Apple is increasingly focusing on building its own devices and expanding its ecosystem by taking steps towards a more native experience for users and relying less on third-party accessories. While the Cupertino-based tech giant's HomePod and AppleTV have left quite the mark in the smart home category, it generally relies more on outsourcing cameras and other hardware for smart homes. Now, a new report suggests that the company intends to create a fully integrated experience by developing its own smart home accessories. Gurman hints about Apple working on making smart home products like security cameras for a more integrated experience […]
We’re continuing our Best of Black Friday posts today with a look at the best current deals on power stations and their respective bundle options. Folks across the country and beyond have been steadily investing more and more in the industry for a vari...
Blizzard has announced that two decades after its release, World of Warcraft is finally going to let players build a home and live in it. The feature has long been requested by WoW players and now it’s finally coming in the game’s next expansion.Read m...
Guild Wars 2: Janthir Wilds will receive the Godspawn update, adding a new 50-player boss battle, a new 10-player raid, and a legendary spear. Guild Wars 2: Janthir Wilds is getting the first major update "Godspawn" on November 19th, expanding the story with new story chapters The MMORPG Guild Wars 2 by ArenaNet is receiving its first major update for the Janthir Wilds expansion soon. It's the first of three major updates, and it'll land on November 19. The update will add new content to the game for the players. The Janthir Wilds expansion DLC was released in August this year, […]
Intel has officially launched its Xeon W-3500 & W-2500 "Sapphire Rapids Refresh" CPU lineup for workstations & AI systems. Intel Expands Workstation Lineup With Xeon W-3500 & W-2500 "Sapphire Rapids Refresh" CPU Family, Up To 50% Faster Multi-Threaded & 40% Faster Single-Threaded Performance Versus i9-14900K The Intel Xeon W-3500 & Xeon W-2500 "Sapphire Rapids Refresh" family is designed to expand the current workstation and AI offerings with more cores, cache, performance, and new capabilities to boost the workloads of expert and mainstream workstation customers. Just like the Xeon W-3400 & Xeon W-2400 series, the new lineup comes in two diverse […]
Intel's next-generation Granite Rapids "Xeon 6900" CPU has been spotted in Geekbench with 120 P-Cores and loads of cache. Intel Granite Rapids "Xeon 6900P" Leak Shows 120 P-Core CPU With 504 MB L3 Cache Running On Dual-Socket Platform The CPU was spotted within the Geekbench 6 benchmark database and ran on the Intel AvenueCity RVP (Reference Evaluation Platform) which features two LGA 7529 sockets & a load of DDR5 DIMM slots. The chip itself is an engineering sample which we will explain why. Starting with the specifications, the leaked Intel Granite Rapids "Xeon 6900P" CPU features 120 cores and 240 […]
Intel's next-gen Granite Rapids-AP "Xeon 6900P" CPUs will feature some impressive specs with up to 128 P-Cores and over 500 MB of cache. Intel Granite Rapids-AP "Xeon 6900P" CPUs To Feature Up To 128 Cores, Full Lineup Leak Shows That Blue Team Will Achieve Core Count Parity With AMD's EPYC After 7 Years At Computex, Intel announced its next-gen Xeon 6 lineup coming in two configurations, the Xeon 6P based on the P-Core architecture and the Xeon 6E based on the E-Core architecture. The families are further segmented into four distinct lineups which include Xeon 6700P with up to 86 […]
Intel Xeon 6900P "Granite Rapids" CPUs will launch in Q3 2024 with up to 128 cores while Xeon 6900E CPUs bring up to 288 cores in Q1 2025. Intel Xeon 6 Granite Rapids"6900P" & Sierra Forest "6900E" CPUs Coming To Servers, 128 P-Cores In Q3 2024 & 288 E-Cores In Q1 2025 In contrast to the Xeon E-Core offerings, the P-Core offerings are optimized for performance in compute-intensive and AI workloads such as HPC, Database & Analytics, AI, Networking, Edge, & Infrastructure/Storage. Both CPUs share a common platform foundation & shared software stack. Before diving into the details, Intel provides […]
Intel's Sierra Forest "Xeon 6E" CPU featuring 144 cores has leaked out once again in a dual-socket configuration just a few weeks ahead of its launch. Intel's Sierra Forest "Xeon 6E" CPU With 144 Cores Leaks Out As Launch Closes In, Big Pool of Cache It won't be the first time that we have seen Intel's Sierra Forest "Xeon 6E" CPUs appear within the Geekbench 6 database. This new entry is very similar to the last one and shows a 144-core config featuring two CPUs for a total of 288 cores. This particular chip was once again running on the […]
Intel's next-generation Granite Rapids-SP Xeon CPU has been spotted with up to 160 cores and 320 threads coupled with lots of cache. Intel Granite Rapids-SP Xeon CPU Leak Reveals 160 Core & 320 Thread Variant, Early ES Sample The Intel Granite Rapids-SP "Xeon" CPU lineup is expected to be released later this year following the launch of the Sierra Forest lineup which will utilize the Sierra Glen E-Core architecture. The Xeon Granite Rapids-SP lineup will be making use of the Redwood Cove P-Core architecture. The next-gen Xeon family will be featured on the Birch Stream platform in both LGA 4677 […]
Intel Clearwater Forest Xeon CPUs will be making use of Foveros Direct technology to 3D Stack up to 288 cores on top of the base tile, says Bionic_Squash. Intel Foveros Direct Technology To Be Utilized To 3D Stack Up To 288 Darkmont E-Cores Cores on Clearwater Forest Xeon CPUs The Clearwater Forest CPUs are going to be the successor to the Sierra Forest Xeon chips which launch around mid-2024. These chips have one thing in common and that's the use of E-Cores instead of P-Cores. The E-Cores used by Sierra Forest chips are codenamed Sierra Glen and are slightly modified […]
Montage Technology, a Chinese server provider, has rebadged Intel's 5th Gen Xeon "Emerald Rapids" CPUs & started selling them as its own. Another Chinese Company Is Rebadging Intel's Latest CPUs & Selling Them As Their Own, This Time The Recently Released 5th Gen Xeon "Emerald Rapids" Family It won't be the first time that we have seen Chinese companies copy or entirely rebadge chips from Intel and AMD. The biggest example was the PowerStar X86 CPUs which were confirmed to be the 10th Gen Comet Lake chips from Intel after the company showcased them as their design at a domestic […]
Intel has officially launched its 5th Gen Xeon CPU family codenamed Emerald Rapids, bringing higher performance & efficiency with lower TCO. Intel 5th Gen Xeon "Emerald Rapids" CPUs Are Easy To Upgrade To From 4th Gen Xeon & Offer Increased Performance Per Watt As expected, Intel is launching its 5th Gen Xeon "Emerald Rapids" family today which replaces the 4th Gen Xeon "Sapphire Rapids" family. These new chips are designed for new and existing servers since they offer a drop-in upgrade path to 4th Gen customers and also offer lower TCO (Total Cost of Ownership), making them a viable solution […]
Intel's next-gen Sierra Forest Xeon CPU featuring a mighty 144 E-cores has been leaked within the Geekbench database. Intel's Sierra Forest CPUs Will Feature E-Core Only Xeon Architecture, 144 Core and 288 Core Configurations Coming Next Year Intel has given us a lot of details on its Sierra Forest Xeon CPUs which will be packing the Sierra Glen E-Core. This E-Core is an optimized version of the Crestmont core that will be incorporated within Meteor Lake & Arrow Lake client CPUs. The CPUs will come in 144 SP and 288 AP configs. Now, we have the first appearance of the […]
Intel's 2nd Gen E-Core Only Xeon CPUs, codenamed Clearwater Forest, are expected to feature up to 288 cores with updated architecture. Intel 2nd Gen E-Core Only Xeon "Clearwater Forest" CPUs Pack Up To 288 Cores With Improved Architecture The latest information comes from Bionic_Squash who keeps the tab on the latest developments on Intel's upcoming chips. According to the newest post, it looks like we are getting an early taste of what to expect from Intel's 2nd Gen Xeon family based on the E-Core CPU architecture. The first E-Core-only family, codenamed Sierra Forest, is yet to launch with a planned […]
Two more Intel 5th Gen Xeon "Emerald Rapids" CPUs, the Platinum 8558P & the 8551C, have been leaked in the Geekbench database. Intel Xeon Platinum 8558P & 8551C "Emerald Rapids" CPUs Leak Out In Geekbench Benchmark There have been a total of three 5th Gen Xeon Platinum SKUs that have leaked so far and these include the 8592+, 8580, & the 8558U. Now, we have two more variants which are extensions of 8558 but aiming different workloads. These are the Xeon Platinum 8558P and the 8551C. Just like the previous Emerald Rapids CPUs, these two are also compatible with the […]
Vampire Survivors draws tons of inspiration from Castlevania, so it is no surprise that the new Ode To Castlevania DLC is fantastic. I’m here to guide you through unlocking each Hero and evolving each weapon, because that’s how you’ll end up accessing ...
I started playing Overwatch in 2019. By the time I was pushing payloads and getting Play of the Game with a well-placed Tactical Visor, a lot of the old hero kits and team compositions that were infamous when the hero shooter launched in 2016 were more...
Intel has officially launched its Xeon W-3500 & W-2500 "Sapphire Rapids Refresh" CPU lineup for workstations & AI systems. Intel Expands Workstation Lineup With Xeon W-3500 & W-2500 "Sapphire Rapids Refresh" CPU Family, Up To 50% Faster Multi-Threaded & 40% Faster Single-Threaded Performance Versus i9-14900K The Intel Xeon W-3500 & Xeon W-2500 "Sapphire Rapids Refresh" family is designed to expand the current workstation and AI offerings with more cores, cache, performance, and new capabilities to boost the workloads of expert and mainstream workstation customers. Just like the Xeon W-3400 & Xeon W-2400 series, the new lineup comes in two diverse […]
Intel's next-generation Granite Rapids "Xeon 6900" CPU has been spotted in Geekbench with 120 P-Cores and loads of cache. Intel Granite Rapids "Xeon 6900P" Leak Shows 120 P-Core CPU With 504 MB L3 Cache Running On Dual-Socket Platform The CPU was spotted within the Geekbench 6 benchmark database and ran on the Intel AvenueCity RVP (Reference Evaluation Platform) which features two LGA 7529 sockets & a load of DDR5 DIMM slots. The chip itself is an engineering sample which we will explain why. Starting with the specifications, the leaked Intel Granite Rapids "Xeon 6900P" CPU features 120 cores and 240 […]
Intel's next-gen Granite Rapids-AP "Xeon 6900P" CPUs will feature some impressive specs with up to 128 P-Cores and over 500 MB of cache. Intel Granite Rapids-AP "Xeon 6900P" CPUs To Feature Up To 128 Cores, Full Lineup Leak Shows That Blue Team Will Achieve Core Count Parity With AMD's EPYC After 7 Years At Computex, Intel announced its next-gen Xeon 6 lineup coming in two configurations, the Xeon 6P based on the P-Core architecture and the Xeon 6E based on the E-Core architecture. The families are further segmented into four distinct lineups which include Xeon 6700P with up to 86 […]
Intel Xeon 6900P "Granite Rapids" CPUs will launch in Q3 2024 with up to 128 cores while Xeon 6900E CPUs bring up to 288 cores in Q1 2025. Intel Xeon 6 Granite Rapids"6900P" & Sierra Forest "6900E" CPUs Coming To Servers, 128 P-Cores In Q3 2024 & 288 E-Cores In Q1 2025 In contrast to the Xeon E-Core offerings, the P-Core offerings are optimized for performance in compute-intensive and AI workloads such as HPC, Database & Analytics, AI, Networking, Edge, & Infrastructure/Storage. Both CPUs share a common platform foundation & shared software stack. Before diving into the details, Intel provides […]
Intel's Sierra Forest "Xeon 6E" CPU featuring 144 cores has leaked out once again in a dual-socket configuration just a few weeks ahead of its launch. Intel's Sierra Forest "Xeon 6E" CPU With 144 Cores Leaks Out As Launch Closes In, Big Pool of Cache It won't be the first time that we have seen Intel's Sierra Forest "Xeon 6E" CPUs appear within the Geekbench 6 database. This new entry is very similar to the last one and shows a 144-core config featuring two CPUs for a total of 288 cores. This particular chip was once again running on the […]
Intel's next-generation Granite Rapids-SP Xeon CPU has been spotted with up to 160 cores and 320 threads coupled with lots of cache. Intel Granite Rapids-SP Xeon CPU Leak Reveals 160 Core & 320 Thread Variant, Early ES Sample The Intel Granite Rapids-SP "Xeon" CPU lineup is expected to be released later this year following the launch of the Sierra Forest lineup which will utilize the Sierra Glen E-Core architecture. The Xeon Granite Rapids-SP lineup will be making use of the Redwood Cove P-Core architecture. The next-gen Xeon family will be featured on the Birch Stream platform in both LGA 4677 […]
Intel Clearwater Forest Xeon CPUs will be making use of Foveros Direct technology to 3D Stack up to 288 cores on top of the base tile, says Bionic_Squash. Intel Foveros Direct Technology To Be Utilized To 3D Stack Up To 288 Darkmont E-Cores Cores on Clearwater Forest Xeon CPUs The Clearwater Forest CPUs are going to be the successor to the Sierra Forest Xeon chips which launch around mid-2024. These chips have one thing in common and that's the use of E-Cores instead of P-Cores. The E-Cores used by Sierra Forest chips are codenamed Sierra Glen and are slightly modified […]
Montage Technology, a Chinese server provider, has rebadged Intel's 5th Gen Xeon "Emerald Rapids" CPUs & started selling them as its own. Another Chinese Company Is Rebadging Intel's Latest CPUs & Selling Them As Their Own, This Time The Recently Released 5th Gen Xeon "Emerald Rapids" Family It won't be the first time that we have seen Chinese companies copy or entirely rebadge chips from Intel and AMD. The biggest example was the PowerStar X86 CPUs which were confirmed to be the 10th Gen Comet Lake chips from Intel after the company showcased them as their design at a domestic […]
Intel has officially launched its 5th Gen Xeon CPU family codenamed Emerald Rapids, bringing higher performance & efficiency with lower TCO. Intel 5th Gen Xeon "Emerald Rapids" CPUs Are Easy To Upgrade To From 4th Gen Xeon & Offer Increased Performance Per Watt As expected, Intel is launching its 5th Gen Xeon "Emerald Rapids" family today which replaces the 4th Gen Xeon "Sapphire Rapids" family. These new chips are designed for new and existing servers since they offer a drop-in upgrade path to 4th Gen customers and also offer lower TCO (Total Cost of Ownership), making them a viable solution […]
Intel's next-gen Sierra Forest Xeon CPU featuring a mighty 144 E-cores has been leaked within the Geekbench database. Intel's Sierra Forest CPUs Will Feature E-Core Only Xeon Architecture, 144 Core and 288 Core Configurations Coming Next Year Intel has given us a lot of details on its Sierra Forest Xeon CPUs which will be packing the Sierra Glen E-Core. This E-Core is an optimized version of the Crestmont core that will be incorporated within Meteor Lake & Arrow Lake client CPUs. The CPUs will come in 144 SP and 288 AP configs. Now, we have the first appearance of the […]
Intel's 2nd Gen E-Core Only Xeon CPUs, codenamed Clearwater Forest, are expected to feature up to 288 cores with updated architecture. Intel 2nd Gen E-Core Only Xeon "Clearwater Forest" CPUs Pack Up To 288 Cores With Improved Architecture The latest information comes from Bionic_Squash who keeps the tab on the latest developments on Intel's upcoming chips. According to the newest post, it looks like we are getting an early taste of what to expect from Intel's 2nd Gen Xeon family based on the E-Core CPU architecture. The first E-Core-only family, codenamed Sierra Forest, is yet to launch with a planned […]
Two more Intel 5th Gen Xeon "Emerald Rapids" CPUs, the Platinum 8558P & the 8551C, have been leaked in the Geekbench database. Intel Xeon Platinum 8558P & 8551C "Emerald Rapids" CPUs Leak Out In Geekbench Benchmark There have been a total of three 5th Gen Xeon Platinum SKUs that have leaked so far and these include the 8592+, 8580, & the 8558U. Now, we have two more variants which are extensions of 8558 but aiming different workloads. These are the Xeon Platinum 8558P and the 8551C. Just like the previous Emerald Rapids CPUs, these two are also compatible with the […]