Testing the New 3DMark CPU Benchmark: For the Boids
A couple of weeks ago, UL (formerly Futuremark) released the latest test in its ongoing 3DMark gaming benchmark suite, CPU Profile. The premise behind this new CPU-specific test is...
29 by on 7/15/2021Russia To Build RISC-V Processors for Laptops: 8-core, 2 GHz, 12nm, 2025
Russian outlet Vedomosti.ru today is reporting that the conglomerate Rostec, a Russian state-backed corporation specializing in investment in technology, has penned a deal with server company Yadro and silicon...
132 by on 7/14/2021AMD Threadripper Pro Review: An Upgrade Over Regular Threadripper?
Since the launch of AMD’s Threadripper Pro platform, the desire to see what eight channels of memory brings to compute over the regular quad-channel Threadripper has been an intriguing...
98 by on 7/14/2021Intel Accelerated Webcast on July 26th: Update on Process Technology and Roadmaps
Earlier this year, new Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger outlined his new ‘IDM 2.0’ vision for Intel. This vision was a three pronged strategy based on improving its own process...
32 by on 7/12/2021Intel Hybrid CPU Starts 'End of Life' Process
As I opened my inbox this morning, I was surprised. I keep track of when Intel puts products on End of Life (or starts the process through something called...
58 by on 7/7/2021Intel Continues to Rehire Veterans: At Some Point They’ll Run Out
News on the wire today is that Intel has rehired 28-year veteran Shlomit Weiss into the position of Senior VP and Co-General Manager of Intel’s Design Engineering Group (DEG)...
121 by on 7/7/2021Update on Intel Sapphire Rapids in 2022: Q1 for Production, Q2 for Ramp, H1 Launch
In the news cycle today, Intel is announcing an update to its planned deployment of its next generation Xeon Scalable platform known as Sapphire Rapids. Sapphire Rapids is the...
34 by on 6/29/2021Intel to Launch Next-Gen Sapphire Rapids Xeon with High Bandwidth Memory
As part of today’s International Supercomputing 2021 (ISC) announcements, Intel is showcasing that it will be launching a version of its upcoming Sapphire Rapids (SPR) Xeon Scalable processor with...
150 by on 6/28/2021Using AI to Build Better Processors: Google Was Just the Start, Says Synopsys
In light of the rate of innovation, chip design teams have spent tens of thousands of hours honing their skills over the decades. But getting the best human-designed processor...
100 by on 6/23/2021Intel to Create RISC-V Development Platform with SiFive P550 Cores on 7nm in 2022
As part of SiFive’s announcements today, along with enabling SiFive IP on Intel’s Foundry Service offerings, Intel will be creating its own RISC-V development platform using its 7nm process...
35 by on 6/22/2021Intel Licenses SiFive’s Portfolio for Intel Foundry Services on 7nm
Today’s announcement from SiFive comes in two parts; this part is significant as it recognizes that Intel will be enabling SiFive’s IP portfolio on its 7nm manufacturing process for...
8 by on 6/22/2021DIY on Intel Ice Lake Xeon Just Got A Little Closer
Since the launch of Intel’s Third Generation Xeon Scalable Ice Lake processors in April, it was widely expected that the initial volumes of hardware would be going towards Intel’s...
25 by on 6/18/2021An AnandTech Interview with Jim Keller: 'The Laziest Person at Tesla'
I've spoken about Jim Keller many times on AnandTech. In the world of semiconductor design, his name draws attention, simply by the number of large successful projects he has...
81 by on 6/17/2021Best CPUs for Workstations: June 2021
Sometimes choosing a CPU is hard. So we've got you covered. In our CPU Guides, we give you our pick of some of the best processors available, supplying data...
55 by on 6/10/2021Xilinx Expands Versal AI to the Edge: Helping Solve the Silicon Shortage
Today Xilinx is announcing an expansion to its Versal family, focused specifically on low power and edge devices. Xilinx Versal is the productization of a combination of many different...
25 by on 6/9/2021An AnandTech Interview with TSMC: Dr. Kevin Zhang and Dr. Maria Marced
In the past week, TSMC ran its 2021 Technology Symposium, covering its latest developments in process node technology designed to improve the performance, costs, and capabilities for its customers...
18 by on 6/8/2021AMD Demonstrates Stacked 3D V-Cache Technology: 192 MB at 2 TB/sec
The AMD team surprised us here. What seemed like a very par-for-the-course Computex keynote turned into an incredible demonstration of what AMD is testing in the lab with TSMC’s...
93 by on 5/31/2021AMD Ryzen 5000G: Zen 3 APUs for Desktop Coming August 5th
Back in April of this year, AMD announced its new series of Ryzen 5000G processors with integrated graphics. These processors were an upgrade over the previous generation of 4000G...
35 by on 5/31/2021Computex 2021: AMD's Keynote, a Live Blog (10pm ET)
When the big trade shows roll around, this is the time for the big companies in our sphere to announce their next biggest hardware, or update us on what...
34 by on 5/31/2021Intel at Computex 2021: Tiger Lake-U Refresh, Mediatek 5G Solutions, NUC 11 Extreme
Due to the global pandemic, this year’s annual Computex event in Taiwan is being held virtually, but all the big-name companies have keynotes to present their latest news and...
40 by on 5/30/2021