The chaotic cores of Perseus protostars
The formation of a star has a simple tale. A region of interstellar gas collapses under its own weight, eventually forming a dense protostar surrounded by a disk of gas and dust. The protostar and the disk rotate in the same plane, and often jets of.....»»
Intel announces 12th-gen Alder Lake CPUs: Our long 14 nm nightmare is over
New desktop CPUs include DDR5 RAM support, PCI Express 5.0, and more cores. Enlarge / Intel's first 12th-generation desktop processors are arriving soon. (credit: Intel) Intel's 11th-generation desktop processors, codenamed Ro.....»»
Intel unveils 12th Gen Core family
Intel has unveiled the 12th Gen Intel Core processor family with the launch of six new unlocked desktop processors, including the Core i9-12900K with a max turbo boost of up to 5.2GHz and as many as 16 cores and 24 threads......»»
Intel 12th-gen Core CPUs are official: Performance preview, Alder Lake models and specs
Intel had already given us a whole range of details about the Alder Lake architecture including the new hybrid design with P-cores and E-cores, but today that all comes together into the actual CPUs that will become available starting November 4......»»
Neutron star collisions are "goldmine" of heavy elements, study finds
Most elements lighter than iron are forged in the cores of stars. A star's white-hot center fuels the fusion of protons, squeezing them together to build progressively heavier elements. But beyond iron, scientists have puzzled over what could give ri.....»»
Simulating chaotic interactions of three black holes
Dutch student Arend Moerman (Leiden University, the Netherlands) has defended his thesis research on the simulation of chaotic interactions of three black holes. The simulations, which he carried out together with researchers from Leiden and Oxford,.....»»
Even with 32 GPU cores, the M1 Max MacBook Pro still isn’t a gaming destination
The M1 Max comes with four times as many GPU cores as the M1, but that doesn't make MacBook Pro is a gaming destination. Here's why......»»
Apple’s M1 Max chip features 32 graphics cores, rivaling discrete GPU performance
Apple finally unveiled the M1 Pro and Max processors, which feature some major improvements over the M1 chip and will show up in the new MacBook Pros......»»
Apple intros 14- and 16-inch MacBook Pros with display notches, M1 Pro, and M1 Max
M1 Pro and M1 Max include 10 CPU cores, 16 or 32 GPU cores, and up to 64 GB RAM. Enlarge / The new MacBook Pro. (credit: Apple) Nearly a year after announcing the first, low-end M1 Macs last November, Apple has finally unveile.....»»
9 past mistakes offer lessons for today’s hot new automakers
More than 2,000 American automakers have come and gone in this chaotic industry. The Lucid Air may look the same as the early electric prototype we saw in 2017, but a lot has changed.....»»
Physics Nobel goes to complexity, both general and climatic
An award for understanding complex systems, including the climate. Enlarge / The output of a modern climate model allows us to detect trends despite the chaotic nature of the underlying system. (credit: NOAA) Complex behavior.....»»
80 Arm cores and 768GB of RAM power Adlink"s tiny COM-HPC module
For years, a startup called Ampere Computing had been focused on developing custom Arm-based silicon for the data center, a space where x86 is still king. Two years ago, the company took a leap of faith and put one of its eMAG CPUs in a workstation c.....»»
Shocking Pixel 6 rumor lists Google SoC with two ARM X1 CPU cores
Google blazes its own trail for its first SoC design. Google's best image of the Pixel 6 Pro. [credit: Google ].....»»
Emulation aggregator RetroArch is now on Steam, and free
The version of RetroArch on Steam is mostly the same as the one available on the official website or through itch.io, except for the way users download cores -- which are what let RetroArch emulate different systems. Instead of using the "Core Downlo.....»»
Apple introduces iPhone 13 Pro models featuring an improved camera system, 120Hz displays and better battery life
Apple’s latest custom silicon features two high-performance cores and four high-efficiency cores. There’s also a new 16-core Neural Engine capable of 15.8 trillion operations per second and a five-core GPU that’s up to 50 percent faster than th.....»»
Intel unveils new chip architectures; expands partnership with TSMC
At Intel's Architecture Day 2021, two new X86 cores, two new datacenter SoCs and two discrete GPUs were introduced. Intel also disclosed it is among the top customers of TSMC, which is already contracted to manufacture several of the new chips using.....»»
Intel leaks show next-gen desktop CPUs with hybrid “big.little” design
Leaked specs show performance and efficiency cores in 12th- and 13th-gen CPUs. Enlarge / It's a bit too early for photos of Alder Lake-S CPUs, much less Raptor Lake-S—so here's a gorgeous photo of an alder tree on the shore of Llyn Gwynant, in.....»»
How CPU Cores & Cache Impact Gaming Performance
At some point you may have heard someone say that for gaming you need X amount of cores. Examples include "6 is more than enough cores," or "you need a minimum of 8 cores for gaming," let's address that misconception......»»
AMD could be backtracking its stance on GPUs for cryptocurrency miners
Photos shared online show a striking new concept for AMD: Two GPU cores smashed together on a single card, built specifically for cryptocurrency mining......»»
All-Russian PCs featuring Arm SoC and Linux are now shipping
As reported by The Register, iRU's PCs come with ARM SoCs from Russian fabless semiconductor company Baikal. The Baikal-M chip isn't going to threaten Apple's similarly named M1 SoC. It features eight Arm Cortex-A57 cores running at up to 1.5GHz, an.....»»
Samsung Exynos W920 is the world"s first 5nm processor for wearables
The Samsung Exynos W920 is the industry's first 5nm processor for wearables, packing two Arm Cortex-A55 cores and an Arm Mali-G68 GPU to power the next generation of devices using qHD displays (960×540). Moreover, it will come with a built-in 4G LTE.....»»