CachyOS Delivers Lead Over Arch Linux, Pop!_OS & Ubuntu On System76 Thelio Major
The System76 Thelio Major is a powerful workstation that can be further enhanced with CachyOS, which delivers better performance than Arch Linux, Pop!_OS, and Ubuntu. CachyOS was tested on the Thelio Major with an AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9000 series processor and Radeon AI PRO R9700 graphics card, showing impressive results. The benchmarks compared CachyOS to other Linux distributions, including Ubuntu 26.04 LTS and Pop!_OS 24.04, with CachyOS coming out on top.
- ▪CachyOS outperformed Arch Linux, Pop!_OS, and Ubuntu on the System76 Thelio Major workstation.
- ▪The Thelio Major was powered by an AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9000 series processor and optionally a Radeon AI PRO R9700 graphics card.
- ▪CachyOS was tested with Linux 7.0, Mesa 26.1, and GCC 16.1, among other software updates.
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CachyOS Delivers Lead Over Arch Linux, Pop!_OS & Ubuntu On System76 Thelio Major Written by Michael Larabel in Operating Systems on 29 May 2026 at 10:00 AM EDT. Page 1 of 7. 38 Comments. The new System76 Thelio Major powered by the AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9000 series and optionally with the Radeon AI PRO R9700 graphics card for an all-open-source AMD Linux stack is a mighty powerful workstation. If desiring even more compute potential out of this high-end desktop/workstation, CachyOS works pretty darn well on this new system with lofty leads over upstream Arch Linux as well as Ubuntu 26.04 LTS and the stock Pop!_OS 24.04 distribution.
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