Apple Silicon|Intel

Intel’s Massive Sapphire Rapids Processor Poses for Camera (Updated)

(Image credit: YuuKi_AnS)

Update 2/4/2020 6:00pm PT: Added additional pictures of delidded processor. We've added additional analysis below.

Intel's CEO recently confirmed that the company had started to sample its next-generation Xeon Scalable 'Sapphire Rapids' processors to partners, so it isn't particularly surprising that the first images of the CPU have emerged, proving that the chip is in the hands of Intel's partners.

Being a sample

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Apple Silicon

New Patches Posted For Bringing Up The Apple M1 SoC On Linux

Security firm Corellium has been working on enabling the Apple M1 SoC under Linux and last month they posted initial Linux kernel patches for the Apple M1 . Meanwhile independent developer Hector Martin has also been working on Apple M1 enablement via crowdfunding and today he posted his initial set of Linux kernel patches for bringing up the Apple 2020 hardware under Linux.

Hector Martin today posted a set of 18 patches as part of his initial bring-up work for the Apple M1 SoC with a focus on the

Apple Silicon|Intel

Intel 4th Gen Xeon “Sapphire Rapids” CPU for LGA4677-X socket pictured

Intel Sapphire Rapids CPU pictured

Xeon CPU for the upcoming Eagle Stream platform.

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Apple Silicon

M1芯片版MacBook Air簡單改造下散熱,跑分比MacBook Pro還強?

蘋果去年推出搭載M1芯片的新款MacBook Air,這是自2015年的12英寸MacBook之後,蘋果又一台採用無風扇散熱的Mac電腦,由於M1芯片有非常不錯的能耗比和發熱控制,所以M1芯片版MacBook Air即使是被動散熱,也保持與帶有風扇的M

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Apple Silicon|Intel

包裝設計大師 ? Intel NUC 11 Mini-PC 包裝竟然造成「屋仔」造型 !!

Intel 近幾年的包裝真的是越玩越特別,像是 i9 9900K 的正十二面體球狀盒,還有 i9 10900K 的透明斜切面不規則形盒。真的懷疑 Intel 轉行專注包裝設計,以致 CPU 的部份被 AMD 趕上 XD

近日,外媒 NoteBookCheck 收到了最近才發佈的 Intel NUC 1

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Apple Silicon

Mac Mini M1版的功耗只有x86版的三分之一,功耗大幅度降低

去年蘋果發佈的M1 SoC讓不少人印象深刻,極高的能耗比引發陣陣驚歎。近日,蘋果官方就披露了Mac Mini M1版在測試場景下的耗電情況。

根據蘋果公佈的M1版Mac Mini的官方功耗數據,顯示該設備的功耗大約只有基於英特爾x86

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Apple Silicon|Intel

Apple Mac mini M1 power consumption is 3 times lower than Intel model

The big picture: It shouldn't be all that surprising that an SoC powering a fanless MacBook Air is more energy efficient than an Intel 8th-gen Core i7 CPU rated at a TDP of 65 watts, which does need a fan to keep cool. But even as Apple's own power consumption figures exceed those observed by reviewers, they make Intel look particularly bad when you consider the superior performance of Apple Silicon.

When Apple revealed the first line of M1-powered devices, it made

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Apple Silicon|Intel

The MSI Z590 Godlike, Comparing it to the Z490 Godlike

One of MSI's most prominent motherboard ranges is its Godlike series, set as the premium model no matter which platform it is aimed at. As Intel has recently launched its new Z590 desktop chipset, MSI got in contact and shipped us a qualification sample of the new Z590 Godlike model. Designed as the flagship motherboard, in this article we are looking at how the MSI MEG Z590 Godlike has changed from the previous generation for Intel's Rocket Lake processors.


Apple Silicon

Leaked benchmarks show Samsung's unreleased SoC with Radeon graphics trounce Apple's A14 Bionic

Something to look forward to: The fact that Apple's A14 Bionic only brought modest performance improvements over the A13 has led some to believe the smartphone spec war is over. However, Samsung's partnership with AMD may soon bring a mobile chipset that challenges the mobile performance crown for the first time in years.

When Samsung announced the Exynos 2100 mobile platform, it outlined a number of improvements that make it competitive with the new and popular SoC in town -- the Qualcomm Snapdragon

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Apple Silicon|Intel

Resizable BAR Tested with Intel - The Power of Boosted Memory Access

Resizable BAR is no longer an AMD-only feature. Will Intel systems receive the same performance benefits?

Published: 30th January 2021 | Source: OC3D Internal Testing | Price: | Author: Mark Campbell

Resizable BAR on Intel CPUs - Performance Impact Tested

Resizable BAR support is now available on systems with Intel processors, arriving through new BIOS updates from motherboard vendors. With this, AMD's "Smart Access Memory" has lost its AMD exclusivity, allowing the benefits of this technology to

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