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6 Cores vs. 16 Cores: How Well Have Ryzen 5 CPUs Aged?

FEATURE By Steven Walton, May 23, 2024, 6:06 AM TechSpot Hardware

AMD's Ryzen 5 5600 was always competitively priced and presented excellent value for gamers. However, it's a good time to pose the question: how well has it aged, and should you have bought an 8-core or even 16-core CPU instead?

Hardware AI

Dell showcases hybrid AI approach, merging cloud and on-premises solutions

Forward-looking: Getting companies interested in deploying generative AI applications is no longer a challenge for tech suppliers. Figuring out how to best use the technology, however, is still difficult for many of these business customers. One new technique that Dell discussed at its Dell Tech World event in Las Vegas is the concept of hybrid AI, where some of the work happens in the cloud, but some is done on premises within an organization's data centers.

Full story By Bob O’Donnell, May 22, 2024, 2:03 PM

Hardware

DDR6 RAM could double the data rate of the fastest DDR5 modules

PC DRAM technology could reach a 47 GB/s effective bandwidth in the near future

By Alfonso Maruccia, May 22, 2024, 12:19 PM 9 comments

Hardware Industry

AMD unveils new Epyc 4004 server CPUs spanning a range of price points

The new processors will go up against Intel's Xeon E-2400 lineup

By Kishalaya Kundu, May 22, 2024, 10:27 AM

Hardware AI

HP introduces Omni and Elite PCs, retires Pavilion, Spectre, Envy, and Dragonfly brands

New laptop models for the AI PC era

By Kishalaya Kundu, May 22, 2024, 8:09 AM

Hardware

Qualcomm is offering a NUC-like Snapdragon X mini desktop for Windows developers

Top-end Snapdragon specs for $899 with ports for four 4K displays

By Daniel Sims, May 22, 2024, 6:15 AM

Hardware Microsoft

Snapdragon X Elite-powered Microsoft Surface laptop tests show impressive results, with a caveat

That battery life looks amazing

By Rob Thubron, May 22, 2024, 5:16 AM 10 comments

Hardware Industry

TSMC's EUV machines have a remote kill switch should China attempt a hostile takeover

China couldn't do much with TSMC even if it did execute a successful takeover

By Shawn Knight, May 21, 2024, 2:34 PM 13 comments

Hardware Industry

Apple's secret meeting with TSMC could be a move to lock down chipmaker's 2nm tech

Gatekeeping for a competitive advantage

By Zo Ahmed, May 21, 2024, 1:40 PM 7 comments

Hardware Microsoft

Here are all the new Copilot+ AI laptops powered by Snapdragon X processors

Pricing starts at a cool $999

By Kishalaya Kundu, May 21, 2024, 9:50 AM

Electronics Hardware

This 8KB USB drive will outlive you and your grandkids

Want to leave a legacy? The Blaustahl Storage Device could be the answer

By Zo Ahmed, May 21, 2024, 9:12 AM 9 comments

Industry Hardware

How the Dreamcast almost bankrupted Nvidia before a Sega executive saved the company

"His understanding and generosity gave us six months to live"

By Rob Thubron, May 21, 2024, 6:59 AM 7 comments

The OLED Burn-In Test: Three Month Update

FEATURE By Tim Schiesser, May 21, 2024, 6:08 AM TechSpot Electronics

It's been 3 months since we started our OLED burn-in test using an MSI 32" 4K QD-OLED as a productivity monitor. In today's update we're going to talk burn in, firmware updates, and general usage.

Microsoft Hardware

Microsoft's Arm-powered Surface Pro gets an OLED display, serious AI processing power

Pricing from $999

By Shawn Knight, May 20, 2024, 8:12 PM 26 comments

Electronics Hardware

Samsung introduces world's first QD-LED display: The tech that could replace OLED

The prototype is fully inkjet printed

By Rob Thubron, May 20, 2024, 9:13 AM 23 comments

Hardware Industry

Unbuilt data centers in high demand as firms secure space years in advance

Shortfall looms as construction fails to meet surging demand

By Zo Ahmed, May 20, 2024, 7:39 AM

Hardware Apple

Why is Apple making a data center chip?

"ACDC" (Apple Chips in Data Center) would be the clear winner in 2024's chip naming competition

Editor's take: Of course, Apple is designing its own AI chips for its data centers. This will give them an end-to-end, cloud-to-edge AI system that its competitors will not be able to match anytime soon.

Full story By Jonathan Goldberg, May 20, 2024, 6:04 AM

Gaming Hardware

First gaming handheld featuring Intel's Lunar Lake chips has been spotted

Intel has made little impact in this space, but its Core Ultra Series 2 chips could be a game changer

By Erika Morphy, May 19, 2024, 11:59 AM

Hardware

WD's large-capacity portable hard drives are back with new 6TB models

Portable storage finally pushes past 5TB

By Daniel Sims, May 18, 2024, 8:51 AM 10 comments

Hardware Industry

Ampere announces monstrous 256-core 3nm CPU, teams up with Qualcomm for AI

The chipmaker slated release for sometime next year

By Zo Ahmed, May 17, 2024, 9:29 AM

Hardware Electronics

'Lunar Lake' Intel Core Ultra shown packing hefty 32GB LPDDR5X RAM on-chip

A slimmed-down sibling will feature 16GB of memory

Why it matters: You've probably heard whispers about Intel's next big release, Lunar Lake. The upcoming chip platform is slated to arrive later in 2024, succeeding the current Meteor Lake offerings for notebooks. From what we're learning, Lunar Lake could pack quite a punch, especially with its innovative memory integration.

Full story By Zo Ahmed, May 17, 2024, 8:09 AM

Are 6 Core CPUs Enough for PC Gaming?

FEATURE By Steven Walton, May 17, 2024, 6:14 AM TechSpot Hardware

There are plenty of fast 6-core gaming CPUs that outperform relatively new 8, 10, 12, and even 16-core chips. In this article we'll show you some interesting comparisons using different GPUs and gaming settings.