CPUs
Qualcomm this morning is taking the wraps off of a new smartphone SoC for the mid-range market, the Snapdragon 7s Gen 3. The second of Qualcomm’s down-market ‘S’ tier Snapdragon 7 parts, the 7s series is functionally the entry-level tier for the Snapdragon 7 family – and really, most Qualcomm-powered handsets in North America. With three tiers of Snapdragon 7 chips, the 7s can easily be lost in the noise that comes with more powerful chips. But the latest iteration of the 7s is a bit more interesting than usual, as rather than reusing an existing die, Qualcomm has seemingly minted a whole new die for this part. As a result, the company has upgraded the 7s family to use Arm’s current Armv9 CPU cores...
IBM Pairs Xilinx FPGAs to POWER8 to Create an Education Cloud Service
Today IBM has announced "SuperVessel", an OpenStack based cloud service that enables students and developers to develop applications on a POWER 8 based infrastructure. What makes this cloud service...
25 by Johan De Gelas on 6/10/2015
Xeon E3-1200 V4 launch: only with GPU integrated
Intel's server CPU portfolio just got more diversified and complex with the launch of the Intel Xeon E3-1200 V4 at Computex 2015. It is basically the same chip...
55 by Johan De Gelas on 6/3/2015
Intel Launches Five 47W Laptop Broadwell SKUs
As part of Intel’s batch of announcements today, including Broadwell on the desktop and Thunderbolt 3, the 47W laptop/mini-PC processors that were also launched offers an interesting talking point...
39 by Ian Cutress on 6/2/2015
The Intel Broadwell Desktop Review: Core i7-5775C and Core i5-5675C Tested (Part 1)
On almost all PC technology forums, it is hard to escape users talking about what Intel’s next processor lineup will be. Due to problems in Intel’s 14nm node, Broadwell...
196 by Ian Cutress on 6/2/2015
Computex 2015: Intel Keynote Live Blog
We're here at Intel's Keynote, waiting for Kirk Skaugen to announce some new things.
19 by Ian Cutress on 6/2/2015
AMD Picks Up Jim Anderson from Intel To Lead Computing and Graphics Business Group
Word comes from AMD this afternoon that they have finally found a new Senior VP and General Manager for the company’s Computing and Graphics business group. The group has...
30 by Ryan Smith on 6/1/2015
Intel to Acquire FPGA-Specialist Altera for $16.7 Billion
Today Intel has announced that they are buying Altera in an all-cash deal of $16.7 billion. The deal, having been rumored for a while now, will see Intel pick...
20 by Ryan Smith on 6/1/2015
The Kaveri Refresh 'Godavari' Review: Testing AMD's A10-7870K
Astute readers will recognize that we recently posted two reviews covering more of the stack of AMD processors with the codename 'Kaveri' which covered the A6-7400K, A8-7650K and the...
140 by Ian Cutress on 6/1/2015
Spot the CPU: Russian Baikal-T1 SoC Goes MIPS
If you keep your ear to the ground with the technology press, you can’t help but notice a few news stories hitting the ground when it comes to Russia...
27 by Ian Cutress on 5/27/2015
The AMD A10-7700K and AMD A6-7400K CPU Mini-Review
In recent months and quarters I have had discussions about why CPU manufacturers offer a number of processors each separated by $7 and 100 MHz. The obvious answer (but...
105 by Ian Cutress on 5/27/2015
Imagination Announces OmniShield: Hardware Security Zones For MIPS + PowerVR Ecosystem
Though it would be unfair to state that there was a point where device security never mattered, it’s safe to say that the interest in security from hardware manufacturers...
4 by Ryan Smith on 5/20/2015
The AMD A8-7650K APU Review, Also New Testing Methodology
The staggered birth of Kaveri has been an interesting story to cover but it has been difficult to keep all the pieces right in the forefront of memory. The...
177 by Ian Cutress on 5/12/2015
AMD’s Carrizo-L APUs Unveiled: 12-25W Quad Core Puma+
One of the important press releases that came out as a result of the AMD Financial Analyst Day has been some insights into how AMD is approaching the Carrizo...
50 by Ian Cutress on 5/12/2015
The Intel Xeon E7-8800 v3 Review: The POWER8 Killer?
The story behind the high-end Xeon has been the same for the past 5 years: Intel's most expensive beats the Oracle alternative in every way you can look at...
146 by Johan De Gelas on 5/8/2015
AMD Financial Analyst Day 2015 Round-Up
Having just wrapped up a bit ago is AMD’s 2015 Financial Analyst Day (FAD). For AMD FADs are a combination of roadmap updates and number breakdowns for financial analysts...
47 by Ryan Smith on 5/6/2015
AMD’s 2016-2017 Datacenter Roadmap: x86, ARM, and GPGPU
As part of AMD’s business unit reorganization in 2014, many of AMD’s high-growth businesses were organized into a new group at the company, the Enterprise, Embedded, and Semi-Custom Business...
16 by Ryan Smith on 5/6/2015
AMD Announces 6th Generation A-Series APU Branding - Carrizo Due This Quarter
Along with AMD’s roadmap announcements today at financial analyst day, AMD has also offered a brief update on the state of Carrizo, the company’s forthcoming next-generation mobile APU. Due...
24 by Ryan Smith on 5/6/2015
AMD’s 2016-2017 x86 Roadmap: Zen Is In, Skybridge Is Out
AMD’s CTO Mark Papermaster just left the stage at AMD’s 2015 Financial Analyst Day, and one of the first things he covered was AMD’s CPU technology roadmap for the...
60 by Ryan Smith on 5/6/2015
AMD’s K12 ARM CPU Now In 2017
Along with an update on their x86 plans, AMD has also presented an update on their ARM plans at financial analyst day today. The news there is a mixed...
15 by Ryan Smith on 5/6/2015
AMD Charts Future Growth Opportunities
Taking place today is AMD’s 2015 Financial Analyst Day (FAD). For AMD FADs are a combination of roadmap updates and number breakdowns for financial analysts and investors, showcasing where...
11 by Ryan Smith on 5/6/2015
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