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Lilbits: SD Express cards with 2GB/s speeds, AMD Threadripper chips with up to 96 cores and 192 threads

SD Express cards are removable storage cards that can fit in the same slot as other SD or microSD cards. But thanks to support for PCIe and NVMe interfaces, they can offer much higher data transfer speeds. And now the SD Association has unveiled a new version of the SD specification which doubles the top […]

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a-XP portable Threadripper Workstation PC (that costs $8000 and weighs 23 pounds)

Sometimes you need more computing power than a thin and light laptop can provide, and that’s where mobile workstations come into play. But for the most part, computers in that category are still just laptops with a little extra horsepower. The MediaWorkstations a-XP portable Threadripper Workstation PC is decidedly not a laptop. It’s technically portable […]

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AMD’s 64-core Ryzen Threadripper 3990X processor coming in February for $3990

A few months after introducing 3rd-gen Ryzen Threadripper desktop processors with up to 32 CPU cores, AMD is introducing a 64-core version. The AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X processor is the first consumer desktop processor from any company to feature 64 CPU cores and 128 threads, and it’ll be available starting February 7th for $3,990. This […]

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AMD’s 64-core Ryzen Threadripper 3990X processor coming in 2020

This month AMD introduced a new set of Ryzen multi-core desktop processors ranging from the 16-core Ryzen 9 3950X to the 32-core Ryzen Threadripper 3970x. They’re available for purchase starting today… and AMD is also confirming a new high-end chip coming next year. The upcoming AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X processor features 64 CPU cores and 128 threads. […]

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AMD’s 3rd-gen Ryzen Threadripper CPUs go up to 32-cores (so far)

AMD’s latest high-end desktop chips are coming this month… and they feature a lot of CPU cores. The new AMD Ryzen 9 3950X is a 16-core processor that will be available starting November 25th for $749. But folks looking for more horsepower and willing to pay for it can also opt for AMD’s new 3rd-gen […]

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Lilbits 327: Will Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 850 be fast enough?

Qualcomm is working on a new processor designed specifically for Windows tablets and laptops. It’s called the Snapdragon 850 and it’s basically a sibling to the Snapdragon 845 chip that powers the latest high-end Android smartphones, but it’s optimized for larger devices that have more space to help dissipate heat, which could allow the chip […]

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AMD’s 32-core 2nd-gen Threadripper chip coming August 13th

AMD has revealed that it will start shipping 2nd-gen Ryzen Threadripper processors next week. First up is the company’s most powerful consumer desktop chip to date. It’s a 32-core, 64-thread processor called the AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX that will sell for a hefty $1,799. But AMD has a few lower-cost (and lower-performance) chips set to […]

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AMD’s 2nd-gen Ryzen Threadripper: Up to 32 CPU cores

Intel unveiled an upcoming 28-core CPU this week, promising it’d be available in the fourth quarter of 2018. So naturally AMD just announced a 32-core processor that could hit the streets months earlier. It’s due out in the third quarter of 2018. The 2nd-gen AMD Ryzen Threadripper is a high-end processor based on the company’s […]

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Unannounced Ryzen Mobile, Desktop, and Threadripper chips show up in AMD product list

AMD recently launched the first of its 2nd-gen Ryzen processors for desktops, promising that the new chips would bring better performance, higher clock speeds, and reduced cache and memory latency, among other things. At launch, the company is shipping 4 new processors, two hexa-core chips and two octa-core variants. But the folks at VideoCardz were looking […]

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AMD’s 2nd-gen “Threadripper” chips coming this year (leaks)

This week we got our first look at AMD’s upcoming 2nd-gen Ryzen chip lineup for mainstream desktops thanks to a set of leaked slides posted by El Chapuzas Informático. Now the site has posted a few more slides that give us an idea of what AMD has planned for high-performance desktops, among other things. Last […]