.. raw:: latex \clearpage Comparisons =========== .. // Alternative Note for 1st Bullet when bad microcode Skx, Clx results are published note:: L3fwd throughput drop in the current release in comparison to previous releases **on Intel Xeon 2n-skx, 3n-skx and 2n-clx testbeds**: L3fwd performance test data shows lower performance and behaviour inconsistency of these systems following the recent upgrade of processor microcode packages (skx ucode 0x2000064, clx ucode 0x500002c) as part of updating Ubuntu 18.04 LTS kernel version. Tested VPP and DPDK applications (L3fwd) are affected. Skx and Clx test data will be corrected in subsequent maintenance report version(s) once the issue is resolved. See :ref:`vpp_known_issues`. .. toctree:: current_vs_previous_release 2n-skx_vs_2n-clx_testbeds 3n-skx_vs_3n-hsw_testbeds 3n-skx_vs_2n-skx_testbeds