# Top runs: * **Highest FPS**: `ZZZ KDE HIGH game-performance` with approximately 1.5% increase in average FPS compared to other runs. * **Smoothest FPS**: `ZZZ KDE HIGH Default` with approximately 15% lower standard deviation and variance compared to other runs, providing a more stable experience. * **Best overall**: `ZZZ KDE HIGH Default` due to its balance of near-maximum FPS and smooth frame delivery. # Issues: * The power settings for the different scheduler configurations "Balanced" with "powersave" versus "Balanced" and "HIGH" with "performance" show variability: the "powersave" has approximately 1.5% higher FPS than the balanced "performance" configuration, which suggests potential optimization issues related to the scheduler settings. * Additionally, one configuration under "performance" scheduler uses more GPU VRAM and power, while maintaining similar FPS—this configuration might be overtaxing GPU resources inefficiently. # Summary This benchmark compared various optimization strategies on CachyOS with an AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080, focusing on different scheduler settings and performance profiles. The analysis shows that using the `performance` Linux scheduler with `HIGH` settings delivers consistent performance, maintaining a stable balance between FPS and frame timing, contrasted with the variable results from the "Balanced" settings, particularly under the "powersave" scheduler. This indicates that careful selection of scheduler settings directly impacts both performance metrics and resource utilization effectively.