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What are your CPU's PL1, PL2, and other power limits?

The most important power limits for Intel CPUs are PL1 and PL2. While PL1 is the sustained or average power that the CPU is ...
Electronic Design

The Evolution of Shaders—And What It Says About Moore’s Law

Jon Peddie traces the evolution of GPUs from fixed-function pipelines to today’s AI-era shader monsters and shows how the ...

What are the Differences Between CPU and GPU

CPUs and GPUs may look similar on the surface, but they handle computing in very different ways. Discover how their unique ...
CNET

Qualcomm's Big Compute Play: An 18-Core Chip Capable of 80 TOPS for AI Power

The Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme is the higher-end model. Qualcomm says its 18-core third-generation Oryon CPU has up to 75% faster performance than rival chips at iso-power (shorthand for performance ...
PCMag

TOPS of the Heap: Qualcomm Unveils Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme CPU With 18 Cores, Massive NPU

The new flagship chip, based on the Oryon architecture and largely destined for AI-forward, pro-grade laptops, will feature ...

Obscura, an obscure new ransomware variant

Huntress analysts discovered a previously unseen ransomware variant, Obscura, spreading from a victim company's domain controller. Learn how Obscura works—and what it means for defenders—in this ...

Huawei is planning a 256-core CPU monster to take on AMD EPYC and Intel Xeon range but it won't land till 2028 – at least that’s the official line

Huawei reveals 256 core CPU target for 2028, but MogDB benchmarks suggest Kunpeng 960 has already been tested in large-scale ...