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Back to the Future: Buy a Last-Gen CPU to Save This Black Friday
By Avram Piltch published
If you want more bang for your buck, consider buying last year’s model of CPU and using the savings for a better graphics card.
Microsoft Reveals Custom 128-Core Arm Datacenter CPU, Massive Maia 100 GPU Designed for AI
By Andrew E. Freedman published
Microsoft has two custom chips designed for AI workloads: the Azure Maia AI Accelerator and Azure Cobalt CPU.
China's Premiere Chipmaker Accelerates to 7nm CPU Design Despite US Sanctions
By Matthew Connatser published
Loongson's upcoming 3A7000 CPU is apparently 20% to 30% faster than it would have been without the 7nm node.
AMD CacheWarp Vulnerability Afflicts Previous Gen EPYC Server CPUs, Patch Issued
By Matthew Connatser published
CacheWarp is the latest security hole in AMD chips, and it's present in first, second, and third generation EPYC processors. AMD has only issued a patch for its third gen Milan CPUs.
Chinese Company Develops 64-Core RISC-V CPU With American Company's Core Design as US Sanctions Loom
By Anton Shilov published
SophGo's SG2380 and SG2044 are based on SiFive's technology.
Purported AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D and Ryzen 5 5500X3D Specs Leaked
By Mark Tyson published
A leaker has tipped the impending arrival of the AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D and Ryzen 5 5500X3D, as well as the key specs of these 96MB L3 cache boosted processors.
AMD-Powered Frontier Remains Fastest Supercomputer in the World, Intel-Powered Aurora Takes Second With Half-Scale Result
By Paul Alcorn published
Intel's oft-delayed Aurora remains a work in progress.
Modder Runs Coffee Lake CPU in a Kaby Lake/Skylake Motherboard
By Aaron Klotz published
A modder has figured out how to make older 100 and 200 series chipset motherboards run incompatible 8th and 9th gen Intel Core CPUs.
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