Why Apple's M1 Chip Could be a Real Threat to Intel and AMD
…Because CPU power curves are not linear, the last few hundred MHz of clock is by far the most expensive in terms of power and thermals, and the curve gets steeper as…
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Charging a MacBook on the Wrong Side Can Significantly Lower Its Performance
…The selected correct answer provides graphs and charts demonstrating how the laptop throttles sharply when two peripherals are plugged in on the left side simultaneously. The high power consumption of the Thunderbolt…
Valve Designer Warns Against Dangerous Steam Deck Mod
One of the oft-cited advantages of the Steam Deck is its high repairability and modding potential. However, one of its designers is now warning against a newly popular mod, saying it…
Tested: HP's ZBook Fury 15 G7 Is a Goldilocks of a Portable Workstation
…thermal design started to help more. Given that I haven't gone anywhere for the last year, I would have enjoyed the extra horsepower, and not minded the extra weight and power…
Intel quietly launches 14nm Braswell, Bay Trail's successor
…Increased efficiency, lower TDPs, and better thermals are the order of the day. Intel's Cherry Trail , which will debut later this year, will offer the same silicon in a tablet power…
ARM announces Cortex-A17, the new CPU core that finally replaces Cortex-A9
…Again, performance wasn't the problem -- thermal dissipation and power consumption were. The Cortex-A17 will achieve the A15's performance, but will do so in a smaller power envelope and with…
Intel Uses New Foveros 3D Chip-Stacking to Build Core, Atom on Same Silicon
…Intel believes it can solve the problems that affect 3D CPU scaling and avoid the thermal issues that can kill these designs. The chip Intel demoed today was a Foveros-enabled part…
Samsung Stuffs 1.2TFLOP AI Processor Into HBM2 to Boost Efficiency, Speed
…Processors currently burn an enormous amount of power moving data from one location to another. Moving data takes time and costs power. The less time a CPU spends moving data (or waiting…
Nvidia May Have a GPU Inventory Problem
…to have any major refreshes on the market, and even if a Vega tweak were available to improve the card's thermals or power, it probably wouldn't be enough to make…
Nubia Just Stuffed the First Active Fan Inside a Smartphone
…I still remember reading articles online where people would talk about building their own heatsinks in an attempt to improve thermal performance, and I've got fond memories of my K6-2…