Intel
Intel's Meteor Lake series of processors was launched in September 2023 with a focus on mobile platforms. Multiple mini-PC vendors have utilized these processors to market offerings in the SFF / UCFF desktop market. ACEMAGIC is an Asian manufacturer with products in multiple categories including micro-PCs, UCFF (ultra-compact form-factor) and SFF (small form-factor) PCs, and notebooks. They were one of the first to market with Meteor Lake-based desktop systems. The ACEMAGIC F2A 125H is the entry-level version of the F2A line, equipped with an Intel Core Ultra 5 125H processor. It is a bit larger than the traditional NUCs, slotting it in the SFF category. However, that allows for the processor to be operated at 65W (compared to the 28 - 40W adopted in the...
Analyzing Core i9-9900K Performance with Spectre and Meltdown Hardware Mitigations
One of the key aspects of the most recent Intel processor launch, its Core 9th Generation processors, is that the new design affords some hardware-based protection for a couple...
35 by Ian Cutress on 12/3/201810nm Cannon Lake NUC at Major US Retailers
Amazon, Newegg, and Walmart have started to sell Intel’s Crimson Canyon NUC that is based on Cannon Lake processors produced using the company’s 10 nm process technology. Availability of...
52 by Anton Shilov on 12/3/2018The Intel Core i9-9900K at 95W: Fixing The Power for SFF
There is a lot of discussion about processor power recently. A lot of the issues stem around what exactly that TDP rating means on the box, and if it...
101 by Ian Cutress on 11/29/2018HP Launches ProBook 400 G6 Series: Thinner & Sleeker Workhorses
HP on Wednesday introduced its sixth-generation ProBook 400-series laptops, which are aimed at small and medium businesses. Just like their direct predecessors, the new HP ProBook 400-series G6 systems...
10 by Anton Shilov on 11/28/2018Shuttle XPC Slim DH370 Barebones PC: Coffee Lake with Three 4K Display Outputs
Shuttle has introduced its new ultra-compact personal computer, the XPC Slim DH370. The new desktop PC barebones is aimed primarily at multi-display special-purpose applications and can drive up to...
15 by Anton Shilov on 11/27/2018ASRock's Super Tiny DeskMini GTX Z390: Up to 9900K with MXM GPU
ASRock has recently introduced its new DeskMini GTX system that combines high-performance components and miniature Micro-STX form-factor. The new DeskMini GTX Z390 supports Intel’s eight-core processors, up to DDR4-4000+...
11 by Anton Shilov on 11/26/2018Intel Has 8-Core Xeon-E at Engineering Sample Stage
One of the interesting omissions from the re-release of Xeon E a couple of weeks ago were the 8-core versions. Intel reiterated its 4-core and 6-core parts, and given...
19 by Ian Cutress on 11/26/2018QNAP Launches Mustang-200 Compute Accelerator for Network Attached Storage
QNAP has released a special-purpose accelerator based on two Intel CPUs that is designed to significantly boost the processing capabilities of NAS boxes and even PCs. QNAP’s Mustang-200 can...
28 by Anton Shilov on 11/21/2018Short Supply of Intel’s Gemini Lake Confirmed by PC Maker
Intel has publicly admitted that demand for its processors exceeds supply, which is why it is currently prioritizes shipments of its higher-end Core and Xeon products over cheaper chips...
26 by Anton Shilov on 11/21/2018NVIDIA Unveils DGX-2H Server with 450W Tesla V100 GPUs
NVIDIA has introduced a new version of its DGX-2 server that is outfitted with higher-performing CPUs and GPUs. The DGX-2H server is powered by 16 Tesla V100 GPUs that...
14 by Anton Shilov on 11/20/2018Supermicro To Offer Reduced Memory Xeon Scalable
With big chips come big responsibility. One of the key elements of a big chip is its capability and connectivity, and there is always a big expectation that all...
7 by Ian Cutress on 11/19/2018The Supermicro X11SCA-W Motherboard Review: For Entry Level Xeon
Intel recently released its server focused C246 chipset to the market to supplement the release of the entry-level Xeon E-2100 series of processors. On that day Supermicro released four...
42 by Gavin Bonshor on 11/19/2018Knights Mill Spotted at Supercomputing
All the way back at Hot Chips 2017, we saw Intel launch its upgraded Xeon Phi processors, Knights Mill. These were updated versions of Knights Landing, using the same...
10 by Ian Cutress on 11/19/2018Intel Partner Discloses Cascade Lake Xeon Scalable Launch Window
This week at Supercomputing, everyone is getting excited about next generation hardware, not only on x86 but also GPUs, POWER, Arm, FPGAs, and accelerators. The danger of having so...
17 by Ian Cutress on 11/16/2018ASUS Comments on Intel Shortages, U.S.-China Trade War
ASUS this week released its financial results for the third quarter of the year, and in the process issued comments regarding two pressing issues: shortages of Intel’s chipsets and...
30 by Anton Shilov on 11/14/2018The Intel Core i9-9980XE CPU Review: Refresh Until it Hertz
It has been over a year since Intel launched its Skylake-X processors and Basin Falls platform, with a handful of processors from six-core up to eighteen-core. In that time...
145 by Ian Cutress on 11/13/2018TACC Frontera: Targeting 210W Next-Gen Xeons and Extreme Performance
The Frontera supercomputer is the next generation high performance machine set to debut at the Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC). As part of Intel’s HPC Forum, being held just...
9 by Ian Cutress on 11/12/2018Intel Offers More Cascade Lake-AP Performance Numbers
One of the announcements from last week involved Intel and its new Cascade Lake Advanced Performance category of processors to launch next year. These new processors will be based...
52 by Ian Cutress on 11/11/2018Eurocom Launches Tornado F7W DTR Laptop: Desktop Core i9-9900K with 128 GB of RAM
Eurocom this week introduced its newest high-end desktop replacement mobile workstation, the Tornado F7W. Aimed at those who need desktop-class performance in a clamshell form-factor – with little heed...
34 by Anton Shilov on 11/9/2018Why Intel Processors Draw More Power Than Expected: TDP and Turbo Explained
One of the recent topics permeating through the custom PC space recently has been about power draw. Intel’s latest eight-core processors are still rated at a TDP of 95W...
90 by Ian Cutress on 11/9/2018