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AMD officially presented its new EPYC Bergamo CPUs, which are equipped with the Zen 4C CPU cores. Thanks to this potent core architecture, AMD can achieve an impressive doubling of core density compared to the conventional Genoa chips. This allows the Bergamo CPUs to support up to 128 cores and 256 threads, a 33.3% increase over the standard Zen 4 [...]
The Apple M2 Ultra SoC represents the company’s top model. With an impressive number of 134 billion transistors, it offers outstanding performance. The CPU consists of a total of 24 cores, which operate in a configuration of 16 (for maximum performance) and 8 (for optimal efficiency). In addition, the SoC has up to 76 GPU cores and a unified [...]
Computex 2023, one of the largest computer trade shows in the world, was indeed full of overclocking activities. Many renowned tech reporters and companies participated to test and push the limits of hardware. One notable event was the partnership between ASRock, a leading manufacturer of motherboards and other computer components, and tech [...]
Today I would like to give you some more information about what has been delayed for a while, the reasons are well known. At NVIDIA’s headquarters in Taipei, I had the opportunity to check out a few delicacies outside the current mainstream. It’s always interesting to see something like that, so I’m willing to take a longer cab [...]
During the last “Meet The Expert Webcast”, AMD published an updated AMD AM5 desktop socket roadmap. This interesting news was discovered by renowned hardware leak detective @harukaz5719 and already caused quite a stir in the technology community. The company officially confirmed its long-term 4-year plan to keep the AM5 socket until at [...]
AMD’s latest processor revision guide for the EPYC 7002 “Rome” server chips reveals an interesting errata that could lead to a potential core freeze. After about 1,044 days (~2.93 years) of operation, a core could get stuck on the chip, requiring a server reboot to get the chip working properly again. AMD has stated that they [...]
At Computex 2023 in Taipei, Taiwan, Jensen Huang, CEO of Nvidia, announced that the company’s Grace hopper superchips are now in full production. The Grace platform has already successfully won six supercomputer competitions. As part of this exciting development, Huang unveiled the new DGX GH200 AI supercomputing platform at Computex 2023 [...]
The latest version 2.06 of the CPU-Z monitor and information software has recently been updated to support the latest hardware products from Intel, AMD and NVIDIA. In the case of Intel, this includes support for several new Alder Lake-N SKUs as well as the Xeon Sapphire Rapids series for data center CPUs. The software also adds support for the [...]
A mobile chip from Intel has once again been discovered that is part of the Meteor Lake series and has the suffix “Ultra” in its name. This confirms earlier leaks and rumors that Intel is deviating from its traditional Core naming format. The processor, originally known as the Core i7, has been replaced with the Intel Core Ultra 7 [...]
As autonomous driving becomes more prevalent, edge sensors such as LiDAR, radar and 3D surround view camera systems are becoming more common in the automotive market. This is leading to an increasing need for fast signal processing, low-cost devices and more compact form factors as more sensors are required for autonomous driving. In addition [...]
Ann Kelleher, general manager of technology development at Intel, presented an overview of the company’s latest developments in several key areas at ITF World 2023 in Antwerp, Belgium. One particularly exciting revelation was Intel’s future use of stacked CFET transistors. This presentation marked the first time Intel publicly [...]
AMD’s Scalable Voltage Interface 3 (SVI3) for Dummies and how to check if your AM5 Mainboard is SAFE
Terrible SoC voltages everywhere! AMD’s new horror! Say some YouTubers. But to learn more about this problem and understand why at first glance everything seems different than it actually is, we need to go back to the source, which is none other than SVI3. In this article today I will try to shed more light on this power interface used by [...]
In an interview with Tom’s Hardware, AMD’s CTO Mark Papermaster gave some insights into the company’s future plans. These include hybrid chip designs, higher core counts, and the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in both chip design and manufacturing. One important aspect Papermaster mentioned is hybrid chip designs. This is a [...]
According to the latest information, the upcoming desktop platform called Granite Ridge is expected to feature no more than 16 cores, as revealed over the weekend. PC Games Hardware and Moore’s Law is Dead have published a potential configuration for AMD’s upcoming generation desktop platform. According to the media reports, the Zen5 [...]
Recently, there has been and continues to be a lot of uproar about ASUS motherboards maintaining excessively high SoC voltages, which appear to be the problem with the Ryzen 7000X3D failures. However, as will be seen today, other brands also maintained excessively high SoC voltages, applying only a minimal drop through the new firmware versions [...]
According to a discovery by Linux publication Phoronix, Intel released CPU microcode updates Friday afternoon that extend to processors back to Coffee Lake. Unfortunately, the changelog does not contain any detailed information, other than mentioning that the new microcode fixes an unspecified security issue. The security issue was not included in [...]
There are always challenges that the company has to overcome in connection with AGESA (AMD Generic Encapsulated Software Architecture). The exact causes of the problems with AGESA 1.0.7.0 are difficult to determine, but are believed to be due to a combination of faulty or inadequately tested code changes and insufficient communication between AMD [...]
AMD recently released the technical details of its “Phoenix” series of 7040U processors, some of which are the first to feature the XDNA-based AI engine. There is currently no more detailed information on the specifications of the 7040HS processors, but the company announced yesterday that the HS chips are now shipping to OEMs and will [...]
An Intel Meteor Lake CPU with the codename Core Ultra 5 1003H was discovered in the Ashes of The Singularity benchmark database yesterday. It is a 14th generation CPU, which was previously suspected and is now confirmed. Intel will use the new “Core Ultra” branding and thus abandon the previous “Core i” series. The chip [...]
AMD, is reportedly planning to launch Ryzen 8000 Granite Ridge Zen 5 processors in 2024 and Shimada Peak Threadripper in 2025. This information comes from insider reports and has not been officially confirmed yet. The Ryzen 8000 Granite Ridge Zen 5 processors are expected to be based on AMD’s Zen 5 architecture and serve as the successor to [...]
AMD has announced that they have been able to identify the cause of the defects in their Ryzen 7000 processors. In a Statement to Anandtech the company stated that the issues are due to excessively high voltages that are outside of the intended specifications. In response, motherboard manufacturers have received an updated AGESA version, whose [...]
Increasing demand for computing power and growing energy efficiency requirements have greatly influenced the development of data center technologies in recent years. AMD and 451 Research, a leading technology analysis and market research firm, have played a critical role in shaping and analyzing these developments. Of interest here are advances [...]
Meanwhile, some (few) users reported serious problems with the new AMD Ryzen 7000 processors, which had led to destroyed CPUs and motherboards. My friend Aris discovered, actually rather by accident, an interesting thing, which he had measured with his Powenetics v2, a shunt-based measurement setup and also logged. I don’t want to withhold [...]
ASUS has finally issued an official statement regarding the recent cases of damaged AMD Ryzen 7000 CPUs on its AM5 motherboards and also explained why the older BIOS was removed. In the statement, ASUS explained that the issues were due to a combination of factors, including CPU cooling, voltage regulation, and the use of older BIOS versions [...]
