Apple Silicon

蘋果新Mac更適合辦公人了,微軟Office 365更新對M1芯片原生支持

蘋果在今年下半年開始出貨自家基於ARM架構的M1芯片版Mac後,由於這次從x86到ARM這種架構大轉移,所以新Mac在使用上最大的問題是軟件兼容性,當然由於蘋果早就在軟件開發進行過渡,以及自身強大的號召力,各家軟件開


Apple Silicon|Intel

Ampere Altra Performance Shows It Can Compete With - Or Even Outperform - AMD EPYC & Intel Xeon

While the talk in recent weeks has been about the performance of Apple's M1 ARM chip and then rumors there might be a 32 core chip in the pipe, there is already something much stronger: Ampere Altra has begun shipping and its flagship 80-core SoC with up to two sockets per server can easily take on the AMD EPYC 7742 "Rome" and Intel Xeon Platinum 8280 "Cascade Lake" performance across a variety of workloads. Here is our initial look at

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TMSC Is Reportedly Terminating Discounts and Increasing Prices

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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) has annulled volume discounts for its largest customers and raised prices amid overwhelming demands for its services, a media report claims. Other contract makers of semiconductors reportedly did the same in recent months.

As demand for personal computers, game consoles, televisions, smartphones, and other advanced electronics rises, so does demand for all kinds of chips. Leading-edge system-on-chips made using 5 nm and 7 nm process technologies designed for PCs, consoles


Apple Silicon|Intel

Apple M1, Why It Matters: A PC Hardware Enthusiast Perspective


Ever since Apple's M1 SoC launched, the tech community has been abuzz trying to draw comparisons to see where it stands in terms of performance and efficiency against Intel or AMD. Here's why we think M1 is a very relevant development in the world of computer hardware.

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Apple Silicon

Made by Denon, how much did the first CD recorder cost?


Unveiled in 1991 at the annual NAB Show in Las Vegas

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Apple Silicon|Intel

(PR) BioStar introduces B550M Silver motherboard

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BIOSTAR ANNOUNCES THE NEW B550M-SILVER MOTHERBOARD

BEST MID-RANGE GAMING MOTHERBOARD IN THE MARKET

December 14th, 2020, Taipei, Taiwan – BIOSTAR, a leading manufacturer of motherboards, graphics cards, and storage devices today announces the launch of their brand new B550M-SILVER motherboard.

Designed for gamers and casual users, the new B550M-SILVER motherboard from BIOSTAR is one of the best mid-range motherboards money can

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Apple Silicon|Intel

(PR) BIOSTAR Announces Intel 400 Series Motherboard Support for AMD Smart Access Memory in January 2021

BIOSTAR, a leading brand of motherboards, graphics cards, and storage devices, today announces BIOS updates for their Intel 400 series motherboards to support the AMD Smart Access Memory technology. AMD Smart Access Memory (SAM) allows the CPU to get full access to the GPU memory, users will gain up to 11% in gaming performance. BIOSTAR consumers can now enjoy an extra performance boost with their Intel 400 series motherboards pairing 10th Gen Intel Core processors and AMD Radeon RX 6000


Apple Silicon|Intel

Alleged Intel Sapphire Rapids Xeon Processor Image Leaks, Dual-Die Madness Showcased

Today, thanks to the ServeTheHome forum member "111alan", we have the first pictures of the alleged Intel Sapphire Rapids Xeon processor. Pictured is what appears to be a dual-die design similar to Cascade Lake-SP design with 56 cores and 112 threads that uses two dies. The Sapphire Rapids is a 10 nm SuperFin design that allegedly comes even in the dual-die configuration. To host this processor, the motherboard needs an LGA4677 socket with 46

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Vulkan Comes To Apple Silicon GPUs / M1 By Means Of MoltenVK 1.1.1

While Apple continues to drive their own Metal graphics/compute API, Vulkan support built atop Metal continues to mature thanks to the open-source MoltenVK project. With the MoltenVK's latest update is now support for Apple Silicon with the M1's new GPU.

MoltenVK 1.1.1 was released on Wednesday and while the version number may seem like an insignificant update, it's actually a big one. There are a number of updates in this release for Vulkan-on-Metal and is rounded

Apple Silicon|Intel

What Happened Last Time AMD Beat Intel?


AMD has overcome Intel in terms of performance before, but previous wins against the chip giant have been rare over the years. Furthermore, every time Intel looked inferior, it responded swiftly and effectively.

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