… Instead of 8x 25GbE, this platform gives us 2x QSFP28 100GbE in the same general front-I/O 1U format. With the 36-core Intel Xeon 6 SoC 6553P-B, we wanted to see what changes in terms of performance. …
… Database and Application Server Updates Ubuntu 26.04 LTS brings major updates to database servers and application runtimes: PostgreSQL 18 – New I/O subsystem with up to 3x performance improvements for storage reads, improved index utilization, virtual generated columns, uuidv7 function for better i… …
… The PowerEdge R9810 will be a single-socket 2U server for the high-end of the market based around the Diamond Rapids platform. …
… After struggling to capture consumer interest with the first two Core Ultra series platforms, Meteor Lake and Arrow Lake, Intel and its partners have seemingly turned the corner with Intel’s third-generation Ultra platform. …
… Though the AMD platform is also notable for having one meaningful performance regression, with 707.ntest r performance dropping by 3.1%. Finally, the NVIDIA platform is a similar picture as well, but with even larger gains in some cases. …
… Notably, Thunderbolt 5 is not natively supported by Intel’s Arrow Lake platform, so for this generation of hardware that support comes via an external controller in which the spacious laptop can easily fit . …