This is an early dual core, but it seems as though it has gotten slower reaching the login screen since the upgrade from 14.0.13, here, more than four minutes from beginning of journal until TDM paints:
# inxi -CIS System: Host: gx620 Kernel: 6.2.12-1-default arch: x86_64 bits: 64 Desktop: Trinity Distro: openSUSE Tumbleweed 20230603 CPU: Info: dual core model: Intel Pentium D bits: 64 type: MCP cache: L2: 4 MiB Speed (MHz): avg: 2993 min/max: N/A cores: 1: 2993 2: 2993 Info: Processes: 139 Uptime: 0h 11m Memory: 3.38 GiB used: 417.9 MiB (12.1%) Shell: Bash inxi: 3.3.26 # pinxi -Gaz --vs --zl --hostname pinxi 3.3.27-04 (2023-05-31) Graphics: Device-1: Intel 82945G/GZ Integrated Graphics vendor: Dell driver: i915 v: kernel arch: Gen-3.5 process: Intel 90nm built: 2005-06 ports: active: VGA-1 empty: none bus-ID: 00:02.0 chip-ID: 8086:2772 class-ID: 0300 Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 21.1.8 driver: X: loaded: intel unloaded: fbdev,modesetting,vesa dri: i915 gpu: i915 display-ID: :0 screens: 1 Screen-1: 0 s-res: 1680x1050 s-dpi: 108 s-size: 395x246mm (15.55x9.69") s-diag: 465mm (18.32") Monitor-1: VGA-1 mapped: VGA1 model: Dell P2213 serial: <filter> built: 2012 res: 1680x1050 hz: 60 dpi: 91 gamma: 1.2 size: 470x300mm (18.5x11.81") diag: 558mm (22") ratio: 16:10 modes: max: 1680x1050 min: 720x400 API: OpenGL v: 2.1 Mesa 23.0.3 renderer: i915 (: 945G) direct-render: Yes # journalctl -b --no-host | grep -E 'l: Command l|tdm|rinit' Jun 04 16:44:37 kernel: Command line: root=... noresume preempt=full mitigations=none Jun 04 16:46:09 display-manager[717]: Starting service tdm Jun 04 16:48:45 dbus-daemon[616]: [system] Activating service name='org.trinitydesktop.hardwarecontrol' requested by ':1.10' (uid=0 pid=838 comm="/opt/trinity/bin/tdm_greet") (using servicehelper) Jun 04 16:48:45 org.trinitydesktop.hardwarecontrol[855]: [tde_dbus_hardwarecontrol] Listening... Jun 04 16:48:45 dbus-daemon[616]: [system] Successfully activated service 'org.trinitydesktop.hardwarecontrol' Jun 04 16:48:46 org.trinitydesktop.hardwarecontrol[855]: [tde_dbus_hardwarecontrol] Name acquired: :1.11 Jun 04 16:48:47 org.trinitydesktop.hardwarecontrol[855]: [tde_dbus_hardwarecontrol] Name acquired: org.trinitydesktop.hardwarecontrol # systemd-analyze Startup finished in 3.519s (kernel) + 15.292s (initrd) + 1min 46.790s (userspace) = 2min 5.602s graphical.target reached after 1min 19.996s in userspace. # systemd-analyze critical-chain ... graphical.target @1min 19.996s └─display-manager.service @1min 7.367s +10.192s └─systemd-logind.service @1min 6.614s +734ms └─nss-user-lookup.target @1min 5.849s └─nscd.service @1min 2.656s +3.189s └─basic.target @1min 2.241s └─sockets.target @1min 2.240s └─telnet.socket @1min 2.240s └─sysinit.target @1min 1.976s └─systemd-update-utmp.service @1min 1.760s +215ms └─systemd-tmpfiles-setup.service @1min 536ms +1.195s └─local-fs.target @1min 403ms └─run-credentials-systemd\x2dtmpfiles\x2dsetup.service.mount @1min 552ms └─local-fs-pre.target @11.668s └─lvm2-monitor.service @5.147s +6.519s └─dm-event.socket @5.092s └─system.slice └─-.slice # systemd-analyze blame | head -11 42.795s systemd-journal-flush.service 37.680s dev-disk-by\x2did-scsi\x2d0ATA_ST1000DL002\x2d9TT1_W1V0G6JD\x2dpart6.device 37.680s dev-sda6.device 37.680s dev-disk-by\x2did-scsi\x2dSATA_ST1000DL002\x2d9TT1_W1V0G6JD\x2dpart6.device 37.680s dev-disk-by\x2did-scsi\x2d1ATA_ST1000DL002\x2d9TT153_W1V0G6JD\x2dpart6.device 37.680s dev-disk-by\x2ddiskseq-10\x2dpart6.device 37.680s sys-devices-pci0000:00-0000:00:1f.2-ata3-host2-target2:0:0-2:0:0:0-block-sda-sda6.device 37.680s dev-disk-by\x2duuid-6C9066139065E3D4.device 37.680s dev-disk-by\x2dpath-pci\x2d0000:00:1f.2\x2data\x2d1.0\x2dpart6.device 37.680s dev-disk-by\x2did-scsi\x2d35000c500390ca681\x2dpart6.device 37.680s dev-disk-by\x2dpath-pci\x2d0000:00:1f.2\x2data\x2d1\x2dpart6.device #