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Intel's Ivy Bridge CPU Launch Slips to March 2012

Intel's Ivy Bridge CPU Launch Slips to March 2012

Posted on Jun 22, 2011 by MG3

Filed in: CPUIntel

Power users were hoping to get their hands on Intel's Ivy Bridge silicon by the end of the year, the time frame the Santa Clara chip maker originally gave for the successor to its existing Sandy Bridge CPUs. Now we're hearing that users will have to wait until March 2012 in order to give notebook vendors more time to sell their existing Sandy Bridge systems.

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Tilera takes aim at Intel and AMD with 100-core chip

Tilera takes aim at Intel and AMD with 100-core chip

Posted on Jun 22, 2011 by MG3

Filed in: CPUIntelAMD

Tilera on Tuesday announced a new general-purpose CPU with 100 processing cores, which the company hopes will provide headway into a server market dominated by Intel and Advanced Micro Devices.
The low-power 100-core TileGX-3100 chip was co-developed with "leading cloud companies" with the aim of installing it in servers that run database applications and handle large volumes of Internet transactions, the company said. A Tilera spokeswoman declined to name the cloud companies that helped co-develop the chip, saying announcements would be made over time.

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Intel Core i7-980 Hits Stores on June 26

Intel Core i7-980 Hits Stores on June 26

Posted on Jun 21, 2011 by MG1

Intel's newest socket LGA1366 processor, the Core i7-980, will reach stores by June 26. The i7-980 (BX80613I7980), is a non-XE variant of Core i7-980X Extreme Edition, it has its BClk multiplier locked at 25.0x. The six-core chip features a nominal clock speed of 3.33 GHz, which can jump to 3.60 GHz with Turbo Boost technology. Unlike with the Extreme edition, the i7-980 uses 4.8 GT/s QPI speed. With HyperThreading technology enabled, the chip provides the operating system with 12 logical CPUs to deal with. The chip features 256 KB of dedicated L2 cache per core, and a shared 12 MB L3 cache. It holds a massive triple-channel DDR3 memory controller. The Core i7-980 is expected to be priced at...

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AMD: 'We're blowing by our competition'

AMD: 'We're blowing by our competition'

Posted on Jun 16, 2011 by MG1

Filed in: CPUAMD

"Gone are the days of running hot," proclaims Rick Bergman, head of AMD's products group. It's undoubtedly a soundbite but he's right about one thing – power frugality and battery longevity is the new...

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ARM servers still 'several years' away

ARM servers still 'several years' away

Posted on Jun 09, 2011 by MG1

Filed in: CPU

The president of ARM Holdings has sought to temper the expectations around ARM-based servers, saying those systems might not ship in volume before 2015.
"We firmly believe this is going to happen. We ...

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Intel Ships 100 Million Atom Processors

Intel Ships 100 Million Atom Processors

Posted on Jun 03, 2011 by MG3

Filed in: CPUIntel

Tech companies tend to get flashy at Computex. Want an example? Fractal froze a computer chassis in a giant block of ice using water from a Swedish river, then shipped the rig – still frozen – all the...

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AMD confirms tablet-friendly Z-series APU, next-gen Trinity APU for bigger devices

AMD confirms tablet-friendly Z-series APU, next-gen Trinity APU for bigger devices

Posted on Jun 02, 2011 by MG1

Filed in: CPUAMD

AMD likes to take its time before stepping inside the ring, but it's turned up at Computex with its gown off and mouthguard in. Its much-leaked Z-series Fusion APU (aka "Desna") for tablet devices is ...

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2011 MacBook Air: powered by A5 processor with Thunderbolt I/O?

2011 MacBook Air: powered by A5 processor with Thunderbolt I/O?

Posted on May 30, 2011 by MG2

Filed in: CPUAppleA5

The latest MacBook Air is just seven months old, but in the world of Apple that’s a time table indicative of a product refresh. The real surprise here is

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AMD Ships Five Million Fusion Chips, Claims to be Officially Sold Out

AMD Ships Five Million Fusion Chips, Claims to be Officially Sold Out

Posted on May 30, 2011 by MG2

Filed in: CPUAMD

Apple might want us to believe the Netbook is dead, but if sales of AMD’s all new Fusion series are any indication, the market is indeed alive and well. AMD claims it has shipped five million units of...

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Researchers Develop New Techniques to Make Multi-Core Processors More Awesome

Researchers Develop New Techniques to Make Multi-Core Processors More Awesome

Posted on May 30, 2011 by MG2

Filed in: CPU

Think of all the things you could do with a 100-core processor, or even a 1,000-core processor. Climb the ranks of Maximum PC's Folding@Home team! Encode videos like a boss! Run Crysis! Ah, if only it...

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Intel Ivy Bridge furhter  delayed to Q2 2012 ?

Intel Ivy Bridge furhter delayed to Q2 2012 ?

Posted on May 27, 2011 by MG3

Filed in: CPUIntel

There are lots of rumors floating on the web right now, AMD's Bulldozer processors might be launched in August/September which is a delay.
But also Intel's upcoming Ivy BVridge processors seem to be p...

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Rumor: Cedar Trail CPUs to Cost Significantly Less Than Current Atom Chips

Rumor: Cedar Trail CPUs to Cost Significantly Less Than Current Atom Chips

Posted on May 27, 2011 by MG3

Filed in: CPUIntel

Intel’s next-generation Atom platform, codenamed “Cedar Trail” and built on a 32nm manufacturing process, will be significantly cheaper when compared to current Atom N4xx and N5xx series CPUs, accordi...

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Intel's Cedar Trail CPUs to undercut Atom pricing by 30-50%

Intel's Cedar Trail CPUs to undercut Atom pricing by 30-50%

Posted on May 26, 2011 by MG3

Filed in: CPUIntel

Intel is reportedly planning an aggressive pricing strategy for its Cedar Trail CPU lineup. Unnamed sources from netbook makers have told DigiTimes the chips will sell for as low as $42 to $47, which ...

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Intel to Launch Three New Core i3 Processors in Third Quarter

Intel to Launch Three New Core i3 Processors in Third Quarter

Posted on May 26, 2011 by MG3

For those of you not holding out for Intel's upcoming Sandy Bridge-E platform but still wish to upgrade, the Santa Clara chip maker is reportedly prepping a trio of new Core i3 processors for Q3, each...

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AMD Unveils Embedded G-Series APUs, Claims 39 Percent Power Reduction for Fan-Free Designs

AMD Unveils Embedded G-Series APUs, Claims 39 Percent Power Reduction for Fan-Free Designs

Posted on May 25, 2011 by MG3

Filed in: CPUAMD

AMD today rolled out its G-Series platform, the world's first combination of low-power CPU and advanced GPU integrated into a single embedded Accelerated Processing Unit (APU). The G-Series is all abo...

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