The Linux 6.5 kernel has been officially released, so it's time to check out its new features. Linus Torvalds, creator of the wildly popular open-source Linux operating system, said it will be a smooth release and that his team hasn't noticed any roadblocks. With that said, let's check out everything we know about Linux kernel 6.5 so far.

Linux's new kernel, version 6.5, is now out, and it comes with several new features. This kernel has provided initial support for WiFi 7 and USB 4 v2, the latest innovations in wireless networking and the USB standard. If you didn't know, WiFi 7 is even better than WiFi 6E with almost 4 times the theoretical speed (40Gbps+). Speaking of USB 4, the basic specification supports transfer speeds of 20 Gbps, but with USB 4 v2 this doubles up to 40 Gbps.

Speaking of other improvements, the Linux kernel 6.5 provides superior load balancing and optimization for Intel's modern CPU architecture consisting of efficiency and performance cores. So, the new kernel provides better management of system resources, which should give users some performance benefits. The new core also includes overclocking support for AMD's RX 7000 series graphics cards.

Next, the core includes "out of the box" support for AMD FreeSync Video. A compatible monitor and graphics card will be required, but once enabled it results in less stuttering and screen dropouts. There is also a change in how AMD Zen 2+ processors are used in the new core: they will now default to P-State "Active" mode (passive and guided autonomous modes are also possible). Previously, the less performing "CPU freq" subsystem was used.