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With different processors The Soonnooz company presented a very unusual-looking mini-PC Soon Mini, which also has an original design.  [caption id="attachment_85427" align="aligncenter" width="780"] Soonnooz Mini PC[/caption] As you can see, the design of the device is clearly inspired by technology from the middle of the last century. If you don’t know, you can hardly guess that it is a computer.  [caption id="attachment_85428" align="aligncenter" width="711"] Soonnooz Mini PC[/caption] Soonnooz Mini PC introduced But design is not everything. If you look closely, you can see that the body seems to consist of two parts: the main and the front. And this is true, because the front part is detached from the main one. For a regular PC, this wouldn't make sense, but the point is that this very detachable part is a portable speaker. A special stand has even been created for it. All this feature is perfectly demonstrated in the official video.  https://youtu.be/MJKNuVGSf9w As for the PC itself, the new product could be based on the Ryzen 7 7735HS, Ryzen 7 7840HS or Intel N100. But it seems there are older versions of the same mini PC with older processors.   Also worth noting are the dimensions 250 x 250 x 68 mm, Bluetooth 5.3, up to 32 GB of RAM, 512 GB SSD, Wi-Fi 6E, a good set of ports (a pair of USB-C 3.1, a pair of USB 3.0, HDMI, RJ45). Separately, it is worth mentioning the battery: the mini-PC is equipped with a battery with a capacity of 6000 mAh, which can be enough for several hours of operation, although this, of course, will greatly depend on the operating mode and the CPU used. 

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The price has not yet been announced Zotac has finally fully announced the unique mini-PC ZBOX Pico PI430AJ, which is the world's first computer with an AirJet solid-state cooling system.  [caption id="attachment_71522" align="aligncenter" width="780"] Zotac Zbox PI430AJ[/caption] The company showed such a mini-PC for the first time in the spring, but it will only reach the shelves now. So, we are talking about a computer with dimensions of 114.8 × 76 × 23.8 mm and a volume of 210 ml, equipped with an Intel Core i3 processor and a conditionally passive cooling system. True, the processor here is a Core i3-N300 model, but it still has eight cores and a TDP of 7 W.  Zotac Zbox PI430AJ 210 ml capacity offers Core i3 and silent operation According to what we saw earlier this year, this CPU uses two AirJet Mini modules to cool it.  Let us recall that the AirJet solid-state cooling system is a thin plate without any fans, which itself creates airflow and removes heat.  Inside the AirJet are tiny membranes that vibrate at ultrasonic frequencies, and these membranes create a powerful airflow that enters the AirJet through the top vent and removes heat from a separate vent. This solution is not yet suitable for some powerful CPUs, but for energy-efficient solutions and ultra-compact PCs, this is a very unusual and interesting development.  [caption id="attachment_71524" align="aligncenter" width="780"] Zotac Zbox PI430AJ[/caption] The PC also has 8 GB of LPDDR5 RAM, wireless interface adapters, an M.2 SSD slot, and a good set of ports: USB-C, USB 3.2 (x2), HDMI, DisplayPort RJ45, and a microSD slot.   Zotac says that the new product is already available in several regions but does not name the price, and previously it was said about $500.

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The largest price increase is for the Core i5-14600K, but even that is only 7% The Canadian retailer has published the cost of Intel Raptor Lake Refresh processors, released on September 16. If in reality, the prices remain the same as they are now, then we can say that the 14th generation Intel Core processors will hardly become more expensive than the 13th generation Intel Core processors. Intel Raptor Lake Refresh processors will hardly rise in price. [caption id="attachment_62451" align="alignnone" width="550"] Intel Raptor Lake Refresh processors[/caption] Thus, the Core i9-14900KF is priced at 779 Canadian dollars, and this is 5% more than the Core i9-13900KF in the same store. Cost Core i7-14700K – 589 CAD (plus 2%), Core i7-14700KF – 549 CAD (plus 4%), Core i5-14600K – 449 CAD (plus 7%), Core i5-14600KF – 399 CAD dollars (here the price has not changed at all relative to the Core i5-13600KF). In general, we can say that the cost of processors will increase by approximately the same amount as performance.

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The processor frequency was raised to 3.0 GHz, GPU – to 1.1 GHz Raspberry Pi 5 was presented last Thursday, and the result of overclocking the latest version of the single-board computer has already been published. As it turns out, you can squeeze an additional 25% performance out of the Broadcom BCM2712 SoC. [caption id="attachment_61784" align="aligncenter" width="780"] Raspberry Pi 5[/caption] It should be noted right away that the experiment was carried out with an optional cooling system called Active Cooler (price - only $5). It consists of a low-profile aluminum radiator and a small fan. Obviously, without its use, such a result would hardly have been achieved. [caption id="attachment_61785" align="aligncenter" width="619"] Raspberry Pi 5[/caption] Raspberry Pi 5 was overclocked a day after the announcement As a result of the experiment, the CPU frequency was raised by 600 MHz – up to 3.0 GHz. The frequency of the VideoCore VII GPU was increased by 300 MHz – up to 1.1 GHz. After this, the computer ran the Stressberry test for five minutes without any problems. In the stress test, the consumption was 10 W, the temperature was 69-74 ° C. In standby mode, consumption decreased to 3 W, temperature - to 46 ° C. [caption id="attachment_61786" align="aligncenter" width="723"] Raspberry Pi 5[/caption] The performance increase was recorded in the Sysbench application: the single-threaded test result was 3423 points, and the multi-threaded test was 13681 points. Both results are 25% higher than the regular version of Raspberry Pi 5 and almost twice as high as Raspberry Pi 4.  

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So far only for Radeon RX 7000 AMD today launched FSR 3 supersampling technology with Fluid Motion Frames (AFMF). Currently, it is only available in Forspoken and Immortals of Aveum, but this is in full form. It turns out that today you can try it out in another two dozen games.  [caption id="attachment_61744" align="aligncenter" width="780"] AMD[/caption] Even at the presentation, AMD said that it would integrate Fluid Motion Frames directly into the driver, which would allow the technology to be activated in virtually any game. The full launch of this option will take place in 2024, but now the preliminary version of Adrenalin software allows you to try Fluid Motion Frames in 20 games, including several bestsellers.  You can now try out the frame renderer from FSR 3 in 20 games The list of supported games includes the following projects:   A Plague Tale - Requiem; Borderlands 3; Control; Dead Space; Deep Rock Galactic; Dying Light 2; Far Cry 6; Ghostwire: Tokyo; Hitman 3; Hogwarts Legacy; Horizon Zero Dawn; Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition; Red Dead Redemption 2; Resident Evil 3; Resident Evil 4; Shadow Of The Tomb Raider; Star Wars Jedi: Survivor; Starfield; The Last of Us Part 1; The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. Unfortunately, if in the usual version Fluid Motion Frames is available for video cards starting from the Radeon RX 5000, and is also available on Nvidia and Intel cards, then the version with the driver, firstly, cuts off competitors’ cards, which is logical, and secondly, limits support to only the latest RX 7000 models.  

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Although the difference is small The results of testing the Core i9-14900K processor in tasks that can load modern multi-core processors have appeared on the Internet.  [caption id="attachment_61739" align="aligncenter" width="780"] Ryzen 9 7950X[/caption] In Blender, the new product scores almost 560 points, which is 6% more than the Core i9-13900KS. This is good considering that these are technically identical CPUs. The new product is already 8% ahead of its direct predecessor, the Core i9-13900K. However, the Ryzen 9 7950X is still a little faster.   Neither in Blender nor in V-Ray can the new Core i9-14900K outperform the “old” Ryzen 9 7950X In V-Ray, the new Intel flagship showed a result of 27,790 points, ahead of the Core i9-13900KS by 5% and its predecessor by 8%. But here again, the AMD flagship is ahead.   Of course, it was clear in advance that Raptor Lake Refresh would be only a very minor update (except for the Core i7, which will get more cores), but now we can verify this not only thanks to the results from Geekbench.

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This is the price of the barebone kit Minisforum has introduced the UM690S mini PC with a Ryzen processor and a price starting at just $351. [caption id="attachment_61706" align="aligncenter" width="780"] Minisforum UM690S[/caption] True, this is the price for a Barebone kit, and a fully finished mini-PC will cost from $479, but with 32 GB of RAM. The new product is based on the Ryzen 9 6900HX. This mini-PC is an update to the UM690 model with an enhanced cooling system. Perhaps users complained about the original version. Minisforum UM690S introduced The new cooling system is quite unusual for this class of mini PCs. There is a main unit with a fan and heat pipes, there is also an additional heatsink for the drive and two additional fans at the bottom of the case. The company's tests showed that the SSD heats up to 44 degrees versus 68 degrees in the original version of the PC. As for the rest, we can highlight four USB 3.2 Gen 2 connectors, one USB4, one USB-C 3.2 Gen 2, RJ45 (2.5 GbE), and a pair of HDMI.

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Ryzen 8000 will be released next year An AMD roadmap has leaked online, describing several key features of the company’s future products. It was obtained by the author of the Moore's Law Is Dead channel.  [caption id="attachment_61690" align="aligncenter" width="780"] AMD[/caption] The document, among other things, describes the Zen 5 and Zen 6 architectures.  The first to hit the market, of course, will be Zen 5, codenamed Nirvana. The first CPUs based on it are expected in the first half of 2024. Processors with Zen 5 architecture will be produced using 3 and 4 nm process technology and will bring an increase in IPC (the number of instructions executed per clock cycle) by 10–15%. It is also known that Zen 5’s data cache will be increased to 48 KB, a new low-power core version will appear, and Zen 5 will also bring a 16-core cluster. Probably, only Zen 5c cores will be combined with 16 pieces, but this still means that the total number of cores in the new processors will increase and finally exceed the 16 pieces mark that we have become accustomed to since the Ryzen 3000.  AMD roadmap describing Zen 5 and Zen 6 leaked online https://youtu.be/ueXUoRw5LZk Zen 6, codenamed Morpheus, is expected to move to 3nm and 2nm process technology and will be released sometime in 2025. The IPC indicator will increase by 10%, that is, not as much as in recent years. However, the architecture will bring support for FP16 computing to accelerate AI/ML algorithms and a new memory profiler. Moreover, processor clusters will be able to have 32 cores each, which means that we will again see an increase in the number of cores in the CPU as a whole.   Moore's Law Is Dead profiled many AMD products before they were released. In particular, the Radeon RX 7800 and Radeon RX 7700 video cards several months before the announcement.

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For now, it is only supported by Forspoken Today, AMD FSR 3 technology is coming to the market, which is designed to compete with DLSS 3. The first game to receive FSR 3 was Forspoken. Patch 1.22 is already available, so anyone with a suitable graphics card can try out the technology.  [caption id="attachment_61687" align="alignnone" width="780"] AMD[/caption] AMD video cards can now also add extra frames. FSR 3 launched on the market Let us remind you that FSR 3, like DLSS 3, can complete the drawing of frames. AMD calls it Motion Fluid Frames, and this technology, unlike Nvidia Frame Generation, is not tied to hardware, therefore, like FSR 3 in general, it works on a variety of video cards not only from AMD.  In particular, AMD itself talks about the need to have a Radeon RX 5000 or newer accelerator, GeForce RTX 20 or newer, and Intel Arc A7. But at the same time, technically the technology can work on older adapters - we just have to wait for the tests. 

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New stories published by The Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg Overheating issues with the iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max continue to make headlines. This time, The Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg reported on new cases. Both publications confirm customer complaints and describe potential causes, but it's unclear how many devices are actually affected. Bloomberg said overheating could be caused or worsened by the iPhone's setup process, suggesting that higher temperatures can sometimes be a temporary phenomenon. The Wall Street Journal quoted a customer who said his iPhone 15 Pro Max remained hotter than his iPhone 13 Pro Max several days after setting up the device: Thomas Galvin, a 23-year-old from Cleveland, says his iPhone 15 Pro Max turned out to be "really hot" and that he's considering returning it. Apple support told him the heating was a result of customization on the new phone, but even days later it was still "much worse than the iPhone 13 Pro Max." Apple will have to slow down the A17 Pro chip, according to Ming-Chi Kuo [caption id="attachment_61073" align="aligncenter" width="780"] A17 Pro chip[/caption] Joanna Stern of The Wall Street Journal said her iPhone 15 Pro Max did get warm while charging and performing intensive tasks like gaming, but her iPhone 14 Pro Max reached similar temperatures in the same test. During normal day-to-day use, both devices were in the normal temperature range, Stern said. Many users on social media have also stated that their iPhone 15 Pro is not overheating, and due to the lack of reliable data, it is unclear whether there is a widespread problem. On Wednesday, Apple supply chain analyst Ming-Chi Kuo said the titanium frame of the iPhone 15 Pro models negatively impacts thermal efficiency. Additionally, Ming-Chi Kuo believes Apple will likely address this issue through software updates, but he said improvements may be limited unless Apple reduces the performance of the A17 Pro chip. Apple hasn't commented on these concerns, and it's unclear whether the company will actually optimize the devices in future iOS updates.

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Much more powerful than Raspberry Pi 4 and with PCIe 2.0 support Four years have passed since the release of Raspberry Pi 4, and now Raspberry Pi 5 has been released. The new generation of single-board computers has improved in almost everything, but the price has become slightly higher: the cost of the version with 4 GB of RAM is $60, and the version with 8 GB of RAM is 80 dollars. [caption id="attachment_60995" align="aligncenter" width="780"] Raspberry Pi 5[/caption] The Raspberry Pi 5 hardware platform is based on the Broadcom BCM2712 SoC with four Arm Cortex-A76 cores clocked at 2.4 GHz. The creators talk about an increase in computing power by 2-3 times compared to the Raspberry Pi 4. The GPU of the new computer is VideoCore VII with a frequency of 800 MHz and support for OpenGL ES 3.1 and Vulkan 1.2. The creators note a “significant increase in GPU performance” compared to its predecessor. Raspberry Pi 5 was introduced, and it received a south bridge for the first time [caption id="attachment_60996" align="alignnone" width="780"] Raspberry Pi 5[/caption] For the first time, the RP1 south bridge, which is responsible for connecting peripherals, appeared in the Raspberry Pi Foundation device. According to the developers, it “provides a qualitative improvement in the performance and functionality of peripheral devices.” Raspberry Pi 5 received two MIPI transceivers with a bandwidth of 1.5 Gbps, which allows you to connect two cameras or two displays. There is also one PCI Express 2.0 line, however, to realize its speed potential, you cannot do without connecting an M.2 HAT adapter. https://youtu.be/yul4gq_LrOI The Raspberry Pi 5 receives power via the USB-C port. There are integrated Bluetooth 5.0 and Wi-Fi 802.11ac adapters, an SD card slot, two HDMI ports (4K 60 fps displays are supported), two USB 2.0 and USB 3.0 ports, and RJ-45.

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The announcement of new CPUs is expected in October The Intel Core i7-14700KF processor appeared in Geekbench 6, where it showed an excellent result compared to its predecessor.  [caption id="attachment_60432" align="aligncenter" width="524"] Core i9-13900K[/caption] The new product scores almost 3,100 points in single-threaded mode and almost 21,200 points in multi-threaded mode. In the second case, this is close to the result of the Core i9-13900KS and higher than the result of the Core i9-13900K, which is unexpected, since the new product has fewer cores and a lower frequency. In comparison with the Core i7-13700K, there is an increase of 20%. However, the secret here is simple: the processor has been overclocked. It operated at 6 GHz versus the native 5.6 GHz. That is, out of the box the Core i7-14700K/KF will offer slightly lower performance, but now it’s clear what can be achieved with minor overclocking.  Core i7-14700KF, which is faster than Core i9-13900K [caption id="attachment_60433" align="aligncenter" width="415"] Core i9-13900K[/caption] The new product will have 8 large and 12 small cores, while its predecessor has 8 large and 8 small cores. Core i7 in all variations will be the only processor in the Raptor Lake Refresh line, whose number of cores will increase compared to its predecessor. In other cases, we will only talk about increasing frequencies.

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And by the time the CPU is officially released, performance may be even higher One of the first devices based on the Intel Core Ultra 7 165H mobile processor was tested on Geekbench. The result was very good: this Meteor Lake CPU scored approximately the same points as the current flagship Core i9-13900H. [caption id="attachment_60349" align="aligncenter" width="780"] Intel Core Ultra 7 165H[/caption] At the same time, several points should be noted: firstly, testing was carried out in the “Balanced” power mode and not “Maximum performance”, and secondly, by the time of the official release, CPU performance may be higher. Intel Core Ultra 7 165H with a frequency of 5 GHz demonstrates excellent performance in Geekbench [caption id="attachment_60350" align="aligncenter" width="441"] Intel Core Ultra 7 165H[/caption] Now a little about the characteristics. Intel Core Ultra 7 165H - 16-core 22-thread processor. High-performance cores (6) - Redwood Cove, energy-efficient - Crestmon (8 in number). But that's only 14 - where are the other two? The fact is that 14 cores are in the CPU chipset, and two more energy-efficient ones are in the SoC chipset; they will be used for tasks that require minimal computing power. The volume of third-level cache memory is 24 MB, and CPU frequencies are 3.8–5.0 GHz. TDP - from 15 to 28 W. In Geekbench 6.1, performance was 2502 points in the single-threaded test and 12,545 points in the multi-threaded test. For comparison: the performance of the Core i9-13900H is 2450 and 12800 points, respectively.

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Everything works, but the delay increases FSR 3 technology, as you know, is available not only for AMD video cards. For Nvidia adapters, AMD itself talks about supporting at least models of the GeForce RTX 20 generation. However, technically, no one is stopping you from launching the technology on older cards. And this was done by blogger Daniel Owens. He tested the GeForce GTX 1060 and GTX 1070 in the game Immortals of Aveum. [caption id="attachment_62650" align="aligncenter" width="780"] AMD[/caption] AMD is doing for older GeForce video cards what Nvidia itself did not do. It turned out that not only FSR 3 itself works with these cards, but also the frame generation technology. For example, for the GTX 1060 in the native rendering resolution (that is, with FSR Nativ AA) and the frame generator enabled, performance increased from 20-22 fps to 32-34 fps, that is, about one and a half times. However, the problem is that the delay also increased significantly: up to 200 ms. Because of this, playing is no longer so comfortable. The same performance increase, but without a strong increase in latency, is provided by FSR in Quality mode and without a frame generator, but here the upscale still affects image quality. https://youtu.be/uGkW-IGahrM?t=1 The situation was the same with the GTX 1070, only adjusted for the greater performance of the adapter itself. Thus, FSR 3 makes it possible to use older GeForce video cards in a way that without AMD technology they would not have been able to handle or would have done much worse.

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A total of five models are expected in the line AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 7000 processors, codenamed Storm Peak, will be presented very soon. According to recent data, the announcement will take place on October 19. [caption id="attachment_62645" align="aligncenter" width="780"] AMD[/caption] AMD will introduce Threadripper Pro 7000 with a 96-core CPU at the head At this point, the current Ryzen Threadripper Pro 5000 line will be a year and a half old. However, AMD might not be in a hurry with the new line, since Intel does not yet offer anything comparable in any case. The new line will take Threadripper to a new level, because the flagship model will have 96 cores, like the top-end Epyc of the Genoa generation. In total, five models are expected in the line, starting with the 12-core one. The CPU will offer up to 128 PCIe 5.0 lanes depending on the platform, an eight-channel DDR5 memory controller, up to 384 MB of third-level cache, and a TDP of 350 W. It is not yet clear whether such CPUs will be available in retail or only as part of ready-made workstations.