Intel released a new CPU model this week, the Intel Core i9 7900X, which is the latest model to feature a new cache architecture that hardware experts believe it will make exploitation of side-channel ...

This paper presents the architecture of a high performance level 2 cache capable of use with a large class of embedded RISC cpu cores. The cache has a number of novel features including advanced ...

AMD is continuing to push heterogeneous computing, and is readying a new "Steamroller" CPU design that incorporates several efficiency improvements versus its existing Bulldozer and PIledriver ...

Intel's 2026 calendar is busy. Between the refreshed Arrow Lake desktop CPU, new data center processors, the Arc C-series graphics cards, and the Panther Lake mobile SoC, Team Blue's newest tech will ...

One of the key challenges in chip multi-processing is to provide a programming model that manages cache coherency in a transparent and efficient way. A large number of applications designed for ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dave Altavilla is a Tech Analyst covering chips, compute and AI. This article is more than 8 years old. In the high performance ...