Merge #11255: Release Notes: Fix SHA256-with-SSE4 PR link

58f1e54cb Release Notes: Fix SHA256-with-SSE4 PR link (Janus Troelsen)

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@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ Initial Block Download, startup, transaction and block validation much faster:
this results in new block validation being 40-50% faster. this results in new block validation being 40-50% faster.
- LevelDB has been upgraded to version 1.20 (See [PR 10544](https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/pull/10544)). This version contains hardware acceleration for CRC - LevelDB has been upgraded to version 1.20 (See [PR 10544](https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/pull/10544)). This version contains hardware acceleration for CRC
on architectures supporting SSE 4.2. As a result, synchronization and block validation are now faster. on architectures supporting SSE 4.2. As a result, synchronization and block validation are now faster.
- SHA256 hashing has been optimized for architectures supporting SSE 4 (See [PR 10182](https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/pull/10182)). SHA256 is around - SHA256 hashing has been optimized for architectures supporting SSE 4 (See [PR 10821](https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/pull/10821)). SHA256 is around
50% faster on supported hardware, which results in around 5% faster IBD and block 50% faster on supported hardware, which results in around 5% faster IBD and block
validation. In version 0.15, SHA256 hardware optimization is disabled in release builds by validation. In version 0.15, SHA256 hardware optimization is disabled in release builds by
default, but can be enabled by using `--enable-experimental-asm` when building. default, but can be enabled by using `--enable-experimental-asm` when building.