CPUs
While neuromorphic computing remains under research for the time being, efforts into the field have continued to grow over the years, as have the capabilities of the specialty chips that have been developed for this research. Following those lines, this morning Intel and Sandia National Laboratories are celebrating the deployment of the Hala Point neuromorphic system, which the two believe is the highest capacity system in the world. With 1.15 billion neurons overall, Hala Point is the largest deployment yet for Intel’s Loihi 2 neuromorphic chip, which was first announced at the tail-end of 2021. The Hala Point system incorporates 1152 Loihi 2 processors, each of which is capable of simulating a million neurons. As noted back at the time of Loihi 2’s launch, these...
All Ryzen: Q&A with AMD CEO Dr. Lisa Su
The biggest news of the annual Computex trade show came from AMD: the company is poised to launch its next generation Zen 2 microarchitecture, along with updates to its...
84 by Dr. Ian Cutress on 6/26/2019
Vulnerability in AMD’s Secure Encrypted Virtualization for EPYC: Update Now to Build 22
One of the key elements of building a processor is that designing a secure product involves reducing the ‘attack surface’ as much as possible: the fewer ways an attack...
35 by Dr. Ian Cutress on 6/26/2019
An Interview with AMD’s Forrest Norrod: Naples, Rome, Milan, & Genoa
There’s no getting away from the fact that AMD’s big revenue potential exists in the server space. While the glitz and the glamor is all about the Ryzen, the...
49 by Dr. Ian Cutress on 6/24/2019
PCI Express Bandwidth to Be Doubled Again: PCIe 6.0 Announced, Spec to Land in 2021
When the PCI Special Interest Group (PCI-SIG) first announced PCIe 4.0 a few years back, the group made it clear that they were not just going to make up...
120 by Ryan Smith on 6/18/2019
Fireside Chat with Ian and Wendell: Ryzen 3000, Zen 2, Navi, Xeon W
The last couple of weeks have been a blitz, with the Computex trade show in Taipei almost immediately followed by E3 in Los Angeles. In both instances, AMD...
35 by Dr. Ian Cutress on 6/14/2019
AMD 16-Core Ryzen 9 3950X: Up to 4.7 GHz, 105W, Coming September
One of the questions that was left over from AMD’s Computex reveal of the new Ryzen 3000 family was why a 16-core version of the dual-chiplet Matisse design was...
173 by Dr. Ian Cutress on 6/11/2019
AMD Ryzen 3000 APUs: Up to Vega 11, More MHz, Under $150, Coming July 7th
The integrated graphics ‘APU’ line of processors from AMD is a popular entry point for consumers on a budget based on the good performance from the cores, gaming-capable graphics...
59 by Dr. Ian Cutress on 6/10/2019
AMD Zen 2 Microarchitecture Analysis: Ryzen 3000 and EPYC Rome
We have been teased with AMD’s next generation processor products for over a year. The new chiplet design has been heralded as a significant breakthrough in driving performance and...
218 by Dr. Ian Cutress on 6/10/2019
The AMD Next Horizon Gaming Keynote Live Blog (Starts at 3pm PT/22:00 UTC)
We're here in sunny (and hot) Los Angeles, California for E3, and more specifically, AMD's next big product-focused keynote. Dubbed "Next Horizon Gaming", AMD's crew, including CEO Dr. Lisa...
36 by Ryan Smith on 6/10/2019
Intel Cascade Lake Xeon W-3200 Launched: Server Socket, 64 PCIe 3.0 lanes
One of the quiet announcements that came out of Apple’s new Mac Pro announcement was the launch of Intel’s next generation Xeon W processors. Aside from being completely under...
60 by Dr. Ian Cutress on 6/10/2019
14nm Comet Lake-U Shipping to OEMs in November
If you’re having a tough time following Intel’s new array of code names, don’t worry, you are not alone. The split between mainstream and U-series and Y-series has us...
49 by Ian Cutress on 6/3/2019
Intel Publishes Plans to Wind Down Shipments of 7th Gen Core "Skylake-X" HEDT Processors
With Intel’s announcement this week that they will be releasing a new generation of Core X-series high-end desktop (HEDT) processors this fall, the company has also begun working on...
3 by Anton Shilov on 5/31/2019
Spotted at Computex: Let Bygones be Bygons, with a Sugon Hygon
Big credit to Patrick Kennedy from ServeTheHome for spotting this gem on the show floor, but it looks like if you want a Chinese branded EPYC CPU with some...
58 by Ian Cutress on 5/30/2019
PCI-SIG Finalizes PCIe 5.0 Specification: x16 Slots to Reach 64GB/sec
Following the long gap after the release of PCI Express 3.0 in 2010, the PCI Special Interest Group (PCI-SIG) set about a plan to speed up the development and...
55 by Ryan Smith on 5/29/2019
ASRock Confirms Support for Ryzen 3000 APUs in DeskMini A300 SFF System
The industry loves a good small form factor platform, and ASRock’s Deskmini A300 is a great example of this. Designed to work with AMD’s APUs, the idea is to...
12 by Ian Cutress on 5/29/2019
Intel's Project Athena: Defining The Next Generation Of Premium Laptops
In previous years and generations, Intel has at times instigated a platform development strategy with its partners in order to drive form factor, experience, and ultimately, revenue. In the...
19 by Ryan Smith & Ian Cutress on 5/29/2019
Intel Unveils 10th Gen Core Ice Lake-U & Ice Lake-Y Mobile CPUs: 10nm Sunny Cove Later This Year
At Intel’s Keynote presentation here at Computex, the company finally lifted the lid on its first widely available new CPU design on 10nm, called Ice Lake. The official marketing...
190 by Ian Cutress on 5/29/2019
Intel to Launch New X-Series CPUs this Fall
Today at the Intel Keynote at Computex, SVP and GM Gregory Bryant announced that Intel is set to bring new X-Series CPUs to the high-end desktop (HEDT) market during...
37 by Ian Cutress on 5/28/2019
Computex 2019: Intel Keynote with Gregory Bryant (1:30pm TPE, 05:30 UTC)
Intel's annual keynote at Computex this year is being held in the Plenary Hall of the Taiwan International Convention Center. Gavin and Ian are here to report on news...
96 by Ian Cutress & Gavin Bonshor on 5/28/2019
AMD Confirms Zen 4 EPYC Codename, and Elaborates on Frontier Supercomputer CPU
After the Computex Keynote today on stage, where AMD revealed its new Ryzen family of processors coming on 7/7, we had a chance to speak with AMD’s SVP and...
16 by Ian Cutress on 5/27/2019
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