MojoKid writes: At its virtual CES 2021 event today, Intel’s EVP Gregory Bryant unveiled an array of new processors and technologies targeting virtually every market, from affordable Chromebooks to enthusiast-class gaming laptops and high-end desktops. Intel’s 11th Gen Core vPro platform was announced, featuring new Intel Hardware Shield AI-enabled threat ransomware and crytpo-mining malware detection technology. In addition, the Intel Rocket…
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SiFive Unveils Plan For Linux PCs With RISC-V Processors
SiFive today announced it is creating a platform for Linux-based personal computers based on RISC-V processors. VentureBeat reports: Assuming customers adopt the processors and use them in PCs, the move might be part of a plan to create Linux-based PCs that use royalty-free processors. This could be seen as a challenge to computers based on designs from Intel, Advanced Micro Devices,…
Intel’s 11th-gen Rocket Lake Desktop CPUs Will Debut in Q1 2021
Intel’s 10th Gen Comet Lake S desktop CPUs debuted earlier this year, with the Core i9-10900K in particular offering sizeable gains in gaming performance from the previous generation. The mid-range Core i7-10700K and Core i5-10600K also come with exciting gains in a lot of areas, but one downside is that the 10th Gen designs don’t support PCIe 4.0, unlike their AMD…
Samsung’s Fast, PCIe 4.0-ready 980 Pro SSD Can Future-Proof Your PC Build
Samsung has unveiled its next high-performance NVMe 2280-sized M.2 drive, the 980 Pro. So far, it comes in three capacities shipping this month: 250GB for $89.99, 500GB for $149.99, and 1TB for $229.99. A 2TB model will arrive later this year, but Samsung didn’t share a price. From a report: The standout feature of this drive is its compatibility with M.2…
Synology Launches DiskStation DS1520+
Synology today added a new NAS to its lineup: “DiskStation DS1520+,” with five bays. It also has two NVMe PCIe SSD slots for cache. From a report: “Featuring the Intel Celeron Processor J4125, DS1520+ provides a performance boost that sees a 126 percent increase in website responsiveness and a 19.8 percent increase in compute-tasks. The DS1520+ provides dual M.2 2280 NVMe…
The Next Step In SSD Evolution: NVMe Zoned Namespaces Explained
FallOutBoyTonto writes: In June we saw an update to the NVMe standard. The update defines a software interface to assist in actually reading and writing to the drives in a way to which SSDs and NAND flash actually works. Instead of emulating the traditional block device model that SSDs inherited from hard drives and earlier storage technologies, the new NVMe Zoned…
Intel Unveils 10th Gen ‘Comet Lake’ CPUs, Pricing
UnknowingFool writes: Intel released more information about their next generation CPUs, codenamed Comet Lake. Overall, CPUs will get more cores and threads and slight speed boosts. Price wise, Intel is cutting prices to be more competitive with AMD’s Rzyen processors. Some of the downsides include requiring new socket (thus new MBs), LGA 1200 and lack of PCIE 4.0 compatibility. No specific…
New CPU Performance Testing Concludes AMD Beats Intel
An anonymous reader quote Hot Hardware:
If you’re looking for the best gaming CPU or the best CPU for desktop applications, there are only two choices to pick from: AMD and Intel. That fact has spawned an almost religious following for both camps, and the resulting flamewars, that make it tricky to get unbiased advice about the best choice for your next…
Intel’s First Discrete GPU is Built For Developers
At its CES 2020 keynote, Intel showed off its upcoming Xe discrete graphics chip and today, we’re seeing exactly how that’s going to be implemented. From a report: First off, Intel unveiled a standalone DG1 “software development vehicle” card that will allow developers to optimize apps for the new graphics system. It didn’t reveal any performance details for the card, but…