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Earlier this year when [2]the Framework 13 was updated for the AMD Ryzen AI 300 series I ran benchmarks looking at [3]the performance gains across different Linux distributions with Debian 13, Clear Linux, and CachyOS being the outstanding performers for that Strix Point hardware. With the recent launch of the [4]Framework 12 2-in-1 laptop powered by Intel Raptor Lake you may be wondering what Linux distributions have the edge there. Here is an eight-way comparison of different Linux operating systems on the Framework 12 with Intel Core i5 1334U with the likes of Arch Linux, CachyOS, Clear Linux, Debian, Fedora, openSUSE, and Ubuntu.

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With the likes of CachyOS and Clear Linux performing so well on AMD Strix Point isn't really too surprising given they have optimizations available for AVX-512 and the like that benefit the higher-end x86_64 processors. But with Framework 12 going the Raptor Lake U route, there isn't any AVX-512 and just two P cores with eight E cores. So curiosity got the best of me and I ran eight different Linux distributions to see their out-of-the-box performance on the Framework 12 convertible laptop.

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The Linux distributions tested in their latest out-of-the-box state on the Framework 12 included:

- Arch Linux

- CachyOS

- Clear Linux 43760

- Debian 13 Testing

- Fedora Workstation 42

- openSUSE Tumbleweed

- Ubuntu 24.04.2 LTS

- Ubuntu 25.04

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The same Framework 12 laptop was used for all testing with the Intel Core i5 1334U SoC, 16GB of single channel DDR5-5200 memory, 1TB WD_BLACK SN770M storage, and the integrated Raptor Lake Iris Xe Graphics.

All of these Linux distributions were tested in their clean, out-of-the-box/default installation with updates applied as of testing time. So for those curious about how these Linux distributions compare on the Framework 12, continue on for these fresh numbers.

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[1] https://www.phoronix.com/image-viewer.php?id=framework-12-linux-os&image=framework_12_linux_1_lrg

[2] https://www.phoronix.com/review/framework-13-amd-strix-point

[3] https://www.phoronix.com/review/framework-13-amd-linux-2025

[4] https://www.phoronix.com/review/framework-12-performance

[5] https://www.phoronix.com/image-viewer.php?id=framework-12-linux-os&image=framework_12_linux_2_lrg

[6] https://www.phoronix.com/image-viewer.php?id=framework-12-linux-os&image=framework_12_linux_3_lrg

[7] https://www.phoronix.com/image-viewer.php?id=framework-12-linux-os&image=framework_12_linux_4_lrg

[8] https://www.phoronix.com/image-viewer.php?id=framework-12-linux-os&image=framework_12_linux_5_lrg