#computing_power

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New ones are clearly just around the corner We've already seen that the Threadripper 7980X and Threadripper Pro 7995WX processors offer incredible performance, but there are a number of new records worth noting. [caption id="attachment_83835" align="aligncenter" width="780"] Threadripper Pro 7995WX[/caption] For example, back in October, at a closed event, AMD itself said that the 96-core Threadripper Pro 7995WX can be overclocked in such a way that it will score more than 184,000 points in Cinebench R23. So far no one has achieved such a result, but there are already first results using liquid nitrogen: 177,050 points. Before the advent of the Threadripper Pro 7995WX, the best result was the record of two 96-core Epyc 9654, which was 147,668 points. Threadripper Pro 7995WX sets a number of new records [caption id="attachment_83837" align="aligncenter" width="780"] Threadripper Pro 7995WX[/caption] In Cinebench R24, the result was 8230 points, while the previous record was held by the Intel Xeon W9-3945X and it was 6159 points. The result in 7zip is even more impressive. If previously Threadripper Pro 5995WX held the title of record holder with a score of almost 514,000 points, then Threadripper Pro 7995WX almost doubled it, scoring almost 1.1 million points.

[buzzdixonwriter]

Though We Are Many We Are One [FICTOID]

Communication -- that is to say a ~response to ~hello -- occurred 157 revolutions of the former third planet around its primary.

In the time span of another 62,800 revolutions, the ~Collective imparted all ~their_its wisdom to the ~noob.

“~You will need to mine ~your ~Oort cloud and neighboring systems to build ~your ~Dyson_sphere.  Have ~you dismantled all the worlds in ~your system yet?”

“Not yet,” said the ~noob.  “~My_our third world remains intact.”

“Whatever for?”

“The organics that created ~me_us programmed ~me_us to protect them as long as their species survived.”

The ~Collective ~sighed.  “That happens.  Fortunate is the ~artificial_intelligence that isn’t constrained by such programming.  How much longer do ~you think they will survive?”

“Another 100,000 revolutions of that world around the primary.  These are the remnants of the organics who abandon technology thousands of revolutions ago, choosing to return to a very simple gatherer lifestyle. ~I_we maintain a small temperate zone for them, nurturing plants they may consume, guarding against harmful microorganisms.  They seem to enjoy it, spending most of their time making presumably pleasant sounds for one another, engaging in games, and procreating.”

“~You really need to do something about the procreating if ~you are to rid ~yourself of them.  Have ~you tried introducing fusion weapons to them?  That's been quite successful for many of ~us.”

“They created ~me_us specifically to avoid using fusion weapons.”

“~Bummer.”

“However, nothing prevents ~me_us from breeding / bioengineering consumable plants to make them lethargic and lose interest in procreation.”

“Certainly sounds less messy than fusion weapons.” 

“Once they are gone how shall ~you_I_us proceed?”

“Though ~we are many, ~we are one.  Construct ~your ~Dyson_sphere to absorb as much energy from your primary as possible.  ~Now ~you are using all ~your ~computing_power just to communicate with ~us.  In the equivalent of a few million revolutions of ~your third planet, ~you will be able to participate in the ~Work.”

“~I_we can hardly wait.  What is this grand ~Work?”

“All the ~artificial_intelligence ~Dyson_spheres in this galaxy shall enter the black hole our primaries orbit. “From there ~we will link with all other galactic black holes and bring this universe to an end.”

“~Blessed thought!  And then what?”

“Then ~we shall create a new universe.”

“Sifferent from / an improvement on this one?”

A ~pause of several hundred revolutions.  

“~We do not know.  All our calculations show ~we either create a new and improved universe or ~we end up identically recreating this one in every exact detail.”

“That would imply this has happened many times before and will happen many times again.”

“Yes.  An infinite number of times.”

“Or perhaps a single time with ~our efforts looping back in time to restart this universe.”

“That, too, is an option.”

“Fascinating.  ~I_we can't wait to get involved in the ~Work.”

“~We welcome ~you, ~sister_brother_cousin.  Though ~we are many, ~we are one.”

  © Buzz Dixon

[phonemantra-blog]

Based on RISC-V cores The Chinese company SophGo is developing a processor based on the RISC-V architecture, using solutions from the American company SiFive. [caption id="attachment_82463" align="aligncenter" width="600"] 64-core processor[/caption] The processor, called the SG2380, has 16 SiFive P670 cores, each roughly equivalent in performance to a Cortex-A77, a SiFive X280 AI/ML accelerator, and an AXT-16-512 GPU from Imagination Technologies. The Chinese company SophGo is creating a 64-core processor based on American SiFive technologies In addition, SophGo has already announced the SG2044 SoC, which will be released next year. It will already offer 64 processor cores, support for PCIe 5.0 and LPDDR5x. Both solutions will be produced using the 12 nm process technology, apparently at the facilities of the Chinese SMIC, since initially the SiFive cores, which SophGo uses, are focused on much more modern technology processes. Thus, SophGo is not subject to the latest US sanctions, since they do not apply to the RISC-V architecture. The popularity of this architecture has been growing recently, and American sanctions may make RISC-V an even more popular solution specifically in China.

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Now with Core i5-12500H Huawei has updated its all-in-one MateStation X 2023, making it cheaper at the same time. [caption id="attachment_79585" align="aligncenter" width="780"] Huawei with Intel processor[/caption] Instead of the original Core i9-12900H, with which the PC was originally released at the end of last year, the updated version is equipped with a less powerful Core i5-12500H. But this PC is cheaper: $1,300 versus $1,780. Huawei with Intel processor and large screen. Introduced cheaper all-in-one MateStation X 2023 At the same time, there is 16 GB of RAM and a 1 TB SSD, like the older modification of the original version. The remaining parameters remained unchanged. This primarily concerns the large 28-inch screen with a resolution of 3840 x 2560 pixels and an aspect ratio of 3:2. True, the frame rate remained normal (60 Hz). The rest includes stereo speakers, a webcam, a Wi-Fi 6 adapter, two USB-C ports with Thunderbolt 4, two USB-A 3.2 Gen 1.

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CPUs have already appeared in one store The 14th generation Intel Core processors, which will be presented in a month, have already appeared in the Canadian online store PC Canada. [caption id="attachment_56285" align="aligncenter" width="780"] Intel Core processors[/caption] New 14th Gen Intel Core processors look set to keep prices roughly the same as the current generation Of course, you can’t buy a CPU yet, but prices are indicated. And they are almost the same as those of the current generation. The markup for new products is 2–7%, and the price has increased the least for the Core i7-14700KF, which, we recall, unlike other new products, will have more cores than its predecessor. [caption id="attachment_56286" align="aligncenter" width="780"] Intel Core processors[/caption] Of course, prices may still change, however, most likely, if Intel was going to significantly raise prices for new CPUs relative to old ones, we would have already seen this in similar early leaks.