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Here is a look back at the most-read stories on Phoronix during Q1’22 with our daily content around Linux hardware, open-source news, and lots of benchmarking.

During this past quarter on Phoronix were 42 featured Linux hardware reviews written by your’s truly as well as 729 original news articles pertaining to Linux/open-source happenings. Fresh new and original content each and everyday continues to be the norm. Sadly still being the norm are the challenges of the web advertising industry and continuing to be compounded by the COVID-19 pandemic on the industry and that of ad-blockers… Operations continue to be stretched thin here with being reliant on pay-per-impression web advertising to keep Linux hardware testing and the daily flow of news going ahead of Phoronix.com turning…

While AMD EPYC processors offer phenomenal performance at the high-end for servers with up to 64 cores / 128 threads per socket, eight memory channels, and other features, not all server deployments call for such capabilities. In the lower-end dedicated web server rental space, budget web hosting, and similar personal / small office server space, AMD Ryzen processors can prove more than capable. Already some dedicated server providers are offering AMD Ryzen powered servers and more are expected to come soon — especially with even more server-minded wares for Ryzen expected next generation. In looking at this space, we have been testing a number of AMD Ryzen processors recently compared to Intel Xeon E class competition for looking at the performance and value in the low-end…

Los Angeles, United States, North America including Q1-2021 analysis The report named, Global Virtual Private Servers (VPS) Web Hosting Services Market has been added to the archive of market research studies by JCMR. The industry experts and researchers have offered reliable and precise analysis of the Virtual Private Servers (VPS) Web Hosting Services in view of numerous aspects such as growth factors, challenges, limitations, developments, trends, and growth opportunities. This Virtual Private Servers (VPS) Web Hosting Services report will surely act as a handy instrument for the market participants to develop effective strategies with an aim to reinforce their market positions. This Virtual Private Servers (VPS) Web Hosting Services report offers pin-point analysis of…

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We have a lot to thank dedicated servers for. The way it usually goes with most online multiplayer games is the following: The person who starts the game becomes the ‘host’ as well as being a ‘client’ like every other player who’s also involved in that particular session. The problem is, if the client-host has an unstable or slow internet connection, it can lead to sluggish load times, lag, lost save files, and dreaded crashes. Obviously, this is no bueno.

The simple solution? Dedicated servers, which take the burden of hosting away from the person who first creates the game, and handballs it to – as the name suggests – a dedicated server tasked solely with handling things like keeping…

The gaming landscape is always changing, and the current state of the world has only accelerated the need for more efficient and effective solutions to gaming. Courtesy of the switch to the online space and current work-from-home lifestyle, many people have been confined to their own spaces, with limited avenues for face-to-face communication and interaction.

This virtual space has allowed gaming to really take off in the past year or so, filling in a need for individuals to interact with their fellow peers. But the increase in user traffic also means more work for game servers to handle the demand, and the good news is, there are capable options on the market that can do so — some of which are cheaper than you might think.

Playing your favorite multiplayer games like…