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One of the best ways to evaluate the performance of your CPU is to run one of the many great benchmarks that are available. They’ll test its raw performance in both single-threaded and multi-threaded tasks, and some will give it a general workload to handle to give a better idea of real-world performance. Contents Geekbench 5 Cinebench R23 Blender 7-Zip AIDA64 PCMark 10 Frequently asked questions Show 2 more items Being the most crucial and powerful component of your system, benchmarking your CPU can help you understand its performance capabilities and whether you’re leaving any performance on the table or may need to upgrade. It’s also a great way to see just how much your PC has improved after the fact. Here are some of the best CPU benchmarking applications. Geekbench 5 Geekbench is­ an easy-to-use, cross-platform CPU benchmark suite. You can use it on a wide range of devices including laptops, tablets, and smartphones running on … [Read more...] about The best CPU benchmarking software for 2022 | Digital Trends

Ampere officially positions its Altra processors primarily for cloud workloads, but Gigabyte decided that these parts with up to 128 cores are good enough for compute GPU-based servers for artificial intelligence (AI) and high-performance computing (HPC) applications. This week the company formally rolled-out its G492-PD0 server that combines an Arm-based CPU and a heavy-duty compute GPU. Gigabyte's G492-PD0 server comes with one Ampere Altra Max (128 Arm v8.2 cores) or Altra (80 Arm v8.2 cores) processor as well as up to eight Nvidia A100 80GB SXM4 compute GPUs interconnected between themselves using Nvidia's NVLink bus at 600GB/s. The system can be equipped with up to 4TB of DDR4-3200 memory using 16 modules, four M.2 solid-state drives, six U.2 SSDs, and ten low-profile PCIe expansion cards. The whole machine is powered by three 3000W 80+ Platinum power supplies (+ one additional PSU for redundancy). Gigabyte's 4U machine fully leverages Nvidia's HGX platform, so it fully … [Read more...] about 128-Core Ampere Altra Max CPU Meets Nvidia’s A100 GPU in Gigabyte’s HPC Server

The Framework Laptop is one of the most unique tech gadgets out there, as a fully modular and upgradeable laptop. Just how upgradeable is it? Well, to prove its point, the company is now selling a CPU upgrade to Intel’s latest 12th-gen processors, which are now available for pre-order . For the uninitiated, Framework Laptops were launched last year as fully modular devices that allow you to essentially put together your own laptop with compatible parts. If the part goes bad or if you want to upgrade, it’s a simple matter of switching out the part. You can even switch out all the ports to create the ideal connectivity you need. For those interested in pre-ordering the Intel processors, Framework is offering the Core i7-1280P, Core i7-1260P, and Core i5-1240P for purchase. Pre-orders require a $100 deposit but the company says it’s fully refundable. Additionally, Framework will be offering an Ethernet Expansion Card — which was one of their most popular requests. It uses … [Read more...] about Framework Laptop now offering CPU upgrade to Intel’s latest | Digital Trends

Asus has two new notebooks on the docket today, which should raise the pulse of mobile gamers. Both laptops slot under the Republic of Gamers (ROG) brand and take advantage of Intel's latest 12th generation Alder Lake and AMD’s Zen 3+ Ryzen 6000 mobile processors. Kicking things off is the ROG Strix Scar 17 SE, which is powered by up to a flagship Core i9-12900HX processor . This chip has eight performance cores and eight efficiency cores, and Intel cites it going up to a max of 157 watts (though it's unclear if that's the max TDP in this system). That raucous CPU is paired with up to 64GB of DDR5-4800 memory, while the storage system is backed by up to dual 2TB PCIe 4.0 SSDs configured in RAID0. That storage combo is good for sequential read speeds of up to 14,000 MBps, which is a blistering pace for a laptop. Given that this is a gaming machine, first and foremost, you won't be surprised to find an Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Ti discrete GPU under the hood (maximum TGP of … [Read more...] about Asus’ ROG Strix Scar 17 SE and Flow X16 Flaunt Latest Upgrades From AMD, Intel

According to researchers at Washington State University (WSU), the future of neuromorphic computer chips may lie in … honey. Scientists involved in the study claim that this technology could be paving the way for sustainable, bio-degradable, and overwhelmingly fast computing. Honey is hardly the first thing to come to mind when you imagine a computer chip, but WSU engineers believe that it could be the key to making computing eco-friendly while also being powerful enough to mimic the workings of a human brain. This form of computing, made to simulate how the neurons in our brains work, is referred to as neuromorphic. Although many of us may be impressed with how advanced computers are these days (let this new honey-based finding be the proof of that), our own brains are far more impressive still. That is why neuromorphic computing is sometimes thought of as the future of technology — because the human brain can still process, analyze, and adapt to what it sees in ways that a … [Read more...] about Future computer chips may be made out of honey | Digital Trends