El Capitan crowned most powerful supercomputer
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Tuesday, 19 November 2024 09:45

El Capitan crowned most powerful supercomputer


When it comes to exaflops it is the floppiest

El Capitan has been ranked as the most powerful supercomputer in the world. It boasts a benchmark performance of 1.742 exaflops, or 1.742 quintillion calculations per second, far exceeding its initial target.

HPE unveils revolutionary supercomputer for AI
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Making the Crays more powerful  

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE), the former maker of expensive printer ink, has announced an impressive array of supercomputing solutions designed to power intense AI language and multi-modal model training workloads.

AMD confirms layoffs and lowered Q4 outlook
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Thursday, 14 November 2024 10:39

AMD confirms layoffs and lowered Q4 outlook


Intel merger rumours are not going away

AMD has confirmed a reduction in its global workforce, laying off approximately 1,000 employees, equivalent to 4 per cent of its total workforce of 26,000.

Ryzen 7 9800X3D sells out worldwide
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Friday, 08 November 2024 10:31

Ryzen 7 9800X3D sells out worldwide

 
Demand skyrockets

AMD’s gaming processor, the Ryzen 7 9800X3D, has sold out worldwide with demand outpacing supply across major markets.

AMD’s 3D V-Cache tech coming to Threadripper and Ryzen APUs
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Expanding the brand

AMD is reportedly planning to expand its 3D V-Cache technology to even more products, with rumours pointing to Ryzen APUs and Threadripper CPUs getting in on the action.

Nvidia is building a CPU
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Thursday, 07 November 2024 11:25

Nvidia is building a CPU


Taking on Intel and AMD

The dark satanic rumour mill has manufactured a hell-on-earth yarn claiming that Nvidia is building a CPU for consumer PCs, marking a step into territory dominated by AMD and Chipzilla.

AMD Ryzen 5 9600X goes down to $234
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Thursday, 07 November 2024 10:49

AMD Ryzen 5 9600X goes down to $234


Down from its $280 launch price

AMD Ryzen 5 9600X has gone down to $233.99, which is the all-time-low price for this 6-core/12-thread Zen 5 CPU.

CPU-Z v2.12 gets support for new Intel/AMD CPUs and CUDIMM
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Intel Core Ultra 200HX/200H and AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D

CPU-Z, the popular system information and diagnostic tool, has been updated to version v2.12, adding support for both upcoming new AMD and Intel processors, as well as new CUDIMM DDR5 memory support.

AMD replaces Chipzilla as the elite server supplier
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Loses in EPYC battle

Intel has lost its crown as the elite data centre CPU market leader.

US government mulls Intel bail out
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Tuesday, 05 November 2024 11:04

US government mulls Intel bail out


Or a forced merger with AMD and Marvell

The US government, faced with spending money on a civilised healthcare system, welfare, or decent infrastructure, is considering throwing more money at Intel.