Ryzen Threadripper Pro is now out
Published in PC Hardware
Wednesday, 15 July 2020 10:41

Ryzen Threadripper Pro is now out


Up to 64 cores

AMD has bought out a workstation-class processor to challenge the Intel Xeon on the desktop with its Ryzen Threadripper Pro.

AMD and Google team up on Confidential Computing
Published in Cloud


Predicting an EPYC future   

Google has teamed up with AMD to offer cloud based private, encrypted services that are intended to give users confidence that they are always in control over the confidentiality of their data. Google Cloud encrypts data at-rest and in-transit, but customer data must be decrypted for processing.

Apple will develop its discrete GPU
Published in Graphics
Friday, 10 July 2020 09:49

Apple will develop its discrete GPU


Total hardware control

Earlier this week, there were some rumors that Apple will use its graphics IP to build the discrete graphics processors, probably starting with a notebook first, and we can assure you that these plans are real.

AMD CEO, Dr. Lisa Su reconfirms that Zen 3 is on track
Published in PC Hardware


Launching later this year

In a message on her Twitter account, AMD's CEO Dr. Lisa Su confirmed once again that Zen 3 is on track and coming later this year.

AMD launches Ryzen 5 3600XT- a 6 core/12-thread processor
Published in PC Hardware


3.8GHz base clock and a 4.5GHz max boost clock

AMD has launched its new Ryzen 3000XT series, including the Ryzen 5 3600XT which is a 6 core/12-thread processor, with a 3.8GHz base clock and a 4.5GHz max boost clock. The new chip provides a 100MHz increase over the 3600X.

Ryzen 5 HP Envy cleans Intel Core i7 Spectre clock
Published in PC Hardware


Cheaper and better

The Ryzen 5 4600U-powered Envy costs hundreds of dollars less than the Core i7-1065G7 Spectre but runs longer and faster while being just as thin and light, according to a comparison run by Notebook Check.

Super Micro installed at Center for Scientific Computing
Published in News


AMD EPYC next gen High Performance computing servers

Super Micro said that the German Center for Scientific Computing (CSC) has chosen Supermicro’s 4U 8 GPU A+ server with PCI-E Gen 4 and 200Gb/s networking (AS -4124GS-TNR) as the foundation for their next generation of High-Performance Computing (HPC) servers.

Do nanometers matter?
Published in PC Hardware
Thursday, 25 June 2020 11:00

Do nanometers matter?


Analysis:
Interesting marketing that works

I have been around to vividly remember 350 nm and the first Pentium and AMD K5/K6 processors, and since that time, I have tracked the microprocessors and GPU market. It went swiftly from 350 to 250nm and later to 180, 130, 90, 65, 45, 32nm, and 14nm. It took some ten significant geometry shrinking and power reductions to get to 10nm and even to get to 7nm. Apple, in collaboration with TSMC, is just months away from announcing 5nm chips, but the real question is, do nanometers matter?

AMD announces more EPYC wins
Published in News
Tuesday, 23 June 2020 11:44

AMD announces more EPYC wins


Including the seventh fastest supercomputer

AMD has  announced multiple new high-performance computing wins for AMD EPYC processors, including the seventh fastest supercomputer in the world and four of the 50 highest-performance systems on the bi-annual TOP500 list.

Dell brings in EPYC
Published in News
Tuesday, 23 June 2020 11:31

Dell brings in EPYC


VxRail systems hit the streets

Tin box shifter Dell has released two new VxRail systems and introduced AMD EPYC processors.