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Last week marked the release of an [2]updated Raspberry Pi OS that moved to Linux 6.18 LTS from its former Linux 6.12 kernel base along with making a number of other package updates. Given the jump to the newer Long Term Support kernel and other improvements, I ran some fresh benchmarks on the Raspberry Pi 5 (Raspberry Pi 500+) to see the performance difference out of the updated operating system.

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Using the Raspberry Pi 500+ 16GB computer, I compared the performance of the prior release (2026-04-13) to the latest Raspberry Pi OS release (2026-06-18). Most significant is the kernel upgrade from Linux 6.12 to Linux 6.18 when it comes to the performance perspective.

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GCC 14.2 remains the default compiler along with other common packages of the Debian 13 base used currently by the Raspberry Pi OS.



[1] https://www.phoronix.com/image-viewer.php?id=raspberry-pi-os-linux-618&image=raspberry_pi_os_1_lrg

[2] https://www.phoronix.com/news/Raspberry-Pi-OS-2026-06-18

[3] https://www.phoronix.com/image-viewer.php?id=raspberry-pi-os-linux-618&image=raspberry_pi_os_2_lrg

[4] https://www.phoronix.com/image-viewer.php?id=raspberry-pi-os-linux-618&image=raspberry_pi_os_3_lrg