AMD rolling out new adaptive SoCs
Versal AI Edge Series Gen 2
AMD’s rolling out a couple of new adaptive SoCs – the Versal AI Edge Series Gen 2 for AI-powered embedded systems and the Versal Prime Series Gen 2 for more traditional embedded systems.
Unstable Intel high-end CPU patches kill performance
Up to nine per cent
Over the last few weeks, there's been a fair bit of chatter about high-end Chipzilla CPUs, like the Core i9-14900K, throwing a wobbly. Asus has knocked out a BIOS update for its Z790 motherboards to sort it, but it's nicked up to nine per cent off the performance in some tasks.
Z80 chip finally retired
Been available for 48 years
After a venerable 48-year tenure, Zilog is bidding farewell to the Z80. Initially an offshoot from the Intel 8080 project, this chip ascended to fame as one of the most cherished and extensively utilised 8-bit CPUs in gaming and general computing.
Sabrent announces new Rocket 5 M.2 NVMe Gen 5 SSD
Phison Max14um controller peaking at 14GB/s
Sabrent has announced its latest flagship M.2 NVMe SSD, the Rocket 5. Pairing up the latest Phison with Micron 3D TLC NAND, DRAM cache, the Rocket 5 will peak at 14GB/s and come in capacities of up to 4TB.
AMD's Zen 5 chips set to sizzle
MSI drops firmware news
The dark satanic rumour mill is in overdrive about AMD's new Zen 5 desktop processors claiming that they are so close you can hear the silicon sizzle.