Hardware Would 3D V-Cache Help Intel CPUs?
14th-gen Cores vs. Cache |
"Why doesn't Intel develop their own kind of 3D V-Cache?" It's a
thought-provoking question, especially given how beneficial 3D V-Cache has been for AMD Ryzen chips. Let's benchmark and check that out.
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"Why doesn't Intel develop their own kind of 3D V-Cache?" It's a thought-provoking question, especially given how beneficial 3D V-Cache has been for AMD Ryzen chips. Let's benchmark and check that out.
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Opinion The buckets of AI and where Nvidia is crushing it |
| We have had a lot of AI news lately – product launches from OpenAI, Google, and Microsoft.
Now we are just waiting for Apple and its upcoming... |
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| We have had a lot of AI news lately – product launches from OpenAI, Google, and Microsoft. Now we are just waiting for Apple and its upcoming... |
WTF? Valve confirms your Steam account cannot be transferred to anyone after you die |
| The confirmation came from the Steam support staff earlier this
month when Resetera forum user delete12345 asked Steam support if he can put his Steam library in... |
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| The confirmation came from the Steam support staff earlier this month when Resetera forum user delete12345 asked Steam support if he can put his Steam library in... |
Hardware In the race for the most advanced chips, TSMC shows off cutting-edge roadmap |
| The competition to produce the world's most advanced chips is
fierce, and TSMC's product roadmap promises that the battle for supremacy will be intense. First, its performance-optimized... |
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| The competition to produce the world's most advanced chips is fierce, and TSMC's product roadmap promises that the battle for supremacy will be intense. First, its performance-optimized...
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Gaming Mass layoffs hit the gaming industry: 10,100 jobs lost this year so far, compared to 10,500 in all of 2023 |
| The Obsidian tracker, which
specifically tracks video game industry layoffs, shows that 10,100 people have lost their jobs in 2024 so far. As noted by Eurogamer, the... |
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| The Obsidian tracker, which specifically tracks video game industry layoffs, shows that 10,100 people have lost their jobs in 2024 so far. As noted by Eurogamer, the... |
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AI Wars Elon Musk's xAI emerges as serious OpenAI rival with $6 billion funding round, supercomputer plans |
| xAI wrote that investors in its Series B
fundraising include Andreessen Horowitz, Sequoia Capital, and Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal. The company says the money will be... |
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| xAI wrote that investors in its Series B fundraising include Andreessen Horowitz, Sequoia Capital, and Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal. The company says the money will be... |
Broadcom Moves VMware price hike forces Australian company with 24,000 virtual machines to jump ship |
| Computershare is an Australian corporation that
provides financial products to stock exchanges and investor services around the world. It was significantly involved with VMware virtualization technology before... |
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| Computershare is an Australian corporation that provides financial products to stock exchanges and investor services around the world. It was significantly
involved with VMware virtualization technology before... |
Storage Magnetic tape shipments reached a record 152.9 exabytes in 2023 |
| The three companies behind the LTO Consortium recently released the latest
annual report on magnetic tape technology shipments, which set a new storage capacity record in 2023.... |
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| The three companies behind the LTO Consortium recently released the latest annual report on magnetic tape technology shipments, which set a new storage capacity record in 2023.... |
Gaming Doom: The Dark Ages could be the next major title in the popular gaming franchise |
| Developer id Software and publisher Bethesda Softworks have
been busy working on a new game in the Doom franchise for at least four years. This upcoming first-person... |
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| Developer id Software and publisher Bethesda Softworks have been busy working on a new game in the Doom franchise for at least four years. This upcoming first-person... |
Security Elon Musk repeats claim that WhatsApp exports user data nightly, sparking online debate |
| The situation began on the weekend when Musk replied
to a post that claimed, among other things, that WhatsApp (Windows/Android/iOS) exports user data nightly, which is then... |
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| The situation began on the weekend when Musk replied to a post that claimed, among other things, that WhatsApp (Windows/Android/iOS) exports user data nightly, which is then... |
Software Windows 11 24H2 enters Release Preview channel, adding HDR backgrounds, Sudo, 7z, and more |
| Windows 11 24H2 is now available to users in the
Release Preview channel. This update includes new features such as native support for 7z, HDR backgrounds, Wi-Fi... |
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| Windows 11 24H2 is now available to users in the Release Preview channel. This update includes new features such as native support for 7z, HDR backgrounds, Wi-Fi... |
Gaming Sony shows off futuristic PlayStation controller concept in new video |
| There's a lot going on in the video, but its most notable aspect is the
futuristic game controller that looks like a glowing ring light flanked by... |
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| There's a lot going on in the video, but its most notable aspect is the futuristic game controller that looks like a glowing ring light flanked by... |
Tech Culture Netflix reveals first footage of Liam Hemsworth as the new Witcher |
| It was back in October 2022 when fans of The Witcher series were dealt
a blow: Netflix said Cavill, who had won universal praise for his portrayal... |
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| It was back in October 2022 when fans of The Witcher series were dealt a blow: Netflix said Cavill, who had won universal praise for his portrayal... |
Gaming AMD Radeon Anti-Lag 2 debuts in Counter-Strike 2 |
| Counter-Strike 2 players can now try a preview of AMD's Radeon Anti-Lag 2. The update aims to
reduce input latency more effectively than the company's previous implementation... |
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| Counter-Strike 2 players can now try a preview of AMD's Radeon Anti-Lag 2. The update aims to reduce input latency more effectively than the company's previous implementation... |
The Web Google search AI Overviews uses terrible information sourcing to give you terrible answers |
| In my early testing of Google's experimental
feature, I found the blurbs more obnoxious than helpful. They appear at the top of the results page, so I... |
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| In my early testing of Google's experimental feature, I found the blurbs more obnoxious than helpful. They appear at the top of the results page, so I... |
Hardware This desk hides a full gaming PC, RTX 4090, and widescreen OLED monitor included |
| Picture a Venn diagram showing the relationship between
people who care about home decor and people who own a gaming PC. The people in the middle circle,... |
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| Picture a Venn diagram showing the relationship between people who care about home decor and people who own a gaming PC. The people in the middle circle,... |
Industry PC gamers face higher hardware costs as tariffs on Chinese goods set to return |
| It was back in 2018 when then-President Trump told the Office
of the US Trade Representative (USTR) to create tariffs of up to 25% on Chinese-manufactured goods.... |
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| It was back in 2018 when then-President Trump told the Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) to create tariffs of up to 25% on Chinese-manufactured goods.... |
The Web Google is building the first fiber optic cable connecting Africa and Australia |
| Seeking to expand its already significant presence in Africa,
Google has announced it is building the first-ever fiber optic route to connect Africa with Australia. The "Umoja... |
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| Seeking to expand its already significant presence in Africa, Google has announced it is building the first-ever fiber optic route to connect Africa with Australia. The "Umoja... |
Gaming As Valve's Deadlock game details leak en masse, company remains suspiciously silent |
| What's odd is that Valve isn't trying to shut down or remove
the leaked Deadlock content. This inaction has led to speculation on Reddit that the leaks... |
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| What's odd is that Valve isn't trying to shut down or remove the leaked Deadlock content. This inaction has led to speculation on Reddit that the leaks... |
Industry AMD: Increasing compute efficiency by 30x is nice, but what about 100x? |
| Everywhere you look, there is a new AI service to improve your
personal or work life. Google Search now incorporates its Gemini AI for summarizing search results,... |
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| Everywhere you look, there is a new AI service to improve your personal or work life. Google Search now incorporates its Gemini AI for summarizing search results,... |
Software IT admins can now delay Windows 11 feature updates |
| Windows Update for Business allows IT administrators to define specific system updates as
"optional" instead of "required." The change enables admins and users to delay updates by... |
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| Windows Update for Business allows IT administrators to define specific system updates as "optional" instead of "required." The change enables admins and users to delay updates by... |
| Iconic 90s messenger ICQ logs off for good after nearly 30 years |
|  The shutdown announcement came via a pretty unceremonious update on ICQ's website last Friday – just a simple "ICQ will stop working from June 26" note along... |
| Ad blocker users say YouTube videos are skipping to the end, playing without audio |
|  YouTube has long fought a battle against ad blockers, including limiting the number of videos that users could watch and delaying video loading. |
| Atari buys Intellivision, bringing an end to the original console war |
|  Atari SA has announced the acquisition of the Intellivision brand, a deal with historical implications likely to be leveraged to bring even more classic video games to... |
| Popular recording software used in courtrooms infected by password-stealing backdoor |
|  Justice AV Solutions (JAVS) provides software products to more than 10,000 courtrooms in the US and around the world. The 35-year-old company was recently affected by a... |
| Windows 11's Recall feature can be enabled on PCs without an NPU |
|  The process of enabling Recall on unsupported PCs was detailed by well-known Windows tipster Albacore, who posted a short proof-of-concept video on X showing the feature running... |
| Colorado to deploy drones as first responders to 911 calls |
|  Drones are already used by at least 20 agencies in Colorado's Front Range for different tasks, such as locating missing people, crime scene mapping, providing overhead surveillance... |
| Gigabyte's Zen 5 motherboard supports graphics cards weighing up to 128 pounds |
|  The Gigabyte B650E Aorus Pro X USB4, as shared in a preview by Benchlife, supports AMD's next-gen Ryzen Zen 5 processors. It also comes with a PCIe... |
| MSI built a desktop motherboard that supports CAMM2 memory |
|  The Taiwanese tech firm has partnered with Kingston on what is believed to be the world's first Z790 desktop motherboard to support CAMM2 memory. A teaser shared... |
| South Korea looks beyond NAND, wants tech companies to increase their focus on processors |
|  South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol recently unveiled a $19 billion support program to boost the country's semiconductor industry. One of the areas the President stressed when... |
| Accounts that track celebrity jets could struggle following privacy changes to FAA bill |
|  Social media accounts that track celebrity jets have been around for a few years now. Jack Sweeney made a lot headlines with his Twitter (as it still... |
