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AMD processors have been on a great competition with Intel’s processing systems, AMD is now coming back with a strong product using Zen architecture. They stated in their recent press event that they are coming and just getting started. There has been some leaks to what is there to come from AMD and it looks promising. AMD is requesting improvement in instructions per clock for Zen. However, there has been some revealed evidence when it comes to the 8-core, 16-thread Summit Ridge system that some of the applications are outperforming some of Intel’s Broadwell-E processor in some applications. The new Zen architecture features a new micro-op cache and is built on a 14nm FinFET process. AMD has also mentioned that it is already thinking and working on the next 32-core, 64-thread Zen processor. It’s going to be running in a dual-CPU configuration Windows Server. They haven’t mentioned anything else. Read more >>

On September 21 2016, Dave Altavilla wrote an article for Hot Hardware talking about how Samsung released two new solid state drives that has speeds that go up to 3.5 gigabytes per second. These SSDs are called the 960 Pro and 960 EVO NVMe. These two SSDs are considered part of the 900 series family which is widely accepted in today’s market. Read more >>

Intel’s new T5500 and 5700 chips have the Gen9 processors that allow for 4k video to virtual reality headsets. The Gen9 is considered an integrated graphics processor. The Atom chips have the code name: Broxton. Read more >>

Quantum physics is not the only quantum field being researched, IBM is introducing a quantum computing research and a brain like chip that is going to be called TrueNorth. IBM is also bringing interesting technologies to its current Power server lineup. There is also a new interconnect, S822LC server, that developed new speeds in order to allow high performance computers to have faster connection between the CPU and the graphic processing system. The team has been working on this for years and it has been based on the Nvidia homegrown NVLink technology interconnect. There are few servers that have this technology available, the IBM’s two socket server which is based off the power8 CPUs has been one of the fist processing systems to use this technology. If you are wandering about the NVLink it’s essentially an upgrade to the PCI-Express 3.0, a communication based system between the GPU and the rest of the system. Read more >>

Nvidia has launched an astonishing new graphics card for the gaming world. This is not the first, nor the second, but the third card that they have accomplished for the Pascal system. Nvidia confirms that the GTX 1060 is bigger and better than the GTX 960 and ranks up to the GTX 980. Even though the GTX 1060 is better than all the other gaming card, it is more cost effective not blowing a hole in the gamer’s pocket. The price of the GTX 1060 is only $249, fitting in a more affordable cost range. However, the “Founders Addition” is still affordable, only accounting for $299. The Core experience is outstanding with 1,506MHz. Another great feature to this product is that it has amazing memory capacity ranging at 2,000MHz. The great technology aspects of this product are the outstanding sensible light and sound it produces due to simultaneous multi-projection. Lastly, Nvidia has produced a new feature to the graphic card called Ansel, it will include a camera with neat filters to catch cool captures during the game. Read more >>