Slow CPUs and GPUs work much better on Linux than on Windows, but when the problem is a shortage of RAM, Windows will hold out much longe...
Slow CPUs and GPUs work much better on Linux than on Windows, but when the problem is a shortage of RAM, Windows will hold out much longer before grinding to a halt. In an era of soldered-on RAM, this is becoming a rather annoying problem. Unfortunately, Linux doesn't offer the same APIs Windows does to take preventative action before running out of RAM. Windows' auto-growing page file also makes for a less crashy experience than Linux' static swap partitions (or constant-size pagefile). Plus, Windows comes with memory compression (zram/zswap) out of the box, configured to use both memory compression and disk swap to catch these situations. I wish Windows wasn't such a slog on the CPU and GPU because making Linux work in low-memory situations is an absolute pain.
Posted by jeroenhd on Apr 14, 2025, 8:52 AM
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I wish there was a reasonably cheap, sufficiently powerful TV box compatible with a free distribution Android TV.
It's things like this that make me imagine what kind of Linux desktop we could have if one of them had the kind of budget that goes towar...
I hate that you're being downvoted for asking a perfectly reasonable question.
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Slow CPUs and GPUs work much better on Linux than on Windows, but when the problem is a shortage of RAM, Windows will hold out much longe...
Slow CPUs and GPUs work much better on Linux than on Windows, but when the problem is a shortage of RAM, Windows will hold out much longer before grinding to a halt. In an era of soldered-on RAM, this is becoming a rather annoying problem. Unfortunately, Linux doesn't offer the same APIs Windows does to take preventative action before running out of RAM. Windows' auto-growing page file also makes for a less crashy experience than Linux' static swap partitions (or constant-size pagefile). Plus, Windows comes with memory compression (zram/zswap) out of the box, configured to use both memory compression and disk swap to catch these situations. I wish Windows wasn't such a slog on the CPU and GPU because making Linux work in low-memory situations is an absolute pain.
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