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.
I’ve noticed really good improvements with modded Minecraft. I’m now getting over 100fps on a laptop with BSL shaders set to ultra. That’s pretty good to me, considering I wasn’t even getting 40fps before while on Bazzite.