With Intel having sunset Clear Linux, when it comes to aggressive out-of-the-box Linux performance there is the Arch Linux based CachyOS as the leading contender. Given the recent releases of Ubuntu 25.10 and Fedora Workstation 43, if you are curious about the out-of-the-box performance here are some fresh benchmarks of all three using the Framework Desktop.
Is Cachy pronounced cashy or catchy?
Yes
Neither. How do you pronounce cache? Now add a Y at the end. That’s how you pronounce cachy.
That’s the first one… Wait, how do you think Cache is pronounced??
So, the first one they said.