results in slightly slower single-threaded...
Jul 5, 20242 min read


Closing the Gap
In the last few weeks I have upgraded the linux PC's CPU and GPU to make a more substantial push towards at least matching the M2 Mac's...
Jun 8, 20243 min read


Ripgrep Performance Update
I have tracked down at least part of the massive ripgrep performance disparity between Linux and MacOS. It turns out that my personal...
Jun 3, 20241 min read


Experiments with DDR4 Memory Timings
Trying to choose and configure the "best" memory for a PC can be very overwhelming. The manufacturer specifications for your CPU and...
Jun 1, 20242 min read


Increasing System RAM
I have started with the simplest possible PC upgrade in an attempt to start improving benchmark scores - since mypy is taking a...
May 15, 20242 min read


Any Old PC Will Be Faster Than a Macbook
I mentioned to some people at my workplace that I was considering building a Linux PC so that I could have the fastest possible machine...
Apr 26, 20246 min read
Measuring Performance
While the title of this blog is "Mac vs PC", it needs to be understood that it's still in the context of my specific work situation - I...
Mar 27, 20244 min read
Introduction: Mac vs PC 2024
This all started in late 2023 when I joined a large and rapidly growing python tech company, and they didn't respond to my queries asking...
Mar 17, 20246 min read
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