# Ubuntu 26.10 amd64v3 Performance Compared with Generic amd64 on Budget Hardware

DevFeed: [Ubuntu 26.10 amd64v3 Performance Compared with Generic amd64 on Budget Hardware](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/ubuntu-26-10-amd64v3-can-provide-a-nice-boost-for-low-end-budget-hardware-31413.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.phoronix.com/review/ubuntu-2610-amd64v3-lowend>)

Author: Michael Larabel

Published: 2026-09-16T17:37:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Phoronix](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/phoronix.md>)

Topics: [Ubuntu](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ubuntu.md>), [canonical](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/canonical.md>), [Hardware](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/hardware.md>), [cpu](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cpu.md>), [Intel Core](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/intel-core.md>), [x86](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/x86.md>)

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## AI overview

This Phoronix review compares Ubuntu 26.10 amd64 and amd64v3 daily builds on the same entry-level CHUWI UniBook laptop with an Intel Core 3 304 processor and 8GB of RAM. It examines whether amd64v3 binaries improve performance on budget hardware, while noting that Canonical's official plans for Ubuntu 26.10 amd64v3 were not yet known.

## Source excerpt

Canonical recently began producing Ubuntu 26.10 amd64v3 daily ISOs to complement their experimental amd64v3 package archive that they have been trialing the past few release cycles. While we still don't know what any official plans are for amd64v3 with Ubuntu 26.10, the performance gains can be very worthwhile over the generic amd64 binaries even for low-end/budget hardware.