So I have been trying out preempt=full in my kernel boot options. Apparently it does have a positive impact. My geekbench scores with it enabled are better. Not a “huge” amount, but certainly enough to leave it enabled.
| Preempt=full added to boot options ~| HP HP Pavilion Desktop TP01-2xxx Intel Core i5-11400 4400 MHz (6 cores)| Linux 64|x86_64|**1593
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| Preempt not added to boot options ~| HP HP Pavilion Desktop TP01-2xxx Intel Core i5-11400 4400 MHz (6 cores)| Linux 64|x86_64|1552|5960|