I'm surprised about the 6-year-old kernel on a server with those specs. Apparently its still maintained until early next year. Anyone know if that might play a

I'm surprised about the 6-year-old kernel on a server with those specs. Apparently its still maintained until early next year. Anyone know if that might play a factor on the benchmarks? EDIT: nvm they did try other kernels but it only made minor changes in results.