Mushkin's lineup of PCIe 4.0 SSDs has largely remained a Phison affair. The Delta series was based on the Phison E16 and the Gamma on the Phison E18. Recently, the company launched a new series of PCIe 4.0 SSDs - the Redline VORTEX. The key here seems to be the usage of a new SSD controller - the Innogrit Rainier IG5236. It appears to be taking over the flagship mantle from the … [Read more...] about Mushkin Redline VORTEX PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD Launched: Affordable Flagship
AMD Releases Instinct MI210 Accelerator: CDNA 2 On a PCIe Card
With both GDC and GTC going on this week, this is a big time for GPUs of all sorts. And today, AMD wants to get in on the game as well, with the release of the PCIe version of their MI200 accelerator family, the MI210. First unveiled alongside the MI250 and MI250X back in November, when AMD initially launched the Instinct MI200 family, the MI210 is the third and final member … [Read more...] about AMD Releases Instinct MI210 Accelerator: CDNA 2 On a PCIe Card
AMD Releases Milan-X CPUs With 3D V-Cache: EPYC 7003 Up to 64 Cores and 768 MB L3 Cache
There's been a lot of focus on how both Intel and AMD are planning for the future in packaging their dies to increase overall performance and mitigate higher manufacturing costs. For AMD, that next step has been V-cache, an additional L3 cache (SRAM) chiplet that's designed to be 3D die stacked on top of an existing Zen 3 chiplet, tripling the total about of L3 cache available. … [Read more...] about AMD Releases Milan-X CPUs With 3D V-Cache: EPYC 7003 Up to 64 Cores and 768 MB L3 Cache
OPPO’s MariSilicon X Imaging NPU Amps Up Night Video for New Find X5 Smartphones
While today's smartphones capture quite amazing images and videos, there are still many situations they aren't fully up to, in terms of color reproduction, detail, and crispness. For example, a precious moment of a friend's birthday party with lit candles, a sunset-backlit video of your kids at the beach, or pictures and videos for your Instagram or TikTok. OPPO is changing … [Read more...] about OPPO’s MariSilicon X Imaging NPU Amps Up Night Video for New Find X5 Smartphones
Cincoze DS-1300 Industrial PC Review: Xeon-Powered Do-it-All
Industrial PCs are meant for 24x7 deployment in a wide range of environments. This brings in a host of requirements that are often disregarded by traditional consumer PCs - wide operating temperature range, ruggedness, regulatory requirements, support for specific I/O types, etc. Most industrial PCs are passively cooled, with the absence of moving parts contributing to better … [Read more...] about Cincoze DS-1300 Industrial PC Review: Xeon-Powered Do-it-All
NVIDIA Hopper GPU Architecture and H100 Accelerator Announced: Working Smarter and Harder
Depending on your point of view, the last two years have either gone by very slowly, or very quickly. While the COVID pandemic never seemed to end – and technically still hasn’t – the last two years have whizzed by for the tech industry, and especially for NVIIDA. The company launched its Ampere GPU architecture just two years ago at GTC 2020, and after selling more of their … [Read more...] about NVIDIA Hopper GPU Architecture and H100 Accelerator Announced: Working Smarter and Harder
Update: Intel Announces Core i9-12900KS: 5.5 GHz Turbo, 5.2 GHz All-Core, Coming April 5th
Update 3/28: Following Newegg’s flub on Friday, Intel today is now (finally) officially announcing the Core i9-12900KS. The company’s new flagship consumer desktop chip will be going on sale next Tuesday, April 5th, with a recommended price of $739. In terms of specifications, Newegg’s posting has turned out to be spot-on, with a maximum turbo clock of 5.5GHz and an all-core … [Read more...] about Update: Intel Announces Core i9-12900KS: 5.5 GHz Turbo, 5.2 GHz All-Core, Coming April 5th
Google reveals Android 12L for larger screens, tablets
At the Android Dev Summit, Google has revealed Android 12L, an OS built with larger screens in mind. Furthermore, developers have been handed new APIs, tools, and guidance by Google, to make it easier to build for large screens. While Google Android looks great on phones, and there is a special version of the OS for TVs/remotes, it must have been apparent that the … [Read more...] about Google reveals Android 12L for larger screens, tablets
Asus shares its Intel Z690 motherboard guide
You will probably have read through the launch news regarding the first six Intel Alder Lake processors for desktops. The HEXUS editor dived into the new processor choices, providing insight into the architecture and configurations initially available, on Wednesday evening. If you are interested or even tempted by the new 12th gen Core processor platform from what you … [Read more...] about Asus shares its Intel Z690 motherboard guide
More Intel 12th Gen Core performance numbers emerge
Intel Core i9-12900K and Core i5-12600K in the house Though the Core nomenclature will follow an iterative path, make no mistake that Intel's 12th Gen Core desktop processors, codenamed Alder Lake, are a big deal. These are the first high-performance chips to be built from a hybrid architecture which combines a number of powerful hyperthreaded cores (Golden Cove) alongside … [Read more...] about More Intel 12th Gen Core performance numbers emerge