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AMD CPUs See Less Than 10% Performance Drop From Revised Spectre-v2 Mitigations
Spectre-v2 isn't going anywhere soon. VUSec, a group of researchers from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, recently discovered Branch History Injection (BHI), a byproduct of Spectre-v2 that affects Intel and Arm processors. According to Phoronix's latest report, while Intel has taken a performance hit up to 35%, AMD's processors got off easy.
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Apple M1 Max MacBook Pro vs. $50,000 AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro Server
There are a few reasons why publications such as The Verge called the 2021 MacBook Pro models with Apple’s new M1 Pro and M1 Max chips “the most powerful laptops” they’ve ever tested. In a recently published blog post, the folks at DataBase as a Service (DBaaS) provider Unum pit an M1 Max-equipped 16″ 2021 MacBook Pro with 64 GB of RAM, against an Intel-powered 16″ 2019 MacBook Pro with 16 GB of RAM and a $50,000 USD server with an AMD Threadripper Pro 3995WX and a whopping 1 TB of RAM, through a series of memory-heavy workloads.
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Linus Torvalds tears into Intel, favors AMD
Torvalds, Linux's creator, finds AMD's processors deliver a much bigger bang for the buck than Intel's CPUs.
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Arm has launched a CPU monster that will get Intel and AMD very worried
Designed to power the next-gen always-on portables
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The superfast Ryzen-powered KDE Slimbook
I’ve had the privilege of testing and using the brand-new 15.6″ Ryzen-powered KDE Slimbook laptop for the past month. During that time, I worked with the Slimbook developers to perform …
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AMD's Big Navi Graphics Card May Feature 16GB of GDDR6 Memory [Rumor]
AMD’s much anticipated “Big Navi” graphics card based on the RDNA 2 graphics architecture may feature a whopping 16GB of GDDR6 memory as per a Chiphell source. Before we continue, please keep in mind that this is an unconfirmed rumor and as such, we can’t confirm or deny the possibility. At the same time, considering the company’s recent campaign belittling 4GB graphics cards, it’s very possible that Big Navi will take this route.
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The AMD Ryzen XT series skimps on bundled coolers and clock speeds
The AMD Ryzen XT series will offer moderate clock speed boosts over the prior generation, but the cooler goes away for all but one model.
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You can build Linus Torvalds' PC: Here's all the hardware and where to buy it
Normally, Torvalds would pop into his local Fry's. But in these pandemic times, he ordered everything from Amazon. Here's the complete list of parts.
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Look what's inside Linus Torvalds' latest Linux development PC
The Linux creator recently announced he'd upgraded his main PC to a speedy AMD Threadripper 3970x-based processor. But a computer is more than a CPU. In an exclusive conversation, Torvalds talked about what's what with his latest system.
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AMD threatens to wreck Nvidia’s launch party with monster graphics card release
AMD has just revealed its new Radeon Pro VII graphics card, and has timed this launch to coincidentally happen the day before Nvidia makes its big GTC Ampere reveal on YouTube. The Radeon Pro VII is aimed at the likes of broadcast professionals, CAD and CAE (computer-aided engineering simulations) and high-performance computing in general.
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Apple may or may not switch Macs over from Intel to AMD, but it should
Ditching cars altogether is one of the most effective steps that people can take to shrink their carbon footprint, according to a sprawling analysis of changes that individual consumers can make to cut their carbon emissions.
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AMD looks to court Linux gamers by making its GPU driver even better
AMD is hiring a new Lead Linux Kernel Developer to work on its AMDGPU driver for Linux. The position will be based at AMD’s campus in Austin, Texas, and the lead developer will focus on designing and maintaining the graphics driver for Linux.
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Most Europeans now prefer AMD CPUs as sentiment turns against Intel
AMD’s CPUs are again winning big against Intel, not just in current sales, as we’ve previously seen, but also sentiment in terms of future processor purchases that consumers might make, at least according to a new report.
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AMD Threadripper 3970X and 3960X Review: Taking Over The High End
In an incredible alignment of the stars silicon stars, AMD's third-gen Threadripper 3970X and 3960X launch today alongside Intel's new Cascade Lake-X Core i9-10980XE, giving us a look at the future of the high end desktop all in one go.
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AMD unveils world's most powerful desktop CPUs
Need CPU power? AMD has you covered with new 24-core and 32-core AMD Ryzen Threadripper processors.
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AMD Radeon RX 5700 works in macOS Catalina 10.15.1 beta 2
Apple is extending its support of AMD GPUs to macOS Catalina, with the second developer beta for macOS 10.15.1 enabling Radeon RX5700 compatibility with the operating system, possibly as a first step ahead of support for the Mac Pro's Radeon Pro Vega II and Duo cards.
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The AMD 3rd Gen Ryzen Deep Dive Review: 3700X and 3900X Raising The Bar
It’s the review we’ve all been waiting for. Since December last year – and particularly since CES – AMD has been teasing us about the new Zen 2 microarchitecture and AMD’s newest Ryzen 3000 series of CPUs. Incorporating a significantly upgraded CPU architecture and built using TSMC's latest generation manufacturing process, AMD has continued to run at full speed at a time when rival Intel has struggled to move at all.
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AMD is nearing its best level in 13 years after Microsoft says it'll use its chips in the next Xbox
AMD's stock price is closing in on levels not seen for 13 years. Shares of the chipmaker traded as high as $33.95 Monday, less than 1% below their March 2006 peak of $34.14. A move above there would make for the highest print since March 2006.
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AMD Ryzen 3000 CPUs launching July 7 with up to 12 cores
As the prophecy foretold AMD has announced Ryzen 3000 CPUs at Computex 2019. From July 7, 2019, gamers will be able to slot Zen 2 processing power into their gaming PCs – harnessing all the world’s first desktop 7nm x86 CPU has to offer and running at colossal PCIe 4.0 bandwidth thanks to the X570 platform. There’s a lot to digest from AMD CEO Dr Lisa Su’s Computex Keynote, so let’s start with the best bits. First up, yes, you’ll be able to slot 12 whole processing cores, from dual 7nm chiplets, into your own machine at home thanks to the Ryzen 9 3900X.
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AMD Ryzen 3000 Announced: Five CPUs, 12 Cores for $499, Up to 4.6 GHz, PCIe 4.0, Coming 7/7
Today at Computex, AMD CEO Dr. Lisa Su is announcing the raft of processors it will be launching on its new Zen 2 chiplet-based microarchitecture. Among other things, AMD is unveiling its new Ryzen 9 product tier, which it is using for its 12-core Ryzen 9 3900X processor, and which runs at 4.6 GHz boost. All of the five processors will be PCIe 4.0 enabled, and while they are being accompanied by the new X570 chipset launch, they still use the same AM4 socket, meaning some AMD 300 and 400-series motherboards can still be used. We have all the details inside.
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