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AMD Zen 2, and older Zen/Zen+ chips lack support for Smart Access Memory (SAM), Intel CPUs since 4th generation are compatible [UPDATE]
AMD Zen 2, and older Zen/Zen+ chips lack support for Smart Access Memory (SAM), Intel CPUs since 4th generation are compatible [UPDATE]
AMD Ryzen 3000-series CPUs based on the ZEN 2 microarchitecture, as well as older-gen AMD processors based on Zen+ and Zen architectures will not be able to support the Smart Access Memory (SAM).
Dec. 18, 2020
Intel’s 14 years old Celeron D 347 “Cedar Mill” processor overclocked to 8.37 GHz using liquid nitrogen/LN2
Intel’s 14 years old Celeron D 347 “Cedar Mill” processor overclocked to 8.37 GHz using liquid nitrogen/LN2
Someone has managed to overclock INTEL’s 14-year old Celeron D 347 CPU to almost 8.37 GHz with Liquid Nitrogen cooling.
Dec. 12, 2020
Intel’s 9th generation “Coffee Lake” refresh desktop CPU lineup to reach End of Life status by end of 2021
Intel’s 9th generation “Coffee Lake” refresh desktop CPU lineup to reach End of Life status by end of 2021
Dec. 9, 2020
Intel to host two major virtual news conferences at CES 2021 event next year, will preview new tech
Intel to host two major virtual news conferences at CES 2021 event next year, will preview new tech
In a recent press release statement, Intel has announced the company would be hosting two virtual news conferences at the CES 2021 event.
Dec. 9, 2020
Rumor: DELL might bring INTEL’s “Tiger Lake” mobile CPUs to Desktop PCs
Rumor: DELL might bring INTEL’s “Tiger Lake” mobile CPUs to Desktop PCs
Dell reportedly admits that Tiger Lake desktop processor/TGL lineup is in development.
Dec. 7, 2020
Intel’s upcoming 14nm Core i9-11900K Rocket Lake CPU spotted in Ashes of the Singularity/AOTS gaming benchmark
Intel’s upcoming 14nm Core i9-11900K Rocket Lake CPU spotted in Ashes of the Singularity/AOTS gaming benchmark
An alleged CPU entry has been spotted within the Ashes of The Singularity benchmark database which appears to be for Intel's flagship Rocket Lake-S desktop CPU, the Core i9-11900K.
Dec. 5, 2020
AMD slowly, but steadily, increases its CPU market share on Steam
AMD slowly, but steadily, increases its CPU market share on Steam
Valve has shared the latest Steam Hardware & Software Survey, revealing some interesting details about the CPU and GPU markets.
Dec. 4, 2020
AMD’s “Smart Access Memory” feature tested on INTEL Z490 platform, first third-party gaming benchmarks leaked [UPDATE]
AMD’s “Smart Access Memory” feature tested on INTEL Z490 platform, first third-party gaming benchmarks leaked [UPDATE]
One Japanese website ASCII has tested this SAM feature on INTEL’s platform, after enabling this option in the BIOS.
Dec. 4, 2020
ASUS enables AMD’s “Smart Access Memory” feature support on Intel’s 400-series motherboards
ASUS enables AMD’s “Smart Access Memory” feature support on Intel’s 400-series motherboards
ASUS is the first motherboard vendor to enable the “Resizable BAR” support or AMD Smart Access Memory technology on Intel‘s platform.
Dec. 1, 2020
ZLUDA project aims to offer drop-in open source CUDA support on Intel GPUs
ZLUDA project aims to offer drop-in open source CUDA support on Intel GPUs
ZLUDA is a new independent project built off Intel's oneAPI Level Zero Application Programming Interface (API), which appears to be a drop-in replacement for CUDA on Intel GPUs.
Nov. 25, 2020
AMD plans to bring its “Smart Access Memory (SAM)” tech to Nvidia GPUs, ensuring compatibility on both Intel/Nvidia platforms
AMD plans to bring its “Smart Access Memory (SAM)” tech to Nvidia GPUs, ensuring compatibility on both Intel/Nvidia platforms
AMD has stated that its Radeon group is working with INTEL to get this feature to work with RX 6000-series GPUs, and also on Intel's latest compatible CPUs
Nov. 21, 2020
Microsoft announces a new “Pluton” Security CPU in collaboration with AMD, Intel, and Qualcomm
Microsoft announces a new “Pluton” Security CPU in collaboration with AMD, Intel, and Qualcomm
It appears that Microsoft is working on a new security processor, dubbed PLUTON.  Microsoft is doing this in collaboration with AMD, Intel and Qualcomm.
Nov. 19, 2020