# Top runs: * **Highest FPS**: `linux-cachyos 6.17.5` - It had approximately 3% higher average FPS compared to the alternative configuration. * **Smoothest FPS**: `linux-cachyos 6.17.5` - This run achieved slightly lower standard deviation and variance in FPS, indicating more stable frame rates. * **Best overall**: `linux-cachyos 6.17.5` - With both a higher average FPS and smoother performance, it emerges as the best overall performer in this benchmark. # Summary In this benchmark comparing the `linux-cachyos 6.17.5` and `linux-tkg-bore-llvm 6.17.5` kernel configurations on the same hardware setup, the `linux-cachyos 6.17.5` configuration consistently outperformed in terms of average FPS and frame stability. Both configurations ran under the `performance` Linux scheduler, with a Steam Runtime 3 (sniper) environment. Despite very close results, the `linux-cachyos 6.17.5` configuration offered a small improvement not only in overall FPS performance but also in smoothness, showing why it may be a preferable choice for gamers seeking top tier performance on similar hardware setups.