AMD “Zen 4” Microarchitecture to Support AVX-512

AMD “Zen 4” Microarchitecture to Support AVX-512

The next-generation “Zen 4” CPU microarchitecture powering AMD’s 4th Gen EPYC “Genoa” enterprise processors, will support 512-bit AVX instruction sets, according to an alleged company slide leaked to the web on the ChipHell forums. The slide references “AVX3-512” support in addition to BFloat16 and “other ISA extensions.” This would make...

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AMD “Genoa” Expected to Cram Up to 96 Cores, MCM Imagined

AMD “Genoa” Expected to Cram Up to 96 Cores, MCM Imagined

AMD’s cutting edge EPYC enterprise processor that succeeds the forthcoming third Gen EYPIC “Milan,” codenamed “Genoa,” is required to be the primary significant stage update for AMD’s undertaking stages since the 2017 presentation of the “Zen” based “Naples.” Implementing the most recent I/O interfaces, like DDR5 memory and PCI-Express gen...

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SiPearl to Manufacture its 72-Core Rhea HPC SoC at TSMC Facilities

SiPearl to Manufacture its 72-Core Rhea HPC SoC at TSMC Facilities

SiPearl has this week reported their joint effort with Open-Silicon Research, the India-based element of OpenFive, to deliver the cutting edge SoC intended for HPC purposes. SiPearl is a piece of the European Processor Initiative (EPI) group and is liable for planning the SoC itself that should be a base...

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Intel Core i7-11700K “Rocket Lake” Shows Up on European Retailer for 469€

Intel Core i7-11700K “Rocket Lake” Shows Up on European Retailer for 469€

The forthcoming Intel Core i7-11700K “Rocket Lake-S” work area processor appeared on European Retailer Mindfactory.de as a pre-request, recorded at 469€ (counting VAT). This is an immense advance up from the retailer’s present selling cost of the i7-10700K “Comet Lake-S” of 317.50€, albeit generally in accordance with its dispatch cost....

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Dell Lists an AMD “Ryzen 7 5800” (non-X) Option

Dell Lists an AMD “Ryzen 7 5800” (non-X) Option

AMD appears to be taking baby steps toward expanding its Ryzen 5000 “Zen 3” desktop processor lineup. Dell Canada has started listing a model of the processor series not yet available in the DIY retail channel, the Ryzen 7 5800 (non-X). This isn’t a typo, as the option is listed...

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Intel Core i9-11900K “Rocket Lake” to Feature i9-9900K-like Fancy Retail Package

Intel Core i9-11900K “Rocket Lake” to Feature i9-9900K-like Fancy Retail Package

Intel’s upcoming flagship desktop processor, the Core i9-11900K, is expected to feature a fancy retail package, much like the original Core i9-9900K. VideoCardz just tweeted a teaser shot of what looks like an acrylic retail package of the chip, with its prominent i9 branding, in Intel’s favorite shade of blue....

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Intel Rocket Lake-S Lands on March 15th, Alder Lake-S Uses Enhanced 10 nm SuperFin Process

Intel Rocket Lake-S Lands on March 15th, Alder Lake-S Uses Enhanced 10 nm SuperFin Process

In the latest round of rumors, we have today received some really interesting news regarding Intel’s upcoming lineup of desktop processors. Thanks to HKEPC media, we have information about the launch date of Intel’s Rocket Lake-S processor lineup and Alder Lake-S details. Starting with Rocket Lake, Intel did not unveil...

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AAEON Announces BOXER-8521AI Edge AI Computing Platform

AAEON Announces BOXER-8521AI Edge AI Computing Platform

AAEON, an industry leader in rugged AI Edge platforms, announces the BOXER-8521AI is now available on a mass market scale. Winner of the 2021 Taiwan Excellence Award, the BOXER-8521AI combines the flexibility of PoE PD deployment with the Google Edge TPU in a rugged, fanless system designed to bring AI...

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Alleged Apple M1X Processor Specifications Leaked Again

Alleged Apple M1X Processor Specifications Leaked Again

Apple impressed everyone with the launch of their M1 processor last year and it would appear they are preparing to do it again with an upgraded version named the M1X for the 2021 Mac lineup. The Apple M1X will reportedly include an upgraded 12-core CPU consisting of eight Firestorm performance...

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Manufacturing: Samsung Semiconductor Fabs in Texas Shut Down Following State-wide Power Shortages

Manufacturing: Samsung Semiconductor Fabs in Texas Shut Down Following State-wide Power Shortages

News just keep flowing that are bound to have impact on pricing for components users of this website know and love. The Austin-American Statesman reports that Samsung has been ordered to shutter its Texas factories in wake of recent power shortages that have impacted the state. The order, which came...

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