Tag: cpu
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China to launch RISC-V CPU in 2025
Chip war: Chinese scientists vow to launch breakthrough RISC-V open-source CPU in 2025Efforts by the Chinese Academy of Sciences form part of Beijing’s push to reduce reliance on foreign semiconductor technology. A team from China’s top government research academy pledged to produce this year a processor based on the open-source chip-design architecture RISC-V, as Beijing advances…
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New Alpine Linux 3.21 Released
A fresh release of the minimalist and very lightweight Alpine Linux is here, with support for Chinese LoongArch64 CPUs. As usual for Alpine Linux, 3.21 follows closely upon the release of a new LTS kernel version. Kernel 6.12 was declared the new LTS on December 5, and this version of Alpine was announced the same…
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Intel’s Software Optimizations for Xeon CPUs
Intel’s Linux Software Optimizations Still Pay Off For Xeon 6700E “Sierra Forest” E-Core CPUs. When testing Intel’s aggressive software Linux optimizations shipped by way of their in-house Clear Linux distribution, I am most often testing it on their high core count Xeon processors with AVX-512… Over the years in dozens of Phoronix articles there have…
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Improved System Monitor App
A new version of Mission Center, the super-slick system monitor for Linux, has been released. I’ve written about this utility a number of times before (here and on OMG! Linux) so if you read this or that blog you—aside from being awesome—may already be familiar with it. And if you’re not? Well, you’re in for…
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Single-line Meteor Lake Linux patch boosts performance by 72%
Intel recently released a one-line code patch for its Meteor Lake CPUs, resulting in huge performance wins in Linux. That single line of code fine-tunes the P-State CPU frequency scaling driver. In benchmark tests, the seemingly minor change resulted in Linux performance increases as high as 72% on Intel’s Core Ultra PC systems. The patch,…
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Find CPU information in Linux
You’ll definitely want to know how to find CPU information in Linux. Your computer’s CPU is like its powerhouse. Knowing more about it isn’t just for tech experts — it’s a basic skill that lets you understand how your computer works. Whether you’re someone who manages systems, writes code, or just likes digging into your…
