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Gentoo announced last year that it has begun offering optional binary packages for direct installation. This simplifies the process of using Gentoo Linux and works well on low-end/compiled systems, rather than building your own packages every time. Now they have taken their role a step further by releasing the x86-64-v3 package. Gentoo is joining the ranks of Serpent OS, RHEL 10, Ubuntu, and other Linux distributions that either offer only x86-64-v3 packages or plan to implement or upgrade their x86_64 base in the future. There are others like openSUSE Tumbleweed and Clear Linux that have been providing x86-64 micro-architecture optimized micro-architectures. For users of the Gentoo binary packages, the x86-64-v3 ISA package is now available for support systems. Users can replace the references to “x86-64” in Portage sync URIs with “x86-64-v3” to obtain optimized packages.
Basic features for x86-64-v3 AVX/AVX2, BMI2, FMA, and other new CPU enhancements are available starting with Intel Haswell and AMD Excavator processors. For most users with recent machines (excluding Intel Atom fans), using the x86-64-v3 package is the simplest way to achieve enhanced performance. For more details on Gentoo Linux now offering x86-64-v3 binary packages, visit Gentoo.org.
