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Granite Rapids shows up on CPU-Z boasting 80 cores and 672MB of L3 cache
By Aaron Klotz published
But, the 320 thread count is probably fake
Half of Russian-made chips are defective: Baikal struggles to meet Russia's demand
By Anton Shilov published
Russian companies fail to package already made silicon: 50% of processors get ruined at final stage of manufacturing. This is limiting the quantity of Baikal's CPUs that make it to market.
Best CPU Deals 2024: Save on AMD and Intel
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We're rounding up the best deals on CPUs.
Intel confirms Microsoft's Copilot AI will soon run locally on PCs, next-gen AI PCs require 40 TOPS of NPU performance
By Paul Alcorn published
Intel executives confirmed today that Microsoft's Copilot AI service will soon run locally on PCs and have a requirement for a minimum of 40 TOPS of NPU performance.
Intel shares Microsoft's new AI PC definition, has Core Ultra Meteor Lake NUC developer kits
By Paul Alcorn published
Intel announced it is launching new Meteor Lake developer kits and expanding its AI PC Acceleration Program with new options for ISVs and IHVs.
AMD refreshing socket AM4 with Ryzen '5000 XT' CPUs
By Aaron Klotz published
AMD has unveiled new Ryzen 5000 XT refreshed CPUs for AM4, and two new Ryzen 8000 series CPUs for AM5 sporting disabled integrated graphics chips.
Phison's new software uses SSDs and DRAM to boost effective memory for AI training
By Paul Alcorn published
Phison claims this is the world's first workstation that can run a 70B Llama 2 model.
Working PCIe 6.0 connectivity demoed by Astera Labs
By Paul Alcorn published
Astera Labs demoed working PCIe 6.0 connectivity using its Aries retimers that power Nvidia GPU platforms, among others.
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