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PassMark sees the first yearly drop in average CPU performance in its 20 years of benchmark results
By Jowi Morales published
Average CPU performance across the globe dropped for the first time in over 20 years.

Nvidia mini AI supercomputer draws scorn from Raja Koduri, Tiny Corp
By Mark Tyson published
Nvidia's Project Digits performance specs criticized by Raja Koduri and Tiny Corp.

Micron announces industry first PCIe Gen6 SSD, claims 26GB/s transfer speed
By Mark Tyson published
Drive to be showcased at FMS 2024 this week.

MSI apologizes for slower RTX 4070 Ti Supers and delivers BIOS fixes
By Mark Tyson published
Apply these updates for an up to 5% performance boost.

Linux dev delivers a 6% file system performance increase with five minutes work
By Mark Tyson published
Jens Axboe, the developer of IO_uring for Linux, delivers software patches that provide a 6% file system performance increase – says the coding ‘was literally a 5 min job’

Does thermal paste expire? 20-year-old TIM tested
By Mark Tyson published
Testing shows that 20-year-old thermal paste performs similarly to new gunk. If you keep it well, then perhaps you don't need to renew your paste stocks over time.

MSI Releases BIOS Updates Enabling Intel APO For 14th Gen CPUs
By Christopher Harper published
MSI motherboards now support Intel APO for the Core i7 14700K, Core i9 14900K, and their KF variants.

Passive Salt Water Cooling Boosts CPU Performance by Almost 33%
By Mark Tyson published
A passive cooler using lithium bromide salt helped a test system deliver almost 33% better performance and stay cool for 10x longer, compared to alternatives.
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