The MX-25.2_Xfce_ahs_x64 version ships with a Liquorix kernel that is tuned for high-performance audio and video, which makes it an outstanding option for gaming. You also get DKMS packages to ensure that modern GPUs and Wi-Fi chips work out of the box. The combination of the kernel and Mesa stack offers HiDPI scaling via XFCE at 125% and 150%, while looking crisp, and you get the MX Nvidia installer to make it exponentially easier to install and get the proper GPU driver working flawlessly.

Thanks to the Xfce desktop, MX Linux XFCE-AHS runs with speed that's on par (or superior) to any desktop OS on the planet. I've covered MX Linux several times here on ZDNET, and the OS has never ceased to impress me. It offers an old-school look and feel, but modern performance and ease.

I installed MX Linux XFCE-AHS as a virtual machine, and it did not fail to impress me out of the box. Keep in mind that I've never been a big fan of the Xfce desktop environment, but MX Linux gives it a slightly more modern look and feel, with a custom layout and a nicely laid-out Conky configuration that displays the time/date and RAM/CPU usage percentages.

The Xfce desktop environment on MX Linux AHS isn't exactly modern, but it gets the job done.