Intel has received a lot of criticism about losing its cadence in semiconductor node steps. Part of the criticism was over naming the features used for defining a node. Should it be the width of the gate, the length, how do you address 3D, stacking, and wrapping? No simple answer. If you think you might live long enough, you could … Read more
$20 billion investment to take back first place
AMD introduced its Ryzen Pro 5000 Series Mobile Processors based on the Zen 3 core architecture. The new processors are designed for premium business laptops and include AMD’s hardware-based PRO technologies for enterprise-class security features. AMD addresses security on multiple levels for the new Ryzen Pro 5000 series The chips were announced with two significant design wins, one from … Read more
Besides changing its CEO and sending automated automobiles cruising in Munich, Intel also had a lot of processor news for CES. Intel’s Executive VP Gregory Bryant kicked off the presentation of the company’s 11th gen CPUs saying, “Only Intel has the breadth of products spanning multiple architectures; the large, open ecosystem; sheer scale of manufacturing footprint; and deep technical expertise … Read more
(Source: AMD) AMD created an extraordinarily good design with the Zen architecture in April 2017. You can measure that by the steady generation-to-generation improvements the company has made with Zen’s various derivatives. The latest iteration is the new Ryzens. AMD predicts a 19% improvement in instructions-per-clock (IPC) for the Zen 3 over last year’s Zen 2 design version. This improvement … Read more
After months of leaks, rumors, and speculation, Intel formally and officially released the details of its 11-generation processor, code-named Tiger Lake. The processor leverages Intel’s SuperFin 10 nm process and introduces Intel’s first integrated Iris Xe GPU claiming 2× the performance over the previous generation — 2× is a lot. The CPU and other processors as well as the communications … Read more
11th Gen core and new thinner, lighter platform
Switzerland maintained, Nvidia denied
The new normal is not normal, and may not be again for a long time. Q2 which has traditionally been a down quarter was up for Intel year-to-year, and flat quarter-to-quarter. But Q3 is being guided down, and Intel still is dealing with manufacturing issues—the new normal. By midday the day after Intel’s report, AMD soared over 15% while Intel … Read more
The PC GPU and CPU suppliers came forward and quickly to offer what they had in equipment, personal, and money.
(Source: Skitterphoto) AMD has been fertilizing their seedling cores and watering them every day, and now that the sun is out and the cold of winter tossed off, new cute little Ryzens are popping up, rolling hills and fields full of them. But, like all wonders of Spring, they won’t last. OEMs will be gobbling them up for the … Read more
Last week Intel introduced the 10th Gen Comet Lake Intel Core S-series desktop processors, including Intel's flagship Core i9-10900K processor, which the company is claiming is the world's fastest gaming processor.* The i9-10900K features up to 10 cores, 20 threads, and DDR4-2933 memory speeds. It comes with the new Intel Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0 which the company says can … Read more
