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The new Xeon W processor series consists of 8 SKUs, starting with a simple 4-core/4-thread version. From there, it moves over six, eight, ten and fourteen-core versions until it reaches the top of the ...

These are Intel’s latest iteration of Xeon processors which use the Skylake architecture. The official rating is 10% IPC gain over the predecessor, but that isn’t what sets the new chips apart. The ...

With Intel cancelling their IDF (Intel Developer Forum) event this year, Intel is making their big reveal at Computex, introducing their highly anticipated, high end Intel Core i7 and Core i9 X Series ...

The enthusiast processor core wars are starting to heat up, and Intel fired the first shot with its Core X-Series. Currently, the most potent processor from this family is the Core i9-7900X, which is ...

The more complex a processor core, the larger the area and power consumption. But increasing complexity is not a single dimension, as processors can be more complex in different ways. In selecting a ...

AMD’s Zen based server platform, EPYC (codename Naples), has been in the works for quite some time and it finally appears ready for prime time. At AMD’s recent EPYC launch event in Austin, Texas, AMD ...

It appears that Intel is looking to make a run at AMD and its Ultra Low Voltage (ULV) Ryzen processors in the lower end of the mobile market. Having already released quad-core Core i7 and Core i5 ...

Released in August 2014 for a reasonable $390 – the most affordable Haswell-E processor available at the time – Intel's hexa-core Core i7-5820K has proven popular among enthusiast builders over the ...

Intel’s next generation of desktop processors are here with the company announcing its new 9th Gen Core chips today at its fall hardware event. To that end, Intel revealed its new Core i9-9900K, which ...