Over the years there have been a few CPUs designed to directly run a high-level programming language, the most common ...

OpenBSD is expanding its support by finally being able to apply AMD CPU microcode updates. It was reported that this comes with the latest code, which supports the update with new abilities. OpenBSD ...

It's been months since the first reports of Intel's Core i9 processors being unstable in Unreal Engine games, but a small step toward a solution has been made, with the discovery in the code that ...

In case you missed it, Intel earlier this week issued a statement saying it finally discovered the root cause of widely reported instability on its 14th Gen and 13the Gen Core processors. Intel also ...

When AMD finally issued patches for its critical microcode security hole on Monday, it said that the glitch 'could lead to the loss of Secure Encrypted Virtualization protection.' AMD on Monday issued ...

Chipzilla’s latest "0x114" microcode update appears unable to resolve persistent performance issues plaguing its Arrow Lake-S processors. Recent benchmarks have revealed further degradation making ...

If you needed any further confirmation that AMD's "Granite Ridge" desktop processors sporting the Zen 5 architecture were on their way before long, the latest piece of evidence is an update for the ...

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Something to look forward to: Intel's plan to address voltage-related crashes on desktop processors with a patch has some worried that performance and overclocking will take a hit. Past updates to ...

Canonical has released a new Linux Intel microcode update for Ubuntu that fixes an issue causing Intel Skylake CPUs to hang after a warm reboot. On November 12th, 2019, new Intel microcodes were ...

Those who recover disk drives know how easy it is also to destroy them. This week’s column, Awaiting the PC Killers, discusses the possibility of using such knowledge to create highly destructive ...