52-core Xeon 8470 Demolishes Threadripper 3990X in New Benchmarks By Aaron Klotz published 28 April 22 New benchmark results have appeared for a 52-core Sapphire Rapids Xeon Platinum 8470 CPU. Benchmarks show the chip beating out the Threadripper 3990X in almost all benchmarks tested.
Qualcomm Confirms Nuvia Arm Chips Will Be in PCs by Late 2023 By Mark Tyson published 28 April 22 OEMs will start sampling these processors in H2 2022.
Samsung 3nm Chip Mass Production On Track To Start in Q2 By Anton Shilov published 28 April 22 Samsung ahead of Intel, TSMC with industry's first 3nm-class node.
TSMC Clarifies Apple's UltraFusion Chip-to-Chip Interconnect By Anton Shilov published 27 April 22 Cheaper interconnect, similar performance.
AMD's Ryzen 7000 'Raphael' and EPYC 7004 'Genoa' to Support DDR5-5200 By Anton Shilov published 27 April 22 Apacer says AMD's next-generation EPYC 7004 'Genoa' and Ryzen 7000 'Raphael CPUs to support DDR5-5200 memory.
How to Tell if Your Alder Lake CPU Can Use the AVX-512 Instruction Set By Aaron Klotz published 25 April 22 A tutorial has appeared on GitHub showing users how to check which Alder Lake CPUs are capable of running Intel's AVX-512 instruction set.
AMD Is Selling RDNA2 GPUs and Ryzen 7 5800X3D for MSRP at PAX East By Aaron Klotz published 25 April 22 AMD is reportedly selling Radeon RX 6000 series GPUs and Ryzen 7 5800X3D processors for MSRP at the Pax East event.
Der8auer's 12th Gen CPU Contact Frame Revealed, Tested By Mark Tyson published 25 April 22 Overclocker der8auer designed this solution to the bending or warping issue that affects Alder Lake CPUs. The frame can give an approx five degrees lower temperature benefit.
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D Gaming Performance Falters on Linux By Aaron Klotz published 25 April 22 Phoronix recently tested AMD's new 5800X3D CPU in gaming and professional applications on Linux. Gaming performance was found to be worse compared to Windows.
AMD's AM5 Will Launch With Only DDR5 Support for Ryzen 7000, Dual-Chipset Design By Paul Alcorn published 24 April 22 Our sources have confirmed that AMD's AM5 platform for the 5nm Ryzen 7000 'Raphael' CPUs will only support DDR5 at launch.
Intel Slashes Core i5-12490F Price To Around $200 In China By Anton Shilov published 23 April 22 China-exclusive Core i5-12490F is now available for around $200, but should we generally expect an Alder Lake price cut?
Intel Releases Fast AV1 Video Encoder for CPUs By Anton Shilov published 22 April 22 Intel's SVT-AV1 encoder/decoder library features enhanced AVX2 support, improved image quality.
Apple, Intel Could Become First to Adopt TSMC's 2nm Node By Anton Shilov published 22 April 22 AMD, MediaTek, and Qualcomm to start N2 talks with TSMC next year.
Analysts Predict End is Near for Global Chip Shortage By Ian Evenden published 22 April 22 An analyst report suggests the global chip shortage could ease by the end of 2022, as measures already taken come to fruition.
SoftBank to Keep Controlling Stake in Arm After IPO By Anton Shilov published 22 April 22 SoftBank to sell smaller portion of Arm shares than expected, keep controlling stake.
Intel's Workstation-Grade Arc Alchemist GPU Listed for Dell Workstation By Anton Shilov published 21 April 22 Intel's Arc Alchemist A370M Pro GPU is coming to Dell's Precision 5470 workstation.
ASML: Only 60% of Chipmaking Tool Orders Can Be Met This Year By Anton Shilov published 21 April 22 Lead times for lithography tools is now about two years, but things will get better by 2025.
TSMC's Arizona Fab Hiring Woes Prompt Calls for Willing Taiwanese Migrants By Mark Tyson published 21 April 22 Hiring difficulties are probably due to a combination of asking US natives to train in Taiwan for up to a year, and the competitive tech labor market in Arizona.
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D Sold out at All Major US Retailers By Mark Tyson published 21 April 22 Those interested in this 3D V-Cache enhanced AM4 Zen 3 processor now have to get in line and cross their fingers, or submit to the scalpers.
Epyc AMD Milan-X Delidding Reveals Intricate 3D-Stacked Design (Updated) By Mark Tyson published 21 April 22 Delidding of this powerful server chip reveals that the multiple or U-shaped silicon shims shown in chip package diagrams weren't used in the shipping processors.