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Ampere's New 128-Core Arm Workstation Runs Windows

By Anton Shilov published 8 April 23

Ampere teases its devkits running Windows with GeForce RTX.

New AM5 Workstation B665 Motherboards w/ 90 degree socket

New AMD B665 Workstation Boards Have CPU Sockets Rotated 90 Degrees

By Aaron Klotz published 6 April 23

A pair of new AM5 workstation motherboards have been seen with a 90-degree CPU socket orientation to improve compatibility with server chassis and coolers.

U.S. Govt Blacklists Chinese Tech Firms Loongson and Inspur

By Anton Shilov published 3 March 23

CPU developer Loongson and server maker Inspur added to the U.S. DoC's Entity List.

Huawei Hides Displayed Chips to Protect Suppliers at MWC

By Anton Shilov published 2 March 23

Huawei hides chip suppliers while displaying new server motherboards at MWC 2023.

AMD Will Hold 20% of Server CPU Market in 2023, Analysts Say

By Anton Shilov published 22 February 23

AMD and Arm expected to gain server share this year at Intel's expense.

Heata Offers UK Residents Free Hot Water in Exchange for Cooling Its Servers

By Sarah Jacobsson Purewal published 15 February 23

Heata is offering UK residents (some) free hot water (for a year), heated by one of the company's servers (installed in your home).

Chinese Nuclear Lab Uses Intel, Nvidia Chips Despite Ban

By Anton Shilov published 30 January 23

China's Academy of Engineering Physics used Xeon Gold and GeForce RTX for nuclear research.

Intel's Return to HEDT? Xeon W9-3495X Hits Geekbench

By Anton Shilov published 26 January 23

Intel's 56-core CPU for HEDTs and extreme workstations tested for the first time, but there's a catch.

Amazon Saved Over 10PB of Vital Ukrainian Data Using Snowball Edge SSDs

By Anton Shilov published 20 December 22

Amazon saved 10 petabytes of crucial Ukrainian government data using briefcase sized SSDs.

China's Access to Arm's Advanced Chip Designs Limited by U.S. Export Controls

By Anton Shilov published 14 December 22

China's Alibaba cannot get Arm's Neoverse V core IP design due to export restrictions of the U.S. and the U.K.

Chinese 128-Core CPU World Record Expelled From Rankings: No Availability

By Anton Shilov published 6 November 22

While Chinese CPUs can win SPEC integer benchmark results, they are not available for purchase.

ISP Worker Gets Beefy 262TB Netflix Caching Server for Free

By Aaron Klotz published 28 October 22

Its a monster 10 year old server, even by today's standards

ASRock Ditches Intel Ethernet, Cuts Price of Threadripper Pro Motherboard by $356

By Anton Shilov published 14 October 22

ASRock quietly launches WRX80 Creator revision 2.0 motherboard with Marvell 10GbE controller at $899.

SK Hynix Shows Off 48GB and 96GB DDR5-6400 Memory Modules

By Anton Shilov published 29 September 22

SK Hynix displays 48GB and 96GB DDR5-6400 RDIMMs for next-generation servers.

Morgan Stanley Fined $35 Million for Not Encrypting HDDs, Servers

By Anton Shilov published 21 September 22

Morgan Stanley to pay $35 million for not protecting personal identifying information.

Marvell Unveils LiquidSecurity 2 HSM: Up to 1,000,000 AES Ops/s

By Anton Shilov published 14 September 22

Marvell's new hardware security module can protect any server with (almost) unbreakable encryption.

U.S. GPU Export Restrictions Hit AMD, China's Tech Giants

By Anton Shilov published 1 September 22

New high-performance GPU export rules to China affect AMD and China's multi-billion high-tech companies.

Intel Talks Sapphire Rapids Respin, Granite Rapids Power-On, AWS Deal

By Anton Shilov published 29 July 22

Intel preps to turn on Xeon Scalable 'Granite Rapids' processor on Intel 3 fabrication node.

Gigabyte Details Dual-Socket Ampere Motherboard: Up to 256 Cores Per Box

By Anton Shilov published 28 July 22

Gigabyte has introduced the industry's first 2-way Ampere Altra/Altra Max motherboard, GPU and DPU-powered Ampere servers.

Intel's 56-Core Sapphire Rapids Tested: Faster Than 64-Core EPYC